Waynesville, Ohio ~ Connections with the Past

Samuel Heighway from Shropshire, England founded Waynesville, Ohio in 1797. His settlement was honed out of the woods and clung tenaciously to the side of a steep hill overlooking the flood plain of the meandering Little Miami River. It was a tiny hamlet of a few log cabins and a tavern encircled by a dense and undisturbed wilderness. However, Waynesville’s growth, and the settlement of the surrounding area, would be phenomenal during its first decade due to the influx of pioneers.

Thursday, December 01, 2005

Rebecca Clark Jennings Harris ~ Mother of Israel Hopkins Harris

Rebecca Clark Jennings Harris was the daughter of John and Sarah Jennings and was the niece of Waynesville founder, Samuel Heighway.

Although an Old School German Baptist, Mrs. Harris attended St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Waynesville. Her son Israel Hopkins Harris was one of its most prominent parishioners. She died at the home of her son in Waynesville on September 9, 1879.

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