Darke County, Ohio - The whole text, 1880 (part 19 of 31)

both natives of South Carolina ; they came to Ohio in 1805. and settled in Warren Co.; Mr. Lynch was of Welsh descent, and was born in South Carolina in 1709. and died in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1814 ; Mrs. Lynch was of English descent, born in South Carolina in 1799, and died March 11. 1848. in Butler Co., Ohio. The subject of our sketch obtained his general education in the Quaker schools, and, in 1834, commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Charters, of Waynesville, Ohio, with whom he remained two years, after which he studied two years with Dr. Thomas, of Sydney, and graduated from the Ohio Medical College in 1848 ; in 1845, he first located in Darke Co., and commenced the practice of medicine in Palestine, and, in 1849, located in Greenville, where he has since successfully followed his profession for a period of upward of thirty years, and is, consequently, one of the oldest continuous practitioners of the county. His marriage with Mary O'Brien was celebrated in 1832 ; she was born in Vermont Maj- 15, 1811 ; they were the parents of eight children, of whom three are deceased ; the living are Rebecca, now Mrs. Dr. Woods, of Van Wert; William, now practicing medicine in Shanesville. Ohio ; Isaac, in the jewelry trade at Greenville, and Mary and Ida. living at home ; of the deceased, Thomas died at 11 years of age ; Sarah died at U> years of age ; Charles grew to manhood, and at his death left a widow and thi'ee children now living at Lima. Ohio ; he was a resident of Indianapolis until his decease, and occupied the position of general ticket agent of the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago Railroad.

M. McDANIEL, Greenville, firm of McDaniel & Son, manufacturers and dealers in furniture. Greenville, like most cities of its size, has its representative men in nearly eveiy branch of trade, and to the above firm must be accorded the honor of being the leading firm in this line in Darke Co. M. McDaniel was born in Medina Co., Ohio, Aug. 15, 1836 ; the early part of his life was passed in Putnam Co.. where he received a fair education in the common schools. In 1854, he located in Troy, Miami Co., where he completed the trade of cabinet-making, with Joel T. Thompson, who was one of the early pioneers of Darke Co.; he continued in Mr. Thompson's employ three }^ears, when he associated with James W. Hickison, and purchased his employer's interest and continued the furniture business, under the firm name of Hickison & McDaniel. until the fall of 1860, when he sold out to his partner, and after a short residence in Lima, Ohio, enlisted, Aug. 12, 1862, in the 94th 0. V. I., and went forward to battle for the Union ; he was in many severe engagements, among which were Perryville, Stone River, Chickamauga, Hoover's Gap, Tullahoma, Lookout Mountain, Missionary' Ridge, Ringgold, Buzzard Roost, Resaca,Dallas, Peach Tree Creek and all through the siege and capture of Atlanta.during which time he was actively engaged for eighty-four days in succession, and was with Sherman on his march through Georgia to the sea, through the Carolinas, and was with Sherman at the surrender of Johnston ; thence north through Richmond to Washington, where, after the grand review of the army, he was forwarded to Columbus, mustered out of service, and received his discharge on June 14, 1865, having served in the Union army nearly three years. Upon receiving his discharge, he returned to Troy and followed his trade five years, and in 1871 came to Greenville, and for four years was foreman of Turpen & Co.'s furniture factoiy. and in 1874 purchased the furniture store of Turpen & Auld, since which time he has continued the business under the above firm name. His marriage was celebrated with Nancy E. Mickfall Dec. 1, 1859 ; she died Dec. 14, 1879 ; they were the parents of three children, of whom two died in infancy ; the living, William A. J., is now junior member of the above firm. Mr. McDaniel has been a member of tne Baptist Church since 1865, and became a member of Center Lodge. No. 272. of Troy, in 1860. and in 1874 affiliated with the Greenville Lodge, No. 195, and is also a member of Greenville Encampment, No. 90.

ALEXANDER HUGH McEOWEN, retired farmer. Greenville : among the old settlers of Darke Co.. Ohio ; the gentleman whose name heads this sketch is awarded a place in the front ranks ; he was born in Somerset Co., N. J., Oct. 2,

1810 ; he was a son of Alexander McEowen, who was born in the above State Nov. 29, 1778 ; he married his second wife, Alada Hageman, in November. 1808 ; she was born in New Jersey ; they were the parents of seven children by this union, of whom the subject of this sketch'and Henry H. now survive ; Henry was born Jul}7 21, 1823, and is now living in Allen Township, Darke Co. ; their father was one of the patriots of the war of 1812, and was also one of the minute-men of the Northwest Territory, and served under Gen. Wayne in this State ; he was married three times, and was the father of eleven children, of whom only three now survive ; Mr. McEowen died Dec. 12, 1863, aged 85 years ; Mrs. McEowen died Aug. 22, 1830. The subject of this memoir came to Ohio with his parents in 1822, and located in Warren Co., where he followed farming until 1844, when he came to Darke Co., and, after a residence of ten years iu Twin Township, during which time he cleared a farm of 90 acres, he came to Greenville Township and purchased his present place in 1854, where he has since lived ; he now has in his home farm 225 acres under a good state of cultivation, with good farm buildings, located two and one-half miles east from Greenville, nearly all of which he has secured by his own hard labor and correct business habits, in which he has been nobly assisted by his amiable wife, to whom he was married March 14, 1839 ; she was born in Warren Co., Ohio, Dec. 17, 1810 ; they have no children of their own, but have taken and partially raised several until sufficiently old to be self-supporting. Mr. McEowen continued farming until 1878, when he rented his farm and retired from active labor. He was formerlj* an Old Line Whig, but joined the Republican party upon its organization, and since that time he has ardently labored for the support of the same. Mr. and Mrs. McEowen have been members of the Presbyterian Church many years. They have traveled the path of life together for a period of forty years, and now, in their declining years, find that comfort and consolation in the Bible which onlv falls to the lot of true Christians.

WASHINGTON McGINNIS, contractor and builder, Greenville ; among the early pioneers of Darke Co., the gentleman whose name heads this sketch is entitled to a place in the front ranks; he was born in Washington Co., East Tennessee, in 1812 ; at 14 years of age, he came to Darke Co. with his parents, and has been a continuous resident of this county since 1826, a period of fifty-four years, and is, consequently, among the oldest settlers of the county, as well as the oldest representative of his business in Greenville ; upon locating here, he assisted his father in agricultural pursuits until he attained his majority, and, in 1833, came to Greenville and apprenticed himself for two years to learn the carpenter's trade ; after completing the same, he worked at his trade two years, and, in 1840, he started in business for himself at Greenville, and has for a period of forty years been engaged at the above business. He is a Democrat in politics, but has never been an aspirant for office, but without solicitation was nominated and elected as one of the members of the City Council, which office he has held two years. Upon the 20th of January, 1841, he was united in marriage with Sarah S. Emley ; she was born in Warren Co. in 1819 ; they have three children living by this union, having lost two by death ; the living are Lizzie, Wash and Emma. Mrs. McGinnis was a daughter of David Emley, a native of New Jersey ; he died in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1862, upward of 80 years of age. He married Sarah Chamberlin, also a native of New Jersey ; she is now living in Warren Co.. at the advanced age of 85 years.

PATRICK H. MAHER, County Recorder, Greenville ; the subject of this sketch was born in County Tipperary. Ireland, Jan. 29, 1845 ; he is a son of James and Catherine (Fanning) Maher, who with their family emigrated to America and landed in New Orleans in 1850 ; they then came up the river to Cincinnati, and on the way up Patrick H. suffered the loss by death of three of his brothers, grandfather and grandmother by cholera; he resided in Clarke and Champaign Cos. until 1864, at which date he came to Darke Co. and engaged in school teaching near Coletown until 1874. when he was elected Countv Recorder, which office he now holds. Upon the 25th of December. 1873, he was united in marriage with Ellen Manix ; they have three children by this union - John F.. James E. and Catherine. Mrs. Maher is a sister of George Manix, who is also mentioned among the biographies of Greenville Township, in this work.

G. W. MANIX, farmer and stock-raiser. Sec. 13; P. 0. Greenville ; born in the County Clare, Ireland. .March 28, 1843 ; he came to America with his parents when a small boy, and came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, where the}' lived until 1858, at which date they came to Darke Co. and settled in Mississinawa Township. The subject of this memoir resided with his parents until 21 years of age, when he commenced life for himself, and engaged in contracting and building, and building bridges and pikes : after erecting some dwellings, he built the fine schoolhouse at Bradford, which cost $25,000 ; he also built the schoolhouse at Brennan, Ohio, at a cost of $24,000, and many dwellings in Greenville ; he has been largely engaged in building pikes in Montgomery. Darke, Shelby and Miami Cos.. Ohio, and Randolph Co., Ind.; he has, probably, built more miles of pike than any man of his age in Darke Co., and has emploj'ed as high as 150 teams at a time, and has received as high as $4,000 per mile. In March, 1875. he located upon his presentplace, which contains 103 acres, and is one of the oldest improved farms of Greenville ; he has the oldest cedar- tree in Darke Co.; he also has in his yard three mineral springs, of an entirely different nature. He is now devoting his attention to farming and stock-raising. He was united in marriage with Emma J. Reagan on the 11th of December. 1867 ; she was born in Darke Co., Ohio, April 19, 1846, and died Nov. 6, 1877, leaving five children living (having lost one by death), viz.: James, born Feb. 26, 1869 ; Annie, Sept. 28, 1870 ; George W., March 20, 1872 ; Dennis E., in December, 1873 ; John, Nov. 12, 1875 ; Walter, the deceased, died in infancy. His marriage with Margaret Lynch was celebrated May 20, 1879 ; she was born in Greenville, Darke Co., in 1858.

JOHN MARK (deceased). The subject of this memoir was born in Adams Co., Penn., May 14, 1809 ; he was a son of Peter Mark, a native of Pennsylvania, who lived and died in the place of his nativity. Our subject was raised on a farm, and assisted his father until his marriage which took place in Pennsylvania with Mary Wirtz in 1830 ; he followed farming in the above place until 1834, when he removed to Darke Co. and settled on the place where his widowed wife and children now reside ; his land was in the wild woods, but Mr. Mark had the material to overcome the difficulties of a pioneer life, and cleared his farm and made a good home which offered him much enjoyment and comfort in his declining years ; his wife Mary departed this life July 1, 1842 ; she was born March 2, 1807 : they were the parents of five children, of whom all are dead ; Mary departed this life the same night and almost at the same hour as her father, which is a remarkable coincidence, and, in fact, it has never fallen the duty of the writer to chronicle such an occurrence before. He was again united in marriage with Catherine B. Zumbum ; she was born July 28, 1816 ; her father was a native of Maryland, and died when Mrs. Mark was quite small, aged 44 years ; her mother died at the age of 69 years, and is buried in the Martin Cemetery ; by this marriage, Mr. Mark had fourteen children, of whom six are now living ; the death messenger has made terrible and frequent visits to this family ; thirteen children and a father have been taken from earth to heaven. Mr. Mark departed this life Aug. 16. 1879; he was the parent of nineteen children, fifteen grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren ; he died in the triumph of his faith, having been a true member of the church for the greater part of his life ; in earl}- life he was a Presbyterian, and an elder in the church, then he connected with the Campbellites and lived an exemplary life and died trusting in the promise of his Savior. Mrs. Mark has always been a good, consistent woman.

JAMES JONES MARKWITH, retired farmer, Sec. 35 ; P. 0. Greenville , among the early settlers of Darke Co., the gentleman whose name heads this sketch takes a place in the front rank ; he was born in Hamilton Co.. Ohio. Oct. 3.

1818 : he is a son of John C. Markwith, who was born in Essex Co., N. J. in November, 1774. He was married in New Jersey to Elizabeth Muckridge ; she was born in the same State about the year 1786 ; they came to Ohio in 1810, and located in Hamilton Co., and came to Darke Co. in 1820, and located in what is now Van Buren Township, where he entered land, and where he lived until his decease, which occurred Nov. 30, 1836. Mrs. Markwith died in 1861. The subject of our sketch came to Darke Co. with his parents in 1820, and is consequently, one of the early pioneers ; his education was obtained in an old log schoolhouse with stick and mud chimney, the fireplace extending across the end of the building, and at the same time, his eldest son attended the same school ; he remained with his father until the decease of the latter, after which he remained with his mother until April 1. 1838, when he was united in marriage with Sarah Ashley ; she was born in Ohio March 1, 1821, and died in Darke Co. Nov. 23, 1846 ; they were the parents of three children, viz.: Morrison M., born Aug. 29. 1839 ; Elizabeth, born Nov. 7, 1841, died April 7, 1843 ; Mary Jane, born t)ct. 11. 1844, died April 22, 1847. His marriage with Barbara Brown was celebrated Oct. 24, 1847 ; she was born in Wayne Co., Ind., Dec, 26, 1821 ; seven sons and three daughters were the fruit of this union, all of whom are now living, viz.: Estha. born Aug. 19, 1848 : John A., born Dec. 28, 1849 ; Ira, born Nov. 14. 1851 : James W.. born Feb. 21, 1853 ; Samuel M., born April 19, 1854 ; Andrew L., born April 26, 1856 ; Aaron F., born Sept. 23, 1858 ; Martha J., born April 17, 1861 ; Hannah B., born Nov. 27, 1862 ; George Abraham Lincoln, born March 6, 1866. Upon the marriage of Mr. Markwith, he commenced for himself upon the old homestead, and after farming one year, then purchased 80 acres of timber in Neave Township, for which he was to pay $651 ; at this time his capital consisted of $25, and one horse ; upon this place he lived some nineteen years, during which time he had cleared some 60 acres, and, in 1857, he disposed of the above farm, purchased 176 acres in Van Buren Township, upon which he moved and lived until 1878. when he settled upon his present place of 26 acres ; located within 40 rods of the corporation limits of the city of Greenville. Mr. Markwith commenced life without capital, and has suffered the privations and hardships of frontier life, and has by his own hard labor and correct business habits, secured a good fortune ; he has now 276 acres in Van Buren Township and his home residence ; he is another of the self-made men of Darke Co. He is a Republican in politics, but has never had any aspiration for office ; he has taken a deep interest in the cause of religion, having been a member of the Christian Church for a period of upward of forty years ; his wife also being a member of same church, and seven of the children also being members of different churches. Morrison M., being a preacher of the Gospel in the Methodist belief, is located at Zanesville, Logan Co., Ohio.

ROBERT MARTIN, farmer ; P. O. Greenville. Among the early pioneers of Darke Co., we take pleasure in giving notice of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Youngstown. Ohio, July 23, 1804 : was a son of William Martin, who was born in Pennsylvania, where he was married to Sarah Larimore ; the}* came to Darke Co. in March, 1816, and entered 60 acres upon Sec. 5, and located upon the same section in Greenville Township ; Mrs. Martin died in July, 1816, and Mr. Martin died about the year 1864. The subject of this sketch located upon his present place in 1816, where he has continued to reside for a period of sixty-four years, and is probably the oldest continual resident upon any one section in Darke Co. ; he received a limited education in an old log schoolhouse with stick and mud chimney, the whole end of which was used as a fireplace ; the benches were made of split logs, with plank laid upon pins inserted in holes bored in the logs of the house for writing desks ; he was raised to agricultural pursuits upon the farm of his father until the 24th of April, 1828, when he was married to Dorcas Boyd ; she was born in Warren Co., Ohio, July 21, 1807. and came to Darke Co. with her parents when 6 months old, who were among the very earliest pioneers of this count}- ; the children of Robert and Dorcas Martin were twelve in number Ira. horn .March 11, L829, died June 9, L879 ; Martha A., bora Sept. 2.",. 1830; Sarah, horn .June 27,1832, died July 30, L834 ; Minerva, horn May i>. L834 : Emily, born Jan. 14. 1836 ; Nancy J.. Jan. 25, 1*38; William and Sarah (twins). Feb. 22, 1841 ; Hettie, born A.ug. 17. 1842, died Sept. 24, 1869; Eliza, bora May 4. 1845, died .March 20. 1870 ; Robert K., horn Dec. 1. 1848. and Mary L., born Sept. 1!). 1851. Mrs. Martin died Nov. 4, 1S77. Upon the marriage of Mr. Martin, lie commenced life for himself, and after following tanning upon the old place for ten years, he then engaged in farming, which business he followed until the last twenty years, during which latter time the home farm has been carried on by his son Robert K., who has always lived at home ; he was united in marriage with Florence A. Judy Oct, 2. 1S73. who was born in Greene Co., Ohio, Dec. 7, 1853 ; they have two children - Huldy Jane, born Jan. 3. 1875 ; Clarence E., June 21. 1878.

JOHN HOLMES MARTIN, retired farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Greenville ; another of the early pioneers of Darke Co.. born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, June 19, 1810 ; when 9 years of age, he removed to Darke Co. and located in Washington Township ; he was a son of William Martin, who was born in Ireland, and came to America when an infant, with his parents, who settled in Maryland, and removed to Pennsylvania when ' he was 1 5 years of age, and came to Ohio about 1801 ; in 1813, he located in Butler Co.. and in 1819 came to Darke Co., where he was engaged in farming in Washington Township until his decease, which occurred in the fall of 1821. Our subject lived upon the old homestead, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1856, when he purchased his present place, where he has since lived ; he now owns 107 acres upon his home farm, within half a mile of Greenville, with good farm buildings, and valued at upward of $100 per acre ; he also owns 126 acres in Washington Township, which is a part of the old homestead upon which he located sixty years ago ; he also has 120 acres in Mississinawa Township ; he has his farms rented, and devotes his entire attention to bu3ring and shipping stock to Cincinnati and other markets. Mr. Martin is entitled to a place in the front ranks of the early pioneers, being one of the few old landmarks left who relate their experience with the Indians, the bear, the wolf, the panther, the deer and other wild game which was to be found in abundance. He has taken a deep interest in the cause of religion, having been a member of the Presbyterian Church for forty years, and was influenced to purchase his present home, in 1856, that he might have better advantages for churches and education for his family. His marriage with Casandra Chenoweth was celebrated March 21, 1833 ; she was bora in Franklin Co., Ohio, in October, 1813, and died Feb. 16, 1879 ; seven children were bora to them, of whom six are now living - Margaret, Elizabeth. Mary J.. William H.. Rachel, John F. and James P.; the deceased was William H., who lost his life at Nashville while fighting for the preservation of the Union during the late war of the rebellion.

WILLIAM MARTIN, retired. Greenville ; another of the early pioneers is the above gentleman ; he was born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, Dec. 25. 1812, and is a son of William and Sarah (Larimore) Martin, early pioneers of Darke Co.. of whom further mention is made in the sketch of Robert Martin ; the subject of our sketch came to Darke Co. with his parents in 1817, and settled in the east part of this township ; his early life was that of a farmer's son, his education being limited, and was obtained in an old log schoolhouse ; in 1S32, he came to Greenville and obtained employment as clerk in the merchandising business, and, in 1835. removed to Ft. Recovery ; erected the first house of the place and opened the first merchandise store of the town, and continued in trade here until 1843, at which date he came to Greenville and located on his present place, where he has since lived. His residence, which is large and commodious, was for many years used as a hotel, and conducted as such by Mr. Martin and others. He has been twice married ; his first wife. Barbara Adney. was a native of Gallia Co., Ohio; she died in 1846. Leaving five children, of whom only two now survive, viz., James

W. and Sarah S.; his marriage with Mary M. Slaughter was celebrated in 1848 or 1849 ; they were the parents of eight children by this union, of whom only Dottie, Charles S. and Lodema H. now survive.

L. R. MARTIN, farmer and stock-raiser. Sec. 5 ; P. 0. Woodington ; one of the old settlers of Darke Co., Ohio ; born in Miami Co., Ohio. Sept. 14, 1836 ; at 9 years of age. he removed to Indiana, near Ft. Wayne, where he resided some eight years, and, in 1853, came to Darke Co., where he has since lived : he remained with his father and followed carpentering and agricultural pursuits until he attained his majority, after which he pursued his trade two years on his own account ; he then engaged in clerking in the merchandise store of W. B. Mendenhall at Woodington, and. after clerking three years, was admitted as partner, and continued the merchandise trade at this place under different firm names until 1877, when he disposed of his interest in the merchandising business, and has since given his whole attention to farming ; he has 170 acres of land under a good state of cultivation, with good farm buildings ; his brick residence, located at Woodington, was erected by him in 1874. at a cost of $2,800. His marriage with Nancy A. Mendenhall was celebrated in 1861 ; she was a daughter of W. B. Mendenhall, whose sketch appears among the biographies of Brown Township in another part of this work ; she died in 1867, leaving one child - Ida M., horn July 31, 1862 ; his second wife was Eliza A. Hine ; they were married in June, 1870 ; she was born in Darke Co. in 1841 ; two children were born to them - Maud A.. July 5, 1872, and Harry C. born Dec. 24, 1874.

SAMUEL MARTIN, Sec. 1 ; farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Pikeville ; one of the old settlers of Richland Township, born in Darke Co. Jan. 11, 1844; he was a son of Sebastian Martin, who emigrated from Pennsylvania to Darke Co. at an early day, and located in Richland Township ; Samuel Martin was raised upon the home farm until he attained his majority, when he was united in marriage with Julia Ann Beanblossom May 29, 1864 ; she was born in Darke Co. They have three children now living, having lost one in infancy : the living are Franklin M., born May 3, 1865 ; Mary C, Oct, 7, 1867 ; Viola G., Nov. 8, 1873. Upon the marriage of Mr. Martin he commenced farming, and the same year went to Nebraska, where he followed butchering one year, and returned in the fall of 1865 to Darke Co., and engaged in farming in Jackson Township, where he remained until 1872, when he located upon his present place, where he has since lived ; he has 50 acres in his home farm with good farm buildings and under a good state of cultivation ; he also followed thrashing for six 3rears, and operated the first steam thrasher ever run in Darke Co. Mrs. Martin is a daughter of David Beanblossom, one of the pioneers of Darke Co., whose biography appears among the sketches of this township.

JOHN HERSHEY MARTIN, County Clerk, Greenville; born in Adams Township, Darke Co., Nov. 29, 1844 ; he was a son of Jacob W. and Maria (Hershey) Martin, who located here in 1832 ; Adams Township and Gettysburg received their names through the father of Mrs. Martin, who was formerly from Adams Co., Penn.; Jacob Martin was in the merchandise trade at Gettysburg, Adams Township, until his decease, which occurred in April. 1876 ; his widow survives him, and lives in Gettysburg. John H. Martin entered the merchandise store of his father when 13 3Tears of age. where he was employed seven years : he then attended the Iron City Commercial College at Pittsburgh, and graduated from the same in 1865 ; he was then employed three years as book-keeper at Dayton, after which he was associated with his father in trade several years, and in 1874, came to Greenville, where he was employed in the Auditor's and Treasurers offices until October, 1879, at which date he was elected to his present office. In September, 1871. he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy O. Robinson, in Kenton, Hardin Co.: they have two children - Lola R. and Maud E.

JAMES W. MARTIN, harness-maker. Greenville. The subject of this memoir was born in Greenville Township. Sept. 24. 1815. and is a son of William

.Martin, another of our early pioneers, and whose sketch appears among the biographies in this work. James W. obtained his education in the public school of Greenville, and at 18 years of age was apprenticed to learn the harness -maker's trade, serving three years ; he then went to Richmond, where he worked two years, from there to Illinois ; he then returned to G-reenville in 1869, and engaged in the above business for himself and continued the same till 1880, when he sold out on account of ill health. His marriage with Fannie Jones was celebrated in Greenville. May, 1*75 ; she was born in Darke Co., in 1848 ; they have one child,

JOHN FOSTER MARTIN; P. 0. Greenville. John Foster Martin was born in Washington Township, Darke Co., in the year 1852 ; his parents, John Holmes and Casandr.i Chenoweth Martin, were among the oldest pioneers of this township, having settled here in 1810. The subject of this sketch, during the earlier years of his life, followed the vocation of a farmer, but having a natural predilection for literary attainments, he entered the Miami University at Oxford, Ohio, where, after pursuing the regular course of studies, he graduated in 1873. Having determined upon the law as his profession, he pursued the study of the same one year, then attended the Cincinnati [jaw School, where, in 1875, he graduated, and in April of the same year was admitted to practice. In the followingsummer, he located in Logansport, Ind., in the practice of his profession ; but after an experience of six months, the confinement of a law office not agreeing with his inclinations, he abandoned the practice, and engaged in running a tiouring-mill. Following this for two years, he next turned his attention to saw-milling ; and after continuing in this for about a year and a half, he resumed the honorable and independent occupation of a farmer, at which he is at present engaged.

JOHN G. MARTINI, merchant, Greenville : of the firm of Biltemeier & Martini, manufacturers and dealers in boots, shoes and rubber goods, etc., etc.; he was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1827, where he was apprenticed to and worked at the shoemaker's trade until 24 years of age; he then emigrated to America, landing in New York in the spring of 1852, and, upon the 26th of September following, came to Greenville, where he followed his trade until April 11, 1864, at which date he associated with his present partner in the above business. His marriage with Maria M. Werner was celebrated Feb. 16, 1854 ; she was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1831 : they have three childreu now living, viz., Jacob F., Katrina B. and Henry P.

JACOB TEUCHNAN MARTZ, lawyer and educator, Greenville; born in Darke Co. Sept. 14, 1833 ; he is the son of John Martz, who was born in Somerset Co.. Penn., in 1798, and settled in Darke Co. in 1829, and now, at the age of 81, is living with his son in Greenville ; his wife, Barbara Hardinger, a native of Bedford Co., Penn., died in 1841. Our subject was early trained to self-reliance, and, when but a lad, started out to make his own living as best he could ; he obtained the rudiments of an English education in the common schools of his neighborhood, chopping and hauling wood to pay for his tuition; at the age of 18, he began teaching in the country schools, and, by this means and by manual labor. he had accumulated $250 at the time he became of age ; he then entered the Ohio W'esleyan University, at Delaware, for the .scientific course, and graduated in the summer of 1856. and of his educational fund had left $3.50 ; during the five succeeding years, he was engaged in teaching in his native count}', within which time he studied law. under the preceptorship of Judge D. L. Meeker, of Greenville, and was admitted to the bar in 1801. In the spring of 1S02, he was elected Superintendent of the public schools of Greenville ; in August, 1865. he was appointed Receiver of the Cincinnati & Mackinaw Railroad, which occupied his time for nearly five years : in 1871, he was elected to his present position of Superintendent of the Greenville public schools. In September, I860, he married Miss Esther M.. daughter of .James M. Jamison, of Delaware. Ohio ; four sons are the issue of this union. Prof. Mart/, has been for some years the President of the Darke Co.

Teachers' Association, in the organization of which he was prominently active. For twenty years, he has been on the Board of County Examiners, and was for several years Secretary of the county agricultural society. Prof. Martz is one of those who learn the value of a dollar by earning it ; by untiring industry, he has acquired a good education and a comfortable competency, and during his career has won and kept the good will of his neighbors ; no one questions his integrity. or ability ; he is somewhat reserved in his manner, but is socially very agreeable

WILLIAM HENDRICKSON MATCHETT, physician and surgeon, Green ville ; was born in Butler Co., Ohio, March 9, 1825. His parents were Eric Matchett and Johanna Hendrickson, natives of Monmouth Co., N. J.; in 1820, the family came to Butler Co., Ohio, and in the spring of 1831, settled in Darke Co.; Mr. Matchett followed the occupation of farmer and miller ; energy, industry and honesty were the prominent traits in his character ; he died in Greenville, in June, 1867. and his wife on July 20, 1839. For two years, young William, then 14 years of age. carried the mails between Hamilton and Greenville on horseback ; by working, teaching and attending school, as circumstances would permit, he acquired a good education for his day ; at the age of 22, he commenced the study of medicine while engaged in teaching, and was, at different times, under the instruction of Dr. Jaqua, of Darke, and Drs. Cox and Lineweaver, of Preble Co. ; he attended lectures at the Cleveland Medical College, and graduated from the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati, in 1851 ; in September, 1851, he commenced practice in Ithaca, Darke Co.; on Feb. 8, 1863, he entered the arnry as Assistant Surgeon of the 40th 0. V. I., and served as such till December, 1864 ; on March 1. 1865, he was promoted to Surgeon of the 186th 0. V. I., and was mustered out in the following September ; his first post of duty in the army was at Franklin Hospital, Tennessee, and he was subsequently placed on duty in the hospital of the First Division of the Fourth Corps of the Army of the Cumberland ; in September, 1862, he located in Greenville ; for many years, he has been a member of both the County and State Medical Societies ; he has made his profession a specialty, and occupies an eminent rank among the physicians and surgeons of the State ; he is also the author of a number of valuable contributions to the medical literature of Ohio. Dr. Matchett was married Dec. 2, 1852, to Miss Eleanora. daughter of William Lindsay, of Richmond, Ind., a lady of rare culture and refinement ; there have been six children born to them, only three of whom are living ; his eldest son died Aug. 5, 1877 ; he was a young man of great ability, and was foremost in his class at Cornell University, where he was soon to graduate, when death claimed him. Dr. Matchett is a Mason of long standing, being a member of Ithaca Lodge. R, A. Chapter of Greenville, and of Coleman Commandery, K. T., of Troy.

DAVID L. MEEKER, lawyer and Judge, was born in Darke Co. in 1827 ; he experienced a farmer's boj'hood and received a meager common-school education, supplemented by a brief course of academic instruction ; he taught school several winters ; he read law with the late Judge Ebenezer Parsons, of Miami Co., and was admitted to the bar in 1851 ; in May, 1853, he opened a law office in Greenville ; in 1856, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney for Darke County, and re-elected in 1858. In 1861, he was elected Common Pleas Judge of the first subdivision of the Second Judicial District, but resigned in 1866 ; in 1872, he was appointed by Gov. No3'es to fill a vacanc}r on the same bench, occasioned by the resignation of Judge J. C. McKenny, and, in 1873, he was elected to the same position without opposition ; again, in 1878, upon the recommendation of all parties, he was unanimously elected. Judge Meeker has been twice married. In 1857, he married Miss Mary A. Deardorf, from which union were born eight children : she died in 1876. In 1878, he married Miss Jennie D. Crisler, of Eaton, Ohio. Politically, Judge Meeker is a Democrat ; personally, he is a gentleman of correct views and strict integrity.

14, 1841 ; his father. Isaac, was born in Pennsylvania in 1818. and settled in Darke Co. in 1832 ; his mother, Mary (Ross) Miller, was born in German Township in 1820. Our subject was reared on the farm. and. when a lad. learned the mason g trade. At the age of L8, he entered the army, a volunteer in Co. C, 11th 0. V. I., LOO-days men ; they were stationed at Camp Dennison, and their time of service was tilled in doing camp duty ; after his discharge Sept. 10. 1861, he enlisted in Co. K, of the 34th 0. V. I., First Zouaves, and was immediately transferred to the front, and his regiment was a portion of Rosecrans' corps ; his regiment participated in the battles of Chapmansville, Red House Shoals, Princeton, Newbern, they were transferred to Hunter's army and took an active part in the many battles that followed in the Shenandoah Valley ; at Fayetteville, our subject received a wound in the left wrist ; Gen. Crook was then in command, and the 34th and 36th Ohio Regiments, having been thinned by repeated battles, were consolidated ; he was again wounded at Opequan in the head, and afterward lay in the hospital at Philadelphia for three months ; in February, 1865, he was commissioned Second Lieutenant for meritorious conduct, and was honorably discharged from the service in August, 1865. He came home and resumed his trade till the great tire in ( Jhicago in 1871, when he went there and was employed as assistant superintendent in the construction of the Chamber of Commerce. Matteson House. Clifton House, Tremont Hotel and the Palmer House, on which he was employed for two years ; while in Chicago, he took lessons in architecture for two years, and returned to Darke Co. in October, 1874, and opened an office in Greenville in June, 1879 ; he has superintended the construction of some of the best buildings in Greenville, and we can heartily recommend him to the people of Darke and adjoining counties as a gentleman and one that stands high in his profession. He was united in marriage with Mary Stines Aug. 15, 1861.

HARROD MILLS, tanner, stock-raiser and dealer in agricultural implements ; P. 0. Greenville : another of the old settlers of Darke Co.; born in Rutler Co., Ohio, Aug. 8. 1821, where he was raised to agricultural pursuits ; in 1833, he came to Darke Co. with his parents, and located in Twin Township, residing here until 1846, thence removed to German Township, where he followed farming and milling until 1868, at which date he came to Greenville Township, and located upon his present place, where he has since lived ; he owns 153 acres in his home farm, located one and a half miles from Greenville, all under a good state of improvement with the best of farm buildings ; also upward of 100 acres in other parts of the county ; aside from his farming and stock-raising, he has for the past five years been engaged in the agricultural trade and, also, sale of farm machinery in Greenville : a card of his business appears in the business directory of Greenville, in another part of this work. Upon the 20th of May, 1842, he was united in marriage with Louisa Stingley ; she was born in Darke Co. Dec. 25. 1821 ; they were the parents of eleven children - Mary E., born July 10, 1843 ; William H, Sept. 30. 1844; George V., March 18, 1840 ; Joseph W., April 1, 1848 ; Sarah J., Oct. 8, 1850 ; Martha A.. Feb. 18, 1852 ; Emma L., Dec. 26, 1859 ; Idell, Nov. 17. 1861, and three deceased. Mrs. Mills is a daughter of George Stingley, one of our early pioneers, who located in Darke Co. in German Township in 1817.

GEORGE WASHINGTON MOORE, merchant, Greenville, was born in Warren Co.. Ohio, Jan. 20. 1825 ; his father. Pindley Moore, was a well-known teacher, whose field of service was principally in the counties of Warren, Montgomery. Butler and Preble; from him. many prominent men in those counties received their rudimentary drill ; his wife was Elizabeth Dunlap, born in Mifflin Co., Penn. Our subject's youth was spent at the cabinet-maker's trade; he had no school privileges after he was 11 years of age: the first three years of his majority were employed as a huckster ; in the fall of 1849. he went to California, and for eight years was engaged in mining and in transporting merchandise to the mines ; in the summer of 1857, he crossed the Plains from Los Angeles to St. Joseph with a drove of wild horses and traded them off' for cattle, which he fed through the winter of 1857-58, and, in the spring of 1858, he sold these to the Government for the Utah expedition against the Mormons ; on his way from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City, he encamped for several days on the site of the Mountain Meadow massacre, and, east of the Rocky Mountains, met and conversed with the ill-fated party respecting their hazardous journey ; in September, 1858, he located in Greenville, and, in company with his brother-in-law, Michael Miller, embarked in the dry-goods trade ; this arrangement lasted five years ; in August, 1863, he entered into his present copartnership with the Hon. John L. Winner. and for some years the dry-goods house of Moore & Winner has been the leading one in Greenville. In December, 1861, he married Miss Mary Porter, daughter of John W. Porter, Esq., of Greenville. Mr. Moore has given his exclusive attention to business, and, with the exception of local positions on the Board of Education and Town Council, has never filled any public office. Though often solicited to become a candidate for the General Assembly, he has always declined, and, in the fall of 1878, he was earnestly pressed by prominent men of all parties to allow himself to be made an independent candidate for Congress, under circumstances that gave the most flattering prospect of success, but he declined. In 1879. the Democratic Senatorial Convention for the counties of Darke, Miami and Butler, unanimously nominated him for the State Senate, and he was triumphantly elected. He is a refined and courteous gentleman of the old school, with sound sense, a clear head and unimpeachable integrity ; he is an easy, agreeable and fluent speaker, and is, in everything he is connected with, a resolute worker.

WM. H. MORNINGSTAR ; P. 0. Greenville. We could hardly do justice to the business interests nor to the history of Darke Co. without devoting a brief space of this work to the above gentleman ; he was born in Greene Co., Ohio, Sept. 15. 1819, and is a son of George Morningstar, one of the early pioneers who located in the southwest part of Greenville Township in 1832, where his decease occurred in 1850. Our subject followed agricultural pursuits until 1844, when he came to Greenville and followed clerking some three years ; in 1847, he embarked in the merchandise trade, and followed different mercantile pursuits, with the exception of four years, until 1878, since which time he has devoted his attention to milling. He has taken a deep interest in the political questions of the day ; was in early days a Whig, but has been a strong Republican since the organization of the same. During the late rebellion, he was one of the leading outspoken Union men. and was the chief target for the enemies of the Government ; his sympathies for the Union was not only outspoken but active, as his service in the 152d 0. N. G.. will show ; his oldest son also serving in the Union army four and a half years, when he received an honorable discharge. Mr. Morningstar has been twice married : his first wife was Elizabeth Wagoner, their nuptials being celebrated in 1848 or 1849 ; she died in 1869 ; in 1874, he was married to Frances Zell, a native of Clinton Co., Ohio. Mr. M. has resided upon his present place for upward of thirty years ; his family consists of his wife and three children, of whom Benjamin F. has occupied the position of Government mail agent for ten years, and resides near the old homestead ; John H, one of the founders and proprietors of the Greenville Commercial College, residing in Greenville, and Alice, living at home. The beautiful spot upon which is located the large and commodious house of Mr. M. is truly historical ; it lies just across the Greenville Creek, on what is known as Tecumseh's Point, and which, in early days, was the home of both Tecumseh the chief, and his brother, the Prophet, and for this reason was held sacred by the red men ; to such an extent did this feeling extend among the Indians, that when orders were issued in 1832 to remove them from their settlement at Wapauketna to their reservations beyond the Mississippi River, the officer in charge designed taking them through Miami Co. to Cincinnati, but they insisted upon being brought through Greenville, that they might once more visit the old home of their chief and Prophet, and their request being granted, they remained several days ; further mention is made of the interest of this point in the historical part of this work.

DAVID NOGGLE, retired farmer ; residence, Section 34 ; P. 0. Greenville Among the old settlers of Darke Co., the gentleman whose name heads this sketch is prominently and favorably known, and is held in the highest esteem by his fellow-townsmen ; he was born in Neave Township. Darke Co., Aug. 8, 1824. His father, Geo. Noggle. was born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., March 15, 1774 ; he married Catherine Henlein, who was born in the same State on May 26, 1777 ; the}' were among the early pioneers of Darke Co., locating here in 1812 ; Mr. Noggle died in Harrison Township June 28, 1852 ; Mrs. Noggle died March 17, 1865 ; they were the parents of ten children, all of whom lived to grow up. David Noggle obtained his education in a log schoolhouse, and assisted his father in farming until 20 years of age, when, upon Nov. 7, 1844, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Gibbs, a native of Darke Co.. born Sept. 20, 1827; they were the parents of four children, viz. : Martha A., born Jan. 18, 1846 ; Rufus G., born July 1, 1847 ; Mary C, Dec. 18, 1854, and Julia A.. July 8, 1856. Upon the marriage of Mr. Noggle, he located upon 80 acres of land in Neave Township, and lived in a log cabin some twelve years ; he then resided in Harrison Township some twelve years, when he sold out and returned to Neave Township, where he purchased 320 acres, disposing of the same in 1874, at which date he located upon his present place, where he has since lived ; he now owns 80 acres, located one mile from Greenville, with the best of farm buildings. Mrs. Noggle was a daughter of David and Mary (Beal) Gibbs ; her father was born in North Carolina, and came to Darke Co. about the year 1817; his death occurred in August, 1869 ; Mrs. Gibbs was born in Greene Co., Ohio ; she died in July, 1872.

RUFUS G. NOGGLE, farmer and stock-raiser; *P. O. Greenville. The subject of this memoir was born m Harrison Township, July 1, 1847. and is a son of David Noggle, whose sketch appears among the biographies of this work ; our subject was raised on a farm and assisted his father till he was 21 years of age, when he commenced farming for himself ; he now owns 150 acres of land, all under a good state of cultivation, with good farm improvements; he obtained a common school education in his youth. He was married to Angie Kerst Dec. 26, 1867 ; she was born Aug. 31, 1848. and is a daughter of Samuel Kerst, a native of Pennsylvania. He died in Darke County upward of 60 years of age ; her mother is now living, and resides in this county. Mr. and Mrs. Noggle are the parents of one child - Charley C. born Feb. 26, 1875.

CURTIS OTWELL, physician and surgeon : Greenville : was born in Guilford Co.. N. C. March 19, 1806; his father, James Otwell. was a native of Sussex Co., Del., and his mother, Eleanor Reynolds, of Guilford Count}- ; she was of Scotch-Irish parentage, and the descendant of a Quaker, who came to this countiy with William Penn. James Otwell was a slaveholder, but emancipated his slaves near the beginning of the present century ; he died in 1830. aged 52, and his wife soon followed him. The family comprised five children, of whom our subject was the only son ; at an early age, he evinced a great thirst for learning, and made a practice of carrying a book in his pocket to study in intervals of leisure ; when a youth of 18. he was appointed Constable of his native county, and while executing the duties of his office, he read thousands of pages of history while going over the county on horseback ; by thus improving his spare moments, he put in years of study, and supplemented a common-school course with higher attainments, including some knowledge of the Latin language ; he says that " he was quite proud of his position as Constable, from the fact that Gen. Jackson was once Constable of the same county." In 1824, he married Eunice S. Wilson, of his native county: her father, Michael Wilson, was born on the ocean, of Irish parents, and reared in North Carolina; after his marriage, he read medicine, and, in the spring of 1832. moved to Wayne County, Ind., where he practiced his profession eight years ; in the fall of 1840. he settled in Darke

County, and purchased a flouring-mill in Neave Township, and superintended the same for thirty years, continuing his professional practice ; in the year 1844, in connection with a prominent farmer of the neighborhood, he erected a schoolhouse near his mill, and engaged teachers competent to teach higher mathematics and languages. It was known for years as " Otwell's Seminary," and numbers of the prominent men of the county came here for their higher education ; among the instructors in this school were Calvin Parker and Samuel McClure, who were well known as teachers a quarter of a century ago. In 1846, Dr. Otwell graduated from the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati, and in 1848 located in Greenville, where he has since followed his profession ; he is the father of four sons and four daughters ; two of the latter deceased. Three of the sons are practicing medicine in Darke County ; the eldest son is editor and proprietor of the Greenville Jour mil. Dr. Otwell has had a very extensive and successful practice, and has been the preceptor of perhaps one-half of the physicians in Greenville and the surrounding country.

JOHN O'CONNOR, carriage manufacturer. Greenville ; was born in Windsor. Canada, Oct. 12, 1843. His father and mother came from Ireland ; when our subject was about 9 months old, the}- came to Springfield, Ohio ; they lived in Clark, Greene and Champaign Cos. until the winter of 1852. when they moved to Jackson Township, Darke Co. In 1853, they moved to Randolph Co., Ind.. where they lived until 1856, when they moved to Franklin Township, Darke Co., on the farm now owned by Henry Koon ; afterward on the farm now owned by John Wright, where they lived until 1857, when they moved on land now owned by Christian Grauf. in Franklin Township, where they cleared a farm of 78 acres. In September, 1862, John enlisted in Co. G, 110th O. V. I., under Capt. J. C. Ullery ; served with the regiment through West Virginia, in Gen. Milroy's command ; was taken prisoner at the battle of Winchester, and taken successively to Staunton. Libby and Belle Isle ; after much hardship, he was exchanged and rejoined his regiment at Culpeper, Oct. 7, 1863 ; was with his regiment in all its retreats and advances in the old Third Corps, Third Division; after the re-organization of the army, was put in the Sixth Corps under Gen. Ricketts, where he participated in Grant's campaign before Petersburg ; went to Maryland, under Lew Wallace, at Monocacy; afterward with Sheridan in his campaign, and on Dec. 3, 1864, returned to south of Petersburg, and participated in the final assault on the 2d of April, 1865 ; was at the battle of Sailor's Creek April 6, 1865 ; was present at the suiTender of Lee's army at Appomattox, and was mustered out of service July 1, 1865. He worked on the farm one year, and in the fall of 1866 he engaged in the carriage and wagon business with J. R. Hyer, at Painter's Creek. He was married to Delilah Marker April 4, 1869 ; in March, 1873, moved to Bradford, where he engaged more extensively in the above business, until June, 1876, when he removed to Greenville, where he now carries on an extensive business in the manufacturing of carriages. There have been born to him five children, viz.: John T., Edward A., Mary, Charles J. and Jacob Ira ; the last named lived but two months. Mr. O'Connor is a man of strict integrity, and his fine social qualities have made him hosts of friends.

OLIVER CLINTON PERRY, ex- Auditor ; Greenville. The subject of this memoir was born in Miami Co.. Ohio. Feb. 28, 1830, and is a son of Nathan W. and Isabella (Buchanan) Perry, who moved their family to Darke Co., and located in Washington Township, in September. 1838. where they settled in the midst of comparatively early settlers, who were struggling with povert}' and heavy timber. Oliver, with other children of that portion of the count}', had poor advantages of an early education, but, by close application to his studies when an opportunity offered, acquired a good common-school education that enabled him to engage in school teaching when quite young, and for several years he was employed as salesman in the dry -goods business ; he served as Deputy Clerk of the

Court in 1807, and was elected Auditor and served in said office lor uearly five years. During his term of office the system of building free turnpikes was inaugurated, and over thirty miles built in the county. The county jail was also built, and the contracting, and the greater part of the present court house was constructed, in all of which improvements he took a deep interest and active part, being friendly to and indorsing the great improvements of the county. In poli he is a strong Democrat, from both education and honest conviction ; during the rebellion he denounced secession and advocated a vigorous prosecution of the war for the restoration of the Union.

WALLACE PLESSINGER, farmer and butcher :-P. 0. Greenville. Among the old settlers of Darke Co., this gentleman is entitled to more than a passing notice : he was born in Richland Township, this county, Aug. 6, 1847 ; his grandfather, Philip Plessinger, was among the very early pioneers of Darke Co.; emigrating from Pennsylvania, and locating in Richland Township, about the year L815, and his was the second or third white family that settled in the township; here he lived until his death, which occurred July 4, 1860, at about 90 years of age. and upon the place where he located nearly half a century previous ; Solomon Plessinger (our subject's father) was the youngest of the above family ; he was born either in Lancaster Co.. Penn.. or in Richland Township. Soon after the arrival of the family here, he married Rebecca Jackson, a native of Maryland, near Baltimore ; she is now living in Richland Township ; they were the parents of six children, three of whom now survive; Mr. Plessinger died Dec. 27. 1861 ; our subject then being only 14 years of age, and being the only surviving son. the responsibility, management and improvement of the farm fell upon him. and nobly did he perform this duty until 18G9 when, upon the 27th of October, he was united iii marriage with Carrie Jackson ; she was born in Shelby Co in 1840 ; they are the parents of four sons and four daughters, all of whom are now living, the family circle having never been broken by death. Their children are Estella. Ida May, Frank X.. Flora. Fred, Melvin. Edith and Charles W. Upon the marriage of Piessing* r, he continued farming in Richland Township until the spring of 1874, when he purchased 80 acresof land in Adams Township, where he located : in December, 1879, he purchased his present place of business in Greenville, and engaged in the butcher trade, designing to move his family to town in February, 1880, that he might have better facilities for churches and the education of his children. A card of his business is to be found in the business directory in another part of this work. It may lie truly said of the above gentleman, that he is one of the self-made men of Darke Co ; left fatherless at 14 years of age. he has battled against the hardships of the cold world, and by his own hard labor secured a good property.

WILLIAM REED, farmer and proprietor of Reed's saw-mill: P. 0. Greenville ; another of our self-made men. born in the county of Antrim. Ireland, Dec. 14. 1831. where he obtained his education in the subscription schools, and followed farming and weaving until 18 years of age, when he emigrated to America, landing in New York in 1849 : coming directly West, he followed various persists for a time in Michigan, and after a few years' residence in Missouri and Indiana, came to Ohio, and until 1861, was employed in farming and working in saw mills in Hamilton Co.: in 1861, he came to Darke Co. and located in Neave Township; in 1*71'. he located upon his present place, and purchased 100 acres to which he has since added until he now owns 230 acres, and has brought a large part of the same, which was at the time a howling wilderness, to a good state of cultivation, by his own hard labor ; he erected his steam saw-mill in 1872, and has since successfully run the saw-mill in connection with farming ; Mr. Reed arrived in New York with wry little money, and was robbed of all save one penny : lie then borrowed the means to take him to Michigan, and paid the same Itack from his wages at $15 per month ; the writer of this article has been informed by friends of the above gentleman of the misfortunes of Mr. Reed in losing a large part of his hard earnings by the -- sharp "' (?) practice of a certain professional gentleman ; in 1876 he visited the laud of his birth ; during the voyage, in the steamer Scotland they ran into and sank another vessel near Sandy Hook ; returning m the citv of \ntwerp, he also experienced another accident of the same nature. Wm. Reid and Sarah Lowery, were married March 18 1867 ; she died June 5 1874 , four sons were the fruit of this union, viz. : John R, bom March 11 18b8 , Willam H Nov. 1, 1869 ; David L, Jan. 7, 1872 ; Clifford, May 25, 1874 ; his marriage with Christiana Howard was celebrated Sep. 22, 1876; she was bom m Preble Co Ohio, Aug. 1, 1846 ; they had two children by this union - Walter H., born March 19, i878%nd an infant born Oct. 22, 1879. Mr. Reed was raised a Presbyterian, his first wife being of the same belief, his present wife being a member of the Christian Church ; the mother of Mrs. Reed was a daughter of John Porter who was born in Pennsylvania and removed to Kentucky in 18o0, thence to Darke Co. at a very early day, living here several years, and died in Kentucky in

F REHLING, dealer in stoves, tinware, house-furnishing goods etc., etc., Greenville ; is another of the self-made men of Darke Co.; born in Hesse, Germany May 27 1837, where he received a good German education ; at lb years of age, he emigrated to America, landing in New York June 5, 1853 ; coming directly West he arrived in Greenville without means, he then obtained employment in the Fairview Hotel, at $6 per month, and for three years was employed in the hotel business ; he then served three years' apprenticeship to learn the trade of tinner and after completing his trade, he worked eleven years as journeyman ; in 1868 he'engaoed in the above business, and in 1870 was unfortunate in business losine all his capital ; he then worked at the bench three years when he started his present business, which he has since successfully followed; he feels perfectly safe in sayino- that he carries the largest stock of goods and does a more extensive trade hi his line than any one in Greenville, and is one of our most enterprising and respected citizens. His marriage with Josephine Craig was celebrated in 18W ; they have six children now living, viz: Wesley, William, Henry T., James *.,

WILLIAM REQUARTH, farmer and stock-raiser; residence bee. ^9, Township 10, Range 3 east ; P. 0. Greenville ; born in Hesse, Germany, Sept. U, 1833 where he attended the schools continually from 6 to 14 years of age ; he is the son of John H. Requarth, who was a native of the same place born Jan. 9, 1796, and emigrated to America, landing in New York, Jan. 8, 1848, and is now living (at this date, 1879) at the advanced age of 84 years ; Win. Requarth came to America and to Ohio with his parents in 1848 ; he assisted his lather until lo years of age, after which he was employed at farming and blacksmithiiig a few years, and upon the 5th of May, 1859. He was married to Wilhemia Ostermeier ; she was born Feb. 22. 1834, in Hesse, Germany ; they are the parents of six sons and four daughters, viz., William, Henry, John, Frank, Charlie, Louisa, Mena, Caroline Mollie and August ; the latter died in infancy. Mr. Requarth is one_of the self-made men of Darke Co. ; he has been a resident of the county since 18b0, owns 123 acres of <*ood land with good, farm-buildings valued at about $10,000, all ol which he has made by his own hard labor ; he has held the office of Supervisor two terms, School Director two terms, and is now one of the Trustees of Greenville Township. ¥^ ... . ,.

FRED C REQUARTH, brick- manufacturer ; P. O. Greenville, lhis gentleman is a native of Germany ; born in Hesse July 1. 1841. He is a son of Henry Requarth. who emigrated to America with his family when our subject was only 6 years old. He lauded in New York City, and from there came directly to Montgomery Co. and located in Clay Township ; he is the father of sixteen children. Our subject remained at home, assisting his father on the farm in summer and devoting the winter to acquisition of knowledge in common schools till he was 14 years of age ; at this time he was apprenticed to learn the shoemakers trade, and served a term of three years; he pursued his profession continually for the succeeding fourteen years. He then began the manufacturing of brick in the summer, and continued his trade through the winter months. He served his apprenticeship in Dayton, Ohio, and remained there the most of the time, till he came here in 1872 and settled on the place where he now resides ; he has an extensive brick-factory. He celebrated his marriage with Miss Louisa Steinbrigge July 12. 1862 ; she is also a native of G-ermany ; seven children have been born to the family, all living, viz. : Rosa, born May 1<>. 1863; Emma, Sept. 11, 1865; Henry, Feb. 19, 1868; Augusta. - -18. 1870; Mary, Nov. 12, L873 ; [da, Sept. 1, 1876, and Freddie, born Nov. 2. 18, s.

ABRAHAM RHOADES, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Greenville ; one Of the settlers of 1854 ; he was born in Montgomery Co.. Ohio. Feb. 8, 1832. lie was a son of Jacob Rhoades, who was born in Bedford Co, Penn., and came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, when 5 years of age. and is now living, at about 76 years of age. He married Barbara Soudurs ; she died about the year 1849. The subject of this sketch was raised to agricultural pursuits, and in 1854 came to Darke Co. and purchased 80 acres of the present place, to which he has since added by purchase, until he now owns, his home farm, with the best of farm buildings : he also owns 106 acres of land in Mercer Co.. besides one lot and one-half interest in two business houses in Greenville, and an interest in the National Bank of Greenville, all of which, save $200. he has secured by his own exertions and correct business habits. It can be truly said of him that he is one of the self-made men of Darke Co. Upon the 27th of April. 1856. he was united in marriage with Mary Pitsenberger ; she was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Jan. 23, 1832 ; they were the parents of seven children, viz. : Susannah, born Feb. 24. 1857, died Dec. 17, 1866; Jacob. March 9, 1859: Matilda A., May 12, 1861 ; Elizabeth. April 29. 1863 ; Stephen. Nov. 29, 1865 ; Minnie. Dec. 6, 1869, and Curtis, born March 17, 1873. Mrs. Rhoades was a daughter of Jacob Pitsenberger; he was born in Pennsylvania Aug. 18. 18u2 ; came to Ohio in 1811, and to Darke Co. about the year 1848 ; the last years of his life he lived in Greenville retired from business; he died Sept. 24. 1878. The mother of Mrs. Rhoades was Susanna Miller, born April 24. 1804. and died upon the anniversary. April 24, 1859.

CHARLES ROLAND, journalist; Greenville: was born in Washington Co., Ohio. Aug. 6. 1831 ; he was left an orphan when an infant, and was reared in the family of a friend in Fairfield Co., Ohio ; his boyhood was passed on a farm, l'eceiving only a meager common-school education, which terminated at the age of 14. when he entered the office of the Ohio Eagle, at Lancaster, where he learned the printing business and remained several years ; in 1856, he became a partner in the ownership of the paper with John M. Connell. subsequently Colonel of the 17th O. V. I.; in the latter part of 1861. Mr. Roland became sole proprietor and conducted that journal till the spring of 1866, when he disposed of the Eagle and purchased the Greenville Democrat, of which he has since been editor and proprietor ; when he took charge of the Democrat it was a small, poorly printed sheet, with a patronage too limited for support ; it is now the largest folio in the State, is conducted with ability, circulates widely, and has yielded its owner a handsome income. Mr. Roland has always been a stanch Democrat, and during his management of the Eagle it was a bold, outspoken sheet ; upon the opening of the late war. its editor, for taking exceptions to the manner in which the war was being conducted, in the fall of 1862, was summoned by Gov. Tod to an interview in his office at Columbus ; he at once presented himself before the Governor, having with him three prominent citizens of Lancaster, as witnesses of what might transpire. The Governor complained that the tone of his paper was disloyal and tended to discourage enlistments, and stated that his first impulse had been to suppress the paper and send its editor to Fort Warren. Mr. Roland replied, that he had taken for his guide the Constitution and laws of the country, and that of two meetings in the same week, at Lancaster, by Republicans and Democrats.

respectively, at the former five men enlisted, and at the latter thirteen. The interview closed by a threat somewhat excitedly expressed by the Governor, in these words - " Constitution and laws or not, unless the tone of your paper is changed it will be suppressed, and you will be sent to Fort Warren ; I have the backbone to do it." Mr. Roland returned to Lancaster and published an attested account of the interview in the next issue of his paper, and continued to publish his views of the eventful struggle, and was not molested. In 1851, he married Amelia, daughter of Lewis Clark, of Lancaster, and four sons and five daughters are the issue of the union ; the eldest son, Arthur A. Roland, is editor and publisher of the Lebanon Patriot.

JERY RUNKEL, Sheriff; Greenville. Among the self-made men of Darke County we are pleased to make mention of the above gentleman ; he was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, Aug. 15, 1835 ; came to Darke County with his parents when quite young ; he was left an orphan when 9 years of age ; thrown upon his own resouces and commenced the struggle of life alone ; he lived in Butler Township from 1844 to 1855, at which time he purchased a farm of forty acres in Harrison Township, upon which he then located and resided until Jan. 1. 1880, when he removed to Greenville ; in the spring of 1879 he received the nomination for Sheriff upon the Democratic ticket, elected October following by a majority of 675 votes. His marriage with Isabella Hindsley was celebrated in Harrison Township. Darke County, in 1857 ; they have four children now living, having lost two by death ; the living are William IL, Joseph E.. Frances G. and

ISAAC RUSH, retired farmer ; P. 0. Greenville. Among the early pioneers of Darke County the gentleman whose name heads this sketch is entitled to a place in the front ranks ; he was born in Trenton, Butler Co., Ohio, Dec. 8, 1815 ; he was a son of Jacob Rush, who was born in Pennsylvania, and was among the early pioneers of Darke County ; locating here in 1829 upon the place where Isaac Rush now lives ; in 1830 he entered this land, where he passed the remainder of his days ; his death occurring in 1842. He married Jemima House in Butler County ; she was born in Warren County, and died in Darke County in 1854 ; they were the parents of seven children, of whom three are deceased. Isaac Rush came to Darke County in 1829, Greenville, at that time, containing very few buildings, a large part of the land upon which the city now stands being covered by a dense thicket ; he assisted his father until 1836, when he devoted four years to carpentering, and in 1840 took charge of the home farm, upon which he has lived, with the exception of the above four years, for a period of half a century ; he now has 85 acres reaching to the corporation limits, a part of which he has refused $300 per acre for. during his residence here he has witnessed the marvelous growth of a town of some two hundred inhabitants, spread out to be a city of some four thousand, and which has already extended to, and obtained a foothold upon his farm. He married Nancy Swisher in August, 1843 ; she was born in Montgomery County, and in 1830 came to Darke County ; they are the parents of five children, viz.. Mary, Abram, John, Ie and Alaska.

ANDREW T. RUSH, manufacturer, Greenville ; firm of Rush & Eby, proprietors of the Greenville Agricultural Works ; Mr. R. is one of the oldest citizens of Darke Countv, being born in this township April 11, 1831, and is a son of W. H. Rush, a native of Pennsylvania, who located here in 1812 ; he died about the year 1873 ; the subject of our sketch was raised to farming, which occupation he has always followed in connection with milling, during which time he was also agent for the D. & U. R. R. at Rush Station, which was named in honor of his father. Upon the 18th of March, 1866, he was married to Anna Byrom, born in Washington Township April 18, 1839 ; she was a daughter of Silas Byrom, also an old settler ; they have three children by this union, viz., Sarah 0.,Wm. A. and an infant. In the year 1879, the firm of Rush *& Eby was organized for the purpose of supplying a long-felt want of Darke County. Their business will be chiefly confined to the manufacture of plows and all kinds of agricultural implements; they also give special attention to repairing of the same. Mr. Wm. Eby, the junior member of the above firm is a gentleman thoroughly edueated in every detail of his business, and we find his reputation and skill as a superior workman is already established in Greenville. A card of their business will be found in another part of work and is the hrst agricultural works of Greenville.

BENRY ST. CLAIR, merchant ; Greenville; dealer in groceries, provisions, produce, glass and queensware. etc., etc. Greenville, like most cities of its size, has its representative business men in nearly all branches of trade, and while it has several good stores in the above line, it is conceded by all, that the leading grocery house of Greenville is that of Henry St. Clair, who is one of the most enterprising, energetic and active business men of the place, and has by the above traits of character, combined with honorable and fair dealing, during the past eight years, built up the largest grocery trade done by any one house in Darke County : he carries a large stock, selected with care, which would do credit to any large city. He has had a steady yearly increase of trade ; his sales for the year 1878 being upward of $200,000. " Mr. St. Clair was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., upon the 7th of May, 1852 ; when 3 years of age, he emigrated to Darke County with his parents, and, after a residence of seven years, removed to Cincinnati, and was educated in the public schools, and completed his education by a course of instruction in the Commercial College ; at 16 years of age, he accepted a position as book-keeper in a large wholesale house in Cincinnati with which he remained four years ; in 1872. he came to Greenville and engaged in his present business. A card of his business will be found in the business directoiy of Greenville, in another part of this work. His marriage with Ella S. Van Dyke was celebrated Feb. 4. 1875 ; she was born in Glendale, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1853.

WILLIAM SCHAFER, farmer and stock-raiser; P.O.Greenville ; was born in Prussia, Germany. Sept. 2, 1833, where he followed farming until 20 years of age, when he emigrated to America, landing in New Orleans in 1853 ; he then came to Montgomery County and to Dayton and followed various pursuits in the above county until March, 1865, when he came to Darke County and purchased his present place ; he now has 84 acres with the best of farm buildings ; he landed in Dayton with a capital of $3.00, and has by his own hard labor and correct business habits, secured all of the above property ; in 1877, he was elected one of the Directors of the county infirmary, which office he now holds ; has been a member of the Lutheran Church thirty-two years ; has suffered great affliction in his family, having lost five of his eight children by death. Upon the 1st of December, 1859, he was united in marriage with Mary Schermer ; she was born in Auglaize Co., Ohio, in 1835 ; they were the parents of eight children, viz., Marv, born Feb. 3, 1861 ; William, born June 17.1863, died Aug. 16, 1864 ; Katie, born Aug. 3, 1865, died xMay 8, 1876 ; Menie, born Aug. 29, 1867, died March 14, 1870 ; Louisa, born Dec. 10, 1869, died in 1871 ; John, born Feb. 17, 1872 ; Susie, born July 7, 1874 ; Harvey, born Oct. 4. 1876. died Feb. 1, 1879.

JACOB O. SCJJELL. biographical historian, Greenville, is a son of Joshua Schell, and a grandson of Jacob and Elizabeth (Caylor) Schell ; he was born in Pennsylvania Oct. 14, 1779 ; and she. Dee. 19, 1784 ; they were the parents of twelve children ; six died in infancy, and six grew to maturity ; these were Elizabeth, born March 27. 1807 ; George, March 15, 1809 ; Joshua, July 29. 1811; Sophia, Jan. 2, 1815; Nancy, July 30, 1819; and Jacob, Jan. 19,1827. They left Pennsylvania Oct. 14, 1830, and came to Ohio in a one-horse wagon, this was so crowded with their household goods that there was room for but one passenger ; the mother and the youngest son occupied, by turns, the vacant space in the wagon ; Jacob was not 4 years old, yet he walked a good portion of the way, and no doubt made a grotesque appearance, in his red liusey dress andcap of rabbit skins. Elizabeth was married to Joseph Fourman and came to this State at the same time in a wagon of their own ; the}- traveled from twelve to twenty-two miles per day ; in twenty-eight days they reached Montgomery County and stopped for a few days with Jacob Ryder near Liberty, and then went six miles below Hamilton to John Redsecker, who furnished them with an old log house to live in. When they landed, their stock consisted of the one-horse load of household goods, horse and wagon, and some less than $1 in money. They bought some 30 acres acres of timber land, and the next fall built a house and settled on their new home. It was mainly by the energy and econonry of the two oldest boys that they were enabled to pay for this and improve it ; George stayed at home till 25 years of age, and Joshua till 23 years old ; they and their father were carpenters, and worked for 75 cents a day. In 1850, they sold their little home for $1,500, and afterward bought 92 acres in Clay Township, Montgomery Co., near West Baltimore ; here he died Aug. 4, 1861. His widow then went to live with her son Joshua (who since the fall of 1851 had lived' in Darke Co.), where she died Aug. 31, 1868. In 1839, Jan. 10, Joshua Schell was united in marriage with Mary White, born in Pennsylvania, Feb. 29, 1820 ; she is a daughter of Jacob White, who died a few years ago in Indiana, at the advanced age of 93 }-ears. Joshua and Mary Schell were the parents of ten children - Amanda, born in Butler Co.. Ohio. Aug. 30, 1839 ; Ann Elizabeth. Aug. 5, 1841 ; Mary F., Aug. 5, 1844 ; Sophy. Sept. 2, 1846 ; Jacob O., Sept 25, 1849 ; Adin H, born in Darke Co., Ohio, March 22, 1852 ; Nancy E., July 15, 1854 ; Joseph W., Sept. 24, 1856 ; Aurelia C, Nov. 28, 1860, and Milo M., Feb. 18, 1863. Five of these are married and have had in all nineteen children, of which seventeen are living. The subject of this sketch was brought up on the farm, and received a good common-school education ; in the fall of 1869, he commenced teaching, and continued to teach in the winter season for several years, and attended school during the summer, or worked at the carpenter's trade. On the 17th of June, 1875, just 100 years after the battle of Bunker Hill, he completed the English normal course at the Ohio Central Normal School at Worthington. On the 19th of June of the same }'ear, he married Elizabeth R, Mundhenk, a daughter of Philip Mundhenk, whose biography appears in this volume ; she was born Feb. 16, 1853 ; for several years she also was engaged in teaching. In the fall of 1875, they moved to Gettysburg, Darke Co.. Ohio, and taught the schools of that place ; the following year, they moved to Arcanum and remained three }-ears ; here their daughter, Judith Opal, was born Aug. 9, 1877. They are members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, in which he was brought up. On Oct. 22, 1879, they moved to Greenville, and he is now one of the solicitors for this work.

WILLIAM H. SCHULTZ. farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Greenville ; born in the State of Maryland Sept. 7, 1843 ;, here he was engaged in various pursuits until 1863, at which date he emigrated to Darke Co.. Ohio, and for two years was employed as a farm laborer. Upon the 8th of April, 1865, he was united in marriage with Martha A. Noggle ; she was born in Darke Co., Jan. 18, 1840 : they have three children - Mary E., born March 1, 1869 ; Margaret F., born Aug. 21, 1872, and Julia P., born Jan. 13, 1875. Mr. Schultz purchased his present place of 120 acres in 1867 ; it is valued at about $10,000, nearly all of which he has accumulated by his own hard labor and correct business habits : he was a son of Frederick Schultz, who was born in Pennsylvania and died in Maryland in February, 1876 ; he married Mary P. Poblitz, also a native of Pennsylvania ; she died in 1877. The wife of the subject of this sketch is a daughter of David Noggle. one of the old settlers of Darke Co., and who is prominently mentioned in this work.

JOHN H. SCHWABLE. proprietor of Turpen House billiard hall and sample room, Greenville. Ohio; born in Seneca Co., Ohio, March in. 1850: he was left an orphan when quite young, and has since made his way through the world alone ; when 10 years of age, he went to Piqua. Miami Co.. and after attending the public schools two years, learned, and worked at the baker's trade live years and in 1872 came to Greenville, and for five years #as employed as clerk of the Wagner House; in November, 1877, he purchased his present place of business, which he has since successfully followed. Mr. Schwable is very genial, gentlemanly and courteous to his large and increasing trade, and gives his personal attention to his business in all its details. Upon the 24th of April. 1 877. he was united in marriage with .Mary Haas: she was born in Germany ; they have two children. - Henry L. and Frank J.

JOHN SEBRING, farmer. Sec. 1. P. 0. Greenville. This gentleman is another of the early pioneers of this county ; he was born near Cincinnati. Ohio. Aug. 20, 1816, and is the son of Jacob Sebring, who was born in New Jersey December, 1776. In the latter part of the eighteenth century, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Smalley, who was also a native of New Jersey ; the}7 were the parents of eight children, five of whom are still living ; he emigrated West in 1816, locating temporarily near Cincinnati, Ohio ; after remaining here a few years, he removed with his family in 1821 to this county, settling upon a piece of land located in the same section on which our subject now resides ; at this time, this county was covered with a vast stretch of wilderness, with only here and there a spot cleared off large enough to erect a log cabin ; to assist his father to clear away the dense forests and cultivate the soil gave our subject ample employment till he was 21 years of age ; educational facilities were then ver}- meager, but he availed himself of all the advantages then offered in this direction, acquiring for himself a common-school education. He has been twice married, first to Matilda Clark, Nov. 23, 1837 ; they were the parents of five children, three of whom are still living ; the father and children were soon called upon to mourn the loss of an affectionate wife and loving mother. About five years later, Mr. Sebring celebrated his second marriage, with Malinda Gower, Nov. 15, 1858 ; they are the parents of three children, all of whom the swift messenger of death has visited and consigned to the silent tomb ; he now owns a beautiful farm, the result of his own industry and frugality, assisted by his kind companions, and is surrounded with everything that tends to lighten the burdens of declining life.

IRA SEBRING, farmer and stock-raiser, Sec. 1 ; P. 0. Greenville. To the subject of this memoir we are pleased to accord a place to one of Darke Co.'s permanent settlers ; he was born in this township Dec. 8, 1846, and is a son of John and Matilda Sebring, who were among the early pioneers of this county, and who gave civilization, improvement and refinement a foothold in the vast wilderness of Ohio ; they settled here in this township in 1823, and he has been a resident here ever since, having lived here continuously for fifty-seven years, and is now in declining health, as strength and vigor are gradually fading away ; Mrs. Sebring departed this life twenty-five j^ears ago ; they were the parents of five children, of whom three are now living, viz., Angeline, Malinda and our subject, who was raised a farmer bo}7, and assisted his father in agricultural pursuits till his 18th year, when he began life for himself and engaged in farming ; through his own exertions. he stored his mind with useful information, and was prepared to enter the field of labor in imparting knowledge ; he has successfully labored in the schoolroom at irregular intervals for nine years, and is among the successful educators of the county ; he has 65 acres of fine land where he resides, all under a good state of cultivation, and his improvements are number one and comfortable in every way : he entered the race of life with a very small capital, and by energy, perseverance and good management, he has made a good home, and is surrounded by all the comforts of life. He was united in marriage with Joanna, daughter of Samuel and Ella Dunn, Aug. 1, 1867 ; they were natives of Maryland ; afterward residents of Clark and Greene Cos., Ohio, and settled in Darke Co. in 1866, where they now reside; Mr. and Mrs. Sebring were the parents of five children, viz.: Samuel J., born Nov. 7. 1868. died Feb. 12, 1871 ; Elldatta, born Sept. 27, 1870 ; Oraetta May. born May 26, 1873, died Jan. 2. 1880 ; Vinnie V., born Oct. 30, L875; Katie Y.. born Feb. in, 1878 ; they have been very unfortunate in raising their children, as that dreadful scourge, the scarlet fever, has carried two of their little ones from their embrace. Mr. S. has been a member of the Reformed Church for six years, and his amiable wife for a period of eight years ; they are exemplary Christian people, and through their faith they see the gateway of entrance whereby they can be re-united with the little ones that have gone before them.

C. J. SHADE, farmer ; P. 0. Greenville ; although a young man, the above gentleman may be classed among the old settlers, this being his native county, and his birth occurred in 1844 ; he is a son of A. R. and Sarah Shade, who were among the early settlers, locating in this county in the year 1820, when there were but few improvements, no pikes, and but few roads were passable save on horseback ; the dense forest where they located has since been cleared, and in its place is found fine cultivated farms ; at that early day, there was also plenty of game ; deer, wild turkeys, wolves, etc., were to be seen in large numbers ; the early life of our subject was that of a farmer's son, his education being confined mostly to the privileges offered by the common schools. His marriage with Mary Anderson was celebrated in Randolph Co., Ind., in 1865 ; they have three children by this union- Sarah Catharine, Charles A. B., and Mary Eveline.

HENRY SHOVER, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Greenville ; another of the old settlers of Darke Co. ; born in York Township April 4, 1836 ; he was the youngest son of Sebastian Shover, who was probably born in Pennsylvania, and came to Montgomery Co. when quite young, and to Darke Co. about the year 1832 ; he died in York Township in 1840 ; he married in Montgomery Co. to Margaret Weaver ; she was born in Pennsylvania and died in Darke Co. in 1869. The subject of this memoir was left fatherless when 4 years of age, after which he lived with his mother until 10 years of age ; he then made his home with his Grandfather Weaver, until 15 years of age, when he started out in the world for himself and served three years at the blacksmith's trade, after which he came to Greenville and was employed four years at his trade ; he then started in business for himself, and was engaged at his trade some thirteen years, when, in the spring of 1863, he gave up his business and purchased his present place, where he has since lived ; he has 40 acres of land, with good farm buildings, located two miles from Greenville, under a good state of cultivation ; his marriage with Angeline Sebring was celebrated Sept. 16, 1858 ; she was born in Greenville Township, Darke Co., Sept. 27, 1838 ; they have no children of their own, but have taken to raise a girl now 8 years old, whom they treat and educate as their own. Mrs. S. is a daughter of John Sebring, whose sketch appears among the biographies of Greenville Township in this work.

GEO. W. SNYDER, farmer and stock-raiser, Section 19, Greenville Township ; P. O. Mt. Heron. Among the early settlers of Darke Co. we mention the gentleman whose name heads this sketch ; he was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, June 5, 1830; he was a son of Geo. Snyder, who was born in Pennsylvania July 4, 1804. He married Elizabeth Dively ; she was born Oct. 9, 1799, in Pennsylvania ; he located in Hamilton Co. when there was but three or four log houses where Cincinnati now stands ; in 1836, came to Darke Co., and in 1873 he started West, since which time all trace of him has been lost. Mrs. Snyder died Sept. 13, 1839. They were the parents of six children, viz. : George W., Elizabeth A. and Martha J. (triplets), born June 5, 1830 ; Mary A., born Jan. 30, 1834. deceased : Abraham, born Jan. 27, 1836, and Frederick, born Aug. 21, 1838. At 9 years of age, Geo. W. was taken and raised by Emanuel Flory until 20 years of age, and by dint of hard study obtained a fair education ; at the latter age, he went to Greenville and devoted three years to carriage-making ; he then started in the above business for himself, in connection with undertaking, at Hill Grove, following the same three years, during which time he did all of the undertaking for Union City ; in 1857, he purchased the farm uow owned by Samuel Puterbaugh, and after clearing some 70 or 80 acres, sold out in 1865 and purchased his present place ; he now owns 150 acres four miles west from Greenville, with good farm

ANDREW J. SMITH, barber and hair-dresser, Greenville ; was born in Fredericksburg, Va., Oct. 5, 1828, and is a son of Robert and Sarah Smith, who are still living and reside in Piqua, and are upward of 80 years of age. Our subject came to Greenville, May 6, 1859, and has followed his profession ever since ; he has been very successful in business, having accumulated a good property, all the fruit of his own hard labor. He is one of the leading tonsorial artists, and we can advise any who want a good, clean and easy shave to give Andy a trial.