A. T. Timmons
A. T. Timmons, farmer, P. O. West Jefferson, son of thomas and Margaret (Alder) Timmons, and a great-grandson of the noted pioneer Jonathan Alder, was born in Jefferson Township in 1857. He is the youngest son and only child of his father now living. He was raised to farm life and enjoyed the common school privileges. In the year 1880, he married Laura, daughter of Andrew Miller, of Jefferson. Her father is one of a family of seven children, and a native of Baden, Germany. He is the only one who came to America, and he settled in Jefferson in 1848. he learned his trade (painting) in Germany, and is a good mechanic. In December, 1849, he married nancy Francis, of Franklin County, Ohio. Of their five children, two are now living, viz., Henry and Laura.
From HISTORY OF MADISON COUNTY - W. H. Beers [Chicago, 1883]