Preble County, Ohio - Biographical sketches, 1915 (part 13 of 13)

Chauncy C. Wilson, the father of Albert H., was reared on a farm Cincinnati, Ohio, and obtained a good common-school education. Upon utbreak of the Civil War, he served in Company K, One Hundred and ty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was injured and disced, and enlisted the second time, serving until the close of the war. vas married, the first time, in Cincinnati, to Miss Fannie Carrier, and is union three daughters were bom, two of whom are now living: Jen- :he wife of John Benson, and Mrs. Margaret Carrier, both of whom e in Cincinnati. Mr. Wilson received a divorce in 1889, and was maragain, to Miss Mary M. E. McKee, a daughter of Andrew and Eliza- McKee, who were of Scotch-Irish descent. Andrew McKee was bom itler county, Pennsylvania, in 1802. He was one of a family of twenie children of John McKee, who settled on a farm in Jefferson town- Mr. McKee was married to Elizabeth Curry, who was bom in 1807 died in the year 1886, at the age of seventy-nine years, their marriage 'ring in 1834. She was also a native of Pennsylvania. Shortly after marriage, Mr. McKee entered a piece of land northeast of New Paris, h is now known as the Wilson farm.

Wilson was born in Jefferson township, June 13, 1851, and was one )ur children bom to Andrew McKee and wife, all of whom, except herare deceased. Albert H. Wilson is the only child bom to his father is second marriage. Chauncy Wilson died on December 29, 1913. Albert H. Wilson was reared on a farm and educated in the district 3ls. He graduated from the New Paris high school, afterward became ident at Earlham College, Richmond, Indiana, where he graduated with degree of Bachelor of Science. Mr. Wilson began to teach in 1910, is now instructor of mathematics and science in the New Paris high ol. He is a capable and efficient instructor and a young man much inted in public questions. He is a leader in the educational thought of immunity, and a young man much admired for the things which he already accomplished. He has a host of friends in Preble county, who ict for him the achievement of even greater things.

Among the families of Preble county, Ohio, whose members have; worthily discharged their duties to their community, no family takes higher rank than that of the McWhinneys, who are prominently identified with the agricultural and social and civic life of Jackson township. For many years the members of this family have stood for all that is best in agricultural, educational and civic life and have wielded an influence that is decidedly potent in their respective communities. One of the eminent representatives of this family is John L. McWhinney, a farmer, living on rural route No.

John L. McWhinney, the proprietor of "Woodside Farm/' consisting of two hundred and thirteen acres situated four miles east of Richmond, Indiana, was born in Jackson township, Preble county, Ohio, June 9, 1873, the son of John and Sarah J. (Moore) McWhinney. John McWhinney, Sr., was born in Jackson township, this county, August 23, 1819, a son of John McWhinney, who was reared in Wayne county, Indiana, and Preble county, Ohio. The first John McWhinney married a Miss Dougan and died in Wayne county, Indiana.

John McWhinney, the father of John L., was reared in Preble county, Ohio, and Wayne county, Indiana. He was a man much interested in education and did much for the advancement of educational interests in his neighborhood. Throughout his life he was prosperous in farming. He and his wife were the parents of six children, of whom John L. is the only one now living.

John L. McWhinney was reared on the farm where he now lives and was educated in the district schools. He took up farming at an early age and has followed it throughout his life. Mr. McWhinney is a general farmer and stock raiser, but is also interested in fruit, especially in apples and peaches. He has been in the fruit business for the last two years, and now has ten acres planted in various large and small fruits.

On November 30, 1899, John L. McWhinney was married to Abbie Smith, who was born in Jackson township in 1880, the daughter of Elisha and Mary Smith. She was educated in the common and high schools. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. McWhinney, Mary, Clarence, Robert and Evelyn.

Preble county lasting glory and county is pre-emini reasons in explana stock from which does not appear in 'vas recruited, yet attracted a superb zens was the late Wed in the cl ® Preble county, more conspicuous attained, in a iai mi°n of physic Jlon? life hew; hls c°vmty and lony Lodge No. 396, Knights of Pythias. In politics, he is an ardent blican. Not only are the McWhinneys well known in the community lich they reside, but they are favorably known in that community and McWhinney, in his long residence in Jackson township, has won the ^ation of a large circle of. neighbors and friends. He is a progressive ?r and, undoubtedly, one of the leaders in his locality.

James Harvey Conger

Preble county has contributed many distinguished citizens to the everg glory and fame of the state of Ohio. The citizenship of Preble y is pre-eminent throughout the state, and, no doubt, there are many ns in explanation of this fact, not the least of which is the splendid from which the later generations are derived. Although this reason not appear in any particular locality from which the pioneer citizenship recruited, yet Ohio and Preble county, in particular, do seem to have :ted a superior ancestry. One of this county's most distinguished citivvas the late James Harvey Conger. Preble county has been especially ~ed in the characters and careers of her business men. Few citizens, eble county, have achieved a more honorable standing and occupied a conspicuous place in the public eye, than Mr. Conger. His success was led, in a large measure, by methodical habits and a determined appli- 1 of physical and mental resources, along well defined lines. During g life he was a prominent and influential factor in the public affairs of 3unty and state, as well as in the different enterprises with which he associated. Mr. Conger was one of the admirable products of selfmen.

Fames Harvey Conger was born in West Florence, Preble county, Ohio, tary 18, 1845, the son of Eli and Lucinda (McWhinny) Conger, naof Tennessee and Ohio, respectively. They were early settlers in on township, Preble county, Ohio, and had four children : Newton, ded; Caroline, the wife of ex-Governor Harris, of Eaton; James Harvey, ubject of this sketch, and Elizabeth, deceased, who was the wife of J . Huffman.

Eli Conger, the father of James Harvey, was a large land owner and er, one of the early settlers of Preble county and one of its distined pioneers. His farm was acquired from the government and is still held by the family. Eli Conger was a large stockman. He moved to Eaton in 1888 and built a home at the corner of North Barron and Eidsen streets, where he died in 1900, at the age of eighty-one. His wife died in 1888.

The paternal grandfather of James Harvey Conger was a Huguenot and a soldier in the War of 1812. His maternal grandfather was of Scotch-Irish descent and an early settler in Preble county.

James Harvey Conger was reared in Preble county, on a farm. He attended the district schools and later Antioch College. After leaving college, he engaged in the general merchandising business at West Florence, Ohio, and later in the stock and grain business in Eaton. He operated the stock yards at Eaton in partnership with Martin Swisher, and in the grain business with Pleasant Cook for his partner. He was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, and later, for years, was in the grain business in Eaton alone, continuing here until shortly before his death.

James Harvey was married on December 2, 1875, to Emily Jane Lockwood, the daughter of Edward Page and Isabella (Maybury) Lockwood. Three children were born to this union : Harry E., Grace L. and Jessie Isabella. Harry E. died at the age of eight. Grace Lockwood married Wilbert A. Miller, of Dayton, Ohio, now a prominent business man of Cincinnati, Ohio. Jessie Isabella married Clifton Williams and lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he is a prominent attorney. They have one son, Conger.

Mr. Conger died on August 26, 1911, at the age of sixty-six. In his death, Preble county lost, not only a distinguished citizen, but a man who had contributed largely to the progress of the community where he lived. Mr. Conger was a Republican. He served many years in the Eaton city council and was also a member of the school board. It is unnecessary to say that he discharged the duties of these offices in the spirit of that same devotion which characterized every private and public duty in his life. He was secretary of the National Grain Dealers* Association at the time of his death. Mr. Conger was a stockholder in the Eaton National Bank and also of the Preble County National Bank.

Mrs. Conger was born in Hamilton, Ohio, February 11, 1850. Her father was born in Delaware, and her mother in Baltimore, Maryland. They came west and settled permanently in Eaton, where they both died, her father at the age of sixty-four and her mother at the age of eighty. They were charter members of the Eaton Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood were the parents of the following children : Emily Jane, Edwin manufacturer and de artistic skill. He wa musician and drum r The paternal g Mary (Robinson) L the mountains by w were charter memlx died well advanced Joshua, William, J Mary (twins), Ch; Conger were Thor more, Maryland, tote interests. He wed people for p; Their children we Mrs. Conger and refined tastes.

facturer and dealer, in Eaton, for many years, and a man of great ic skill. He was a soldier in the Civil War, in which he served as a :ian and drum major. The entire Lockwood family were musicians. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Conger were Benjamin F. and (Robinson) Lockwood, natives of Delaware, who came to Ohio over nountains by wagon and were early settlers in Preble county. They charter members of the Eaton Methodist Episcopal church, and both well advanced in years. They were the parents of eleven children: 1a, William, Jonas, Henry, Nathaniel, Edward, George, John and (twins), Charles and Samuel. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. er were Thomas and Elizabeth (Grant) Maybury, natives of Balti- , Maryland. He was an architect and builder and had large real esnterests. He was bitterly opposed to slavery, but employed many colpeople for pay. He and his wife both died in Baltimore, Maryland. * children were William, Ann Maria, Isabella, Susan and Emily.

Francis M. Davisson

The life of the farmer of today is the most independent existence 1 can be enjoyed and, with all the modern inventions to facilitate farmit is rapidly losing those objections which have always appeared so ous to the average farmer lad. Moreover, the public schools have 1 up the subject of farming, and today the schools of many states are ing agriculture, as well as arithmetic and grammar. Colleges are ing degrees in agriculture, and farmers' short courses are being maind everywhere. No better farming land can be found anywhere than 'eble county, Ohio, and among the many good farmers of this county, (lave made a larger success in this time-honored occupation than Fran- I. Davisson, ex-surveyor of Preble county, and a farmer living on 1, out of West Manchester.

Francis M. Davisson, the proprietor of the Maples farm, consisting iree hundred and twenty-nine acres, one and one-half miles south of : Manchester, Ohio, was born on the farm where he now lives, Febru- 21, 1847. He is a son of Josiah and Hannah (Foos) Davisson. Jo- Davisson was born in Harrison county, now West Virginia, October

6, 1808, and died on November 21, 1863. His wife was the daughter of Jacob and Elizabeth (Roberts) Foos, both natives of Pennsylvania, and was born in Warren county, Ohio, February 13, 1819. She died on July 15, 1896.

Josiah Davisson was the son of Josiah and Nancy (Williams) Davisson. Josiah Davisson, Sr., was commissioned sheriff of Rockingham county, Virginia, during the Revolutionary War. He came from Virginia to Warren county, Ohio. Nancy Williams, the wife of Josiah Davisson, Sr., was the daughter of William and Hannah (Evans) Williams, natives, perhaps, of Virginia, and of Welsh descent. Nancy Williams was born on July 30, 1772. Joseph Davisson, Sr., and wife were the parents of six children, five of whom lived to maturity, Absalom, Jonathan, Hannah, Josiah, Jr., and Mary,

The father of Mrs. Josiah Davisson, Sr., William Williams, was born on August 26, 1733, and is buried in the Kerby cemetery, near Lebanon, Ohio. His wife, Hannah Evans, was born on December 28, 1747. Their children were: Sarah, born on June 5, 1768; Mary, bom on September 15, 1769; Nancy, born on July 30, 1 772; Abel, born on August 28, 1774; David, born on August 15, 1777; Mary, bora on November 10, 1779, and William, born on August 30, 1781. The latter served in the War of 1812.

Josiah Davisson, Jr., was reared on section 14 in Monroe township, and received his education in the common schools of his day. He was married to Jane Blackford, early in life, and three children were born to this union, all of whom died in infancy. She died on March 7, 1845, an(^ was married again, on May 12, 1846, to Hannah Foos. Five children were born to this second union, of whom Francis M. Davisson, the subject of this sketch, is the eldest. The others are: Elizabeth A., born on April 13, 1849, who ls unmarried and lives in Dayton, Ohio; Oscar F., born on June

13, I^53' wh° *s a physician in Dayton, Ohio, having graduated from the University of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and Jefferson Medical School, at Philadelphia, and Sarah A., born on September 2, 1855, who graduated from the University at Wooster, Ohio, with the degree of Bachelor of Science. She was a teacher, and now lives in Dayton, Ohio.

Francis M. Davisson, the subject of this sketch, was educated in the common schools. He spent two years at Northwestern Christian, now Butler College, at Indianapolis, Indiana, and three years in the University of Michigan, pursuing a course in civil engineering.

Ir. Davisson is a Republican. He was elected surveyor of Preble r in the fall of 1878, and took his office on January 1, 1879. He was :ted and served for a. period of six years. Mr. Davisson affiliates with iristian church and is extremely liberal in his donations to that church, a member of the Masonic fraternity and is one of the directors of the ado and West Manchester Telephone Company, as well as its presifr. Davisson makes a specialty of Shorthorn cattle, Poland China ind Oxford Down sheep. He is one of the representative and most sful farmers of Preble county.

Hugh Ramsey Gilmore

reble county points with pride to her many distinguished citizens, and dead. No young man stands higher in Preble county or occupies e advantageous position before the Preble county bar than Hugh :y Gilmore. Mr. Gilmore is the son of the late Judge James A. Gilone of the most prominent men Preble county has given to the state. R. Gilmore, therefore, is fortunate in having enjoyed the counsel of nguished father and in having before him, constantly, the inspiration of his departed parent. But the son has received distinction own account and, in every way, has proved himself worthy of his s name. He was a member of his father's law firm, several years, the latter's death.

ugh Ramsey Gilmore was born in Eaton, Ohio, September 27, 1881, n of James A. and Ada M. (Hendricks) Gilmore, natives of Preble Seven children were born to the late Judge Gilmore and wife, the wife of William Ford, of Eldorado, Ohio; Lida, deceased, who -d Don Griswold; William Allen, of Columbus, Ohio; Joseph E., of ton, Ohio; Grace, of Eaton; James R., of Columbus, Ohio, and Hugh Eaton.

1914, after having just passed his eightieth birthday. Judge Gilmore was the son of Dr. Eli and Clarissa (Clayton) Gilmore, pioneer residents of Fairhaven, Dixon township, Preble county, where he spent his boyhood days and received his elementary education. At the age of eighteen, Judge Gilmore began the study of law with his brother, Judge William Gilmore, in Hamilton, and, in 1855, was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School. Following his graduation he practiced the profession with his brother, William, in Greencastle, Indiana. While living in that town, he was married to Lizzie Applegate, who died while he was serving in the Union army. Judge Gilmore enlisted in 1861, in the Forty-third Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served three years in the quartermaster's department. After serving his enlistment in this regiment, he re-enlisted in the Ninety-first Indiana Volunteer Infantry and was assigned to the judge advocate department, where he remained until discharged in 1865. After his discharge. Judge Gimore .spent a year in the west and returning to Eaton, Ohio, ' formed a partnership with the late Judge John V. Campbell and they practiced law in Hamilton and Eaton, Ohio. Judge Gilmore had been admitted to practice law the day after he was twenty-one years old. He was elected judge of the Preble county common pleas court in 1879 an^ held this office until 1884. Following his retirement from the bench, he formed a partnership with the late I. E. Freeman, and this partnership was continued until the death of Mr. Freeman. Later, he headed the firm of Gilmore, Gilmore & Saylor. Clement R. Gimore retired from this firm in 1908 and moved to Dayton, Ohio. At this time, Judge Gilmore's son, Hugh R., the subject of this sketch, was taken into the firm, under the name of Gilmore, Saylor & Gilmore. Judge Gilmore was the author of several legal works, his "Probate Practice" being a standard authority for practice in the probate court.

Judge Gilmore's second marriage took place on November 12, 1868, when he was married to Ada M. Hendricks. At the time of his death, Judge Gilmore was survived by his wife and seven children, including one son, Clayton, who was born to his first marriage.

Judge Gilmore was a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias, also the Preble County Bar Association, and other bar associations. Judge Gilmore was- possessed of a strong personality and unshaken integrity. As a citizen, he was ever ready and willing to assume all the responsibilities incident to good citizenship. As a lawyer, he was honest, successful, fathful to the extreme to his client's interest and stanch in his support of the dignity of the court.

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*ines, and labored energetically for the party's success. He was for > a valued man in the councils of the party in Preble county, and was lently a member of the county committee. In political campaigns, his r looked to him to do much of the speech-making and sent him innumertimes to conventions as a delegate from Preble county.

It is a splendid tribute to a father that at his death his work has been 1 up by a loving son. Judge Gilmore's father and the paternal grand- \v of Hugh R. was Eli Gilmore, M. D., who moved from the state of inia to Preble county in 1825. Judge Gilmore's mother was Clarissa yton) Gilmore, a member of a prominent Mississippi family. Her ler, Alexander M. Clayton, was a judge of the high court of errors and -ds in the state of Mississippi. Eli Gilmore, M. D., practiced his pro- :>n in Israel township. He and his wife lived there to advanced ages. Judge Gilmore's second wife, who survived him and who was the mother ugh R. Gilmore, was a daughter of George D. Hendricks, a native of le county, born in 1805. He died in Preble county at the age of ninety-

At the beginning of his professional career, Hugh R. Gilmore not only the example and inspiration of his father, but also of a distinguished \ Judge William J. Gilmore, who rose in the legal profession to the ion of judge of the supreme court of Ohio.

Hugh R. Gilmore was reared in Eaton and attended the public schools, mating from the high school with the class of 1900. He then read law e office of his father and his cousin, Clement R. Gilmore, and was add to the bar, December 18, 1907. He had previously been deputy of the court under L. L. Brown.

Since 1907, Hugh R. Gilmore has practiced continuously in Eaton, and 08 he was elected prosecuting attorney and held that office for the third 'cutive term. On November 4, 1914, he was elected to the office of senator, from the district composed of Montgomery and Preble :ies. Mr. Gilmore has always been a Democrat. He served as townclerk for two terms and justice of the peace for a short time.

Hugh R. Gilmore was married on May 19, 1913, to Bertha Filbert, laughter of Frank P. and Sarah (Campbell) Filbert. Mrs. Gilmore is mber of the Presbyterian church.

Mrs. Gilmore was born in Eaton, as were her parents, who still reside at city. They have five children, Fred C., Joseph S., Ralph M., Bertha f. Campbell.

Masons; Eaton Chapter No. 22, Royal Arch Masons, and Reese Council No. 9, Royal and Select Masters, of Dayton, Ohio. He is also a member of Waverly Lodge No. 143, Knights of Pythias, of which he is past chancellor.

The schools of Jefferson township are centralized and the pupils hauled to a modern fireproof building at New Paris, equipped with everything needful for an up-to-date educational institution. The high school is a a first-grade school, commissioned by the state. Miss Madge Wakefield is principal of the school and B. S. Davis is the superintendent. They are ably assisted by a corps of efficient teachers.

Mr. Davis was born in Preble county, Ohio, and is a son of J. C. and Sarah (Martin) Davis. J. C. Davis was reared in Warren and Preble counties, Ohio, and at the outbreak of the Civil War, enlisted for service in defense of the Union in Company A, Seventy-ninth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in 1862, serving until the close of the war. He was mustered out of service in 1865. J. C. Davis was a son of John F. and Mary (Corwin) Davis, both of whom were natives of Warren county, Ohio. John F. Davis was a son of William R. Davis, a native of Maryland.

Mrs. Sarah (Martin) Davis was a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Hart) Martin, the former a son of Hugh and Rebecca (Baldwin) Martin. Hugh Martin was born in Ireland and came to the United States early in life, being apprenticed to a tailor in Philadelphia. He remained with this man until he had reached his majority and then removed to Virginia, where he met and married Rebecca Baldwin in 1790. He died in 1807, in Virginia, and his wife came to Ohio, first to Cincinnati, and finally to Preble county, Ohio. The father of Rebecca (Baldwin) Martin was Major Baldwin, of Frederick county, Maryland, who served in the Revolutionary army, under General Washington. At one time Rebecca (Baldwin) Martin owned land in section n, of Lanier township, Preble county. Here she reared her children. She was a woman of striking individuality and keenly interested in the welfare of her children. She and her husband were the parents of several children, Thomas, Hugh, George, William, James and a daughter who married a man by the name of Kelley. The mother of Professor Davis was a daughter of James Martin, of this family, who was the father of six children, John, James, Frank, Sarah, Mary and Caroline.

James C. and S Elizabeth, the wife Hart; Daisy, the wi mediate subject of 1 Professor Davi of Anderson and C; bom two children, Professor Da\ Accepted Masons, i grandfather both 1 Professor Davis is i'v are members 0

Professor Davis married Nina Tillman on May 28, 1891, the daughter nderson and Catherine (Albright) Tillman, and to this union have been two children, Helen and Katherine.

Professor Davis is a member of Fellowship Lodge No. 106, Free and pted Masons, in which he is a past master. Mr. Davis's father and his dfather both were members of the Masonic lodge at Arcanum, Ohio, essor Davis is an adherent of the Republican party. He and his famre members of the Christian church.

Reuben J. Scheid

Men who have attained success in business are always honored and re- :ed by the communities in which they have lived, and in which they accomplished so much. Especially honored are those who find time >bor in the interests of the community, inspiring others to loyalty and tfulness. Able men never fail to raise the standard of their communiand it is a pleasure to record the notable incidents in the lives of such Generous, genial and diligent, interested at all times in the welfare is community, and the proprietor of a successful business in Eaton, is )en J. Scheid, whose name appears at the head of this brief review. Reuben J. Scheid was born at New Hope, Preble county, Ohio, March [876, the son of George and Martha (Miller) Scheid, natives of Ger- /. George Scheid was born near Frank fort-on-the-Rhine, while his was a native of Stuttgart. They were the parents of ten children: y, the wife of George Hill, of Richmond, Indiana; Elizabeth, the wife >aniel Swihart, of Eaton; Ella, the wife of Daniel Crumbaker, of Eaton; e, the widow of Charles Surface, of Eaton; Frank, of Eaton; Emma, wife of Elmer McWhinney, of Campbellstown, Ohio; Lenora, unmar- ; Anna, the wife of J. W. Ray, of Long Beach, California; Reuben J., aton, and Edward, of Covington, Indiana.

George Scheid was reared to manhood in Germany, receiving his edun in the schools of his native land. He was a shoemaker by trade, and * coming to America settled in Hamilton, Ohio. After residing there for several years he moved to Campbellstown, Preble county. From here he moved to New Paris, and still later to a farm one-half mile south of New Hope, where he engaged in farming. He moved to Eaton a year before his death, which occurred in 1902, at the age of seventy years. His widow still survives him and has reached the age of eighty years. Both were loyal and earnest members of the Lutheran church. Mrs. Scheid later united with the United Brethren church and still retains an active interest in its welfare.

The paternal grandparents of Reuben Scheid lived and died in Germany, the grandfather being drowned. The maternal grandparents also lived all their lives in Germany.

Reuben J. Scheid was reared on his father's farm, near New Hope, until he reached the age of eighteen, receiving his education in the district schools of his home neighborhood. He then took a course in the Richmond Business College, at Richmond, Indiana, after which he secured employment as a fireman on the Pennsylvania railroad, from Cincinnati to Logansport, in which occupation he remained three years. After this he engaged in the canning business in Eaton, and has since continued in this business, first in partnership with his brother, Edward, when the firm was known as Scheid Brothers Packing Company, but for the last six years he has conducted the business alone. He packs tomatoes and has developed the business from a small hand-packing establishment to a large concern, employing fifty people. He sells his goods principally in Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and other large markets. He packs fancy tomatoes and has a large sale on these goods. In the summer of 1914 he moved his plant to a new site and built a large sanitary factory covering an immense tract of land and equipped with up-to-date machinery. He is also interested in another plant at Camden, in this county, and has a splendid business there.

Mr. Scheid was married on November 16, 1905, to Mayme Rinehart, the daughter of Charles and Lavina (Duggins) Rinehart, and to this union two children have been born, Robert J. and Marguerite.

Mrs. Scheid was born in Washington township, near Eaton, March 10, 1879. Her parents were natives of Ohio, and lived in Washington township, in this county, where they are farmers. Mr. and Mrs. Rinehart are the parents of three children, Mayme, Edward and Russell. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Scheid were Perry Rinehart and wife, natives also of Ohio. Their children were Charles, Frank, Laura and Henry. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Scheid were natives of Ohio and the parents of several children.

One of the Vaughan, of Eat< schoolroom into 1 law, which accou Edmund Pei December 15, \{ Vaughan, native: James Sidney, \> kwge T. Rice Ohio; Elmer G school, and Dai William P county, Ohio, ;

Mr. Scheid is a Democrat, is a member of the city council of Eaton, is making a splendid record as a public official. He is especially inter- 1 in public affairs, and religiously, he and his wife are loyal and earnest :ers and members of the Christian church, of Eaton. He is also a ber of the official board. Mr. and Mrs. Scheid are highly respected bers of the community in which they live, and popular among all classes eople.

Edmund Perry Vaughan

One of the leading lawyers of Preble county is Edmund Perry ghan, of Eaton. Mr. Vaughan, like so many lawyers, went from the olroom into law. He received a splendid education before taking up which accounts for a remarkable success in that profession.

Edmund Perry Vaughan was born near Xenia, Greene county, Ohio, miber 15, 1854, the son of William Peleg and Hannah R. (Carver) ghan, natives of Ohio. They had six children: Edmund P., of Eaton; es Sidney, who died in 1881 ; Alice, who died in 1892, was the wife of rge T. Rice; Rachel Elizabeth, the wife of Jesse Foster, of Lewisburg, 3; Elmer Grant, who died in 1894, while principal of the Eaton high >ol, and Daisy May, the wife of Esta M. Pierce, of Fostoria, Ohio. William P. Vaughan, the father of Edmund P., was reared in Greene ity, Ohio, and was a farmer all his life. He came to Preble county in 3, and located in Twin township, where he bought a farm of one hun- 1 acres, which he improved. He died there on November 10, 1888, at age of fifty-seven. His wife died in April, 1898, at the age of sixty- . She was a member of the Christian (Newlight) church.

The paternal grandfather of Edmund P. Vaughan was William ighan, and his wife was Elizabeth Hobbit, natives of Virginia and Montlery county, Ohio, respectively. They were pioneer farmers of Greene ntv, where he died in middle life. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. died in Preble county at the age of eighty-two. They had a large fam- John, Benjamin, Sarah, Nancy, William P., James H. and Leutitia. The founder of the Vaughan family was John Vaughan, who came m Wales and settled in Shenandoah county, Virginia, where he followed ming. He moved to Ohio in 1811 and settled in Greene county. He 1 a large family, among them a son, William, who enlisted in the War 1812. William was a great reader and a student of Bible history, and in naming his son, William, Jr., added the Bible name of Peleg, meaning "division" in Hebrew. At at the time of William, Jr.'s birth in 1831, his father made the prophecy that, since in Peleg's day the world was divided against itself (see Genesis), if this son lived to be thirty years old he would see the United States divided against itself, which division did occur in 1861.

The maternal grandparents of Edmund P. Vaughan were Smith and Rachel (Gwin) Carver, natives of New Jersey. They came to Ohio and settled in Clinton county about 1817, where he farmed. He died there in 1848, at the age of thirty-nine, she surviving him many years, her death occurring in Preble county in 1886, at the age of seventy-four. They had nine children: Permelia, Phoebe, Hannah R., Samuel S., George M.,

Edmund P. Vaughan spent his early boyhood days in Greene, Miami and Montgomery counties, and came to Preble county with his parents in 1869, where he grew to manhood and has lived ever since. He grew up on his father's farm and attended the district schools, also the Medina Normal School at Medina. Later he attended the Northern Ohio Normal School at Ada, where he received the degree of Bachelor of Science. He began teaching at the age of eighteen, and taught for eighteen years, going to school and teaching at intervals. He then began studying law at West Alexandria in the offices of Hon. Oscar Sheppard, and entered the Cincinnati Law School, where he graduated in 1890. He was admitted to the bar that year and also admitted to practice in the supreme court of Ohio. He began practicing at Eaton, first in partnership with Elam Fisher, until Mr. Fisher was elected to the bench, and since that time he has practiced alone, a period of twenty-four years altogether.

Edmund P. Vaughan was married on March 12, 1891, to Mary E. Gale, the daughter of John and Catherine (Holdeman) Gale, and to this union two children were born, James Gale and Martha. James Gale is in the office with his father and is a graduate of the Eaton high school. He and the daughter live at home.

The wife of Edmund P. Vaughan died on December 3, 1902, at the age of forty-three. Her father was a merchant and later a farmer. He was a native of New Hampshire and a relative of Daniel Webster, and her mother a native of Ohio. They had five children : Alice C., Oscar A., early settlers in Pr< a ripe old age. Ar John. The matem man, a native of V man, in 1806, and were Catherine, Sa Mr. Vaughan Crist, the daughter of Germany. Mr erward moved to lives, her father d; middle life. The Florence, John, Cincinnati Hospit leading nurse in Mr. Vaught ^d he also sen t member of the b for several year* now lives at 6c solicitor for th y settlers in Preble county, Ohio. He was a farmer and both lived to* pe old age. Among their children were Harriett, Caroline, Martha and 1. The maternal grandfather of Mrs. Vaughan was Abraham Holder- , a native of Virginia. He came to Ohio with his father, John Holder- 1, in 1806, and located in Lanier township. The children of Abraham s Catherine, Sarah, Eliza, Eli and Allen F.

Mr. Vaughan was married on December 31, 1910, to Leopoldena M. t, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Crist, both of whom were natives Germany, Mrs. Vaughan was bom in Reading, Ohio, her parents aftard moved to Dayton, Ohio, where they lived the remainder of their , her father dying in 1910, in his ninetieth year, while her mother died in Jle life. They had a large family of children, including Mary, Martin, *ence, John, Isadore and Anna. Mrs. Vaughan graduated from the :innati Hospital in 1895 as a trained nurse, and for several years was a ing nurse in the city of Dayton.

Mr. Vaughan was county examiner during the time he was a teacher he also served as prosecuting attorney for one term. At present he is a iber of the board of education at Eaton, and has been clerk of the board several years. He is identified with the Republican party. Mr. Vaughan lives at 608 East Main street, Eaton, Ohio. Mr. Vaughan has been :itor for the Eaton Loan and Home Aid Company for twenty years, des his law practice and other interests in Eaton, Mr. Vaughan owns le farm of one hundred acres in Twin township, in the operation of :h he is actively interested.

Having been identified with the history of Preble county for so many s, Mr. Vaughan has come to be favorably known in every township. He brilliant lawyer and has an enviable record for winning a large percentof the cases entrusted to him.

Leander A. Frame

Leander A. Frame, a popular and prosperous farmer, of Jackson town- , Preble county, Ohio, is the proprietor of the old Frame homestead, red by his great-great-grandfather on October 28, 1816. No little distion is attached to the ownership of a farm with which one's family e has been connected ever since it was a wilderness and purchased from the government. Leander A. Frame obtained this farm, of one hundred and sixty acres, from his father, Daniel Frame, in 1900, who obtained it, in 1865, from his father, Silas Frame, he, in turn, obtaining it from Jeremiah Frame, who entered the land. Leander A. Frame and his wife and mother now own this farm.

Leander A. Frame was born on this farm on December 18, 1853, the son of Daniel and Hannah (Dillman) Frame. Daniel Frame was the son of Silas and Pollie (Strador) Frame. Silas was the son of Jeremiah and Elizabeth Frame. Jeremiah Frame was a native of Virginia and a soldier under General Washington in the Revolutionary War. He was detailed to return to Washington's plantation to oversee the farm work. After the war he moved to Kentucky, where he was a slaveholder in that state. He became disgusted with slavery and left his slaves and came to Ohio, locating on the farm where the subject lives. Here he built a log cabin and, all in all, entered eight other farms, none of which was less than a quarter of a section. He gave each of his nine children a farm. In his day Jeremiah Frame was a prominent man. He was a strict Presbyterian. Mr. Frame died in 1828, after having been in Ohio twelve years.

Silas Frame was the youngest son of Jeremiah, and received the old home place. This place passed from him to Daniel Frame, who was a public-spirited man of wide influence in his community. He was a member of the Christian church and a deacon in that church. Although possessed of a strong religious nature, Daniel Frame was broad-minded and liberal in thought. He was much interested in the public welfare of the community and contributed much to its common good. He was the father of two children: Leander A., the subject of this sketch, and Ella O., who became the wife of J. W. Brinley. She was born in 1859, married in 1882, and died in 1886.

Leander A. Frame was reared on the farm and received his education in the common schools of Jackson township. He attended school in the winter and worked on the farm during the summer time. He remained at home until twenty-eight years old. He has been a farmer throughout his whole life and was active in this vocation. He preferred Shorthorn cattle, Englishshire and road horses and good hogs. Mr. Frame's horses were mostly native road horses. He was also interested in several imported horses. Mr. Frame is now retired.

in 1887 and died in Leland Campbell, c mona, who was be Frame died in i8< October 12, 1912. was bom in Unioi the common schoo Mr. and Mrs Eaton, Ohio, he b work of that chur for able, honest ; well known throi pie. He deserve* munity where he

387 and died in 1908. Ella O. was born on April 28, 1891, and married nd Campbell, of Campbellstown, Ohio. They have one daughter, Raa, who was born on April 28, 1912. The first wife of Leander A. ne died in 1894, and he married Eva Conley in 1895, she dying on >ber 12, 1912. He then married Mrs. Emma (Moss) Huffman, who bom in Union county, Indiana, April 26, 1861. She was educated in common schools and lived in Eaton, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. Frame are members of the First Christian church, at >n, Ohio, he being a member of the official board and prominent in the < of that church. Mr. Frame is independent, preferring to cast his vote able, honest and efficient men, rather than for political parties. He is known throughout Preble county and is popular in all classes of peo- He deserves to rank as one of the representative citizens of the comity where he lives.

Philip A. Saylor

Times have changed greatly, so far as requirements for admission to bar, are concerned. Two generations ago the young lawyer was trained jether in an office, but now most states require training in an accredited school, and accept nothing short of a definite course of instructions for ission to the bar. There is no doubt that the new standard has imred the qualifications of lawyers. In Philip A. Saylor, Preble county a young lawyer who has been eminently educated for his profession. Philip A. Saylor was born in Van Wert county, four miles east of Van -t, January 2, 1871, the son of John W. and Lucinda (Shafer) Saylor, ves of Ohio. They had two children, McClellan, of Middletown, Ohio, Philip A., of West Alexandria, Ohio.

John W. Saylor was reared in and around West Alexandria and was rpenter and contractor, building many of the school buildings and other tantial structures in Preble county. He now lives a retired life in West <andria. His wife belongs to the Christian church. Mr. Saylor was a ier in the Civil War and served three years and three months as a pri- He enlisted as a private in Company E, Twenty-second Regiment, 3 Volunteer Infantry. He was assessor of Lanier township sixteen or nteen terms. He is a Democrat, and is still living, at the age of eightye, while his wife's age is seventy-five.

He and his wife were natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers in Preble county. He was a carpenter and lived at West Alexandria for a time, but died at Palestine, Darke county, Ohio, well advanced in years. They had a large family: Andrew, John W., Phineas, David, Harrison, Philip,

The maternal grandparents of Philip A. Saylor were Philip and Elizabeth (Wesco) Shafer, natives of Pennsylvania, of German descent. They were early settlers in Preble county and lived and died in Twin township. They reared a large family: Peter, Henry, Jacob, Andrew, Philip, Margaret, Julia, Lucinda, Elizabeth, Elzina and Mary J.

Philip A. Saylor was reared near West Alexandria and worked at farm work until he was eighteen years of age. He attended the public schools and graduated from the West Alexandria high school in 1888, after which time he attended Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He engaged in the canning business, after his graduation from college, for several years, and in the meantime began studying law, graduating from the University of Cincinnati Law School on May 17, 1905. He was admitted to the bar that year and began practicing at West Alexandria. He formed a partnership with James A. Gilmore, in Eaton, in 1906, and was with him until Mr. Gilmore's death, on August 28, 1914. Since that time he has practiced alone.

Mr. Saylor was married, on August 3, 1899, to Bertha Huggins, the daughter of Robert D. and Caroline Huggins. There was one daughter born to that union, Martha C. Mrs. Saylor was born in West Alexandria and her parents were natives of Ohio, both now being deceased. Her father died in 1900, at the age of sixty-seven, and her mother a few years earlier at an advanced age. They had two children, William and Bertha. Throughout his life Mr. Saylor has been an ardent Democrat. He was elected prosecuting attorney of Preble county in 1914. He was a member of the seventy-fourth General Assembly of Ohio in 1900 and 1902, and was in many important fights. He took an especial interest in legislation for good roads. He did considerable work on the floor of the House in this manner.

Mr. Saylor belongs to King Hiram Lodge No. 88, Free and Accepted Masons, and is master of the lodge. He is also a member of Eaton Chapter No. 22, Royal Arch Masons, and of the Lanier Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of West Alexandria. Mrs. Saylor is an active and devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal church.

Although the lowed the calling to do so, not all c community deman ments, places of 1 men may engage, community, and n is that of providi Therefore, Charle taurant and billiai his patrons, is tho nature.

John Parker township, Preble of a fanner. 1 township, but h remained until ] 25* 1865, John and who born to t **1; Sarah, *x>rt> Janu; 'f6- %n0'

Charles M. Parker

Although the great number of the early settlers of Preble county fold the calling of agriculture and many of their descendants continue o so, not all of them have become farmers. The life of any civilized nunity demands certain adjuncts in the way of mercantile establish- :s, places of amusement and sundry other kinds of business in which may engage. All these things play important parts in the welfare of a nunity, and not the least important calling in which a man can engage at of providing creature comforts and amusements for his neighbors, efore, Charles M. Parker, of Camden, who conducts a flourishing resmt and billiard hall, thus providing both necessities and amusement for atrons, is thoroughly entitled to a place in the pages of a volume of this ~e.

Charles M. Parker was born in Jackson township, Preble county, Ohio, anuary 3, 1870, the son of John and Anna R. (Rohrer) Parker. His nal grandfather was Lewis Parker, who was born in New Jersey, on ary 2, 1802, and who later came to Preble county.

John Parker, the father of the subject of this sketch, was born in Somers ship, Preble county, Ohio, on June 17, 1840, and followed the calling farmer. His earlier years he spent in operating a farm in Jackson ship, but he later moved to his farm in Somers township, where he ined until his death, which occurred on December 30, 1912. On June 865, John Parker married Anna R. Rohrer, who was born July 27,

, and who is now deceased. Six children, four of whom are living, bom to this union, namely: Bertha, bom May 24, 1866, now ded; Sarah, born April 25, 1868, who died December 12, 1889; Charles x>m January 3, 1870, the subject of this sketch; Nellie, born Decem- , 1889, now the wife of Sanford Davis, of Somers township; Lucy, born 1st 25, 1874, who lives in Dayton, Ohio, and Matilda, now the wife of ge E. Minter, of Lexington, Kentucky.

Charles M. Parker received a common-school education in the schools reble county and, having finished his studies, took up the calling of ulture, which he followed until 1900. Mr. Parker, however, was more y interested in mechanical and commercial affairs than in farming in 1900, he left the farm and went to Indianapolis, Indiana, where he ed for four and one-half years at the trade of boiler making. He entered the employ of the city water company, where he worked

In 1912, at the time of his father's death, Mr. Parker returned to Preble county and assumed the responsibilities of operating the home farm. He remained in active charge of the farm for a period of nearly three years, but still retained a deeper interest in commercial matters than in those of agriculture. He therefore, on January 16, 1915, bought the White House restaurant and billiard hall in Camden. To his new business enterprise Mr. Parker took all the enthusiasm which had been generated by his commercial nature and from the very start began to improve and develop his new property. In that direction he met with immediate success, the result being that he now owns a thoroughly up-to-date restaurant and billiard hall and enjoys the patronage of a large circle of friends.

Politically, Mr. Parker is a supporter of the Democratic party and has always taken an intelligent interest in the principles of that party, although he has never aspired to public office. He is well and favorably known in his community and enjoys the acquaintance of a large circle of friends. He is a thorough-going man of business, who endeavors to please his patrons in every way possible, and who is rapidly coming to the front as one of Camden's prominent commercial leaders.

Ida the wife oi Eaton, Ohio, and S Henry P. Davi and moved to Prel Arthur Duffield far engaged at differed and as a farmer, proved with fine \y the age of sevent; years. Both wen Presbyterian chur The paterna' (Lewis) Davis, v judge Davis), Jefferson, Sarah grandfather was settlers of Prebh his death, at a v. children, includi James, Catherir Judge Da\ lad, att

Judge Arthur Duffield Davis

Men deserve credit for their success in proportion to the difficulties they have to overcome. Judge Arthur D. Davis, of Preble county, Ohio, equipped himself for the law wholly by home study. Not only is he a very learned judge, but his success is wholly self-earned. Twice he has been endorsed by the people of Preble county, the first time when he was elcted judge in his initial campaign, and the second * time when he was re-elected by an increased majority.

Judge Arthur Duffield Davis, probate judge of Preble county, Ohio, was born in Monroe township, Preble county, Ohio, August 12, 1879, the son of Henry P. and Sarah Jane (Renner) Davis, natives of Ohio. Henry P. Davis and wife were the parents of seven children: Charles M., a resident of Alberta, Canada; William H., of Cleveland, Tennessee; Delilah Belle, deceased, who was the wife of Elijah Wehrley; Frank L., of Texarkana, Arkansas; Fannie A., wife of L. C. Ashman, of New Paris, Ohio;

Henry P. Davis was reared in Butler county, Ohio, near Germantown, moved to Preble county about 1865, locating near Gettysburg on the nir Duffiekl farm. He was a man of great industry and energy, being iged at different times as a merchant, butcher, thresher, saw-mill operator as a farmer. He owned a farm of ninety-two acres, which he imed with fine buildings, and on this farm his death occurred in 1909, at age of seventy-two. His wife died in 1907, at the age of sixty-eight s. Both were loyal and earnest members and active workers in the Tyterian church.

The paternal grandparents of Judge Davis, James M. and Annie wis) Davis, were farmers, and their children were, Henry P. (the father udge Davis), Lewis, J. G.. William P., Martha J., Priscilla, Augustus, n-son, Sarah E, Milton, Eliza, Amanda I7, and Minerva. The maternal ldfather was William Renner, and he and his wife, Susan, were earlv ers of Preble county, where he followed the occupation of farming until leath, at a very advanced age. He and his wife reared a large family of Iren, including the following: Sarah Jane, Isaac, William, Elizabeth,,

Judge Davis was bom and reared in Preble county, growing up as a ner lad, attending the district schools of his home township during the ter seasons, and assisting his father with the work on the farm during summers. Later he took a course in the Richmond Business College, at same time doing considerable studying at home. He lived at home until aras grown, after which he worked for a time for the Great American Plate Company, then for the Indiana Pipe Line Company, and, later, the Indianapolis Gas Company, at Montpelier, Indiana, but, on account his mother's ill health, returned to the farm, where he lived for one r. He was then chosen deputy of the probate court under Judge Brumgh, serving in this capacity for three years. He was then elected proi judge, the first time by one hundred and twenty-six majority, and the >nd time by seventeen hundred and seventy-seven majority. He is now dng his second term as judge of the probate court of Preble county, has always spent a great deal of his time at home in the study of law Judge Davis was married, October 12, 1910, to Minnie Frances Brown, daughter of William Allmond and Hannah (Carr) Brown. Mrs. Davis > born in Morgan county, Ohio, while her parents also are natives of the :keve state. Her father is now deceased, while her mother is still living and makes her home in Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. Brown were the parents of two children, Clyde, now a resident of New York City, and Minnie, the wife of Judge Davis. Mrs. Davis is a graduate of Ohio University, at Athens, Ohio; was principal of the schools at Glouster, Ohio; taught in the Eaton high school for a period of five years and is now deputy clerk in the probate court of Preble county.

In politics, Judge Davis has always been a stanch adherent of the Democratic party, and has been a leader in the ranks of his party for many years. He now owns his father's old farm in Monroe township, and takes an active interest in his farming operations. Fraternally, Judge Davis is a member of Bolivar Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons; Eaton Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, and Reece Council, Royal and Select Masters, of Dayton, Ohio. He is also a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge at New Paris, Ohio. Religiously, Judge Davis is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, while his wife holds her membership in the Baptist church.

Aside from Judge Davis's record as a learned, capable and impartial judge of the law, he has a splendid personal record and is popular throughout his native county. This record he has well earned by right personal living and scrupulous relations with the public generally.

of William Stevei was there marrie< 1914, when he re] Indiana, where he of Simon and Sa July 7, 1804, an< Sarah Snyder w; as a laborer in 1 woman and enjc Her husband, S territory in 1807 To this union Andrew, Mary, Newton E. county, Indiana fought the farn has devoted hir *ud industrious is today nunil>

Newton E. Stevens

The gentleman to a review of whose life the reader's attention is now -directed is recognized as one of the energetic, well-known agriculturists of Preble county, who, by his untiring and progressive methods, has contributed in a material way to the advancement of the locality where he lives. In the course of an honorable career he has been successful in the lines to which his efforts have been directed and enjoys distinguished prestige among the representative men of his community, so that it is eminently proper that attention should be called to his achievements and due credit be recorded to his worth as an enterprising citizen.

Newton E. Stevens, whose splendid farm is located on a part of the northeast quarter of section 10, township 7 north, range 1 east, Dixon township, was born in Union county, Indiana, on the old Indian boundary' line, February 1, 1861. Mr. Stevens is the son of Stephen and Martha (Snyder) Stevens, long respected residents of the Hoosier state. Stephen Stevens was bom in Union county, Indiana, December 27, 1832, the. son

William Stevens. He was reared and educated in his native community, > there married and resided there throughout his life, until November, 4, when he relinquished active farming operations and moved to Liberty, iana, where he now resides. His wife, Martha Snyder, was the daughter 5imon and Sarah W. Snyder, the former bom in Lee county, Virginia, i 7, 1804, and the latter a native of Guilford county, North Carolina, ah Snyder was a hardworking and industrious woman, making a living a laborer in the harvest and hay fields. She was a devout Christian nan and enjoyed to a marked degree the respect of all who knew her.

- husband, Simon Snyder, emigrated from his native state to Indiana itory in 1807 and on February 20, 1828, was married to Elizabeth Witt, this union were born nine children, John, Joshua, Isaac, Benjamin, lrew, Mary, Martha I., Anna, and one other.

Newton E. Stevens was reared on the paternal homestead in Union lty, Indiana, from 1861 to 1885, when he came to Preble county and ght the farm on which he now lives and to the cultivation of which he devoted himself continuously since. Being a man of sound judgment industrious habits, he has gained marked success in his enterprises and oday numbered among the successful and prosperous farmers of his munity. In addition to the raising of all crops common to this locality, Jves considerable attention to live stock, in which he has also had conrable success, and has been heavily interested in the shipping of hogs cattle, shipping two or three carloads of animals a year.

On December 13, 1883, Mr. Stevens was married to Jane Norris, who born in Union county, Indiana, April 24, 1864, the daughter of Frederick Sarah (Nelson) Norris, both of whom are now deceased. She was *d in the same neighborhood as her husband and they were acquainted 1 childhood. They had but little in the way of material possessions 1 they began their married life, and for some years Mr. Stevens rented father's farm, where they lived until coming to Preble county. In all abors, Mr. Stevens has been greatly assisted by his wife, who has been im, in every respect, a true helpmate. To them have been born two liters, Iva I., born September 15, 1885, and Nellie M., born August 387, who, after graduating from the common schools, studied nursing ie Reed hospital, Richmond, Indiana, and is now following that proon.

In his political relations, Mr. Stevens gives his support to the Demo- : party and has long been active in local political councils. He has (56) ven close attention to local public affairs and has served efficiently as a ember of the Dixon township school board and as justice of the peace, raternally, he is ti member of Bolivar Lodge No. 82, Free and Accepted lasons, and he and his wife are members of the Order of the Eastern »tar. Because of their marked social dispositions and their genuine worth,, dr. and Mrs. Stevens are popular in the circles in which they move.

Calvin C. Harlan

Thirty years, perhaps, would cover the active careers of most men, yet Calvin C. Harlan has conducted a photograph gallery for forty-one years.

He is one of the foremost photographers in the state of Ohio and for many years has enjoyed a large and lucrative patronage. Mr. Harlan is one of those men who has kept pace with every modern current of thought and is well informed, not only with regard to his business, but on things generally.

In the past forty years there has been a remarkable development in photographic processes and Mr. Harlan has maintained his position in the foremost ranks of this technical progress.

Calvin C. Harlan was born in Warren county, Ohio, twelve miles east of Lebanon, in December, 1843, the son of David K. and Juley Emma (Howland) Harlan, natives of Virginia and Germany, respectively. They were early settlers in Warren county and had eight children, Demetrus, Nicholas, Varner, Isabella, Mary Ann, who married Mr. Vandevoort; Melinda, who died single; Charity, who married Mr. Hale, and Calvin C., of Eaton.

David K. Harlan, the father of Calvin C., was reared in Warren county, Ohio, and was a farmer. His wife died there at the age of fifty-five. He came to Eaton about 1884 and died here at the age of eighty-six. When he left the farm, he wrote a book on "Natural Spiritualism." He owned a farm of one hundred and twenty-eight acres in Warren county, which he cleared and improved. He lived in a cabin at first, but later built a large brick house. He was a man of great energy. He conducted a brick yard and a store on the same ground. He had two brothers, William and Nathaniel.

The maternal grandfather of Calvin C. Harlan was a native of Pennsylvania, he and his wife being early settlers of Warren county, where they died. They were farmers and had three sons and three daughters.

was twenty-one a mond, Indiana, to for more than for when eight years around Richmoni note, having pre\ for parties for a gave it up. He many of them to Mr. Harlan there were two in infancy. Ft ' Harlan died in a photograph g time. In 1875 1 ' at birth, was b married again, was Mattie Ti She was a men to of that de Politically member of th , Mr. Harlan's unselfish Chri twenty-one and then married. After his marriage, he went to Richid, Indiana, to learn the photographer's business, which he has followed more than forty years. He learned to play a violin when a boy, beginning :n eight years old, and used to play for dances for twenty-five miles ind Richmond. After coming to Eaton in 1873, he learned to play by i, having previously played by ear, and, organizing an orchestra, played parties for a number of years until after his father's death, when he e it up. He invented a "mute" attachment for a violin and sold a great ly of them to musicians.

Mr. Harlan was married, in 1864, to Mary Harlan, a third cousin, and e were two children born to this union, Fred and a daughter who died infancy. Fred is a farmer in Warren county and is married. Mrs. Ian died in 1868. Calvin C. Harlan came to Eaton in 1873 anc^ opened hotograph gallery and has continued in this business here since that ?. In 1875 he was married to Anna Gardner and one daughter, who died was born to this union. The mother died in 1900. Mr. Harlan ried again, his third wife being an old schoolmate, whose maiden name Mattie Turner. She died three or four years after their marriage, was a member of the Methodist church and Mr. Harlan is also a memof that denomination.

Politically, Mr. Harlan is a Republican and at one time served as a iber of the Eaton city council, filling out an unexpired term. All of Harlan's wives were good women, loyal and devoted helpmeets and dfish Christians.

Timothy Glenn

There are few callings which demand a closer application of mental gy and a clearer brain than that of telegraphy. Thousands of lives dependent upon the sobriety, clear-headedness and efficiency of the tele- >h operator every minute in the day. A mere slip of memory is liable ause frightful disaster, great loss of human life and untold suffering, telegraph operator at all times must be physically and mentally fit for duties with which he is charged. One of the most efficient telegraph opers employed by the Pennsylvania railroad is Timothy Glenn, of New is, Ohio.

in Milltown, County Clare, Ireland, and when he had reached his majority, emigrated to Scotland, where he remained for five years. He then came to the United States and, after traveling about the South for some time, during which period he was employed on a boat on the Mississippi river, he finally located in Indianapolis, Indiana. Later he came to New Paris, Ohio. After coming to New Paris, he was employed by the Little Miami Railway Company, which was building a line through Preble county at that time. Thomas Glenn continued in this work until 1885, when he retired, and spent the remainder of his days in New Paris, where his death occurred. He married Catherine Foley in 1861. She also was a native of County Clare, Ireland, and came to the United States with her parents. Thomas Glenn and wife were the parents of the following children: Timothy, the subject of this sketch; Margaret, the wife of C. W. Howard, a contractor living at Indianapolis, Indiana; John, who married Mary Fleming, and lives at Indianapolis, Indiana.

Timothy Glenn was reared in New Paris, Ohio, and was educated in the public schools of that city. When ten years old, Mr. Glenn lost a limb, being run over by a Pennsylvania train. He attended school until he was sixteen years old, and then took up the study of telegraphy at Richmond, Indiana. He commenced work at Elwood, Indiana, for the Pennsylvania Railway Company, and remained at that place for one year, when he was transferred to Anderson, Indiana. He remained at the latter place one year and then returned to New Paris, in July, 1883, when the double-track service was established bettveen New Paris and Richmond, Indiana. Mr. Glenn has occupied the same position since that time. He has never lost a day on account of sickness and is a steady worker in every respect. Immediately before Mr. Glenn took up telegraphy he worked for about a year as a section hand.

Timothy Glenn was married to Mary Sullivan, the daughter of John and Hanora (Fuller) Sullivan, both natives of Ireland, who came from County Kerry. To this union two children have been born: William H., who was born March 8, 1892, graduated from the New Paris high school, learned telegraphy and is an operator at New Paris, Ohio, for the Pennsylvania railroad; Thomas B., a twin brother of William H., died at the age of six months.

Mr. Glenn has prospered in life and, by rigid economy and frugal living, has acquired a substantial competence, even though he began life with nothing. Today he owns a splendid home, the result of his careful management and living.

Religiously, church, and Mr. Order of Hiberi recipient of spit Paris for three t cil and as town was the nomine was defeated, w party vote. Mi respected in Xe ative citizens 0 representation i

Religiously, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn are devout members of the Catholic ch, and Mr. Glenn belongs to the Knights of Columbus and the Ancient er of Hibernians. Politically, he is a Democrat. He has been the )ient of splendid political honors, having served as mayor of New s for three terms. He has also served as a member of the town counmd as township clerk for a considerable period, and at one time he the nominee of his party for county recorder of Preble county, but defeated, with the remainder of the ticket, though he ran ahead of the y vote. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn are quiet, unassuming people and highly ected in New Paris, where they are well known. They are representi citizens of Jefferson township and, in every respect, are entitled to esentation in this volume.

Dr. William H. Bucke

Among the native sons of Preble county who have achieved a large sure of success in professional life is Dr. William H. Bucke, a veterisurgeon of Eaton, Ohio.

Dr. William H. Bucke was born in Monroe township, Preble county, ), February 6, 1866, the son of John and Louisa (Alber) Bucke. They five children: Dr. William H. ; Martha, the wife of William Crawford, lear Arcanum, Darke county, Ohio; Settie A., the wife of D. A. Siler, Columbus, Ohio; Alpha, who died when a child; and Irvin W.. of roe township, who lives on the home farm.

John Bucke had two children by a former marriage, Sallie, who mar- Henry Frazee, of near Somerville, Ohio, and John Henry, of Eaton. Mrs. John Bucke, prior to her marriage to Mr. Bucke, had been marto Joseph Sayring and four children were born to that marriage, b, of Monroe township; Hannah, deceased, who was the wife of Jona- Gray; Adam, of Germantown, Ohio, and Levi, of Monroe town-

John Bucke was always a farmer. He and his wife owned two hundred forty acres in Monroe township, which he improved and where he id his family. He and his wife, both of whom are now deceased, were ut members of the German Baptist church.

They had a small family. The maternal grandparents of Doctor Bucke were natives of Germany, coming to this country and settling in Darke county, Ohio. They had four children, John, William, Louisa and one other.

Dr. William H. Bucke was reared on his father's farm in Monroe township. He - attended the district schools and remained at home until he was twenty years old. He then continued to work on a farm until he entered Ontario Veterinary College, graduating from this institution with the class of 1890. After his graduation, Doctor Bucke practiced his profession in Monroe township for one year. He then came to Eaton, where he has practiced continually since that time.

Doctor Bucke was married, on April 16, 1891, to Mary Josephine Rooks, the daughter of William H. H. and Sarah (Baker) Rooks. To this union one son has been born, Harold Hobart. Mrs. Bucke was born in Darke county, Ohio, and her parents now live in Arcanum, Darke county. They have five children, Josephine, Jacob E., Jane, Catharine and Genevra.

Politically, Doctor Bucke is identified with the Democratic party. He belongs to Bolivar Lodge No. 82, Free and Accepted Masons, and Waverly Lodge No. 143, Knights of Pythias. In connection with the practice of his profession, Doctor Bucke operates a livery bam in Eaton. He enjoys a large practice and has been unusually successful. He is one of the bestknown citizens of Preble county and highly respected in the community where he has spent almost all of his life.

Richard Danily

There are many occupations, but only one is absolutely necessary to man's existence. The three things which a man cannot live without are food, clothing and shelter. The farmer not only controls the food supply, but also holds the clothing products of the world in his hand. His is the only occupation which can exist independently of all others. An increasing number of our best farmers are taking agricultural courses in college, thereby fitting themselves for scientific farming. The profession has taken on increased dignity within the past few years and more and more of our young men are applying themselves to scientific farming. The farmer of today has the immense advantage of working with machinery, which renders his work free of many of its former disadvantages. Preble county

Richard Danily, a farmer living on route No. 2 out of New Paris, >hio, was bom in Shropshire, England, December 26, 1861. He is the m of Richard and Ann (Ruscoe) Danily, both of whom were born, reared, larried and died in England. One of their children, Ann, is the widow f Zack Langley and lives in England.

Richard Danily was reared on a farm in England. He did not care d attend school in his early years and, when placed in the grammar grades y his father, he ran away from school. However, he was returned and ept in school against his will for a period of eighteen months. At the ge of sixteen, he came with a cousin to the United States, landing at 'hiladelphia, Pennsylvania. He remained there only forty-eight hours, vhen he left for Texas. After arriving in Houston, he got a position in 1 lumber yard, remaining there only two weeks, when he visited Texarkana tnd Little Rock, finally arriving at St. Louis, Missouri, where he spent wo weeks. Later he was employed on a farm near Troy, Illinois, but renamed there only a short time and finally came to Preble county, Ohio, iere he got work on a farm near New Paris. He remained with William Stockton that summer and winter and attended school in district No. 1. Subsequently, he worked for John Stockton, but spent all of his money, rle then worked for Sylvester Binley for three years and finally for Frank Vlitchell for one year.

Richard Danily was married on January 24, 1884, to Jennie Hulton, who was born and reared in Preble county. Mr. Danily had no property ind little money at the time of his marriage. He settled down, however, in New Paris, Ohio, and worked in the stone quarry for six years and, with his earnings, paid for property which he had purchased. Subsequently, in partnership with Thomas Melody and Patrick Cronan, he went into the 'bus business and continued this partnership with them for two years, when the firm became Danily & Deem. This arrangement lasted two years, when Mr. Danily bought out his partner and conducted the business himself for eight years. In the meantime he had purchased two hundred and thirty acres of land and he now owns three hundred and ten acres.

Politically, Mr. Danily is an ardent Republican. He has served as a member of the school board and in that capacity discharged his duties in an entirely satisfactory manner. Fraternally, he is a member of Harmony

No. 396, Knights of Pythias, and is a past chancellor in that lodge. Vhatever may be said of Mr. Danily, it must be admitted that he has aken advantage of every opportunity offered for material success during iis residence in this country. While he has succeeded in a material way, le has also been able to retain the esteem and respect not only of his msiness associates, but the people with whom he has come into contact, 'n every sense, he is a representative farmer and an influential citizen of Preble county, and especially of Jefferson township, where he lives.

Joseph T. Woerner

The memory of successful men lives long after they are gone. Their influence goes on and on, to cheer their descendants on the pathway of life, and to transform the lives of those who still live and who knew them in the zenith of their active careers. One of Eaton's successful merchants* whose memory remains precious to the dear wife and the children he left behind, is Joseph T. Woerner, for more than forty years actively identified with the commercial life of this metropolis of Preble county. His life was one of untiring activity, and was crowned with a degree of success attained by comparatively few who aspire to commercial eminence. By a straightforward and honorable course and upright business dealings, Mr. Woerner built up a large and lucrative business in the retail line of clothing.

The late Joseph T. Woerner was born on October 27, 1848, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was of German parentage, his father and mother having been born in the Old Country. Mr. Woerner's early education was carefully planned, and during his life he was considered one of the best informed men of Preble county. During the two years preceding his coming to Eaton, Ohio, he was associated with his father in the tailoring business in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to this time, at the age of eighteen, he had enlisted for service in the Union army in Company I, One Hundred and Thirty-seventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. His enlistment was dated May, 1864, and he served one hundred days.

Mr. Woerner came to Eaton, Preble county, Ohio, just after reaching his majority, and began life with a small capital, which he invested in the clothing business. He continued in this line for more than forty years, and when he died, on November 21, 1911, he was rated as one of Eaton's most successful business men.

Mr. Woerner had two daughters, who now live in Eaton. The busiwhich he established and which he promoted so successfully is now ucted by a son-in-law.

Mrs. Woerner was bom in Eaton, Ohio, and received her education in public schools of that city. She is a daughter of Michael and Ann sserly) Ryan, both of whom were natives of Ireland, who came to )le county, Ohio, in 1849. Mrs. Woerner's parents, however, were married until after their arrival in Eaton. Mrs. Woerner is a devout il>er of the Catholic church and a liberal contributor to the support of faith. She is modest and unassuming in manner, a woman of culture refinement, who believes that the sphere of her sex lies in the home, oughout her life she has attended to her duties as a wife with rare zeal enthusiasm. Mrs. Woerner lives in a beautiful and comfortable home Main street, Eaton, surrounded by all the comforts and conveniences inable. She is a woman highly respected and admired for her many :1 qualities of head and heart.