Greene County, Ohio - The whole text, 1902 (part 13 of 25)

Mr. Jackson lias back of him an ancestry honorable and distinguished. ]\Iany representatives of the family have attained state and some national importance in business aft'airs. in military life and in statesmanship. His great-grandfather was a brother of Andrew Jackson, the hero of the battle of X'ew Orleans and later the president of the United States. Robert Jackson, the father of our sul)jcct. became j)rominent in ptiblic aft'airs of Greene cotmty. He was commander of the militia forces of this county and in 1834 he represented this district in the state legislature. It was in the year 1805 that General Roliert Jackson removed from Pennsylvania to Ohio, settling on Clark's Run, near a good spring, for in those days it was a valuable addition to a farm if there was a spring upon it. His place was three.miles west of Cedarville on the Jackson pike and is now known as the Stevenson farm. He was a man of soldierly bearing and commanding appearance. His commission as genera! bears date 1831. He filled local offices, including that of county commissioner of Greene cotmty, and was long a recognized leader in public thought and action. His death occurred when he was eightv years of age near Xenia. He was married, in December, 18 19, to !Miss Minerv;: J., a daughter of Philip Eddy, of Warren county and on horseback the bridal pair made their way to their new home in Greene county. An old bureau of cherry wood, which was a bridal present from her parents, is still in possession of our subject. Seven of the twelve children born of this marriage are still living.

Andrew Jackson

of this revie\\-, spent his early Ijnyhood days. He was hcnn on Giristmas day of 1845 and received his education in the common schools. At the age of thirteen years he went to Xenia and accepted a position in the dry-goods str^re of Alerrick & Company and wliile Hving in Xenia he attended school. For two years he held a position as hookkeeper and served in that capacity until the fall of iS'^ir when he enlisted in the Union arm\-, amused by a patriotic desire to aid in the preservation of the Union. He was then a boy not yet sixteen years of age and the only son ;it home. Because of this his mother would not c(5nsent to his departure and got a writ restraining him from going to the front. He then went with his brotherin-law to ^Michigan and entering his school there took up the study of civil engineering, in which his brother-in-law was very proficient. While carrying r)n his studies ]\Ir. Jackson formed a company from his class, composed of boys all larger than himself, and drilled them in Hardie's tactics. From that company several commissioned officers were drawn later in the war.

Returning to his home the following spring Mr. Jackson again became connected with commercial circles of Xenia, but the fires of patriotism burned strongly within him and once more he offered his services to the government, becoming a member of Compan}- H. Xinety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, August 8, 1862, the regiment being organized at Piqua. He took part in a number of engagements, among them being that of Tate's Ferry, in which the regiment lost over tlirce hundred men. He was struck 1,'y a bullet in the left arm at the battle of Ferryville Init he never left his company and afterward participated in the engagements at Stone River, Buzzard's Roost and those of the .Atlanta campaign, including Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Dallas, New Hope Church, Marietta. Peach Tree Cretk and the siege at Atlanta. While at Murfreesbfjro, in 1863, Mr. Jackson was detailed as chief clerk in the office of the brigade inspector, acting in that capacity until he was granted a furlough in 1864. He was at home but fifteen days when he endeavored to rejoin his regiment but could get no farther than Xashville, Tennessee. There he reported for dut)- and was made chief clerk in the inspector's office there. He handled and issued all the ammunition to the troops, placed the pickets at their stations and performed other \ery important duties. When the war closed he was mustered out June 5, 1865, and returned to Xenia.

Xot long after this Mr. Jackson accepted the position of assistant engineer with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, with headf|uarters at Dayton, and among other work which he did for that road was the supervision of the l)uilding of the bridge at Lima, Ohio, of which he had full charge, and which is a piece of splendid mechanical engineering. Soon after he was made general ticket agent of the Cincinnati & Zanesville Railroad, with offices in Cincinnati, and for six years held that responsible position, also acting as paymaster and engineer. In the meantime he had married and his wife's people desired that they should return and make their home in Cedarville, for the ladv's parents were reaching an advanced age and wished to have their daughter near them, and desired Mr. Jackson to assist her father in the care of his property interests. Accf^rdingly tliev Ijecame residents of this town. Mr. Jackson spent three years in ^Ir. Dunlap's lumlier camp in Micliigan. wliere lie had charge of the entire force of one hundred men and at the same time superintended the operation of his farm in this county. Tlie lumber firm of which Mr. Dunlap was the senior member did the largest business in that line in Cincinnati and continued in existence for more than half a century. For some time the charge of the company's business in Cincinnati devolved upon our subject and he had full supervision of its immense trade in all its departments. ^Ir. Jackson is now interested in the breeding of stock, an indust'y wliich has claimed his attention for many years and is secretary of the building and loan association of Cedarville, which he organized si.x years ago.

On the 17th of March, 1868, Mr. Jackson was married in Cedarville to Miss Mary J. Dimlap. a daughter of James Dunlap, who came from Cincinnati to this county at an early day, settling in Cedarville township. He was in 'ihe lumber business in the former city, but lived retire<l here. He died at Cedarville, January 25, 1890, at the age of seventy-six years, while his wife passed away shortly after the marriage of our subject. Mrs. Jackson is a member of the United Presbyterian church and a most estimable lady. Unto our subject and his wife have been born four children: Pearl, who is the wife of R. G. George, the cashier and paymaster of the Chicago Belt Railroad, by whom she has one child, Marion ; Frank, who is township clerk of Cedarville township and manager <if the opera Ivaise in Cedarville; Clara, a teacher in the public schools of Cedarville; and Fanny, at home. All were born on the home place in Cedarville township.

r\Ir Jackson is a recognized leader of the Republican partv in this C'lunty and his opinions carry weight in the councils of the organization. He was elected \o represent his district in the sixty-eighth general assembly and filled the position so creditably that he was re-elected. He was chosen sergeant-at-arms in the seventieth, seventyfirst, seventA-second, seventy-fourth and seventy-fifth assembllies. At the last election in 1902 he was the Republican caucus nominee by acclamation and received the entire vote of the assembly, both Democrats and Republicans, - a case unparalleled in the history of the stale legislature. He is holding soine local offices, has been a member of the school board for twenty-one years, is now serving as its clerk, and is also fillingthe ixjsition of justice of the peace of Cedarville. He was a member of the Ohio Chickaiuauga crimmission that erected moiuiments on the battlefield. This appointment was made under the act of May 4, 189 1, by the Ohio assembly, whereby eight commissioners were appoin.ted by Governor J. E. Campbell, these being: Generals John Beatty, Ferilinand Vandervcer, C. H. Grosvenor and Aquilla Wiley, Hon. J. S. Gill, Hon. .Vndrew Jackson, Pri\ate Frederick \\'endall and Captain J. C. McElroy. This commission was the first in the field and erected fifty-two monuments which were dedicated .September 19. 1895, at the time of the national dedication on the anniversary of the battle. The commission spent four }ears in its labors. 'Slv. Jackson has a wide acquaintance among the puljlic men of the state, as well as in Greene county and enjoys in high measure the warm regard of all and the friendship of many of the distinguished citizens of Ohio.

Frederick Christian Trebein

Frederick Christian Trebein, now deceased, was an influential and respected citizen of Greene county. The greater part of Iiis life was spent in tlie vicinitv of Xenia. His birth occurred in Dayton. Oiiio, October 24. 1833. His parents were William and Christina Trebein, wlio jiad two children, a daughter. Alary, horn in Germany, and l-'rederick. Ixjrn in this country. Tlie parents were natives of Gemiany, but came to Dayton early in the history of that city. William Trebein was one of the first four Germans who settled in Dayton. There Frederick C. Trel)ein spent his childhood and early manhood, and for his native city he always retained the greatest affection.

Mr. Trebein was self-educated and selfmade. From chore-boy in a dry goods store he rose to be a partner in the business, and later owned and conducted a large dry goods store on Third street. His health failed after sume time and it was necessary for him to give up a business that confined him so closely indoors.

In the earl}- part of 1868 he came to Greene county, settling at what is now called Trebein's Station, where he engaged in the milling and distilling business. j\Ir. Trebein's interests were broad and he was regarded as one of the foremost business men of the county. He was industrious, resolute and persevering, and these qualities brought him success. He was a considerable propert}' owner in Xenia and was identified with several of Xenia's largest industries. He was always a progressive and public-spirited citizen, and was a man who had the courage to stand up for his convictions. Simplicity and straightforwardness characterized his entire life.

On the i6th of November, 1869. Mr. Trebein was married to Miss Joan Ankeney,. daughter of Samuel Ankeney, long an honored citizen of Greene county. There were two children : Bertha E., who resides with h.er mother; and Mrs. P. H. Flynn. whose husband manages and is a large stockholder in the Xenia and Buckeye Shoe factories. The family is identified with the Reformed church, to which Mr. Trebein was a liberal contrilxitor. He also gave his support tO' many other measures for the public good, but always in a (|uiet way. At his death, which occurred June 4, 1900, he left many warm friends who sincerely mourn his loss. He had become recognized as an active and valued factor in business circles, and was also highly esteemed for his genuine personal worth. Since his death the family ha\e removed to Xenia and now reside at No. 125 North Detroit street.

William McClelland, now deceased, was a well known representative of Sugarcreek township, who in a high measure enjoyed the esteem of his fellow men because his life was uprig-ht and honorable. He was born Januarv 3, 1825, on the farm in Sugarcreek township, wdiich is now the home of his widow. His parents were Captain Robert and Martha (McConneil) AlcClelland. The father was a soldier in the war of 181 2 and was very prominent in political circles. He came to Greene county in 1802 and in 1806 purchased the old home farm comprising" nearly three hundred acres of rich land, which he developed and improved until it was a very valuable farm. His death occurred in the vear 1846.

William McClelland, whose name introduces this review, assisted his father in the work of the home fann during the period of his youth, also pursued his education in the district schools and enjoyed the pleasures such as were common to boys of tliat period. \\'hen he was twent)"-one years of he married Miss Jane Watt, of Beaver- 'Creek township. She died about 1881, and on the 3d of July. 1883. ^^Ir. McClelland was again married, his second union being with ?iliss Hannah ]\I. Xaughton, of Xenia. She was born in Hamilton county near Cincinnati, and was a daughter of James and IMary (\\'elch) Xaughton. Her mother died during the infancy of Mrs. McClelland, who Avas then reared by a family living in Greene county, near Jamestown. After his marriage ]\Ir. McClelland devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits and his fields were -always well tilled, showing his careful supervision and his thorough knowledge of farming methods.

At the time of the Civil war he manifested his loyalty to the Union cause by be- -coming a member of a company known as the Sc^uirrel Hunters. He afterward joined Company F. One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Regiment of Ohio \'olunteers. When the regiment took part in the battle of Xew Creek, his company was engaged in guarding Piedmont and thus was not in the engagement. Mr. McClelland remained at the front for about four months and during the service was ill with the measles. He never afterward fully recovered his health and died on the loth of March, 1901. in the seventy-sixth year of his age. He voted with the Republican part}-, and althougli never a politician in the sense of office seeking, he kept well informed on the issues and -questions of the day. In 1890 he was land appraiser and also school director. For eight years he was director of the Greene county agricultural board and then resigned l>ecause the board determined to have horse racing at the county fairs. He did not object to speeding horses, in fact was very fond of a good horse and loved to test its speed, his objection to the racing at the fairs being on the ground of the gambling which was connected with it. Mr. McClelland long held membership in the Second United Pres- I'xterian church and for thirty years served as elder, doing everything in his power to advance the cause of Christianity and promote the growth of the church. His life was one that was in harmonv with princijiles of upright manhood and in which he had due regard for all his obligations to his fellow men. He was honorable, courteous, kindly and possessed a genial and friendly disposition, and thus his death was sincerely and deeply mourned throughout the community. ^Irs. ^IcClelland has long been identified with the United Presbyterian church.

Edmuxd Harris Muxger

Judge E. H. ilunger is a representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Ohio, whose representatives have for a century been connected with the development and progress of this state, but further back can he trace his ancestry, for in an early eptKh in the colonization of America his ance.stors cajiie to the new world. The Munger family is of English lineage and from the county of Kent in the year 1639 came one of the name, establishing his home in Xew England, where his descendants became active factors in the substantial up-

Edmund Hunger, tlie grand fatlier of our subject, was a general in tlie war of 1812 and for a time w-as in charge of the Ohio army, liut after was superseded by General Hull, who took the troops to Detroit wlierc he afterward surrendered them, (jcneral Munger was a farmer Ijy occupation and was a man of marked ability along many lines. He had considerable mechanical talent, could shoe his own horse and repair his farm machincrv and at the same time his mental talents and broad knowledge made him a leader of public thought and opinion. On coming to Ohio, he spent one siuimier on Avild land near Belpre, in Washington ciiunty, where he cleared some of his land and planted a crop. Afterward he purchased an entire section - si.\ hundred ami forty acres - of what was known as the Simnis purchase, south of Dayton in Montgomery county, in 1798. His new tract of land General ]\Iunger cleared anil for many years made his home thereon. At first he lived in true pioneer style, his home being a log cabin, but as the years passed and he won prosperity, he added to his place all modern equipments and conveniences and erected a large brick residence. He was a man deeply interested in all that pertains to the promotion of the general welfare, was a leader in public thought and action, and was called to represent his district in the state legislature. In fact, he was one of the most prominent and influential citizens of his portion of the state. He would hold church meetings, singing societies and meetings of a similar character which tended to promote sociability as well as culture and morality among the people of the community. He donated the ground upon which a school was built and was an active factor in advancing general progress. He tiled at liis home en the old Simms pttrchase at the age of eighty-six years, while his wife reached the very advance age of one hundred years and four months.

Reuben Munger, the father of our subject, was reared to manhood on the old family homestead in (jhin, although he was bom in New England. He was the fifth in order of birth in a family of twelve children, ten of whom reached years of maturity and reared frnnilies of their own. He received the ortlinary common school advantages offered at that time and became a well informed man. His father established a circulating library and the children therefore liad the opportunity of acquiring much knowledge in that wa\-. He learned the trade of a builder and for many years was e.\tensi\-ely and successfully engaged in contracting and carpentering. Like his fath.er he possessed much mechanical ability and ingenuit}-. and could not onl\- engage in carpentering, but could make carriages and wagons and even constructed threshing machines in that early day. He married, Laura Harris, also a native of Montgomery county, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Bingham) Harris, who were Xew England people, and removed to Ohio at an early period in the settlement of this state. Unto Reuben and Laura Munger were born three children, the eldest being the Judge, while the second son was John, who died at the age of nineteen years. The third child was Amanda, who died at the age of four vears. John passed away in New Orleans, to which city he had been taken on account of his health, but he died the evening after his arrival. Although he always resided upon a farm, Reuben Munger never actively en- gaged in agricultural jjursuits. He lived to a very ripe <.)ld age, passing away in his ninety-sixth year, while his wife died at the age of seventy-four, at the old home on Montgomerv county. Following her death, the father came to Greene county and spent his last days in the home of the Judge in Xenia.

Like most boys of the period, Judge Munger began his education in the common such as existed during his boyhood and was also instructed by a neighbor, the Rev. Mr. Hall, who taught him to read Latin. He took up the study of algebra and surveying independently and made for himself a set of surveying instruments. He also made a set of blocks to illustrate the law of root. After he had mastered the branches of learning taught in the neighborhood schools, he began teaching in the coinmon schools and followed that profession for a number of years, alternating his educational work, however, by attendance at the Xenia Academy and the academy conducted by ^Ir. Barney in Dayton. Subseciuently he pursued a collegiate course in Aliami University at Oxford, and when in the senior year, together with si.xteen of his classmates, he left that institution and went to Danville. Kentucky, completing his course of study there by his graduation in the class of 1848. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon him and he was chosen to deli\'er the graduating address, taking as his sul)ject The Ideal. Judge Munger earned the sum necessary to defray his expenses throughout the period in which he was obtaining his education, with the exception of the sum necessary for the last term -of three months.

After his graduation Judge Plunger returned to his home and established a school for \fiung men and women at Bellbrook, Greene county, conducting the same for nine months. He then began reading law with Josepli G. Gest. of Xenia, with whom he read for two _\-ears, after which he was admitted to the bar before the supreme court at Columbus, in 185 1. He then went into partnership with his preceptor, a connection that was maintained for two or three years, when ]\Ir. Gest retired from practice and Judge ^Nlunger purchased his library and admitted R. F. Howard to a partnership in the business. On the expiration of two }ears, this relation was discontinued and since that time Judge Munger has been alone in practice. For years he maintained a very prominent position at the bar of Ohio. His standing at the bar was a merited tribute to his ability. He threw hiinself easily and naturally into the argument with a selfpossession and a deliberation in which there was no straining after effect, but with a precision and clearness in his statements and an accuracy and strength i:i his arguments which speak a mind trained in the severest school of investigation and in which the closest reasoning was habitual and easy. He has now largely retired from practice, for the years have brought him success and he is today the possessor of a handsome competence.

On the 3d of October, 1861, the Judge was imited in marriage to Aliss Emilv .\. Mather, of Suffield, Connecticut. The ancestry can be traced back to Richard Mather, the distinguished minister who was one of the first to proclaim the £;ospel in the new world. Charles and Mary }Jather, the parents of Mrs. Munger, were natives of Connecticut and never came to Ohio. Her miiiher is still living at the age of ninetytwo years. Unto the Jndge and his wife were horn six children: Clara, the wife of Joseph Littell, of Indiana[)olis, who is a minister of the United Presbyterian church, li\' whom she has four sons: J(.ihn C, who married Flora Barnes and is now a practitioner of law in Toledo; Laura, the wife of l\. W. Xinde, a lawyer of Fort Wayne, Indiana, b}^ whom she has four children ; Edmund, who is a graduate of Brown University and is a musician of note, now studying music in the city of Vienna, Austria: Mary, who completed her musical education in Berlin ; and Charles, at home.

Judge ]Munger served for three and onehalf years ujxjn the bench of the common pleas court. He was first appointed lj_\- (Jcjvernor Hayes to fill out the unexpired term of Judge \\'inans, and later was elected to the same ofifice. He never held other otificial ix)sitions save that of prosecuting attorney, in which capacity he served for seven years prior to the time when he went upon the bench. In jxilitics he was originally a AN'hig, but joined the Republican party upon its organization. As the years have passed he has made judicious investments and is today the owner of four hundred and fifty acres of valuable land in Greene county. He h also a stockholder in the Xenia National, th.e Citizens' National, and the Dayton Xational Banks. His scholarly attainments. his statesmanship and reliable judgment, and his charming powers of conversation ha\e enabled him to ably fill and grace any l)osition however exalted, but he did not seek preferment in that direction, desiring rather, to give his undivided attention to the practice of law during the many years of his acti\e connection therewith, and as has been truly said, "Xo political preferment, no mere

William G. Coxfer

Among the honored residents of Yellow Springs was numbered William G. Confer, now deceased. He was lx)rn at Flagerstown. Washington county, Maryland. December 29. 1823, and was a representative of an excellent family, his parents being George and Elizabeth (Bowman) Confer, the former a native of France and the latter of Hagerstown. Maryland. George Confer emigrated I', the United States with his father, wbo settled in ^Maryland, and in 1802 'came to Greene county, Ohio, locating on the land which was for so many years the home of our subject. Tliis farm of two hundred acres was secured from the government at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. The farm labors of the grandfather were at one time interrupted by his enlistment for ser\ice in the war of 1812, but with the exception of this period he followed agricultural ])ursuits throughout his life. The parents of our subject were married in Hagerstown. ^laryland. and after residing in Ohio for a time they returned to the former state, which was their place of abode until 1834. In that year they again came to Ohio, where th.ey spent their remaining ciays, the former dying in 1857, and the latter passing away in 1870. They were the parents of five children and were most highly respected people.

William G. Confer w^as a lad of fourteen years when he left his boyhood home in Maryland and accompanied his parents on their second removal to this state. Here he entered the public schools, pursuing his studies in a log- school-iiouse in which were a puncheon floor, slab scats and greased paper windows. He remained upon the home farm until the death of his father and until after his marriage. That important event in h.is life occurred cm the 29th of December, 1S57. tlie lady of his choice l>eing Mary Jane, a daughter of Philip F. and Jane (Wolf) Cost. Mr. Confer built a log cabin which he and his family occupied until 1866, when he was enaljled to erect a more modern residence. In 1876 he built a large barn at a cost of several thousand dollars and numerous other structures on the premises, indicating in a marked manner the enterprise and thrift of the owner. In addition to the improvement upon the place Mr. Confer carried on successfully the work of tilling the soil and raising crops. He also invested considerable capital in the village of Yellow Springs, erecting the i)ostoffice building here and also a livery stable.

Unto our subject and his wife were lK)rn hve children. George B.. their first born, died in October, 1887, at the age of twentyeight years. Elizabeth J. is the wife of Jacob S. Cosier, a resident of Miami township, and they have five children, Elsie J., Lewis \\'., Mary F., Russell H. and Georgiana. Mr. Cosier is a farmer and a very prominent man. John P. resides upon the old home place engaged in the raising of Jersey cattle and in conducting a dairy. Fie wedded Mary Jacobs, a daughter of A. Jacobs, of Miami township, and they have two adopted children, Gertrude Alexander and Harry Gross. Frank resides at Yellow Springs and is agent for the Springfield Laundry. He married Maude Bailey and they have one daughter, Ruth. The fifth member of the Confer family died in infancv.

In 1894 Mr. Confer left the farm and removed to Yellow Springs, where he lived a retired life until his death, June 11, 1902, He was a member in good standing of the Reformed Presbyterian church in which he served as elder and deacon for many years, and to which his wife also belongs. He became identified with the church when fourteen years of age and his life was ever in consistent harmony with its teachings and principles. In politics he was a Republican and f<jr two \ears he was a member of theschool l)oard of his district, while for several terms he served as supervisor. He remembered many interesting incidents of the early times. From 1809 until 1812 his father hauled flour from Cincinnati, si.x barrels making a load, and it required six barrels to pay for a barrel of salt. He saw the first ferry-boat plying from New Orleans to- Cincinnati, it taking seventy-five days to complete that journey. In early life ]\Ir. Confer became familiar with the hardships and trials incident to the establishment of a home on the frontier and bore his part in the work of development and progress here. He took a deep interest in the welfare and upliuilding of the criunty and thrnughout the long vears of his residence here was ever known as a loval and valued citizen.

Simeon P. Alallow is one of the wideawake young farmers of Caesarscreek township, and while no exciting chapters are found in his life history, be is known as a worthy citizen interested in all that pertains to the general welfare and at the same time providing comfortably for his family by the exercise >ii gmid business jiulgment and unflagging industry. His home is on the Hussey pike and it was upon tliis farm tliat iiis birth occurred September 17, 1868, his [Kirents being John and Hannah (Peterson) Mallow. His paternal grandfather was George Malliiw, a native of Virginia, who became one of the pioneer settlers of Greene county, Ohio, where the parents of our subject were educated in the district schools, after which tlieir marriage was celebrated in this county, where their sterling traits of character made them recognized as leading and representative citizens of the community. They became the parents of four children : Martha J., the wife of B. L. Lewis, who resides near Paintersville, this county ; Elizabeth, the deceased wife of D. C. Spahr; Charles, who died in infancy ; and Simeon, of this review. The father took an active interest in political affairs and espoused the cause of the Republican party. He served as trustee of his township lor several years and was also town treasurer. Both he and his wife belonged to the German Refomied church and Mr. Mallow was called to his i'lnal rest in 1893 ^^ the age of seventy-three years, while his wife died in January, 1887, at the age of sixty-four years, their remains being interred in the cemetery of Xenia.

In the district schools Simeon P. Mallow acquired his preliminary education, which was supplemented by study in the business college in Springfield. Ohio. Like most young men who start cnit in life for themselves he sought a companion and helpmate for life's journey, and on the 26th of November, 1891, he was jonied in wedlock to Miss Ida M. Hook, who was born in Greene county, daughter of Clinton and Mary (Downey) Hook, the former a native of Greene county and the latter of Clinton county. They now reside near Xenia. In their family were ten children, of whom seven are yet lixing as follows: Ida M., now Mrs. Mallow; Pearl, the w-ife of Samuel Snyder, a resident of Columbus ; Georgia B., the W'ife of Harry Bales, who is now living near Xenia; Charles E., Bertha Fay, Lawrence and Homer, at home.

By their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Mallow have become the parents of tive children : Eva Fern, who died in childhood ; Chester L., 01i\e, Ralph O. and Lois Esther, who are still with their parents. The wife and mother is a member of the Methodist Protestant church of Paintersville, which Mr. ^lallow also attends and supports.

Mr. Mallow operated the old home farm from 1888 to 1893. when after the death of his father he bought the interests of the other heirs and is now- the possessor of a fine farm of three hundred and five acres, well improved with a good residence, barns and all modern conveniences. The fields return a golden harvest for the care and labor bestowed upon them. Mr. Mallow is also engaged in the raising of short horn cattle and this branch of his business is likewise profitable. He is a member of the firm of Mallow', Lew-is & Long, who own and operate the New Jasper limestone quarry, comprising fifty-five acres, from w-hich they ship building stone, having a sw-itch from the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad. They also manufacture brick and tile, their plant having a capacity of twenty thousand per day. Politically Mr. Mallow is a Repul)lican. and he takes an active interest in public affairs, has served as clerk and treasurer of his township, and is filling the latter position at the present time. He is know-n as an active and reliable business man, of a bright and jovial disposition, and his genial-

James A. Gowdy, who resides on the iipper Bellbrook road in Greene county, was born March 25, 1852, on this farm, which has been in the family for about one hundred years. In early pioneer times when Greene county was just emerging from its wild condition into the light of cix^ilizalion, the Gowdy family came to Ohio. John Gowdy was born in Connecticut in 1747 and Avas of Scotch-Irish parentage. He married Abigail Ryan, who was of \\'elsh descent, and about 1782 emigrated westward, locating first at the north bend of the Ohio river. Later owing to military troubles, he was compelled to remove t(j the military station at the falls of the Ohio and from there went to a settlement which afterward became Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. There the family lived until about 1809, when they came to Greene county, settling on a farm two miles west of Xenia on the upper Bellbrook pike. John Gowdy died about five years later, passing away November 7. 1814. His ,wife survived him for alwut twenty-four years and departed this life on the r>th of May, 1838. They had eleven children. The eldest. James Gowdy, was married three times, his first wife being Joanna Townsley, his second Sarah Brown, and his third Jane Purdy. His children were John. James. George. Joanna, who became the wife of William L. Finley. Samuel and Philander. Samuel Gowdy. the second of the family, married. Isabelie Cowley and their children were John Rvan. Abigail. Martha. Samuel.

Frank. Robert Williamson and Diana Alel- Jane, the third member of the Gowdy family, became the wife of Joseph Kyle and unt(j them were lx)rn the following named : Mary. Joseph Addison, Abigail, Catherine, John, James, Sanuiel, \\'illiam and Martha. Martha Gowdy married John Jolly and their only child was James Gowdy JoHv- The next members of the family were Mary an<l Robert. John Gowdy. who followed in the order of birth, married Prudence Foglesong and their children were George Foglesong, Catherine, John, James, Charles, Sarah, Margaret, Albert and Thomas. Alexander married Eleanor FitzgerreUl and their children were John Ryan. Ellen. Abigail. Sarah. Cyrus and Mary. Abigail, the next member of the Gowdy family, became the wife of Robert Stevenson, and their children were John, Thomas. Rachel and Abigail. Ryan Gowdv was twice married, his wi\'es being sisters - Diana and Xancy ^Morgan, and his children were John, Mary. Ryan, Adelaide and X'ancy. Sarah, the xoungest of this family, liecame the wife of Peter Jacob}', and their children were Abigail. Marv. Jane, John, Ann, Henry, Rachel and Susanna.

Robert Gowdy. the grandfather of our subject, married Xancy ]Macke\-. the fifth child of Alexander and Jane Mackey. who \\ere married in Scntland and on cnniing to the United States settled near Lexington, Kentucky. Mrs. Gowdy was born January J. 1785, amd their marriage occurred August 26. 1806. On coming to Xenia Ihev first lived in a stone house which stood on the southwest corner of Detroit and Third streets, where the coal yard of Ea\-ey & Cozad is miw Incated. Robert Gowdy was a tanner by trade and conducted his business at the place of his residence, on the west side of Detroit street, between Water street and Siiawnee creek. He served as captain and inajnr in tlie war ut iSu and afterward held the Cdniniissiun as culonel in the state militia. Their children were Ariminta, Jane Ryan, John Alexander. Martha, Mary, Eliza. Ahii^ail, l\ol)ert, Xancy Ann, Sarah, James Marion and Jsaljella. Of this number Ariminta died in 183 1, and Martha. .\anc\- and James Marion died in infancy. Jane became the wife of .\maziah Pilcher ; John married Sarah M. Bradford ; ^lary became the wife of John McBride; and Eliza of William \'. Klioades : while Robert married Emily Manor; and Sarali became the wife of John Lawrence Jolly: and Isabella of Jacob Fishell. Abigail was married to William Twiss. Robert (iowdy, the father of this family, died Uecemlier 16, 1831. and I'.is wife died during the cholera epidemic in i84(j on the 3d of .\ugust.

The parents of James A. (iowdy were Roliert and Emil\- (Manor) (iowdy. He was born on the Cincinnati pike and spent his entire life in (ireene countv. where he passed away in October, 1894. at the age of se\'enty-five years, his remains being interred in Woodland ccmetcrw His wife died in June. 1883. at the age of tifty-eight }'ears. Mr. (jowd\' voted with the Whig part\' in earlv life and afterward became a stanch Ivepulilican. Me scr\'ed for two terms as infirmary director and in all matters pertaining to the general welfare he took a deep' and acti\-e interest. Both he and his wife were members of the Presbyterian church, in which he served as a leader for many years. In their family were eight children : ' George E.. a minister of the Presbyterian church, now living- in Lebanon. Ohio; Elizabeth, the tleceased wife of William Anderson, a United Presbvterian minister; James .V.. whose name introduces this record: William F., a Presbyterian minister living at Pleasant Ridge; Charles B., who for many years was secretary and treasurer of the Xenia Shoe Company, and died in March, 1902; Luella, the wife of R. D. Williamson, of Cedarville township; Robert L., an attorney of Xenia; and luiiily, who died at the age of six weeks.

Lewis Smith

The Ijoard of C(junty commissioners in Creene vounty has been composed of a number of the leading citizens, men who have been unselfishly devoted to the welfare and progress of the communitv and who enjoyed tb.e esteem and confidence of the best citizens of this portion of the state. Among the number who have capably served on the board was Lewis Smith. He came of an old \'irginia family, his paternal grandparents being Jacoli and Xancy Smith, Ijoth of whom were nati\-es of the Old Dominion, Init at an earl_\- date they emigrated westward and in Greene county established their home, casting in their lot amf)ng the pioneer settlers. It was upon the old home farm here that James Smith, the father of our subject, was Ijorn August 4. 1810. He was reared in the usual manner of lads of that period. The countrv was wild, the forest uncut, the streams unbridged and very little of the land was cleared. He assisted his father in the development and cultivation of the home farm until he decided to make some other pursuit his life work and learned the blacksmith's trade, which he followed for many years. He married Elizabeth Cane, who was born January 8, 1816, a daughter of Robert and Sarah Cane. Air. Smith died on tlie 28th of' February, 1876, and his wife, surviving him for many years, passed away on the 20th of April. 1895.

Lewis Smith, whose name introduces this review, was Ijorn in Xew BurHngton, Greene county, Ohio, May 5, 1837, and spent the days of his boyhood and youth there, obtaiiiing his education in the pubhc schools. Like his father he learned the blacksmith's trade and continued to work in the smithy until 1897, receiving a good patronage on account of his excellent workmanship and his honoral)le business methods. Li the \ ear mentioned he was elected county commissioner and served continuously in that office up to the lime of his deatli, which occurred May 7, 1902. He was a member of the board that contracted for and built the new courthouse in Xenia at a cost of more than two hundred thousand dollars. He was complimented and commended for the active interest which he took in the welfare of the citizens of Greene county and his worth was widely recognized.

On Christmas day of i860 was celebrated the marriage of ]\Ir. Smith and Miss Rachael Elizabeth Craft, a daughter of Allen Craft, who was a farmer but is now deceased. Unto our subject and his wife were born ten children, of whom nine are yet living, namely: Rena Bell, ilinnie E., Hattie M.. Wesley Allen, William Francis, \Vayne Craft, \\'alter Le Roy, Harley Hays and Leslie Leonard. Socially Mr. Smith was connected with the ^Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and the family is identified with the Methodist Episcopal church of Xcw Burlington. In his political views Mr. Smith was a stanch Republican, never swer\ing in his allegiance to the party whose principles he believed contain the best elentents of good government. His life was quietly passed in the faithful performance of each day's duties, and while there were no exciting chapters in his history it yet contains many lessons that are worthv of emulation.

The true measure of individual success is determined by what one has accomplished, and as taken in contradistinction to ilie old adage that a prophet is not without honor save in his own country, there is particular interest attaching to the career of the subject of this review, since he is a native son of the place where he has passed his actixe life, and so directed his ability and efforts as to gain recognition as one of the representative citizens of Xenia. He is to-day connected with man_v business interests which are of value to Xenia through promoting its commercial activity, whereon rest the i)rosperity and upbuilding" of every town or city. He is to-day cashier of the Citizens" Xational Bank and is also a representative of many other important business concerns.

F. E. McGervey was born in this city on the 2 1 St of January, 1856, his parents being James and Caroline (Brown) Mc- Gervey. the former a native of Penns_\lvania and the latter of Xew Hampshire. It is supposed that the McGervey family is of Scotch- Irish origin. The parents of James McGer\ey died during his infancy and he was reared by a Pennsylvania Dutch family. In early life he learned the saddler's trade and in 1828 he emigrated westward, traveling b\- stage coach and becoming a resident of Xenia, which was then a thriving little village. Fur more than sixty-seven years he condncted a harness shop in this place, continning in husiness up to the time of his death. His excellent workmanship, his honoralile treatment of his patrons and his unremitting diligence brought to him success and he gained, as result of his labors, a comfortable competence. He was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Brown, who had three sisters, and all nf them, like Mrs. Mc- Ciervey. celebrated their goMen weddings, and each sister with her husband attended the celebration of the fiftieth wedding anniversary of all the others. The father of our subject passed away in 1895 at the advanced age of eighty-five years and his wife was seventy-nine years at the time of her death. Tliey were the parents of eight children, but three of the number died in childhood. The others are as follows: Harriet is the wife of J. D. Watt, of Scotia, Xeljraska. Mrs. Sarah ^1. now a widow, is the principal of the Woman's College at Fredericksliurg. Maryland. James L. is connected with the firm of Jobe Brothers, merchants of Xenia. William R., who now resides in Kansas City, was the organizer of the Citizens' Xational liank in 188], and ser\ed as its cashier until 1896, when his health failed him and he removed to Kansas City, where lie has since made his home. The youngest member of the family is the subject of this review.

Frank E. McGervey is indebted to the public school system of Xenia for the educational privileges which he enjoyed. He entered upon his business career when only bfteen years of age, being first employed as liookkeeper and w ben seventeen \-ears of age he was head bookkeeper of a large mercantile concern. Since that time he has been engaged in clerical wnrk. altlnuigh he has not given his entire attention to it. In 1876 he entered the office of the county treasurer as deputy and filled that positinn for eight consecutive years. In 1884 he was elected county treasurer and served for two terms in that capacity. On the expiration of that period he entered the iiisurance and real estate business and is still a member of the firm of McGervey & Le Sourd. In 1897 he entered the Citizens" Xational Bank of Xenia as cashier and has since continued in that position, the success and high standing of the institution being attributable in no small degree to the efforts of the popular and efficient cashier. He also has other interests, being connected as a stockholder with leading entcr[)rises here. He is the secretary and treasurer of the Gas Company and of the Electric Light Company.

On the 29th of January. 1880. Mr. ]\Ic- Gervey was united in m.arri.-ige with ^liss Julia Dean, a native of Greene county and a daughter of David Dean of Xenia. She is the younger of two children, her brother, D. C. Dean, being the superintendent of the Xenia Gas Company. Unto Mr. and i\Irs. McGervey were also born two children, but the daughter died in infancy, \\'alter E. is now acting as bookkeeper in the bank. Mrs. McGervey belongs to the United Presbyterian church and our subject holds membership in the ^Methodist Episcopal church, in which he has been chorister for a cjuarter of a century. He has always been identified w ith the musical circles of Xenia and is the director of the Association Chorus of this city, comprised of one hundred and twentyfive members. In politics he is a stanch Republican but has never consented to hold office, saive that of county treasurer. He also belongs to the Young [Men's Christian Association and for fifteen vears has been su active memljer of its board, taking a deep interest in all that pertains to the moral development and mental cnlture of the citv as well as to its material npbnilding. His advancement has been continuous, his promotion coming to him in recognition of his capability, efficiency and accuracy. Well merited success now crowns his efforts, and he is honored and esteemed by all who know him.

Jasper X. Wilsox

Jasper X. \\'ils(in. who follows general farming in the southeastern part of Bath township, was born May 28, 1S50. in this township, and is a son of \\'illiam and Elizabeth E. (Watts) \\'ilson. The father's birth occurred in Bath township October 14, 181 2. his parents being William and Catherine (Hefflex) \^'ilslln. The former was a native of Kentucky and about 1800 came to dreene county. Ohio, while the grandmother arrived five years later, coming from Maryland, her native state. Soon after reaching Ohio the grandfather entered land from the government, thus becoming the owner of a tract in the eastern part of Bath township, which he at once began to improve. He was called out in ser\Mce in the war of 1812 and there contracted disease which terminated his life. After his death liis wife left the farm and made her home with her husband's father, Michael Wilson, There she died six months after the birth of her son William.

The latter lived with his grandparents in the old homestead until he was seventeen years of age. He then learned the blacksmith's trade at Byron, of Jacob Greiner, and after he had mastered the business he worked for one year as a journeyman. He then purchased the shop and tools of his employer and conducted business there for eighteen years, after which he sold out and liought a little farm near the town, continuing its cultivation until 1855. He then traded the property for a larger farm about two and one-half miles from Byron and was there engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1872. In May. 1834. he had married Elizabeth Watts, and unto them were born ten children, but only one of the number is now living. These were: William W. ; Sarah, who died in infancy : Jacob, w ho was a member of the One Hundred and Tenth Regiment of Ohio \dlunteers in the Cix'il war; Catherine, the wife of Jacob Wolf, but both are now deceased: Susan, the wife of Henry Coines, and they have also passed away; Elizabeth, who became the wife of John Lowe, and, they, too, are deceased: Mary Elizabeth, the wife of James Ross; Virginia Alice; Jasper; and Annette, the widow of F. B. Bryan. The mother of this family died ]\Iarch 13, 1877. The father was a memlier of the Reformed church for nearly half a century and was one of the loyal adherents to tlie cause of Christianity. He held the office of justice of the peace at Byron for nearl}- two )ears and then resigned on account of the demands of his private business. In politics he was a strong' Republican and in his farming operations and other pursuits he was very successful. After 1872 he lived a retired life in Fairfield until called to his final rest in 188 1. Both he and his wife were liuried in the cemetery at Byron.

Jasper X. Wilson was educated in the district schools, but when still quite young began to assist his father in the work of the field and meadow and was thus engaged until he was twentv-sex'en vears of age. In the spriii"' oi 1SS2 lie renn j\cd 'ti> his present farm. In the meantime lie liad married, itaving in the spring of 1871 wedded Miss Ellen K. Hetsel, who is now deceased. Their children were: Bertha and Charles, wlm have passed away; Bessie, the wife of John Kendig- of Bath township, by whom she has two children - Fay and Frank; William, \\hi> married Hattie Dillinger, by whom he has one child, Mabel, and tlieir home is in Bath township; Clelland, who married Laura Reed; Ettic. now deceased: Susie, who is li\-ing with her brother-in-law. Mr, Kendig; and Liira. also deceased. The mother died in 1888 when about thirty-eigiit years of age and was laid to rest in the Byron Union cemeterx'. She was a consistent Christian woman who held membership in the Methodist Episcopal church. On the i6tli of August, 1892, Mr, \\'ils<in was again married, his second union being with Mrs. Mary (Henman) Hrinsel, who had one child. Jesse, liy her fcirmer marriage. ]!y the present union there were three children: Ralph, who died in infancy; Raymond and Leslie, who are still with their jiarents. The family home is upon a good farm of one hundre<l and sixty acres, upon which Mr. Wilson is carrying on general farming- and stock-raising. His fields are well tilled and annually he gathers good harvests. In his pastures are found good grades of stock and his business is carefully managed, so that he is to-dav one of the prosperous and substantial citizens of his Community.

Maxsel J, Hartley

The specific anti distinctive office of biograpli_\- is not to give voice to a man's modest estimate of himself and his accomplishments, but rather to leave the perpetual rec- I'rd establishing his character by the consensus of opinion 011 the part of his fellowmen. That Mr. Hartley occupies a notable position among- the able lawyers of Ohio is shown by the many times his professional associates have honored him with official preferment in their fraternal organizations; and that the public accords him prominence is demonstrated liy the lilieral clientage which he now enjoys. It is therefore fitting that he be numbered among the leaders of the liar of Greene countw where for twentyone years he has practiced continuously.

^Ir. Hartley was born in Guernsey county. Ohio, on the 9th of August, 1853, his parents being \\'illiani 1'. and I'lleanor E. ( Johnson ) Hartley, the former a native of Xew Jersey and the latter of Ohio. It is lieliexed that the Hartley family is of English lineage fnit for inaii\- generations representatives of the name have resided in .America, the original ancestor having come to the new world with William Penn. The Hartleys are still found in Pennsylvania and Xew Jersey. They were worthy people, identified with the Society of Friends, and their Ii\-es were in consistent harmony with the teachings of that sect, William P. Hartley came to Guernsey county. Ohio, in 1837. and is now residing within a mile of Quaker City. Throughout his active business career he has followed farming and now he is living in practical retirement at the age of eighty-one years, while his wife has reached the age of seventy-one years. They became the parents of three children, of whom two are yet living - Mansel J. and Anice H.. the latter the wife of S. F. Mc- Burney of Quaker City, Ohio.

early education and afterward engaged in teaching for four years in tlie district schools during the winter months, while in the summer season he worked upon the home farm. Xot content, however, with the educatiiinal privilegs previously accorded liim he resolved to pursue a more advanced course and when twentv years of age he entered the freshman class of Bethany College of West Virginia, where he completed a classical course and was graduated in 1877 with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. He was then chosen superintendent of the schools of Quaker City, where he remained for a year, and in 1878 was elected superintendent of instruction in the Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphan Home in Xenia, serving in that capacity until 1880. \\'hile engaged in teaching he took up the study of law under the direction of Charles Darlington of Xenia, and in April. 1881, he was admitted to the bar, where he has practiced continuously since. He entered into partnership with B. Xesbitt, a relation that was maintained fruni 188;') until 1892, when on account of his age. Mr. Xesbitt practically retired and died shortly afterward. \\'ith tiie exception of that j-.eriod of six years Mr. Hartley has always been alone in practice and the success that he has achieved is the merited recognition of his ability. He is well informed concerning the various departments of jurisprudence. The people do not trust their legal business in unskilled hands where they risk losing that for which they are in litigation, and when one secures a large clientage it is an indication that the people have faith in his ability. Although Mr. Hartley has made the practice of law his chief vocation he has also been identified with several corjwrations and important business enterprises. He is a director of the People's Building and Savings Company of Xenia; is a director of the Xenia, Cedarville, Jamestown & \Mlmington Traction Company and its attorney ; and is also attorney for the Springfield & Xenia Traction Company.

On the nth of September, 1884, ilr. Hartley was united in marriage to Miss Laura H. Cofifman, of Dayton, Ohio, and theirs is one of the hospitable homes of the city. Their circle of friends is very extensive and is continually growing as the years pass by. Mr. Hartley has been called to many positions of public trust and since 1 88 1 has served continuously as school examiner of the city of Xenia. In 1879 he received from the state board of examiners a life certificate for Ohio. For two years, from 1889 until 1891, he was trustee of the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors" Orphan Home, having l)een ai>ix)inted to that position liv Governor Campbell. In 1892 he was nominated for a presidential elector on the Democratic ticket but there was a Republican landslide in Ohio that year. He was United States commissioner of the circuit court for the southern district of Ohio and in every position which he has been called upon to fill he has proved his loyalty to his country and his fidelity to the trust reposed in him. A very prominent member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, he has been a member of its grand lodge since 1888: is now one of its trustees and is an ex-officio trustee of tlie Odd Fellows' Home at Springfield. He also belongs to Xenia Lodge, Xo. 49, F. & A. !M., and for four years was worshipful master. His wife belongs to the Baptist church and to its support he contributes liberally. In the line of his ])rofession he is connected with the State Bar Association of Ohio. He has made a close studv of law.

never losing sight of any detail having bearing u[H>n iiis case, and at the same time he gives to the more prominent points due importance. His knowledge of the law is exact, his preparation of the cases painstaking and his ijower before the judge and jury is acknowledged by all. He is a gentleman of \ery modest manner, yet of pleasing personality and his uniform courtesy and genuine worth have made him a great favorite in social as well as professional circles.

John H. Wolford

Jolm TI. Wolford is the honored mayor of the village of Cedarville and for many years has been identified with its industrial interest, conducting a blacksmith and carriage-making shop. He is a native of Washington county, ^Maryland, where his birth occurred December 27, 184S, and is a son of John and Mahala (Brewer) Wolford. The father was also a native of Washington county, where he lived and died. He was a shoemaker by trade and followed that pursuit throughout his entire business career. He died at the age of sixty-two years, his death occurring in 1884, and his wife passed away in 1873. Eleven children were jjorn unto them, seven of whom are yet living, and all are natives of Maryland. In that state the subject of this review pursued his education and made his home until he was seventeen years of age, when he came to Greene county, Ohio, settling in Xenia, in 1866. There he continued to reside until 1882. since which time he has made his home in Cedarville.

followed the dual pursuit during sixteen years of his residence in that city. Coming to Cedarville he opened his shop here and has since conducted the business with good success, his excellent workmanship and trustworthy business methods commending him to the public confidence and, therefore, to the public patronage.

Mr. Wolford has also been quite prominent in public affairs and is well fitted to be a leader of public thought and action. He became a member of the board of education of the village two years after his arrival here, and is thus identified with educational interests. For several years he served as its president and at all times has put forth every effort in his power to promote the cause of the schools. In politics he has always been a Republican, and upon that ticket he was elected mayor of the village, in April, i8g6. He has been chosen to that office each term since, so that he is now sen-ing the sixth year, the term of office expiring in April, 1902. No higher proof of his capability could be given than the fact that by popular suffrage he has been three times chosen for the office. During his incumbency many improvements have been made in the city, including the laying of cement walks. , When William McK'inley was governor of Ohio he appointed Mr. Wolford, in March, 1892, to the office of one of the trustees of the Dayton State Hospital, and lie served in that capacity for four years.

In 1872, in Springfield, Ohio, Mr. Wolford was united in marriage to Miss America Mills, a daughter of Jacob Mills, \'-ho is now living retired in Springfield. Five children have been born of this union and the family circle yet remains unbroken bv the hand of death. These are: Bernice;

Ida, tlie wife of W. A. Tunibull. a farmer cf Cedarville; Edna, win) is the wife of Oliver Dodds, of Xenia: J. X.: and Ralph. All of the children were born in Xenia with the exception of the ymmgest, who is a native of Cedarville.

Fraternallv Mr. \\'olford is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and with the Masons, his membership being in the lodges in Xenia. F<:ir twenty years he has resided in Cedar\ille and has become widely known not only in the city, bttt throughout the surrounding district. He is a representative of our best type of Ameriian manhood and chivalry. By perseverance, determination and honorable effort he has overthrown the obstacles which l)arred his path to success and reached the goal of prosperity, while his genuine worth, broad mind and jHiblic spirit have made him a director of public thought and action.

Professor E. H. Colvix

Professor E. H. Ci>lvin. long associated V. ith educational interests in this part of Ohio, and now lixing in Spring ^"aliey, was born in Clinton county. Ohio. July i8, 18"/. a son of James and Henrietta (Hayes) Colvin. The father, also a native of Clinton cotmty. engaged in teaching for a brief period in early manhood and tlien turned his attention to farming, which he followed throughout his remaining years. His wife died in 1S73. but he survived until January ifi. 1897, he departed this life in the county of his nativity. Of their family of three children, our subject is the second. \'incent Darius, the eldest, died in infancy, wiiile Hally Carson is a fanner of Clinton countv.

The boyhood days of our subject were spent upon the home farm, and he pursued his education through the winter months between the ages of eight and eighteen years, manifesting special aptituile in his studies. \\'hen fifteen vears of age he successfully passed a teacher's exann'nation an^i received a certificate, but on account of his youth could not obtain a position. In the fall of 1875 he entered the Friends College, at \\"ilniington, Ohio, where he com]5!eted the course and was graduated in the class of 1879. Through four years he bad daily walked from his home to that school and had never missed a recitation and was taidy only three times, a record of which he bias every reason to he proud. The same reliability and fidelity e\"er characterized his work as an educator. He won the degrete of Bachelor of Arts and in the following Sej)- tember he was employed to teach the \-illage school, in Ogden, Ohio. During the greater part of his life he has devoted his attention to educational w'ork and has won a high reputation as an instructor of superior ability. In 1884 'le came to Spring \alley to accept the superintendency of the village school, remaining in charge for four years. He was then away for five years and during one year was teaching at Versailles, Darke county, Ohio. He was then again called to take charge of the schools of this place and remained as superintendent ' for si.K years, during which year the schoolmade satisfactory progress and many excellent improvements in methods were introduced, rendering the work of the schoolroom much more effective in preparing the young for the practical duties of life.

Samuel Haines and ^hwy (Bales) Haines. Mrs. Colvin is a native of this county and by her marriage she has become the mother of two children: Orville Carson, born in Versailles, Ohio, May 29, 1889; and Pearl Augusta, born in , Caesarscreek township, Greene county, August 21. 1891. In 1899 I'rofes.sor Colvin removed witli his family to LeGrand, Iowa, and became principal of LeGrand Academy, remaining for a year, liut the climate did not agree with his wife and daughter and he then returned to Ohio. Professor Colvin was reared in the Democratic faith and has always supported the party by his ballot since attaining his majority. He was the Democratic nominee in Caesearscreek township for assessor, and c'lltiiough the locality is strongly Republican he failed only five votes f)f election. He belongs to the Christian church in Bethel, Clintnii ciiuniy, near where his fatlier was born and in which he was a deacon. The professor liecame identified with the church when abiiut sixteen years of age. His wife was reared in tlie faith of the Society of Friends, to which she still adheres. Professor Colvin is a member of Spring \'alley Lodge, No. 302, I. O. O. V.. in which he has filled all of the chairs and also of the encampment. He became so familiar with the proceedings of the fraternity that he cnuld at one time give all of its unwritten work from memory. He became a charter member of Walter Coesey Council. Xo. 89, Junior Order United American Workmen, filled all the offices and is a past councilman. He is also a member of the department of Spring Valley, and belongs to Burlingtnn Lodge, F. & A. "Si. Lie has in\ested in property, owning a residence in Spring \'alley, a house and lot in Caesarscreek township, and the old family homestead.

which he purchased after his father's death. His influence and labors have been of marked effect in promoting the intellectual development of the community in which he makes his home and he and his family occupy a leading position in social circles where true worth and intelligence are received as the passports into good societv.

Charles W. \\'hitmer, a member of the Ohio bar practicing in Xenia, was born in Rainsboro, Highland county, on the 4th of July, 1852. and is of German lineage, although the family has long been established in America. Jacob Whitmer, the grandfather, was born in Pennsylvania and spent the greater part of his life there, but in his later years remo\ed to Montgomery county, Ohio, where his death occurred. David \\hitmer, the father of our subject, was the only son in a family of four children, and was the eldest of the numljer. His birth occurred in Pennsylvania, at the old family home there. The family name was originally spelled Wittmer, Init later generations adopted the present form. David A\'hitmer entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal church in early life and for niiire than forty years was actively engaged m proclaiming the gospel tidings, having been connected with the Central Ohio conference. He officiated in different pulpits in central Ohio and for a time was connected with the Female College, of Hillsboro, but with that exception he was always in the ministry from early manhood until his death, although at the time of his demise he held superannuated relations to the church. He passed away at the age of

Re\-. ^^'hitnler was twice married. He first wedded Hannah Fox, a native of Richmond, Indiana, and a sister of Judge Henry Fox, of that citv. They became the parents of two children, the elder brother of our subject being \\'illiam C. W'hitmer, who is trainmaster of the northern dix'ision of the Paaihandle Railroad at Columbus. The mother died in 1855 ^'""^1 ^^''i* buried near Hillsboro, Highland county. She was a lady of more than ordinary literar}- ability and culture, and wrote quite extensively for magazines and periodicals of her day. After the death of his first wife Rev. Whitmer married Amanda C. Gardner, of Clinton count}', and to them w^ere born nine children, six of whom are yet living. Clarence is teller in the Xenia National Bank; Harry is connected with the firm of Whitmer & Hebble, insurance agents of Xenia; and George is train dispatcher on the Pennsylvania Railroad, at Cincinnati.

Mr. W'hitnier <.>f this review pursued his early education in the public schools, attended the high schools of Urbana, Ohio, and afterward was a student in the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware. Before he was fourteen years of age he taught his first school and after completing his education he continued teaching in Greene county, being thus connected with educational work until 1S84, when he was admitted to the bar. He had taken up the ^tud}- of law^ with the firm of Alexander & Spencer, of Xenia, but at the time had no intention of becoming an active member of the legal profession, but after a few years time he entered into partnersliip with his former preceptor, Scjuire W. J. Alexander, with whom he was associated until the hitter's death, wdiich occurred on Easter Sunda}' of 1898. Since that time Mr. \\'hitmer has been alone, engaging in general practice, having a wide and comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence in its many departments. Strong in argument, logical in his reasoning and with a keen perception which enables him to readily determine the strong points of a cause, he has won many notable forensic combats, which proves that he has made no mistake in allying himself with the legal fraternity of Greene county.

On the j8th of November, 1876, Mr. W'hitnier was married to Miss Libbie S. Cooper, a native of this county and a daughter of Samuel Cooper of the same county. Three children were born to them : Efiie C, at home; Freddie, who died in infancy; and John Raymond, who is connected with the Miami Telephone Company, of Xenia.

^Ir. \Miitmer is attc_irne\- ior the People's Building & Loan Association of Xenia: has been solicitor for the city for some time and in connection a\ ith the practice of his profession has for a number of years been engaged in the real-estate business, conducting a number of important property transfers. He is cjuite prominent autl popular in fraternal circles, being a member of Xenia Lodge, Xo. 49, F. & A. i\L ; of Ivanhoe Lodge, X^o. 56, K. of P., of Xenia, and of the Uniformed Rank : Xeifia Lodge, L O. O. F. : Xenia Lodge of the Red Men; Xenia Lodge, Xo. 668, B. P. O. E. In politics he is a Republican, and for the past eight years has served on the board of ec[ualization for the city of Xenia. In office as in private life he is trustworthy, reliable and energetic in the performance of duty. His chief attention, however, has been given to his law practice. His logical grasp of facts and ]>rinciples and of llie law applicable to them has been a potent element in his success, and the remarkai)le clearness of expresison, an adcrpiate and precise diction, which enables him to make others- understand not only the salient pniius of his argument, but his every fine graduation of meaning may be accounted one of his most conspicuous gifts and accomplishments.

Charles H. Sullivan, a farmer and stockraiser of Sugarcreek township, is a western man by birth and possesses the true enterprising spirit so characteristic of this section of the countr\-, leading to its rapid development. He was born in the qity of Decatur, Illinois, January 24, 1S76, and is a son O'f Taxlor and Elizabeth (Wright) Sulli\an. The mollier was a native of Greene county, Ohio, and the father had been a resident of Illinois and Missouri, where he had followed carpentering. They were married in Greene county and during the infancy of our subject they returned to this place so that Charles H. Sullivan was here reared to manhood. The public school system afforded him his educational privileges. He was only six years of age when his parents died and he made his home with his maternal grandmother, i\Irs. Charles ^Vright.

After arriving- at years of maturity Mr. Su]li\an sought a companion and helpmate for the journey of life and on the 12th of March. 1896, was united in marriage to I\Iiss Elizabeth King, of Warren county, Ohio, in which place she was born October 28, 1876, a daughter of H. H. and Frances (Cooper) King. This marriage has been blessed with two children, Ambrose and Mulburn. The young couple have the warm regard of many friends, having been so many ye?rs residents of this part of the state. Their social cpialities have made their home a hospitable one and it is the resort of many who entertain for them high regard. Mr. Sullivan gives his political support to the Republican party, but does not seek public oftice. preferring that his time and energies should be given to his business interests and to the establishment of a good home for his little family. He is meeting with creditable success in his undertakings and is accounted one of the most progressive and prosperous of the \ounger farmers of this countv.

John Orr

Long connected with the educational and official interests of Greene county, John Orr was \videly and fa\-orably known and \\hen he passed away the communitymourned the loss of a valued citizen, one in whom patriotism, integrity and reliability were numbered among his chief characteristics. He was born in Chester district. South Carolina, on the 12th of August, 1820, and was of Scotcli-Irish lineage, the family being founded in America by John Orr, the grandfather of our subject, who emigrated from county Antrim, in the north of Ireland, to the new world, taking up his abode in Chester district. South Carolina. There he lived for many years, but on account of the slaverx- conditions existing in the south he left that state and with a colony made his way to Indiana, settling near Princeton. At the same time another colony from the same neigliborhood settled near Ce(lar\-ille. Greene county, Ohio. William Orr. the father of our subject, was also a nati\e of South Carolina, ar.d throughout liis business career carried on farming. He spent the greater part of his life near Princeton. Indiana, and at length. passed away at that place.

John Orr was the eldest of the five children born to his parents. He, too, was engaged in agricultural pursuits during his boyhcKxl, and in the district schools acquired his earlv education, which was afterward supplemented by a college course in Hanover, Indiana. He was graduated at ]\Iiami University, Oxford, Ohio, in the class of 1845. .\fter his graduation he began teaching and within a short time became president of a college at Macon, Tennessee, Avhcre he remained until a few years prior to the Ci\il war. Xorthern men were unwelcome in that sectirni of the countr}' at that time and be returned to Princeton, Indiana, where he was engaged in teacliing for several years. He next came to Cedarville, Greene county, Ohio, and was principal of the public schools for several ensuing _\'ears. In 1S63 he was elected clerk of tlie court of Greene county and filled that ])osition for eighteen consecutive years, bis term of service l>eing unparalleled by any other incumbent of the office in recent vears. He discharged his duties in such a prompt and capable manner that he won the highest commendation of the bar and of the general pulilic and over the record of his official career there falls not the least shadow of wrong.

In 1850 !Mr. Orr was united in marriage to Miss Henrietta Kiloh, a native of Aberdeen, Scotland, and a daughter of John and Maria Kiloh. Thev were natives of England and were making their home in Aberdene at the time of their daughter's birth. When she was a maiden of nine summers they crossed the Atlantic to the United States and located in Cincinnati, where sb.e married Mr. Orr. Eleven children were born of this marriage: Alay, the wife 'if Judge H. L. Smith, of Xenia; Eva, the wife of Thomas G. Brown, of Ironton, Ohio; William F.. an attorney of Xenia; Charles, who is librarian of the Case library in Cleveland, Ohio, and is also a member of the state lil)rary commission; J. Frank, of Xenia ; Annie, the wife of James R. Hale, of Cle\eland ; Rose, also of Cleveland ; Gerirude. the wife of the Rev. Charles Rice, of ^lichigan; Blanche, the wife of E. W. CtuTy, of Cleveland; Olive, the wife of Clyde Horton, of the same city; and Harry E., also a resident of Cleveland. Mrs. Orr if also lix'ing in the same city at the age of seventy-one years.

In his religious faith Mr. Orr was a Presb\terian, belonging to a church of that denomination in Xenia. His [xjlitical support was given the Republican partv and the cause of education found in him a warm friend. For se\eral years he was a member of the school board of Xenia and did all in his power to advance the standard of education here. He was himself a man of scholarly attainments and broad general cultr.re and his wide information rendered bis conversation not only entertaining, but instructive. He passed away December 30, 1883. at the age of sixty-three years, and his remains were interred in ^\'oodland cemetery, Xenia, Ohio, but though nineteen years have since passed his inemorv is enshrined in the hearts of scores of his old friends and associates, to wiiose interests he was ever faithful, sacrificing Iiis own rather than llieirs. C(nil<l liis scrxicc as^ a capal)'^ ufticial always 1)e L'(|ualc!l the liest interests lit' town, state and nation would always be conserved and the welfare of the country greatly ad\-anced.

Melville F. Barrows

.Melville F. Barrows, who is agency instructor for the Xew York Life Insurance Cnnipanv, having supervision over twelve counties, is an enterprisint^- ])usiness man, whose success is attributable to his own efforts. He is numbered among the native sons of the count\'. his birth having occurred in Xenia township. July S. 1864. his i)arcnts l;eing John I. and I'. R. ( Butler) Barrows, the former a native oi Xew York and the latter of Ohio. The ancestry can be traced back to Sir Isaac Barrows of England, but at an early day the family was founded in the new world.

Isaac Barrows, the grandfather of our subject, was lK)rn in Massachusetts, but in early life ranoved to the Empire state, where he spent his remaining days, engaged in farming, in dealing in grain and in operating a sawmill. In liis family were six children, including John I. Barrows, who acquired a college education and in early manhood came to Greene county, where he engaged in teaching school for a number of years. Later he followed farming for a numl)er of years and when he sold his land became a dealer in agricultural implements in Xenia. where he carried on business for fifteen years. Severing his business relations with the cit_\', however, he is now living in Xenia township, and is numbered among the highly respected citizens of his neighborhood. \\'hen the Civil war was in progress his patriotic spirit was arousetl and he offered his services to the government, becoming a member of Company E, Seventyfourth Ohio \'olunteer Infantry, with which he remained until a short time before the cessation of hostilities, wlien on account of ill healtii he resigned. He was second lieutenant of his compau}' and took part in a number of engagements.

In Xenia township Jolin I. Barrows was married to Miss Providence R. Butler, a slaughter of Joshua S. Butler, a native of \'irginia. who came to Greene county at an early day. L'nto Mr. and ]\Irs. Barrows were born two children:^ Melville F. ; and Maiuie E.. who is living with her (jarents. Mr. and Mrs. Barrows hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal church and he belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic.

In the schools of Xenia Melville F. Barrt>ws ol)tained his education and biter engaged in farming for a time in Xenia townshi]). l>ul later took up his .abode in the county seat and acce])ted the position of a solicitor for the Pennsyhania Mutual Life Insurance Company, with which he continued for sex'en years. He then liccaiue identified with the X'ew York Life Insurance Compan\- as agency instructor for central Ohio, his territory embracing twelve counties. He is well versed in every department of life insurance and the different kinds of policies, and is most cajiablv re]5resenting the corporation in the position which he row fills.

On the 14th of Feliruary, 1889, Mr. Barrows was married to Aliss Lulu H. Kline, a native of Greene countv, and a daughter of Emanuel Kline, a resident of Salem. Ohio. The\' ha\'e three children: Glenna AI., [ohn Freddie and Gracie E.

Mr. Barrows" name is upuw the memliersliip rolls of several civic organizations. He belongs to Xenia Lodge. Xo. 49. F. & A. M. : Xenia Chapter. Xo. 666. R. A. M., and is a member of Trinity church of Xenia. His political support is given the Republican jxirty, and he has served as a member of the city coiuicil. He has a very wide acquaintance in this city and the circle of his friends is almost co-extensive with the circle of his acquaintances.

Daxiel H. Marshall

Daniel H. ilarshall, who has followed agricultural pursuits throughout his entire business career and is now living retired in Cedarville, was born in Clinton county, this state, on what is called Buck's Run, about three and a half miles from Burlington, April 23. 1828, his parents being Robert and Sarah (Huffman) Marshall. The father w as a native of Virginia, born in June. 1801 . and about 1812 became a resident of Ohio, so that he was reared here amid the wild scenes of pioneer life. Here he was married and about 1833 be removed with his family from the farm in Clinton comity to Greene county, settling on what is known ^s t!ie James Barber farm in Cedarville lowiiship. There he li\'ed for four or five years, when he removed to Clark coiuity. When se\'eral years had passed he removed to a small farm near his first home there, and afterward to the John X'elson farm in Clark county. His next home was three miles east of Clifton, and after seven years there spent he was called to his final rest. He was a mechan.ic and followed his trade until ;d)out fort}' years of age, when he tinmed his attention to the cattle business, which, w as the means of bringing to him a livelihood until his death, which occurred in 1846, when he was forty-five years of age. In his religious faith he was a Methodist and in political belief a \N'hig. His wife survived until 1898. passing away at the advanced age of eiglity-five. After the death of her first husband she married Elijah Harper, of Greene county, who was born at Harpers Ferry, Virginia.

nine children : \\'illiam, eti.ed farmer of Otter Bentl, Lidiana ; Janiel H. ; Solomon, a black-smith and coal and grain dealer of Lafayette, Indiana; Jesse W., a farmer of Cedarville tow nsliip ; Uelila. the wife of Thomas E. Stewart, a farmer of Clark county, who is also filling the oflice of justice of the peace; George W., who resides in Seattle, \^ ashington ; and three that died in infanc)-.

^Ir. Marshall of this review accompanied his parents on their various removals during his youth and remained upon the home farm until he had attained his majority. He was then married and reipoved to a rented farm near Com"tsville, Ohio, and also engaged in blacksmithing. In 1849 he emigrated to Iowa, settling in Louisa county, at Hope Farm postoftice. but he remained for only a short time, returning to Ohio by ox-team. He then located on a farm in Clark county, where he remained for a number of years, after which he came to Greene connly. purchasing land in Cedarville township, upon which he remained initil ten years of age when lie retired from active business life. He had successfully carried on general farming and stock-raising and his unre- niittins' diiigence and sound judgment in business matters had brought him prosperity, so tliat lie is now the owner of over three hun(h"ed acres, ahliougli he has given away a good farm. He is thus enabled to enjoy a weU earned rest at his pleasant Iionie in Cedarvilie, wliicli he bought in 1888.

On the 2d of December. 1847, -^I'- ^larshall was married in Cedarvilie township, to Nancy Harper, a cousin of CJeorge W. Harper. She was lx)rn in Greene county, a daugliter of Elijali Harper. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall 1)ecame the parents of two children. Charles F., who resides on the old home farm three miles east of Cedarvilie. married Ella Eogelsong, who died leaving two children, Gertie May and Daniel \\'., and later he wedded Georgia Latham. William L. is proprietor of the Palace Livery stable of Xenia and is also connected with the Xenia Buggy Company, fie married Carrie Ilarber, ;i daughter of W. M. Barber, and the\- have four children : Harry, Arthur, ilary and Alfred.

Perhaps Mr. Marshall has become best known throughout this section as an auctioneer, ha\ing been actively and successfully engaged in that business for fifty years. He fin;dl\' retired from it on account of failing health, however, after teaching his son, ^^'illiam L., the business. Mr. Marshall served as a trustee of Cedarvilie for two terms and was also a first lieutenant in the National Guard of Ohio prior to the Civil war and afterward became captain of Company A during the Morgan raid. For about thirty-six years he has been a meml)er of the INIethodist church and has been steward for more than twenty years, his life being in harmony with his professions. He has been a resident of Greene county for many years, and has taken a deep interest in its welfare and progress, advancing to a prominent position as a citizen of worth and as a successful farmer.

Towne Carlisle

One of the best, most energetic and progressive men of Yellow Springs is Towne Carlisle, who is also classed among the representative citizens, taking a deep and helpful interest in all measures for the general good. He is numbered among the native sons of Greene county, his birth having occurred in Miami township, on the 26th of March, 1855. His parents were Jehu and Hettie (Batchelor) Carlisle. The father was a nati\e of Loudoun county, Virginia, and in 1836, when about twenty years of age, came to Ohio. His birth occurred in 1816. He located in Miami township near Yellow Springs, and always carried on agricultural pursuits in order to provide for his family. He aided in erecting the first building at Yellow Springs, and until three or four years ago it still stood at the corner of Corry and Dayton streets, and was used as a Methodist Episcopal church. He was a member of that church and led an earnest Christian life. In politics he was a Democrat, but he never sought or desired ofBce. During the last twenty years of his life he lived in practical retirement from labor and died at Yellow Springs at the advanced age of. eighty-three years. His widow still survives him and now resides in Miami township. She was born March 26, 18 16, at Yellow Springs on the property that is now occupied by the Old Folks Home. She was a daughter of Robert Batchelor, who was a native of Pennsylvania and at an early day in Ohio's liistory came to this state, locating at Yellow Springs, where he died. In the family of Jehu and Hettie Carlisle were nine children, five of whom are living.

Towne Carlisle, the eighth in order of birth^ acquired his early education in the public schools of the \'illage of Yellow Springs and remained upon the old home farm until he had attained his maji^rity, when he began learning the carriage-maker's trade, under the direction of T. B. Jobe, the present mavor of Yellow Springs. J Le was with him for three years and then engaged in the lumber business at this place in connection with J. H. Little. This partrership was maintained until 1890. whei. Mr. Carlisle became sole owner of the bi:s'- ness which he has since conducted. He carries all kinds of lumber and has a larg;i and growing trade, his liberal patronage already bringing to him a very gratifying income.

In 1S76 occurred the marriage of Towne Carlisle and Miss Catherine Howard, a native of Greene county, and a daughter of , John Howard, an early settler of Xer.ia township, where he engaged in farmmg until his death. Unto this marriage one son was born, Howard T., who is now twentytwo years of age and assists his father in the lumber business. He was educated in the public schools of Yellow Springs, The mother died in 1878 and was laid to rest in the Xenia cemeter_\- amid the deejj regret of family and manv friends. For his second wife Mr, Carlisle chose oNIattie Van Horn, who was Ixirn in Cedarville, and ii a daughter of Edward \'an Hum, a lumber contractor of Cedarville, now deceasetl. Unto the second marriage four children have been born, but Edna, the eldest, died at the age of five years. The others are : Edward, who is attending school: and Mildred and Hazel, twins,

ISIr, Carlisle is a Republican in his political views and since 1890 has continuously served as township clerk of Miami township, while since 1891 he has been a school director. He belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church and fraternally is connected with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. He is a typical American business man, resolute, energetic and progressive, realizing that success will come as the result of earnest purpose, supi)lemented by untiring diligence. It is along these lines that he has won creditable prosperity and among the leading residents of Yellow Springs he deserves mention.

Frank P. Bryax

. Frank P. Bryan, a well known resident <jf Fairfield, was here born in 1852, his parents being Henry and Lydia ( Petry) Bryan, the former a native of ]\larvland, the k.tter of Pennsyhania. The father came to Ohio about 1845. settling first in Canton and tlien he came to Fairfield. He was a wagon-maker by trade and followed that pursuit until 1872, when in connection with John Louck, he embarked in the grocery business under the firm name of Louck & Bryan. This relation was maintained until 1876, when his son became Mr. Louck's successor in the firm and the name was changed to Bryan & Son. This relation was continued to the time of the death of the father, which occurred on the 5th of De- cember. 1889, wlieii lie was seventy years lit" age. He lived an upright, iionorable life and his integrit\- in Inisiness affairs was ]ie\'on(l question. Me was married in Canti;n. Ohio, to Lydia Petry, and thev became the ]>arents of three children attaining nialiirit\' : Lain-a. the wife of L. C. Mitman. of Osbom ; \\'illiam II.. a lilacksmith. of Osborn : and Frank 1'.

The last-n;uiied is the voungest of the famih' rnid was educated in the schools of Fairfield. In carl\- life he learned the painter's trade and followed that pursuit from 1S72 until 1876, when he entered into partnership with his father. In 1879 he opened an undertaking business, being associated with Mr. Miller, also of FairfieUl. until the letter's death, on the iilli of .\pril, 1894. Since that time Mr. Br\an has been alone in the unrlertaking btisiness. He still continued his ownership in the grocery store until 1895. when he .^old out to D. V. Molter, and has since devoted his attention to his undertaking establishment.

In his political views Mr. Bryan is a ] )emocrat. His father ser\cd for more than tliirt\- years as township treasurer ^md was a memlier of the school lioard. After iiis death Frank P. Br\an was ap])ointed his successor and continued to ser\-e in that office until 1898. He has been a meiuber of the town council of Fairfield for a number of terms and was also treasurer of the \inage for ten years. Socially he is connected with the Odd Fellows' Society, belonging to both the subordinate lodge and encami)ment. and has passed the chairs in both branches. He is a memV)er of the State Funeral Directors' Association.

and was buried in the family lot in the Byron Union cemetery. She belonged to the Reformed church, of which our subject is also a member. He owns a house and lot in Fairfield, and is a well known resident of the town. He is a graduate of the Clark (K; I'hatupion College of Embalming and is thus well equipped for the work he has undertaken. In manner !\Ir. Brvan is courteous and kindly and he is wortln- of the friendshi[) w hicli he gains whereser he goes.

Jacob M. Allamon

Jacob M. .\llanion. who is filling the position of engineer in the Steele Building of Xenia. was born fourteen miles west of Chillicothe. Ross county. Ohio, on the 17th of September. 1862. and is a son of George McElroy and Eli>'-al>eth (Taylor) .\llamon. The father was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, in 1817. and was there reared, coming to Ohio in 1837. \\ 'id tw enty years of age. He located in Ross county, Ohio, and afterward removed to Columbus, where he completed the wagon-maker's trade. He then returned to Ross county, where he engaged in business as a wagonmaker at what was known as Allamon Cross Roads, remaining there until 1865. He is now a resident of \\'ashington Cotirt House, and he married Miss Taylor, of Ross county, on the 14th of July, 1847, 'i^'' birth having occurred in that county in 1823. Her parents were ^^'illiam and Nancy (Nessel) Taylor, the former a refugee from France, having left that country in order to keep fi"om service in the army. He served his adopted country as a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a loval citizen of this land.

Ha\-iiig taken up his abode in Ross county, Ohio, he followed the shoemaker's trade in an early day. before shoes were so largely manufactured by machinery, employing four ci five assistants, at Bourneville. There he lived for many years and it was there that his daughter was married to Mr. Allamon. The father afterward took up his abode in East Lancaster, Ohio, where he died at the age of eighty ears. The mother of our subject died in 1883, in Xew Holland, Pickaway county. Both Mr. and Mrs. Allamon were members of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Jacob M. Allamon pursued his education in South Salem. Ross county, and at the age of seventeen he became an engineer, learning the business at Xew Holland. He was first in the emplo}' of Haney Brothers, it being his inteniton to learn the millin'^ business with them. He had to work in all departments of their mill and for two years he gave his entire attention to engineering. In 1892 he located in Xenia, and was employed by the Xational Cordage Company until 1S95. when he liecame engineer for H. H. Hawkins in his lumber business. That relation was maintained until IMarch, 1901. when ^Ir. .\llamon accepted a positi(jn as engineer for the Xenia Ice Company in their artificial ice plant, in which the first ice was manufactured in Greene county. He tested the plant and built the first fire in the courthouse heating apparaeus. On the 5th of December. 1901, he came to his present jx>sition as engineer of tiic Steele block, the largest block in Xenia.