Pickaway County, Ohio - Chapter 31: Some Representative Men of the County, 1906 (part 9 of 17)

home farm, where he remained until he was 26 years old, obtaining his education in the meantime in the district schools. After his marriage, he located on his present fine farm of 224 acres, where he has continued general farming and stock-raising ever since. He raises many excellent draft horses and a large number of hogs. He pays much attention to cattle and his herds compare favorably with any in the neighborhood. He carries on farming along modern lines, intelligently taking advantage of new methods and utilizing the best kinds of machinery and has the reputation of getting from his land the very best it will produce.

Mr. Timmons was married October 13, 1887, to Emily Becker, who was born at Cincinnati and is a daughter of Julius and Louisa (Ernst) Becker. Her father was born in Germany and came in young manhood to America, locating at Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked at his trade of saddler. He there married and later, with his wife, removed to Cincinnati, which city was his wife's native place. He died aged 39 years and was interred at Pomeroy, Ohio. The mother of Mrs. Timmons still survives and resides in West Virginia. Mr. and Mrs. Becker had these children: Addie, widow of L. H. Morgan; Charles; Rose (Hamilton) ; Mary, deceased; and Emma (Timmons).

Mr. and Mrs. Timmons have had these children: Benjamin Arthur; Juanita Grace; Lora; Glen, who died in infancy; Frances; Lillian; Mildred and Joseph.

Mr. and Mrs. Timmons are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at New Holland. They reside in a beautiful, modern home, which Mr. Timmons built in 1903, one which for comfort and convenience cannot be excelled in the county. It is piped all through with both hard and soft water and is lighted by an acetylene gas system. With all the pleasures of rural surroundings, Mr. Timmons and family are thus enabled to enjoy city comforts.

BOHN COCHRAN O'HARRA, who successfully operates a farm of 162 acres, situated in Scioto township, is one of the honored survivors of the Civil War, in which he was an officer, receiving promotions on account of personal valor. Mr. O'Harra was born in Walnut township, Pickaway County, Ohio, January II, 1836, and is a son of Hugh and Ann (Corn) O'Harra.

The O'Harra family is RRSP: of Irish extraction, but it has been established in America for a number of generations. John O'Harra, the grandfather, was born in Virginia, was an early settler in Franklin County, Ohio, and during the War of 1812 he conducted a hotel at Franklinton. His son, Hugh O'Harra, was born in Virginia, in 1798, and was but a child when he accompanied his parents to Ohio. Hugh O'Harra died in 1856, at the age of 58 years, his mother having preceded him in 1852.

The children of Hugh O'Harra and wife were: Margaret, born in 1833; Priscilla, who died young; John C., of this sketch; Hugh, deceased; Mary E., a resident of Lockbourne, Ohio; Melissa Jane, of Franklin County, Ohio; William H. and Elias T., both deceased ; Thomas J., of Findlay, Ohio; and Gustavus, who died in childhood.

John C. O'Harra enjoyed such educational advantages as were afforded by the district schools of his -native township. He had assisted his father on the farm until the latter's death in 1856 and continued farming until the outbreak of the Civil War. Mr. O'Harra, who was among the first farmers of this township to offer his services to his country, enlisted in Company E, First Reg., Ohio Vol. Cav., which was organized at Circleville, August 8, 1861. The officers were Capt. B. B. Eggleson and Colonel Ransom.

The First Regiment left Camp Chase in December, 1861, for Louisville, Kentucky. It went from there to Nashville, Tennessee, and from then on Mr. O'Harra participated in nearly all the engagements in which the Army of the Cumberland was concerned. The list is a long one and the annals of the Civil War tell a tale of its accomplishments. The first engagement of Mr. O'Harra's company was at Liberty, Kentucky, in January, 1862, and the record continues: Siege of Corinth, April and May, 1862; Farmington, Mississippi, May 28, 1862; Booneville, Mississippi, May 30, 1862; Black Land, Mississippi, June 4, 1862; Russellville, Alabama, July 1, 1862; Courtland, Alabama, July 25, 1862; Bardstown, Kentucky, October 4, 1862; Perryville, Kentucky, October 8, 1862; Franklin, Tennessee, December 12, 1862; Nolensville, December 26, 1862; Stone River, Tennessee, December 31, 1862, January 1, 1863; Tullahoma, Tennessee, July 1, 1863; Elk River, Tennessee, July 2, 1863; Alpine, Georgia, September 11, 1863; Chickamauga, September 19 and 20, 1863; Wheeler's raid through Tennessee, from October 1 to 9, 1863; Cottonport, Tennessee, September 30, 1863; McMinnville, Tennessee, October 4, 1863 ; Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 5, 1863; Shelbyville, October 7, 1863; Farmington, Tennessee, October 9, 1863; Paint Rock, Alabama, October 30, 1863; Mission Ridge, Tennessee, November 25, 1863; Cleveland, Tennessee, November 27, 1863; Charleston, December 28, 1863; Tunnell Hill, Georgia, February 25, 1864; Buzzard's Roost, February 27, 1864; Decatur, Alabama, May 26, 1864; Moulton, Alabama, May 29, 1864; McAfee's Cross Roads, Georgia, June 12, 1864; Noonday Creek, June 15, 1864; Kenesaw Mountain, June 12, 1864; Chattahoochee River, July 12, 1864; Peach Tree Creek, Georgia, July 19 and 20, 1864; Atlanta, Georgia, July and August, 1864; Kilpatrick's raid around Atlanta, from August 18 to 22, 1864; Fairburn, Georgia, August 19, 1864; Jonesboro, Georgia, August 19, 1864; Lovejoy's Station, August 20, 1864; Rome, Georgia, October 13, 1864; Smoke Creek Gap, October 15, 1864; Little River, Georgia, October 20, 1864; Coosa River, October 25, 1864; Wilson's raid through Alabama and Georgia, March and April, 1865; Montevallo, Alabama, March 20, 1865; Ebenezer Church, April 1, "1865 ; Montgomery, Alabama, April 12, 1865 ; Columbus, Georgia, April 16, 1865; West Point, Georgia, April 16, 1865; surrender of Macon, Georgia, April 20, 1865; Ir-

A consideration of the above remarkable record will show that during the whole term of his service Mr. O'Harra was in daily danger and that he should have escaped injury is a matter to marvel at. Once, at Perryville, a spent ball struck him, and on another occasion one passed on its swift way through his coat, but he was able to return to his home and the paths of peace, entirely unharmed. He was the witness of many historical events and vividly recalls the capture of the President of the Confederacy. The value set upon his faithful performance of duty was shown in his promotions, in one year having held commissions as 2nd lieutenant, Ist lieutenant and captain. After a service Covering three years and three months, Mr. O'Harra was mustered out under Order No. 75, at Louisville, Kentucky, on November 25, 1864.

After the close of the war, Mr. O'Harra returned to Pickaway County, Ohio, and resumed farming, an occupation he has folowed to the present time. After his marriage, in 1871, he continued to farm in Harrison township, Pickaway County, until 1884, in which year he removed to Scioto township, taking charge of the farm he has operated ever since. He devotes it to corn, wheat, oats, and hay and to the raising of cattle, horses and hogs.

On January 26, 1871, Mr. O'Harra was united in marriage with Amanda Poland, a daughter of John Poland, of Hocking County, Ohio. Four children were born to this union, the three survivors, all of whom have married and have domestic ties of their own, being: Hattie Leonora, who married James P. Coe, resides in Union County, Ohio, and has one child - Olive; Cora May, who married Key Reed, a prominent farmer of Scioto township; and John Leonard, a resident of Commercial Point, Scioto township, married Mary Goebel and has one daughter - Eva Elizabeth.

Mr. O'Harra has been a lifelong Republican and has taken a good citizen's interest in the affairs of the country at large and has always, to the best of his ability, promoted laudable enterprises at home, especially those directed to the improvement of agricultural conditions. He is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and enjoys the reunions of this organization, where old comrades are greeted, old battles are re-fought and won and the brave deeds of the living and dead are recalled. He is a well-known and highly respected citizen and in the evening of life is able to enjoy many of the comforts which, unaided, he has won in peaceful pursuits.

gILAM FLETCHER KNEISLEY, who, =a| as farmer and educator, is one of the best known men of Muhlenberg township, now operates the stock farm of Jj. M. Lunbeck, of Chillicothe, which is a finely-cultivated tract of 431 acres largely located along Darby Creek. He was born near Bainbridge, Pike County, Ohio, on October 9, 1862, and is a son of Joseph and Isabelle (Watt) Kneisley.

The parents of Mr. Kneisley were natives of Pike County, Ohio, and later residents of Fayette County, where the father died in 1893. aged 70 years. The mother, who has reached her 78th year, is a resident of Jasper Mills. Ohio. Joseph Kneisley was a. soldier in the Civil War and accompanied Gen. W. T. Sherman on the memorable "March to the Sea." During peaceful times he was a farmer. His 10 children were: Ellen, wife of William Vince, of Jasper Mills, Ohio; Albert C., for 10 years a teacher in Fayette County, now owning and operating a fine farm; Elam Fletcher, of this sketch; J. Allen, of Jasper Mills, Ohio; Mary (widow of J. D. Lynch), who makes her home with her aged mother at Jasper Mills; Elizabeth, wife of C. C. Creamer, of Fayette County; and three sons and one daughter who died in infancy.

Our subject was 10 years old when his parents moved to a farm near Jasper Mills, and was a resident of Fayette County until 1900, when he took charge of the farm he now operates, which was originally the old home farm of Josiah Renick. It is a very picturesque place, consisting of both high and low land,

300 acres of the farm lying in the first bottom of Darby Creek. The fine old residence stands on a gentle eminence which gives an outlook over a wide extent of beautiful country. There are eight never-failing springs on this farm and this makes it especially well fitted as a stock farm. All kinds of stock are raised here, including horses, Shorthorn cattle and hogs, but a specialty is made of Poland China swine. At present Mr. Kneisley has over 300 head of hogs, 100 of these being registered, and some 22 head of horses. His herd of cattle include a large per cent. of registered Shorthorns. It is considered one of the best farms in the county. Mr. Kneisley invested $1,800 in 'improvements last year.

After completing the common - school course, Mr. Kneisley, in early manhood, entered the scientific department of Northwestern University and continued a student there until he was attacked with illness when within 16 weeks of graduation. After recovery he did not return, having been offered a fine position as a teacher. Although from 1883 until 1900 Mr. Kneisley engaged in teaching and literary pursuits, he always kept a little in touch with agricultural operations, having had a natural inclination in this direction. He taught school for seven years in various districts of the county, and for two years was superintendent in the Staunton public schools, for four years was a teacher in the High School at Washington Court House, and had other important positions. In the meantime he studied both medicine and law and had he not been called to look after his parents, who were then in failing health, he might have continued his legal studies and been admitted to the bar.

On November 24, 1887, Mr. Kneisley was married to Eliza J. Brown, who was born near New Holland in Fayette County, and is a daughter of James and Jane (Cook) Brown, who were pioneers in that County. They have three sons, viz.: Herbert Brown, who is a graduate of the township high school; and Joseph Howard and James Fletcher, who are students in the township high school. They are all bright, intelligent young men, who show appreciation of the excellent advantages afforded them. Both parents having been successful teachers, they find much encouragement at home.

Politically Mr. Kneisley has always been an active supporter of the Republican party. He is now serving as one of the trustees of Muhlenberg township; he formerly held office in Fayette County. A group picture of the Kneisley family accompanies this sketch.

S: OHN P. NOECKER, a_ well-known mM fe citizen of Madison township, settled north of and near St. Paul, residing on his well-cultivated home farm of 147 acres, was born in Walnut township, Pickaway County, Ohio, August 5, 1850, and is a son of Henry and Maria (Kroninger) Noecker.

Henry Noecker was born in Pennsylvania and came to Ohio in young manhood, settling in Walnut township, where his long and useful life was spent. Of his children, these survive: Sylvester and Nathan, both residents of Piatt County, Illinois; Henry H., of Barnes, Kansas; John P., of this sketch; Daniel, of Indiana; and' Mary, wife of Emanuel Berger, of Walnut township. Both Henry Noecker and his wife have passed away. They were kind, generous, honorable people and those who knew them as neighbors unite with those of the domestic circle in recalling pleasant memories of them both. In politics Henry Noecker was affiliated with the Republicas party. Both he and his worthy wife were among the founders of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Madison township.

John P. Noecker was reared in Walnut township and obtained his education in the public schools. His life has been mainly devoted to farming and stock-raising. He owns a large amount of valuable property consisting of two farms, one of these being the home place and the other - 143 acres of fine land in. Walnut township - on which his eldest son resides. Mr. Noecker is a successful agriculturist and the pride he takes in his property is shown in its fine appearance. Madison

On October 16, 1874, Mr. Noecker was married to Sarah C. Baum, who was born in Madison township, Pickaway County, Ohio, November 30, 1851, and is a daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth (Roof) Baum, the former a native of Pickaway County and the latter, of Maryland. Mrs. Baum died in 1900, but Mr. Baum still survives, being one of the most venerable of the early citizens of Madison township. His father, Christian Baum, came here as a pioneer from Pennsylvania, when savage beasts and Indians still roamed through the forests. Mr. Baum is one of the oldest members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Noecker have two sons - Clarence B., of 'Walnut township, and Howard H., who manages the home farm. The family lived in Walnut township until 1896, having prior to that lived in Harrison township. Since 1896 the home has been in Madison township. They are well known over a large part of the county and their friends are legion. Both are consistent members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, in which Mr. Noecker is a deacon, an office he has faithfully filled for years. In politics he is a Republican.

SPGAMUEL H. HOLLIDAY, one of <3] Muhlenberg township's - successful -agriculturists, who operates a farm of 204 acres in one of the best portions of the township, was born in Jackson township, Pickaway County, Ohio, July 11, 1855, and is a son of George P. and Alice (Hudson) Holliday. George P. Holliday was born' in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and came to 'Pickaway County in 1849, accompanied by his an earlier date, covering the whole distance on foot with the exception of a short distance when he rode on a canal boat.. After working as a farm hand for one year, he went back for his family and returned, this time in a comfortable wagon. The remainder of his life was passed here, his death taking place on October 17, 1891, at the age of 78 years. He married Alice Hudson, who was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, January 6, 1816, and died in Pickaway County, Ohio, October 25, 1896. They had these children: William and Louis, both deceased; Betsey, residing with our subject; Joseph, of Indiana; George, of Circleville; Richard, of Ashville; Nancy (Dornsife), of Circleville; Mathew, deceased; Samuel H., of this sketch; and two babes that died in infancy.

Samuel H. Holliday remained with his parents until his marriage and they spent their last years with him. Mr. Holliday has devoted his whole life to farming and enjoys the reputation of being a thorough-going, practical and successful agriculturist. He rents the 204- acre farm of Stephen Miller, paying. the rent in grain and stocking the land himself. Every evidence in sight goes to show that the land is carefully cultivated and made to produce to the limit of its capacity.

On June 17, 1879, Mr. Holliday was married to Ada Bethard, who was born at Darbyville, Pickaway County, Ohio, November 30, 1861, and is a daughter of Joseph and Caroline (Plumber) Bethard, the former of whom was born at Darbyville and the latter at Yellow Bud, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Holliday have had seven children, as follows: Alice Edna, Della Caroline, William Hadley, Elizabeth Leona, Arthur Stephen (who died aged 10 years and 10 months), Thomas Miesse and Noah Ned.

In politics Mr. Holliday has been a lifelong Democrat but he does not seek office, his preference being the cultivation of the soil, the raising of stock, the education of his children and the careful promotion of their best welfare. He votes as becomes a good citizen, but leaves the cares of office to others.

258 acres of fertile farming land situated in what is now known as Scioto township, was born in Franklin County, Ohio, and is a son of Toliver and Elizabeth (Kios) Thrailkill.

Toliver Thrailkill was born in Muskingum County, Ohio. He was one of a large family, some of the members being: Elijah, who married Susan Weekly - both now deceased; Cyrus, who died in young manhood; John, deceased ; Elizabeth, who married Adam Hennis - both now deceased; Lucinda (Carnes) ; and Toliver, who was the second son. The father of this family died from injuries received in the construction of the first bridge built at Zanesville, Ohio. Toliver Thrailkill settled in Franklin County, Ohio, when 22 years of age. He married Elizabeth Kios, who was born on the Scioto River and was a daughter of Henry Kios. She had two brothers - William and Miles, both of whom are deceased - and four sisters, namely: Mary, deceased; Christine, deceased, who was the wife of Jacob Haughn; Catherine, wife of Samuel Morris, of Franklin County; and Nancy, who married Peter Lingby, of Illinois. The mother of our subject was the eldest of the family. The children of Toliver and Elizabeth (Kios) Thrailkill were: George H., who married Emma Burke; Marshall E., who married Laura Haughn; Frances, who married James V. Fuller; Clara, who married Frank Ditrick; Adam, who died in infancy; Oma, who married Britt Strader; and William, who was the second eldest in the family.

William Thrailkill accompanied his father from Franklin to Pickaway County and settled on his father's farm in 1882. On November 12, 1884, he was united in marriage with Alice Rush, who was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, April 20, 1858, and is a daughter of Francis N. and Matilda (Rayn) Rush. The father of Mrs. Thrailkill was a son of Francis and Nancy Rush, natives of Virginia. Her mother is a daughter of John and Huldah Rayn, of Maryland. Francis N. Rush died in 1886, and his wife in 1899. They had one daughter - Mrs. Thrailkill - and three sons, viz.: Austin, who married Martha W. Mitchell; Homer Virgil, who married Caroline Maris; and Eugene B., who married Emma Mundell.

on the former's father's farm, following which Mr. Thrailkill rented a farm of E. W. Gibson, at Commercial Point. In the spring of 1887 they removed to the present home farm, of 176 acres, which was a part of Mrs. Thrailkill's father's estate. Later Mr. Thrailkill purchased 82 acres, which farm is situated on the King's Church new road. This land, known as the Buckley farm, he bought from A. R. Brown. Mr. Thrailkill has made extensive improvements on both his properties. The family residence is a comfortable, seven-room dwelling, which is surrounded by a neat lawn, the whole enclosed by a fine iron fence and presenting. a most attractive appearance. In the near distance can be seen the large barn, indicative of extensive agricultural operations, while a modern windmill provides an abundance of clear, cold water. In every respect this is an ideal rural home.

Mr. and Mrs. Thrailkill have one son, Frederick, who was born August 23, 1888, and is one of the promising students at the Commercial Point High School.

Mr. Thrailkill takes only a moderate interest in political matters. He is interested in local affairs, especially in educational matters and has served as school director. The greater part of his time is devoted to his farm. For some years he has made the breeding of choice poultry a feature and his collection of Plymouth Rocks,. Black Spanish and White Leghorn fowls is very valuable.

WALTER NEWTON McCOY, one of Williamsport's most successful business men, is head of the firm of W. N. McCoy & Company, which carries on an extensive furniture and undertaking business. Occupying one of the most desirable business blocks in the town, they carry a complete line of furniture and make a good display of their goods. Mr. McCoy was born in New Holland, Pickaway County, Ohio, November 23, 1878, and is a son of Joseph D. and Irene (Haggard) McCoy.

burg, Ohio, and: removed to Frarikfort with his father, who had the distinction of making the first steel plow in this part of the country. Joseph D. McCoy, who is now located at Frankfort, is engaged in the manufacture of wagons and buggies and does a general blacksmithing business. His vehicles have an established reputation in this part of Ohio. He married Irene Haggard, who was born in Frankfort in the house in which she now lives, which house was built by her father, Solomon Haggard. Three children were born to this union: Walter Newton, our subject; Lucy, who lives at home; and Mary, who died in infancy.

Walter N. McCoy was about six or eight months old when his parents returned to Frankfort, where they remained a year and a half.' They then located at Washington Court House, Ohio, for about 12 years, after which they again returned to Frankfort, Ohio. He then worked in the establishment of his father, in manufacturing buggies and blacksmithing. It was while thus engaged that he drifted into the undertaking business, assisting Thomas Irving. He continued at this business some four years prior to his removal to Williamsport. He came here in Igo1, on January 4th of this year, becoming junior member of the firm of Murray & McCoy, furniture dealers and undertakers. In September of the same year he purchased Mr. Murray's interest and the business has since been conducted by W. N. McCoy & Company, the firm being composed of Mr. McCoy and his wife. Mr. McCoy has attended a number of profession, among them being the Clarke Cincinnati College of Embalming; Eckel's Philadelphia Training School of Embalming, and Myers' College of Embalming at Columbus. In 1902 he was granted a license by the State. He is a member of the Funeral Directors' and Embalmers' Association of Ohio.

Mr. McCoy was married July 19, 1899, to Mary V. Cory, a native of Frankfort, Ohio, and a daughter of O. A. and Ella B. Cory. Her father is a prominent man of affairs. Mr. McCoy is a Republican in politics and is serving as councilman. Fraternally he is connected with Heber Lodge, No. 501, F. & A. M.; Williamsport Lodge, No. 478, K. of P.; Winifred Temple, No. 219, Rathbone Sisters, township, . justifies this favorable opinion in his capable management of a farm of 426 acres. Mr. May belongs to one of the old pioneer families of Pickaway County and was born April 1, 1867, on the May homestead, in Walnut township, Pickaway County. His parents were George J. and Mary (Heim) May.

Mr. May comes of French and German ancestry. His grandparents were John A. and Magdalena (Rohrer) May, the former of whom was a native of Loudoun County, Virginia, and served as a soldier in the War of 18i2. On the maternal side the great-grandfather was a native of Germany and an early settler in Maryland. The family was founded in Ohio in 1836 by John A. May, who settled in Walnut township, Pickaway County, when the country was still a complete wilderness. Since then the May family has been intimately identified with the progress and development of Pickaway County. John A. May lived until 1887, leaving behind him a good name anda fine estate which he had wrested from the, dense forest which surrounded his little log cabin for years after he had settled here.

George J. May, father of Milton Franklin May, was born in Frederick County, Maryland, June 1, 1832, and still survives, residing on his farm near East Ringgold. He was four years old when his parents came to Pickaway County, where he has spent his long and useful life. He was united in marriage with Mary Heim on March 21, 1858. She was born in

Pickaway County, Ohio, July 31, 1840, a daughter of John and Susanna Heim. They were very early settlers in Walnut township and at death left a comfortable estate. Mrs. May died November 12, 1898, at East Ringgold. The children of George J. May and wife were: William, John L., Nelson H., Milton Franklin, Calvin M. and Lyman. May is a prominent member of the United Brethren Church and has long been one of the trustees. In politics he is a Republican.

Milton Franklin May was reared in Walnut township and attended the common schools. Until he reached his majority, he remained at home assisting his father, and then started into business in partnership with his brother, John L. May. They embarked in a grocery business at East Ringgold, which they continued for four years under the firm name of May Brothers. John L. May then bought our subject's interest and the latter returned to the management of the homestead farm, where he remained for three years. Then he embarked on his own account in a grocery business at Circleville and continued there until he rented the large farm which he so ably manages. This property belongs to Mrs. Ida L. Rife. Mr. May operates it as a grain and stock farm, working it on shares. He has done his own stocking and owns some 40 head of cattle, 100 hogs and 50 head of sheep. He does not breed horses but uses some 14 in the operation of this large body of land.

On November 28, 1889, Mr. May was married to Carrie Rife, who was born July 9, 1868, in Pickaway County, and is a daughter of John and Miranda (Minshall) Rife. John Rife was a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, while his wife was born in Ross County, Ohio. Jacob Rife, father of John, was from Pennsylvania and settled in Fairfield County at an early day. William Gilmore Minshall, grandfather of Mrs. May, was born in Virginia and came to Ross County, Ohio, with his parents when only one year old. He married Elizabeth Jones, of Ross County, Ohio. John Rife and wife had seven children, as follows: Alice; John E., a contractor at Columbus; Charles M., a grain dealer at Circleville; Carrie, wife of our subject; Cora, wife of W. L. Wells, of Columbus; Samuel Tilden, a farmer of Circleville township; and Emanuel J., a resident of Ashville, Ohio. Seven children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. May, as follows: Tracy R., Clyde F., Ida A., Mary M., Grace C.,, Georgie M. and Kenneth M.

In political sentiment, Mr. May is a Republican. He has been a member of the School Board of Muhlenberg township for the past five years and for two years has been its president. He is a leading member of his party here and has served four years as a member of the Republican County Central Committee. He belongs to the Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of America.

Jilliam Colbourm Adkins

JILLIAM COLBOURM ADKINS, H a prosperous farmer of Monroe township, who is operating the farm of W. M. Heath, of Mount Sterling, owns a farm of 105 acres, which is also located in Monroe township. Mr. Adkins was born January 3, 1873, in Fayette County, Ohio, and is a son of Leonard and Ellen (Clariadge) Adkins.

The Adkins family was established in Ohio in the time of the great-grandfather of our subject, Stanton Adkins, who came from Virginia and died in Monroe township, Pickaway County, many years later. He purchased a farm in the vicinity of Mount Sterling and another large tract of land near Five Points. He was the father of 20. children, one of whom was Elijah, who became our subject's grandfather.

Elijah Adkins was born on his father's farm,in Monroe township. He married Nellie Adkins, who so far as known was not a relative, and they had these children: Leonard, Amelia, Kendall M., Susan, Alice and Marion. Elijah Adkins was a well-known man throughout Pickaway County. He ran a livery stable at Mount Sterling and he also operated a mill. He was one of the pioneer mail carriers and made the trip from Mount Sterling to Circleville and Washington Court House and back

Leonard Adkins, father of William C. Adkins, was born at Mount Sterling and attended school there, assisting his father, as he grew older, in carrying the mails. In 1861 he enlisted for service in the Civil War, and after three months of service returned to his father's farm in Monroe township. Later he re-enlisted and served with the rank of Ist lieutenant until the close of the war. He took part in many important engagements but survived all dangers

Leonard Adkins then settled on the William Jones farm in Monroe township and while the family lived there, one daughter was born, Emma, who married Harvey Keller and lives in Fayette County. Later the family removed to the Isaac Moor farm in Fayette County, and there three children were born, namely: William C., of this sketch; Anna, who married Smith Dennis and lives at Detroit, Michigan; and Omer, who resides at Columbus. Leonard Adkins then settled on his farm of 124% acres in Monroe township, which he had bought five years previously, where both he and wife still reside, most highly esteemed residents of the locality. Two'children were born to them: Lora H., who married Johnnie Davis and lives in Darby township; and Ross, who lives at home with his parents.

William C. Adkins has been' an agriculturist all his life. After reaching man's estate, he was united in marriage with Emma Owen, a daughter of Frederick and Mary.A. (Davis) Owen, the former of whom is a veteran of the Civil War and a prominent citizen of Monroe township.

Owen, who were early settlers in Ohio. The father of Mr. Owen was a farmer and also a carpenter. He died in Marion County, when Frederick was four years of age. In the following year, with his mother and four brothers, Frederick Owen came to Pickaway County, settling in Muhlenberg township, with his mother's parents. After their death, he and his mother lived at Darbyville and there she died and he became a member of the family of Joseph Merrill, for whom he continued to work for his board and clothing until he was 19 years of age, when he entered the army.

The date of Mr. Owen's enlistment was July 19, 1862. He served as a private in the goth Regiment,. Ohio Vol. Inf., from that date until the close of the war, being discharged many serious battles, including Stone River, Chickamauga, Nashville and Atlanta, and being so often at the post of danger he did not altogether escape injury. . He suffered a bullet wound in his right leg which confined him to a hospital for three months.

At the close of the war, after receiving his honorable discharge, Mr. Owen returned to Pickaway County and worked for William Davis, who had married his cousin, and made his home with Mr. Davis until his marriage, which took place on September 9, 1868, to Mary A. Davis, who was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Davis. A few years later, Mr. Owen purchased his first farm, a tract of 102% acres, paying $55 per acre for the same, and with his family moved into the, log house Soon after, he added 50 acres more and still later bought the farm on which he now lives, which has been the family home since 1886. He owns 540 acres of land in all, the greater part of which is under a fine state of cultivation. ;

Mr. and Mrs. Owen have had eight children, namely: Amanda, who married Smiley Hughes and at her death left two children - Sylvia and Mabel; Sarah Jane, deceased, who was the wife of D. M. Hampsheer; George W., deceased; Millard F., a twin brother of George W., deceased in July, 1905; Roscoe, deceased at the age of three years; Emma, who is the wife of the subject of this sketch; John W., who married Theo Glasskell and lives in Monroe township; and Bessie, who married Roy McCoy, of Fayette County, and lives on a farm adjoining that of her father.

After marriage, our subject and wife started to keep house on the farm of William Wolfe, in Monroe township, where they remained for one year and then removed to the farm of Leo Evans. Mr. Adkins operated that farm for three years and then moved to the Van Buskirk farm, which he managed for 14 months. He then rented the farm on which he resides. It is a tract of Io acres, on the Clark's Run road, which belongs to W. M. Heath, of Mount Sterling. Mr. Adkins also has a farm of 105 acres which he devotes to general farming and the 'grazing of cattle. This property was given Mr. and Mrs. Adkins by Mr. Owen, his father-in-law.

Mr. and Mrs. Adkins have had two children, Frederick and Leafa. The former was born November 25, 1894, and died July 1, 1902. The latter was born May 29, 1896, and is a bright little maiden at school. Mr. Adkins has served in numerous township offices, has been supervisor for two terms and a member of the School Board for two years. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity. With his wife he is a member of the Christian Church at Five Points. The family and its connections are among the most highly esteemed citizens of Monroe township.

a} AVID HALL, one of the prominent farmers and stock-raisers of Madison township, residing on his fine farm of 120 acres, was born in this township on February 28, 1865, and is a son of Peter and Lavina (Solt) Hall.

The paternal grandfather of our subject, David Hall, was born in Pennsylvania and accompanied his parents to Pickaway County, Ohio. He was reared in Madison township, but after his marriage removed to Walnut township and developed a fine farm. Both parents of our subject were born and reared in Pickaway County.

David Hall grew to manhood on _ his father's farm in Madison township, the family having settled here in his boyhood. He attended the public schools for some years and then enjoyed the advantages offered at the normal school at Lebanon, Ohio, for a time, but ever since completing his education he has been engaged exclusively in agricultural efforts. He owns a large amount of excellent land, consisting of the farm above mentioned and another which contains 121¥% acres. The latter he rents.

In 1889 Mr. Hall was married to Hattie Wilson, who is a daughter of the late John Wilson, of Madison township, and they have two sons, Clarence D., who was born June 16, 1896, and Robert R., who was born February 28, 1899.

Mr. Hall is a stanch supporter of the Democratic party. He is one of the leading members of Trinity Lutheran Church, at Marcy. He is one of the township's reliable, honorable men and a thoroughly representative citizen.

% OSEPH W. SCHLEICH, who has a eH fe fine, well-improved farm of 182 acres, which is situated in Deer Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, July 20, 1864, and is a son of William C. and Margaret (Work) Schleich.

The parents of Mr. Schleich removed from Fairfield to Pickaway County in 1876, locating in Monroe township, where the father purchased a farm. William C. Schleich died on this farm on October 8, 1879, leaving a family of five children.

Joseph W. Schleich remained on the home place in Monroe township until 1896, when he bought what was known as the Manley place, in Deer Creek township. This farm is well adapted to farming and stock-raising and, since Mr. Schleich has completed his many improvemenis, is very valuable. One of these improvements was the erection of a substantial residence to take the place of the old Manley home, which was erected 90 years ago and is still standing. Mr. Schleich will utilize the

Christopher C. Hanawalt

In 1893 Mr. Schleich was married to Nettie Tarbill, who was born in Deer Creek township, and is a daughter of Wesley and Nancy (Grimes) Tarbill, residents of Deer Creek township. One son has been born to this marriage, Charles Wesley.

C. HANAWALT, 5 whose fine farm of 202 acres, all in one body, is situated on the Foster road in Monroe township, belongs to one of the pioneer families of Ohio and lives on land which was settled on by his maternal grandfather when all this country was the abode only of wild beasts and Indians. Mr. Hanawalt was born on this farm, on March 10, 1853, and is a son of Christopher and Rebecca (Corry) Hanawalt.

The story of the development of any new section has much to interest any true lover of his country, and it is both pleasant and profitable to recall the efforts of the indomitable pioneers who, through their courage and industry, converted this beautiful part of Ohio into the land of peace and prosperity which is exemplified on every side. The Hanawalt family originated in Germany, where Henry Hanawalt, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was born and married. As his family increased, he was led to think of establishing a home across the Atlantic, where many of his countrymen had found comfortable homes awaiting their industry and where conditions were less difficult than in Germany at that time. The Hanawalts came to Ohio and settled in Ross County, and there with German thrift they prospered until the father was accidentally drowned in Paint Creek. He had a numerous family but all the names preserved to us are: Samuel, George, John and Christopher.

Christopher Haniwalt was born in Ross County, Ohio, and his boyhood and youth passed as do those of children who are early bereft of a father. 'That he grew into an exemplary young man is sufficiently proved by the fact that his father-in-law, Stephen Corry, so highly thought of him and had such confidence in his ability and- honesty, as to will him one of his most valuable farms, this being the property on which our subject now resides. To the original tract Christopher Hanawalt added until he owned 202 acres. His death occurred October 30, 1869. He married Rebecca Corry, who was born in Ross County and was a daughter of Stephen and Rhoda Corry.

Stephen Corry was a very early pioneer in Ross County, Ohio. He came to America from England with his wife and two brothers, and settled first on the present site of the newer portions of Chillicothe. Here he cleared a number of acres of land, which he later exchanged for 300 acres in what is now Frankfort. Mr. Corry assisted in building many of the early homes in Chillicothe, many of these being of logs, and he nailed on the first clapboard roof ever used in that city. When he removed his family to Frankfort, the trip was made in an ox cart, through an almost unbroken forest. It was' partly the result of an obstruction in the path that caused the Corry family to locate just where they did. A great elm tree had been blown down and when Mr. Corry saw that it would furnish sufficient bark with which to construct a shanty that would provide shelter for the night, he hastened to utilize the building material at hand and that night the family slept under a roof. The light of the morning showed the location a desirable one and Mr. Corry decided that it would be unnecessary to go further and began to make preparations to establish here a permanent home.

The whole extent of this sketch might be filled with interesting incidents relative to the establishing of this pioneer home, including visits of many curious but not otherwise offensive Indians, while the father was on a trip to the distant mill, and the unwelcome visits to the bark shanty at night of hungry wolves that came out of the forest when the father's musket slaughtered a deer. The family records speak very kindly of the Indians, who at the time of Mr. Corry's settlement were very numerous. This may be explained by his attitude to them, for he learned their language and always dealt fairly and kindly with them. They appreciated this generous treatment by the white man and returned it. In this connection may be repeated a touching little story that Mr. Corry used to tell. Some I5 years after he had settled on his farm, when an Indian was an unusual sight, Mr. Corry met a solitary warrior one day. in the woods. At his invitation he sat down on a log and as their conversation on the past was carried on, the Indian kept asking Mr. Corry continually to "move over" until at length, when the end of the log was reached, Mr. Corry protested, saying: "I am at the end of the log and there is no more place for me to rest."' The Indian sadly replied: ''That is just the position you whites have placed the Indians in, by making us keep moving."

The time came when Mr. Corry replaced the bark hut with a fine brick residence, which now stands on the Westfall road. Here he and his wife-died. The old home is occupied by the younger daughter, Huldah, who is now 85 years of age and is the widow of Richard Johnson. The children of Stephen Corry and wife were: William and Thomas, who were born before the family settled on the farm; Sarah, Sallie, Bettie, Isaac, Levi, Rebecca and Huldah. Mr. Corry owned a' great deal of iand and the farm in Monroe township, Pickaway County, he bought from an earlier settler, a Mr. Maddock.

Christopher and Rebecca (Corry) :Hanawalt had the following children: Rhoda Jane, born April 20, 1833, who died March 31, 1886, the same year as her mother; Stephen Henry, born October 3, 1835, who :married Mary Cheetham and died October 30, 1865; Mary A., born July 17, 1839, who lives with our subject; Huldah E., born October 26, lives in Monroe township; Levi T., born January 9, 1841, who married Retta Adams, now deceased; Nancy C., born February 12, 1844, who married Samuel Maddox, and died March 10, 1875, on the birthday of our subject; William, born December 10, 1845, who died December 13, 1845; Sarah M., born December 17, 1846, who died October 17, 1847; Rebecca, born March 6, 1851, who resides with our subject; Christopher C.; Isaac, born April 12, 1854, who died May 23, 1863; and Laura A., born June 11, 1857, who died May 12, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Hanawalt also reared a nephew, John, who was born August 29, 1853, but a few months later than our subject. He married Eliza Maddox.

After the death of Christopher Hanawalt, there was some legal- difficulties on account of his having left only a verbal will, by which his widow should inherit all his property. After adjustment was made the widow received but 66 acres and the rest of the land was sold, our subject receiving the sum of $675. He was then but 15 years old and the resolve that he then made he has carried out, that being to purchase the whole of his father's former estate. When.18 years of age he gave his note, payable when he came of age and thus came into possession of his mother's 66 acres, on which she made her home until her death on July 5, 1886. Since that time Mr. Hanawalt has persisted until now he owns the whole of the old estate of 202 acres, the farm on 'which he has lived all- his life. This is good land, responding to the excellent cultivation it receives, with abundant crops of corn and wheat. Mr. Hanawalt also deals in horses and raises many Shorthorn cattle and Chester White hogs. At present writing he has 17 head of horses, 31 head of cattle and 75 head of hogs. His land is well watered, Foster Run, a_ never-failing little stream, running through one corner of it. His comfortable residence of six rooms he built himself and there are other excellent improvements.

Mr. Hanawalt was married first to Nancy Anderson, who died May 13, 1888. She was a daughter of M. M. Anderson. The two children born to this marriage were: Cora and William E. The former, who was a successful teacher, married Ansel Crownover, and they have one son - Vincent L. The latter married Bertha Crabill. On March 30, 1890, Mr. Hanawalt was married (second) to Anna Grice, who died January 6, 1896. She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Grice. They had three children, Cecil C., Ray and Ethel, all of whom reside with their father.

Mr. Hanawalt has always been a citizen who took a commendable interest in public affairs. He has held a number of important county and township offices, including that of infirmary director, constable and for six years was township trustee. He is one of the leading members and liberal supporters of the Christian Church at Five Points. He belongs to the Knights of Pythias. His portrait accompanies this sketch.

ORACE B. McCORD. Among the old residents and prominent farmers of Scioto township, was the late Horace B. McCord, whose long, useful and exemplary life closed on October 2,

The McCord family originated in Ireland where the grandfather, William McCord, was born. He became a true and loyal citizen of America and served as a member of the American forces in the War of the Revolution before he was 18 years old, continuing in the service through the battle of Brandywine. He subsequently settled in Virginia, in the rich lands of Albemarle County.

. James McCord, the father of the late Horace B., was born June 10, 1802, in Albemarle County, Virginia, and was both a farmer and carpenter. In the fall of 1834 he sold his farm of 48 acres in Virginia, and came to Ohio, traversing a distance of 600 miles, partly over the mountains, in wagons, being three weeks on the way. He settled first in Scioto township, Pickaway County, but later moved to Franklin County, where he remained for four years, and then returned to Scioto township and built a log cabin in the woods. He soon acquired land, buying first a tract of 115 acres and adding to it from time to time until, at his death, he owned an estate of over 400 acres. He was always a hard worker and literally carved his home out of the wilderness. In politics he was a Democrat. In religion he was a Methodist. He married Sidney Brown, who was also a native of Albemarle County, Virginia, born in March, 1807. The children born to them were: Horace B., the subject of this memoir; William, who died aged eight years; John 'Andrew, who died in his second year; Mary (Brown); and James A. James McCord died in February, 1875, and his wife in July, 1884.

Horace B. McCord was nine years old when he accompanied his parents from Virginia to Ohio and could easily recall many events of the long journey, for they made a strong impression on his memory. He had been in school for six months before leaving Albemarle County, and as soon as expedient he started to school in Scioto township, walking long distances to reach the little log schoolhouse in the clearing. His attendance was mainly in the winter seasons as the summers were devoted to work on the farm. He remained at home until he was 21 years old, working for his father.

In after years Mr. McCord would often tell how he earned his' first money. When he came of age, he entered the employ of a neighboring farmer and cut corn, re¢eiving two cents per shock for his labor. For five successive seasons he worked for $10 a month for his father, who held to the old principle that high wages were apt to turn young men into spendthrifts. James McCord was a man of ample enough means to have provided well for his surviving children, all of whom profited by his will with the exception of his eldest son, our subject, who received nothing and who earned every dollar that he subsequently possessed. In the year preceding his first marriage, Mr.

McCord purchased his first 50 acres of land, 'this being in 1856, and in 1864 he bought 124 acres located on the line of Franklin County, on which property he lived for three years. In 1871 he both bought and sold and in 1874 he bought 207 acres, later sold 50 acres and bought his farm on which his widow still resides, in Scioto township. Here, in 1883, he built his commodious, elegant brick residence, the comforts of which he was permitted to enjoy for many years.

On March 26, 1857, Mr. McCord was married (first) to Mary Callahan, who was born in Scioto township, Pickaway County, Ohio, and died March 8, 1867, leaving no issue. On January 21, 1871, Mr. MeCord was married (second) to Mrs. Elizabeth (Wade) Deneen, who was born in Knox County, Ohio, January 13, 1839, and is a daughter of Abner and Anna (Gorell) Wade.

Mrs. McCord's grandfather Gorell was born in Ireland and when a boy was stolen by a sea captain. He remained on the water for many years and in time became the captain's mate. Finally the vessel was wrecked and he gave up a sailor's life. He located in Pennsylvania, where he subsequently married Mary Van Cleaf and together they came to Ohio and settled as pioneers in the woods on the present site of Mount Vernon. During the War of 1812 he was sheriff of a county in Pennsylvania, and during this period of time the mother of Mrs. McCord was an infant just learning to walk. It was a part of Pennsylvania law at that time that debtors should be confined in prison until they had discharged their indebtedness and Mrs. McCord remembers hearing how the prisoners taught her mother. to walk, carefully guiding the little feet while the busy young mother was concerned in her housekeeping tasks. Both grandparents died at Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Abner Wade, father of Mrs. McCord, was born at Mount Vernon, Ohio, and continued to live in Knox County until the Civil War, when he moved to Columbus, where he lived until 1894, dying at the age of 82 years. Mrs. Mc- Cord's mother died when she was a child. They were buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, at Columbus. Mr. and Mrs. Abner Wade had a large family, as follows: Elzy and Joseph, of Knox County ; James, who died in 1905; Mary, deceased, who was the wife of J. M. Blocher; Emeline, deceased, who was the wife of Clark Clemmens; Abner, deceased; Anthony, a resident of Galloway, near Columbus; Matilda, wife of Seymour Jewett, of Pickaway County ;

Five children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McCord, four of whom survive, namely: Laura, who married Jacob C. Borror, a wealthy farmer, resides in Jackson township, Franklin County, and has two children - Blanche and Malcolm; Chauncey, engaged in farming near Ashville, who married Metta May Cromley, a daughter of Hon. Thaddeus E.Cromley,and has one son - Harold Cromley ; Horace Miner, who has an office with the National Cash Register Company, of Dayton; and Daisy Irene, who lives at home with her mother. Mr. McCord afforded his children many advantages in an educational way and surrounded them with all that pertains to a cultured home. With him the welfare of his family came before everything and as a father he was kind and indulgent and as a husband, tender and appreciative.

In political sentiment, Mr. McCord was a Democrat but he never aspired to office. For many years he was a prominent member of the Presbyterian Church at Commercial Point and in his life'and bearing he was a consistent Christian. He took comfort in the fact that in all his business life, even when closely pressed himself, he never sued a-man nor was ever sued and that no one, after he passed out of life, could claim one cent of indebtedness. He was scrupulously just and honest in every particular and no needy person ever applied to him in vain.

The immediate cause of Mr. McCord's death was heart trouble, from which he had long been a sufferer. The funeral services over his remains were conducted by Rev. Albert Brewer, of Columbus, who had formerly been Mr. McCord's pastor at Commercial

Point. A beautiful and touching address was delivered and listened to by a large concourse of sorrowing friends, who had gathered to show respect to one who had lived so blamelessly and usefully among his fellow-citizens.

BIDWARD DAVIS, who has been a resident of Wayne township, Pickaway County, for the past two years, was born in Ross County, Ohio, on August 4, 1863, and is a son of John and Matilda (Edgington) Davis.

John Davis was born in- Pennsylvania and his wife was born in Ross County, Ohio. They were the parents of four children: Frank, who went to the Klondike and never returned; Edward, our subject; James; and a daughter who died in infancy.

Edward Davis was married July 4, 1886, to Emma Lynton, a daughter of Isaac Lynton, of Ross County. After his marriage, Mr. Davis continued to live in Ross County for 18 years, and then located in Wayne township, Pickaway County. Mr. Davis owns a home at Yellow Bud, Ross County, which he purchased in 1888 and which is now occupied by his brother James. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have had three children: Elmer, Ralph and Frank. Mr. Davis was for a time supervisor of the road of District No. 7, Union township, Ross County. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America. He and his family attend the Evangelical Church.

LLIAM ALDENDERFER, whose well-cultivated farm of 80 acres is situated in Salt Creek township, is a well-known, respected citizen of the township. He was born in this came to Ohio, and after a short residence at Findlay came to Salt Creek township, Pickaway County. Here he married and reared two of his four children, these being: William, of this sketch, and Sarah, who is the wife of Jacob Huffman, of Fairfield County, Ohio. Henry Aldenderfer died March 17, 1889. By trade he was a carpenter and this he followed, more or less, all his life until his later years, which he devoted to farming. In politics he was a Democrat. In religion he was a Lutheran.

The mother of our subject was Mary AIdenderfer, who was a daughter of Henry and Catherine (Markel) Aldenderfer, who were early settlers in Salt Creek township. Both families were of German extraction. It is an interesting fact that both the father and

William Aldenderfer was reared on his father's farm and was educated in the Salt Creek township schools. As a boy he began to be useful on the farm and as he grew older he took a still greater interest and more responsibility and finally assumed the sole management. His land is valuable and he carries on general farming and raises stock. The home is comfortable and the buildings are commodious and substantially built.

On October 14, 1875, Mr. Aldenderfer was married to Martha Weaver, who was born September 11, 1856, in Hocking County, Ohio, and is a daughter of Levi and Sarah A. (Frease) Weaver. Her father was born in Hocking County and her mother in Salt Creek township, Pickaway County. Both the Weaver and, Frease families were very early settlers in Hocking and Pickaway counties. Levi Weaver, who died in the former county in 1896, was a son of Jacob Weaver who came to Ohio from Berks County, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Aldenderfer has one brother and two sisters, viz. : John, Ellen (wife of George Cox), and Leah (wife of Charles Waites) - all residents of Salt Creek township.

In politics, Mr. Aldenderfer is a stanch Democrat. Both he and his wife are worthy members of the Lutheran Church at Tarlton, Ohio. They are well known throughout the township and are held in very high esteem as Christian people and good neighbors.

A} BRAHAM W. KIRKPATRICK, one a| of Perry township's best known citizens and representative farmers and stock-raisers, resides on the old home farm to which his father came in 1851, not far distant from the one in this same township, where he was born on January 9, 1834. His parents were Abraham and Elizabeth (Marrett) Kirkpatrick.

The Kirkpatrick family, as well as the Marrett family, was of Irish extraction. The paternal grandfather, Samuel Kirkpatrick, settled in Ross County, Ohio, where Abraham Kirkpatrick, our subject's father, was born and where he resided until his marriage, when he moved to Perry township, Pickaway County. In 1851 he settled on the farm on which his son, our subject, has lived until the present time. He died in 1874, aged 82 years.

Abraham W. Kirkpatrick was reared and educated in Perry township. His.farm is a very valuable one, well located and finally managed. Mr. Kirkpatrick does not farm himself, having a capable agriculturist to carry out his ideas.

Mr. Kirkpatrick is one of a family of nine children, namely: Sally Ann (Cannon), Ruth (Watson) and Jane (Motter), all deceased; James, a resident of Illinois; John M., who died at the; battle of Pea Ridge, during the Civil War; Marcus, who lives in Illinois; Abraham W., of this sketch; Joseph W., who lives on the old Kirkpatrick place; and Martha, wife of John Porter, living in South Dakota.

In politics, Mr. Kirkpatrick is a stanch Republican. - He is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is counted with the township's most worthy citizens and is held in very high esteem.

a) ANIEL EBERT HOSLER, formerly director of the Pickaway County Infirmary, owns a valuable farm of 144 acres in Washington township. He was born in Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio, May 9, 1832, and is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Ebert) Hosler.

Isaac Hosler was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and removed with his parents to Logan County, Ohio, when he was a boy. They spent their lives in Logan County. Isaac Hosler came to Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, in young manhood and after his marriage bought a small farm. This he improved and here both he and-his wife died.

Daniel E. Hosler was reared in Salt Creek township and has spent his whole life in Pickaway County, where he has gained the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens. His life has been mainly devoted to farming. His wife inherited the present place from her father and the family has been settled here since 1856.

Mr: Hosler was married to Mary Hitler, who was a daughter of George Hitler. She died March 24, 1876, the mother of 12 children, the five survivors being: George T., Marshall O., Oscar Franklin, Mrs. Ellen Denny and Dora Belle (wife of George Thomas, of Circleville).

In politics Mr. Hosler is a Democrat. He served one term as infirmary director and for 30 years has been a member of the School Board. He is one of the best-known residents of the township..

SIHOMAS ANDERSON, one of the 7 @y large grain farmers of Pickaway 4 ei County, and also one of her sub- : stantial and self-made men, resides on his fine farm of 146 acres in Jackson township. Mr. Anderson was born at Rockport, County Down, Ireland, and is a son of David and Hannah (McKee) Anderson. The parents of Mr. Anderson were also natives of County Down, Ireland. The father was the first of the family to come to America, and after he had secured a home in the new land the rest' of his famrly followed. The father died in Jackson township, this county, at the age of 69 years, and the mother when she was 70 years of age. They had five children, namely: James, who died aged 40 years; Ellen, deceased, who was left a widow with

Thomas Anderson was born September 26, 1824, and was 24 years of age when he came to America, accompanying his mother and a part of the family and joining the father and the others, who had been residents of Pickaway County, Ohio, for two years. Mr. Anderson has lived in this neighborhood ever since and has always followed farming. He has been a very hard worker and through industry and wise investments he has become a man of substance, owning not only his home farm in Jackson township but also another valuable farm of 87% acres, located about two miles distant. He makes a specialty of the growing of grain.

Mr. Anderson was married to Sarah Davidson, who was born in Ireland, a daughter of James Davidson, and was three years old when she was brought by her parents to America. She died aged 30 years, leaving these children: James, of Jackson township; William, living at home; Ella, widow of Andrew Hall, residing with her father; Mathew, of Scioto township; Joseph, of Adelphi, Ohio; and Anna and Elizabeth, both living at home. Mr. Anderson was married (second) to Mrs. Elizabeth Reid, widow of John Reid, and daughter of John Morris.

For the past 58 years Mr. Anderson has been a supporter of the principles of the Democyatic party, but he has never consented to hold any political office. He was reared in the Presbyterian Church and has always been liberal in his support of this body and, while never uniting with it, has encouraged his family to do so. They are members of Renick Presbyterian Church in Jackson township.

fort, given to education and religion and helped in all public improvements. He cared with the greatest kindness for his parents in their declining years and to him all members of the family turn when in trouble or perplexity, knowing the generosity of his nature.

= TOMAS GOODMAN, who owns 80 my} acres of excellent farming land in Walnut township, has been settled here since 1894. He was born in Hocking County, Ohio, March 13, 1843, and is a son of John and Sarah (Weaver) Goodman.

John Goodman was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and became a resident of Hocking County, Ohio, in boyhood. He married Sarah Weaver, of Hocking County, and they reared a family of 12 children. John Goodman died July 18, 1877, and his wife in April, 1885.

Thomas Goodman was brought up on the home farm in Hocking County, attended the district schools and when the Civil War broke out was a strong, well-developed youth of 17 years. One year later, in 1862, he succeeded in enlisting from Hocking County, as a pri- term.of service covered the remainder of the war and during this time he participated in many of the hardest fought battles and the longest and most wearying marches. His command was sent to Virginia and reached the front just after' the first battle of Bull Run. The first engagement in which he took part was the battle of Chancellorsville and this was followed by all the various battles, including Gettysburg, in which his regiment was engaged, until after the fall of Atlanta,

He was with General Hooker's command when the Confederates were driven back from Bridgeport, Alabama, joined General Sherman's command prior to the midnight charge on Raccoon Ridge, where 35,000 Union soldiers were enhe was kept for six weeks.

gaged, fought at Mission Ridge and later assisted in the capture of Atlanta. Mr. Goodman has a noble war record and was honorably discharged at Lookout Mountain.

Mr. Goodman returned to Ohio, but not to Hocking County. He remained for a short time in Ross County and then removed to Pickaway County, where he has lived ever since. Here he has long been a well-known citizen and excellent farmer. On August 25, 1893, he purchased his present farm and settled upon it in February of the following year. It is excellent land and would command a high price in the market. Mr. Goodman has devoted himself to agricultural pursuits and for a number of. years was ably assisted by his son, the late Edward Goodman, who resided on the home farm. His death, which occurred on January 20, 1906, was a severe blow to his parents and to the whole family.

In 1866 Mr. Goodman was married to Emma Hinton, a daughter of Henry Hinton, a farmer of Ross County, Ohio. They had six children born to them, namely: William, residing on the home farm, who married Frances Hornbeck, who died March 5, 1904, leaving seven children - Blanche, Mona, Russell, Miriam, Audrey, Howard and Frances; Edward, mentioned above, who married Elizabeth Spayth and is survived by three children - Mary, Marie and Ethel; Lida, who married C. M. Spayth,: resides in East Ringgold and has fotir children - Gladys, Inez, Dudley and an infant; Lucy, who married Clark Groom, of East Ringgold and has two children - Mildred and Ruth; and Minnie, Alice and Belva, who died young. A group picture of the Goodman family accompanies'this sketch.

RED R. NICHOLAS, city clerk and city auditor of Circleville, was born in this city where he is well known and highly respected, on the 22nd of January, 1873. He is a son of William H. and Mary E. (Patterson) Nicholas.

life and was married here. For many years he was agent for the old Hawkes stage line, running between Columbus and Chillicothe. In later life he engaged in the livery business, and at the time of his death, which occurred April 6, 1886, he was conducting a restaurant. He married Mary E. Patterson, who was born in Ross County, Ohio, and is a daughter of a prominent farmer - Thomas Patterson - who died in that county in 1905. Two children were born to them, namely: Charles H., who married Alice Krow, of Kansas, where they now reside; and Fred R., the subject of this sketch, who is unmarried and lives with his widowed mother.

Fred R. Nicholas was appointed city clerk by the City Council of Circleville, in 1898, and is still an incumbent of the office. In April, 1903, he was elected city auditor on the Democratic ticket, being the first to hold the newly created office, and in his dual position he is making a most enviable record as a municipal official. In fraternal circles he is well known because of his connection with the I. O. O. F.,

Walnut township, where a large part of his active life was spent, later becoming a retired resident of Ashville, where he died in 1898. Mr. Hines was born in Salt Creek township, Pickaway County, Ohio, in 1820, and was a son of Jacob Hines, who was born in Pennsylvania and came to this section in pioneer days.

In 1840, the late Jacob Hines moved to Madison township, Pickaway County, and after his marriage took up his residence in Walnut township, where he acquired a large body of land, some 280 acres, on which, in 1861, he erected a comfortable brick dwelling and made many improvements. For many years he carried on extensive farming operations, but finally retired to Ashville and there his remaining years were passed in the quiet pursuits agreeable to advanced years. During a long and useful life he had enjoyed the respect and esteem of his fellow citizens and he is tenderly remembered by his friends and family.

Jacob Hines married Mary Miller and they had a family of five children, namely: Francis J., Joseph Benton, Mrs. Sarah Catherine Mader, Mrs. Melva L. Miller and Elva Belle, a twin sister of Melva L., who died aged three years. The mother of the above mentioned family still survives and is an esteemed resident of Ashville.

Francis J. Hines, one of the representative farmers of Walnut township, resides on his well-improved farm of 11214 acres, located in section 3, and is the eldest son of Jacob and Mary (Miller) Hines, prominent residents for many years of Walnut township, where he was born December 27, 1848.

Francis J. Hines was reared in Walnut township, where he attended the district schools and then spent two terms in the Lebanon (Ohio) Normal School. After marriage, Mr. Hines settled on his present farm, where he has been engaged in general farming and stock-raising ever since. His property is well located, fertile and very valuable and in 1896 its value was increased by the erection of a handsome. brick residence, which is a model of comfort and attractiveness. _

In 1874 Mr. Hines was united in marriage with Amelia Deborah Snyder, who is a daughter of Adam Snyder, of Bloom township, Fairfield County, Ohio. They have a family of six children, viz.: Delbert LeRoy, Verna M., Harley C., Ray Stanley, Mary Deborah and Frederick Joseph. The three older sons are all thoroughly educated and capable men. The eldest, after completing the course prescribed in District No. 2, Walnut township, entered the Capitol University at Columbus, where he was graduated and then entered the educational field as a teacher. He taught for three years in the common schools of Truro township, Franklin County, then was appointed principal of the Gahanna schools, and after completing a very satisfactory engagement there accepted his present position of principal of the Madison township High School. He ranks with the leading young educators of the county. Harley C. Hines, the second son, who attended Bliss Business College, at Columbus, for one term resides at home. Ray Stanley Hines was graduated from the Madison township High School, class of 1906. His present prospect is to teach during the ensuing year in Fairfield County, Ohio. The daughters and youngest son reside at home. Mr. Hines has always shown a deep interest in educational matters in the township and has been one of its efficient school directors. He is a Republican in politics.

Jos - EpH Benton Hines, one of Walnut township's substantial farmers and respected citizens, resides.on his valuable farm of 170 acres, which is situated in section 3, on which farm he was born January 3, 1851. He is the second son of Jacob and Mary (Miller) Hines, residents of Walnut township for an extended period.

Joseph Benton Hines was the second son in a family of five children. Like his older brother, Francis J., he was given as good educational opportunities as the district schools afforded and spent two terms at Delaware College, and like the latter he grew up a practical farmer. He has always resided on the old homestead farm and occupies the old brick house erected by his father in 1861. In 1903 he remodeled this substantial residence and it it now one of the most comfortable homes of the township.

On February 8, 1883, Mr. Hines was united in marriage with Emma Wright, a daughter of William Wright, of Madison township, and they have two children, Arthur William and Carrie M., both living at home, who are graduates of the Madison township High School. Arthur William also attended a Columbus business college.

C. NOTHSTINE, Sr., a prominent a| citizen of Ashville, was closely identified with the agricultural interests of Pickaway County for 44 years, and still owns some 300 acres of valuable farming land in Walnut township. He is a worthy representative of a pioneer farnily, which settled in this section in the time of his grandfather, but his father, like himself, was born in Ohio. Mr, Nothstine was born in Madison township, Pickaway County, Ohio, not far distant from Lithopolis, on February 5, 1836, and is a son of Henry and Susan (Hall) Nothstine.

John Nothstine, the grandfather, was of German extraction and the family had lived near Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, prior to its migration to Ohio. Our -subject can recall seeing the old covered wagons in which the family and its belongings were transported over the mountains to the new home in Pickaway County, where they settled in the woods and endured pioneer privations. The children of John Nothstine were: Annie, Maria, Daniel, Peter, Joseph and Henry. Maria married Daniel Glick and she lived and died in Madison township. Danied was killed by the fall of a tree near the county line. Peter established his home in Fairfield County, where he died.

Henry Nothstine, father of our subject, spent his whole life in Pickaway County. He married Susan Hall, who was also born in Pickaway County, and was a daughter of Henry Hall, who owned a farm cornering on Pickaway and Fairfield counties. The Hall connection is a large one and Mrs. Nothstine's three brothers - Philip, Henry and David- - became well-known citizens; Martha, a sister, married Daniel Rockey, a pioneer pumpmaker, of Columbus, Ohio.

The children born to Henry Nothstine and wife were five sons and three daughters. Joseph, who was a soldier in the Civil War, served in the 30th Regiment, Ohio Vol. Inf., under Captain Groce and was killed in the battle of Mission Ridge. He was interred in the same grave with two other brave soldiers who had also met a heroic death on this terrible day, one Sergeant Shannon, of Pickaway County, and the other, a brother of Major Johnson. John, the next son, served also in the Civil War, a large part of his service being the guarding and escorting of prisoners to different points. After the war he went to the West and has never returned to Ohio. Lewis Lafayette resides at Columbus, Ohio. Jacob owns a farm in Madison township, which adjoins the one on which he was born. Eliza married Nathan Whaley and resides on a farm in Fairfield County near Waterloo. Christena married Levi F. Dum and resides on the old homestead. Roxa married Isaac Donnelly, who has been one of the caretakers at Green Lawn Cemetery, Columbus, for the past 14 years. Annie, who was the wife of Adam Reed, died about 1886. Our subject is the oldest of the family.

working on his father's farm in the meantime and completing his education with one year of study at Lithopolis. In 1859 he began to farm on his own account, but his first year's experience was rather discouraging as in that year there came an untimely freezing spell that. destroyed his wheat and corn, so that his crops brought him very little return for all his effort. This weather freak did not subsequently visit his crops, or he later learned better how to manage his operations, for Mr. Nothstine became a noted agriculturist and for the 44 years he devoted to general farming, he can show a successful record.

Mr. Nothstine was married in 1859 to Elizabeth Ann Ward, who is a daughter of Richard Ward, formerly a well-known farmer of Walnut township. The mother of Mrs. Nothstine died when she was eight years but she was carefully reared .by her father and lived on the home farm until her marriage. The Ward family came to Ohio from Virginia.

Mr. and Mrs. Nothstine have had a family of eight children - five sons and _ three daughters. Ida, who married John Parks, resides at Circleville; Rose Althea, who married C. B. Hedges, resides on a farm in Harrison township; Mr. and Mrs. Hedges have three sons - Walter, Howard and Roger. Fannie, who married John Noecker, a farmer of Madison township, has one son - Cecil. Edward, who was formerly a teacher, conducts a photograph gallery at McArthur, Vinton county. He has two sons and two daughters, viz.: Keneth, Paul, Dorothy and Ida. R. C., who is connected with Washington Court House and Circleville canning factories, married Vinnie Teegardin, a daughter of John Teegardin, of Madison township; they have five daughters and one son, namely; Harriet, Mildred, Gertrude, Frances, Gretchen and A. C. Nothstine, Jr. Percy, who is a conductor on the P., C., C. & St. L. Ry., between Logansport, Indiana, and Chicago, has been on the road about eight years. He married Mabel Kirkendall of Circleville, a daughter of Captain Kirkendall. William C. married Oela C. Dunnick, daughter of Ex-Sheriff H. M. Dunnick, of Pickaway County, and has one daughter, Sarah Elizabeth. They reside on the home farm on the island. Arthur C., the youngest of Mr. Nothstine's children, is a chemist at the Carnegie Steel Company's plant at Zanesville, Ohio. He was educated at the Ohio State University at Columbus.

After his marriage, Mr. Nothstine purchased the farm of 150 acres on the Island, in Walnut township, which he stills owns. His other land, amounting to 160 acres, is situated east of the canal. As stated above, Mr. Nothstine continued to farm for very many years, raising corn and wheat and making a specialty of potatoes, raising by the mulching process some of the finest tubers ever offered in the local market. During the '70's and '80's he raised fine Berkshire and Poland-China hogs, and for 16 successive years was an exhibitor of fine hogs and agricultural products at the Pickaway and adjoining county fairs. Well does he recollect the yearly performance of the pacer "Reese Morris," on the little circular track. In 1904 he left the farm and purchased his fine property at Ashville, where he has resided ever since. He has taken a leading part in town affairs and is at present serving as a member of the Town Council, being a man whose discretion and judgment are much relied upon.

Mr. Nothstine is not only a charter member but a promotor of Nebraska Grange, No. 64, in Walnut township, Pickaway County. He was one of the earliest farmers of this section to become interested in the agricultural movement, which resulted in establishing the Grange; and in its early days he gave a great deal of time visiting throughout Walnut township and placing the matter before his fellow farmers. Nebraska Grange was organized June 16, 1873, Mr. Nothstine securing the services of the State Grange organizer, Mr. Ellis, for this purpose. The Grange now has 104 members, being one of the strongholds of the organization. On 'June 16, 1906, its anniversary was held, and at this time 18 applications for membership were voted on. Mr. Nothstine is credited for its prosperous condition. He has done a great deal in the way of bringthe farmers closer together so that they may exchange ideas and experiences and a brotherhood has been established which is worth a great deal in rural life, both materially and socially.

In political sentiment Mr. Nothstine adheres to the principles of the Democratic party, in which he was reared. He was reared a Lutheran by Lutheran parents.

B)RANK S. McKENZIE, an excellent ) farmer and sterling citizen of Pickaway township, residing on his wellcultivated farm of 147% acres, which is situated in.section 17, near Hayesville, was born April 2, 1862, in Pickaway County, Ohio. He is a son of Samuel and Margaret McKenzie, grandson of Gabriel Mc- Kenzie and great-grandson of Samuel Mc- Kenzie.

The McKenzie family is of Scotch-extraction. Its founders in America were three brothers who crossed the Atlantic Ocean with Lord Baltimore and settled in Maryland, some two centuries ago. From one of these brothers, the family of which our subject is a member is directly descended. Samuel McKenzie, the great-grandfather of our 'subject, his son Gabriel and his grandson Samuel were all born in Maryland. The last named, the father of our subject, had three brothers, all of whom resided in Pickaway County for a time, viz.: James R., who came here in 1876 but died in Franklin County in his 83rd year; Ambrose,

Prior to coming to Pickaway County, Samuel McKenzie had resided in Ross County, Ohio, removing thence early in the '50's to Wayne township, Pickaway County. In 1875 he settled on the farm where our subject now resides, and here his death occurred on January 9, 1896. His wife, who was a native of Knox County, Ohio, survived him until April 4, 1903. Their happy wedded life covered a period of almost 50 years and Mr. McKenzie's death interrupted plans for the celebration of their golden wedding, which would have taken place two weeks later. dren born to them, of whom three are living, namely, Leo, Mary and Frank S. Theresa J., Martha R., John C., Margaret S., and Agnes, are deceased. Samuel McKenzie was a selfmade man. From the age of 16 years, until his death, at the age of 71, he resided in Ohio and passed the larger portion of this period in Pickaway County. He was one of the highly esteemed men of this section, honest, industrious and useful to his community. Both he and his wife were worthy members of the Catholic Church,

Frank S. McKenzie was reared in Pickaway County and secured an excellent public school education. He has always devoted himself to agricultural pursuits. He is manager and part owner of the homestead farm, which is one of the valuable properties of the township. Like his late father, he is a Democrat in his political views.

BIEORGE EDWIN NEFF, a native of Z| this county and a resident of it since his birth, has conducted a general store at Derby for the past 12 years. He was born December 13, 1854, and is a son of William and Elizbeth (Marshall) Neff and a grandson of Jacob Neff.

Jacob Neff, who was born in what is now West Virginia, married Catherine Clark in that State, and as emigrants he and his wife with their three children came to Pickaway County, Ohio, by wagon, settling first on a rented farm, the Judge Florence place. The three children born to them before coming to John, who father of our subject; and Tillison, who married Elizabeth Steele - both now deceased. William Neff married Elizabeth Marshall, a daughter of James and Sarah (Murray) Marshall, the latter of whom was born in Ireland, and came to America when six years of age with her parents, who settled in Pennsylvania. It was.in that State that she was married to James Marshall. The seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. William Neff were: Sarah, now deceased, who was the wife of Albert Miller: George E., our subject; Mary, wife of A. E. Loofhourrow, both of whom reside at Mount Sterling, Ohio; John, who married Osie Maxwell and is a resident of Columbus; William. Jr., who was married (first) to a Miss Cartmill and (second) to Helen Strain; James, who married Elizabeth Hewitt and lives at Newport, Ohio;.and Courtney M., who married Mary Anderson.

George E. Neff married, as his first wife, Mary E. Hott, daughter of Peter Hott, a native of this State. Mrs. Neff died in 1882. On September 2, 1886, at Derby, he married Mary Elizabeth Johnson, daughter of James and Sarah (Briley) Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson came from Maryland and 17 children were born to them - Jonathan, William, James, Homer, Matthew, John, Grant, Peter, David, Jane (deceased), Mary Elizabeth, Alice, Price, Hattie (deceased), Lillian, and two children that died in infancy.

After his marriage to Mary Elizabeth Johnson, Mr. Neff commenced housekeeping in the present family home at Derby, which belongs to his wife. Three children have been born into the household, namely: Brice, who died in 1892; and Marguerite, born May 17, 1892, and Sarah, born May 17, 1896, both of whom live at home.

Mr. Neff has been engaged in business at Derby for the past 12 years, and has established one of the leading general stores in his section of the county, carrying an especially good line of groceries, dry goods and shoes. He has served on the School Board for six years, is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, is an Odd Fellow, and altogether is a substantial, moral and progressive member of the community in which he has resided throughout his life.

H. WENTWORTH, who is prominently identified with the insurance business at Circleville, was born in this city. in 1859, and is a son of Dr. Alonzo Wentworth, who came to Pickaway County in 1852. He was a doctor of dentistry and for many years was prominent in his profession at Circleville.

W. H. Wentworth was reared and educated at Circleville. After graduating from the Circleville High School, he learned telegraphy, becoming an expert operator, and was manager of the Western Union wires here from 1884 until 1897. In the latter year he embarked in a real estate and insurance business. He is now one of the leading men in his lines in the county. Mr. Wentworth is a good judge of property and handles a large amount of both city and country realty, both for home purchasers and holders and for investors in other sections. He does also a general insurance business and represents these leading fire insurance companies: Equitable Fire &* Marine, of Providence, Rhode Island; German American of New York; New Hampshire, of Manchester, New Hampshire; Hanover, of New York; Orient, of Hartford, Connecticut; Niagara, of New York; Northern, of London, England; New York Underwriters' Agency, of New York; Phoenix, of London, England; Sun, of London, England, the oldest company in the world; Westchester, of New York; and Western, of Toronto, Canada. He represents also the Travelers' Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut; United

In January, 1905, Mr. Wentworth was married to Grace Ruff, who was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and is a daughter of Anthony S. Ruff, a retired farmer of Columbus, Ohio,

Mr. Wentworth is a Royal Arch Mason, a Knight of Pythias and an Elk, and he belongs also to the Circleville Athletic Club and to the Business Men's Association. He is a member of the First Baptist Church. His interest in politics is only that of a good citizen who desires to uphold the law and aid good government.

@| time was a well-known and _ highly esteemed citizen of Pickaway township where he was engaged in farming, was born in Pike County, Ohio, on a farm about eight miles east of Waverly, April 22, 1855. He was a son of Adam and Nancy (Tharp) Rader, who settled at an early day in Pike County, where their family cameé to be considered one of the wealthiest and most prominent families there.

Adam Rader, the subject of this sketch, was the youngest of a family of four girls and six boys, and was reared in Pike County, where he received a common school education. He lived on his father's farm where he was born until the death of his parents, when he purchased the interests of the other heirs in the homestead, and there continued to live for two years. He then sold the farm, which consisted of 200 acres, and moved to Pickaway County, where he rented a farm of 187 acres four miles south of Circleville on the Pickaway Plains and here devoted the remainder of his life to agricultural pursuits. His death occurred on May 22, 1884. Mr. Rader was a Democrat politically and, though active in politics, never held office.

child, May, now 22 years old, who-resides with her widowed mother. Mrs. Rader is a daughter of Jeremiah Norton and Mary (Bumgarner) Brill and was born in Piketon, Pike County, Ohio. Mr. Brill died in Pike County ; his wife still survives him and lives at Portsmouth, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Brill were the parents of three children - Sarepta, wife of Rev. James Wesley Kirkpatrick, a Methodist minister, residing in Pike County; Henry EImore, living in Mulhall, Logan County, Oklahoma, who is a Methodist rninister ; and Nancy Catherine (Mrs. Rader), widow of the subject of this sketch.

Mrs. Rader is a woman throughout Jackson township, where she lives, for unusual business abilities. She has I11 acres of land in Scioto township, which she devotes to agricultural purposes. She also rents a fine farm of 366 acres of Circuit Judge Festus Walters on the Mount Sterling road, where she runs a large stock farm, employing several men to assist her in the work.

=a) ARVEY TRONE, the son and the 'ai grandson of pioneers of Walnut township, is a native of this township, born June 21, 1835. He is a son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (Yantis) Trone. _ Benjamin Trone was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1800 and when 13 years of age accompanied his father, Andrew Jackson Trone, into the Ohio country. Settling on a farm in Walnut township, Pickaway County, the boy developed into a stalwart yeoman, and when a young man, in company with his brother Asa, purchased the homestead of his father. The latter then moved to Circleville, where he died about the year 1850. The tract of land bought by the two sons consisted of 160 acres of land, which was eventually fashioned into a fine homestead and was the birthplace of our subject. Benjamin Trone was twice married. His first marriage was to a Miss Deeds, who died within a few years of their union, the mother of three children, viz.: Eliza, deceased, who was the wife of James Whitehorst; Andrew Jackson, who was killed in Circleville, in the fall. of 1905; and Elizabeth, the widow of Hiram Bales. Benjamin Trone's second marriage was to Elizabeth Yantis, daughter of Henry Yantis, a native of Maryland. Her father had moved to Virginia, settling for a time at Harper's Ferry, and thence had migrated to Walnut township, Pickaway County, Ohio, where he flourished as a farmer and was highly respected as a citizen.

By the second marriage there were four children, as follows: Harvey, our subject and the first born; Asa, who resides on his farm of 9o acres in Washington township; Catherine, widow of John Stump; and Henry,

County, this State. In September, 1857, he married Martha Peters, daughter of Absalom A. Peters. They have no children. Their fine homestead of 83 acres is a portion of the farm upon which Mr. Trone was born, and their residence, a large, comfortable brick house, erected by him in 1874. Mr. Trone is prominent 'in local politics. For several terms he has been elected township trustee on the Republican ticket, although the township is normally Democratic by a decided majority. He has also served as school director and as director of the Reber Hill Cemetery. At one time Mr. Trone was a Republican candidate for 'infirmary director, and al- came as a prospector to Ohio, visiting different sections on horseback and finally chose a tract of forest land in Franklin County. He had to clear a large enough space on which to erect his cabin of logs. Prior to his marfiage to Elizabeth Gantz, whose people moved to Franklin County from Pennsylvania, he taught school for a time and afterward lived for a year on her father's farm, and then took. up his residence in the woods, where a good farm was developed and where the remainder of his life was spent. William P. White and wife had a family of nine children, two of whom died in infancy. The others were: Dexter, who married (first) Laura Clark and (second) Harriet Lyons and now resides in Oregon; Alice, who married H. H. Seeds of Pickaway County; Dilworth T., who married Mary Smith; Mary C., who married A. Linebaugh, of Portland, Oregon; Adam, who died aged 19 years; W. Elvin, who married Anna E. White, and Albert Ross, of this sketch.

Albert Ross White remained at home until he was 20 years of age and then went to IIlinois, where he remained for two years. After returning to Franklin County, he remained at home six months and then, on October 3, 1888, was married to Jennie Smith. With his wife he took a trip to Illinois, during which time he disposed of his interests in that State and then rented his present farm in Pickaway County from his father-in-law, S. R. Smith. Later he purchased the property, making something of a trade, being already the owner of some adjoining land. On this fine farm Mrs. White had been born and reared and it must be a source of great pleasure to her to be able to continue to reside among old familiar scenes. She has one brother, Charles J., who is a very prominent doctor of Oregon, a member of the State Senate, president of the State Medical Board and a_ successful practicing physician at Pendleton. He married Lillian Gulliford. During visits to Oregon, Mrs. White has collected a number of Indian relics and in order to display them effectively, she has fitted up a unique "Indian Corner" in her drawing-room.

E., born September 10, 1892. Both are bright students at the Derby High School and the younger has recently successfully passed the Boxwell examination,

Mr. White has never been an active politician but he has always performed the duties pertaining to good citizenship. For a number of years he has served as a member of the School Board. The family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church at Derby.

"BION. GEORGE H. PONTIUS, pro- WW) bate judge of Pickaway County, an eminent attorney and prominent citiizen of Circleville, whose portrait accompanies this sketch, was born in Washington township, Pickaway County, Ohio, August 6, 1856, and is a son of Amos and Catherine (Earnhart) Pontius and grandson of Daniel Pontius, who was born in Pennsylvania.