Miami County, Ohio - The whole text, 1880 (part 14 of 23)

*ith the Demomate hT?fli?f th® biU to 8trengthen the public credit, he voted toll . pemisteS^to *r 6 CaDVa8S °l 1876 he TOted for Peter CoopLr, and is according to the tows^d«5 reform' and to payment of the public debt to Ohio State Universiti?*1* obilcb L* wa? efntracted ; he to now connected with *ees, and is an emZSV*?' j* 9?!umbus> Ohio, as President of the Board of Trusu is an earnest friend of the agricultural interests of the State.

Biographical 8Ketche8

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON, retired farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; is a son of Stephen Johnston, a native of Ireland and Scotch descent ; he grew to manhood in his native country, where he formed the acquaintance of Anna Armstrong, who afterward became his wife ; in 1803, he emigrated to the United States, where he followed his trade of wheelwright until 1810, when he returned to his native country and married his previous acquaintance, with whom he corresponded while in America ; she was of Irish birth and of Scotch descent ; they settled in their native country, from which they and five children departed, in 1821, for the Western continent, landing in New Brunswick, where the sixth child was bom ; they remained until 1832 ; on July 4, of the same year, they arrived in Piqua, where Stephen purchased land near the city ; five years later, he sold out and all moved to Meroer Co., Ohio, buying land, taking it from its wilds, and remaining until the death of Anna, which occurred in 1856 ; soon after he returned to Shelby Co., with one of i o^r 801185 wbo !*ad previously located there ; his death occurred in that county in tiw ripe old age of 90 years ; our subject was bom in Ireland in 1814 and lived with his father until 1836, when he married Mary Peck, bom in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1818 ; soon after their marriage they located in Mercer Co. ; there Uiey remained until 1862, when he removed to Miami Co., locating on Sec. 27, Spring Creek Township ; this was his place of residence until the spring of 1880, when he moved in the Second Ward of the incorporated city of Piqua ; he now owns in Shelby and Miami Cos. nearly 200 acres of land ; the issue of this union is eight children - seven are now living - John P., Henry P., Stephen J., who are Mary ^ E * and William A., jewelers in Columbus, Ohio ; Julia A. and

JONES, farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; bom in Dauphin Co., Penn., Sept 28, tucl I8 tiierfon °f Josiah and Catharine (Oliman) Jones : his father was bom in e State of Delaware, his mother in Pennsylvania, where they lived and died ; they wmre parents of eight children, of whom three only are now living, viz., John, our ' uiOUU^ .now Mrs' Chatham, living in Philadelphia; and Elizabeth, now IivpH at ^nion Deposit, Penn. ; Mr. Jones, the subject of this sketch, owns 314 acres of whicWitf Xt by Purchase Prom time to time, till now he improvements has a fln« ^°nt 25<* acres are in cultivation ; he has made great forts and convenicnc^^011^ an<i a yeTJ lar&e brick bam and numerous comand economy - Mr ^ mo9tly been accomplished by his own indu8tl7

Was married, in lS4^n?«hlTeaS??u,. Was ^F11 " Warren Co., Ohio, in 1804. after removed to Pinna . Ohio, to Julia A. Cady, and immediately there-

After a time, he DurehiiSf Previously selected this as a place of residence, when the house he had <w»i on ®ftin street, where he lived for awhile, were erected, which are still IF*8 toni down, and in its place two brick stores dry-goods store, doiiTtX^^S- One of these he proceeded to occupy ss s b«t who finally died in 1872^1°^ *"1 lat^' ,at St Geor«e'8 Ialan^ in Alaska ; received during the war at th#» h +?? ^!?§e e8' Cal., from the effects of a wound he LA ROY S JORm w l battle of So,uth Mountain, in Maiyland. a son of Dr. David^ndl^Vnd P^u?* Mr* Jordan, a native of Piqua, is surrender of Lee at AnnZtl11 tbe 1 10th 0. V. I., with which he served until the nected with a DublisMnST wh,ch be returned to Piqua and became conyears ; in I872 h« S bouse of Columbus, with which he remained about seven ary of the present Z,al"t As8Llstant Postmaster, and served as such until Februassisted by his broZS'u,whD r?ce've<i }he appointment of Postmaster ; he is ant gentleman and Mina M ^-T®'iw0rdaSi dttc°l> Cropsy, an ex-soldier and pleas- ' " Miss Mary L. Mumsell, an intelligent and pleasant lady. Mr.

Jordan s social, genial nature, makes him peculiarly fitted for the rather trying position which he is now filling. He married, in 1874, Miss Matilda, daughter of John F. and Sophia Compton, who are now very elderly people, residing on Wayne street, opposite the Green street Methodist Episcopal Church.

GIDEON KEYT, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Piqua March 8, 1828 ; is the son of James D. and Elizabeth (Widney) Keyt. His father was bom in New Jersey and Ms mother in Pennsylvania. He came to this county in 1819, and she a much earlier date, the time and history of her father's family being fully written in the sketch of Stephen Widney in this work. James and Elizabeth were the parents of nine children, of whom six are living, viz., Sarah B., John W., Rachel W. (deceased), Gideon, James (deceased), William J., Elizabeth (deceased), Mary and Margaret J. James, the father, lived in Piqua till 1830, when he bought the farm upmi which Gideon now resides, and moved on to it, where he lived till 1842, thence, to Piqua, where he lived till his death, which occurred in 1849. While on the farm, Improvements, and erected the buildings now there ; the farm consisted or 160 acres, of which he brought 75 acres into cultivation ; after his death, s family moved back on to the farm where the son Gideon still resides. Mr. Gideon £eyt was united in marriage in December, 1864, with Elizabeth Ward, daughter of jan and Hannah Ward ; he was bom in Darke Co. Ohio, and she in Pennsylvania; Dy this union they have five children, viz., James Ward, Gideon E., Hannah Eliza- Detn, Laura Rachel (deceased) and Margaret Ellen. The Keyt family were among eariy ®ettlere, and, of course, experienced and endured the hardships and depri- 8UCk earty life* Gideon and his father were both masons by trade, as 88 mrmers, while in Piqua followed that trade, but since the death of the r, TT* K®yt has followed the occupation of farmer exclusively. During the - i. ? ,~e ratejjion he enlisted in the 100-day service, in the 147th 0. N. G., in 6 ^ ^he expiration of his time, and received his honorable d returned to u* home and famUy. The Keyts, both father and son, wnriroH u j w°rkers in establishing schools and schoolhouses ; the father Dinfn^f \r k fought down all opposition, which Was very great, to establish irie to AafQKr\*Tv accomplished it ; and later, his son Gideon had his strug-

{L this «ni4r ^lstnct No. 9, but which at last he accomplished ; their successes iencps to r - v® ^use^ many families to rejoice, by giving privileges and conven- children ^f whomThd<f 1 'he ?*other died in 1876 ; Leopold is one of thirteen set from w *la8 ^or niany years been engaged as steward on a ves-

Lexington tn**1 ' on? in, battle °f Chickamauga ; one in the battle ot uninjured - lm sorron006 crlPP e^ for *» Leopold being the only surviving one ships ; soon after hi« ^ ^ree years, during which he endured many hardn P!lua- went to yfcksburg, where he opened out retired from its duties. anj * l*118 ; after being thus employed a short time, he 1869-70, he returned to Pin**** U§ abode in Cincinnati, Ohio ; in the winter of favorably known hv ^Ua> an^ °Pened his present business ; he has since been retailers. Upon Oct 25 ia??8??16" an(* tiie patronage of surrounding village ^ UCL 26> 1877> l"8 nuptials were celebrated with EmmaSchmid-

*e^> *nd was bom in WasWnaton S?" M -* tb® ??n of 8amuel and Betsy Kingsyouth were spent : in 1858 ho^ * 9?'* where his childhood and earliest of Pennsylvania, was bom in 1808 !Lo W,",a" R Kirk ; he was also a native prominently connected with h.o k J* ^ <^ame to when a young man - was pccnrred in 1849 - he left a wic b"81n®fs Wterests of Piqua until his decease which the residence at ^ daughters and a son ; the widow now ^iZ aged 62 ; for many years, he was a leading member of the Presbyterian Church ; this second marriage resulted in the birth of four children, three of whom are living ; William, the oldest son, resides on a farm near Piqua ; Anna is the wife of Capt. Henry Leggett, of the United States Army ; Fanny married Henry Starr, of Elyria, Ohio, and Cornelia, deceased, married Angus Campbell, of Piqua. Mr. Kitchen followed his trade for a number of years and then turned his attention to farming, which he followed till about ten years ago, when his age and state of health warned him that be had better rest and live retired the remainder of his life ; be is truly a self-made man ; when he started in life, be had a limited education, as, in that early day, the facilities were very limited ; he paid for the lot upon which his house is built and for the material of which it is made by work at his trade when he was 26 years of age, and was able to place his wife, whom he then married, in a good, comfortable home ; from this good beginning in life, by industry and economy, backed up constantly* by a never-faltering energy, Mr. Kitchen, from year to year, has found his wealth constantly and steadily increasing, till now, m his old age, he is able to rest from the severer toils and cares of life, and to enjoy the fruits of his labors ; his long life has been characterized by the strictest mtegTity, his means freely used for all laudable and charitable purposes, devoted to Christianity, having been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since 1832, and has held the office of Steward for forty-seven years ; Mrs. Kitchen has also been a member since 1833, possessing the attributes of a Christian wife and -other ; thus, hand in hand, have they traveled the journey of life, working for and blessed with a competency of this world's goods, and, at the same time, working for and laying up treasures for that better life.

H. C. LANDES, book-keeper, Piqua; is a son of Jacob and Martha Landes ; Jacob was a native of Bucks Co., Penn., and Martha of Ohio ; their marriage was celebrated in Piqua soon after the close of the war of 1812 ; they were among the early settlers of this city, where both passed from the stage of life, Martha in 1829, ana Jacob - 1852. H. C. was born in Piqua in 1824, where he has since resided; m is boyhood days he acquired an ordinary* education, which has since been improv and chiefly been the means of his livelihood ; in the earlier part of life he mmenced teaching, which occupation he pursued for a short period, after which y until 1852, when he was appointed as Postmaster in the

_ j , ° 1(iua ; eight months later he offered his resignation, which was accepted, 88 book-keeper for the firm of Lawton, Barnett & Co., dealers m a rvn-irwi alld flo - *> an(i commission merchants, of Piqua ; this position he filled for wE°f tw?lve >Tears ; in 1865, the Citizen's Bank of Piqua was organized, m ber of ~ eleC1teolC^8hier » tllis P°sition he duly and honorably filled for a numaTwif if 5 m l878' he entered the woolen-mills of F. Gray & Co., of this city, the3nHai!Pe^iTr?re he is now engaged. Mr. Landes has been twice married ; thev am fh W1 1 kls Pre9ent wife, Elizabeth Van Horne, were celebrated in 1864 , daughter 0f two children - Robert B. and Mary; Mrs. Landes is a arew *to ^marlhrw^f' Physician, Piqua ; was born in Switzerland in 1825, where be native countrv - i«' education was obtained in the common schools of his sity of Bern^ wherJhft3' he J**? Up the studJ of medicine at the Medical Umverfrom the same h IemaLmed until the fall of 1849, at which time he graduated also, for a time be commenced the practice of his profession, and was for the United Statf^^^8 m.llitary 8urgeon ; in the spring of 1852, he embarked he made various ehnn^^111^ la^ew York City, where he resided but a short time , Miami; not seems* fit until 1856, at which time he settled in the wilds o as Vera Cruz Tnd xJh ma.ke tlli8 bis permanent location he returned East as far Piqua ; here he has Jn^/t Ue remained until 1865, at which time he located m farm where Mr. Levering now lives th« 10' <^UIle, and located upon the farm, there being but little done before thei?**11^1 <jUt *2*! cleared UP most of the fann. They wero havedaad «pon this loll, and located in Washing t! h ir .J? and MarJ? came to Ohio in Of land all fa the wo^She ^ ^ he bought 160 ^ out the timber and oonstractine a *o^Wn Tn^t "" mP,oneer style by cutting quite a struggle in obtaining ito he TOghort^ purcbase of the land, he had ment, and was working to make the hoi means to make a complete paywhen a man appeared nrl Thf th glance of money sufficient to pay for it eled nightandday, ma^e tte dist^^nd. T * ChiIli<*>the> on foot, t^vfmved. Thus, throng an iron 'wHuXlmi b?fore the man on horseback he continued to live on the same fom thm^hh?' r? h® aC90mPlished h'9 object ; making improvemente built a trood hnvir°i!^h bis life opening out the forests and comfort and convenience Ji k bouse, fine barn and other buildings for he became owner of 320 acres of a/'iJSJT/1 *° bis first purchase, so that

-J, of which he accomplish bv , !*fd *!.}? ,n this portion of the county, 1850, he desired to visit raIifnn?ioFnis lndustrJ'> diligence and economy ; in April, mining regions" he *"d ^something of the world, especially oftoe younger brother, on aCflte r^ f^3/^11 -and far". "d £th James, a ox teams ; he remained there about two California by the overland route with tune after which he returo^to tos fa^v^r in tte mines most of th® death, Dec. 14, 1879 bcinsr 74 8 and fsjm, where he remained till his union, have had six children vi^^nrn- f T' Mr' Leverin8 and wife, by their on the old Hunter farm ed ' F > married to Maty Multz, and living

Co- in 1825; ^s m** Penn8ylvania, was bom in Per£ of Covington. When about 1 c ^ ^'?mi 0®- ln 1 833, and settled in the vicinity sinned by the death of his bnrth^'T^ ZfclJary PayIor> to fill the vacancy occageneral merchant Z ^ Joseph Leonard ; in 1850, he engaged in a Partner with A. Routson and W!th da?ob Lehman, afterward was a oil-cake are not confined 06 their business is vast, and their shipments of oil and b«*n one of the nrim-infi eVt* to tb-9 S'lde of. the Atlantic ; Mr. Leonard has not only identified with th* fv; ^ J ^)a5t^?r8 m tbose important enterprises, but has also been be is a qutet 2f.?'qUa *" .mattere of &ner*' lnterost and benefit ; a useful resneehut ®.anci thorough business man, a genial, social gentleman, and *, respected citizen. His residence, located at the southwest corner of

Downing street and Park avenue, is a handsome property, elegantly furnished, where his wife presides with womanly grace and dignity. She was Miss Charity Ellen, daughter of William Kendall, of Warren Co. They were married in 1857, and have six children - Milla, now Mrs. J. F. Daniels ; Forest and Lee, now students at the university at Wooster ; Willie, Grace and Lewis, children at home. He. also has one son, John H., a resident of Piqua, by a former marriage with Miss Hannah J., daughter of Robert Hamilton, which occurred in 1852, and her decease in 1 855. Mr. Leonard is a Director of the Piqua National Bank, Treasurer of the Piqua Straw Board and Paper Co., also a stockholder and Director of the Spiker Wagon Works Co. ; he raised a company of 0. N. Guards, in 1864, and was active in support of the war for the suppression of the rebellion.

CONRAD LICKLIDER, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1821 ; is the son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Giltner) Licklider, who were born in Virginia and Kentucky respectively ; about 1812, Daniel came to Ohio, and during the same year visited, with his uncle, some relatives in Kentucky, there making the acquaintance of Elizabeth Giltner, who, in the next year (1813), he made his wife, and located with her in Montgomery Co., where they lived till 1833, when they came to Miami Co., settling about one mile north of the farm now owned by Conrad ; they purchased an improved farm (as it was then called), consisting of 70 acres, at $7 per acre, there being just a log cabin with a split-puncheon floor, etc., everything of the most primitive pioneer kind ; at the same time, many farms could have been bought for $4 per acre, but Mr. Licklider thought he was getting some extra improvements ; he lived on this farm some six years, then k* u an<^ fnove6 iuto Piqua, where he entered upon the mercantile trade, in which he continued for about thirteen years, when he sold out and again bought a , °f 160 acres, the same upon which Conrad now lives ; here he worked and labored, improving the farm, with Conrad, their only child, till Jan. 6, 1867, when e was taken from labors to reward, his wife living only till the 21st of the next January, when she followed him to that "bourn whence no traveler re urns. But now we will digress for a moment to remark that right here, ii®1*6 r- Licklider and his neighbors toiled so hard to clear out and make roads, mg and piling up the logs, and burning them to clear them off the land, they nuy wood and coal to burn. Mr. Licklider, the subject of this sketch, an only , above» remained with his father till his death. He was united in Tono rtf' i** lV84i> Christophen Eckerd, daughter of Christopher and and sHa °W e^ Ec.kei^ » Bowles came from Germany when 12 years of age, a IiS kT m Pennsylvania ; Christophers father dying when she was only daughter Jr mi°n^er Was married again, and they moved to Miami Co. when the Abraham rfVu ^?ars age ; the fruits of their marriage are three children, viz., old hom a «i W^°t? married to Rachel Irvin, have four children, and live on the miles wMtP!^e)'iDan'u F' (married to Callie Drake, and living one and a half (married tn T rtI°- bad three children, but only two living), and George WMr. Licklidpr hUl8a «ath°art> who live on the old home farm, and have one child)- home both hav^8 & ^^ar.m' witb a good brick house, and also his sons on the old fort and conveni«m^ bi!^Ckuho1U?es' with g°°d barns and other buildings for comand rents his fnJ!? ' £18 bealth failing, he has retired mostly from hard labor, of the church Mr' Li<*bder and wife have been active member spiritual welfarp years or more, and are now desirous for the temporal and

JOHN E I TTPa Qr7ard with faith and hope for that better life beyond, is a son of Basil anH ' farmer ; P. O. Piqua. Mr. Lucas is a native of Virginia, Ohio in 1836 and (^U8setter) Lucas ; they came from Virginia to and came to Miami Pa VoS111*'®11 ^°*> from which they removed to Greene Co., ley farm, which has sinop ij860, §archa?ed 265 acres of land, known as the Townsadvanced state of cultivoHrf611 . ?ed' till now the farm contains 316 acres, m an house, situated about & half11' ^ood holdings and a nice gravel drive to the * a half-mile distant from the pike ; Mr. Basil Lucas, now m

Add' h^n SSSSSrS ^*^ "«***! by th bunion Addie, Clara, Alice, Walter Scott and Tvd? fTi11*' Vlz > Marion, Bell, James, hved with his father about one vear - Ca'hanne ; after their marriage they bought 80 acres of land abont fh^I ' f hved on rented farms about fiveyearea half years, then sold and LughtTeo^."6^ of Pi(lu^where they lived one and about eight and a half veanr flnallviST^ in Newbeny Township, where they lived -hip, where he now lives - he has m *- ' <Uj^ bought 83 acres in WashingtonTownmuiug, till now hi ZZ 235 tf'ffi2Lhbw here' erected Several buildings on his land and bMld<? 801116 Property in Piqua ; has business, industiy and ec«Ik. U be? "c^mplished by close application to no means, and now possessed nfa ^VIQ^f been his mottoes ; starting in life with . MRS. M 'b^'he balance of hislife.

Aaeha (Israel) Martin Mr Martin i^S 'n' ?'.P,<laa i ^ughter of Absalom and the attractions o" the MamrVanevaP^Wi,Uf"del6en- WaFne- and remem- Miami Co. about 183Q - -a ^mi ' sought a home here ; they came to ferry Aug. 4 igo5 . ho woo Ut mi * ^r* McWilliams was bora near Martin's boated several years' after which 'he w"' &?d foUowed milling a short time; then Preving, renting and seUin^ -in! " for ma"^ yeaie enga«6d 1" buying, imhew, March 14, 1880 - ProPerty roPiqua; his decease occurred corner of High street and , 8umve8 bun; her residence is on the Sreat-grandchildren reside unXfrh 7' Where % marned granddaughter, with two CONRAD MAV ??ir ?"der 'he^me roof with her.

M a field hand husking r^m. h' co,mmen<?d. work near Troy in the fall of 1848, work on the KnooD farm .1, y 'b6 ^ay , and in the following spring commenced ccueive yeare - ih ,'o^ <iontmu6d to work on this place for seven suowhich he continued until ISfiq 18h6' e"^ged in ttle groceiy business in Troy, had an interest in a retii/ d6.9' h*6n b®^° ^ oat and removed to Piqua, where he Purchased his brother'll dn? 8^)r6> the firm being May Brothers ; in 1873, he er s interest and continued the business until November, 1879 ; in 1877, he purchased the Leland House property and conducted the hotel until August, 1879, when he sold the furniture, etc., and rented the house, hoping to be released from business, but, the parties having the hotel rented failing, he was compelled to again take charge of the house, and is now " minq host " of the Leland ; thus, he has risen from a farm hand to a good position, able to live at his leisure if he desires, and is one of the substantial men of Piqua ; the hotel property consists of a lot ninety-one feet front on Main street, and 165 feet on Water street ; the Leland House is a three-story brick structure, ninety-one feet front on Main street and 120 feet front on Water ; he also has a livery stable fronting on Water street, and owns a handsome residence on Water street, about three squares west from the hotel. He married, April 8, 1858, Francisca Henne, sister of Joseph Henne, of Trojr ; the fruits of this union have been twelve children, eight of whom survive ; the three last born were triplets, and all died in infancy ; his oldest son is now a student of medicine at Philadelphia.

H. H. MEINDERS, grocer, Piqua. Piqua, like all cities of its size, is represented with nearly every branch of business. H. H. Meinders is a native of Hanover, German}7, bom July 25, 1841, and is a son of George and Harmten Meinders, both natives of the same country, where George died and she now survives ; their children were twelve in number, of whom six are now living, our subject being the youngest son ; he was raised to European farm life, where he obtained his education ; in 1865, he emigrated to America, landing on the 2d of September in Cincinnati, engaging as farm laborer near the city two years ; he then came to Piqua ; after locating in this place he was variously engaged, among which we mention the employment in Cron & Co.'s fhmiture factory. His marriage was celebrated with Margaret Ehlers April 25, 1872 ; she was born in Sept. 8, 1849 ; by this union they have three children - George, Edwin and Wesley ; Mrs. Meinders is a daughter of Jacob and Anna Ehlers.

. W. B MITCHELL, dealer in coal and wood, Piqua. Mr. Mitchell is a native of Miami Co., having been born in Washington Township in 1817 ; he is a son of William Mitchell, who was a native of North Carolina and pioneer of this . having removed from Tennessee to Ohio in 1806 ; he came to Miami Coin the following year and settled in Washington Township, where he continued to reside until his decease, which occurred in 1857, he being in the 80th year of his age , his wife, who was a McCorckle, and a native of North Carolina, died abouttwo years previous ; they had a family of seven children - Moses G., Joseph M., Margaret, Samuel S., Mary, Caroline P. and W. B.; W. B. and a sister who lives at St Mary s are the only survivors ; the McCorckles came to Miami Co. in 1806 ; there fa?nily of them, but all are now dead ; Martha McCorckle was r- _ _ enjamm Level ; their license was obtained at Dayton, and this t-h!^r8^0ne.c®lebrated within the bounds of Miami Co. after the county wu* « Jx?-1Ze^ 5 ^r- Mitcholl comes of pioneer stock ; his grandfather Mitchell once during Rev^.utio?ary war, and served seven years, being at home bu an envaffpL ^me 5 his wife was a Grant ; two of her brothers were kdled in ^company of Kentucky frontiersmen, to which they beand were fnllJ^J ?f J?^ian8 who had committed some depredations in Kentucky Mitchell's fathJ^ Ohio ; during the Indian difficulty of 1812, M -

" Home Guards a block-house on his farm, and was Captain of a company two of the oldpr k^° Were re<lu.ired to scout at least three days in eiich week , Indians - Moses a 2* Were 8ol<?i.ers and both narrowly escaped capture by t and Joseph though 88 & recruiting officer Here during the war of the rebellio » Cinciimari^to^defrn^+iT8^ 6°' was one of the "Squirrel Hunters" who went to tinuou,aLweafe0fdw^.C!iLm 1863 ; the subject of this sketch has beeuacoDtmuous resident w «T- iOUO > wm suoject oi tins sKetcn na» ^ ; , years, during whief Township, with the exception of about twelve be had g^J* to ±^0^8rViDg.; his We was spent on the farm, and when farm and came to Pimm ' continued to farm until about 1856, when he left th which is now the r ^"8®^ 1" grain baying ; he built the warehouse and*Jftt' by thi8 ®®ionttiey had boro to1 °JLEn' Margaret (Withgott) and Margaret Elizabeth; Mr.^ffrtrc^t1n?,^I ^ChudreD' : Fietcher Scott whwh occurs March 25, 1879 Aifh^ ^ °? hon,e Place till his death, Mtooyer, consumption, had marked1 ^ ^anced ?Ke. jet that terrible

1861 ; was Superintendent of the Public Schools of Eaton, Ohio, from 1853 to 1860 ; editor of the Eaton Register from Jan. 1, 1861, to Jan. 1, 1874 ; and editorof the Miami Helmet since August, 1 874. Mr. Morris has three children, two daughters and a son ; the former are graduates of the high school, one, being also a graduate of the Wesleyan Female College of Delaware, is assistant teacher in the Piqua High School.

WILSON MORROW, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Butler Co., Ohio, Sept 21, 1817 ; is a son of John and Mary (Robison) Morrow. Our subject is a nephew to the late Gov. Morrow, of Ohio, whose name is prominently known in the State history. Wilson grew to manhood, in his native county, as a farmer's son. In 1842, be married Rebecca Morrow, bom in Adams Co., Penn., Feb. 17, 1822. Soon after their marriage, they located in Shelby Co., Ohio, on their farm, consisting of 160 acres of unbroken forest. They spent a quarter of a century on their property, during which time it was taken to a good degree of cultivation and improvement. In 1868, he sold out, and purchased his present lot, of 5 acres in the Third Ward of Piqua, where he is finely situated, with all the conveniences necessary ; the following year he purchased 122 acres inSec. 22, Washington Township, Miami Co.; this has since been cultivated by renters, but frequently receives his supervision. Mr. and Mrs Morrow have had bom to them one child, Mary M. E., June 16, 1864.

ANDREW M. MORROW, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; bom on the farm where he now resides, Nov. 17, 1833 ; is a son of Richard and Frances (Clark) Morrow, natives of Pennsylvania, who were united in marriage July 6, 1814, and, in the fall of the same year, moved first to Highland Co., Ohio ; thence in spring of 1815, to Miami Co., and settled on a quarter-section of land three miles south of Piqua ; the country was then an almost unbroken forest. In the summer of 1817, they erected a double log house with a two-story front, which they occupied on the 20th of December nnnn tlii a Knnuu>tnn/i i-k/v.. /.t thoir 1 i vah with ereciea a ciou Die log house with a two-story front, which they occupied on tne^uia of December ; upon this homestead they spent the remainder of their lives, with the exception of a five years' residence in Piqua, returning to the farm in 1861. Mr. Morrow was a millwright in his youth, but after his settlement in Ohio, he devoted his life to agriculture. Their married life covered a period of half a century. He died May 28, 1864, 76 years of age ; and she on the 12th of August, of uae same year, aged 75 years. They were the parents of seven children - Joseph tne same year, aged 75 years. They were the parents of seven children - Joseph ~orn March 11, 1815, who was killed by the fall of a roof-pole from the house on the farm of Judge Adams, two and one-half miles south of Piqua ; Bobert A., born April 11, 1818, died Nov. 19, 1846 ; Hugh C., bom Oct. 9, 1820, died Sept 5, qi iioom?'.b°rn Dec 20> 1822 J Milton, bom Peb. 14, 1825 ; William, born July , . and Andrew M. Mr. Morrow was one of the early pioneers, and endured ms share of their hardships; was prominent and active in that early day in the JH^*Z4u011 8Cb°°ls, churches and public enterprises of that period, bem| of one of the first churches of Piqua. He was Colonel and p 6 mdltia» and was generally designated as Maj. Morrow ; was Township wpr« years, also County Commissioner for several years. He and wife

Oor RnWk of *he Presbyterian Church for the greater period of their lives. 1858 FiLo i?8®, alw1ay® resided upon the old home place, and married, April 8, EUa Frin^E'daU??ter of Daniel and Margaret Drake ; they had three childrenland D hnrA » Margaret Caroline, bom May 14, 1862, of Washington Tow^h^0^' <^eceaaed ! * son of John Morrow, an early resident bom on the ferm in reI^e^ to the Johnstons and Scotts, of Piqna; **- of age, he entered the store of William Scott, and afterward was given an interest, in lieu of salary. In 1843, he married Miss Mercy, daughter of Samuel and Hannan (West) Winner, who were residents of the vicinity of Piqua; in 1844, he retired from the partnership with Mr. Scott, and established a dry-goods store, which he continued to operate, sometimes with partners, until 1873, when he, with many others, was crushed by the financial pressure of that year ; after this, he was occupied indifferent pursuits until his decease, which occurred Jan. 15, 1877 ; he was an active, enterprising, usefril citizen, often called to fill official positions of trust ; his wife and four children - John, Fanny L., Walter J. and Stephen J. - survived him, and are still an undivided household ; the residence is a handsome property, richly furnished, situated on Caldwell street, between North and Greene streets ; Mrs. Morrow is a native of Warren Co., Ohio, and an intelligent, cultured lady.

JAMES MORRIN, farmer; P. O. Piqua; bom in Washington Co., Penn., in 1809 ; is the son of William and Elizabeth Morrin, he being a native of Ireland, and coming to this country in an early day ; they immigrated to this county on the 9th day of April, 1821, and located at Piqua, where he followed farming for about seven years, when he bought the farm now owned by Mr. Howell, on Sec. 35 in Washington Township, where he lived and died, being thrown from a horse and killed in September, 1839. James Morrin, the subject of our sketch, lived with his father till his majority, when he started out in the world for himself ; he worked by the month at various places for about eight years, when he bought 80 acres adjoining his father's home place, on Sec. 35. He was united in marriage with Nancy Morrow, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Macklen) Morrow, who were both natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio at an early day, locating first near Cincinnati, where they lived several years, then in Montgomery Co., and, after a time, came from there into Miami Co., where they lived and died ; by this union they had ten children, and all are now living, viz., William M., who is married, and lives in Pennsylvania ; Thomas D., who married, and lives in California ; George W., married, and lives in Colorado ; James M., married, and lives in Kansas ; Agnes S., single, and living at home ; John W. and Daniel L., single, and also in Colorado ; Barton R., single, and with his brother William in Pennsylvania ; Mary F., single, and living at home ; and Watson E., single, and also living at home. Mr. Morrin, when he located on his land forty-two years ago, commenced right in the woods, except a veiy little opening of about 4 acres ; he started out in pioneer style, built his log cabin, in which he lived several years, toiling on from year to year, clearing up the land and making such improvements as time and means would permit ; finally adding more land, by purchase, to his farm, till now he has 140 acres, a large brick house, good barn, other buildings for convenience and comfort, and all made by his own industry and economy ; he has, in connection with all this labor, assisted his neighbors in their log-rollings, and raising their log houses, in all directions around him ; but now he can sit in peace and comfort, " under his own vine and fig-tree," which has been well earned ; he and his wife have been members of the Church of Christ for forty years.

R. MANARD MURRAY, manufacturer, Piqua ; bom in Concord, Lake Co., Ohio, Nov. 28, 1841 ; is the son of Robert Murray, who for many years was engaged in purchasing cattle on a large scale and sending them East for sale. His mother, Sophronia (Parmalee) Murray, came to Ohio from Otisco, Onondaga Co., N. Y., and was descended from old Puritan stock. Her parents emigrated from Connecticut to the State of New York, prior to removing to Ohio. The subject of this sketch received the usual elementary training afforded by the district schools, and, when about 14 years of age, entered an academy at Kirtland, where be remained about one year ; he then became a student at a Methodist institution at Willoughby, Ohio, and in 1857, went to Oberlin College, where he spent two years, a regular course, but selected his studies ; on leaving Oberlin, he attended the Law College at Cleveland, conducted by Judge Hadyn, graduated, and was admi tod to the bar. On the outbreak of the rebellion, he enlisted in the l^^ay service ; returning to Cleveland, he entered the law office of Ranney, Backus & Noble.

In 1864, he enlisted in the 100-day service, and became a member of the 150th 0. N. G, who garrisoned the forts abont Washington, and participated in the fight before Washington, with a. part of Early's rebel corps, July 10 and 11, 1864. After returning from the service, he engaged in the cattle trade in Iowa, remaining there, however, only one year, then returned to Ohio, and became collector for the First National Bank, at Painesville ; in October, 1867, he became book-keeper, and in January, 1871, was elected Cashier. He was a member of the School Board of Painesville three years, and Treasurer of its funds four years. In the spring of 1878, he was elected Mayor, was also at the same time executor of a large estate, and, in addition to these public financial and fiduciary duties, he owned a farm of 100 acres which daily received his supervision. Feb. 1, 1879, he resigned his position in the bank, and arranged his financial affairs with a view to removing to Piqua, for the purpose of engaging in the enterprise known as the Piqua Handle and Manufacturing Co. Having formed a partnership with Mr. 0. D. Gray, who had previously been interested in a like enterprise, in Wattsburg, Penn., they commenced business, Nov. 10, 1879, the style of the firm being Gray & Murray. The experience and ability of the firm assure the success of the enterprise ; indeed, it has already become one of the substantial and important industries of Piqua. Mr. Murray is a well-informed and public-spirited citizen ; he is also an able speaker, and often called on at public and political gatherings ; social and agreeable as a gentleman, courteous and affable in all business relations, and a royal entertainer at his home.

WILLIAM W. O'FERRALL, of the firm of John O'Ferrall & Co., proprietors of the Piqua Car and Agricultural Works, Piqua. Mr. O'Ferrall, bom in 1836, is a eon of Dr. John O'Ferrall, Sr., whose history is noticed in the early history oi Piqua ; he is a native of Piqua, and has resided here all his life ; when a young man, he was engaged for a short time in the boot and shoe trade ; in 1851, he became a constituent member of the firm of O'Ferrell, Daniels & Co. proprietors of the Piqua Car and Agricultural Works, and has been identified with all the history of these works since, most of his time being occupied in traveling in the interests °f the company. He married, in 1859, Miss Mary E., daughter of C. Foreman ; they had

_ *JOHN O'FARRELL, M. D., Piqua. Among the leading men of Piqua, Dr. u Farrell is prominent ; he is the son and successor of Dr. John O'Farrell, Sr., one of the first physicians of Piqua, having located here in 1819 ; the subject of our sketch was bom in 1824, graduated from the Louisville Medical College in 1843, ar? began practice in Piqua the same year ; in 1848, he went to California, he was summoned to return by the decease of his father, which occurred pnt , ;*°m 18^1 to 1862, he was engaged regularly in practice here ; then V r» *^e he served about two years, being Major of the 11th 0- which time he has been engaged in practice most of the time ; his bJ the building 7f the woolen-mill in 1869, and of the oartn^r - 1872, in each of which enterprises the Doctor was a lead'd

Miss Jane Kiri h° d^ed !n his y°uth 5 m 1853, he was united in marriage with survive^Dr occurred m 1869 ; they had four children, two of whom His ramW^Hh M Fr3 of Denver> Colo, *and John, now 12 years of age; daughter of^ James PHw ^ddie,L- Thompson was celebrated in 1874 ; she 18 M. Thompson - from +u^ar?s » ®he had one child by her former marriage - Nelly mpson , from this latter union have been bom two children-Kate and m 1841 he located in E,izabeth (Stewart)'^? Spring Creek Township, where he continued r *°- remain there he returned to H*vmg had (shortly before) bestowS u^i^T"^ " -« 1 the sprin8 of 1854. Treasurer's office, this necessitated Mm Tili* .byJ*e 0ltl2en8 of Miami Co., the honorably filled with cSt^^,"> This office he duly J* to this, he has held Z nl; W. satisfaction to the county : in addition

. ?|hy Co., on the old farm and fWokJI n. .dby Co.; James, also living in m 1849 ; and Elizabeth mothfr dW Tst/* «Wdead i J°hu, the father, died onto till his marriage VhTc^^u^ln l £1 .M\Patterson lived with his par- Hunter, daughter of Josfinh on^ t rre^.1P 1846, when he was united to Mary Ann he lived on a rented farm for three VpL e\ 4^^er ^r- Patterson's marriage, resides, having lived nn if y ^ ^hen he bought the farm where he now

Part of his farm and built all t^bifrMtemon^ th whjchti|"e he has cleared up a great toe bam, and other comfortable and P f0®' haIlng a Sood briok house, bom in Ireland; he emigra^d^ii-^ EIlza.befch (Anderson) Patterson, both Pennsylvania - they left idi^i40 tbl® °^untrJ ln and she came, in 1814, to the parents of eight cffild-n ^i® t"d Cam® to ShelbJ Co. in 1817 ; they were Alexander, James Th^Daren^i^.jh0^ !!viag' viz ' John> William, R>bert» at home with his father tiU 1859 bJed,and d,ed |? Shelby. Mr. Patterson liv3 working in the to Callfor"ia, remained about three

WILLIAM M. PURSELL, manufacturer, Piqua. Mr. Pursell is a native of Indiana, bom in Dearborn Co. in 1840 ; his parents removed to Cincinnati when he was a boy, and he received the benefit of the city school privileges until about 15 years of age, when he became engaged in mercantile pursuits, in which he continued alx)ut twelve years, then came to Piqua and became connected with the manufacturing establishment with which he is now connected, but then operated by a different firm ; he has continued with this establishment since, and is now the junior member of the firm of John O'Ferrall & Co., proprietors of the Piqua Car and Agricultural Works, and has charge of the details of the business. Mr. Pursell is an honored member of the Masonic Order, and is the High Priest of Piqua Chapter, also Regent of the Royal Arcanum ; he is one of those genial, good fellows who are selected to bear the honors and burdens of non-paying official positions, and is withal a useftil, respected citizen. He entered the U. S. Army in 1862 ; was a Lieutenant on Gen. Mitchell's staff, but rheumatism compelled him to resign. His residence is a handsome property on Wayne street, between Green and North streets. He married, in 1864, Miss Fannie E., youngest child of Dr. John O'Ferrall, Sr., who was one of the pioneer physicians of Piqua, and an esteemed citizen ; they have one child, Miss Clara.

FRANCIS RAIN, farmer; P. O. Piqua ; bom in Philadelphia in 1802 ; is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Case) Rain, both of whom were bom in Philadelphia, their ancestors coming from England with William Penn ; they were parents of six children, all now deceased except two. Mr. Rain, our subject, was thrown upon the world by the death of his father when he was only 6 years of age ; there were then five little children, and, their parents being without means, the children were placed out and scattered here and there, just as places could be found for them ; Francis was bound out by his mother to Isaac Hawkins, till 17 years of age ; when his time expired, Mr. Rain sought and obtained a situation to learn the blacksmithing trade, at which he served four years, when he arrived at his majority, and hired out at $9 per month ; he continued work at his trade till 1838, when he emigrated to Ohio, locating at Wapakoneta, but, not finding business to suit him there, came to Piqua and went to work at his trade, at which he continued for six years ; then he bought out the shop and tools of his employer, and earned on the business till 1856, when he came and located on the farm where he now lives, having bought the farm about five years previous. Mr. Rain was united in marriage, in 1823, with Sarah Roney, daughter of Silas and Mary Roney, who were both natives of Pennsylvania ; by this union they had thirteen children, woods, and had to clear up and erect his buildings and make all improvements, unng which he had to endure the hardships and deprivations incident to pioneer e , he now owns two good farms, consisting of 152 acres, most of which he has m^° J>°°d cultivation ; he has good buildings on both farms, and every- C°?lfort and convenience ; this was all accomplished through his own 7 and economy, being thrown upon the cold, unfeeling world when a mere cation - Hn+ « to u°Tu his waJ trough without any means and a very limited education , but now he has a competency, and can live in comfort the remainder of his countrv in 1 fttn ^ Jf^heth Rayner, who were bom in England, but emigrated to this ' and located in Piqua ; he (the father) was a minister in the M. R

Valentine; by toig uni^ 'the^h^two KtenV^"<T>e' da^bter orchard he lost his wife by death, in 1849 Tn is^n - James B- and Anna E. * ter of William and Maria Barret k«- ' Vaarne^ Catherine J. Barret, darnrfi* they had born in Connection* . KwS.T?11

Rnd, comprising more than half of rti*1* a^ou!' and bought a large tract of P2?ai Elizabeth was bom hereto 1818 Portion of the present city of died, when 69 yearn of^8hew®®'n^ *!T *5? lived- ***** a *mil/and earnest Christian, a wise a^ ,ftU,mg women of her day, an land in the Miami Valley and was 8^cu^tor> aad bought and sold many tracts of was identified with toe interaW pZt 8PfCe88fU1- "* became quite well off; to of years and was President of the <v>i? Yj being a member of the Council a number was one of twin boys? bLf 0^8 b® d'?d'JThe1SubjeCt of tbis 8ketob

Piqna ; he is a promising young man. His marriage with Emma Chaffee was celebrated Nov. 24, 1875 ; she is a daughter of S. L. Chaffee, of Tippecanoe City JOSEPH SCHLOSSER & CO., tobacconists, Piqua. Joseph Schlosserwas tom in Prussia, in 1849, where he enjoyed the schools of his native country until 186°, when he, with his parents, embarked for America ; they first settled in Cincinnati, and two years later they located in Piqua. In September, 1874, Joseph mamea Caroline Stelzer, who was bom in Piqua in 1853 ; three children are the °r Ibis union, viz., Joseph. Jr., Clara E., and George J. Mr. Schlosser is head of tne firm known as Joseph Schlosser & Co., tobacconists ; they have been liberally patronized by country retailers, and fill large orders in their own city.

MAX SCHROEDER, florist and gardener, Piqua. Another of the enterprises of Piqua that deserves more than a passing notice is the floral and vege ble garden of Max Schroeder ; it is located in the northeast part of the city, wn he takes particular pride in raising and producing fine flowers, in which his experience here and at other places has enabled him to make it a success ; his gam affords a place of pleasure for many of the citizens of Piqua in leisure hours ; ax was bom close to Berlin, Germany, Aug. 6, 1855, where he grew to the age o years, when he, with his parents, immigrated to America, locating in Cincinna , about 1874, he went to St Louis, engaged in his present business, a?d renJ? lt_ until the opening of his garden in Piqua. May 25, 1880, he married Helen no - ermann, a native of Piqua, a daughter of J. D. Holtzennann, whose biograp J appears in this work. .

CHARLES SCHROEDER, hardware merchant, Piqua. Mr. Schroeder is one of the young and promising business men of Piqua ; he is a a native of r ruse a, bom near Berlin in 1856 ; came to the United States in 1870, and to Fiqus 1875, where he was employed as salesman in the hardware store then opera J Shannon & Davis, later by Shannon & Wall, and still later by Wall, of wnom Mr. Schroeder purchased it Jan. 1, 1880, and, having added largely tothe stoc , now carrying a fhll line of heavy and shelf hardware at the old stand, 11» street ; Mr. Schroeder speaks both German and English, and is a wide-awalfl e ness man ; his success thus far promises increased prosperity in the future ; s he continue, as he expects to, his experience as a salesman and thorough busi habits, will enable him to advance the reputation of this old, well-known Ushment. He was married, Jan. 1, 1880, to Miss Amelia, daughter of w. Croner.

WILLIAM SCOTT, merchant and banker, Piqua ; was bom in Co., Ky., Sept. 25, 1801 ; a brother and himself are all that survive of the famuj of seven children of Hugh Scott and Mary Moffatt ; his father came from Carolina to Kentucky in 1784, and, in 1808, became a pioneer of P?W,.^T' where, for many years, he filled the office of Justice of the Peace, his jur^uou embracing a circuit of thirty to forty miles, extending from Ft. Wayne to Dayw » he died m 1850, aged about 80 years. William Scott received his earty ^1109 . the. old pioneer log schoolhouse, where, in those early days, the facilities itoi °# fj^without friends or credit, and in competition with a firm with a P °* *<>,000, in a small town of about 200 inhabitants; by economy, md^ * f Q°,w?P?llcation' k® was 80011 able to extend his business, including withm no to a complete frontier trading-store ; at this time, there sold all thp a^dlo.us journey of several days ; for twelve years he bought in 1829 he fonn/iJ8^ ln °°unty, making large shipments to the best and built a bnninol* to buy the property upon which he is now loo* occupation, which, through his industry, good management and honorable dealing, had won him many friends and a great increase of trade, which, together with the growth and improvements of the town, demanded that he should build larger and more commodious rooms for the convenience of his growing and extensive business ; in 1855, he built the large brick block known as " Scott's Block," which is three stories high, and where he has very pleasant and commodious rooms, into which he moved his stock, and has since dealt chiefly in dry goods ; in 1847, he was made President of the Piqua Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, and remained such till the State Bank was merged into the Piqua National Bank in the spring of 1865, of which he was elected President, and has so continued to the present time ; in 1872, Mr. Scott built a large extension to the building put up in 1855, being two stories high, all brick, with five business rooms on the ground floor, so that the whole " Scott's Block " now consists of six business rooms on the first floor ; in addition to his regular business, Mr. Scott has also dealt largely in real estate. Here we have recorded an uninterrupted mercantile career of fifty-seven years, extending over a period of time during which several financial panics occurred, sweeping away the property of scores of old and prominent business men, and yet Mr. Scott never experienced a failure in business ; and, during a third of a century in which he has been a Bank President, his name has never been on any of its discounted paper, either as indorser or principal ; it is questionable whether such a record can be found in the history of any business man in the country ; he was formerly connected, as Director and Treasurer, with the Piqua & Columbus Section of the Pan Handle Railroad, and was also a stockholder in the Dayton & Michigan road ; he was formerly a member of the Whig party, but, latterly, a Republican of stanchest cast ; public-spirited and enterprising, he has been a very liberal supporter of local enterprises of merit, and has always contributed freely to the public improvements of the place ; he has ever been a warm friend to educational progress ; was for about twelve years a member of the Piqua Board of Education, and, while serving in that capacity, took a very prominent part in securing the erection of the union school building of that city, ftimishing the money for that purpose, and thus most effectually assisting in the success of the enterprise ; he holds his religious connection with the Episcopal Church of Piqua, having been a leading member of that denomination for many years ; he has been specially distinguished for his inflexible integrity and promptness in aU his dealings, coupled with great caution and more than ordinaiy shrewdness in business ; the quiet and unostentatious manner in which he has contributed to worthy objects of charity has also been very marked. On Oct. 4, 1826, he was united in marriage with Jane, daughter of John and Catherine Morrow, who came from Baltimore, Md., and settled in the neighborhood of Piqua at an 6arly day ; this union resulted in the birth of seven children, two of whom died in infancy ; the oldest surviving son, John Morrow Scott, is a partner with his father in the diy-goods house of John M. Scott & Co. ; he married Helen Talmadge in 1858 ; James Scott is a hardware dealer in Piqua, and is unmarried ; Mary L., the oldest daughter, is the wife of Collins H. Jordan, formerly of Piqua, now a resident of Chicago ; Jane, the second daughter, married James Johnston, of Piqua, in 1857 ; she died in 1864 ; the other daughter, Sarah Matilda, still resides at home. Mrs. Scott died Feb. 21, 1876, respected and beloved by all who knew her. We here have chronicled, upon the pages of this history, a life remarkable for all those sterling qualities which insure success, and which will stand forth as a bright and shining example, to lie seen and read by future generations for all time to come.

Since writing the above, Mr. William Scott has passed away ; having been stricken with paralysis, he died June 1, 1880, after an illness of but two days. John M. Scott has been chosen to fill the positions of President and Director of the Bank, made vacant by his father's death. _ 0

ROBERT SHANNON, retired, Piqua ; born in Northumberland Co., Penn., April 18, 1805 ; is the son of David and Jane (Sample) Shannon, who were . in Pennsylvania and were parents of eight children ; all grew up to manhood, u only are now living, viz., Samuel, Elizabeth Scott and Robert, who is the it of our sketch. He was united in marriage, in 1829, with Mary Defrees, w . T oung, and resides m Piqua ; John D. is married to Bessie McDonald, ana also resides in Piqua, and Mary is married to Robert Lamb, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, where they reside ; Jane S., who is now deceased, was married to D. L. C. Ball, of Piqua. Mr. Shannon, in 1827, left his native State for Ohio, starting on foot, and walked till he reached Pittsburgh, where he took " deck passage" on a steamer for Cincinnati, and from there he walked through to Piqua, being at this time 22 years of age ; he located here and went to work at his ' trade (the cabinet trade), which he followed about seven years, when he entered into the mercantile trade, which he followed many years, some of the time in Piqua and a part of the time in Covington ; during his business connections in Covington, his residence was still in Piqua, his brother-in-law having charge of the business at Covington ; for seven years, Mr. Shannon held the office of Constable and also Marshal of Piqua ; after the war, Mr. Shannon engaged in the hardware trade for about three years, when he retired from active business, as his failing health warned him that he needed quiet and rest ; he owns a nice residence, retired from the more active business portion of the city, where he prefers to live in quiet enjoyment the rest of his life.

ENOS SHELLABARGER, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1845 ; is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Ward) Shellabarger, he being bom in Pennsylvania and she in Ohio ; Samuel, the father, came from Pennsylvania, and located at New Carlisle, Clark Co., Ohio, where he followed the tanning business for about six years ; thence to Covington, Miami Co., where he engaged in the mercantile trade for about six years ; thence to Montgomery Co., where he bought a iOTn, which jhe cultivated, residing there up to the present time ; they are parents j ^Srve °Bildren, six of whom are now living ; those deceased are John, James, Lra, Thomas, Joseph and Amanda ; the living - Margaret, William Newton, Mary, Enos, Harriet and Mahlon. Enos, the subject of our sketch, remained with his parents until after his majority, when, on the 13th of June, 1867, he was united in marriage with Rebecca Weybright, daughter of Daniel and Nancy (Kinsey) Wey- "g^who were both bora in Ohio ; by this union they have had eight children, ^z., Elizabeth, Ada (now deceased), Elmer G-., Ira W. (deceased), Alice, Gertrude, a XT1, Maggie May, Almira and Leroy ; Mr. Shellabarger, after his mamage, moved from Montgomery Co. to Miami Co., and located upon the farm on which he now resides ; he has 109 acres of good land, mostly in cultivation ; has made many provements, remodeled his barn, and now has very good buildings, comfortable an convenient, making him a nice and pleasant home : he is a member of the German Baptist Church.

(Botomlvl We?",ted " marriage with Mary, daughter of William and Ellen now livina - F??,nanM \ whom he ha8 had twelve children, six of whom aw Joshua Wgand T nl8 m (^m June 2< 1835), Richard W., Vachel R, Mary K, Piqua, e^ceDtV?, ^ M'' aUTmarr'ed and settled in life, and all living in and near Jamestown Ohio - mS ok? ,BuoJ> the former living in Xenia, and the latter located in sWinofipM* Ripley, a^ier his marriage, or in 1834, came to Ohio^i Piqua, andS&erf^^n^herf .h® followed his trade till 1842, when he moved Bame business thns^^L011^ ^is tra<^e> where he has remained ever since w ^ has followed the hntnhtw^ almost or Quite unprecedented record of one w er business continuously for half a century. Mr. Shipley 18

Rqna; he was boro in Lebanon W^nT^hnhiW1<n'l0Ltllfolate 001 Po8ter, of ^bon was acquired in the common schools 'toon'- Feb' 12' l??? ' *"8 early edu- 1998 devoted to the blacksmith's uP1?"16 of his manhood days the best authors; through industry andintolL.2».PUr8Ued' Perusin« the pages of «ng attorney. About 1845 he cSe^MU^fr' hf pt>®? to ,the eminence of alead- "8 ? ,c,ltizen of the same, he held th^ C°'' .ocat*n8 >" Piqua ; after becomthe faU of 1861, he enteiid the TTnlSl aT?* pr°"ment °mceB of this county : in he soon rose to Colonel, Yhich J^tto! " Lieutenant Colonel, where end of eighteen months and reC^hoJ^ h«J*h necessitated him to resign, at the gradually wore him down to the l^t Z^Lf 'h rf8' <?ntracted while in service, the earthly career of a lov«i of hl8 llfe> whlch ended, Feb. 28, 1873 opened a restaurant in the Pan n»n^i .d<?greeJ. at the "g® of years, he and followed until the ooenimr of hi.^6 d®Pp^ ,n. which he met with fair success, manied-Mary L. Kohler *who*wM w!® pre'?ent. business. In November, 1871, he junior of C. W. - they havp nn« h ul and raiscd in this city, being five years the t . RICHARD 'ne D ! bom Dec. 25, 1879. business men of Piaua merchant and capitalist, Piqua Among the he is a native of cScticut ^T6 a pa88in* ««** " Mr. SlZm®

State when he was a L - W« *" 1825J hls Parents removed to New York ness from the age of 14 v'~« &ho a but he was schooled to busi- *n 1847, they clme to P?m, "ihh married, m 1846, Miss Maria H. Rexford, and, when, on account of thL® dl7-goods trade until 1851.

different ways until 1857 .ft retired from that business, and operated in Slauson, grain deSere-^ t'h7fl h® b®can,®a member of the Ann of Farrington A Barrington & Co - thLir^6 ®n" IS- now 4180 interested in. the oil-miU ofWood, to 3Fe It be Procured a good German education ; in 1834, he emigrated to the United States, first locating in- Pennsylvania, where he engaged in . e iron furnace four years ; at the expiration of this period, he commenced farm- IJ?" b.uy,n8 aud selling land; this he continued until 1865, when he came to Miami Go., locating in Spring Creek Township ; a few changes have since been made, and he now owns 36 acres in Miami Co., of which the part on which he a *ies Fourth Ward of Piqua. Nov. 1840 (in Pennsylvania), he marned Agnes Wagner, of Germany, born, March 7, 1819 ; eleven children have been Dom to them, of whom seven are now living, viz. : William, John, Edward, Maiy, Lydia, Agnes and Hemy. , i qqa^' H. SPIKER, livery, Piqua ; was born in Alleghany Co., Md., August, U' +ere j ^rew the a#e 18 years, of which a part was town life ; having s to good schools, he acquired a fair education ; in 1848, he went to Virginm, where he was variously engaged for seven years ; in 1855, he came to Piqua, h 6 °Pine<i f carriage factory, buying and selling horses ; four years later, M +i> ai ^i® and opened the stable he now is operating ; in 1860,

Wn o-r^w 8 VD^r^ *n parriage works, which are now known as the " Spiker nU Works 5 "is attention has since been devoted to every part of a first- _____ 17ery-8table, a"d he continues to buy and sell horses ; his ability for his has awarded Wm fair success. In July, 1850, in Virginia, he about a "ative of the same State (Virginia) ; her death occurred and camp tL Sr°P - ®tatler \ their father was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., in 1798, in Miami An, - 1 Ia?£,ln*0*> ^hio' with his parents about 1804 ; their mother was boro livinor ^ . t and was maiTied in 1829 ; they had four children, all now Y*' who is married> and settled in Van Buren, Ark. ; Will Sabin, brother &I1j - lves on the home farm ; Harriet also lives at home with her and livea ftl" +L8 ulnmarried ; and Samuel K., married to Clara E. Kinsman, George and *ume farm> and are parents of one child, viz., Lizzie K. ;

S7M m- l*?e wildci*ness ; living in the old log cabin for years, and by provements as timi mdJl8try and economy, clearing up the farm, and making impossession of thrpp a^d,DJeans W0ldd permit ; before their death they were in the thing needed for ^g°^/anns of 160 acres each, with good buildings and everyhaX waned and lenience; she died in 1871, and he in 1873, goods" for their oh\u mi8810n . wed and leaving a goodly portion of this worlds their parents had to f ^ to without the hardships and deprivations which child born in thp _ °d^e- _ Llizabeth's brother, Jacob Knoop, was the first white Washington N°k' 30, ?798; Samuel K> is the Land Appraiser for S., and Harriet g heen elected to fil1 that office last October ; William

1824. Christopher* Tofh M'ami 9°' 8®ttling here in about 1801, and diedm and emigrated with hia rofk ei\.W^f born *n Pennsylvania probably about 1787, was a native of Switzerland wben be was quite young ; the grandfather

Frances Winans, Mav 27 i fti ^be father, Christopher, was united in marriage with of whom four ai4 now lfisi*. i.8h?a8 h°ra iu 1791 ; they had thirteen children, tered here and there thmncrwV ln ^i® earij day there were but few settlers scatthere being then on^Sfj116 5 piqna at that time was all in the "bush,

ST Brandon thp nth* m town with shingle roofs ; one, a store kept the Indians were veiy numemn er a tavern kept by a man by the name of Ewing ; to the faith for seventy-two yeare thu«°fhnw^ng bf®n "/"tWhland firm adherent ahnost or quite unprecedented in the annals of thf^^ °f active Chr'8tian life last great day, she will have a crown of f th®ch"rch 5 most certainly in the sketch, was united in marriag/with JeraahaT -fP'.C,®tatler' the subject of our and Ruth Smith, of Davton Ohin - th 111 *849 ; daughter of Oliver hvmg ; Mr. Statler resided the oid^om^ 8eVe" ch!ldren> of whom five are now jears old, lives ; they h^A c^r^d^ Wh°m "* ^ "other, now 89 Place where the mother endured ^ and convemencies of life, on the same during which he witnessed somletriri^T' wh,ch occupied about two yeare, and scapes ; in 1839, he n the d^-^f conscious of some narrow onate m the choice of a nartnov ^goods trade in Piqua, but, being nnfortoade, Judge Mitchell being hispi^er80^ °Ut h *" j8?6' ?e enSaSed "> the drug y«are, then became a partaer ww"^ "the^usiness about fifteen conducted a cooper establishment - in 'Vu® grocei^ and also his education in the common schools of Miami Co.; he remained at home assisting his father until 1839, when he started in life for himself ; twelve years later, he purchased his present farm of 172 acres, in Newberry Township, which he cultivated until 1 865, when he removed from the farm to his present dwelling on Chestnut street, Piqua ; there he is comfortably situated, where he and his younger sister are enjoying a quiet and undisturbed home.

A. J. TEMPLETON, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; bora in Newberry Township, Miami Co., Ohio, in 1833 ; is the son of David and Eliza (Davis) Templeton, who were both bora in Pennsylvania ; came to this county mid located in Newberry Township, in 1814, about the close of the war of 1812, where they lived and died, he dying in 1858, and she in 1857. The grandparents on the father's side, came from Ireland, and on the mother's side from Scotland. Mr. Templeton remained with his parents till their death, when the home place was sold, and he bought the farm upon which he now resides, which was in the spring of 1862. He was married in the fall of 1856 to Nancy J. Darner, daughter of Jacob Darner, who was a native of Maryland ; by this union they had four children, viz., William L-, Charles D., Sallie (deceased) and Harry Edgar. William, the eldest, is now in Covington, this county, studying the profession of medicine, the others are living at home. Mr. Templeton has a good farm of 80 acres, which he has greatly improved since he purchased it, and has erected all the buildings except the house, now having a very pleasant and comfortable home ; he has given great attention to the education of his children, the oldest, as stated above, taking the profession of a physician. He is a member of the Christian Church.

AUGUSTUS THOMA, jeweler, Piqua. Mr. Thoma, a native of Germany, was bom in Baden in 1819 ; came to the United States in 1832 ; learned his trade in New York, and worked there several years. In 1838, his health not being very good, he took a trip West for recreation, and was so well pleased with the prospects of this Western country, that he concluded to make it his home, and has been a resident of Piqua ever since. He worked as "jour" for Reimund Wilman a sho time, then bought him out, and, following the Franklin maxim, " The shop keep Atm who keeps a shop," he has attended closely to his trade and business in connection, and has been successful, and is now one of the substantial and respectea inaugurated here. His store is located at 197 Main street, where he keeps a fine stock of jewelry and silver -ware, and, being a practical workman of long experience, he does a large business in repairs, and also manufactures jewelers too s. His residence is a part of the store-building, and has been his place of residen since 1845. He married, in 1840, Wilhelmina Sauerman, a native of Hanover, Ucrmany, and, at the time of her marriage, a resident of Piqua ; both she an(* e husband were orphans from early youth ; they have two sons and one daughter lving A. F., who is traveling and selling jewelers' tools and materials ; Albin, w o is also engaged in the business with his father and brother, and Caroline, a young lady at home.

lRinJu «.ES P- TURK, farmer; P. 0. Piqua; born in the State of New York, in th« .the so"ofLJame8 and Rachel Turk, both of whom were born in New Jersey , *graudfather caBile from Holland ; the mother's ancestry were among the ioufhew' Were driven out from Rochelle, France, on account of their rel*- Darenta nfLthe lT?"t8 lived and died in the State of New York ; they were the teth Eir/n !^'1Ahl dren1i,vi2'' James p'. Mary, William, now deceased, Ann, Elitjiriaee with Reat^M1" - Turk, the subject of our sketch, was united in m nnion Merntt, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Merritt ; by this when he came to thhf ^?d-' *^oveini>er> 1842, where he lived till September, 18 -, a farm consistimr of l rr111^ and *00ated on the farm where he now resides ; he arm consisting of 166 acres, mostly in cultivation. His son James works the

<sune to Piqua in 1 ft on/P6 trade, which he has followed ever since - he when he purchased of WU^BucS^th1 &t ?iaiJenterin« exclusively until I860, ner of Broadway and Boon!f Ji . V1® door blind factory at the cor- "OW, in additio/to his regular waV® and enlarSed in 1869, and is and also deals in build^' £ *, engaged in contracting and budding, draughtsman, M^utTh^wT^ J *?- Whitlock is both an architect md " enabled to secured understanding the details of his work, tractor and builder of the oit^^H® °f e®"len.cy> being, indeed, the leading con- «f Butler Co she having- ^ed, in 1853, Miss Mary McGuire, also daughter of Zachariah FimierfMf *r ci8 nf ' J,n be married Miss Margaret,

°f Piqua. Mr Whitlock's wh*1 °f ®helby Co., formerly a resident of the vicinity way, opposite his faLtorv He t* ? at the corner of Boone street and Broad- John E. and Hany R7' H 188 a family of four children - Wilbur F., Mary E., where the city of Piqua now stands, but which then consisted of two log cabins; he bought a quarter-section of land, with 3 acres cleared and a log cabin on it, and entered three quarter-sections adjoining, one for each of his three sons ; his unde, John Johnston, then Government Agent for five or six of the Indian tribes, brought his family at the same time and settled within one mile of them ; at that time, there were no settlers outside of their location, and, with the exception of three or four families, from two to four miles on the south of them, the Indians, for the first year, were their only neighbors, but they were not troublesome, with the exception of stealing two of their horses, one of which they never recovered, and, occasionally, their fat hogs, when running in the woods, although that was often done by others, on the Indians' credit ; the first year, they raised potatoes sufficient for their own use ; the next year, nearly all their own provisions ; and the third year, they had grain to sell to new settlers. They had nine children - three sons and six daughters ; their first cabin was about 20x24 feet, and, besides their own family occupying the beds, they often had eight or ten Indians to sleep on their blankets on the floor. During the war of 1812 to 1815, some of the sett went into " block-houses ; " the country was patrolled by rangers, and, although the Government kept and fed from 2,000 to 3,000 Indians, in the immediate neighborhood, to keep them from joining the English in Canada (which many of them did), yet no serious depredations were committed in this vicinity, though some were in other parts of the county. In 1815, the first schoolhouse was built, a round log cabin about twenty-four feet square; the first teacher was a young Kentuckian, returning from the war, who fought his last battle with Harrison where eoumseh was killed ; he taught one quarter, and wore out about one black-haw "" every day, often taking a whole bench-row at a time, in order, as he said, to maice them mind their books ; in 1818, a number of the settlers joined together u! . a kf1? schoolhouse, twenty-five feet square, with a good fireplace in each , jointed floor, benches and desks of slabs ; a teacher was employed at $500 Paid oy subscription, and taught most of the time for about seven years , the object of our sketch, with a number of other boys, &raauated as Bachelors of General Knowledge," which consisted in being pretty tprin IPTf1 -1 u t*lree R'8 - honest reading, 'riting and 'rithmetic - and a smat-

DaVhF orwi "£"8b grammar ; this house was for years used as a church, on Sabbath * °n Sabbaths, the Methodist circuit riders dispensed the Widmw n° 4ncertoto sound ; most of them were " sons of thunder," and Mr. school hnnaoT k 1^^? ^eard old Abbot Goddard, on a still evening, from the not manv *18 ^ather 9> a distance of three-fourths of a mile through the woods ; Widnev'a fath* 8^eeP under the Gospel ministry in those days. In 1818, Mr. the Court nr n F WaS e fJ;tod, by the Legislature, one of the Associate Judges for years - thp On. ^ ^or county, and served in that capacity for seven modations hod + j and many persons attending Court, for want of other accomas even a' 8t°P at a Private bouse ; yet the scales of justice were held with

Peace with his God and of81 ' t^en death came, in a quiet hour, and found him a and then her vigorous fv«!IOUndfd by friends ; his mother lived on for nine years* too, laid herself down to an(* active spirit felt the weariness of age, and she, rest by the side of him with whom, for nearly fifty years, w, Eliza J. and Marv^T ' Mr Wid® *"2 f°^ cbildreri- «"*» now liv^_Sa3 principally in stock farming, grazing of' Lt^ a^dfLd^611 if ngaged *" agriculture, in most of his enterprises - i^S^hl^T and ***"8 hogs, and has succeeded t«?oe, he sold most This "3 ^ he 00n8id««d * oom^ joining Piqua, with seven acra of SZS7 lT?ht a 8nbnrban resided from town which he retained to himL^""d TT ' here> with a farm one mile exercise for his age and cawWUtiT ha^n» wh 'f* 8Upenntends. he finds ample out-door life, he feels that. £hii« h^iiT* ^ng been always accustomed to an active with one of the he « enjoy no otoer®

?ot necessarily gloom7 Ld thJ whn the county, he finds that rainy days are its calm enjoyment ' WhU® youtb *** ita hilarious mirth, age ma/hare followed three years in Pe'nntJte ^®.o72?k.he ^"gagcd in a grist-mill, which he mill at Dayton Ohio ^vanla > at this time he came West, engaging in a

Period ofseWWre' Hewns under the employ of a good mUhr| flnn a Posure in the mi he w<^£^ 'j bealtb> which had been brought on by exbe came to "S®881^ to flee from its dutieq ; this teing in 1877;

1872, his marriaLwfTif notions, and has built up a healthy trade. In Co-, Penn, in lfl4 - a? with Flora A. Melhom, who was born in Adams Imogene E. ' two dau8hters are the fruits of their union, Maggie M., and lowing year - h« hof4^*1116 to States in 1855, and to Piqua in the folcommenoed busing ^&tieag^§^d in the manulacture of cigars from a boy, and busui®S8 for himself in 1861; he is now senior member of the ftiin of

Wiltheiss & Chiyst, manufacturers of cigars and dealers in tobacco ; in addition to their city retail trade, they do a jobbing business, keeping a team on the road constantly ; Mr. Waltheiss takes a great interest in archaeology, and his collection of antiquarian specimens is extensive, and includes some very ancient and rare samples ; his contributions to the archmological department of the Smithsonian Institution are valuable. He married, in 1866, Miss Bosa, daughter of Daniel Schnell ; they have four children.

k. WOOD, dealer in and breeder of French and Clyde horses, Piqua. K. L. Wood takes special pride in breeding and raising fine horses, which are second to none in the county ; a portion of his stock was exhibited at the World's Fair in England (being their native country), where they were awarded the highest honors. He was born in Union Co., Ohio, in 1824, and raised on the farm, where his education was advanced to a limited degree ; he being brought up on the form, gave him access to the handling of stock from childhood, in which his utmost delight was placed ; he remained in his native county until coming to Piqua in 1870, during which time he bred and raised stock ; his investment in horses is perhaps more than any other in Miami Co. ; he is now located in Third Ward of Piqua, one of the finest locations to be found ; it affords a grand view of the town, and is but little disturbed by the unpleasantness of dust and noise. Mr. Wood is Guardian ot the H. E. Loomis Paper Manufacturing Co., one of the leading enterprises of at place. In October, 1848, he married Hannah Coe, a native of Union Co., Ohio ; three years later she passed away ; two children were bom to them, now both deceased. He married, for his second wife, Mary M. Smith, of Union Co., also; eir companionship continued for a period of fourteen years, when death seized her and she was consigned to the silent tomb, April 16, 1872 ; by this union five i ft1 i Sc >^ere bon} to them, of whom two are now living - Lewis H.. and Rosa. Oct H he married Lizzie Spencer ; one child, Mattie, was bom to them, now

**- WRIGHT is a member of the McCorkle farmily, whose settle- PiimQ^lp1111 ^°* ^ates back to Indian days. Her grandfather, Joseph McCorkle, a vei7 day, John, the father of Mary, being at that time tl| -* ^ ,, year®- John married a Miss Margaret Walker, formerly of Baltimore, Mo'cLm/a ^ children, of whom Mrs. Wright was the eldest Mr. John re. Wright was first married to Rev. David McDonald, and they had five chilhu^band^a "^(deceased), John, Margaret and Robert Mr. Wright, her second too is nn» d 5iana' an(l belonged to an old family of Champaign Co. ; he

' YlGER^rpn^S WriSht mftke8 "" home in Piqu* line of Pinna Proprietors of the omnibus, baggage, mail and express venience and ini ^ 18 Perhaps the most important enterprise of this city, a conknown since ^ l*5180118 in various ways ; they, as a firm, have been grated from Herman^ Christopher and Caroline Croner, who, four years later, emiof baker - his dearth ^ located to Piqua, where he continued his original trade wJS t^them aboU'183?. Caroline's in 1865. Four children and watched its nromJI1* object is the second ; he has resided in this city oldest German residS^ ^or ^ past forty-eight years, and is said now to be the cation in the city PiqUa 5 here he was ^hied, and obtained hisednhecessarily had to nnit w . yPV11#' be learned the harness trade, which he from Piqua to DavtLn his health ; he then engaged in driving stage fell fe611 *" Piqua> none perhaps have been^nlfe. fh0""116?!* men who8e homes than w« mTyoum - heifei n,*f "T^hly identified with the Robert Young, who removed to Pinna «+ native of Warren Co., a son of Col ential citizen during the early days of ifafhi6?1^ daJf' was a leading and influaschoo^boy with cSl. Sch^ka^ Ben wfefSt thiTsketelX existence from the date of its opening to^nfeSP?.-11 name' has """otained an ^Qua National Bank - Mr Yrmrwr i present time, now being known as t.h« born m Perry Co in ifti i \ &Ycer' ^}<lua* Mr. Zolhnger, a native of Ohio «« Miss Susan Whitmore w hr! 18 ^,out^ was 8Pent on a farm. He married in 18% and Green streets, ^here they carrvVfnl!^^ at,the ^^beast corner of Main ness; Mr. Zollinger has now^been MaiJhfi a,toc^' and are doing a succeesfel busijears, and is one of the most the bnsine8s of Piqua thirty-two

Bethel Town8Hip

Agenbrood ; she is a native of "/«>" of Daniel and Rachel (Williams) Sept- 9, 1801, and WM^h/f0^1 t"d h.e of Frederick Co., Md. ; he was boro -topped for one year at Jnrife**?8 St^te m the "JP® J®" bJ bia Parents ; they about the same lenoth f.^mcinlnatbi and came to Dayton, where they remained

Township, of this county ; L. W. worked on the farm till the time of his majority, when he commenced the fruit-tree business ; he also engaged in teaching a portion of each year ; in 1870, he quit the tree business and followed teaching altogether, till 1877, when he bought the old fi&rm of his father in Bethel Township, where he lives, teaching during the winter ; his education was obtained principally in the common school. His marriage with Hannah Puterbaugh was celebrated March 5, 1871 ; she was bom May 6, 1848 ; the fruits of this union are two children - Albert A., bom Aug. 23, 1873, and Guy E., Jane 27, 1878.

N. H. ALBAUGH, nurseryman ; P. 0. Tadmor, Montgomery Co. ; senior member of the firm of N. H. Albaugh A Son, proprietors of the Hill Home Nurseries ; bom in Union Township, Miami Co., May 22, 1834 ; is a son of Samuel and Anna (Rodkey) Albaugh, who came herein 1828, and entered 80 acres of land in the above named township ; this he cleared and improved, building a log cabin, in which our subject was bora and partially raised ; he received a good education, mainly by the aid of his father ; in the fall of 1851, he commenced teaching, which continued to be his occupation till 1854, with the exception of one summer, when he edited a daily paper in Dayton, entitled the Dayton Daily City Item ; he bought his present home of 30 acres in Sec. 31, and continued to teach during the winter for several years ; m 1858, he engaged in the nursery business, which has gradually increased till he has between 80 and 100 acres planted, and fills orders to the amount of about $100,000 annually at retail ; in 1870, he established a branch nursery at Carmi, * Burlington, Kan., this spring ; since June, 1875, the firm has been styled N. H. Albaugh & Son ; their office is connected by telephone with Dayton ; e now owns 160 acres of land in this township, and 200 acres in other States ; Mr. Albaugh is a live man, awake to the interests of every branch of industry, and that ms sterling worth is appreciated by the people, is shown by what follows ; he has been a member of the Board of Education for seventeen years, and President of the ara more than half the time ; has been School Examiner for ten years, and Jus- ®f£Ior re*06 f°r nine years ; he is also President of the American Association r* Nurserymen, etc. ; was in the 100-day service, Orderly Sergeant in Co.

her£ in i«ik Anna (Lmdsley) Allen ; they were natives of New Jersey, but settled acres n«r n* °° l^.801*®8 in the above-named township, for which they traded 50 well i m 9ur 8ubject now owns 51 acres of the old farm, which is three to* fiv® h ' l88^ budt a tile-factory, which gives employment for from thim? overlaooo8 fr°m 8Pring tili late in the fall ; his sales amount to sometion with the' t;i annum > he is an energetic man, running his form in connechj8 mind i8 engaged in his own individual affi»irs,and 1862 he marrieH ' butbe been Constable and Township Trustee. Jan. 22, the fruits of this TnlZa ^ McFadden, of Montgomery Co., Ohio, bom Dec. 5, 1834; OrvilleL Oct9 uSS^ T children-EdwardE., tom Feb. 12, 1863;

Bethel n°' ^T?er ; R °- New Carlisle, Clark Co. ; was born in was a native of VinriniJ^^'' ^bio» ®ept- 12, 1839; his father, James Armstrong, b© stopped for awhiteon to 0hj° at * very early day, traveling in wagons ; a brickmason by ^04" ^ V Ught-h" fatter-in-law's farm; he was house for Philip^Saylor, whose daughte^^h8!,*0 4hl8- <?Unty' buUt a brick death, he owned 1,300 iZErf - at *- «"« of his bought the form and improved ^ ^0 ^°°'' be"ow resides i in 1842, he tivation, and one of thp hoof til ^ ?e. ^ a verY desirable farm, under good eul- Elizabeth J° T' ^ be *««

DANIET RinnrPO "d " universally respected, the Delaware River niarwii Tippecanoe Cily ; was born in Pennsylvania, on Vitginia Xere he ^m^ni r adelphla' ** 10' 1799' In 1820, he removed to near Sreenville interiHng to s"d the" emiErated to Ohio. He stopped where he f«d , '1^?^" ahort time in Troy; he then went to Piqua, live; he finally reXd "Zto 8 fam'ly in tiU he couId fl"d a place to name to Bethel Town at.' P a® no.r^J °[ Ei.qua, and stayed about one year; then "ill ; this and tLTm ^A^1?0^ 4116 "il!on H°"*Y Creek, known L Staley's he run the mill for about twenZfl*8 °n wblcb !tidfod> he bought four years later ; times. Owing to ill tZkh? J?'®/* y^' and dld a flourishing trade for those h»s not been in hls he the idling business, and his mill upon which he hatf mn/t,. f°r ^veral years. He now owns about 310 acres of land, but, being past M ?°nsiderable improvement, and which he still oversees,

Bethel Townahir* iS-K 2°*' Ohio > ^is lather then bopght 80 acres of land in this life Jimp o Y°» w^ere spent the remainder of his days, departing the home place ; in connection with his fanning, he trades in notes, and loans money; forty-two years elapsed before there was a marriage or a death in his father's family, when, on the 15th of June, 1873, William H. Bare was united in marriage with Almira Thompson, who was born in Miami Co., Ohio, Dec. 16, 1836 ; she is a daughter of Mark and Rebecca Thompson, natives of New Jersey, who came to this State in 1831. .

JOHN BLACK, saw-mill; P. O. Brandt; born in Bethel Township, Miami Co., March 31, 1832 ; is a son of Adam and Elizabeth Black ; he worked on the farm till 21 years old, when he came to Brandt, and, with A. Uptegraft, built a sawmill, which he ran for about seven years; he then traded his interest in the mill for land in Shelby Co., but rented the mill and continued the business ; for three or four winters he carried on coopering also ; from the time he commenced in Brandt, in 1853, to the present time, with the exception of about one year, he has worked on a mill, owning different mills, and the same mill at different times ; the firm at present is Black & Hower ; besides their custom-work, they handle about 100,000 feet of lumber annually ; in the spring of 1860, he purchased eight acres of land south of town, and located on it in the fall of the same year ; he considerable improvement on his lot, and, at intervals, made additions to it, till he has, in one body, 42 acres ; besides his half-interest in the mill, he has also five to in Brandt He has been a member of the Board of Education for twelve consecutive years, Assessor one year, and, at the last spring election, was elected to his fifth term as Township Treasurer. On the 24th of May, 1855, he married Busan Swanger ; she was born in Pennsylvania May 12, 1836, and brought to tnis State while young ; her father died soon after their arrival here, and she was adopted in the family of Lewis Gearhart, where she grew to womanhood ; Jo and Susan Black are the parents of two children - Luvina. born April 5, 18 , and Charles R., bom Jan. 5, 1869. Mr. and Mrs. Black and daughter are wortny members of the M. E. Church.

JOHN W. BLACK, teacher, Brandt ; is a son of Adam and Julia Aim® ac , and a grandson of Adam and Elizabeth Black ; she was a native of Virginia, out came with her parents to this county very early, her father having served in Revolutionary war. Adam Black, the grandfather of our subject, was a native o North Carolina, and came to Bethel Township, at a very early date ; he, in paf^ nership with his father and brother, bought 160 acres of land of Thomas t ora, who had entered it some time previous ; this they afterward divided, the fa ® taking 60 acres, and the sons each 50 acres. They were carpenters, and did some at millwnghting in connection with the improvement of their homes. A Black, the father of out subject, now owns the 50 acres formerly owned by father. He was bom on this place Jan. 23, 1828, and, with the exception of aDo three years, has made it his home. In 1849, Sept 20, he was united in marriage with Julia Ann McEffee, who was born in Maryland July 4, 1831, and emigrated to Ohio m about 1839. Adam and Julia Ann Black are the parents of seven cbil- John Wesley, bom Jan. 7, 1850 ; Albert, bom Jan. 14, 1863; Emma E., 12' ; Amanda> bora July 28, 1856 ; Adam, bom Dec. 31, 1857 » the same county and State in 179B - h*» mo 'La q 88 ®rownJ was also born in sylvania ; in 1838, they ZZ to Bethel To^ln"T M°Af?> a ""'ive of Penn- 27, 1854 ; his wife having survived him « n8*1*Pi where his death occurred Dec.

markets; also, at the sanm^timp6^1181^1^^ ^ncil?nati.' Boston and Eastern tinues, Dayton being his market engaged in burning lime, which he yet oon- Brown * d minufttu^ .Vi " aUo.th® 8?nior "ember of the firm of Join, being partners with their bmthcrfn th J°h" _McCo""a"ghey), the two older sons Enginea brother in the manufacture and sale of Iron Monitor Wind two winters? fori S?0"1 ani { ^ a"ended the Academy at New Carlisle years has ahm fcfiSS Z n£T 5® ha* be" enSa«ed " teaching, and for ten the spring of 1870 Mdh«trM^«U8meS8; he was elected Township Clerk in of 188offt>rhis fnnrtht^ h d *5® office ever 8mce i was also elected in the spring tendent of the sdiools t Jus?fe °J the Peace i has been Assistant Superinyears : in 1876 he w«. *? *ne townsiuP f°r two years, and Superintendent four June 10 he mirripd n ^ D£m£eratic oandidate for County Treasurer. In 1869, Co., Sept. 22 iSu^k S'.6antz> who was bom In Bethel Township, Miami living - -Mand v w i ^t-18 union they have had four children, three of whom are JOHN M rV^a 1 "d Glendora.