Delaware County, Ohio - Chapter 18: Townships and Towns, 1908 (part 4 of 16)

Upon his return to Delaware Mr. Hills engaged in the dry-goods business with his father, under the name of C. Hills & Company. He was already familiar with the business, as he had had experience in the store before going abroad, during his spare time. Later, with his brothers, John and Harry X.. under the firm name of Hills Bros., he bought the business and continued it until 1882, when the three brothers sold out to John W. Hills and George Thirkield, the style of the firm becoming Hills & Thirkield. In 1877 Chauncv Hills, V. T. Hills, Frank A., and the subject of this sketch, formed the Hills Paper Company, and bought the mill at Stratford from the estate of Mr. Hills' grandfather. Judge Hosea Williams. In 1882 they sold 'out to Edsall. Mills & Randall. Mr. Fred P. Hills then went to Europe and visited about twentyfive of the finest stock farms in Great Britain and on the continent. He purchased $6,000 worth of thoroughbred shorthorns, registered in the English herd books, among them being- Wild Eyes Lassie. Windemere 3d, Countess of

Oxford, Grand Duke Barrington 2d, and 100 Shropshire sheep. The Shropshire flock, which was started at Crystal Spring Farm, in 1876, and is now kept at Oakland Farm, is the oldest one in Ohio. The foundation stock was imported from several of the most distinguished breeders in Great Britain. The sheep from this flock have had a strong influence in improving the grade of sheep kept by the farmers throughout this section of the State.

After his return from Europe Mr. Hills gave his entire time to stuck breeding on the home farm - Crystal Spring Farm, in Troy Township. In 1888 he became president of the First National Bank of Cardington, and since that time has spent one or two days there every week. He also has charge of Oakland Farm, in Peru Township, Morrow County, which is the property of his wife - her old home. Here they have about 60 head of thoroughbred shorthorn and polled Durham cattle. They have also about 20 horses, several of them thoroughbred Percherons. For 10 years Mr. Hills also bred thoroughbred Welsh ponies, and for a time, Angora goats.

In 1891 he helped to organize the Delaware Savings Bank Company, of Delaware, of which he has been cashier since 1892. He is also a director of the Delaware Gas Company, and of the Delaware Ice and Coal Company, and is treasurer of the Citizens' Telephone Company. He is interested in the Mineral Springs and Sanitarium Company, which is likely to be developed before long into a splendid property, and also in the Odevene Company, which controls a water equal to the springs at West Baden, Indiana. He also owns Greenwood Lake, which is a beautiful spot and a favorite resort for picnics.

Air. Hills was married, October 16, 1884, to Mary, daughter of Isaac H. and Caroline (Clark) Pennock. Of this union there have been tour children, of whom Beatrice, the first-born, died in infancy. The survivors are: Dorothy, Robert Pennock, and Mary Caroline. Dorothy, a bright and scholarly young lady, is attending private school in New York State. She is an accomplished musician, being an able executant upon the violin, piano, mandolin, and guitar. Robert also possesses musical ability, being a good ameteur performer on the flute. A taste for music is a family characteristic, as Mrs. Hills is an accomplished pianist, and Mr. Hills sang in the choir of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, of which all the family are members, from 1869 to 1907. He has also been treasurer of the church for five or six years. Personally Mr. Hills inherits all of his father's best characteristics. Thorough in his business methods of unimpeached honor and probity, he is also in his manners all that is implied by the word gentleman, when used in its best and most comprehensive sense. He and his family are among the most respected residents of Delaware County.

John P. Owen was born in Wales. In 1826 he came to America and resided in Oneida County, New York, until about 1834, when he came to Delaware County, Ohio. He was a carpenter and worked at his trade in different sections of the country, passing ten years in Louisiana. After he returned to Ohio he married and then settled on the farm which is now the property of his son, Griffith C. Only three acres had been cleared, and his first home was in a little log cabin which had been left by the former owner. This was replaced in 1870, by the handsome brick residence now standing. On this place, John P. Owen and wife spent the remainder of their lives, which were years of industry, peace and good will toward all who came to their hospitable hearth. Mrs. Owen, whose maiden name was Sarah Warren, was born in Ross County, Ohio, and died May 8, 1877. She had survived her husband some years, his

Griffith C. Owen was reared on the homestead farm, which he assisted his father in clearing- and developing, and he has followed agriculture as an occupation from his youth up. The cultivating of his broad fields, and adding to his flocks and herds, have engaged his chief attention, but he has also given some time to public business. Politically a Democrat, he was elected on that ticket trustee of Scioto Township and also justice of the peace, serving in the latter capacity for two years.

.Mr. Owen was married first, January 27. 1870, to Melissa McFarlin, who was horn March 4, 1847. m Delaware County, Ohio, and died November 10, 1899, leaving nine children - John \Y., Charles L.. Frank R., James \\\. Arnold G., George S., Roy A.. Gertrude E., and Ollie M. Air. Owen was married secondly to Clara Ciller, who is a daughter of Augustus Giller, of Lima, Ohio. Mr. Owen has been identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for many years. He belongs to the Encampment and is past grand of Olentangy Lodge, at Delaware.

OHN FRANCIS GAYNOR, a leading citizen of Delaware, a member of the City Council representing the Fourth Ward, was born at Delaware, Delaware County. Ohio, and is a son of John and Anna (Ferris) Cay nor.

The father of Mr. Gaynor was hum in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1834. and came in 1756 to Delaware, where he died October 17. 1864, at the age of thirty years. He married Anna Ferris, also torn in Ireland, who still survives, aged seventy-one years. They had two children - Elizabeth and John Francis. John Francis Gaynor was a student in St. Mary's parochial school from early childhood until he was ten years old. The death of his father made it necessary that he should become self-supporting even at that tender age and he accordingly went to work in the chair factory at Delaware, where he remained until 1894. He had started at the bottom of the ladder but through industry and capacity moved upward step by step until he became foreman of the large factory, which posit' n he held for about fourteen years. He then went into the wholesale beer business with which he has been connected ever since, representing the Springfield Brewery, of Springfield. For the past seven years he has also been engaged in a live stock business, mainly the buying and selling of horses. Mr. Gaynor has accumulated considerable property, including a comfortable home in Delaware. He also owns stock in the Electric Rolling- Milling Company of Delaware.

In 1893, Mr. Gaynor was married to Martha A. Nelson, who is a daughter of Michael and Mary Nelson, residents of Delaware. They have one daughter, Anna Marie, who is a bright student in St. Mary's parochial sch' 10I at Delaware. Mr. Gaynor is a member of Division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, at Delaware, of which he has been treasurer, and he has been county president for several years. He belongs also to the order of Eagles, Aerie No. 370, of Delaware, of which he has been both president and treasurer. Politically. Mr. Gaynor is identified with the Democratic party, and since early manhood he has taken an interest in public affairs. He wields a large amount of local influence and his election to the City Council in 1907, shows the estimation in which he is held by the people.

HAL'LES F. TURNER, superintendent of motive power for the Columbus, Delaware and Marion Rail- way Company, with office and residence at Stratford, Delaware Township, was born in Van Wert, Van Wert County. Ohio, March 2j. 1866. smi of Ephraim and Frances V. (Show alter) Turner. His paternal grandfather was a farmer who removed from Pennsylvania to Licking County. Ohio. Ephraim Turner, who was a miller by trade, after his marriage removed with his wife and eldest child - a daughter - to Van Wert, and subsequently - about 1870 - to Berrien County. Michigan. Here he died when the subject of this sketch was about rive years old. During the Civil war he enlisted, but was discharged from the service on account of ill health. His wife Frances was a native of Fairfield, Ohio.

Charles F. Turner acquired his early education in the schools of Berrien. County. Michigan. At quite an early age he became interested in the subject of electricity, which he first studied at home, after working hours. In order to obtain a sound theoretical knowledge of the science, he entered, in 1894, the Ohio State University at Columbus, where he took a special course in electrical engineering. He then came into practical touch with the business, being employed successively by several large electric roads in different parts of ( Ihio and .Michigan, and during the past eight or nine years he has been chief engineer for several such roads, having full charge of power and equipment. He entered upon the duties of his present position on January 1st, [908, but for five and a half years previously had been chief steam and electric engineer for the company.

The plant of which he has charge is one of the most modern and best equipped to be found anywhere, and gives employment to about fifty men. all of whom are under Mr. Turner's direction. The power plant contains one steam turbine of 2.000 kilowatt capacity, the latest type manufactured by the General Electric Company; also an 800 kilowatt auxiliary turbine of the same type. The plant runs twenty-four hours a day. and the latter engine is used for night work. Both are connected direct to the generators, which have a power ^i -'.300 volts. There is a steam-driven exciter of 2$ K. W. and a motor-driven exciter of J; K. W. There are fourteen pumps for various purposes; a battery of seven boilers of a total horsepower of 2,000, the furnaces consuming forty-eight tons ol coal per day. In addition to the car barns and power plant, in the car-barn building is a fully

Mr. Turner married Ella Ford, a daughter of Matthias Ford, of Columbus, Ohio. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Stratford, and number many friends among the prominent residents of the township.

LOYD K. WORNSTAFF, prominent among Ashley's younger generation oi business men and citizens, is superintendent of the village schools. He is a native of Oxford Township, having been born on the old home place September 19, 1881, and is a son of Sperry and Mary E. ( Weiser) Wornstaff.

Upon the completion of his early educational training in the public schools of Ashley. Mr. Wornstaff matriculated at Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and in 1905 received the degree of A. B. The following autumn his professional career as an instructor began with the position as superintendent of the schools at Shauck, Ohio, in which capacity he served two years. So successful was he in his work that in 1907 he was called to fill a similar position in the schools of his home town of which he is a graduate. He is assisted in his work by a corps of five teachers and it is a curious fact that every one of them is a resident of Ashley and a graduate of the school in which he now teaches.

June 12. 1907, Mr. Wornstaff was united in marriage with Elizabeth Wilt, who was born in Ashley and is a daughter of J. F. and Emma (Clifton) Wilt. After completing the prescribed course in the public schools of her home town, she attended Ohio Wesleyan University and was graduated in 1903 in vocal and instrumental music. This was suppled merited by a course of study in the Chicago Conservatory of Music, after which she engaged in teaching and concert work in Chicago for two years. Endowed with a voice of quality and having received the most careful training her work met with flattering sue-

HOMAS J. WINSTON, junior member of the firm of Manville & \Yinst< m, leading business men of Ostrander, and a grain and stock farmer of Scioto Township, was born in Newark, Ohio, September 15, 1844. and is a son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Jones) Winston, The parents of Mr. Winston were born in Wales.

Timothy Winston was a pattern-maker by trade but when he came first to America and settled near Newark, Ohio, he followed farming. After his marriage he established himself in the furniture business at Covington, Kentucky, where he prospered for some five years, subsequently losing his stock through the explosion of a boiler and the fire which followed. He next engaged in the wash-board manufacture, at Cincinnati, but was again burned out. For a third time he lost all he had when his saw-mill burned, several years later, at Fulton, then a suburb of Cincinnati. These many disasters proved too much for even a man of his energy and courage and a mortal sickness came on him and he died in 1854. aged forty-three years. He died in the belief that his widow and children would not be left entirely unprovided for, in spite of his many losses, as he had a farm in Illinois on which coal had been found. Again misfortune visited the family, as the administrator of the estate only remained in charge long enough to realize on every asset and then left the country for Australia, having no concern about Mrs. Winston's almost penniless condition. She remained at Cincinnati until [858 and then took her two surviving children and went to Columbia County. Wisconsin, where she died in i860, aged 39 years.

Timothy Winston was married twice, his second wife being the mother of Thomas J. Winston, of Scioto County. Of his family born to his first marriage, the following reached maturity: Samuel and Gwen, both now deceased; Mary, who is the widow of James Hackett, of Cincinnati., and Sarah, now deceased, who married Joseph Murray, of Cincinnati. There were four children born of the second marriage, two of whom reached maturity, Thomas J., and Edward, the latter of whom is deceased. Timothy Winston was a man of more than usual parts. Combined with moral and physical courage, he was energetic and far-seeing, quick to grasp opportunities and able to mould them to his purpose. He was a member of the Town Council at Newark, Ohio, and took an active interest in public matters in every place in which he lived. For thirty years he was identified with the Odd Fellows.

Thomas J. Winston resided from 1858 until he enlisted for service in the Civil war, in Columbia County. Wisconsin. He was a mere youth when he entered Company D, Sixteenth Regiment. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and during this term of enlistment of three months duration, he was never called on to leave the State. When the call came for three-year men. he re-enlisted and the regiment was then accepted as a part of the Federal Army. From the mustering camp at Madison, Mr. Winston, with his regiment, went to Cairo, Illinois, then down the river to Pittsburg Landing, then on to Corinth, participating in the siege and battles there. From Corinth the regiment was ordered to Holly Springs, thence to Louisville and on to Vicksburg. The brigade to which Mr. Winston was connected was sent to Lake Providence, Louisiana, and engaged in opening the famous canal that was to connect the Mississippi river with Lake Providence. Mr. Winston relates that when the levee was tapped and the water was admitted, it spread so rapidly, on account of the high water in the lake at that time, that for a distance of fifty miles the entire lowlands were submerged and the men of the regiment were obliged to climb trees in order to avoid being drowned. For some three weeks, only the upper stories of houses in this region could be used. Sickness, during this time, sadly decimated the ranks and at one time there were onlv six men in Company D, who were fit for duty. Mr. Winston being one of this number. After the regiment had performed its part in the siege of Vicksburg, it was sent into winter quarters at Red Bone, Mississippi, passing much of the winter of 1863-64 in fighting guerrillas.

At this time, Mr. Winston, with many of his comrades, re-enlisted as veterans and all such re-enlisted soldiers were given a furlough of 30 days. During Mr. Winston's absence his brother died. Later, at Clifton, Tennessee, the Seventeenth Army Corps was reorganized, and it marched through Tennessee and Alabama and overtook Sherman's army at Big Shanty, Georgia. The members of Mr. Winston's company were thrown out as skirmishers. The company took part in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain and in all the engagements around Atlanta until the fall of that city. When the army left Atlanta, only five days' rations were issued, in fact they were only half rations, dependence being placed on the foragers for supplies. Mr. Winston being one of these, he had many adventures and a number of narrow escapes from capture and death. He relates one interesting adventure as typical of others. Being sent out as a non-commissioned officer in charge of a squad of three foragers, he found provisions scarce and told his men to scatter and ordered that each one should work by himself. All were well mounted and Mr. Winston rode some seven miles through the enemy's country, naturally on the outlook continually in some fear of attack. He finally reached a place where he saw provisions in plenty and there he ordered a servant to hitch up a wagon, load it full of meat, corn and poultry and a lot of tobacco, and congratulated himself that he was going to get back to camp with something worth while. When about a half mile distant he was attacked by a band of guerrillas, probably themselves out foraging, and barely escaped with his life, losing his load. Mr. Winston says he has not yet gotten entirely over his disappointment at losing that really first-class load of provisions. War in an enemy's country overturns all previously established ideas of rightful possession, and

Mr. Winston recalls another incident, when, on finding an open buggy standing in front of a house, he took possession of it, quietly loaded into it the full contents of a near-by smoke-house and then peeped into the kitchen to see if he was observed. There he saw three loaded guns, which he proceeded to break and then went back to drive off his buggy load of eatables, but only to be confronted by three very determined looking men, who demanded by what right he was carrying off their goods. He represented that he was transferring them to a large body of Union soldiers in the nearby wood, and as he had taken their guns and was very frank about what he would do with his own, if they followed, he managed to get away. After some very diplomatic maneuvers and many adventures, he did really come up with a regiment of Union troops and was able to deliver his goods. When he reached camp about midnight, all the soldiers were roused and a great cooking went on, and Mr. Winston asserts that eating continued until morning. Want of space alone prevents the recital of many other interesting adventures. At Peach Tree Creek the regiment to which Mr. Winston was attached, was attacked seven times on July 22nd and had to jump over their little works to fight on both sides. On July 21st they were drawn upon

Winston's company, being the color company, was given the tools to work with, and they threw up breastworks, but by the time the latter were complete they had to fall back and straighten the line, leaving their breastworks fifteen feet in advance. In their last charge the Confederates came in behind their breastworks and planted their colors there. They were shot down time and time again, until not another man was left to put them up and the next morning Mr. Winston's company found ninety dead men in that little enclosure barely twenty feet long, they having piled their dead up to defend their living, making a useless sacrifice. Many incidents of that time, some grotesque but the larger number pitiful, are engraved on Mr. Winston's memory. He was slightly wounded. He participated in the grand review at Washington and was mustered out of the service at Louisville. Kentucky. July 12. 1865. He is an honored member and past commander of Joseph Tanner Post. No. 531, Grand Army of the Republic, at Ostrander. For a number of years he has been a member of the Soldiers' Relief and Burial Commission.

After the close of his military service. Mr. Winston returned to Wisconsin, and in 1866 he came back to Ohio and settled down to fanning- in Scioto Township. Delaware County. He has resided on several different farms, but in 1887 he bought his present farm of 125 acres. This he devotes to grain and hogs; raising Poland China and Duroc varieties, keeping about seventy-five head. He has business interests at Ostrander. in 1903 entering into partnership with A. M. Manville, in a hardware enterprise, under the firm name of Manville & Winston.

On August 9, 1868, Mr. Winston was married to Sarah Jones, who is a daughter of Thomas Jones of Scioto Township, and they had three children, namely : Edward, residing in Scioto Township; Nora, who married A. M. Manville; and Charles D.

John G. Vergon was a native of the same French Canton, where he owned ii acres of land, divided into 16 pieces. In 1834 he sold his little property and came to America, reachin- Columbus from the Fa-t by the way of river and canal, and settled in Delaware County, Ohio, on the place now known as Greenwood Farm. Although the property was then wild and neglected. it> purchase involved Mr. Vergon in debt, and he was further handicapped by bis ignorance of the English language. Thus it was remarkable that 111 a short time he had so bent circumstance^ 10 his will, through his native wit and ingenuity, that he was able to invest in 115 acres of land. a yoke of oxen, an old horse and a few cows. From that beginning he prospered continuous!;, until his death. His fields became fertile and productive and his cattle and stock each year largelv increased. Although several years before his death he was afflicted with partial blindness, as long as he lived be retained his active mind and quick intelligence. Of his six children, two survive, namely: Margaret, who is the widow of Frederick Berlett. and resides in Troy Township ; and Frederick P.

Frederick P. Vergon had few educational advantages in his boyhood but he made the most of those he had and he became very proficient in penmanship. This has been particularly noticed in the numerous contributions that he has made to horticultural publications during a period that covers many years. He was 26 years old when he took charge of the home farm and in 1852 he built the present brick residence. In partnership with his father, he bought 100 acres, then in the woods. and he has personally assisted in clearing 150 acres from the native forest. During his earlier years he drove an ox-team and did hauling, winter after winter. In 1873 he made Greenwood Lake, which is a body of water covering 25 acres, surrounded by a grove of 18 acres. It was a great undertaking, to convert this wild ravine into a lake and to surround the latter with 900 evergreen, besides the many deciduous trees.

With the assistance of his son. Mr. Vergon turned tln^ favored spot into a pleasure ground, which they conducted together for many years, and he has always been proud of the fact that it was a resort that prospered without the sale of beer. During his long and busy life he has been interested in numerous enterprises, all of which have been sua ful. this being due to his excellent judgment and deliberate consideration of every business principle. He built an ice In use on his grounds and there were two seasons when there was not a pound of ice in Delaware County except in his warehouses. In 1854 lie built his large barn. At that time he was a breeder of Shorthorn cattle and had to compete with Judge Jones and Chauncy Hills, who were two of the oldest breeders in Ohio, but he produced cattle that captured the prizes at the county fairs, despite their competition. In 1888 he disposed of his cattle and in the same year he set out the bulk of his apple orchards, which now cover more than fifty acres. At first he followed the usual methods of fruit culture. but he subsequently evolved the idea of a cold storage plant, and in the first year he made enough profit off his stored apples to pay for the buliding of the plant. He has made himself thoroughly acquainted with the apple business, and has been called upon to read scientific papers on the subject before the Ohio W'esleyan University at Delaware, the Ohio State University at Columbus, at the State Experimental Station and elsewhere.

Mr. Vergon married Kate A. Jones, who was born in Virginia, but who has resided at Delaware since she was 13 years of age. She is a second cousin to "Stonewall" Jackson, the renowned Confederate general. Of the seven children born, to Mr. and Mrs. Vergon, six reached maturity, namely : Frederick L. ; Elizabeth; 1 [attic, who married Dr. A. E. Smith, president of the Northwestern University at Ada; \nnie. who married George E. Warner, residing at Warren, Ohio; John G.. residing in Troy Township; and James C, wlin is his father's partner, in politics Mr. Vergon is a Republican ami attends his party's primaries, but he has always declined to accept nomination to office.

\MF.S M. RICH KY. one of Delaware's representative citizens, a member of the firm of Bird, Richey & Christian, proprietors of the White Sulphur Stone Company, was born in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, June 23, [854. lie is .1 son of [saac Newton and Eliza I McClure) Richey.

The Richey family is one of those whose members have been of sufficient importance to leave an impression on their day and generation, and thus make it an easy task to trace the line for quite a distance back. William Richey, the great-grandfather of James M.. was born December 7, 1759, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was reared a farmer, but became better educated than many of his companions and was a successful schi » >1 teacher for a number of years. He married Catherine Hale, in 1780, she being his first wife. She died in 1788, leaving four children, and he then removed to Westmoreland County, where he engaged in teaching. In 1792 he married Mary Kane, and three children were born to them in Westmoreland County. In 1796 they moved to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and while they resided there six more children were added to the family. In 1 81 3 he came to Ohio and settled in Madison County, but February 2. 1819, he removed to Union Count}', where he lived for thirty years, his death taking place there August 17, 1847. He belonged to the Reformed Presbyterian Church.

James Richey. son of William and grandfather of James M., was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, March 26, 1798. In [823 he married Sarah Newhouse, and came to Delaware County in 1830, where he died December 14, 1885. She was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, May 26. 1801, and died in Delaware County, December 2j. 1880.

Isaac Newton Richey. son of James and father of James M. Richey. was born in Scioto I "wnship. Delaware County. Ohio. July 24, 1826. His main occupation through life was farming. On September 10, 1850, he married Eliza McClure. who was a daughter of James and Olive (Skinner) McClure, and they had five children, namely: William, who was born September 11. 1851, and who is now a physician of Beggs, Oklahoma; lames M.. whose name begins this article; Calvin, born November 4. 185(1, who is a practicing physician at Jerome, Ohio; Isaac Newton, born June 26, 1859, who is a resident of the State

Mr. Richey's maternal grandfather. James McClure, was horn near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and died in Delaware County. Ohio. in 1851). His parents. William McClure and wife, were natives of Scotland. The family came to Ohio when James was a young man. and after a short stay in Perry County, came on to Delaware. They settled on a wild tract of land which was subsequently developed into one of Scioto's most productive farms and is now the property of John McClure. James McClnre and wife were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church and were connected at the time of their death with the old stone church at South Radnor.

James M. Richey was educated in the public schools, and his industrial training was confined to agriculture. About the time of his marriage he bought his own farm, which is situated south of Warrensburg, where he continued to carry on general farming, making it his home until April, 1907. when he took up his residence in Delaware. For a long time prior to this, probably ten years, Mr. Richey had a tenant established on the farm, devoting much of his own time to building gravel roads on township contracts. When the time came that the public demanded stone roads, be equipped a plant and quarried stone on his own farm. This he continued as an individual enterprise until 1904, when he formed a partnership with Oliver Perry Bird, under the firm name of Bird & Richey, and the}- began operating two cpiarries in Concord Township. In August. 1906. they purchased the quarry they are now operating, Mr. George B. Christian, of Marion. Ohio, becoming a partner at this time, when the firm name became Bird. Richey & Christian. Their source of supply covers 100 acres, and thev manufacture crushed stone for county turnpike roads, emploving about fortv men. The company does over twenty miles a year of turnpike-making f< ir Delaware County.

Amy (Davis) Berlett. of Scioto Township, and they have had four children - Frank H.. Ethel. John, and Raymond. Frank H. married Rosa Synder. and is a prominent farmer of Scioto Township. Me and his wife are the parents of three children - Eliza. Kilbourne, and lola. John married Catherine Bird, a daughter of O. 1'. Bird, and they have two children - Naomi and Jo K. Raymond, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Richey. died at the age of live years. Miss Ethel Richey. who is a young lady of good business ability, holds the position of deputy county clerk of Delaware County, and is auditor of the Magnetic Springs Railroad. She has taken a good deal of interest in the order of the Rebecca>. being a member of Delaware lodge, of which she is also past grand, and is past president of the Ohio Rebecca Assembly, a notable honor for a young woman. Mr. and Mrs. Richey both belong to the Reheccas at Ruffner, of which Mrs. Richey is past grand. From [897 to 1898 Mrs. Richey was superintendent and matron of the Odd Fellows' Home. Mr. Richey is past grand of the Ruffner Odd Fellows' Lodge, and he has been a representative ti 1 the grand lodge. He belongs also to Ostrander Lodge. F. & A. M. The family helong to the Presbyterian Church.

The father of Mr. Gabriel was born in Union County, Ohio, March 14. 1823. and was reared at Milford Center. After bis marriage. December 4. 1845, he came to Scioto Township and bought a part of the Lawrence farm, on which he lived during the remainder of his life. He erected a log house, cleared his land and raised cattle, sheep, hogs and horses. He married Maria 1!. Lawrence, who was born in Scioto Township, June 3, 1826. Her ancestors, in the persons of John and Mary (Townly) Lawrence, came to America during the reign of George III. They settled near Bi iston, Massachusetts, removing thence in 1770 to Adams County, Pennsylvania. Their sun. Joseph Lawrence, was born in 1733 and died in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1705. He married Sarah Moffit, who was born in 1743 and died September 12, 1839. He probably served in the Revolutionary War. Their eldest son bore the name of John, lie became a distinguished man and was serving his second term in the Pennsylvania Legislature when he resigned political honors in order to take part in the War of 181 2. In 1796 he married Jeanette Cochran who was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1777, and died October 18, 1818. He moved tu Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and from there, in 1814. to Scioto Township, Delaware County, where he died June 4, 1815. His was the first burial in the cemetery north of Ostrander. He was an intellectual and enterprising man, and hoped to be able to give his children a good education. When he died his widow was left in the wilderness home, with but a little patch of cleared land around her humble dwelling. His sons continued the clearing of the farm and never had the chance to become as well educated as their father.

[orace Gabriel, was born in Pennsylvania, .V ember 4. 17M7. came to Scioto Township in [814, ami died .March 14, 1859. He married his cousin, .Mary Cochran, who was born Jul_\- i), [799. Of their nine children, eight grew tu maturity, namely: Milo II.. Maria Butler, Elanor Jam', John William and James Smith, twins, Susan Emily, Roxanna Caroline and Joseph Samuel. The mother of this family died September 13. i860. Joseph Lawrence was a fine singer; for many years he led the church choir, and when an old man still enjoyed attending singing school. All the

The children of Luther Gabriel and wife were: Henrietta, born September 24, 1846, who married Adam Newhouse ; Horace ; John W., born May 26, 1852, residing in Scioto Township; Joseph, born June II, 1854, residing in Scioto Township; Edward S., born July 6, 1857, residing in Scioto Township: Rosalia, born July 2, 1858, residing at Ostrander; and Otis C, born September 6, i860, residing in Scioto Township. The Gabriel family was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church.

Horace Gabriel spent his boyhood attending the district school and in performing the usual duties of the farm. When he was twenty-tthree years old he bought 30 acres of land, which he subsequently cleared and disposed of very advantageously. He then bought 50 acres and has since added to it until at present he has 1 10 acres. He raises cattle, sheep, horses and hogs, together with corn, oats, wheat and hay. His farm is a busy place during the summer harvests.

On March 13, 1873. Mr. Gabriel was married to Susan Frey of Scioto Township, whose father was killed on the western plains while en route for California. They have two children, Luther and Clarence. The elder son assists his father on the farm. The younger son, who resides at Van Wert, Ohio, married Nellie Bevo. Mrs. Gabriel was reared in the German Reformed Church at Delaware, but attends the Presbyterian Church with her husband, at Ostrander. Mr. Gabriel has been a trustee of the latter for eighteen years. In politics he votes with the Democratic party. He is a member of the Maccabees organiz?- tion at Delaware.

)S( )\ B. COLE, general manager of the Galena Clay Products Company, of Galena, is a well-known citizen and general farmer of Berkshire Township, residing on his valuable

The parents of Mr. Cole were both natives of Trenton Township, where their respective fathers. Merreen Cole and Cooper Leak, were early settlers. Thomas Cole was reared and educated in his native township and engaged in farming there until 1870, when he sold out and removed with his family to Warren. Huntington County. Indiana. Five months later he returned to Ohio and bought a farm in Harlan Township, Delaware County, on which he remained until his death. May 15, [882, when he was aged fifty years, one month and five days. His widow, who was born December 14, 1 <S^ 5 . still resides on the farm in Harlan Township. Of the family of nine children, four survive, as follows: Ervin, who is engaged in farming in Harlan Township ; Ella, who married William Crabill, residing at Centerville, Delaware County; William, residing in Genoa Township, Delaware County ; Edson B., whose name begins this sketch.

Edson B. Cole obtained a common school education and remained on the home farm until the age of twenty-one years, when he hired out to neighboring farmers and after the death of his father, worked his mother*s farm for two years. For the twelve succeeding years he rented land in Harlem Township, and in iqoj, he purchased his present property in Berkshire Township. Here he carries on general agriculture. His property is favorablylocated for increasing value, being so close to the growing city of Galena, and Sunbury ana he has already seen the wisdom of his investment. In the spring of 1907 the enterprise known as the Galena Clay Products Company, was organized for the manufacture of tile and brick. The officers are: William Roberts, president; James Rose, vice-president: Joseph J. Adams, secretary; F. C. Bennett, treasurer, and Edson 1'.. Cole, general manager. The prospects of the company are bright.

1 hi March 0. 1889, Mr. Cole was married to F>tella Van Fleet, who was born in Galena, Ohio. April 4. 1867, and who is a daughter of Hiram and Thirza (Bancroft) Van Fleet.

They have one daughter, Velmah E., wdio was born March 30, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Cole and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been a steward since 1905. For a number of years he has been very active in church work, has served as chairman of the Board of Trustees, been a class leader and superintendent of the Sunday school. In his political opinions Mr. Cole is a Democrat and since 1903, he has been clerk of the Galena Special School District. Fraternally, he is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Galena Lodge, No. 404.

LLIAM C. NYE, one of Delaware's leading business men, is engaged in a real estate, insurance and loan business, with olfices at No. .48 North Sandusky Street, was born July 20. 1847. in Tarlton, Pickaw-ay County, Ohio. He was reared and educated in his native place until he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was graduated in 1871. For the following twentyyears he was extensively interested in the buying and selling of stock, both he and his father having large business connections in that line. On December 1, 1891, Mr. Nye came to Delaware and formed a partnership with Judge Carpenter in a loan, real estate ami insurance business. The firm was very successful and continued until 1900, when Mr. Nye purchased his partner's interest and since then has managed his large business alone, meeting with gratifying success. He handles valuable property all over the county, does an extensive loan and investment business, and represents the leading fire, life and accident insurance companies --i the country.

In 1873, Mr. Nye was married to Ella V. Lee, who was born at Urbana, Ohio, and who is a daughter of Hiram and Caroline ( Mc- Gruder) Lee. Mrs. Xye's ancestry on both sides represents distinguished families of ..Id Virginia. The late Gen. Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces during the Civil war. was a member of the same branch of the Lee family from which she came. The mother of Mrs. Nye at one time in her childhood attended a school which was taught by John Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame. Mr. and Mrs. Nye have three children, namely : Mary Lee, who married Francis Pattison. an attorney, who is a nephew of the late Governor Pattison of Ohio; Carrie V., who married Stanley Pettit. residing at Huntington, New York, where he is engaged in a wholesale grain business; and W. Stanley, who is a student in the senior class of the Delaware High School.

Mr. Nye and his family belong to St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a steward, and for the past seventeen years he has been superintendent of the Sunday school. He retains his Greek fraternity connection, being a member of the Phi Gamma Delta, of the Ohio Wesleyan University.

LBERT C. MILLER, one of the leading lumbermen of Delaware County, who operates a large saw-mill on West Lincoln Street, Delaware, was born in this city in 1872, and is a son of Nathan and Mary (Fry) Miller. The father of Mr. Miller was born in 1835, and until he retired from active industrial life, was engaged in fanning. He married Mary Fry and they had three sons, namely: Raymond N., residing at home; F. Ernest, who is engaged in fanning; and Albert C. Nathan Miller died August 14, 1907. Mrs. Miller resides in 1 Jelaware.

Albert C. Miller secured a good common school education and then turned his attention to fanning for a few years, after which he became interested in lumbering. It is his practice to purchase desirable timber tracts and manufacture the timber into lumber, and in 1904 he established his present mill at Delaware, lie does a large and constantly increasing business. In [897, Mr. Miller was married to Anna Bryson and they have a pleasant home at Delaware. Mr. Miller is a member of the Odd Fellows.

OSEPH E. HUGHS, who was for many years an esteemed member of the agricultural community in Concord Township, was born in i8jj. in Delaware, on the site of the present Court House, and was a son of Rev. Joseph S. Hughs, who came to Delaware County from Pennsylvania in 1810, but was originally from Ireland. The latter was a Presbyterian minister and organized the first Presbyterian Church in Delaware, and also the first churches of that denomination in Liberty and Radnor Townships. During the War of 1812 he had an army appointment and was with General Hull when he surrendered Detroit to the British. He was a man of unusual oratorical ability, and was a Free Mason of high standing, being chaplain of the grand Lodge of Masons of the State of Ohio.

The subject of this sketch was educated in the public schools of Delaware. On coming of age he began farming in Concord Township, being the owner of 163 acres. On this farm he spent all the years of his life subsequent to his marriage, dying in 1890 at the age of sixty-eight years. His wife, whose name in maidenhood was Harriett Amelia Day. to whom he was united in 1850. died also on the old homestead, July 11, 1900, aged seventy-four years. The}- were the parents of nine children, of whom the following is a brief record: Girard R. is a resident of Columbus. James II.. who was a physician in Delaware, died in California, to which State he had gone in the hope of recovering his health. Dorence E. is a physician of Delaware. William L. resides in Jamestown, North Dakota. Sarah E., who is now deceased, was the wife of Frederick Smith of Delaware. Amanda Ann is the wife of Martin Freese of Jamestown, North Dakota. Amy Catherine is the wife of John Kuhns of Scioto Township. Charles died at the age of four years. Harriet J. is the wife of O. P. Bird, of Scioto Township.

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Hughs were members of the United Brethren Church, as were all the children, and Mr. Hughs was an ordained preacher in that denomination. In poli- tics lie was a Republican, and he served acceptably as clerk of the township for a number of years. He was a man the quality of whose citizenship was never in doubt, and who stood for what was highest and best in all that concerned either public duty or the private relations of life. His wife was a worthy helpmeet, and their home life was such that their children are now all prosperous and esteemed members of the community in which they respectively reside.

EV. AARON J. LYON, 1). I)., who since 1854. has been a member of the North Ohio Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is one of the leading citizens of Delaware, where he is identified with large and important interests. Mr. Lyon was born on bis father's farm in Knox County, Ohio. June <>. 1828, and is one of a family of five children born to his parents, who were Daniel and Hannah ( Dalrymple) Lyon.

Mr. Lyon secured his elementary education in the local schools and was later - in 1854 - graduated from the Ohio Wesleyan University. Of this institution he is now the oldest trustee, anil is the treasurer of the institution. For many years he was in the active ministry of the church. In 1905 he became president of the Delaware Savings Bank Company, the other officers being: C. B. Austin, vice-president; F. P. Hills, cashier, and W. H. Bodurtha. assistant cashier. The board oi directors include these well-known capitalists: A. J. Lyon, C. B. Austin. B. E. Freshwater. Charles Brundige. W. Shawaker, F. P. Hills. Colonel J. M. Crawford, J. E. McCullough and T. C. Jones. The institution was chartered under the laws of Ohio and does a general banking business, buying and selling foreign exchange and acting as agent for ocean steamship lines. Mr. Lyon is also president of the Electric Light and Power Company of Delaware. Mr. Lyon was first married to Olive Weatherby, who died in [876, and who was a daughter of Edmond Weatherby. The tour children of this marriage were: Lena, nowdeceased, who married William P. Sturges; Clotilda, who married Rev. W. F. McDowell, now a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church: Edmund 1)., who was graduated in 1882 from the Ohio Wesleyan University, and who is now principal of the Woodward High School at Cincinnati ; and Orrel, deceased, who married Frank B. Gibson, residing at Denver, Colorado. All of Mr. Lyon*s children were graduates of the Ohio Wesleyan University. Mr. Lyon was married, secondly, in 1878, to Rachel Hoy. Politically he is identified with the Republican party. Fraternally he is a Knight Templar Mason. Mr. Lyon is hale and hearty at the age of 80 years, and looks after his business interests with the same caution and ability that he did when 25 years younger.

HARLLS K. WATKINS, a prominent agriculturist of Radnor Township, Delaware County, Ohio, was born in this township in 1863. son of Edward and Sarah ( Evans) Watkins. His paternal grandparents, Evan and Margaret ( Davis ) Watkins, were natives of Wales, in which country the grandfather died, his widow subsequently coming to America with her children and settling in Radnor, Delaware County, Ohio. One of her sons. William, hail come to America pre- \ iously and was already settled here. He married Mary Jones, and among their children was Sarah Jane, who is now the widow of John Powell and resides in Radnor Village. On her arrival, Mrs. Margaret Davis Watkins built a small house in which she and her family took up their residence, and her sons soon acquired and set to work to clear a tract of land.

Edward Watkins, father of Charles K.. was but seven years of age when he accompanied his widowed mother to America. He resided in Radnor Township for the rest of his life, and at the time of his death, after eighteen years of retirement, he owned 195 acres oi

Charles R. Watkins was reared in Radnor Township, of which he is now one of the leading men. He served on the School Board frequently, has been assessor for eight years, and supervisor for fifteen years. He is the owner of the ten-acre tract in Radnor Village already mentioned, on which his father spent his last years. He married Grace Maugans of Ostrander, and thev have three children - Edward J., Wallace, and Elizabeth. Mr. Watkins is a member of the Congregate mal Church.

R. BENTON, proprietor of the Benton Brothers Tile factory and owner of a saw-mill, is one of the leading business men of Scioto Township, and he is a representative of two of the oldest and most substantial pioneer families of this section. Mr. Benton was born in Scioto Township. Delaware County. Ohio. November 5, [855, and is a son of Benjamin Thomas and Mary K. (Newhouse) Benton.

Benjamin Thomas Bent< m was born at Pbillipsburg. Pennsylvania, November 22, [824, and was nine years old when he accompanied his parents to Mt. Vernon, Knox County, Ohio. There his father, Edward William Benton, remained until [829, when he came to Scioto Township, Delaware County, purchasing the farm on which the subject of this sketch was born.

The Benton family originated in England, and was transplanted to America by four brothers, of whom Thomas II., the youngest, became a distinguished American statesman and the lather of the brilliant woman who became the wife of Gen. John C. Fremont. One of these brothers. Edward, was the great-grandfather of J. R. lienton. He bad three sons, one of whom went to California and was lost sight of; another is called to memory by the city of Benton Harbor, Michigan, which he founded; and the

Edward William Benton was born April 4, 1782, in Maryland, where he subsequently owned a plantation. This he abandoned on acci >unt of the slave laws, of which he did not approve. He moved to Pennsylvania and from that State to Knox County, and subsequently to Delaware County, Ohio. In 1806 he was married, first, to H. Duvall, and secondly, in 1820, to Matilda Phillips. His children were: Benjamin Thomas, Eli, Katherine, Anna, Erasmus and Nancy.

Benjamin Thomas Benton resided until bis death, which -occurred August 26, 1906, on the farm in Scioto Township, purchased by his father. He assisted in clearing this property, which, in the memory of his son. was still partly covered with native timber, and resided in the log house bis father had constructed. In his early political life he was a Whig and later embraced the Republican party principles, becoming a man of influence in his community in public affairs. He was a Free Mason, belonging- to the fraternity at Delaware. He was married August 13, 1846, to Mary K. Newhouse, who was born January 2, 1825, and who died January 9, 1901. She was a daughter of William ,and Annie (Richey) Newhouse. both members of the leading pioneer families. William Newhouse was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, March 11, 1800, and came with his parents, Anthony and Nancy (Coons) Newhouse, to Delaware County, in May. 1 814. On January 6, 1823, he married Annie Richey, who was a daughter of William Richey. After their marriage they settled near Bellpoint but later removed to Union County, whence they returned still later to Delaware County, settling on the farm in Scioto Township which is now owned by John R. Newhouse. They had eleven children, namely: Mary K., David Emery, Will Lafayette. Isaiah, Belinda, John R., Catherine. Nancy Jane. Adam, Joseph, and James II. William Newhouse died December 6. 1842.

April H). 1847, wno 's engaged in the practice of medicine in Wyandot County, Ohio; Thomas Byron, born November 29, 1851, who died in November, [895; J. R., whose name begins this sketch; and Xarcissa M. G., horn May 14, 1858. married Hon. Brodrick, judge of the Court of Common Pleas at Marysvihe, Ohio, and Charles B., who resides on the home farm. Mr. Benton was a very active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, serving as a trustee, steward and class leader. He was a liberal contributor toward the building of the W. C. T. U. hall. When the sturdy manhood of the country was called on to rally to the defense of Washington, in 18O4, Mr. Benton became a member of the One Hundred and Forty-fifth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served as long as his services were needed. He subsequently united with Tanner Post, Grand Army of the Republic, of which he was past commander. After reaching the age of sixteen years, with the exception of two years spent in Iowa and the time covering his army experience, Mr. Benton always lived in Scioto Township. In 1856 he purchased his farm from his father and contentedly passed his life raising grain and livestock.

J. R. Benton, the direct subject of this article, was reared in Scioto Township and was educated at the Delaware Union schools. After leaving school he learned the carpenter's trade. In the fall of 1884. he entered into the tile business on the home farm, and since 1895, has been also in the sawmill business. In the year above mentioned he moved to his present place, where he has facilities for shipping his entire product over the Big Four Railroad. Since 1906 he has done a large amount of building. His factory turns out 25,000 rods ot tile a year and his tile business is a prosperous industry. For twenty years Mr. Benton has been also a large producer of honey.

Mr. Benton married Eva L. Brodrick, who is a daughter of Isaac and Sarah P. (Hoff) Brodrick. who reside near Lewisburg, Union County. Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Benton have had four children, the three survivors being: Wyville E., who married Florence James of Xew Dover, O.. residing at Columbus; Dwight

Omar, who is a builder and contractor; and Mary 1\., who married Lorenzo Dow Poling, of Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Benton and family are members of the Presbyterian Church.

Fraternally, Mr. Benton is past grand of Edinburg Lodge of Odd Fellows and has served as deputy to the Grand Lodge. Both he and wife are members of Prosperity Lodge of Rebeccas, of which Mrs. Benton is a past noble grand, having been also a representative to the superior bodies. She belongs also to the Pythian Sisters, Xo. 261, of Ostrander. In politics, Mr. Benton is a Republican.

OHX HIEL MILLER, M. D., a leading physician of Delaware, was born October 6, 1858, in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and is a son of Hiel and Mary (Warrick) Miller. The paternal grandfather was Jacob Miller, who went to Greene County, Pennsylvania, from Fayette County, settling there at an early date ami acquiring more than one thousand acres of land. Jacob Miller married Sarah McConnell, who belonged to a prominent and unmerous family for whom Connellsville, Pennsylvania, was named. On the maternal side, Dr. Miller is connected with Patrick Henry, the orator and statesman, whose services in Revolutionary times will never be forgotten by patriotic Americans. Hiel Miller, father of Dr. Miller, was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and died there at the age of twenty-seven years, in 1863. Of his four children two died in infancy. John Hiel and Esther survive, the latter being the wife 1 if James Clouston, residing at Cameron, West Virginia. Mrs. Miller was married, secondly, to John Hinerman, and had one son, Ellsworth Hinerman, who resides at Beaver, Pennsylvania. After the death of Mr. Hinerman his widow was married to Jesse Wells and one son was born of the third marriage, James B. Wells, who is a dentist engaged in practice at McMechen, West Virginia. Mrs. Wells still survives and is now aged seventy years.

his father died. He attended the common schi H(ls. and in order to fit himself for the pedagogic profession, spent two terms in a private school, receiving a teacher's certificate when but fifteen years of age. He was subsequently engaged in teaching during eight winter terms. By a course of home study lie prepared for entrance into the college of Physicians and Surgeons at Baltimore, in 1885, and after studying there, entered the Western Pennsylvania Medical College, where he was graduated in the class of [886-7, ut which he hail the distinction of being president. He obtained second honors in his class, and was always a very popular member both with his associates and the faculty. Dr. Miller immediately entered upon the practice of his profession, locating first at Bristoria, Greene County, Pennsylvania. He later practiced for one year at Washington, Pennsylvania, and then came to Delaware, where he has since been established. During President Cleveland's first administration, he was appointed a member of the Board of Pension Examiners of Greene County, Pennsylvania. In December, 1903. he took the examination required by the Ohio State Medical Examining Board, and became a member of the Delaware County Medical Society. He enjoys a large and lucrative practice and occupies a prominent place among the medical men of the county.

( )n November 21, 1878, Dr. Miller was married tn Charlotte A. Nuss, who is a daughter 1 if Joseph and Elizabeth (Geary) Xib>, of Greene County. Pennsylvania. Their surviving children are: Floyd V., who is a student at Starling Medical College, a member of the class of 1909; Ethel, who is a student in the Delaware High School; Ray, who is a clerk in a dry goods store; and John and Earl, both of whom are pupils in the public schools. Three of their children died in infancy. The eldest son, Leon, died of dyptheria, in 1896, aged almost seventeen years. Furman, a bright youth of thirteen years, was accidentally killed in the fall of [895, at Jacksonville, Pennsylvania. Dr. Miller has long been an active member of the Democratic party. Since locating at Delaware he has been urged to accept party favors, and in 1907 was elected

EV1 BISHOP, justice of the peace and representative citizen of Troy Township, was born in Delaware County, Ohio, October 22, 1830, and is a son of James and Sarah (Cole) Bishop. The maternal grandparents of Mr. Bishop, Joseph and Mary Cole, came to Troy Township from Virginia, among the early settlers, in 1808, locating in the dense woods that then covered all this section, the mother of Mr. Bishop being then eight years of age. The father of Mr. Bishop came also from Smyth County, Virginia, and settled in Troy Township in 1827. He was engaged all his life in agricultural pursuits and was a cabinet-maker. Upon the organization of the Republican party he became identified with it and continued a supporter of its policies until his death, in 1 884. He at one time served as clerk of Troy Township.

Levi Bishop grew to manhood on the home farm, assisting in its development, and in the meanwhile securing a district school education. He devoted himself to farming and stockraising. On December 25, 185 r, he was married to Lydia Main, who was a daughter of Lyman and Hannah Main. She died March 5, 1893. leaving one son, Wesley.

Wesley Bishop was born September 22. 1 !S 5 2 . and has always resided with his father on the home place of 164 acres, which is known as Pleasant Hill Farm. Since 1880 he has been engaged in the Merino sheep industry, and is now serving as secretary and treasurer of the Ohio Merino Sheep Breeders' Association, having served in this capacity since 1897. This body was organized in [882 and Mr. Bishop was one of the charter members of the association. He owns the largest flock of pure-bred Merino sheep in Delaware County and has done a great deal toward raising the quality of the stock in this section. He married Addie Rosella Jacoby, who was born in Marion County, Ohio, and who is a daughter of the late Jacob Jacoby, of Delaware County. Wesley Bishop and wife have had four children, namely: 0. Hartley, nowdeceased: Josie L., Archie J. and Violet R. Mr. Bishop is a Republican. He belongs to the order of Woodmen of the World.

For a number of years Levi Bishop has served in the office of justice of the peace and in this capacity is known and esteemed all through Troy Township. Politically he is a Republican. During the Civil war he served with the 100-day men, called out in 1864, as a member of Company C. One Hundred and Forty-fifth Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, 1 icing stationed at Arlington Heights. Washington, D. C. Mr. Bishop is one of the older residents of Troy Township and he and his son have been identified with a large part of its material development, both being men of excellent judgement and foresight and of the best type of citizenship.

E. KENDRICK, general manager of the Scioto Lime and Stone Company, at Delaware, which owns and operates the extensive plant on North Sandusky Street, and the only hydrating lime machine in this part of Ohio, has been identified with the interests of this city since August, 1902. He was born in Michigan, where he was also reared and educated, and immediately prior to coming to Delaware, he resided at Kalamazoo. In 1897 Mr- Kendrick was married to Edith Belle McCartney, who is also a native of Michigan. Mr. Kendrick is a member of the Masonic fraternity. I lie Scioto Lime and Stone Company of Delaware, owned by James Reamy. Jr., of Baltimore. Md., is one of the city's large and flourishing industries. Employment is afforded to from forty to fifty men in the busy season, and the plant has a capacity of 1.000 barrels of lime per day. It is thoroughly equipped with all manner of modern machinery required in the business and stands alone in this section in possessing the hydrating machine mentioned above. The local trade

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IONATHAN KELLEY JAMES. M. D., one of the leading physicians and surgeons of Delaware County, who has been a resident of Delaware since [888, was born in Brown County, . 'une 25, 1868, and is a son of Rev. Evan Phillip and Lucy T. Kelley James.

Rev. Evan P. James, who was a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Wales. February 28, [828, and came to America when nineteen years of age. For forty years he was a member of the Cincinnati M. E. Conference. He is now living retired in Delaware.

Dr. J. K. James was educated in the best schools available in the places where his father's ministerial duties respectively located the family, and in 1887 he was graduated from the Bethel High School in Clermont County. He then came to Delaware and spent four years in the Ohio Wesleyan University. April 7. 1897. he was graduated from the Ohio Medical University, now the Starling Medical University of Columbus, Oho, and immediatelysettled down to the practice of his profession m Delaware. He has been received with public favor, and is in the enjoyment of a large and lucrative practice both in the city and county. He is a member of the Delaware County, the Ohio State and the American Medical Associations. At Delaware he has served as city health officer and is at present a member of the Board of Health. He enjoys the friendship of all his fellow practitioners.

On April 20. 1897, Dr. James was married to Maude Stanton, of Delaware. They have one sun, Dorrance Stanton, who was born February 24. 1900. Dr. and Mrs. James are members of the William Street Methodist Episcopal Church. Fraternally, he is a Mason. He is physician and surgeon for a number of the leading insurance organizations, including. the Bankers' Life, the Hartford Life, the Co- lunibia Life, the Aetna Life and Accident and the Connecticut Mutual, and is health examiner also for the Knights of Columbus. He is a Republican in politics.

Samuel Rittenhouse, the paternal grandfather, was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, and came to Ross County, Ohio, at an early day. He settled within seven miles of Chillicothe when a forest covered the whole distance. He died in October. 1872, when within a few months of being 100 years old.

Henry G. Rittenhouse, father of Joseph R., was born in Albemarle County, Virginia, in [812, and died in 1882. He was two years old when his parents moved to Ross County. He had but meager school advantages, his whole term of school attendance not exceeding three months,, but he was gifted with a good intellect and became a well-informed man. He followed the trade of tanner until 1850, and engaged in farming until 1854, when he moved to Dover Township, Union County, where he followed farming until 1N72. I lis last removal was to Henry County, Iowa, where he continued agricultural pursuits until his death. During the Mexican War he took part in militia drill, but his regiment was never called into action, lie married a daughter of Moses Latta, of Ohio, and they had nine children, seven of whom reached maturity, namely : Thomas C, residing at Wintield. Iowa; Joseph H. ; David, residing at Muscatine, Iowa; Clara, now deceased, was the wife of Frederick Swick, who is also deceased: Sarah, who is deceased; Emma, who married Samuel Connors, residing in Colorado; and John, residing at Muscatine, Iowa. The mother of the above mentioned family

Joseph H. Rittenhouse was reared in Dover Township, Union County, where he enjoyed excellent school advantages. He was but eighteen years of age when he became a soldier in defence of the Union, enlisting August 8, 1862, in Company F, Ninety-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was later transferred to Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment, being one of nine extra men in the former regiment. He continued with this regiment without losing a day, participating in all its dangers until June 2j, 1864, when he was wounded in the hip at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain, the injury being of so serious a nature that he was disabled for further service and he received his honorable discharge on May 30, 1865, the day preceding his twenty-first birthday.

Mr. Rittenhouse then returned to Union County, and when he had sufficiently recuperated, he engaged in farming which he followed there until 1872, when he came to Ostrander. Here he has since resided, being closely identified with some of the most important interests of the place. For many years after coming here he was engaged in shipping stock and he then became a member of the present firm. In 1892, poor health caused his temporary retirement from business, but in 1906, with returning health came renewed interests in business affairs and since then he has been very active.

Mr. Rittenhouse married Amanda Carr, who died December 6, 1906, at the age of fifty-nine years. She was a daughter of Evan and Phcebe Carr, residents of Scioto Township. Seven children were born to Mr. Rittenhouse and wife, five of whom reached maturity, namely: Hugh C, a resident of Columbus; Henry E., who resides in Virginia; Iva Lou, who married I. N. Gardner, residing at Columbus ; Kerr, residing at New Streetsvine. Ohio; and Bertha, who is a resident of Crestline. In politics, Mr. Rittenhouse is a Republican. He is a member and past commander of Tanner Post, No. 531, Grand Army of the Republic.

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HOMAS F. DYE, the efficienl superintendent of the State (iirls' Industrial Home, at Delaware, was born February 14. [860, in Meigs County, Ohio, and is a son of Martin and Martha ( Berkely ) Dye.

The parental grandfather, Martin Dye, was born in Pennsylvania and removed from that State to Meigs County, Ohio, where he was one of the early settlers. His father, Thomas Dye. was probably born in England. Idie father of Thomas F. Dye followed agriculture in Meigs County all his life. He was an elder in the Presbyterian Church.

Thomas F. Dye was educated in the schools of Meigs County, and remained until he was seventeen years old on his father's farm, when he engaged in farming for himself. From early manhod he has been identified with politics and almost from that time has held public and responsible offices. His first township election was to membership on the Hoard of Education, his second to membership on the Board of Trustees, and at the general election in 1893, he was made county commissioner and served seven years as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Meigs County. On April 27, 1901. he was appointed by Governor Nash a member of the Board of Managers of the Ohio State Reformatory for Boys at Mansfield, and served on that board for over three years. On April 1. 11104. he was elected superintendent of the Board of Trustees of the (iirls' Industrial Home at Delaware.

Mr. Dye is a man of striking personality. Few men have a more accurate knowledge of the industrial institutions of Ohio than he - knowledge that has been gained from years oi experience. He has been active in advocating and securing appropriations for a half dozen of the large buildings which have been added to the Girls' Home, in the past three years. Mainly through his efforts, what is known as the "cottage plan" has been adopted, and a building recommended and designed by him, for the accommodation of seventy members of the class designated Merit, has recently been completed. It is a fine building, equipped with all modern conveniences, with spacious halls, reading" and reception parlors, well furnished sleeping rooms, with the floors covered with attractive rugs. It is the idea to develop in the gir}s, by such attractive surroundings. a proper pride, that may act as a healthy stimulus to them after leaving the institution and inspire them to worthy and successful effi ri in the carrying out of their subsequent careers. While this building will accommodate no more than twenty per cent of the inmates, it stands as a reward for excellency in studies and meritorious deportment. It cannot but have a healthy influence on the life of all those who become its inmates, and the bread thus scattered on the waters may come back to Superintendent Dye increased a thousand fold.

On September 29, 1879, Mr. Dye was married to Addie C. Douglas, who is a daughter of John and Fmeline Douglas, of Downington, Ohio. They have had four children, one daughter and three sons, namely: Mattie Blanche. John Martin, Douglas Franklin and Charles Herman. In political sentiment. Mr. Dye is a stanch Republican. He is a member of Harrisonville Lodge. Xo. 411, F. & A. M., of the Knights of Pythias and of the Modern Woodmen of the World. Since he was sixteen years of age he has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

HOMAS J. GRIFFIN, who is engaged in a grocery business in Delaware, with commodious quarters at Xo. 177 East Central Avenue, is interested in a number of the other successful business enterprises of this city. He was born in 1857. in Delaware, in the same city ward in which he still resides, and is a son of James Griffin, who was born in Ireland and who came to Delaware in 1835.

Thomas J. (iriffin spent his early life as a school-boy and as an employe of several of the city's industrial plants. He then took up railroading, working for four years as a fireman and nine years as a freight engineer, and subsequently spending four years in the pas- senger service. For six years lie served in the office of chairman of the Locomotive Engineers' organization anil for two years was chairman of the Adjustment Board of that body. Since leaving the railroad, in 1895, Mr. Griffin has been engaged in a grocery business and in looking after his investments in other concerns. He owns a one-fourth interest in the Electric Rolling Mill Company, and is a director in the Delaware National Bank, in the People's Building and Loan Company, and in the Electric Light, Heat and Power Company. For six years he served in the City Council.

In Kj02, Mr. Griffin was married to Bessie Agnes Quilter, who is a daughter of Daniel Ouilter of Fremont. Ohio. He is a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. His fraternal connections are with the Knights of Columbus, the Ancient Order of Hibernians, the Elks and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. As a thoughtful citizen he has ever taken more or less interest in politics, hut is in no sense a politician. His business interests are comprehensive and he possesses the capacity to look carefully after them.

HOMAS B. NEWHOUSE, a leading citizen and prominent agriculturist of Scioto Township, residing on his finely-improved farm of 180 acres. was born in this township, on the farm of his grandfather. Samuel Newhouse, January 30. 1806. Mis parents were Alexander and Hannah (Bryson) Newhouse.

The Newhouse family originated in England and the first of the name known in America settled in London County, Virginia, in [740. \nthony Newhouse, the great-grandfather of Thomas B. Newhouse, was born in Loudon County, Virginia, February 10. 1772. When he was about four years of age his father left lb .me to serve in the Patriot army in tlie Revolutionary War. and he was eight years old when his father died in the service. \ntli"m assisted his widowed mother to rear the younger children, lie was connected with several military movements, first in 1794. when he enlisted to assist in supressing what was known as the Whiskey Rebellion, and again, in 181 2. when he was a member oi John Boggs' Company that went as tar as Fort Defiance, in the Indian troubles on the border. In 1798 he spent six months at Wheeling and from there went to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he was married March 28. 1799, to Nancy Coons.

In the early part of 1800, with his fatherin-law. John Coons, and Henry Moore, he moved to Pickaway County. Ohio, the women of the part going down the Ohio River on an old-fashioned keel boat, the only one running at that period, while the men took what was called the Zanes trail. The pioneers settled on a partly cleared tract of Government land, where the Indians had made some attempts at cultivation, on Scipio Creek, in Salt Creek Township. Pickaway Count)'. At that time the nearest settlements were Chillicothe and Lancaster, the former thirteen and the latter eighteen miles distant. They subsisted on corn which was brought on horseback from Marietta and was reduced to meal by homemade utensils, and on game which was abundant all through the forests. For many years their life was primitive, and while they had no luxuries and few of the comforts of life, they probably had as much contentment as many of the present generation who are able to make lavish expenditures. In January, 1814. Anthony Newhouse sold his farm of iC)0 acres in Pickaway County and bought 200 acres in Scioto Township. Delaware Count v. bringing his family, his household lielongings and some of his stock to the new home in May of that year.

Samuel Newhouse, the grandfather oi Thomas 11.. was born in Scioto Township, Vugusl 21). [817. In [838, he married Sarah McGee, who was born in 1816. Of their eight children, five survived infancy, namely: Nancy, Alexander. William, Nathan ami Martha. Samuel Newhouse followed agricultural pursuits all hi-- life and when he could not work his land he made barrels, having learned the cooper's trade. He was one of the Eoun- ders of the Methodist Episcopal Church in this section, and lie was one of the promoters of the organization known as the Sons ol Temperance.

Alexander Newhouse, son of Samuel and father of Thomas B., was horn September 27, 1840. in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio. He attended the district schools of the township and grew to manhood on his father's farm. After his marriage he moved to Adams County. Illinois, where he was engaged in farming for nine years, lie then returned to Scioto Township and settled on his present farm of 115 acres. For some twelve years he lived retired, but during his active period he raised a large amount of stock and also much grain and hay. In August, 1864. he enlisted for service in the Civil War, entering Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was ordered to Kentucky and later to Tennessee, where Mr. Newhouse became so ill that he was returned to Camp Dennison. Later, when the call was made for 100-day men, he enlisted in Company K. One Hundred and Forty-fifth Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was stationed near Washington, D. C. During the term of his first enlistment he participate! 1 in the battle of Perryville.

Alexander Newhouse has three children by his first marriage, namely : Thomas B., William, and Edgar. The mother of these children. Mrs. Hannah Bryson Newhouse, died while the family were residing in Illinois. Mr. Newhouse subsequently married Lydia Hill, of which union there is one child, Marie, who is now the wife of Earl Dunlap, of Scioto Township. Mr. Newhouse is a member of the old stone Presbyterian Church of South Radnor, in which he is an elder. He is a Dem- 1 icrat in his political views.

Thomas B. Newhouse was about one year old when his parents moved to Vlam- County, Illinois, and he was ten when the family returned to Scioto Township, where he completed his education. He continued to live on the home farm until his marriage, ami in [896 he settled on his present place, thirty acres ,,\ which belonged to the farm which his greatgrandfather, Anthony Newhouse, secured for two dollars an acre almost 100 years ago. Mr. Newhouse cultivates about 120 acres of his land, devoting from forty to fifty to haw forty to corn, and twenty to oats, and having a large amount of hay to sell. He keeps twenty-five head of cattle, thirty of hogs, forty of pigs. and twenty-five Delaine ewes, from which he breeds. Mi". Newhouse's surroundings are those of an enterprising and progressive farmer; his land is so thoroughly tilled, his stock is in such excellent condition, and all of his buildings are substantial in character, and attractive to the eye. His fine two-story frame residence, of twelve rooms, stands on the State Road, and since he completed the improvements on it in 1906, it is probably as fine a home as can be found in this section.

On Thanksgiving eve, 1891, Mr. Newhouse was united in marriage with Miss Lulu Rittenhouse, who is a daughter of Hamilton W. Rittenhouse, of Scioto Township. His family now includes two children. Alexander Hamilton and Pauline Estella. All the members of the family belong to the Presbyterian Church at Ostrander, Mr. Newhouse being one of the elders.

ILLIAM BEVAN, a representative citizen of Delaware County, Ohio, and an honored survivor of the great Civil War. who is extensively engaged in agricultural pursuits in Scioto Township, was born June 26. 1835, in Breconshire, South Wales, and is a son of David and Margaret (Lewis) Bevan. David Bevan. Si"., who was also a native of Breconshire, South Wales, came from that country to America in [842 with his wife and six children, ami located in Delaware Township, Delaware County, Ohio, where his wife's sister and her four children lived. Mr. Bevan settled in a little loo- cabin on a fifty-acre tract on the Warrensburg pike, just north of where his son David now lives, and here commenced clearing the heavily timbered land. In a few years the family had a well-improved farm, and Air. Bevan prospered to such an extent that at the time of his death, May 23, 1879, lie was the owner of 400 acres of land. He was a man of great energy and ambition, was prudent and economical, and was esteemed by all with whom he had dealings. For many years he was engaged in dealing in and raising cattle and sheep, and in this line was as successful as in his other operations, lie was married to Margaret Lewis, who died in [863, having been the mother of six children, namely : Margaret, who died single; David, who is one of the most prosperous farmers of I )elaware Township, and who married Eliza Davis: William: James and Charles, who are now deceased; and Dinah, who keeps house for her brother William. The parents of these children were faithful members of the Congregational Church.

William Bevan received a limited education in the schools of Scioto Township, and in his youth learned the trade of carpenter in Delaware Township, an occupation which he followed until the outbreak of the Civil War. He enlisted September 26, iSo_>, in Company

C, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and continued in Ins country's service until April. [865, when he was mustered out at Louisville, Kentucky. He continued with his company during the first seven months of his enlistment, and during his first winter in the army suffered many privations, the cold at one time being so intense that Mr. Bevan's cheek froze to the ground while he was sleeping. After leaving his regiment he served for ten or fifteen months with the Pioneer Corps, and the balance of his term of enlistment was spent in Company

D. L'nited States Engineer Corps. A courageous and ready soldier. Mr. Bevan gained the respect of comrades and officers, and his war record is one of which any man might well be proud.

For some years after In- return from the service, Mr. Bevan was engaged in working at his trade, but in [888 be located on the old home farm, which he has continued to operate with much success to the present time, raising large crops of grain ami hay and giving much attention to stock dealing. The fine old residence on the property has been standing for mam- years, and Mr. Bevan well remembers helping the builder make the brick therefor when he was nine or ten years old. While Mr. Bevan did not have such educational advantages as are extended to the youth of the present day. he has been a great reader of good literature, converses equally well in both English and Welsh, is familiar with the leading topics of the times, and is one of the best versed men in the Scriptures to be found in this section. He is a great Bible student, and is one of the leading members of the Welsh Congregational Church. located at Radnor. Formerly a Republican, Mr. Bevan has for several years been identified with the Prohibition party, but he has never aspired to public office. He is unmarried and his sister Dinah resides with him and manages the In >useh< 'Id.

\RRY LEONARD was born December 17. 1865, in Brown Township, Delaware County, Ohio, being the sou of Jonathan and Elizabeth Leonard, who were among the early settlers of Delaware County. Jonathan Leonard was born February 5, i8_>o. and came to this count}' from Washington County, Pennsylvania, in [826. He was engaged in the occupation of merchant tailoring for eighteen years. In [855 he engaged in farming and for nearly one-half of a century lived on the well-known farm in Brown Township, Delaware County. Ohio. In [890, on account of advanced age. he retired from the farm and has since lived in the city of Delaware. Ohio, retiring from active business.

Elizabeth Leonard is a daughter of .me of the well known and pronounced advocates of the abolition of slavery, and the sister of three brothers who engaged in the war for the settlement of the difficulties between the north and the south. Both parents have been deeply interested in public affairs and the welfare of their children.

Thus the early year- of Harry Leonard wer spent under the kind and parental care of his parents on the farm. His education liein the district school of his neighborhood, subsequently he attended the Normal school at Ada. Ohio, and spent several terms at the Ohio Wesleyan University. He read law in the offices of Judge McEIroy and F. A. Owen and was admitted to the bar in June. 1899,

-mil; with a grade above the average, and after receiving his diploma at once engaged in the practice of law at his present location. No. ^,2' j North Sandusky Street, Delaware. Ohio. In 1906 Mr. Leonard was admitted on examination to practice law in the United States Courts as solicitor attorney and counselor-at-la\v and proctor and advocate in admiralty. Mr. Leonard is an ardent Republican in politics, having served six years as justice of the peace in the City of Delaware. Ohio, is a careful and accurate thinker, a student of public and private affairs, a man of the strictest integrity and one whose moral character is without reproach. Ever since Mr. Leonard was seventeen year- of age he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church, and has been actively engaged in Sabbath school work, acting as president of Brown Township Sabbath School Convention for several years and cunty secretary of Sabbath school work.

On June 15, 1905. Mr. Leonard was married to Ruth I. Baker, who for many years was a teacher in the public schools 01 Delaware. Ohio. They have a happy and beautiful home at 444 West William Street in the city of Delaware. Ohio, and are the parents of one child - Georgia E.

[LAS W. FOWLER, M. 1).. of Delaware, was born in 1X47. in Prattsville. Green County, New York, the fourth child of Charles M. and Catherine Ann Fowler. His father was - a native of Prattsville. while his mother was horn in New Philadelphia. Tu-carawas County. Ohio. The parents settled on a 200- acre farm in Porter Township, Delaware

Silas W. Fowler received his primary education in the common schools of the township. In 1862-63 ne was sent to Central College Academy. During the winters, at the age of [5 and i(>. he taught school in the northern part of Franklin County. His ordinary occupations were interrupted by the Civil War, and in the spring of 1864 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirty-sixth Regiment. O. V. 1. After returning from the army, he entered Oherlin College, where he remained until the fall of 1868. He then began reading medicine under the celebrated Dr. J. W. Russell, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio. In 1869-70 he attended the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, and in 1871 he was graduated from Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia Pennsylvania.

His father, having rented the farm, moved to Delaware in 1869. and the son. in the year of his graduation, settled in Delaware, where he has been steadily engaged in the practice of hi- profession, having for 32 years occupied the same office.

Dr. Fowler has been engaged continuously, more or less, in literary work, besides establishing a large and lucrative practice. 1 le has written articles for various medical journals. In 1880 he was a member of the corps that wrote the Delaware County History, writing the history of several townships and of the medical profession ; and he has a >ntributed the history of the medical profession, and of various schools of medicine from 1808 to the present time, as well as the history of the secret orders of the county, for the present history.

Dr. Fowler has been a frequent delegate from the various medical societies to which he belongs to the State Medical Association, the American Medical Association, and to the International Medical Congress. He has I an extensive traveler, and while traveling has been a close investigator of professional work and schools. While visiting on the Pacific slope one year, he had the good fortune 1 meet the celebrated Dr. Lorenz. and to study his methods on the bloodless reduction and treatment of the hip joint disease. While in California he investigated the history of the old Spanish missions, and wrote many letters concerning' them which were published. He made an extensive trip to Mexico and Cuba, as well as through the southern and eastern States of this country. Two years ago he made a trip to the Orient, visiting the Azores; Spain, northern Africa, Egypt, Palestine, Asia Minor, Turkey, Greece, Italy, and other European countries. While in the Orient he made a special study of leprosy in its various farms, and saw hundreds suffering from this dread disease. He has prepared an article on this ancient disease for the medical fraternity.

Dr. Fowler is a Free Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge, Chapter, Delaware Council, the Commandery of Knight Templars at Marion, Ohio, the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite at Columbus, Ohio, and the Scioto Consistory, being a Master and 32d degree Mason. He is a member (if Asbury M. E. Church, having been thus connected with it since his early youth. His great-grandparents, grandparents, and parents were strict Presbyterians.

The Doctor has always been interested in the welfare of the town, and has written and published several articles on the hygienic condition of the city and its water supply, and has also been interested in perfecting and extending the use of the valuable mineral w aters in and around the city.

Dr. Fowler married Miss Iza Vail, a graduate of the Ohio Wesleyan University, and only daughter of the late Judge Isaac C. and Clara B. Vail, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio.

higher and higher in public esteem, through the conspicuous and honorable positions held by father and son in the professions of the ministry and the law. and by their right attitude toward all questions affecting the public weal, and their unselfish and untiring efforts in forwarding every movement for the common -good.

The family ancestry traces back to Rev. John Van Deman, the great-grandfather of the subject of this notice. He was a Presbyterian clergyman, who. with his family, emigrated from Holland, and settled in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, at an early day. His son John married a lady whose maiden name was Hester. In 1804 the family, including their son Henry, the father of Hon. John D. Van Deman, moved to Ross County, Ohio, and settled on a beautiful farm nine or ten miles from Chillicothe. John Van Deman was a very successful farmer, and a man of strong character, serving fi ir years as an elder in the Presbyterian Church. After his- ordination to the ministry, Rev. Henry Van Deman, in 1824, came to Delaware County, and for nearly forty years before his death, which occurred in 1872. he was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Delaware. His wife, the mother of the subject of this sketch, died on January 26. 1888. aged eighty-six years. She was a native of Kentucky, and her maiden name was Sarah Darlinton. Her father. Gen. Joseph Darlinton, was a member of the territorial legislature of Ohio, and also a member of the convention held in 1801, to frame the first constitution of the State of Ohio. He was also a member of the first Senate of Ohio.

Hon. John D. Van Deman was born in Delaware, Ohio, February 12, 1832. When a child, Mr. Van Deman received his primary lessons from Mrs. Murray, in the basement of the building located on the Court House lot, on the second floor of which he completed his legal studies preparatory to his admission to tlie liar. President Hayes was also an alumnus of tlie same school. Young Van Deman took the full classical course in the Ohio Wesleyan University, from which he was graduated in 1851. Immediately thereafter he en- tered the law office of Powell & Buck, where his legal studies were pursued for two years. He was admitted to the Bar in [853, before the District Court presided over by Hon. Allen G. Thurman, then chief justice of the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio, and began practice in Delaware, soon achieving a success that was very gratifying. His first partnership was with Judge T. W. Powell, which continued until 1862. He then formed a partnership with the late H. M. Carper, which was maintained without interruption until [889, when Mr. Van Deman retired from general practice. Theirs was the oldest law firm in the State at the time of its dissolution. It is a pleasing commentary on the carefulness and the mutual confidence reposed the one in the other, that when their final settlement was made, covering the whole period of thirty-six years of a partnership business, the final balance showed that one had received only one cent more than the other. There had been no comparison or settling up of personal accounts of either with the firm from the beginning of the partnership until its close. During all this period, their relations were not only friendly and cordial, but of the closest intimacy.