Madison County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1915 (part 17 of 20)

On October 5, 1887, Robert F. Chenoweth married Geneva Kennedy, the daughter of John H. and Abigail (Mitchell) Kennedy. Both of Mrs. Chenoweth's parents are natives of this county and representatives of two of its most prominent and influential families. To Mr. and Mrs. Chenoweth were born two children, Austin, of London and Lawrence. Austin married Margaret Leonard, and to this union a dineuttec named June Rea, has been born.

Among the organizations to which Mr. Chenoweth belonged was the Columbus Lodge of Elks. Mr. Chenoweth was conscientious in all that he undertook to do, laboring early and late with an apparent indifference to fatigue. Personally, he was a man of forceful character and this, together with his genial nature, made him popular among his associates. He had that fine quality of inanhood which not only attracted warm friendship, but enabled him to retain the same.

William D. Wood

Only a few years more and the tribute to the last remaining veteran of the Civil War will be paid. Father Time is fast thinning the ranks of those brave heroes who saved their country from division. Long after their names are forgotten, the memory of their brave deeds will live in the hearts and minds of those who follow after, inspiring them to kindred acts of patriotism, should their country call. William D. Wood, who was born on February 27, 1841, in Fayette county, Ohio, is one of the remaining few who still live to tell the story of distress and hardship endured during the great conflict.

When the call to arms came, William D. Wood responded with patriotic zeal, enlisting at Washington C. H., Ohio, in the Fifty-fourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was with General Sherman during his entire enlistment, seeing service in every Southern state except Florida and Texas. He was discharged at Little Rock, Arkausas, returning to the home of his parents, in Fayette county, Ohio, and remained with them until 1866.

Reared on the farm and attending the district schools of Fayette county, he very naturally turned toward the scenes of his childhood when the horrors of war had ceased. On February 22, 1866, William D. Wood was married to Mary Parker, who was born in Warren county, Ohio, and at once rented land from his father, who gave him sixty-nine acres beside. He made improvements on this place and now owns three hundred acres of well-improved land, situated in Fayette county. Mary (Parker) Wood died on July 12, 1871. To this union was born one child who is deceased. On May 2, 1872, Mr. Wood married, secondly, Rebecca Swope. She was born in 1888, in Fairfield county, Ohio, and of this union two children were born, Albert, deceased, and Arley, who is now farming in Fayette county, Ohio. Rebecca (Swope) Wood passed away on February 16, 1906. Eleven months later, on December 6, 1906, Mr. Wood was united in marriage to Mary Wissler, who was born on November 8, 1841, in Pickaway county, Ohio. She was the daughter of Jacob and Sarah (Morris) Wissler, both natives of Pennsylvania. No children have been born of this union.

William D. Wood treasures a bible that dates back to 1599. He owns property in Mt. Sterling and is a stockholder of the First National Bank. He is a member of the Baptist church. William D. Wood is the eldest of four children born to his parents, Daniel and Tabitha (Leach) Wood, the other children being, Mrs. Cordelia Yoeman, a widow, living in Columbus, Ohio; Raymond F., deceased: and Marcellus, a soldier of the Civil War, deceased.

Daniel Wood, father of William D. Wood, was born on August 10, 1811, in Kentucky, and was brought by his parents to Fayette county, Ohio, when an infant, being reared on the farm near Washington C. H., Ohio. He passed away in 1890. The Wood family were originally from Virginia. Tabitha (Leach) Wood, who was the daughter of Walter and Elizabeth (Francis) Leach, was born on October 4, 1805, in Kentucky,

William D. Wood is a Republican, and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. In the evening of his life, his memories are of a life well spent. He is a member of Primitive Baptist church. Mr. Wood now lives retired and his only activities are looking after his property.

John W. Reay

An architect of his own fortunes, depending entirely on the resources of his youth, John W. Reay has built up a reputation for himself of great worth and respect. From small beginnings he has come to the front rank, where his force of character has made him well known and honcred. He has achieved distinct success through well directed effort and intelligent endeavor, so that his name has become a synonym for achievement. Animated by a desire to improve in every way possible the community in which he lives, he has long been a factor in the social and material activities of Madison county.

John W. Reay was bor in Pickaway county on the 17th of March, 1849, and is the son of John and Elizabeth (Neff) Reay, natives of Virginia. His father came to Pickaway county in 1833, and settled at Era, where he continued in the occupation of shoemaker, a trade he had learned in his native state. After ten years of toil at that trade, during which time he was able to set aside part of his earnings, he bought a small tract of land, covering fifty-three acres, and took up farming, a line of work that had tUways appealed to him, and which he continued until his death, which occurred in 1884. John Reay was born on January 26th, 1899. Elizabeth Neff, who was born in 1816, came to Pickaway county with her parents, where she died in 1902. The children born to John and Elizabeth Reay were: Mary, deceased; John, a sketch of whose life is given here; George, deceased; Charles, who lives on the old home place in -Pickaway county; Esther, deceased; Henry, who lives in Pickaway county; Mrs. Sarah Hughes, who is a widow.

John W. Reay is a man of excellent intellectual powers, and found ample opportunity to exercise his talents in the educational affairs of Pleasant township, where he held the position of teacher in district No. 3 for six years. His total teaching experience, however, covered a period of twelve years. He was not interested only in school affairs, but also had due appreciation for the dignity of the occupation of farming. This fact led him to finally give up school teaching, after he had bought a farm of eighty-five acres in Pleasant township. He began to farm in 1875, and continued to extend the boundaries of his property, until now he has one hundred and thirty acres of valuable farm land. Part of his time has been devoted to the erection of a beautiful residence on the place, which represents everything that is modern in tbe way of country house improvements. Mr. Reay has always kept a high grade of stock, as is the custom with many of the farmers of that vicinity.

Mr. Reay has given time and strenuous effort to the principles of the Democratic party and has as many friends among its members as any man in his community. This fact was proved by his election to the office of township trustee, an office he continued to fill for nine years. Aside from this he has also served on the school board. His opinions on educational questions are always received with the greatest consideration, owing to his knowledge of school affairs gained through many years of experience with its problems.

On the 1st of January, 1874, the marriage of John W. Reay to Sarah Wickell took place. Sarah Wickell was born on the 17th of September, 1853, in Mt. Sterling, Ohio, and was the daughter of Daniel and Clarinda (Douglas) Wickell. Both her mother and father were natives of Germany, her father havi ing been born in that country in 1808. We died in 1855. Her mother was born in 1809, and died in 1895.

The children born to Mr. and Mrs. John W. Reay are: Alvin, who lives in Range township; Mrs. Stella Jones, of Madison county, Ohio; Mrs. Gertrude McCaffarty, who lives in Pleasant township; Charles, who also lives in Pleasant township ; ond Rena who remains at home with her parents. The family has always contributed to the support of the Christian church, where Mr. Reay has long been one of its most ardent members. Owing to the pleasure he has found in other lines of social recreation, Mr. Reay has never affiliated himself with fraternal orders.

Palmer G. Hewitt

Palmer G. Hewitt, of Mt. Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, is a fitting example of modern schooling when taken in hand by a young man of force and intelligence, for at the age of twenty years he had passed through the public schools and attended two of the leading universities of his state and had already entered the business world. He was born on February 7, 1882, at Sedalia. Madison county, Ohio, and is the son of Washington T. and Mandain (Grove) Hewitt, who were the parents of three children: Carl, a merchant at Sedalia, Ohio; Frank, a salesman of Springfield, Ohio; and Palmer G. Hewitt, a merchant in Mt. Sterling, Ohio.

Washington T. Hewitt. the father of Palmer G. Hewitt: was born on March 16, 1840, in Highland county, Ohio. and responding to his country's call, enlisted in the great Civil War struggle in 1862, serving until 1865, at which time he received his discharge. In 1865, at the close of the war, Washington T. Hewitt engaged in the general merchandise business at Sedalia, Ohio, in which he continued for thirty-five years, he then retiring and is now residing in the town which contributed so largely to his success. Mandain Grove was born on March 2, 1848, in Piqua, Ohio, and died on December 18, 1907.

Reared at Sedalia, Ohio, Palmer G. Hewitt, after he had completed his studies in the public schools of that town, entered the university located at Westerville, Ohio, and at the conclusion of that course, continued his education at Oberlin University, of this state, returning in 1902 to Sedalia, Ohio, fully equipped with knowledge gained, and served his brother, Carl Hewitt, in his general store. Rapidly applying his practical experience, he decided, in 1909, to begin operations for himself and removed to Mt. Sterling. and there began his career as groceryman in the old Snyder building. In 1913 he moved to his present location, where he owns one of the finest and most complete grocery lines to be found in this section.

On March 14, 1907, Palmer G. Hewitt was married to Edna Marie O'Day, who was born on November 14, 1887, and who has become famous as a cultured singer. She isa graduate of the Mt. Sterling schools and has spent one year at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and two years in New York City, where she continued her favorite study of voice culture with the great artists. The results of this training has, with her marvelous powers, rendered as much happiness to others as to herself. Her: farm of two hundred and sixteen acres, located in Pleasant township, Madison county, Ohio, is under the direct management of Palmer G. Hewitt, her husband.

The parents of Edna Marie (O'Day) Hewitt, J. William and Harriet (Busic) O'Day. were both born and lived in Mt. Sterling, Ohio. J. William O'Day was born on May 18, 1860, and was an extensive farmer and a noted stockman of Madison county, Ohio. His death occurred on August 20, 1908. Harriet (Busic) O'Day was the daughter of Elijah Winfield and Rachel (Rees) Busic and was born on July 12, 1865, and is still living in Mt. Sterling, Ohio. 'To the union of Palmer G. Hewitt and Edna Marie

O'Day one child came to bless their home, Truth, born on May 30, 1908, in Sedalia, Ohio. . Palmer G. Hewitt affiliates with the Republican party, and in church affairs he is a member of the Presbyterian church, while in his lodge life he is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Knights Templar, Mystic Shrine, Elks and the Knights of Pythias.

Charles Allen Wilson

Charles Allen Wilson is a scion of one of the famous old families of this section of Qhio. He was born at Summerford, Madison county, Ohio, July 2, 1864. He is a son of Alexander Hamilton and Isabella (Koogler) Wilson, the former of whom was a son of Valentine and Nancy (Roberts) Wilson, and the latter a daughter of Simon Koogler, of Greene county, Ohio.

Alexander Hamilton Wilson was a farmer and influential citizen of Lafayette, Ohio. He served for over twenty years as justice of the peace in Madison county, dying at Summerford in 1895, at the age of sixty-five years. His wife died five years later. They were the parents of five children, Charles A., Laura B., Walter A., Lamar P. and Alice C. Of these children, Walter A. died in Washington, D. C., where he was engaged in the department of civil service. Lamar P. is a farmer residing in Somerford township. Laura B. is the wife of John Johnston, of Osborn, Greene county, Ohio. Alice C. is the wife of Clarence Hering, also of Osborn.

Charles A. Wilson spent his boyhood days on the farm. He received his education in the public schools of Lafayette and graduated from the London high school with the ciass of 1884. The next four years were spent in teaching in the public schools of Deer Creek township, after which he engaged in his present occupation of farming. He resides at "Oak Grove Farm," in Pleasant township, Clark county, Ohio, and is a member of the Somerford Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Chandler Lodge. Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, at London, Ohio. He is also a member of the Farmers Club and was one of the organizers of this society. One of the pictures of the club, published in this volume, was taken at his home, eight miles northwest of London. He served fourteen years as a member of the county fair board and was president of the board four years. and secretary two years.

On October 1, 1914, Charles Allen Wilson was married to Nellie Evelyn Sweet, daughter of Albert and Clara Sweet, of near London. They have one son, Allen Sweet. born on July 11, 1915.

Clement D. Finley

It was in the year 1863, while the struggle of the Civil War was being woven into a greater victory, that the birth of Clement D. Finley took place. That event occurred on March 9, in Morgan county, Ohio. His parents, George W. and Nancy J. (Donahue) Finley, have two children, Clement D., the eldest, and Harry M., who has been cashier of the Malta, Ohio, Bank, and was a representative of Morgan county, being the first Democrat elected from that county in forty years, and who is now living at McConnelsville, Ohio. :

George W. Finley was born on July 31, 1838, in Morgan county, Ohio, and followed farming for years but finally retired and is now living at McConnelsville, Ohio. He was the son of David and Elizabeth (Guy) Finley, who came to Ohio from Pennsylvania; David Finley having been born in Washington county, of that state. of Scotch-Irish descent and were all members of the Presbyterian church.

Clement D. Finley was reared on the farm and attended the public and district schools of Morgan county, until 1888, after which he removed to Pickaway county, where he worked as a farm hand for one year. Mr. Finley came to Mt. Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, in 1884, where he followed the carpenter's trade. He spent one year working at Columbus, Ohio, but in 1888 Mr. Finley began work in a planing-mill at Mt. Sterling, where his initial efforts at that business were as laborer and foreman. As soon as he mastered one phase of his work, he was transferred to other departments until, in 1902, he became thoroughly conversant with the work in all its branches. In 1903 Mr. Finley became a stockholder, director and manager of the present company which was organized at that time.

John and Elizabeth (Baughman) Crabbe, were natives of Ohio, and it was their daughter, Julia E. Crabbe, born at Mt. Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, in 1868, who became the wife of Clement D. Finley, in 1886, and to them were born four children. In 1888, their first-born, Verner L., blessed their union. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University, and is now a student of philosophy. Harvey E., the second child, was born in 1890, and is a graduate of Wooster University, and is now coach at the Dickinson Seminary, of Williams, Pennsylvania. Leah Maud, who was born in 1892, lives with her parents in Mt. Sterling. George N. was born in 1904, at McConnellsville, Ohio.

Clement D. Finley is a Democrat, stanch and true, a member of the Presbyterian chureh, of which he is an elder, and a member of the Mt. Sterling school board. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons and has taken the work in its various branches. Mr. Finley has accomplished much that is worth while and his efforts to succeed have been fittingly rewarded.

Willis Jones

It is said that "a nation's civilization is the outgrowth of the literature produced by its writers," but greater power than even a nation's literature is that gained through the integrity of the individual and the proper individual adjustment to the needs of the community. The record of each attainment, when the result of earnest endeavor, should be given the public, for the men and women of today find much that is helpful to themselves in the perusal of the battles fought and won by others. The name of Willis Jones, of Mt. Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, may well be listed among those men of integrity who have realized their responsibility toward the community. He was born on February 14, 1865, in Monroe township, Pickaway county. At the early age of seventeen he rented land and began farming for himself. He followed this occupation for five years and, at the age of twenty-two, removed to Derby, Pickaway county, Ohio, where he engaged in the grain business. He continued in the grain business until 1902, when he returned to Mt. Sterling, succeeding his father, who owned a grain elevator there, and now deals in the selling of grain, coal and seed. In addition to this business he owns an-elevator in Derby, Pickaway county, and one in Orient, in the same county. He is also the owner of eight hundred and ninety acres of land in the three counties of Madison, Pickaway and Fayette, the greater part of which is in Fayette and Pickaway counties, only twenty-five acres being located in Madison county.

James Jones, the father of Willis, was born in Fayette county, Ohio, in 1836. At an early age he began investing in land and at the time of his death, in 1901, was the owner of eight hundred acres. James Jones was married to Annette Bostwick, who was born in Fayette county, August 26, 1840, and to this union six children were born, five of whom are living, namely: Mrs. E. C. Breyfogle, Willis, Mrs. S. W. Beal, Mrs. Charles H. Clark and Mrs. John O'Day. Mrs. Jones' death occurred on December 18, 1908. After farming for several years. Mr. Jones removed to Mt. Sterling at the time the Baltimore & Ohio railroad was being built, and entered the grain business, which he conducted for many years, He became president of the old Farmers Bank of Mt. Ster-

This short review of the principal events in the lives of the parents and grandparents of Willis Jones is necessary that the reader may better judge of the sterling worth of this energetic citizen. Mr. Jones is a stockholder of the Citizens Bank of Mt. Sterling, in which he is also a director. Mr. Jones has always been a stanch Republican, devoting his enthusiasm and time to the interests of that party and to the election of its nominees.

In 1895 Willis Jones was married to Lora E. McKinley, who was born on February 14, 1877, in Pickaway county, Ohio. She is the daughter of William F. and Elizabeth (Sherman) McKinley, both natives of Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been born two children, Harold C., a graduate of Mt. Sterling high school, and now attending the Ohio State University,.and Elizabeth Annette, who is still living at home with her parents. Mr. Jones is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Free and Accepted Masons, and the order of the Mystic Shrine. He is a Christian gentleman, finding his religious inspiration in the creed of the Methodist church, of which he is a member of the board of trustees.

Milton L. Shepherd

Born from hardy pioneer parentage, on December 1, 1872, in Range township, Madison county, Ohio, Milton L. Shepherd, the son of Isaiah and Susan (Newman) Shepherd, with scant opportunities for an education, has worked up from a fifty- cents-a- me cattle feeder to be an independent, prosperous farmer.

To Isaiah and Susan Shepherd were born seven children, the eldest being Milton L. Shepherd, and the others were: Addie J., deceased; Francis M., who lives in Range township, Madison county; Edward 'T., is a professor of the high school, at Range, Ohio; Mrs. Myrtle Call, who lives in Madison county; Russell, deceased: and Horace. who lives in Range township, Madison county.

Isaiah Shepherd was born in 1848, in Range township, Madison county, Ohio. and was reared on the farm. He is the son of Andrew and Nancy (Price) Shepherd, natives of Ross county, Ohio, and among the early settlers of Madison county. Susan Newman was born in 1853, in Morgan county, Ohio, on the farm of her parents, William and Adaline (Bell) Newman, both native born Ohioans. Mr. and Mrs. Isaiah Shepherd are living and are active members of the Methodist church.

Unselfishly devoting his early manhood, until he reached the age of twenty-two, to the needs of his parents, Milton L. Shepherd, with the education he was fortunate enough to obtain from the district schools, launched out for himself, working the following two years for fifty cents a day feeding cattle. Returning home he married and proceeded to farm in connection with his father-in-law. Shortly afterward he was in full charge of this farm. Flora M. Lockwood, to whom Milton L. Shepherd was married on July 20, 1897, was born in 1876, in Ross county, Ohio, and is the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Grubb) Lockwood,: both natives of Ross county, Ohio.

Mrs. Flora M. Shepherd is the owner, through inheritance, of two hundred and fifty acres of land which her husband superintends, devoting his attention to farming and the raising of a fine grade of cattle. To these thrifty farmers were born four children, Elizabeth F., Edna L., Edgar I. and Ernest A. In a modern house. which Mr. Shepherd erected at Mt. Sterling, the family are all at home, happy and with abundance for all needs.

Politically, Milton L. Shepherd affiliates with the Republican party. In church matters he is a Methodist and superintendent of the Sunday school. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias and also of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

Mrs. Lovina White

Possessing high ideals of true womanhood, Mrs. Lovina White is numbered among the most highly respected citizens of Columbus, Ohio, where she is also one of the wealthiest residents. Taking personal charge of her splendid property, consisting of eight hundred acres of fine farm land, Mrs. White handles her business affairs with an executive ability equaling that of any man, and takes a special delight in her agricultural interests. :

Mrs. Lovina White, now a resident of Columbus, Ohio, was born on July 30, 1857, near Plain City, Madison county, and was educated first at the public schools, and then attended the Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware, Ohio. She is highly cultured, public spirited, and takes a sincere interest in all questions of moral good to humanity, her special interest being in connection with the work of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, at Columbus, Ohio, where she takes an active part in the work. Mrs. White is a member of the First Congregational church at Columbus, of which her daughters are also members. She isa daughter of Alexander and Martha J. (Milliken) Wilson. Her fine tract of land, consisting of eight hundred acres, is located in Madison county, adjacent to the town of West Jefferson, where she was reared and spent her girlhood days. :

Alexander Wilson, father of the subject of this sketch, acquired a liberal educa tion, and later became a teacher in the public schools, from which work he saved sufficient funds with which to purchase a farm in Madison county, Ohio, where he spent the remainder of his life. Mr. Wilson was a generous man, and a liberal supporter of the church. His wife was Martha J. (Milliken) Wilson, by whom he had four children, three of whom are living in 1915: H.C, Lovina, Albert W., and Grant died in infancy. H. C. Wilson was born on April 23, 1856, and was educated in the public schools and the Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware, Ohio, and now follows farming near West Jefferson, Ohio; Albert W. Wilson was married to Winnie Huddle, of Jefferson township, and resides at Columbus, Ohio, and owns a four hundred acre tract of land in Madison county. They have three children, Boyd, Eulah and Leona. Eulah was married to Charles Cupp, in July, 1915.

William D. Wilson, the paternal grandfather of Mrs. White, was born near Summerford, Madison county, Ohio, and was a son of Valentine Wilson, who came to Madison county with his parents, who emigrated from Virginia to Kentucky, settling later in Madison county. Mr. Wilson spent his early youth on his father's farm, and received his education at the public schools, and was united in marriage with Nancy Moore, of Union county, Ohio, by whom he had the following children: Alexander, Monroe, Lafayette, Eleanor, Sarah, William, Washington and Taylor. Eleanor Wilson became the wife of Benjamin Morris, and Sarah Wilson was married to John Price. Mr. Wilson ultimately became the largest landowner in Madison county, and was known as the "land baron" of the county, much of his land being purchased for one dollar and twenty-five cents an acre, all of which he ditched, cleared and improved, and is at present the most valuable land in the county. At the time of his death, Mr. Wilson owned nine thousand acres, of which one pasture alone eontained twelve hundred acres. He was generous in his giving to the poor, but was too modest to wish mention made of it, and gave liberal support to all things for the betterment of the community in which he resided. He was a large dealer in stock of all kinds, and during the war bought horses and mules for the government. He was successful in everything he undertook and at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest men in. Madison county.

Daniel Milliken, the maternal grandfather, was a pioneer settler of Madison county, Ohio, but afterwards moved to Iowa, where he died early in life.

Lovina Wilson was married on September 12, 1877, to W. E. White, son of Samuel White. He was born on November 11, 1856, in Illinois, and was educated in the public schools at St. Louis, Missouri. This union has been blest with three children, namely: Minnie Pearl, born on October 11, 1878, is now the wife of Frank C. Tarr, and they reside at Pasadena, California; Laura M., born on December 10, 1879, and is married to Frank A. Bush, of Oakland, California; Edith L., born on August 28, 1895, a graduate of Otterbein University at Westerville, Ohio, was married in October, 1915, to James Roy Bridenstine of Canton, Ohio, and they reside in the farm house on "The Little Darby Farm,' near West Jefferson.

Mrs. White is a quiet, refined lady, who is loved by all who know her, and one who would dignify any station in which she might be placed. Her life has been devoted to doing good wherever possible.

Lewis R. Kious

Particular interest it attached to a study of the life of Lewis R. Kious, because of the fact that he has attained his present enviable position and prosperity by reason of innate efficiency and estimable personal characteristics. When others slept he worked; when others played, he planned, and it was through practical industry, wisely and persistently applied, that he has wrested success from possible failure and prominence from possible mediocrity. By indomitable energy and faith in the future, he has forged ahead and has done much for the business interests of the county. Lewis R. Kious, a farmer and state representative of the county, was born on the farm which is his present home, on May 9, 1861, and is the son of George and Malinda (Hedrick) Kious. To George and Malinda (Hedrick) Kious were born seven children, namely: Adam, Lewis, se Linda, George H., Pear] and Frederick, who died in infancy. 5

George Kious was a native of Ross county, Ohio, having been born there in February, 1814. His father was Adam Kious, a native of Germany. Although George Kious attended the local district schools of his native county, his education was such as to prepare him for his future activities. Coming to Madison county in about 1840, he became the owner of fifteen hundred acres of land, for which he paid one dollar an acre. In 1865 he built the splendid home in which the subject of this sketch still lives. It is a brick structure, fifty feet square, spacious and yet comfortable, and is the largest in the country. Much of the attractiveness of this beautiful estate is due to the many evergreen trees set out by the builder of the family home. Mr. Kious, Sr.., was an extensive shipper and stock raiser. An example of his energy and persistence is the fact that even nature could place no obstacles in his way which he could not overcome. In driving his cattle from Omaha, Nebraska, to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he swam on horseback all the streams between these cities. Many times he was washed down the stream, but his physical strength and absolute fearlessness enabled him to survive many serious accidents. He was the leading man of his community in his day, and did much to further the business interests of his home town. In 1866 he was suddenly attacked in*his home by robbers, who threatened to kill him, supposedly in order to extort money. They cruelly cut his arm until it was nearly severed, their weapon being a corn knife. Although severely wounded, this man gave chase, thus saving both his life and his property. His wife, who was born in 1828, in South Charlestown, Clarke county, Ohio, was the daughter of Lewis and Ruth (Dickison) Hedrick, natives of England. Her early life was spent on the farm on which she was born. She passed away in 1900.

Lewis R. Kious was fortunate in having more than the usual education of his day, for he was a student in the high school at Mount Sterling, Ohio, and in 1884 he took a philosophical course in the University of Wooster, at Wooster, Ohio. Three years later he returned home to take entire charge of the farm. He now owns four hundred and seventy acres of land in Madison and Vinton counties, this state. Mr. Kious is interested in a number of business concerns, of which he is a stockholder.

Mr. Kious's public career began in 1914, when, on the Republican ticket, he was elected a member of the Ohio house of representatives, and is now serving his first term. His interests are broad, and it might be said that they center about the measures which have to do with the financial welfare of his constituents.

Mr. Kious was married, in 1888, to Lorena Shafer, who was born on July 31, 1865, at Findlay, Hancock county, Ohio. She was educated at Mount Blanchard and in the University of Wooster, where she met her husband, who was then taking the same courses in studies in which she was interested. Her term in college was two years. Mrs. Kious's parents weer Solomon and Elizabeth (Hoge) Shafer, who were, respectively, of German and Wnglish descent. Five children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kious: Clifford, who has attended several schools, including the Staunton Military Academy, at Saunton, Virginia, is now assisting his father on the farm; Louise married a Mr. Gill, who is a prominent farmer of Range township; Lewis is attending Mount Sterling high school; Lorena is a sophomore in the local high school, and Elizabeth also attends school.

Mr. and Mrs. Kious and their family are members of the Presbyterian church, in which Mrs. Kious is one of the most active members. Mr. Kious is a member of the Farmers' Grange.

We are told that "There is no excellence without labor." This seems to be true, especially of intellectual attainment. In the present instance it is gratifying to find that compensation for early effort came in full measure to the subject of this review, in the distinguished public honor bestowed upon him by the people. As a member of the general assembly, in whose deliberations he takes no insignificant part, Mr. Kious becomes a figure in the history of the state. In his activities in the legislature he advocated and championed many of the popular measures, and one of his achievements was the introduction of a resolution which culminated in the appointment of a building commission for the erection of an office building in Columbus for the use of various state departments, thereby concentrating these departments under one roof instead of scattered, as heretofore.

Alvin J. Blue

Practical industry, wisely and vigorously followed, never fails to bring success. It carries a man onward and upward; brings out his individual character, and acts as a powerful stimulus to the efforts of others. The greatest results in life are often attained by simple means and the exercise of the ordinary qualities of common sense and perseverance. The every-day life with its cares, necessities and duties affords ample opportunity for acquiring experience of the most helpful kind. Its most beaten paths provide a true worker with abundance of material for effort and self-improvement. Alvin J. Blue, a miller, and for many years a successful farmer of Union township, Madison county, Ohio, lives upon his present farm of one hundred acres located on the Midway pike, about one mile from the Madison county court house.

Alvin J. Blue was born on October 31, 1849, in Fairfield county, Ohio. He is the son of Harvey A. and Emily (Bowman) Blue, the former of whom was born in Fairfield county, near Pleasantville, July 18, 1816, and the latter in Pickaway county, Ohio, February 26, 1826. They were married on October 21, 1845, and spent the remainder of their lives in Walnut township, Pickaway county, which was then a wilderness. By hard work they cleared the land upon which they settled of the forest trees and developed a splendid farm. 'They left considerable wealth as a result of their hard work and sagacious management in financial matters. Twelve children were born to them, as follow: Lorain D., Alma R., Alvin J., Celestia E., Herbert W., Julian M., Emily J., Clara C., Harvey O., Orren P., Clayton E. and Clinton A., The mother of these children died on October 6, 1881, and the father on September 18, 1882.

The late Harvey A. Blue was the son of. Michael and Deborah (Peters) Blue, the former of whom was born on June 14, 1783, and the latter on January 238, 1786. She was the daughter of Tunis and Fannie Peters, and bore her husband thirteen children, as follow: ' Tunis P., Francinah A., Jonathan W., Mary M., Louisa S., Harvey A., Michael, Abigail, Catherine, Absalom A., Deborah H., John Q. A. and William. Michael Blue, the son of Michael Blue, Sr., emigrated with his parents from Hampshire county, Virginia, to Ohio, on horseback, in 1812.. They located in Fayette county, Ohio, near Bloomingsburg, where the parents died, and are buried in the Bloomingsburg cemetery. Michael Blue, Sr., was a soldier.of the Revolution. He was the son of John Michael Blue, who was the great-great-grandfather of Alvin J., the subject of this sketch. John Michael Blue was the son of Richard Blue..

Richard and Donald Blue were twin brothers, born in. the seventeenth century. Richard and Donald Blue sailed from Scotland for America. They encountered a raging storm and were shipwrecked. Lifeboats were used in the rescue, and Richard and Donald Blue were taken on different boats. Later they were landed safely on the shore somewhere along the coast of South Carolina. Unfortunately, however, the Blue brothers landed at different points, but, after being in South Carolina for a. time, they came together again and lived for several years near Charleston. There they owned some property. They left papers, now deposited in the vault of the old Charleston court house, which told of their disastrous voyage from Scotland to America. They were married' in Charleston, and Donald Blue decided to go west through the southern part of the United States. Richard Blue, the ancestor of Alvin J., decided to go north. He located somewhere near the present site of Richmond, Virginia, at which place he died after having reared a large family of children. 'One of his sons was John Michael Blue, heretofore referred to. i ; '

Alvin J. Blue was educated in the public schools of Pickaway county, Ohio, and in the Normal school at Lebanon, Warren county. He was graduated from the business course, and, after finishing school, engaged in the milling business at London under the firm name of Placer & Blue. The firm built what is now known as the London mill in 1874. They conducted the mill under the firm name-until 1879, when Mr. Blue sold out his interests. In the spring of 1880, he removed to his magnificent farm on the Midway pike. Here he 'built a fine house and barn. Mr. Blue's one hundred acres of land is equal in fertility and appearance to any to be found in Madison county. It is known as "Oak Crescent Farm." Mr..Blue is a breeder of purebred Jersey cattle and Duroc-Jersey. swine, as well as Barred Plymouth Rock chickens.

'On January 31, 1877, Alvin J. Blue was married to Carrie M. Rankin, a daughter of Albert and Margaret (Withrew) Rankin, and who was born on June 24, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Blue have had eight children, seven of whom are living. Hartford R., born on May 7, 1878, lives at home. Emily Ann, born on November 24, 1879, is a graduate of the London public schools. Celestia May, born: on September 1, 1882, was married on December 28, 1904, to John Welsh, and they have had two children, Ralph G. an@ Robert E. They live in Columbus. Mr. Welsh is a bookkeeper in the water-works department of the' city. An infant son, born on May. 7, 1884, is deceased. Florence Pansy, born on August 10, 1885, is a graduate of the London public schools, also from the Thomas Normal Training School, of Detroit, Michigan, in music and art, and is a teacher, having taught for the last ten years. Julian Corwin, born on September 23, 1887, was graduated from Ohio State University after two years in the agricultural department. He married Hazel Claire Noecker on 'March 4, 1911, and they have had one son, Kenneth F. After their marriage they removed to Kansas where Mrs. Blue died on April 27, 1914. Ellis L., born on November 12, 1889, was graduated from the public schools of London and later married Mary Williamson, August 31, 1910. They have had one daughter, Mary Eleanor. Ellis L. Blue graduated in Osteopathy in June, 1915, and is practicing in Montana. Carrie Gertrude, born on September 29, 1893, is a graduate of the London public schools and is now attending the Ohio State University, where she is 'taking a course in domestic science.

Alvin J. Blue is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is identified with Madison Lodge No. 70, of London. He is also a member of London Encampment No. 126, the Canton Occidental and the Patriarchs Militant, of Springfield, Ohio, He was elected representative for six years to the grand lodge of Odd Fellows in district No. 58, and was appointed by the grand master for one year. He joined the lodge in 1874, and has been a member for over forty years. Both he and Mrs. Blue are members of the Daughters of Rebekah. Mr. Blue is also a member of Oak Run Grange No. 797. He has been deputy master of Ohio State Grange of Madison county for the last fifteen years. Mr. Blue has organized several granges in Madison county. He is a Republican in politics. He was elected director of the Madison county infirmary and served during a term of two years, or until the office was abolished. He was township trustee and served six years in that office, and also of the Union township school board, in which he served three years. He is a member of the Primitive Baptist church. Mrs. Blue is a member of the 'Methodist Episcopal church of London.

Edward T. Snyder

Woman's emancipation has been a determining factor in the conservation of human energy and character that is so often displayed in the business world to today, and there is no more striking instance of this than is presented in the career of a husband and wife at Mt. Sterling, Ohio. Edward T. Snyder, funeral director and furniture dealer at Mt. Sterling, has for a business partner his wife, who studied embalming at the same school which he attended, namely, the Boston School of Embalming, at Columbus, Ohio, and they now have an excellent business and one of the finest motor automobiles in the state, it being the only one in Mt. Sterling. Lane

'Hdward T. Snyder was born on April 12, 1875, at Mt. Sterling, Madison county, Ohio, and is the eldest child of William H. and Jennie (Will) Snyder, the youngest being a daughter, Mrs. Bessie Alkire. William H. Snyder was born on March 10, 1841, at Sedalia, Madison county, Ohio, and was the son of John and Elizabeth (Dougias) Snyder. John Snyder was born at Chillicothe, Ohio, and, when a young man, learned the harnessmaker's trade, which he followed for some time. After a time he became convinced that success would attend him if he were established at Sedalia, Madison county, Ohio, and in 1837, he removed to that place, engaging in the harness business until 1845, at which time he changed both his commercial affairs and his residence to Mt. Sterling, .Ohio. Here it was that he entered the mercantile world, and followed this line of endeaver until his death, in 1878. At the time of his demise, John Snyder was sixty-eight years of age and he was succeeded by his sons, Taylor and William H., who conducted the business together. After a few years of successful management, they sold the business and William H. retired from active life and passed away in 1903, content. to leave the battle of life, which he had fought so well, to those with youth and hope and strength at their command. His wife, Jennie (Will) Snyder, was born in 1850, at Circleville,

Ohio, and passed away in 1885, at the age of thirty-five years. She was the daughter of Robert and Sarah (Nye) Will. Her father, who was a miller by trade, was a native of Scotland.

Edward T. Snyder attended the schools at Mt. Sterling and graduated from same in 1898. He began his business career by acting as clerk in a grocery store and, after three years of faithful service, he entered the hardware business, in which, for eight years, he was a successful manager. After severing his conneection with the hardware store, he entered the Boston School of Embalming, at Columbus, where he studied until the completion of his course. In 1904 he entered his profession, and six years later, in 1910, he added a large stock of high-grade furniture to his line of goods. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank. In addition to his interest as a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias, he has always found time to attend the Methodist church, of which he is a member and a steward, and to take a lively interest in all civic questions.

On December 7, 1897, Edward T. Snyder was united in marriage to Lillie Johnson, who was born on January 25, 1878, in Fairfield county, Ohio. She is a daughter of H. Clay and Anna (Williamson) Johnson, and received her education in the schools of Mt. Sterling, graduating therefrom in 1897. To the union of Edward T. and Lillie (Johnson) Snyder have been born two children, Lillie Mildred, who was born on December 24, 1901, and Harold Edward, born on January 23, 1904, and who died on September 7, 1914.

Pearl V. Moody

In Paint township, Madison county, Ohio, on the Xenia road, three and one-half miles south and west of London, is the farm of one hundred and thirty acres, purchased by Pearl V. Moody in 1905, where Mr. Moody now lives. Since obtaining possession of this farm, Mr. Moody has made many improvements, including drainage and fencing. He now has a well-improved farm and one which is especially adapted to stock raising.

Pearl V. Moody was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, January 14, 1877, and is the son of Ira C. and Emma (Frankenburg) Moody, the former of whom was born in Clinton county, and the latter in Muskingum county, Ohio. They were married in Muskingum county, Ohio, and had six children. Granville lives in Lancaster, Fairfield county, where he is superintendent of a lumber yard. Harley is a resident of Lancaster and a teamster for the gas company. Pearl is the subject of this sketch. Daisy is the wife of Homer Judy, of Pickaway county. Hlery T. lives in Madison county where he is a farmer. Effie M. is the wife of Paul Reynolds, of Columbus. The father of these children, Ira C. Moody, was a farmer by occupation until 1901, when he removed to Newport and retired. He came to Madison county, Ohio, from Pickaway county in 1898.

Pearl V. Moody received a good common-school education at Tarlton, Pickaway county, and was graduated from the Tarlton high school. At the age of twenty-two, he began life on his own responsibility. At that time, in partnership with his brother, Granville, he rented a farm. This arrangement continued for three years, when Pearl V. was married.

Pearl V. Moody was married on June 12, 1902, to Ethel B. Cryder, a daughter of William B. and Rebecca J. (Amburg) Cryder, the former of whom was born in Paint township, and who lived there until his death about 1895. His widow is now living in Paint township. Mr. and Mrs. Pearl V. Moody have had four children, one of whom died in infancy. The living children.are Marian C., William C. and Ruth Pearl.

Mr. Moody is an intensive farmer and stock raiser. He votes the Republican ticket. The Moody family are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Newport.

The Bryan Flynn Family

It is seldom that woman, entering the economic field, has the same opportunity to concentrate her thought and time upon the task in hand that man has, because of the household duties she is also forced to assume. It gives the publishers of this work especial pleasure to discover and record lives which have not only been successful in the outer field of action, but which, in heroic self-renunciation, have ministered to the needs. of dependent ones. The Misses Ella and Julia Flynn, who successfully supervise a farm in Pleasant township are striking examples of this fact.

Miss Ella Flynn was born in October, 1861, in Pickaway county, Ohio, the daughter of Bryan and Margaret (Sullivan) Flynn. As the fourth child of a family of nine, she was not unused to some of the deprivations incident to those living in rural communities in the generation preceding our own. 'There were many to be sheltered under the parental roof, many little mouths to be fed, and to accomplish this the parents, as well as the children as they grew to maturity, were compelled to be hard working and self-sacrificing.

Bryan Flynn was born about 1830, in Ireland, leaving there at the age of twentyfour and migrating to America. For one year he lived near the border line of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. His marriage occurred in New York City, after which he brought his bride to Madison county, Ohio, and for the remainder of his life engaged in farming. After years of industry and economy he purchased ninety-six 'acres of land in Pleasant township, Madison county, moving to this place from Oak Run township, and on this place he made many extensive improvements. Mr. Flynn did not limit his activities to agricultural pursuits, but took an active interest in the common good. For instance, it was not merely a business consideration which led him to encourage the protective measures necessary along certain rivers, and because of his efficiency and honesty he was chosen to build the first levee on Deer ereek, near the old Stephen Anderson farm, in the fall of 1880. The "good roads" movement had an early advocate in him, for he spent both time and money in the interest of improving local highways. He was very fond of purebred horses and made a study of them. He was considered one of the most industrious men of his locality.

Margaret (Sullivan) Flynn was an equally noble character, and an able assistant in all of her husband's interests. Born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1833, she came to this country on the same sailing vessel on which her husband traveled, taking eight weeks to complete the voyage. She was a devoted wife and mother, and passed away in 1918. Both she and her husband were devout members of the Catholic church. To them were born nine children, namely: William, of London, Ohio; Daniel, a farmer of Franklin county, Ohio; Sr. Mary Bernard, a Sister of Charity at Detroit, Michigan ; Ella, who remains on the home farm; Margaret. deceased; Mary, of Columbus, Ohio; Bernard. who died in infancy; John, a farmer, and Julia, who also lives on the home farm. Not only did Mr. and Mrs. Flynn rear and educate their own children, but they took other children under the shelter of their roof and care. Bryan Flynn died on October 23, 1899.

Misses Ella and Julia Flynn have been eminently successful in the cultivation of the home farm, on which they are now living in their beautiful home, which is equipped with all modern conveniences and improvements. They have spent all of their lives on the farm, where they have grown up from childhood, having attended the Pleasant township school. Their sister, Mary, now residing in Columbus, Ohio, has been an efficient assistant in helping to care for the aged parents and making the home comfortable. While the home place is not large, consisting of only ninetysix acres, it is exceptionally well cared for, its condition doing credit to the brains and

The Misses Flynn have never married because of the filial duties which they deemed they owed their parents. Because of the illness and, later, the advanced age of the parents, it was evident to these noble women that they must be provided with a home, and to this task they devoted all of their strength and thought. But even these duties did not consume all of their love and sympathy, for they became the loving guardians of their little nephew, Joseph, born on September 1, 1899, who was the son of their brother, Daniel, taking him into their home after his mother's death. The little fellow, however, died on November 2, 1908, at the age of nine, and at about the same time the wife of John, another brother, also died, leaving-a little boy ten days old. The Misses Flynn took this boy to bring up, and he is now a student in the high school at London. This boy, Bernard, was born on July 24, 1900, at Kiousville, Fairfield township.

The Misses Flynn have lived too busy lives to give much time to organizations, but they are devout church members, and valued members of the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception.

It is impossible for such a chronicle as the above to be more than a bare outline of the lives it describes. The picture must be done in big, bold strokes, portraying merely the facts known to the world. The details - all the "little unseen, unnumbered acts of kindness and of love' - must go unnoticed except by the recording angel. These women may justly be called noble who, in self-forgetfulness, have made life happier and richer and sweeter for those whose health and happiness depended iargely on them. For years they devoted themselves to the care of their parents, thus relinquishing much that might have contributed to their own personal happiness. In order to care for those who needed them, they voluntarily assumed burdens, which, through the alchemy of love, have been converted into blessings.

Kemper Lee Foster

Kemper Lee Foster, an industrious farmer of Oak Run township, Madison county, Ohio, was born in Oak Run township, April 10, 1867. He is the son of Daniel B. and Margaret (Johnston) Foster, the former of whom was born in Ross county, Ohio, March 7, 1828.

Daniel B. Foster was the son of John Foster, Jr., who was born in Ross county, Ohio, March 4, 1802. After spending his boyhood in Ross county, he removed to Madison county in 1833, and located on land a part of which is now owned by his grandson, Kemper Lee, the subject of this sketch. John Foster, Jr. was an early settler in Oak Run township, a member of the Whig party, but subsequently a Republican. He never took an active interest in politics, however, and was an honest and industrious citizen. He died on November 19, 1880. His wife was Eliza Boyer, a native of Pike county, Ohio, and the daughter of Daniel Boyer. They had ten children, of whom Daniel B., the father of Kemper Lee, was the eldst. John Foster, Jr., was the son of John Foster, Sr., a native of Virginia, who came to Ross county, Ohio, about the commencement of the nineteenth century.

Daniel B. Foster received a good common-school education, and has lived on his present farm since 1838. He followed farming until the last four years, when he retired. He is still living on the farm at the age of eighty-seven years, and enjoys good health. For many years he has been a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and a class leader in the congregation. He has always been a stanch Republican. Daniel B. Foster was first married, January 22, 1852, to Miranda McCliams. By this marriage they had three children, Bernard, Jennie and Flora, who died in infancy. Jennie married John Van Wagner, of London. Mrs. Miranda Foster died on August

13, 1860, and, after her death, her husband married, for his second wife, Margaret Johnston, the daughter of George Johnston. Nine children were born to this second narriage, as follow: Jessie, Allie, Kemper L., Bruce, Eva, W. Irving, Frank E., Mauda und Chester Glenn. . ;

On December 19, 1894, Kemper L. Foster was, married to Bessie Riddle, a daughter of Peter and Alice (Busic) Riddle, the former of whom was born in Columbus, Ohio, September 28, 1846, and the latter in Range township, Madison county, November 10, 1848. They were inarried in Madison county, on December 31, 1873, and had only one child, Bessie, the wife of Mr. Foster. Mrs. Foster's father was a farmer and died on April 12, 1878. The mother is living with her daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Kemper Lee Foster had one daughter, who died in infancy.

Mr. Foster owns a small farm in Oak Run township. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge No. 70, and Encampment No. 126, of London. Both Mr. and Mrs. Foster are members of the Grange, No. 877. Mr. Foster is a Republican in politics, and is president of the board of trustees of Oak Run township. Mrs. Foster is a member of the Bethel Methodist Episcopal church.

Leon D. Lenhart

Perhaps the largest building contractor in Madison county is: Leon D. Lenhart, a native of London, who, no doubt, has inherited his inclination for building from his father, who has been a' well-known carpenter in the city of London. In fact, Mr. Lenhart was associated for some years with his father, but eventually became an independent builder in and near London, where he has built up a large business. He also did work at Yellow Springs and in the surrounding country and cities. In fact, his operations extend all over Madison county. Mr. Lenhart works eight men the year round, and in 1914 his pay roll was six thousand dollars, the largest, very likely, of any contractor in Madison county. His business aggregates from thirty to thirty-five thousand dollars a year. Mr. Lenhart personally has several rental properties in this city and is a director in the Peoples Commercial Bank.

Leon D. Lenhart was born in London, March 16, 1874, and is. the son of Henry and Rebecca (Raffensberger) Lenhart, both of whom are living in the city of London. Born and reared in London, Mr. Lenhart was graduated from the high school with the ¢lass of 1890, when he was only sixteen years old. After having been associated with his father in business for about seven years, he began contracting on his own responsibility. In addition to being a contractor, he is more or less of an architect and is able to make his own plans.

On April 8, 1894, Leon D. Lenhart was married to Ora May Watrous, Wis lived near Kiousville. Mr. and Mrs. Lenhart have one daughter, Phyllis Eleanor, who lives at home with her parents.

The Lenhart family are members of the Methodist Episcopal ehurech. Mr. Lenhart is a Democrat and served one term in the London city council, having been elected as a Democrat in a strong Republican ward. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, and the London Club. His interests in his own personal business as a contractor, in the bank of which he is a director and in the creamery of which he is a stockholder, take practically all of his time and it may be truthfully said that he works day and night at his business. Mr. Lenhart is interested in baseball and football and to

Harry F. Fauver

A native of Madison county, Harry F. Fauver, well-known real estate and insurance agent of London, has been prominently identified with the agricultural and business interests of his home county ever since he arrived at manhood's estate, and few men in the county are better known or more deservedly popular than he. Though making his home on his fine farm of three hundred and twenty-five acres in Somerford township, Mr. Fauver has been actively engaged in the insurance and real estate business in London for more than twenty years, during which time he has been one of the pronounced factors in the development of the best interests of his home county and. in consequence, enjoys a very high degree of popular favor throughout this entire section of the state, his acquaintance extending far beyond the borders of his home county.

Harry F. Fauver was born on a farm in Union township, Madison county, Ohio, on October 30, 1864, son of Matthew J. and Maria J. (Prugh) Fauver, the former of whom was born near the city of Dayton, in Montgomery county, this state, and the latter in Somerford township, this county.

Matthew J. Fauver, who was born on August 24, 1834, was the son of John and Anna (Johnson) Fauver, natives of New Jersey, the former of whom was born on July 7, 1793, and the latter on June 15, 1797. They were married in 1816, and twelve years later came to Ohio, locating in Montgomery county, in the vicinity of Dayton, where they spent the rest of their lives, John Fauver dying in March, 1877, and his widow in March, 1879. They were the parents of nine children, Matthew J. Fauver, father of the subject of this sketch, having been the fifth son and the eighth child in order of birth. When Matthew J. Fauver was eighteen years of age he began clerking in a store and thus continued for eight years. He then was engaged in farming for a period of fifteen years, at the end of which time he moved to the village of Somerford, this county, bought property there and engaged in the mercantile business, which he followed with much success for many years. During the time of his residence in Somerford, Matthew J. Fauver was regarded as one of the most prominent and influential men in that part of the county. For years he served as trustee of Somerford township and did much to advance that community in a material way. He and his wife were members of the Christian church and their children were reared in that faith, Mr. Fauver was a Democrat and for many years took a leading part in the political affairs of the county.

On May 27, 1858, Matthew J. Fauver was united in marriage to Maria J. Prugh, who was born in this county on February 17, 1842, daughter of G. W. and Louisa (Wilson) Prugh. His father was born in Somerford township, this county, on June 16, 1816, son of George and Margaret (Markley) Prugh, natives of Maryland, who emigrated to Ohio in 1812, shortly following their marriage, and located in Somerford township, this county, where the rest of their lives were spent, they being regarded as among the leading pioneers of that section of the county. George Prugh died in 1841 and his widow survived him more than twenty years, her death not occurring until in 1864. G. W. Prugh, son of this worthy pioneer couple, was a prosperous farmer and was trustee of Somerford township for a period of seven years. On February 8, 1838, he married Louisa Wilson, who was born in this county on January 5, 18238, and to this union three children were born, Valentine H., Maria J. and Theodore.

To Matthew J. and Maria J. (Prugh) Fauver were born three children, namely: Anna L., born on January 1, 1861; Harry F., the immediate subject of this sketch, and Augusta L., born on July 27, 1875. Matthew J. Fauver died on October 26, 1898, and his widow is still living at Summerford, enjoying, in the beautiful evening of her life, many evidences of the affection of the entire countryside.

Harry F. Fauver received his elementary education in the common schools of his home township, supplementing the same by a course in Antioch College, following which he engaged for a few years with his father in the grocery business at Summerford and then, for about ten years, was engaged in the carriage and vehicle business, five years aS a traveling salesman and five years located at Mechanicsburg, this state. In 1894 Mr. Fauver located in London, where he opened a real estate and insurance office and ever since has been thus engaged, in that time having built up a business in this line second to none in this immediate section. He continues to make his home in Somerford township, where he owns one of the best-appointed farms in that part of the county and where he and his family are delightfully situated, their fine residence possessing all the conveniences conducive to the fullest measure of domestic comfort.

On May 138, 1890, Harry F. Fauver was united in marriage to Alice J. Mitchell, daughter of Charles and Mary E. Mitchell, the former of whom was a well-known and substantial farmer of Somerford township and whose history will be found elsewhere in this work. To Mr. and Mrs. Fauver three children have been born, Gwynneth, Matthew Mitchell and Harry Ordell, all of whom are still at home. Mr. and Mrs. Fauver are members of the Christian church at Summerford, of which Mr. Fauver for years has been one of the trustees, and their children have been reared in that faith.

Harry F. Fauver is a Democrat and for years has given close attention to the political affairs of his home county, ever having been an exponent of the best principles of good government. For two terms he was treasurer of Somerford township, his father and grandfather having served in their lifetime as trustees of the same township. His services in that connection were valuable to the public and much appreciated by the people of that township. Mr. Fauver is a Mason, having joined' the lodge of that order in Mechanicsburg in 1894, and also is an Odd Fellow, having joined the lodge of that order at Summerford in 1886. Im all his relations in life he has done well his part, and few men in the county may rightly claim to have been actuated by a higher sense of civic duty than he. In both his business and social obligations he has faithfully met all the requirements and possesses in full measure the confidence and esteem of all who know him.

Judge Sylvester W. Durflinger

Perhaps no greater tribute can be paid to a judge than that his own code of ethics is higher than any written law. In a profession in which one's moral and ethical standards are so frequently and so severely tested, a man of whom this can be said is strong indeed, and deserving of the highest esteem which it is possible for the people to give. To such there is but one ideal of right and justice, and to this he must hold himself as rigidly as he would hold others. The above characterizes Judge Sylvester Durflinger, who was one of the most distinguished citizens of his time, being a widely known and popular lawyer and judge. Sylvester W. Durflinger was born at Lilly Chapel, Madison county, Ohio, on April 20, 1836, the son of Philip and Mary (Lilly) Durflinger, the former a native of Ohio, to which state he came in its early history, the latter a descendant from a very old Virginia family which was of English and French extraction.

Philip Durflinger devoted himself to farming, and after a useful life died in 1839. His wife's ancestors emigrated to Ohio as pioneers and located in Ross county, where they became unusually well known and where they amassed considerable wealth. Lilly Chapel was named for this family, and the ground upon which Lilly Chapel was erected was a generous donation from James Lilly, former county commissioner of Madison county. Mrs. Mary (Lilly) Durflinger, the mother of Sylvester W., was married, secondly, to Samuel T. Pearce, of London. She passed away in London on August 6. 1891.

Sylvester W. Durflinger was one of a family of two children and was educated in the district schools. He early aspired to be an attorney and made his plans with that in view. Having taken the studies preparatory to a collegiate course he matriculated in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware when only eighteen years of age, graduating from that famous institution in 1860. Soon afterward he came to London and upon the invitation of the Hon. R. A. Harrison, entered his law office. After seven months vf valuable experience here, he removed' to Bloomington, Illinois. When the Civil War broke out this patriot was one of the first to enlist as a private in Company A, Thirty-third Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry. Having served four years he was honorably discharged in July, 1865. Returning to his native state he located permanently in London, where the Republican party, in 1866, nominated and elected him county recorder. He was ambitious for higher honors and availed himself of every spare moment to acquire further knowledge of the law, with the result that he was able to pass a creditable examination and was admitted to the bar in 1869. He early formed a partnership with George W. Wilson, a partnership which lasted many years and resulted in a lifelong friendship.

- In 1871 S. W. Durflinger took the next step in his conspicuous public career by being elected prosecuting attorney, a position which he filled with credit for the following four years. About this time also he became a member of the board of education. By 1883 Mr. Durflinger had become so well known and so poptlar that it was an easy matter for him to be elected to the state Senate from the eleventh district, comprising Clarke, Champaign and Madison counties. The next milestone in the life of Mr. Durflinger was his election as judge of the court of common pleas, which téok place in 1895. Five years previous to this he was appointed by President McKinley as census 'director. Another honor of which he was proud was his election as trustee of the 'Central Insane Asylum, an office which he held for many years. Perhaps, however, the greatest public service which he rendered along purely humanitarian lines was in connection with the Ohio Wesleyan University, his alma mater. In this institution he took a keen interest, giving nnsparing|y of his time and thought as one of its most distinguished trustees.

Sylvester W. Durflinger was twice married, his first wife being Eliza J. Silver, a native of Madison county, and to her he was married on October 17, 1867. She died on May 23, 1878, leaving two children: Mary K., now Mrs. Edwin M. Knowles, of East Liverpool, Ohio, and Annie L., now a resident of Copenhagen, Denmark. Judge Durflinger was married, secondly, to Mary A. Flannagan, who is still living, in her beau- {iful home north of London. Mary A. Flannagan was born in New York City on November 27, 1858. Three children were born of this union, namely: Florence, wife of Richard D. Logun, of Toledo, Ohio, her birth having been on December 26, 1880; Lillian, now Mrs. Frank Conway, of London, was born on February 28, 1888, and Clarence W., the youngest child, was born on September. 15, 1892.

Mrs. Mary A. Durflinger comes of a family with a very interesting political history, her father having been very active in New York politics. She is the daughter of John C. and Mary A. (Maloney) Flannagan, he being a native of Ardagh, County Roscommon, Ireland, and she a native of the ancient city of Galway. John GC. Flannagan ran away from school in Ireland and came to New York City in 1840. Being a man of strong personality and with those qualities' which make for leadership, he became one of the first members of Tammany Hall which was then being organized. He at first adhered to the principals of the Democratic party, but after much political activity in New York, he renounced that party. He was a merchant in New York City until 1868 when he came west and located in Madison county, settling near Plain City on a farm, and in this county he lived the rest of his life. Mr. Flannagan was a representative Irish gentleman and in maly ways a remarkable man. He had a fine education, which was rare for the Irishmen of his time. The latter part of his life was spent near London, during part of which time he lived in Clark county. He died in London. He and his wife were the parents of six children, five of whom are living. His wife died on August 10, 1894, at the age of eighty.

Mrs. Durflinger, the widow of Judge Durflinger, is prominent in the literary and social circles of her home city. She has been a prominent member of the Woman's Relief Corps for thirty years and-is one of the leading spirits in the High Street Club and the Women's Federation. It would seem that this cultured woman is, in a way, continuing the life work of her husband and no doubt she still feels the uplifting influence of his strong personality.

Returning to the organizations with which the judge was actively affiliated, perhaps the one closest to his heart was the Grand Army of the Republic, he being a member of Lyon Post No. 121. Next in importance was the college fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, membership in which is a distinct honor, as it indicates a high degree of scholarship. The esteem in which he was held by his fellow citizens may be partially indicated by the fact that for twenty-five years Judge Durflinger was on the board of county school examiners. He was also a member of Chandler Lodge No. 138, Free and Accepted Masons. Judge Durflinger was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He died in April, 1918.

Judge Durflinger was a man of many estimable qualities, one of the most prominent of which was his hospitality. He was unusually fond of people, and was never so happy as when surrounded by his friends and loved ones. Thus the home of the judge and his charming wife became a real social center, radiating joy and good cheer to all who came within its beneficent influence. Judge Durflinger was the type of man who, by sheer force of character, inspired confidence and respect. Such are never wanting in public honor, and his section of the state showered upon him nearly all of the honors which it had to give. Nor was its trust betrayed. 'This distinguished man discharged every public duty with fidelity and courage, and lived the life of a private citizen with that integrity which endears a man not only to those who know and love him but to the whole community affected by his life.

The Black family, of Madison county, Ohio, came to America about the time Washington was first inaugurated President and _ settled in Huntingdon county, Pennsvilvania.

The late James T. Black, one of Madison county's noted citizens, was of this family. He was the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Ozborne) Black. His father was but one year old when his parents came to this country and was of Covenanter ancestry, his family being of the early, hardy Scottish Covenanters who crossed over from Scotland into North Ireland and helped to make up the Presbyterian community of Ulster. Daniel Black and family came, at an early date, from Pennsylvania to Ohio and settled in Madison county.

Hon. James Thomas Black, named for two paternal uncles, was born on August 8, 1831, in Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, and died at Plain City, Ohio, March 6, 1918. In early life he came with his father's family to Ohio, where they located on a farm just east of Plain City. In 1863 Mr. Black removed to Plain City where he became one of the most progressive citizens. His efforts in building up his home community and surrounding country made for the betterment of the entire county. He was a worker for good roads, one of his last acts being the signing a petition for a macadamized road past the old home farm, an earnest advocate of efficient drainage and ditching, an ardent believer in good streets and sidewalks, and ever presented the beautifying and refining influence of shade trees upon the folks who lived in their neighborhood. An amusing incident is recalled in connection with his interest in shade trees. The town council had by ordinance made the planting of shade trees compulsory. Once when he and a fellow member of the council were superintending the placing of trees along a certain sidewalk, an irate lady, the owner of the abutting property appeared with a kettle of boiling water and threatened to scald the last man of them.

Mr. Black was almost continuously giving his time, means and talents as village, township and school district officer, but was once defeated as a member of the board of education because he advocated a more than four-room school building, the majority saying that four rooms could never -be filled, whereas in twenty years the development justified his foresight in that the schools were filling a twelve-room building. He was a member of the General Assembly of Ohio, having conferred upon him the rare compliment of being elected as a Demeccrat from a Republican county, and here as elsewhere be was a valuable public servant, being greatly interested in whatever touched the farming element and being a foremost champion in preserving the canal systems of the state from spoilers and grabbers for the time when these rights-of-way will be expanded into noble water courses for carrying all kinds of heavy nnd nonperishable freight, to the great saving to the people.

Mr. Black was in early life a farmer, but ill health forbade his following this occupation. After coming to Plain City he became a_ successful merchant in the hardware and furniture business, but he always also conducted operations on the farm. In these pursuits he acquired a modest competency, besides giving all his childred college educations. He himself was a finely educated man, having attended Pine Grove and Juniata Academies, then as now, leading Presbyterian institutions of learning in western Pennsylvania. For a time he taught school but he preferred a more active, out-door life. He was a very popular man, had a pleasant word to everyone, was generous to a fault, and kindly in his home. No worthy person was ever turned from his door; he never counted charity.

Mr. Black held membership in Urania Lodge No. 311, Free and Accepted Masons; Adoniram Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; London Council, Royal and Select Masters and Mt. Vernon Commandery No. 1, Knights Templar, at Columbus, Ohio. He was for many terms worshipful master of his lodge. He was the founder of Avery Lodge, Free' and Accepted Masons, at Hilliards, Ohio, and by request became its first worshipful master.

James TT'. Black was united in marriage on January 6, 1857, with Mary Ann Harrington, daughter of Alvin and Elizabeth (Beach) Harrington. Mary Ann Harrington was born on April 2, 1834, near Amity, Madison county, Ohio, lived practically her entire lifetime within the borders of her native county, and departed this life on December 15, 1912, at Plain City. Mrs. Black's father, descended from Revolutionary War stock, came from Vermont, a Yankee school teacher, to the then wilds of Ohio, settling in Madison county. Her mother's people came to Madison county but little later than 1800. Some of them were refugees from the Canadian colonies, having been exiled and their property confiscated by the British government on account of their sympathies being with the southern colonies in their struggle with the mother country. These, together with those in the New England colonies, were in the Revolutionary War.

Mrs. Black's people were active in community upbuilding. Her grandfather operuted mills and factories at Amity. She had two uncles who were members of the General Assembly of Ohio and a brother, one of the great lawyers of the South, who was speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives, and at the time of his death at the early age of thirty-nine years was commissioner from his state to the Centennial Iixposition at Philadelphia.

Mrs. Black attended Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio. She was one of Madison county's early school teachers. A notable happening was that in one district fathers and mothers came to school to her father, their children to her, and their grandchildren to her son. She was of a wonderfully cheery disposition, always looking on the bright side of things and was one of her county's most intellectual women. She was a brilliant writer. often contributing to home and foreign papers and frequently being called upon to prepare addresses for church and school. She was a lifelong, devout and active member of the Methodist Episcopal church and an earnest and intelligent worker in all its departments. She served as corresponding secretary of her church's branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society from the time of its founding until her death, a period of over thirty-five years. She enjoyed the friendship and esteem of Ohio's leading Methodist women.

The children born to Mr. and Mrs. Black were Howard C., a graduate of the University of Wooster and a law practitioner; Lizzie, graduated from Shepardson College of Denison University, now deceased, who was married to Judson L. Philips, also a graduate of Denison University; Jennie, who attended Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, and who now resides in Plain City, and Olive, who was graduated from the Plain City high school, a member of its first class, attended Ohio Wesleyan University, was married to J. F. Feather, who was a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy,.and who died in August, 1910. To Mr. and Mrs. Feather was born a daughter, Elizabeth. who graduated with high honors from the Plain City high school and is now a student at Ohio Wesleyan University. The two daughters, Lizzie and Olive, were organists in the Plain City Methodist Episcopal church almost continuously for a period of over forty years.

Payton Randolph Emery

For many years the name Emery has been indissolubly associated with the best life of Madison county. Benjamin Emery, a substantial farmer of this county, served the public very acceptably for two terms as sheriff of Madison county and later served with equal acceptance two terms as county treasurer. His son, P. R. Jmery, one of the best-known lawyers in central Ohio, junior member of the distinguished firm of Murray & Emery, attorneys, at London, the county seat of Madison county, served his country as a lieutenant in one of the regiments which Ohio sent out during the Spanish-American War and from the time of his entrance at the bar of the Madison circuit court took a position at that bar which grew in strength as he grew in favor with the people until now that position is recognized as firmly fixed, Mr. Emery occupying a station in legal circles throughout this section of the state which might well be envied by many lawyers of much more than his years.

Payton Randolph Emery was born on a farm in Range township, Madison county, Ohio, on September 1, 1867, son of Benjamin and Caroline (Chrisman) Emery, the former a Virginian and the latter a native of Range township, member of one of the best-known pioneer families of that section of Madison county. Benjamin Emery as a farmer until the time of his election, in 1890, to the office of sheriff of Madison his home, he and his wife still living there in quiet and comfortable retirement, their home the scene of much genial hospitality, for they have a very large circle of friends, all of whom hold them in the highest regard. Following his service as sheriff, Benjamin Emery was elected, in 1894, to the office of county treasurer and served so faithfully in that important position that he was re-elected for another term. He is a Republican and for many years has been regarded as one of the leaders of that party in this county, a man of much influence in public affairs.

To Benjamin and Caroline (Chrisman) Emery seven children have been born, all of whom are still living, namely: Payton Randolph, the immediate subject of this sketch; Annette, who married Edward F. Baird, of South Charlestown, Ohio; Frances, who married Walter Converse, of London, this county; Louise, who married Calvin Davidson, of Columbus, Ohio; Angus, who resides at Lincoln, Nebraska; Maud, who married Angus Bonner, of London, this county, and Richard, who also lives in London.

Reared on the paternal farm in Range township, P. R. Emery received his elementary education in the district schools of his neighborhood after which he entered the high school at London, from which he was graduated in 1888. He then entered Ohio State University, from the law school of which fine old institution he was graduated in June, of 1893. Returning to London he was admitted to the bar of the Madison county court immediately thereafter and entered upon the practice of his chosen profession, as a partner of Judge S. W. Durflinger. This partnership was maintained until January, 1904, at which time Mr. Emery formed a partnership with Michael S. Murray, one of the best-known lawyers in this part of the state, which mutually agreeable and profitable partnership has been continued to this time, this firm having a wide practice in the courts of this section.

On May 9, 1907, Payton Randolph Emery was united in marriage to Anna Gould, of London, this county, daughter of H. J. Gould, and to this union two children have been born, Georgiana and Theodore Kellogg. Mr. and Mrs. Emery are members of the Methodist church and take an active part in the various beneficences of that church, their efforts in behalf of all good things in this community being well directed. They also are prominent in the social affairs of the county seat and are held in high esteem by their large circle of acquaintances, their engaging qualities firmly cementing many close ties of friendship.

P. R. Emery is a Republican and takes an active part in the political affairs of the county, being looked upon as one of the leaders of his party hereabout. During the Spanish-American War he enlisted in the United States volunteer army and saw service in that brief but conclusive struggle as a lieutenant of Company EE. Third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and is now one of the most active workers in the ranks of the Spanish-American War Veterans. He is a Mason of high degree, past mmaster of Chandler lodge, at London, and a Knight Templar. He also is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at London and in these several organizations takes an active and influential part. Mr. Hmery also gives considerable attention to the business and financial affairs of his home city and is a director of the Madison National Bank of London.

Active, energetic, enterprising and public spirited, P. R. Emery is doing well his part in the social, moral and professional life of his home county. <A profound student of the law, he has brought to his professional services both intellectual vigor and moral courage and in consequence has attained a bigh place in legal circles in this section of the state, having gained the entire confidence of bench and bar alike. Affable and courteous in his intercourse with his fellow men, he has a very large following of personal friends hereabout and no one in the county possesses in greater measure the confidence and esteem of the entire community.

Frank Gallagher

Frank Gallagher, who was a well-known farmer in Oak Run township, where he owned about four hundred aeres of land (a part of which extends over into - Union township ), is now living retired in London. He is:the eldest of five living brothers, the children of John L. and. Anna (Dean) Gallagher, both of whom were natives of County Sligo, Ireland. ' ;

John L. Gallagher's brother, Frank, also came to America: Ad a boy,«John -L. worked in the harvest fields of England, cutting the grain with a-sickle. ; After. coming to America he sent for his brother, Frank, and 'sister, -Bridget.- After they had arrived the three sent for the remainder of the family, including their parents, Patriek Gallagher and wife. The father died at Newport, Kentucky, at the age of nearly one hundred years. His wife died in Madison county. Frank Gallagher, the brother, died: in London in the early seventies. He operated a -boarding-house on the present site of the Hnterprise office. At his death he left .nine children, one of whom, Daniel, still lives in London. zo =F

After landing at New Orleans-in 1848, the late John L. Gallagher came on to 'incinnati, Ohio, where, about 1855, he met the young woman who was.later to be his wife. Anna Dean had come to America about 1850.:\ They were niarried, at South Charleston, Ohio, and after their marriage settled in Stokes township. .In 1867; they removed to Paint township, Madison county, and there they cleared a farm. John L. Gallagher had had but one shilling when he landed in New. Orleans. - Before settling in Madison county he had worked on a steamboat on the Mississippi river and on the railroad which was then being built out of Cincinnati.» After spending seven years in clearing a tract of land in Madison county, he spent: five years on 'a similar tract which was leased. He had purchased land in Paint township at fifty dollars per acre, and this was one of the best improved farms of the time. He there owned one hundred -and fifty-three acres, to which he added until he owned seven farms in Paint and Union townships, comprising eight: hundred and. fifty-six acres. He paid fifty dollars an acre for most of the land, but as low as forty-three dollars an-acre for some of it. In addition to farming his own land, he also rented land and, with the able assistance of his sturdy sons, was able to save a great deal of money. He became one of the largest farmers and cattle feeders in the township. His idea, ultimately, was to get one hundred acres of land for each of. his children. Before his death he divided his farm by deeds, equalizing the distribution as near as possible. If one of his children received more land than another, the second would receive the better land. The, youngest daughter received the old home place, and now lives on it. The other children still have the homes given to them by their parents, but some of them do not live on their farms. Each has kept the land received from his or her parents, and expects to hold it indefinitely. During the last two years of John L. Gallagher's life he lived retired. in London. He died on March 25, 1911, and his wife died the next year, January 23, 1912.

Although .he always kept high grade stock, John L. Gallagher did not especially place any great emphasis on the necessity of keeping purebred stock. He never held office in his life. and in politics was not a partisan in any sense of the word. He always cast his vote for the man he believed to be best fitted for office. The Gallagher school was located near his home and he was director of this school for some time. One son, Peter. is a college-bred man. He is a resident of London.

Mr. anda Mrs. John L. Gallagher had twelve children, of whom William area at the age of twenty-four, and Edward died at the age of thirty, April 28, 1911. The living

P., a retired farmer, living in London; Mary, who married John Murray, a grain und lumber dealer of West Jefferson ; Peter A., of London; Catherine, who married William A. Dunn, a retired farmer of London; Margaret, who married Thomas Moore, now living retired in Columbus; James F., of the Thomas-Armstrong Company, of London; Thomas A., a merchant of London; Ella, who married Thomas Enright and who lives on the old home farm. From 1867 until the time of their death, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Gallagher were identified with St. Patrick's Catholic church. The remains of all the deceased members of the family are interred in the St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery at London.

Born in Stokes township, near Charleston, April 1, 1857, Frank Gallagher lived at home until twenty-four years old, when he began life with a team of horses and his household goods. Mr. Gallagher was married at the age of twenty-four to Mary Hearley, who was reared in Stokes township, daughter of Patrick and Catherine Hearley. Until 1888 Mr. Gallagher rented one of his father's farms. In that year he removed to West Jefferson, where he engaged in the lumber, grain and coal business for two years. Later John Murray became a partner, and the arrangement continued until 1902. In the meantime, Mr. Gallagher had operated a yard at London in 1885. In 1902 Mr. Gallagher took charge of the London yard and Mr. Murray the West Jefferson yard. Mr. Gallagher continued in business until 1912, when he sold out to the present proprietor, and retired. Altogether, he had twenty-four years' experience in the grain business. He received eighty-six acres of the old home place, to which he has added until he now owns about four hundred acres, comprising three farms. He is a stockholder in the Peoples Commercial Bank and also in the Exchange Bank of London.

Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher have had five children, as follow: Anna married P. J. Kirwin, of London; Catherine is the wife of John J. Mooney, who lives on the Oak Run township farm; Robert L. lives at home; Chester Augustine is operating one of the farms and lives at home, and Florence, who also lives with her parents in London.

Mr. and Mrs. Gallagher are members of the Catholic church. Mr. Gallagher is a member of the Knights of Columbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters.

Charles C. Crabbe

It would be impossible to estimate the far-reaching influence of the Crabbe family in Madison and adjoining counties. Of the thirteen children of John and Ellen (Minshall) Crabbe, of Fairfield township, eleven of whom are still living (two dying in infancy), all became teachers save one, some of these following the profession for years. During this time hundreds of the youth of this community came under their excellent ministrations, with consequences for good which no man dare attempt to estimate, for the work of the conscientious teacher does not end when the actual physical labors of such a term of service are ended, but goes on and on, its beneficent influence being extended to remote generations of those who shall follow them. Neither John Crabbe nor his wife were favored by educational advantages in their youth, but they entertained the highest possible respect for education and all it means, believing in the statement of Holy Writ that "Wisdom maketh the face to shine.' All their children were given such educational advantages as were possible of attainment in their neighborhood and, as noted above, of their eleven children all became teachers save one and several of these are still faithfully engaged in their noble work, there being no more devoted members of Madison county's noble band of teachers than they.