The title for this page has been adapted from the headline of a news article that appeared in the March 27, 1924 Journal News of Hamilton, Ohio (the news clipping has been reproduced below).
The title of the newspaper clipping (and this page) is misleading for these two reasons:
See more about Gottlieb Wagonfield at the Wagonfield Family page.
Gottlieb Wagonfield
John F. Mee
The Gottlieb Wagonfield farm was the first farm south of Darrtown on the west side of Darrtown Pike (Ohio State Route 177)
John F. Mee was the grandfather of Darrtown native, Kirk Mee III, who coached football at the collegiate and professional level.
See more about John F. Mee at the Mee Family page.
See more about Peter Vinson at the Vinson Family page.
Records shown at the Vinson family page suggest that the Vinson family name was, at some point, changed to "Winson."
Click the links at the right to jump to the individuals that are mentioned in the 1924 news article.
Physicians - Yeaman, Wilson, Cruikshank, Mack, Shaffer, and Wilkie
See more about George R. Hansel at the Hansel Family page
See more about George L. Keppler at the Keppler Family page
See more about Houston Daniel Kyger at the Kyger Family page
See more about these physicians at the Darrtown doctors page
(1) The news story cites several individuals who lived in Darrtown; however it also recognizes some who did not live in the village.
(2) None of the persons named in the article were actual "first residents" of Darrtown - meaning none were among the original settlers who trod the streets of "Darr's Town," when it was platted by Conrad Darr in 1814.
Regardless of the misleading character of the headline, the content of the news article provides valuable information about several notable figures from Darrtown and vicinity.
The Vinson property was located two doors north of North Street on the east side of Main Street. The soil in that area is conducive to growing willows, as evidenced by this story about the Darr family and willow trees
The Hansel "home farm," referenced in this article, is still owned by Hansel family members. The property is located in the northeast corner of the St. Rt. 177 and St. Rt. 73 intersection.
George Keppler
John F. Mee
See info about famed trotter, Kit Curry
Dr. A. B. Wilkie's daughter, Bell, married Ernest Miller, the son of L. A. MIller. The Millers (father and son) operated the Darrtown Telephone Company.
