Miami County, Ohio - The whole text, 1880 (part 20 of 23)

EPHRAIM PEARSON, farmer ; P. O. Covington ; born in this township in August, 1834 ; is the son of Wilkinson Pearson and Eleanor Leavell, the tonne of South Carolina, and the latter of this township ; Wilkinson Pearson is the of Benjamin Pearson, who immigrated to Ohio in 1 805 ; in the fall oflb ? came to this township, settling on the banks of the Stillwater ; here Wukm passed his youth in the wilderness ; he lived in this township until after the c of the war, when he moved to Newberry Township, where he still resides. Be married to Eleanor Leavell, daughter of Robert Leavell, a pioneer ; they had n children, six deceased ; four of the sons were in the late civil war - two CHieoaru and Job) as members of the 110th O. V. I. ; Job was shot at the battle of torn Harbor ; Richard was wounded five times during his term of service ; James - and the subject of this sketch were members of the 147th O. N. G. Ephraim brought up on a farm and received his early education in the common school , made his first permanent move from his birthplace to his present place in 1° ' r^ided, operating his farm, consisting of 140 acres ; it is un est of modern improvement, and everything indicates thrift, industry and this townthis county ; hi9 father, Elisha P was bom^nVh a?£ W8re early pioneers of and was brought to this county by to ^ ®18tr,ct' S- about 1804,

Mitered the southwest quarter of Sec^a rJ^L1^ **1 move<1 to tb>s township and bfe with his son Jeremiah his death oL^hP ll h® P888^ the latter part of his ned to Julia Ann Van H^ of twT^hr ^h ^ {®ttre.ag0 Hewasmardying when she was but a ctod ; she w^^i hv T W" 1816> her fether Township, and still survives. Elisha p ? i** Peareon' of Monroe be was married the second time 'to ManVr^h "If"? *2"" a^0' two sons ; one deceased. e' to Manetta Shephard ; they have had five children, of this coun^^tom^^irke p' P1^8aDt.Hi^,; a descendant of the early pioneers Penny, of He l840' "d fa 4116 « fl>J£ Mrs. Condon, forme'rlv M?« wF? i toD?18. State when <luite a boy. He married daughter of WitomMiSwh^Uved^tb * nati v® of Hamilton Co, Ohio., and early settler on the Miami a#£2 ** to **2 of 101 ^eare- He was also an and reared eight children ofwkm^ ""W of P he settled in Darke Co., true spirit of Mtriotism akd^n fhfiVG areJ,vPg- We find this family ftdl of the the father and five sons were auto* f°antry demanded soldiers for her protection, stationed most of the timt^ ba^e^*Pltt?burg Landin& our subject was recruit a batterv of ^Cincinnati, Ohio, where he received a commission to

Co.,Pcm in l84CBJ.I?h"i8ter ?r fanner; P- 0. Pleasant Hill ; born in Mifflin former of Mifflin6 ' ^ of Isaac and Eli2abetli Price, of Pennsylvania, the life a period of seventy-three years, in the same house. The subject of this sketeli was brought up on a farm, and thus, from boyhood, acquired a ow 8e ° iZ Which he has followed through life, and with eminent success, as tofcrtthat henow possesses a large, fine farm, under the best of improvements, bears "2" testimony; his early education was limited to the common school ; in of 1861, he immigrated to this State and located in Newton Township ; he sooti - gaged himself toMr. Fox as a farm laborer; in tiie foUowing faU tepumhasedrf Mr Fox 73f acres of land, a part of the tract which he "OW owns , he to this 100 acres, by his industry and good management. Mr. Pnce isa in the German Baptist Church, whose official duties he has years, with fidelity to his church and commendable zeal in the cause of thri tianity ; Mr. Price is a good worker in the cause of religion, us g , good account for the Master's service ; personally, he is a ge^em^, honest an upright in all his dealings with his fellow-man. He wasi ^ to Mary J. Fox, a native of Montgomery Co. ; she is the daughter o ,."7, ^ . Elizabeth Fox, the former a native of Maryland, whence h®

^ JOHN REED, farmer; P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; was born May 12 1818, near Pleasant Hill, and is the son of John Reed, of Botetourt Co., Va.; ried Elizabeth Miller, of Virginia, and immigrated to of seven children, our subject is next to the sixth ; his early life was pafsedmthe pioneer times of this township, with the usual experiences of such a life , ne the parental roof when only 8 years old, and went to live with his msterjjf -

Deeter ; here he remained until he was 14 years old, when he was thro P® own resources. He was married in 1836 to Catherine, daughter erf Day1 ' on the old homestead, and in 1839 purchased his present place, where he has sine lived ; he has made farming his chief occupation. Of his family of thirteen dren, six are deceased ; three sons, W m. H., David and Fredenck, and four £ ters, Elizabeth, Melinda, Christina and Lucinda, still survive. Willmm and liaviu were soldiers in the late civil war ; William enlisted in 1861 in the 1st O. V . served three years ; he was engaged in all the battles of the regiment up time of his discharge. David was in the 71st 0. V. I., and enlisted m lool, ing four years ; he participated in the battles of Pittsburg Landing, Do >

JOSEPH REEDER, farmer; P. 0. Pleasant Hill; was bom m Wastengton Township, Montgomery Co., in 1827, the 12th day of July ; he is the son of w ill Reeder and grandson of Joseph Reeder. Joseph R. and family emigrated to State in the beginning of the present century ; they made the voyage d0WPf. Ohio River on a flatboat, landing in Cincinnati in 1801, their property consisti g of a cow, a horse, and a two-wheeled cart ; with these they took up their journ J northward, penetrating the wilderness as far as Montgomery Co., where tn y located on Sugar Creek ; here he entered a piece of land and built a rude caom ^ serve as a temporary dwelling. William Reeder was his only child ; his birthplace was Virginia, and he was only a boy when his parents settled in Montgomery t/0-» he was possessed of great muscular strength, and could perform the remarkaDi feat of lifting a barrel of cider to his mouth, drinking out of the bung hole ; farming was his exclusive occupation till his 30th year, when he met with an acciden which prevented him from active work on the farm ; but being of an ingenious turn of mind he engaged in various pursuits, as shoemaking, blaeksmithing, coopering, carpentering, etc., in the meantime managing the farm till our subject gtew up. He was married twice and reared a family of eight children, four sons ana four daughters ; his death occurred in 1865. Our subject was the youngest of this family ; he early formed habits of industry and good management which have a«riculture haa been Uschi^f Pupation ; in 1852 °f la2d in M^mety Co., and purebred 2

Furaaai in 1856, he disposed Of hU farmTt KansM wl*kUrC^a8e^-lf ^e.wton Township ; the following year, he made a trip to «l»ve Question TnrT lo'ftin« there J be found the people much agitated overthe (anno? ^ d h® rS;urned content to remain in his native State; he has a £er»I thfreS T /uWton- "d 40 «*"» "here be resides. Mr. and Mrs. Mr R is a consinwt children, one daughter now married, and two sons.

withTe trife Jh,CJ*^e S?ntm.ued till his death, April 18, 1872. He was, Deacon abont thv?^ *be Christian Church for a number of years, and was Pennsylvania In lrt? ,was married twice, first to Mary Fenical, of

HiU. In 6 t"e unexpired term of the first Mayorship, of Pleasa ship Ciowir . ' 1111(1 . two succeeding years, he was elected to the office of Tow as Wv\fUl^ u vem oer, i«t>5, and has filled an official position thirteen years, _ -anti; * n - - p. years > he is also a member of the Franklin Chapter, No. 24, she ia a Han vH°anC1' ^°* 16» Troy. He married Maria Williams Aug. 27, 1857 ; antofM^hi Michael Jane (Coppock) Williams, and a direct descend-

JoWpi^££L' wko die<l Aug. 26, 1879, from diphtheria, to 1845 - \a 5 HEIBER, farmer ; P. 6. Pleasant Hill ; bom in Newton Township he ia of a* *he 8011 ®^enry Reiber, who was bom in Perry Co., Penn., in 1816; Co. pGn r"lai1 extraction, and is the son of Jacob and Catherine Reiber, of York ties' anH a-1 j waa ^toed a farmer, and obtained his education under the difficultoian^iiT^^111^68 of those early days ; his father being in poor cfrcimistanc^ 1835 ho ^2 was early to go from home and labor for a livehhood ,

££& su?4ption.school system ^ jj age of 15, he* entered his father's distillery, and remained in it JjWBy " fether sold out in 1848 ; since then, he has devotedhis ? Bur.

and one daughter have died. Mr. Reach's political inclinations are with t J£i?S5? though he is no zealous partisan ; he identifies himself with the German Baptist Church, of which he and his wife are both "®"^nrthwegt qQarter T P PIENOH farming; P. 0. Covington; born m 1848, on nortnwes q he moved to Wayne Township, near Webster ; at the end of two years, h tohTplTnt pl^. He is politically identified ^h^moctatic religiously with the German Baptist Churches is also his mfe. plea8ant Hill, given to Mr. and Mrs. Bench ; one was bom Dec. 23, 1873, and died in infency , the other, Fredonia Bench, was bom Feb. 4, 1876. . .

JACOB BENCH, deceased ; one of the early settlers and j!S of Newton Township ; was bom in Pennsylvania in 1797, and was *® ^®" Qhioto and Susannah (Deeter) Bench. Joseph emigrated from Pennsylvania to .Ota 1812 or 1813, and located north of the present site of Pleasant BhB "® " wife were not long permitted to enjoy their new home in the wilderness, ne ayrug Ml# with the m& sickness, and his wife the following year They leftaftody^of four sons and three daughters, the oldest, Joseph, being yet in his ; family thus left without father or mother suffered all the privations and hara P® of pioneer life ; the burden of providing and caring for them fell to the Jacob, who was industrious and possessed of extraordinary .business sanity , y his indomitable will and perseverance, he rose on the very difficulties he had tend with, and became, before his death, wealthy, leaving at his demise a of $35,000 to $40,000. He was a farmer by occupation, but did a great a«u teaming and milling ; he made a trip to New Orleans in 1825, by flat-boat the Stillwater, Miami, Ohio and Mississippi Rivers ; his teaming w^^°fUyh"°wag and was done at a time when it was regarded hazardous and difficult ; u enterprising and possessed many sterling qualities ; integrity was the ruling p

, he was of Protestant faith, havhurch, and at his death with the German Baptist. His death occurred Ang. 13, 1874. He was married three times : rnt, in 1819, to Anna Hums, of Pennsylvania ; she died in 1820, leaving a son, Jotm. His second marriage was in 1826 or 1827 to Susannah Blickenstafll of Pennsylvania, who died in 1832 or 1833, leaving three children, Hannah, Emanoel ^ w was (Soggs) Valentine, of this county ; they had ten children - Mary L., Jacob, T. B., Fredonia, deceased ; Ezekiel B., one daughter aied m rafancy ; Joseph B.; R. E. C. ; Sarah E., deceased ; Valentine T., deceased, ms. Kench had two children by her first marriage, George H. Valentine, and one _ - m m Ezekiel Boggs, father of Mrs. Bench, was bom in Pennsyl- H ; he was the only child of the family, and was early appren-

* mason's trade ; being cruelly used, he was induced by his uncle to hiooirol^fu brought by bim to this State, where he was apprenticed to the owctomith trade, which he followed a short time. He married in 1804 or 1805 j -, i' rf®®y 5 bis financial circumstances were meager, as he depended upon his fj ^ for subsistence ; he served six months in the war of 1812, on the flronh ' ma^e a to New Orleans, by flat-boat, with produce, and then purchased a IfiiQ k Wa®°n' embarking in the peddling business with gratifying results ; in 1828 h061?6 ^ county> locating near Piqua, and en^ged in farming till

*9r n^^.""rongb life with eminent success, leaving at his death an estate worth anri' .I* i°u His wife, Catherine, was bora in Pennsylvania Jan. 29, 1783,

- ' u d hi8 wife, was a member of the United Brethren Church for forty her death " "en°b ^ited with the German Baptist Church a short time before

BENCH, farmer ; P. 0. Covington ; bom in 1847, on the northwest on tKo h 8 ' *8 hbe son of Jacob and Sarah (Boggs) Bench ; he was reared whan k ome8^^» where he remained, assisting in farming till the spring of 1876, TownaV ID0V^ to his present place ; in 1877, he removed to Darke Co., Wayne wnsmp, an<* remained one year ; at the end of this time, he returned to his pres- Ronok' 7here be b^s since resided ; he owns and operates, with his brother, T. P. wm m' a ? j m thrasher, which they have successfully used for several years. He ernitrM^S 4 mr December, 1872, to Mary E. Faber, a native of Pennsylvania ; she timpW^ b) the State of Indiana in 1866, and lived near Union City till a short wftfl ?erore ber marriage, when she moved to Troy ; one daughter, Sarah , Anna, Church^ 1116111 ln SePtember5 1879- Mr. B. is a member of the German Baptist in 1 899 BOSZELL, minister and farmer ; P. O. Troy ; born in New Jersey tW i 18 the 8011 of Joseph and Hannah Roszell, natives, also, of New Jersey ; emigrated to Ohio in 1832, and located near Centerville, in Montgomery Co. ; m ' ' . > waa a farmer by occupation ; in the spring of 1842, he moved to Bethel rhm A this county, where he passed the remnant of his days, his death occur- ^^1 5 bis devoted wife survived him till Dec. 28, 1869. His early tioual opportunities were necessarily limited, but were well improved ; he is youngest son of a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters , e at borne, discharging his filial duties, until the death of his father. The of vt ?U.De' 1851' he ^obrated his marriage with Miss Rachel A. Crow, a native irgmia j she emigrated to Ohio with her parents in 1835, and s^led m the *5? southeast part of Bethel Township, in this county. Mr. and Mrs Crow ^th tlE 1879' he at the ^ age of 87, and she aged 75 years ; they were ifcUtfU 5*®bere of the M. E. Churched in their death the church lost ua5"' the marriage of Mr. R., he removed to a place near ^ppeomoe i Sf®? m Jarming ; be remained here for a period of twenty-six or y ^ )®ars. and, one year ago, moved to the farm on which he now resides.

Mrs. It. are the parents of eight children, four sons and four daughters ; four years ago a son was instantly killed, a horse throwing and falling on him. Mr. R. united' with the M. E. Church in January, 1851, and in 1853 was licensed as an exhorter, and in 1861 was ordained a local minister in the same church ; the duties of this official relation he discharged faithfully and with commendable zeal ; his wife and four children are members of the church.

JOEL ROTHERMEL, shoemaker, Pleasant Hill. Among the business men worthy of special mention in Pleasant Hill, is Joel Rothermel ; he comes of German parentage, and was bom in 1833 in Berks Co., Penn. His father, Isaac Rothermel, is also a native of Berks Co., and still resides in his native place at an advanced age. Mrs. Rothermel died when our subject was only 2 years old ; he then found a home with his paternal grandfather, with whom he passed his boyhood days on a farm ; at the age of 16, his father placed him in his shop to learn the shoemaker's trade ; this he continued till 1858, when he emigrated to Ohio, locating in Pleasant Hill ; here he resumed his former occupation, combining with it for tiie first year the hotel business ; he worked as journeyman with several parties till 1862, when he formed a partnership with M. D. Myers ; three years subsequent, this partnership was dissolved, and Mr. Rothermel has since continued successfully the shop in Ids own name. He was a soldier in the late civil war, and member of the 147th 0. N. G., which regiment was employed most of the time on guard duty. In July, 1862, be was appointed Postmaster of Pleasant Hill, which position he held for sixteen years ; he has also been several times elected Councilman of the village. In addition to his trade, he deals in flour and patent medicines. His marriage with Miss Esther Longanecker was celebrated in Pennsylvania in 1857 ; she is a native of Juniata Co., Penn. They have had three children - one deceased.

WILLIAM E. SHELLABERGER, farmer ; P. 0. Covington ; born in Juniata Co., Penn., in 1827. Is the son of David and Elizabeth (Reynolds) Shellaberger, both natives of Pennsylvania ; David was a farmer by occupation, and passed his entire life in his native county, his death occurring in 1854, at the age of 54. He was married to Elizabeth Reynolds, and had eight children, one of whom is dead. His wife, Elizabeth, moved to this State after his death, and married David Shellaberger of Pennsylvania. She died some eight years ago. The subject of this sketch is the third child of her last marriage ; he ha* made agriculture his occupation, and the thrifty appearance of his fine, large farm, his buildings and other improvements, indicate success in this direction ; in 1850, he located in Covington, in this county, .but afterward moved to a farm in Newton Township near Pleasant Hill, where he lived two years, then came to his present place, where he has since resided ; he is one of the successful farmers of Newton Township, now operating a farm of 172 acres. He and wife have been consistent members of the German Baptist Church for a number of years. Mr. Shellaberger is a man of industrious habits, and, in all his relations with the world, integrity is his ruling principle. He married, in 1854, Susan, daughter of Rudolph Mohler, and is now living with her at the age of 79 years. They have had eight children - two deceased. Rudolph Mohler was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in 1801, and is the son of Jacob and Mary Mohler ; at the age of 18, he was apprenticed to the tojde of a tanner, which he followed twenty -three years ; in .1842, he emigrated to Ohio, located in Newton Township, this county ; here he resided till 1875, when he went to live with his son, Henry Mohler ; here he remained till about one jear ago, when he moved to his present place. He has been married twice, first in Susanna Bousm&a, of Pennsylvania. Three children were bom to this died June 27, 1827. His second marriage was with Elizabeth Miller, in 1827, hy whom he had a family of ten children. He is a member of the German Raptmt Church, m which he has held the office of minister since 1832, and that of

JOSEPHUS SHOEMAKER, nurseryman and farmer ; P. O. Covington ; bom in Newberry Township in 1843; is the son of George S. and Elizabeth (Williams) Shoemaker ; the former was a native of Lancaster Co., Penn., and emigrated to this county with his parents when quite a young man, locating in Newberry Township. Here he lived till recently, when he moved to Delaware Co., Ind. Elizabeth Williams, his wife, was a daughter of Michael W., Jr., and granddaughter of Michael W., Sr., the first settler in this township. She died before Josephus was 2 years old. This misfortune broke up the home, and he was put out among strangers, where he passed his youth, mostly in farming. His early education was limited to the common school. At the age of 19, he entered life on his own resources. With unyielding energy and unflagging industry, he has made k a success. He served as a soldier in the 147th oTNVG., and was disabled near Washington City. He then received a furlough, and, in 1864, enlisted in the 194th 0. V. I., and served until the close of the war ; then lived in Newberry Township one year, with his Uncle Williams. In 1875, he located on Sec. 10, Newton Township, where he now resides, and is extensively engaged in the nursery business ; and, being skilled in his vocation, he now has a stock of 75,000 trees. He is also engaged in tanning bark for budding purposes. Mr. Shoemaker married Nancy Elmore in 1866 ; of their five children, four now survive. Mr. and Mrs. Shoemaker are members of the German Baptist Church.

* iqo?^ STOEMAKER, farmer ; P. O. Covington ; bom in Franklin Co., Penn., f 1 . ; is the son of John and Catherine Shoemaker, both of Pennsylvania. J ohn, p lmmjgrated to Ohio in 1834 or 1835, and located in Montgomery Co., on Mad *uver, where he soon died, leaving a family of three sons and one daughter. The subject of this sketch was then only about 6 years old. After his father's death, e mgde his home with a cousin till about 10 years old, when he came to this county, and resided with an uncle who lived here. When 20 years of age, he went to Iowa, and, in the spring of 1850, to California, over the plains. He then began prospecting for gold in the Columbia River. After mining fifteen months he rned, by the Panama route and city of New York, home. He returned with a neat competence, and, locating in Dayton, engaged in hauling stone for a time, but oved to Iowa and remained one year, when he returned to Newton Township, wnere he has since lived. He is a member of the German Baptist Church. Mr. snoemaker waa married Jan. 12, 1854, to Gulaelma Cooper, of Montgomery Co. r jr. dle<^ 13, 1869 ; they had two sons and three daughters ; one son died in Indiana jn August, 1879.

toe son of William Sloan ; he was reared on a farm, and his early education was "^sarily limited ; in 1840, he embarked on the sail vessel Hibernia fojAmm<», Unded ^ the city of New York Nov. 13 ; from this place he went direct to i ®a8ter 0°*» Penn., where he worked awhile to obtain means , to jco?^inUpo_n_ fLiv ^ *e8tward> and send for his family, which he had left in Ireland > ^rolJ . i.^ he came to this county and located in Newton Township, on Sec. , qi ®ere ^me time and then purchased the place on which he now resi > -

^ Propriety be called one of the self-made men of NewtonTow^h^, when he landed in the city of New York, he had only a penny in he a**6 8£?nt f0r tohacco ; he worked his way through to Ohio ; once _,mfortable h tfout with unflagging industry to establish a permanent an finds roe ; how well he succeeded in this, his valuable farm attests ; ^hti y, depression for his views with the Republican party, with which he part

J* since he has been a member of my party? he refrained from takingany.^ nl^^ti? in this country, till he had opportunity and time to cons* . t the P^of the various parties, and then choose for himself; he was "8 Qhris- at Antioch College, Yellow Springs, and James at Meadville College, 1 ennsj lurnia, he is now a minister in the Disciples Church in Indiana.

WILLIAM R. SLOAN, farmer and 'attorney, Pleasant Hill , was Loin in County Monaghan in 1835 ; is the son of John Sloan ; when i about 4 he came to America with his mother, his father having preceded "'-'"^ortUine^ they landed at New York, and from there went to Pen n syj vam a aiiO .

Newton Township ; he was brought up on a farm and devoted Ins wiutei mo th to the acquisition of knowledge in the common school until 1854 .when he e U ^ Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio, then under the preside Horace Mann ; he graduated here in the scientific conrae and then fession of teaching, which he followed for fourteen or fifteen yearn ; lie was a so dier in the late wXr, in 147th 0. N. Co. Or ; he U now giving "ns^ercWe atU ntion to the study and practice of law (see card m director}) , he is i . 1

Hcan and an earnest and faithful worker for the party ; he and wife arc men of the Christian Church ; he is member of the following orders, viz., A., I . & A. - Pleasant Hill ; Franklin Chapter and Coleman Commandery of Troy ; the l. J . of Pleasant Hill, and Encampment of West Milton. . Mr. Sloan is a P11^10* 1 and enterprising man, and is found indentified with whatever improves the and society. He married Mary J., daughter of William Miles, Aug. 16, 185h . oi the seven sons and three daughters born to this union, four are dea .. -

JEFF SNYDER, farmer ; P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; one of the prominent rarmei of Newton Township ; was born in 1842, near Dayton ; lie is the son of bmni n Snyder, a native of Maryland, born in 1811, about twenty -four miles fl*om ' , more ; when 4 or 5 y cars old. he immigrated to Ohio with his parents, who - near Davton ; lie resided on a farm till he was 18 years old, when he was . 1 1 ticed to the carpenter's trade, and, after being variously employed for several } * - in distilling, quarrying, etc., he finally engaged in the coopering business, " i _ followed as an occupation till 1S5G. when he purchased the farm he no on, one and a half miles east of West Milton. He was married to Harriet M.iw. oldest daughter of Capt. Absalom Mast, whose father. David, was one of the n si settlers in the northern part of Montgomery Co. ; she was born in 1818, anu ^ April 28, 1879 ; Simeon Snyder reared a family of two children - a son and ciaiu liter ; the latter died Aug. 8, 1878. The subject of this sketch was brought up mi a farm, and has made farming his life occupation ; the thrifty appearance o large farms bears testimony to his skill and success in this direction. He m.ur e in January, 18G7, Amanda, daughter of Joseph Coppock ; she was born Jan.

JACOB STICHTER, farmer; P. O. Pleasant Hill : born in Union Co., I t in., in 1818 ; is the son of Barnhart Sticlitcr, a native of Pennsylvania, who died " ie our subject was only 9 years old ; on the death of his father, he left the PalcJ / , roof, his mother being in poor financial circumstances ; for three years 'ie "01 for his board and clothes, after which he began to receive wages ; in 1841, lie oo a journey to the West, with a view of locating in that country : after a few moil s, he settled in Clark Co., Ohio. In 1844, he was united in marriage to Miss Louisa Brown, of Maryland; she emigrated to this State in 1831, locating in Clark o. - after his marriage, he lived near Carlisle, in Clark Co., operating a farm on shaies for six years ; at the end of this time, by industry and economy, lie had accumulated some means ; he came to this township and purchased the quarter-section o land on which he now lives, paying for it $6,500 ; of this he paid, at time oj puichase, $2,000, which was all the money lie owned, going in debt for the balance , with this debt, and the larger part of his farm in the woods, he began life twent}- six years ago in this county ; possessing an indomitable will and unflagging industry, he went to work, and, with the assistance of his wife, he soon paid ott the debt and cleared up the most of his farm ; he has since, by his own exertion, added to this farm two others - one of 80 acres and the other of 110 acres ; he is a fair illustration of what perseverance and carefrd business habits can produce. He has reared a family of eight children, six of whom are married, and all located within two miles of the homestead ; Mr. and Mrs. Stichterwere formerly members of the M. E. Church, but, since coming to this township, cast their lot with the Shiloh Christian Church, of which they have been active members.

JOHN TEAGUE, farmer ; P. 0. Pleasant Hill ; one of the prominent citizensof Newton Township, was bom in 1821, on the place adjoining his present farm ; he was brought to his present place when 2 years old, where he has since resided, of fifty-seven years. He is the son of Moses and Jane (Coppock) Teague, both descendants of pioneers, and married in 1816. His grandparents, 8amuel and Kebeoca Teague, were natives of Newberry District, S. C., from where they emigrated in 1805, locating in Newton Township, in October, 1806 ; here they passed the remainder of their lives, dying at the ripe old age of 85 years. Thus P^cefhlly passed away two more of Miami Co.'s early pioneers. They brought with them to this county, three sons and seven daughters ; a son was afterward drowned while crossing the Stillwater. Of this family, Moses was the fifth child, horii in 1797, in South Carolina, and was a lad of 8 or 9 summers when his lot was cast in the wilderness of Miami Co.; with the exception of eleven years in diana, he passed his remaining years in Newton Township, most of them on the homestead ; they both died at the age of 75 years. Our subject's life has been at of a farmer, and in agricultural pursuits he haa taken a great interest. In be k*8 acres, and on it he has erected, at the cost of $8,000, rj? of the fine8t form residences in the county. Mr. T. is a man of enterprise and ^d a valuable member of society. He is a Republican in politics, and, no office-seeker, has been chosen Township Trustee several times ; he, bis wife, is a member of the Christian Church. Mr. Teague has been married Jr06; firat, March 12, 1846, to Susan Wheelock, of Union Township, who died le*ving four sons and one daughter. His second marriage was ^ndereon, of Montgomery Co., Ohio, who was a daughter of John in_ ' \ TEETER, dealer in dry goods, boots, shoes, hardware, merchant tailortc.. Pleasant Hill ; prominent in the list of business men of Pleasant Hill enrJf11?6?1811 wb°se name heads this list ; he was born in 1842, within the presen SEP***® llmit8 of the village of Pleasant HiU, and is the son of J. K. Teeters, one or the oldest merchants of the place, and founder of this village. He is a Pen^' IW and emigrated to Ohio in 1837, locating on the pr^nt site of trinno^k?1^ ' in l®48' be fo^ out this village and called it Newton, after th oflw8 Rh'losopher ; the name has since been changed to accommodate the post and Jk1D * he opened a dry-goods store, on the comer where he is ' acquired those correct business habits which have oombm^ vnth ^ amnP J? 8ecare hi® success as a merchant. Mr. T., in the prime of hi y > j at first to enroll his name for the defense of his country ; P > for troops, he enlisted in the 11th O. V. ^ ^r a term of ^ nati ^k-' darmg this period, they were stationed at Camp Denniso cLDtember, he enliafJ?* of exPir«d in July, and, in the foUo^g P

!? the l8t 0 V- c- i of this regiment he continued^ ^^.^tified with the k** f°r four ^rs ; he was immediately sent to the front n(jer Qen. Ros- _^rmy of the Cumberland, first under Gen. Buell, and afterw Chattai Participated in the hard-fought battles of Stone _-sion 0f Atlanta good management, hasbmlt up a hurge " hardware ready-made clothing, and and well-assorted stock of dry goo s, gr > transactions are made upon the

Darke Co., on the 22d day of February, 1831 , he is die so. plated to Ohio in (Westfall) Terry ; Enos T. was a native of aN*LtirfT w^eeleb^ed with Miss the beginning of the present century. His nup .. nArfv, (xreenville * subsequently, he moved into the town of vx l a. 1070 when purchased a team and began a journey through the country, vntha " change of climate and the hardships of the jouryney, Pro^ . . four gons 0f and wife, and they soon fell victims to disease and death, loavingjou" son ^ whom f Austin was the youngest ; the three oldest disposed of tee8 of ^e locating near Cincinnati. Here he married Susannah Wright, < he folwho had emigrated to this State, with her parents, when only 16 J ' in the lowed the hatter's trade and farming through life ; he was a M Uwte war of 1812, at the close of which he moved to Miami Co., l°catu« ju 0 . e Covington ; his death occurred here in his 63d year ; his wife dying i-fe^ccuof her life, in 1835. Our subject, reared on a farm, has made farming h moyed pation. In 1834, he married Phebe Greene, a native of Ohio ; in » lt

1810 came from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati on a flat-boat, bringing his family ana en«-> coming north through the wilderness, he located in Montgomery Co., near burg, and entered land ; the next fall he sold out, came to this coun^ erected chased land where West Covington now stands ; after putting out a crop ne a saw-null, about the year 1812 ; his lumber was obtained in Darke Co., here he died, in 1847 atmd 7R ,? "other where part of Covington now stands ; Mias Wftr«hftm rtfp ' ^ear8' ®e waa twice married ; his first wife was business men ofTi^sIi^tru^' Pleasant Hill. Prominent in the list of present corporate limits ??i!-18 tJj? 8Uhject of our sketch, who was bom within the mer, anS^n 5J?" T^J-May, 1844 ; he is the son of John Whit- Penn., March 20 ISli °^^.ls Pj®ce > he (John Whitmer) was bom in Union Co., and Elizabeth Whi+m ' ^erman extraction ; he is the son of Abraham cantile trade whioh h8' u° the, meantime, he engaged to some extent in the mer- 1842, he emirfttoH principal occupation of his life ; in the spring of

Pleasant Hill - two 10 U"0' ^pcating within the present limits of the village of starting the 8absequent, be embarked in the mercantile business, years when he w»a i vf ^ls J tb*8 be continned, with an interval of a few Practically retiroH t)U8m^88 at Covington, till about ten years ago, when he an enterprising hna* m ac*lve » be is known throughout the community as aspirant, he hL hoi*168? ma *5' integnty and intelligence. Although no political now servint? «« t « elec^ to all the important offices of the township ; he is Hekinnolit,^ V t u °f. ^ Peace> which offioe be has filled for fifteen years. Miss Elizabeth it Democrat His first marriage occurred in 1836, with his second marri Wart ' on.e °bild was bom to this anion, now living in Kansas ; the fruits of Miss Sarah Lenhart, in 1840 ; eleven children are immediate vicinitJ^nf1' ^bree of whom have died ; the rest are living in this which has been h* i rr Ur 8ubj®ct grew up accustomed to the mercantile trade, the late civil w« 8 occupation. He exchanged the comforts of home during a member nf , e dangers and hardships of the camp and battle-field ; as

Winchester whT Te 1A.uttl v- be participated in the three days' fight or Mine Run tr-ii , 5Pe regiment suffered severely, the battles at Brandy Station, the WildeimpftQ 'k8 Pord' ^d niany skirmishes ; on the first night of the battle of the back norti^J 86 /^ived a severe wound, a large ball passing entirely through the field - h* w °l nec^ thus disabling him from any farther active duty in engaging fnp Wff honorably discharged in June, 1865, and returned home. After career in lfttt? . u 0 m Eeneral produce business, he embarked in a mercantile foil stock nf P8111®8 a stock of all kinds of merchandise, including a large eLZ m.T "d® of grain, for the handling of which they have erected a adheres tn *k w?^1. ^be modem fixtures ; in all his transactions, he strictly tice of th« d Principle of honesty. He has been twice elected to the office of Juselected Mow ea5e' now holds the commission of Notary Public, and was once celebrated ^ ?Lt?e town* He bas been twice married ; his first mamage was born. W m 1867» "d bis second in 1877; of each union a child has been

JOHN H. WILLIAMS, wagon-maker, Pleasant Hill ; born "Newton Township Feb. 16, 1826 ; is the son of Henry and grandson of Michael Williams the latter was a native of North Carolina, and came to Ohio about the year l800, bringing with him his four sons and five daughters viz., George, M^^l.Heiuy, John) Catherine, Frances, Elizabeth, Barbara and Mollie ; from numeral descendants sprung, and now live in this vicinity ; Michael, Sr., died soon after Ste Sy was born in North Carolina in 1783 ; he made hm first location on Sec. 19, purchasing 90 acres, afterw^ adding 24®' he pnnm^y cleared ; he died Oct 20, 1861 ; he was a good Christian, and beld in high^teem.

He was married four times ; his first wife, Elizabeth Stag, ^edOct. 28J816 .the second wife, Sarah Fetter, died March 15, 1829 ; the third wife, Nancy M,Uer, dmd May 15, 1858 ; his fourth wife, Esther (Neil) Coppock, now bves, at an old I ag , eighteen children were the fruits of these several unions, five by theflret mamage, six bv the second, and seven by the third ; seven now survive. John H. was raised' on the farm until 18, after which he followed wagon and seven years, and was the first carriage-maker of the township, and the oiJy one making coach varnish ; he has taken out the following patents : toP^ement on fire setting and cooling machines, two patents on tire-setting, on follovnng dates, June 19, 1857 and Oct 18, 1870, also patent for improvement in reeds for lo^s weaving machines, for flexible window-shades (date, June 28, 1870), an p for measuring carriage cushions, dated Feb. 14, 1871 ; he is now eIJgsg improved chemical apparatus for manufacturing medicines, and is also propneto of a valuable compound medicine. Has been twice married ; first, April lb, iwii , to Sarah Coate, who died March 17, 1861 ; of their seven children, t^ee now survive. Nov. 3, 1863, he married Mary A. Gillums, of French descent, and bom i

Pennsylimnia^iLLiAMgoN, gaw-milling ; P. 0. Covington ; bom in Co, Ohio, in July, 1838 ; is the son of Silas W. and Antis White ; his grandfathers were from New Jersey ; his paternal grandfather emigrated to Virginia, and his P* grandmother was bom in Virginia; James W., his grandfather, came to 1812, and to this county in 1840, where his wife died in 1866, and he m 1870. »uas was the oldest son of ten children ; in 1840, he located in park® Co., soon removed to Miami Co., where he died in September, 1869 ; his wife still su - Of his six sons and one daughter, two sons are deceased. Our subject was est of the family, and followed farming until August, 1861, when he enlisted in - B, 44th O. V. I., in which he served two and a half years ; re-enlisted, and was placed in the 8th 0. V. C., and, with his regiment, was discharged August, looo, he was in the battles of Louisburg, Knoxville, Lynchburg, and many others , served in Kentucky and West Virginia ; was wounded and taken prisoner at B - erley ; was soon paroled, and returned to his regiment. Soon after ms charge, he went to Iowa, returning to his present place in March, 1871. 1M p*» eight years have been devoted to the saw- mill business ; he has one of the bes most convenient mills in the township. In November, 1866, Mr. WiUiam^n ma - ried Martha A. Sowell, of Henry Co., Iowa; they have three children. Mr. w. Major of the 3d 0. N. G.; has been a member seven years, and has held the omces of Second and First Lieutenant, also Captain. He is a Republican in politics, an labors for the success of his party. .

KIRK WILLIAMSON, saw-milling, Covington ; bom in Darke Co^ Ohioan 1848 ; is the son of Silas W. and Antis White ; his paternal grandfather, James w ., was a member of a militia company during the war of 1812. In the spring o 1849, Silas Williamson moved east of Covington, where he passed the remainder o his life. The subject of this sketch is the fifth child of this family, and his early life was that of a farmer boy ; he received his early education in the common schools of his. day, and by close application to his books he acquired a good practical education. His first move from the parental roof was on a farm near the homestead ; here he remained one year, and then in the spring of 1872, began the saw-mill business with his brother ; they located first in Franklin Township, Clark

Co, where they remained four years, and then moved to Newton Township. He w1874 to Harriet Weaver- Franklin Township, Darke Co., whose k- v, l* I: eaver' waa 1111 /early settler of the township, and entered the farm voalu u l1Ve<? died, bis death occurring in July, 1878, at the age of 66 bnm i m * ft e^even children, five of whom are still living. He was beth Gowk!! ^ne» bis father, also a native of Virginia, married Elizaof sap t u -J^bmd, who, with her parents, came to Virginia when 5 years ina ho - was a ^armer» and raised a family of nine children, all now liv- ' fnr mled m December, 1878, aged 79. Mrs. W. died November, 1874 ; they D. was m Prominent m embers of the German Baptist Church. David he wm 86(1 ,°" fc"e. farm> obtaining a common-school education. In July, 1861, man Anri , .^P . m tbe rebel army, serving until December. Being a Union acrm« th 18 9err,CeS aSa*n demanded for the rebel army, he fled, escaping on foot where hp mountailJ8 t° West Virginia, from there went to Montgomery Co., Ohio, In Decemta ^ q?o 88 a *arm kboier, and attended school during the winter, under orwi *-' *ocated upon his present place, where he has a fine farm,

Bantist Ph 1 mProvement. For four years he has been a minister of the German Feb IQ ifiGiTk I188 ^een Prom°ted to the second degree in the ministry, of twn «L 7e married Susan Miller, of Montgomery Co. ; they are the parents

Co. OtoJ w? *?* ALBAUGH, farmer ; P. O. West Milton ; born in Montgomery born in i ye? r » is a ®°n of Samuel and Anna M. Albaugh, who were the vear iooq - ania.; theJ emigrated to Ohio, and settled in Montgomery Co. in entered an ^ ln w®cb they lived two years, then removed to this county and Hill Far a^*?8 °f luud, which was then - and is yet - known as the Wolf Pen Mr. A tai l 8 ^an<* c^eare(I up, improved and lived on till their decease. Noah 1 f ae °®ce °f J ustice of the Peace for about fifteen years ; they were the H. and °- I? children, five of whom are living, viz., Mary A., D., R. Susanna, farm on n^tf.mlm , an<I ^ucjj deceased. Our subject was reared on his fathers for himooir w labored till he was 24 years of age, when he began life had sf»v«n u^arch 1857, he was married to Martha Murphey, by whom he has Charw I c^dren, viz., Laura B., Samuel 0, Porter W., John B., Harvey H., were hL« G' 5 8he is a daughter of John W. and Margaret Murphey, who ject wirh J,k county ; Mrs. M. died many 3'ears ago : he resides with our subfarm wh k°m k®8 Hved for a number of years ; Mr. Albaugh settled on the state nf u he now ^ides in 1863 ; he owns 80 acres of land, which is in a high and J Cult,vatlon 1 bas filled the office of Justice of the Peace for three years, commo^^^ to discharge its duties ; his education was obtained in the folWrf fho°l8' where be fitted himself for the duties of teaching, which he has the edimo^ a number of terms ; his children, Laura B. and Samuel 0., are amo g bis bmtif*01* °f the former having taught ten terms, the Jatt*F , > hay j no- u* ' and bis wife are exemplary members of the Christian . ' n yeare^ , n connected with above church three years, she for a period of g of Anson and Lydia Aldrich. His father was bom in the same State in the year 1791 and was a son of Luke Aldrich, who was connected with the pilgrim fathers. He lived, died, and is buried in the place of his nativity. Anson was marriedto Lydia Aldrich, who was born in Rhode Island. He did not permanently settle here until 1843. having previously traveled over the West on foot, wandering as far as Illinois, where he resided four years, then returned to his native place, where he remained a number of years, then again came West, and chose Miami Co. as his home. He first settled on land in Sec. 18, now owned by Tilly Hale, on which he lived a year and a half; then purchased 100 acres in Sec. 27, on the west bank of the Stillwater, on which he moved his family, and made a permanent home, boon after added 100 acres to the original purchase. His wife, Lydia, was bora in the year 1799, and died in 1878, aged 79 years ; he died in 1879, aged 88 years ; they had three children, two of whom are living, viz., Mary, now Mrs. Huddle, and ou subject ; one died in infancy. Mrs. A. had been previously married to a Wr. Capron, by whom she had two children, viz., Carlysle and Sallie A. (deceased). William's boyhood days were spent on the farm in Massachusetts. Upon their arrival here he assisted his father, and the farm was earned on in a each receiving whatever was necessary for his especial welfare. In 1^01 , e married Miss Amanda Bauman, a daughter of Michael and Mary Bauman, iier father was bom in Pennsylvania in 1794 ; her mother in the State of Maryland in 1803. They were married in Maryland, and in 1830, removed to Ohio, and settled near West Milton. Mr. B. died in 1846, aged 52 years; Mrs. B. is living, and resides in Dayton ; they had seven children, four of whom are living, viz., Ju ia, Ellen, Amanda and Sarah ; the deceased are Margaret, Rebecca and one in infancy. Our subject owns 139 acres of land, which is all in a good state of cultivation. He has filled the office of School Director and Supervisor, and was becon Lieutenant of Co. D, 147th O. V. L, one hundred day men. His term of service was employed in Ft. Ethan Allen, one of the defenses of Washington ; he w discharged in September, 1864. Mrs. A. was born in this township in 1836 ; tney have had eight children, all living, viz., Henry W., Celia, Sarah, Grace C., Natnan G., Lydia M., Carlysle C. and Crawford B.

LEVI AMMON, merchant, Potsdam ; bora in Bucks Co., Penn., in the year 1813. Is the son of George and Mary A. Ammon, natives of Pennsylvania, lney had two children - John (deceased) and our subject. He was partly reared on tne farm, and at the age of 16 years, began learning the shoemaker's trade, an , young as he was, has taken care of himself since ; he followed his trade abou twenty-two years, part of the time in Montgomery Co., Ohio. In 1839, he marnea Margaret Byerly, by whom he has had fourteen children, seven of whom arc hvmg. viz., George, Edward, William, Charley, Mary A., Jane and Belle. In I860, ne removed to this county, in which he purchased 80 acres of land, whereon ne resided five years, and then came to Georgetown ; he owns in the aggregate 44 acres of land, which places him among the large landholders in the township ; ui 1865, he opened a store of general merchandise, and has since supplied the wan of the public from a large and well-selected stock. The fair dealing and popular business habits of the house of Ammon & Sons command for them a full share o the public patronage ; their stock consists of clothing, dry goods, hats, caps, boots, shoes, groceries, and in feet everything usually found in a first-class retail house. Mr. Ammon is one of our self-made men in every sense which the term implies , he began life without a dollar, but by close application to business, has built up a fortune, a fitting example for others to pattern from. His somWilliam has charge of the post office. Mr. Ammon also carries on merchandising in" Gordon, Darke Co., the business being under the control of his sons Edward and Charley, who are competent and energetic business men. Mr. Ammon owns city property in Bradford, Harrisburg, Castine and Gordon. He is a member of the United Brethren Church, and an exemplary Christian gentleman.

SAMUEL P. AXTELL, minister, West Milton ; bora near Franklin, Mercer Co., Penn., July 14, 1846; is the son of Daniel and Mary Ann (Grace) Axtell.

hSTl!,-Lj0in1ed ?** Met1ho<?ist. Episcopal Church Jan. 1, 1872, at Lincoln, Neb.; 1874 a - a 0ca^ preacher s license from Southeastern Indiana Conference in AtthA NnJh a minister of the Cincinnati Conference; he was educated 2 ***«*- University of Evanston, HI., and at Asbuiy University, Greent l ' it''. inS a ®tj*dent for two years at Evanston, and studying one year at ^e settled in this county January, 1877, on &6, in Union Milton PThAW^K Aug. 10, 1875, to Miss Frances M. Kessler, at West removed t/i J)w .® air Co., Penn., in the latter part of the eighteenth century ; they Townshm on a^°ut 1^09 or 1810, and settled on land in Randolph ville ;n whl- . °1ur 8Ubject » his mother soon after went to Indiana ; then to Greenher a^e Th« ^ ^ 8*JB ^'ded till her death, which occurred in the 63d year of Andrew R Parents of three children, two of whom are living, viz., spent on tho f&Vld ?°d Davina, deceased. The boyhood days of our subject were " amanner indent to youth, and, at the age of 15, he was after which h 68111 t{le wag°n-maker's trade, and labored for awhile in Salem, trade and removed to Euphemia, in Preble Co., at which place he finished his ried on wn^n*1 lIl Dhillipsburg, founded a shop of his own, in which he carmercantilphi '.ma .& for eleven years ; then selling out, he embarked in a general to the wanto c +U88 8ame place, and for fourteen years successfully catered he owns Ui vk SeA?u^c » *n 1869, he removed to the place where he now resides ; wa 8 first morn 'luut*8 acres of fine land, which is in a high state of cultivation. He "as With ^rahT iUiia Fortner, in 1848 ; she died in 1861. His second marriage and Alma q ^JcGrew Qec Reed, in 1862. They have two children, viz., Emma died in 1859 McGrew and Miss Sarah J. Reed were married in 1852 ; he "ho reside. L v° 11116111 two children were bora, viz., Allen, deceased, and Marie}', in New Jen** T^?848* ^rs- ®-*8 parents, Jonathan and Sarah R Reed, were born later to amoved to Montgomery Co., Ohio, at a veiy early day, and

Esther are *ivin& v*z., William, Jonathan, Mary A., Sarah J., Bowman, She is an j16008' Elizabeth and Lucretia. Mrs. B. was bom in Warren Co. in 1831. Church * MXeTary Christian lady, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal ment, was a member of the 112th O. V. L, and, soon after his enlistpapy - butPr°m0l:ed a Second Lieutenancy, with instructions to enlist a com- "88 effected011 a ®hortage of men, a consolidation of different companies service tr' ®wallowed up Mr. B.'s company, and he was mustered from the enerev and ? 5 0116 our 8el^made men. Life was begun with small capital, yet homeifl Per8®vcrance have accomplished their purpose, and a good

Greenvflil n BARNHART, farmer and carpenter ; P. O. West Milton ; bom new Barnhart L?ar^e Co., Ohio, in the year 1839 ; is the son of John and Elizabeth and wera'^80^?^ *n Pennsylvania, the father in 1811, the mother m 181 , in Which +^larned. m 1835 ; the following year they removed to Montgomeiy Co., Tear and ?e^11re8^ded two years, then removed to Darke Co., where they r88ld®d Chilian nnvly ""W in Concord Township, where they now live; they had foe reared * hvm& viz> David, Henry, John, Andrew and Anna. Our subject was farm' and, at the age of 16 years, learned the wagon-makers 0^I^he followed for three years. Aug. 19, 1862, he existed L of the 17th Corps ; the regiment took an active part in the thrilling scenes of the war - Mr B participated in the battles of Besaca, Atlanta, Altoona, Kingston, Jonesboro Kenesaw Mountain, and, in fact, all the engagements in and around this peat rebel stronghold; he passed through three years of acbve duty, »ad, receiving no scratches, he "veteranized" in 1863 and was discharged in July, 1865, having bLn promoted to Corporal. After his return home, he took upr^n^i^ which he followed for ten years, then burned lime for two years m Uavia Wheelock's kiln after which he located on the farm where he has since resided , r^ently works at carpentering, plastering, eto being one of 1 th^ natonJ mechanics who can turn a hand to most anything. Feb. 9, 186*. h® L'JfIL to Satah Boot ; t p them six children have been born, five of whom are ^ *'vmg, vw., Noah Nettie lev? Ida M. and John W.; Cora deceased. Mrs. B. is a daughter of John'and Louisa Boot; the former was born in France, the they had but one child, Mrs. Barnhart ; by a previous maxnje^Ur. Boot had twelve children, part of whom are living ; Mr. B. is ^ceased , M - with our subject ; she was born in 1802. Mr. and Mrs. Barnhart have been members of the Disciples Church for four years, and are zealous in the cause , he is also a member of the subordinate Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., in West Milton.

CHABLES F. BEALL, dealer in stoves and tinware, W est Milton, lhe sufc jeet of this memoir was bom in Greene Co., Ohio, Sept. 20, 1842, Mid is a John I. Beall, who was born in Maryland in 1802, Mid settled m 1813, where he resided until Ins death, which occurred in 1867, aged 65 yearn. Mrs. Beali was bom in Greene Co. in 1805-is still living, and ^esm her nabve county. They had eleven children, of whom eight are living, three haiing tuea after gaining man's estate. Our subject's boyhood days were spent on his fatter s farm, where lie assisted in agricultural pursuits until his 18th year ; broke out, he enlisted in Co. G, of the 54th O. VI., and was trensfei^ to the front in February, 1862 ; his regiment was in Gen. Sherman s gallant division wh did its dutv so nobly at Shiloh ; here he received a severe wound in tte leK mp, which kept him in the hospital at Cincinnati for some tame ; he was discdargea, July 12, 1862 ; Jan. 12, 1864, he enlisted in the United States Navy, and was placed on board the Cricket in the department of the Mississippi ; ^on^1 , sel he was transferred to the Champion, thence to the Benton, and nna y damage. On all these vessels he held the commission of a 1st Lieutenant, ana was among the youngest commissioned officers in the navy ; he was in t e nav encounter at Fort Harrison, where four vessels were engaged, and after a sev fight, every gun in the fort was dismounted, the works captured and the town 1 in ashes. After the close of the war, he received his discharge, Oct. 27, l®oo , returned home, and was employed by Shilato & Co. as salesman, remaining on year, when he engaged with Orr & Co., tobacco manufacturers ; in their emp oy remained one year ; he soon after studied medicine for two years, under Jo n Fall, a very prominent physician of Xenia ; he drifted back to his former taisiness, in which he is still engaged, and removed to this place in April, 1879. His marriage with Carrie Keeler, a daughter of John Keeler, occurred Jan. 25, lo7o , s was born Dec. 9, 1852. They have one child, Elsie Fay, bom Oct. 13, 1877. Mrs. Beall was a distant relative of the Hon. C. L. Yallandigham.

RICHARD BENNET, proprietor of woolen factory, West Milton. The subject of this memoir was bom in Bucks Co., Penn., Dec. 20, 1808, and is a son o Benjamin and Mary Bennet, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Huron Co., Ohio, in 1834, where they resided for twenty-five years, and then removed to Williams Co., where Mrs. Bennet died in 1873 ; her husband died in Huron Co. m 1871 . They were the parents of six children, all sons, two of whom are dead. Our subject has had a wide experience in his business, having served in mills since he was 12 years old ; he is thoroughly versed in his business, and is master of every department ; he served an apprenticeship of several years, and since that time has ran his own mill. He located here in April, 1862, and soon after purchased his preS" ent property, which is situated on the west bank of the StiUwater, half a mile south of

West Milton. The mill has a working capacity of about twelve thousand pounds of wool per annum. The power is derived from a number of springs, the water from w ch is -concentrated and brought to bear on a twenty-two-foot over-shot wheel. e ^na .^ure8 a general assortment of goods, the quality of which is unsurinwed ; owjng to his supreme knowledge of manufacturing processes, and his fair way oi doing business, he commands a large share of the public patronage. He was married to Diana Weaver April 12, 1832 ; four children have been given to deceased Wb0m t^lree m ^ving, viz., Henry, Benjamin and James ; Charles in tht' ^ Physician and surgeon, Potsdam ; born in Clermont Co., Ohio, th. 8 5 w. a ®?n of Adam and Elizabeth Bobbs ; his father was born in fh . of Pennsylvania, and his mother in this State ; his father is dead, but his W pVlvl"8 and resides in Montgomery Co. ; they were parents of four Mm T^V'W8iciai1 aurgeon, residing in Warren, Ind. ; Elizabeth, now 811 "en06rson 5 Caroline, now Mrs. Dr. Tedrow. The Doctor's boyhood JS ZT and, at the age of 15, he began the study of medicpnfnr f i ^aine8> °f California, Hamilton Co., Ohio, who was his preand Ji ^ 7ears be lftbored under his instruction, solving the mysteries

Simrpr^n,Ce °f .n?e<^cine i he then entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine and SrnwJm « w., c" ne studied two terms ; then enlisted in the army as Assistant thn* voi Dai j entering the Marine Hospital in Cincinnati, in which he remained enfcrii^8' ii .ere receiyed a broad experience in the profession ; in 1863, he fWm, thic Buffalo, N. Y., in which he finished his studies, graduating of mcdin' ^ TTl(?n 10 1864 and receiving his diploma ; he entered on the practice forone ylne m* ni°D' m Partner8*dp with Dr. Hawkins, with whom he practiced and inn£ea^J m * . ' be ^ocated where he now resides, and has built up a large was JEW practice, making a specialty of fevers and diphtheria. In 1865, he ChiirW no t0 Margaret Shellabarger, by whom he has had three children, viz., i8 a nnti ' c ^UG anc* A. ; she is a daughter of Samuel Shellabarger, who are livin'^6 mi Mylvania 1 m°tber, Elizabeth, is a native of this State ; both attention^ Z** ^e. doctor settled here, he was without means, but, by strict session « he has built up a good practice, and is also in the postal h pq W i 'n 1878, he erected a residence in the village, which, for farm 8^°^ Ohio, where she died. Joseph's early life was passed on the to anofh W r? enougH, he engaged in selling goods, traveling from one point lift ?e was a P°°r boy and his business career was begun on a capital of

8took~? money- Di 1826, he opened a little store in Frederick, which was enertref Wl jS°°ds brought from a distance, on the back of a pony. Being of an atw,^,0.8110 Progressive spirit, he soon overcame many of the disadvantages had «/v» 10 P°verty> and gradually ascended in the scale of prosperity, until he to fh^ mu ated a large property, laying the foundation of a business which exists from was very benevolent, gave largely to the poor, never

married in 1821, Maiy Sheets, who bore him eleven children, five of CamnnareT1Vin« - °- P - J w-. D. W., EUa and Jennie. The deceased Ann, 179fte'/JaC0b R- Elwood- Harriet and John. Her mother was bom Jum«, inA'.^ed Sept 12, 1839 ; her father died Aug. 12, 1851. They weremarmd Marv^°Sfe and were the parents of five children, two living ,y jn

Montgomery Co., Ohio, March 27, 1808, is living, and resides in Frederickstown. Our subject was reared to mercantile pursuits ; his long experience enabling him to successfully manage his large business. His education was largely attained in the common schools, and in the Normal School in Lebanon. From 1865 to 1871, he was a partner with his father, and at his death assumed management of the business, which is large and increasing, so much so that his cotemporaries find his trade invulnerable, and can survive but a short time. Nov. 24, 1869, he was married to Belle, an accomplished daughter of Abraham and Lydia ( Yount) Turner. Her father was bom in Orange Co., N. Y., March 1, 1819. In the spring of 1842, he emigrated to Indiana, where he operated a saw-mill ; April 6, 1843, he came to Frederickstown, and engaged in the same business. Dec. 20, 1846, he was maned to Lydia Yount, by whom he had eleven children ; those living are Jenme, Belle, Sarah, John, Emma, Fremont, Lulu, Clifford and Mary ; Eliza, deceased. Mrs. Turner was bom in Montgomery Co., Ohio, June 15, 1826, and is a daughter of John and Nancy Yount, pioneers of the above-named county. By occupation, Mr. Turner was a carpenter and millwright In 1879, he removed to Shelby Co., Ohio, where they now reside. Belle, wife of our subject, was bora in this county June 12, 1849.

JAMES P. BRANDON, physician and surgeon, Laura ; was bom in Newton Township, Miami Co., in the year 1850, and is a son of Isaiah P. and Sarah Brandon ; his father was bom in Kentucky, and came with his parents when a boy to Newton Township, in which he lived till his decease, which occurred in 1877, when he was 69 years of age ; his mother departed this life in 1853, aged 43 or 44 ; they were parents of twelve children, eleven of whom are living, viz., Mary, Esther, Richard W., Samuel H., Anna B., Sarah, Amos, Robert, Isaac, James P. and Mahala ; Martha (deceased). The Doctor's early boyhood days were spent on the farm, and in a manner incident to youth ; his education was received in the district school, and at the age of 18, he began the study of medicine under Dr. A. E. Duncan, a very prominent physician ; he labored with the mysteries of science in medicine during the summer, and in winter engaged in teaching school ; thus he labored for four years, making enough by his winter labors to enable him to prosecute his study in medicine during the following summer ; after completing his course of study under Dr. D., he entered the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, graduating in the Class of 1873 ; he returned to his home and began the practice of medicine, and for two years successfully discharged the duties incumbent upon the profession, after which he went to the Bellevue Hospital in New York City, and, after a year of close application to study, improved greatly on the subject of medicine and surgery ; returning, he located in Laura, in which place he has successfully built up a large and increasing practice. In 1873, he married Mattie, daughter of the well-known Anson Aldrich, by whom he has one child, viz., Clara A. ; he owns a good city property in Laura, which consists of lots, dwellings, etc.

HENRY J. BROWN, dealer in boots and shoes, West Milton; was bom in Lancaster Co., Penn. Jan. 29. 1829, and is a son of John Brown, a native of the same place, who lived, died and is buried in the place of his nativity. He was the father of ten children, of whom seven are living. Henry's boyhood days were 8P®n^ village, and, at the age of 16, he began serving a regular apprenticeship, which occupied two years of Mb time. In 1849, he came to OMo, and located in Gettysburg, in Darke Co., in wMch place he prosecuted his trade for awhile, and was also engaged with Ms brother William in painting. He came to West Milton inthe spring of 1850, and here has since done business ; he carries a full stock of boots and shoes, for ladies, gentlemen and cMldren's wear. He deals in the best of goods, and his long residence and popular habits command for Mm a full share of tbe public patronage. For sixteen years he has held the office of Corporation -treasurer, and has also been a member of the School Board. Thus we see that Ms tow^en have confidence in his executive ability. March 2, 1852, he was marned to Mel18** Everett, by whom he had three children, viz., Emma C., Elmira and Charles W. Mrs. Brown departed this life May 15, 1863, aged about 39 years.

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J. K. CAMPBELL, of the firm of Campbell A Bro., dealers in grain and seeds, Wert Milton ; he was bom in Perry Township, Montgomery Co., Ohio, March 8. 1836 ; his father, John G., was bora in Warren Co., Ohio, June 22, 1806, and died Jane 25, 1876 ; his mother, Margaret (Ware) Campbell, was born in Montgomery Co. m the year 1820, and is living ; they were parents of nine children, seven of wh°m are living, viz., Jesse K., John M., Thomas M., Alonzo B., Susan King, nee Campbell, Samantha Davis, nee Campbell, and Alice McKinley, nee Campbell ; the deceased are Orrin E. and Webster C. Our subject was reared on the farm on which he labored for his father until he was 20 years of age, when he and his younger brothers were given their time ; he leased the old homestead, and for three years was successful in his labors on the farm ; at the expiration of this time, he conceived the idea he was in need of more education ; he left the farm and entered ? school, taught by John Hiller, in his native county, and for one year he oored in his studies under instructors, and then began teaching, all the while pursuing his studies ; for twenty-one years he was largely engaged in the profession, and was very successful, always standing high as an educator ; during acataons, he was employed as a commercial traveler ; thus his time was all occupiea ; during one year he traveled and sold goods for William F. Spencer, of enmond, Ind., another year for Smith, Alvin A Co. ; after this he entered mer- OM . l. u for two J61118 a general merchandising business in Liberty, veani - k e° move<* bis stock in trade to Johusville, in which he remained two exc*ian8?d his goods and property for a farm in Montgomery Co., in ,lc i 6 a®ored' during the summer, for five years, apd resumed his work in the during ; in 1879, he, with his brother, in looking up a suit-

- Jr* V n ^0r *beir business, saw in West Milton the desired point, which they ^mediately availed themselves of; the D., C. & T. R. R, was at that time in the for h - instruction, and by the time the last rail was laid, they were prepared pi fU81ne88, having erected a large warehouse, which is ftimished with steam hanHi ' ^|P°wer 5 both are gentlemen well qualified for the business, and will to M 6 a I^fintage of the surplus of crops. May 29, 1864. he was married Hutchinson, who is a daughter of James and Celia A. Hutchinson, old whl ent8 °f 0hi°, both deceased ; they were parents of seven children, four of uT *** Jlvin& ***-, Thomas, William, Mary A. and Celia A.; the deceased are tn ^d two dying in infancy ; Mrs. C. was born in Miami Co., May 28, 1841 ; anj five children have been bom, all living, viz., Jennie V., Zola, Victor, Celia whi 7??e' the age of 20, Mr. C. united with the United Brethren Church, with wifK u? 8^nce been identified ; his wife is a member of the Christian Church, man 8^e ^as been connected for a number of years ; Mr. C. is a self-made wpre^rowie8t which the term implies. . .

17QftW- 0ME M. CAPRON, farmer ; P. O. Laura ; bom in Pennsylvania in -a ' 18 a ®°n of Labin and Hannah Capron, who were bora in Massachusetts, ana 8e^®d in Pennsylvania, where our subject was bora. They departed e !n the ftbove State, his father, when in the 65th year of his age, and bis zPS he was quite young. They were parents of seven children, of whom a ^ W elcome survives ; the deceased are Wheaton, Amos, Nancy, Hanna , j' ^ ^or one year stayed in Franklin, then came here, in wlueh p imnroVed d since. His first purchase was 80 acres of land, which was Partly P ^ !*-*"* 120 80 of which was in Darke Co. He 8^led here in 1817, and a daughter of John and Tamar North, by whom he ! hM had tweh r seven of whom are living, viz, Oliver, Levi, Hannah, Martha 1 ^ £ d Sarah ; the deceased are Lorenzo, Labin, Seth, Alpha and Mary.

member of the 71st 0. V. L, from which he was discharged, then removed to Iowa, where he enlisted again, and, after the battle of Nashville, Tenn., in which he was engaged for three days, was taken sick and soon after died in Memphis. He has served as Constable in the township. He and his wife have been connected with the Christian Church for forty-five years, laboring long and earnestly in their Master's vineyard. Their children are members of Christian churches, which affords their aged parents much pleasure. Oliver is an able minister in the denomination of Friends, and Levi, a minister of the Christian Church ; both are men of ability, and have done much in building up the Christian religion.

JOHN CARROLL, farmer ; P. 0. Potsdam ; was bom on the place on which he now resides in the year 1834 ; his parents, Jacob and Mary Carroll, were born in Maryland, in which State they were married, then removed to Ohio, and settled on land near Union, Montgomery Co., on which they remained some years, accumulating some property ; but, meeting with an accident which crippled him, much of his hard-earned money was consumed ; in 1833, he came to Miami Co., and settled on the place where our subject now resides ; here he remained till his death, which occurred in 1841, aged 56 years ; his mother survived her husband, and departed this life at the age of 67 or 68 years ; they were parents of nine children, three of whom are living, viz., John, Oliver, and Anna, who resides in Marshall Co., Iowa ; Oliver lives in Boone Co., Iowa ; the deceased are Joseph, Samuel, James, Sophia, Sarah and an infant. Mr. C. was reared on the farm, on which he labored till he was 23 years old, at which time, in 1857, he was married to Lydia Shanks, by whom he has two children, viz., Lola and Harley. He owns 107 acres of fine land, which is all in a good state of cultivation, and his improvements are far superior to ordinary farm buildings ; his large house and barn, with delightfbl surroundings, make his the most desirable and pleasant place in the west side of the township. His wife is a member of the Christian Church, with which she has been connected some time. His grandfather, Charles Carroll, was of Irish birth, and a Revolutionary soldier, serving during the war ; he died where our subject now lives ; his grandmother was of German extraction ; they were the parents of a large family - further, nothing is known. Mrs. Carroll was bom in 1833.

ROWLAND R. CHASE, J. P., West Milton ; bora in Cumberland, R. I., Nov. 17, 1804 ; is a son of Elisha and Narcissa (Wilcox) Chase ; his father was born in the same place May 10, 1776, and his mother also in July, 1780 ; they were married in 1802, and were parents of eight children - four sons and four daughters, of whom three sons and one daughter are living j Mr. Chase departed this life in 1835, his wife in 1839 ; our subject's early days were mostly spent in Massachusetts, and at the age of 13 years he entered a cotton factory, in which he remained as operator and manufacturer until he came to Ohio in 1851 ; he located in West Milton and found employment in a machine-shop for awhile ; in 1859, he was elected to the Justice's office, and has since filled it with honor to himself and to the satsifaction of the public for whom he has labored twenty-one years, showing good executive ability ; he was Postmaster of this office from 1861 to 1876, with the exception of a short time during Johnson's administration ; also served two years as Township Clerk. April 21 , 1831, he was married to Fanny Cobb, a daughter of Ebenezer Cobb, both natives of Massachusetts ; Mr. and Mrs. Chase had four sons and five daughters ; seven children are living, viz., David, Daniel, Narcissa, Nancy, Francis, Olive and Mary ; the deceased are Wm. H. and Rowland ; Mrs. C. departed this life Dec. 18, 1879 ; she was bora Nov. 23, 1808 ; Mr. C. has been connected with the Christian Church for twenty years, and is a consistent Christian gentleman ; his deceased wife was also a member of the same church, and died in the triumphs of her faith.

PHILIP CHRISTIAN, farmer ; P. O. Potsdam ; is another of the old and prominent settlers in this township ; he was born in Huntingdon Co., Penn., in the year 1815, and is a son of Joseph and Nancy Christian, who were bora in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia ; they resided in their native State, in which they were married, till the fall of 1824, then removed to Montgomery Co., Ohio, in which t% resided two years. after which they came to Miami Co. and settled on Sec. 36, m this township, purchasing 240 acres in this county, and 1 60 acres lying opposite, m Montgomery Co.; on this land they made their home till their decease ; his TkLu at advanoed age of 82 years, his mother when she had accomplished her fourscore ; thej' were the parents of four children, three of whom are mng, viz., Philip, David and Mary ; Esther deceased. Our subject's boyhood ys were spent on the farm, on which he labored for his father till his 22d year, ug. -7, 1837, he was married to Mary Warner, by whom he has had ten children, sis of whom are living, viz., Harriet, Aaron, Nancy, Samuel, Susanna and Mary ; we deceased are Joseph, John, Sarah and David. In the fall of 1837, he settled ti ^ j . where he now resides ; he owned 240 acres, which was bought for w,/uo,and has since purchased 80 acres, for which he paid $3,200 ; his land is all th an!!rlent cultivation, but, at the time of settlement, was mostly in e woods, and he informs us that deer would come within gunshot of his door, n , | ^he offices of Justice of the Peace for nine years, Supervisor and °°1 Director, the latter over twenty years, and has refused to serve longer, and p fK18.a memher of the German Baptist Church, and is a daughter of John Catherine Warner, who were natives of Pennsylvania, but became residents of ontgomery Co., in which they died ; they were the parents of nine children, four whom are living - Betsy, Katie, Conrad and Mar}*; the deceased are Jacob, fi °tu Margaret and Susan. Mr. Warner died at the age of 83 years and °uths, Mr8. Warner dying when over 70 years of age. Mrs. C. was born in tam - ^2^^® CO ATE, merchant, Laura. The subject of this memoir was r p ln ^ewton Township, this county, in 1846, and is a son of Josiah and Sarah - coate ; his father was born in this county, his mother in the State of Indiana ; j J *** "ving and reside in Newton Township ; they are the parents of six chilu, uve of whom are living, viz., Jesse M., Martha F., Thomas J., David J. and (i ' Mary M. (deceased). Thomas was reared on the farm, and his youthful 18"fi W*Fe 5PenVn a maniier incident to farmers' sons ; he followed farming until wh' h h - ^me bo came to Laura and embarked in the mercantile business, in ic he is now engaged ; his stock consists of groceries, diy goods, drugs, ete., in trJ? eve,7fcbing is to be found in his store which comes under his line of thp 6 *ur business capacity is such that he is enabled to control his full share or public patronage, catering to the wants of a buying public from a well-selected. w. ' 1871, he was married to Miss Amelia, daughter of Jacob Stichter, by m he has had two children, viz., Lenora M. and Birdie (deceased). In 1877,. thp'rf9 .aPP°intod Postmaster of Laura, which position he still holds, discharginguties incumbent thereon with satisfaction to the patrons of the office ; he and 8 araia^e wife are members of the Christian Church, and are exemplary Chns- Mrs. Coate was born in this county in 1852. . .

.kDAVP M. CO ATE, retired, West Milton. The subject of this memoir u* lft9Qher °W and prominent settlers in this township ; he was born July ify

-d, and is a son of Henry and Rebecca Coate, who were born in South Carolina,, ana removed to this county in 1803 ; they settled ou land near this place, which isby one of the members of the family. To Mr. Coate, Sr., belo^^ and respect which all pioneers should command from those who come r them ; he, being a blacksmith of more than ordinary skill, was a very u as his genius enabled him to manufacture edge tools, which the eariy settlere. ftood so much in need of; he manufactured a very superior gram ^ great .demand ; in addition to his trade he carried on farming ex n rfrfaI\ ondiJ^18 ^rift and good management, eventually became one of the 8 ^ no!?erRoln tlle township. He was twice married, first with Mary r H ' ^ oaUve State, by whom he had five children, all deceased. Ul9^c?^ five^hflcelebrated with Rebecca Wilson, in this county, ^y whom he had n ^ livin8 four residents of this township ; he departed l thi > life m IV* ^ed about 75 years. Mrs. C. died in 1827, when in the pnme of woraa , about 28 years. Our subject was reared on the farm, and refined with his father tiU he was ofage, at which time he began life for himself. Sept 20 1843, he was married to Jane Teague ; they were also natives of South Carolina, and were among the early settlers in this county ; they were parents of six childreMve sons and one daughter, of whom all are living but one ; Mr. T. died at the age of 74 years, his wife when 73. After his marriage, our subject was occupied in fanning, Which he successfully followed till 1865, when he engaged m merchant sing in West Milton for a period of seven years ; then he was relieved from active business cares by his sons, and enjoys life free from care ; he is one members of the D., C. & T. R. R., and has been prominently connected mththe same since the idea of a road originated, and is one of the Trustees ; he has hdd the office of County Commissioner for four years, discharging the duties reposed in him fearlessly, and to the satisfaction of his constituents ; he has been very successful through life, and has accumulated a handsome competency, which is tne just reward of his toil ; in all his struggles with the world, he has been nobly assisted by his amiable companion, and together they are enjoying their years surrounded by every comfort which would promote their happiness ; t }

' are parents of two children, viz., John and Orrin, the former is engaged n n grocery business, the latter is station agent at this point for the D., t.

JOHN COATE, merchant, West Milton ; born in this county in 1844 , is a son of D. M. Coate, whose sketch appears on these pages ; he was reared on the larm and had the advantages of a common-school education in his younger days, alter which he entered the Earlham College, in Richmond, Ind. in which be took a lull preparatory course. In October, 1872, he was married to Miss Lucinda Everett, by whom he has had the following children: Edgar, Dora and Mabel, Kittie, deceased, aged 1 year. In the fall of 1866, he engaged in a general mercantile business, in the room now occupied by Hahn & Crew, under the firm nam® Albaugh & Coate, which firm existed for a period of two years, and built up a gcKW trade ; he then entered a partnership with his brother which continued till ioi J when the firm dissolved, and he rested from the worry of mercantile life till low, having in the interval been employed as a commercial traveler a portion ot tn time ; by his integrity and fair dealing, he has won the confidence of the peop e and controls a full share of the public patronage. Mrs. C. was bom in this county , and is a daughter of a well-known resident in Milton. Mr. C. owns 75 acres o of land in this township, all in a high state of cultivation and well improved.

JOHN H. COATE, farmer and dairyman; P. 0. West Milton; bom on the place where he now lives Sept 24, 1825; is a son of Henry and Rebecca Coate. John s ear} boyhood days were spent in a manner incident to youth, and, after he had attained age and strength, became a valuable auxiliary to his father in the labors of the tarm, on which he labored until he obtained his majority. May 20, 1850, he was married to Miss Jane Coppock, who is a daughter of Joseph and Rachel Coppock, who we bora in Ohio ; Joseph in the year 1805, Rachel Hollingsworth, his wife, in l°ho. They were married in 1824, and settled on a farm in this township, just west o Ludlow's Falls, on which they lived and reared their family of ten children, seven of whom are living, viz., Ephriam, Sampson, Jane, Isaac, David and Elizabeth (twins j, and Sarah ; the deceased are Eunice, Mary A. and Benjamin. Joseph CoppocK died in March, 1862, very suddenly, from the bursting of a blood-vessel. After ins marriage, John engaged in farming and dealing in stock, on the place where he now resides ; he purchased 226 acres at the time, but has since added 40 acres, which makes his farm a very desirable one, and it is well adapted to the use he is making of it ; he also owns a fine property in West Milton, which consists of business houses and dwellings. Owing to the superior advantages of his location, he established a dairy in 1877, which he is successfully operating. In October, 1879, he purchased one of Cooley's Creameries, which should, perhaps,. be spoken of ; it consists of a rectangular box, about 10x3 feet, containing 14 cans, each holding seventeen quarts ; the milk, after being heated to a temperature of 120° is placed in the cans and reduced to a temperature of 45° ; on this plan not more than half the to ra*?. the .cre^m» "d the products are far superior to the old way oatent n<J skimmiug is required, as, by the aid of a syphon, which is a

S® mdklf drawn from under the cream> which is left in the 11868 B\V1S 8winSill« chum, which is without dash, and we out TV nr^0^ wa/ : *be Gutter is rocked from the cream, and not pounded l 8nnnh-KCi °1^'* dau7 m mQch *»«bt a^r, and for three yeai^Mr. C.

restaurants and the officers of the Soldiers' Home with choice which hp KlDg ^^"P^bors. His cows are selected with great care, among ber rp Jsvorite dairy breeds, thoroughbred, in all thirty in numknowl«d<m /v/8?8^ ^ their combined experience, and superior first ffpntJpLon11?1^ ^l11^01^8 ample provender for his stock, and, as he is the aketcTof tkio ^tfblish a dairy in this part of the State, we feel an extended *not outPlaoe. They are parents of four children, three and thpir Y1Z*' He"y, barren and Loretta; Orlestus, deceased. They Deonip fcotirj re,° I?ember8 of the Friends' Church, and are every-day Christian a J ntere8t in ** Welfare of their church- Dennanput LJf' ^ATE, merchant, West Milton ; is another of the old and STTSLfSw °f ?18 township ; he was bom here Sept 16, 1818, and is a and bv 2°ate> who settled here in 1800 ; was a native of South Carolina, facture of th in a an<* sicklesmith ; his ingenuity and skill in the manuwas verv l?ave bim much prominence among the farmers, as his work his fathnr iJfk°r'i. ^urBUbject was reared on the farm, and for four years assisted farming "*e shop ; at the age of 21 years, he began life for himself, and chose 1867 pncra^i pupation, at which he labored for thirty-eight years ; he then, in has caWHf !u mercanti^e business, in West Milton, and for thirteen years which innin«i the wan*® of bis customers from a full and perfect stock of goods, ing an 68 eveTy thing usually found in a first-class retail house ; by fair dealfQf]v entitl^F6^1106 ^ear8' be has won the confidence of the people, and is Rebecca . the patronage he receives. He was united in marriage with Elizabeth tif8 i11.1838* . They were the parents of two children, viz., Samuel and in 1841 it- ^to1* dying at the age of 11 years. Mrs. Coate departed this life this nninn J*8 8ec?"d marriage was celebrated with Phoebe Cathron, in 1843. To infanor lonr 'children were given, viz., Rachel, Phoebe, and two who died in iam thp l 40 this union two children were given, viz., Clarkson and Willtems Thi, 1 P -ecea^ed' 0ur subject has filled the office of Supervisor many haa tk-p. 8P^ving bis constituents have confidence in his executive ability. He at . JT1 married> viz , Samuel, Rachel and Phoebe ; each was endowed are th* ' and have resided in this township for more than half a century.- They William Pfren*:8 °f nine children, of whom six are living, viz., Martha, Pheres, and on* /T1?na' Seniantha, Lydia and Isaac. The deceased are Samuel, Nancy A. &88iatfwi - ^?1n^ *n infancy. Our subject was reared on his father's farm, where he self 'V1* ab°rs of the same until his. 26th year, when he began life for himcelehrafLi0^86 farming as a vocation. His marriage with Sarah J. Hutchins was SSS? V861 ; 8he was a daughter of Daniel H. Hutehine. a^resident of

Com IS ^0l' OWo- To their union one child was given, viz., Onlla E. - t^ 0Pf "dT.rted thi8 life APnl 1, 1872, aged about 36 years. She wasamims_ Pmrni 'he/Lnend8' Church, and died in the triumphs of her Caith, an J 0^ °r ,hf ble88ed Savior- His second marriage was c^.ebra^ wite Sarah CoU^f m 1874 ; she is a daughter of William Gregg, a resident of After his first marriage he came to the place where he now res

26th year, when not in attendance at schoo , uigj ym to teach, a profesobtained a good common-school ^""^on, ^c on account of the pressing aion he followed for some time, a"d 1864 he wedded Kachel duties arising from the farm. On the 26th day of November l864 he weoa .g

^present one of the leading and "^nb""Xe wSe" he"ow tesid« ; he the celebration of his nuptials he l«»te<j °" P . ^ their union three children owns 75 acres of choice farming land, weU lmpro , 1866 Qmar

Christian people. Mrs. Compton was bom in tbl.?.^UnAj ;n Monroe Township, JOHN JOPPOCK, farmer ; P. O. West Mitton were bom Miami Co., in the year 1823; is a son of ^Ohhf n 1806^tihey first settled below Dayton, where they remained for awhile, then X ^ura on which he lived which he lived till 1840, when he removed to a farm n"e" John (oursuba number of years, then, old age creeping on took 1877, at the ject), with whom he lived till his deceasewkich wcu,^d"! thUUfe^hen her son age of 89 years and 10 months; his wife, Lydia, departed > ttis Ute wne was a mere child; they were parents <rf eight <AildrOT,ow Hannah Jane and an Elizabeth, James, Samuel, John and Mary ; thede?^" , thereon until he attained infant John was reared on his father s farm, and latored there© ni ^ Susan his majority, at which time he began life for himself His "^,^®hter of Eli Inman was celebrated in 1844 ; she was bom in 18 > . penned on his three years, then returned to the place where b* he is improvgood land, of whichever 100 acres are under cuUu:fUo" ' bafXn children, of ing and bringing to the same condition ; they are the parent* deceased are whom four ST living, viz., Wesley, Moses, James E. and ^ the Eli, Mary E. and an infant. Mr. and Mrs .Coppock are "a"Xfoction to their illation of Friends, as are their children, which is a toureeof s ^ Miami

C°' "mRY COPPOCK, farmeT ; P. 0. West Milton ; was bom in ^"""Jbom ship in the year 1819, and is a son of William and Charity Coppoc , g . ^ev in South Carolina, and, with their parents, came to Ob,0.\nn"1®/,X_2 0n which purchased land of Isaac Hasket ; also entered a tract of land adJ01"a°' nrred Grandfather Coppock made his permanent home until his decease, w at an advanced ie. William Coppock, father of Zimry, m^e his home 0^ land purchased from Hasket ; he was married to Chanty Holhngs , ^ .