Miami County, Ohio - The whole text, 1880 (part 21 of 23)

he had eleven children, of whom three are living, viz., James, Rachel ana J the deceased are Henry, Isaac, Eli, Sarah, Delilah, Esther, Jane, and an in . William Coppock departed this life in the 66th year of his age, , ms wil of 41 years 1 month and 23 days ; he was born on the 10th of 3d month jlW the 25th of 12th month, 1797. Zimry's early days were spent on the larm, he labored till his 21st year. He was married to Mary Coppock in the y ^ settled in Ohio at aveiy early day. Mr. and Mrs. Z. Coppock have had four childrra, three are living, viz., Eunice, Lydia and Almeda ; Martha (Mrs. Kunkleman) died, leaving three children. After his marriage, Zimry removed to Newton Towntn 6re 0wne^ a ^*arm of 80 acres, upon which he lived some time, then returned to the old home place, where he has since resided ; he owns 113 acres of nne land, which is all in a good state of cultivation, with average buildings erected ereon. He and his wife belong to the denomination of Friends, and are exem- Pjary bhnstian people. The Coppock family, in connection with the Coates, trace dsck to the colony established by William Penn, thus giving them a record of which they may well be proud.

^^P^CK, miller, West Milton ; born in this township in the year 38 ; is a son of Isaac and Elizabeth (Coate) Coppock, who were bom in this a/q n ^an<Bhther, Benjamin C., and his grandmother, Susana, were natives . Carolina ; they settled in this county in 1806. Mrs. Isaac Coppock departed this life in 1857, aged about 45 years ; the}r were the parents of six children, urot whom are living, viz., Harvy, Mary C., Susana and Jesse ; the deceased are tiliU^ !vt "enjam3n- Harvy was reared on his father's farm, on which he labored farm18 ir ^ear.' ^en heg&n life for himself, and, for a short time, labored on the bom * Mary J. Coate was celebrated March 1, 1859 ; she was

® a settlers here ; he now lives in Kansas. After his marriage he became a parmer of the above gentleman, and together they operated the flouring-mill south rears ft for three years ; then he returned to the farm, on which he labored three tion ' TT h® purchased the mill he is now operating. He has a good locaexni - b a Pever-failing power, and all work is done in a scientific way, as his long finefl G11Ce has well fitted him for the business ; he makes a specialty in of fh0Qr' W*u,ch comjuands a liberal patronage from the public. They are parents expnmT c"1*drenJ John W., Henryk, and Clara. He and his amiable wife are and i)Aary memhers of the Christian Church, and take a lively interest in the cause pi a Christian religion ; she was bora in this township in 1841.

wm M rc?1(^8' April 13, 1832 ; is a son of James and Jane Coppock. His father Con ? m S0Ut* Carolina in the year 1799 ; his mother was bora in 1804. James 180,?OC+k <?n?e ^ith his widowed mother, from their native State, to Miami Co., in liirlit + Uleir j°urney was made across an almost impassable wilderness with a veiry tt, an<^. e^er children were obliged to walk almost the entire distance.

pon their arrival, she entered the northeast quarter of Sec. 7, where Clark, her whpn 8?D? now ^id®8- On this land she lived until her death, which occurred at an advanced age. She had seven children, six sons and one daughter, Janp tiUni?e' ^aron) Isaac, Layton, John, Joseph and James, who was married to Afl uateman, by whom he had twelve children ten living, viz., Chesley D., Calvin, Mpmi'i C., Lydia, James, Jane, Eunice and A villa ; the deceased are

Ufa ; Isaac, the latter, dying in Missouri. James Coppock departed this ^arc^' 18^7. His wife survived him, and for several years previous to her aeaui was utterly helpless from palsy. The 9th of March, 1875, her spirit winged " ^ about 71 years. Clark's boyhood days were spent in a manner ffrannw/0.U*'*1' an(I> as years developed his frame and toughened his muscles, g^PPled with the difficult physical labors incident to the farm. On theJTthday of vTary ' 1855, he led to the marriage altar Miss Emiline B. Niles, a daug AflJPok*11311 ,anc* ^ann3^ Niles, who were among the early settlers in th18 Town u*-e ^^hration of his nuptials, he removed to a farm of 160 acres m rneZn?' ^ Co' on he remained two years, and then embarked m the Anw^oo^ business in Laura, this county, where he was engaged for J rehfii ^62, re8Ponded to the President's call for troops to suPP f re^ fehellion, and enlisted in Co. G, of the 110th O. V. I., after which heJ£W transferred lone enough to make a few shots ; but the tree was struck thicc turns, two ol tnc balls glancing, scattering the splinters right and left one of which J^llOth his hand. Hi was at Cedar Creek, Cold Harbor (called by the bo3 » ot he UOth Hot Harbor), and was in the ranks during the terrific and eve^^'1.} f the battle of the Wilderness, in which the roar of guns, hissing and scieci missiles of death, were incessant for forty-two consecutive days aud nights. iue e he was fired on by a rebel in such close proximity that the powder ho charge burned his face and almost blinded him ; the bullet whizzed past his 1 each clipping the tip of the left ear. Here he saw the lamented and ^ ' fall ; heard him say, " I do not apprehend an attack on this part of the Init, were probably the last words he ever uttered, as he fell almost immediate } - ward. At Monocacy Junction, his division stood the brunt of the batt e» ' awhile held Early's whole army in check ; at Cedar Creek, the rebels mat e . » at which time the boys from Ohio returned the compliments of the mo f ' ' i a captured eighty pieces, besides what they lost in the morning. Here no it * wound from a piece of shell in the right shoulder, which almost stiaig » 0 .

out, but refused to go to the hospital, staying on the field until able to * place in the ranks. This regiment is deserving of more than a passing ' but our space forbids, and our ability will only permit us to say, none u duty more bravely, or passed through greater hardship, than the 11 1 1 * ' ''

He was discharged from the service of his country June 25. 18Go, baMng nearly three years. Upon his return home, lie engaged principally m stock- * , which he followed until 1875, at which time he removed to the old home lan . he now resides. In offices he has been well represented, having dischaig duties of Constable, Supervisor, Trustee and School Director. Mr. an * -

Coppock are the parents of five children, of whom four are living, viz., 1'iau * " Angeretta, Lewis N. and Susana P. ; Eldora, deceased. . Q .

HAVILAH COPPOCK, broker and dealer in stock, West Milton ; born in iw, is a son of James Coppock, one of the early pioneers of Miami Co. llau al reared on his father's farm, his earl}' days being spent in a manner mciaeu - youth, and, after years had developed his strength and frame, he bc^me a able auxiliary to his father in the labors of the farm. At the age of LU, he life for himself, and engaged in farming and dealing in stock till 18 rib at w time he rented his farm, which consists of 83 acres, and moved to this place, si when he has dealt largely in stock. Dec. 29, 18G8, he was married to ila1^,'. daughter of John Porter, by whom he has had three children, all of whom aie ing, viz., Wilson, bora Oct 17, 1869 ; Louis, bora Aug. 9, 1871 ; Leon A., bora i to- 15, 1874. He was Assessor of the township in the years 1878 and 1879. Mrs. l ppock was bora May 23, 1847. «

HENRY CAVENDER, farmer ; P. 0. West Milton ; born in Staunton 1 ownship in the year 1825 ; is a son of John and Rachel Cavcnder, who were bmn the State of Mary land. They came to Miami Co. about 1804 or 1805. and a time of settlement Indians were plenty, but all dangers were faced, and a se ment effected. For a number of years he labored on leased land, having had * his money, $700 in gold, stolen while he was on the move from Maryland. Throue hard work and frugality, he was soon able to purchase 80 acres of land, on wine he made his home till death, in 1840, called him hence, aged 60 year's ; his wi departed her life in the 63d year of her age. They were the parents of eight children, of whom four- are living - Robert, Abigail, John and Henry ; the decease! are Wesley, Samuel, Mar}' and Thomas. At the age of 13, our subject was deprived of his father by death, but he remained with his widowed mother on tlie departed tWa'lifp ll^T^i^r''6 W,Iliara H . George F. and Edward M. Mrs. C. was celebrated with 'FliT'/^L0 'tW?^ *>T.ni June 30, 1833. His second marriage and Hannah Amlin - i Nov. 13, 1878 ; she is a daughter of Samuel of fine land 'whinh 11 7® P,ace wher? he Qow resides in 1861 ; he has 50 acres lion, and his immvt . 8ltuated west of Milton, all being in a good state of eultivagrounds commJ10'6?0^ ^ nuraher one in every particular. The beautiful more than owlin °US ,^0U8e and ham, in conjunction with other improvements of and his moat character, tend to make his home a very desirable one. He dollar, but b v h i ne i*S °ne °* °ur 8e"'ma(l° men, having begun life without a object in life mi WOr* an<^ S00*! management, he has accomplished the great declinino* vpora e a "(KX ^lomc' which is the fruit of toil and frugality, where his WELT tfn 8um,un(led by all the comforts of life.

are Elizaliotl. i>*?T VlZ0' ^oseph, Harb D., Alice, W. B. and Minerva ; the deceased farm which hn ° w and Elizabeth E. Our subject was reared on the

S. Conawnv i^1 i,ln marriage with Louisa M., a daughter of Lloyd N. and Sarah b°m in 18i5 - u"1 ^arc i 1®> 1842 ; her father was a native of Maryland, and was Miami Co «« 40 alone, when 1 6 3'cars of age ; he departed this life in

Rhode Islam? i!! Tore?*1*8, **er m°thei\ Sarah N. (Aldrich) Conaway, was bora in are living who ° *1 ' and remov®d to Darke Co. with her parents in 1830 ; they departed this ipf taey -settled fifty' years ago, at a ripe old age. Mrs. Cox's mother with Josenh P * 6 1Di ^0,> *n *871. Her second marriage was celebrated riage. he en<m A'i - Win8^ latter deceased, and Francis. After our subject's marmoved tothoi m *ann*ngln Franklin Township, Darke Co., for two years ; then land all in 7 Where he now resides> 1" 1861 ; he has 75 acres of choice fanning character wk^v. state of cultivation, and his buildings are of more than ordinary the homo'or ' 1,1 connection with the beautiful grounds and shrubbery, makes _ umeofMr n»,i n , ' - -« * He is a member the home of 111 connect*on with the beautiful grounds and i °f the Boftwi r ail(l Hrs. Cox a pretty and most desirable place, for two 01 A&rlculture in the county, and has filled the ofl

West Milton; was bom in 1853; in Lost Creek Towns^p jAg" his father, was born in the above township m 1823 , his motlie^'S lld . both nee Cobolt, was born in Auglaize Co Ohio, the year as her 1 usband ^ are living, and reside on a farm in Staunton Tow nship , . 1 wa8 reared doing a Urge trade in his line; in March, 1880, he located West Mdton, esjn lishing himself in the same business ; he carries a full line of the ^ stock of hardware and harness ; though he is young, we pre business princias a live, energetic business man, who, by fair dealing anc © keens1 in his

DAVID DAVIS, farmer ; P. 0. West Milton ; was township. Jan. 27, 1831 ; his father, Benjamin Davis, was hommSoi^bm Nov. 12. 1793, and removed to Ohio with his parents when 01*^ . ^

Co., settling here in 1804. Our subject's mother, Margaret (Fetter ) 'emibom in Pennsylvania in 1802 ; her parents died m Pennsylva , , ted this grated to Miami Co., where she was married to Benjamin Davis ,.sk 1 ^ in the world and engaged in farming, which he has followed unm e p , - d his life ; he first purchased 80 acres of land from his father ; on t i -n

1862 ; he now owns 148 acres of well-improved land, which is all m a © of cultivation and pleasantly situated. He was united in marriage wi * .

Dec. 31, 1797, and removed with his parents to this county in 1805 ; lie Toiltmc Rhoda (Teague) Davis, was born in Ohio April 30, 1801 ; Mr. and Mrs. ' were natives of South Carolina ; they were the parents of three children, two are living, viz., Samuel and Anna M. ; Elizabeth deceased ; her mt c Oct. 28, 1859 ; her mother departed this life Nov. 22, 1834. Mr. and Mr^ ' are the parents of five children, of whom four are living, viz., Osborne, nh,I! o tiPr°9p^Ci here and locate a home- 0n Section 17, he found the desired Lna WaS ,ndu®nic?d by three springs, which were so situated as to give his thia Wltf. fim' 11011168 with the advantage of never-failing water. At nlilimui f' the/ace tlle country was so densely covered with forest that they were u ® 0 cat a ^ad through the woody laby rinth of their new home in order to a fMih;«CeS^ to ,e,r nej£hbora, some three miles south. They set to work to erect ownori 1 \'S1D® °D X ?uc^ "aterial as the forest would give. Their father, Abiatha, thofi^, 0r8ie' and. ' e ^^icd iiis hardy sons provisions, while they were felling its pnm i they camping out while doing the work. After of i«n«iPe *un' .femilJ m°ved into their new quarters, which was either in the fall fathpr S °r tae spring of 1804. His son John settled at the north spring ; Samuel, onp n ?lir subject, at the south one ; Abiatha himself locating at the center his aon en<iai?in mlierited his father's place at the center spring. On these farms Rpniom* "r Permanent homes for years, and reared their families. In after years, sons Tnh dlsp^8^ of hl8 and removed to Iowa, where he died in 1876. The other eldoat q n J0® Samuel remained on their forest homes till their decease. Amos, he on ho 11 Abiatha, settled in Preble Co., from where he removed to Iowa, where 84 ^^ae. y.dlcd. Samuel Davis departed this life June 30, 1870, aged about thni of ' u18 W^e ^avinS died previously. The}' were parents of six children, oi whom are living, viz., Riley, Allen H. and Mary (now Mrs. Curtis). The and thl^IvT6 Keziallj Nancy and Lindley. Abiatha was the father of four sons Our snh^ daughters, viz., Amos, Rachel, Samuel, John, Sallie, Lydia and Benjamin, laboiwiJ^tWa8rearcd on I1*8 fetlier 8 farm, and, until he was 16 years of age, with Joh T^rfi ^en.went Troy, in which place he learned the printer's trade failing 1° |l whom he remained more than a year, when, on account of thereaft ea ta' 'T*18 °Wig®d to abandon the printer's sanctum, and immediately in thia r en^ed in feuching, which he followed about seven years, exclusively dauaht/>COfDT^i' *)ec' 13, 1S38, he celebrated his marriage with Nancy Hale, a in lRqp * ° i q. n who was a native of Maryland ; he removed to this county for aHh°I After his marriage, our subject followed teaching and farming official K tlme' when. he was elected Justice of the Peace. The accumulation of 184ft1 i asmcs® required so much time that teaching had to be abandoned. In vear ' e 10cnted on 120 acres of land, in Section 12, that he had purchased the he HPr°U? ' land was parti}' improved, and he soon added 40 acres. Here Dose nf Un*? . ***67, ali which time he returned to the old home farm, for the purthe niH , maxiI1g the remaining years of his parents comfortable. He now owns old d® l ?me8tead, and his declining years are being spent in the shadow of the h»A e De lias held the office of Justice of the Peace for twelve years, and tion ^ the office of School Director and Superintendent of Public Instruckhn». i education was received in the common schools, in which, by dint of hard of studioU8 habits, he stored his mind with useful knowledge, a great deal irivaw * ^ils ol)tained without the aid of an instructor. Five children have been Marv ii!fein' °f whom four are living, viz., Olive, N., Malcolm H., Alma A., tiimrik ^artlla deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have been members of the Chris- Pliri +- Urcdl 1>or years, in which they are zealous workers, discharging e\ ery fustian duty with cheerfulness. Their children, with the exception of one, are ti ; raers with their parents in the church, which is a source of satisfaction

Nann ^L(^0LM H DAVIS, fanner ; P. O. West Milton ; is a son of Allen and ^RV18' oId and prominent settlers in this township. He was born i m 18 -j e place where he now resides ; he was reared on the farm, attending three months' school, in which he received his education. Feb 22, votonteered in Co B, of the 71st 0. V. L, and was transferred to the front m March, and was in the battle of Pittsburg Landing, in which the regiment lost heavily in officers and men ; they were under Sherman's command, which was so terribly pressed ; soon after, the battle of Nashville was foughtj and..h.®~Jheftf^f,the was nearly decimated, but Hood was beaten and almost annihilated , abOTtthe close of the war, their corps was sent to Texas, where they were kept till D«»mber, 1865 ; he was mustered out of the service January 1866 ; dunng toe evacuation of Ft Hymen, he received a severe injury from the falling of a pole ot an ambulance wagon, that almost crushed him, which injury is yet severely few y Mr. Davis. In 1864, while home on veteran furlough, he was i married i to Coate, by whom he has five children, viz., Claudie, Eleanor E., Mairnce JI., Mmm A. and William A. He and his wife are exemplary members of the Umstian Church, with which they have been connected since 186 1. He owns 80 acres good land, which is all in a good state of cultivation and well improved, m taci,

HENRY DIBRA, retired farmer ; P. 0. West Milton. To the subject . of this memoir we are pleased to accord a place in the front ranks of the ea y p neers of Miami Co.; he was born in Washington Co., Md., Feb. 21, 1803, son of Daniel and Elizabeth Dibra, who were born in the same place, lneir P ents were bom in the province of Lorraine, France, and emigrated to Am before the war of the Revolution. Jacob Dibra, grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the army of Washington, and was the first man that ~ e, of American liberty to the breeze in the State of Maryland ; for that ac obliged to secrete himself for fourteen days in Order to escape the fur} merciless Tories ; he was a brave man, a true soldier, and to his countrj e ga his service without recompense. Daniel, father of our subject, was mam Maryland to Elizabeth Friend, and removed to Pennsylvania, where they resmeu nine years, when they came to Miami Co. and settled in Newton lowns P 1815 ; they resided here only three years, when they were stricken down with mysterious complaint, Milk sickness, and died ; his father died the 1st ot JN ber, aged 45 years, his wife followed him to the grave ten days later, lhe} the parents of ten children, who, at the death of their parents, were thrown P° the cold charities of the world, and scattered throughout the community, all ing good homes with the Quaker brethren ; they all lived to be men and wo n, but now only five survive, viz., Susanna, now Mrs. Miles, residing in Kansas , beth, now Mrs. Hall, who resides in Indiana ; David, who resides in Iowa ; bam , who lives in Newton Township, and our subject The deceased are Jacob, OOf Daniel, Mary and Jonathan. At the death of his father and mother, our su J was only 15 years old, and, young as he was, grappled with the stern realities life ; and, in times when men of nerve and experience were taxed to their to overcome the obstacles and difficulties that are incident to the lives of frontiersmen, he worked resolutely, and became an expert in cabinet-making, doing niuc also at carpenter work, in which trades he labored for thirty years, and was very successful ; about 1850, he abandoned this work, so far as making a busmess o it was concerned, and turned his attention to farming. He first purchased o acres of land in this township, east of the river, which he soon after disposed oi, and bought 80 acres more just opposite Milton, which he owned only a month, when he sold, and purchased 72 acres where he now resides, and soon after bought 20 acres adjoining, which now belongs to his only son, Irijah ; he is one of our self-made men, and began life as an orphan, without a dollar in his pocket Prosperity bae rewarded the almost incessant toil, good management, and the assistance rendered by his good wife, who for more than half a century assisted in his toils, shared his troubles and joys alike ; after a journey of more than fifty years, hand in hand, we find them enjoying the shades of retirement, feasting on the fruits of labor gleaned from a well-spent life. His marriage was celebrated with Chanty, a daughter of Lazarus and Elizabeth Langston, July 3, 1828. They were natives

They were ** Parente of Children, of foar ^"g viz, Leonard, Betsy, Charity and Mary. The deceased 5S7' Martha, Rachel and Rebecca To* the unio? of Mr. and Mrs. ElminL Minm^w611 have,b?eS given, of whom five are living, viz, Elizabeth, and t p«fjerVK] N"* and Irijah. The deceased are Mary and Susanna. He are exerrmla^Ph "if® have hfen "embers of the Christian Church, and

Rocki nah DIETRICK, farmer and minister ; P. 0. Potsdam ; bom in Pietriok wh^00 ' V^' m. fche /ear 1814, July 7 ; is a son of John and Elizabeth he died whan WGre ^)ni "Virginia, in which State they both met the call of death ; were mron* uPward of years of age, she in 1825, when in middle age ; they Nancif T vrT 0^8nVe? children, five of whom are living, viz, Abraham, John, D lahnrJi IE Catherine ; the deceased are Elizabeth and one dying in infancy ; and toot r.h°n I8!?1 ^ ^lst year, at which time he began life for himself, In 1838 h ai^e °* ^fe ,°d homestead, which he carried on for about seven years, nine of wh WaS m?.n?e^ to Mahala Judy ; to them ten children have been bom, with « m are hving, viz., Rebecca, Mary (who has been afflicted since infancy Jaooh - al?*v °f the mind), Isaac, John, Sarah, Catherine, Chloe, Samuel and movSV^w 1 (d.e(!ea^d)> aged 24 years and 8 months ; in 1846, Mr. Dietrick and woo ^Virginia, in which State he made his home twelve and a half years, near Sale^^ ' n® ' in 18^' he came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, settling residpn in fkID w"c" Piaee he remained eighteen years, then came to where he now Bantinf ^BT. 1877 > " the year 1854, he entered the ministry in the German twenty -ai t h wtlictl he has since labored, and by estimate has preached he onlJ h a. 8ermons> and solemnized one hundred and fourteen marriages ; resnonaiKi ^vantage of the common school, but is amply able to perform the thirty v 6 c*°t1®8 attached to the ministry ; he has belonged to the church for of twa ear8' w^e ^or a period of thirty-six : his children, with the exception

Tear 181 ^^MER, farmer ; P. O. Potsdam; bom in Montgomery Co. in the Penn - «/ 18 a 8011 *^°lm and Susanna Ditmer, who were bom in Lancaster Co, then pq re®oved 40 the above county at an early day, lived there many years, of 62*me i - countJ and resided till their decease ; his father died at the age seven ^>arS,u119 mother at the age of 58 ; they were parents of thirteen children, Geonre - +UJ111 m liv«ig, viz, John, Eli, Henry, Cass, Catherine, David and ham - T k G deceas^d are Elizabeth, Rosanna, Mar}', Jacob, Benjamin and Abra- 1844* h °an Was °n the farm, on which he worked till his 24th year. In whom 6 married to Lydia Mischler, by whom he has had ten children, seven of , are nving, viz, Abraham, Mary, Silas, John, Amanda, Sarah and Martha ; are Harriet, Jacob and Susana; after his marriage, he engaged in state e on, . e Place where he resides ; he owns 80 acres of land, which is in a good i of cultivation and well improved ; in an early day, Mr. D. was a successful at on many deer has he caused to bite the dust, in one instance killing two Start6 ?%A w^e 18 a daughter of Jacob and Mary Mischler, who were born in j -> Ohio, but afterward became citizens of this county, from which they "moved to Kosciusko Co, Ind, in which they died - he at the age of 65 years, she Ivdi*6 i^e 7*> they were parents of ten children, seven living, viz, Mary A, ami8' ^ena» Daniel, John, Jacob and Adam ; the deceased, Solomon, Elizabeth, n ®ne J^ho died in infancy ; he and his wife have been members of the German ptist Church for a period of twenty years, and are consistent Christian people, leading exemplary Christian lives ; he has been School Director for twenty years ; al8° EL? UUNCANOffaSrTr^P°0. West Milton ; he was born on the east bank of ship on the land where he now lives in the year 1826 ; his fathw, Isaac ^ l was born in Sonth Carolina in 1795 ; his early life was f spent . Ten~, an^ removed with his parents to Ohio when only 9 years of age , Co in 1804, entered 160 acres of land, where Ins grandson, our subject, now live , on tb he reared his family and resided till his death, which occurred m 1832 , on uns land, his sons Isaac and Jesse lived and reared their families ^^,epar^b^ life in 1847, aged 52 years, Jesse still later ; upon their death, William, ou j ^ a son of Isaac came into possession, and on this same estate has rearefl a family of children ; thus this farm has been the birthplace of three chn. children, all of the Duncan family ; Isaac Duncan was the fothe rot thirtm^ctn dren ; to the first marriage, with Hannah Pemberton daughter of Isaiah three were given, who are all deceased, viz., Isaiah, Kachel and Johm c®jUlren marriage was celebrated with Elizabeth Dixon, and to t ei Amos Eli and Abigail ; the deceased are Polly, Isaac, Elizabeth and David ; El.za^tl. (Dixon, Duncan, was born in South Carolina in 1800, and departed this was a second cousin to the grim old warrior, Anthony W ayne, ami ftbe ant of the illustrious Adams family, who figure so prominently in the histo country ; Nicholas Dixon was a military man, and took great pride ^ 1013 - rebellious subjects into submission, he was attacked by the Ton , beaten, and left on the ground for dead ; but he recovered and came to Ohio, he passed through all the hardships and dangers incident to pioneer lite. irail!ta ject was reared on the farm, where he assisted his father in agriculture, p until his 21st year, when he began life for himself and took charge of the o place, thereby keeping the family together till grown, when they made hom themselves ; here, in the abode of his fathers, he has lived ever since, with tu ception of two years, when he lived in Greene Co., so that his children ml£ht the advantage of attending the Antioch College. His marriage was celebrated

Mai?ha Langston, who is a daughter of Leonard and Francis Langston ; Trllu Wa! , !n Georgia and tier mother in Maryland ; Mr. and Mrs. Duncan has filial *k a,«^ar^r W! Iam and Mary, and Sarah A., deceased. Mr. Duncan anri n- CAe ^U8^ce °t* the Peace for three }xars, Supervisor one term, thpphriofi n,eCtof years ; he and his amiable wife have been members of aflvonAflm m*. ^?r a number of years ; they are particularly interested in the was a of Chnstianity, and are exemplary Christian people. Isaac Duncan ini? QnnHo^ ^°' 4gt?1 in the bloody battle of Pittsburg Landfacets H ^Vm0ITmg' ^P1^ 6, ^862 ; he fell shot through the heart with his on/i * ' was a member of the same compan\T and regiment and re- !°their home ; Amos was a member of Co. I, 71st 0. V. I. and soon from thoiTment' was detailed to the hospital, where he was installed as steward ; Tenn V n i wa8uProm°ted to Assistant Surgeon, and given charge of the 9th thp hattin * Bre ae remained until he was mustered out, having passed through thp nnf/w* encounters of the Army of the Cumberland ; his regiment captured ^or£an> who was brought to camp by one of the boys, on

7 vpAra l Vania' in 1840, where his early boyhood days were spent At the age of he to Ohio w*th his parents, and soon entered mercantile life, which fnllv in k- "l* "ls. location here in 1866 ; since that time he has operated successoneraHnn are gentlemen well educated in their business, all them IT Performed with safety, and to the satisfaction of all who patronize tion in ^ edu<?t*on was received in the common schools, where a close applicacessfiil a 2* an<* a lOI1g experience in active business life, bespeak for him a sucoconrro^T ^^a?*0118 bfe. His marriage with Sarah E., daughter of Thomas Vore, nAVTrJ6^873- ®er parents were among the early settlers of Miami Co. his f»tk V - EELEMAN, farmer ; P. O. West Milton ; born on the place where Our suhTTk^ m 8ec' 6' in 1833 J is a 8on of Enos and Margaret Elleman. he woo 9i 8 b°ynood days were spent on his fathers farm, where he labored until ter of Pi - k8818!0^ *8®* was married to Esther Coate in 1855 ; she is a daughwere no*- ^becca Coate, who were born in Miami Co. Her grandparents were th ' ®ringuig their effects with them, one walking while the other rode. They of the' 6 P^®11^8 pf twelve children, of whom ten lived to man's estate and had families Rehe^°^Jr^.*^*am,t7osePb> Thomas, Benjamin, Susan, Isaac, Aaron, Elizabeth, an faitif aD? .jab? who is the father of our subject's wife, is a minister of the Wesleyfathpr n * y^ides in Wayne Co., Ind., where he is laboring in the church. Grandand h °a^ bved to be upward of 70 vears of age ; his first wife died in middle age, ceasJi \Win married to Mary Bangham, by whom he had four children, all delivino- . bjah and Rebecca Coate are the parents of nine children, of whom five are ter tAJ1Zu Maiy, Linley, Susan and John ; the deceased are - Hiram, Leicescarnonf Pb aud Zelora. After our subject's marriage, he farmed and worked at the ter trade until 1865, when he settled on the place where he now resides, farmin118? k^8 Paid his attention mostly to farming; he has 132 acres of choice TmntJ* aJ1<^' w^b No. 1 buildings erected thereon. He is one of the pre®fP amiflM88 °«£, township, having been elected in the spring of 1879. He and his Dennis ^fe are "embers of the Society of Friends, and are every-day Cbnstian Hnraf* are the parents of nine children, all living, viz., John, Seman ha,

Wiliam, Mary R., Zelora E, Linley M., Horace M. and Francuk John as married to Ann Cress in April, 1877 ; they have one child, viz., LaJiren^a one Aheua^ha was "arried to Joseph W. Beck in January, 1877 ; they ^ohave child, viz, Francis E. Her husband is one of the leading teachers of the county.

, ft(. THOMAS ELLEMAN, farmer ; P. O. West Milton ; borp in this Unship in 1841 5 18 a son of Enos and Margaret (Ward) Elleman ; his father was bom m viz., John, William, Amy, Mary, Elizabeth and Hannak .Our father was the parent of twelve children, of whom only two are livmg, tna and his fa'ther, Enos ; the decked am Elizabeth Temperan^ Drusdla, Hannah, Tace, Enos, Aaron, WiUiam, Norman and one who ^ J wWch early days of our subject's father were spent at home until his father's dea , " # occurred7 wjicn Enos was only 16 years old ; he labored for ""J* Hved place, then bound himself out to his brother-in-law Isaiah ; in this township, and for him worked four yews, when the »"denta ^ " Wng before the expiration of time ; he then worked as a farm > y. ^ q0 an<i he could get to do that was honorable ; in 1823, he went back to , LarniL with purchased 80 acres of land in Wayne Township. He was ^ * ;"^5erscy, Margaret Ward, Dec. 9, 1824 ; her father, David Ward was bom in Ne ^ army, and was through seven year? of the smuggle ; he caDtured Stony intrepid ones, who, under the leadership of the gallant Way , P .neerg Point He was married to Margaret Swasick ; they were among the ea y p of Virginia ; the Indians entered their cabin one day went to work with might and main for a few years on his Darke Cojand then^ne disposed of it and came in 1831 to where he now resides ; here *^1 forTearly for nearly half a century, going hand in hand down the pathway o nded

Lee score years, and SgShef they are enjoying their "mg years ^um»»nd«l by every comfort ; they are the parents of nine children, of whom ^v® arj^ ^ viz., Mary, David, William, Joseph, Thomas, Rebecca and kam; thedecw^ Elizabeth and John. Thomas Elleman (our subject), was reared on his ttt^ farm, where he labored until his marriage, which was celebrated 1 Martha C. Jay, a daughter of Moses Jay, who was born m this to^mp, nw Frederickstown - his father, James Jay, was born in North Carolina, and ^ to Ohio in a very early day ; he departed this life on the land he en , about 70 years. His marriage with Martha Coppock was celebrated . Carolina ; they were parents of the following children, of whom five . tu' viz., Mary, Jesse, James, Furnas and Isaac ; the deceased are R > her father, departed this life in 1840. Her mother's second marriage w brated with Elijah Jay, whose father, Layton Jay, was one of.the pioneers, an remains the first interred in the Union Cemetery. To her second marriage children were Moses, Joseph, Alfred, James, William and Enos; An (deceased). Mrs. Margaret Jay departed this life April 14, 1874, aged 56 years, her husband is living, and at an advanced age. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. iuieman nine children have been given, of whom five are living, viz., Dony, Ella, Calvin, Allie and Walter ; the deceased are Margaret, Viola, Minnie P. and an infant.

ELLEMAN, retired, Laura; born on Sec. 18 in this township, in i- 1 !8.a5°n of. Isaac "d Mary (Jones) Elleman ; they were bom in South Caroma - his father in the year 1798, and his mother in the beginning of the nineteenth century ; they came to this township with their parents in 1805 or 1806 ; they were married about 1822, and were the parents of four children, two of whom are living , m Owen and Jordan ; the deceased are Dorcas and William W. ; Mrs.

dle<* 0n P^806 W^ere Owen W£« born, in February, 1831, aged f!nn uyearf' ^r' ®^eman s second marriage was celebrated with Elizabeth ppocK by whom he had six children, three of whom are living, viz., Benjamin, 0- » Mr. Elleman departed this life at the age of 61 years. Owen all ^rfn' boyhood days being spent in a manner customary with tato after atta^n*n8 a proper age, he assisted in the labors on his father's es- U u-e ^ 22 years of age, at which time he began working at the carpenter's rp which he followed for six years ; in the fall of 1850, he moved to Cass Co., Cn ', W^re "e ^ve(^ two years and followed carpentering ; he then went to Grant wnrt*yhf same State, and for three years worked in a carding-mill, but afterward shu* r ftli ^de f°r eight years ; in 1863, he returned to Laura, where he has _i> , *vej~ » on his return, he established himself in the mercantile business, trati ft followed since ; he was appointed under Lincoln's adminisvnt J\ aftfrwar(^ resigned, and was again appointed under Johnson's reign, has mSft an^ aPP°^nted the third time under Grant's administration ; he "|e Justice's office three terms, and was elected for a fourth, but re- Edn *- he *la8 a^° been Trustee, School Director and a member of the Board of » thu8 we see Mr. Elleman's executive ability is fully recognized by his an? *8 demonstrated by his frequent re-elections. In September,

. .e marned Rachel McDonald, by whom he had seven children, three of whom Mino1Vm^~~^arki William J. and Joseph A. ; the deceased are Sarah, Jane, 5'aro^e. Mrs. Elleman is a daughter of Joseph and Temperance who were among the early pioneers of Ohio ; both are now dead ; they ha]* 5? P?rents °f ten children, of whom only two are living - Rachel and Ma- T*) me deceased are Elizabeth, William, Mary, Phoebe, Dennis, Sarah, Aaron throo ^r* McDonald's first marriage was with Sarah Mote, by whom he had thP <^ren' two living, viz-, John and Charles ; Mark is deceased; he died in vpor*. hyear bis age ; his wife, Temperance, departed this life at the age of 60 ' Mr. and Mrs. Elleman are members of the denomination of Friends, and

,9® B^TER, farmer ; P. 0. West Milton ; born in Bucks Co., Penn., m th« a 1828 > i® a son of Jacob and Elizabeth Etter ; his father was also bom m ^ n^.me ®°unty and State. There they were married and lived till their removal 8ohn.i°J,ih)f father ^ed in Germantown, Ohio, in 1833 ; his mother was bora m laatlJ ^.^2*' Benn., and was thrice married - secondly, with Joseph KJem, an w.lth David Landis. After his death, she resided with our subject till her w2* m *865' By ber marriage with Mr. Etter, she had five children, three of are living, viz., Jacob, John and Levi ; George and Catherine (decea^)- terW reafed on the farm, and after becoming old enough learned the <»rpenf°H°wed for eleven years. In 1850, he came to O » bomrh+al?118 co,m1y> following his trade exclusively five years. After

C. ; John H. deceased, aged 1 year 11 months and 14 days He has never been* political aspirant ; hut has held the office of Supervisor and School Director. He Sd his wbb are members of the German Baptist Church, with which have belonged for a number of years. He is one of the Deacons, which distinction he has held three years. Mrs. E. died Jan. 8, 1873, aged 41 years. His second marriage was celebrated in February, 1878, with Mary H. Harlacher . she was bom in Montgomery Co. in 1835, and is a representative of the same church, as is hlS ^E^^LK^^Wactondth ; P. O. Laura ; bom in Darke Co. in the year 1837 ; is a son of John and Elizabeth Falknor, who were bora in this State, m which they made their home till their decease. His father was killed in a saw-mill in Phillipsburg in 1849 ; his mother died in the year 1876 They were Parsnto of seven children, viz., Mary A., Harriet, John W Albert, Margaret and Sarah j. Our subject was reared on the farm, and after his father s death remain wi widowed mother until he attained his majority. In 1857, he was married to ^Mary McCool, by whom he had four children, three of whom are living, viz., Semantna Erskine L. and Emily W. ; Viola, deceased. After his mamage he contanued farming in Darke Co. for a year, after which he came to this county and stall worked on the farm, having, in the meantime, purchased a house and lot in Laura. In 1869, he abandoned the farm, moved to Laura and engaged in the^ smithing business, which he has since successfully followed. He owns 72 acres of Me lan , 13 acres of which adjoins Laura, the balance near, on Ludlow s Creek. His long acquaintance with the people, combined with his skill as a workman, c^n?a'J? for Mr. F. a Ml share of patronage. He and his wife are members of the Obnstian Church, with which they have been connected for eighteen yeare, always tatong a lively interest in the cause and development of the Christian religion. Mrs. F. is a daughter of Richard and Martha McCool ; her father is deceased, but her motner is living, and resides with Mr. Falknor ; both were born in Ohio, but their paren came from South Carolina ; they were parents of four children, of whom only tn wife of our subject survives. n lfl

ANDREW N. FALKNOR, West Milton; of the firm of Falknor & Hale, dealers in agricultural implements etc., etc.; was born in Montgomery Co. Get > 1824. At 12 years of age, his father died, and Andrew remained at home assi ing his mother upon the farm until he attained his majority, during this time obtaining a good common-school education. He then followed carpentering an farming some eight years in Montgomery Co., and in 1853, came to Miami to; m 1861, he located upon his present firm of 80 acres, two miles southwest from Yves Milton, where he now resides ; in the spring of 1880, he associated with T. Hale in the above business, dealing in all the improved farm machinery, agriculture implements, pumps, wagons, etc., etc. Upon the 9th of December, 1847, he was united in marriage to Catherine Niswonger, of Montgomery Co. Two children now living - Granville N. and Amanda. .

HENRY FESS, farmer ; P. 0. West Milton ; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in the year 1837 ; is a son of George and Louisa B. Fess, who were bom in Germany ; emigrated to this country, and settled in Montgomery Co., where his father died. His mother is living and resides near him. They were the parents °f eight children, of whom only three are living, viz., Lavina, Catherine and our subject ; the deceased are Mary, Jacob, George, Frederick and John. Mrs. F. was *8^" married, to John Root, by whom she lias had one child, viz., Sarah. Our was raised on the farm, on which he labored until he was 21 years old, at which time he began life for himself, and engaged in farming. In 1858, he was marnea to Miss Mary J. Harshbarger, by whom he has had nine children, seven of whom are living, viz., George, Mary, Samuel E., John Jacob, Lloyd and Charles A. ; the deceased are Sarah and Floyd, the latter a twin brother of Lloyd. Mr. Fess owns 80 acres of land, on which he resides, all being in good condition) and fkirly improved. He and his amiable wife are exemplary members of the Brethren in Christ Church, with which they have been connected eighteen years, and are con- sistent Christian people ; he is one of the Trustees of the church. Mrs. F.'s parents were bora in Ohio, her father in Montgomery Co., in 1815, her mother in this country in 1821. They are the parents of five children, four of whom are living, viz., Mary J., Samuel, Lloyd and George ; Anna, deceased. Mr. H. is a member of the German Baptist Church ; Mrs. H. belongs to the Brethren in Christ ; Mary and George, children of Mr. and Mrs. Fess, are members of the church to which their parents belong.

GEORGE FILBEY, retired, West Milton ; bom in Berks Co., Penn., April 9, 1809 ; is a son of William and Elizabeth Filbey, who were natives of Pennsylvania. I hey removed to Wayne Co., Ohio, in 1855 or 1856, and lived there until their aerawe ; Mr. F. died April 19, 1858, he was bora Aug. 18, 1781 ; his wife, Elizabeth Sellers, was born June 11, 1788 ; she departed this life Sept 20, 1879, aged 93 years 3 months and 9 days ; they were the parents of the following children, of whom six are known to be living, viz., John, Mary, George, Ellen, Robert and Catherine ; the deceased are Thomas, Michael, Oliver, [Elizabeth and William. G. F. was a mechanic and learned the sadler's trade in Strasburg, Penn., with his uncle, John Seller, with whom he worked five years as an apprentice, mastering his trade, and continued with him two years longer. On the 31st day of March, 1833, he niamed Miss Barbara, daughter of Philip Folckamer, who was a native of Pennsylvania ; after his marriage he opened a shop in Wrightsville, Penn., in which he t ^ t^Uree ^ear8' then moved to Jefferson, Greene Co., Penn., where he started a shop, and for ten years, successfully prosecuted his business, after which e removed to Galion, Ohio, where he labored on a farm for three years, then came 1 Milton in 1849, and immediately engaged in his trade, which he has foloww nearly all the time since. He owns 74 acres of us fine land as is to be found m Miami Co. On this he permanently located in 1870 ; since he has regularly resided on the farm, which is all in a high state of cultivation. His location is §°Qd, his house and barns are very commodious, and their construction and finish prove Mr. F. to be a man of good taste ; his grounds are large and well kept, which renders his home a very desirable one ; he is one of our self-made men, having begun we without capital. His first shop was started with $10, but by hard work and good management, in which he has been nobly assisted by his amiable wife, they *we overcome the difficulties and obstacles met with in life's journey, and made a good home, the fruits of labor and frugality. Together they are enjoying their eclining years, surrounded by all that conduces to render old age enjoyable ; to p.^ir Orion nine children have been given, of whom seven are living, viz., Oliver,

Bebecca, George, Frank, Josiah aud Margaret ; the deceased are Samuel yilliam. The latter was a member of Co. D, 94th 0. Y. I. ; he died of smallpox, in Nashville, Tenn., May 14, 1863. They were raised in the Lutheran Church, are consistent Christian people. Mrs. Filbev was born Dec. 9, 1808.

JOHN FOUTS, deceased ; born in this township July 22, 1814 ; was a son o «!* and Susanna Fonts, who were bora in North Carolina, and emigrated to O o, settling in this township in 1803. Our subject was reared on his father s fann, on ^mch he labored till his marriage with Rosanna Waymire, which was celebrated pnl 7, 1836 ; to them nine children were born, seven of whom are living, viz., enry W., Caroline, Davis, John, Lyman, Susanna and Allen C. ; the deceas are Pamel and Harrison. While living, Mr. F. made his home on the place on which , 18 *ldo* and children now reside ; this place was the home of his P8*®® ,» , . has been in the family name for three-quarters of a century. Mr. F. dePf^~ me 7, 1857, the twenty-first anniversary of his marriage; he w «n^Zeare.Ti!'h dyspepsia, which became chronic : and Anally termm ted ,g t,!8llfe Jnly 19, 1859, aged 76 years 1 month and 4 days. They Katie Betsy, thirteen children, nine of whom are living, viz., Davis, Darnel, > ' twelve children, who grew to manhood and womanhood, and .the ^nrsi aea at the age of 49 yearn ; as husband and wife hand in hud ^hey watt^ down m pathway of life three score and two years, sharing ®j£j ®f uf had marked fourtaking alike of each other's joys and sorrows ; the <tol of life ad wife had borne the fatigues of the day fourscore years 1 '^ment in hardships which are to be encountered by tb^ who Mke the fl t^ ^ a new country, before her mission was completed ; these two old 8*^^t quietly away after a long and eventflil life. The father an . which they four children, two of whom are living, viz, Susan and Aaron .the debased are John, aged 11 years, and Amilla Furnas, nee Fouts, aged 2 y - Martiiir^redTthe farm on which he now lives ; in 1853, he mamed ^hd. Mrtn dale ; to their union nine children have been born, six of ® j0hn

Henry, William, Ella, Lizzie, Elam and Robert ; the deceased are E > anT&car. After his' marriage, he located on the old home far^^b.ch had been the home of his parents, and on which he still resides and has ing in the aggregate 750 acres of land, well situated and wrttajMg -m proved, thus making a most desirable home, embracing M p0ut8 is

' viz, Elizabeth, Robert, Mary, Samuel, Rachel, John Steward, Mtu^I"'B^ nty.flve Martha. Mrs. Fouts is a member of theChristian Church of more than tw y years' standing ; Mr. Fouts' parents were members of the same enure .

JOHN B. FOUTS, Postmaster and dealer in notions, West MUton , born . West Milton in the year 1848 ; is a son of John Fouts, who also was born county ; his father is deceased, but his mother resides near here, on toe o stead, which was pre-empted by the family many years ago. Our subjec on the farm, on which he assisted his father in agricultural pursuits ta , yew, when he enlisted in Co. D, 5th O. Y. I., Feb. 14, 1864 ; he was imrnemawy transferred to the front, where he took an active part in the closing scen®® onn(j witf ; he was in the engagement at Kenesaw Mountain, and received a , v giving Mr. F. much trouble ; after being wounded, he lay in the hospitalior teen months, after which he was mustered out of the service, in September,

He returned to his home, and has since followed various pursuits in West Milton ; n ?oe,y®d 1118 commission, making him Postmaster of this office, Feb. 16, 1880. He has been twice married ; first, with Miss Mattie Jenkins, Feb. 16, 1870, by wtom he had one child, who is deceased ; Mrs. F. departed this life March 19, tw k HlS "arriage was celebrated Jan. 21, 1877, with Anna B. Wright: »n«cWd, viz., Edgar, bom Nov.H, 1878.

flpppQ Tu8- j owned 120 acres of land, of which his widow now owns 80 nnp nf +k 1Du? f00^ 8tate. of estivation and well improved ; on her land is situated rnnnn .nJM- S^yel pits to be found on the Stillwater ; she is a daughter of Sol- Tennpfl*, Waymire ; her father was bora in North Carolina, her mother in dnW mn k ""migrated to and settled in Montgomery Co. in a very early day, hpr nwk oto !mProve county ; both are deceased ; he was bom Feb. 23, 1791, four > died aged about 50 years. They were the parents of deceased 'vw?* wk°m are living - Daniel, Isabelle and Sarah A., Wesley viz ' iu r'j , 8 ^st marriage he had four children, one of whom is living, the PhriC« ' "^deceased are Polly, Henry and Biddy. Mr. F. was a member of his wifp - *aan kaurchj with which he has been connected for a number of years ; of hernk-u8 ""S1 . 8ame church, an exemplary Christian woman ; three iel and W ir60' ^UC*n^a' Warren and Jane, are members of the same church ; Dansuffprp^ 11 T?m were s°t(^iers in the late war ; the latter, was taken prisoner, and childnm 8 nu .deities of the infamous Libby Prison ; her son William has five of A mno .rley ®-» Fordie E., Mary E., Sarah E. and Emma E. ; Jane, the wife two nhiu ame » ^as f°ur children - Benson, Mary, Noah and Emily ; Daniel has Lucv M Sarah ; Lucinda (Mrs. Kessler) has three children -

T A vfv l. and -Adbert John was recently married to Mary Greene, shin FURNAS, farmer; P. O. West Milton; bora in Butler Townfather w TT? U°,J Uct 11, 1853 ; is a son of Robert and Beulah Furnas. His this lif ^k^01*^11 ab°ve township ; his mother in this county, and departed Monhrnm 611 n aDZ^r.Was ^ut ® months old ; his father is living, and resides in whom h e»7j l U*8 second marriage was celebrated with Ann Bowman, by deceaawf rn children, two living, viz., Rose B. and Mary A.; Dorsey, whipk k *anf3' was reared on the farm, and attended the district school, after Normal the high school, in Troy, for one term, then entered Holbrook's gelf i. school, at Lebanon, in which he took a full commercial course, fitting himmam'p^8? % cope with business transactions. In September, 1874, he was Fumao - Elizabeth Rutledge, by whom he has one child, viz., Harvey C. Mrs. 1875 h*88 ^?u&kter of the well-known William Rutledge, of West Milton. Hi he mterested in, and operated his father-in-law's woolen-mill ; in 1876, ln manufacture of tobacco in the same place, and after one year s i*nence^ disposed of the business and came to the place on which he now yJFr- He owns 157 acres of land, which is all in a fair state of cultivation and with jy?ve<^ Ho and his wife are members of the West Milton Christian Church, ^ve been connected a number of years. . ,

Townav^^2 FURNAS, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Fidelity ; bora 111 Butler (IV3>, Montgomery Co., Ohio, Oct. 17, 1826 ; is a son of John and SaUie son nf t Urnas* His father was bora in South Carolina in April, 1796, an on ityCo°8?)^ and Sarah Furnas ; Joseph was born in Charlestown, S. C., - born to them, eight of whom are living, ' nz, 1 Estlier now Mi Ztort Samuel, now Mrs. John Johnston ; Jane, now Mrs. George Miller .Aaron t departed this life Sept. 7, 1870. agml_ 38 years 5 mon hs 18 , da^ marriage was celebrated Oct. 2-, 1S<-, with Lucy . . i > Vnrnns had the Zeno and Deborah Mote, old residents of this of an edueaadvantage of the common schools, in which he received the erick,towii.

obliged to seek the out-door employment of the farm, 0,1 / ^ ,SL'in Montgomengaged ; he owns 140 acres of land on the home faun, also . . .umreeate was also State Senator. Samuel, brother to Aaron lnunas, - K Governor Montgomery Co. Robert Furnas, grandson of John A\ ilkcnson, is an c. o of Nebraska. John Furnas, father of our subject was dep counsel at the age of 16, and, being the eldest, was obliged to a 4 .vmi family. He represented Montgomery Co. in the Legislature m loo , the age of 85, his mother at upward of 40 years of age ; they had e e\e four of whom are living - William, David, Andrew and Smith ; 1 the < 4 . » on the farm, and partially learned the smithing trade, then took up s * which he followed until lie was 25 years old, when he resumed tanning- ' he was married to Rachel Hutchins, who bore him eight children, oi v\ i Willis, one, Wilbur, survives ; the deceased are El wood. Eliza, Martha, Mary - -? -g Birdie and an infant ; Mrs. Gregg died in 1862, aged 37 years. Mi- ' second marriage was with Margaret Hollingsworth, nvc. Stanley, in 18l>o, 0 , he had two children, Charley and Mattie ; Mrs. Gregg died April 2. l^i-. Iannis, years; his third and hist marriage was celebrated with Mary Miles, hi-c * 4 * is to oldest recorded minister in the West Branch Quarterly Meeting ; he owns Newton t ®n®. improved ; Mary Furnas Gregg, his wife, was born in S?d " a ^"ghter of Joseph and Patience Furnas ; her father - North Carolina, her mother in Warren Co., Ohio ; he died at the age living \r'n year of her a8e > t*>ey were parents of seven children, three

Mary, Rachel and Sarah j the deceased - Jason, Charles, Edith and Louisa ; heard Ver^ n?^t ^avelcr, having visited Europe and Asia, and when last . im was Sandwich Islands ; she is much of a scientist, and in bom th 1 la?X > *n whlch *bey have since lived ; to them six children have been raised r!.0Vh0m are bving - Thomas J., Sarah A. and our subject ; Mr. H. was

Samh enJPloymeilt to eight regular hands ; he has been twice married - first to bom ! n .Sbter of Israel Kessler, in 1859 ; to their union four children were was a m8uUS ®mma a*j Harvey H. and John H. ; Mrs. H. died in 1868 ; she thenrom^mbe^u^ ttle Presbyterian Church, and died as she had lived, relying on Evpi-ph -8e^ o J?er Redeemer. His second marriage was celebrated with Mary Ann is a m' by whom he has had two children, Allie A. and Roy E. ; Mr. H.

onrrwT <^cuPying forty days. They came directly to Ohio and settled in Mont- 111 wbich they resided. His father departed this life in 1877, aged 77 eifrh? iu'u mother is liying, and resides in Darke Co. They were the parents of am! fo H. n> seven living, viz., Catherine, Mary, Frederick, Jacob, George, Lavma cnnnf^°T ' Lewi8, deceased. Our subject was reared on the farm, in his native ten y ,}®64, he was married to Harriet Christian, by woom he had eight child- CrPnJTT llvin& vizM Samuel, Harvey, John, Charley, Lewis, Mary E. and Buy ; anH ^e,11(i?ceased. He owns 80 acres of land, which is in a good state of cultivation with u* JmPr°ved. He and his wife are members of the German Baptist Church, which they have been connected eleven years, and are consistent Christian P TnrrxT1^, hissong was bom in 1841, and is a daughter of Philip ChnstiMi. dam k?N C* HENBeRSON, farmer, and proprietor of a saw-mill; P O. Pote- S m Brown Co> °bio, July 22, 1837 ; is a son of Jonathan and Nancy ?ende5»on. His father w u bom in Pennsylvania, his mother in Adams -, his State, in which they were married. They had nine children, ° rr:s iving, viz.. Andrew, .Tnaenh William Michael. John C. and Eliza had five children, three of whom are living, viz., Callie, Emma and Johnny, and two dying in infancy. Mrs. Henderson is a daughter of Adam Bobbs, and sister to Dr. Bobbs, whose sketch appears in this work. Mrs. Henderson had been previously married to Joseph Markly, and to them three children were born, two of whom are living, viz., Victoria, and Joseph, William, deceased. Mr. Henderson, after his marriage, removed to Hamilton Co., in which he resided one year, then went to Darke Co., where he lived five years, and operated a saw-mill in connection with farming, and while there, served as Trustee two years. In 1877, he located in this township, on fifty-seven acres of land, which is all in a good state of cultivation, and has excellent buildings erected thereon, all neat and tasty. He owns a steam saw-mill near his home place, also another in Twin Township, Darke Co., to both of which he gives his own supervision, manufacturing such lumber as the public needs, and in a workmanlike manner. He has also held the office of Trustee in this township for two years. He, and his estimable wife, are members of the United Brethren Church, and are every-day, energetic Christian people, taking much interest in promoting the Christian standard. His daughter, Miss Callie, is also a member of the same church.

JOHN P. HERSHEY, farmer; P. 0. Center, Montgomery Co., Ohio; born in Lancaster Co., Penn., in the year 1823 ; is a son of Isaac and Anna Hershey, who were bom in the same place - he in the year 1801, she in 1804; they were reared in the above county, in which they were married ; his mother died in 1849, aged 45, his father in the year 1856, aged 55 years ; they were the parents of eleven children, all living, viz., Fanny, John P., Andrew, Ephraim, Christian, George, Reuben, Eliza, Anna, Sarah and Naomi. Our subject was reared on the farm in Pennsylvania, on which he labored for his father till he was 21 years of age ; then began life for himself. In November, 1846, he was married to Elizabeth Kolp, by whom he has had nine children, eight of whom are living, viz., Mary E., Melinda, Emma, Ella, Charlotte, Sarah, Susan and Frances ; Abraham deceased, aged 2 years and 10 months. In 1849, he came to Ohio and settled on the place on which he now resides ; he owns 160 acres of land, all in a high state of cultivation and well improved ; he is another of our self-made men, having begun life with only a small capital ; he only had the advantage of a common-school education, but he is a great reader, and well posted on the current events of the day ; he has never been a political aspirant, yet he has held some of the offices of the township ; he and his wife are members of the Christian Church ; she is a daughter of David and Fanny Kolp ; Mr. Kolp was bom in Pennsylvania in 1780, and died in 1844 ; Mrs. K. was bom in the same place in 1792, and is still living ; they are the parents of the following children, all living, viz., Elizabeth, Samuel, Catherine, Levi, Susan, Sarah, Abraham, Matilda, Martha and Lotta. Mrs. Kolp is a daughter of Christian and Mary (Buckholder) Lieb ; they were bora in Pennsylvania, in which they died at the age of 75 years ; they were the parents of six children, viz., Fanny, Mary, Betsy, Kate, Nancy and Christian.

W. J. HOOVER, farmer ; P. O. West Milton ; is a descendant of one of the first and prominent settlers in this locality ; he was bora near where he now lives m 1835, and is a son of Noah and Michal Hoover ; they were bom in North Carolina, and removed with their parents to Ohio in the spring of 1801. Noah was married to Michal Yount, by whom he had eight children, four are living, viz., Enos, Fred, Deborah and our subject ; the deceased are Absalom, May, Celia and Mahala ; his father made his home here through all his life, and died Aug. 8, 1866, aged 71 years 1 month and 15 days ; his mother died June 15, 1863, aged 68 months and 7 days. Our subject was reared on the farm, on which he mt^rea till he attained his majority, at which time he began life for himself ; he obtained his education in the district school, fitting himself to well perform the Unties of life. In 1860, he was married to Caroline Fouts, by whom he has had three children, viz., Ada, Ellis and Bertha ; she is a daughter of John well Hu °I wllich is all in a good state of cultivation and irZ^;^TgWJ understanding every department of the delicate work, knowcustom pro a dou jde-eartjra> brand of flour and give satisfaction to their many businPM ' ?°?uaf in connection with their superior knowledge of the their dhvW* uf- 8 ^or ^em a HH1 share of patronage from an appreciative public, best mill hpf ^ alwa?8 ln demand ; we will venture to assert that this is the more thnn Q J^6611 ^ovl.n&ton and Dayton, and. as such enterprises are worthy of F M nr^x^00^00' we heartily commend the above gentlemen to the public, is a ' shoemaker, West Milton ; bom in Delaware Co., Ind., in 1842 ; to Indiana ers°n uud Mary Horine, who were natives of Kentucky, and moved countv and th*n Wya aJ?ow Hug wilderness. They remained some years in this Grant f!n a fU wentJ° Howard Co., where they remained till they removed to His father w ** 8°°k burned to Howard, where they lived till their decease, fortv vpara .1? * P*§r8lcian> and practiced medicine in these counties for more than were tha noi t *8® °f 69 years, his wife at the age of 71 years ; they .0f th^n childre^ lMng, viz., James T, John A., Ellen B. Elizabeth p^ar?80ncP,» Thomas J., Samuel M., Nancy A., Nelson B., Francis M., at the airp ^eiU?. Wright S. Our subject was reared on the farm, and

Jeffersonville r eal«ted in Co. 34th jn(j y j in iggj They remained in Camp and were fi n months, then were changed to several points in Kentucky, After bem^iL0*?61^ re'enH>I*ce the army in the vicinity of Ft. Donelson. they wenpLef a ve^8el for some time, the order was countermanded, and fought haffi Missouri. They were engaged in some fourteen of the hardflag of tha 68 - *oe Huion, of which we mention those that are recorded on the Ft OihflAn I^imen.^ : Middle's Point (in Missouri), Grand Gulf (in Louisiana), Vicksbniv'aft^P1.011 Hill, Bolton Station, Black River Ridge, the full siege of Jackson+k ter W"1CH they were sent to Mississippi, and were in the last fight at Orleans' wh 611 *Tere 8ent. back to Vicksburg, and from there were sent to New after had t~ey.remaijaed some time. They went to Brazier's Point, and soon canturpd fk . u rabels at Opelousas, La., drove them out of town and went vetaiM^Li rea^a8k From Here they were sent to New Iberia, where the regirenortfid «fKr 1 80011 after was sent home on thirty days' furlough ; afterward wintered Orleans, and was sent across the gulf to Briar's Island, where they

1866 wh ;r ' ureiIce 10 Brownsville, Texas, where they remamea nil reoruaiy, receivad , ?n , . eJ were mustered out He returned to Indianapolis, Ind., and in that dl8?har8® Feb. 22, 1866. He labored on the farm for a year or so, and his trado i 6 a.^iriP to Wisconsin ; on his return, in the fall of 1867, he began failing , Liberty, Ind., where he remained for awhile, and on account of tradp" it 111 *°°k a trip to Kansas, returning the same year and resumed his Jan g 10 Ohio in the faU ofl870, and was married to Rachel McDonald

Perr^n?S? HOFFMAN, deceased. The subject of this memoir was bora in na^ao^r 4?enil > SePt- 9> 1809, and was a son of Philip and Anna M. Hoffinan, wherp \S the aJ*Jve State, where PhiUp died, after which his wife came to Ohio, livincr remaudng days were passed. They were parents of ten children, four annranf; . 8°bject was reared on the farm, and, when old enough, served an a<?8hlp in inning, which business he foHowed for forty-three years, ^d to year 1752, he died the 23d of 4th month, 1829. Walter . y opH-led in Sy Maiey, in Ohio, in 1809 or 1810. Grandfather John M ^g£3 Warren Co in which he lived for a short tune, then came to Miam - tawhat isnow Monroe Township, in 1804 Walter D "for on 100 acres of land, which they improved, cleared up and made tne fourteenor fifteen years, after which they moved to an .adjoining 'tom on to ^ where they resided till 1866 or 1867, the"re"2r^.to.th!i^ miter Jay was law, Samuel Jones, with whom they resided fall their decease W He ^ quite an extensive farmer, and was among the larger lan 1 J^ers ^ Qn Thomas remained with his father on the farm until he w -> i anahter of Henry the 22d of 4th month, 1840, he was married to Sarah Yount, a daughte and Elizabeth Yount ; they were from North Carolina, "" whom

Mr. B. was bom the 4th of 9th month, 1793 ; his wife, E1"ab®^^\86'3 wife on the same day, the same month, and in the same year ; he'followed in 1871. Before his marriage, Thomas was engaged in milling, w"® wa8 the till 1849, the time of coming on the place where he now resides , 111 re size of the farm at the time, but he has added by' purchase t,U h now owas^ acres of fine land, which is all in a state of good cu^a**onmi^lt L twentywere reared in the Friends' Church, and he has laboredin the ^ ,3,9

In an early day, Walter D. forbade the use of intoxicate on his premi s , Qf ^ rollings and house-raisings were ever after accomplished without 1 sons none ever used liquors, tobacco or indulged in profane langua^-

Reuben and our subject ; the deceased are Wilson and Labin. Da fathpr came on the farm, and, although he was only 11 years of age at the time hi Qf all in a good state of cultivation, his buildings being second to none. ln ^om was married to Louisa Cavender, by whom he has had eight children, five o are living - Emily, Ellen, Sumner, Labin and Julia ; the deceased are Oml , and one in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Jenks are members of the Christian ^ a which they have been connected with for five years. His brother, Wilson,

JONES, farmer and miscellaneous laborer ; P. 0. West Milton. The task of writing an autobiography is one from which I almost shrink, thinking that it would not much interest the general reader, and that, being different from a diary or journal, it seems to savor of egotism. I was satisfied with the authorship of my townships history ; but the kindness and courteous request of the authors of our county history induces me to write a brief biography of myself. I know, however, that it will be materially different from that of any other, because I know of none other who has so closely combined physical and scholastic labor as I have done. , was bora on the 4th day of October, 1815. An unbroken wilderness, tenanted y its wild inhabitants, such as deer, wolves, wild turkeys, etc., then, and for many jeare after, remained in the west, enabling me to contrast the wild domains of beautifhl scenes of civilized life. I was the only son, the fifth and a . °f ®y mother, whose life was taken by a stroke of lightning before I was jeare old. I have no recollection of her, and have often thought I would walk tl ..hS6 most wiUingty, so doing, I could have her image painted upon met of my memory. A step-mother succeeded her, whose memory I honor ; no one can occupy, in the heart, the place of mother. As soon as old enough, was sent to subscription schools, at West Branch, where I learned to read at an * possessed an almost insatiable thirst for knowledge, and read and a p., . ®vei7 useful book I could get. I read " Robinson Crusoe " and the rugnm s Progress " when 8 or 9 years old, and was much delighted with them. T k? °^es^ 80n sod possessed of excellent health, with much physical vigor, mvTnfk 6 to **** the mantle of hard labor that descended upon my shoulders in ' : . }ear- My father's constitution being nearly wrecked by incessant and labor, I took the plow from his hands, and allowed him to follow his T moAk 1 air'making with more regularity. Having access to an excellent library, ~e works of great authors, such as Homer, Virgil, Milton, Pope, Thomson, jv bowper and other poets. I also read the works of that intellectual giant, v ' great interest ; Goldsmith's " History' of the Earth and Animated aS delighted me. The " Spectator " I considered of great value, particularly Mr* o j8 yybangB. These books, with many others not named, I had read in to i Wlt^ thoroughness, before reaching 15 years of age. From my 10th year Dlow in ,0B? ?{m? minority, I used the ax and maul, or beetle, in clearing, and the dZZ ?ltlvatin8 the «oU. My mornings, noons, nights and Sundays I main y conv^ ^°. menlal improvement. Even when following the plow I would hold T eDQinent nien (long since dead), through the medium of their writings, thev ^ df 'gh,t fa felling gigantic trees and all athletic feats, knowing how much is tLdn*.0p!d Phy"cal manhood. Excellent health, at my present period of life, As l °f "y activity, regularity and temperance during the last halfcentuO - en^.^fhed, I continued and still combine literature with labor, and find as schnni.g ^ majority, I engaged a portion of my time in the teaching of 3 Bf"g desirous tot?avel, I have taken several trips to the South and East, &f\> ammoth Cave and amending Table Rock, on Table Mountara. Mj a description of either of those great wonders of ^ nature. ^ ..q.q j an<! heard its terrific thunders. During the political campaign of 184 , anAeretand the teachings of the Bible in its fullness, the highest of human attainments In like manner thought the great Isaac Newton. In conclusion, during the last sixty years, I have seen the greater part of this conn^rescued from the wilderness, and covered with fertile fields, with handsome abodes, schoo houses, churches, and a teeming population. I haye seen our country s population mcrease from eight to nearly Sty millions of people, occupying the highest ] nations In view of the grand discoveries in art and science, one may well inquire what will, or what will not, be discovered next . .

ALLEN KELLY, fanner ; P. O. West Milton ; bom in 1821, m this town ship ; is a son of Samuel and Mahala Kelly ; his father wm born " f0^ don. Mass., about 1796 ; his mother was born on the Ohio River 'in 1802. daughter of Frederick Yount. Our subject s grandfather, Kelly, was of Massachusetts, in which he lived and died; hisfatherwhen a you g > to Ohio, and located in Milton, near which he built a factory, "n"fthh"riveJ trade ; he also built the old brick factory in Milton, which stands °»rth®n > and is the one that William Rutledge occupies as a woolen-mill ; ^ mills built in Milton, but he had operated one which had been previously b uUt,i n«uwhere Elam Yount now lives. This was the first cotton-mill erected in tom see tion of the State, and for thirty years proved a source of profit was operated by Allen and John (his sons), who constructed the which wool, in jts natural state, was converted into cloth, ej£. Jr owned and operated by Harvy Coppock; he also built a mill in GreeimUe about 18bU, he removed to Logan Co., Iowa, and at Iowa Falls built a w0£1®n'" ' d ttrted operated in partnership with his sons, Enos and Leonidas , Mr. Ke } P this life in 1870, aged 74 years ; his wife died in 1858 aged about 56 yem , . were the parents of seven children, of whom four are living, viz., All© > ' , * onidas, and Mrs. Mary Edwards, widow of Prof. W. N. Edwards, late the Troy High Schools ; she is teaching the natives in Southern Africa, lneu ceased are Daniel, Seth and Enos. Our subject's early boyhood days were spent various ways, having worked in factory, saw-mill and machine-shop unta » chased 70 acres adjoining, on which he resides. In 1846, he was married Rutledge, by whom he has had ten children, six of whom are living, viz., »

Samuel, John, Mary, Asa and Jennie ; the deceased are William, Omar -» and one in infancy. He and his estimable wife are membere of the tr Church of West Milton, with which they have been connected since 1 , j country in 1828, and settled in this county in 1836, in which they lived decease ; they were the parents of eight children, of whom only two letj i William and Jane ; the deceased are Mary, Anna, Joseph, Richard, John

' KELLOGG & JONES, law firm, West Milton. Edward Pays°n KeUogg, tte senior member, was bom Nov. 3, 1830, in Jamaica, Windham Co., Vt; cam Ohio Dec. 6, 1852, and entered upon the profession of civil engineering, for he was educated ; he commenced, in December, 1859, the practice of law in . Milton, where he has followed his profession ever since. He married . A.nna m Nishwitz Oct 25, 1854, the daughter of George Nishwitz, then a merchant of Milton ; their children were Frederick Albertus, bora Nov. 12, 1855, died Apn , 1859 ; Mary Emma, March 30, 1858 ; Frances Henrietta, May 20, 1860 ; Clara -> Nov. 6, 1862; George Nishwitz, Dec. 21, 1864 ; Charles White, Sept > 1867 ; Willis Arthur, Nov. 3, 1869, and Newton Esta, July 6, 1877. Sa - uel C. Jones, the junior member of the firm of Kellogg & Jones, was born Jan. 21, 1855, in Union Township, Miami Co., Ohio ; his father was a farmer and rearea a large fkmily of boys, training them to habits of industry on the farm, but giving to each a liberal education ; among them are one physician, one lawyer and tw preachers. Samuel married the eldest daughter of his law partner, and has one 7 1879 k°^~^Ctl0r ^ ' ^K)rD -^US- 7, 1879. He was admitted to the bar April m December, 1808, and is»a daughter of Joseph and Rachel Mendenhall, who were £iN8wben7 district, S. C., and removed to this county in a very early day, bemg made with and wagon ; they settled on land in this township, winch they lived till Mr. M.'s decease, which occurred in 1850 in the 78th year f ls.Jp » wter his death, his wife resided with her daughter, Mrs. Henry Compi (J1 j! wTm 8^e hved until her death, which occurred several years after her fchJ? i a *? ^vanced *> they were parents of nine children, of whom only are left, viz., Rachel, now Mrs. H. Compton ; Anna .now Mrs. Macey, and our bS5 " ^ece?8ed m Thaddeus, Joseph, Mary, Tamar, Lydia and Ruth.

H 06 7 the holy bonds of matrimony with John Kendall, who was a thaJv °Ii! T10 »,a^r tbeir marriage, they settled on 80 acres in Sec. 25. on which whinhfK i a°°ut. fourteen years ; at that time their land was all in the woods, clear®d in part and improved, then sold out and purchased 80 acres th no * n°r T^'des 5 Mr. K. departed this life aged about 60 years ; they were °* e*even children, of whom eight are living, viz., Mary A., now Mrs. R. and wD James,> Thompson ; Martha, now Mrs. F. Harshbarger ; Isaac, Albert, Cyrus m . . f1*?1 ' . e deceased are Joseph, John T., and Emanual who was killed in a childm e 8aoP m Dayton, by the explosion of a boiler ; he left a wife and two well in 10 1 11111 *V8 untimely death ; Mrs. K. owns 80 acres of land, which is m_L Proyed, and is carried on by her youngest son, Warren, and with him she labored ' 8^e was reared in the good old Quaker Church, in which she has hPr f ... Ia,tbfnlly for almost a lifetime, and is a veiy exemplary Christian woman ; a nrian et T*8 ^Pbired by the Indians, during the war of the Revolution, and held father ^ k-r ?*X m°nths ; his whereabouts was subsequently ascertained ; his learned t .and' and with the money, $350, bought his freedom ; with them he (iren ae Indian language, which he never forgot, and would recount to his chila lad a enptivity that is always revolting to hearers ; he was only

Igoi y "IAS KERN, farmer ; P. O. West Milton j-*bora in Baden, Germany, in in ®h* k*? 801^ Joseph and Elizabeth Kern, who were bora in the same place wliinhk **ved, died and are buried. Mr. Kern was reared on the farm on in Np» VW ^ 1850, the time of his emigration to this country ; he landed Pan* - voyage occupying forty-two days, and located in Lancaster Co., rind wkicb be lived eleven years, engaged in farming. In 1855, he was mar- Jiviiw* ^?8anna Douglass, by whom he has had ten children, eight of whom are Snfw^n m^®lizabeth, Fanny, Joseph D., Anna, John, Charity, Mathias and shT - 'i?U and Henry, deceased. In .1861, he came to this county and townwith be has since lived. ' He owns 32 acres of land, which is improved wnrtJ111^ orchards, etc.; he previously owned other land, which he sold, ^d on leased land, having lived nine years on land owned by John ne»i Mr; ^ern is a good farmer, and a gentleman who undeiptands his bu - h ' , He and his wife are members of the Evangelical Church, with which y eleven years, Mr. Kern having previously been a mein^r of Jhithw.Chnreh> which he was raised ; he is a gentleman who is well versed frJr0rct history, and is fhlly up to the times on all topics of interest Mrs.

180RIS?AEL KESSLER, farmer ; P. O. Troy ; born in North of John B. and Susanna Kessler ; his father IW" mother in the State of North Carolina His grandfa^ JMe^ ^, VilBhiia to North Carolina, thence to this State, and^setti^im Mo^ 8° eiy Co. John B., with his fiunily, came at the same time, but re above county only a short time, then removed to this county and located on the extreme west side of Monroe Township, where he lived for a numter of years, then moved to Troy, in which he lived till his decease, which occurred m Septemb® 1867, aged nearly fourscore years ; his mother departed this life in 1850, aged 63 years ; to them ten children were bom, five of whom are living, viz., Israel, Kebecca, Elizabeth, Susan and Rachel ; the deceased are Mary, Henry, pattern^ Anna and Samuel. Our subject was only 3 years of age at the 1 ^.e removal to Ohio, and, as a matter of fact, young Israel had his toll share of the hardships of pioneer life to endure. Indians were plenty but peaceable, and gave the settlers no trouble. He remained with his parents on the farm, assisting them in cultivating it, till he was 22 years of age. On Dec. 2, 1830, he was mamed to Ruth Jenkins, by whom he had four children, one living, viz., . Jolrn y. ; tne deceased are David J., James H. and Ruth. Mrs. K^ler depar^ this life in 1837, aged about 24 years. His second marrige was celebrated with Margaret ft. Adams, July 24, 1838 ; to them one child was bom, viz., Sarah H., deceased Mrs. K. died Sept. 7, 1844, aged 34 years. His third marriage was celebrated with Eleanor Murry June 24, 1845, by. whom he had one child, viz., Mary A. Mrs. K. died April 1, 1867, aged about 60 years. HU fourth and last mamaps was celebrated with Anna M. (Smith) Hart March 17, 1870. By her union with Wdson C. Hart, March 15, 1849, she had four children, one of whom is Charles L. ; the deceased are Howard, Augusta and Mary. Mrs. K. is a (Uughter of Lester and Electa Smith, who were bom in Connecticut, emigrated to and setu«i in Montgomery Co., Ohio, from which they removed to Troy, where Mr. . 1 - Mrs. K was torn Jan. 29, 1827. In 1870, Mr. K. came to the place on which he now resides ; he owns 90 acres of land, which is in a high state of 'cultivation and well improved. He and his amiable wife are members of the Chnstian tnurcu, with which they have been connected about eight years. Both were formerly memhere of the Presbyterian Church, in which he was a Ruling Elder for thirty y ws- They are every-day Christian people, and take a lively interest in theJia religion. His paternal great-grandfather, with his brother, emigrated from Heraaayj and upon their arrival in Philadelphia were sold to Pennsylvania planters to pay their passage, and as Joseph was young, he had to serve thre£ . years longer common, on account of his inability to do manual labor. His materna grea grandfather, Fess, was also born in Germany, and the probability is that e sold to pay his passage. Jacob Fess, grandfather to our subject, was a 80 during the Revolutionary war. Grandfather Kessler was robbed of all his p p erty by the British soldiers. . . , noW.n

JOHN W. KESSLER, farmer ; P. O. West Milton ; was bom m th^^wnsmp in the year 1836 ; and his father, Henry, was bom in this county in lol » mother, Sarene, was bom in the State of Virginia in the year 1815 ;tney married in 1835, and were parents of twelve children, nine of whom are living, -* John W., David A., Mary A., now Mrs. Buffington ; Susan E., now Mrs. Pearson ; Thomas J., Michael N., Martin S., Rebecca now Mrs. Eishart j and Lhas. vv. , the deceased are James D. and two infants ; his father lived a long and even life within a mile of his birthplace, his departure from life occurring Jan. 14 1 » his grandparents, both on the maternal and paternal sides, came to Ohio m a ve^y early day ; Grandfather John Kessler entered, upon his arrival here, fthoutli _ acres of land, and soon after returned to his native South, but the love of freedo and the productive soil of Ohio influenced his return to this county, in , lived till his decease, which occurred in September, 1866 ; he was a very hcerw man, and his vast wealth was generously lavished on worthy institutions, giving the Methodist Episcopal Church in Troy about $40,000, and to the Delaw College about $15,000, besides giving his children good homes and money ; he was one of the first Justices in the township, and a very prominent man. On Marcn 31, 1858, our subject was married to Harriet Puterbaugh ; to them nine children have been bora, six of whom are living, viz., Dora M., Sarah A., George P., Henpr C., Charley L. and Ira 0. ; the deceased are Owen E., aged 19 years ; Lulu M-, aged 3 months ; and Anna M., aged 2 years. After his marriage, he settled on 82 acres, where he has since resided ; he is no political aspirant, but has held some of the offices of the township ; he is a member of the Christian Church, with which he has been connected sixteen years, and an exemplary Christian gentleman, taking a lively interest in the church, and a zealous worker in the cause ; Mrs. K. 18 a George Puterbaugh, of Darke Co.

DAVID A. KESSLER, farmer ; P. 0. West Milton ; bom in this township in ffie year 1839 ; is a son of Henry and Sarena Kessler. Our subject was reared on nis father's farm, where he labored till his 21st year ; in 1859, he was married to Lydia C. Pearce, by whom he has eight children, all living, viz., Sarah J., now Mrs. Lemuel Younce ; Gainor H., Charley E., Sarena E., Della A., David D., Maroellus George F.; Mrs. Kessler is a daughter of Gainor and Jane Peirce ; her mother is dead, but her father is living and resides in West Milton, being one of the prominent and influential men of the township. After his marriage, Mr. Kessler carried on his father-in-law's farm for eight years ; afterward, he purchased 72 acres of land, on which he now resides ; his land is all in a good state of cultivation and well improved, being the reward of his industry and good management ; in offices, he has held his fall share, having served as Trustee for eight years, and is the present incumbent, and also held the office of School Director for many years. He and 18 416 members of the Christian Church, with which they have been connected for ten years ; both are exemplary Christian people ; she was bom in 1839. v v- KESSLER, teacher and liveryman, West Milton ; bora in Randolph ownship, Montgomery Co., in the year 1833 ; is a son of Samuel S. and Margaret easier ; his father was bom in North Carolina in 1804, and, with his parents, came " 1^11 and settled in Montgomery Co.; our subject's great-grandfather was born in Switzerland, and was sold to pay his passage ; Joseph M. Kessler, granda her to W. W., entered land upon his arrival in Ohio, and lived on it until his which occurred when at an advanced age ; he was the father of twelve r <~?nJ sons and six daughters, of whom only two are living - Benjamin and Jonathan. In 1836, Samuel, father of W. W., removed to Miami Co., purchased aw acres of land, and lived upon it till 1849 ; afterward, he resided m various °°UIlty> and finally purchased 72 acres just west of West Milton, upon w . ^v©d till his death ; they were the parents of four children, two of whom are living Wm. W. and Fannie (now Mrs. Axtell) ; the deceased are John and » ,Mr- Kessler departed this life in the 68th year of his age. W. W. s early wynood days were spent on the farm ; he attended, every year, the usual threei in the intervals between terms he was employed on the fann, on lifter T*. ^"amed with his father until he attained his majority, when he began himself j he had, while in school, improved his time fitting himself for ? teacher, and in 1856 he entered upon the professionwhich he hassmce sucoessfally discharged ; in 1878, he stocked a livery bam in W^t Milton, which a numher of fine turnouts, and is attended by his son Frank, who how to conduct an establishment of this kind. His first marriage was celebrated hi? H<Ue in 1857 J she was a daughter of Tilly and Mary Hale ; tethem too children were bom-Frank and Clam ; Mrs. Kessler died in lW^M J18' His second marriage was celebrated in 1874 with Sallie D. McC daughter of Lysander andEleanor McCollough, who are natives of Baltimore to, Md; m 1842, they came to Ohio and settlSl near the falls of ®J**>unt of the climate, were obliged to return to Maryland, where they william* meningitis ; his remains were token to Maryland for interment he was y *©> universally beloved and respected by all who knew * township Jan KIAM H' KESSLER, M D., West Milton; born m Wonme^