Madison County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1915 (part 15 of 20)

George Washington Withrow first purchased one hundred and seven acres of good land and added to it until, at one time, he owned twelve hundred. acres. He was a farmer and stock raiser, a Whig in politics, but subsequently a Republican. He could justly be termed a Prohibition Republican. George Washington Withrow served as county commissioner and as township trustee. In early life he was a member of the Washingtonians and Sons of Temperance, and when forty years of age became a convert of the Methodist church and served as a trustee, steward and class leader of the Newport church. He was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. No man was better known in Paint township than he and no family is more highly respected than that bearing the name of Withrow. George Washington Withrow died on June 3, 1890, and his wife on April 5, 1886.

James Withrow, the subject of this sketch, received .a good common-school education. Until he reached maturity he lived at home on the farm, attending school in the winter. On July 22, 1861, he enlisted in Company K. Twenty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, as a private, and was mustered out as a non-commissioned officer on July 21, 1864, having served three years. He was severely wounded at the battle of Mission Ridge and has always suffered from the effects of that wound. After returning home from the war, Mr. Withrow engaged in farming with his father and remained with him for five years. Later he purchased land until he now owns as fine a farm as can be found in Madison county.

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James Withrow was married on October 2, 1865, to Clara V. Peck, the daughter of Gideon and Deborah (Kilgore) Peck, the former of whom was born in Ross county, Ohio, February 14, 1814, and the latter was born on January 3, 1815. Mrs. Withrow was the youngest child in her parents' family and was born on December 26, 1845. Mrs. Withrow's parents were married on April 17, 1834. They were the parents of five children, of whom three are living: James, born on March 30, 1835, died on September 28, 1898; Sarah, November 4, 1836, is the widow of Clinton Rayburn, of London; Emma A., January 26, 1839, married Uriah Hussey on June 25, 1861, and lives in Indiana; Hagar, November 14, 1841, died on November 9, 1854; and Clara, the wife of Mr. Withrow.

Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Peck came to Madison county, Ohio, and settled in Paint township on a farm in 1837, having moved to this county from Ross county. They remained in Paint township the rest of their lives. Mrs.. Withrow's father died in 1879 and her mother in 1903.

Mr. and Mrs. James Withrow have been the parents of three children, only one of whom is living, Jennie, Sarah and May. Jennie died in infancy. Sarah married Edward Blaugher and to them were born two children, Louise and Clara. The mother of these children has been dead many years. Louise married Paul Gillespie, of Range township. Clara married Claude Dorn and has one daughter, Jean Elizabeth. May Withrow is the wife of Owen Taylor and has three sons, Marvin, Wayne and James. They live in London, Ohio.

A Republican in politics, Mr. Withrow has served as township trustee for three years. He served as commissioner of Madison county for seven years and as school director for fourteen years. Mr. and Mrs. Withrow are active and devoted members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Newport. Mr. Withrow served as superintendent of the Sunday school for twenty-five years, and as trustee of the church for forty years, he has also served as steward. On October 2, 1915, Mr. and Mrs. Withrow celebrated their golden wedding.

Isaiah Gillespie

To successfully cultivate a tract of land, and at the same time rear, carefully and well, a family, is a difficult thing of accomplishment and the best index to a man's character. Isaiah Gillespie, of London, Range township, Madison county, Ohio, has done both, and by his well-directed efforts and virile nature has won a commendable success in life.

Isainh Gillespie was born on February 11, 1843, in Range township, Madison county, Ohio, and is the son of Joseph and Sarah H. ( Shepherd) Gillespie. To Joseph and Sarah H. (Shepherd) Gillespie nine children were born: Eliza J., deceased; James S., of Washington C. H., Ohio, a retired farmer; Isaiah, a farmer of Range township ; Margaret, deceased; Samuel, living near St. Paris. Ohio; Mrs. Frances Crawford, living in Range township; Ruth, widow of R. B. Jones, living in Springfield. Ohio; Nathan, of Range township, this county; and Joseph, who lives at Dayton, Ohio.

Joseph Gillespie, the father of this family, was born on July 8, 1807, in the state of New York. and in early childhood moved to Fayette county, Ohio, with his parents. Fayette county was the scene of his boyhod, where he learned the trade of blacksmith. at which vocation he worked for four years, in Bloomingburg, Ohio, from from the age of seventeen until twenty-one, inclusive. Continuing at this trade of the anvil, he also engaged in farming. combining the two, and in Madison county found it wise to follow both occupations until his death, which occurred on December 5, 1890. Sarah H. (Shepherd) Gillespie, the wife of Joseph Gillespie, was born on May 29, 1819, in Ross county, Ohio, and died at the advanced age of seventy-eight years, her

Reared within one-half mile of where he now resides, Isaiah Gillespie has been a dominant factor in the growth and expansion of his community. He received his education in the Concord district school. located in Range township. He remained on the farm until twenty-eight years of age, when he began work with his brother-in-law, continuing for two years.

On November 4, 1877, Isniah Gillespie was united in marriage to Mary A. Mulford, born on September 29, 1855, in London, Ohio, and shortly afterward rented land from his father, which he cultivated until 1886. About this time he fell heir to seventy-five acres, upon which he made improvements and additions, until at the present time he is the owner of one hundred and twenty-seven acres of well-improved land. Mary A. Mulford, his first wife, was a graduate of the Union schools and taught for three terms in the district schools, after her graduation. To their union were born three children, Edward, Carl and Harris. Edward farms the home place, and is a breeder of Shorthorn cattle and a fancier of full-blood stock. Carl is a natural artist and has made a specialty of dcing landscapes and cattle in oil. One of his paintings was exhibited at the London fair and was awarded a prize. The picture was a June landscape, 'showing a few dead trees in the foreground. Harris is a graduate of the Ohio State University and the Drew Theological Seminary, of Madison, New Jersey. He began his ministry in 1910, and now has a pastorate at Hannibal, Ohio. He married Sadie Lou Smith, of Atlanta, Georgia, and has two children, Isaiah Harris and Margaret Irene.

The mother of these children died on October 138, 1883. On November 17, 1887, Isaiah Gillespie was united in marriage to Rachel M. Fox, who was born on January 15, 1850, in Clinton county, Ohio, and died on Novmeber 29, 1903.

Isaiah Gillespie is a Democrat, and is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. This short and simple review is wholly inadequate to depict the virtues, or the sterling worth of this highly-respected citizen, who holds the sincere regard of all wno know bim.

Isaiah Shepherd

A remarkable instance of progressive husbandry over old methods is shown on the modern farm of Isaiah Shepherd, of London, Range township, Madison county, Ohio, and the increase in land values has been so great as to elicit surprise. The parents were pioneers in Ohio, the father having been born in this state more than one hundred years ago, in 1802, and the mother in 1818, in Ross county, Ohio. Andrew and Nancy (Price) Shepherd came to Range township in 1835 and bought the present farm of six hundred and forty acres for six dollars an acre. This place Mr. Shepherd cultivated for thirty-nine years, until his death, which occurred in 1874. In those days only the crude methods were used in the building of homes and the cultivation of the crops, but those very methods, inefficient as they were, became the groundwork of presentday success. Without the inspiration and example of those old pioneers, the civilization of today would be of a much lower order than it now is.

Both Andrew and Nancy (Price) Shepherd were members of the Methodist church, and, they carefully reared their children in that belief. The mother passed away in 1906, at the age of eighty-eight years. Isaiah Shepherd is one of seven children born to Andrew and Nancy (Price) Shepherd, four of whom are living at the present time, and was born on March 12, 1849, in Range township, Madison county, Ohio. His education was very limited, and was received in the district schools of Range township.

He remained on the home place until twenty-four years of age, at which time his father gave him one hundred acres of land nad he at once proceeded to begin agricultural operations for himself.

On February 11, 1872, the marriage of Isaiah Shepherd and Susan Newman, daughter of William and Adeline (Belle) Newman, natives of Ohio, was solemnized. Her parents were formerly of Morgan county, Ohio, in which place she was born, on January 15, 1852, but removed to Madison county in 1880, and settied in Range township, where they farmed until their death. Isaiah and Susan (Newman) Shepherd are the parents of eight children. Milton, of Mt. Sterling, Ohio: an infant, and Addie J., deceased; Francis M., who lives in Range township; Edward, a graduate of Lebanon College, and now going to college at Athens, Ohio; Mrs. Myrtle Call, a resident in Range township; Russell, deceased; and Horace, who lives in Range township.

Isaiah Shepherd has added to the original farm of one hundred acres given him by his father, until at the present time it consists of one hundred and sixty-two acres, well improved, with proper buildings and all necessary equipment for modern farming. Upon this place there still remains eighteen acres of timber. Several prizes have been won by the sons of Isaiah Shepherd on the products of this farm at the London, Ohio, fairs. 'The old homestead was a log cabin and very different from the present home. Oxen were used for the cultivation of the crops, one team having weighed two thousand pounds each.

The politics of Isaiah Shepherd are Democratic, and he has always been a strong advocate of all party policies. His religious principles are based upon the creeds of the Methodist church, of which he is a member.

Harry Heath

A farm of two hundred acres, located in Madison county, Ohio, reveals to the view of observing persons the thrift which has been the dominant factor in the life of Harry Heath, a resident of Sedalia. Madison county, Ohio. Formerly a renter on this land, he is now the owner, beside which he owns a modern home in the town of Sedalia.

Harry Heath, born on March 24, 1868, in Pickaway county, Ohio, is the son of Andrew and Emma (Lambert) Heath, to whom nine children were born, seven of whom are living to cheer the "Indian summer" of their lives. The town of Derby now hides from view the old landmarks of his boyhood home, and the former fields of grain are now obliterated by the commercial scenes which have taken their place. Andrew Heath was born on September 12, 1831, in Pickaway county, Ohio. He came to Madison county, Ohio, in 1887, and settld in Sedalia, where he owns property. Emma (Lambert) Heath was born on March 20, 1841, in Maryland, and came with her parents to Franklin county, Ohio, when only four years of age. Both Andrew and Emma (Lambert) Heath are living, and are members of the Sedalia, Ohio, Presbyterian church.

Harry Heath was reared on his father's farm and received his education in the district schools of Pickaway county. Of the many men in Range township who follow agricultural interests, none are more industrious or worthy of, respect than this energetic citizen, who, in addition to his other interests, is manager of the Riddle farm. He keeps a very high grade of stock, which he has been busy selling for four years.

In 1889 Harry Heath was united in 'marriage to Louie Bethards, who was born in 1869, in Range township, Madison county, Ohio. They are the parents of the following children: Edward C., who is farming on the Riddle land, and Emma and Guy, who are at home. |

Harry Heath is a stanch Republican and lends his enthusiastic support to that party in all its elections, considering the good of the people in connection with the various candidates for office. That he takes an active interest in all questions pertaining to the public welfare is evidenced in the fact that he is a member of three of the most prominent orders in the world, the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. With all of his business, fraternal and family interests, Harry Heath finds time to attend the house of worshy and to assist, in every way possible, the upbuilding of the community.

John R. Wingfield

Very many counties in the United States have the serious problem of caring for thousands of orphan children. homeless little waifs who long for the love and affection they have lost and who would respond to such care, by developing into 'noble characters, if only given the chance. There are thousands of homes where the sound of a child's voice is sorely needed to complete the home atmosphere, and this question would be so easily solved if these empty hearts would only respond to the hungry call of these lonely children - unfortunately left to work out their own destinies, unaided by home environment or loving advise - thereby making complete the homes and hearts of those to whom nature has denied this supreme pleasure. John R. Wingfield, Sedalia, Madison county, Ohio, is one that responded to this call and who firmly believes the Master's words, "And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me."

John R. Wingfield, born on February 9, 1834, in Albermarle county, Virginia, was one of twelve children born to Robert C. and Eliza (Elson) Wingfield, both natives of Albermarle county, Virginia. Only six of these children are now living. Robert C. Wingfield was born in 1802, remaining in Albemarle county until thirty-eight years of age, when he emigrated to the state of Missouri, traveling in a covered wagon. Sixty miles west of St. Louis he purchased a farm and remained there for some time. While living on this place, in Lincoln county, he was thrown from a horse and injured for life. Returning to his old home in Virginia, in 1849, he bought four hundred acres of land; later he sold this and purchased five hundred and eighteen acres of land in Upshure county, Virginia, in 1854, and resumed his agricultural pursuits. Born in 1802, he passed away in the month of February, in the year 1867, at the age of sixtyfive years. Robert C. Wingfield was the son of John and Anna (Buster) Wingfield, both natives of Virginia. Eliza (Elson) Wingfield was born in 1811 and died in 1887, at the age of seventy-six years.

John R. Wingfield came to Madison county, on March 19, 1865, at the age of thirty-one years and settled in Range township, where he rented a farm near Danville. The present farm, of one hundred and eighteen acres, was purchased in 1873, for the sum of fifty dollars and fifty cents per acre. After making the initial payment there still remained two thousand five hundred dollars to be paid, and having practically nothing left this seemed quite a problem, but undaunted he went to work. made immediate improvements, and by diligent effort succeeded in paying for the place which he now owns. The original home was a story and a half house,: eighteen by thirty-eight feet, and the barn was a mere planked-up shed, large enough to care for four horses. John R. Wingfield received very little education in the subscription schools which he attended in Virginia, but he has steadily progressed, demonstrating that an education is not absolutely necessary in order to gain a competency nor yet to attain a place of respect among one's fellow men.

John R. Wingfield has assisted in the building of the pike roads of Range township, having extended one mile through his own labors. In 1856 he was married to Sarah E. Walker, who was born on January 11, 1836, in Virginia. and as no children blessed their union, they adopted the daughter of Charles and Samantha J. (Gallagher) Rhodes, natives of Ohio. This daughter, Cora A. Rhodes, having lost her mother when only three years of age, was carefully reared and given an education by her foster parents, and is now married and with her husband is operating the home place for this man who has truly applied his religion in a practical way. Cora A. (Rhodes) Counts is the mother of two boys, Paul W. and Roger D.

That John R. Wingfield has the confidence of his fellow citizens is shown by the fact that he was township trustee for eighteen years. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and of the Presbyterian church. Politically, he is a Democrat, also a deacon in the church in which he is a member.

Charles S. Bethards

Next in importance to the raising of food is its preparation for use and its distribution. And here, as elsewhere, the honest man, be he producer or merchant, fills his place in a community life with as much importance as he whose name is writ large in history. When public health depends upon honest dealing, who shall say that one's work is valueless though it be only concerned with the marketing of the product? Both as teacher, and as manager of a large grain elevator, Charles S. Bethards is a man worthy of place among the leaders of local business enterprises. Mr. Bethards, manager of the Vent & Riddle Company, was born on July 14, 1868, in Range township, this county, his parents being Thomas N. and Louise (Barker) Bethards.

Thomas N. Bethards was twice married, and to the first union' were born two children, these being Charles S. and Mrs. Louie Heath, of Sedalia, Ohio. Thomas N. BKethards was a native of this township, being born in 1839, and always followed the occupation of farming in this. immediate vicinity, owning at the time of his death, in 1891. twenty-five acres of land. Louise (Parker) Bethards was born in Sedalia, Ohio, in 18385, and died in 1870. She was the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Parker, who were well-known farmers, coming from Maryland. Both parents of the subject of this sketch were members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Thomas N. Bethards was a man of patriotic principles and of courageous character. Not long after the Civil War was declared he enlisted at Xenia, Ohio, in a company that was formed at Sedalia, in the Seventy-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He had the honor of serving under General Sherman, and remained in the war for three years and three months. His second wife was Eliza Edwards, and there were no children born of this marriage.

The early career of Charles S. Bethards was marked by no special favoritism of fortune; born and reared on a farm, his educational advantages were only such as were procurable in the rural schools of this township at that time. That he made the most of these advantages, however, is shown by the fact that as soon as his own early education was completed, he began teaching. That was in the year 1888, the place being in Stokes and Range townships. After being a teacher for fourteen years, during which time he served with distinction and devotion, he came to Sedalia, and entering upon a business career, immediately became manager of the Vent & Riddle Elevator Company. a position which he has held ever since. Mr. Bethards has been versatile enough to carry on more than one line of business, for when a branch of the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton railroad was built to Sedalia, he became their agent. Later he was employed also by the American Express Company.

Never quite able to divorce his interests entirely from agricultural work, Mr. Bethards still operates his splendid farm, upon which he has placed many valuable He owns thirty-thtee acres of land in this township, and has nine lots

William and Clara (Carr) Ervin, who are natives of this county. Only one child was porn to Mr. and Mrs. Bethards, a daughter, named Lucile M.

Mr. and Mrs. Bethards have always been devoted in their religious life, being exrmest members of the Christian church. The subject is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. Also of the Knights of Pythias. He is a man who stands high in the business and social life of the community in which he lives. As a business man his judgment is respected, and in the broader fields of activity, where strong character is an asset, Mr. Bethards is an acknowledged force.

By the simple process of substitution, the popularized exhortation "back to the farm" may be pertinently changed to the admonition "stick to the farm." The one comes in the form of practical advice to the prodigal, who, having had visions of the towering city with its dreamed myriad of pleasures and countless opportunities, has left the farm; and the other is a plea for the youth to remain on the farm and to cast aside the illusionary visions of an urban life so attractive to the growing mind of the youth. Among the number of those discreet persons who have succeeded in casting aside the visions of a life off the farm and who have faithfully devoted their entire lives to the vocation of husbandry is Newton K. Cook, a prosperous and well-known farmer of Pleasant township, Madison county, and the proprietor of one hundred and twenty-five acres of as fine land as can be found in Pleasant township.

Newton K. Cook was born on April 29, 1868, on the farm where he now lives in Pleasant township, the son of John and Elizabeth (Heath) Cook, both of whom were born in Pleasant township. The father was born on May 2, 1842, and the mother in 1844, near the present home of her son, Newton K. She was the daughter of David and Nancy (Thomas) Heath, natives of Ohio.

Reared on the farm, John Cook remained on his father's farm until the outbreak of the Civil War, at which time he enlisted in the Fortieth Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was being mustered at Camp Chase. He served faithfully throughout the entire war, and upon its conclusion returned to Madison county and again took up farming. He rented the farm upon which his son, Newton K., now lives. In the meantime his wife had inherited some land in Benton county, Indiana, and the family removed to that county in the early seventies. Eight years later, however, John W. Cook sold the land in Benton county and removed with his family to Pickaway county. where he bought a farm situated five miles from Mt. Sterling. After the death of Elizabeth (Heath) Cook, in 1884, the farm in Pickaway county was given to the two sons, Newton K. and Harry. John Cook remained on the farm with his two sons only a short time after the death of his wife. removing to a farm near Derby, Ohio. Marrying the second time. he lived with his wife on the Derby farm for a period of twelve years, after which time the family removed to Ashville, North Carolina, in quest of health for one of their children. The family lived in North Carolina for eight years, or until the death of Mrs. Cook. John Cook then removed to Oklahoma, where he is now living and engaging in the hotel business. To John and Elizabeth (Heath) Cook two children were born, Newton K. and Harry. The former is the subject of this sketch. and the latter is engaged in the hotel business at Chicago, Illinois.

Like his father, Newton K. Cook was reared on the farm and wisely chose farming as his life work. He received his elementary education in the public schools in Benton county, Indiana, and later supplemented his elementary training by attending the Derby high school for a period of two years. When twenty-three years of age, he rented land in Fairfield township, Madison county. Five years later Newton K. Cook moyed to Pickaway county and located on the farm which his mother had bequeathed to him and his brother. He remained in Pickaway county for two years, at the expiration of which time he returned to Madison county and located on the farm he now occupies, which he had inherited from his grandfather, David Heath. Having made many improvements on the farm, Mr. Cook has brought it up to a high state af productivity and strictly modern in every detail.

In 1890 Newton K. Cook was united in marriage with Minnie Anderson, who was born on March 24, 1870, in Pleasant township, the daughter of William P. and Leonora (Young) Anderson. Two children have been born to this happy union, 'Edith 7 peer man, both of whom are living at home with their parents.

In politics Newton K. Cook is an ardent Republican,' and is Shale interested 'in the politics of Madison county and Pleasant township. He has been trustee of Pleasant township for a period of eight years, and has filled this officé to the entire satisfaction of the people of this township. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are members of the Christian church und active in the various circles of the church. Mr. Cook is identified with the Knights of Pythias lodge at Mt. Sterling.

William Cowan

With untiring perseverance, even as a boy, William Cowan, of Mt. Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, has demonstrated in his life's work, to a remarkable degree, what may be accomplished by one man. Starting among strangers as a farm hand at the tender age of eleven years, this mere boy not only undertook to do something but did it and in the doing succeeded. Many men struggle from boyhood to mature years but do not guide their labors with a proper mixture of thought in order to insure results. William Cowan is a man among men, a thinking, capable farmer, investor and business man. He was born on March 6, 1852, at Chillicothe, Ross county, Ohio, the only child of Harvey and Sarah (Roberson) Cowan.

In 1877, at the age of twenty-six years, William Cowan was married to Ellen Jakes, who was born in May, 1857, Lafayette, Indiana, and was the daughter of William and Margaret (McMahon) Jakes. Three children have blessed the lives of William and Ellen Cowan, namely: Mrs. Minnie Francis, who lives at Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Carrie Cannon, living at Columbus, and Mrs. Nellie Waldo, who also lives at Columbus.

In 1878, one year after his marriage, Wiliam Cowan rented land in Ross county, Ohio, for seven years and then had a threshing rig and continued to operate in that line for.a period of some thirty years. He removed in 1885 to Range township, Madison county, Ohio, where he rented four hundred acres of farm land, continuing as a renter on that property for eleven years. During that period he bought forty-three acres in Range township and rented several more farms. He rapidly increased his farming operations and in 1910 purchased fifty-seven acres more in Range township, in addition to the forty-three acres he had previously purchased.

William Cowan has been prominent, not only in the farm line but as a 'stock man and has made numerous exhibits at the Madison county fairs, of both grain and stock. He has always been at the front in his busy life and is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Mt. Sterling, also in the Security Building and Loan Association of Mt. Sterling, Ohio.

Politically. he is a Democrat and in 1901 was elected as trustee of Range township. This office he resigned in 1907 and the same year he was again honored by the election as trustee of Pleasant township. In his faith he is a Methodist and takes a deep interest in the church and its affairs. He is 2 member of the men's choir of the church. Mrs. Cowan is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and is an earnest worker in the Missionary Society and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. In lodge life Mr. Cowan is a member of the Knights of Pythias. Now, in the sunset of his life, at the age of sixty-four years, he is reaping the benefits of a successful career, honored by his legion of friends, he and his wife are enjoying all the comforts of home in their modern residence, located in the heart of Mt. Sterling, where they moved in 1907.

Samuel J. Paullin

Samuel J. Paullin, of Sedalia, Range township, Madison county, Ohio, is the son of Uriah and Martha (Green) Paullin, to whom seven children were born. Letetia, who married Capt. Noah Jones, of the Fourth Ohio Cavalry, both deceased; Samuel J., whose name heads this review; Mary M. Klever, whose husband is a breeder of fancy Poland China hogs and Shorthorn cattle, and lives in Bloomingburg, Ohio; Sarah C. Hankins, of Fayette county, Ohio; and Matilda J. Clark, who lives in Washington C. H., Ohio. Two of the seven children died in infancy. Samuel J. Paullin was born on September 29, 1849, in Fayette county, Ohio.

The father, Uriah Paullin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Paullin, was born on February 24, 1813, in Greene county, Ohio. His parents were natives of New Jersey. Uriah Paullin bade adieu to his paternal home in 1843 and purchased land in Fayette county, Ohio, where he was one of the early settlers who cleared and prepared the land for cultivation and habitation. He was a very liberal, hardworking, industrious man, giving generously to those less fortunate than himself. At the time of his death he owned three hundred and seventy acres of land, which he had accumulated by hard work and perseverance. His wife, Martha (Green) Paullin, whose parents, Thomas and Marguerite (Job) Green, came from Virginia in a covered wagon of the "Lange" type, was born on February 14, 1824, in Plain City, Madison county, Ohio.

Samuel J. Paullin, the second born of Uriah and Martha (Green) Paullin, received his early education in the district schools of Paint township, Fayette county, Ohio, later taking a high school course at Bloomingburg, Ohio. After completing his high school course he entered: the college at Yellow Springs, Ohio, where he completed his education. In 1872, when twenty-three years of age, Samuel J. Paullin began a two-year course of teaching but soon decided that the life of a farmer presented a broader scope of living and upon this decision entered the agricultural field, in Fayette county, Ohio.

Five years later, on January 1, 1879, Flora A. Core, daughter of Abraham and Clarinda (Clarridge) Core, was united in marriage to Samuel J. Paullin and they removed, almost immediately, to Madison county, Ohio, where he purchased one hundred and seventy-five acres of land, unimproved, and began rather extensive improvements. A nice home was built and maple trees set out for shade. Later a large barn was erected for the comfortable housing of stock, and in 1882 he began the breeding of Shorthorn cattle and has had several public sales of the same, as well as exhibits. He discontinued the breeding of cattle in 1906.

Flora A. (Core) Paullin, was born on October 21, 1857, in Fayette county, Ohio, and came to Madison county, Ohio, when a child of seven years. Her father was a very extensive farmer and stock man and at one time during his career fed from two thousand to three thousand sheep. During a storm the father was killed by a frightened horse but the mother is still living at Sedalia, Ohio. Flora A. (Core) Paullin received her education in the common schools of Madison county, Ohio, attended Freeport Normal school at Freeport, Illinois, for one year, and began teaching school at the age of seventeen years, following that vocation for a number of terms in the counties of Madison and Fayette.

At the present time Samuel J. Paullin owns one hundred and seventy-five acres of well-improved land and a stockholder in the Farmers Bank, at Seladia, Ohio, of which bank he is also vice-president. He is a loyal Republican and takes an active interest in all local questions pertaining to party matters. Samuel J. Paullin has a very happy family consisting of himself and wife and eight children, all of whom have done their part in promoting the interests of the family and the welfare of their fellow citizens. Mrs. Merta E. Dorn, the first born, is living in Range township; Herman L. is living in the eastern part of the same township; Wilber, is assistant superintendent of the Industrial Insurance Company, of Columbus, Ohio; Edgar C. is living near Mt. Sterling, Ohio; Minnie A., is employed in the music store of Goldsmiths, in Columbus, Ohio; Elda, is a teacher in the primary school department, at Sedalia, Ohio; Martha H., is at home; Clara Helen married John Donahue and lives in Paint township, Madison county, Ohio.

- Samuel J. Paullin has been a member of the Free and Accepted Masons for fortyone years, he is also a member of the Knights of Pythias. Samuel J. Paullin and his wife are both members of the Methodist church. Mrs. Paullin has been the organist of this church for forty years. She is a member of the Ladies' Aid Society and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Mr. Paullin has served as school director. He has been vice-president of the Farmers Mutual Union Fire Insurance Company for fourteen years. This company has grown from $100,000 to $3,500,000.

Thomas Montgomery

While the man who hus taken advantage of opportunity is ever a source of emulation and pride, his success grows dim when compared with that of the one who, without early advantages, has wrested victory from apparent failure through sheer force of character. For this reason, the man whose life forms the subject matter of this sketch is well worthy of the commendation which a study of his career must call forth. Thomas Montgomery, a well-known farmer of this county, was born on July 15, 1855, on the farm which is still his home. He is the son of Robert and Sarah (Horrell ) Montgomery.

Robert Montgomery was born on February 6, 1825, in Madison county, Ohio, near Newport, and was reared on the farm of his father, Hugh Montgomery, a native of Pennsylvania. He remained a farmer in this county until his retirement in 1900, when he made his home with his son, Thomas, until the time of his death on March 19, 1915. When he passed away he had lived more than the allotted four score and ten, for he was ninety years, one month and nineteen days old. His wife, who was born in Madison county, died when her son, Thomas, was only four years of age. 'The children of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery were born in the order named, as follow: John, a farmer in Mahaska county, Iowa; Christopher. deceased; Thomas; a fourth child who died in infancy; and Jane, who died single.

Having attended the district schools only, Thomas Montgomery has had to be content with a meager education. During vacations and after school hours he worked on his father's farm, of which he began to take entire charge in 1885. Mr. Montgomery has always been progressive in his ideas on agricultural subjects, and has from time to time placed on his property valuable improvements. He is now the owner of two hundred and twenty acres of land on which are located modern buildings. Besides his farming interests, Mr. Montgomery is an owner of stock in the First National Bank of Mt. Sterling. et

In 1886 Thomas Montgomery was married to Carrie Lane, who was born in Fairfield township on October 2, 1864, and reared in Pleasant township. Mrs. Montgomery is the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Morain) Lane of Madison county. The two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are Elda, deceased, and Mrs. Edna Reay,

Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery are members of the Christian church, in which they have been very active. Mr. Montgomery is a Republican, and has served this county by his membership on the school board, which duty he has performed conscientiously.

By his industry, his genial nature and his honesty Mr. Montgomery has toug enjoyed the esteem of all who know him, and is regarded as one of Madison county's most worthy citizens.

If there is one profession above all others where faith and optimism are essential, it is that of the physician. Coming as he does in daily, almost hourly contact with the pain and sorrow of life. he must be endowed with a skill so great and a personality so strong that it unconsciously belittles the power of these adverse forces, and transforms them into health, harmony and happiness. Dr. Edward B. Meade, a physician and surgeon and former mayor of Sedalia. was born on December 7, 1860, near London, Ohio, and is the son of Lewis and Anna (Keating) Meade.

Lewis Meade was a native of Cuyahoga county. Ohio, having been born there in 1840. He came to this county when a young man, rented and managed large farms and became prominent in this line of work which he followed until his death in 1910. His wife was born about 1842, in New Orleans, Louisiana, and died in 1905. To them were born three children, Emma, later Mrs. Sheppard, who is now deceased; Mrs. Marguerite Woodman. of South Charleston; and the subject of this review.

Edward B. Meade remained at home until his eighteenth year, attending the district schools of Range township. For a short time he attended the college at Lebanon, Ohio, and subsequently was graduated from the Columbus Business College. In 1885 he attended the Starling Medical College, at Columbus, Ohio. from which institution he was graduated in 1888. He immediately began the practice of medicine in Sedalia, where he remained ever since.

Besides his medical practice Doctor Meade has retained an interest in farm life, and owns one hundred and twenty-five acres of valuable land in Range township. He has giver some attention to the breeding of trotting horses and has owned at different times many of whom he has been justly proud. Doctor Meade at one time owned "Lady Ashland." whose record as a pacer was 2:10%3. While the Doctor never engaged in the racing business, he is well known among horse dealers and has marketed a great many fine animals. ;

Edward B. Meade's marriage to Jennie E. Pancake was solemnized in 1887. she being a native of Range township, where she was born on May 2, 1864. Mrs. Meade is the daughter of James S. and Eleanor (Foster) Pancake. She is a woman of culture and refinement and was educated at the Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. Only one of the three children born in this home are living, this being Edward, now attending Dartmouth University, at Hanover, New Hampshire. He was born on December 12, 1895. The other two children born to Doctor and Mrs. Meade were Iva and Helen.

Doctor Meade. who is a Republican, was at one time a member of the city council and was later elected mayor of Sedalia. This position he filled with honor to himself and credit to the people whom he served. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, in which denomination he was for a number of years a member of the official board. Doctor Meade is prominent as a member of the Free and Accepted Masons. :

The man who can be a success not only in an exacting profession of this kind. but who can also so win the respect of a community as to become its chief executive, must indeed be a forceful personality and a man of high principles and exemplary conduct.

John W. Chenoweth

A writer on agricultural subjects has said, "The farm must supply in the future, as it has in the past, the leaders in statesmenship, science, art, commerce and industries of all kinds." To be a successful farmer, therefore, requires characteristics involving the same qualities which make for success in other lines of human achievement. Although the pathway of the present subject was made somewhat less rugged by the inheritance of land, yet, in retaining this and adding to it he developed the same traits of character which all successful men must possess. Mr. Chenoweth was born on September 9, 1846, in Pleasant township, Madison county, Ohio, being the son of Jeremiah B. and Eliza (Foster) Chenoweth.

Jeremiah B. Chenoweth, who was of Scotch-Irish descent, was quite prominent in his time, being owner at his death of fourteen hundred acres of land, and well known in the county. He was the son of John and Margaret (Ferguson) Chenoweth and was born on September 22, 1816, near 'London, Ohio, in Fairfield township. He was a prosperous and hard-working farmer, but always had time for an interest in affairs concerning his native county. He remained at home until a young man, and then did farm work away from home until 1847, when with his earnings he was able to purchase the present farm of over one thousand acres. When he bought the same it was covered with timber and swamps, but the improvements which he immediately began to make soon increased the value from the original sale price of seven dollars an acre. The first home of this pioneer and his wife was a log cabin, and in this they lived from 1837 until 1860, when they built a fourteen-room house which later burned down.

Eliza Foster was born on April 2. 1824, in. Ross county, Ohio, her parents, James and Margaret (Bowyer) Foster, natives of the same county. They eame to Madison county about 1825 and located in Range township. The mother died in 1906. To Mr. and Mrs. Jeremiah Chenoweth were born nine children, the eldest and youngest being girls who died in childhood. 'The children were: Martha, deceased; James F., killed in the Civil War; John W., the' subject of this sketch; Daniel, Nelson P. and George W., all of whom are deceased; Scott, a retired farmer of London; Newton, who lives in Muncie, Indiana; and Mary <A., deceased. The boys born in this home and who later died all reached manhood before their death.

John W. Chenoweth was married twice, his first wife. being Alice Henry, to whom he was married in 1872. She was born in 1847 and died in 1874. Having been a widower for four years, Mr. Chenoweth then married Sarah C. Creath, born on February 23, 1852, in Pleasant township, who is the daughter of Owen and Harriet (Loofbourrow) Creath. Having. attended the district schools, in 1865 she was admitted as a student im the Mt. Sterling high school and later became a teacher in her eighteenth year. Her first school was in Pleasant township, and for the following nine years she taught in Madison and Fayette county schools. Mrs. Chenoweth's father was born on November 26, 1825, in Pleasant township, and migrated to Iowa with his family when still a young man, the journey being made in covered wagons, when even pioneers were few in number. This family settled in Washington county. During the war Mr. Creath enlisted at - Washington, Iowa, in Company K, One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment, Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and was killed at the battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, as it is sometimes called, in the first battle in which he took part. Mr. Creath was born on December 24, 1827, at Lancaster, Ohio. Both parents of Mrs. Chenoweth were Presbyterians. Mrs. Chenoweth had only two sisters. To this union were born six children, namely: Mrs. Mary Lohr, of London, Ohio; Fillmore Jackson, who died in 1852; Mrs. Sarah Chenoweth; Mrs. Helen Lohr, of Augusta, Georgia: Elmira, deceased; Thomas being Mrs. Mary Browning Brown, of Columbus, Ohio; Mrs. Helen B. Cook, of Columbus, Ohio; and Armour, who is married and living at home with the parents.

Mr. Chenoweth is » Methodist and a Republican. He has been noted as a farmer for his expert and progressive methods in farm work and as a man capable of sincere and lifelong friendships.

Charles F. Sanford

The history of Charles F. Sanford has long been closely identified with that of Madison county, where his parents before him were early settlers. Mr. Sanford is of the highest type of ambitious and substantial citizenship, where his industry and integrity have been an inspiration to others, and whose influence for good has spread far beyond the limits of the community in which he resides.

Charles F. Sanford, farmer of Monroe township, Madison county, was born on December 20, 1854, on a farm adjoining the one he now owns. He is the son of William F. and Caroline (Brown) Sanford. He grew to manhood on the farm, attended the district schools, and afterward entered the normal school at Worthington, Ohio, finishing his education at the National Normal School, at Lebanon, Ohio. After completing his education, Mr. Sanford taught school in Madison and Champaign counties for twelve years, during which time he saved a little money, with which he leased sixty-five acres of land from Mary A. Thurman. In about six years he was the manager of twentyseven hundred acres of land, so continuing until the death of Mrs. Thurman, when the land was divided among the heirs. Mr. Sanford and Allen W. Thurman bought one thousand acres of this land, five hundred acres of which were covered with timber. They began to divide the land up and sell it in small tracts to suit purchasers, and this venture became very successful. Mr. Sanford later was induced to plat a town site, comprising one hundred and twenty-three lots, the town, which was named "Sanford," being built in what was known as the "Big Thurman Woods." When the United States postal department was asked to locate a postoffice in the new village the name Sanford could not be used, as a similar name for an Ohio postoffice was already in use. The name of Plumwood was then substituted. The village, however, stands today recorded in the original name, Sanford.

Politically, Mr. Sanford has always been an active supporter of the policies of the Republican party, and has officiated as justice of the peace and as a member of the school board for many years, positions which he still fills. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Plumwood, where the former is a member of the official board, and is active in the work, going as a delegate to the conferences. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford are active supporters of the temperance cause, Mrs. Sanford being president of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union, while Mr. Sanford is a member of the county committee of the Young Men's Christian Association. He has been a member of the Farmers National Congress for a number of years, serving as vice-president for two years and as president for the same length of time. He is a stockholder in the Exchange Bank at London, Ohio, and vice-president of the Farmers National Life Insurance Company, located at Chicago, Illinois. Mr. Sanford also served for six years as county school examiner of Madison county, Ohio. At the present time his real estate holdings amount to about one thousand acres of land, all located in i Madison county, excepting a small part, which is located in Franklin county.

William F. Sanford, father of the subject of this sketch, was born at Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1819, and his wife, Caroline (Brown) Sanford, was born cn August 18, 1826, in Somerford township, Madison county. Mr. Sanford came with his parents to Ohio, locating in Somerford township, where he grew up and married. He started farm- ing for himself on one hundred acres of unimproved land in Monroe township, which he cleared, improved and ditched, and lived there until he died. He was a wonderfully resourceful man, and his wife, a good Christian woman, was a splendid and helpful companion in his life in the wilderness. William F. Sanford was a Republican, taking ap. active part in local politics and serving in all the township offices, and was highly esteemed as an honorable citizen of Madison county. He and his wife were the parents of ten children: One died when small; David B. Sanford, a farmer of Monroe township; Mary, the widow of John Williame, of Fayette county, Ohio; Charles F.; Marshall J., a prosperous attorney at Lima, Ohio; Louisa, who is the wife of John Sceva, president of the Farmers Bank at Mechanicsburg, Ohio; Marion, a farmer in Monroe township; Carrie, the wife of Percy Moore, a dry-goods merchant of Mechanicsburg; Fletcher, deceased, was a school teacher; and Arthur, deceased, followed the same profession. Hight of the family taught school in Madison county.

Charles F. Sanford was united in marriage, December 28, 1892, with Nin Hankinson, daughter of W. C. Hankinson. She was born on October 23, 1860, in Warren county, Ohio, .and obtained her education in the public schools. Mr. and Mrs. Sanford began housekeeping in a log cabin, but Mr. Sanford being a man who accomplishes things, started in with the determination of winning out, and he has done so. In 1897 he built a beautiful country residence, substantial in character and conveniently arranged. He las always acted on the principle of "honesty being the best policy," which course accounts for his large number of sincere friends.

John W. Toops

In recording the lives of those men who have contributed so largely to the success of Range township, Madison county, Ohio, through their own advancement, the name of John W. Toops should be added to the list, as he has made steady progress in agricultural lines and is worthy the respect and esteem in which he is held. Born on October 16, 1869, in Pleasant township, Madison county, Ohio, John W. Toops rapidly developed the sterling qualities that have piloted' him through forty-six years of life.

John W. Toops is the son of Frederick and Hliza (Stone) Toops and was reared in Pleasant township, where he received his preliminary education in the district schools, completing his schooling in the state normal, at Ada, Ohio, where he was a student for two terms. He held the position of teacher from 1890 until 1905, in the district schools of Pleasant township, Madison county, Ohio, but the promotion of his own business appealed more to his nature, and shortly after the closing of the last school term he purchased eighty-four acres of land, making many improvements and cultivating the same until 1909, when he bought one hundred and fifteen and one-half acres in Range township.

Improvements were made on this last farm to the extent of remodeling the house and the painting of both house and barn. The house was painted white with trimmings of Tuscan red, while the barn was painted buff and trimmed in white. This well-kept farm is located three and one-half miles from Sedalia, Ohio, and to the passer-by it is a beautiful sight, as it indicates the good taste and management of the owner. By this one act alone, John W. Toops has revealed his true nature to the close observer. for here the soul of an artist is blended with that of a man who is not afraid to soil his hands with honest toil. Mr. Toops is a breeder of full-blood Hampshire tags, and this year has fifty-eight acres planted to corn. At various times the products of this farm have been exhibited at the farmers' institutes, and have received unusual praise.

Leona Anderson, born on September 24, 1871, in Pleasant township, Madison county, Ohio, daughter of John and Emma (Wickell) Anderson, was united in marriage to John W. Toops on June 14, 1894, and six children were born to them: Herbert A., a student at Ohio State University; Marcia E.; Everett A., a student in the high school at Sedalia, Ohio; Doris, Alice L. and Lois L., who are at home. Mrs. Leona (Anderson) Toops died on September 10, 1911, and Marcia is now keeping house for her father and family.

Politically, John W. oops is a Republican and enthusiastic for the advancement of his party. In his religious faith he is an independent believer with a natural optimism that is quick to discover the good in all things, leaving the dross unnoticed and untouched.

Thomas L. Creath

Should you inquire of an expert on the subject of farming what are the essential personal characteristics of the successful farmer, he would reply that they are "a particular temperament, a strong physical constitution, a knowledge of crops and soils, and business tact.' When. as in the case of the life history here briefly recorded, an ambitious youth starts out with no capital except his health and his determination to succeed, and middle age finds him a representative of his chosen line of work in his community, no better evidence is required to show that in the beginning he possessed the necessary qualifications. Thomas L. Creath was born on April 26, 1859, in Washington county, Iowa, and is the son of Owen and Harriet (Loofbourrow) Creath, mentioned elsewhere in this work in relation to the Tstory of John Chenoweth. To them were born six children.

Thomas L. Creath attended the East London schools and grew up in that vicinity, living with his mother, his father having been killed in the battle of Shiloh. He learned the blacksmith's trade after his marriage, when he located in South Solon, Ohio, and later in Chenoweth Corners, where he followed his trade for a period of six years. At the end of that time he again took up the vocation of his ancestors, renting the farm on which he lives at present, which he later bought. He is now the owner of one hundred and twenty-six acres of land which is equipped with modern improvements and has splendid new buildings, including a modern house. The barn is built of cement blocks, and there is a natural flowing well which is the only one of its kind in the community. Mr. Creath takes much interest 'in his stock. of which he raises a high grade. He has a Percheron and a Shire stallion, and raises Poland China and Duroc-Jersey hogs for market. At the London fair, where he has exhibited his horses, Mr. Creath has won many prizes. He is very proud of the first prize taken by one of his stallions. Mr. Creath was one of the first to raise alfalfa in Range township, having begun this branch of agricultural activity in 1911. He had thirty-three acres of alfalfa in 1915. Mr. Creath is of an inventive turn of mind, for he has invented a corn shucker, which was patented the first time on November 10, 1903, and the second time on January 5, 1904. While the machine is a practical success it has never been placed on the market.

Thomas L. Creath has been twice married. His first wife, whom he married in 1883, was Nellie Campbell, born in Pickaway county, Ohio, January 8, 1861, she being a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Campbell. Her death occurred on March 1, 1886. Of this union one child was born, this being Robert, born on January 25; 1885, and who died on February 17, 1902. Mr. Creath was married, secondly, to Myrtle E. Counts, their wedding having taken place on November 14. 1900. Mrs. Creath is a native of Range township, having been born there near Sedalia on January 15, 1873. She is the daughter of John and Belle (Jeffries) Counts, natives of Madison and Fayette counties, respectively. They are now living near Sedalia, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Creath are the parents of two children, namely: Nelabel, born on February 17, 1902, and at "present attending school; and Owen, February 25, 1905, who passed away on September 2, 1905.

_the school board for one term. Mr. Creath belongs to the Methodist Bethel church of which he is now district steward and trustee. He is not a member of any lodge.

Mr. Creath takes a deep interest in matters pertaining to the welfare of the community and in the duties which have been entrusted to him he has been faithful and . conscientious. A man of inflexible integrity, he justly deserves a place among those whose. careers go to make up the annals of this county.

Samuel I. Gilliland

There is a common saying that every man may be a' hero if he but chooses to do his duty, and does it well. And there are heroes in every walk of life, men who fight not for the sake of fighting, but for the right against the wrong, whether it be in commercial life, in politics or in the heart of obscure districts. Samuel I. Gilliland has fought to place the farmer on the plane of social prominence, where he rightfully belongs, and to show that his' influence has a direct bearing upon the vitality and life of a community. He has also proved that a life of work on the farm can lead to the heights of success, as well as work done in the turmoil of thriving cities.

Samuel I. Gilliland was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, on January 2, 1853, and is the son of Samuel and Malinda (Alkire) Gilliland. His father was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, on December 16, 1810. He was a farmer and the son of Andrew and Mary Gilliland, natives of Virginia. To the union of Samuel and Malinda Gilliland the following ehildren were born: Mrs. Elizabeth Deyo, deceased; Andrew and William, also deceased; Mrs. Emma Hill, who is living in Kansas; Mrs. Lennie Morgan, who is deceased; Marion, who is also deceased; Mrs. Mary Cobble, a widow, who lives in Derby, Ohio; Robert, John and Mrs. Hanna Graham, all deceased; and Samuel, the subject of this sketch.

The district school of log-cabin days, of which so little trace remains save in the most remote districts, was the center of educational activities, when Samuel Gilliland went forth, as a boy, to learn the three branches. Most of the pupils, if not all, were farmer boys, who faced the long walks and rough country roads with happy countenances, nnd who gradually became accustomed to the life of toil which made the trials of their later years easier to bear. Samuel Gilliland remained on the farm, working with his father, until his marriage to Marietta Skinner, in 1874. For a time he rented a tract of land near Mt. Sterling and later, in 1898, he was able to buy a farm of his own, and now owns forty acres. He keeps a very good grade of stock and deals a great deal in sheep. Mr. Gilliland believes firmly in the improvement of the modern farm and has given every effort to make his home a model in this respect. His residence. which was erected at a cost of three thousand dollars, is an example of what the country house of today can represent.

Marietta Skinner was born on August 13, 1856, in Era, Pickaway county, Ohio, where she received her early. education. She'is the daughter of John H. and Elizabeth (Hetherington) Skinner. Her father was born in England, and came to this country when he was only twelve years old. For a time he lived in the state of New York and later came to Newark, Ohio. His death occurred in 1895. He was a tailor by trade, but worked at it only a short while. as his interests were with farming and horse training. His wife, Elizabeth, was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, and makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. Gilliland. Of the children born to Mr: and Mrs. Gilliland, Mrs. Anna Letitia Campbell is living in Pleasant township; and John H. is a bookkeeper in Columbus, Ohio. The latter was educated 'in: the public schools and later took a business course at Bliss Business College in': Columbus, Ohio. - Before starting upon a business career he taught school for three years in Pickaway e¢ounty.

Mr. Gilliland is a member of the Knights of Pythias. In politics, he gives his support to the Republican party and he and his wife are regular attendants at the Christian church.

Charles C. Hankinson

In agricultural circles throughout this favored section of Ohio there are few names better known than that of Charles C. Hankinson, president of the Madison County Farmers' Club, who, for many years, has been particularly active in the work of promoting in every way the interests of the farmer and in seeking to elevate the standards of agriculture hereabout. Mr. Hankinson is not the first of his name to be thus prominently connected with the general promotion of agricultural interests, for his father, the lamented William C. Hankinson, of good memory throughout 'this part of Ohio, was, in his day, recognized as one of the best farmers and stock men in the whole Miami valley and will long be remembered as the man who first developed the Poland China hog, making that breed of swine one of the most popular in the world.

Charles C. Hankinson was born in the Blue Ball neighborhood of Warren county, this state, on April 15, 1867, son of William C. and Hannah Jane (Craig) Hankinson, both natives of that same county. William C. Hankinson was a son of James Hankinson, one of the pioneers of this section of Ohio, who, as a young man, made his way from his home in, New Jersey to Pittsburgh and thence by river to Cincinnati, arriving at the latter place with but fifty-four cents in his pocket. He made his way up country and entered a tract of "Congress land" near Franklin, in Warren county, where he settled down to the strenuous task of carving a home out of the forest wilderness, 'and there he spent the remainder of his life, living to the great age of ninety-three years.

James Hankinson was a man of singularly robust and vigorous physique, of strong and upright character, a natural leader of men, a man of the true pioneer breed, who quickly assumed a prominent and influential position in the early life of the section in which he settled, and it is undoubted that his vigorous personality aided very largely in the creation of an established order in that then practically virgin country. His wife, who was a Cheesman, was a woman of fine character, she also having been of the pioneer type so essential in the formative days of this country, and. she was ever a strong and competent helpmate of her sturdy husband. They were the parents of the following children, Deborah, Lydia, Rachel, Eleanor, Margaret, James, William Cheesman and one who died in infancy or early youth.

William C. Hankinson, youngest son of the pioneer couple above referred to, received such education as was afforded in the primitive schools of his time and place, and grew up amid the natural stress incident to the development of a farm in the woodlands. He remained on the homestead place until his marriage, after which he bought a hundred-acre tract in the Blue Ball neighborhood, a part of his father's extensive land holdings, for which he paid one hundred and thirty-seven dollars an acre, and there he proceeded to make a home, the most of this land being wholly unimproved and much of it uncleared of the forest which encumbered it. From the very beginning of his farming operations, William C. Hankinson gave particular attention to the raising of hogs and also became an expert general stockman, long being recognized as one of the best judges of stock and poultry in this section. It was he who first developed the particular breed of swine now so widely known as the Poland China, and it was in bis house that he and Carl Freigau. of Dayton, made out the first pedigree sheet of the Poland Chinas, on which all registrations of this famous breed are now based. William C. Hankinson took a prominent part in civic affairs and was especially interested in the development of the local school system, for many years having served as school director

On March 9, 1853, William C. Hankinson was united in marriage to Hannah Jane Craig, who also was born in Warren county, daughter of Obadiah Craig, a native of that county, son of one of the very earliest settlers thereabout. Obadiah Craig was a well- -known farmer, industrious and of untiring energy. He was thrice married and to his first union the following children were born: Ann, David, Margaret, Ely and Mary. To the second union the following children were born: John D., William B., Hannah Jane, Lydia, Archibald, Obadiah and Susan B. To William C. and Hannah Jane (Craig) Hankinson six children were born, namely: Clara, who died on April 3, 1891. unmarried; Sarah, who continues to live on the old home in the Blue Ball neighborhood, married Thomas Irwin and has one child, a son, John W.; Craig, a farmer and tile manufacturer, of Blue Ball, married Jennie White and has one daughter, Ruth; Nin, married Charles F. Sanford. of London, this county; William, of Blue Ball, a farmer, who married Harriet B. Byers and has three children, Mary, Paul and James; and Charles C., the immediate subject of this sketch. William C. Hankinson died on March 9, 1909, and his widow is still living on the home farm, enjoying many evidences of the general esteem in which she is held by all thereabout. .

Charles C. Hankinson was reared on the home place,, receiving his early education in the local schools, which he supplemented by a course in the National Normal University, at Lebanon, this state, after which he began teaching school and for sixteen years was thus engaged. for twelve years having been the teacher in his home school, performing there a service which was regarded so highly throughout the neighborhood as effectually to disprove the general application of the commonly accepted statement that a prophet is accorded little honor in his own country. In 1908 he abandoned teaching as a profession and came to Madison county and entered upon his successful career as a farmer. He bought eighty-six and one-half acres of the old Dunn farm in Deerereek township, for which he paid fifty-nine dollars an acre, and there he remained © until 1913, at which time he sold the place for one hundred and forty-five dollars an acre, having, in the meantime, improved the place by clearing twenty-five acres of the uncleared portion, draining and fencing the farm and erecting two dwelling houses, a commodious barn and well- equipped outbuildings, making of the place one of the best farms in that part of the county. After selling the farm, Mr. Hankinson and his family moved to London, the county seat, where they have since resided and where they are very comfortably and very pleasantly situated.

During the time of his residence on the farm Mr. Hankinson took great pleasure in his agricultural pursuits and gave to the same a degree of intelligent attention which soon caused him to become widely known throughout the county. It was at his active instigation that the celebrated Farmer's Club of Madison County was organized in 1911 and he was elected first president of the same, a position which he has held ever since. In Grange work Mr. Hankinson has been active and influential. For two years he was master of Oak Run Grange and is now master of Pomona Grange, a service in which he takes much delight. To church and educational affairs he likewise for years has given the same degree of thoughtful and intelligent interest and is an elder in the Presbyterian church, while for two years he performed excellent service as president of the Madison County Sunday School Association, a labor of love to which he brought the best powers of his mind. In educational matters there are few men in the county who have been more diligent and for years Mr. Hankinson performed a very signal service to the county as a member of the school board, of which for some time he was president. To the cause of temperance Mr. Hankinson also has lent his energetic and enthusiastic support and in the spring of 1915 was elected chairman of the Madison

On December 31, 1895, Charles C. Hankinson was united in marriage to Hattie B. Russell, who was born near Crawfordsville, Indiana, daughter of John M. and Harriett (Cafferty) Russell, both natives of Warren county, this state. John M. Russell was a farmer and was born on January 1, 1828, on a farm near Franklin, Ohio. He being the second son of Joseph and Sarah McCord Russell, whose early home was in Pennsylvania. His wife, Harriett B.. was the daughter of James and Kaziah Cafferty. Several years after their marriage they moved to Whitesville, Indiana, where he was engaged in the grocery business for about nine years, moving back in Ohio in 1866, where they spent the remainder of their lives. His chief characteristics were honesty and uprightness. John M. Russell and his wife, both of whom are now deceased, were he parents of six children, James, Joseph, Findley, Hattie, Eli and Elbert.

To Charles C. and Hattie B. (Russell) Hankinson two children have been born. Irene, born on January 9, 1898, who for four years attended school under her father's tutelage, then attended the schools at Lafayette, graduating from' the grade schools under the Boxwell law in 1911, after which she entered the high School at London, from which she was graduated with the class of 1915, at the age of seventeen and is now a student in Ohio State University; and Russell, born on November 28, 1903, who is now in the London school. Mr. and Mrs. Hankinson are members of the Presbyterian church and are interested in all good works hereabout. They also take a proper. interest in the social activities of the community and are held in the very highest esteem by their many friends in London and throughout the county.

Carl C. Hewitt

It has been truly said that "it is not by sleeping, but by working, waking and _laboring continually that proficiency is attained and reputation acquired." Were this test to be applied to him whose life record is briefly sketched here, he might be considered an exemplification of the statement, for, from his early manhood, ambition, industry and honesty have been marked characteristics. With faith in himself and in the universal good, he has made his life one of influence and usefulness, and has had the reward of knowing that he enjoyed popular favor. Carl C. Hewitt, a well-known merchant and farmer of this township was born on April 11, 1877, in Sedalia, being the son of Washington T. and Mandane (Groves) Hewitt, whose family is mentioned in the present work in the sketch of P. G. Hewitt. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Hewitt was toll-gate keeper of the Midway and London pike.

After finishing his course in the local public schools, C. C. Hewitt attended the business college of Delaware for one term. In 1899 he went into business in Sedalia, establishing a general merchandise store. He started with only a small stock of goods but in 1901 increase of business compelled him to take possession of his new quarters which is thoroughly stocked with a first-class line of merchandise. Besides his mercantile pursuits, Mr. Hewitt owns one hundred and two acres of land one and one-half miles south of Sedalia, which he is managing. To do this and at the same time to manage a business which attracts trade from an extensive: ee requires extreme industry as well as careful planning.

On September 14. 1899, C. C. Hewitt was united in matriage to Lina M. Dorn, who was born on January 18, 1878, in Ross county, Ohio, and is the daughter of Peter and Catherine K. (Ubrick) Dorn. Her brother's life is reviewed in the sketch of George Dorn in the present publication. 'The children born to vas union are Eloise, born on July 8, 1901, and Max, January 16, 1903.

He is a member of the Knights of Pythias; a Shriner of Aladdin Temple, Columbus, and a Knights Templar at Washington C. H., the Free and Accepted Masons of Sedalia, of which organization he has been treasurer for fifteen years; and is also a member of the Odd Fellows lodge.

Mr. and Mrs. Hewitt live in a comfortable, attractive home where the spirit of hospitality is constantly in evidence. As-a business man Mr. Hewitt is progressive, conducting his business on the principle that "honesty is the best policy." As a citizen he is broad minded and given to generous support of the enterprises which are conducive to better moral and financial conditions. He is, therefore, one of Sedalia's most prominent business men.

James R. Anderson

James R. Anderson, a farmer of Pleasant township, was born on October 19, 1872, in the township which is his present home. His parents were James B. and Amelia J. (Deyo) Anderson, to whom six children were born.

James B. Anderson, one of the most progressive and best-known farmers of this district, was a man of unusual activity. His interest in public affairs and his_ political importance led to his' being elected county commissioner in 1896, in which office he served two terms. His far-sightedness is indicated by the fact that he was among the first to start the interurban lines in Madison county, Ohio. The son of Stephen and Margaret (McCowan) Anderson, to whom ten children were born, he was early compelled to take up his share of the burden of making a livelihood. His father was born in May, 1808, in Kentucky, and came to Madison county with his parents when he was only two years of age, and their home was where Mt. Sterling is now located. Later on he had the honor of helping to lay out that village in town lots.

Among other enterprises in which Stephen Anderson was interested was a flourmill, which he built from the savings of his early meager earnings. The beginning of his fortune, however, was in the thirty acres of land which he leased from a neighbor in Pleasant township. With evident foresight and business acumen, he cleared this land and planted it in corn and disposed of his first crop, together with the lease, for two hundred dollars. With this money he bought a team of horses and started on his career as a farmer, thus it would appear establishing the line of activity for the following generations of his family. He owned, at the time of his death, in 1893, six hundred and fifty acres of land. He was a sturdy, hard-working, progressive farmer. absolutely loyal to his friendships. His wife, who was born in 1811, -in this county, died in 1875.

The father of the subject of this sketch, whose family dates back to Scotch-Irish descent, the family first emigrating to Pennsylvania, was reared on the family farm in Pleasant township, receiving all of the education afforded by the district school and the London high school, which he attended for two terms. In 1857 he was fortunate . enough to fall heir to one hundred acres of land. James B. Anderson was twice married, his first wife, Amelia Deyo. being the mother of six children, of whom James R. is next to the youngest. The first Mrs. Anderson was born in 1889, in Pickaway county. Ohio. and was the daughter of Jerry and Hannah (Alkire) Deyo. Her death took place in February. 1883. Her children by Mr. Anderson were as follow: Mrs. Margaret A. Matlock, of Pickaway county; Ella. who became Mrs. J. W. Corney, of Union county, Ohio; Jerry S., deceased; Stephen; James R.; Mrs. Myrtle Rafferty, of Henry county. Ohio. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Anderson married Lacy Alkire, whose family is mentioned elsewhere in this volume, the wedding taking place in 1885.

James B. Anderson was a very extensive promoter and, like his father, a progressive man. He was one of a company of men to plan the building of a railroad across Madison county from Columbus to Cincinnati, but although considerable money and time was spent in the project it did not meet with success. As a monument to his skill in building, however, the county has several large steel bridges. He was fond of blooded stock, and owned fine Duroc-Jersey hogs.

The war record of this patriot was rather unique, in that he felt that he served his country better by remaining at home than he would have done by enlisting and going to the front. He formed a company of recruits and drilled them at Camp Chase, preparing them for future service. In his zeal for his country, he spared neither time nor money in recruiting and training his company. His energies won him the title of Captain Anderson. After all of these extensive preparations were made, his sympathetic heart was touched by the helplessness of the women and children who had been deprived of the protection of nearly all the able-bodied men. So he laid down his sword, took off his military cap and returned to his ordinary pursuits, at the same time looking after the needs of the villagers. James B. Anderson died on July 15, 1904.

It was not until his twenty-eighth years that James R. Anderson left the home of his parents, and after the death of his father, having inherited seventy acres of land, he added to this one hundred and twenty acres on Deer creek, Pleasant township, and thus began his personal career as a farmer. It was not long before he saw an advantage in the purchase of an old grist-mill with twenty-six acres of land which had belonged to his father, and there he lived for three years.. In 1908 he bought the farm upon which his present home is located, from his uncle, William P. Anderson, and moved onto it the following year. He remodeled all the old buildings and built several new. The tract now comprises four hundred acres of land. Mr. Anderson is a stockholder of the First National Bank of Mt. Sterling, besides owning a one-third interest in a hardware store at Harrisburg, Ohio.

Mary BH. Bower, a native of Madison county, became the wife of James R. Anderson on March 27, 1901. She is the daughter of Jesse and Minerva (Stone) Bower, mentioned elsewhere in this work, and was born on March 12, 1877, in Pleasant township. She was reared in Columbus, Ohio, by her aunt, Mrs. George W. Ray, and was educated in the public schools of that city. The children born of this marriage are James B., born on May 27, 1905, and Francis Earl, April 16, 1909.

Mr. Anderson has always been a loyal Republican, a church attendant and a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge, at Bigplain. As a man of strong character end genial nature, Mr. Anderson is widely and popularly known, and such is his pepulaios for honesty and loyalty that to be his friend is considered an honor.

Willis R, Junk

_are guiding the destinies of our nation were born and bred in farm homes, under healthy and natural surroundings and influences.' As a member of the army of men and women who are providing the food supply of a nation, the subject of this brief biography occupies no small place in the common life. Willis R. J unk, a farmer of Range township, was born on July 25, 1880, on the farm on which he still resides, and is the son of Clinton and Amanda (Alkire) Junk, the former being a prominent farmer of Pleasant township. He and his wife are mentioned elsewhere in this work.

Wiis R. Junk has lived a quiet, uneventful life, but a life full of usefuness and activity. During his boyhood and early youth he attended the local schools in Range township, and at the age of twenty-one, deciding to start out for himself, rented land from his father. For three years he cultivated this rented land near Chenoweth Corners. Subsequently his father left the homestead and the subject returned and rented that farm, consisting of one hundred and fifty acres.

The subject of this sketch has for some time been interested in graded stock, and has become famous for his exhibition of corn and wheat for the past seven years at the Madison county fair at London, Ohio, and also at: Mt. Sterling, Ohio. In both places he has won prizes for the excellency of his farm products. This expert has on the average about seventy-five acres of corn each year, and in 1911 he had twenty-five acres of corn which yielded seventy-five bushels to the acre.

Willis R. Junk and Irene Lawrence were married on May 29, 1902. Mrs. Junk was born on April 1, 1879, in Bigplain, Ohio. She is the daughter of Lemuel and Elizabeth (Jenkins) Lawrence, who are natives of Ross county, Ohio. The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Junk are six in number, these being Paul, Clinton, Myrtle, Kenneth, Seldom and Wilson.

Mr. Junk is a Democrat, a church member and a member of the Odd, Fellows lodge. Mr. Junk's success in life is due to the fact that he has concentrated his energies upon the tasks early planned by himself. Barring the accident of fate, there is little that comes in this life without strenuous and continued effort. Therefore, it is safe to say in most cases that the successful man is the man of indomitable will power and oneness of purpose. Such a man is the subject of this sketch.

Thomas H. Carpenter

A common opinion often expressed is that one who cannot succeed at any other business can operate a farm. This is far from the truth, for there are very few vocations which require more natural adaptability and taste for the effective accomplishments than does farming. One of the essential elements of the successful farmer is a real love for country life, this for the reason that unless he is contented with his work and his surroundings, no man can hope to do his best, or live up to the full measure of his capabilities. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is, according to this standard, eminently fitted for his work, as results have shown. Thomas H. Carpenter, a prominent farmer and stock raiser of this township, was born on March 1, 1855, at Darbyville, Pickaway county, Ohio, and is the son of Baldwin and Ann (English) Carpenter.

Baldwin Carpenter was a Kentuckian by birth, having been born there on April 21, 1811. When a young man he engaged in the general merchandise business in Darbyville. his worldly wealth at the time he left Kentucky consisting of a horse and bridle and fifteen dollars. He made the journey to this state on the greater part of his property, his horse. When quite a youth he used to drive cattle to New York state, carrying his razor, soap and shaving outfit in his pocket, making the necessary lather from the water which gathered in the tracks of the horses' hoofs. After a brief experience as general merchant, he sold out bis stock dnd started farming in Pickaway county. He became very prosperous, owning at the time of his death, on January 3, 1894, thirteen hundred acres of fairly well-improved land.

Ann English was born in New York state on September 29, 1829, and came to Ohio with her parents, Abraham and Hannah (Gratesinger) English. She died on May 21, 1906, leaving eight children, namely: W. S., of Darbyville, Ohio; Mrs. Theodosia Kinnear, widow of N. F. Kinnear, of Bellair, Ohio; Florence, deceased; Simon, of Mt. Sterling, Ohio; Cora, deceased, who was the wife of Doctor Boggs; Mrs. Minnie Jobe, deceased, of Columbus, Ohio; Harry, of Ashville, Ohio; and Thomas, the subject of this sketch, who was the third child in order of birth.

Thomas Carpenter spent his boyhood and youth in Darbyville, not leaving there until his thirty-second year. About 1883 his father presented him with one hundred acres of land, which he farmed for four years, and then went to Tennessee and engaged in farming for the following two years. ILeturning to Darbyville he remained there until 1890, when he located on his own land two miles from Darbyville. He at once began making improvements which increased the value of the property and lived there until 1908. He then bought five acres of land at Mt. Sterling and lived there until March, 1915, when he moved to his farm one mile south of town. He is a stockholder in the Maplewood Improvement Company, and in the First National Bank, both of Mt. Sterling. In his present farm work, Mr. Carpenter is assisted by his only son, and the family home is a splendid modern dwelling.

Mrs. Carpenter was formerly Amanda Renick, and her marriage to Mr. Carpenter took place on December 31, 1890. Mrs. Carpenter's parents were Benjamin F. and Mary (Taylor) Renick, she having been born on October 25, 1857, near Derby, Ohio. She was for some time a student in the high school at Circleville, Ohio, but was prevented from graduating by ill health. Renick G. Carpenter, the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Carpenter, was born on August 8, 1892. He is a graduate of the Mt. Sterling high school and of the Ohio State University, in which institution he took the agricultural course. He is at present operating the farm with his father.

Benjamin IF. Renick was born in Jackson township, Pickaway county, Ohio. He was first married to Sarah Williams, of Pickaway county, to which union were born four children, Mary, Cynthia, Milton and Vincent, all] of whom are deceased. After the death of his first wife. Mr. Renick was married to Mary Taylor, of Madison county, to which union were born nine children, as follow: Sarah married Dr. J. T. Kirkendall, of Darbyville; Amanda, wife of T. H. Carpenter; Jane, who lives in Columbus; Seymour, of Fiiudley; Job, of Derby; Edward, deceased; Ella married Charles Allen, of Washington C. H.; Benjamin F., Jr., of Derby; and Warner, of Howard, Montana. Mr. Renick was a farmer and stockman. He was a Republican, and a member of the Masonic lodge. Mr. and Mrs. Renick were interested in the Presbyterian church. Mr. Renick died on August 7, 1901., and his wife died on January 13, 1911.

Mr. Carpenter is a Republican and a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Free and Accepted Masons. His wife, who is a Presbyterian in church membership, is prominent in the circles of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Thus is briefly sketched the career of a man who, by reason of personal gifts and strength of character, has merited the friendship and esteem of all fortunate enough to know him. His life has been characterized by unfailing honesty, integrity of purpose and unflinching sense of duty to the community. He therefore deserves a place among the prominent citizens of this county.

Henry Fattlar

In the early surroundings of the man whose life is briefly outlined here, there was little to encourage, and very much to discourage, even a strong heart. The father of the subject of this sketch was a hard-working man, but the results of his toil were never in keeping with his effort, so it was that Henry Fattlar. had practically nothing to start with. But he was heir to Nature's rich gifts, for "No matter how plain the habitation may have been nor,how simple the fare; the pure air, the bright sunlight, the open country, the trees and flowers, the brooks and forests, the meadows and glens, the song of the birds. and the incomparable charm of undefiled Nature, are the property of all." The father of Henry Fattlar was a native of Germany, having been born there in 1838; his son, however, was born in this country, the date and place being January 15, 1856, Muskingum county, Ohio. 'The parents are John and Caroline (Smith) Fattlar. They were the parents of ten children.

John Fattlar was a blacksmith and wagon-maker by trade, and after farming for a few years in this country he returned to his original occupation, continuing in that line of employment until his death, which occurred in 1907. At the time of his death, John Fattlar owned two hundred and thirty acres of well-improved land. His wife also was a native of Germany, coming to this country with her parents, and died a few years previous to the death of Mr. Fattlar; they were about the same age.

Henry Fattlar is a well-known farmer in the district in which he resides. Having worked on his father's farm until his twenty-first year, he had but meager opportunities for an education, attending school at Philo, Ohio. When he had reached his majority he came to this county and engaged as a. farm laborer, working by the month for from fourteen to seventeen dollars a month. The skill, efficiency and industry with which he labored is evidenced by the fact that he worked for one employer in Range township for a period of nine years. After fourteen years of this kind of employment he rented a farm from Benjamin Harrison for eleven years, and in 1900 had saved enough money to buy seventy-five acres of land in Range township. He immediately began the improvements which have made his farm one of the best in the township. He built a two-story, six-room house, and a barn forty-two by twenty-six feet in dimensions. One of his specialties as a farmer is the keeping of fine, graded stock.

Sarah (Rowe) Grim and George Grim, natives of Ohio, were the parents of Della Grim, who was born in Fayette county about 1869. Henry Fattlar and Della Grim were married on March 6, 1890. The children born of this union, being three in number, are Shurell, of Richmond, Indiana; Martha, who was graduated from Midway. high school; and Lenna.

Ira R. Dille

It seems to make no difference to what business or profession the boys and girls of this country are called, history repeats itself unanimously in favor of these fortunate boys and girls whose early environments and births were on the farm. No matter how humble the old farm home may have been, no matter whether those sons and daughters came into this life and spent their earlier years on the rough, stony hillsides of New England or whether they enjoyed the more favorable sections of the great Middle West, the lives and achievements of these soil-grown sons and daughters, who have imbibed health and strength and character from this invigorating life, stand out so conspicuous in longevity and strength that their careers are marked with success. The youngest of four children born to Zenas and Harriet (Pope) Dille was Ira R. Dille, who was born on June 30, 1877, at West Liberty, Logan county, Ohio, and reared on the farm, where he attended the schools, fitting himself physically and mentally for the profession in which he has been so successful. The other children were: Mrs. Ada Riddle, of Logan county, Ohio; Mrs. Esta L. Cooper, of Logan county, Ohio; and William L., of West Liberty, Obio.

During the year of 1902, when Ira R. Dille was twenty-five years of age, he engaged as a clerk in a hardware store located at West Liberty, Ohio, and in 1903 he and his brother, William, purchased a stock of hardware goods at West Liberty, Ohio, and entered the mercantile field themselves. Seeing the opportunity to invest individually, Ira R. Dille, in 1911, sold out his interests in the store at West Liberty, Ohio, and removed to Mt. Sterling, Ohio, where he engaged in the hardware line, building up a lucrative trade, in which he is now engaged.

On December 17, 1913, Ira R. Dille was united in wedlock to Emma B. Johnson, who was born in November, 1884, in Fairfield county, Ohio, and is the daughter of H. Clay and Anna (Williamson) Johnson. After graduating from the Mt. Sterling schools, Emma B. Johnson served in the office of the local telephone company for several years, in the bookkeeping department. Only one child was born to the union of Ira R. Dille and his wife, Emma B. Dille. This child died when an infant.

Ira R. Dille is a member in two of the most prominent orders of the world, the IFree and Accepted Masons and the Knights of Pythias. His political faith is with the Republican party, and he attends church regularly. At the early business age of thirty-eight years, lra R. Dille has placed himself in the enviable class of quick thought and resolute determination, from which he has wrought out an independent career for himself and his worthy helpmeet.

Hon. Charles Cameron Green

Among the citizens of London of whom Madison county is truly proud is the Hon. Charles C. Green, former treasurer of the state of Ohio, and now president of the West Manufacturing Company of London, and an all-around spirited man of affairs. On account of the interest which he aroused among the citizens of this city, the Board of Trade was organized and here it must be couceded was stirred the public spirit that has caused the many marked public improvements of the past four years.

After serving as cashier in the county treasurer's office at Lisbon, Ohio, for five years, Mr. Green in 1900 became cashier of the office of the state treasurer upon Hon. I. B. Cameron's election to that office. Mr. Cameron served as state treasurer from 1900 to 1904. In 1904, upon the election of Hon. William S. McKinnon to the office, Mr. Green was voluntarily retained, handling approximately twenty millions of dollars annually. After serving in this position for nearly nine years, on the death of Mr. McKinnon, on November. 17, 1908, Mr. Green was appointed by Gov. Andrew L. Harris to fill out the unexpired term of his office. In the May convention of that year Mr. Green received the Republican nomination for treasurer of state, but was defeated in the following election, turning over his oflice to his successor in January, 1909.

Charles C. Green was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, at Salineville, April 6, 1873, and grew to manhood in his native county. When about twelve years of age he took a position as office boy in the offices of the Knowles, Taylor & Knowles Company. at East Liverpool, Ohio, the largest pottery plant in the world. After serving in their general office in various capacities for nine years, he took charge of the office of the