James Hepburn Eymon (1872 - 1935)

Born 19 Dec 1872 in Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio

Ancestors

Husband of Nina Alice Slyh — married 10 Aug 1896 in Pickaway Co., OH

Descendants

Died 26 Aug 1935 at age 62 in Marion, Ohio

Biography

James Hepburn Eymon. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] [10]}

Birth

19 DEC 1872. Circleville, Pickaway, Ohio.^{[1][3][4][6][7][8][9] [10]}

Death

26 AUG 1935. Marion, Ohio. ^[10]

Burial

Marion Cemetery. ^[10]

Event

Note: #N14.

Residence

Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son.

1880 Wayne, Pickaway, Ohio, USA. ^[3]

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.

1900 Deer Creek, Pickaway, Ohio, USA.^[4]

1902 Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. ^[5]

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.

1910 Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio, USA. ^[6]

BET 1917 AND 1918. Marion, Ohio. ^[7]

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.

1920 Marion Ward 4, Marion, Ohio, USA. ^[8]

Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head.

1930 Marion, Marion, Ohio, USA. ^[9]

Note: #N15.

Marriage

Husband James Hepburn Eymon.

Wife Nina Alice Slyh.

Child: Katherine J. Eymon.

Child: Harold Slyh Eymon.

Child: Margery Eymon.

Marriage 10 AUG 1896. Pickaway Co., OH. ^[4]

Note: #N212.

Husband Samuel Eymon.

Wife Ann Catherine Hepburn.

Child: James Hepburn Eymon.

Child: Ida May Eymon.

Marriage 24 OCT 1870. Pickaway Co., OH.

Note: #N187.

Source:^[11]

Notes

Note N14BIRT: RIN MH:IF57.

Note N15BIRT: RIN MH:IF57 DEAT: RIN MH:IF.

University

University of Michigan School of Law. Class of: 1903.

James Hepburn Eymon came to the University of Michigan Law School from Williamsport, Ohio. He was born on a farm near Circleville, in Pickaway Country, Ohio on December 19, 1872 to farmers Samuel and Catherine Ann (Hepburn) Eymon. Educated at home, he eventually attended the high school at Williamsport. Early in his youth, Mr. Eymon was had an ambition to become a mechanic and he later invented a device called the Eymon patent interlocking railroad crossing. This device was largely implemented by companies including the Pennsylvania, Hocking Valley, Baltimore & Ohio, Big Four & Toledo & Ohio Central railroads. It was manufactured by the Eymon Crossing Company of Marion, of which he was a director in Marion, Ohio.

Seven years prior to his attendance at the Law School, Mr. Eymon taught country and village schools. Upon graduation and passing the bar in 1903, he moved to Marion to engage in a general practice and eventually became District Attorney for the Pennsylvania Railway Company. Mr. Eymon was an active member of many organizations. He was one of the organizers and attorney for the Marion Humane Society, member of the Chamber of Commerce, a past master of Marion Lodge No. 70, Free and Accepted Masons; a member of Marion Chapter No. 62, Royal Arch Masons; Marion Council No. 22, Royal and Select Masters; Marion Commandery No. 36, Knights Templar; Scioto Consistory of the Scottish Rites; and a patron of the Marion County and Ohio State Bar associations. Mr. Eymon was also a republican and a member of the First Presyterian Church.

On August 10, 1896, in Circleville, he married Nina A. Slyh, a secretary of the Woman’s Auxiliary of the American Legion and daughter of Jacob and Margaret Slyh. They had three children: their son Harold S. enlisted served as a mechanic with the rank of corporal in the One Hundred and Twelth Signal Corps, and died while in France. Their daughter Margery graduated in 1924 from the Teachers’ Training College of Ohio State University and their youngst daughter Katherine attended school in the area. Mr. Eymon worked in Marion until his death, August 26, 1935.

-From the History of Ohio, by Charles B. Galbreath, pp. 328-329; 1902-03 Calendar of the University of Michigan, p. 327; General Catalogue of Officers and Students 1837-191,1 p. 492; Michigan Alumnus, vol. 42, 1935, p. 301.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Source: #S102
2. ↑ Source: #S198 File @M1111@
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Source: #S93 Year: 1880; Census Place: Wayne, Pickaway, Ohio; Roll: 1058; Family History Film: 1255058; Page: 418C; Enumeration District: 220; Image: 0050
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Source: #S89 Year: 1900; Census Place: Deer Creek, Pickaway, Ohio; Roll: 1313; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1241313
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Source: #S106
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Source: #S90 Year: 1910; Census Place: Marion Ward 1, Marion, Ohio; Roll: T624_1213; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0082; FHL microfilm: 1375226
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Source: #S158 Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Marion; Roll: 1832516
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Source: #S99 Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion Ward 4, Marion, Ohio; Roll: T625_1416; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 574
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Source: #S101 Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Marion, Ohio; Roll: 1848; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0024; Image: 82.0; FHL microfilm: 2341582
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3} Source: #S97
11. ↑ Source: #S56 Year: 1900; Census Place: Deer Creek, Pickaway, Ohio; Roll: 1313; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0105; FHL microfilm: 1241313 File @M392@

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