Greene County, Ohio - The whole text, 1902 (part 11 of 25)

Marcus Shoup

Out of the dq)ths n\ his mature wisdom. Carlvle wrote: "History is the essence of innumerable biographies." ^lacaulay has said : "The history of a nation is best tolj in the lives of its peojile." It is therefore fittiu"- that tile sketches of Greene countv's eminent men should find a place in this x'olume. Marcus Shdup is known as one of the most capable law_\'ers (.)f the Greene county bar, as a Republican of prominence and as a promoter of many industries which have proved of great value to the city and countv while ad\ancing his individual success. He was born in Beavercreek township, Greene county, on the .^th of ]\Iay. 1869, and is a son of Daniel M. and Maria ( \\ ampler ) Shoup. He comes of <jne of the old pioneer families of Greene county, the ancestral history h?iving long been interwoven with the annals of this portion of the .state. His paternal great-grandfather. George Shoup,' located in Bea\ercreek township in 179''), having removed to Ohio from Hagerstown, Maryland, which was the old home of his ancestors who had come froiu Switzerland to the new world during the latter part of the se\-enteenth century. Soon after his arrival George Shoup entered two sections of land in Bea\'ercreek township, and devoted his attention to the development and improvement of the farm. He was also a minister of the German Baptist church, and engaged in proclaiming the gospel throughout his portion of the country, his influence contributing in no small degree to the moral development of his community. Closes W. Shoup, the grandfather of our subject, was born, reared and died on the old family homestead which his father had developed and improved. He was a prosperous farmer, owning about one thousand acres of land. His life was ever honorable and upright antl he became a preacher of the Dunkard church.

hovliood (lays, in fact. CDntinuing to make Iiis lionie there until 1H54. wlien lie purcliaseil lanil in Bea\'ercreck tii\\nslii[) an<l reniuxed to tlie farm wliicli lias since been his lionie. 'I'hrtmg'liout liis entire life he has carried on agricultural pursuits, and has prospered in his undertakings, his well directed labors bringing to him creditable success. In early life lie was a stanch advocate of the Whig |)arty, anil upon its dissolution he joined the r.anks of the Republican party, with w hich he has since aftiliated. He, too, is a member and minister of the German Baptist clunx-h. lie married Maria Wampler in August, 1S44, and took her as a bride to the old home farm. Slie was burn in Stark county, (^hio, February 24. 1827, a daughter of Phili]) and Catherine ( Ro_\er ) \\'ani])ler. who reniiixeil from Carroll county, Maryland, to Ohio. They spent one year in Stark county and subse(|uentlv they took up their abode on the StillwrUer, in Montgomery county, which was the home of Mrs. Slioup at the time of her marriage. She died in 1900, but the father of our subject is still li\ing.

Mr. Shoup began his education in the district schools of Bea\ercreek township, and was later graduated in the high school of that township. Subsequently he entered the Ohio Normal University at Ada, Ohio, where he spent four years and on the completion of the regular course was graduated in the class of 18SS with the degree of Bachelor of Sciences. He then entereil the office of Craighead & Craighead, of Dayton, as a law student, remaining with them for more than a year, when he continued his studies in the office and under the direction of Judge E. H. Munger. of Xenia, Ohio, with whom he remained until admitted to the bar, on the 6tli of .March. 1S90. At that time Mr. Shouj) openeil an office in Xenia and has since engage! in general practice. Professional advancement is jiroverbially slow. The first element of success is perhaps a persistency of purpose. an eff'ort as enduring as the force of gravity. These Mr. Shoup possessess. He also possesses aptitude, character and individuality. He has gained a good clientage which has constantly increaseil. connecting him with much of the most important litigation tried in the courts of his district. His careful preparation of cases is supplemented Ijy a power of argument and a forceful presentation of his [joints, so ijiat he ne\er fails to impress court or jury and has gained many verdicts favorable to his clients. Mr. Shoup has taken his part as an active factor in the Republican ])arty in Greene county. He has served as chairman of the C(junty central connnittee and of the county executive committee, and lias been a delegate to various congressional and state conventions. In 1894 he was elected, without opposition, as ])roscculing attorney for Greene county, and three years later was re-elected without opposition for the second term, so that he continued in tlie office for si.K years, discharging his duties acceptably to the people and with credit to himself. On the 7th of April, 1902, he was nominated t)y the Republicans as their candidate for probate judge and in this county a nomination is equivalent to an election on the Republican ticket.

\N'hile the practice of law has been the real life work of Mr. Shou]), he has yet contributed in a large measure to commercial and industrial activity and has been the promoter of man}- enter[)risc. 'aid Inisiness interests of great Isenefit to his community. In connection with J. W. Xeff he was line of the acti\"e organizers of the Rapid Transit Comiiany. which was later consolidated with the Dayton & Xenia Tractitm Company. 'Sir. Shonp became secretary, treasurer and attorney of the former, which constructed its line and operated it for two years prior to the consolidation. To our subject much credit is due for g-i\-ing to Xenia better transportation facilities, that being the fu'st electric railway in the county. He also organized the Citizen's Telephone Company and was its president until its consolidation with the Springfield Home Telephone Company. In company with others he organized the Xenia Buggy Company, and is now its secretary and treasurer. This is one of the successful manufacturing institutions of the city, turning out about five hundred vehicles each year and giving employment to about forty men. In connection with J. F. Orr, Mr. Shou]) organized the Home Building & Savings Company, in 1894, and it is now the second largest building and loan association in the county. Mr. Shoup has been its attorney from its organization and is also attorney for the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad.

In 1S92 Mr. Shoup was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Bradley, who dietl the following year. On the 12th of January. 1897, he was joined in wedlock to ]\Iiss Mary ^lahanna, of Hillsboro, Ohio. They now have two children, Pauline E. and Catherine I^. Fraternallv Mr. Shoup is connected with Xenia Lodge, Xo. 49, F. & .\. M., and has also taken the chapter degree. He also belongs to Iwanhoe Lodge. Xo. 56, K. P., of which he is ])ast chancellor, and is one of the charter members of Xenia Lodge, No. 668, B. P. O. E. In his social and professional life he is a most honored antl honorable man. He is likewise a loyal, patriotic American, devoted to the interests of his native land and his community. His life has l)een a straightforward, honorable and uprig-ht one. Indolence is utterly foreign to his nature and his enterprising and progressive spirit of persexerance, supplemented by strong mentality, have been the stepping stones by which he has risen to an eminent position at the Greene countv bar.

One of the most highly esteemed and respected citizens of Beavercreek township is Squire Samuel G. Andrew, who is successfull}- engaged in genei'al farming and stockraising. He has always resided in this county and his life record commends him to the confidence of those with whom he has been associated, for lie has ever been honoral)le and relialile in all his relations with his fellow men. Fie h-as li\ed and labored to goodly ends and has g-ained a position of distinctive prominence in the county, wihich he has aided to develop, winning the respect which is never denied a man whose integrity and honor are beyond question.

Mr. Andrew was born in Xenia townshij), August 23, 1840, his parents being George and Jane (Ouinn) Andrew. FT is father was a naitive of South Carolina, lx)rn on the 1st of March, 1791, and during his Iioyhood came to Greene county, where the family has since been a potent factor in public progress and improvement. He early l>e- came familiar witli the difliciilties of jjinnecr life and was also familiar with- the arduous task of developing a new farm on the fr<intier. On the 29th of January. ]8i-, he married Miss Elizabeth Ann Foster, who was horn Ajjril 13. 1798. After her death he was a;^ain married on the 22(1 of Decemlier. 1839, to Mrs. jane (juinn. who 1)\- her first marriage had one daughter. Mrs. John B. Lucas. The children of the father's first marriage were: William: .Mexander: Martha, the deceased wife i)f James Turner: Rciliert: William; John: I'-lizalieth ; Hugh: and (ieorge. The only surviving members of the second marriage are: Samuel of this re\iew, and John Calvin, who resides in Xenia. The father of this family passed away .\|>ril 22. i8f)S. at the age of seventy-twi) years, ten months and ten days. He had witnessed a large part of the growth of his adopted county and liad been an active partici])ant in its development and upbuilding. I'mth he and his wife were members of the l-'irst United Presbyterian church in which he served as deacon, doing everything in his power to adxance the growtli of the church and promote the infiuence of Christianity. In his business affairs he was cpvite successful. He started cut in life on his n\\n acciiunt with almost nothing, taking ujy his abode west of the ])ow(ler mills. He there cleared a large tract of huifl and developed a good farm, becoming the owner of three hundred and twentv acres of valuable land. In 1854 he sold this property and bought two hundred and fiftv acres upon which his son. Samuel G. Andrew, now resides. The house upon the place is a brick structure wliich was erected in 1840 and was one of the finest farm residences in the entire ciiuntx'. The life record of George .Andrew pri>\es cnnclusi\-ely that success is not a matter of genius but can be gained as the legitimate reward of earnest, persistent and honorable effort. In his political views he was a Whig until the dissolution of that jyarty, when he joined the ^'anks of the new^ Republican party.

In the district schools of his native county Samuel G. Andrew pursued his education. He attended school during the winter months, for in the summer seasons iiis services were needed in the work upon the liome farm. He did not leave hume until the s]3ring of 1864 when ne j'lined Cnmijany F, of the One Hundred and ^ifty-fourth Ohio Infantry. He had fcirmcrly been a member of the National Guards of Xenia. With the regiment he went to the front <'ind ])artici- ])ated in the battle of Xew Creek. \'irginia, and did guard duly Ihrnughout he remainder of his term of service, when he was honorably discharged at Camp Dennison in September. 1864.

Returning to his home the S(p.iire resumed the work upon the farm. He was married on the 21st of August, 1866, to Miss Keziah Luse, a nati\e of Clark county, Ohio. They had no children of their own b,ut adopted a daughter, Carrie Romelia, who became the wife of Joseph Hutchison, a resident farmer of Beavercreek tnwnshii), and their children are: Sanniel Andrew, named for the subject of this review, and Louis Bell. The Scjuire was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife in 1889, her death occurring- on the 7th of May of that year, while her remains were interred in the Xenia cemetery. ISIr. Andrew was again married in 1889, his second union being with Mrs. Rachel Jones, a native of this township, who by her first marriage had a son, Daniel O., who is now living with our suliject.

bvterian cluirdi, while his wife is a member of the Reformed cluirch. He votes with tiie Repuljhcan party and in 1890 he was elected upon that ticket to serve for one term as justice of the peace. He has a pleasant home in Beavercreek township, having remodeled the old brick liDUse. which was erected sixtytwo vears ago. and stands in the midst of riclilv cultivated fields. He is successfully carrving on farming and stock-raising. He has always resided in Greene county and his life record is in many respects worthy of emulation. His career has been characterized b\- practical inisiness ability and sturdy common sense, qualities which are too often lacking. His life, too. has been in harmony with his religious belief and his friends throughout the communitv are manv.

Clemext W. Lixkhart

For four terms of two years each Xenia has honored Clement W. Linkhart with the mayoralty of the city and as the chief executive he h.as largely promoted the city's welfare, improvement and substantial uplaiilding. His [lolitical recortl is one nmst commendable. He is known as one of the leading members of the Repulilican party in Greene county and his labors in its behalf have been effective and earnest. Since casting his first presidential vote for (leneral U. S. Grant, his zeal and interest in the i)arty ha!\-e never wavered, but ha\e grown with passing years as lie has studied more closely into the political situation of the country and viewed its needs from a broader stan<lpoint. .\o higher testimonial of the confidence and trust reposed in him by his fellow townsmen could Ijc "iven than the fact that he has been continued in the position of the chief executive of Xenia through four consecuti\-e terms, honoring the city which has honored him through the faithful performance oi duty and through his effective lal)ors in promoting its advancement along many lines that contribute to its prosperity. de\elopment and attractive appearance.

]\Ir. Linkhart was born in Xenia township. Greene count\'. im the JOth of Octuber. 1847, lii-'' parents being Joseph and Clara (Collier) Linkhart. the former a native of \'irginia and the latter of Greene count)-. The Linkhart fannly is of German origin. and the grandfather of our subject, on leaving his native country, crossed the .\tlaniic to the Old Dominion. Later he remo\-ed u> Barnesville. Belmont county. Ohin, where he ranained until the father of our subject was alxiut ten years of age. when he came to Greene county, where he spent his remaining days. Joseph Linkhart was a mechanic and early in life learned to hew timber. In early manhood he was engaged in cutting ties for the Little ]\Iianfi Railrdi'd and later he cut the timber and built the dam for the Miami Powder Works. He afterward learned the cooper's trade antl f(ir years was engaged in the mamifacture of pnwder kegs. In this countv he married Clara Collier, a native of Xenia township and a daughter of Moses Collier, one of the old settlers of Greene county. L'nto Joseph and Clara Linkhart were born nine children, ot wbonr four reached years of maturity: Clement W. ; Joseph, of Colorado; Xettie. who was first married to John Cromwell and after his death became the wife of Thomas Madden, of Xenia; and Harry A., who resides in Indiana. The father Ii\e 1 to the age of seventy years and his wife passed away .April 2j. 1899. at the age of seventy

In the district sclitiols Clement W. Linkliart ]5ursued liis primary education and at the age of sixteen responded to iiis country's call for troops, enlisting on the Jjd of February, 1864, as a niemhcr of Company D, Eighth Ohio C<'i,i\alry. with which he ser\ed for nearl\- two years, until the close of the war. lie was mustered in at Columl)us and the regiment y"\s assigned to the Army of West \^irgiuia, liecoming a part of the First Brigade, Second Division, under command of General \\-erill. Mr. Linkhart ])artici]3ated in the Ilunlcr raid, taking part in a number of skirmishes when on the way to Lynchbttrg and on the retreat, and at that place his company was in the thickest of the fight. Mr. Linkhart lost his horse on the first day of the battle and for several days attempted to follow- his company on foot. He then fell in with the Twelfth Ohio infantry. Its Comjiany I) was from Xenia and they rendered him nuich needed assistance. For five days and five nights he had been on the retreat and ]ia<l not had a single bite to eat. When he was found 1)\- the L'nion troojis he was almost exhausted. With the Twelfth Ohio he returned tO' Charleston. West Virginia, where he remained for a few days when some stragglers of Company 1). Eighth Ohio, 'arri\-ed in Charleston, and with them he was sent to Parkersburg and tlien t<> Martinslnu'g, where he finmd the greater part of his compan\-. There he was gi:ven another horse and then went to the front. On the second day after obtaining his horse he was on tiie skirmish line and his horse was shot dead. He then went to the rear and was sent to Sandy Hook, and was then put on guard duty at Bolivar Heights. He was (jn dut\- in front of one of the general's lieadquarters when (i;'neral Sheridan made his famous ride and could hear him galloping dow n the valley long before he had reached his destination. On being relieved Mr. I-inkhart w;is put on commissary dutv at Harper's Ferrv, but after two weeks was taken ill and from the hospital there was transferred to a hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland, and then to Harrisburg. In the fall of 1864 he was granted a thirty-days furlough and returned home. On account of ill health he remained at home for forty days and tlien proceeded to Columbus and Pittsburg and at the latter ])lace was arrested because lie out-staid his furlough. He was transferred to Baltimore and next to Washington and after being in the barracks facing the capitol grounds for two weeks under guard, then on to .Alexandria, Virginia. Ten days later with a squad of men of his company he was sent to Grafton, West \'irginia, where he was released. With fifteen others he started to march to Beverly, arriving on the itth of January, and that night the whole Union command was captured by General Rosseau's Confederate Cavalry. The regiment lost forty men before surrendering. The Union troops were then marched to Stanton, West \'irginia, enduring many hardships, and were then loaded into freight cars like cattle and sent to Libby prison, but that place was so crowded that no more could be received and these men were put in a large four-story brick warehouse across the street, afterwaril known as the Pemberton prison, .\bout four lumdred were put in one room on the sec(jnd floor. On the 14th of February, 1865, they were paroled and transferi"ed by rebel boat to General Butler's lines, and thence on the City of Xew York to Annapolis, Marvland, and after a week ]\Ir. I^inkhart was sent

Illume on a fiiiiough. Several weeks later he reported for duty at Claiksburg, West Virginia, w liere he remained for a month in charge of several thousand horses and mules. He was mustered out of service July 30. 1865. at Clarksburg. \\'est Virginia, transferred to Cincinnati and then proceeded to Camp Dennison, where he was paid off and finally discharged. He was a brave and loyal soldier and deserves the gratitude of his country for what he accomplished as one of the defenders of the .Union.

Soon after his return Mr. Linkhart learned coopering and for fifteen years was in the employ of the Aliami Powder Cimipany, most of the time in the coopering department, but some of the time in the p')wdcr department. He also engaged in painting for that company for a time.

On the 6th of }ilarch, 1870, ^Ir. Linkhart married Bessie J. Clark, a native of Fairhaven, Connecticut, and a daughter of Thomas Clark, who was connected with the Miami Powder Compan\'. He was an expert powder make- and was killed at Xewburg, now a part of Cleveland. Our subject and his wife were married in Cleveland and to them were born four children, but twin daughters died in infancy and Ira Fay died at the age of eighteen months, while Clara G., the only surviving child, is the wife of Xewton L. Reutinger. of Chillicothe, Ohio, by w honi she has one child, Clement H.

i\fter se\'ering his connection with the powder company Mr. Linkhart removed to Xenia. and was employed as janitor of the courthouse, in which capacity he served for four years, in the meantime he was elected township clerk of Xenia township, and served in that capacity for three years. At the end of his service as janitor he was appointed deputy sheriff under Janies .\. Johnson, which office he held for four years. He was elected sheriff of Greene county in

1887. and was re-elected in 1888, holding the office until January. 1891. He thus served for four years, when, accordijig to the la^vs of Ohio, he was no longer eligible to re-election. He then li\'ed retired for a time, but in 1892 was made the Republican candidate for mayor. Two years later he was again nominated but both times was defeated. In 1896, however, he was again nominated and this time was elected and so capably did he administer the affairs of the office that he has been ciintinued in the position by re-election to the present time.

Fraternally he is a member of Lewis Post, X'o. 347, G. A. R. ; Xenia Lodge, Xo. 52, L O. O. F. ; Elks Lodge, Xo. 668 ; and he also belongs to the Trinitv Methodist Episcopal church of Xenia. He was elected to the office of president of the Ohio League of Municipalities at Columbus. January 7. 1902, an organization f(jrmed to further tlie interests of the cities and their officers. He is today as true to his duties of citizenship as when he wore the blue uniform of the country and fought to protect the stars and stripes upon southern battlefields. The terms progress and ]>atriotism might be termed the keynote of his character, for throughout his career he has labored for e\ery public interest with which he has been associated, and at all times has been actuated by a fidelit\- to his countr\' and her welfare.

Samuel W. Cox

was built within tiie limits of wliat is now known as the village of Yellow Springs. His natal day was December 5, 1833. and his parents were Samuel W. and Elizabeth (Jones) Con:. The hitter's father, Dennis Jones, who was born in Wales, and emigrated to America, married in Loutluun county, \'irginia, and came to Ohio at a very early day, locating in Clark county, where he lived and died, lie had followed merchandising in X'irginia The father of our subject was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. The parents were married in (jeorgelown, D. C, where two children were born unto them. The father w:ii a lilacksmith Ijy trade and followed that pursuit throughout his entire life, lie was employed on the Chesapeake & Ohio canal during its construction and in 1827 he came to this state, spending his first winter in Clark county. later becoming a resident of Miami township, (Jreene countv, his home being near the springs from which the \ illage rccei\ed its name. His farm is now known as the Kneff place. There Mv. Cox lived for seven years and on the expiration of that period he purchased a place near the village, upon which he remained until called to the home ])eyond, when he was seventy-seven years of age. At the time of llie war of 1812 he joined the army, but remained at the front only a short time. He served as postmaster of the village of Yellow Springs, under the administration of James K. Polk, for four years, and was a stanch ad\-ocate of the Democratic party and its principles. His wife survived him for t\ientv vears, passing away about seven years ago. Both were consistent and faithful members of tht Methodist church and Mrs. Cox, the mother of our subject, was one of the twehe who organized the first Methodist church in

Samuel W. Cox learned the blacksmith'i trade of his father, and fcjllowed that pursuit at Yellow Springs for forty-five years, when he retired. This in brief is the histor_\' ot his business career and one must read between the lines in order to learn of the untiring activity, the good workmanship, his honesty in all trade relations and his ni'- fallcring perseverance. All who knew him recognized these sterling traits in his business life and thereby he won a liberal patronage rmd eventually secured a comfortable competence which now enables Iiiin to rest from further labor in his pleasant home in the village of Yellow Springs. He has Iieen a prominent factor in public life here anil for the i)ast fifteen years has filled the ])osition of treasurer of the village. He has also l)een a member of the school board and for seventeen years has been treasurer of Miami township. In matters of citizenship he has always been loyal and faithful and this has been manifest not onlv in ]nib!ic office, for at the time of the Cix'il war lie joined the army iov one hundred days' service as a member of Company A, One Hundred and Fifty- fourth Ohio Infantry, and on the expiration of that term he re-enlisted as a member of Company K, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry, serving until the close of the war. He particip-ilcd in a number of battles and skirmishes and was at length discharged in Colimibus. Ohio, holding the rank of sergeant at the time he was mustered out.

Before he went to the war Mr. Cox was married. It was on the 4th of December, 1855, that he was joined in wedlock to Mary J. Rice, a daughter of Edward and Alviza ( Sivirrow) Rice. By this union were born tour cliildren. all of whom are deceased. Cora J. liaving Idied at the age of eleven months, Edward W. at the age of nineteen years. Mary F. when nit'.eteen years of age, and Franklin R. in infancy. Mvs. Cox was born in Maine, and in 1851 came with her parents to Ohio. Her father was superintendent of the construction of Antioch College, and afterward became treasurer of the institution, continuing in that position for aliout three vears. He then went to Oxford ;'.nd built an addition to the college there. ThrouglKHit the greater part of his business career he was a carpenter and contractor, successfullv carrying on the work which he had chosen as a life vocation. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cox. when about eighty years of age. and his wife ].)assed away about twenty-two years ago. Both held membership in the Christian church and were people who enjoyed in a high measure the confidence and respect f>f their fellow men.

Mr. and Mrs. Cox have long been members of the Methodist church, in which he has ser\ed as trustee for many years. They have a large circle of friends in Yellow Springs and thrmighout the surrounding country, and are highly esteemed by all with whom they have been brought in contact. Throughout his entire life Mr. Cox has resided in this locality and at all times his allegiance to public welfare has been a marked trait in his career.

Sannie! hranklin Woodward, of Osborn. is now li\ing a retired life, although for mativ \cars he was i<lcntitied with agricultural i)nrsuits. He was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania. December 15, 1830, and is a son of John and Mary (Foster) ^^'oodwar(l. The familv is of English lineage and the ancestry can be traced back to one of six brothers. Five of these brothers Avere over six feet in height and were in the King's Guard. The one who was under six feet came to America, settling in Massachusetts, and was the founder of the family in the United States. John Woodward, who was born in Massachusetts, removed to \'ermont when a young man and there f)])erateil a farm until 1809, when he took up his abode in Cortland countv, Xew York. Se\en years later he removed to Crawford county, PennsyKania, settling in Spring township, where he purchased land and became a prominent, influential ;uid well-to-do agriculturist. When he was a \oung man he served for one year with the (ireen Mountain biiys in the Revolutionary war under that bra\e and intrepid officer. Colonel Ethan Allen. He married into the Washburn family, which is still one of the prominent and well known families of Vermont.

To John Woodward and his wife was born a son named for his father. John. His l)irth occurred near Rochester, Vermont, in 1795. and he remo\ed with his father to the Emjjire state when but fourteen years of age. After his parents removed to l^ennsylvania he lived for a year in Ceneseo County. Xew York, and then joined his father and mother in the Keystone state. Becoming a fanner there, he accumulated some money and became the possessor of one hundred and fifty acres of land. In jiolitics he was a Republican from 1856. when that j^arty was first organized, and held se\'- eral townshi]) dttices. while his rehf^'ious faith was w itli tlie Xew f.islil. (ir Cliristian. churcli. He remained uiion a farm until he reaciied tiie age of four-score years, wlien lie sold his property and for two years li\eil with his daughter in Winneshiek Cfnmly. Iowa. He then .spent nine years with his son. Samuel F. Woodward, and then went to live with another son at Girard. Erie o>unty, Pennsylvania, where his death occurred Fehruary 24. 1889, his remains heing interred in Spring township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where he had lived for so manv vears. The mother of our suhject liore the maiden name of M.iry Foster, and was liorn near Pittslnirg, Pennsylvania, in 1794. there remaining until she was eight vears of age. when she accompanied her parents to Crawford county, where she was married to John Woodward in 1819. .^he possessed great activity of both mind and body, and was particularly skillful in <any kind of housewifelv arts, including wea\-ing. She possessed much nattn^al skill as a matiiematician and in her life dis- ])layed many graces of character and kindly acts which endeared her to all who knew her. She entered into eternal rest in i83('>, at the age of sixty-two years. Her father, (ieorge Foster, was born in the north of Ireland, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, was a farmer by occupation and was married near Belfast.

Unto John Woodward and his wife were born six children, of whom Mrs. Mary J. Nicholson, the eldest, died in Hamilton county. Iowa : Charlotte, w ho became Mrs. Huntley, died in Erie county, Pennsylvania: John, who was a lieutenant in the Pennsylvania militia, is m^w living in Erie county, that state; Caroline is the wife of H. P.

Nicholson, a resident of Winneshiek countv, Iowa: and George died in 1863, si.x months after his marriage. He had great talent as a jiortrait painter, and had he lived would doulitless have become famous in that line. His (iwn ])ortrait. painted by himself, now hangs in his brother's resilience in Osborn as an evidence of his remarkable talent.

Samuel Franklin Woodward was the fifth of the famil\- in order of birth. He received a conimon-scliool education, and displayed more than the ordinary talent for learning. He seemed to have inherited his mother's mathematical ability and at the age of nineteen he began teaching in his own t(jwnship. In the summer months he attended Kingsville Academy in Ashtabula county. Ohio, and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1853. While in school he never had but one fellow pupil who was his equal in mathematics, and he earned much of his tuition money by acting as teacher of mathematics and siu-veying. In 1853 he filled the chair of mathematics in his alma mater for four and one-half nKjiiths during tlie absence of the regular profess(^r, and he is still one of the best mathematicians in the county, .\mong his fellow students in college were J. C. Burrows, who is now rei^resenting the state of Michigan in the United States senate; J. B. Burrows, now a lawyer of Painesville, Ohio; also S. W. and A. W. Chapman, E. H. fiilkex- and many other prominent men who ha\e attained eminence in national fame.

In 1S34 Mr. Woodward started westward, journeying b_\' way of the canal to the Ohio rixer, thence proceeding down the latter river by steamer to Maysville. Kentucky. He had intended stopping at that place and teaching-, but was dissatisfied and soon afterward made his way to Iowa, where he remained two montlis. During that time he invested some money in real estate, buying government land in Black Hawk county. Two or three years later he pvnxhased more land lying- in Webster cnunty. Iowa, and at one time he owned over four hundred acres, but has since disposed of all of it. After two months spent in Iowa Mr. \\'oodward returned to Pennsylvania and in August. 1854, went to Montgomery county, Ohio, on the opposite side of ]\Iad river from Osborn, in this county. There he began teaching, remaining in Montgomery county until 1859. when he located in Osborn. where he followed educational work until i860. On the expiration of that [leririd he became principal of the school at Fairtield. In 1862 Mr. Woodward began dealing in fruit trees ruid successfullv followed that business for twelve years. During the first live years he tra\eled with his men and always came in at the end of the week with the largest sales. His motto was: '"One thing at a time and that well done."" He was verv successful, and by honest dealing- made an excellent reputation for himself and the firm. In one day he delivered seventy-three thousand dollars" worth of goods and rcceixed sixt\-five hundred dollars and twenty-three cents, in cash. He has done from twenty to sixty thousand dollars' worth of Inisiness in one year. In 1874. feeling that the oversight of so large a business was too severe a strain, he retired and invested his money in real estate. On the ist of .\pril. 1875, '''^ broke ground for his large fine brick home, which is of modern architectural design. He o\-ersaw the erection of this building and on the 24th of Xovember he mo\-ed into the house, which is one of the finest in this section of the county, costing about ten thousand dollars. It is surrounded by a beautiful and well kept lawn, and the house in the interior is designed in white walnut. He also has a very select library of many choice volumes.

On the loth of Xovember^ 1856, ^Mr. .Woodward was united in marriage to Mary C. Sloan, a native of \\'ayne township, Montgomerv county, Ohio. She was born in Lycoming county. Pennsyh'ania, July 3, 1833, and was only a year old when her parents came to Ohio, the journey being made in a one-horse covered wagon. Mrs. \\'oodward received a good education, anil at the age of eighteen years began teaching, but, not finding the work congenial, she discontinued it after nine months. She was a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Crook) Sloan. Her father was born in Lebanon county. Pennsylvania, in that part which was afterward cut off to form Dauphin county. He was a son of John Sloan, a native of that county, of Scotch- Irish descent. In 1833 he came to Wa_\ne township, ^Montgomery county. Alexander Sloan followed his father's occupation - farming. - but being a natural mechanic, able to make an\thing out of wood, he became a fine cabinet-maker, and also did the carpenter work upon his farm at Jersey Shore, Lycoming cotmty. Pennsylvania. In 1834 he also came to Ohio, locating near his father, where he continued agricultural pursuits for a number of years and then turned his attention to loaning money. Elizabeth Crook, his wife, was born in Somersetshire, England, and came to America when four years of age. She was the mother of seven children, five of whom are now li\ing:

James S.. wlio resides updii tlie old liomestead farm in Wayne tMwnsliip. Montgomery connt}- ; ElizalK'th S.. who resides witli our subject; Lucinda R.. now ^frs. Powell, of Champaign county, Ohio; and William H., who is a farmer of the same county. Mrs. Woodward has always manifested considerable poetic ability and talent, but slie never devoted her time to literary work until 1880, siiice which time she has given much attention tn the writing of poetry. She has published a book of miscellaneous poems entitled, "Roses and Thorns." and has another book almost ready for publication, called "Darkness and Dawn." She writes upon local and national themes and many of her poems have' elicited the highest commendation from capable critics. She lias a broad mind and deep sympathy added to her artistic temperament, and her literary work is of a very high character. We take jileasure in pul)lishing at the end of this review one of her poems that gives a glimpse of the old educational institution of learning of the pioneer days, and thus possesses historic value. The reader will see that the merit of the poem is so great that no "apologies"' should be made to \\'oodworth for its copying his metre. It is the equal of "The Old Oaken Bucket" in pathetic description, and will carry the memory of all of our oUJer readers back to the days when they went to the "deestrick"' school in the log house of the early days, with its hewed log benches, succeeded later by rough lumljcr l)enches. ]^Irs. Woiidward was a "scholar" in the log schoolhouse she so fittingly describes, and the Rev. D. Berger, of Dayton, Ohio, was there one of her teachers.

In his political views Mr. Woodward is a Republican, having supported the party since its organization. Prior to that time he was a member of the Free Soil party. For five years he served on the Republican central committee, and at various times has been a delegate to the county and state conventions. He was also a member of the first school board of Osborn, and for twenty consecutive years filled that position with the exception of a brief period of two years. He was also clerk of the board at the time of the building of the schoolhouse. He served as a member of the first town council of Osborn and continued in that position for fifteen years. In 1890 he was a member of the state board of ecjualization. He Ijas always been very active in jMlitics but of late years has largely left political work to younger men. Mr. \\'oodward is a Rationalist, while his wife is a Spiritualist. He is a Mason, having attained the Royal Arch degree, while with the lodge at New- Carlisle he is connected. He has been three times a delegate to the grand lodge and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity of Osborn. Mr. Woodward may well be called a self-made man, as his ad- \ancement in life has come as the direct result of his earnest and capable efforts, his judicious management and careful investments. He stands to-day a strong man ; strong in his individuality ; strong in purpose and in his good name; and his wide acquaintance in Greene county has gained for him many friends who hold him in the highest regard for his many excellencies of character.

Our spelling quartet has Ijeen scattered aud broken, And one has passed on, but we tliink of him still ; We greet him no longer - his form lies enshrouded Far, far from the schoolhouse t^n top of the hill.

My teachers in mem'ry all rise up before me, I look in their faces - their vnices I hear ; Their kind commentlations when lessons were perfect. Their generous praise which to each was so dear. They all have passed on, and their mem'ry I cherish. The old house is gone, vet I gaze on it still. Like all mundane things, it was destined to licrish. The dear old log schoolhouse on top of hill.

David B. Watt

The occupation to which he was reared David B. Watt has made his life work, for he is still foUcnving farming and stock-raising in Xenia township, owning a valuable tract of land of one hundred an<l fifty acres on the Jamestown jiike, the rich fields, highly cidtivated, bringing to him a good return for his lalxar.

Mr. Watt was lx)rn in this township, February 21, 1855, ajid is of Sct)tch descent. His parents, William and Sarah G. (Carruthers) Watt, were both natives of Scotland, and the former having spent tiie days of his lx>yhood and youth in his native land, came to the United States when twenty-one years of age, spending a short time in Xew York city, wdiere he worked at the carpenter's trade, which he had learned in the land of his birth. Continuing his westward journey he establisheil his home in Eainbridge, Ohio, where he followed carpentering and building until 1849, when he came to Greene County, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in Xenia township. He purchased the farm of one hundred acres upon which our subject was born, and to that propertv he added from time to time, -\fter some years he removed to Cedarville township, wdiere he bought a tract of land upon which he remained for twenty-three years, when he retired from acti\e business life and removed to Xenia, there to sijend his remaining days in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. He took U]) his abode there about 1884 and his death there occurred onthe 6th of June, 1894, when he was seventynine years of age. Throughout the greater part of his active business life he had followed general farming and stock-raising and had prospered in his undertakings. Trul\- a self-made man, he came to this country w ith nothing but the tools which enabled him to work at carpentering, and as the years passed his industry and enterprise brought to him a very gratifying competence. A Republican in politics, lie took a deep interest in the growth and success of his party, doing all in his power to promote its advancement. About 1874 he was elected and served as county commissioner. In early life he wa^ identified with the Whig party. Long a consistent Christian, holding membership in the Pre.sbyterian church, for many years he ser\-ed as one of its elders. He was laid to rest in Woodland cemetery, at Xenia, and his wife, surviving- him about two years, passed aAvay June 9, 1896, and was then laitl by his side. She was in her seventy-ninth }ear at the time of her death. Before her marriage she was a member of the United Presbyterian church, but afterward placed her membership in the church to which her liusband belonged. She was always active and interested in church work and her services in that regard were very valuable.

Unto Mr. and ]\Irs. \\'att were liorn ten children: Alary E., now the wife of D. H. Cherry, a resident farmer of Xenia township; Sarah J., the wife of Warren Johnson, of \\'ichita, Kansas, where he is engaged in the raising of fruit and vegetables : Margaret E., who died at the age of eighteen years; James B., who is engaged in the wholesale clothing business in Chicago; John C, a minister of the Presbyterian church, of Columbus, Ohio; Agnes G., the wife of R. H. Nash; David B., of this review; Robert C, who is a farmer and stockraiser living near Cedarville, in Cedarville township; Emily H., who died at the age of four years ; and Rosetta, who died at the age of eighteen months.

David B. Watt spent the first ten years of his life upon the home farm in Xenia township and then went with his parents to Cedarville township, where he remained for fourteen years, removing thence to his present larm <in the Jamestown pike, in his native township. While under the parental ri5of he had received ample training in the work of the farm, early becoming familiar with the labors of field and meadow and the best methods of caring for stock. In the public schools he had acquired a good English education and was thus well ecpiipped iov the practical duties of business life when he started out on his own account.

In 1880 Mr. Watt was united in marriage to Aliss Annie Fleming, who wa.s bo' n in Franklin, Ohio, and removed to this county when about six years of age. Her parents were Joseph B. and Margaret ( Bosserman) Fleming. Her father was born in Pennsylvania and was a tinner by trade, following- that pursuit throughout the greater part of his active business life. He was also interested' in the canning factory in Xenia. He is still residing in Xenia and is now connected with the Baldner Motor Company. The mother of Mrs. Watt is still living as is her grandmother. Unto our subject and his wife ha\-e l^een burn three children : William F.. who is engaged in farming with his father ; Rcrbert Bigger and Jennie Alay. The parents are members of the Presbyterian church and are widely and favorably knnwn in this community. Throughout their married life they ha\-e resided upon their present farm which Mr. Watt purchased in the spring of 1880. Here he has one hundred and fifty acres of rich land and in the conduct of general farming- and stock-raising he is meeting with creditable success. He has for twenty-five years made a specialty of raising Cotswold sheep, being the first to introduce the variety in this section of the state, and he u.sually keeps a number of imported sheq) at the head of his flnck. He has taken niany premiums at the county

The state of Ohio with its pulsing industrial activities and rapid development has witbin its confines many men of marked al)ility and Iiigb character in the various professional lines. He whose name initiates this review has gained recognition as one of the able and successful physicians of Greene county, and by his labors, his big-h j)rofessional attainments and bis sterling characteristics has justified the respect and confidence in w hi<:h be is beld by the medical fraternity and the local public. He makes his home in Spring Valley, but was born in Bellbrook, Greene county, August 31, 1864, his parents being George W. and Mary (Snodgrass) Kent. The father, who was probably born in Montgomery county, this state, was a tailor in early life and later purchased a small tract of land near Bellbrook, wbereon he spent the greater part of his life, but his last days -were passed in Spring Valley, where be died, when about seventythree years of age. His widow is still living there. In their family were four children, of wihom the Doctor is the youngest, the others being E. M., a grocer of Spring Valley; E. S., who is engaged in conducting a men's furnishing store in Dayton; Ida, the wife of Dr. W. H. Finley, of Xenia.

The Doctor spent bis early life upon his father's farm at Bellbrook, where be continued until 1883. His early etlucation, ol> tained in the district schools, was supplemented by study in the Normal School at Lebanon and at Yellow Springs, and when nineteen years of age he began teaching, following that profession in Spring Valley and in Sugarcreek township for four years. He began preparation for the practice of medicine as a student in the ofifice of Dr. Finley of Spring Valley, and in 1887 matriculated in the Oliio Medical College of Cincinnati, in which be was graduated in 1889. ^ f^ '^C" gan practice in Lowell. Ohio, where he remained for a year and a half, and had a good patronage from the beginning, but seeking a broader field of labor he came to Spring \'alley and has here practiced with success, owing to his ability and close attention to bis professional duties.

The Doctor was married at the home of the bride in ^lechanicsburg, Ohio, June 3, 1891, to Miss Martha Graham, a daughter of the Rev. T. B. and Abigail (Taylor) Graham. She is a lady of superior culture and knowledge, wIkj was educated in the common schools and at Adrian, Michigan. and afterward engaged in teaching school for several years. She was teaching in Bellbrook wben she became acquainted with the Doctor. Her parents still reside at Richwood, Ohio. The Doctor and Mrs. Kent ba\-e three children. Kathleen, George Graham and Tliomas Marion, all born in Spring Valley.

Dr. Kent votes with the Democracy and in 1893 was appointed a pension examiner and served for five years. He is a member of Spring Valley Lodge, Xo. 302, I. O. O. P., is its examiner, and in the present vear, T902, he became a manber of Xenia Lodge, Xo. 668, B. P. O. E. In the line of his profession he is connected with the Greene County Medical Societ_\- and ^\-ith the State and X'ational ^ledical Societies and bv the interchange of thought which forms a featin-e of those organizations he keeps in touch witli the iH'ogre.ss wliicli is cijiitinually carrying- the science of medicine ti;)\var(l perfection. His life is a busy one. so frequent are tlie demands made upon his professional skill, and it is therefore well that he takes a deep and abiding interest in his wurk, in which he has attained a hig'h degree of proficiencv.

IMatliew C. Alexander, who is a rejiresentative of the farming interests of Greene count V, was born in Xenia township. January 3, 1825. and is still li\ing within its borders. His parents were John and Rebecca (Hook) Alexander. The father was born near Wheeling. West \'irginia, and the mother was a native of the Old Dominion. Tlie former came to Greene county with his parents, Mathew and Isabella (Kendall) Alexander. The family has ever been noted for loxaltv in citizenship, a characteristic that has been manifested by valiant military service. The grandfatlier of out suljject had two brothers who laid down their li\es on the altar of their country at the l)atile of Brandy wine in the Revolutionary war. John Alexander otYeved Iiis services to the government in the war nf 1812. After coming to this country he was married to Rebecca Hook and they took up their abode upon a farm, the cultivation of which claimed his attention throughout tlie years of his liusiness career. He was in<lustrioi's, energetic and reliable, and all who knew him entertained for him respect and confidence. His political support v. as given the Democracv. and both he and his ,\ife were

\alued and consistent memliers of the United Presbxterian church. His death occurred in 1865. and Mrs. Alexander sur\-ived for only about a year, passing away in 1866, at which time her remains were interred bv those of her husbamrs. in the Xenia cemetery. They were the parents of eight children, of whom ]\Iathew Clark is the eldest, the others being: Marv L., the widow of Simpson Drake, and a resident of California; James H., who is living in Ikichanan county, Iowa; John, deceased; Isabella, who is li\ing with our subject: George, who lias awav : Charles G.. who died of t\- phoid lever in the army while serx'ing as a njember of Company D. Se\ent\-fourlli Ohio Infantry; and Josephine, who lives with her brother, Mathew.

In the common schools near his home Mathew Clark .\lexander ])ursue.l his. educati(.}n. becoming familiar w itli the branches of learning which fit one for life's practical duties. He also received ample training in farm labcjr, early becoming familiar with the duties of the field and meadow, and he and his two sisters reside upon a part of the old homestead, where he operates two hundred and thirty-three acres of land in the eastern part of Xenia townshij). He has jjlaced iiis farm under a high state of cultivation', devoting his energies to the raising of crops best adapted to this climate, and also to stock-raising, making a specialty of Shorthorn cattle and Poland-China hogs His business is well conducted and his careful supervision and capable management liaxe brought to him success in his undertakings. He represents a worthy family lliat from pioneer days has been active!)- and honorably identified with the history of (ireene countv.

M. C. Alexander James H. Daughertv

Carlyle iras said tliat "liiography is tlie most interesting as well as the most profitable of all reading." It serves the two-fold purpose of honoring the ]i\ ing and perpetuating the memory of those who have at one time occupied a position of prominence and distinction in any of the avenues of life which contribute to the world's progress. James H. Daugherty was for some years an active factor in business circles in Greene count}- and his efforts were so discerningly directed that he won creditable success, while his uniform honesty and reliability gained for him an honored name.

A nati\e of Greene county, he was born near Sjjring Valley, on the 14th of January, 18^7, his parents being Michael and Lucinda (McReynolds) Daugherty. Being identified with mercantile interests he carried on a general store at Spring Valley in connection with his father for several years. After selling his interest in that enterprise he built a mill fur the manufacture of linseed oil alx)ut two miles from Spring Valley. There he carried on an extensive and successful business, gixing employment to a large force of operatives. He remained there until his retirement from active business life, in 1880, at which time he removed to Xenia, where his reiiiaining days were passed. He had conducted all his business affairs with keen discernment and unfaltering honesty and his capable management and unflagging industry brought to him very creditable and desirable success. He became one of the prosperous residents of the county and the last six years of his life were spent in the enjoyment of the fruits of his former toil.

subject was joined in wedlock to Aliss Cynthia Compton, a daughter of Henry Compton, who was a native of North Carolina, but had been brought to Greene county when eight years of age. The second marriage of Mr. Daugherty was celebrated on the 15th of August, i860, and was blessed with two children, but Ella E. died at the age of eight months, while Rosa D. became the wife of F. N. Shaffer. Mr. Daugherty died in August, 1886. In his death Xenia lost one of its worthy citizens, for he was a man of sterling worth, possessed of characteristics that endeared him to many friends. His life was at all times guided by principles of an upright manhood, by relial)ility in business, by fidelity to every trust reposed in him. and when death came he left behind him an untarnished record.

Frank Newton Shaffer

The life span of Frank N. Shaffer coivered but thirty-five years, yet within that time he attained an enviable reputation at the bar and developed a' character of upright manhood that endeared him to all with whuiu he was associated and niatle his death one deeply regretted throughout the entire community as well as in his own household. Mr. Shaffer was bom in Xenia, on the ^d of September, 1865, and was a son of the Rev. J. F. Shaffer. He was reared amid the refining influences of a good Christian home and his boyhood's training left its impress upon his life. He acquired his literary education in the public schools of Xenia and Wittenberg College, of Springfield, Ohio, in which he was graduated on the completion of the regular course with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. For one year thereafter he engaged in teaching school in Missouri, but with a desire to becoiue a member of the legal profession he entered the law department of the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and after completing his studies there was admitted to the bar of Ohio in June, 1888, upon passing a successful examination. He located for practice in Xenia, and here in his native city Mr. Shaffer soon won a good clientage. He possessed strong mentality, keen analytical power, was logical in argument, forceful in his presentation oi a case and won a position of distinction at the bar.

On the J5th of September, 1888. Mr. Shaffer was united in marriage to Miss Rosa D. Daugherty, a daughter of James H. and Cynthia (Compton) Daugherty. They became the parents of one daughter, Louisa B., a bright little girl, whose birth occurred January 5, 1895. It ^^'^s on the 17th of September, lyoo, that Mr. Shaffer was called to his tinal rest and the communitv mourned the loss of one of its valued and representative men. He was popular in social circles because of his unfailing courtesy, his deference to the opinions of others and his deep and never failing interest in his fellow man. He was always found on the side of progress and improvement and was a meml>er of the Presbyterian church, in which lie served as deacon. Faultless in honor, fearless in conduct and stainless in reputation, he will long be remembered bv those who knew him as a man of genuine worth, deserving of the highest regard.

Lewis A. Kemp

Lewis A. Kemp is enjoying a well earned rest after years of active labor in the helds. He is an honored retired farmer living in Bellbrook where he has many warm friends who esteem him highly for his genuine worth. He was born on a farm two miles east of Dayton, Ohio, in Montgomery county, July 30, 1825. and is a son of Isaac and Margaret (Herring) Kemp. The father was born in Frederick county, ]\iaryland, al»ut 1786, and the mother's birth occurred near Basil, Switzerland, about 1798. \Mien three years of age she was brought to America, the faimily locating in Frederick county, Maryland. Her father was quite unfortunate in that he had his barn destroyed by lightning and seven years later he had another bam burned in the same way. He also experienced difficulty in obtaining possession of property because of a law which furliade a foreigner to hold land. Therefore he left the south and made his way. to Greene county, Ohio, about 1805. Here he purchased a section of land on Beaver creek. The same year Ludwig Kemp, the paternal grandfather of our subject, arrived in Ohio and purchased a tract of land near Dayton, to which he removed his family in the spring of 1S06. Isaac Kemp was then not cjuite twenty-one years of age. He remained in Ohio until the following autunni. when he returned to Marvland in order to attend school there. Later he engaged in teaching and during the war of 181 2 he was in Maryland at the time two drafts were made, but was not physically able for service. About 1813 he returned to Ohio and entered into partnership witli his father in the distillery business. In 1823 he was married on the Herring farm, in Beavercreek township, to Alargaret Herring, whose father gaA-e him sixty acres of land near Dayton, and upon that tract he built a hewed log house, making it his lie line tlirouglioiit life. Later, however, the house was covered with weather-lKjardiiig', and otlierwise modernized. Five children vverc born untn .Mr. and lUrs. Kemp, hut only three reached mature years, including Lewis A. and his twin brother. Jacob IL, will I fur a few vears engaged in the grocery business in Dayton, and later became a farmer (if Beavercreek town liip, Greene county. He married Ellen Lal-'ong, who is sti'l living in licavercreek. but the brother of our subject, died in January, 1900. leaving three children. The other brother, John D. Kemp, became a practicing phwsician after graduating from the Baltimore L'nix'ersity. He taught school in order to earn the money that enablcvl him tn com])lcte his college course, together with that fnniisiied him by the subject of this review, lie married Harriet Holdeman at Emporia. Kajisas. having known her. ho\\e\cr. in Montgomerv county, Ohio. I"Lsta'l>lisliing an o!"tice in I)a\ton. he there successfully practiced until .\pril 17, 1884, when he departed this life, lea\'ing one child. While practicing in X'andalia, he was elected to the lower house of the state legislature by the Ucmocratic party, serving for two terms, covering four years. He was then elected to the state senate to represent Preble anil Montgomery conntie,s and was an active and valued member of the assembly, lea\-ing the impress of his individuality upon the legislation enacted during his service. He was also a director of the Southern Asxluui at Dayton, filling that position at the time of his death, which resulted from an injury caused by his horse running away. He was then about fiftyfour years of age, having been born in 1S30. Thus it is that Lewis A. Kemp is the onhsurvi\ing member of the faniilv. He is well

During his boyhood Mr. Kemp remained upon the home farm, attended the county schools and there studied surveying. He afterward engaged in teaching and later was for some time a student in the schools of Dayton. He afterward resumed his work as an educator and followed tlie profession altogether f<n- about twelve years, beginning Avhen he was twenty-one vears of age. At length, howe\-er. he turned his attention to agricultural ]nirsuits, operating his father's fami, and through a long jierio.l he successfully carried on business along that line. W'lhen he had accjuired a considerable coni]3eteiice he resohed to enjoy a good rest fj'om labor and well does he merit this retirement, for in former years his career was one of unflagging industry, enterprise ;ind unfaltering honesty.

On the 24th of March, 1859, in Montgomery county, Lewis A. Kemp was married to Hester Ann Taylor, whose birth (occurred on the farm where their marriage was celebrated. They remained in Montgomery county until 1875 when Mr. Kemp came with his famih- to Greenr count v. having purchased two hundred aih! four acres of land- near Bellbrtjok. He also, however. retains possession of one hundred and twenty-four acres in Montgomery countw Si.\ children have been born to this marriage: Stephen A., who resides near Emporia, Kansas, where he is engaged in cattle raising, was married in that state to Mrs. Ida Stanford. John died at the age of three years. Josephine is the wife of W. E. Strain, of Greenville. Ohio, and has two sons. Lewis Augustus is engaged in the cattle business at Emporia, Kansas. Addie is tlie wife uf \\'alter W'eller, of Montgomery CDunty. and has one daughter. Horace S.. who is operating his father's farm in Greene county, was married near Emi)(.)ria, Kansas, to Ida David, and has two cliiUh-en. The wife and nrntlier was called U> her final rest in September. 1890, at the age of fift_\- se\en years and eleven months and was laid to rest in Bellbrook cemetery. On the 15th of June. 1896. Mr. Kemp was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Mary E. Harris, nee Brown, of Bellbrook. She was burn in Sugarcreek township, a tlaughter of George and Matilda (Peoples) Brown. She was first married March 14, 1874, to Clinton Harris and they had three sons, Clau(L\ (if .Sugarcreek township; James Leroy. also of the same township, wdio married Catherine A\-ey and has one child ; and George E.. win* married Ethel Vaughan and lives in Daytmi.

Since casting his first presidential vote for Cass in 1848, Mr. Kemp has been a stanch Denn icrat. He was appointed to ser\e for three years as school commissioner of Montgomery coimty. The probate judge wished to re-appoint him l)ut sent him word that he wnuld not give the office to a \'allandingham man, \\hereupon ]\Ir. Kemp returned the message that he was for \'allandingham and therefore did not get the office, but he hail the satisfaction of knowing that he had stood firmly by his belief. He served for two terms as township trustee and one year as assessor of ]Mad River township. He has been a member of the school board for fourteen years, was township clerk I if Mad River township, filling the office at the time he removed to Greene county. For eighteen years he has been a niember nf the school board of Bellbrook.

C. H. Kyle

Professional advancement in the law is proverbially slow. The first element of success is, perhaps, a persistency of purpose and effort as enduring as the force of gravity. But. as in any other calling, aptitude, character and imlividuality are the qualities which differentiate the usual from the unusual : the vocation from the career of the lawyer. Possessing aJl the essential characteristics of the successfiil lawyer, C. H. Kyle has advanced to a prominent position in the legal fraternity of Greene county. He makes his home in Xenia and is numbered among Ohio's native sons, for his birth occurred in Cedar\-ille, Greene county, .\iiril 30, 1858, his parents being James and Maria J. (Tarbox) Kyle; the former a native of the Buckeye state, and the latter of Elaine.

Judge Samuel Kyle, the grandfather of our subject, came to Ohio in 1804 and located in what is now Cedar\ille township, Greene cnunty, removing to this state frum Kentucky. He was one of the most e.xtensi\-e and prominent farmers of this section cif the state, owning and operating twelve hundred acres (if land. He was alsd a sur- \'eyor in the early days and was actively connected with surveying the Cdiuity. his efforts C(.intriliuting in ikt small degree td the progress and impr()\'ement of the coniminiity. In public aft'airs he was most faithful, reliable and capable, as is indicated by thirt\--fi\-e \ears' service as associate judge. He left the impress of his individuality upon the judicial hist(iry as well as upon the improvement of the comity along material lines and ])assed away at the ag;e of seventyeight years.

followed farming- throughout his entire life, being for many years a representatixe of agricultural interests in Ceclarville township. Init later he retired, living in Xenia in the enjoyment of the fruits of his farm la- I)or. He died September 4. 1S97. aged seventy-seven years. His wife died in 1860. He hafl three children: Dr. J. M. Kyle, a Presbyterian missionary of Brazil, South America: Mary Ellen, wIki died in i8r)5 at the age of seven years: and L". li.. the subject of this review.

C. H. Kyle pursued the greater part of his education in the schools of Cedarville. but afterward entered Wooster University, at Wooster, Ohio, an institution imder the care of the Presbyterian church, lie there pursued a classical course and won the degree of Master of Arts in 1S79. After his graduation he began the study of law in the oftice of Judge ]\Iunger, of Xenia. who directed his reading for two years, and on the expiration of that period he became a nieiiiber of the senior class of the Cincinnati Law School, in which he was graduated in IcS8j with the degree of LL.B. When he completed his law course and had ben admitted to the bar he came to Xenia in 1883. and for almost twenty years has been a practitioner at the bar of Greene county. He is acti\-ely connected with a profession which has important bearing upon the progress and stable prosperity of any section or community, and one which has long been considered as conserving the pul)lic welfare bv furthering the ends of justice and maintaining individual rights. His reputation as a law^ yer has been won through earnest, honest labor, and his standing at the Itar is a merited tribute to his ability.

Xenia, a daughter of James and C. Mary McMillan, the former a retired merchant of this city. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Kyle has been blessed with three children, as follows: James Porter, Mary Olive, and Ruth McMillan, all attending the public schools of Xenia. The parents hold membership in the Third United Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Kyle is one of the trustees. For a number of years he has also been a member of the l)oard of the Young Men's Christian Association. He is one of the board of directors and the attorney for the Citizens' National Bank of Xenia. His clientage has become of a distinctively representative character and claims his entire attention, and in the legal profession be has advanced to a position prominent among the most skillful lawvers in his district.

Johx R. Ridexour

In an analyzation of the life, the work and the character of John R. Ridenour it is evident that undaunted enterprise, indomitable purpose and resolute principles ba\-e ever l)een potent elements in his career and lia\-e been the means of advancing him to a prominent position in the county in which he makes his home. He is now serving as postmaster of Alpha and there conducts a grocerv store, being a well known factor in mercantile interests of that place.

Mr. Ridenour was born in Beavercreek towntship, July 20, 1835, and is a son of Henry and Mary Ann (Hyland) Ridenour. His father was born in Martinsburg, Berke- ]ey county. West Virginia, in Xovember. 1804, and the mother was born in Washington countv. Marxland, near Hagerstown.

Henry Ridenour came to Ohio in the year 1828, at which time he located hi Seneca county, where he engaged in farming. After two years, liowever. he returned to Maryland and was there married in Marcli. 1830. Immediately afterward he brought his bride to Oliio and this time settled in Knox county, but in the spring of 1833 he removed to Greene county, taking up his abode near w here the \-i!lage of Alpha now stands. Here he engaged in the operation of rented land until 1855. when with the capital he had acfjuired through his own efforts, he purchased si.\ty-five acres of, land. To this he afterward added and at the time of his death was the owner of a good farm of ninetyfive acres. He ga\-e bis political support to the Democratic principles as advocated b\- Jackson until 1856, wben he espoused the cause of tlie new Republican party and was one of its standi adherents throughout his remaining days. His death occurred December 8. 1880. and his wife, who was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, died March i, 1876. tlieir remains being interred in Beaver cemetery. In their familv were three sons and two daughters : Anna P.. a resident of Xenia; John R.. of this review: Upton H., who was killed in a runaway accident in December. 1862; Thomas Jefferson, of Osborn. this county : and ^Mary E.. who is living in Xenia.

After acquiring a common school edr.cation. Joim R. Ridenour devoted his entire tii\ie to farm work until he entered the armv. He attempted to enlist in 1862 but did not pass muster and it was not until the 2d of May. 1864. that he was received as one of the defenders of the Union in the field of battle. In June. 1863. he had become a member of the Xational Guard in the township and was mustered in at Camp Dennison in the following ]\lay as second sergeant of Company D. One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry. The regiment participated in the battle of Xew Creek and was engaged in scouting and guard duty. Ill September. 1864. Mr. Ridenour was mustered out and returned home, resuming the quiet pursuits of the farm, where he remained for a year aiitl a half. After his marriage he then purchased property near the fair grounds at Xenia, continuing to engage in the tilling of the soil there until 1886, when he sold that farm and l;)ought land in the western part of Beavercreek township, making his home at that place for three and one-half years. On the expiration of that period he came to Al])ha and in Se;; tember, 1889, began tiie erecticMi of the building wliidi he now occupies as a store and jx>stoffice.

On the 30th of September, 1874. }.Ir. Ridenour was wedded to Miss Sarah J. Prugh. of Montgomery county, Ohio.' She is a member of the Methodist Protestant church ami is a most estimable lady. Mr. Ridenour belongs to the Cirand Army Post, to the Old Guard of Dayton, and is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics he has been a stalwart Republican. He became a resident of Alpba in September. 1889. and tlie following Xovemlier was ap])ointed ].}- Benjamin Harrison as postmaster, serving continuously until Cleveland's administration. During the McKinley administration, Frank Merrick was appointed to the position, but on account of the criticisms which his administration invoked, he was removed and Mr. Ridenour was again appointed and has served continuously since September, 1898. In 1 87 1 he was elected justice of the peace and for three terms filled that position. He also filled out an unexpired term as township clerk, while for nne term he was township trustee. In ])ul)lic office he has ever been found faithful. cai)abie and trustworthy. He is public-spirited in an eminent degree. National jirugTess and local advancement arc causes l)Oth dear to his heart. Kindness, ajmiability and courtesy not only cliaracterize his social relations hut are a marked factor in his business life.

William X'inicum Rhoades was born November lo. 1811. in lUu^lington county. Xew Jersey, and was a grandscjn of John Rhoades. a native of England, who. on crossing tlie Atlantic to .\merica. took up his abode in Xew Jersey. He had a family of three sons. James. Stephen and John, and t\\(j daughters, one of whom l>ecame the wife of Charles Parker, of South Aml)oy. New Jersey, and their son. Joel Parker, was one of the governors of that state. The other daughter married William Vinicum. an attornc}-, for whom William Vinicum Rhoades was named. Ste])lien Rhoades married Elizabeth Coojier, who was of Holland lineage, and their children were Isaac. William \'.. Jacob. Martha. .\l)igail. I'llizabeth. Lavisa and Margaret. In the fall of 1816. Stephen started with his fanfily from New- Jersey to Ohio, making the jounic\- by wagon to Pittsburg. At that point their goods were transferred to a boat bound for Cincinnati, while the hc.rses were (lri\-en in'crland to the same ])lace. Later thev removed to Warren county. Ohio, where at the age of fomieen years. William \'. Rhoades began to learn the trade of wagon and plow making under the direction of Joseph Giffins. at Ridgeville, completing a three years' apprenticeship there. He afterwanl worked for three years for Isaac Dunwiddie at Centerville, and then came to Xcnia. where he entered the employ of Rol)inson & Lucas. Soon after, however, he began business on his own account on West AVater street in a building a little west of Calloway street, and almost opposite the Barr property.

On the 22nd of January. 1833. William V. Rhoades was united in marriage to Elizabeth Gowdy. a daughter of Robert and Nancy Gowdy. the wedding being celebrated at the home of the bride at the corner of Detroit and W'ater streets, tlie officiating minister being the Rev. John Steel, of the Associate Reformed church, and they were attended by Alexander Zimmerman and Martha (jowdy. Their lirst home was a little frame house which str>o(l alxiut a block east of Detroit street, on Main street, where William Homer's grocery is now located. With the exception of a few years spent in St. Paris. Champaign county, they lived all their married life in Xenia. Elexcn children were born unto them, of whom two died in infancy. Elizabeth Ariminta was born July 8, 1834. and was married December 4, 186 r, to Pred E. Hubbard, removing to Dela-ware countv, Ohio. Rolicrt (_iowdy was born March 6, 1837, and was married to Sarah .Abigail Roberts, September 17, 1867, their home being now in St. Paul, Minnesota^ Mary McBride. born September 3, 1839, became the wife of David Sherman, Xovember 8. 1876. and they now reside in Xenia. James Marion was born February i. 1841. and at the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted in Company F. Thirty- fourth Regiment of Ohio Volunteers, known as Piatt's First Z(.>uaves. ITe died in the liosjjital at

Murfreesboro, ^March 23, 1863. and was buried in the national cemeten,' there. Sarah Margaret, born March 6, 1847, resides in Xenia. John Brown was born February 20, 1849, and married Adelaide Bell Dolson, January 13, 1874. For several years he was agent for the American Express Company at Xenia Init is now living in Collumbus. Ohio. Charles William, born January 19. 1854. was married June 5, 1883, to Mary Frankenburger and is now living in Peru, Indiana. Eliza Alice, born August 9, 1856, was married January 22, 1880, to James Perry Howell, of Xenia. .\lbert Clinton, born December 28, 1861, wedded Mary Belle Haines, March 14, 1888. For the past eight years he has been connected with the F. C. Trebein Company of Xenia and Trebeins. They reside on a farm formerl_\- owned by John Ea\-ey, just outside of the city limits on the Wilmington pike. ^^'illiam \\ Rhuades. the father of this family, wa^ engaged in the manufacture of wagons and. plows in Xenia for more than fifty years, being a leading representative of its industrial interests and an honoraljle business man whose integrity and reliabilitv were above question. He was a life-long Deinocrat and died .\.pril 10, 1889, while his wife, Eliza (rowdy Rhoades, passed away February 6. 1890.

Judge Joseph X. Deax

Joseph X". Dean is ni>w ser\ing fur the second term as judge of the probate court of Greene county, and is one of the leading members of the bar of his district. He makes his home in Xenia, and is numl)ered anione the native sons of this county. There his birth occurred in Jasper township. August 22, 1844, his parents being Joseph and Hannah (Boggs) Dean, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Ohio, while both were of Scotch-Irish extraction. The paternal grandfather of our subject was one of the honored pioneers of this county. Coming from Kentucky in 1812, accompanied by his wife and eleven children, they settled in what is now Xew Jasper township, and there all of the children were reared to mature years and married and had families of their own, averaging eleven children each. There were thirty-six members of the family who served in the Union army, and all continued through the temi of enlistment, and returned home, with the exception of one, who died at the front. Thirty of the number are still li\-ing - honored veterans of the war which preserved the Union.

Joseph Dean, the father of our subject, accompanied his parents to Ohio and throughout his entire life fc^llowed farming, although in early life he had learned both blacksmithing and slioemaking, which pursuits he followed for a few years in connection with farming. He was one of the most prosperous farmers of the county and was a natural mechanic, having particular ability along that line. He could do an\'- thing recpiired about the farm, and his efficiency in this direction enabled him Id keep his place in tlrst-class condition. In his family were nine children who reached mature years, while two died in infancy. The father passed away at the age of seventxeight years, nine months and twenty-three days, while the mother was called to her final rest when she had reached the age of sevent\'-nine vears, onemnnUi and fmu" da vs.

Joseph N. Dean

The Judge was the eighth in Drder of lirii'th in tlieir family of eleven children. lie acquired his earl^\- education in the schools of New Jasper township and when seventeen years of ag^e he ofifered his services to his country, enlisting- on the 17th of August, 1861, as a member of Company B, . Fortieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Captain Hayworth and Colonel Cranor. Me was mustered in at Columljus and the regiment was first assigned to the command of General Garfield. The first battle in which he participated was at Prestonburg, Kentucky. Later the regiment was assigned to the lunirth Army Corps, under Gordan Granger, and with that command Judge Dean partici])atcd in the battles of Lookout Mountain, Chickamauga, Missionary Ridge and various engagements of the Atlanta campaign, including the battle of Atlanta. Later he met the enemy in a battle at Lovejoy Station and Jonesboro, and on the 17th of October, 1864. he was mustered out. He was wounded in the face at Chickamauga, and was again hit by rebel lead at Lookout Mountain, where he aided in capturing three pieces of artillery. He was reconi- Viended for the commission in recognition of his gallantry and l)ravery on that occasion.

After his return home Judge Dean continued his education, becoming a student in Smith College, at Xenia, while later he was a student in Iron City College, at Pittsburg, where he completed his literary course and was graduated in 18^)7. He then began reading law under Hon. R. F. Howard at Xenia and for a time devoted his attention to agricultural jHU'suits, but wishing to make the practice of law his life work, in 1876 he entered the Cincinnati Law School, in which he was graduated with the class of 1879.

Immediately afterward he opened an office in Xenia and has since Ijeen a member of the Greene county bar. In 1882 he was elected prosecuting attorney and served in that capacity for six years. His i)rei)aration of cases is most thorough and exhaustive; he seems almost intuitively to grasp the strong points of law and fact, while in his briefs and arguments the authorities are cited so e.xtensively and the facts and reasoning thereon are presented so cogently and unanswerably as to leave no doubt as to the correctness of his views or of his conclusion. Xo detail seems to escape him ; every case is given its due prominence and the case is argued with such skill, alMJiiy antl i>ower that he rarely fails to gain the verdict desired. In 1896 he was elected probate judge and filled the office so acceptably that he was re-elected in 1899. He is thoroughly familiar with the law, which comes into ]3lay in thg probate court and his decisions iKue been strictly fair and impartial, winning him high commendation.

On the 17th of July, 1867. Judge Dean was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Clea- \'er. of Clinton county, Ohio, a daughter of James Cleaver, of Wilmington, Ohio. She died on the ist of July. 1874. leaving one son. Walter P., who is now deputy probate judge of Greene county. On the 7th of June. 1888. Judge Dean was again married, his second union being with Mary Gaumer, a daughter of Jonathan and Mahala Gaumer. of Muskingum county. Ohio. Three of her Ijrothers are electors and in the family eight became teachers. Two have also been connected with the legislature, one is a member of the house and the other of the senate. Mr. and Mrs. Dean hold membership in the First L^nited Presbyterian church of Xenia, as does his son. The

Judge also belongs to the Union Veterans' Legion and the Grand Army of the Republic. He is likewise a member of the Association of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors, of which he was one of the organizers and has served as its president. He was a member of the Committee of One Hundred and <lid most effective work in the cause of temperance, especially at tlie time of the memoraljle electinn of 1902. when it was definitely decided that Xenia should be free from the curse of the saloon. His loyaltv in citizenship is of the same kinil that prompted his enlistment in the hour of his coutnry's peril. At the bar he has achieved success through honorable efforts, untiring industry and capability and in ])rivate life he has gained that warm personal regard which arises from kindness and geniality, deference for the opinions of others and from true nobility of character.

A. H. Beal

A fine farm of one hundred and twentyfive acres is the property of A. H. Beal and is lix-ated in Sugarcreck township, not far from Xenia. Mr. Ijeal was bom in Caesarscreek township, May 2, 1837. His father. George Beal. was a native of Pennsylvania and married Rachel Driscoll. who was born in tills state and was of Irish lineage. With bis parents the father came to Ohio in his boyhood and the marriage of Air. and Mrs. Beal was probably celebrated in Clark county, although they began their domestic life in Greene count)-, where all of their children were born. Throughout the years of his Inisiness career the father carried on agricultural pursuits. He reached the verv ad- \'anced age of eighty-two years, passing away in 1875. ii<-' li^'l '-^ad l-)"* a limited education in his youtli but he made the most of his opi^ortunities and possessed that sterling honesty and worth of character which everywhere wins respect and confidence. He voted with the Danocracy. In the family were thirteen children, one of whom died at the age of thirteen years, while five of the number are still living.

A. H. Beal was the eleventh in order of birth and his youth was spent upon the home fami where, since old enough to handle the plow, he took his place in the fields assisting in -the cultivation of various crops. In the winter months he managed to acquire a good education in the public schools. He worked for his father until be bad receiveil enough to ])urchase a small farm of eightyeight acres adjoining the old homestead and then he was married, seeking as a companion and helpmate for the journey of life Miss Keziah Jane Ary, the wedding taking pLice on the 30th of ]March, 1859. T^^ '''''v resided near I'aintersville. where she was born June 27, 1836, her parents being John and Margaret (Turner) Ary. Her father came to Ohio from Virginia. Her mother v.as of English descent and they were married in Greene countv.

After the marriage of 'Sir. and Mrs. Beal they began their domestic life upon his farm which continued to be their home for si.x. years, when he sold that property and ])urchased one hundred and sixt_\--si.K acres of land in Greene county. At different times he has purchased tracts of sixty, fift\-four, eleven and six acres, and in 1891 he removed to liis ])resent fann. Here he is successfully carrying on agricultural pursuits; his fields are well tilled and all mo<lern e(iuipments are found upon bis place, showing the owner to be a man of progressive

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Eeal lia\e been born seven children : Elias, who married Flora Hampton, is the assistant cashier in the bank at Bowersville. Samuel Lewis niarriefl Ertie Black, who died, leaving four children. Emma became the wife of Samuel Hollingwortb. who resides near Biu'lingtnn. in Clinton county. Charles Elmer married Julia Darst, by wlmm he has four children, and their home is in Jefferson township. Melville F. married Delia Compton and resides in the village of Spring Valley, and Clinton ]'. completes the family. Mr. Beal was reared a IJemocrat aufl yet endorses the party. His wife is a member of the Methodist Protestant church. They are widely known in Greene county as worthy representatives of agricultural interests and their sterling characteristics are such as to obtain for them the warm regard of all with whom tlu'v have been associated.

Jrihn A. Harner, who is engaged in general farming in Spring Valley township, has a well impraverl tract of land four miles southwest of Xenia. He was liorn on the Little Miami river, near Bellbrook, .\ugust 31, 1S36. his parents being John and Magdalena (Haines) Harner. His paternal grandparents were George and Sarah (Koogler) Harner, and the former was Ixjrn in Germanw whence he sailed for America when about fourteen years of age. He ]M"obably located first near Cincinnati and afterward removed to a place called Round Bottom, coming thence to Greene cnunty at a very early date in the history of the development of this jxirtion of the state. John Harner was born in this countv in 1805 and was familiar with the early progress and inipru\enient. The forests stood in their primeval strength and little -was done to reclaim the land for purposes of civilization, but as the years progressed the settlers wrought many changes here, laying broad and deep the foundation for the present develojiment and prosperity of the counts Jiihn Harner acquired a fair common school education and served as captain of a militia in the days when mustering was in vogue. When quite young he was married, and in connection with his father-in-law he engaged in the operation of a mill and distillery, conducting the business in P>e!lbrook. There they erected a flouring mill which they operated until about 1848, when Mr. Harner retired from the business and began farming upon rented land. At different times he rented various farms, for he was in limited circumstances and did not have the money with which to purchase land. He had ten children and the sons remained at liome, all farming together.

John .\. Jlarner. whose name introduces this record, continued with his father until thirty-two years of age. Llis early life was one of toil biu he formed habits of industry and economy, which have proven of value to him in his later career. He was married February 13, 1868, to Miss Eliza Lautz, who was born in the first courthouse in Greene county, near Harbine Mills, August 8, 1844. She w'as a daughter of John and Catherine (Rhoades) Lantz, who removed from Marxdand to Greene county at an early day. In 1865 our subject and his brothers l)iuxhased two hundred and twenty-four acres of land, upon wliich John .A. Harner now resides, and after liis marriage he took up his abode here. A sniaU portion of the land had been cleared and a portion of the present house had been built, but Mr. Harner has since made two additions to the home. The first settler upon the place was William Hamilton, who sold the property to Robert Hamilton, from whom the Harner brothers purchased it. Our subject has erected a good bank barn, forty-two by eighty feet, but he found this inadequate and built another one. thirty-six by sixtveight feet. He has a hog pen, thirty-six by twenty-fi\-e feet, and all the necessary outbuildings for the shelter of grain and stock. About 1884 he and his brothers dissolved partnership. Mr. Harner purchasing the interests of the others in the farm upon which he makes his home.

Four children have been born unto our subject and his wife: \'inton L., who died in August. 1869: Maggie, who married Albert Thornhill, and resides in Xenia; John H., who married Hattie Stillings and is a farmer residing in Spring Valley township with his wife and one child. Horace Irving; and Jessie, at home.

Mr. Harner was reared a Whig and was only four years old at the time of the presidential election of 1840. He can remember William H. Harrison, who was then the candidate of the Whig party. In i860 he voted for Lincoln and has since been a Republican, unswerving in his advocacy of the principles of the party. He had one brother, William P.. who was a soldier of the Civil war. He belonged to Company F. One Hundred and Tenth Ohio Infantry, and laid down his life on the altar of his country at the battle near Spottsylvania Court House, his remains being interred in the soldiers' national cemeterv near there. Mr. Harner is a self-made man. He had few advantages in youth but he jxissessed a resolute spirit, unfaltering purpose and strong determination. Steadily he has worked his way upward and to-day he is one of the prosperous farmers of Spring \'alley township, having a very desirable property, which is the visible evidence of his life of industrv.

William Martix Barber

W. ]\Iartin Barber, a nati\e of Greene county, was born May 6, 1820, in what was then Ross township, but is now Cedarville township, his parents being John and Sarah (Martin) Barber. The father was a native of Penns}-lvania and at an early day came to Ohio, settling in what was then Ross township, Greene county. His father liail purchased a large tract of land in this township and divided it among his sons. He, too, became a resident of the county, living here for many years, where he was eventually called to his final rest. John Barber served the country in the war of 18 12 and throughout the greater part of his business career carried on agricultural pursuits. After the death of her husband Mrs. Barber removed to Cedarville. where she passed away at an advanced age. Both were loyal members of the Associate Reformed church, and in their family were eleven children, of whom W. IMartin was the second in order of birth. Only two of the number, liowever, are now living, the other being- Esther, wife of James Townslev.

W. Martin Barber obtained his education in an old log school-house in his native township and though his privileges in that direction were somewhat limited, his train- ing at farm labor was nut neglected. Abdiit 1841 he reninved to Ccdarville. where he engaged in the operation uf a sawmill, ccjntinning in that industry for many years. The mill was situated in the village and he engaged in its operation muil about ten vears ago. since which time he has lived a retired life, enjoying a well merited rest. In his business affairs he prospered as the result of his untiring activity, his enterprise and capable management. He also owns a farm of one liundred and fifty acres in Cedars'ille townshij). which he has manageil for. a number of years.