Miami County, Ohio - The whole text, 1880 (part 19 of 23)

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, retired farmer; P. 0. Covington; a life-resident of Miami Co.; is the son of Michael Williams, and grandson of Michael Williams Sr. Michael, Sr., was a native of South Carolina, and a soldier from that colony in the Revolution. He married Barbara Sumee, afterward became a resident of Virginia; removed to the Northwest Territory, and located on Mad River, near what is now Dayton, which then consisted of a few huts, with a few French fur-traders for its business men ; the year following, he removed to Honey Creek, in this oounty, and in 1800 removed to Newton Township, where he located or "squatted" (as the lands were not yet surveyed) on Stillwater, and entered the land as soon as prach* cable. Michael, Jr., was bom in South Carolina in 1780, and accompanied his parents to Miami Co., where he married Elizabeth, daughter of William Long, who was also a pioneer of Newton Township. During the war of 1812, Mr. Wilhains was a member of a Home Guard company, which was stationed at aMod^house built about three-fourths of a mile west of what is now Pleasant Hill. About 1820, he removed to Newberry Township, having purchased a form in Sea 34, where he resided until his death in 1850. After having taken part in the labor and privations of pioneer life, he lived to see something of its developments. He was County Commissioner nineteen years. The present court house was built during his term of office. The subject of this sketch was bom in Newton Township in 1810, and grew to manhood here in the pioneer days of Miami Co. All the schooling he got in his youth was a few months' attendance at the "subscription schools which were then held in some unoccupied cabin. But, as he was a bachelor ana felt the need of education, he attended the somewhat improved schools when as oia as 30. He was married in 1844 to Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Gilbert, who was also a pioneer of this county. Mr. Williams has been a farmer all his life, hut is now retired from active labor, and his farm is operated by a son and son-m-law. Mr. Williams, it will be seen, is the descendant of a pioneer family and has been identified with the interests of Miami Co. in general, and Newberry Township in particular, for .more than a half-century. He has been Township Trustee ana is still a useful and respected citizen. Although a bachelor until 34 years of age, has been thrice married. His second marriage was with Miss Nancy A. Vanorman, an Eastern lady. His third wife was Mrs. Sarah (Waymire) Williams. By ms firstwife he had six children, only two of whom are living - Nancy A, now Mis. o. -*>. Kiber, and William C. _

D. A YOUNCE, physician, Covington ; is a son of Abraham Younoe, a man Baptist minister, and a native of this county, now residing in Preble Co., uwo, who has been preaching for forty years. The subject of this sketch was bornJun 2, 1837, in this county, and was reared a farmer, having a coihmon-school wow tion ; after he attained his manhood, he followed farming for eight years; white lifting a heavy box, he broke a ligament in his hip, by which he wet the entire °£ hi® kg ; a kind friend prescribed a remedy, and, by adding several oils, effected a cure ; during his lameness, he began the study of medicine ; by w addition of several more oils, he effected many great cures ; he is the patentee o D. & A. Younoe' s Indian Cure Oil, which is sold in seventeen different States sides his own ; he treats all chronic diseases. He married Miss Catharine WestEUi, and their children are - Sarah A., Rosetta, Mary Ida, Elizabeth J., Martha &» Davia R Delley, Belle, Clara A. and William C.

teen children. Enoelf ' R ha* WaS maiTl.<5d three tlmes> and had a family of thirunion, one dying inTnfancv^M^R1 J**8 ^ and one b7 bis second, ville Tonri 8ie^e Atlanta, Lovejoy Station, two days' fight at Franklin, Nashwherp thza '* 8^rm^8bes, and, at close of war, were sent into Texas, married b^ cbange of climate. Richard, our subject, was born in Bedford Co., Va., Dec. 31, 1799 ; he emigrating first to the Kanawha Salt Works, where he remained about two years, and then came to this State; he located first in Highland Co., in which and Adams joining, he lived till he came to this county in the fall of 1856 ; he settled here on the southwest portion of bee. 13, and in this township passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring April 2, 1879, aged 79 years 3 months and 2 days ; he was a minister of the German Baptist Church for fifty-five years, and during the latter five years of his life was a nunister of the Congregational Brethren Church of Pleasant Hill, of which he was t e founder ; he was a man who taught the principles of Christianity, not only by precept, but by his daily walk, and his death was a loss to thechurch and^communi y. He was married to Anpa King about 1823 ; she was bom in 1801 in Virginia, s e moved to Highland Co., Ohio, with her parents, when she was quite small , death occurred July 25, 1864, or 1 865 ; six sons and four daughters were the issue this union. The subject of this sketch is the ninth child of the family, an reared on the farm ; his early education was received in the common school o day, and so well did he improve his time, that he qualified himself for the p sion of teaching, which he entered about 1865 ; this profession he has since tinued during the winter months, devoting his summers to farming ; he nnas political creed in the Republican party, and his religious creed in the congregational Brethren Church, of which he is Secretary. . .

JAMES H. CALDWELL, farmer ; P. 0. Bradford ; born on his proton ; farm in 1841 ; is the son of James, who was bom in Pennsylvania, June 8, n* > was the son of Stephen and Margaret C. The former died in 1801 at the age 42. James, Sr., followed smithing his entire life; he emigrated ,fh

1832 or 1833, and located first in Darke Co. In 1835 or 1836, he quarter-section in the extreme northwest angle of Newton Township ; h died in 1861 at the age of 63 years. He married Hannah Bouey, do Emmetsburg, Md., in 1814, who bore him two sons and three daughters, sons and one daughter deceased. Hannah Caldwell died when J. H- y* . a small child. The subject of this sketch, is the youngest of the i y he has made farming his life occupation. In this pursuit he is a surcess combines industry with skill and experience ; integrity being the ruling pn p in all his business transactions. He finds his political creed in the BepQD party, in which he is an ardent worker. In religion, he and his wife belong Christian Church. Mr. Caldwell has served the people as Township Drostee, charging his duties with fidelity and zeal. He married in 1861, Eunice M., of Joseph Pearson (see biography of F. Deeks); of their six children, four sum -

MARMADUKE CO ATE, deceased ; was bom in South Carolina in came of an illustrious Quaker family of England. In Besse's " Sufferings ot me Quakers, " and John Whiting's " Persecution Exposed," we find frequent mentaonu one Marmaduke Coate, of English notoriety, who was again and agaiH arre9^1'' non-compliance with the intolerant requirements of the parish priests; he was tiie faithful Quakers, who suffered imprisonment and proscription during the q ker persecution of England ; for liberty of conscience, he suffered impnsonme sundry times from 1670 to 1685, with short intervals, in all about fifteen m of the longest terms on record. All these persecutions could not move mm his steadfast adherence to the right ; he was of Hambridge, Somersetshire,^* gland ; he died about 1689, and left, among other children, a son Marmaduke,

Pole, daughter of Edward aid Mary Pole, originally of Wales, but late of Battiehay, near W iveliscombe, Somersetshire, England. Marmaduke "52S»* Uchester, the place of his father's long confinement, in ®^ner8e-n.vei *'r attending a meeting at Gregory Stoke, three miles from Curry K* which latter place appears to have been his place of residence ; his mother, BMi®, wm impnsoned at the same time. He immigrated to America, and settled mHa* ®nriingbo" Co., N. J., in 1690; the house which bebuilt*" P«uy constructed of materials brought from England, probably the leaden window-sash, and the 5x7-inch panes ofglass He^Dek 15, 1729, aged 77.

turned his attention entirely to farming ?a5f8> w.hen he abandoned it and nage with Miss Elizabeth JoneTw^' I w 6 & 8,?Ce continued. His mar daughter of Alexander Jones and 'D ,AugU8,t' 1866' She is » where he now livM^fs/l^he'is^th^ PIeaf?nt Hill; was bom near the place Coate. James wJ the fonwh * f® of James "d grandson of Marmadulte father, and l"lted^n 800 ^ h,e c»me to the Stillwater Valiev with hU marriage of JoshuT Coate2L^«lt? l{' t?ree mUe8 of Troy- After the to Montgomery Co ° at the eS^ffift" 'h* home8tead ^ years, and then moved a family >fnine children nl , { fifte.en years' he purchased his present place; Coate. Mr Coate and Vwi°f Whom hav.e d,ed' bee" bom to Mr. and Mrs. faithful members of tTe 8^"tyy **"' to the Friends' Church, and are now ton Townshto^andn nJ?' deceased, was one of the prominent citizens of Newm 1813, in Duke Co nf Je88e' "d grandson of Marmaduke Coate ; he was bom and granddaughter nf vcfu*8 1835' to Maiy Jones, a daughter of John, olina to this State at Jonei?' u lWallace Jones emigrated from South Carhe settled near wLt lUrif**1* u*y' ?lth his family of four sons and two daughters ;

John Jones waa tSf. ^ he and wife passed the remainder of their lives, had no eariy^u^L8!^nd chdd of. this family, and was bom Nov. 21, 1797 ; he rity, he procured a °P?orfuulties' b.ut after he had grown to years of matutrade), would leam and wilile wor¥ng in the shoP (being a smith by other, and in thio W1^b ln one hand, while blowing the oellows with the wins, and we am Wa? 8?°n aMe to read his Bible. Such a will as this always Church - in thi« °l 8° JPrJ8ed to soon find him a prominent minister in the Friends'

Parts of the rTnjSP^Sl ^ "e became a*1 efficient worker, traveling through many the 8th month l * he deParted this life in Eastham, Iowa the 5th day of vives at the aJn e ' at, e advanced age of nearly 80 years ; his wife still surdaughtem «r?,u0r n?Jrv 80 years. John Jones had a family of six sons and four 27, Newton t wbo". ®frs* Coate was the oldest. Benjamin J. Coate moved on Sec.

his death occurring Sept 19, 1870. He was reared in the Friends' Church, of which he and wife were consistent members. Seven sons and six daughters were the issue of this union, all living to maturity but one - Josias, the third son, died in the fall of 1864, at Cumberland Gap, Tenn., while in his country s service, tie

B. C. CO ATE, farmer ; P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; was bom m 1850 where he now resides. He is the son of John and Nancy (Finney) Coate, Mid a direct descendant of Marmaduke Coate. John Coate was bom in 1807 m Union Township, Mid was the son of Samuel Coate, and grandson of Marmaduke C. Samuel b. was bom in South Carolina in 1772, and at the age of 28 manried Margaret UpW native of South Carolina. In 1804, he immigrated to Ohio ; he was one o a J of nine children, who, with their parents, emigrated about the same time, ne located on Sec. 5, now within the limits of Union Township. He rwred a famiy of six sons and three daughters. His death occurred in FebruMy ,186 > died in the spring of 1847. John Coate was the fourth child of thm family was twice married - first to Phoebe Miles in 1830 ; she was a daughter Miles ; she died in 1838, leaving a family of three children, two of whom aw ^ living. His second marriage was celebrated in 1842, with Mrs. Nancy . ' , , was bora in North Carolina in 1808, and when quite young herparente immigw^ to this State. They located in West Milton, which consisted of one fram then vacated - and four log cabins. Here she passed her youth. Jo reared two sons - Robert and Benjamin C. - by his second union ; he ai 11, 1871. He was reared in the Friends' Society, of which he was n fill member. Our subject's life has been that of a farmer. His early . ttmi was acquired from the common schools, and the high school of rieasan His marriage with Miss Esther Coate was solemnized in 1869. She isa g of Joshua C., and a descendant of early pioneers. Two sons have hee° , them. Mr. and Mrs. C. were both reared in the Friends' Church, of w are now consistent members. _ p _n(j

JOSIAS COATE, farmer; P. O. West Milton ; is the son of ; Jesse toawau grandson of Marmaduke Coate, who was a native of South Carolina ; he ___ family in his native State, of seven sons and two daughters, to wit : Moses^ Samuel, James, William, John, Jesse, Lydia and Sarah. Early in the D^i of the present century, they cast their fortunes in the wilds of Ohio ; 01 ^ « . iiy, Moses and Samuel led the way, in 1804, locating first in Montgomery here they halted one year, and raised a crop ; in the following fall oflti, ^ two brothers were joined by the rest of the family, when they all ^ way farther northward up the Stillwater, some locating in what is now um a, some in Newton ; of the latter was the head of the family and a jwmon children ; they located on land in Sec. 32, and constituted one of the first* in the township. An incident in the early life of Mary Coate, wife of J® armao is deserving of more than a passing notice. When only a small girl oi ... ^ four summers, she was captured by a tribe of Indians, and held by them was about 12 years old ; her maiden name was Mary Coppock. ?e8¥A«/0 * .q-iq the youngest child of the family. He celebrated his marriage in 1809 > with Mary Johnson, a native of Tennessee, and a relative of the late Pres Johnson ; after living on various farms for a few years, he located *h® up met where our subject now resides, and there passed the remainder of his life , ^ . with a fatal accident, being crashed by a saw-log rolling over him, which his death July 8, 1837 ; the death of his wife occurred Dec. 4, 1865, advanced age of 76 years ; they were the'parents of nine children, to wit . nor, Benjamin J., Josiah, Elizabeth, Thomas, David, Mary, Sarah, Julian/'^ ^ fp111 8X6 n°w living. Our subject, the third son of the family, was 1816, Dec. 9 ; he remained with his father, assisting in ferm duties, till he his majority He was married, in 1838, to Miss Sarah Tucker, a native oTW«nj" Co., Ohio ; she emigrated to this county, with her parents, in 1836 ; S1X 08

His mother was taken from^^h01^^ lim.ited,to the common schools of his day. Which he was pla^ Unl" by dfkth' when he was <"** 6 weeks old, after this time he returned to his father? °wh^.a h? ""li M. j'eached ,the «ge of 1 0 ; at minority. He was unifed w, -S> w he passed the remaining years of his of farming. The subject of this^w^ b® P8886^ 5'® 'entire life in the occupation its duties ; at his Cn^Wan fn. ®? T T*1 *° farm ,ife and accustomed to bade adieu to his family »n^ .i! f °lunteei8 to suppress the rebellion, Mr. Coate patriots of toe Unton on the batn^°^ °f h°me' "? *°* his P'^ a^ng th" bcipated in the Atl«nt« b. fleld i he was a member of the 1st 0. V. C., par- Columbus Qa - this l«tt s^P1 and battles of Rome, Ga., Selma, Ala., and being occnrred after the war had really closed, that fact were met by a flai^of Proceeded from this place to Macon, Ga., where they an armistice - frm, the^+h' annou.nfmf to them that the armies had agreed upon Department of &mth CamHn«W fh* 4t'a"ta> and shortly were transferred to the

York, and from th?£' JV4 utter^P!ace' he embarked on a steamer for New tbe 29th day of ^eDtembep0 isn^0^0' I?"51® h® waf honorably discharged on wounds but nnnfl.a^tem r 8?5i during his service, he received several slight business which hp tke 8Pring of 1870, he embarked in the mercantile magnitude of hi* ^8rPnsm« business men, when he was compelled to reduce the of at lowest nrippa^tT^k ' hu a Iar^e stock of goods, which he disposes director - hJa kas ke d fcbe office of Township Trustee, and also School railroad a^1?08^ among those who have taken an active interest in the Miss Marv TrpnSe of ttus PIace- Mr. Coate was united in marriage, in 1860, to

J. C. COPPOCK ; farmer, P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; was inJ^2 "S'? Township, and is the son of William C., who was .born m C in 1807 ; he came to this State in company with his mother and some o hte brothers, and located in Newton Township. Hecelebrated his marmge wrth Miss Eunice Cothran in 1809 ; she was bom in South Carolina .in 1(93, crated to this county with her parents in about 1808, and settled in sout tfNewton Township. Alexander Cothran, the .head of this ffmdy, metjd^an eath soon af is skull. A untimely death soon after coming here, a falling limb striking im°n j, . t ^jow crushing his skuU. After the marriage of William Coppock, he a' "S of 16, his step-father being a smith by occupation, he was placed i , h?one(j learned the trade ; his chief employment in the shop was forging demand

Jay in 1833, she died Oct. 25, 1842 ; her death was a loss to the of which she was a life member, and the community in which she i » . wa9 were born of this union, all of whom are still living. His secon Eastern*

50 years and 18 days ; three children were bom of thisunion, on , ^ant dead. His third marriage occurred in May, 1877, with Miss Barrett, _ of South Carolinans ; her ancestry- coming here early in the his tel ry an(]

Mr. Coppock, after his first marriage bought the old Marmaduke L moved on it ; he subsequently purchased the place where he now r a fine water-power flouring and saw -mill ; the mill stands on the si twjce farmers of Newton Township is the gentleman whose name heads t onn nf Joseph is a descendant of a worthy family of early pioneers of this county, and C. Coppock, whose sketch appears in another part of this work ; he pf

1838, on the place where he now resides, and which has always been F abode, with the exception of about six years ; his life has always De® . nt guc. farmer, which, by industry and good business habits, he has made an .g ^ cess. His nuptials with Miss Maria Fumas were celebrated in . b V ortjjeast daughter of Joseph Furnas ; after the marriage of Mr C., he located in . .gpreg. quarter of Sec. 29, where he remained a period of six years, and then mov ^er ent farm ; he operates a farm of 300 acres, two-thirds of which is arao children, a good state of improvement ; Mr. and Mrs. C. were the parents ol si four sons and two daughters ; two children are dead. m uen-

# D. M. COPPOCK, farmer ; P. O. Pleasant Hill ; he is a so family jamin Coppock, and grandson of Benjamin J., Sr., who was one o of nine children, who came from Newberry District, S. C. sb°u . iere 1800 ; he settled two miles west of Ludlow Falls, Union Towns P> he raised a famUy of ten children. He married Susan Jay, in Soutnt^ and they both lived to an advanced age; Benjamin J., Jr-> had dren - EUwood, D. M. and Almeda ; the parents still survive, resi ng, ^ our subject, who was bom Dec. 29, 1841, in Union Township, an^ahools0f ^a*30*, an(l, aside from common schools, was educated in the select nunrch theJF^e?^' was raised a Quaker ; he is now a member of the Chris ia , and highly respected in the community in which he lives ; he is a mem te;,^r-C' pioneere<1 bisway into &ofoJe?rriedtoElial,eth ship m 1818 ; in this vicinity he and hte wife SettIed w German Townhe dying m I860 at the aw nf s«i f passed toe remainder of their dav« years ; the subject of this sketch h«a -vears> an(i she about 1858, at the age of 82 Dartre Co. until 1873, Xf te mov^Zl- f8r"iDg his ,ife 7heT£ to Drove Mill, which he has since been onernH prese,nt Place and purchased the Sugar attached to it a saw-mill, but in Febru^iaf^tlp^ tlm* of Purohase, there was have since been replaced bv a lar<m A7, 1079, the two were burned down - they gents ; he is a minister of the ConXjtion!l>UZ^n,il,'nIlth the latest "proved He was married to Susanah Kunk^ff ®rethren Church of Pleasant Hill. Mary Kunkle, early settlers of Darto XT a ^a"«hter of Michael and danghters, three of whom have di^ The Xt-X sight sons and four h~» "

*b7n near Cincinnati, Hamilton Co - hp8«',y of fo^.r 80,18 and one daughter, devoted the last twenty y4re "his life te flT-88 a £?binet-maker by trade, but Trimble, of Knox Co., and "v her had fw/ g'j *Je Was married to Margaret occurred March 28 1S7b °£ 7.® "ad four sons and three daughters His

Stephen has m^e Vming hfs life^.^X th6 l®**1 °f April °< ^e yX up to maturity, receiving hit, *a 1,fe occupation ; he remained at home till he grew to this State, KR* e°mm0n 8ch00ls- In 1862 teS after serving his time out in**^ the.arm3r as a member of the 147th 0. N G - here with milk sickness nS f P eas??t HlU ' they died soon after coming his life in Newton Townshin 'ctW£IS a cablnet-maker and passed the remainder of Ohio : sh» k ? "®hip. He was mamed to Mary Langston, of Preble Co., member of the 110th f/v T^n P^°gre?8 of our late civil war> he enlisted as a wbich this regiment Pno-oLJ - Part,ciPated in all the hard-fought battles which this regiment eni«wi'- C?',?;.aD^ ^rt,cipated in all the hard-fought battles post of dutv hp iww.' gfged ln DD ^he fight of the Wilderness ; here, while at his ®>ore active dutvTfel^ 8 W°Und whic.h di!ablfd "m so that he was'unfit forany discharged at CW«ia« J time in different hospitals, he was honorably

Republican party, and, although not a politician in the true sense, he was recently elected to the office of Township Treasurer, and is how the present incumbent of t.hia office. He is a worthy member of the following orders : F. & A. M. and I. O. 0. F. Lodges of Pleasant Hill His maternal grandparents were natives of North Carolina, and were early settlers of Union Township. His grandmother died a few years ago at the advanced age of 96 years. He has been married twice ; first to Elizabeth Pearson in 1873 ; she died Jan. 22, 1875. He was married the second time, May 4, 1876, to Eliza Graybill, of Juniata Co., Penn. Two children, Charles Earl and Nellie, have been the issue of this union.

J. B. DEETER, farmer ; P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; was born on his present place in 1854, and is the son of John 8. Deeter, who was bom in Preble Co., Ohio, in 1813 ; he was a son of David Deeter. John S. was a farmer by occupation, and at different times owned and operated the Sugar Grove Grist-Mill He w^m"Tie<t in 1831 or 1832 to Sarah Reed, bom in Virginain June, 1812. Of their tail) o four sons and three daughters, two sons have died ; one, David, lost his life in tne United States service at Murfreesboro, Tenn., in 1862 ; he was a member of tne 94th 0. V. L Isaac died in October 1867. JohnS. died in 1872, a faithful member of the German Baptist Church. He located on Section 7, about 1835. J.J>- 18 1 youngest of the family, and has devoted his life to farming ; his early educatio was limited to the common school ; his energy and industry, dirwted byhis skiu, has made his career as a farmer a success ; he finds his religious creed in German Baptist Church, of which he and his wife are consistent members, 411(1 which he has held the office of Deacon since he was 22 years old. He was mari[1 in October, 1873, to Angie Younce, of Union Township ; she was bom inNovem » 1854, and is the daughter of Larkin Younce. A son and daughter have been issue of this union. .

FRED DEETER, cabinet-maker and undertaker, Pleasant Hill ; was May 8, 1*834, within the present limits of Pleasant Hill ; is a son of Jacob a Elizabeth (Reed) Deeter, and grandson of David Deeter, an early settler ; J was a farmer by occupation, and made his first location from home on See. , Newton Township, where he passed the remainder of his life, his death Nov. 22, 1865, and that of his devoted wife a few years later ; of his family o sons and five daughters, all grew up to maturity but one ; seven still survive, subject was the fourth child of the family, and lived on the farm till 19 years om, when he went to learn the cabinet trade under the tutorship of his brother S. > in about two years, he formed a partnership which lasted till 1862, when he P chased the whole interest and added to it carpentering, undertaking 411 he has since carried on cabinet work and undertaking, and, by his carefbl atten to business, has enjoyed gratifying success ; in May, 1873, he formed a par® ship with his brother Isaac ; the year previous to this, he united in P4^®® \ with Groff & Aspinwall in the tile factory, but soon purchased the whole mte » since 1873, he has been operating the factory, cabinet and undertaking business) under the firm style of F. & I. Deeter ; their large and increasing trade bears evidence of the quality of their work, their integrity and good manafpinent politics, Mr. Deeter is a Republican ; in 1870, he was elected to the offi Township Treasurer, to which position he was elected for ten consecutive y > and the duties of which he discharged with commendable zeal and satisfaction the public ; he has also been School Director, and member of the Town Ccti

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English descent; Benj. immigrated to Ohir. tl "at'yes of South Carolina, and of till the fall of 1806 in WarrefcT whennhZ^- ^ m 1805> and haIted locating within the present touts of t pioneered his way to Miami Co.,

28 years old, having after to mainrih?50 spation ; he remained at home till he was purchased a qSiXn nZJtTC'U!Ul5,ed some money, with which he 1828, and residedtm Slffl wto £ ^ l °?.this he ®OTed in October,

Mountain/ Md. ChickamAnLi*1^*^ Jbught battles, viz., Frederick City and South others ; he served in Viwrinif^Ti^18?0^ ®uzzard ^oost> Resaca, and many

Jan. 31 1821 .nJ - fanner; P. O. Covington ; was bom in this county and township his father AlS? }L??e of few remaining early-born citizens of the township ; earlv tim«i - Beeter» a Pennsylvanian by birth, emigrated to this county in He wap rnaJtLT0? 0?^.of the Pioneer ministers of the German Baptist Church, whom to ^bzabeth Stultzman, and reared fifteen children, all of younmSTf } k , "atunty and were married. The subject of this sketch is the aoqoHno* o ' i1*8 boyhood and youth were passed on the farm, thus through lifc> and experience in agriculture which have served him well eratino- of fu 1188 made stone-cutting and stone masonry his chief occupation, oplived nn h- tbC 8ame time> bis farm ; he has, with the exception of about six years, years n«oi8 PJ'^ent J?}***! which is the place of his nativity ; he lived about three sar Union City, Ind., and three years at the Sugar Grove Mill, which he

.operated ; Mr. Deeter has on his farm an extensive limestone quarry, which he has operated for a number of years, turning out a vast amount of stone of the best quality ; he is now engaged in sinking a shaft to the depth of thirty or more feet, for the purpose of operating a fine marble stone which is supposed to exist there. Mr. Deeter is a man of many sterling characteristics, unimpeachable in his business transactions, and industrious. He finds his religious creed in the Congregational Brethren Church, of which he has been a member since its organization, and now holds a deaconship in the same. He has been married twice ; first to Frances Eller, in 1842 ; she was born Nov. 8, 1821, and was the daughter of Henry Eller, an early settler of the county ; her death occurred March 6, 1865 ; six sons and two daughters were the issue of this first union, one son of whom is dead; tne youngest of this family is now 16 years old. His second marriage was with Mary Fowler, nee Teeter, a native of Pennsylvania ; three children have been bom to this union. . ,

R. E. DEETER, farmer ; P. O. Covington. The subject of this sketch is the son of John R. Deeter, who was one of the early settlers of this township ; he vas born on the place where he lived most of his life, and died on Jan. 19, 1816 ; ne was brought up to farm labor, and farming was his life occupation. He was ® Juried twice ; first to Mary Harden, Sept. 27, 1835 ; she was bom March 1», l°l > and died in 1844 ; four children were the issue of this union, two of whomaredeaa , his second marriage was with Maria Maurer, Sept 26, 1845 ; she is a Pennsy - vanian by birth, and reared in Ohio ; she was only 1 year old when her pan® located in Darke Co., Ohio ; fifteen children were born to this union, eight of w no are living. After his first marriage he moved to Darke Co., where he remained , about 1860, when he returned to the old homestead, it being a part of ' which his father entered in an early day, being the south part of Sec- 5, fie Township. Mr. Deeter was a man of integrity in all his business relations, an life was made admirable by his uprightness and Christian spirit He was fled as a faithfhl member of the German Baptist Church. His death occurred September, 1877, at the age of 61 years. _ oWn

A. H. DEETfeR, farmer ; P. 0. Covington ; was bom in Newton Tow P in 1847 ; he is the son of John Deeter, a Pennsylvanian by birth, who immigm to Ohio in 1805, and located on Wolf Creek, in Montgomery Co. ; he moved, m 1812, to this township, and located on southwest quarter of Sec. 8 ; here ne till his death,' in 1828. He married Susannah Stover, of Pennsylvania, by w_ he had a family of six sons and five daughters ; she died in 1851. A. H. was the fifth child of the family ; he moved to his present place, located °.n ' in 1838. He was married, in 1838, to Mary A. Hoke, a native of Juniata ^ Penn. ; they have had three sons and one daughter, all of whom still survive ; subject of this sketch was reared on a farm ; he remained at home, attending district school and doing duty on the farm until he attained his majority , - age of 21 years, he moved on to a farm near the homestead, and at the end ot years removed to the home place ; in three years he settled on his present P He was married in the spring of 1868 to Angeline Myers, of this township^, children have been born to this union, one of whom died in infancy. Mr. finds c^rj^ion for his politics in the Republican party. p n

8ept 16, 1828 ; his father, Jacob, was bom in York Co., Penn., where he £-* v £n!fe llte' his death occurring in 1855. He was married to Maiy Stockier, wa? born in 1800, and died in 1874 ; they had three daughters ana two sons, all of whom still survive. The subject of this sketch is the fourth chu of the toily. He remained at home till shortly after the death of his father,^ nefonnd his way into Juniata Co. ; from there, in 1860, he took up his journey he moved Covillg:ton' Miami Co. After one year's residence ton. he moral1* 0<2n^ i and after a temporary stay of about one year in Co ng n, he moved to Henry Deeter's farm. In 1867, he purchased his present place, a native of this township bom in 1811 JhT-^ 1 j 182u to Mlss HePzihah Inman of Sooth Carolina. He was married to Cv!^hteJ °f M* Inman> a nattv« lina. In 1807 or 1808, Mr. Inmanwfth hiffZw^ ? "H500*- a native of North Caroand took up his march for the wilds of Ohi^ti ' bade ^Tewe *° the " Sunny South," found a location within the present ^ " Far Wrat" He he moved to Huntingdon Co. and from thprp1? al?0'! ^fSn'' ^rom which county -n Newton Township. He brought -,;m ^.ere *° Ohio m 1817, locating on Sec. 29 in the East Of thL, three^ in lW1" r of Bix ob«toon, leaving one Covmgton. Mr. FiSerdted ^ ^own?hlP> «"J one, the youngest, in

^ar ^Snoe,PJ^^7^832*^ '"Monroe Township, Miami Co, Maryland, and Eve long Vvhwinte -Zl **ce"dant. of Abraham Favorite, of this county, coming here iust ominna Favonte was a pioneer settler of frved as a teamster °* 1812' in whieh Juggle he

Chureh ; Abraham Fav^tTwas Z nrefl? " Re.for"ed. and one in the M. E. 1786 and died in 1848 - his wife Fvp^^k!?11 &n a8^^uIturist ; he was born in three sons and three dan^teZwere r *£-" 1798 "? died MV », 1878 , subject of this sketch - hp I6" b°^ this second union, all living but the toe thru, of hL Sty LZFht *£5^ °f- thU waslared on farm in Concord Tnumok' j arrived at his majority - in 1864, he purchased a and then disposed of it ft"<].moved lt J this place he cultivated for five years, he passed thfJemnant of 6 purc.hased the Present place, where

%ious creed, he practiced thp - virtu^; although not committed to any rethe world ; in all hi8 transa^n«n°fKPi^8 ®f11Christiani8m in his intercourse with ment : he was an ^ transacJ10ns with his fellow-men, integrity was the ruling eleber of the Pleasant Ifil? °f ^ 6 ?atrPns of Husbandry, and a charter memwhich he lived as wall ' his death brought a loss to the community in eurred Feb 1 1 1 070 , "°me °f toe pioneer Methodist ministers ; her death oc- Mr. and Mrs > lameQtod by all who knew her. Nine children were bom to very yomw ' F ^k®" - Mven daughters and two sons, three of whom died when still living with their gtoter8Were b°n' *° Mf' and Mre' Favorite> «H of whom are

S. B. FRESHOUR, farmer and teacher ; P. 0. Covington ; was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1834, and is the son of George and Mary (Byrkett) Freshour ; Geo. F. was bom in Berkeley Co., Va., in 1808 ; he moved to Ohio in 1831 and located, in 1833, in Shelby Co., but in i839 moved to Newton Township, on Sec. 10 ; in 1866, he removed to Newberry Township, where he still resides; he was maimed in 1833, to Mary Byrkett, of Union Township, who was bom in 1818, and comes of early settlers ; she died in 1848, leaving three sons and two daughters. S. B. is the oldest child, and was reared to farm labor ; he improved his meager educational advantages, and, at the age of 21, was qualified to enter the profession of teaching, which he has since followed (with the exception of four years), during the winter months ; he attended school considerably previous to the war, and after, he began teaching at leisure times ; at the first call for men to suppress the late enlistment he returned home, staying until the spring of 1864, when he went out again as a member of the 147th 0. N. G., and served 100 days, which closed Ins military career. He is a Republican in politics, and is a member of the Christian Church. He married, in 1862, Elizabeth Langston, of Union Township, daughter of Leonard Langston ; of his three sons and three daughters, two sons and one daughter have died. Mr. Freshour takes a great interest in the education of his children, and his son has lately graduated from the high school of Covington.

JOSEPH FURNAS, retired farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; was born Aug. «, 1809, on the farm where he now resides. His family was derived from England. In 1142, there was an Abbey founded in the north of England in the Furness nunc, and quite a house of them established a colony in Cumberland and North Cumberland Cos. and were possessed of land in the year mentioned. The elder branch o the family, without much increase or diminution of property, still adhere to the o sod from these the Furnases of this country do not blush to descend. John rurness, grandfather of Joseph, was born Jan. 1, 1735, near Standing Stone Nontniy Meeting House. Married Mary Wilkinson, of Wigton, March 24, 1762; emigra to America about 1763 or 1764 ; settled in South Carolina. William Fur^,* IT of John and Mary, and father of Joseph, bom in South Carolina, May 29, l - Married Rachel Nesby, of that State. Emigrated to Miami Co. in Octoter, 1W Like most youths of early days, Joseph Furnas' education was neglected, J? was early taught the use of hands and brains. Sept 15, 1834, he married .Marga ret Spencer of South Carolina, a lady of Scotch parentage. The fruits of this union were seven children, four of whom are living, three daughters and one son. - w now in his 71st year, and is probably the only man in the county who, starocg from early manhood with no pecuniary aid, has purchased and maintained tnco homestead intact for that period of years. Of a retiring, unassuming disposmon, he never sought preferment of any kind. He early learned that the man "bod isumces his competitors is he who masters his business, who preserves his integn y, who pays his debts, who lives within his income, and who gains friends by dese ing them.

io iqao^ (deceased); was bom in Newberry District, S. C. ""e on - w! _H!s father, William Furnas, located on northeast quarter of 3*. 28, in Newton Township, in October, 1806. Here Cary was reared. He made h» nm locataon just south of the homestead, and, at the end of six years, u> l832. " ?n ^5- 2> where his death occurred, at the age of 69. He married Matilda one livAo^ Vrt?' the six children bom to this union, two died in infM>cy, ^Tf8' 'teage of 33. Matilda Is the daughter of Robert and Sarah (Pen?) JS'SL K?b11?n?a8 bom Out 22, 1780, in South Carolina, and, in 1806, came to KteLSw?°iLOri808-he loc^ on Panther Creek/ta Newton Townsh.ft moved withhi!?rhed-i the flr8t home that part of the township ; ">1812,, 80uth of West Milton [during the war of 1812, he served , and at close of war returned to his farm on Panther Creek, wh ago ; his wife survived him till Feb 18 1879 - Daniel h«ri r P a^out ten years and two daughters all of whom m^Jr 9 "ad a family of seven sons occupation, ^.d Wsfam^iS to ££^h!221! famin« ha8 alw^s been his understands bis business - his life to matnritv^f7 aPP®!ran?e> indicates that he performing his sh^ of the dntf!L^^ ry, a8 Pa8Bed nnder the Parental roof, Montgomery ^ made hia ^location to and April 14, 1865^i ^ hh Mtlw township, est o/toto&Slv1^^ en - five daughters and two sons. Our subject is the youngtog L hu Z^n^n *1" TT1 °" ,th,?/arm ; to hi8 l0' feU the filial duty of csJtheir death "their decline of life; this duty he discharged faithfully till torn? Dec 7 Voc^ f®8 "ore- His nuptials were celebrated with Miss Susan Need- Mrs. Z L thf L born,^Pril 19> 1839- 1" Preble Co., Ohio ; Mr. and dauirhJ^J hlS ^t^fr7a8 Amos Halli of Sonth Carolina, and his mother, Sarah, ^ghtw of Marmaduke Coate ; he landed in Ohio the 1st of March, 1807, having bv °n j°urneJ ; he located in Union Township, on land now owned law'o Xf *ii ^ xTnm?n ' ^ere ke d*ed at the advanced age of 84 years, at his son-inofni 0Ilh' . Sarah' his died previously, at the same place ; they ?me. 80n®and five daughters. The subject of this sketch is the acauiwri h (ami1^' and the oldest surviving member ; his education was «w*imrea wnen the imperfect subscription system was in vogue, and consequently his early advantages were limited ; he helped his father on the farm hll majority, when he moved to his present farm in November, 1827 ; it was then all in die woow, and required much hard labor, with many sacrifices, to make out of it a home » u this Mr. Hall accomplished by his unflagging industry ; he lived on the land seven years before he could raise sufficient money to enter it ; it then consisted oi u acres, but he now has in his possession nearly 250 acres ; he comes from a vigor ous and industrious stock, and has nobly contended with the difficulties an - ships incident to frontier life ; he is a self-made man, his present competence Demg wholly the result of his own industry and skill, assisted by his noble wiie , life has been an exemplary one, inoffensive, upright and generous ; m re"£l° \ . is with the Christian denomination ; in politics, he is Republican ; he was ngi nally a Whig, and cast his first vote for Henry Clay. He has been mam times, first to Anna Hayworth, daughter of James Hay worth, an ear y pi > she was bom in 1809, and died in 1849 ; five sons and five daughters wwe of this union. His second marriage was with Catherine .. h ' of this Township, who was bom in 1804, and died in 1863. For his t)111- married Maria Clem in 1864, a native of Maryland, bora near Harper s ny.

JOSEPH C. HAYWORTH, farmer ; P. 0. Laura ; was bom July in this township ; he is the son of James and Ann (Coppock) Haywortn, a family of sixteen children, fourteen of whom grew up and "mi l_ ' H emigrated to Ohio in 1806, and located on Sec 29 ; after residing here fo he purchased a farm on Sec. 34 ; here he died in 1828, at the age of 54 5 J . wife died September, 1870, at the age of 90 years. The subject of this s followed farming as a life occupation, with success, as his present P0®^88 .

test ; his father dying when he was yet a small boy, he was bound out ior time, and then was thrown upon his own resources ; after working som five years he went to Clay Co., Ind., remained four years, and returned .

tive place ; in 1845, he purchased his present place. Mr. H. was one °1 1 hunters of Newton Township in the pioneer period of its existence, an wild game has been brought down by the well-directed aim of his rifle ; he bear near his present place as late as 1839. He has been married twice , Elizabeth Coate, by whom he had a family of twelve children, four of w ^

BENJAMIN HELLMAN, farmer ; P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; was born m bock ingham Co., Va., in 1812, and is the son of Jacob and Fannie (Stickela) xi > the former of Pittsburgh, Penn., and the latter a native of Virginia. Fanm ela's father emigrated from Germany, and located in Rockingham Co-,J» . -8 early day. Jacob Heilman emigrated to this State in 1835, and family on the northwest part of Sec. 2, Newton Township ; here he and ms & wife passed the remainder of their lives, he dying at the advanced age of . years, and she dying the same year, at the remarkable age of 103 or liH y - They reared a family of five sons and three daughters, of which the subjec sketch is the fourth child. He was brought up on a farm, and has devo life to agriculture ; not having the advantages of common schools, he adop method of self-culture, and thus acquired a fair education ; he came to this with his parents, and, in connection with one of his brothers, purchased tn on which the family settled ; soon after this, he purchased his present ple®®> . on these two farms he has resided since coming into the county. He nnflj political creed in the Democratic party. He was married to Mary Casper, an a familyofsixsons, all living, and located near the homestead. .

JOHN HELMICK, farming ; P. O. Pleasant Hill ; was bom in Miami ^ Monroe Township, in 1840, and comes of the early settlers of this county ; tteson of Jacob and Catherine (Younce) Helmick ; Jacob Helmick was born C°-.near Salem, July 30, 1817 ; his parents were John Hetock and Susannah Knife, both of Fayette Co., Penn.; his father was a tanner by trade, an moved to Newton Township, where he^ at .this latter date, he Younce was in 1837. By this union ttevZ l hJ "ama«» ^ Catherine and 8 ix daughters ; one son and thr«* ^ ^ rfve **ad fourteen children, eight sons

Township. He had a family of ten children twrf^ loca4fd in tbe woods in Union wve ; four of his sons became ministere^h ^ laughters still surone of the Disciples. The subiect of Th'is ^h ^i?®"?.!*0 BaptUt Chnroh. "d reared a farmer he has made -Is 88etch 18 the oldest son of the family - his industry and good mjm^ement^^nL^Tfurh*1'8 Tation' md bY common-school education, m he waTth^ olrt^f d he/ec^Ived onlY a ''"'ted detained at home on the farm "he made his fimt ^ r'ly' "nd was much settlers, and lived to remarlr»hln° 11 '-debran, of this State ; his parents were earlv of 101. John H £ ^ ma^^t*0 *?e °«e of 102> and 8he to the age marriage of John H Sr he ^°nS, of Pennsylvania. After toe aud rmainrd°Mveral veara b Ml88°°riJ; in l828- he came to this county, lemnantof his life He had a famil.® <lm!grated to Indiana, where he passed the are still living. One of them W°h£ rf8'* !?n8,a"d 81X daughters, nine of whom Richmond. The subject of thb? skitruf " * «® late "Y*1 war> during the siege of county with his parents sketch was 3 years old when he came to this she is toe daughter of Vichof t "jfrrmd >n 1847 to Rachel Tucker, of Indiana ; the farm in southeast nart nf8^.0?^®1 ^r' 80011 after his marriage, purchased earlyNpfon^ofHM^;farn!ier raiIroad ^"t ; P. 0. Pleasant Hill; comes of youngest of 7 It ,' and T88 1)0111 near his present place, in 1829, being the bom ^ MsrJs^ °f nl?,rCh ldrew.: he 18 the 800 Nathan HU1, Sr., who was State with his noZ, D,®ar. ^I'f0448 Mills, March 15, 1788; he emigrated to this and his mndfatbrT' 1\18#4 : "- father- Thomas, was' of Frederick Co., Md, eariy dav - his <hh ' °S6P^j Y88 ®nglish birth, and came to this countiy in an tbe^^iono/i'fT^ '"l798- is, ^ the old English style, and is still in wherehe /..r 8ubJect ; Thomas located near present site of Pleasant Hill, married Ju^ftqhisn^'0^ °f his !lf® ; Nathan' the father of our 8ubJ60t> was here in lftnn* tb 1?°9, ^ Prances, daughter of Michael Williams, who settled , they immediately erected a hewed-log cabin, which still stands, a relic of pioneer days ; here they passed the remainder of their lives, he dying Jan. 15, 1862, and she Nov. 10, 1870, 80 years old ; they were both faithful and earnest workers in the Christian Church almost their entire life. Our subject was reared on the farm, and has always lived on the homestead ; he has given considerable attention to the raising of Bruit, and has now on his place the largest apple orchard in the township ; he is a public-spirited and enterprising man, and was especially active in securing the narrow-gauge road which passes through the township ; he is now agent for the road in the township ; he is a member of the L 0. O. F. of Pleasant Hill. He has been married twice ; first, in October, 1846, to Priscilla, daughter of William Furnas, a pioneer of the township ; she died Dec. 7, 1847 ; two daughters (twins) - Sarah F. and Priscilla - were the issue of this union. His second marriage was on Dec. 31, 1848, to Martha J. Jones, of this county ; William C., Clarissa, Margaret B., Emma C., Maria E. and Edward are the issue of this union.

ISAAC HILL, farmer ; P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; is a descendant of early settlers of Newton Township ; he is the son of William Hill, and was bom in 1848, on Sec. 20, in this township ; his education was limited to the common school ; he remained at home, assisting on the farm-work till maturity ; he made his first permanent location on the northeast quarter of Sec. 30 ; at the end of eight years he moved to the place where he now resides. He was married, in 1867, to Marj h. Stichter, daughter of Jacob Stichter ; three children have been bom to this union, to wit : Cynthia, Charlie and Isaac.

JOHN W. HILL, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; bom in 1824 on the same farm he now resides on ; is a son of Nathan Hill, Sr., a native of Maryland and an immigrant to this place with his parents when a mere boy ; his grandfather was among the first settlers of Newton Township. Our subject's early life was that oi a farmer boy ; he remained at home assisting in the farm duties till his which occurred at the age of 19, with Miss Susan Weddle ; Mr. Hill, after this event of his life, began farming on his present place ; here he has continued pursuit of agriculture, with eminent success, for over a third of a century ; he a most beautiful farm, under the best modem improvements, and has erected on one of the finest brick residences in the township. His wife, Susan, died J an. > 1874 ; she was a faithful member of the Christian Church of Pleasant HiU, her death was a loss to the whole community ; she is buried in the beautifbl He* ant Hill Cemetery ; eight children were born, seven of whom are still living, an six of whom are married ; all are settled in the community but one ; their a»® are as follows : Henry H., Sarah J. (married to Dr. Kiester, of ArcMum),!^ N John C., Eunice E. (Longanecker), James M., Mary E. (Billows). Mr. Hill s sec ond marriage was celebrated Oct. 15, 1874, with Mrs. Josephine Conway, formerly Miss Josephine Banta, a native of Preble Co., Ohio; she has one daughter, * teacher in the public school of Pleasant Hill ; Mr. and Mrs. Hill are both members of the Christian Church of Pleasant Hill, and Mr. Hill holds a deaconshipmthe "me ; he is President of the Temperance Association of this place, which De- * p i * m» ardent supporter of the Temperance cause; he is a member oi ' mmi of Pleasant Hill. t ,_nn which hN K' £ITTLE> farmer ; P. O. Pleasant Hill ; was bom on the 6n? hta foriT® n°: hI*l 5n 184°. and is a descendant of early settlers. John Hrtfle, 182R tt' eDter®d the land on which the subject of this sketch now lives, in * htaLher " ®ucka Co-. Penn., in 1803, and came of German P»*®W

JJJjft® tor the remainder of the time ' it T,'!?^6 sen ed three, procuring a subwhom Jacob, the fourth child bad flve 80ns and three daughters of f808!* clandestinely and in disgJiw the daj ?f elimination, he made his fscfeted himself in a vessel where i,*8 ?en'ant of a teamster to Bremen, then he reached New Fork on the Td Jr remained till the same set sail for America ; toBrookville, Ind. where he le^Lfd safety ; ft'om here he found his way

"ah, be moved to Hamilton Bntler rv>th<! ,COOpfr trade. >' after one year in Cincin- *t coopering - he then m ' utler Co., where he remained sixteen years engaged

1846, of Saxe- Coburg, Germany. She immigrated to this country in located in Cincinnati Of their family of two sons and six daughters, one died native of this county, who has made farming his life occupatio . married to Sophia Walker, by whom he had six children ; he has srnoe been i t married, and four children were given to him in the second . .w Our chased a fcrm of 80 acres in Darke Co. in 1847, andhase.nce bvedthere^Our subject was about one year old when he was taken to Darke Co. y P here he passed his youth as a farmer, devoting his wmteT . Miss°Elization of knowledge in the common school. He was married m * 1 moves beth Hayworth, a daughter of Samuel Hayworth. After from Darke into Miami Co., and back again, he finally located y his present farm ; eight children have been born to this union, Christian who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. H. are members of the Westgro

BENJAMIN IDDINGS, farmer; P. 0. West Milton; one of the farmers of Newton Township ; is a descendant of early pioneers, vorthwest Irish stock ; he is the son of Joseph Iddings, one of the pioneers ^ throughout his life ; by his unflagging perseverance and 8^ 'ements. put himself in possession of a large farm under the best <rf modern wy0 \3 ft He has been twice married, first to Miss Barbara Hill, Mj^h . S' \ . ' children were bora to this union ; all are living and married ; his second marriage ^ brated with Sarah A. McDowell, June 18, 1863 ; she was born in Da^n, u , is the daughter of Samuel and Hannah (Baker) McDowell, he a nati vania, and she of Tennessee ; two children have been bora to this ' is ft whom is dead, the other, Myron E., is at home with his parents. 6 in what is now Union Township, in Miami Co. He married Miss was born May 9, 1789, on the banks of the Savannah River, about ton-y , Tjnjon Augusta, Ga. ; she emigrated to this county with her parents and loca wa9 a native of South Carolina, and died in Georgia. Mr. Davis again marnea, ^Qur to this county with a family of three sons - -John, Samuel and Benjamin > , ^ he was born in Pennsylvania, and united in marriage to Pbebe W.UK1 \ ftnffhters reared a family of three sons - Talbot, Joseph and Benjamin, and six - Rachel, Mary, Ruth, Emilia, Hannah and Phebe ; all of these emigra waS State, and a numerous line of descendants have sprung from them. DenJ phy*. a man with a fine education, spending several years of his life in college a ^ delphia. He was reared in the Friends' Church, and for many y©8*8 .

death, held an eldership in the same. For a long period, his usual sea* Friends' meetings, at Union Chapel, was regularly filled by him, but finally d©ft his place vacant ; his brother James was also a finely educated man ana _ _ author of a rhyming geography. Our subject was bom Sept. 26, 1809, iQ y Township, in the log cabin of pioneer days. The wilderness surrounded n > pock was head8 % biography." Thom^Co" jamin, WUliam^Samuel J^ Ma^Zt ^"' Tfollews John, Thomas, Ben- Carolina, and had grown up to maSh.%^ Jane > a11 were born in South mg was his chief vocation throuriLwTf^1 ^fann* fa"''y name ; blacksmithoccurring Sept 30 1830 "roughout life ; he was born Oct 20, 1805, his death

District, S. C., born Jan 20 ttvr ' rj8> !'er. at^er was a native of Newberry Davenport formerk- M!ao m' Jr Be celebrated his marriage with Mrs. Mary first husband lost nJ^V" 18°l' ahe was born March 21, 1772; her

State Si^Tthi ^ after ^be marriage of Mr. Waggoner, he emigrated to this death Mr WamJ^fv T^6"1? ^"i11 Part of Union Township ; here they toiled till 27, 1850 M 3 n" ^un? 3' 1857, 82 yeara> "nd Mrs. Wagoner, Nov being tMvSTf Maiy- died leaving each a family ; Charlie, the son of Thomas, jamin Wdine^ hi Ahe of CoPP°ck- A. J. Iddings is the son of Ben-

1836Bheif^INi6'i^M^N' farmer; p- 0. Pleasant Hill; was bom Aug. 11, dent of ® ^e!ved a liberal common-school education, and has been a close stu- W% f°r,tWentJ-three y^rs ; at present he operates a woolen-mill at torTow,to°«nH ' he lr -!* 8011 0f the elder 6eorSe Inman> a pioneer of New- Newhemr * ®Qe ot prominent and valuable citizens ; George was bom in Ct> S' °u' June 24' 1798> and was the son of Benjamin and Eliza a man of .^0 Wer* bo" in England, near the! city of London ; Benjamin was of nproJ, and> zealous in his religion, he met with a great deal

South ,D' wh!ch caused him to emigrate to the United States ; he located in profit tkh* IDa;, !*here he erected a flouring-mill, which proved a great source of worlra f^Dlm ' V118 he was not tong permitted to enjoy, death calling him from to rewards when George, the youngest of a family of three sons and one daughter, was only 3 years old ; his wife, Elizabeth, moved with the family to Burke Co., Ga., where she had some relatives ; here, in this remarkably poor, sandy country, she found it a great struggle to sustain herself and family, and received but little sympathy from friends ; she remained here in destitute circumstances for eight years ; while here, in the heart of slavery, George daily witnessed the cruelties and atrocities of the system ; many horrible scenes were indelibly impressed upon his youthful mind ; one, the burning of three slaves at the stake, of which he was an eve- witness, he used to relate with much feeling ; these scenes firmly biased his mind against the system of slavery ; at the age of 14, he suffered the loss of his mother by death, and then realized what it was to be left an orphan among strangers ; he now moved back to South Carolina, were he received his education, which consisted of nine months' schooling ; in this time he learned to read and write, and laid the foundation of his fhture life ; he then began to study the Bible, and was, the remainder of his life, a close student of the Word of God ; he could repeat from memory at least one-eighth of the Bible ; he emigrated to Ohio in 1818, and, in 1820, married Julia Ann Burns, who emigrated from Pennsylvania in 1813, and located on the present site of Pleasant Hill ; she died May 9, 1872, esteemed by all who knew her, a Christian woman, true and noble-hearted; they had four sons and six daughters, one daughter, Polly, dying when a small child, in 1823, and one son and two daughters within a month, in 1850 ; the rest still survive, useful members of society. Mr. and Mrs. Inman became members of the Hopewell Christian Church of Pleasant Hill in 1820, and remained faithful mem bers and exemplary Christians till their death ; George was ordained an Elder in the church in 1822, and earnestly and faithfully discharged its duties till 1859, when he was ordained a minister, which position he filled till death ; during his ministry he preached over 6,000 sermons ; as a minister, he possessed many natural gifts ; eloquent in his address, gifted with a musical voice, pungent and bold in his remarks, forcible in his arguments, and winning in delivery, he was eminently efficient in his ministerial work ; in 1822, he purchased a farm, consisting of 1024 acres in Sec. 24, Newton Township, where he passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring Jan. 15, 1880, in his 82d year ; as an early and earnest supporter of the Abolition cause, an advocate of the free-school system, an ardent temperance worker, and a man of benevolence, he will long be remembered.

. _ HARVEY J ONES, farmer ; P. O. Laura ; one of the early settlers ; born in 182o in Union Township ; is a son of Jesse Jones, one of the pioneers, who was bom w 15j 1794 ; he is the son of Samuel and grandson of Francis Jones, o orth Carolina. Samuel raised eleven children, all of whom became heads o families, Jesse being the only surviving member. In 1805, Samuel, with his faroi y, came to Ohio, locating north of West Milton, where he died at 84 years of age , is wife died at the age of 88 years. Jesse came to Ohio when 11 years old , *8 "fie was that of a pioneer, and he has always been a farmer ; marnea L hl8first Jane Cothran was from South Carolina ; his second, (tucker) Jones, was a native of Tennessee ; his third wife, Betsy (Hayworth) Davis, was born June 13, 1800, in South Carolina : her parents came to fathar^intf? 91° and located in this township. Harvey remained with hw tare ; in^So^he^Z^i^Sd' wittld^fal^v^Oh0^ d *1 PUr8uit °f agricuI' Montgomery Co., four miles north of DovZn T 0h|! ' and located on a farm in his life his death occurring September 1879 hZhZ pas!ed.1the remainder of dren, only three of whom survive Mrs' KanffinS ^ °f eight chilyears ago. The subject of thi« k' Huffman died some thirteen or fourteen ofMiamV caf Steil"'.' °ne of the prominent physicians man descent. ' p"ter K to & w^'P " 1842 1 be is <* English and Ger- Ohio in the fall of lain i~L- " ' was ln Pennsylvania, and emigrated to passed tte "t o/hls ^r^w^ >Tant Hi"' in the viciuiti' of S he Maty Bashore, a native of PennavZ, .te<tiD marriage, in Pennsylvania, to Miss 1876, aged 59 years 9 months ,Mr. pester s death occurred Aug. 24, tery, and over his grave has been rear«l * 'l l8f"n"l'" the Pleasant Hill Cemeof marble, commeiZrative ofhis lSS ^"t^1 and imposing monument of a farmer boy ; «tZZnTl7 k de8tb' Br- tester's early life was that Lebanon, and spent several be entere<l the National Normal Institute of months being devoted to teachin^lZth ; as a student there, his winter study of medicine and entered*thJ °L2i.he,t"rned his attention to the farm on which he now resides thiid?8^ w°ck, he sold out, and purchased the laige of his brother he went^th^'im ZTg to u°m Jhe Profession ; but by requwt

Germany' He camel^?h-CUS W"f m Maryland, his ancestry coming from located hi MonZZlZr*8 C°mutry "ltb his parent3 whe" about 21 years old, and and hU earlv tndn?161^ ^be 8ubject of this sketch was brought upon a farm, life - hU miL j mnjF waa l*8*1 ,°f a farmer, which has served him well through from the honmrtil0^0?! **S to ^e common school ; he made his first move

" Umon Township ; in the springof 1868, he took a trip West, he remained HhIZ® 8p"ng °/ 1®70' when he returned to his native township ; here fouS Zr,W t e«Pnng °f 1873'. when he went to lDdiana ; from there, to the snrintrof 1 f&c u' *° ®lS8onJ1; returning in the fall to his native place again ; to the cessfullv ^("".Present place, which he purchased and has since sucnsefol mernwff - L.Kl^ie '8 a ^oun8 man of enterprise and industry, and a was married1^! .He identifies himself with the Republican party. He

CONRAD KRIEGB AUM, farmer and blacksmith, Laura ; he was bora in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, in December, 1834 ; he is the son of George P. Kriegbaum, who was born in 1800. He married Margaret Geotz in 1823 ; she was bom in 1801. and died about four years ago ; Mr. K. is still living at the advanced age of 80 years ; he reared a family of ten children, five sons and five daughters, all living but one, and eight immigrated to this country and located in Ohio ; our subject was the youngest son and was reared on a farm ; he remained at home until he attained the age of 17, when he concluded to try his fortune in America ; lie embarked at Havre, France, and after a pleasant voyage of forty-six days, landed in New York City ; from here he came direct to Springfield, Ohio, near where he located and began farming ; the following spring he came to West Milton, this county, and entered an apprenticeship at the blacksmith trade ; after serving three years, he worked as a journeyman until 1862, when he set up shop in Covington ; he operated this until 1871, when he traded his residence for a farm on Panther Creek, in this township , this he sold in October, 1877, and purchased where he now resides ; he combines with his farming blacksmithing. In the spring of 1862, he was married to Miss Susanna Smith, who was born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio ; they have two children - Anna R. and Martha E. ; Mr. K. is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and Mrs. K. of the Shiloh Christian Church of this township.

MORGAN LEONARD, farmer ; P. O. Pleasant Hill ; was bom in Jumate Co., Penn., in 1848. He is the son of Reuben and Elizabeth (Ayergood) Leonard, both of Pennsylvania ; Reuben is a farmer by occupation, and still lives m native State. He had a family of eight sons and two daughters, one daugn r died. The subject of this memoir was raised on a farm and educated in the coni mon school ; he remained at home occupied with farm duties till he immigrated to this State in the fall of 1863 ; he located in Covington, and shortly found ws way into the U. S. service, as a member of the 8th 0. V. C.; he went first to tamp Dennison, and from there to West Charleston, W. Va., where he had his first expe rience in war ; he next engaged in the battle of Louisburg, Gen. Averill commanding ; was at Stauntou, Liberty, Lynchburg, at Hunter's defeat,

Liberty and at Beverly, at which place he was severely wounded in the left t ign, which disabled him from further active duty ; he was then placed in the hospi fora time at Beverly, and then at Grafton ; he was discharged June 3, 1865, na "e served over one year ; he returned to this county in the fall of 1 868, and moved present place, where he has since engaged in farming. In politics, he is a Kep bean He was married in 1864 to Matilda Varner, daughter of Daniel b. anu Elizabeth (Lecington) Varner. She was born Jan. 12, 1847, and came to tm county with her father in 1858 ; he is a silversmith, and carries on business ai Covington ; her mother died when she was only about 1 year old. Mr. and Jj^conard have had six sons and three daughters - two sons and one daughter

£0NG> farmer 5 p* O. Pleasant Hill ; bom in this township m 1845. is the son of James and Esther (Eller) Long, the former of Newton, jmd the lafte of Newberry Township. James was bom in 1815, and is the son of William Long, of Kentucky His father, William, Sr., settled one-half section of land, near the present site of Pleasant Hill, in 1807 or 1808. Of his family of four sons and w,k°m be brought to this county with him, William was thi» orro C^oi' l°cated on Sec. 17, where his death occurred in April, 18 » sevprwia0f w ^ear8' married Catherine Freeman, and had four sons m , ugliters two sons now survive. James married in the fall of 1839, Henrv 1?°® to hi® pre8ent place* He bad four sons and seven daughters-one son, tte o7w^^hJ!?embe^ 0f.the 110th 0 V. I., and was mortally wounded m the ^ beimr hmn erk*8^' ^ uVl<*' our subject, was reared and schooled in this towns P» were from South Carolina the latter' wi'T' mo?er> Charity Wright, of 700 miles, to Ohio in a wap-on 17' 1 u01 ' thejr made the Stillwater, but died at his home in TWtw^ f°vr "*- ; he flr8t located on the dren - John, born March 2^ ^ t P0*' ^OVi 16, 1837, leaving ten chilfexx straf is?; daughter of Samuel and AmeHafenRhol S®*' ,AU0g' 19\1857> carried Mary, aylvania May 3, 1803 - hitTth J t k RS°dehan>el i Samuel was born in Penn- Maria Miller in Rreiaen . *1 fataer' '7°hn ®-» was bom in Saxony, and his mother aylvania ; in 1804 to^Honteom^r'*0 ak- Unitf? States in 180°. locating in Penn- John R. died, aged' 76 and Mari* It on'1 ^°' ,n 1820 40 Union Township, where nel was raised tofaml tew Tt, ° y"r8' . 0f twelve ehildren, two survive ; Samh? has lived upon his Dg * 'iTo^ !ducation ! except a short interval,

A, bom Feb 25 l87R^nH A D^° 2V865 ! Wmiam> bom May 4, 1868 ; Prank ber of the Christian Chureh ?n?Pr'J'°m ^ 8i J877' Sa®"8l * has' been a mem- Wn^ MFQ fh 1 forty ; of his ten chUdren, three now survive, this township ; he istoesorT^f V *t?' P|S?fant 5 waa Nov. 7, 1807, in and married Miss Marv Pe«^f Jonath" Miles, who was bom in South Carolina, fell in with the tide oPim^ZV ***!? 1" tlle bcP^og of the present century, he States. Accompanied wh]oh was flowing into Ohio, from the Southern the present townshin^Hwr fami { and Parents, Mr. Miles traveled until he reached aettled in lhere *» lwated, on Sec. 31 ; his father, William, subject's entire life has been given to farming. He was married to Miss Sarah Coate in April, 1829 ; she was a daughter of Samuel Coate, and granddaughter ot Marmaduke ; Samuel Coate died at the residence of our subject in February, 186i. at the age of nearly 97 years. After the marriage of William M., he moved to his present place of residence, where he has lived for one-half century ; when he locate on his place, it was a dense forest ; by hard labor, and perseverance, he has brought it to a high state of cultivation. April 28, 1879, he was called upon to mourn .the death of his devoted wife, Sarah. A life member of the Friends' Church, she <uea leaving an enduring monument of good works behind her. Mr. and Mrs. Miles hau a family of twelve children - James, Mary' J., Eilwood T., Abijah J., Enoch, (deceased), Wade, Samuel P., John E., Jonathan R., Henry W.. Mju'gprelj an Phebe. This family contributed four sons to the late civil war. EUwood an Samuel enlisted in the 5th 0. V. C., and were identified with the Army of the bumoerland, and participated in the battle of Pittsburg Landing. At the expiration o their three years' term, Samuel returned home, and Eilwood re-enlisted, ana with Sherman in his march to the sea. Abijah, was Assistant Surgeon of the «

0. V. I. for about one year ; previous to his enlistment he had taken a medical lectures ; after returning from the army he graduated from the Mia Medical College, then located in Madison Co. and began practice ; in uie spring of 1866, he was appointed to a professorship in the Cincinnati College of -Jleaic_ and Surgery, which position he still holds ; in the summer of 1875, he made a v - age to Europe ; while in France he was called upon to mourn the death of nw wue , since his return he has been located in Cincinnati. Henry* enlisted in August, J -» in the noted 110th O. V. I., and participated in eighteen battles ; was taken pnwne the battle of Winchester, and was confined for a time in Libby and ". ..

Prisons; was paroled and soon after exchanged and returned to Ins regain > remained in the service till he was mustered out with his regiment June A ? at Washington City ; he then returned home and has since been °Per*;tin?r, . homestead farm. He was united in marriage, in 1872, to Miss Laurena Coate. ) have one child, a son. n «

ALEXANDER C. MILES, farmer ; P. O. Pleasant Hill ; was born Hec. * 1844, near his present home. His father, S. Y. Miles, was bom in 18-4 1 township, where he passed fifty -nine years of his life, and was a son of J° Miles, a native of South Carolina, who immigrated to this country in 1807 or » and located on Sec. 31. He was married first to Miss Pearson, and in 1 Hester Cothran ; they had a family of five children, of whom A. C. w the He remained at home, assisting in the duties of the farm, till he was 19 years rj when he enlisted in the late civil war as a member of the 1st 0. V* C. This w February, 1864, and he was sent direct to the front at Nashville, Tenn., j m part of Atlanta campaign, then went to Louisville, Kyr. ; was re-moimtm, . returned South into Georgia and Alabama ; here engaged at Selma and C°l|jL He was stationed at Darlington, and from this place returned home via Head and New York City, and was discharged at Columbus, Ohio, Sept *

He engaged at once with his father. He has been twice married, first to " Coppock, Nov. 26, 1868 ; she died in 1870. His second marriage was with (Muck) Coppock, June 5, 1873 ; they have three daughters. Mr. Miles is a w member of the A., F. & A. M., of Pleasant Hill. D in 1817. His father, Henry Miller, and his mother, Ann E. Klein, were natives of Pennsylvania ; they reared a family of fourteen children, nine soused

S® ** was next to the youngest of the family. His life has been that of a fewervrithwTlL1®6.®1?4 n" yeara of 5t in the Place of his nativity, when he wasfek to Cumberland Co. Here he remained, assisting his father m tbe duties of the form, till he was 23 years old. He then embarked in life on his ovro

1850, he condudedto make Ws hme'kToWo^ Ttolt heZ^*^' f 3" -th® 8pring of is evidenced by his large farm and fine buildinm. ti ®i? 88 ?ade fan?m8 a success of the German Baptist Church for about thi^fv th He **** beenT3 faitbfal member in 1840, with Martha ZiZ ^ """kgo this union. His second marriage was with^Van^N?1 daughter were to Hena, who died in 1868, leavinjnfour sons^d Zy,|Nu8!!l®maV°f Lanca8ter Co., was with Ann. Eller a nafiv.^f «? , ?ne lighter, ffis third marriage

Esther Brant of Pennsylvania's " married twice, first June 14, 1837, to Margaret Casper was hte second wlf/hf Z *7° darters were bom to them, three daughters - of the fourfaan v-rV lffK,Ia he had a family of four sous and sketch four are now dead. The subject of this school. In 1868 he marrifi if IJll! ®arl^,education was limited to the common dren, six survive in 1872 he nnmh ,°f ^®*ber 5 their seven chilnow lives Mr onri \f xt- P^based the old homestead of 80 acres where he which occurred when 'htf J®1^ l8t!' be removed to this county, but at his death, Townsh^D^e Co He °f ** he was Kving Franklin Nancy Shoemaker - .h. b's, marriage m Pennsylvania with Miss till 18 years oZe ,!£ - kTh boyhood of our subject was passed upon the farm blacksm^toffi Ihtch h! Cam® *° th,is village i" 1847, and embarked in the coming impaired^' °? for 'wenty-five years ; his health then be tmued tauZw' "b"d ed 'b® business and engaged in fanning ; this he conactive business - Mr «T ag°' 8mce when he has been living a life retired freer for fourteen yeilrs in «nJZ political office, but has been elected his business Liracitv ^® °fflce of T°wnsbip Trustee, an evidence of

JocatinTin Np!^' J? m°l^ to Darke Co ' but returned to this county in 1838, ried in^83ft ^^rnsblPJ on Sec. 5, where he has since resided. He was margomerv Co in i ^a^^ dauSbter of Abraham Deeter ; she was bora in Months nativp iff 1 u 1 ' Abraham was a native of Pennsylvania ; he was married in goiZ lt u but enugrated to this State in 1805 ; he lived for a time in Mont- J -> out, in 1813, moved to this county and located in Newton Township.

He died in I860, at the age of 70 ; his wife died in 1859, 72 years of age. Of their ten children, six still survive. The parents were consistent members of the German Baptist Church for nearly half a century. Adam now lives upon the old homestead. He married Lydia Ganby in 1854 ; of their seven children, two sons are dead, one being accidentally shot at 4 years of age, the ball passing through Ins head. Abraham Dee ter arrived in Montgomery Co. in November, and unloaded under a large oak, with $1 in cash to carry him though the winter; he afterward became one of our wealthy farmers.

SAMUEL MOHLER, minister, Covington ; one of the early settlers °* Newton Township; was born in Juniata Co., Penn., May 8, 1808, his father, Jacob, being a native of Lancaster Co., Penn. Jacob was a farmer and wagon-maker. He married Mary Bollinger, and by her reared four sons and two daughters, five of whom still survive. Jacob died at the age of 62, in his native State ; his wife then emigrated to this State, where her death occurred in 1854, upward of 72 years old. Samuel is the fourth child of the family ; his early life was passed on a farm, where he acquired the art of farming. At the age of 18 he began the tanning business and followed it over twenty years. Sept. 14, 1829, he took a journey to the "Far West," which was then Ohio ; after a journey of twenty-two and one-half days ne landed at Dayton, Ohio, whence he journeyed up the Stillwater to his present place, which he purchased, consisting of 49 acres, in Sec. 5. Here he has lived ever since, a period of half a century ; since his location here, he, by industry an economy, added a large farm to his first purchase, which he has recently disposed of; upon locating here he erected a tannery, which he successfully operated for wenty years ; on his farm is a fine spring of living water, and an extensive limestone quarry. Mr. M. identified himself with the German Baptist Church over a century ago, and lias been an earnest worker and faithful member ever since He has served in the capacity of minister in the above church for twenty years, aji for the last ten years as Presiding Elder, at present superintending four distrio . He is a man of many sterling qualities, a useful and much-respected citizen, n married Catharine Saylor, of Pennsylvania, May 8, 1828, and by her has reared ax sons and fonr daughters. Oneson, Rudolph, died Jan. 15, 1866, leaving a wife ana one child, Anna. Six children have located in vicinity of the homestead, ana in Missouri.

HENRY MOHLER, farmer ; P. O. Covington ; born in Cumberland Co*) Penn., in 1829 ; is the son of Rudolph and Elizabeth (Miller) Mohler, she censed ; he has followed the vocation of farmer through life ; he remained at o assisting his father in the duties of the farm till he grew up to maturity , made his first permanent location on his present place about twenty-six y^r8ia^ji having operated a saw-mill on Stillwater about two years prior to this ; his iug® homestead, with its fine improvements, bears testimony of his industry, enterp and skill as a farmer ; he was only 13 years old when he came to this county wi his parents ; he finds his religious creed in the German Baptist Church, of w i he and his wife are faithful members. He was married, in 1852, to Anna Deeter, daughter of Abraham and granddaughter of David Deeter, a pioneer of tms county ; eight children - six sons and two daughters - have been the issue of um°^ one_^n and daughter died when quite small. # .

st®te with his parents in 1821, locating in Washington Township, he w of Irish and German extraction, his father «mig£ting from Ireland to Penn a/onn? ma"- 0nr enbject was reared a former, which has been Mh<^i «fwU^on t^nghont life ; hie education was reoeived in foe pnbhe Efoabetlf Tow?ahiP- In 1840, he celebrated his marriMe wi'bM« at ltohe4> a mtlre of this county and a descendant of Kentucbane , at tois penod, our subject began life for himself, forming the homestead place.

through life. in I840< he ^ oi,? .. f mmg I1*8 chief occupation lroin here he moved to Franklin Tnu,-. u- Sf11? a^ located in Montgomery Co - At the end of five yearo ^"mov, Co;' bating on PafnterMc.' smee been his place of abode w^vl Towns ilP> in this county, which has present place. For fiftLn^s dur^ tLTrT laSt June- be S Us a thrashing machine. He^ celebrated hi? V "blng .season, lie bas been running

J824 : is the son of Michael Mvm °'i Covin^ton > ,JOrn in Juniata Co., Penn in to Elizabeth Neman, and liad^lf lUmih^^fer,^ Pennsyl vania ; lie was man-led Myers died at the age of 44 w}10n J.r chlldren two dying in infancy. Mr: child, Agola Mabel, has been horn to ^Pated J" Newberry Township. One Christian Church of Covington and Mr* "m'01? h Myer,s is a "ember of the same place. gton' and Mrs- of the Evangelical Lutheran of the he was hoiorobWdi SZf1 by ,a b>ow ** with a gun in the hknds of a rebel? feturning homey he^«nl!fi Columbus, Ohio, on the 2d day of July, 1865. After interval of four shoemaking ; this he has since continued with an Jarge and well asfmrJd rfhl<t* l"?® was engaged in farming. He now carries a his transactions Hif °f 50018 a,nd sboes> and practices integrity in all of

WILLIAM M. NORTH, fanner ; P. O. Laura : is one of the early pioneers of Newton Township; he was born in Union Township Feb. 24, 1807, and is the son ot John North, a Georgian by birth ; his father, John N., Sr., was born in Yiiginia,from which State he emigrated to Georgia ; he was employed as a messenger during the war for American independence, and was frequently in danger from the British troops. He was married to Rachel Nichols, and they lived together for sevent\* three years ; Mr. North emigrated to this State in 1805, and located in Miami to-- of which he afterward became a prominent citizen ; he and his wife lived to a ni>e old age, he dying at the age of 96 years, and she at the age of 94 years ; he was a nephew of Lord North, of Revolutionary fame. John North, Jr., was bom previous to the outbreak of the Revolution. He married Miss Tamar Mendenhal in 1798 ; in 1804, he emigrated to Ohio, locating in Union Township, in this count) . during the war of 1812, he was employed as a teamster ; he reared a fanu) o five sons and two daughters - Martha. Delany, Singleton, Win. M., Lay toil, Aus in and Richard; all grew up to maturity and reared families; Austin h:is hh?» Judge of the Court of Franklin Co., Iowa, for several years. John N., Jr.,in - became the first settler in Twin Township, Darke Co., and kept the first sum i Ithaca. Our subject has experienced all the trials and triumphs incideut PJj neer life. He was married, Aug. 2, 1830, to Miss Esther Hall, who was born Union Township in 1810, and was the daughter of Amos and Susan (Coatc) originally from South Carolina ; in November, 1832, Mr. N. purchased the I amw w'hich he now resides, and moved on it. He held the office of Township were members of the 71st O. V. I., in the three-years service ; they pnrtieipaieu the battle of Pittsburg Landing, where L. M. was wounded through the was subsequently discharged ; Amos H. remained in the sen-ice almost tun years, but was discharged on account of some trouble with his eyes ; " - - ' wife, March 8, 1879. Mr. North merits special mention for the kind, filial iwa which he rendered to his own and his wife's parents during the latter , their lives. Mr. and .Mrs. Hall, the parents of Mrs North, lived to npe old Vs- Mr. Hall died suddenly, lamented by all who knew him. . Tr -

SAMUEL M. OAKS, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill; he was torn in <Jn« Montgomery Co.. Ohio, in 1833, and is a son of Samuel Oaks, born in Pcnns> vania in 1806; Samuel was a smith b\T trade, and when about 6 years ol, to Dayton, Ohio, with his parents, the place then consisting of only a w* "° '

He married Isabella Hamel, of Pennsylvania, in 1828. by whom he had eM> sons and four daughters ; five still survive, as also do the parents at an adv subject was inured to farm labor, and has made farming his occupa ? m this he takes a great interest and exhibits great enterprise, the aggregate o crops attesting his skill and success as a farmer ; in 1858, he moved to this co ) and located in Concord Township, and, at the end of nine or ten years, he retu to Ins native county ; some three or four years later, he located on his presto place, where he has since resided, and made many improvements ; he is a

+m Ufe> thrown upon his own resources, he has, by industry andecon ) a4 V?3}Uon of affluence ; socially, he is pleasant and affable, ChSto^f £bri8tla"> and, witb his wife. » member of the Congregational Bw* Piea8ant Hlll; He married Melinda J. Smith, nee Buley, m 185j ,6 ^ th!Lin thlS ?Punty in 1837 i °f Ws five sons and one daughter, four sons « chHrt^SU-POn.ti'e 8ame da>" i Mr- Oaks takes a great interest in educating lj. « Bito them the best opportunities in this direction ; his daughter, were born of this unioa Our subject was mi ' three ,sons "n* two daughtere common school ; he improved hwedueiSZf^ PS? a ?"m and Seated hi the profession of teaching in 1875 which he hu 0Pportumties well, and entered the devoting his summed months to h !,nce °o"«nued during the winter Protestant in religion! teW a memW ^j v " » Republican ^^03, Zda sonally, he is pleasant, affable th h'8 wlfe> of the ChristianChureh ; per- tiieir way into the Stillwater Valky 'l^Sid^tUnth * *' In !f8'. they Pioneered Township. When war was dec5 h S »n the present limits of Newberrv southern part of the county wheZhZ^V^ ^^"!^ them ^ retire to the Union Township - after a "©J located in the extreme southeast part of

«mrse of lectures, receiving his dtetems w four years when he attended another from there cam., to hu "fP101?®- He made his first location at Laura, and t*as been succZte « ^ " **, 8Pring of 18fi7- As a physictenT J- Dawell, of this (bounty te l 849 °hantable; He mairied Sarah

23, 1832 ; was nri«£Z' r"d "ow llv" " the house in which he was bom, April education ; he then ""''j.18' dnnn3 which time he obtained a ftir the same fkimfailteJh^f wagon-making at Covington three years, abandoning went to Ft. Kearney8 wte!re 1853' went to Iowa, and in the spring of 185^ he then went t^^anmri Jh. wounded by a ball passing through his foot; fered much pain - the Anm.rt r?i? w»gon, and during the twelve-days' journey sufthenoe by boat to ot r gn?t foU.°w'Qg, went by ox team to Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., with another accent I^?I8'?rnv?ng ,atn?"a in a weak ®°ndition> where he met ofDr.CableofCnvfw^kT*?^1?8 to 0hl0' recovered his health under the skill he theZ«le a^nT?4n^m 1866 * 18®7 he,wPrked at ottering, etc., in Iowa; Thousand Sprint Voii0.. h ac??s? P^118 to California, via the beautiful Indians : he^ocated w^lch tfaeJ had frequent encounters with the with the measles, and for twelve days lay in shelter made by shoveling away the deep snow, during which time his doctor's two trips per day was $16 each ; he was then taken to town on a mule, but did not recover sufficiently to labor until the next July, when he became night manager of the mines for four and » half at $210 per month ; the following spring, he bought a claim and worked until the fall of 1867, when he sold out and quit mining, haying suffered the hardships of a miner's life for ten years ; he then returned home via Portland, San Francisco, central America and New York ; he followed the saw-mill and lumber business seA en years, but has since been occupied in farming ; is a member ofthe A., F. & - - * Franklin Chapter, R., A. M. and Coleman Commander}', No. 17, Troy, Ohio, of w he is a standard bearer. Married Jane McCurdy Sept 3, 1868 ; they have ° children - Lydia J., born Sept 19, 1869 ; Ida May, Dec. 21, 1870 ; Eliza D., e . 23, 1873 ; William H. H., Oct 11, 1875. tt . _ . .

HORATIO PEARSON, teacher, Pleasant Hill ; born in Union Township Sept 15, 1836 ; he is a son of Isaac P. and Mary Pemberton both of cnion Township. Robert Pearson, his grandfather, was a native of Newberry ^l8 ;

S. C., and emigrated to Ohio about 1806, locating in Union Towns ip. he had five sons and four daughters ; three sons and three daughters still the youngest being 60 years old. He was married to Keziah Hollingswo , South Carolina, and was a farmer by occupation, as were all his sons. Isaac located in the vicinity of the homestead till 1846, When he pre-empted a pi t of land in Howard Co., Ind., on which he moved. Here in a few years e called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, Mary', who died, leaving a family o sons and two daughters; Mr. P. then returned to his native place, wnere family were reared. He still survives, making his permanent home in in t Our subject is the oldest of the family, and the scenes of his boyhood ?nclf^ were passed upon the farm, engaging in such duties as fall to the lot of a a boy ; his educational opportunities were limited to the common school, exc p short time spent in the Ohio Wesleyan University, of Delaware, Ohio ; tm was left to take the slower but surer route to a thorough education, that o culture. By close application to his books, he early qualified himself for the p sion of teaching. At the age of 17, he engaged in the carpenter trade, wnic * he acquired, and has since worked at at intervals ; he commenced .

age of 19, which has since been his principal occupation. In the fall of l » took charge of the Pleasant Hill school, and has since superintended it wi * nent success. He was recently employed for three years by the Board of hclu » a mark of his excellence as a teacher ; previous to taking this school, he supe tended with satisfaction the Georgetown school. Mr. P. is a Republican in po 1 '

He married, Dec. 10, 1857, Mary P., daughter of Elijah, and a direct descendant . w Marmaduke Coate ; four sons and four daughters have been the issue o union ; one son died in 1874, at the age of 15. , . 5n