Madison County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1883 (part 10 of 13)

LOUIS GIERICH, farmer, P.O. Lilly Chapel, was born in Germany May 4. 1S2S. and is a son of John F. and Barbara Gierich, who lived and died in their native land, Germany. They had eighteen children, all now deceased but two. Magdalena, now widow Gearhart, resides in Columbus, Ohio, and Louis, the subject of this sketch, who was the youngest child of his father, and who in 1849 emigrated to America, and landed in New Vork on May 4 <>f that year, being jusl twenty one years of age on that day. Be first located in Beaver County, Penn., and worked one summer; thence he came to Wesl Jefferson, this county, and there, and in Kentucky. Indiana, and various other places he lived and worked till April 13, 1853, whenhe was married to Barbara Kuhner, and settled in West Jefferson In the spring of 1855, Mr. Gierich made a visit to his native land and returned to America, and to his family in October of the same year. In November, he bought the farm where; he now lives, and has since resided, a period of twenty fight years. He now has a farm of sixty-seven acres of land with good improvements, which he has principally made by his own labor and industry. He has had born to him five children, of whom four now survive - John Christian, born January 25, 1857 ; Mary, born November 1!>, 1860, now the wife of Guess Bennett; Jacob, born May 4, 1863; and Emma, born November 13, 1866. Mr. Gierich and family are worth)' members of the Lutheran Church.

HENRY G-ILROY, retired farmer, P. 0. Lilly Chapel, was born near Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio, December 10, 1818, and is a son of John and Mary (Knight) Gilroy, natives of County Firmanagh, Ireland, who emigrated to America about 1815 and located near Lebanon, being among the pioneers of that county. Thence they removed to Clark County, and subsequentby to Madison County about 1830, or possibly a little earlier. Here they resided till their death. The}' had seven children, of whom three now survive - James, Henry and Greorge. The subject of this sketch was raised in Clark and Madison Counties, and was married in 1841 to Patience Hunt, who was born near South Charleston. Clark Co., Ohio, in April, 1826; she was a daughter of Isaiah and Rebecca Hunt, natives of New York. Mr. Grilroy first located in Allen County, Ohio, but in the fall of 1848 he removed to Madison Count}' and purchased the land where he now lives, a part of which is now occupied by the village of Lilly Chapel. Here he has resided thirty-four years, and has been one of the leading men of this community. In 1874, he and Henry Lilly laid off the town which was called "Gilroy," in honor of our worthy subject and pioneer. He has lived to see this countrv greatly improved.

DR. CHARLES W. HIGGINS, physician, Big Plain, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, November 1, 1838, and is a son of Charles and Druzilla Higgins, he a native of Maryland and she of* Pennsylvania. The grandfather was Charles Higgins, a native of Maryland, who emigrated to Ohio and settled in Franklin County in 1812, ranking as a pioneer of that county. At that date there was but one house in Columbus, and that was a primitive log cabin Mr. Higgins remained in that county till his death, aged sixty years. Charles, the father of our subject, was about six years of age when brought to Ohio, and here he grew to manhood fully accustomed to pioneer life. He married Druzilla Ball, a daughter of William Ball, a native of Pennsylvania, and settled on a part of the home place, where he remained through life, having devoted his entire life to farming, and lie was a very successful and prosperous farmer. He and his wife both departed this life in the year 1855. They had eight children; seven grew to maturity, and three now survive - Lorretta, wife of A. J. Richey; Jane, wife of Calvin Bcattv. and Dr. Charles W., our subject. Mr. llig»ins was a very industrious, active man. and as a farmer was very successful. The Doctor our subject, was brought up to the healthful and honorable employment of the farm till sixteen years of age, when he entered the public schools of Columbus, where he attended one year. He then entered the Commercial School and completed their course of study. Then he attended the Capital University two years, and then after a short time of teaching he attended the Granville College two years. He then engaged several years in the work of teaching, and during this time entered upon the study of medicine with Dr. L. Woodruff, of Alton, Ohio. Then he entered the Starling Medical College at Columbus, from which he graduated in the spring of 1865. He then entered upon the practice of his profession with Dr. Richey at Martinsville, Irid. [n October, 1865, he returned to Ohio and located at California, where he has continued the practice of his profession to the present time, lie has thoroughly established himself in the confidence of t he people of this community, and has a large and growing practice. In addition to the practice of medicine, in 1868 he entered upon the drug business. In 1869, he purchased the stock of groceries of Harvey & Bro., and in 1876 he moved into his present building and entered upon a general merchandise trade, in which he has continued to the present time. On December 31, 1865, was celebrated his marriage with .lane A. Say, a daughter of James and Matilda Say, he a native of England and she of the State of New York. By this union they have had eleven children, eight of whom now survive .Minnie B.. Laura. Carrie, Walter, Florence, James N., Rettie and Mary. During the war of the rebellion the Doctor enlisted in

July, 1862, in Company C, Ninety-fifth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry and served six months, when, from sickness and disability tie was discharged, having been engaged in one battle - Richmond, Ivy.

WILLIAM 11. HILL, merchant, Big Plain, was born in Pickaway Count}', Ohio, July 16. 1837, and was brought up to the occupation of a farmer, receiving a good common school education. Then he learned the trade of a plasterer, which business he followed aboul three years, [n June, 1859, he entered as a clerk in the store of O. T. Curry, at Harrisburg, Franklin County, Ohio, where he continued three years. In the fall of 1862, he located in California, Madison County, Ohio, and entered upon the mercantile trade on his own account, in which he has continued to the present time - a period of twenty years. .Mr. Hill started in life without capital, depending upon his own strength, intellect and integrity of character to win him success. He has succeeded, and now has a good property and a good stock of general merchandise, such as is needed in a village like California. He has a good trade, and has thoroughly established himself in the confidence of his community. On May 2-4, 1863, he was united in marriage with Nancy Ellen Snider, who was born in Pickaway County, January 7, 1842, and is a daughter of John and Elizabeth Snider, of Pickaway County. By this union they have four children - Alma Lillian, born August 10, 18(58 ; Lorena May, born June 16, 1871 ; Etta Imo, born July 28, 187.:. and William Henry, born May 17. 1880. Mr. Hill united with the Methodist Church in 1850, when in his fourteenth year, and has remained a eonsistent and worthy member for thirty-two jears. His wife is also a member of the same church to which she has belonged twentytwo years. Their eldesl child united with the church in the winter of 1882.

THOMAS HORN, farmer, P. 0. billy Chapel, was born in Ross County, Ohio, January 26, 1836, and is a son of John M. and Elizabeth Horn. natives of Rerkeley County, Va. The grandfather, Jacob Horn, also a native of Virginia, lived and died in his native State. John M.. the father of our subject, grew to manhood, and married a lady in Virginia by name of Millhoff, who died in Virginia, having borne him two children - both deceased. About 1817, he removed to Ohio and settled in Ross County, at that time there being but one shingle-roofed house in the town of Chillicothe. He married for his second wife, Elizabeth Recob, whose history is given in the sketches of Frederick and Valentine liccob. They settled in boss County, where they resided till the fall of 1851, when they removed to Madison County and settled three miles west of California. He remained a resident of Fairfield Township till his death. March 4. 1861, aged seventy-four years. His wife subsequently removed to Med, can County. 111., where she resided with her daughter till her death in the fall of 1872. They had seven children, six now living - William ; James, a resident of Kansas ; John ; Valentine, a resident of Nebraska; Elijah, a resident of Illinois, and Thomas, our subject. Mr. Horn was a blacksmith by trade, which occupation he followed through lite. While a young, single man, living in Virginia, in the time of slavery, he was an overseer, having charge of a number of slaves owned by Maj. Bedinger. He was an industrious, hard-working man. and a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years. Thomas I lorn, our subject, married Sarah J. Courtright, who was born in Franklin County. Ohio. July 1, 183!) ; she was a daughter of Jesse and Mary A. (Brown) Courtright. also natives of Franklin County, where he died in April, L874, aged fifty-eight years. Mr. Courtright was a farmer by occupation, and held the office of County Surveyor two terms, or six years, and was a prominent, leading man of that county, who held quite a number of minor offices. Mrs. Courtright still survives, and resides on the old homestead, aged sixty-four years. They had ten children, nine still living - Sarah J., Martha A., John, William, Jesse, Edward, Samuel and

Milton and Newton (twins). Mr. Horn and wife have had seven children, six now surviving - Walter, born April 21, 1868; Edward, born February 10, 1871; Josephine, born January 19, 187o; Samuel, born August 21, 1875; Mary, born August 18, 1877, and Emma, born February 26, 1880. Mrs. Horn while young obtained a good common school education, after which she attended the college at Worthington two years, and then entered upon the useful yet arduous work of teaching, which occupation she followed seven years prior to her marriage. She is a worth}' member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which she has belonged twenty-four years. Mr. Horn, after his marriage, entered upon the mercantile trade at Georgesville, Franklin County, and continued there till 1872, when he came to Madison County and purchased the farm where he now lives. He built the first house in Lilly Chapel, after the town was laid out, and there entered upon the mercantile trade ; was the first Postmaster of the place and became the first local agent for the railroad company after the road was completed. He continued in business there until 1878. when he retired to his iarm, where he has since resided, and to which he has devoted his attention. On March 24, 1862, he answered his country's call, and enlisted in her defense in Company H, Second Battalion Eighteenth United States Infantry, and was taken prisoner at the battle of Mumfordsville, Ky.. and paroled the same day. after which he engaged in the battle of Hoover's Gap, at Chickamauga and others. He has eighty acres of good land just north of Lilly Chapel, whei'e he has a pleasant home. He is a member of the Lilly Chapel Grange, No. 583, of which he was a charter member ; and he is also a member of Gilroy Lodge, No. 695, I. 0. 0. F., at Lilly Chapel.

ANDREW JACKSON, farmer, P. 0. Lilly Chapel, was born in Rockbridge County, Va., December 28, 1816, and is a son of William and Nancy Jackson : he is a native of Pennsylvania and she of Virginia. The grandfather, William Jackson, was a native of Ireland, who, with six brothers, emigrated to America about the time of the war of the Revolution, and all of them espoused the cause of this country and fought for its independence. After the war, Mr. Jackson never heard of any of his six brothers ; subsequently he married and located in Pennsylvania, and from there removed to Virginia, where he died in 1826 or 1827, at a very advanced age. He was the father of one son and four daughters, all now deceased. William, the father of our subject, an only son, grew to manhood in his native State and there married Nancy Ilea. In 1828. they removed to Ohio and located in Madison County near London, and in Union Township he spent the balance of his life. He was a weaver by trade, but after he came to Ohio he engaged in farming, which he followed till his death. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. His wife died in 1850 or 1851. he in 1858. He was the father of live children, who grew to maturity, of whom four now survive - Andrew, William, Evaline now Widow Armstrong), and Sarah (now Widow Parker, residing in Iowa). Mr. A. Jackson, the subject of this sketch, was twelve years of age when with his father's family he came to Madison County ; here he grew to maturity and was married. September 12. 1844, to Eliza Armstrong, a native of this county, born April L3, 1821, ami a daughter of .John P. and Elizabeth Armstrong, natives of Pennsylvania. John F., when a small child, with his parents James and Nancy (Fulton) Armstrong, removed to Kentucky, and thence to Chillicothe, Ohio, in a very early day, before there was a town at Chillicothe ; subsequently he bought a farm about three miles from the town, where they lived till their death. There John V. grew to manhood and mar ried Elizabeth Warren, alter which he located in Madison County, where they lived and died. He also served in the war of 1812. He died August 12, 1864, aged seventy-two years ; his wife survived till September 2, 1867, aged seventy two years. They had twelve children, of whom nine grew to maturity and six now survive - Eliza, Warren, Samuel. Frances, William H. and John F. Mr- Jackson and wife have had four children, all deceased. They firsl Incited in Southern Illinois. In the spring of 1850, at the time of the great gold excitement in California, Mr. .).. with many others, made the laborious and tedious journey across the plains to seek his fortune in ''the land of gold." He arrived there in August of the same year, and remained nearly four years, starting for home in June, 1S54. and coming by water and across the Isthmus, he arrived in the last of June. The experiences of Mr. Jackson on this trip were too extensive and varied to admit of giving anything of a detailed description in this sketch. His hardships were of the; severest kind, and the associations and society of the roughest character ; there was no law, no courts, no jury ; but vigilants and lynch law were the regulators. At oue time, on a trip over the mountains in mid-winter, in a terribly deep snow, they were out of provisions and lived for eight days on sugar, of which they had a supply. In his search for wealth, at times he was very successful ; at other times he lost heavily. During his four years' stay, he knew what it was to be without a dollar, and, again, at one time, he had $15,000. But suffice it to say, he succeeded in bringing home some money and a large amount of experience. He then settled with his family in Madison County, till in December, 18."V7, when he again embarked on a vessel from New York for California, taking his family with him. They remained four months and returned to Ohio, and entered upon farming. He purchased the place where he now lives, in 18(!(i, of James Lilly. It contains ninety acres, upon which he has good buildings and improvements, and is pleasantlv situated just north of the village of Lilby Chapel.

RICHARD M. JOHNSON, farmer, P. 0. Big Plain, was born in Montgomery County, Md., February 13, 1824, and is a son of Thomas W. and Aletha Johnson, natives of Maryland. The grandparents were Reason and Elizabeth Johnson, of English descent, who lived and died in Maryland. Thomas W., the father of our subject, was raised and grew to manhood in his native State, where he married Aletha Reed. In 1835, he emigrated with his family to Ohio and settled in Madison County, about five miles southeast of London. He died in 1812. His wife survived till September 9, 1863. The}' had nine children, of whom three now survive - Richard M., Ann M. (wife of William Douglass, residing in Kansas), and Martha. Mr. Johnson served as a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a farmer through life. The subject of the sketch was in his eleventh year when they settled in Madison County, and in his eighteenth year his father died. From this time he had the principal care of his mother, who lived with him till her death. Mr. Johnson was united in marriage, November 1, 1860, with Sarah Jane Griffin, a daughter of Nathaniel and Maiy Griffin, he a native of Ohio and she of Virginia. They were married in Ohio, and settled on the count}' line between Champaign and Madison Counties, where she died August 31, 1864. Subsequently he removed to Illinois, where he died August 10, 1880. They had ten children, seven now surviving - Ann, wife of John Caldwell ; Lydia, wife of R. B. Rogers ; Sarah Jane; William Robert; Henry Clay ; ami Mary, wife of Granville Lewis. Mr. Johnson has devoted his life to farming and the stock business. He started in life with no capital, and by his own industry, economy and good management has arisen to wealth and affluence. He now owns 900 acres of land in Madison County and eight}' acres in the State of Indiana. At the home place, he has erected a fine residence, and made other improvements. He has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for thirty-two years, and served his township as Trustee three years.

WILLIAM B. LEVER (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born near Providence, R. I., February 18, 1822, and was a son of John and Sarah (Slater) Lever, natives of England, who emigrated to America during the war of 1812, he coming first to select a location, after which he sent for his family, who, as soon as peace was declared, or as soon as they were permitted to sail and land in this country, came across the waters, landing in Canada, from whence they went to Rhode Island, where they resided till their death, he March 5, 1842, aged sixty-seven years, and she June 11, 1845, aged sixty-two years. They had a family of eleven children, of whom three now survive - Henry, who married and is a farmer near Northboro, Mass.; Mary, wife of Samuel Hodgson, ana tive of England, and residing at Fall River, Mass.; and Martha, wife of John Marsh, of Union Township, this county. Mr. William B. Lever was the youngest child of his father's family. He grew to manhood in his native Slate, and in the spring of 1857 emigrated West, making a prospective tour through Missouri and Kansas, but returning, to Ohio in June of the same year, he located in Madison County. In February, 1859, he bought the farm where his widowstill resides, and located upon the same in the spring following. Although a machinist by trade, having no practical knowledge of farming, yet he concluded to enter upon farming, the leading occupation of this Western country. On November 11, 1859, he was united in marriage with Margaret Arnett, a native of this count}', born October 12, 1836, and a daughter of Thomas and Jemima (Acton) Arnett, natives of Ross Count}', Ohio, who settled in this county about 1832; he died in August, 1837, aged thirty years. He was the father of one son and three daughters - Elizabeth (deceased); Sarah, wife of William Harvey; James, a resident of Columbus, and Margaret. Mrs. Arnett subsequently married for her second husband, Mr. Mitchel Lane, of Union Township. She died in May, 1872, aged sixty-three years. By her second husband she had two children, now living - Mary E., wife of Marion Harvey, and Richard. Mr. Lever and wife by their union had three children - Edward E., born August 21, 1860; Laura E., born September 22, 1862, and Ada L., born September 25, 1865. Mr. Lever died October 5, 1879. He was a man of high moral charac ter. not a member of any church, yet he held to the Universalist faith. He was a man of undoubted integrity, a kind husband and a much esteemed neighbor. HENRY LILLY, farmer, P. 0. Lilly Chapel, is a native of Franklin County, Ohio, and was born September 14, 1840; he is a son of Wesley and Mary Lilly, natives of Virginia; the former was born in Fluvanna County, Ya . March 30, 1803, and in 1808, when five years of age, emigrated with his parents, Thomas and Theodosia Lilly, to Ohio, and settled in Ross County, where Thomas Lilly died in the fall of 1823. In 1830, his wife Theodosia, and her family removed to Madison County, where she died about 1838. In 1829, Wesley married Mary Durflinger, a daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Dur flinger, natives of Virginia, who settled in Madison Count} aboul 1827. In 1830, when Mr. Lilly came to this county, he purchased land, all in the woods and prairie, in its primitive, wild state, for which he paid $1.50 per acre; this was a tract of land north of Lilly Chapel where Thomas Horn anil Philip Sidner now live. There Mr. Lilly commenced in a rude log cabin, with no means and in debt for his land. He remained there eight years, but the him! was so wet with no drainage that it was difficult to do much with it; he there ' fore sold out and removed into Franklin County, where he remained till 1850, when he again bought land iii Madison County, where he located and has since resided. From his early commencemenl here as a pioneer, right in the woods and wet prairie, he has by his industry, hard labor and economy become owner of 336 acres of good land, with good buildings and improvements, and is one of the most respected and prominent fanners of Madison County, and a man of undoubted moral and Christian character. He united with the Methodist Church in Ross County when aboul twenty live years of age. In building the church at Lilly Chapel, he gave freely of his means, and has now been an carnest worker in the church for more than half a century, and a class leader and a trustee for many years. They have had seven sons and one daughter, of whom three sons now survive - Henry, James and Albert. During the war of the rebellion, this family furnished five of her sons in defense of our liberties. Thomas and Daniel enlisted in August, 1861, in Company A, Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which Thomas became Second Lieutenant and at their first battle - at Prestonburg, Ky.. Thomas had his left arm shot off, which disabled him from further duty, and in June, 1862, he was discharged) and returned home. Having but one arm. he could be of little service on the farm, and in 1864, under a commission from the Governor, he entered upon the work of recruiting, and raised three companies that were organized into the Seventysixth Battalion, of which he was made a Major. In consolidating their regiments, Thomas became Captain of Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment, which entered the one hundred days' service. Thomas was taken sick and died at Bermuda Hundreds, \'a.. in July, 1864. One incident of his military life, showing his undaunted courage and bravery, should here be placed on record to commemorate his noble services, and of which his descendants may justly feel proud. After he had so far recovered from his wound as to attempt to return to his regiment, he took boat up the Ohio River to the Big Sandy, and there had one and one-half days' walk to reach his regiment, and through a rough, ''bushwhacking" country. He met some citizens - Union men, who informed him of a man lining near there, a bushwhacker, who gave them much trouble by frequently shooting down Union men, and they desired him to take the man as a prisoner to his regiment. He agreed to attempt it, and with but one arm and no weapon but his swoixl, he started for the hazardous undertaking, approached the house and entered with drawn sword, and commanded him as his prisoner to march before him, which he did, and he hurried him away as fast as possible. They had to stop overnight at a stranger's house, not knowing whether he was friend or foe. He placed his prisoner in bed, while he lay down by the door and thus guarded him all night. The next day he marched him on and delivered him over to their commander. Such service and deeds of bravery deserve to be placed upon the pages of history, where they may remain and be read and known by future generations long after the tombstone which marks his quiet resting-place shall have become obliterated and effaced by the destroying elements of time. Daniel continued in the service until at the battle of Chickamauga he was killed, September 19, 1863. James. I'hilip and Henry enlisted in the spring of 1864, and went into the Seventy-sixth Battalion under their brother, Capt. Thomas Lilly. Henry was commissioned First Lieutenant of Company A. in the Seventy-sixth Battalion Ohio .National Guards I'hilip soon after entering the service took the measles, from the effects of which he died November 2d, 1867, about two years after the close of the war. James served till discharged at the close of the war. In forming the One Hundred and Thirty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, the three companies of the Seventy-sixth Battalion Ohio National Guards which had been recruited by Capt. Thomas Lilly, were taken to fill up that regimen I. and from a surplus of commissioned officers thus obtained. the older officers in the service took the precedence, and Lieut. Henry Lilly was not called into active service. Thesubjectof this sketch was principally raised in Madison County, where he was married, January Hi. 1862, to Martha Ann Ilartsook, who was horn in Franklin County. Ohio. May 1. 1841, and was a daughter of Noah and Mary Ilartsook. natives of Maryland, who had three children - Mary and Martha Ann (twins) and Lemuel, all \\<>\\ deceased but Martha Ann. Lemuel, when seventeen years of age. enlisted in the war of the rebellion and served nearly three years, when sickness ami death took him away. He enlisted in Company A. fortieth Regimenl Ohio Volunteer. Infantry. Mr. Lilly and wife have four children - Frank S., born September 20, 1863; Weslev.

March 18, 1866; Rosie, November 23, 1869, and Wallace H., born May 15, 1877. Mr. Lilly has devoted his life to farming; he bought and located upon the place where he now lives in the spring of 1868. This place he purchased of his uncle. James Lilly; it consists of 225 acres of excellent land with good improvements, situated just west of the village of Lilly Chapel, a, part of the town being located upon lots taken off of this farm. Mr. Lilly was Township Trustee five years, and is now one of the Commissioners of Madison Count}'. As a farmer and a citizen, he is held in high esteem throughout this community.

RICHARD O'BRIEN, farmer, P. 0. Lilly Chapel, was born in Ireland in 1815, and in 1837 emigrated to America and landed at St. John, New Brunswick; thence he came to Boston, remaining in Massachusetts and other New England States till about 1845, when he came to Ohio and settled on the farm where he now lives and has since resided - a period of thirty -seven years. This tract of land he purchased of John Chenoweth ; it consists of 160 acres. He first lived in a small log cabin, and after about one year's residence, he made some repairs and an addition to another log cabin on the place, into which he moved and lived till 1861, when he erected his present two-story frame house; he has also erected a barn and made other improvements till he now has a very pleasant and comfortable home. In the fall of 1839, he married Mary Chatham, a native of England, by whom he has eight children - John T,. born July 6, 1842; Caroline M., born April 15, 1845, wife of Harvey Clarridge; Christopher P. W., born August 26, 1847; Henry S., born June 23, 1849; Maggie A., born November 15, 1852, wife of Frank Bayliss; Joseph W.. born April 5, 1857; Ellen M., born October 4. 1859, and Jennie L., born October 24, 1862. Mrs. O'Brien died August 7, 1879, aged fifty-seven years. Mr. O'Brien came to this country a poor man. and by his own labor and industry, and that of his family, he has accumulated a good competency.

ELIJAH W. OGILVIE, retired, Lilly Chapel. This esteemed and wellknown citizen was born in Fairfield Township July 12, 1824; he is a son of William and Nancy Ogilvie. The former was born in Hardin County, Va., December 30, 1781; his parents were natives of Scotland. Mr. Ogilvie was a soldier in the war of 1812. He was twice married; first to Margaret Godfrey, by whom he had one child, Jane, who married Patrick Davidson of this county, where she resided till her death. She raised a large family of children, two of whom are still residents of this count}'. Mrs. Ogilvie died, and he married for his second wife Nancy Robey, who was born in Moorfield, Va., June 16, 1796. About 1822, he emigrated with his family to Ohio, and settled in Fairfield Township, Madison County, on land now owned by R. M. Johnson, where he resided till death. Mr. Ogilvie came here possessed of but little means. He first purchased eighty acres of land at $2 per acre, after which he made additional purchases, but never became an extensive land-holder, as at that early day he did not consider land of much value, most of it being very flat and wet and not at all inviting in its appearance. He followed farming and stock-raising through life, giving especial attention to the latter business in which he was very successful, and before his death he became possessed of a good competency. In his life and character, he was well known for probity, honesty and reliability. He held many offices of his township, and possessed the entire confidence of his community, lie was a worthy member of the United Brethren Church, to which he belonged during nearly his entire residence iu this county, and he tilled most of the offices of the church. He died December 25, L857, and the church h>st :i faithful and devout supporter, and the community a worthy and valued citizen. His wife died February 14, 1862, having been a faithful wile, a devoted mother and an earnest and devout Christian. They had six children -Elizabeth, married Rev. Isaac Pretzinger, and now resides at Galesburg. 111.: Hannah, married Thomas Timmons; Elijah W., the subject of this sketch; Mary, married Benjamin Price, and resides in Franklin County, Ohio; Nathan, married Angeline Lane; Julia Ann, married Daniel Thompson, but is now a widow and resides in Franklin County. The subject of this sketch, on December 5, 1844, married Charlotte Thompson, a native of this county, born September 20, 1826. They located in this township, where they have spent their lives, with the exception of four years, during which they resided in the adjoining county of Franklin. Mr. Ogilvie made farming and stock-raising his business till 1858, when he entered upon the mercantile business in the village of California, which he carried on very successfully lor fifteen years, since which be has lived retired from any active or regular line of business, devoting his attention to promiscuous trading and the proper care and use of his land and capital. Mr. Ogilvie and wife have had six children - William, married Margaret Ann Hunter, and resides in Kansas; Daniel F., deceased; Jane, married \V. A. Florence, and resides in Bates County, Mo.; Lucretia, married E. N. Miller, and is now removing to Missouri; Charles L., married Carrie Shepherd, and resides in Kansas, and John F., who died in infancy. Mr. Ogilvie is a worthy member of the Methodist Church; has held most of the offices of his township, a man whose character and integrity are above reproach, and a much esteemed and respected citizen.

WILLIAM 1). PRING-LE, fanner, P. 0. Big Plain, was born near South Charleston. Clark Co., Ohio, January 14, 1813, and is a son of James and Sarah Pringle, he a native of Loudoun County, Va., and she of Kentuck}-. The grandfather, Thomas Pringle, was a native of England, and, when young, he entered the British Army, and it is believed fought under the crown in the war of the Revolution, was captured by the American Army, and after peace was declared became a settler of Virginia, where he married ; subsequently removed to Pennsylvania, thence to Kentucky, and became one of the earlysettlers of Bourbon County. In 1810, with his family, he settled near South Charleston, and was one of the pioneers of that township, where he died at the advanced age of eighty-eight years. James Pringle, the father of our subject, was the eldest of three brothers. Robert and William, the two younger, served in the war of 1812; the latter married in Kentucky, where he lived several years, but finally died near Crbana, Ohio. Robert married and settled near South Charleston, but about 1828 removed to Indiana, and from there to Washington County. Iowa, being one of the pioneer settlers of that county. About 1850, he started to visit his brother James, in Ohio, and while journeying down the river on a boat, was taken sick and died with what was supposed to be cholera. James, the father of our subject, married Sarah Vance, of Kentucky, and about 1810 removed to Ohio, and settled near South Charleston, they being among the pioneers of that section. There Mr. Pringle resided till his death. During the few last, years of his life, he resided in South Charleston, having retired from the farm and all active labor. He died August 18, 1867, in his eighty-fifth year. His wife died April 21, 1876, in her eighty eighth year. They had six children, of whom four grew to maturity - Thomas, David V.. William I), and James. Thomas married Cynthia Herrod. and settled in Champaign County, Ohio, where he was a practicing physician for twenty-five years ; thence he came back to Clark County and resided at South Charleston till the death of his wife, after which he lived with his father till his death, September 17, IS;")!*, aged fifty years. David V. married Margaret Davidson and settled near his father, and resided in the same neighborhood till his death. At the age of twelve years, long before there was any church edifice in the place, he was awakened by Spiritual grace at a prayer-meeting in a private house, and became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he continued for thirty six years. In 1859, to. gratify the wishes of his parents, who were members of the Presbyterian Church, with his wife, transferred their connection to that church. In March,- 18(50, he was chosen and ordained an Elder, and served acceptably as such till 1875, when, by his own request, from the infirmities of advancing years, he was excused from serving longer. He died March 10, 1882, aged seventy -one years. James, the youngest son, married Susan Bales, and also settled near his father. He became an extensive farmer and stock-dealer, and a leading business man of that community ; he was a stockholder and one of the organizers of the National Bank of South Charleston, and also an active member of the Presbyterian Church. He died April 12, 1881, aged sixty-six years. Mr. James Pringle, the father of the sons above mentioned, set for them the noble example of early Christian work. In 1822, he was one of the constituent members and organizers of the Presbyterian Church of South Charleston, in which he was a Ruling Elder for forty years. Although he possessed the entire confidence of his community. and held from time to time many of his neighborhood and township offices, yet he never sought office. In his death, the church and the community lost one of their most useful members and a bright and shining light. The subject of this sketch grew to manhood in Clark County, and on November 5, 1835, was married to Catharine Bales, who was born in Frederick County. Va., April 2, 1813 ; she was a daughter of Thomas and Jane Bales, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Virginia. They were married in Virginia, where they settled and lived till the fall of 1832, when they emigrated to Ohio and settled in Madison County, where they lived till the death of his wife, in February, 1842. Subsequently he removed to South Charleston, where he died in March, 1861. aged eighty-four years. Mr. Bales was a very reserved and unpretentious man, devoting his life to farming, and a worthy member of the Methodist Episcopal Church many years. The}' had five sons and five daughters, of whom seven grew to maturity, and four now survive - Mary, wife of Thomas Chappell. residing in Illinois ; Moses; Catharine, and Susan Ann, now Widow Pringle. Mr. Pringle and wife have had seven children, of whom five now survive - James A., born November 24, 1836 ; Thomas J., born March 18, 1838 ; Susan A., born August 18, 1841 ; Mary E. Q., born August 18, 1843, and Charles W.. born September 6, 1850. The second son, Thomas J., is now a practicing lawyer in Springfield, Ohio. Mary E. Q., in 1867, married James C. Lyons, by whom she had three children, two now surviving - Anna C. and Leila M. Mr. Lyons died November 2, 1876, aged thirty-four years. Since his death, Mrs Lyons, with her children, has lived with her parents. Charles W., the youngest son. who is unmarried, resides at home and is engaged in fanning and slock raising, and in buying and shipping grain at Lilly Chapel, under the linn name of Pringle & Bro. Mr. William I). Pringle, after his marriage, resided in Clark County, near South Charleston, till the spring of ISIS, when he purchased and located upon the place where he now lives and has since resided. with the exception of two years, from 1865 to 1867, during which he lived near West Jefferson. His fust purchase was 300 acres, since which he has added, by purchase, till he owned 850 acres of excellent land, from which he has apportioned a large amount to his children. On the home place he has erected fine. Large buildings, and made other improvements, lie is now one of the oldest living early settlers of this township, and has been one of the Leading active men in all matters of public interest and improvement throughout his community; he ha- held the various offices of his township, and commands the esteem and respeel of his large circle of friends and acquaintances. He and wife arc members of tin' Presbyterian Church, to which they have belonged fort v-livc years.

JAMES ALFRED PRINGLE, grain merchant and fanner. P. (). Big Plain, was bom near South Charleston, Clark County. Ohio. November 2 1. 1836; his ancestral history is <j,iven in the sketch of his father, William D. Pringle

Mr. Pringle was raised in Madison County, being about twelve years of age when his father's family moved from Clark to Madison Count}'. On February 7, 1861, he was united in marriage with Sarah Ann Fitzgerald, whose ancestral history is given in the sketch of her father, Judge Edward Fitzgerald. By this union they have four children - Elta C, born .January 18, 1862; William Edward, born April 28, 1867; Lydia Mary, born February 17, 1872, and Anna Laura, born September 15, 1874. Mr. Pringle. after marriage, located on the place where he now lives and has since resided. For several years he gave his attention to raising and dealing in stock, carrying on an extensive and profitable business. During the last live years he has given more attention to farm ing and the raising of grain. In the fall of 1877, in company with his brother Charles, he entered upon the business of buying and shipping grain at Lilly Chapel, buying property there and erecting machinery for shelling corn, elevating grain, etc., since which they have done a large business, which forms a leading enterprise of this community. Mr. Pringle is one of the live, active business men of this community. He has a fine farm of 250 acres, well improved, besides some town property in Columbus and Westerville. In the summer of 1881, he erected his present fine brick house, which is one of the best in the township.

VALENTINE RECOB, farmer, P. O. Lilly Chapel, is a native of Madison Count}', where he was born July 25, 1844; he is a son of Valentine and, Lydia Recob. The former was born in Ross Count}', Ohio, June 15, 1806, and was a son of Daniel and Catharine Recob, natives of Pennsylvania, who became early settlers of Ross County, Ohio, and thence removed to Clinton County, where Mrs. Recob died, after which he removed to Madison County, where he died. Valentine, the father of our subject, was raised to manhood in Ross County, and on April 1. 1829, married Lydia Toops, who was born in Ross County November 3, 1808, and was a daughter of Henry and Sarah Toops, natives of Pennsylvania, by which union they had eight children, four now surviving - William H.. Valentine, Margaret (wife of Joseph Gardner) ,and Ellen (wife of Hamilton Badgley). Mr. Recob settled in Ross County; in 1840, he removed to Madison County and located on the Dun farm in Range Township. In 1846, he purchased the Melvin farm in Fairfield Township, where he lived till his death, December 15, 1877. He was a very industrious, hard-working man, of undoubted honor and integrity. He started out in life a poor man, and by his own industry and good management became possessed of a comfortable competency, including 480 acres of land with good improvements. During the last twelve years of his life, he was an earnest worker in the Methodist Church, and died esteemed and respected by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. His wife still survives and resides on the home farm with her son-in-law, Hamilton Badgley, who was born in (Jrcene County, Ohio, April 11, 1848, and was a son of Moses and Elizabeth Badgley, lie a native of Preble County, Ohio, and she of Maryland. Moses was a son of Benjamin Badgley, a soldier in the war of 1812, under Gen. Hull, and one among the number surrendered to the British; he died in Preble County. Moses, who followed boating on the river for several years, finally married and settled in Greene Count}-, and resided near Cedarville about nineteen years. His wife died in June, 1864. A.bout'1867, he removed to near South Charleston, and there and near London spent the balance of his life; he died in August, 1879. He was the father of nine children, six now surviving -Henrietta, wife of Harvey Q. Downey. Hamilton, Harvey. (Danville. Simeon and Alfred (twins). Mr. Hamilton Badgley was married to Ellen Recob October 19, 1876; they have one child - Warner, born March 8, 1878. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Recob, the subject of this sketch, was married. December 25. L 866, to Miss Alice McClellan, who was bom in Ross County July 25. 1847. and was a daughter of William and Rachel McClellan, he a native of Pennsjdvania, and she of Ohio. He came to Ohio in 1843, married here, and had one child - Alice. Mr. McClellan was twice married; by his first marriage he had one child, who, with its mother, died in Pennsylvania. Mrs. McClellan, the second wife, was also twice married; by her first husband, Samuel Cooper, she had two children - Emma (wife of John Horn), and Marv Ann (wife of James Pierce). Mr. McClellan died in October, 1867. Mr. Recob and wife have two children - Ella May. born September 26. 1868; Nora Etta, born July 9, 1876. Mr. Recob first located where his mother and Mr. Badgley now live, and in March, 1879, they removed to their present location. He has 166 acres of land, with good buildings and improvements. He is a member of Gilroy Lodge, No. 695, I. 0. 0. F., at Lilly Chapel, to which he has belonged since its institution.

WILLIAM H. RECOB, farmer, P. 0. Lilly Chapel, was born in Ross County, Ohio, September 7, 1831, and is a son of Valentine and Lydia Recob, whose history is given in the sketch of Valentine Recob. Our subject was about nine years of age when his father with his family removed to Madison County, and here he grew to manhood, and was married, September 25, 1862, to Anna Sothoron, who was born in this county October 21, 1840; she was a daughter of Henry G. and Ann Sothoron, natives of Maryland. The grandfather, Sothoron, was of Scotch descent, and lived and died in the State of Maryland. The maternal grandfather, Henry Clark, came from Maryland to Ohio and was an earl}' settler of Madison County, where he lived till his death. Henr}- G., who was born and raised in Maryland, married in that State, and about 1836 removed to Ohio and settled in Guernsey County. They afterward removed to Madison County, and resided at Somerford and La Fayette, and in 1844 became residents of London, where they remained till their death, he February 6, 1858, and she January 14, 1882. They had seven children, of whom two died in Maryland, and five now survive - Margaret A., wife of J. M. Winchester; Mary E., wife of L. P. Wildman; John C; Minerva, wife of Philip Sidner; and Anna, wife of William C. Recob, our subject. Mr. Sothoron was a plasterer by trade, which business he followed through life. He was an industrious man, of firm principles, good morals and temperate habits, and was an active member of the society of Good Templars. Mr. Recob and wife have six children - Lydia, born March 28, 1864; John S., born October 25, 1865; Harriet, born February 27, 1868: Stephen D., born July 31, 1870; Maud, born February 20, 1873, and Harry, born February 1, 1881. Mr. Recob first settled on the old home place, where Mr. Badgley and Mrs. Lydia Recob now reside. In 1870, he removed to where he now lives. In 1868, he erected his present large frame house. He owns 190 acres of good land, and with the improvements he has made, has a pleasant home and farmer's residence. He has made farming his business through life, and is one of the leading and respected farmers of Fairfield Township. He is a member of Lilly Chapel Grange, No. 583. to which he has belonged since its institution. John C. Recob, a cousin of our subject, was born in Ross County, Ohio, November 13. 1829, and is a son of Jacob and Sarah Recob. of Ross County. He grew to manhood in Clinton County, Ohio, and about 1856 became a resident of Madison County. He has lived with our subject on his farm for twenty-five years, having never married.

FREDERICK RECOB, farmer, P. 0. Lilly Chapel, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, December 1.'!. lSl'.t, and was a son of Daniel and Barbara Recob, he a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Ross County, Ohio. The grandparents are given in the sketch of Valentine Recob. Daniel was a lad of nine years when his parents settled in Ross County, and there he grew to manhood and married Barbara Toops. They then located in Clinton County, where they lived four or five yeais, and then returned to Ross County and resided till his death, September 29, 1857, aged sixty -one years. His wife survived him till in November, 1874, when she died at Williamsport, Pickaway County, Ohio, aged seventy-three years. They had ten children, six now surviving - Mary Ann, wife of Henry Roberson, living in Highland County; Frederick; John; George; Effie Ann, wife of Peter Snider, residing in Kansas; and Eliza, wife of Clinton Lee. Mr. Recob, the subject of this sketch, was raised in Ross County. On April 16, 1848, he married Susanna (irubb, who was born in Ross County April 26, 182G; she was a daughter of Daniel and Barbara Grubb. natives of Pennsylvania, who became early settlers of Ross County, Ohio, where they lived and died. They had sixteen children, eight now living - Jacob; Margaret, now Widow Strouse; Joseph; Elizabeth, wife of .Michael Lallier; Christina, wife of J, Recob; Susanna; George; and Lucinda, wife of William Rube. Mr. Recob and wife have had ten children, nine now surviving - James M., born February 2, 1849, resides in Kansas; Josephus. Sep! ember 3. 1850; Thomas. J., October 16, 1851; Lucinda E., February 23, 1853, wife of Calvin Durflinger; Eliza. I., March 10, 1855; Hester Ann, January 13, 1857, wife of Roswell Hume; Cornelius, September 28, 1858; Jamison. April 30. 1860; John B. February 9, 1863; and Mary E., born July 17, 1867. In the fall of 1853, Mr Recob removed to Madison County and settled on the place where he now lives and has since resided - a period of twenty-nine years. This farm he purchased of Amos Morris; it then consisted of 405 acres, from which he soon after sold a portion, reserving 196 acres which he still owns. Mr. Recob started out in life a poor man, and when he purchased his farm he went in debt for it; but by his own industry and labor and that of his family, his fine farm and pleasant home is now his own, and he owes no man. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which they have belonged many vears.

JOHN C. STRAIN, farmer, P. 0. Big Plain, was born in Highland County. Ohio, January 18, 1812, and is a son of John and Jane Strain, natives of South Carolina, who removed to Ohio and settled in Highland County about 1810, being among the early settlers of that county, where they remained till their death. Mr. Strain was a cooper by trade in his younger years, but after his arrival in Ohio he gave his principal attention to farming. He was a worthy member of the Presbyterian Church for many years, and died esteemed and respected by all who knew him. He was the father of four children, of whom two died unmarried. Thomas married and subsequently removed to Iowa, where he died in the spring of 1881, aged about seventy-live years ; and John C, the subject of this sketch, being now the only surviving one of his father'-. family; he grew to manhood in Highland County, and on December 26, 1833, was married to Delilah Powers, a native of Ohio, born September 11, 1814. By her he has had ten children, four now surviving - Mardella. born April 21, 1812; William, born Augusl 2."). 1847 ; Nancy G., born August 31, 1850, wife of W. Scott Roberson; and Isaac, born January 28, 1856. .Mr. Strain, after their marriage, raised one crop ot grain in Highland County, and in the fall of 1834. removed to Madison County, where he has since resided, a period of nearly half a century, lie first located on and opened out the farm where Henry Luse now lives, which is now owned by Charles Warner. In 1869, having sold the above farm, he bought and located where he now lives, and has since resided. He is now one among the oldest residents of Fairfield Township and has been one of her most prominent and useful citizens. About 184 L he was elected a Justice of the Peace, which office he idled to the satisfaction of the people for twenty-one consecutive years, when he refused all solicitations to again accept the office. In 1869, he was elected Treasurer of Fairfield Township, to which office he has ever since been re-elected, a period of thirteen vears. He was Postmaster in California from 1869 to L874.

ROBERT THOMAS, farmer, P. 0. Big Plain, a native of Madison County, was born March 2, 1822, and is a son of Elijah and Margaret Thomas, natives of Virginia. The grandparents, Robert and Mary Thomas, were natives of Virginia, his ancestors being from Wales and hers from England. They emigrated from Virginia to Ohio and settled on the Scioto, in Franklin County, about 1810. They had, however, made a short stop in Muskingum County, prior to settling in Franklin County. At that time there was no town where the city of Columbus now is, and Mr. Thomas hunted through the woods on the very ground where the city now stands. About 1815, he, with his family, removed to Madison County, and settled on a tract of land just east of California, in fact, the east part of the town is built on his land, and here he remained till his death. August 9, 1831, aged sixtj'-five years. His wife died August 28, 1814, aged seventy-two years. They were truly pioneers of Ohio, experiencing all that was wild and rough in this then vast wilderness. Of their children, Elijah, the father of our subject, was but a youth when they came to Ohio, and at the time of the war of 1812, he was about sixteen years of age and desired to enlist in the war as a soldier, but being so young was prevented from doing so by his friends. He grew to manhood, and married Margaret Godfrey, and about 1824 they removed to Kentucky to take care of lhs> wife's mother, who resided there, and who was old and feeble. After her death, they returned to this county, where they resided till their death, he, Juh/ 4, 1860, aged sixty-five j'ears, and she in August, 1857, aged sixt}'-three years. Tiny had seven children, of whom six grew to maturity, and four now survive - Robert; Eleanor F., wife of Charles B. Johnson ; Margaret, now Widow Rea, residing in Nebraska, and Charles C. The subject of this sketch is now one of the oldest settlers who was born and raised in this county. He was married, January 1, 1854, to Lacy Ann Bell, born in this county January 7, 1839, and a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Bell, he a native ot England and she of Ross County, Ohio. They were quite early settlers of Madison Count}-, where his wife died September 23, 1842. They had ten children, of whom seven grew to maturity, four now survive - Sarah Ann (wife of Thomas Douglas). John (both reside in Iowa), Elizabeth and Lacy Ann. Subsequently Mr. Bell married for his second wife Susan Montgomeiy, by whom he had four children, three now surviving - Celinda C. (wife of John Martin), Andrew S. and Eva (wife of Caleb Lucas). Mr. Bell died February 3, 1875, aged eighty years. Mr. Thomas and wife have; had eleven children, eight now surviving - Charles Nelson, born December 29, 1859 ; John W., May 1, 1862 ; Rebecca Ellen, October 9, 1864 ; William. July 6, 1867 ; James Elmer, April 3, 1870 ; Eva C, May 6, 1872 ; Cyrus .Milton. November 2, 1878; and Alice G., born August 23, 1880. Mr. Thomas has made farming his occupation through life, and from his birth he has resided in sight of where he now lives, a period of threescore years. Although in his youthful days, from the meager advantages then existing, he obtained but little schooling, yet his life has been filled with usefulness, he having been an energetic, active member of the community, aiding in the general public improvements. He was one of the men who laid out the town of California, and has given freely of his means and influence in supporting schools, and in building and supporting the Methodist Episcopal Church at California, of which lie and wife have been members for a score of years.

SAMUEL TRUITT, farmer, I'. (). billy Chapel, was born in Madison County, Ohio, March 8, 1838, and is a son of James D. and Anna Truitt, he a native of Maryland and she of Warren County. Ohio. The grandparents were George and Martha Truitt, natives of Maryland, when' he died about 1804. About 1811, his widow with her family removed to Ohio, and settled in Madison County, on land now owned by Augustus Bonner. Here she was one among the early settlers. She died at South Charleston about 1850. James

D., the father of our subject, was about eleven years of age when brought to this county by his mother, and here he grew to manhood and married Anna Thomas, a daughter of Samuel and Mary Thomas. He settled on the old home place of his mother, where he lived till about 1836, when he sold that farm and purchased in the north part of Fairfield Township, where he resided till the spring of 1873, when he removed to London, where lie died October 15, 1875. His wile died in February, 1862. They had twelve children, nine now surviving - Mary, wife of James Hume; Martha, wife of William Anderson; Margaret, wife of David Rupert; George W.; Samuel; Joshua; Prudence, wife <>f John Baber; Ellen Amanda, wife of Rudolph Durflinger; and Thomas T. Mr. Truitt was raised in the days when schools were scarce, poor and far between; hence he obtained but little education, and that he received by going three miles to the nearest school. He made farming his occupation through life; was an industrious, hard-working man, and a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for more than half a century. The subject of our sketch, the fifth child of his lather, was brought up to farm labor, and on February 4, 1862, married Matilda II. Byers, who was born in this county, and whose ancestors are given in the sketch of Joel M. Byers. By this union Mr. Truitt has had seven children, six of whom now survive - Alma E., born September 11. 1864; John B. and James T. (twins), born September 8, 1866; Rosa A., born September 7, 1868; Flora J., born January 23, 1872; and Charles K., born February 24, 1876. Mr. Truitt has devoted his life to farming within Fairfield Township. He has resided on the place where he now lives since December, 1871. He now owns over 300 acres of good land, and has a pleasant home, and is one of the reliable farmers of Fairfield Township. He is a member of the Gilroy Lodge, No. 695, I. 0. 0. F., at Lilly Chapel.

CHARLES R. WARNER, fanner. P. (). Big Plain, was bom in Madison County January 8, 1820; and is a son of Joseph and Sarah Warner; he is a native of Virginia, and she of Kentucky. The grandparents, Joseph and Ruth Warner, emigrated from Virginia to Ohio with their family about 1804, and settled in Madison County; subsequently they removed to near Cincinnati, where his wife died, aged ninety years. Thence he returned to Madison County and lived several years with his son Joseph, and while on a visit to one of his daughters in Indiana, he was taken sick and died at the remarkable age of one hundred and four years. He had been a man of powerful constitution, and was a soldier in the war of the Revolution. While a resident of Madison County, and at the advanced age of one hundred years, he rode on horseback to Washington, D. C, and back again, to see about obtaining a pension. This was a remarkable feat for one of his age, such as was perhaps never known in history before or since. And again, after his return from Washington, and when one hundred and three years of age, he rode the same horse to Indiana to see his daughter, and while there died as above stated. Joseph, the father of our subject, was a voung single man when he came to Madison County. He received but little education in his native State, and after his arrival here he contracted to build a schoolhouse, for which he was to receive a year's schooling. After this he continued working at his trade - that of a carpenter. He elected the first house in London, and then built and lived in the second house in the town. This was when lumber and nails were unattainable, and theee were hewed-log houses, with puncheon floor and slab doors. He continued to follow his trade through life, combining with it more or less of farming. About 1813, he married Miss Sarah Atchison, by whom he had eight children who grew to maturity, and five now survive - John A., Eli C, Charles R., Rebecca A., and Rachel C, wife of James Scarf. Mr. Warner was a man of weakly constitution, but of good morals and temperate habits, and lived to quite an advanced age. He and wife were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal

Church to which he belonged forty-five years. Ho died A.ugust .'hi, 1866, in his eighty -first year; his wife died in April, 1850, aged fifty-four years. The subject of this sketch grew to manhood on the homo farm, and has spent his entire life in this county. Wc was married, December 3, 1846, to Isabel Jane Chenoweth, whose ancestors are given in the sketch of Elijah Chenoweth. By this union they have had twelve children, eleven now surviving Sarah Jane, born October IT. 1847, wife of Henry Luse; Prances M. born May 4, 1849; Thomas S., born Juno 1. 1851; John S., born October 21, L853; Joseph 11.. born May 20, 1855; Milton C, born Juno 4. 1857; Charles S.. bom March 21, 1859; Belle M.. born Apni _7. 1861; Minnie A., born July 21, 1863; William Grant, born May 19, 1865; and Olin E., born February 8, 1868. En the fall of 1847, Mr. Warner settled on the place where ho now lives, ami has since resided - a period of thirty-five years. Ho owns b'n acres of land, consisting of two good farms, and is one of the substantia] and reliable farmers of Fairfield Township. He and his wife are worthy and life-long members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, ho having joined the church in 1837, ami she in 1840. \lc has held the offices of Steward, Trustee and Class Leader for over a quarter of a century.

BENJAMIN F. WELCH, M. lb. Big Plains, was born in Kentucky November 7. 1835. His father, Thomas Bennett Welch, was born in Virginia, and at an early age emigrated to Kentucky, where ho married Druzilla Drummond, a native of that State, by whom ho had but one child - the subject of this sketch. Mr. Welch remained in Kentucky some years after his marriage, and then moved to Chillicothe, Ohio, where ho engaged in merchandising. Ho afterward wont South to some relatives in Tennessee, and since the rebellion nothing has boon hoard of him. Our subject's grandfather, with his wife, who was a >i~-tor of Gov. Worthington, moved from Virginia to Chillicothe, where they both diod. Dr. Welch, when ton or twelve years of age, wont to Cincinnati, where ho was raised by his uncle, Prof. A. 11. Baker, of the Cincinnati School of Medicine. \\^ road medicine under Mr. Baker and attended a full course of lectures at the school, graduating in 1854. \\v then Located at Wesl Jefferson, where he remained two or three years, after which he located at California (Big Plain P. 0.), in this county, where ho is now enjoying an extensive and lucrative practice (>n October 7. 1871, he married Mrs. Isabella (Pelton) McClimons, a native of New Hampshire, and widow of Edward McClimons, deceased. By her he had one child - J. Leete, born August 8, 1872. Mrs Welch died June 2, 1875, and on December 14, 1877, the Doctor married Lottie McHenry, a native of Chillicothe, who still survives. Dr. Welch is a firm advocate of Democracy and of the principles of State Sovereignty. In 1865, he received the nomination for Secretary of State on the State Bights ticket, but was defeated by the Republicans, who thou held all the reins of power. Wo is a prominent and active member of the Ohio State Medical Son ety, and also of the Madison County Medical Society.

FREDERICK 1. FOUNG, farmer. P. O. Big Plain, was born in Germany, September 10, 1834, and is a son of Jacob and Martha Young, natives of Ger many, who still reside in their native country. Two of Jacob's brothers, Adam and Frederick, came to America in quite an early day. and settled near Mount Sterling, Madison Co.. Ohio, whore Frederick died soon after the war of the rebellion. Adam still resides there now. about seventy years of age, Jacob and Martha Young had four sons and tour daughters Frederick 1.. (our subject). Adam. Jacob, Julius, Catharine, Laura, Martha and Mary, all of whom still remain in their native country. Frederick, the subject of this sketch, emigrated to America, and to Madison County, Ohio. June 1. 1854, and here has sinee resided, a period of twenty-eight years. On December 19, 1859, he married Ahira Ann Young, born in this county A.ugust 28, 1842, and a daughter of Frederick and Luciada M Young; by this union they have had nine children, six now surviving Charles K.. born June 1. 1864; Willis J., born March 22, 1867; Eliza L. born December 26, L869; Perry L., born January 7. 1873; John W.. horn August 22, 1875; and .Milton I', born Februar) 17 L880. Mr. Soung came to this county a poor man, but, with a strong physical constitution and energy and determination of character, he went to work with industry, married a frugal and an industrious wife, and about 1867 bought and located on the place where he now lives. This place he purchased of Nelson Timmoi which lie has added more land by purchase, t.ill he owns ! 18 acres of excellent land, and is now one of the reliable and well-to-do farmers of Fairfield Town ship. Be and wife are members of the United Brethren Church at Dennison Chapel, to which they have belonged twelve years.

REV. ELI ADAMS, deceased. The subject of this sketch was born in Worcester County, Md.. July L3, L785. He was brought by his widowed mother to the Western wilds, and settled in what now constitutes the State of Kentucky, when lie was but seven years of age. \1>t<' he remained until L808, when lie removed to Xenia, Ohio. In ]810, ho was united in mar riage to Elizabeth Hecks, with whom lie lived long and happily In 1SI 1, (hey both experienced religion, and united with the Methodist Episcopal Church and continued faithful members of the same until death gave them their discharge and reward. Mr. Adams was Licensed to preach about fifty years ago: four years after, was ordained Deacon, and, four years from that, Elder. In his private and public relations to the church, he was always faithful, earnest and devoted. Ho preached a great deal, and was always re spected as a very industrious and earnest minister ot the Word, and only failed to work for the Master when old age and increasing infirmities rendered it impossible. As a citizen, he stood without reproach or suspicion, strictly upright in all business relations, and much esteemed by his neighbors. His religious life was more distinctly marked by a holy, sweet exam pie than by words or outward professions. He lived well, and around his life there gathered a quiet, spiritual power. Thus was the church blessed through fifty years with this pine and devoted life. Many will rise up in heaven and call him blessed His form and words are gone, but his spirit is indelibly impressed upon our souls. His patience, love and wisdom are more sacred now than when he moved among us. His last sicknoss was attended with much suffering; yet endured with Christian patience and resignation. Be peacefully I'll asleep in Jesus at the house of his son, Eli, in Madison County, Ohio, May I'.). 1S70, at the advanced age of eighty four years ten month- ;n id four lays Eis son, Eli H. Adam-, who gave me the above facts, was ben \pril 10. 1S17, and is an extensive farmer and stock-raiser of Somerford Township, Madison County.

WILLIAM ALLEN, deceased, was born in Kentucky March 6, L818, and was a son of Eliza and Nancy 'Young) Allen native-; of Virginia. At the age of twenty-one years, he engaged in farming for himself as a renter, and thus continued for five years, when lie bought forty-three acres of land in Madison County, which ho sold and located on 300 acres his wife inherited from her father's estate. The widow has now 115 acres of the 300 left, tovv gether with property in Somerford. Mr. Allen acquired a common school education, and was Township Trustee of Somerford Township for a number of years. He was married, December 24, 1840, to Lucinda Wilson, who was born January 7, 1820, iu Madison County, Ohio. This union was blest with one child, now deceased. Mi". Allen died January 5, 1882.

WILLIAM ARBUCKLE, farmer, P. O. Somerford, was bom in Madison County, Ohio, May 28, 1815, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Bishop) Arbuckle, who were both natives of Virginia. John was married twice." His first wife was Nancy Sturgeon. William, at twenty-three years of age, engaged in working by the month. Thus he continued for one summer, when he inherited 101 acres of land from his father, it being the farm he now occupies. He acquired a very limited education, and was united in marriage with Frances E. Taylor, February 10, 1842. In 1878, she died, leaving him to mourn her loss, ana he has remained a widower, living outhe farm with his children ever since. He is the father of six children, of whom three survive, viz. , John H., Frances Rosaltha and Elmer. Mr. Arbuckle was elected School Director by his neighbors.

CHARLES ARBUCKLE, farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born in Madison County, Ohio, February 1, 1821, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Bishop) Arbuckle, who are mentioned in the sketch of J. L. Arbuckle. Charles Arbuckle, at twenty-one years of age, engaged as a farm hand to work on a farm by the month, and thus continued for five months, when he inherited 170 acres from his father, and commenced farming on that. He acquired a common school education, and was united in marriage with E. J. Richmond February 27, 1845. She was a native of Ohio, born in 1829. To this union have been born four children, of whom three survive, viz. : Adelia Ann, Louisa Jane and Laura Frances. Mrs. Arbuckle died June 21, 1855.

J. L. ARBUCKLE, farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born on the farm where he now resides, in Somerford Township, Madison County, Ohio, December 14, 1828, and is a son of John Arbuckle, who was born in Virginia October 2, 1771. He was united in marriage with Nancy Sturgeon, October 3, 1799, emigrated to Ohio, October 27, 1805, and settled in Madison County, where he remained until his death, which occurred September 30, 1845. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth Bishop, his second wife, February 2, 1813, and she died April 8, 1865. J. L. Arbuckle engaged in farming, when he was seventeen years of age, on 170 acres of land, which he had inherited from his father. He acquired a good common school education, and has filled the office of Township Trustee of Somerford Township for two years. He has voted the Republican ticket ever since the Republican party existed. He was united in marriage with Caroline Hoxiston, November 23, 1852. This union was blessed with four children, viz. : Violie, Walter, Lizzie M. and Flora. Mrs. Arbuckle died March 19, 1866. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Arbuckle has an excellent reputation as a man of correct business habits.

DAVID BALES, farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born in Clark County, Ohio, September, 1836, and is a son of Moses and Catharine (Graves) Bales, who were both natives of Virginia. They emigrated to Ohio in 1833, and were married in Clark County, Ohio, in 1834. He was a farmer and engaged in farming. In 1837, they moved onto the farm now occupied by our subject. Mr. Bales was married three times. He was first united with Mary Fish, after her death with Rebecca Stanford, and when she had passed away from earth, he married our subject's mother, who yet survives him, now eighty-one years of age. He died September 1, 1849. David was thirteen years of age when his father died, and he engaged immediately in helping to manage the farm. When sixteen years old, he went West, and remained there two years, then returned to the old home farm in Madison County, where he has resided ever since. He was united in marriage September 6, 1857, with Jennie Mitchell, a native of Madison County, who was born January 6, 1840. In 1862, he bought an interest in the home farm from one of the heirs, and has since that time purchased until he now has 281 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation. He and wife are the parents of four children - Newman F. , Ida E., Charles W. and Flora M. Mr. Bales is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church.

DAVID BROWN, farmer, P. O. Mechanicsburg, was born in Somerford Township, Madison Co., Ohio, April 8, 1838, and is a son of James and Mary Ann Brown. The former was born in New York June 21, 1795, and the latter in Virginia in 1803. James emigrated from New York to Canada when a small boy, and from Canada to Ohio, whei'e he settled in Somerford Township, Madison County Mr. and Mrs. Brown were united in marriage in Madison County, where he died March 13, 1875. Our subject engaged in farming for himself as a renter, when he was twentv-four years of age, and thus continued for three years, when he bought ninety acres of land, which he afterward sold, and in March, 187(5, bought the old home farm, where he resides, consisting of 206 acres of land, in a high state of cultivation. He has held the office of Township Treasurer of Somerford Township, has been Township Trustee nine years, and is at the present time Justice of the Peace. He has been married twice; the first wife that blessed his home was Isabella Patrick, to whom he was married April 29, 1857, and by her he had two children, of whom one survives - William Edgar. His first wife died April 21, 1861, and he remained a widower until June 15, 1864, when he was united in marriage with Sarah E. Taylor, by whom he has had eight children, seven surviving, viz.: Frank Irwin, Clara, Ida Belle, Charles D., John F., Eva G. and Nellie.

A. J. CLINGAN, tailor, Somerford, was born in Maryland August 21, 1820; emigrated to Ohio in 1839, and, locating in Somerford, has been a resident of this vicinity ever since. He learned the tailor's trade in Maryland, and has since engaged in business for himself: being a practical tailor of long experience, he has secm'ed for himself a large patronage. All the township offices have been intrusted to him, and he is now filling the office of Justice of the Peace of Somerford Township, an office he has held for a number of years. He was married, February 17, 1842, to Elizabeth Ann Clark, a native of Frederick- County, Md., who was born January 24, 1824, and to whom have been born seven children, six now living, viz. : Alonzo P., Laura V., Mary J., William L., James H. and Fannie H. Mr. Clingan is a member of the Sons of Temperance aed his wife is a member of the Christian Church.

L. H. CREAMER, farmer, P. O. Tradersville, was born February 18, 1840, in Fayette County, Ohio, and is a son of Jacob and Elizabeth (Benson) Creamer, who were both natives of Fayette County. Jacob was born in 1809, and Elizabeth in 1813. Our subject was united in marriage November 25, 1856, to Miss Electa Mitchell, a daughter of Newman Mitchell, whose sketch appears in this work. Our subject acquired a common school education, and was elected County Surveyor of Madison County in 1876.

He is a member of the Masonic order, and has been for sixteen years. He is now engaged in farming on a tract of 200 acres of well-improved land, where he resides. Mr. and Mrs. Creamer are the parents of two children, viz., Iva Iona, born June 17, 1873, and Royalton, born December 1, 1878. Mr. Creamer is a young man of steady habits, and is much respected in the community in which he lives.

W. M. EVANS, hotel-keeper, Somerf ord, was born in Clark County, Ohio, February 27. 1832, and is a son of John and Sidney Evans, natives of Virginia; the former born February 7, 1806, aad the latter April 21, 1809. They were married in Clark County, Ohio. Mr. Evans emigrated with his parents when twelve years of age to Clark County, where he remained until 1848, when he moved to Champaign County, where he remained till his death, which occurred May 11, 1881. Our subject began business for himself when he was twenty -three years of age, by engaging in farming as a renter, and thus he continued five years, when he went to La Fayette, and commenced hotel life; he also farmed and traded in stock until 1867, when he moved to Somerf ord, and took charge of the hotel, a business he has fol lowed ever since. He was united in marriage with Anna Helmer February 6, 1855. She was born in Champaign County, Ohio, March 21, 1832. To this union have been born three children - Alice, John A. and Emma. Mrs. Evans is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

MATTHEW J. FANVER, grocer, Somerford, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, August 24, 1834, and is a son of John and Ann (Johnson) Fanvftr. John was born in New Jersey July 7, 1793, and Ann June 15, 1797. They were married in New Jersey in 1816, and emigrated to Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, May 16, 1828, where they remained until their death, he, March, 1877, and she March, 1879. They were the parents of nine children, of whom six are living. Our subject is the fifth son and eighth child of the family, and when he was eighteen years of age he began clerking in a store, and thus continued for eight years. He next engaged in farming, a business he followed for fifteen years. Becoming tired of farming, he moved to Somerford, bought property, and engaged in the mercantile business, which he has followed ever since. He acquired a common school education, and has been a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge for eight years. He is at this time Township Trustee of Somerford Township. He was united in marriage with Maria J. Prugh May 27, 1858. She was born in Madison County, Ohio, February 17, 1842, and is a daughter of G. W. Prugh, whose sketch appears in this work. To this union have been born three children, viz., Anna L., born January 1, 1861; Harry F., born October 30, 1864; and Augusta L., born July 27, 1875. Politically, Mr. Fanver is a Democrat; for more than fifteen years he and his wife have been members of the Christian Church.

I. N. GARDNER, farmer and stock- raiser, P. O. Somerford, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, October 7, 1841, and is a son of David H. and Fannie F. (Harris) Gardner. David was a native of Maryland, and Fannie of Washington County, Penn., and they were married in Ohio. He emigrated to Ohio in an early day, and settled whore he remained until his death, which occurred July 23, 1849. He was born in L803. His wife died March 4, 1851; she was born in 1805. Our subject, when fifteen years old, began working by the month on a farm, and thus continued for two years, when he commenced trading in stock, pilncipally horses, a business he has followed all his life. In 18(55, he bought L55 acres of land, and has since added to it until he now owns 355 acres of good land. He acquired a very limited education. He has been a member of the Masonic order for twenty years, and is also a member of the American Legion of Honor. He was united in marriage with Cynthia O'Day October 7. 1863. To this union have been born four children, viz., Jeriah S., born November 8, 1864; Fannie, born May L5, L870; Harvey, born June 4, 1807; and Baldwin G., born November 0, 1874. Mr. and Mrs. Gardner are members of the Presbyterian Church at London, Ohio.

JAMES Q. GEER, farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born in Madison County, Ohio, September 12, 1837; be is a son of James and Rachel (Minchell) Geer, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Ross County, Ohio. They were married in Madison County in 1823. and were the parents of eleven children, of whom nine survive, our subject being the fourth son and sixth child. His father died when ho was but seven years of age, and he was compelled to go to work to help support the family. His mother died in 1855. He was married, October 0. 1859, to Elizabeth Heffley, and soon after his marriage he bought seventy-eight acres of land in Somerford Township, to which he has since added twenty acres, making in all ninetyeight acres of good land. Politically, he is a stanch Republican. By his marriage he has had seven children, of whom six are living - Charles, Luther, Wilbert, Cora L., Guy and Rea. A very sad accident befel Mr. and Mrs. Geer July 6, 1870, when they met with the loss of little Minnie Estella, who fell in the well and was drowned before aid could reach her.

MONMORTH P. GOODYEAR, farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born in Pennsylvania June 4, 1830, and is a son of Samuel and Eliza (Timmons) Goodyear, who were both natives of Pennsylvania, where they were married in 1826. Eliza was his second wife; his first wife's maiden name was Sear. They emigrated to Ohio, in 1834, and settled at Springfield, Clark County, where he died August 25, 1878. Elizabeth is still living at the old residence in Clark County, Ohio. Monmorth, at twenty-one years of age, engaged to work by the month, and thus continued for three years, when he bought fifty acres of land in Somerford Township, but afterward traded it for 119 acres, where he now resides. He acquired a common school education, and was united in marriage with Miss Mary Elizabeth McCorkle, December 16, 1856. To this union had been born fourteen children, of whom thirteen now survive, viz. : Naomi J., Charles A., Eliza A., George S., Mary, Lincoln, Thomas, Luther, Lawrence, Anborr, Emery, William B. and Ulysses G. Mr. Goodyear's son, Charles, is a young man of industry and energy, and is much respected in the community in which he lives. Mr. and Mrs. Goodyear are both members of the Christian Church, and are very pleasantly situated, surrounded with the comforts of life, as the result of their economy and industry.

S. C. GUNDY, farmer, P. O. Mechanicsburg, was born in "Washington County, Penn., October 0, 1841, and is a son of James \\ . and Mary Gundy, who were natives of Scotland. They were married in Scotland, and emigrated to Pennsylvania, where they settled. James died in Pennsylvania in 1848; Mary is still living. S. C. Gundy, at eleven years of age, went to work by the month, and thus continued until 1801, when ho began farming as a renter. Ho was united in marriage with Jennie Weaver, September 9, 1864; she was a native of Pike Township, Madison County, where she was born November 20, 1842. After marriage they moved on their own land, and farmed and cultivated the soil. Ho is a member of the I. O. O. F. and the Masonic orders. They have no children of their own, but have an adopted daughter, Alice, who was born July 24, 1867. She has been with them since she was two years old, and has been attending school at the convent, in Somerset, one year, and intends to finish her course of education there.

JACOB HEFFLEY, farmer, P. O. London, was born in Greene County, Ohio, January 11, 1822, and is a son of Charles and Elizabeth (Wilson) Heffley. Charles was a native of Lancaster County, Penn., where he was born in 1789. He died August, 1864. Elizabeth was a native of Kentucky, and died in 1855. They were married in Greene County, Ohio, in 1814. Our subject, at the age of twenty-two years, engaged in chopping wood at 37^ cents per day, and thus continued working by the day and month until he was married. After his marriage, he began farming as a renter, and thus continued for four years, when he moved to Indiana, where he bought eighty acres of laDd, and remained there seven months, but becoming dissatisfied he sold his land and moved back to Ohio. He began farming again as a renter, for the period of six years, when he bought 100 acres of fine land, where he resides, to which he has since added until he now owns 212 acres of land in Clark and Madison Counties. The land is in a high state of cultivation, with splendid building improvements upon it. He acquired a common school education, in the common schools of Ohio, and was united in marriage with Mary Ann Goodyear, February 20, 1845. She was a native of Pennsylvania, born August 10, 1827. To this union have been born two children, of whom one survives, viz. : Martha Ann.

AMOS J. HOWARD, deceased, was born on Goose Island, in the Connecticut River, Grafton County, N. H, and was the son of Amos and Miran (Mills) Howard, who were natives of New Hampshire. Mr. Howard was born April 9, 1775, and Mrs. Howard, March 18, 1774. They were united in marriage, March 22, 1796, and in the fall of 1808 he moved his family to Virginia, where he engaged in teaching school that winter, and in the spring he resumed his journey down the Ohio River in a flat-boat, to the site where he died. His family consisted of himself, his wife, two daughters and our subject. He remained in that locality until his death, which occurred January 15, 1843; his wife died March 26, 1860. Our subject was only six years old when he settled in Madison County, Ohio. When very young, he engaged in fanning and stock-raising, a business he followed until his death, which occurred April 16. 1882. He was married twice, his first wife being Rachel Kirkly, to whom he was married December 22, 1825, and by whom he has five children, all now living, viz.: Napoleon B., Mary J., John M. , Clinton and Marion. She died September 4, 1858, and on March 24, 186.1, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth Cowan, with whom he lived until his death. Marion Howard, the son who furnishes the above facts, was born in Madison County, Ohio, and now resides with his step-mother on the home farm. He is engaged in farming and stock-raising, and owns 900 acres of splendid land in Madison and Champaign Counties. He is a young man of steady habits, and is much respected in the community in which hn lives.

JOHN B. LANCK, farmer, P. O. Tradersville. was born in Virginia January 17, 1814, and is a son of Simon and Mary (Beck) Lanck, who were both natives of Virginia John emigrated to Ohio by himself. After he was twenty-one years of age, he worked for his father on the farm ten yeari . and his father gave hi in sixty acres of land. He, after that time, gave him 1^0 acres, ami John afterward added until be had 126 acres; he has given 150 acres to his children, leaving for himself 276 acres, which is all well improved. He acquired a common school education. He was united in marriage, September 1, 1846. with Louisa Morris, a native of Ohio, where she was born in 1826. By her he has had six children, viz., Catharine S., Reason G, Simon F., Sallie R., Corwin and John F. The oldest one of the children is the present Representative of Madison County. Mr. and Mrs. Lanck are both members of the Methodist Church.

SCHUYLER LEWIS, farmer and stock raiser, P. O. Tradersville, was born in New York February 25, 1812, and is a son of Gardner and Martha (Barber) Lewis, natives of New York, the former born March 3, 1786, and the latter September, 1788. They were married in New York in 1811, emi grated to Vermont in 1822, pressed forward to Ohio in 1836, and settled in Somerford Township, Madison County, where they remained until their death. She died in March, 1845. and he married for his second wife Ruth Hutchison, who lived until September 1, 1880, at which time she died, Mr. Lewis, her husband, having died in 1862. Schuyler engaged in farming by the month at seventeen years of age. and continued, at $8 per month, for eight yoars, when he bought 100 acres of land, and has since added to it until he owns 1,6(52 acres of fine land, the most of which is in Madison County. He was united in marriage, October 25, 1836, with Lida Hasard, who died August 8, 1862. He married for his second wife Eliza J. Candler, April 4, 1866, and by her had one child, viz., Howard, born November 22, 1872. Mr. Lewis has had a verf limited education, but he has become one of the largest and most successful farmers and stock-raisers in the State.

PHILIP MARKLEY. farmer, P. O. Somerford, was born in Somerford Township, Madison County. Ohio, August 12, 1825, and is a son of Jonathan and Mary Markley. Philip, at twenty-one years of age, engaged in farming ; he bought fiftv acres of land, and his father crave him fifty acres more, to which he has since added until he owns, at the present time, 413 acres of fine land, in a high state of cultivation. He has been married three times; his first wife was Catharine Kiskeder, to whom he was married in 1847. She died September 12, 1849, and in October, 1851, he was united in marriage with Eliza J. Atcheson, by whom he has five children living, viz., William A., Jacob M., Jonathan F. , Maria and Eliza Jane. His second wife died May 20. L861, and he was united in marriage with his third wife October 6, 1862, and by her has five children living, viz., Philip M. , John G., Harry K., Bertha R. and Rosa. Mr. and Mrs. Markley are church members, he belonging to the Christian Church and she to the Methodist.

JOHN L. MARSH, farmer, P. O. London, is a native of Clark County, Ohio, and is a son of Noah and Eliza (Egman ) Marsh. The former was born in North Carolina August 31, 1796, and emigrated to Ohio via Springfield when there were only eighteen houses in the town, the best being a hewed-log building. They first stopped in Champaign County where he remained till 1812, when he pressed forward to Clark County, and then to Madison County. Ohio, where he settled and remained until his death, which occurred February 11, 1853. His wife was born in Ohio February 19, 1798: they were married in Clark County, Ohio, October 5, L820. John L. Marsh engaged in work for himself at twenty-one years of age. He first assisted on the farm one year, then engaged as a renter, and thus continued for three years, when ho bought fifteen acres, and has since added to it until he owns 240 acres; he was married in March, 1859, to Cleopatra Goodyear, who was born in Clark County November 4, 1839. This union has been blessed with eight children, of whom six survive - Samuel, Wilbert,