Clinton County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1915 (part 6 of 26)

John Wright, the grandfather of our subject, was a well educated and well informed man, who taught school and preached in the Quaker church. He was also a farmer by occupation. Joseph and Lydia (Cowgill) Wright were married on. July 1, 1841, and celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on July 1, 1891. Joseph Wright was five years of age when his parents removed from Virginia to- Highland county, Ohio. He re- ceived a good education, having attended the Harveysburg high school, after which he taught school eight years in Highland county, Ohio. A farmer later in life, he purchased a farm located near Clear Creek, Ohio, and paid for it gradually. He was a stanch Quaker, and in 1855 was recorded as a minister by the Clear Creek monthly meeting. Later hundreds of people were converted as the result of his labors. He preached many funerals and married many couples, and was one of the founders of Wilmington College, of which for twenty years he was one of its board of managers. He preached regularly at his own meetings and in early life drew no pay for it, since the Quakers believed that the Gospel ought to be free.

Joseph and Lydia (Cowgill) Wright were the parents of seven children: Lindley Murrey died at the age of five years and four months; Henry ©., who is deceased, was a dealer in vehicles in Hillsboro, Ohio; Eleanor C., who is better known as Ellen; is the subject of this sketch; David S. lives at Cedar Falls, Iowa, where for forty years he hag been a teacher of mathematics in the Iowa State Teachers College; Jonathan B. lives in Wilmington, and for twenty years taught in Wilmington College, and later for several years in the Wilmington high school; Hlwood, who is deceased, was a farmer and owned a saw-mill; Emma married Alfred Hale, who died in November, 1914, and who was a farmer by occupation; his widow, Mrs. Emma Hale, lives with Miss Wright in her home on Fife avenue, which Miss Wright built in 1894.

Miss Ellen Wright attended the public schools of Highland county, Ohio, and later HKarlham College at Richmond, Indiana, which is a well-known educational institution maintained by the Friends church. Subsequently, she entered Wilmington College, which had just been opened, and four years later was graduated with the first class. During 1887 and 1888 she was a student at Bryn Mawr College.

After Miss Wright's graduation from Wilmington College she began teaching in the college and has taught there ever since, a period of forty years. As heretofore noted, she occupied the chair of Latin, and is now the librarian of the college.

An ardent and faithful member of the Friends church, Miss Wright is also one of the most successful teachers who has ever figured in the educational life of Clinton county, and especially in the educational life of Wilmington College. Her good work during a period of almost a half century can scarcely be overestimated, yet there are scattered over this country thousands of young men and women who would gladly add their blessing to the beloved spirit which guided them in their younger days. Long popular with the faculty and the students, 'Teacher Ellen," from standpoint of effective and useful service, is unsurpassed by any other person living in this county.

Jonathan M. Richardson

Ohio has been especially honored in the character of her industrial managers and directors. In every section of the state men have lived who were born to leadership in industry; men who dominated because of their superior intelligence, natural endowment and force of character. It is always profitable to consider the careers of such persons, and to weigh their motives and to discover their intimate interests. The late Jonathan M. Richardson, a man who forged his way to the front ranks in the industrial life of Clinton county, was broad-minded and liberal and never permitted his business to interfere with his larger duties as a, citizen. Successful in business as he was, he had other interests to which he devoted a considerable portion of his time. In this county he will long be remembered as one of the earnest and intelligent collectors of pre-historic relics.

Jonathan M. Richardson was born in Dayton, Ohio, in July, 1826, and died on June 6, 1907. He was a son of Dr. Jacob and Henrietta (Harwood) Richardson, the latter of whom was born in England, and who, when a child, was brought to America by her parents. She died in Dayton,-Ohio, when Jonathan M. was a mere lad.. Jacob Richardson. was born in Fredericktown, Maryland, and was of English descent. He was graduated from.the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, but after his graduation left the naval service and studied medicine. He began the active practice of his profession at. Chillicothe, Ohio, where he remained only a short time. He was a physical giant, six. feet two inches tall in his stocking feet. After leaving Chillicothe Doctor Richardson practiced his profession at Dayton, Ohio, for several years, and after the death of his wife married, secondly, Jane. Johnson, subsequently moving to Waterloo, Fayette county, Indiana. In this latter county he owned a large saw-mill, as well as a large farm. Later he moved to Wilmington, Ohio,.and purchased a drug store on the site of what is now Farquhar's grocery, and divided his time between conducting the drug store and the practice of his profession. He also lived at Sabina, Ohio, for a short time, and later removed to Grant county, Indiana, where he purchased one hundred and eighty acres of land, continuing, however, the practice of medicine. He also practiced in Nashville, Tennessee, and later at Bainbridge, Ohio, near which city he owned a farm of one hundred and sixty acres. He died at Carrytown, Ohio, many years ago.

The late Jonathan M. Richardson studied medicine under his father's direction and assisted him in operating the drug store in Wilmington. He practiced medicine for a year, but did not like the practice and later attended an architectural school at Cincinnati, becoming a contractor and builder in Wilmington. He erected the main building of Wilmington College, the First National Bank building, the Catholic church, and practically every large dwelling erected in Wilmington while he was engaged in business. His home was in a magnificent brick house on West Locust street, built in 1865. He was the first man in southern Ohio to engage in the wholesale hardwood-lumber business and owned and operated at one time six portable saw-mills. He sawed timber throughout this country and had three lumber yards, in which he handled fancy timber and veneer goods. About 1894 he retired from active business life, being succeeded by his sons. Few men have hobbies in which they are able to accomplish so much as the late Jonathan M. Richardson accomplished as a collector of Indian and cave-dwellers' relics. He is said to have had the best collection of any person living in Ohio. With the assistance of his sons he explored many mounds throughout Ohio and obtained a wide variety of interesting relics. In 1879 Mr. Richardson, in collaboration with Dr. L. B. Welsh, published ''An Illustrated Description of PreHistoriec Relics Found Near Wilmington, Ohio," a nine-page pamphlet, in which are described several tablets found in the Sparks mound, located on the road leading from Wilmington to Harveysburg. The various tablets found by Mr. Richardson, together with the charges of fraud made against similar discoveries, provoked him to say in this pamphlet: 'We do unhesitatingly say that in these tablets the fact is well established that pre-historic man upon this continent possessed a written language; not a pictorial language, but a language composed of different distinct characters, well and plainly written."

Jonathan M. Richardson was one of a family of four children, and was the second in order of birth. Tis elder brother, John W.. was a physician in Wilmington and other places. His sister, Clarinda, married Morris Green. a wagon-maker and painter. of Clinton, Tlinois. Harwood was a farmer in Greene county, Ohio, where he died. He had lived in Wilmington for twenty-five or thirty years before moving to Greene county.

Jonathan M. Richardson was married to Mary Jane Davis, who was born near the Cumberland mountains in Tennessee in 1829, and died in 1898. She was a daughter of James Davis. a native of Tennessee and a farmer by occupation, who moved to this county, where he lived for a short time. and then located in Howard county, Indiana. where he owned and operated a farm. He and his wife were members of the Quaker church. At the age of eighty-two. he fell off a foot log over a slough and wes drowned.

James Richardson.was born in what is now Wilmington, Ohio, but in a part of the city which was, at the time of his birth, outside the corporation limits, on the old plank road, on June 29, 1859. He attended the public schools of. Wilmington and Wilmington College. When a young man he became a timber buyer for his father. Finally he and his brother, Frank, were taken into the lumber business with their father under the firm name of J. M. Richardson & Sons, and carried on a wholesale hardwood-lumber business, handling fancy lumber for a number of years. When the father retired from business the two sons continued under the old firm name. Jonathan M. Richardson owned two hundred acres of land at the edge of Wilmington, and his sons, who inherited the farm jointly, manage it together, as well as the lumber business.

In August, 1777, Frank Richardson was married to Jessie Crute, who was born at Waverley, Pike county, Ohio, daughter of James and Ruanna Crute, both of whom are deceased, and to this union two children have been born, Nellie, who married George Preston, and Mary, who is living at home with her parents. Frank Richardson is a Republican and served four years as a member of the Wilmington city council. Fraternally, he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.

James E. Richardson, who was born on April 20, 1850, attended the public schools of Wilmington, and learned the carpenter's trade after finishing his education. He became a lumber buyer for his father under the firm of J. M. Richardson & Sons, and is now in joint partnership with his brother. Frank, in the management of the farm which they inherited from their father, on which they keep some splendid draft horses and also raise Wilkes-bred trotting horses, and are accustomed to sell the colts at a good profit. The Richardson brothers also raise Poland China hogs and registered Jersey cattle.

James E. Richardson was married on February 7, 1889, to Minnie Ferguson, who was born in Warren county. Ohio, daughter of James and Anne (Seaman) Ferguson, both deceased. Mr. and Mrs. James Richardson have no children.

Frank Richardson lives in the brick house on West Locust street. in Wilmington, which his father built. and which is a splendid example of his wonderful workmanship. It is finished in fine cherry, mahogany and black walnut. all woods having been taken from Clinton county's forests. The 'Richardson family is rightly held in high esteem in Clinton county where the various members of the family are well known. For generations: representatives of this family have been highly educated. cultured and refined people, men who haye taken a commendable part in the development and progress of this great county.

J. Warren Gustin

It is a happy day when farm and city work in unison and produce lives of helpfulservice. J. Warren Gustin. the subject of this sketch. was a good farmer who came to the eity and proved sufficiently his worth to the people that they elected him to their highest office. mayor of their city.

J. Warren Gustin was born in Warren county. Ohio. on September 28. 1847. He was the son of Samuel and Hettie (Freiberger) Gustin. both natives of Warren county. Samuel Gustin was born in Warren county in 1811. and died there in 1898 at the ripe age of eighty-seven years. He was the son of Abiel and Mary Gustin who were natives of Virginin but came as enrly pioneers to Warren county. Ohio, where they lived the rest of their lives. Hettie (Freiberger) Gustin was born in Warren county, Ohio. in 1817. and died in Blanchester. in Clinton county. in 1881. She was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth Freiberger. enrly pioneers of Warren county. Ohio. Samuel Gustin was a

Republican in politics, and an active member of the Free Will Baptist church. To him and Hettie (Freiberger) Gustin were born the following children: Sallie; Rebecca, deceased; J. Warren, the subject of this sketch; Carrie; Elma, deceased; Luella, and William S.

J. Warren Gustin was reared on his father's farm. He was educated in the public schools of that county but was not satisfied with only this amount of an education so he attended Goshen Seminary in Clermont county and afterwards the Nelson commercial school of Cincinnati, Ohio. His parents were strong advocates of education and J. Warren Gustin had one brother and three sisters who were teachers in the public schools, but he, after his education was secured, went back on the farm where he worked until in 1885. He then came to Blanchester to engage in the hardware business, in which business he continued until in 1907. He is now secretary of the building and loan association of Blanchester and still continues to own and conduct his farm in Warren county.

Mr. Gustin is a Republican and has been a member of the city council and city treasurer and was elected to the office of mayor of Blanchester and took this office, which he now holds, on January 1, 1914. He is a member of the Masonic order and is a Knight Templar.

J. Warren Gustin was married in 1875, to Ella Rice, of Clinton county, who was a daughter of John W. and Martha (Trickey) Rice, both of whom are now deceased. To this union were born two children: Harry, who is now with the Brownwell Brush and Wiregoods Company, at Baltimore, Maryland, and Lucy, who is the wife of Edward Wi

Andrew Jackson Wilson

Among the men who have been largely instrumental in bringing Clinton county to its present sound and substantial financial status few are better known throughout the county than the gentleman whose name is noted above. Mr. Wilson is not only a banker of rare judgment and discretion, but as a farmer he ranks among the best in the county, having for many years been regarded as one of the most substantial and progressive farmers in this part of the state. Though for some years practically retired from the active personal direction of his large agricultural interests, Mr. Wilson still is deeply concerned in all that affects the farmers of this county, and no one hereabout is better versed in the various problems confronting the modern agriculturist than is he. Mr. Wilson has been prominently identified with the banking and financial interests of Clinton county for many years and has a thorough and most comprehensive grasp of conditions affecting the welfare of the whole community. Beginning as a director of the First National Bank of Wilmington, in the year 1879, Mr. Wilson was advanced to the post of vice-president of that old financial institution in 1889, and in 1895 was made president of the same, a position which he since has filled with the utmost satisfaction, not only to the stockholders, but to the depositors, all of whom have the most implicit confidence in his Judgment and sagacity.

Andrew Jackson Wilson was born on a farm one-half mile from the place where he now lives, in Union township, Clinton county, Ohio, on April 15, 1842, son of Alexander and Sarah (Ireland) Wilson, the former of whom was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1808, and died at his home in this county in 1895, and the latter of whom was born in Georgetown, Kentucky, in 1802, and died in 1869.

Alexander Wilson was the son of Samuel Wilson, a, native of Scotland, who emigrated to America in the days of his young manhood, locating in Pennsylvania, where for a time he was engaged in farming in Lancaster county. In the early twenties of the last century he came west, locating with his family in this county. He bought one hundred acres of land on the Prairie road, about five miles east of Wilmington, and there he Spee the rest of his life, becoming, in his day, one of the most influential men in that neighborhood, living to the age of sixty years. Samuel Wilson and his wife, the latter of whom was a member of one of the earliest families in this county, were the parents of five children, three sons and two daughters.

Alexander Wilson was about twenty years of age when his parents moved to this county and he at once entered upon the life of a pioneer farmer. Beginning with nothing but a stout heart and sound resolution, he prospered beyond most of his neighbors. At first he was a tenant farmer in a small way, but. presently bought a farm of his own, erecting on the same a store building on the Washington pike, five miles east of Wilmington. This store, which filled "a long-felt want" in that neighborhood, proved the foundation of the fortune which Alexander Wilson amassed. As he prospered in his commercial enterprise Mr. Wilson invested in lands in that neighborhood, and presently found himself the owner of about one thousand acres of land in Union township. He made his home on the site at present occupied by the fine residence of his son, A. J. Wilson. He and his wife were members of the Christian church, he having been very largely instrumental in the organization of the Christian church which was erected many years ago in the vicinity of his home, he haying been for years one of the heaviest contributors to the same. ;

To Alexander and Sarah (Ireland) Wilson were born eight children, namely. William, for years a well-known farmer of this county, deceased; Catherine, deceased, who married John Glass; Sarah, deceased, who married Levi Bennett; John, of North Judson, Indiana; Alfred, deceased, a former well-known farmer of this county; George, who died at the age of twenty-two years; Jane, who married Wilson McFarland and lives in Wilmington, this county, and Andrew Jackson, the immediate subject of this sketch.

Andrew Jackson Wilson was reared on the home farm in Union township, receiving his education in the district school in the neighborhood of his home, and upon reaching manhood's estate began to take active management of the home farm of two hundred acres, the entire responsibility of his father's extensive operations falling upon his shoulders as his father grew older. Upon his father's death Mr. Wilson inherited a tidy bit of land, to which he later added by purchasé, until now he is the possessor of eight hundred and twenty acres, all adjoining, in Union township. In 1870 Mr. Wilson erected a fine new home on the site of his birthplace and has lived there ever since. For years he continued in active personal management of his extensive farms, but gradually relinquished many of the arduous duties relating to these operations, and now all his land is tilled by responsible tenants. Mr. Wilson ever took an active interest in public affairs and early was recognized as a substantial factor in the financial affairs of the county. On January 14, 1879, he was made a director of the First National Bank of Wilmington, and on January 8, 1889, was elevated to the position of vice-president of the same, a positior involving practically the active control of the bank, from the fact that the president of the same was a non-resident, his home being in Cincinnati. On January 8, 1895, Mr. Wilson was elected president of the bank, and since that time has been nominally as well as actually in charge of the bank's affairs, a position of trust and responsibility, for which he long had displayed the highest capacity, his sound judgment and thorough acquaintance with financial, commercial and industrial conditions in this part of the state giving him eminent qualifications for the important post.

On May 10, 1863, Andrew J. Wilson was united in marriage to Hannah J. Custis, who was born in Union township, this county, within one mile of where she now lives, daughter of Douglas and Pernina Custis, 2 prominent family of Clinton county, a de tailed history of which is set out in a biographical sketch of Levi Custis, brother of Mrs. _ Wilson, presented elsewhere in this volume.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are members of the Walnut Street Christian ehureh at Wilington, of which Mr. Wilson was a trustee for many years, and they are actively con- cerned in all good works hereabout, having been for years regarded as among the leaders in all movements designed to advance the common good. Mr. Wilson formerly was a Democrat, but in 1888 transferred his political allegiance to the Republican party, since which time he has taken an active part in the councils of that party in this county, his sound judgment being considered valuable by the party managers. During the Civil War, Mr. Wilson was enrolled among that patriotic band of home defenders known locally as "squirrel hunters," and played a prominent part in that organization during the period of its existence.

In 1898 Mr. Wilson conceived the idea of erecting at his own expense a steel tower on the court house corner, which should stand as a monument to his interest in the city of Wilmington. Work on the structure was begun on Friday, September. 30, 1898, and it was dedicated with appropriate service. ' The tower is constructed of steel and rises 'to a height of one hundred and fifty. feet. A striking feature is a cement platform 'built in the tower at a distance of ten feet from the ground. This is used for the weekly band concerts, which are given' by the city band during the summer season. The tower is lighted from top to bottom with electric lights of varying colors and presents 'a brilliant appearance when lighted up, having a circle of lights at the extreme top. The people are justly proud of the Wilson tower and have the satisfaction of knowing that no other city in the country has such a structure. It is also used for a flag tower.

There are two clocks in the new time system at the First National Bank. One is 'a master clock that hangs on the north wall of the main banking-room and the other is the dial and frame that stand without. The inside clock controls the outside one, and together they work out a plan that insures perfect time for the employees of the bank, and the outside world as well. The outer clock bears the words, "The First National Bank, Established 1864." Day and night, the new clock tells the time accurately. It is placed so that from almost any direction it can be seen. With a clock striking the quarters and the hours by a series of four chimes, there is little use for other timepieces in the same neighborhood.

President A. J. Wilson, of the First National Bank, is responsible for the innovation; he presented the timepiece, the inside and outside clocks, to the bank and to the public.

Mr. Wilson has been appointed one of the board to locate and build the Clinton county new court house in conjunction with the commissioners of the county.

Though having passed the three-score-and-ten stage of his career,'Mr. Wilson is alert and active, enterprising, progressive and' energetic, and his influence in financial circles in this section continues as strong and effective as it was years ago. That he has been an invaluable factor inthe financial and commercial life of: this county is conceded on 'all sides, and he is held in the highest respect throughout this section of the state, the leaders in the business cgmmunity having the utmost confidence in his judgment in financial matters.

Henry Gilroy Cartwright

Henry Gilroy Cartwright, one of the well-known lawyers of Wilmington and Clinton county, who has been in partnership with Joe T. Doan for many years, is descended from pioneers of this section of Ohio who had a conspicuous part in its early history. Some of his ancestors were prominent Abolitionists, and before the Civil War assisted in tne maintenance of the "underground railroad." Mr. Cartwright himself is a man who was well trained for the practice of his profession, and who, as one of the. leading Republicans of Clinton county, has been active in the political and civie life of the county.

Henry G. Cartwright was born at New Burlington, in Chester township, this county, on Sentember 24, 1478, a son of Henry G. and Mary L. (Harrison) Cartwright, the former of whom was born at Front Royal, Frederick county, Virginia, on March, 18387, and died on November 8, 1893. The latter was born at Springfield, Ohio, in February, 1839, and died on April 2, 1907. Mr. Cartwright's paternal grandparents were Lawrence W. and Lucinda (Tobin) Cartwright, both of whom were natives of Virginia and of English descent. Lawrence W. Cartwright learned the tailor's trade, and was engaged in that vocation at Front Royal, Virginia. In 1850 he and his family removed to New Burlington, Clinton county, Ohio, and there he conducted a general store and served as postmaster for many years. In the early days he had been a stanch Whig, and later became identified with the Republican party. His family were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and he was an officer in that church. He died at the age of seventynine, while his wife died in middle life. After her death he was again marriéd, and his second wife died a few years later. There were three children by each marriage. Mr. Cartwright's maternal grandfather was Peter Harrison, a native of Yorkshire, Engjana, whose wife was a native of Mississippi. He was a cabinetmaker, undertaker, and a lay Methodist Episcopal minister. He cathe to the United States at the age of eighteen and located in Waynesville, Ohio, later removing to Springfield, from which place he came to this county and lived at New Burlington for many years. He was a strong Abolitionist and was identified with the "underground railroad" movement in the years preceding the Civil War. At the age of seventy years he removed to Hall county, Nebraska, and Harrison township in that county, where he homesteaded a quarter section of land, was named for 'him, and there he died at the age of eighty years.

Henry G. Cartwright was thirteen years of age when his family came to this county and here he received a good education. When a lad he worked as a clerk in the John Grant general store at New Burlington, and at the beginning of the Civil. War, enlisted for service in the Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, serving until his discharge for physical disability. In the spring of 1874 Henry G. Cartwright opened a' dry goods and shoe store in partnership with John C. Cook, at Wilmington, and a few years later purchased the interests of Mr: Cook and operated':the store alone, under the name of the "Eagle Store," continuing as proprietor of the store until his death in 1898. He was a Republican and took an active interest in all local public affairs. The family were all members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Of the four children born to Henry G. and Mary L. (Harrison) Cartwright, Harry died in infancy; Henry Gilroy is the subject of this sketch; Aurora C. is a resident of Wilmington, and Charles B., also is a resident of Wilmington, where he works'in a dry goods store.

Henry G. Cartwright as a lad lived in Wilmington and there attended the public schools: ° He was graduated from the Wilmington high school in 1892, and subsequently entered Wilmington College. Still later he became a student at Ohio State University at, Columbus and was graduated from the law department of that institution in 1896. For several years he practiced his profession alone, but in 1904, formed a partnership with Joe T. Doan, which still continues. Mr. Cartwright served as city solicitor of Wilmington for two years,.and for twelve years has been a member of the Wilmington board of édueation. "He has séerved-as a'delegate to many conventions of the Republican party, with which he' has for years been prominently identified.

On November 25, 1896, Henry G. Cartwright was married to Anna G. Gallup, who was born in Wilmington, the daughter of Horace and Frdnces H. Gallup, the former of 'whom is decéased, but the latter of whom is'still living. To this union one child has been born, a son, Herman G., born on March 19, 1898, who is now a student in the Wilmitigton high school.

Mr. and Mrs. Cartwright are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Cartwright is a director and secretary of the Union Loan and Savings' Company, of Wilmington, and is a member of thé Masdnic lodge, including the chapter, 'the council and the Order of the Eastern Star. He is also a member of the subordinate branch and uniform rank of the Knights of Pythias, besides the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

Mr. Cartwright is a man well versed in the law and is familiar, not only with the fundamental principles upon which the law is based, but with all of the modern decisions of practically all the courts in which he practices, besides the higher courts. He is a wise and fair counsellor and a successful practitioner in court, his firm enjoying a large practice, which has been built upon 'honorable and fair dealing with the public. Personally, Mr. Cartwright is highly respected by his fellow citizens, and is popular among the people of Clinton county.

Wilson Hunnicutt

The farmers of this country are the backbone of its commercial life, and, as primary producers, are the class upon which, not only the industrial managers, the transporters, the merchants and the banks depend largely for the prosperity, but good farming is likewise the keel of our commercial life and happiness. Wilson Hunnicutt, a retired farmer who is now living in Wilmington, began with a moderdte-sized farm, which he bought on credit, and during his active career was able to accumulate six hundred acres in Liberty and Union townships, a very commendable record, and one of which he has every reason to be very proud.

Wilson Hunnicutt was born on August 18, 1848, in Liberty township, two miles southwest of Port William, the son of Thomas and Susanna (Bailey) Hunnicut, the former of whom was born in Prince George county, Virginia, July 10, 1811, and who died on April 10, 1876, and the latter born near Dover, Union township, Clinton county, Ohio, February 9, 1810, and who died on October 15, 1896.

The paternal grandparents of Wilson Hunnicutt were Thomas, Sr., and Blizabeth Hunnicutt. The Hunnicutts were of Scotch-Irish descent and were natives of Prince George county, Virginia. He was a planter in Virginia and died in that state on February 15, 1823, a man well respected and widely known. His wife lived several years longer, passing away in 1845. They were prominent and influential members of the Friends church and were, therefore, opposed to slavery, although they lived in a region where slavery was common. Mr. Hunnicutt's maternal grandparents were Daniel and Mary (Haworth) Bailey, the former of whom was born in Prince George county, Vir- © ginia, and the latter of whom was a native of Union township, Clinton county. Dantel Bailey came to Clinton county in 1804, at a time when he was a young man. Here he purchased a farm four miles north of Wilmington and cultivated it until his death in 1844. He was a very tall, stoutly built and rugged man. The family of Daniel and Mary Bailey were stanch Quakers.

Thomas Hunnicutt, Jr., enjoyed only limited opportunities to obtain an education, but made good use of every opportunity presented to him, and became a well-informed man, largely by home study. When he was sixteen years of age he came to Clinton county, arriving on June 10, 1827, from Virginia, with his mother, brothers and sisters and a colony of others. His mother purchased a farm of one hundred acres in Liberty township, and, after Thomas, Jr., was a man, he purchased a tract of land located in what was in those days a swamp, one mile north of his mother's farm. He began with seventy acres of land, which he ditched thoroughly and improved, and later he owned six hundred acres. In 1885 he was married to Susanna Bailey and they had eight children. Thomas Hunnicutt, Jr., was well known as a stock raiser, and was appointed on many committees at fairs to judge hogs, he kaving been a successful feeder and well known in this county for his success. He and his wife were devout Christians and active in the work of the Quaker church. Barly in life he had been appointed an elder in the Dover monthly meetings. Politically, he was identified with the Republican party.

Mr. And Mrs. Wilson Hunnicutt

arated. Four of the children, Catherine, David, John Oliver: and Anna Eliza, are: deceased. Catherine married William Underwood, also deceased, and lived in Liberty township. John Oliver died in 1874. Anna Eliza, who was the youngest, married Henry C. MePherson; who is also deceased. The living children are Daniel B., Mary Elizabeth, Wilson and Thomas E. Daniel B. lives in Douglas county, Kansas, where he is a retired farmer. He is a veteran of the Civil War. Mary Elizabeth is the widow of John F., Spear and lives at Dayton, Ohio. Thomas BE. lives in Whittier, California; his wife died in 1898. :

Wilson Hunnicutt attended the Liberty township public schools, and later in life the Martinsville high school. After attending the high school for some time he became a student at the Spiceland Academy, at Spiceland, Indiana, an institution maintained by the Friends. After finishing his education he lived at home until his marriage. His father sold him a farm on credit, comprising one hundred and twenty-two acres, and he added to this farm until he owned five hundred acres in Liberty and Union townships. In 1902 Mr. Hunnicutt retired from active farm work and moved to hg Ohio, where he is now living at 531 North South street.

On August 3, 1871, Mr. Hunnicutt was married to Mary M. Gallimore, who was born in Wilson township, -Clinton county, Ohio, and who is the daughter of Elisha and Eliza (Grear) Gallimore, both of whom are deceased.. He was born in North Carolina and his wife was a native of Clinton county. They were members of the Friends church, and he was an excellent farmer, and at one time owned one thousand acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. Hunnicutt have had three children: Franklin, who is referred to elsewhere in this volume; Nora H., who married Dennis Stephens and lives on the Hunnicutt home place; and Bertha May, who married Alton M. Haworth, and who died on May 28, 1912.

Politically, Mr.. Hunnicutt is a Republican and served as a school director for fifteen years while living in the country. He is an elder of the Dover monthly meeting. Wilson Hunnicutt is a very worthy man and a good citizen, a man who has been industrious, honorable and fair in his relations with his fellows. Naturally, he is a highly respected citizen of Clinton county.

Rev. Josephus Hoskins

No finer type of virile and useful manhood can be found in all Clinton county than the person of the Rev. Josephus Hoskins, of Wilmington, Ohio, who is a well-known real estate dealer of Wilmington and an acknowledged minister of the Friends church at Dover. He has served as evangelistic superintendent of the Wilmington yearly meeting of the Friends church for thirteen years. In 1872, he, was acknowledged minister of the Friends church at Dover and was a minister in Dover for thirty-two years. He is still a member of that meeting and has held about every office within the gift of the yearly and quarterly meeting. He stands now as the recognized head of the Wilmington yearly meeting of Friends and is pastor of the churches at Cuba and Beech Grove, where he preaches on alternate Sundays. The ancestry of the Hoskins family in Clinton county were characterized by their loyalty and patriotism at a time when loyalty and patriotism meant perhaps far more than they mean now. The paternal great-grandfather of Rev. Josephus Hoskins, Moses Hoskins, was a native of North Carolina and a soldier in the War of the Revolution. He immigrated to Ohio, it is believed, about 1810, and subsequently moved to Illinois, where he died.

Rev. Josephus Hoskins is a native of Green township, born three miles north of New Vienna in Clinton county, April 26, 1841, and is the son of Isaac and Rachel (Hodson) Hoskins. His father was born in 1811 in Guilford county, North Carolina, and died in March, 1897.. His mother was born in 1809 in Guilford county, North Carolina, and died in May, 1854.

were natives of North Carolina, were of Welsh descent. Their ancestors had come from Wales about 1750. There were originally three brothers of the Hoskins family who came to America. One settled in Philadelphia and two in North Carolina: During the Revolutionary War, they operated a blacksmith shop and on one occasion a cannon ball was firéd through the shop. All of 'them were members of the Quaker church.

John Hoskins was the eldest son of Moses Hoskins. He was reared'in North Carolina and was married there. In 1818 John Hoskins and his family accompanied the Hodson family and a colony of settlers to Clinton county, Ohio. They settled in Green township in the Fairview neighborhood of Friends. In those days there were no roads and the'settlers were compelled to cut their way through a dense wilderness. Deer and turkeys were in abundance and occasionally a bear was killed. The nights were made hideous by the howling of wolves. Pioneers of these days, those noble men and women who are long since gone, endured many hardships of which the present and the future generations can have no intimate knowledge. John Hoskins purchased a survey of land consisting of neatly one-theusand'' acres in Clinton county, for which he paid one and one-quarter dollars an acre. He later sold some of it at three dollars an acre and the same land is now worth one hundred and fifty dollars an acre. In the Clinton county wilderness he contracted the bilious fever, for which he was given calomel by a pioneer physician. This salivated him. He died at the age of fifty-five years, December 13, 1846. His wife died on September 18, 1876, at the age of ninety-one years. They were the parents of the following children: William, Isaac, John, Hannah, Mary Jane and Elizabeth. John Hoskins spent most of his life working at the blacksmith's trade, leaving his sons to operate the farm. He had a large blacksmith shop on the farm where he made edged tools, including axes. He also made nails and did general work. He was'an elder in the East Fork meeting of the Friends church as was his wife also.

Isaac Hoskins was two years old when the Hoskins family came to Ohio. He grew up on the farm and learned the blacksmith's trade under his father's direction. His father gave him seventy-two acres of timber land in Green township and he cleared the land of the timber and built a log cabin, where he lived the life of a typical pioneer with wolves and panthers all about. Later he added twenty-two acres adjoining, living on the farm until 1858 when he sold out and moved to Highland, where he was a merchant for two years. He then moved to the Dover neighborhood 'in Union township. His first wife, who was Rachel Hodson, was the daughter of Solomon and Chloe Hodson, natives of North Carolina, who came to Clinton county in 1813 with the Hoskins family. Solomon Hodson bought several hundred acres of land in Green township and lived to be eighty-six years old.. His wife died at the age of seventy-five. They were active in the ast Fork meeting of the Friends church, he being an elder in the church and she an active minister. Mrs. Rachel Hoskins died' and Isaac Hoskins was married, secondly, in 1875 to Anna Hunt, who died in 1885. Afterwards he made his: home with his son, Rey. Josephus Hoskins. Both were prominent in the Friends church, he as an elder and his second wife as an overseer.

Seven children were born to Isaac Hoskins: and wife, two of whom. Mary, the widow of John Davis, of Missouri, and Rey. Josephus Hoskins, the subject of this sketch, are living. The deceased children are: Joel and Josiah, twins, the former of whom died in Lewis county, Missouri, and the latter in Wilmington; Martha, who: was the wife of Ezekiel. Haworth, of Lynchburg, Ohio; Jane, who married Oliver Carl, of Liberty township ;'and Lydia, who married Daniel Henry, of' Union township.

Rev. Josephus Hoskins grew up on his father's farm in Green township and lived at home with his parents until fifteen years of age, when he moved: with them to Highland, Ohio, working in his father's store during their two years residence in that place. Afterwards he returned to a farm in Union township, buying eighty acres' 6f 'land-and earing for his father and stepmother, He sold the farm in' 1878 and purchased one hun- dred and eighty' acres on the Port William pike in Union towiship, which he farmed succéssfully until' 1909; when he 'moved: to Wilmington. Since 1909 Mr. Hoskins has been engaged in the real estate business.

On June 2, 1864, Josephus Hoskins was married 'fo Emily J. Gallimore, who was a native of Wilson' township, born on May 15, 1846, the daughter of Blisha and Eliza (Greer) Gailimore, both of whom were natives of County Down, Ireland. They were married in 'their native land and soon 'after their marriage immigrated to America and settled in Wilson township, Clinton county, Ohio, living to ripe old ages.' She was over ninety years of age at the time of her death. They had a large family of children and were active in the Methodist church. Mrs. Emily J. Hoskins was quite prominent in church work and was an elder in the Friends church. She died:on July 8, 1915.

Rev. and Mrs. Josephus Hoskins have had eight children, as follow: Clarence, married Nettie Kider and lives in Columbus, Ohio; Alma, married Jesse H. Starbuck and lives on a farm in the Dover neighborhood; Luella, deceased, married Albert Starbuck; Minnie, is the wife of Carry Spears and lives in the Dover neighborhood; Elvin, lives on a farm-in Union township; Walter H:, whose: sketch is: presented elsewhere in this volume; Dora became the wife of Grant Conklin,:of Liberty township, and Della, who married George Thatcher and lives on the old Hoskins home farm near Dover.

Rev. Josephus Hoskins is one of the: best and most favorably known residents of Wilmington and Clinton county. He is an earnest,- ardent, Christian gentleman, who recognizes fully lis obligation as a citizen of a free country and a minister of the Christian reHgion. Modest and unassuming, he is dearly loved-by hundreds of people who have come under. his benign and inspiring influence.

Marion Augustus Baldwin

The Baldwin family of Clinton county has been notable for its public service. It is a fact that'the people of any community come to have established faith in certain characteristics that are found in certain families and that they always seek public servants from such characteristics.' This has been notably true of the Baldwin family, and 'especially true of the subject of this sketch, Marion Augustus Baldwin, who is the present postmaster of Blanchester, Ohio.

Marion Augustus Baldwin was the son of Benjamin and Martha Ellen (Henry) Baldwin. Benjamin Baldwin was the son of Josiah Baldwin, who is mentioned elsewhere in this volume. Benjamin Baldwin was born in Blanchester on October 8, 1815, and died in 1897. He was a farmer of recognized ability, a Democrat in politics, and was elected to the position of justice of the peace by this party. He was a member of the Universalist church. His first marriage was contracted with Mrs. Hite, of Clinton county, Ohio, and to this marriage were born two children, William, who died in infancy, and Sarah L. After the death of his first wife he was married to Martha Ellen Henry, who was born at Pleasant Grove, in Warren county, on January 4, 1829, and who died in 1893. She was the daughter of John and Nancy (Doctor) Henry. John Henry was a native of Virginia, and his wife was also born in Virginia. They were early settlers in Warren county, where he died at the age of forty-seven. She died near New Vienna, Clinton county, at an advanced age. The following are the children 'of John and Nancy (Doctor) 'Henry: 'John Newton; Martha E., 'deceased ; Amelia, deceased; Elizabeth, deceased; Jane, deceased ; Joseph and Allie. The children of Benjamin and Martha Ellen (Henry) Baldwin were as follow: Lucius Henry, deceased; Nettie E. and Marion Augustus, the subject of this sketch.

Marion Augustus Baldwin was reared in Blanchester where 'he attended the public schools and high 'school. Here he. read law whiie quite a young man and was admitted to practice put he never engaged 'in the profession. He was engaged in farming and sawmilling and was:appointed - postmaster of Blanchester in 1895 and served a term of four years, after which he engaged, for a short time, in the grocery business. He quit this to become manager of the Clinton Telephone Company, which position he held for thirteen years, until he was again, on March 31, 1914, appointed to the position of postmaster of Blanchester which position he still holds.

In politics he is a Den ocrat, and was elected on this ticket to the position of city clerk which office he resigned to become postmaster. He is an active member of the Knights of Pythias lodge. His wife attends the Methodist Episcopal church of which she is a member.

Marion Augustus Baldwin was married on March 7, 1881, to Addie Byard, of Clinton county, who was a daughter of Thomas and Louisa Byard. They have had no children.

Mr. Baldwin's interest is always with his community and one can scaréely tell whether he or his community has been most honored by his appointment to positions of service. These he has always filled with untiring zeal.

Dr. Robert Conard, a well-known and successful physician of Blanchester, Ohio, is a graduate of the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati and attended Ohio State University for two years. During the Spanish-American War, he was attached to the hospital corps of the United States army, and afterwards served as house physician at St. Elizabeth's hospital, at Dayton, Ohio. Locating at Blanchester, Ohio, in July, 1906, he has since been engaged in the practice of his profession at this place.

Robert Conard was born in Clinton county, Ohio, April 11, 1877, the son of Dr. George R. and Martha (Good) Conard, the former of whom was a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, born on January 5, 1842, and the latter of whom was born in Highland county, Ohio, the daughter of Charles and Belsey (Moore) Good, who came from Pennsylvania in 1854, and who spent their last days in New Vienna. She died at the age of ninety years and her husband at the age of eighty-eight. They were members of the Friends church and of the Hicksite branch. Dr. George R. Conard, who is a pioneer physician in New Vienna, is the son of Benjamin and Eliza (Roberts) Conard, the former of whom was born at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, September 14, 1810, and the latter of whom was born in Chester county, Pennsylvania, in 1810. Benjamin Conard was the son of Cornelius and Susannah (Chalfont) Conard, the former of whom was a native of Pennsylvania and descended from an immigrant who settled in Pennsylvania, in 1628, after coming to America from Holland. The latter was also a native of Pennsylvania, and spent her last days in the Keystone state. Corne- Jius Conard was a member of the Society of Friends, and lived at Valley Forge at the time Washington camped there. Eliza (Roberts) Conard was the daughter of George and Alice (Fell) Roberts, both of whom were natives of Chester county, Pennsylvania. The former was of Welsh descent. They were farmers by occupation, and when advanced in years removed to Wilmington, Delaware, where they died, he at the age of eighty-four and she at the age of eighty-six. senjamin Conard emigrated to Highland county, Ohio, in 1850, and in 1865 moved to Hillsboro, where he engaged in the mercantile business. He retired from business at the age of eighty years, and died in November, 1902, at the age of ninety-two years. Benjamin Conard was married three times, first to Mary Ann Moore; secondly to Eliza Roberts and thirdly to Mrs. Elizabeth (Hussey) Johnson. Mrs. Eliza (Roberts) Conard died in April, 1852.

George R. Conard attended the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, and graduated from Miami University in 1868. He enlisted in Company A, Forty-eighth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, on September 9, 1861. On account of wounds received at Shiloh, April 6, 1862, he was discharged July 11, 1862. After completing the course at Miami University, he entered the Medical College of Ohio at Cincinnati and was graduated in 1865. During the latter part of the Civil War, he was an army surgeon attached to the hospital corps of the United States army. For some time he practiced medicine at Peru, Indiana, but in 1875 located at New Vienna, where he has practiced ever since. He was married to Martha Good, February 28, 1866, and they have had five children: Helen, who lives at home; Harvey E., professor of higher mathematics at the Columbus high school of commerce; Elma, who died at the age of twelve years; Robert and William, twins, the former of whom is the subject of this sketch, and the latter of whom died at the age of three months. Mrs. Martha (Good) Conard died on May 1, 1877.

On September 24, 1879, Dr. George Conard was married, secondly, to Augusta Lacey, by whom he had one child, Jane L., of New York City. Mrs. George Conard died on March 26, 1885. Dr. George R. Conard is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Republican in politics and a member of the Masonic lodge.

Robert Conard was educated at New Vienna and was graduated from the high school. From 1895 to 1897,-he was a student at the Ohio State University, taking a preparatory course for medicine. He entered the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, in 1897, and was graduated in 1905. In the meantime, he was assigned to the hospital corps of the United States army in the Spanish-American War until the spring of 1902. From 1905 to 1906, he was the house physician of St. Elizabeth's hospital, Dayton, Ohio, and later located at Blanchester, Ohio. He is a member of the Clinton County Medical Society, the Ohio State Medical Association and is also a Fellow of the American Medical Association.

In 1907, Robert Conard was married to Margaret E. Thompson, of Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of Franklin P. and Catherine (Joyce) Thompson. Mrs. Conard was a teacher in the Cincinnati public schools. They have no children.

Doctor Conard is a member of Masonic Lodge No. 191, Free and Accepted Masons, of Chapter No. 153, Royal Arch Masons, and was formerly a commander of Company E., First Ohio Infantry. He is now first lieutenant in the medical corps, Ohio National Guard, with the First Ohio Infantry. Doctor Conard was reared in the Friends church, and Mrs. Conard is a member of the Episcopal church.

Not only is Dr. Raymond Watkins a well-known young physician of Blanchester, Ohio, descended from a line of physicians who have occupied a conspicuous place in the history of the medical profession in southern Ohio, but he is likewise descended on his maternal side from one of the very oldest families of Clinton county. His father, who was a well-known practicing physician and teacher of medicine, was one of the pioneers in the Hclectic medical movement of the Ohio valley and his grandfather was also a physician.

Raymond Watkins was born in Blanchester, Ohio, on October 22, 1886. the son of Dr. Lyman and Lydia (Baldwin) Watkins, the former of whom was a native of Blanchester, born on May 1, 1854. The paternal grandparents of Doctor Watkins were Dr. Jonas and Anna (Hocket) Watkins, who were pioneers in Blanchester.

Raymond Watkins was educated in the public schools of Blanchester, Ohio, and, after graduating from the high school and the Eclectic Medical College of Cincinnati in 1911, engaged in the practice of medicine in this city. He is one of the young physicians practicing in this section of the state and has already built up a flourishing practice. A member of the Clinton County and Ohio State Medical Associations, Dr. Raymond Watkins is also a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, in which his father took high rank. He is a member of the Universalist church. He is unmarried.

Reverting to his paternal ancestry, Dr. Lyman Watkins, who died at Seton hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sunday, January 21, 1912, of diabetes, was the son of Dr.

Jonas and Anna (Hocket) Watkins. Dr. Jonas Watkins received his medical education at the Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, but soon after his graduation, became a convert to Eclecticism and became one of the pioneers in that movement. The ancestral record of the Watkins family shows a large number of physicians.

Lyman Watkins was educated in the public schools of Blanchester, Ohio, and for some time was a telegrapher. In 1874 he entered Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and from Ohio Wesleyan came to the Eclectic Medical Institute and was graduated in the spring of 1877. Upon his graduation, he entered into practice with his father, Dr. Jonas Watkins, at Blanchester. In 1888 he was elected secretary of the Ohio State Eclectic Medical Association and the following year was made president. He also at the same time was successively secretary and' vice-president of the Cincinnati Eelectic Society. In 1890 he entered the faculty of his alma mater to teach histology and microscopy. In 1891 he was promoted to the chair of physiology and in 1898 was made professor of pathology as well as physiology. For about ten years of his early connection with the college, he practiced in Cincinnati, but subsequently returned to Blanchester, where he held an extensive practice. Until the end of the year 1911, he filled his chair regularly at the Eclectic Medical Collge. In 1895 Dr. Watkins wrote "A Compend of the Practice of Medicine.' He was a member of the Universilist church, a member of the Knights of Pythias and a thirty-second degree Mason. He was also a valuable member of the National Eclectic Medical Association and a leader in that body.

On April 7, 1877, Dr. Lyman Watkins was married to Lida Baldwin, the daughter of Jonathan B. and Clorinda (Covalt) Baldwin, the former of whom was an agricultural implement dealer and a farmer of Blanchester, who was born on August 30, 1821, und the latter born in Brown county, Ohio. They were married in 1846 and to them were born the following children: Maria M., Lida C., Stephen B., Frank G., John A., Hugh, William J. W., and Mary I. Both Jonathan B. Baldwin and wife died in Blanchester, Ohio. Jonathan B. was the son of Jonathan, Sr.. and Harriet (Blancett) Baldwin, the former of whom was the first settler in Marion township. It was a son of Jonathan and Harriett (Blancett) Baldwin, Benjamin by name, born on October 17, 1815. who was the first white child born in Marion township, Clinton county.

Dr. Lyman and Lida (Baldwin) Watkins were the parents of three children, namely : Anni C., who is now Mrs. J. M. Hudson; Baldwin, deceased: and Raymond, the subject of this sketch. Mrs. Watkins, the mother of these children, is still living in Blanchester, Ohio.

At the time of the death of Dr. Lyman Watkins, there was published the following tribute in the Eclectic Medical Journal under date of March, 1912: "Dr. Watkins was a' companionable man, and was alike popular with students and doctors. He was of medium height, had gray hair and eyes, an erect earriage, and a countenance showing contentment and optimism. His happy disposition, especially in teaching, made his work unusually fruitful, and in medical conyvocations his humorous handling of topics gave decided pleasure to his fellow-members. He was quick at debate, always sound, and most generally carried his point by both philosophical reasoning and humorous delivery. He had a marvelously retentive memory, being able to recite pages verbatim upon a single reading. As a teacher he was thorough and exacting. His society papers were far above the average, and his contributions to journals, usually short, were models of direct thought in well-chosen words, and often elegant. Men past the meridizn of life are usually wedded to the past, but Doctor Watkins was an exception, for while giving true value to what had been wrought in departed years, especially in Kelecticism, he was decidedly progressive. He was quick to see values and was not eisily misled by the onrush of the new and novel, but weighing calmly and judiciously he kept abrenst of the best in medical progress. Such a discriminating progressiveness mide him a valued teacher and a force in Eclecticism."

William B. Gallaher

It is the honorable reputation of the man of standing and affairs more than any other consideration, which gives character and stability to the body politic. While advancing his personal interests, William B. Gallaher has never lost sight of his obligations to the community at large, where for many years he has held a high place in the popular confidence and esteem as a cashier of the Sabina Bank. He entered this institution thirty-five years ago as a bookkeeper and ten years later was elected cashier, the position which he still holds.

William B. Gallaher was born on February 4, 1859, at Port William, Ohio, the son of James and Maria (Mills) Gallaher, the former of whom was born on December 5, 1829, near Sabina in Clinton county, and the latter of whom was-born on July 12, 1827, the daughter of Daniel and Mary Mills. James Gallaher was the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Douglas) Gallaher, the' former of whom was born in 1800 near Lebanon, Ohio, and the latter of whom was born in Columbiana county, Ohio. Charles. P..Gallaher was the son of James Gallaher, who was born in Monmouth county, New Jersey, on the site of the battle ground of Monmouth, in 1764, and who had two brothers who took part in that battle. In 1875, just after reaching his majority, he immigrated to Allegheny county, Pennsylvania, where he lived until 1797, when he moved to Hamilton county, Ohio. There he remained for two years and then moved to Warren county, Ohio, and located near Lebanon. He assisted in building the first court house at Lebanon. In 1814 he moved to Richland township, Clinton county, where he remained until his death. He had a family of six daughters and two sons.

Charles P. and Elizabeth Gallaher were prominent in the life of Richland township. He was educated in the common schools of Lebanon, Ohio, and when a young man taught school in Richland township, Clinton county. He came with his parents to Richland township, in 1814, and later became a farmer, owning three hundred and sixty acres of land. He also practiced law for some time before justices of the peace and he became a justice of the peace in Richland township and served in this capacity for about twentyfive years. After coming to Sabina, Ohio, he served as mayor for two terms. It was about 1863 that he retired from the farm and moved to Sabina, where the remainder of his life was spent. He was an ardent Republican. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Protestant church. They had eight children: James, Mary, Leah, Martha, Thompson, Charles L., Elizabeth and Milo A.

Of these children, James was the father of William B. Gallaher. He was educated in the conmon schools of Clinton county and when a very young man, began farming in Liberty township. In 1863 he moved to a farm in Richland township and after the close of the Civil War, moved to Sabina. During the Civil War, he served as a member of Company B, One Hundred and Forty-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and 'was a second lieutenant. Although enlisted for only ninety days, he participated in the battle of Monocacy Junction.

Upon moving to Sabina, James Gallaher engaged in the Aothing business for three years end then returned to his farm in Richland township. From 1869 to 1879 he lived on the farm and then returned to Sabina, where he lived until his dexth,. December 24, 1912. He was a Republican in politics and a member of the Methodist Protestant church. Jemes end Maria Gallaher had three children: Frank, who married Minnie Sass and lives in Iowe, where he is a farmer; Louie, who married Musgrove Daughters, now deceased, and lives in Idaho; and William B., the subject of this sketch. The mother of these children died on March 18. 1899.

Willism B. Gallaher was educated in tke public schools of Ssbinn and when a young man. worked on the farm. On. December 9. 1880, ke entered the Sabina Bank as beokkeeper end ten yerrs later, in 1890, was elected to the position of cashier in the same bank, which position he still holds. Mr. Gallaher also owns a farm in partnership with G. A. Pavey in Fayette county, Ohio. This farm consists of two hundred and sixty-two acres and is cultivated by a tenant.

On February 9, 1882, William B. Gallaher was married to Sallie Sylvester, who was born on December 26, 1858, the daughter of James Sylvester. Two children, Herman S. and Frederick, haye been born to this union. The former married Martha Haines and lives at Sabina. The latter lives at home with his father. ;

As a Republican, William B. Gallaher has served as township treasurer and as a member of the school board and secretary for six years. He was also a member of the corporation council. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and is a member of the Methodist Protestant church.

Matthew Rombach

No history of Clinton county would be complete without specific reference to the life and the services of the late Matthew Rombach in this community, a man who did much in the way of developing the wonderful resources of this fayored section of the state. Coming to this county in 1834, Matthew Rombach at once threw the weight of his vigorous personality on the side of all good things hereabout and until the day of his death, held a position as one of the leading men of affairs in Clinton county, Possessed. of indomitable will, boundless energy and a fine conception of public service he did well his part in the scheme of things and for many years was regarded as one of the foremost citizens of this section of the state. A man of temperate habits and of the utmost probity of conduct, energetic and persevering, conscientious and upright, the integrity of his motives was above suspicion, and at his death the community was unanimous in the declaration that his life had been a model for any American to follow.

Matthew Rombach was born at Neunkirchen, in the Schwarz Wald of Baden, Germany, on October 11, 1811, the youngest of four children born to Charles and Francesca Rombach.. Charles Rombach was the son of a holder of large landed estates and in the earlier years of his manhood was employed in various offices of trust recognized by the German government, pertaining to the management of a Gérman country seat. ; Following his marriage at the age of forty-two, Charles Rombach became a successful merchant and manufacturer and when his son Matthew was sixteen years of age the latter was placed in a clock factory, where he remained for two years, at the end of which time he and two or three companions décided to try their fortunes in the promising land across the sea. At the last moment Matthew Rombach's companions abandoned the venture and the young clockmaker's father withdrew the consent he previously had given for his son to go to America, declining his permission for the lad to make the trip alone. Having fully decided his course, however, Matthew Rombach was not to be daunted by paternal opposition, and thus gave a characteristic example of the energy and perseverance tnat dominated his entire life. Borrowing the sum of four hundred marks (one hundred dollars) from a friend, Matthew Rombach began his toilsome journey to America, walking from his home in Baden, through France to the English channel, a distance of six hundred miles; living on two meals a day and covering from thirty-six to fifty miles a day, constantly buoyed up by his determined resolution to make a place for himself in a country which seemed to offer boundless opportunities. Arriving at the coast, Matthew Rombach took passage on a Sailing vessel, paying twenty-one dollars for his passage and an additional twenty-one dollars for the privilege of joining in the sailors' mess. For ninety days this vessel breasted tempestuous seas, but finally came safely into New York, from which city the young voyager proceeeded to Philadelpha, arriving in the latter city with but seven dollars in his pocket. He found work in Philadelphia in the shop of a German clockmaker, a former resident of Baden, to whom he had been recommended before his departure from home, and there he remained for six months. He then crossed the Alleghany mountains and stopped at Lancaster, Ohio, where for nine months he was employed in the shop of another clockmaker. In the fall of 1831 he went to Cincinnati, where he conducted a boarding house until the dreadful cholera epidemic of the next year disorganized all business in that city and compelled the closing of his modest hotel.

In July, 1832, Matthew Rombach was united in marriage, at Cincinnati, to Catherine Kautz, a native of Baden, Germany, and the devoted pair decided to leave the city and try their fortunes on the land. Going up river they settled in Brown county, this state, where they purchased a farm on which they were making a good start in life when, two years later, an offer of a good business opening in New Orleans caused Mr. Rombach to make preparations for removal to the latter city. Selling off his stock, he rented his farm to a responsible tenant and he and his wife departed for their prospective new home. Upon arriving at Cincinnnati, Mrs. Rombach interposed such effectual objections to the proposed change, that Mr. Rembach altered his business plans and the two turned their faces up state, bringing their household goods to this county and locating at Wilmington, where they ever after made their home. Mr. Rombach opened a hotel in Wilmington which he operated successfully for two years, at the end of which time he sold his Brown county farm and bought a farm in this county, not far from the county seat. At the same time he opened a confectionery shop and bakery in Wilmington, which he conducted for several years, meanwhile becoming one of the city's most active traders, soon being recognized as one of the shrewdest investors in Clinton county. He possessed an apparently intuitive knowledge of values and his investments were placed with rare judgment; bank stocks, lands and gilt-edged securities being his favorite forms of investment, with the result that he presently was acknowledged to be one of the leading men of affairs in this part of the state and remained a "captain of industry" to the time of his death. Matthew Rombach was one of the leading factors in the organization of the Clinton County National Bank of Wilmington in 1872, being the first vicepresident of that old financial institution, and later was elected to the responsible position of president of the bank. His strong personal influence and high reputation for probity in this community were powerful factors in the rapid development of the interests of that bank, an institution which, with its surplus exceeding its capital, is recognized as one of the foremost banks in Ohio, and it stands as a fitting monument to the financial skill of its late president.

By the wise exercise of indomitable will power and unbounded energy, Matthew Rombach emerged from his "day of small things" to a position of power and influence in this community and the happy memories clustering about this grand old man long will be cherished hereabout. As was but fitting, his unusual aptitude and capacity for doing things were amply rewarded in a material way and he amassed a competence that placed him in the ranks of the foremost citizens of Clinton county, his ability having been generally recognized by his business associates, all of whom held him in the highest esteem. 'The broad acres of grain and woodland and meadow which were left as a valuable landed estate to his family, make a pleasing variation in the landscape and the fine live stock, in which he took so much delight, was second to none in the land.

Though never seeking political preferment, Matthew Rombach took a keen interest in local politics and was recognized 'as one of the leaders in the cause of good government in Clinton county. On national issues his political preferences were expressed in favor of the Democratic party. In his religious faith he was a Catholic, which was the faith of his fathers, but his broad charity and liberal views gave him a religious tolerance which caused bim to be a generous contributor to the various causes of all the churches in his home city. Nor were his benefactions restricted to this line along, for all movements designed to promote the general good had his sanction and support, and he looked with pleasure on the rapid development of the best interests of his town and county.

To the union of Matthew Rombach and Catherine Kautz there was born but one child, a daughter, Louise C., who married Gen. J. W. Denver, of Wilmington, and who, with her children and grandchildren, survives to cherish the memory of a good father and a devoted grandfather, a man who had been proved true in all the relations of life.

Alfred Johnson

Among the well-known retired farmers of Sabina, this county, and numbered among 'the splendid citizens of that town is Alfred Johnson, who was born in Richland township, Clinton county, Ohio, on April 21, 1847.

Mr. Johnson's parents were Stephen R. and Jemima (Hoover) Johnson, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania and died in 1862, and the latter of whom was born in New Jersey, the daughter of Jacob Hoover. John Johnson, father of Stephen R., came to Ohio from Pennsylvania about 1800. Stephen R. Johnson was educated in the public schools of Clinton county. He took up farming when a young man and pursued this vocation in this county all his life, having been actively engaged in general farming and stock raising. He was one of the pioneers of this section and owned eighty acres of land in Richland township at the time of his death.

Stephen R. and Jemima (Hoover) Johnson were the parents of seven children, namely: Louisa J., who married A. H. States; Lewis, who never married, was a member of Company G, Seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, during the Civil War, having enlisted in 1862, and was killed in the battle of Peach Tree Creek on July 20, 1864; Amos, who married Elizabeth Waltmire, also was a soldier in the Civil War and served in the same company and regiment as his brother Lewis; Henry C., who married Amanda McGuire; George M., who never married, was a member of. Company K, Sixtieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was wounded at the battle of Cold Harbor in 1865, and died in a hospital at Philadelphia on April 12, 1865; Alfred, the subject of this sketch, and Mina; who married D. W. Terrell. For many years Stephen R. Johnson was an elder in the Christian church. Politically, he was a Republican.

More than a common-school education was considered unusual during the boyhood and youth of Alfred Johnson, but he not only was able to complete the common school course in Richland township, but attended the normal school att Lebanon, Ohio, for six months and later taught in the common schools of Clinton county for ten years, during this period of his life also being engaged in farming. In 1877 he quit teaching and after that devoted his entire attention to farming in Richland township. In 1882 he moved to Wayne township, in this county, and two years later returned to Richland towpship. In 1891 Mr. Johnson moved to Perry. township, in Fayette county, and there engaged in farming and fruit raising. After living there for six years he returned to Richland township, this county, and settled on a farm, from 1897 to 1906 being actively engaged in farming there. He then moved to Sabina, where he engaged in the grocery business until 1909, since which time he has been living retired. He owns a farm of one hundred and sixty-seven acres of fertile land in Richland township, which is cultivated by tenants. He also owns two pieces of property in Sabina.

Alfred Johnson was united in marriage to Amelia B. Cline, who was born on June 11, 1856, the daughter of Edward and Blizabeth (Haines) Cline, and to this union three children were born, namely: Walter C., who died at the age of fifteen; Edward es who married Creola B. Haines and has one child, Walter C., and Ethel v ried J. W. Vanpelt and has one child, Eugene.

During almost all the time Mr. Johnson lived in Richland township he served as a school director. He is a Republican in politics and a member of the Independent

Lewis Bh. Whinery

It seems fair to judge the status ofan individtal in a community by the estimation in which he is held by his neighbors and fellow townsmen. They see him at his work, in his family circle, in his church at his devotion, hear his views on public questions and witness how he conducts himself in all the relations of life. They are therefore competent to judge his merits and demerits. Lewis BE. Whinery, the cashier. 'of the National Bank of Sabina, is a life-long resident of Clinton county. The people have had an opportunity to learn what manner of man he is. The responsible position which he holds is important evidence with regard to his standing as a business man and citizen.

Lewis E. Whinery was born at' Morrisville, this county, on October 26, 1873, the' son of Warren F. and Mary BE. (Hunt) Whinery, the former of whom was born in 1887 in Cass county, Michigan, and died in 1863, and the latter of whom was born in this county, the daughter of Jacob Hunt. Warren F. Whinery' father, John V. Whinery, was married three times. During the early 'part of his life he taught school and later he became a merchant at Morrisville, and still later a successful farmer.

The late Warren F. Whinery had little opportunity to obtain an education, but supplemented the brief period which he spent in the public' schools with home study and became a well-informed man. He came to Clinton county, Ohio, about 1852, when he was only fifteen years old. A little later he began teaching school and taught school off and on all his life in Clinton county. He was also'a registered pharmacist at Sabina and postmaster of the town at the time of his death. Warren F. and Mary E. (Hunt) Whinery were the parents of three children, Eaves Lena L., and Lewis E., the subject of this sketch.

Warren F. Whinery was a 'valiant soldier in the Civil War,-having served about a year as a first-lieutenant of Company D, One Hundred and Highty-eighth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and after the close of the war was a prominent member of the Grand Army of the Republic: Politically, he was a' Republican and served as township assessor for several years. He was also corporation clerk of Sabina and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Lewis E. Whinery was educated in the public schools of Sabina, this county, and was graduated from the high school with the class of 1892, after which he attended a business college at Oswego, New York, for one year, and upon his return from business college accepted a position with a canning factory at Sabina, later being employed by W. H. Stanage & Company, of Cincinnati. Upon returning to Sabina from Cincinnati he became a partner of S. W. Doan in the clothing business and did business for three years under the firm name of Doan & Whinery. Mr. Whinery was assistant postmaster of Sabina, under W. B. Woodmansee, for three or four years, after which he was employed by the Sabina bank for four years. From the Sabina bank he went. to Cedarville, Ohio, as assistant cashier of the Exchange Bank of that place, and upon the organization of the First National Bank of Sabina on November 1, 1906, 'became its eashier; a position which he has held ever since. Mr. Whinery is also a director in the Sabina Building and Loan Company. ;

On June 6, 1900, Lewis E. Whinery was married to Winona Harris, the daughter of George W. and Rose Harris, to which union one child has been born, a daughter, Rose Elizabeth; born in 1908. :

Fraternally, Mr. Whinery is a member of the blue lodge of Masons at Sabina and of the chapter of that order at Wilmington. He is likewise a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Mr. and Mrs. Whinery are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and'he is a Republican.

its organization in 1906, and no man has had more to do with its growth than its cashier, Lewis E. Whinery, a man in whom the public places unqualified confidence and who is popular with the other officers, directors, stockholders and patrons of the bank.

Mrs. Mary Walker

Among the women of Clinton county who have exerted a wide and beneficent influence upon the community, few are better known or held in higher esteem throughout the county than is Mrs. Mary J. (Patterson) Walker, widow of Abel Walker, in his day one of the best-known men in the county. Mrs. Walker's life has been full of good works and, in the beautiful evening of a ripe old age, she is living happily and comfortably in her pleasant home in the city of Wilmington, enjoying the confidence and esteem: of her large circle of acquaintances, her home being the center of much genial hospitality.

Mary J. Patterson was born in Greene county, Ohio, in 1844, the daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Hummer) Patterson, the former of whom was born in Greene county, this state, in 1815, and died in 1874, and the latter, born in Frederick county, Virginia, in 1812, and died in 1898.

Thomas Patterson was the son of John and Elizabeth (McFarland) Patterson, Pennsylvanians, who emigrated to Ohio shortly after the close of the Revolutionary War, settling near Jamestown, where they bought a farm and spent the remainder of their lives, becoming recognized as among the leading pioneers of that section. They were members of the United Presbyterian church and were active in promoting all good causes thereabout. John Patterson was a son of John Patterson, a soldier in the patriot army during the War for Independence and a man of much force of character. At the close of the war he, with his son, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio, settling on a farm near Jamestown, in Greene county, where the rest of his life was spent.

Thomas Patterson was reared on the paternal farm near Jamestown and upon reaching manhood began the manufacture of brick, using the sun-drying process, and operated a large brick-yard on the edge of the city of Xenia. In 1854 he came to this county, locating in Wilmington, where for a year he operated the old hotel, known as the Hale House, after which he engaged in the livery business, also being incidentally engaged in farming. He married Rebecca Hummer, daughter of John and Bunice (Green) Hummer, pioneers of Greene county, this state, though both were born on Apple Pie ridge, Virginia. John Hummer was a soldier in the War of 1812. Thomas Patterson and his wife were members of the Baptist church, Mr. Patterson being one of the trustees of the church at Wilmington, and they were prominent in all good works in that community.

To Thomas and Rebecca (Hummer) Patterson were born eight children, namely: Nancy, who married C. P. Stryker and lives in Jamestown, Ohio; Abbie, who married Nathan Wood, and both are now deceased; Susan, deceased; John, deceased; Mary Jane, the immediate subject of this sketch, who married Abel Walker; Sarah, who married John Smith and lives in Xenia, Ohio; Thomas, now deceased, who for years was a prominent resident of Washington C. H., Ohio; and Rebecea, who died unmarried.

Mary Jane Patterson spent her girlhood in Xenia, receiying her early education in a select school. When she was ten years of age, her parents came to this county, locating at Wilmington, where she continued her education in the public schools. For several years she conducted a private school in Wilmington and during the Civil War period was the teacher of the school in district No. 11, in Union township.

On March 31, 1869, Mary Jane Patterson was united in marriage to Abel Walker, who was born near Wilmington, Ohio, on July 28, 1819, the son of Azel and Hannah (Jackson) Walker, natives of Frederick county, Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Walker emigrated to Ohio in 1803, first locating in Waynesville, where they remained until 1804 in which year they came to Clinton county, settling on a farm in Union township, on the Port William pike, two miles from Wilmington, where they bought a quarter section of land. Azel Walker's brother, Mordecai, and two sisters settled in the same neighborhood at the same time, the Walkers becoming reckoned as among the most substantial and influential pioneers of that section of the county. They were Hicksite Friends and ever were found on the side of moral progress.

Azel and Hannah (Jackson) Walker were the parents of ten children, of whom Abel was the ninth born, the others being, in order of birth, William, Jackson, Louis, Joseph S., Rachel, Ruth, Elijah, Elizabeth Ann and Samuel. Abel Walker received his early education in the little log school house near Wilmington and was reared to become a farmer. When a young man, he bought a small farm of fifty acres and to this he gradually added, as prosperity attended his efforts, until he became the owner of a considerable farm, being recognized as one of the most substantial farmers of that part of the county. Not only was he an enterprising and progressive farmer, but he took a warm interest in several other enterprises. He was one of the founders and owners of a private bank, which was later merged into the Clinton County National Bank of Wilmington, which he helped organize and of which he was a director, his stock in that old financial institution still being retained by his widow. Mr. Walker's death, on February 20, 1897, was widely mourned throughout the county, for he long had been regarded as one of its most able men. He was a man of stanch integrity, sterling character anid exemplary worth as a citizen; a true friend to his fellowmen, whose passing left a vacancy not only in his home, but in the hearts of many, which would not easily be filled. He was a member of the Hicksite Friends church. Mrs. Walker, her forefathers and her family were all life-long members of the Baptist church and in the building of their new church in Wilmington, she was one of the largest contributors and has always been an active worker in the church.

To Abel and Mary Jane (Patterson) Walker were born five children, namely: Hannah Mary, who died at the age of seventeen years; Tacy Patterson, who married Dr. Austin Robinson, of Baltimore. Maryland; Sarah Hummer, who married Frank L. Miller, of Wilmington, this county; Louise Denver, who remains with her mother, and Elizabeth Jackson, who died in 1910.

Mrs. Walker, though now journeying toward the sunset of her useful life - for she has passed the traditional three-score-and-ten-mark - retains the liveliest interest in current affairs and still is busily engaged in promoting such measures for the general good as may conveniently be given her personal attention. She is honored and respected by all who know her and occupies a firm place in the regard of the entire community.

Daniel A. J. Robinson, the subject of this sketch, who is now deceased, was one of the highly-respected citizens of Clinton county. He was a man of exceptional character and sterling qualities, and is greatly mourned by a host of loyal friends.

Daniel A. J. Robinson was born in Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, on December 22, 1828, and died in Clinton county on August 9, 1909. He was the son of John and Sarah (Rider) Robinson, who came to Brown county, Ohio, in 1838, and located on a farm in Perry township, and lived there until his death on October 27, 1858. His wife died on September 24, 1859. He was a Democrat in politics, and he and his wife were both members of the Baptist church. They were the parents of the following children : ' Blizabeth, Martha, Briant,. James, John, Joseph, Daniel A. J., who is the subject of this sketch, Sarah, Bley, Frances, Marcena and Levi Benjamin.

In 1856, Daniel A. J. Robinson, with his wife, went to Rochester, Illinois, and engaged in farming, which occupation he carried on until the Civil War broke out. On August 12, 1862, he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fourteenth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, in which he served with honor until the close of the war. After the war he returned to Clinton county, Ohio, where he remained until his death on August 9, 1909. He was first a member of the United Brethren church, but he and his wife later became Baptists and remained so. Most of his life, after the war, was spent near Blanchester. :

On November 1, 1855, Daniel A. J. Robinson was married to Catherine Adair, who was born in Highland county, Ohio, on November 19, 1833, a daughter of Samuel and Catherine (Swadly) Adair. Samuel Adair was a native of Virginia and was born on July 5, 1793, and his wife was born on April 2, 1800. She was a daughter of Nicholas Swadly, a pioneer of Highland county, Ohio. Samuel Adair was a son of Samuel Adair, who was born on March 12, 1754, and died on September 19,1826, and whose wife, Sarah Adair, was born on July 17, 1770, and died on September 15, 1843. Their children were as follow: Hugh,:Hannah, Samuel, James, Sarah, John, Andrew, Phebe, Isibel, Alexander, Joseph and Harvey. Samuel and Catherine (Swadly) Adair were the parents of the following children: Sarah, Samuel, Andrew, Phoebe, Nicholas, Mary, Harvey, Catherine, Joseph, Jane and Margaret.

To Daniel A. J. and Catherine (Adair) Robinson were born the following children: Emma, Harvey (deceased), Frances, Arthur, Joseph, Charles, William (deceased), and Edna. Mr. and Mrs. Robinson lived together to enjoy their golden wedding, and Mrs. Robinson is still living at the age of eighty-two. She is in possession of considerable property in Blanchester, and lives with her youngest child, Edna, who has an excellent education and who for some years was a teacher in the public schools.

Darius H. Moon

Ohio has been particularly fortunate in the character of her citizenship. In every county, there have been conspicuous men who by force of personality have naturally risen to leadership in vocational and professional life. A business man of superior ability, a mman of prominence in military affairs, and a citizen of integrity and honor, Darius H. Moon has made an impression on the life of this state of which he is a distinguished son. He is a native of Martinsville, Clinton county, Ohio, having been born there on September 5, 1837, the son of Henry H. and Mary (Paxton) Moon, the former of whom was born in Tennessee on July 14, 1808, and the latter of whom was born in Champaign county, Ohio, on February 27, 1816.

The paternal grandparents, William and Mary (Hudson) Moon, traversed the wilderness on their way from Tennessee to their new home in this county during its early days, and lived here the remainder of their lives. The maternal grandparents, Dr. Reuben and Mary (Hoffman) Paxton, were natives of Virginia, but came from Champaign county, Ohio, to Greenfield, where after useful careers they died.

Henry H. and 'Mary (Paxton) Moon were well-known in their community. Henry H. Moon, who was a farmer, died in 1881, three years after the death of his wife, who passed away on July 3, 1879. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a Republican. Their family was large, according to present-day standards, consisting of eleven children, as follow: Reuben P., deceased; Jeptha Davis, deceased; Sylvester B., M. D., of Wilmington, eighty years of age; Darius Hoffman, the subject of this sketch ; Frances Marion; Milton W.; Lydia M.; William, deceased; Lawson P., and two who died in infancy.

Darius Moon spent all of his early life on his father's farm, this comprising a period of twenty years, during which time he learned the carpenter's trade. When war was' declared, he was among the brave youth who enlisted, being enrolled in Company B., the One Hundred and Tenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He served for two years and seven months. Hé was of the famous Sixth Corps of the Army of the Potomac, being first and second lieutenant of his company. He was in the battles of Winchester, the first and second Wilderness campaigns, and Cedar Creek, and was wounded at Manassas Junction, Maryland. During his long period of military service, Mr. Moon was popular both with officers and men,

At the close of the war, Mr. Moon purchased a drug store, and engaged in this business for the following thirty-four years, being successful enough to retire about thirteen years ago. Mr. Moon owns the valuable property on the corner of Broadway and Main streets, besides other houses and lots.

Darius H. Moon was married to Osee Frances Strawn, who was born on August 24, 1845, in Lebanon, Warren county, Ohio, the daughter of Thomas S. and Margaret (Williams) Strawn, pioneers-of Warren county. Mrs. Moon's grandfather, Enos Williams, has the distinction of having been the first teacher in 'the township in which Lebanon is situated, having also held the position of county auditor, as well as other public offices in the county. The father of Mrs. Moon was a Republican, and formerly a Whig. He died in 1886, his wife living three years longer, and passing away at the age of seventy-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Moon are the parents of an only son, Alden M., who is a druggist of San Antonio, Texas. His wife was Pearl Scott, a daughter of David Scott, an attorney of Blanchester. Alden M. Moon and wife have one son, Marvin Scott.

Mr. Moon has been for many years, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and has been a Mason for fifty years. He is a man of estimable character, a citizen whom his city is proud to honor, a business man of strict adherence to principle, and a friend deserving of friendship.

From the time of Tubal Cain, the artificer in iron has been one of the most important factors in civilization. He it was who forged the first implements of the field and the weapons of war. The iron worker made possible the mail-clad knights of the middle ages, and later the cannon which changed the whole course of civilization. In all the communities of Ohio the blacksmith has made the tools the farmer used, the axes, the saws, the hoes and the horseshoes. No community could dispense with the services of the blacksmith for these reasons, and too much respect cannot be accorded this important vocation. W. L. Dowden, familiarly known to his friends as "Mont," is a well-to-do blacksmith at Sabina, this county, and the owner of a good farm in Fayette county.

W. L. Dowden was born in Fayette county, Ohio, om January 14, 1857, the son of Ashford and Elizabeth (Rowe) Dowden, the former of whom was a native of Ohio, born in 1835, and died in 1911, and the latter of whom also was born in 1835, and died in 1911. She was a daughter of John and Lydia Rowe. Mr. Dowden's grandfather, Thomas Dowden, married Lucinda Stewart, and was a pioneer blacksmith in the early days of Ohio. He and his wife were the parents of nine children, of whom Ashford was the eldest, the others being James, Jane, Otho, Reece, John, Sarah and Samuel.

Ashford Dowden, the father of W. L., worked on his father's farm while he was a young man, and also learned the blacksmith's trade, working in Buena Vista, Ohio. While living in Fayette county, he was superintendent of the Fayette county infirmary for six years. In 1881 he moved to Sabina, this county, and there followed his trade as a blacksmith, practically until the time of his death. He was mayor of Sabina for twelve years and was prominently identified with the Republican party. He and his wife were earnest and faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal church, while he was fraternally connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. His death occurred in 1911. Ashford and Blizabeth (Rowe) Dowden were the parents of four children, of whom W. L. was the eldest. The second born was A. N., and the third in order of birth was Jda J., who became the wife of Charles Hough, of Washington C. H., Ohio, while Thomas, the youngest, also lives in Washington Cc. H.