Born June 6, 1822, in Springboro, Ohio, John C. Ainsworth was orphaned at 11, quit school at 13 and worked in his uncle’s country merchant store. A partnership with his uncle to buy a steamboat in 1844 ignited his lifelong career.
In his 20s, he took command of that steamboat, running it for five years. Around 1850, he met and tutored 15-year-old Sam
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