Logan County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1880 (part 1 of 13)

Biographical sketches

As a manufacturer of his specialties, he is very discriminating, and probably knows how to make an article with much less expense than most men, similarly situated. He has, what might properly be denominated, common sense. His memory is good for a man so overflowing with business. Everj' fact which he acquires himself becomes a part of himself. He talks to the point - is quite a critic - full of dry hiimor, and he moves among men as though he understood them. He is firm in his convictions, strong in his opposition; is technical in his ideas; ready to compromise unimportant differences, but he urges unfl nohingly what he believes to be right. He is an active, enterprising citizen, and a popular " man among men," and a liberal friend of the poor. Mr. Miller was married to Miss Laura Phillips at West Liberty, March 6, 1861, and they have a family of four daughters and two sons - all living.

.JOHN MILLIGAN MILLER; Liberty Tp.; father of O. S. and Theo. F. Miller, leading business men of West Liberty; was born in Westmoreland Co., Pennsylvania, in August, 1808. His parents moved to Predricksburg, O., in the year 1816, where Mr. Miller was reared and educated. He learned the milling business, but did not pursue the trade for a livelihood. He entered the mercantile business upon his own responsibility soon after becoming of age, conducting a general mercantile and produce trade. His business grew to be the largest in that section of country having places of business in Cleveland, Massillon, B''redericksburg, Edinburg and Lafayette, Ohio. Over this immense business he had imperious control. Few men had more comprehensive views of business matters, quicker insight into diffioultproblems, or were better posted in all the details of business operations. In 1849, Mr. Miller met with a heavy financial disaster, and he was forced to succumb to the great pressure. The prime cause of the failure was the memorable blowing up of the Reservoir at Massillon in 1848. It was undermined, and a magazine of powder placed under it by enraged citizens, on account of the deleterious effect of the stagnant water; after a series of efforts to induce the Legislature to dispense with it. The result was disastrous to many people, the flood of water destroying everything before it, Mr. Miller being among the unfortunate sufferers, his mill and warehouse having been swept away with their valuable contents. His loss in this instance, was about $60,000. The second trouble that visited Mr. Miller, was a heavy decline in the price of pork - of which, he was at that time holding about $56,000 worth in Cleveland and Buffalo. The loss suffered in this instance, amounted to about 515,000 - this, together with further troubles of a like nature, caused the plucky man to yield. In the month of March, 1851, he removed with his family to Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he engaged in the manufacture of agricultural implements with M. C. Furlong, remaining there one year, removing in 1852 to Independence, Ohio, where he took an interest with Robinson, Jones & Co., in the produce business, staying there one year, removing thence to West Liberty, in the month of April, 1853, where he engaged in the manufacture and sale of patent medicines with .1. dinger, the style of the firm beihg J. Olinger & Co., in which business he continued until 1859, the business having been sold to Mr. 0. S. Miller at that time. Mr. Miller's family consisted of six sons and four daughters, of whom but two sons, O. S. and Theo. F. ililler, and two daughters, Mrs. L. A. Pratt and Miss Margaret Miller are now living. He was killed in a railroad accident at Ansonia. Ohio, November 19, 1872. His wife soon followed him, never having recovered from the shock.

Biogkaphical Sketches

SAMUEL E. ALLMON, postmaster; Bellefoiitaine; was born in Portage Co., Oliio, Jan. 1-i, 1837, and is the son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Ellison) Allmon; the mother was born in Virginia, and the father in Ohio, his people being early settlers of Stark Co., O. Our subject from his native county moved to Stark County, from thence to Logan, and first located at East I.iiberty, where he was engaged in the manufacturing business; in 1861 he moved to Bellefontaine^ and in 1862 enlisted as private in Co. C, 45th O. V. I., and was soon after made Sergeant- Major, then Adjutant, serving until the expiration of his time, and participating in all the battles and marches with the regiment from 1862 to 1865; at the close of the war Mr. Allmon returned home to Bellefontaine, and was engaged in traveling for the Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co.; in 1876 he was appointed postmaster of Bellefontaine under President Hayes, which office he is now filling with entire satisfaction to all. Mr. Allmon had three brothers in the late war; one killed at the siege of Vicksburg.

I. AKEY, farmer; P. O., Bellefontaine; was born in Washington Co., Pa., Sept. 18, 1815, and is the son of James and Sarah (AIc- Call) Akey. In about 1827 he, with his parents, moved to Stark Co., where he remained for a number of years; in 1837, Mr. Akey first came to Logan Co., working by the day on the farm; he was married Feb. 7, 1843, to J\Iiss Vesta Hubbard, of Portage Co., 0., daughter of Rev. Stephen Hubbard, a Methodist preacher for fifty years, now living in Portage Co., O. After marriage, Mr. Akey moved to Logan Co., and located in Rush Creek Tp., but on account of his health, he returned to

Stark Co., where he remained under medical treatmeni for about one year; after remaining in Stark Co. some three years, he returned to Logan Co., and located in Jefferson, where he remained until 1863, when he moved to his present farm in Lake Tp., which is one of the finest and best improved fruit farms in Logan Co. When Mr. Akey first came here he found it but little improved; he set out, and, by industry and good management, has brought his farm to the highest state of cultivation.

GEORGE H. ALLEN, Clerk of Courts, Logan Co.; Bellefontaine; was born in Pickaway Co., O., Sept. 6, 1846, and is the son of Harvey and Mary (Shawhan) Allen ; his mother was born in Virginia; his father is a native of this State; he engaged in mercantile pursuits. Geo. H. remained a residentof his native county until 1863, where he received a good common school education, and coming to Bellefontaine, he received a clerkship in a hardware store, where he remained from 18B3 to 1S78, during which time he became a member of the Logan County Agricultural Societv, fillinothe office of Secretary of this Society for some five years; here he came in contact with a great many leading farmers and business men of Logan Co., and in 1877 his friends placed his name before the people of the county for the office of Clerk of Courts of Logan Co.; he received the nomination by a vote of 1,473, and elected to the office by a majority of 977 votes, being 248 votes over the regular ticket. Mr. Allen is a Republican; he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church; he has been faithful to the office of Clerk of Logan Co., proving

REV. HONORATUS F. BOURION, Pastor of the Catholic Church; Bellefontaine. This gentleman was born in Lorraine, France, June 1, 1840, and is the son of Francis Bourion, who was by profession an architect. After receiving a good common school education, Honoratus entered the schools of Paris, and graduated from the leading schools of learning in that citj'; he came to America and was ordained priest of the Catholic Church by Rt. Rev. Bishop Baraga, of Marquette, Mich.; hisfirst charge was at Negaunee, Mich.; Rev. Bourion was the first regular priest of this place. Here he found no church, and but few workers; he went to work organizing, and with his faithful work and never tiring energy, he, after remaining there some ten years, had organized and built four churches - two churches in Negaunee, one at a cost of $5,000 and one at $35,- 000; one at Ishpeming cost S25,000, another in his field of labor at a cost of 15,000, leaving a charge of some 6,000 members. After remaining in this charge some ten years, almost completely breaking down with his labor, working night and day, he went to Central City, Col., where he remained until 1877, during which time was erected a church at a cost of $30,000, and a school. Sisters' Academy, at a cost of $28,000j he came to Bellefontaine, and found the church in debt some $600; today, 1880, the church is out of debt, and has in its treasury some 82,000.

JOSEPH M. BLACK; Bellefontaine; was born in Mercer Co., Penn., May 31, 1833, and is the son of William and Jane (Bell) Black, both parents of Ireland, having come to America when young; Joseph, when 14 years of age, with his parents came to Logan Co., O., and located on si farm in Harrison Tp., where he was engaged in farming in Harison and Washington Tps. until 1873. In 1863 Mr. Black enlisted as a private in Co. I., 96th O. V. I., and served ten months; on account of sickness, he was honorably discharged; in 1864 he recruited Co. E. of the 133d O. V. I. for 100 day's service, serving as Captain of Co. E. until the expiration of his time after which he returned to Logan Co.; in 1873 he went to Champaign Co., and was engaged in the milling business some two years, when, in 1874, he came to Bellefontaine, entering the grocery business; he is now engaged as salesman in the agricultural business. Both parents are dead. Capt. Black has chased wild game in Logan Co., killing the deer and wild turkeys.

MARTHA R. BROWN; Bellefontaine, is the wife of the late Dr. M. D. Brown, who was born in Loudoun Co., Va., Sept. 33, 1837, and is the son of John and Susan G. Brown, of Virginia, who were members of the Quaker Church, consequently Dr. Brown was brought up in the Quaker Church. After remaining in Virginia until about 1858, he came to Ohio and was engaged in going to school for about one year, when he returned to Virginia and remaining there until the breaking out of the late civil war, he in 1861 left his native State and came to Ohio, where he soon after began the study of medicine, under Dr. W. D. Scarff of Bellefontaine, and afterwards attended Medical lectures at the Cincinnati Medical College, also the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, Penn., graduating from the latter in 1866; he returned to Logan Co., and commenced the practice of medicine at De- Graff, where he remained until 1875, during which time he had built up a lucrative business. Coming to Bellefontaine in 1875, he continued the practice of his chosen profession until his death, which occurred Nov. 33, 1879, when after visiting one of his patients he went hunting, and the next found of him was three and one-half miles west of Bellefontaine, dead, where it is supposed he had died of heart disease. Thus passed away a man respected and loved by his fellow man, leaving a wife and two children to mourn his loss. Dr. Brown came to Logan Co. a poor boy, and taught school in order to pay his way in the studj' of medicine, but with his never-tiring energy and attention to his practice of medicine, he had built up a leading practice. He was married, Oct. 35, 1869, to Miss Martha Rodgers, of Belmont Co., O.

GtjRDON N. BROUGHTON, manufacturer; Bellefontaine; was born in Windom Co., Conn., Dec. 30, 1804, and is the son of Nathan and Alida (Cady) Broughton; both parents natives of Connecticut. When very young, Mr. Broughton, with his parents, moved to Jefferson Co., N. Y., where he remained until 1814, when he moved West to Ohio, first locating in Ashtabula Co., thence to Champaign Co. , Mr. Broughton, in about

1832, came to Logan Co., farming- in Liberty Tp. for some fifteen years, when he moved to Bellefontaine, where he has been one of its honored and enterprising citizens ever since, entering the coopering business when he first came here, which he has been engaged in ever since, employing at one time as high as sixteen hands in the cooper shops; Mr. Broughton is the patentee of a churn, known as the " Peerless Churn," which is recognized as one of the best churns now in the market up to date; he has manufactured some 3,400 of these churns, finding sale for his goods in different parts of the Union. Mr. Broughton was married in Champaign Co., to Miss Mary Miles. By this union they have seven children. Coming here, as Mr. Broughton did, at an early day, he had all the trials the old settlers had in a new country; he drove packhorses from Urbana to Ft. Wayne when the Indians were here. By good management, with hard labor, he has accumulated a fine property.

F. d. BATCH, merchant; Bellefontaine; was born in Marion Co., O., in 1845, and is the son of J. S. Batch, who was a soldier in the late civil war, having enlisted in Co. K., 43nd O. V. I., he died in the service at Ashland, Ky., in 1862, with heart disease. Our subject commenced to learn his trade of harness-making, in Marion, O. After learning this trade he worked in several places in Ohio and Indiana. At the breaking out of the war he enlisted for the three months' service in the 4th O. V. I., but after going to Columbus he was rejected on account of being too young - then only 16 years old; he returned to his work, but re-enlisted in Co. K., 42nd 0. V. I., where he served some three years and two months, having participated in most of the leading battles and marches of this regiment. We may here ment on' that Mr. Batch had two other Ijrothers in the Rebellion, R. J. was a member of the 13th O. V. I., W. W., a lieutenant in the 191st. In 1867 Mr. Batch commenced the harness and saddle business in Bellefontaine, and to-day is the oldest in this line of business in the city. He commenced business a poor boy, but with hard work and attention to his business he has accumulated a good start, and enjoys a leading trade; he is now occupying a room on Columbus street, where he employs some four men in the manufacture of harness and saddlery; he also keeps on sale a full line of trunks and valises. Mr. Batch is now Adjutant of the 7th Ohio National Guards, he being a member of the Guards for the last five years.

C. W. BUTLER, Superintendent of the Public Schools; Bellefontaine; was born in Marion Co., O., Dec. 9, 1853, and is the son of Dr. W. A. and Martha (MoElvy) Butler, both parents are natives of Marion Co., O., their parents having located in that county at an early day. Mr. Butler, after receiving a common school education in his native county, entered the Northwestern Normal School of Ada, O., graduating from this place of learning in 1874, when he received a call from Patterson, O., where he was Superintendent of the Public ^ohools of that place, for one year; thence to Plymouth, filling a similar position until 1879, when he was made Superintendent of the Public Schools of Bellefontaine, which position he has been filling ever since, proving himself a gentleman of acknowledged ability. Mr. Butler is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

STEPHEN R. BLIZZARD, M. D.; Bellefontaine; was born in Bellefontaine, O., Nov. 7, 1832, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Sharp) Blizzard, both natives of Delaware; leaving their native State in 1832, they came to Ohio, and the same year located in Bellefontaine; here John Blizzard, our subject's father, worked at his trade of carpenter; he engaged in working on the first Court House of Logan Co.; he was a soldier of the war of 1812, and died at Bellefontaine in 1867, near 77 years of age. Mrs. Elizabeth Blizzard died at Huntsville, in 1878, nearly 78 years of age. Of this family there are three children living - .1. E. Blizzard, editing a leading paper; Dr. John W. Blizzard, practicing physician in Mercer Co., O. He, after receiving a common school education in the schools of Bellefontaine and West Liberty, commenced the study of medicine; he taught school in the winters of 1851-2-3-4 in order to pay his way in the study of medicine; in 1856 he went to New Hampshire, Auglaize Co., O., and commenced the practice of medicine; attended a course of lectures at the Starling Medical College of Columbus, and then entered the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, graduating from there in 1859, when he came to Bellefontaine, where the Doctor has been in the practice of his chosen profession ever since, with the exception of some twelve years practice in Huntsville, Logan Co. Dr. Blizzard did surgical work in the late war; attended the V^attle of Shiloh. He was married in 1856 to Miss Mary Neer, of Licking Co., having moved to Logan Co. with her parents some five years before marriage. She is the daughter of John and Sarah Neer, who are now living in Harrison Tp., at the good old age - he 80 years, she in her 79th year. They have been married over sixty years, and have seven children, all living, the oldest near 58 years old. By the marriage of Dr. Blizzard to Miss Mary Neer, they have two children, son and daughter.

WILLIAM BARRINGER, job printing; Bellefontaine; was born in Pennsylvania, Dec. 25, 1829. He came to Ohio at an early day, having come to Bellefontaine in 1840, where he was engaged in working at his trade as a printer in the office of the Logan Gazette. He, in company with Coates Kinney, in 1850and '51 was engaged in publishing the West Liberty I^aimer, at West Liberty, Logan Co. After working at his trade as a printer, Mr. Barringor was, for some seven or eight years, engaged in the photograph business. He is also known among the professional rope-walkers as being one among the best in the country during his day. Mr. Barrringer followed rope-walking for a number of years, traveling through Indiana and Ohio, walking for agricultural societies at fairs. His last walk was at Canton, O., where he fell from the rope thirty feet from the ground, breaking his right arm in two places, suffering for some two months. In 1868 Mr. Barringer commenced his present business of job printing, where he is prepared to do all kinds of work usually done in a job office. His place of business is located on Main street, opposite the Court House.

ALBERT BODEY, cigar manufacturer; Bellefontaine, was born in Crawford Co., 0., in 1854; he learned his trade as a cigar maker in Galion; in 1876 he came to Bellefontaine with a small capital, and entered the cigar manufacturing business with Mr. Marsh; Marsh & Bodej^ started with a meager capital, employing two hands. Continuing in business until 1878, when Mr. Bodey became sole owner, since which time his trade has gradually grown; that at the present titne he is employing four hands in the manufacture of cigars, doing a good business, his goods finding a ready sale where introduced; he manufactures the celebrated " New Coin " five cent cigar, which is perhaps the best five cent cigar in the market; his capacity in the manufacturing of cigars is from 5,000 to 7,000 weekly; finding sales for his cigars in Bellefontaine and neighboring towns. Mr. Bodey is also doing a retail business, keeping on hand a full line of smoking and chewing tobaccos; also a complete stock of pipes. His place of business is Columbus Street, opposite the Miltenberger House.

CHARLES E. BARTRAM, merchant; was born in Marion Co.,0.,Aug. 25, 1854, and is the son of J. W. Bartram, who was born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., Feb. 25, 1831, and came to Ohio in 1837, located at Marion, and learned the trade of a tailor, which business he has continued in from 1843 till the present time, and to-day is perhaps the oldest tailor at the trade in the city. Our subject came to Bellefontaine in 1867, entering the merchant- tailoring business, which he has continued ever since, with the exception of a short time that he was in the hat and cap trade. His place of business and merchant-tailoring establishment is located at No. 7 W. Columbus St. Here he occupies two rooms on the first floor, 18x70 feet, where he keeps a full line of gents' fiiruishing goods, hats, caps, and a complete stock of American and imported cloths, and is recognized as The Tailor.

EZRA BENNETT, furniture; Bellefontaine; was born in Cumberland Co., N. J., on the 13th of March, 1812, and is the son of Timothy Bennett, a farmer. Our subject was born on the farm, where he remained until he was some 14 years of age, when he commenced to learn bis trade as a cabinet-maker, in Cincinnati, O., having come to Ohio with his parents in the fall of 1817. Subsequently he worked at his trade at Cincinnati, Springfield and Xenia. On the 10th of July, 1844, he married Miss Mary A. Bryant, in Claike Co., O. In his leisure hours ho liad studied law, and in 1844 was admitted to the bar by the Supreme Court, at Urbana. In March, 1845, he moved to Bellefontaine, where he engaged in the practice of law, and in the fall of 1847 was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Lofjan Co. He was elected the first Probate .Judge, under the new Constitution, in the fall of 1851, and re-elected in 1854. Not liking the practice of law as well as he anticipated, Mr. Bennett purchased an interest in a foundry and machine shop, which proved an unsuccessful venture. Himself and two sons, Lucius C. and John Q. A., and a son-in-law, James Van Eaton, served in the late Rebellion. Mr. Bennett helped to recruit the 13th Oiiio Battery, of which a history will be found in another part of this work. He enlisted in this Battery as a 1st Lieutenant, and served faithfully. He was honorably discharged on account of sickness. After the war Mr. Bennett returned to the furniture business in Bsllefontaine, which business he has continued ever since, being now in partnership with his son-in-law, Mr. Adams. Bennett & Adams' place of business is located on Columbus street.

THOMAS SANDS BROWN, lawyer and farmer; Bellefontaine, is the youngest child of Asa and Hannah (Sands) Brown, who were residing in Zanesfield at the time our subject was born, June 5, 1852. Three years later, the family moved on a farm one mile and a half east of Zanesfield. Thomas's early boyhood was spent at home; after attending the public schools, and receiving all the benefits that could be acquired there, he entered Earlliam College, Sept. 1, 1868, while in his sixteenth year, entering the senior preparatory year, graduating with honors in 1873. In September, same year, he married M. Eliza Knight, who was born in Gray Co., Canada, May 16, 1855, daughter of Benjamin and Ann Knight, who are of English birth and parentage. Alter their marriage he located on the homestead farm, consisting of 220 acres; 150 acres of this land was embraced in a deed, the first recorded in the county. In November, 1879, he began the study of law with West, Walker & West, attorneys in Bellefontaine. Since October, 1880, Mr. Brown has been a resident of Bellefontaine, having rented his farm, he purposes remaining with a view to enter the practice of law in 1882, and to affiliate himself permanently with the place and its interests. He and wife have three children - Lola F., born Nov. 1, 1874; Benjamin S., July 22, 1876, and Arthur C, Sept. 18, 1879.

JEO. R. CHRISTIE, the hatter; Bellefontaine; was born in Ft. Wnyne, Ind., Aug. 22, 1851. After attaining his majority he, with his mother (father having died), moved to Urbana, remaining there a few years, then to Toledo; here oursubject, when a young lad, entered as a drummer in the 100-day service, serving in the 130th O. V. I., where he remained for four months, returning he re-enlisted, and served about one year in the 195th O. V. I., as a drummer, participating in some of the most severe battles and marches during the late civil war- - Shiloh, Sheridan's raid around Richmond, Petersburg, etc.; after the war, Mr. Christie went toBoston,.Mass., where he learned his trade as a hatter, remaining and working at his trade for about nine and half years, when he returned to Toledo, working at his trade there two years, when in 1878, he came to Bellefontaine, working at his trade, in 1880, he embarked in the hat, cap and gent's furnishing goods business, and to-day, keeps one of the most complete stoc^!:s of this line of goods in Bellefontaine; he manufactures his own silk hats, and is recognized as one of the leading hatters of the State; his place of business is next to the postoffice.

CHARLES L. COOLEY, merchant; Bellefontaine; was born in West Springfield, Mass., July 4, 1822; ent'ring the railroad contracting business, he took leading contracts for building the North Hampton R. R., Hartford & New Haven R. R., Hudson River R. R., East Tennessee & Georgia R. R., Montgomery & Pensacola R. R., Cleveland & Pittsburg R. R., C, C, C. & I. R. R., etc. Coming to Bellefontaine in 1.S52, he took a contract to lay track and ballasting on the C, C, C. & I. E. R. from Gabon to Union; he continued the railroad contracting until 18G9, when he embarked in the grocery business in Bellefo;^ aine, which he carried on some ten years, when he engaged in agiiculture. His place of business is located on West Columbus St., where he is enjoying a leading trade in the agricultural line. Mr. Cooley has one-third interest in the Bellefontaine woolen mills.

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Joseph and Margaret (Haines) Canby; he remained a resident of Warren Co. until 1825, when he, with his parents, moved to Miami Tp., Logan Co.; here Mr. Canby remained until 1851, during which time he was farming and working in his father's grist-mill, the first grist-mill built in the township; coming to Bellefontaine, Mr. Canby and his brother John took a contract for building the Bellefontaine & Indiana R. R. (now known as the Bee Line C, C, C. & I. R. R.) from De Graif to Quincy. He was also a Director of this railroad for eleven years. In 1854 he entered the milling business in Bellefontaine, building a large grist-mill near the C, C, C. & I. R. R. engine-house, operating this mill until 1860; he then went to De Graff, and was engaged in the milling business there until 1869, when he returned to Bellefontaine, where he entered the employ of the gas-works as stoker, and in 1874 was made Superintendent of these works, which position he is now filling. Mr. Canby married first, in 1842, Miss Mary Ann Leister, of Ross Co., O.; she died in 1843; he married his present wife. Miss Catharine Wolfe, of Green Co., O., in 1847. They have six children - one by first wife and five by second wife.

JAMES COOPER, physician; Bellefontaine; is one of the oldest and most prominent physicians in Logan Co.; who was born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., Aug. 3, 1821, and is the son of Samuel Cooper, an attorney by profession, now 93 years of age, and a captain in the war of 1812. When but 5 years of age, James, with his parents, moved to Pittsburg, Penn., remaining there until he was 13 years of age, during which time he received a good education, attending school in a lecture room of the First Presbyterian Church of that city; he afterwards went to Central America and commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Baldwin in Nicaragua; after remaining in Central America some eight months he returned to Pittsburg, continuing the study of medicine; in 1836 he went to Iowa; in 1839 and 1840 he attended medical lectures at St. Louis. During his stay in Iowa he had considerable practice among the Indians. Ii» 1842 he went to Lancaster Co., Penn., thence to York Co., same State; in 1853 he came to Ohio and located in Stark Co., remaining there until 1855, and came to Bellefontaine, where he has remained ever since, and is recognized as one of the most able physicians of Logan Co. During his practice in Bellefontaii;e he has made three professional visits to the far West on geology and mineralogy; two visits in 1871, and one in 1875, during which time he wrote a series of letters for the press, which were acknowledged to be very valuable. Dr. Cooper has also written several articles for the medical journals; a number of pieces of poetry for publication, one " The Stream of Life." He has delivered a number of lectures on Natural Science in different parts of the United States, to large and appreciative audiences. Dr. Cooper is a member of the State Eclectic Medical Society. He has filled the office as member of the City Council, of the First Ward of Bellefontaine, for some six years, with honor and credit.

DR. JOHN A. COULTER, of Bellefontaine, was the fourth son of eight children born to John and Margaret (Elder) Coulter; his father was born in JefTerson Co., O., in the year 1804. He learnc d tie tanning business at Newark, 0., and in 1823 located in Bellefontaine, O., starting a tanyard in company with Robert Patterson. Sept. 11, 1832, he sold his interest to his partner, and in the same year bought a farm and tanyard of Isaac Cooper, near Huntsville, in this county, where he at once removed; he continued his residence here until his death, on Dec. 26, 1859. Mr. Coulter was a man of fine education, and held the office of Justice of the Peace in McArthur Tp. for twenty years; he was married to Margaret Elder, July 10, 1832, by whom he had eight children, three sons and five daughters, the latter of whom are all dead. Dr. John A. Coulter was born in McArthur Tp., Logan Co., O., March 31, 1843; was educated in the common sfchools and by a private tutor; entered the mercantile business as clerk, and was employed in various establishments in Huntsville, Bellefontaine, Findley, Columbus and Cincinnati; at the latter place he served with the well-known tobacco house of Maddox Bros, for two years. In July of 1861, ho enlisted as a private soldier in Co. G. 1st O. V. I., and was discharged in June, 1862, at Jackson's Ford, Ala., on account of sickness; he subsequently studied at the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, and graduated with the degree of M. D., March 1, 1872. In 1875 he was acting Assistant Physician at the Cleveland Hospital for the Insane, and had full charge of 300 insane patients. Subsequently he engaged in active practice of his profession, at Huntsville, O., until Nov. 21, 1878, when he removed to Bellefontaine to accept the office of County Recorder, to which office he had been elected for three years, in the preceding October. Dr. Coulter was married to Lou. J. Dewey, danghter of Dr. S. S. Dewey, of Huntsville, on July 8, 1867. One child, a daughter, was born to him Oct. 30, 1872.

WILLIAM H. CHANDLER, Co. Treasurer; Bellefontaine. Among the pi'ominent and well known men of Logan Co. is William H. Chandler, who was born in Elizabeth City, N. J., May 25, 1836, and is the son of Henry and Susan (Jewell) Chandler, both natives of New Jersey. William, when quite young - with parents - moved to Ohio and located in Knox Co., where he remained until 1859, during which time he learned the trade of carriage maker. Coming to Logan Co., in 1859, he located in Huntsville, where he worked at his trade until 1802, when, during the late civil war, he enlisted as private in Co. I, 96th O. V. I. for three years, participating in sixteen regular battles and two seiges. Among the most prominent battles were Arkansas Post, Chickasaw Bluffs, Jackson, Vicksburg, Carrion Crow, Parie, La. Here he was taken prisoner, and after remaining a prisoner of war for two .months, was exchanged, and rejoined his regiment, remaining until the expiration of enlistment. Mr. Chandler entered a private; from that he was made second lieutenant, then first lieutenant; from this he was made captain at the fall of Vicksburg, which he filled until his muster out, proving himself a brave soldier and an efficient commander. After serving three years in the army, he returned to Logan Co., and embarked in the dry goods business in Bellefontaine one year, also in Rushsylvania, where, in 1872, he was was elected to the office of Sheriff of Logan Co., and was re-elected to the same office in 1874, where he served the people of Logan Co. with such credit, that in 1878 he was elected to the office of Treasurer of Logan Co., by a majority of nearly 1,000 votes. Mr. Chandler is now filling the office of Councilman of the Second Ward of Bellefontaine; he has faithfully performed his duty; is a Republican in politics and a hard worker in the party ranks; a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

PERRY DECATUR COVINGTON,eldest son of Samuel and Ruth Covington, was born in Liberty Tp., Logan Co., O., Dec. 27, 1842. - He lived on the farm until 1860, and taught two terms of school in Allen Co., O. In 1862 he enlisted in the 88th O. V. I.; was with his regiment about a year, and clerked in Draft Rendezvous, at Columbus, O., one year. He was promoted to Capt. Co. F, 118th U. S. C. I. in 1864, and commanded the infantry (two companies) which held Fort Brady from the fall of 1864 until about Mai-ch 30, 1865. Brady was the Union Fort on the James river nearest Richmond. His brigade was the first to enter Richmond, and went from Richmond with Gen. Weitzel's command to Texas, and crossed into Mexico in command of 200 men, Jan. 6, 1866, and occupied the town of Bagdad during its bombardment by the French blockading fleet. He was mustered out with his regiment, Feb. 6, 1866; was married May 15, 1866, near Lima, O., to Miss Sarah Ellen McClain, daughter of James McCIain, Esq.; read medicine with Dr. D. Watson, and graduated at the Medical College of Ohio in the spring of 1869, and practiced medicine at Round Head, O., four years. He removed to Bellefontaine in April, 1873, and formed a partnership with Dr. Watson. Since dissolving partnership with Dr. Watson in July, 1877, he has continued the practice of his profession alone.

J. R. CRAWFORD & SON, livery and sale stables; the oldest livery firm in Bellefontaine is that of J. R. Crawford, who was born near Darlington, Md., in 1810, and moved to Ohio in 1824. He was married in 1834 to Miss Myra McMillan, who was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, in 1811, and is the daughter of James McMillan, who came to Ohio in 1803. Mr. Crawford, after marrying, remained a resident of Harrison. In 1866, he removed with bis family to Bellefontaine and embarked in the livery business. J. Crawford was born in Harrison Co. in 1853, having removed from there with his parents to Bellefontaine, embarking in the livery business, where they are now doing a good, fair business, both in the livery and feed business, keeping nine good livery horses and a number of vehicles; their place of business is located on east Columbia street, where they are prepared to let livery at reasonable rates.

ROBERT T. COOK, merchant; Bellefontaine ; was born in Washington Co., Pa., Feb. 28, 1809. When he vcas 3 or 4 years of age, he, with his parents, came to Ohio, and located in Guernsey Co. During this trip West Mr. Cook remembers seeing the soldiers of the war of 1813 along the route to Ohio. Remaining a resident of Guernsey Co. until he was about 19 years of age, when he returned to Pennsylvania and learned his trade as a cabinet maker. In 1832, about the 1st of March, Mr. Cook arrived at Bellefontaine and began to work at his trade on Columbus street. After following his trade for some fifteen or sixteen years in Bellefontaine, he embarked in the grocery business, which he has continued since, and to-day is the oldest grocery merchant, as well as the oldest settler of the original plat of Bellefontaine. In 1856 Mr. Cook was a heavy loser in the great fire of that year, losing his building and entii-e stock of groceries, without any insurance. He has been located at his present stand ever since. He married, in 1834, Miss McClure, who came to Logan Co., at an early day.

JAMES COWMAN, merchant; Bellefontaine; was born in Anne Arundel Co., Md., March 17, 1825, and is the son of Jerod and EHzabeth (Wright) Cowman. In 1S27 he, with his parents, came to Ohio, and located in Springborough,Warren Co., where he remained until 1847, during which time he learned his trade as a saddler; coming to Bellefontaine in 1847, he embarked in the saddlery and harness business, working at his trade some twelve years, when he entered into the meat market business, opening the first daily meat market in the city. In 1865 Mr. Cowman commenced the grocery business, in which he has continued ever since. Mr. Cowman is entirely blind, having lost his sight some fifteen years ago, but, nevertheless, he has been one of Bellefontaine's most active business men. He was a member of the Building Association, which erected the Buckeye and Empire Blocks, two of the leading business blocks in the city. He marri(-d twice, his first wife being Eliza Ann Sti outher, deceased;

HON. ANTHONY CASAD, deceased; Bellefontaine; was born in Sussex Co., N. J., March 10, 1802, and he is jthe son of Aaron and Rhoda (Dunn) Casad, who, in 1805, wilh a large family, came to Ohio and settled in Greene Co. Our subject's father was a mechanic, in moderate circumstances, and, in the s|,bsence of common schools, and with the facilities for. educating his children beyond his reach, Anthony Casad grew to man's estate with only the rudest elements of a common English education. In 1823 he entered the law office of the late Judge Joseph Crain, of Dayton, as a law student. He was admitted to the bar in 1826, and immediately came to Bellefontaine and settled, for the purpose of practicing his profession. He was literally destitute of means, and his income from his practice was necessarily very slender. On the 27th of December, 1827, he was married to Miss Orpah Williams, daughter of John William. Judge Casad's limited means and precarious income from his profession rendered it necessary for him to devote a considerable portion of his time and attention to other pursuits. This prevented him from acquiring as large a store of professional learing as he otherwise might have done. In the fall of 1828, he attended the first court held in Hancock Co., and was appointed the first Prosecuting Attorney of the county. In 1834 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Logan Co. In 1838 he was elected representative to the Ohio Legislature, and was re-elected in 1839; in 1851 he was again elected to the Ohio Legislature under the new Cotistitution, and served for two years. In 1857 he was elected Probate Judge of Logan Co., and was reelected in 1860,and held the office at the time of his death. He joined the Christian Church in 1842, and at the organization of the church he was made an Elder. He subscribed largely towards the erection of the church building. He died a sincere, earnest and devoted Christian, with most undoubting confidence of a glorious resurrection. Remarks delivered by Hon. Benjamin Stanton before the Court of Common Pleas of Logan Co., on the death of Hon. Anthony Casad; " Of his character, I can speak with entire confidence, from a very close and intimate acquaintance of nearly twenty-eight years - residing in the same village, practicing at the same bar, candidates in the same contests, sometimes in opposition and sometimes on the same ticket. Many of the fondest and most dearly-cherished recollections of my early professional life are inseparably connected with my departed friend; and, in all my intercourse with the world, in my professional and political career, T have never found a man of more simplicity and purity of character than Anthony Casad. I have never had a friend upon whose integrity, sincerity and fidelity I could rely with more perfect and entire confidence than he whose loss I now so deeply deplore."

JOHN -CANBY, merchant; Bellefontaine; was born in Lebanon, Warren Co., O., Sept. 24, 1824, and is the son of Joseph and Margaret (Haines) Canby. Our subject, with his parents, moved to Logan Co. in 1825, and located in Miami Tp., where he was engaged in farming and milling until he, in company with his brother, R. H. Canby, engaged in building the Bellefontaine & Indiana R. R. from De Graff to Quincy (now the Bee Line); he was made Paymaster and Assistant Superintendent of this road, and filled that positiori for nine years, when he was made its President, filling that place for five years, when Mr. Canby resigned. In 1865 he embarked in the agricultural business, which he is now engag-ed in; his place is located on West Columbus street, where he is doing a leading business in his line. Mr. Canby married, in 1862, Miss C. W. Collier, of Boston, Mass.; they have three children.

ROBERT CROCKETT ; retired; is one of the oldest settlers of Logan Co., and was born in Clark Co., Ky.,Nov. 8, 1808, the son of Robert and Patsey (Cartmill) Crockett, both parents natives of Virginia. They married in Kentucky, and in 1812, with ten children, they moved to Ohio, and located on a farm of 180 acres, one and one-half miles west of West Liberty, Logan Co., then a wild country, with plenty of Indians and wolves. Here his father died about the year 1821, at 51 year-t. of age. The mother then moved to West Liberty, our subject having moved there with his sister in 1816. She (his sister) had married Thomas Clark, who kept the first hotel in West Liberty. Mr.

Crockett saw the first house raised in West Liberty; was a resident of Urbana a short time. In 1854 he was elected Sheriff of Logan Co. by the Know-Nothing party, by a a majority of some 1,800 votes. This office he filled with honor and credit for four years and three months. In 1855 he moved to Bellefontaine, which has been his home ever since." He was Deputy-Sheriff two years. City Police two years, and Constable, which office he now fills. He was a soldier in the late civil war, recruited Co. D, of the 66th O.V. I., and enlisted in this Company as its 2d Lieutenant - was afterwards made its 1st Lieutenant, and served some twelve months, when, on account of sickness he was honorably mustered out of service, and returned to Bellefontaine. He was married in 1832 to Miss Elizabeth Roberts, of Virginia, who came to Logan Co. at an early day. By this marriage they have had seven children. Mr. Crockett learned his trade as a tanner at 17 years of age, in West I-iberty. His mother died in South Bend, Ind., at 79 years of age.

MILLER CARRIAGE COMPANY; Bellefontaine. Every institution of a manufacturing nature is of direct and indirect benefit to any city where located, and equal advantages are given by its proprietor should always command the patronage of home consumers, as thereby each citizen receives his quota of profit. Among the institutions of Bellefontaine, of which the citizens ought to be proud and help sustain, is the Miller Carriage Company, which was orgainized in ] 853, and has since then succeeded in making all kinds of carriages usually made in a first-class establishment. Their work is unsurpassed in quality, which have brought the good name of this vicinity prominently before the people throughout the country. The oldest of the firm is Mr. Amos Miller, who was born in Stark Co., O., March 28, 1828, and is the son of Jacob Miller, of Pennsylvania. Learning a trade as a carriage woodworker, in Pans, Stark Co.; he afterwards worked at his trade in Salem and Cleveland, Ohio, in 1853. He came to Bellefontaine and embarked in business with D. J. Miller, as the firm of A. & D. J. Miller, in the brick shop in the rear of the Miltenberger House, where they were engaged very extensively in the manufacture of carriages; then moved to the frame building on the opposite side of the street; thence to the present place of business. They established a branch house at one time at Muncie, Ind., where they employed some thirteen hands, but on account of hard times this was closed. This firm is now principally engaged in the manufacture of the patent buggy body, for which they find sales throughout the country. From a small start, employing some three hands, the business has grown to a leading one, employing as high as fifty hands. Amos Miller, General Manager; .1. N. Miller, Traveling Salesman; D. J. Miller, Superintendent of the Iron Department.

W. G. SHORT, livery; Bellefontaine. We believe that many people fail of success in the livery business through a lack of attention to the general wants of the public. One of the leading livery stables of the city is owned by Comer & Short, which is well equipped with good horses and carriages. The place of business is located on Main street, next to the New Opera House, where they are prepared to let livery on reasonable terms. Our subject's father, Leonard Short, of Delaware, came to Bellefontaine at an early day; he was a carpenter by trade, and contractor, and was engaged in building a number of houses in Bellefontaine; he was engaged at work on the oil mill building west of the city, when, on the 4th day of March, 1851, a stick of timber fell on him and killed him instantly; he was a man respected and honored by all.

DUNCAN DOW, attorney at law, Bellefontaine; was born in Harrison Tp., Logan Co., O., March 13, 1843, and is the son of Robert and Harriet (Brevyster) Dow; his mother is a native of Pennsylvania, and his father of Scotland, he having emigrated to America when very young, locating in Lake Tp., Logan Co., in about 1835; he was Colonel of the Militia, and during the late civil war, he recruited Co. D, of the 45th O. V. I., serving in that regiment for one year, when he resigned, and returned to Logan county, and is now living in Harrison Tp.; our subject remained a resident of his native township until 1864, during which time he was engaged in farming and attending school. In 1864 he came to Bellefontaine, and was appointed Deputy Auditor of Logan county, under Thos. Miltenberger, (then Deputy County

Clerk), and filling thisofBce with marked ability during his time as Deputy. Mr. Dow was engaged in the study of law with Judge Wm. Lawrence. In 1869 he graduated from the Cincinnati Law School of Cincinnati, O. In 1869 he entered into partnership in the practice of law with J. B. McLaughlin, which partnership continued until the death of Mr. Mc- Laughlin in 1878, when Mr. Dow formed a partnership with J. D. McLaughlin, firm name, McLaufrhlin & Dow, one of the strongest law firms ofthe Logan County Bar, enjoying a leading practice. Mr. Dow in 1869 was elected to the office of Prosecuting Attorney of Logan County, being re-elected to the same office in 1871, filling this office for four years. In s ] 875 he was elected a member of the Ohio State Legislature from Logan county, being re-elected in 1877; he has given entire satisfaction, having proven himself a gentleman of acknowledged ability. Mr. Dow is a Republican, and a member of the U. P. Church, of which he is one of its honored Elders; he married in 1875 Miss Majrgie A. Gregg of Philadelphia, Pa., by whom he has two children, both are daughters. Mr. Dow is a director of the Firts National Bank of Bellefontaine. JOSHUA M. DICKINSON, proprietor of the Logan House; Bellefontaine; was born one mile east of Zanesfield, Logan Co., 0., Feb. 18, 1834, and is the son of Thomas and Maria. (Lowe) Dickinson. His mother was born in West Virginia, and his father in Pennsylvania; they were married in West Virginia, and in 1810 came to Logan Co., and located in Jefi'erson Tp.; they came here very poor; they had but one horse and a few necessaries of life; after remaining in Jefferson Tp., some three years, they moved near East Liberty, where Thomas Dickinson was employed by Duncan McArthur, who was a large land speculator, and remained in his service a short time. Duncan McArthur placed the family of Dickinsons on 100 acres of land near Zanesfield, which afterwards belonged to them, and they, in 1833, sold the same for $4 per acre; they then moved to Rush Creek Tp., where the father, Thomas Dickinson, died May 19, 1879, at 90^ years of age, a respected and honored man, being a member of the Quaker Church; he was a soldier of the war of 1813. His wife died in 1865. Our subject moved with his parents to Rush Creek in 1833. When he was 31 years of age he, in company, purchased 150 acres of land; this is the first land that Mr. Dickinson owned; it was located in Jeflferson Tp.; this land was paid for at fo per acre, and Mr. Dickinson paid for the same in manufacturing maple sugar. At 24 years of age, he married Miss Martha Brunsoii. At this marriage he was worth some ^600. By this marriage they had four children. After marrying, he lived on a rented farm for a number of years; he farmed near Rushsylvania from 1846 to 1854, when he moved to Perry Tp., near East Liberty, where he remained until 1876, during which time he was engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which business he has been very successful, making a specialty in raising mules, and was the largest dealer in mules in Logan Co., having sold from his farm at one time, $9,000 worth of mules. To-day Mr. Dickinson owns 970 acres of land, and valuable city property in Beliefontaine; he is proprietor of the Logan House, which is a neat three-story brick building, located in the central part of the city, and is recognized as one of the leading 12 houses of Central Ohio. Mr. Dickinson donated largely money to carry on the late civil war; his township never had a man drafted; he again married, his present wife being Ellen Armstrong, by whom there are three children.

HENRY C. DICKINSON, attorney-atlaw; Beliefontaine; was born in Rush Creek Tp., Logan Co., O., .lune 30, 1839, and is the son of Robert and Rebecca (Stephenson) Dickinson, old pioneers of Logan Co. Our subject moved from Rush Creek Tp. to Perry Tp., where he remained until 1861, during which time he was engaged in farming and attending the district schools. In 1861 he moved to Union Co., O., where he remained ten years, engaged in farming, when he returned to Perry Tp. Here he devoted part of his time to reading law, and, in 1873, he was admitted to the Bar; in 1875 he moved to Beliefontaine and began the practice of his chosen profession; in 1877 and 1878 he was associated in the practice of law with Mr. Steen, the firm being Steen & Dickinson. With this exception, Mr. Dickinson has been alone in the practice of law, and today ranks among the successful lawyers of the Logan Co. Bar. Mr. Dickinson was for a short time in the livery business in Beliefontaine, which is the only other business he has been in since his residence in this city. He is a Republican.

LEVI DURINGER, brick manufacturer; Beliefontaine. Of the leading brickyards of Beliefontaine, we mention that owned and operated by Mr. Duringer, who began the manufacture of brick upon the' present site in 1874, making that year 300,000 brick. Since that time they have made as high as 800,000 brick in one year; finding sale for them in Beliefontaine and vicinity. Mr. Duringer has, perhaps, traveled as much as any young man in Logan Co.; he was born in California in 1854, where he remained until he was 13 years of age, then, with his parents, he made six ocean voyages, visiting the Sandwich Islands, Cuba, Vancouver's Island, Mexico, and several other prominent places on the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. His father, John O. Duringer, is a native of Germany, where he learned the brewer's trade. Coming to America at an early day, he was for a short time a resident of New York, New Orleans, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Peoria, St. Joseph, and thenceto California. In 1874 the family came to Beliefontaine, where they have remained ever since. Mr. Duringer is meeting with fair success in the manufacture of bricks, of which ho makes a superior article.

G.W. EMERSON, attorney-at-law; Beliefontaine. Among the successful attorneys of the Logan Co. Bar, we may mention the above-named gentleman, who was born in Logan Co., Ohio, Dec. 19, 1849, and is the son of Moses Emerson, one of the oldest settlers of Logan Co., a farmer, and a strong temperance advocate. Our subject graduated from the Hillsdale College, in the classical course, in 1870. He then engaged in teaching school and in surveying Government land in the West. He read law in the office of West, Walker & Kennedy; in 1875, was admitted to the bar, and in 1876 he commenced the practice of his chosen profession, entering into partnership with E. J. Howenstine, which continued up to 1877, since which time Mr. Emerson has been alone in the practice of law. In 1877, he was elected to the office of Pros>:cuting Attorney of Logan Co., and

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S. W. FULLER, physician; Bellefontaine. Of the old and highly respected members of the Logan Co. medical profession is the above named gentleman, who was born in Athens Co., O., Jan. 25, 1814, and is the son of Seth and Hannah (Fisher) Fuller, a daughter of Col. Fisher, of the Revolutionary War; his father is from Massachusetts, and came to Ohio in about 1805; both parents died in Athens Co., when S. W. was quite young. He, at 10 years of age, went to Washington Co., O., where he remained until he was 23 years of age, during which time he received a good common school education; in 1837 he went to Cincinnati and took a regular course of lectures in the Medical College of Cincinnati; in 1838 he came to Logan Co., and located in "\^'"est Liberty, where he began the practice of medicine, and remained there until 1855, and then went to Xenia, O.; 1856 he .came to Bellefontaine, where he has been engaged in the practice of medicine ever since. In 1856 he entered the drug business in connection with his profession; the same year his drug store burned in the great fire, he losing very heavily in this fire. He afterward commenced anew in the drug business, which he continued some two years, when he sold out his busmess and turned his entire attention to the practice of medicine, and to-day is one of the oldest as well as one of the most successful physcians of Logan Co. He is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society and the Logan Countv Medical Society; is President of the latter societ3'. Dr. Fuller has held several offices of public trust; he has been -a member of the Board of Education of Bellefontaine for some nineteen years, during which time he was Chairman of the Board for some fifteen years; he was Councilman of the city for two terms; he is a Republican, and belongs to the Presbyterian Church, having been a n)ember of that church for some thirty years, filling prominent offices of the church; he is now associated with Dr. J. P. Wallace in the ])ractice of medicine, who is a graduate of the Starling Medical and Belleview Hospital Mo<lical College, two of the leading Medical College's of the country.Dr. Fuller married, in LS-17, Miss Frances M. Hull; by this marriage they have had eight children - five living.

WILLIAM F. FUNK, cooper; Bellefontaine; was born in Adams Co., O., in 1851. When five years of age he, with his parents, came to Logan Co., and settled in Rushsj'lvania. Here he began to learn his trade - that of cooper - when he was about thirteen years of age. After learning his trade, he traveled in different parts of Ohio and Indiana, working at bis trade. In 18/3 he came to Bellefontaine and accepted a position as clerk in a dry-goods store, where he remained for several years, and where he, with assistance, saved enough money to start a cooper shop of his own, and in 1877, he erected a shop 20 x 70 feet, where he is prepared to do all kinds of coopering usually done in a first-class shop. In busy seasons he has employed as high as eight men in his shops. His principal business is now in manufacturing flour barrels for the flour-mill at Bellefontaine. With the push and energy that Mr. Funk is showing in his business, his success is certain.

REUBEN V. GREEN, saw-mill; Bellefontaine; was born in Monroe Tp., Logan Co., O., April 21, 1835, and is the son of John and i\Iary Ann (Watkius) G-reen; his mother, Mary Ann Watkins, was born in Logan Co., O., "Nov. 14, 1814, and is the daughter of Benjamin and Obedience Watkins; his father, of Grayson Co., Va., born July 27, 1810, came to Ohio at an early day, first to Clinton Co. and then to Logan Co.; they married, in 1832, in Jefi'erson Tp.; both parents are now living, being of old Quaker stock. Our subject remained a resident of his native township until 1874, during which time he was engaged principally in the saw-mill business. In 1874 he came to Bellefontaine and purchased a saw-mill on the site of his present mill. In 1875 the mill burned, with no insurance upon it, leaving Mr. Green in meagre circumstances; with the help of friends, Mr. Green soon had his present mill in operation, and to-day he is enjoying a good business; his mill is located in the northeast portion of the town. Mr. Green was married in Logan Co., O., to Miss Mary Ann Hoge, who was born in Virginia in 1837, having moved to Logan Co., O., with her parents when she was about 8 years of age, her parents locating in JeflFerson Tp.; by this marriage they have one child, a daughter - Katie Hoge, born in

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FALTI, GREEN & CO., carriage manufacturers; Bellefontaine. There are few business firms of Bellefontaine that enjoy the coiifidence of the people more than the abovenamed firm, and as manufacturers Falti, Green & Co. stand first-class. The firm is composed of C. F. Falti, who has had some twentythree years' experience in the business. He w s a soldier of the late war. Benjamin P. Green, in charge of the paint shop, has had souie twenty-five years' experience in the business, and is, also Chief of the Bellefontaine Fire Department. H. C. Garwood, in charge of the trimming department, has had ten years' experience in the business. It will be seen that these gentlemen each have had a very extensive experience in his line of business; each a practical and thorough workman, giving their own personal supervision to all work being constructed in their manufactory. Their manufactory is located southwest from the Court-House. The building was erected for a wagon and plow shop at an early day. In 1876 the present firm embarked in business in the manufacture of buggies and spring wagons, occupying three buildings - the first, 30x50 feet, and two stories high, the first floor being used as a repairing department; the 2d floor, trimming and painting; blacksmith's department, 20 x 42 feet; the repository, 20x40 feet. Ever since the commencement of this firm their business has gradually improved, so that today they do a leading business, employing in all departments some eight men.

O. S. GOODWIN, carriage-maker; Bellefonttiine. The oldest as well as one of the leading carriage manufactories of Logan Co., is that owned and operated by the above named gentleman, who learned his trade as a woodworker in a carriage department in Ohio; he came to Bellefontaine as a first-class mechanic, and as a builder of carriages has built up a large trade, and won a very enviable reputation. He came to Bellefontaine in 1868, and worked at his trade for Miller Bros. In 1869 he entered as a partner in the. firm of Duddy, Goodwin & Fossler, which continued some three years; then Duddy & Goodwin continued for five years; since then Mr. Goodwin has been alone in the manufacturing business. His work is noted for its solidity and elegance of finish. The manufactory is located in the rear of the Miltenberger House. The main buildings are 220 feet long, part of it two stories high. Employs in busy season as high as ton men. Besides the manufacture of all kinds of light vehicles, Mr. Goodwin is prepared to do reparing in the best possible manner.

DR. A. E. GRIFFIN, dentist; Bellefontaine; was born in Greene Co. N. Y., in 1832; having moved to Ohio with his parents about 1884. In 1853 he began to learn dentistry at Wilmington. After serving his apprenticeship, he went to Shelbvville, Ky., and began the practice of dentistry, where he remained about two years, when he returned to Ohio and practiced dentistry at Mt. Gilead, Urbana, Marion and Pickaway. In April, 1864, he came to Bellefontaine, where he has remained practicing his profession ever since, and today is the oldest dentist in this vicinity. He has occupied his present office, located over the First National Bank, for the last fourteen years. His offires are neat and well arranged, where he is prepared to do the very best of dental work. Dr. Griffin was a soldier in the late war; he enlisted in Co. D, 87th O. V. I., participating in the battle of Harper's Ferry. He filled the office of member of the Bellefontaine School Board, for two terms, with credit.

L. W. HOLZER, merchant-tailor; Bellefontaine; is the oldest merchant- tailor of Bellefontaine now in .business. He was born in Feld Kirch, Austria, .June 7, 1824. At 12 years of age he began to learn his trade as a tailor; at 16 he was engaged in traveling in different parts of Germany, France, etc., working at liis trade; when his country, Austria, engaged in war against Italy - known as the Italian war - Mr. Holzer was drafted in the army and served eight years, participating in a number of battles and marches of that war, under Gen. Radatzky; he received a saber wound in the head in a leading engagement. In 1853 Mr. Holzer came to America and direct to Bellefontriine; here he worked at his trade until 1859, when he established business for himself. His place of business is now located on the northeast corner of Main and Chillicothe streets, where he keeps on hand a full line of furnishing goods and is prepared to do the best of merchant-tailoring. He was married, in Bellefontaine, to Mrs. Bushel, of Prussia.

JOSEPH A. HUMPHREY, proprietor of brass and iron foundry; Bellefontaine. Of the old and respected business men of Bellefontaine stands the above-named gentleman, who was born in Jefferson Co., O., in 1818. In 1835, he moved to Logan Co. with his parents, and located on a farm near Bellefontaine. In 1841, he began to learn his trade as a machinist; he, in company with several others, started the first foundry in Bellefontaine - firm of Stroud, Humphrey & Scott; after working here several years at the foundry business he went to Indiana, and was for four years engaged in the saw-mill business, when he moved to Pemberton, Shelby Co., O., where he followed the same business until 1865, during which time he also enlisted in the 134th O. Y. I., under Capt. Wilkinson, and served with this regiment in the 100-days service, doing duty near Richmond and Petersburg. In 1865, he returned to Bellefontaine, and in 1874 embarked in his present business by first erecting a frame building, 24x30, with basement and first floor; this was erected to do a general repairing business in the agricultural line, and run by horse-power, but the business gradually increased, until Mr. Humphrey added a foundry department to do a general molding and foundry business. In 1S80 he increased his business by building new additions, 24x36, and to-day has a neat foundry and machine shop, where he is prepared to do all kinds of work usually done in the foundry and machine shop business; he is engaged very extensively in manufacturing iron pumps, which are meeting with good sale; his machine department is now run by steam-power, employing some six men in both departments. He is a man that is recognized as being a No. 1 machinist; he did the first iron turning in Bellefontaine; his work turned out from his establishment is of a No. 1 quality, givinsr satisfaction to his customers; his business is constantly increasino-.

E. J. HOWENSTINE, attorney-at-law ; Bellefontaine. Of the successful lawyers of the Logan Co. Bar may be mentioned the above-named gentleman, who was born in Crawford Co., 0., April 5, 1842, and is the son of Jacob and Martha (Stough) Howenstine; his mother is a native of Ohio and his father of Pennsylvenia. Our subject, when a young man, entered as a clerk in a dry-goods store, where he remained for a short time, when he entered the Jeiferson College of Cannonsburg, and graduated from this place of learning in 1864, with high honors. He returned to his native county and began the reading of law in the office of Jacob Scroggs, of Bueyrus, 0., and afterwards attended the Cincinnati Law School at Cincinnati, where he graduated in 1866. The same year he came to Bellefontaine and formed a law partnership with Judge William Lawrence, the firm Jjeing Lawrence & Howenstine, which continued until 1871, being recognized as one of the strongest law firms of Central Ohio. In 1878 the law firm of Howenstine & Sweet was formed, and today is one of the leading law firms of Logan Co. Mr. Howenstine is a Republican and a member of the Presbyterian Church.

CAPT. T. L. HUTCHINS, Deputy United States Internal Revenue Collector; Bellefontaine; was born in Vernon, Jennings Co., Ind., Nov. 17, 1827, and is the son of Daniel D. and Lucinda (Branham)Hutchins. Hismother was born in Kentucky; his father having settled there at an early day, they married in Kentucky and moved to Jennings Co., Ind., being among the early settlers of that county. When very young his father died, leaving the family in poor circumstances; after remiiining a resident of Vernon until 1849, diring which time he carried on an eating-house, where he succeeded in acquiring a small capital, when he went to Elizabethtown, Ind., and embarked in the dry goods business. Meeting with fair success, and remaining there until 1854, Capt. Hutchins went to Franklin, Ind., and kept a hotel until 1857. Coming to Bellefontaine he was engaged in keeping an eating-house at the railroad until 1860, when he turned his attention to the poultry business, buying, and shipping his poultry to New Orleans. On one of these trips, in 1861, he found himself in New Orleans while the Confederates were recruiting for the service. Mr. Hutchins returned home and immediately commenced the recruiting of soldiers for the Union Army. In company with Capt. Andrew Gardner he began the recruiting of Co. K, 43nd O. V. I., and on the 28th of

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Sept. 1861, was made First Lieutenant, serving in that capacity until January, 1863, when he was made Captain of the same company, which office he filled until Dee. 4, 1864, when the regiment was mustered out. (History of the 43nd will be found in another part of this work). Capt. Hutchins participated in all the leading battles and marches of this regiment. At the battle of Arkansas Post he served as Aid to Gen. George W. Morgan, during which time his horse fell and broke his right arm. Capt. Hutchins remained with his regiment; took charge of his company with his arm in a sling, at the siege of Vicksburg. The history of Co. K is the history of the 4'2nd, all of whose services and perils it shared bravely and faithfully, from first to last.- At the close of the war Capt. Hutchins returned to Bellefontaine and carried on the agricultural business until 1867. In 1868 and 1869 in the dry goods business. On Feb. 36, 1869, was appointed Assistant Assessor of United States Internal Revenue, filling this office until 1872, since which time he has been Deputy Collector. Capt. Hutchins has taken a very active part in the improvements of Bellefontaine, being interested in the building of three of the finest business blocks in this city. He is a Republican in politics, being an active worker with that party. He married, in Jennings Co., Ind., Nov. 5, 1848, Miss Elizabeth Jane Sandford, of Indiana; they have one child, a daughter. ^

T. W. HYNES, merchant; -Bellefontaine. The subject of this brief sketch was born in Ireland, Dec. 21, 1810. In his native country Mr. Hynes was engaged in farming, and after marrying, he, with wife and one child, in 1846, came to America, locating in Jefferson Co., N. Y., where he was engaged in farming, following this for several years ; he then entered the mercantile business in Buffalo, N. Y. He was a resident of Iowa for some time, and in 1865 came to Bellefontaine, where he has been one of its honored and respected citizens ever since. He is now engaged in the grocery business on Main street, and is recognized as one of Bellefontaiue's enterprising citizens.

PHILANDER JONES; coroner; Bellefontaine; was born in Licking Co., O., March 13, 1818, remaining in his native county until about twenty-one years of age, learning the trade of a tailor; he then set out and worked in different parts of Ohio, and a short time in Indiana. In 1856 he came to Bellefontaine, which has been his home ever since; when first coming here he went to work at his trade, tailoring, and continued this business for a number of years. In 1862 he was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace, filling that office with credit for twelve consecutive years, and again elected in 1878, which he is now holding, being the oldest Justice of the Peace in Bellefontaine. In 1866 Mr. Jones was elected to the office of Coroner of Logan County, filling that office ever since, with the exception of three years; in these offices Mr. Jones has given entire satisfaction. He was a soldier in the late civil war, and enlisted in Co. B, 85th O. V. I., and served some four months with honor and credit. He is engaged in the real estate and insurance business, representing some of the leading insurance companies of Ohio - Richland Mutual, of Mansfield; Western Mutual, of Urbana; Franklin, of Columbus, and Farmers', of York, Pennsylvania.

Rev. GEORGIUS LUDOVICUS KALB, minister of the First Presbyterian Church; Bellefontaine; was born in Franklin Co., O., Sept. 12, 18<:9, and is the son of George W. and Margaret (Claybaugh) Kalb; his mother is a native of Pennsylvania, and his father of Maryland, and came to Franklin Co., O., in 1805; he is a farmer and is still a resident of Franklin Co., being one of the oldest living settlers of that county. Georgius L. was born on the farm, where he remained until he was 14 years of age, when he entered the Miami University; he afterwards entered the Centre College, of Danville, Kj'., and graduated from this place of learning in the class of 1848, with thirty-three others; out of the class of thirty-four graduates at that time, we find eight ministers, also J. M. Crook, brother of Gen. Crook, Judge Alexander F. Hume, of Ohio, and Senator George G. Vest, of Missouri. In 1849 Mr. Kalb began studying for the ministry under Dr. Claybaugh, of Oxford, O. Ill 1851 he was licensed to preach. In October, 1852, he was tendered a charge at Circleville, Ohio, which he accepted, and preached from the pulpit of the Central Presbyterian Church until 1863, being ordained in 1853. In 1862 he helped to organize the

90th O. V. I., which took part in the late civil war; on its organization he was made its Chaplain; after eight months he resigned on account of sickness. In 1863 Dr. Kalb came to Bellefontaine, where he had been appointed to fill the pulpit of the First Presbyterian Church, then located on North Main street. In January, 1874, the present church was dedicated, where our worthy subject has filled the pulpit since. He has taken a very active part in the public schools of Bellefontaine, having been a member of the School Board for some p-ght years. He was Clerk of the School Board seven years. Dr. Kalb was married Nov. 30, 1854, to Miss Mary E. Bigham, of Butler Co., 0.; they have had six children, one deceased.

REV. O. KENNEDY, minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at Milford Centre, Union Co., 0., Oct. 16, 1825, and is the son of E. and Martha (Sanders) Kennedy. His mother was born in Pennsylvania, and his father in Maryland. He was a blacksmith by trade, having emigrated to Ohio when the Indians were very plentiful. Young Kennedy remained a resident of his native County until 1853, during which time he was engaged in going to school and learning blacksmithing with his father. In 1853 Rev. Kennedy began as traveling preacher of the North Ohio Methodist Episcopal Conference; the same year he was ordained as deacon, preaching for two years in Darke Co., Arcanum Circuit, two years, and thence to Greenville, two years. In 1857 he came to Bellefontaine, remaining one year; and in Toledo three years; and in Buoyrus a short time. Here he enlisted in the 101st O. V. I., and as Chaplain remaining with that regiment some two years, and participatina: in the battles of Perryville and Chickamauga. Returning to Ohio, he filled the following appointments: Van Wert, O., two years; Lima, three years; Findley, three years; Marysville, one year; Van Wert, three years; Sidney, three years; and in 1879 returned to Bellefontaine.

MILT KOOGLE, photographer, was born jn Warren Co., Ohio, in 1835. Pie learned his trade as a photographer in 1868, working at his trade in several cities of Ohio in 1872; from Lebanon he came to Bellefontaine and commenced the photographic business in his present rooms on Columbus street, where he has already demonstrated that he is entitled to a place in the front ranks of photographers of Central Ohio. His work has taken the first premium at all fairs where exhibited. His rooms are located on the second floor. The reception rooms are tastefully fitted up and hung with some of his productions, which are first class, comparing with the best work in the country. Mr. Koogle was a coldier in the late war; was one of 100 men selected by Gov. Todd, and presented to the Government as President Lincoln's body guard, known as the 7th Ohio Independent President's Escort. This company did duty at Washington for three years. During 1865 Mr. Koogle received a kick from a horse in the left les-, which was very severe. At close of the war Mr. Koogle returned to Ohio, coming to Bellefontaine in 1868, and established his business, making him the oldest photographer in the city.

W. H. KINDELL & CO., furniture manufacturers; Bellefontaine. Among the enterprising business firms of Bellefontaine we may mention that of W. H. Kindell & Co., furniture manufacturers. Their place of business is located on South ^lain street, occupying a large, two-story frame building, 20 x 74 feet. This building was erected by the Kindell Bros., in 1877, for the manufacturing business, and has in the basement the machinery and a fourteen-horse steam engine, which is the power for the machinery used in the manufacture of furnilure; employing in this establishment at one time as high as nine hands, principally in the manufacture of bedsteads and tables. The first floor is used as office and manufacturing rooms, the second floor as varnishing and finishing rooms. W. H. Kindell was born in Richland Co., Ohio, in 1850; learning his trade in Kenton and Bellefontaine, coming to this city in 1858. With the exception of a short time in the mercantile business, Mr. K. has followed his present business. John Cantwell was born in Bellefontaine, Ohio, in 1854. Learning the stonecutter's trade, he followed the business for some fourteen years, when he entered into partnership with Mr. Kindell in the manufacture of furniture.

Madison and Jane (Smith) Kemper; his mother is of a family who were among the first to locate in Logan Co., and his father is of Virginia, having located in Logan Co., as early as 1831, both parjnts died in Lake Tp., this county. Our subject was raised on the farm, where he ramaineJ until 1851, when he moved to Bellefontaine, wliich has been his home since he commenced to learn his trade as a blacksmith, which business he has carried on ever since. He is now engaged in blacksmithing and wagon-making, and his place of business is located in the alley, one-half square west of the post-office, where he employs some seven hands, and is prepared to do all kinds of woik usually done in a first-class establishment.

J. M. KAUFMAN, Logan Co. Infirmary Director; Bellelontaine. Among the old settlers of Logan Co., we may mention the abovenamed gentleman, who was born in Baltimore Co., Md. Leaving his native State in 1833 or 1834, he moved to Kentucky, where he remained a resident until 1838, when he moved to Logan Co., locating on a farm in Harrison Tp.; here he engaged in farming for a number of years, and was acknowledged as one of its successful farmers. Some twelve years ago Mr. Kaufman moved to Bellefontaine, where he has been one of its honored citizens, filling several offices of public trust with honor; was a member of the City Council; is now a Director of the Logan Co. Infirmary, which he has been filling sino3 1872. Mr. Kaufman was engaged for some six years in the drygoods business in BellBfontaine.

JOSEPH H. LAWRENCE, attorney-atlaw, Bellefontaine; was born in Bellefontaine, Logan Co., O., August 4. 1847, and is the son of Judge Wm. Lawrence, whose biography appears in another part of this work. Joseph, after receiving a common school education, entered the Washington and Jeiferson College of Pennsylvania, and graduated from this place of learning in 1870; he soon after entered the Columbian Law College of Washington, and graduated in 1871, when he commenced the practice of law with his father. Mr. Lawrence was a soldier in the late civil war, enlisting in Co. B, 132nd 0. V. I., where he served for some four months.

of Logan Co., may be mentioned the abovenamed gentleman, who was born in Buffalo, N. y., Dec. 19, 1799, and is the son of Samuel and Margaret (Pense) Long. Tlie mother was of Pennsylvania and his father of Maryland. He (the father) was a physician, being in the regular United States service, as a l)hysician and surgeon, participating in the war of 1812. He was wounded at the battle of Luiidy's Lane. Our subject entered his father's office and remained under his charge, in the study of medicine, for a number of years, when he began the practice of the same. In 1829 Dr. Long came to Ohio, which has been his home, principally, ever since. He graduated from the Eclectic Medical College of Pennsylvania, in 1865, and was a member of the Eclectic Medical Society of Pennsylvania for some fifteen years. Dr. Long and son, Madison S., have just located in Bellefontaine, coming here from Marion, (where they had a large and successful practice) highly recommended by the people and press of that city. He is a thoroughly educated physician, fully understanding the nature and treatment of disease, and, as such, is entitled to the confidence of the people.

MADISON S. LONG, physician; Bellefontaine; was born in Beaver Co., Pa., in 1840. After receiving an education, he entered his father's office and began the study of medicine. In 1871 he graduated from the Eclectic Medical Institute of Cincinnati, O., and soon after commenced the practice of his chosen profession in company with his father. Dr. James Long, since which they have been meeting with good success, making a specialty in the treatment of chronic diseases. Their office is located on Main St.. opposite the post-office, where Dr. Long can be consulted in the German and English languages. These gentlemen are just locating in Bellefontaine, but from the recommendations from the people of their former home and the solicitation of friends here, their success is certain.

G. W. LOOFBOURROW, dentist, Bellefontaine. Among the leading business men of Bellefontaine, is Dr. Loofbourrow, who was born in Adams Co., Ind., April 1, 1839, and is the son of Thomas R. and Rhoda (Messmore) Loofbourrow, both parents being natives of Ohio. He commenced the study of dentistry in a leading office in the City of Cleveland; ho also took a regular course of lectures in Cincinnati, O. Engaging in the practice of dentistry for a short time, he went to Indiana. In 1864 he enlisted in the 139th I. V. I., where he served faithfully until mustered oiit. In 1865 he came to Logan Co., first locating in Northwood, where he engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1866 he came to Bellefontaine, where he has been located ever since. His dental rooms are located on Columbus street, where he is prepared to do a first class business.

JOHN G- MAIER, butcher; Bellefontaine; was born near M^'ittemberg, Germany, April, 1846, having emigrated to America with his parents, and located in Champaign Co., 0., in 1853, where they remained for several years, and then moved to Union Tp., Logan Co., where our subject was engaged in farming for a number of years; he was for a short time a resident of Illinois and Indiana. In December, 1879, he came to Bellefontaine, and commenced the business of butchering; he is located in the rear of the Court House, where he is doing a good business, keeping constantly on hand a good stock of meats.

J. DUNCAN McLaughlin, aitomey-atlaw; Bellelontaine; was born in Logan Co., O., July 26, 1844, and is the son of James B. and M. (Parker) McLaughlin. The mother was of Ohio and his father was born in the city of Perth, Scotland, Jan. 16, 1817, and came to America in 1820, settling in Yellow Springs, where he received a liberal education. In 1833 he came to Ohio and read law with Judge Vfilliam Lawrence; was admitted to practice in 1860, and was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Logan Co. in 1862, serving one term, and to the office of County Surveyor in 1852, and re-elected in 1854; filled the office as United States Commissioner for a number of years; was the senior member of the firm of McLaughlin & Dow, one of the leading law firms of Logan Co. He died in 1878, respected and honored. Our subject remained on the farm in Jefferson Tp. until he was some 19 years of age, when he went with his father in surveying; also, engaged in the study of law; graduated from the Cincinnati Law School in 1869, and was admitted to the bar same year. He has filled several offices of public trust - in 1866, was elected

County Surveyor, one term; Prosecuting Attorney, 1874 to 1878. In 1880 he was elected Mayor of Bellefontaine, which office he is now filling. In 1869 formed a partnership in the firm of McLaughlin & Dow, which' has todav one of the leading practices of the county.

JOHN M. McCRACKEN, County Sheriff; Bellefontaine; was born in Union 'Tp., Logan Co., O., March 27, 1846, and is the son of D. W. and Sarah C. (Hoover) McCracken; both parents are natives of Pennsylvania, having moved to Ohio and located in Logan Co. at an early day. Our subject was raised on the farm, where he was engaged in farming in the summer months and in the winter attending the district schools. After remaining on the farm until he was near 34 years of age, he came to Bellefontaine and accepted a position in a drug store as clerk. Leaving the store, he was made Deputy-Sheriff under William H. Chandler, and then under Mr. Mollvain. During his term of office as Deputy- Sheriff, he performed his duty faithfully and gained a host of friends, that, in 1876, he was elected to the office of Sheriff of Logan Co., and reelected to the same office in 1878. In this office he gave entire satisfaction, having proven himself a gentleman of acknowledged ability. Mr. McCracken is a Republican in politics and a faithful worker in the party ranks. He was married, in Logan Co., to Miss Cornelia B. Bergen, of Ohio.

J. F. McGINNIS, City Clerk; Bellefontaine; was born in Ross Co., 0., Dec. 30, 1842. When but ten months old he, with his parents, moved to Hardin Co., remaining there until he was fifteen years of age; thence removed to Allen Co., and in 1864 moved to Bellefontaine, Logan Co., which has been his home ever since, with the exception of 1868- 70. He, in 1876, was elected to the office of City Clerk of Bellefontaine, filling this office with _ acknowledged ability. He was re-elected in 1878 and 1880, to the same office, filling it with honor and credit. Mr. McGinnis holds several offices of trust: is Secretary of the Lake and Logan Building and Loan Association, being one of the organizers of the Logan Building and Loan Association. He has for the past five years been engaged \ in the fire insurance business, representing some of the leading insurance companies of America: Phoenix, of Brooklyn; Newark,

Amazon, Cooper, Jefferson, Toledo Fire and Marine, doing one of the leading insurance businesses of Logan Co. His place of business is located opposite the Post-office.

JOHN F. MILLER, merchant; Bellefontaine; was born in Baden, Germany, March 4, 1832; at 15 years of age he began to learn tiie trade of a baker; in 1850, he, in company with his brother, sailed for America, landing in New York; he had but a five-franc piece, being all the money he had; he came direct to Ohio, and located in Columbus, where he worked at the baker's trade for some two or three years, afterwards working in different parts of Ohio. March 16, 1868, Mr. xMiller came to Bellefontaine, entering the bakery and grocery business near the present site of his place of business; here he remained until 187?, when he erected his present business - block, two stories high, 26x121 feet, including bakery shop; besides Mr. Miller's extensive grocery and bakery business, he is interested in the Bellefontaine woolen mills, one of the leading manufactories of the city; he is also owner of a large stone quarry west of town, and the owner of four farms. His success in life is due to his industry and good management; he stands to-day as one of Bellefontaine's most enterprising business men.

J. W. McCOID, meat market, Bellefontaine; was born in Muskingum Co., O., June 2H, 1843, and is the son of John and ElleTi (Echelberg) McCoid; our subject, when about three years of age, with bis parents moved to Bellefontaine, which has been his home ever since; here he entered his father's butcher shop when about fifteen years of age, and Mr. McCoid has continued iiT the butcher business ever since; he is now the oldest butcher in business in Bellefontaine. , Mr. McCoid for a number of years kept butcher shop on the corner where the Miltenberger House now stands; from there he moved to the northeast corner; from there to his present place of business, located on the northwest corner of Columbus and Detroit streets, where he keeps the leading butcher shop in the city. Mr. McCoid married Miss Emma J. Wheeler, of Ohio, by whom he has two children living, Adolphus and Crutcher.

Miller, both parents natives of Maryland. Our subject remained a resident of his native county until 1810, when he with his parents moved to Washington Co., Pa., where he remained until 1824; then came to Ohio, and located in New Lisboti, where he learned his trade, watchmaking; and afterwards was a resident of Washington Co., Pa., then to Guernsey Co., O., and in 1834 moved to Bellefontaine O., where he entered the watch and jewelry business, which business he has continued ever since in Bellefontaine, being today the oldest watchmaker in Logan Co. During Mr. Miller's residence in Bellefontaine he has held several offices of public trust with honor and credit; he was Mayor of the city for two terms, and a member of the City Council two terms; is a member of the Disciple Church, of which he has been one of its active members, preaching for a number of years; a hard worker in the temperance cause, and took an' active part in the anti-slavery question^ and a member of the underground railroad. Mr. Miller commenced the watch and jewelry business in Bellefontaine with a small capital ; he rode horseback to Cincinnati and purchased his stock, returning with it in a pair of saddle-bags. He married in 1829 to Miss Abbie Torrence; by this union they had seven children, of whom five are living. Mrs. Miller died in December, 1879, nearly 70 years of age. Thus passed away one of the highly respected old settlers of Bellefontaine.

HORACE G. McKEE, livery; Bellefontaine. Among the most successful liverymen of Bellefontaine is the above-named gentleman, who was born in St. Lawrence Co., N. Y., and came to Ohio when he was about twelve years of age and located in Morrow Co., where he remained for a number of years, holding several offices of public trust, and was Sheriff of Morrow Co. for two terms, and a member of the City Council of Mt. Gilead some five years. These offices Mr. McKee filled with honor and credit. He was also a soldier in the late civil war, serving in the 126th O. V. I. From Morrow Co. Mr. MoKee moved to Knox, thence to Bellefontaine in 1870, having purchased his livery business in 1868. He is now the owner of one of the best livery stables and enjoying a leading business of Logan Co., keeping on hand the best livery in the city: seventeen

JOHN B. MILLER, deceased,Bellefontaine; vras born in Nevf York City, Dec. 16, 1808, and was the son of Ephiaim Miller, a Carpenter by trade. Our subject learned the trade as a shoemaker in Cincinnati, O., where he had moved to when he was a child, and working at his trade in diifereut sections of the country. He married Susan Thurston, who was born in Massachusetts in 1811; came to Cincinnati when she was not quite 13 years of age. In 1833 they moved to Bellefontaine; coming here in a two-horse wagon, being one of the first regular shoemakers to locate at Bellefontaine, working in a building on the site of the Opera House for a number of years. He entered the mercantile business, and then in the hotel business. He was a soldier in the Mexican war, enlistino- in the 15th Infantry as First Lieutenant-; here he served for nine months, doing good service. He was also in the late civil war, enlisting in the 13th O. V. I. as Captain, and serving some three years, and participating in a number of engagements. He had also a son, Spencer, in the same regiment, who did good service and was honorably discharged. Mr. Miller has filled several offices of public trust, serving as Postmaster of Bellefontaine for some four or five ye^rs, and Deputy Sheriff of Logan Co., filling this office with honor and credit. He was liked and honored by all. He died Jan. 4, 1877, leaving a large familv to mourn his loss.

JONAS MEREDITH, farmer; P. O., Bellefontaine; is one ox the old pioneers of Logan Co.; was born in Loudoun Co., Va., May 24, 1793, and is the son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Howell") Meredith; his mother was born in Virginia, and his father in Pennsj'lvania; they married in Loudoun Co., Va. Benjrimin Meredith was a shoemaker by trade, but in latter years engaged in farming. In 1805, the family moved to Belmont Co., O.; here both parents died. Our subject learned his trade as a house-joiner, working at different places, when, in 1833, he came to Bellefontaine and worked at his trade. In 1834 he married Rebecca Kirkland, and in September, 1835, moved to the present homestead, which then had but little improvements, in a dense forest; starting at work on the new home, he commenced clearing land, and to-day has a fine farm of 200 acres, in good condition. In 1836 Mr. Meredith was Justice of the Peace. Mrs. Meredith died April 15, 1867; they had four children, two of whom are living; had one son in the late civil war. Benjamin F. enlisted in the lo3d O. V. I., 100-days service; he is now engaged in farming on the old homestead.