Individual Details
Charles DeHaven
(6 Nov 1806 - 1 May 1891)
History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio
Published 1880
The subject of this sketch is one of the oldest and most esteemed residents of Kingston. He was born upon the old homestead one mile east of that village, at the farm now owned by Mr. Layman, on the sixth of November, 1806. He was the third child and oldest son of Harmon and Magdalene (Garhart) De Haven. Father and mother were both of the Pennsylvania German stock. They emigrated from Columbia county, in that State, in 1805, with another family in the same wagon to Scioto valley.
Here, at the point named near Kingston, the father entered a fifty acre tract of government land, and began farming. He had been a cabinet-maker in the older State, and continued to work at the business somewhat in his new home, especially in undertaking, of which he did a great deal. He lived to the age of but forty-three, dying in 1820; the mother lived almost twice as long, passing away at last in 1862, at the age of eighty-one.
Charles was educated, to a limited extent, in the subscription schools of his day, but spent most of his time and strength in the work of the farm, at which he remained until he was over forty years old, assuming the management of the farm for three or four years after his father's death. He finally sold the home farm and removed to Kingston where he still resides, and engaged in the carpenter's business during winters and in shoemaking the rest of the year.
Almost ten years ago, beginning to feel oppressed by the weight of years, he retired altogether from business and has since lead a peculiarly quiet and uneventful life. He has never held an office except that of village councilman and has had little to do with courts except in the performance of trusts as administrator or guardian. He never had a suit in a court of any grade. He lives much respected by his fellow citizens, and in the enjoyment of a comfortable competence.
Mr. DeHaven was married January 24, 1847 to Miss Jane Black, daughter of Richard Black, a farmer in Pickaway county. They had one child, Ruth, now Mrs. John E. Zimmerman, of the firm of James Riches and Company, coffin manufacturers in Cincinnati. She has five children: Burton T., a clerk in the Burnett house, in that city, Wimfred, Charles D., Luther and Jennie. Mrs. DeHaven died March 26, 1876. Her husband was again united in marriage March 27, 1877, to Miss Martha Jane Rogers, daughter of William Rogers, a farmer residing near Kingston.
Published 1880
The subject of this sketch is one of the oldest and most esteemed residents of Kingston. He was born upon the old homestead one mile east of that village, at the farm now owned by Mr. Layman, on the sixth of November, 1806. He was the third child and oldest son of Harmon and Magdalene (Garhart) De Haven. Father and mother were both of the Pennsylvania German stock. They emigrated from Columbia county, in that State, in 1805, with another family in the same wagon to Scioto valley.
Here, at the point named near Kingston, the father entered a fifty acre tract of government land, and began farming. He had been a cabinet-maker in the older State, and continued to work at the business somewhat in his new home, especially in undertaking, of which he did a great deal. He lived to the age of but forty-three, dying in 1820; the mother lived almost twice as long, passing away at last in 1862, at the age of eighty-one.
Charles was educated, to a limited extent, in the subscription schools of his day, but spent most of his time and strength in the work of the farm, at which he remained until he was over forty years old, assuming the management of the farm for three or four years after his father's death. He finally sold the home farm and removed to Kingston where he still resides, and engaged in the carpenter's business during winters and in shoemaking the rest of the year.
Almost ten years ago, beginning to feel oppressed by the weight of years, he retired altogether from business and has since lead a peculiarly quiet and uneventful life. He has never held an office except that of village councilman and has had little to do with courts except in the performance of trusts as administrator or guardian. He never had a suit in a court of any grade. He lives much respected by his fellow citizens, and in the enjoyment of a comfortable competence.
Mr. DeHaven was married January 24, 1847 to Miss Jane Black, daughter of Richard Black, a farmer in Pickaway county. They had one child, Ruth, now Mrs. John E. Zimmerman, of the firm of James Riches and Company, coffin manufacturers in Cincinnati. She has five children: Burton T., a clerk in the Burnett house, in that city, Wimfred, Charles D., Luther and Jennie. Mrs. DeHaven died March 26, 1876. Her husband was again united in marriage March 27, 1877, to Miss Martha Jane Rogers, daughter of William Rogers, a farmer residing near Kingston.
Events
| Birth | 6 Nov 1806 | Ross County, Ohio |  | ||
| Marriage | 24 Jan 1847 | Ross County, Ohio - Jane Black | | ||
| Death | 1 May 1891 | Ross County, Ohio | | ||
| Occupation | a carpenter and shoemaker |
Families
| Spouse | Jane Black ( - 1876) |
| Father | Harmon DeHAVEN (1777 - 1820) |
| Mother | Magdalena GERHART (1781 - 1862) |
| Sibling | Mary Ann DeHAVEN (1804 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Catherine DeHaven (1804 - 1863) |
| Sibling | Jacob DeHaven (1809 - 1846) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth DeHaven (1812 - ) |
| Sibling | James Peter DeHaven (1815 - ) |
| Sibling | Susannah DeHaven (1819 - 1905) |
Endnotes
1. History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches"(Cleveland, Ohio: Williams Bros. Publishers, 1880).
2. History of Ross and Highland Counties, Ohio with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches"(Cleveland, Ohio: Williams Bros. Publishers, 1880).
3. , Toni King of Kansas City, Missouri (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).
4. Toni King of Kansas City, Missouri.