Booth Homestead
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The Booth Homestead, also called the Booth Home Place, is located at 8433 Wheeling Township Road in Guernsey County
, Ohio
. The property was listed in the National Register
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Booth rose to prominence in Guernsey County due to his large land-holdings (upwards of 700 acres) and seemingly endless stream of money. Booth resided in the house until his death in 1901.
Upon Booth's death, his property was split among his heirs at 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) a piece, with his son Milton Booth inheriting the homestead. He managed the property until his premature death in 1907, when the property passed to his sister Mary Jane and her husband Jasper Little. Several years later the property came into the possession of Frank Booth, a grandson of James Booth. It remained in his hands until his death in the 1970s, when it passed out of the family.
Guernsey County, Ohio
Guernsey County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 40,087. Its county seat is Cambridge and is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers came....
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. The property was listed in the National Register
National Register of Historic Places
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History
The property was purchased by James Booth in 1849 and built a brick dwelling for $600 of his wife's dowry. The house, completed in 1853, has remained virtually unchanged since then.Booth rose to prominence in Guernsey County due to his large land-holdings (upwards of 700 acres) and seemingly endless stream of money. Booth resided in the house until his death in 1901.
Upon Booth's death, his property was split among his heirs at 120 acre (0.4856232 km²) a piece, with his son Milton Booth inheriting the homestead. He managed the property until his premature death in 1907, when the property passed to his sister Mary Jane and her husband Jasper Little. Several years later the property came into the possession of Frank Booth, a grandson of James Booth. It remained in his hands until his death in the 1970s, when it passed out of the family.