Licking County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1881 (part 7 of 12)

McCappon, Mr. Joun. - The venerable Mc- Caddon was many years, and until his death, a resident of Newark. He settled here in 1826, and lived to be nearly ninety yearsold. Under date of May 16, 1842, he wrote a communication which was published in the "American Pioneer," giving some account of an early adventure in connection with the Great West. He enlisted in July, 1780, at the falls of the Ohio, in the army of Col. George Rogers Clarke, raised for the purpose of chastising the Ohio Indians. The force marched up the Ohio to the mouth of the Licking; then crossed it, and where Cincinnati is now situated, he assisted in the erection of a block-house, the first building ever built there. The army then marched to the Indian towns of the Little Miami, and from thence to the Indian towns on the Mad river, where a battle was fought, and a victory won. The centennial anniversary of this battle was recently celebrated (August 9, 1880), on the battle ground, five miles west of Springfield, Ohio. Mr. McCaddon wrote at the age of eighty-five years, giving the foregoing facts. He wasa man of intelligence and character, and of extensive information. In his religious views he was decidedly Swedenborgian. He had a large family, most of whom, like their father and mother, attained to more than the average age of man. A number of children, all in advanced life, are gtill living.

McConavuUGHEY, ANDREW, switchman in the yards of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. He has been engaged in this business about one year. Previous to this engagement he was employed asa brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio six years. He is the oldest son of William arfd Sarah McConaughey, and was born April 19, 1851, in Harrison township. He remained with his parents until he was twenty-two years of age, when he was married to Amanda Price, January 20, 1873. She was born August 8, £850, in this county. They have two children - - Charles H., born May 5, 1874; Peter, born January 2, 1875. Mr. McConaughey resides in East Newark.

McDonatp, WILLIAM, was born in Morris county, New Jersey, August 18, 1850; he moved to Columbus, Ohio, in 1873, and came to Newark in 1876; he was married to Samantha Walters, June 22, 1878. She was born in Hopewell township in 1857. She is the daughter of Lewis Walters. Mr. McDonald is the father of one child - Adda, born February 8, 1878. He has been a farmer many years, but now lives in Newark.

McDovucaL, STEPHEN. - The subject of this sketch was a well known and prominent man in Licking county.- He was a native of Kentucky, but in early life became a citizen of Chillicothe. Upon the organization of Licking county he was invited to take charge of the office of clerk of our courts, which he did in 1808, as a clerk, and in 1809 he was appointed clerk of the courts, and served as such until 1816. He was county auditor from 1820 to 1825, and recorder of the county from 1820 to 1842. Mr. McDougal was a merchant for a number of years, and one of Newark's early-time enterprising citizens.

McKanna, OWEN, section hand. He was born in county Tyrone, Ireland, in 1843; he came to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in 1864; he stayed there about eighteen months, then moved to Sandusky, Ohio, and worked on the high school building at that place, two years afterwards moved to Newark, where he now lives. He was married to Mary A. Boyd, daughter of William Boyd. She was born December 12, 1853; they have three children: Edward, born December 17, 1871; Franklin, August 20, 1874; John, March 15,1876. Mr. McKanna has been in the employ of the Pan Handle railroad company for the past three years; before this time he was with the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company. He owns a neat home on Pine street, where he lives.

McKenna, JouN, grocer, No. 129 Second street. - Mr. McKenna was born in Tyrone county, Ireland, in the year 1835, and he emigrated to America in May, 1854, and located in Sandusky city, Ohio, where he resided until 1867, when he came to Newark and embarked in the grocery business, which he has continued with success until the present. He occupies two commodious rooms, twentyone by sixty each, with base of the same size, in which he carries a large stock of staple and fancy groceries and confectioneries, queensware, glass and stone ware, and willow ware, cutlery, and notions, sugar cured, smoked, and pickled meats, fish, flour, salt, and oysters in season, and all the latest and best brands of tobaccos, etc.

MANSELL, Henry, was born near Youngstown, Trumbull county, Ohio, November 11, 1834. He was a delegate from the India Mission conference to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1872. He graduated from Allegheny college. He joined the Pittsburgh conference in 1859, and went to India as a missionary in 1863. Besides serving as a preacher in the mission, he has given attention to translations and the preparation of works in the language of the country. Among his works of this character are translations of an abridgement of ''Watson's Life of Wesley," a geography in Hindoo; an edition of the works of ''Joseph Butler's Analogy;" of Wesley on Christian Perfection," and smaller works, all of which have been published from the Methodist Episcopal mission press. He was married October I, 1860, to Anna Elizabeth Banshoff, of Johnstown, Cambria county, Pennsylvania. They have five children: Hattie, now living with her grandmother in Newark; William Albert, Edwin Parker, who died in infancy; John W., who died quite young; Sarah Jane, also living with her grandmother. About one year after his marriage he sailed for India; his wife's health failed shortly after landing. She remained there some eight years, and leaving him there came with her three children to Kent, April, 1879, and lived with her mother. 'Two years after they moved to Newark; she died May 17, 1873. Her husband came home one year after she returned and stayed until after her death ; he then returned to India, where he is now living. William A., after finishing his education, expects to go to India with his father. Mr. Mansell is the son of Joseph Mansell, who emigrated from England in an early day, and located near Braddock's field, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Esther Banshoff was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, November 21, 1813. She is the daughter of John Hill; of that county. Her father died when she was about twenty years of age; she afterwards moved with her mogher to Cambria county, Pennsylvania, and was married to William A. Banshoff, of that county, in January, 1844. 'They have had five children: Anna, Elis, Gasper H., Jacob, who died in infancy, and Similde, now the wife of Mr. Samuel Hamilton. Mrs. Hamilton is the only child now living. Mr. Banshoff died September 26, 1876, aged fifty-three years. He was a farmer by occupation and moved to Newark in 1873.

early life he enjoyed the usual educational advantages, and ultimately became a good scholar. He rendered some military services during the War of 1812, when a youth of only sixteen years. The medical profession having been chosen by him as his permanent pursuit, he entered the office of Dr. Anson Coleman, of Rochester, New York, as a medical student, and graduated at the New York Medical college in 1823. For four years after his graduation he was engaged in the practice of medicine in Rochester, New York. Dr. Marble, in 1827, in company with Mr. Rufus Henry, settled in Newark, Ohio, and established the Newark Gasette, the latter being a practical printer, performing the duties of publisher, and the former doing the editorial work, and, meanwhile, engaging in the practice of his profession. This arrangement was continued nearly ten years, when Dr. Marble's practice became so extensive as to render it impracticable to longer remain on the tripod, or perform the duties and labors of editor. For thirtyeight years, and until his death, Dr. Marble was.

engaged actively, laboriously, extensively in the practice of medicine in Newark and the surround: ing country, the emoluments of which yielded him a handsome competency. Dr. Marble was an editorial writer and essayist of ability, and a wellread, faithful, intelligent, judicious physician, who had the confidence of a large class of our citizens. His reading was not confined to politics and medicine, but he had enjoyed the advantages of a course of reading of a much wider scope, embracing history, literature, science, philosophy, morals. He was, therefore, a man of intellingence and general information. He gave his time, labor, and influence, to advance educational interests, secular and religious, temperance and sound morals, and was a liberal and constant contributor to the church and her institutions. Dr. Marble was a man of great energy, of enterprise and industry, of frugality, of strong common sense views of life, and one of Newark's most public spirited citizens. He died October 24, 1865, in the sixty-eighth year of his age.

Martin, GEorGE E., painter, was born in Newark May 6, 1847. He learned the printing trade at the age of eleven years; on account of ill health, was compelled to give up this trade. He then learned painting, and worked at it until the war began, when he enlisted August 22, 1863, in company I, Second Ohio heavy artillery, and was discharged August 23, 1865. He was married to Mary Anderson August 20, 1867. She was born February 5, 1847. They have five children: Minnie, born December 4, 1868; Glendora, September 12, 1870; George E., December 4, 1873; Stella May, August 27, 1877; Mary E., July 27,

Marvin, ELLEN, was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1810. She moved to Newark with her father, John McCaddon, in 1826; he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war; when he came to Newark, he bought three acres of land on which stands the house where Mrs. Marvin now lives. He died in 1846, aged eighty-eight years. She was married to Henry H. Marvin August 28, 1838. Mr. Marvin was born May 28, 1801. They have one son: William, born May 15, 1850. Mr. Marvin moved to Shelby, Ohio, in an early day of his life, and came to Newark several years before his marriage, to the subject of this sketch. He had lost his former wife some three years previous. He worked at the hatter's trade in former life, and later worked at carpentering. Mrs. Marvin is one of eight surviving members of her father's family. James McCadden, of Beverly, aged eighty-six; Mrs. Nancy Baker, of Canton, eighty-five; Elizabeth Cocke, of Canton, Ohio, and Mary Evans, of Zanesville, Ohio, seventy-seven; Mrs. Louisa Van Horn, Zanesville, seventy-five; J. W. McCaddon, Dexter, Iowa, seventy-three; Margaret McCaddon, of Zanesville, seventy-two; the eight surviving members of this family reaching the high average of seventy-seven years of age, and are all active and of sound mind and body.

MAYLONE, JAMES M., ticket agent at Newark, Pan Handle railroad. He has served in this capacity four years at Newark, and for over two years previous at Denison, Ohio. He is the son of B. F. and Rachel Maylone, of Wellsville, Ohio. He was born near that place, March 5, 1848. He married Emma Jane Davidson, May 16, 1872; she was born March 31, 1851, in Hancock county, West Virginia, on what is known as the "Old Eagle farm." She is one of a family of six children. They have two children: Kate Coffey, born in Denison, August 20, 1874; Paul Clark, born in Newark, July 14, 1877. They have living with them Mrs. Maylone's mother, Mrs. Jane Davidson.

MERRILL, THomAs B., brick and stone mason, was born in New Haven, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, April 16, 1845. His parents moved to Columbus, Ohio, and died when he was fifteen years old. He learned his trade in Columbus. He enlisted in the Guthrie Greys, of Cincinnati, in the three months service, and was the first person that put his name to the roll in that company from Columbus. He served his time, and then enlisted in the Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry for three years. He served his time in this regiment, and was mustered out of service ar Lookout mountain, when he was seventeen years of age. He came to Newark in 1872, and was married to Jennie Oliver, September 14, 1874; she was born in Newark, March 9, 1856. 'They have three children: Sadie M., born May 21, 1876; Thomas B., jr, born July 9, 1878; and Claude W., born March 29, 1880. Mrs. Merrill's mother is still living, and has been a resident of Newark for thirty years: She was born April 2, 1818.

MERRILL, JOHN, brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio railroad. - He has been in the employ of the company since 1867. He is the son of Jonathan and Jane Merrill, and was born June 26, 1840, in Belmont county. In 1869 he came to this county and settled in Newark, where he has since resided. December 27, 1865, he was married to Jennie King, of Belmont county. She was born May 2, 1847, and is the daughter of Simeon and Sarah King. They have four children: Lillie A., born February 8, 1867; Sarah E., born April 23, 1871; Blanche F., born February 22, 1876; Rittie B., born June 17, 1878. Lillie died October 9, 1868. Blanche died January 8, 1877. Mr. Mer: rill resides in East Newark.

Meister, Mrs. Mary, was born in Germany June 30, 1835; came with her father's family to Highland county in April, 1853: lived there three years, then moved to Newark to her pleasant little home where she now lives. She was married to Joseph Meister in December, 1866. They have two children: Anna, born October 20, 1867; Joseph, February 3, 1870. Mr. Meister died November 18, 1878, at the age of fifty-five years. Her father, Barnhard Binder, is living with her, aged sixty-four years.

Meyers, M. V., was born December 22, 1845, in Wayne county, New York, and came to Ohio in 1873, settling in the city of Newark, where he engaged his time in the Baltimore & Ohio railroad shops for three years, after which he kept hotel. April 29, 1874, he was married to Lizzie Tomlinson, of Lancaster, Ohio. She was-born January 7, 1847, and came to Newark after living in Wisconsin fifteen years. They have two children: Bertha, born February 11, 1875; Charles W., born June 24, 1878.

MILLIGAN, RoBERT, retired, born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, on the eighth day of June, 1800. In 1816 he accompanied his father's family to Ohio, They reached Zanesyile, Muskingum county, on the first day of January, 1817. In 1819 Mr. Milligan commenced working at the cooper trade, and served two years as an apprentice; then, in 1821 or 1822, he began business for himself at his trade. In February, 1826, he was united in marriage with Miss Catharine Hunt, a native of

New Jersey, born March 3, 1802, and migrated to Muskingnm county, Ohio, about 1820. In November, 1826, Mr. and Mrs. Milligan moved to Newark, Licking county, where he continued at his trade until in 1849, when he was appointed superintendent of the Newark cemetery, which position he filled, faithfully discharging all duties devolving upon him until June, 1878, when he retired from business, and is now living a retired life, esteemed and respected by all that know him. In 1829 his companion was taken from him by death, leaving one daughter, viz.: Albina, who deceased, in 1834, of cholera. In October, 1831, he married Miss Mary Wilson, born March 7, 1810, daughter of Jacob Wilson. By this union he had four children: John W., Amanda Melvina, Sarah E., and Annie E. Amanda Melvina, born March 28, 1835; married Isaac W. Biglow and died February 24, 1869; Sarah E., born November 12, 1836, died September 17, 1849.

MILLER, Major CHARLES DANA, was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, September 3, 1836, and moved to Newark in the spring of 1857. His family has an ancient and honorable lineage, dating back over two hundred years in America, and antedating from its emigration to America into traditional genealogy another century in Scotland.

The Millers, of Scotland, were of Saxon origin, and followed the leadership of Edwin, who conquered the Picts and founded Edinburgh, A. D. 449. The history of the family is rather obscure, until about the year 1600, when the country was distracted by civil war, assuming a religious character between Catholicism and _ Protestantism. The Millers took sides with the Protestants, and later with the Presbyterians or Covenanters, when persecuted by James the First, in his efforts to establish Episcopacy. 'The laws against Presbyterianism were so abitrary that it led to great disorder and opposition by the inhabitants, and many personal encounters passed between the libertyloving Scots and the minions of the king, in the enforcement of obnoxious laws. The name of James Miller is found twice recorded in a list of those who paid fines for transgressing the laws in the city of Edinburgh, and is recorded in this quaint style:

"The compt of mony resauit in fra sick persones as hes transgrest aganest the statutis and ordenances of the guid toun; the namis of the persones that pay it, and the soum that evrié man pay it, and the occatione whair foir they pay it, begining at Mychelmas, 1608 yiers, till Mychelmas the yier of God, 1609 yiers, the time of thair offices of baill yiers, as follows: James Miller, for being found be the gaird, at twelve hours at iller and his son James (who are the direct prosnitors of this family in America), emigrated om Edinburgh about the year 1660. They seted in Charlestown, near Boston, and joined the tablished Presbyterian church at that place. We nd recorded in the Genealogical dictionary of the le first settlers of New England. "James Miller, the cotsman, Charlestown, admitted to First church, ecember 17, 1676, and made freeman May 677, and died July 14, 1690. His wife, Mary, ined church August 5, 1677, being baptized that ay with her eight children - James, Mary, Robert, ob, Abraham, Isaac, Mercy and Jane. The scord of his father's death, August 1, 1688, calls im 'Sen,' an aged Scotsman above seventy."

Isaac Miller, the son of James, removed to oncord, Massachusetts, and afterwards to Woraster about the year 1718. His son Isaac, born 1 Concord May 7, 1708, married in Worcester ne Sarah Crosby, and reared a large family. In 770, the year of the Boston massacre, he re- as born in Worcester, December 20, 1756, and ved and died a farmer in Dummerston. His yn, James, who was born in Dummerston, Deamber 16, 1783, emigrated to Ohio in 1814, id settled in Knox county, what is now Miller ywwnship, named in his honor. His son, James Jarner, born in Dummerston, Vermont, July 8, 807, settled first in Newark, about the year 1826, terwards in Mt. Vernon, where he married in $33, and raised a large family, the second son of hich, Charles D. Miller, is the subject of this cetch. The genealogical order of the eight generations ; far as authenticated, will then stand as follows: irst, Sen Miller, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, yout 1613; second, James Miller, born in Edinargh, Scotland, about 1640; third, Isaac Miller, grn in Charlestown, Massachusetts, about 1670; vurth, Isaac Miller, jr., born in Concord, Massawsetts, in 1708; fifth, John Miller, born in Wor- "ster, Massachusetts, in 1756; sixth, James Miller, 3mm in Dummerston, Vermont, in 1783; seventh, umes Warner Miller, born in Dummerston, Veront, in 1807; eighth, Charles Dana Miller, born Mt. Vernon, Ohio, in 1836. ; ; In order to present the history of this family ore in detail we must return to the Scotish an- *stors. : j Many of the Scotch Millers attained eminence literature and science. The ancestors of Hugh ier, the great geologist, were a seafaring race. mong the great writers were John Miller, of Lanikshire, professor of law in the university of lasgow; James Miller, of Ayr, physician and emist, and editor of the fourth edition of the

The ancient coat of arms of this family, adopted by the various Scotch branches, bears a similarity in the chief points of the field; the only variations appearing in minor objects in the divisions according to the fancy of the bearer, or as conferred by heraldic law. The chief points, as borne by all the Scotch families, are: first, the color of the shield (white); second, the Moline cross, which represents the figure of the iron that supports the upper mill stone; third, the wavy bar in the base, and last, the mullet, or rowel of a spur. <A de- branch of the family, as near as can be authenticated, and as expressed in heraldic terms, is as follows: Argent, a cross moline, azure. In chief, second, bordure of three cinquefoils, gules, lozenge between two mullets; sinister chief lozenge between two mullets. In fessee, hand with first and second fingers extended, two arms with hands

A very complete record has been preserved of the family of Isaac Miller, jr., the grandson and great-grandson of the Scotish emigrants. He was a staunch Republican in the troublesome times preceding the outbreak of the Revolution. Being a surveyor by profession, he became useful in the settlement of the then new country north of Massachusetts, but his enterprises met with disaster through the machinations of the tools of the king, who had set a mark upon all Republicans, In 1763, he, with others, were granted a township of land in New Hampshire, which they settled and paid for, but by a subterfuge the British court, then in session in Worcester, re-granted it to General

Bellows, a Tory. He moved his family in 1770 to Dummerston, Vermont, which town he surveyed and settled. Isaac Miller, jr., had twelve children. Vespatian was a soldier in the old French war, and afterwards followed the sea. Hosea was a farmer. Rosanna married Major Joseph Negus, of Petersham. Among her descendants are Mrs. General R. B. Marcy, Mis. General George B. McClellan, and Mrs. Major W. B. Rossell, of the United States army. Sarah married Silas Wheeler, of Petersham. Tillotson emigrated to New York State. Patience married Dr. Thomas Amsden, of Petersham. Joseph was a soldier of the war of the Revolution, and served seven years with distinction, being promoted to the rank of major, and merited the friendship and confidence of General Washington. Isaac was a captain in the Revolution, and was badly wounded early in the war near Boston. Marshall was a farmer and left many descendants.

John, the great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a Revolutionary soldier, and subsequently became very prominent as a citizen of Vermont. Catharine married a Mr. Knapp and reared a large family. William, the youngest, was a soldier in the' latter part of the Revolution and rose to the rank of major.

John Miller, who was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, December 20, 1756, had eight children - Lewis, James, Levi, Sally, Polly, Rosanna, Susan, and John B. Rosanna and Susan are still living - the former eighty-six and the latter eighty-four years of age.

James Miller, who was born in Dummerston, Vermont, December 16, 1783, was educated at Williams college. In the War of 1812 he was a member of the company of Captain Hayes - the father of President Hayes. He emigrated to Ohio in 1814, and was ¢ix weeks making the journey in wagons. He bought of the government a section of land in what is now Miller township, Knox county, which was then a howling wilderness. James Miller was a gentleman of culture and highly esteemed by his neighbors for his sterling worth, industry, and enterprise. He married Sarah Warner, the eldest sister of Luke K. Warner, of Newark. They were married in 1806, near Wardsborough, Vermont, eight years before their departure for the west. She was an accomplished and educated young lady, of rare personal beauty, and seemingly too tender for the hardships of pioneer life, but she lived to see the primeval forest on her husband's land replaced by smiling and fruitful fields. They reared a family of eleven children - James Warner, Madison, Volney, Henry H., Mary M., Rosanna W., John F., Harriet M., Sarah Warner, Dana, and Lucinda A. Of this family now residing in Newark may be mentioned James Warner, his sons Charles D. and Philip D.;

James Warner, the eldest, was born in Vermont, July 8, 1807, and emigrated to Ohio with his father. In 1826 he came to Newark and engaged with his uncle, Willard Warner, who kept the old "Green House," on the present site of the Park hotel. In 1830 he moved to Mt. Vernon and engaged in business. In 1833 he married Mary G. Bryant, daughter of Gilman Bryant, esq., one of the pioneers of Knox county. He reared a family of ten children - James Bryant, Charles Dana, Elizabeth V., Edward Stanley, Sarah Warner, Philip Dennis, Mary Gilman, Francis Warner, Jennie Ella, and Susan R. James Warner Miller engaged in business in Mt. Vernon for over forty years, and was widely known as one of the most industrious and enterprising merchants. He removed to Newark in the spring of 1879, where he now resides.

His maternal ancestors were also of old revolutionary stock. His mother, Mary Gilman Bryant, was the daughter of Gilman Bryant, a pioneer of Knox county, whose father, David Bryant, was an officer in the Revolution, and a cousin of William Cullen Bryant, the poet. David Bryant married Mary Gilman, the daughter of Colonel Jeremiah Gilman, in whose regiment (the New Hampshire line) he served. The genealogy of the New Hampshire Gilman's is thus-narrated:

In May, 1638, Edward Gilman, with his wife, three sons, two daughters and three servants, came from Norfolk county, England, in the ship called the "Delight," of Ipswich, and settled in Hingham, Massachusetts. Moses, the third son of Edward Gilman, lived in New Market, New Hampshire, and had six sons. Captain Jeremiah, born in 1660, had Thomas, Andrew, Joseph and others. The last two sons were captured by the Indians, in 1709, and taken to Canada. Ata war dance. Joseph was burnt. Andrew was soldto the French, and imprisoned, but obtained favor of the governor and was permitted to work for wages until he earned a sum sufficient to purchase his freedom. He returned to his old home, married, and had one son - Jeremiah - and three daughters. Jeremiah was born about the year 1721. Whenthe Revolutionary war broke out, he was commissioned a colonel and commanded a regiment in the New Hampshire line. His daughter, Mary Gilman, married Lieutenant David Bryant, who served in his father-inlaw's regiment during the war. Lieutenant Bryant a Mee great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, tions in this line, therefore, stand as follows: First, Edward Gilman, born in Norfolk, England, about 1600; second, Moses Gilman, born in Norfolk, England, about 1630; third, Jeremiah Gilman, born in New Market, New Hampshire, 1660; fourth, Andrew Gilman, born in New Market, New Hampshire, 1690; fifth, Jeremiah Gilman (second), born in New Market, New Hampshire, about 1720; sixth, Mary Gilman, born in Vermont, about 1760; seventh, Gilman Bryant, born in Vermont, 1784; eighth, Mary Gilman Bryant, born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 1814; ninth, Charles D. Miller, born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, 1836.

Nicholas Gilman, who was a delegate to the convention in 1787, and signed the constitution of the United States, and the Hon. John Taylor Gilman, governor of New Hampshire, were descendants of Edward Gilman. Governor Lewis Cass was a descendant of Moses Gilman.

Charles Dana Miller received a good academic education, which he greatly improved in after life by much reading and travel. He moved to- Newark in 1857 and engaged in business with Luke K. Warner, doing a large and successful trade in the grain products of the county. When the war broke out in 1861 he enlisted as a private in Captain Coman's company C, Seyenty-sixth Ohio regiment, and was successively promoted for meritorious services to first sergeant, sergeant major, first lieutenant and adjutant, captain and major by brevet. The latter fank was conferred by the President of the United States. He was of light frame and delicate and nervous temperament, seemingly ill adapted to endure the privations of a soldier's life, but in his case, as well as in many others, actual service proved that physical proportions and strength were fully counterbalanced by spirit and energy. During his whole term of service of three years and a month he never permitted himself to be excused from duty, although suffering physical disability, contracted by his devotion to the service. He was twice slightly wounded, at Vicksburgh and Resaca, but continued on duty without reporting his wounds. He was engaged in the battles of Fort Donelson and Shiloh with credit, and during the Siege of Corinth, when the adjutant of the regiment and adjutant general of the brigade succumbed to disease, he was detailed to perform their duties, at the same time he performed the arduous work as orderly of his company. It was here that his qualifications pointed the road to promotion, and his commanding officer, without solicitation, obtained a commission for him as adjutant of the regiment, to fill the vacancy of the late adjutant who had resigned. He continued to perform the duties of adjutant for nearly two years, never missing a dress parade while with the regiment. In 1864, when the regiment re-en- listed as veterans he was promoted to a captaincy, and placed in command of his old company C. He commanded this company through the active and glorious Atlanta campaign, and in August, 1864, was appointed acting assistant inspector general, performing the laborious service pertaining to that office in a large brigade of nine regiments.

Major Miller commanded the highest esteem and confidence of the colonel of his regiment. He was conspicuous for his devotion to the cause of the Union arms in battle and in camp. At Arkansas Post he was mentioned in special orders for his gallantry. At Atlanta, on the twentysecond of July, 1864, he led his company in advance of the regiment, bearing the colors, and in the face of a scorching fire, drove the enemy from earthworks and re-captured a fine battery of parrot guns.

He presented a conspicuous target in this engagement, but escaped the missiles aimed at him. His first lieutenant (Arnold) was shot three times by his side. At Ships Gap, while on the staff of Colonel Milo Smith, he directed the flank movement which resulted in the capture of two South Carolina companies.

On the twenty-eighth of July, near Atlanta, he stood for four hours encouraging his men while breasting a fearful storm of musketry to which the regiment was subjected. The list of engagements he participated in numbers forty or fifty, but the principle battles and sieges which will be prominent in history, may be mentioned: Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Siege of Corinth, Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Siege of Vicksburgh, , Jackson, Dallas, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, July 22d and 28th, and Jonesborough.

After the expiration of his term of service he received an honorable discharge, November 18, 1864. The war had practically ended in the west at that time. He returned to Newark and again engaged in his former business.

In May, 1865, he married Lucy Gilman Jewett, daughter of David D. and Lucy Jewett, of Newark. She wasa noble woman, a devoted Christian, a fond wife and mother. This union, so promising of long happiness, terminated in her early death, which occurred January 2, 1869, leaving two infant children - daughter and son - Lucy Jewett, born March 4, 1866, and Charles Dion, born November 17, 1867.

In 1875-76 he engaged in the commission business in Chicago, retaining, however, a branch business at Newark. In 1877 he returned to Newark and continued in the grain trade, under the firm name of Miller & Root, and is at the present time transacting a large business in the products of the county. Major Miller has always been an outspoken adherent to the principles he fought for dur- ing the war, and although he has never aspired to civil office, he has been somewhat conspicuous in his advocacy of "stalwart Republicanism." He has taken a lively interest in the organizations and re-unions of ex-soldiers, being one of the first projectors of the Soldier's society of Licking county, through whose instrumentality the great re-union was held in 1878.

Major Miller has been continuously elected secretary of the society. He prepared, and had published, the admirable report of the great re-union which gives a very complete record of Licking county's participation in the war for the Union,

Major Miller's early inclinations were decidedly toward the study of a profession instead of mercantile pursuits. He inherited a taste tor drawing and painting, and has followed the natural bent, more or less, in an amateur way, during his leisure moments. His eye is almost perfect in its comprehension of forms, distances and colors, with rare taste for landscape gardening, and rural adornment. He has been an industrious student of science and history, his mind favoring geological research more than any other. He has written many able articles for the press upon subjects in harmony with his tastes.

In religion he was early brought up in the doctrines and faith of the Protestant Episcopal church, and became a member of that denomination before entering the army, but his general religious views are of the most liberal character, free from bigotry and disposed to reconcile and harmonize religion with science in its broadest sense.

Miter, Lewis E., railroad conductor, was born in Newark, February 2, 1852; was married December 19, 1876, to Miss Mary M. Taylor, daughter of. Henry Taylor, of Newark; they have one child, Milton H. L., born August 29, 1877. Mr. Miller is the son of James Miller, of Newark, and has been in the employ of Baltimore & Ohio and Pan Handle railroad companies since January 1, 1877. He was employed by the Newark fire department and worked with them two years and seven months.

-MILLER, JAMES, was born in East Newark, December 23, 1818. In his younger days he worked at such work as he could get. He was married to Silvina M. Elwell, of Maine. She was born March 1, 1828; came to Zanesville with her father's family in 1838. By this marriage they had twelve children: Hannah M., born November 28, 1845, is now the wife of Peter Stief; Byron Leverett, born September ro, 1847, died October 9, 1848; James Leverett, born October 18, 1848, married to Mary Ei. Foost, of Newark; Morvill Morton, born August 9, 1850, married io Miss Ella Dale; Lewis

Elwell, born February 2, 1852, married Miss Mary M. Taylor; Nebraska Gertrude, born March 18, 1854, died July 27, 1855; William Edwin, born March 12, 1856, married to Anna Shidler; Joseph Melvill, born February 18, 1858; Nancy Stella, born July 13, 1860, died July 18, 1864; Frank Oscar, born August 23, 1864; Welcome Weldon, born October 17, 1866, died October 8, 1870; Fannie May, born July 12,1870. About fifteen years ago Mr. Miller learned gas fitting, and for ten years worked for the Newark Gas company; he is now infirmary director. Mrs. Millers father for many years was a sailor. He died in Muskingum county, in the forty-fifth year of his age. His widow is yet living, and is with her daughter, Mrs. Miller, having reached the age of eighty three. She can yet read without the use of spectacles.

MILLER, GEORGE. - He has three trades - shoemaker, butcher, and carpenter. He makes the last his main business in the summer season, and during the winter he follows butchering. He has not worked at the shoemakers' trade for five years. Mr. Miller was born August 18, 1847, in Newark. When he was about four years old he removed with his parents to Liverpool, Ohio, and remained with them until he was fourteen years of age, when he left home to make his own way. Mr. Miller has succeeded, by hard work, in obtaining a home. He removed to Newark in 1867, and has lived there since. He was married October 21, 1869, to Anna M. Komman, formerly of Germany, They have four children: -Frederick E., George Andrew, Anna S. and Maud May. He resides at present on Western avenue. :

MILLER, ABNER T., carpenter and joiner. Was born in Perry township, January 31, 1845; lived there until 1864, when he enlisted in company F, One Hundred and 'Thirty-fifth Ohio volunteer infanty; served eleven months; was taken prisoner at North Mountain, Virginia, and taken to Andersonville, Georgia, where he remained seven months of the eleven, when he was sent home on _ parole, He was never exchanged, as the war closed shortly atter. The treatment he received was very had. His rations were one-half pint of corn meal a day, They were imprisoned in an open field with a stockade around it. The dead-line was about ten feet within the stockade; any prisoner attempting to pass this was liable to be shot by the guard. There was no shelter for the prisoners whatever, and for a bed they used the ground. 'There were sometimes an average of one hundred dead prisoners removed every morning. When he was paroled he went to Columbus, remaining in Perry township until the war closed, when he was mustered out of service at Camp Chase. He came to Newark, Apmil, 1867, and was married to Mary E. Crow,

December 17, 1869. She was born June 22, 1845, in Licking township; her parents are both living, are pioneers and residents of Licking township. They have two children: Annie B., born March 26, 1871, and Ella Myrtle, born July 20, 1875. Mr. Miller lives in West Newark.

MILLER, JOSEPH, tanner, son of Abram and Margaret Miller, who came to Newark from Hardy county, Virginia, in 1802. Mr. Miller's grandfather purchased six hundred and forty acres of land, all timber, on the site of East Newark. This land was divided between four children, Abram receiving one hundred and sixty acres. The subject of this sketch is one of twelve children, and was born August 18, 1804. He is at present one of the oldest citizens in Licking county who was born here. He remained with his father until he was twenty-one. During this time he was employed on his father's farm, and also worked for his neighbors. At one time he received his pay, amounting to fourteen bushels of wheat, which he exchanged for a calf skin that made for himself a pair of boots and a pair of shoes for his sister. His father was born November 20, 1780, and died December 18, 1858. At the age of twenty-one he went to Virginia and learned the tanner's trade with an uncle; was gone six years, and returned in 1831. He bought a tannery of Franklin Fullerton, situated in East Newark, near the aqueduct. At this time the residents could shoot ducks in what is now known as court house square, as the place was mostly ponds. He was married to Phebe Michael in January, 1837. She died April 20, 1838, leaving one child, Harriet, who was born November 18, 1837. Harriet was married to Daniel Smith June 11, 1867, and has two children - George Eugene M., born July 26, 1871, and Joseph Franklin, August 25, 1873. Mr. Miller carried on the tanning business until 1865, when he sold to C. D. Myers. The land owned by his father was sold in a suit in partition, and the proceeds divided among the heirs. The shops of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company are erected on part of this land. Mr. Miller is living with his son-in-law, Mr. Smith, in West Newark, and owns thirty-five acres of land in Newark township, near the fair grounds. The second school he ever attended was in alog cabin on his father's farm, built in the woods, and was kept bya farmer. The windows in this cabin were sheets of greased paper. The expense of attending school was two dollars for three months. The tannery where he exchanged his wheat for the calf skin, was situated where the Birkey house now stands. At this time the farmers would not raise more than five or ten acres of wheat, and for a market they had to go to Zanesville, where they got their salt. Mr. Smith was born in Franklin county, December 16, 1834, and at five years of age moved to Mary Ann township with his parents, where he lived until 1869, when he moved to Newark. He is a carpenter and joiner by trade.

Mituer, M. M., son of James Miller, was born in Newark, on the ninth day of August, 1850. He engaged with S. R. Klotts, in 1861, as stripper in his cigar factory, and worked about two years at stripping. In 1863 he commenced at the cigar making trade with Mr. Klotts, and served three years, aS an apprentice at the business. In 1866 he commenced at his trade as journeyman, and worked about thre® years in Delaware, and eighteen months in Marietta, Ohio. He then returned to Newark. In October, 1871, he, in company with Martin L. Tyrer, established a cigar factory in Newark, which business he has since followed. On June 3, 1873, he married Miss Ellen Dale, of Delaware, Ohio. She was born August 9, 1852. She is a daughter of John Dale, of English descent. Mr. and Mrs. Miller settled in Newark, where they have since resided. They have two children: Blanche C. and Claude D. In 1878 he was elected vice-president of the Licking County Agricultural society. In 1879 he was elected president of the society, which position he held a year. In 1879-80 he represented the Licking county society in the board of the State Agricultural society. To Mr. Miller's efforts is largely due the efficient reports now annually made in this county.

MircHELL, James, son of Duncan and Mary Mitchell, was born November 30, 1814, in Johnstown, Montgomery county, New York. He came to Ohio in 1832, and settled in Newburgh, remaining about two years, when he removed to Orange township, Cuyahoga county, making that his home, although he worked away the greater part of the time. Helearned the carpenter and joiner trade with Launder & Drawin, in Cleveland. After finishing his trade he worked at it for a livelihood. He has always followed this avocation. He was married to Louisa Wells, November 4, 1839. She is the daughter of John B. and Charity Wells, and was born in June, 1817. By this,marriage}they have six children, John, Donnell, Charity A., James H., Mary A., and Francis E. Mr. Mitchell removed to Zanesville in 1847, and remained there until 1874, when he removed to Newark, while his family remained in Zanesville until 1875, when they too removed to Newark. In 1851 he went into the Cincinnatti & Ohio Railroad shops, as a builder of bridges, etc. He served in this, capacity until 1870, when he entered the shops of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company, at Zanesville, working in the repairing department. He has been in this employ ever since, save one year. He was initiated into the Columbian Lodge, No. 134, Free and Accepted Masons, at Cumberland, Guernsey county, in July, 1846. He remained a member there until 1847, when he withdrew, and joined the LaFayette Lodge, No. 79, at Zanesville, Ohio, and remained a member there until 1875, when he withdrew, and joined the Ahimman Lodge, No. 492, at Newark, where he has since had his membership. He has held all the offices of any importance both in the LaFayette and Ahimman lodges. He has always been held in high esteem by the fraternity. He became a member of the Zanesville R. A. C., No. 10, in 1850. Hecarried his membership there until 1875, when he withdrew, and joined the Warren Chapter, No. 6, at Newark.

Moors, Joun G., railroad engineer, was born in Stark county, Ohio, April 17, 1843. March 3, 1870, he was married to Sarah Williams. She was born in Coshocton, Ohio, March 30, 1851. Her father died when she was two years of age. At this time, her mother being poor, she was compelled to put her children out. Mrs. Moore, with her sister and brother, were put under the charge of Father Bender, Catholic priest of Newark. When about seven years of age she was bound to John DeLong, then living south of Newark, Ohio. On account of bad usage she left this place and came on her own accord to Newark, and stopped with Mrs. Lawler. After finding out where she was her old master came and took her back. She only stayed about three months, when she left as before. This time, by influence of friends, she got back to Zanesville with her mother. She is now the mother of five children: Jessie, born December 13, 1870; George Wendel, born May 6, 1873; John David, born July 23, 1875; Alice Jonetta, born July 10, 1877; Charles William, born August 11,1879. At an early day of his life Mr. Moore followed farming. He has been in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad company for the past sixteen years - three as fireman and the balance as engineer. He is known among railroad men as "The Big 58," or ''Boss Moore. Mr. Moore is a member of the order of Masons in good standing, and a good, social fellow.

Moorg, C. C., No. 421 West Main street, Newark, Ohio, dealer in stoves and pumps, bird cages, table cutlery, and house furnishing goods, fruit cans, tin roofing and spouting ; tin and sheet iron work done on short notice. He makes a specialty of the Sensation cook stove, the best stove in the world. Mr. Moore was born in Newarx, July 7, 1852. In 1870 he commenced at the tinner trade as an apprentice, and, after serving his term of apprenticeship, he continued at the business as journeyman until in 1877, when he engaged in the business of dealing in tinware, stoves, and house furnishing goods, in Jones' block, on Church street, where he conducted the business successfully until in September, 1880, he moved to his present location on West Main street, where he is now carrying on the business. November 14, 1872, he married Miss Maggie Woleaver, daughter of George Woleaver, now living near Granville, this county. They settled in Newark, where they are now living. They have one child: Ralph C., born June 19, 1878.

Moore, Davin A. B., deceased, a son of Moses Moore, deceased, was born in Newark, October 8, 1821. He received his education in the Newark schools ; he was a cabinet-maker by trade, and followed that business as his vocation in Newark for many years; he served as captain of the home guards several years. In 1846 he married Miss Elizabeth Cross, daughter of James Cross, of Virginia, who came to Newark in 1843. Mr. and Mrs. Moore settled in Newark, where his widow is new living. In 1847 he enlisted in an independent cavalry regiment under General Taylor, and served about fifteen months in the Mexican war, and then returned home. He served two terms as justice of the peace in Newark. In 1861 he raised a company for the First Ohio volunteer cavalry regiment, and went into the service of his country as captain of the company; served as such until, in the fall of 1862, he was commissioned major, and served in that capacity until he fell at the battle of Stone River, in December, 1862. He was a good soldier and highly esteemed by all of his men. He left a wife and three children - one son and two daughters.

Moors, D. M., proprietor of the extensive clothing house, southwest corner of public square, in Lansing house block. This house may be looked upon as among the earliest of its kind in this section. Since Mr. Moore succeeded to the premises originally conducted by Mr. P. F. Rhodes, over eighteen months ago, thus consolidating the two businesses, the house has assumed proportions unequalled in the county. The double building having a frontage of forty feet, and running back one hundred and twenty feet, one-half being devoted to ready-made clothing, and the other half to merchant tailoring. They carry the highest grades of goods. Among the many grades of cloths in the latter department are supe b English and French, worsteds, basket suitings, diagonals, London (England) cassimeres, west of England meltons, particularly fine crepe coatings, etc. In fancy patterns, plaids, air-lines, and striped, they have everything to gratify the most fastidious taste, while the uniform excellence of the entire stock is unexcelled in the State. Three professional cutters - for coats, suits, pants, and vests, preside in a special department in the rear of the room. 'The firm employ in all near forty persons to execute its engagements. Mr. Moore takes general supervision of the business, and is very attentive in having every detail carried out efficiently and promptly. In the gents' furnishing goods department this firm may fairly be credited with the richest, finest, and most elegant line in this or adjoining counties. Whether it is stylish scarfs, ties, _ gloves, half hose, silk or cotton kerchiefs, novelties in sleeve links, solitaires, pins or cuff buttons, they have everything new, novel, and beautiful, while their matchless line of Wilson & Brother's and Keep's fine shirts are sought after with avidity by all classes as having no equal in the market. The ready-made clothing department lacks nothing for men, youths, or boys' fine suits, or working clothes, while this house buying so extensively are enabled to sell to an advantage unobtainable elsewhere. Mr. Moore also operates the leading merchant tailoring and gents' furnishing house at Coshocton and one in Mount Vernon.

MONTGOMERY, CHARLES, an attorney and city clerk, born May g, 1854, in Madison township, son of Charles W. Montgomery, and grandson of William Montgomery, a native of the county Tyrone, Ireland. Young Montgomery was raised on the farm until about seventeen years of age, when he entered Dartmouth college, New Hampshire, and was graduated in 1875. The next year he read law with Judge Buckingham, of this city, then

_he attended the law school of Michigan university one year, and soon thereafter was admitted to practice at the bar at Cambridge, Guernsey county, and immediately entered the Boston university school of law, and in June, 1878, received therefrom the degree of LL. B., since which time he has continued the practice of his profession in this city.

Murpuy, CHRISTIANNA AND Mary, were born in Ireland, Christianna was born August 27, 1828, Mary August 28, 1829. In 1829 they came to Granville, New York, with their parents, moved to Caledonia, New York, in 1836. In 1838, moved to Dresden, Ohio, then in 1842 to Zanesville. In 1865 they moved to Newark. They are the daughters of John and Anna Murphy. Mrs. Murphy died April 19; 1870, aged seventy years. Mr. Murphy diéd August 11, 1876, aged seventy-six years. They were members of the Catholic church,

Mu.urnix, RANDOLPH, engineer on Baltimore & Ohio railroad. He has been in the employ of this road since 1872, and has served in the capacity of engineer since 1876. He is the son of Charles and Ann Mullinix, and was born June 11, 1851, in Howard county, Maryland. He removed to Newark about 1873, where he has since lived. He was married August 2, 1876, to Emma Davis; she is the daughter of John and Elizabeth Davis, and was born in Jacobsburgh, Belmont county, May 22, 1849.

MAHOLM, JAMEs. - Mr. Maholm was for many years a prominent business man of Licking county. He was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1792, and settled in this county in 1821. Mr. Maholm was married to Mary Taylor, daughter of Judge James 'Taylor, one of the prominent pioneers of this county. The subject of this sketch was a man of energy, industry, and integrity, and given to hospitality. He was a highly esteemed citizen, who, by his enterprise, frugality, and skilful business management, had acquired more than a competency, The death of Mr. Maholm occurred at his residence, near Chatham, in the seventyeighth year of his age.

McCann, SipseTt, M. D., physician and farmer, post office, Perryton, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, in 1828, and came to this county in 1851; he is the second child of a family of seven, four of whom are now living. He was married in 1853 'to Miss Elizabeth A. Lemmert, who was born in this township in 1831. Eight children have been born to them: Clara B., Charles Lee, Ada M., Wirt L., Robert P., Louis S., and two now in infancy. Mr. S. McCann owns one hundred and fifty-six acres of land in this county, and two hundred and ten acres in Muskingum county; has practiced medicine in this county since 1851, the date of his graduating at Starling Medical college, Columbus, Ohio. His parents were born in Ireland; his father coming to this country in 1794, when two years of age, and his mother in 1820.

Montcomery, H. S., farmer; post office, Hanover ; was born in this county in 1830; his father, Henry Montgomery, was born in Ireland, county Tyrone, in 1790, and died in this county in 1870. His mother was born in Virginia of Irish parents, and died in 1866. H.S. Montgomery was married in 1879 to Miss Leanna Wilson, of this county. H.5. Montgomery owns a farm of over three hundred acres in the south part of this township, and lives in one of the most substantial brick houses in the county. He is one of a family of ten children; six boys and four girls.

MonTGoMERY, MILToNn, farmer, post office, Perryton, was born in this township March go, 1828; was married January 1, 1852, to Miss Matilda Jane Fleming; they have had three children: Emma lI., born in 1853, Quinn Fleming, borif in 1855; Anna Rebecca (deceased), born in

1857. Mr. Montgomery owns three hundred | have had five children - Charles C., eighteen ; acres of fine land, and lives in a substantial brick | William L, fifteen; Ora, thirteen ; Ellen, eleven; house erected in 1870. Daisy, eight. Mr. McMillen has followed the ST. ALBANS TOWNSHIP. business of carpentering since he was fifteen years ' : of age, serving his apprenticeship with the firm of MaRANVILLE, C. D., harness, trunk and carriage Young & Co., of Columbus, Ohio, which firm were manufacturer, was born June 8, 1830, in West interested in the building of the State house, and onl ne ys atland Coun yay Cen pout 1834 | the improvements of the penitentiary. Mr. Mehis mother moved to Fort Ann, New York, where Millen is skilful and industrious. they remained until 1837, when he was given to | Ebenezer Martin, of Benson, Rutland county, Ver- WASHINGTON TOWNSHI?. mont, where he remained until April 7, 1848, at McCLELLAND, Davip A., carriage and wagon which time he began his trade with C, EH. Colton, | maker, and dealer in paints and oil, merchant and West Granville, Washington county, New York. | par iron, horse shoes, nails, and carriage and wagon He emigrated to Alexandria, Ohio, December 1, | hardware, was born in Northfield, Portage county, 1856, where he has since remained. He married | Ohio, February 19, 1824. His parents were from

Julia A. Twining December 29, 1869. She was | pennsylvania, who came to that county in 1822, born in St. Albans township, in sight of Alexandria. | pis father was a shoemaker. In 1839, his parents

They have two children: Vrank W. and Frederick | moved to Newville, Richland county, where he Cc He was elected justice of the peace in the began to learn his trade with Jacob Cable, He spring of 1876, and has held the office to the | worked here seven months and then moved to present ime. Utica, and worked for Robert Ardry ; worked for Miter, J. J., undertaker and carriage maker, | him a short time and then worked for William Alexandria, Ohio, was born July 22, 1838, in Bowl | King, where he finished his trade. After coming Green township, residing with his parents until | pleting his trade he went to Mt. Vernon and rehe was seventeen years of age. He served his ap- | mained until 1850, when he returned to Utica, prenticeship with Stephen Harrison in Jersey town- | working there a short time, and then went to ship. In June, 1858, he located in Alexandria, | Columbus where he resided until 1859. He was where he has since remained. He married Jo- | married to Abbie E. Rhodes in 1855. She died sephine E. Hobart May 12, 1859. She was born | September 28, 1858. They had one child, born . «October 6, 1841, in Granville township. Her par- | June 18, 1858, and died August 11, 1859. Durents, Guy and Emeline Hobart, are natives of Ver- | ing this time was employed' by the Central Ohio mont, and emigrated to Granville township in an | Railroad Co., which is now called the Baltimore early day. Aaron and Susan Miller, parents of the | & Ohio railroad. While in the employ of the subject of this sketch, were born - the former in | Railroad Co., worked in various places, viz.: Bel- 1808, in Washington county, Pennsylvania, and | laire, Zanesville, Columbus, etc. the latter about 181o, in Pennsylvania. Mr. Miller In 1860 he quit the employ of the railroad is one of the energetic mechanics of Alexandria. | company and went to Colorado. He started for They had three children: Charles, born February | the gold regions of Colorado in July, 1860; he 15, 1860; Frederick F., July 20, 1816 - the lat- | worked at mining until September, 1861, when the ter died September 20, 1870 - Jessie E., born | United StatesGovernment opened a recruiting office September 14, 1872. at City, when he enlisted in the First regi- Mount, ALrrep, farmer, was born in-New Jer- | Colorado cavalry, company M, Captain D, sey, December 25, 1828. He married Mary E. Hardy. He enlisted on the eighth day of Stp- Sigler, February 14, 1855. She was born in St. tember, for three years, or during the war. Was Albans township, March 4, 1834. 'They have discharged from service the fifth day of April, three children - Zilla L., born December 31, 1857, 1864, at Fort Lyons. Though he had re-enlisted in married H. Parsons, January 1, 1879, and resides the First veteran battery Colorado cavalry January near Appleton, in Bennington township; Will H., 1, 1864, on the thirtieth of October, 1865, was born July 22, 1861; Frank C., born September 19, mustered out of service on a general order owing

1865. Both sons remain with their parents. to the close of the war. His regiment was en- UNION 'TOWNSHIP. gaged, during the war, on the frontiers of New

Mexico, Colorado and Kansas, escorting mai McMILten, W. H., carpenter, post office, Union | trains and suppressing any Indian pea Sr ar Station, was born in Muskingum county, Ohio, in | crossed the Rattoon mountains eight times, goin 1831. His parents are at present living in that | into New Mexico. ; county. W. H. was married in 1861 to Miss Hes- At an early stage of the war he was run vuver ter Ann Crammar, a resident of this county; they by an army wagon, which crushed his leg pretty badly; this occurred October, 1861, from which he never has recovered, and is in consequence of this injury, receiving a pension from the Government. At the close of the war he returned to Utica and bought the shop of Cyrus Hays, and went into the carriage business, and dealing in all kinds of carriage and wagon hardware, and furnishing goods. His place of business is the same that he finished learning his trade in. Mr. Mc- Clelland has remained unmarried, and resides on property belonging to him and his sister; carries on his business, and is a good citizen of the town; fair in his dealings and liked by most of his acquaintances.

Moors, G. W., farmer, post office, Utica. Mr. Moore's parents came from Adams county, Pennsylvania, to Newark in 1807. Not long after they removed to a farm, and from there to Utica, where Mr. Moore engaged in the mercantile trade.' This he followed several years; from there he moved to the farm on which he passed the remainder of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are the parents of ten children, two of whom died in infancy; of the others, Eliza D. married I. D. Johnston; Sarah, J. Kirkpatrick ; Charlotte P., T. Rogers; J. Q., Mary Steveson; and Jennie, C. Hember. Maggie died in 1877. There are still two sons on the home farm, one of whom owns seventy-three acres, the other, the other half of the old homestead.

NEwBERRY, W. R., wagon-maker, born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1846; came to Granville, in this county, in 1855. At the age of sixteen he enlisted in the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio volunteer infantry, company D, Colonel James A. Wilcox. He was at the battle of Chickamauga, and with Sherman on his famous march to the sea; received a wound in the right knee at Kenesaw Mountain; was at the battle of Goldsborough, and was honorably discharged at the close of the war in July, 1865. He receives a pension on account of the wound; was married, in 1870, to Miss Cilia Milligan, of Newark. Mrs. Newberry died in the spring of 1877, and, in the fall of 1878, Mr. Newberry again married, uniting with Miss Martha Milligan, sister of his first wife. He is the father of two children by his first wife, and of two by the second; all living.

NicHoLt, WivwiaAm H., farmer, was born in Chittenden county, Vermont, October 10, 1812. His father deceased in 1813. He migrated to Granville, Licking county, Ohio, in 1816, with his mother, where they lived Several years. He was brought up a farmer, and has made farming and stock raising his vocation. His education consists of what could be obtained in the schools of Granville in early days. In 1838 he went back to Vermont, married Miss Mary Partridge and then returned with his bride to his home in Granville township, Licking county, Ohio, making the journey there and back in six weeks, They settled on the farm where they are now living, on Burg street, Granville township. They reared a family of four children: Alfred M., Sidney H., Edward A., and Albert P. They havea looking-glass in their house that has been among their ancestors about one hundred and seventy-five years. It was brought. from Scotland to Massachusetts, from there to Vermont, and from Vermont to 'Licking county in a six-horse wagon with a load of goods in 1816, His grandfather, Robert Nicholl, was a paymaster, and also served as a captain in the War of 1776.

NEIBARGER, P. J., farmer, was born in Madison township, April 11, 1825; has lived in Licking county all his life. He is the son of the late John Neibarger. April 15, 1859, hé was married to Catharine Benner. 'They are the parents of seven children - Matilda E., the wife of Alihu Warner, John, Hulda, who died in 1873, January 5th, aged eighteen years, Mary R., Martha A., Melceina and Albert. Mrs. Neibarger is the youngest child of the family of the nine children of David Benner, deceased.

NEHLS, FREDERICK, carpenter and joiner, learned his trade in Germany, after which he came, to America, landing April 20, 1854, and settled in Buffalo, where he remained until 1859; then he removed to Newark, where he has resided ever since. He was born November 6, 1830, in Germany; was married before he came to America, to Paul Dorthe. They have four children, two of whom are dead.

NEWKIRK, Ma?rTHeEw, dealer in staple and fancy dry goods, millinery goods, ladies' cloaks, etc., corner of Third and Main streets. His salesroom is twenty by one hundred feet, with an addition of an L of seventeen feet, with a basement used for the storage of goods, and a room up-stairs, a part of which is used for storage, the remainder as a work shop, in which they do millinery work, dress and cloak making. His salesroom is well filled with the best quality of goods. Mr. Newkirk is a native of New Jersey, where he was born on the eighth day of March, 1814. In 1828 he went to Philadelphia, where he engaged as clerk in a dry goods house, remaining one year. Then, in 1829, he removed to Cincinnati, where he remained nine years as clerk in a drug and grocery store. In the fall of 1838 he came to Newark and engaged as salesman in the store of Seymour & Baldwin, with whom he remained ten years. In 1848 he entered the store of N. H. Seymore & Co. as salesman, where he remained four years. In 1852 he, in company with N. B. Hogg, purchased the entire stock of dry goods and groceries of Hammill & Co., of Newark, and engaged in the business. The firm name being knownas M. Newkirk & Co., and remained as such about four years, when Mr. Hogg sold his interest in the goods to B. J. Wilson, who remained a partner of Mr. Newkirk until in 1857, then Mr. Newkirk purchased his partner's interest, and conducted the business alone, until in 1869, when his son, Charles H., became his partner, and remained as such until in 1875, when he withdrew from the firm, leaving Mr. Newkirk again alone in the business, who is now conducting one of the largest dry goods establishments in the county. He has in his employ eight gentlemen and five lady salesmen, and three lady workmen. Nancy M. St. Clair, of Cincinnati in 1837. They became the parents of six children - three of whom are now living - Edward T., Charles H. and William. His companion died November 3, 1874. He married Miss Mary E. Fleek, April 3, 1878, of Newark, daughter of Adam Fleek.

NIcHOLs, VoOLNEy, son of Jonah and Nancy Nichols, was born December 25, 1835, in Belmont county, Ohio. He came to this county with his parents, April 11, 1850, and located ona farm in Madison township, remaining there about eight years, working for his father. He was married to Mary Albaugh, June 19, 1859; she was born in Newton township, in 1830. After their marriage, Mr. Nichols followed farming about nine years, when he turned his attention to the carpenter trade, and has been working at it ever since. They reside on East Main street.

Norman, JoHN H., barber, was born in the District of Columbia, July 4, 1829. He was married to Margaret A. Berry, of Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, August 11, 1848. They have seven children: Mary, born August 29, 1849; Maria, February 22, 1851; Eva, December 19, 1853; Frank B., February 28, 1856; Oliver W., May 26, 1858; John F., October 13, 1862; Lizzie, December 15, 1864. Mrs. Norman was born January 13, 1832. Mary was married to Charles P. Henry, of Coshocton, Ohio; she died August 31, 1878; Maria is the wife of Lawyer N. R. Harper, and now lives in Louisville, Kentucky; Eva is the wife of Charles P. Henry, of Coshocton, Ohio. Mr. Norman came to Newark in 1860, and the next year moved his family. His occupation is barber.

Pennsylvania, March 23, 1838. She was married to Samuel McNolty, February 16, 1853; he was born in 1835. They had one son, Charles S., born May 18. 1854. Mr. McNolty died in October, 1854, and Mrs. McNolty married her second husband, George H. Huber, March 9, 1856. He was born September 1, 1835. They have nine children - Sarah A., born April 2, 1857; Anna E. and Agnes O., born July 30, 1858 (Anna E. died August 9, 1859, and Agnes O. died August 15, 1859); Alice L. died May 11, 1861, aged four months; Mary J., born May 30, 1861; James C., May 5, 1863; George A., May 18, 1865; William Sherman, October 28, 1866; Rachel Catharine, April 30, 1868. Mr. Huber died May 5. 1868, and the widow married a third time, A. Nugent, January 25, 1870. By this marriage they have three children - George H. was born November 29, 1870; Walter H., November 3, 1872; Mary E., May 6, 1876. Mr. Huber was a member of company B, Fortieth Pennsylvania volunteer infantry; enlisted July 23, 1863, and was discharged July 16, 1865. In 1868 Mrs. Nugent lived in Mechanicsburgh and Allegheny, Pennsylvania, until 1875, when she moved to Uhrichsville, Ohio, then to Indianapolis and again to Uhrichsville, and, two years after, to Newark. Her father, Jacob Ehrgood, was a colonel in the Mexican war. He died in October, 1854, aged eighty-seven years. PERRY TOWNSHIP.

NETHERS, NATHAN (deceased), was born in Culpeper county, Virginia, in 1807; he came'to Ohio after he was married to Miss Jemima Berry, in the year 1831, October 6th; they had ten children; John W. was born November 12, 1832; Catharine E., February 15, 1834; George W., April 15, 1835; Henry Willis, December 17, 1836; Andrew Jackson, September 17, 1838; Lloyd Arnold, August 31, 1840, Sarah Ann, February 14, 1844; Calhoun, May 3, 1845; Mary Jane, January 25, 1849; Joseph Emmet, August 7, 1853; Mrs. Nethers was born in Virginiain 1814. When Mr. and Mrs. Nethers came to Ohio she walked the entire distance with the exception of one day, when she was sick. At the time of Mr. Nethers' death he was in good circumstances, owning three hundred and twenty acres of land, and was a progressive and respected citizen.

NicHoLs, THomas, miller, Alexandria, was born September 19, 1831, in St. Albans township. He remained with his parents until about 1860, and attended the district schools in his native township. He married Esther P. Brown October 5, 1859. She was born in Jersey township December 6, 1838. They have three children: : Frank, born

October 8, 1860; Fannie B., Jennie M., twins, born October 27, 1861. Dr. Enos Nichols, father of the subject of this sketch, was born May 12, 1799, in Windsor county, Vermont, and emigrated to Granville, Licking county, about 1817. He married Percepta Ingham, of York State; she was born about 1804. 'To them were given nine children, only three of whom are living. 'Thomas Nichols, the subject of this sketch, ranks high as a miller, and is considered honorable and straightforward with his fellow man.

OLDHAM, JOHN, born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, March 3, 1814, son of Robert and Martha (Morrison) Oldham. In 1821 he came with his parents to North Cambridge, Guernsey county, Ohic, and completed an apprenticeship of four years in the saddle and harness making trade there in 1832, then worked at his trade two years in Zanesville. In 1834 Mr. Oldham came to Brownsville, where he has resided ever since, engaged in saddle and harness making. He has twice been postmaster at Brownsville - during the administrations of Presidents Taylor and Johnson, and has been township treasurer for fifteen years. He was married to Miss Phoebe Dumm, November 4, 1836. Her father, Jacob Dumm, moved to Zanesville, Ohio, in 1806, from Bedford county, Pennsylvania. In 1832 she came to Brownsville with her mother. They taught a very popular and successful industrial school here in a church, having as many as fifty pupils in attendance at one time, some of them from quite a distance, Mrs. Oldham giving instruction in sewing, working samples, etc., and her mother teaching the common branches. Mr. Oldham has seven children living - Ellen T., wife of Thomas Tippet, of Delaware; Lide M., wife of Albert Robinson, of Albany, Ohio; C. A. Oldham, a druggist in Enfield, Illinois; B. T. Oldham, a tobacconist in Delaware, Ohio; Lizzie, Minnie, and Allion.

Orr, JoHN B. - Mr. Orr was born March 30, 1828, in Bowling Green township. His grandfather and family came to this county from Fayette county, Pennsylvania, in 1803, when his father, James Orr, was a small boy. They first lived on the place near Newark, where Thomas Taylor now resides. Ina short time, however, they removed to the farm in Bowling Green township, upon which James Orr has ever since lived. Mr. Orr's mother, Elizabeth Dusthimer, was born in Loudoun county, Virginia. His parents were married in 1824. Mr. Orr is the second of nine children, three of whom have died. He was married September 18, 1851, to Eliza Ann Cooperider. By this marriage he had six children: Martha, Leroy, Harvey, Austin, Stephen and Millie Alice. Martha and Stephen are dead. Mr. and Mrs, Orr are members of the Lutheran church. He moved to his present residence in 1856, and has, during his whole life, pursued the quiet avocation of a farmer.

O'Bannon, P. N. - Mr. O'Baunon was born upon the farm on which he died, two miles below Newark, November 6, 1806, and was seventy-three years and ten months old. He was a man of considerable prominence and ability, and more than ordinary activity in affairs of public interest. He was a member of the State legislature in 1844-5, and had also been elected to the position of a member of the board of equalization, once or oftener, and was also president of the Licking County Agricultural society in 1852, and since 1872 had been the president of the Licking County Pioneer Historical and Antiquarian society. Mr. O'Bannon had long been associated with the Masonic fraternity, and also with the various temperance organizations, and could always be counted to give the weight of his precept and example to the side of good order, sound morality and virtuous principles. His life was chiefly devoted to agricultural pursuits and general husbandry, although for perhaps thirty of the later years of his life he exercised his gifts in the ministry of the Lutheran church, as opportunity offered. Hon. P. N. O'Bannon was the eldest son of the late Judge William O'Bannon, a prominent pioneer of Licking valley, who settled there on the banks of the Shawnee run in 1803.

O'BRIEN, MicHaEL, son of Clark and Ellen O'Brien, was born February 7, 1841, in Clare county, Ireland. He came with his parents to America in 1849, and first settled in Hillsboro, Ohio, remaining about one year, when they removed to Lancaster for another year, after which they located in Newark, where they have resided, principally, ever since. Mr. O'Brien lives about one mile north of the public square of Newark, on the Mt. Vernon road, where he is engaged in the gardening busimess. He was married to Martha McCarthy, November 5, 1861; she is the daughter of Edward and Ann McCarthy, and was born March 4, 1846, in Ireland. Her parents emigrated to America when she was quite young, and settled in York State. Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien have six children: Ella, born August 26, 1865: Elizabeth, born February 11, 1869; Anna, born November 9, 1871;° Maggie, born June 28, 1874; Mary, born February 14, 1877; Edward, born June 17, 1879.

O'DELL, James B., a farmer, located on the Sharon valley road, about four miles west of Newark. He is the son of Stanton B. and Syndica O'Dell, and was born March 27, 1844, in Granville township. He was married to Anna L. Gray, October 28, 1875; she is the daughter 'of William T. and Temperance Gray, and was born July 25, 1851, in Fayette county, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. O'Dell have two children: Lura Belle, born October 28, 1876; Blanche R., born December 2, 1878. Mr. O'Dell enlisted in the service during the late war February 16, 1865, in company E, One Hundred and Ninety-first Ohio volunteer infantry, under Captain George E. Richards. He received his discharge August 27, 1865.

Owens, JoHN R., farmer, a native of North Wales, was born March 31, 1811. He was brought up ona farm. After he reached his majority, in 1832, he migrated to America, and located in New York State, where he engaged as engineer in a distillery, and remained with the same firm about nine-years. In 1841 he emigrated to Ohio, and located in Granville township, this county. He then turned his attention to farming, which business he has since been engaged in, and is counted one among the leading farmers in the county. His first purchase of land was fifty acres on Burg street, Granville township, on which he moved and lived for many years. He continued buying land until he had in his possession about two hundred and eighty acres of good land in Granville township. In 1842 he was united in marriage to Miss Ann Jones, born in Wales, in 1817, and came to this county with her parents in 1841. They settled on his farm in Granville township, where they resided until in 1872, when they purchased and moved on the farm in Newark township where they now reside; farm containing one hundred and sixty-three acresr. Their union resulted in four children: Robert J., David R., Thomas D., and John J.

Owens, JAMES W., a lawyer by profession, actively engaged in the practice, with office on west side of public square, over Franklin's bank, Newark, Ohio. Mr. Owens was born October 24, 1837, in Franklin county, Indiana. He entered Miami university at Oxford, Ohio, in 1859, and graduated in 1862. He entered the army asa private in the Twentieth Ohio volunteer infantry, and served during the three months' service. He re-enlisted and was made first lieutenant of company A, Eighty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and, on its re-organization, was made captain of company K. He attended law school at Atnn Arbor, Michigan, bar the same year. July 23, 1867, he married Miss Martha, daughter of Elias Kumler, of Oxford, Ohio. By this union he has one child, Eva G. In 1867 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Licking county, and was re-elected in 1869. In 1875 he was elected to the senate by a majority of eight hundred and forty-four, and he was re-elected in 1877 by a majority of two thousand and sixtyfive. When the senate was organized, there being no lieutenant governor, Mr. Owens was elected president of the senate, and as such appointed the committees. When Lieutenant Governor Fitch was inaugurated he became president fvo ¢em. He is a fluent and forcible speaker, and a good parliamentarian.

OsBuRN, THOMPSON E., contractor and builder, post office, Vanatta, was born in Franklin township, this county, July 27, 1842. About 1835 his father, Richard Osburn, came from Virginia, settling on Clay lick, in Franklin township. Mary (Humphrey) Osburn, his mother, was also a native of Virginia, and came to Muskingum county when a child, and when that county was a wilderness. Thompson E, Osburn enlisted in company F, One Hundred and Thirteenth regiment Ohio volunteer infantry, August 22, 1862, and was honorably discharged, July 7, 1865. He took part in the following battles: Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Rome, Dallas, Kenesaw Mountain (where onehalf of the company was killed or wounded) Peach Tree Creek, New Hope Church, Front of Atlanta, Jonesborough, and many skirmishes. He was also with Sherman on his famous "march to the sea." During this march he was connected with the foragers, who fought a small battle by themselves, whipping the rebels at Sandersville, Georgia, driving them out of that place and capturing a good dinner that had been prepared by the ladies of that village for the gray-coats. He was also with Sherman in his march through the Carolinas, and was engaged in the severe battle of Bentonville, and also that of Black River. He remained with Sherman until after the surrender of Johnson's army, and fired one of the last shots of the war on the tenth of April, 1865, the day following the surrender of Lee, he being at the time on the skirmish line near Smithfield, North Carolina. Sergeant Osburn also fired one of the first and one of the last shots at the battle of Chickamauga. In this battle his company lost twenty-one out of thirty-five men in killed and wounded. At the battle of Kenesaw Mountain Sergeant Osburn rescued Andrew J. Shaw who fell, desperately wounded near the enemy's works. Shaw had been his friend at home; and afterward died in the hospital. Mr. Osburn reseued him by crawl- ing snake-like to the rebel works and taking him away unperceived. He was never unable to do duty, and never received a scratch, though in every engagement in which the regiment was engaged. At Jonesborough the regiment captured two pieces of artillery, and more prisoners than there were men in the regiment. The nearest he came to getting shot was at Kenesaw, where his gun stock was shattered by a ball. He was in the great review at Washington, at the close of the war.

OupHaM, R. D., pioneer farmer and miller, was born May 7, 1814, in Cambridge township, Guernsey county, Ohio, and migrated to Licking county about April ro, 1838. His parents are Thomas and Nancy Oldham. The former was born in Allegheny county, Pennsylvania; the latter in Washington county, Pennsylvania, within two miles of: the Virginia line. Mrs. Oldham's maiden name was Davis. R. D. Oldham located in St. Albans township, purchasing ninety-eight acres, and continuing to add until he had four hundred and thirty acres. He married Commillar Brill, September 22, 1836. They had one child, Mary Elizabeth, born May 25, 1846, who graduated at the Granville college, June, 1867. She married George Mc- Laughlin, January 10, 1871, and died May 17, 1873. Her mother died August 20, 1867. Mr. Oldham's second marriage took place October 14, 1868, to Sarah Carlock, who was born July 24, 1816, and died June 1, 1880. Mr. Oldham is one of the most enterprising citizens of this county. He has erected buildings in the township costing over eight thousand dollars. He has cleared and improved about two hundred acres. He has met with loss after loss, by death and fire. November, 1840, he contracted with Paul Roberts to run a grist-mill in Newcomerstown, Tuscarawas county, Ohio, for three years, at twenty dollars per month. He remained there two and one-half years, making enough money to pay for his first purchase in the township. November, 1844, they took a little girl, Rachel Robert, to bring up, and gave her an excellent education. She was prevented from graduating on account of failing health. October, 25, 1866, she married W. T. Chambers, and now lives in West Virginia, five miles from Wheeling, at Elm Grove. They have five children - Harry, William, Samuel, Mary, and Sarah.

PuERSON, JOHN R., farmer, born in Perry county, Ohio, December, 17, 1833, the son of Robert Pherson, who emigrated from Ireland in 1793, when twenty years old, settled in Perry county in 1808; He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was at the siege of Fort Meigs. His mother, Mar garet McCormick, was from Maryland. In 1851 he married Caroline Beall, a Virginian by birth, who emigrated to this township with her father, Ninian, about 1835. Nine children resulted from this union - Henry, Mary, Anna, William, Irvin, Frank, Hattie, Clara, and Laura. Mr. Pherson lived in Henry county, Ohio, one year - 185 4-55 - then returned to Burlington township, this county, where he remained until 1863, when he came to the farm where he now lives.

Patton, THOMAS, farmer, born in 1846, in this county. His father, Joseph Patton, was born in 1795, near Derry, Ireland. . He came to Philadelphia in 1821, and to this county in 1835. He was married in 1837 to Miss Jane Lusk, of Fairfield county, Ohio. She was born in 1808, in that connty. He died in 1875. They were the parents of four children. The subject of this sketch is the third child. He was married in 1879 to Miss Sarah Larimore, of this county. She was born in 1856, in this county.

Patton, CLEMENT M., farmer, born in 1839, in this county. He was married in 1872 to Miss Caroline E. Boyd, of this county. She was born in 1854, in Coshocton county, Ohio. They are the parents of three children - Morton, Joseph, and Susannah.

Preston, W. N., miller, born in Newton township, September 22, 1845. His grandfather, Nathan Preston, was born in 1777, in Mar land. In 1794 he left home, coming to Chilli cothe, this State, where he remained for several years without his parents knowing where he was. He went to Washington county, Pennsylvania, where his parents had moved to in the meantime, and was married in 1808 to Miss Mary Belt, of that county. He died in 1846, and she died in 1857. They were the parents of ten children. Jacob, the father of the subject of this sketch, was the sixth child. He was born in 1814, in Newton township. He was married in 1837 to Miss Elizabeth Harding, of this county. She was born in 1815, in Hagerstown, Maryland. He died in 1866. She is still living in Illinois. The subject of this sketch is the third child. He was married in 1873 to Miss Annie M. Sellers, of this county. She was born in 1850, in Knox county, Ohio.

PAINTER, WILLIAM, farmer and stock raiser, a son of John and Margaret Painter, born in Muskingum county, October 12, 1827. He remained with his father and farmed on the shares for about five years, after he became of age, and during this time he married Julina S$. Robinson, October 26, 1852. She was born in Fallsbury township,

March 5, 1830. After his marriage he made a purchase of eighty acres of land in this township, to which he moved and began housekeeping. He carried on farming and carpentering in connection. This he continued till about the fall of 1861 or 1862, when he sold his farm to his brother John. He then purchased the farm known as the Robinson farm, near Robinson grove, or Painter run, where he moved the fall following, where he has since remained. He was a member of the home guards, and was called into service May 2, 1864. They were ordered to report at Newark, and from there they were taken to Camp Chase, where they were mustered into service May rith. They left there for Martinburgh, West Virginia, landing there the fourteenth. There they were divided into squads to do guard duty. Companies F and B were sent to North Mountain, West Virginia. While there the subject of this sketch was taken prisoner, July 3, 1864, and was marched by the rebels from North Mountain to the pike; July 4th to Martinsburgh, where they halted till the morning of the fifth; from there to Winchester, a distance of twenty-two miles. On July 6th they marched to Middletown; next to Woodstock; from thence to Edinburgh, distance twenty-two miles; then halted till the morning of July 8th; from thence to Newmarket. On the goth they marched to Harrisonburgh, where he remained sick in the hospital till September 3rd; from there by stage to Staunton; September 4th by rail to Richmond, where he was put in Libby prison, and remained till September 23d. On the 24th he was paroled and took the boat for Akins, where they were met by Union soldiers. On the twenty-fifth they boarded the steamer New York, and headed for City Point; from there to Harrison's Landing and Fort Powhatan; from there to Fortress Monroe;thence to Annapolis, Maryland; from there to parole camp; thence to Camp Chase, where he received his discharge October 1, 1864; from there he came home and assumed his old business, farming. Mr. and Mrs. Painter are- the parents of eleven children, as follows: Thona V., born December 9, 1853; Florence O., August 8, 1855 ; John W., February 16, 1857; Sarah M., September 18, 1858; David H., November 11, 1860; Jonathan E., November 29, 1862; William E., January 1, 1865; Ira C., March 22, 1867; Walter E., March 18, 1869; Myrtle S., January 4, 1872; Arthur B., September 12, 1874. John W. died March 25, 1857. Mr. Painter is a consistent member of the Baptist church of Fallsburgh.

PAINTER, JOHN W., farmer, born in Muskingum county, October 22, 1829; was brought to Licking county, when a boy, by his father, where he was reared, and became a man; shortly after that, he married Margaret Sperry, daughter of Ezra and Abigail Sperry. She was born in Muskingum county, January 24, 1834. After his marriage Mr. Painter purchased a farm of eighty acres of land to which he moved, and remained about two years. He then sold this, and rented a farm of William S. Brown, where he remained seven years. He then made a purchase of the farm known as the Walnut Grove farm, containing eighty acres, where he then moved, and now resides. About one year after moving on this place, he made a purchase of the Brown farm, of one hundred and sixty acres, which makes in all two hundred and forty acres. Mr. and Mrs. Painter are the parents of two children: Amanda C., born October 28, 1853, and now married to N. H. Tilton, residing in Martinsburgh, Knox county; Adda A., born June 4, 1858. Mr. Painter is a consistent member of the Predestinarian Baptist church.

PyLe, Ropert. - Mr. Pyle was born in Bowling Green township February 22, 1839, his parents, John and Sarah Pyle, having removed to Licking county from Jefferson county, Virginia, in 1830. He is the fifth child of a family of seven children, and is the only one who resides in this county. His two brothers have established themselves in Stark county, Illinois. Two sisters live in Kansas, and the other two in the adjoining counties of Muskingum and Perry. At eighteen years of age, he left the place of his nativity for Stark county, Illinois, where he was engaged in agricultural pursuits until the breaking out of the wir. December 7, 1861, he enlisted in company K, Forty-sevénth Illinois infantry, and remained in the service three years. During this time Mr. Pyle participated in seventeen battles, among which were those at Corinth, Iuka, Jackson, Mississippi; Pleasant Hill, Louisiana ; Siege of Vicksburgh, etc. The regiment to which he belonged, was one of the brigade commanded by General Joseph Mower. At the close of the war Mr. Pyle returned to Licking county, and united in marriage with Mary J. Mc- Kelvey, the daughter of James and Anna Mc- Kelvey, March 16, 1865. His four children are: Clara A., James Edwin, Thomas H. and Anna Gertrude. He is engaged in farming. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Lutheran church.

PAIGE, NATHANIEL, deceased, was born in Hardwick, Massachusetts, April 14,1776. Hereceiveda good common school and business education. In 1795 he migrated to Rutland, Vermont, where he learned the clothier trade with his older brother. May 30, 1798, he married Pheba Smith, of Rutland, Vermont, born December 19, 1779, daugh- ter of John Smith. They settled in Rutland, Vermont, where he engaged at his trade carrying on the business himself, manufacturing and fulling all kinds of cloth. He continued in the business until in 1815; he with his wife and six children migrated to Licking county, Ohio, located in Centerville on T. Little's farm; remained until the spring of 1816, he purchased and moved on a farm east of the D. M. Baker farm. He then turned his attention to farming, and followed that as his vocation. In 1820 he sold his farm, near D. M. Baker's, purchased and moved on the farm now owned by his son, L. D. Paige, in the southwest corner of Granville township, where he passed the remainder of his days. His companion deceased September 13, 1867. He survived her until January 6, 1869. They lived together nearly seventy years, and reared a family of ten children: James, deceased, born in Vermont August 25, 1799; Eliza, deceased, born in Vermont June 15, 1801; Smith W., deceased, born in Vermont August 15, 1805; Marietta, bornin Vermont September 20, 1807; Nathaniel M., deceased, born in Vermont, August 20, 1809; Lafayette, deceased, born in Vermont June 20, 1812; Pheba L., born in Vermont, January 31, 1815; Mercy A, born in Ohio August 25, 1817; Lucius D., born in Ohio August 21, 1821; Henry C., born in Ohio June 25, 1825. Five of the above named children are now living. Mr. Paige taught vocal music for a number of years in this vicinity.

PARSONS, RALPH, deceased, was born in Hartford county, Connecticut, October 12, 1807. He was a cabinet-maker by trade and followed that business as a vocation for a number of years. In 1831 he migrated to Ohio and located in the northern part of the State, where he, in company with H. K. Kendall, carried on the mercantile business about three years. In the spring of 1834 he came to Granville, this county, and established a general store, which he conducted with success, dealing in dry goods, groceries, notions, boots, shoes, hats, caps, in fact, everything that was kept in a country store, until the time of his death, which occurred October 1, 1874. On the thirtieth day of April, 1835, he married Miss Laura O., daughter of George W. Case. Miss Case was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, December 11, 1816; came to this county with her parents in 1823, and located in Granville. Mr. and Mrs. Parsons settled in Granville, where she is now liying. They reared a family of five children: George C., John F., Francis R., Caroline C., and Mary F. John F. and Mary F. are now deceased.

county, March 30, 1838. He received his education in Denison university. In 1856 he engaged with . A. P. Stone, of Columbus, as salesman in his dry goods store, with whom he remained about one year. In 1857 he returned to Granville, and entered his father's store as salesman, and remained as such about seven years. In 1864 he became a partner of his father in the business, the firm name then being R. Pasons & Son, who conducted the business with success until the death of his father in 1874. The son then took charge of the business, and the house is now known as George C. Parsons, dealer in dry goods, notions, boots and shoes, hats, caps, hosiery, etc. In fact his business room, twenty by thirty feet, is-well filled with everything in his line of business.