Shelby County, Ohio - The whole text, 1883 (part 30 of 30)

About the days of the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers four brothers by the name of Abbott came from England to America. Religious persecutions drove them from their native land, for they were of the same faith of the Pilgrim Fathers. It is not known whether they had families or not, neither is it known just where they located, but it was somewhere on the coast of the New England colonies. We have no account of them or their descendants down to Bancroft Abbott, who appeared on the " stage of action" some four generations later. He was born in Massachusetts or Connecticut about 1760. Whom or when he married we cannot learn, but we know that he had a family of seven children. Thomas, the eldest of the seven, was born in Connecticut about 1785. When a young man he went to Vermont. Here about 1813 he married Anna Powers. They reared a family of four children, viz., William, Martha, Mary, and George E. He spent the most of his life iu*the State of Vermont, but died in Georgetown, N. Y., about 1857.

Of his family William was born in Vermont. Later in life he came to Ohio, but being of an adventurous and pioneer disposition he sought the newer and wilder sections of the country. He next went to Western Illinois, remained there until after the Rebellion, when he sought a home in the far West, and finally located in Wyoming Territory, where he now resides.

George E., the youngest of the family', was born in Newberry, Vt., in 1824. Came to Ohio in 1845, and located in Sidney, where he engaged in the cabinet business. He married Harriet Jackson (a daughter of Edward Jackson, one of the pioneers of Orange Township) in 1849. In 1850, when the gold excitement was raging in California, he left his wife and infant child, and, in company with a number of others from Sidney, started across the plains to seek their fortunes, but, like thousands of others, he never realized the desire of his ambition. After spending about one year in the mines, he waq taken with the typhoid fever, of which he died in October, 1851, and was buried by his messmates, who had cared for him through his sickness. His widow still lives in Sidney with her only child, Alonzo E., who was born in Sidney January 9, 1850. He had made his home with his mother all through life. At the age of eighteen years he entered a dry-goods store as a clerk, which he 'followed about ten years, then for three years was a travelling salesman for manufactories in Sidney. Is now engaged in the real estate and insurance business.

In tracing the ancestry of the Kelseys in the United States, we go back to the Pilgrim Fathers, although it is not certain that they came on the May Flower, yet they are known to have been here shortly afterward. They were of the Puritan faith, and came from England.

The first of whom we have any definite record was Curtis Kelsey', who was born in Connecticut in 1740. He resided in Connecticut until 1782, when he moved to Fair Haven, Vermont. His family at this time consisted of five children, all born in Connecticut, ne died in Fair Haven in 1821.

Parson Kelsey, the eldest son of the above, was born Oct. 1768. He married Lucinda Ames, of Rutland, in 1793. They reared a family of six children, viz., Lyman, Katy, Guy C., Caroline, Curtis, and Calvin.- He died in West Haven in 1822. Of his family we shall only speak of Guy C., who was born in West Haven, Vermont, Dec. 4, 1804. He remained in Vermont until 1825 (with the exception of one year that he went to an academy at Granville, N. Y.), after which he taught school a few months, then came to Ohio and entered the Ohio University at Athens, where he remained three years. Then on recommendation of President Wilson of the University, he became teacher of a select school at High Bank Prairie, where he taught three y'ears. In 1829 he married Minerva S. Fuller, a daughter of one of the first settlers of Marietta, Ohio. Shortly after marriage they moved to Franklin, Ohio, where he taught school until 1832, when he commenced merchandising. In 1835 they moved to Sidney and again entered into merchandising, which he has continued to the present time.

Mr. Kelsey by his first marriage had born ten children, three only of whom grew up to maturity, viz., Caroline, Emily, and Lucinda. Mrs. Kelsey died in 1848. In 1849 he married Mary Abbott. By this union there were two children, viz., Anna, wife of G. B. Sterline, of Sidney, and D. Webster, who died in 1875. Of his first children, Caroline married Wm. B. Craig, who is engaged in the wholesale grocery' trade in St. Joe, Missouri. Emily married John Frey, of the U. S. Postal Detective Service. They reside in Bellefontaine, Ohio. Lucinda married G. VV. Barr, who is engaged with W. B. Craig in St. Joe, Missouri.

a son of Parson Kelsey, was born in West Haven, Vermont, March 4, 1808. Married Lucy Nelson in the fall of 1829. His avocation through life has been somewhat varied, farming and stock-raising being his principal business ; but for several years while in Vermont he was engaged in merchandising, also in dairying. In 1843 he was elected a member of the Stale Constitutional Convention to amend the Constitution of the State. In 1845 he left his Green Mountain State and brought his family to Ohio .and located on a farm in Turtle Creek Township, Shelby County, where he engaged in growing fine wool sheep. He was the first man to introduce Spanish fine wool sheep in western Ohio. For a number of years he was an extensive dealer in wool, buying and shipping the principal part of the wool of Shelby and adjoining counties. He was elected as one of the commissioners of the county, and while filling that capacity he had the sole control of the $100,000 of railroad stock owned by the county. In the spring of 1878 he moved to his present place of residence near Sidney, since which time he has been engaged in dairying, furnishing milk to the citizens of Sidney. Mr. and Mrs. Kelsey have reared a family of three children, viz., Louania, the wife of H. Wilson, of Iowa; Guy C., Jr., of Shelby County, and J. Thurman, a farmer of Franklin Township.

George Geyer came with his family from Germany to the United States in 1833. The family consisted of himself, wife, and three sons. Their first permanent location was in Auglaize County, Ohio, where he died in 1868.

Christian, the youngest of the three sons, was born in 1823. When a young man he came to Shelby County to attend school ; here he formed the acquaintance of Mary A., a daughter of John Barkalow, whom he married in 1847. They located in Orange Township. Mr. Geyer died in 1848, leaving one son. James D. was born in 1848. His father dying when he was but three months old, he was kept by his mother until ten years of age, when he went to live with his grandfather, John Barkalow, with whom he lived until manhood, receiving his education in the schools of Sidney. A fler arriving at manhood he learned the drug trade, then engaged in the trade for himself for a number of years. In 1870 he married Estelle M. Moore, a daughter of Nathan Moore, of Sidney. In 1879 he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. B. M. Sharp, of Sidney, and graduated at the Medical College of Indiana. In the summer of 1883 he established himself in Sidney for the practice of his profession.

was born in Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1840. Was brought by his parents to Wayne County, Ohio, where they remained until 1856, when they returned to Ashtabula. Here he took an academic course of study, after which he entered store as a clerk for three years. In 1861 he went to California. Stopped for a short time in San Francisco, then went to Vancouver's Island, from there to Oregon, thence to Idaho, whore he worked in the mines and at merchandising until 1865, when lie returned home and remained for a few months and again returned to. California; went from there to Montana, Idaho, and Utah, where he remained until 1871, when he again returnee! home. His father at this time was living in Putnam County, Ohio. After being at home a short time he went to Texas, and from there to Wisconsin, and again came home in 1874. He then engaged in' the grocery trade for three years. In 1874 he married Florence L. Worlinc, of Ottawa, Ohio. In 1877 he came to Sidney and engaged in the grocery and produce trade. Mr. and Mrs. Kline have a family of three children, viz., Eliza J., Mark A., and Anna B.

an honored citizen of Sidney, was born in Berks County, Pa., in 1805. Married Hannah Lamb in 1828, came to Ohio in 1833, and located in Columbus, where he clerked in a store for six years. He next went to Lexington, Richland County, Ohio, where he in company with James A. Lamb (now of Sidney) engaged in the mercantile trade for two years. In 1842 he came to Sidney and again engaged in general merchandising, at which he has continued up to the present time, having been in the trade in the town of Sidney for forty-one years. He is now the oldest merchant in the town.

When he first came to Sidney he and Mr. Lamb were partners; they remained together until 1868, when F. E. Hoover, a son in-law of Mr. Zinn, bought Mr. Lamb's interest, and the firm was known by the name of Zinn & Hoover until 1881, when Mr. Hoover left, and James II. Zinn and James Mulvihill became partners, since which time the firm is known as E. Zinn & Co. Mr. Zinn's wife died in 1855, leaving six children, viz., Wm. G., Samuel E, Mary J., Margaret E., Charles II., and James H. In 1861 he married- Anna E. Kerr, of Greene County, Ohio. By his second marriage he has one child, viz., Kowena B., the wife of W. II. McDermith, of Columbus, Ohio. When Mr. Zinn commenced in trade he had nothing except what he bad saved from his wages while clerking in Columbus. The fine property he now owns has been acquired by his own industry and economy, never having hired a dollar. Although now seventy-eight years of age, is still to be found at. his counter superintending and directing his business. During his long business life he has ever hail the esteem and confidence of his fellow-citizens. His word has always been regarded as " good as a note in bank."

James H., a son of E. Zinn, was born in Sidney in 1847. He has resided in Sidney all his life with the exception of six years that he was in New York City with his brother W T m. in trade. He is now a junior partner with his fat her in the store. In 1875 he married Jennie L. ltyan of Sidney. The}' have one child, viz., Fred H.

was born in Miami County, 0., Oct. 9, 1843. He is a son of Richard and Mary (Long) Mumford, who were married in Maryland. Came to Miami County, 0., about 1840, where Mrs. Mumford died in 1852. Mr. Mumford died in Shelby County in 1880.

The Mumfords are of English descent, the Longs of German extraction ; but when they came to the United States is not known to us. John A., when a boy only fourteen years of age, had a genius for mechanical tools, which was discovered by his skill in the making implements and machinery about home. A carpenter in his neighborhood offered him $10 per month if he would work for him at the trade, which he did at the above wages for two months, when his progress was such that he received one dollar per day. He only worked at his trade about one year, when G. C. Anderson, of Sidney, who was running a woollen mill, offered him a place in his mills. This was in 1858. He remained in the mills during 1858 and '59. In 1860 he returned to his trade, at which he worked until in the spring of 1861. At the first call for volunteers he was the fifth to offer himself for enlistment; but the company was disbanded before being mustered. He then immediately went to Hamilton, Ohio, and enlisted in an artillery company; but this also did not complete an organization, and he came to Troy, Ohio, and joined the 11th O. V. I., and was mustered on the first of June, and served his full time of enlistment for three years. After his discharge he worked for the Government as a carpenter until the close of the war, when he returned to Sidney, where he has lived since that time. Nov. 26 1866 he married Mary Fares, of Sidney. After his marriage he rented a sawmill, which he ran until the fall of 1882, when he embarked in the boot and shoe trade, at which he is engaged at the present time. Mr and Mrs. Mumford have had born to them three children, viz., Minnie A born Aug. 15, 1868; John F., born Oct. 9, 1870, and Charles D ho.n July, 1873. '' 001 n was born in^ Germany in 1811. When he first came to this eoun'tr-yr- jp _ located in bouthern Ohio, where he worked at coopering, which he had partly learned in the ol<l country. He remained in Soutlm Ohio until 1837, when he cam** «--- c, , J .. .....

in the year 1841, since which time he has made his home here. They had born to them six children, three of whom grew to manhood and womanhood, viz., Clay R., Byron W., and Mariah E. Mr. and Mrs. Joslin still reside in Sidney, where he is engaged in the grocery and produce trade.

Clay R., whose name appears at the head of this sketch, is the eldest son of the above. He was born in Sidney January 1, 1843, and has made his home here principally from that time to the present. In 1802 he enlisted in Company B, 20th 0. V. I., and remained in the service about one year, when he was discharged on account of disability. After regaining his health he went West, and remained a couple of .years, then again returned home. In 1808 he engaged with his father in the sash, door, and blind factory, at which he continued until 1872. This year he married Miss Lou E. Vogle, of Piqua, Ohio. January 1, 1873, he engaged in the livery business with Alex. Ramsey. They were partners until 1875, when Ramsey sold his interest to J. S. Patten. They remained together until 1879, when they divided their stock, and Joslin leased his present premises, since which time he has carried on the business of livery and feed stable in connection with that of veterinary surgeon. In 1879 he was elected as coroner of Shelby County, and has filled the office two terms. Mr. and Mrs. Joslin have had born to them three children, viz., Mary R., Grace B., and Eugenia L.

was born in Warren County, Ohio, April 2, 1843. He is a son of Moses Birch, who died before Pem Brook was born. When very young he was put out among strangers. He lived on a farm until seventeen years of age, then went to learn the trade of a wagon-maker, at which he was engaged at the breaking out of the Rebellion. When the President made his first call for 75,000 men he was one of the first to respond. He enlisted in the 1st O. Y. I., served his time of enlistment, returned home, and in September of the same year re-enlisted in the 69th O. Y. I. and served until March, 1864, when he veteranized and served until the close of the war. At the battle of Stone River he was wounded by a musket ball in the face ; while lying on the battle-field was taken prisoner and sent to the Libby Prison Hospital, where he remained three months; was then paroled, went home and staid until exchanged, then returned to his regiment, having spent over four years in the service. In September, 1865, he came to Sidney and was married to Miss Caroline E. Lease, of Sidney. After marriage he worked at the carpenter trade, which he followed until 1881, when he bought an interest in the Sidney Planing-mills, at which he is engaged at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. Birch have had born to them three children, viz., Harry S., horn 1866 ; Girtie M., born 1872; and Ruth E., horn 1876.

-James Maxwell, the grandfather of the above, came from Scotland with his wife and three children to the American Colonies about 1770, and located in Pennsylvania. Two of his sons served as soldiers in the Revolutionary war. John, one of the sons, was the lather of Samuel. He was but a small boy when brought to America. He was born in 1763, and married Ruth Cypherd, of Baltimore, about 1790. They raised a family of eleven children. In 1800 they emigrated to Ohio and located in what is now Jefferson County, but afterward removed to Tuscarawas County, where he died in 1823. His wife died in 1840. Of this family of eleven children only one came to Shelby County, viz., Samuel, the subject of this sketch. He was born in in 1795, and resided with his parents until he became of age. In 1816 he married Mary Wagner, of .Montgomery County. They afterward located in Montgomery Count 3 '. Here he purchased land and built a mill, and at the same time carried on several mechanical shops, such as smithing, cooperage, etc. He was a natural business man. He never learned a trade or worked much on a farm, but carried on the business quite extensively. While in Montgomery County he was justice of the peace for a number of years. In 1835 he moved with his wife and six children to Shelby County and bought a mill in Perry Township, and also 160 acres of land. Shortly afterward he built a saw-mill on Mosquito Creek, which he soon followed with a new grist mill. He was one of the successful business men of Shelby County. At the time of his death he was the owner of 700 acres of land in Shelby County, and 500 acres elsewhere. They raised a family of seven children, viz., Benjamin W., Margaret, John, Abram, Hannah, Ruth, and Ellen S. Of this number there are but two left in the county, Benjamin W., of Sidney, and Hannah, the wife of William Jackson. Mr. Maxwell was a highly esteemed citizen. He was filling the office of county commissioner at tiie time of his death in 1874. His wife died in 1873.

of Sidney, Ohio, was born in Shelby County in 1854. He is a son of John W. and Marian (Beeson) Monroe. Married Laura J. Wilkinson (a daughter of Isaac Wilkinson) October 10, 1876. By this union there were two children. Lulu M., born April 2, 1879, and Jennie A., born Nov. 30, 1880. The latter died July, 1881. Mrs. Monroe died Dec. 7,

1880. He married Edna L. Monroe, of Kentucky, Dec. 1, 1882. By the last marriage they have one child, Yiolet, born Jan. 1883. Mr. Monroe was engaged for several years as bookkeeper of the Sidney Planing Mills, but in January, 1883. he became an equal partner with P. B. Birch in the concern. Mr. Monroe at the present time is a member of the city council from the fourth ward of Sidney. For history of ancestors, see sketch of Hanson Monroe, of Washington Township.

was born in Philadelphia County, Pa., in 1833. He came with his parents to Dayton, Ohio, in 1841, where he remained until 1846, when he went to Springfield, Ohio. Here he clerked in a dry-goods store for several years, after which time he learned the art of .arabrotyping. In 1857 he came to Sidney and bought an art gallery of Jas. McCullough, and in 1858 made the first photograph made in Shelby County. In 1859 he and his partner (S. N. Tod) bought a bookstore, which they ran in connection with the gallery. To this they added a stock of drugs. They carried on the business until 1865, when they sold out their entire stock. In 1868 Mr. V. went to Springfield and engaged in the clothing trade until 1877, when he again sold and returned to Sidney and again opened a photograph gallery, in which he is engaged at the present time. In 1860 he married Miss Belle Knox, of Sidney. By this union they have four children, Harry, Willie, May, and Robert.

The subject of this brief biographical sketch was born in Newville, Cumberland County, Pa., October 30, 1814, and died in Sidney, September 4, 1880. His funeral was largely attended on Monday at his residence on Miami Street. An immense procession followed his remains to the beautiful Graceland Cemetery that owes so much of its taste and beauty to his directing hand. His father with a family came to Sidney in 1829. He worked on his father's farm for a few years, and helped to make the brick of the old court-house in the square, whose existence terminates this year also. His work in town was as dry-goods clerk in the store of Thomas Rtiekman. He then returned to Pennsylvania, and superintended the work on the Cumberland Yalley Railway for Longwell & Co. From that he went into the butchering and saddlery business in Nashville. Afterwards he taught school, and then went to Maryland, having taken a contract to build a part of the Ohio and Chesapeake Canal. This enterprise proved disastrous, and he lost heavily. lie then took up teaching in Frostburg, was elected justice of the peace, and finally engaged with another gentleman in keeping hotel in Frostburg. This partnership was not continued long, and he returned to Ohio in 1847. In 1851 he took charge of the Shelby County Democrat , and continued to edit it until October 13, 1854. In 1857 he was elected auditor of this county, which position he held for three terms of two years each. From 1863 to 1868 he engaged in wool buying and taking pike contracts. In 1870 he was a member of the State Board of Equalization. In 1868 he formed a partnership with R. Given in the tannery and leather business, which continued until his death. He was an active man, prominent in all public enterprises. The Shelby County Agricultural Society owes much of its success to him, who took great interest in it from its beginning until the time of his death. For many years he was its secretary, at the time of his death its president. He was an honored and enthusiastic member of the order of Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. A life-long Democrat, an earnest Presbyterian in faith, a generous supporter of the church from which he was seldom absent, a member of the city council. He will be sadly missed by the whole community. Warm-blooded, quick to resent an insult, true to his friends, and implacable to his foes, he will be remembered as one of our most useful residents. In 1862 he married Mrs. Margaret Blake, the widow of William Blake, deceased (whose maiden name was Longstreth),- of Montgomery County, Ohio, whom he leaves together with an adopted daughter.

the subject of this sketch, was born in Burlington, Connecticut, July 10, 1804. Before arriving at his majority his father's family moved to Shoreham, Vt., and subsequently to West Haven, But land County, in that State. In February, 1826, he married Emily R. Barber, and became one of the largest stock farmers in that portion of the county. Five children were born there, of whom three are now living: Mrs. A. B. Cole, of St. Louis, Mo ; Mrs. Rev. J. G. Armstrong, of Richmond, Va.; and A. B. C. Hitchcock, of Sidney'. In the spring of 1861 he with his family moved to Sidney, where he resided until his death May 2, 1883. His wife died August 22, 1877. In p«litic3 he was a Republican, in religion a Presbyterian.

The ancestry of the Goodes are from England. They were among the first settlers of Jamestown, Va., where some of the name still reside. Dr. H. J. Goode was born in Prince Edwards County, Va., in 1793. In 1805 lie came with an elder brother to Ohio. They floated down the Ohio River on a flat-boat to Cincinnati. From there they went to Clinton County. Here he grew to manhood, and studied medicine, and spent the most active part of his life in the practice of his profession, he having a very extensive practice for many years. About 1823 he married Margaret McKay. They reared a family of ten children. In 1849 his health having failed he was compelled to quit the practice of medicine, but being unable to do so while he remained where he was, he sold his property, and moved to Shelby County, and bought a farm near Sidney. He resided on the farm, giving his attention to agricultural pursuits, until 1863, when his wife died. He then made his home in Sidney two years, then went to Carthage (near Cincinnati), and made his home with his daughter the rest of his life. He died in 1879. Dr. Goode was a member of the M. E, Church for nearly three-fourths of a century, having united with the church when only ten years of age. Of his family there is only one left in the county,- viz., W. H. C., of Sidney. M. M. Goode (familiarly known as Mack) resides in Wilson County, Kansas, where he is engaged in stock-raising. S. Gaines resides in Greene County, Ohio, and is a farmer. Burwell P. is a practising physician in Cincinnati. Margaret is the wife of S. Stimmel, of Fargo, Dakota Territory.

The rest of the family are all dead. W. H. C., the youngest son of Dr. Goode, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, in 1843. He was reared on the farm. When eighteen years of age he went to the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, where he remained several years, then returned home and worked on the farm for six years. He then engaged in mercantile trade in Crestline and Springfield for several years. In 1875 he married Miss Fannie, a daughter of J. F. Frazier, Esq., of Sidney. In 1876 he located in Sidney, and took an interest with Slusser & McGill in the manufacture of steel scrapers. A few months later he bought out his partners, and has since that time conducted the business himself. At the time Mr. Goode bought the scraper works, the enterprise was new, it being a new invention, and not introduced into general use. The first year there were but a few hundred made, but within three years afterward the sales amounted to many thousands, and extended all over the United States. To Mr. Goode's enterprise and energy is due the great success that has been made in these works. Besides his manufacturing he is engaged extensively in growing wheat in Dakota, where he has a farm of about two thousand acres, nearly all under cultivation, having some fifteen hundred acres in wheat. Although still a young man he has made remarkable success in life, being at the present time one of the wealthiest men in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Goode have born to them three children: Carrie S., Charles H., and Frank F.

Recorder Gartley, a son of John Gartley, is a native of Shelby County, and was born August 3, 1854. He remained at the home of his parents until he had attained his nineteenth year, when he went to Lebanon, Ohio, and entered upon the study of civil engineering. At the close of one year's study he returned home, and engaged in surveying, school teaching, and farming. In November, 1880, he married Miss Lavina, daughter of A. Whitmer, of Loramie Township. In the spring of 1880 he received the nomination for the recordership of Shelby County on the Democratic ticket, and was elected in the following October. He is now the candidate for re-election, which is equivalent to the incumbency another term. Mr. and Mrs. Gartley have one child, named John A., bom in March, 1882.

The date of the WicofTs settlement in Shelby County was in 1827 or' 1828. The grandfather of the above entered a quarter section of land in Orange Township. It was here that Samuel L. was born May 22, 1851. He is a son of Isaac and Esther (Thorp) Wicoff. He was reared on the farm, with the advantages of the common schools of his district. After arriving at his majority he took a scientific course at the Normal Schools of Lebanon, Ohio, and read law principally at his home. He was admitted to the bar April, 1875, and formed a partnership with S.

S. -McKinney, of Piqua, but opened an office in Sidney. He continued the partnership with Esq. McKinney until 1880, since which time he has been alone in his practice. March 1 , 1876, he married Miss Lida B. Emmons, of Miami County, Ohio.

was born in Butler County, Ohio, in the year 1832. He was the third son of Levi and Rebecca (Furman) Van Fossen, who were both born in Cincinnati - the father being born in 1798, the mother in 1800. The Van Fossens came from England to the United States during the latter part of the eighteenth century, but the exact year is not known. They first located in Pennsylvania, but shortly afterwards came to the terri I tory of Ohio. This was in the person of Ezra Van Fossen, the <rrand father of the subject of this sketch, who died at Pisgah, Butler Countv Ohio, about 1840. Levi, his son, died in California in 1881. His wife died in California in 1879. u in the spring of 1850. In the fall of the^^'R tor rr~ "' J '' "rite ms home by the Nicaragua route, to take * v 4u, ' n e von^Vi Ha ' Ending there fornia. After arriving at Lake Nioam bn.i aru i e - y , starle . (l to return concluded not to go home with his on n. - tbe fam 'ty to Cal itha.t was running on Lake Nicaragua and shinn^ for three months, then sailed for San x,' v ' r ^ei- e i "PPed on a schooner Captain Crabb as a {filibuster for n *"*tnei S co 7 0r 011 that vessel tral America, but on their way were Walker' 6 16 enb8t,e< i under and were put on shore at Acapulco .--.k^Ptured bv to Cen *

Francisco. He then shipped on bo«».;i en they retm-.wJ i , m «»-of-war for Australia. After making this vo-»- ^ °r & sailing ^ ,a,1( l to San ship as steward. This ship was ru nt ?: a 8 e he next went^rf h 88 f bin - bo V Janeiro; making in all a little over » n S between San tv b ° arf a steam- 1852 he went into the mines, where u W ° Vears he was , n ' SC ° an<1 Ri " this time, while blocked with snow e w< >rked until 1859 if wat '® 1, * n learned to read and write, under tbl - ln 8 the w L , 1 ,"'? duril, & was discharged as orderly aer Se 1 enn. He enlisted as a nrivnti 7? through disability caused by ^ abt of his company. Mr V an but perform much labor, but havi n ~ Ce in the army has t f; S8en i was born at Stundweiller, Qerm AND ^ Ma ^n country with his brother Xsv: an -V, October 1 5 tsio j T he two brothers iournevta vli 8 #"? came to this where he remained two years, when he w 7 Amann went to Cincinnati, also two years, i rom St. Louis hew ent to St - Louis, and was there had the yellow fever in that citv .tf to . New Orleans, and in 1842 Dayton, and in the fall of the . le 8 P , ' ,n ®> °f 1844 be returned to to oiciney, ana carried on merchant tailoring in partnership with his brother. In 1852 he sold liis interest to his brother, and took charge or the- National Hotel. His wife died September 18, 1852. Six children - live sons and one daughter - were the result of this of the war, when he entered the army ^ Uy composed^ Si Schultz's artillery company, wh V* e 7u from f a f l*6t. While County men, and whose office* 8 ^ ^ Q f Se ? t u 0 mc on an extended

Military Record Fifteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry

This regiment was organized at Camp Jackson, near Columbus, Ohio, May 4, 1 861, but a few days later moved to. Camp Goddard at Zanesville, where preparations were made for field service. It was then ordered into West Virginia on guard duty on the Baltimore and Ohio Railway, and advanced as far as Grafton. It took part in the engagements at Philippi, Laurel Hill, and Garrick's Ford, and at the expiration of the term of enlistment was discharged qbout the 1st of August, 1861.

The next call of the President was for three hundred thousand men for three years, and the old Fifteenth responded almost unanimously. It was then reorganized at Camp Mordecai Bartley, near Mansfield, and moved to Camp Dennison, September 26, 1861. On the 4th of October the regiment went to Lexington, Kentucky, but eight days later moved to Camp Kevin, near Nolin's Station, by way of Louisville. It was here assigned to the Sixth Brigade, commanded by General R. W. Johnston, of the Second Division, under command of General A. McD. McCook, of the Army of the Ohio, then under General Sherman. On the 9th of December, 1861, the division moved out to Bacon Creek, and the next day the brigade occupied Mumfordsville. On the 14th of the month the division broke camp to move against Fort Donelson, but learning of the fail of that fort, a march was made to Bowling Green, and Nashville was finally reached on the 2d of March. Here a camp was formed, but on the 16th the march to Savannah began, that place being reached on the night of April 6. The next morning the Fifteenth marched to the battle ground, and remained in the engagement from noon till 4 o'clock, when the enemy fell back. In this engagement the regiment lost six men killed and sixty-two wounded.

At Corinth the Second Division formed the reserve force, and so did not move to the front until the 27th of May. It next marched to Battle Creek, Tennessee, where it arrived on the 18th of July. Here it remained until the 20th of August, when it moved to Altemonte, and from here to Nashville, which place was reached on the 8th of September. Again it moved out, and on the 25th reached Louisville. The division next pursued Bragg as far as Orchard Knob, and then marched to Nashville, November 7, 1862. On the 26th of December the army advanced upon Murfreesboro', and in the battle of Stone River the Fifteenth Regiment lost eighteen killed and eighty -nine wounded.

On the 24th of July, 1863, an advance was made on Tullahoma and Shelbyville, and in the engagements which followed this regiment took a very prominent part. The division afterward moved to Bellefonte, Alabama, which place was reached August 22, and on the 2d of September the march was continued in th<f direction of Rome, and on the 11th the division took position with the main army in Lookout Valle}'. Here the regiment occupied the extreme right flank until the morning of the 19th, when it marched for the battle-field of Chiekaraauga, and was engaged immediately upon its arrival.

It then took part in the siege of Chattanooga and the assault on Mission Ridge. We next find it with the First Brigade, Third Division, Fourth Army Corps, marching to the relief of Knoxville, Tennessee, where it arrived on the 8th of December, and on the 20th the command moved to Strawberry Plains. In January, 1864, the greater portion of the regiment re-enlisted and started to Columbus, Ohio, via Qhattanooga, to receive furloughs. On the 10th of February the regiment reached Columbus three hundred and fifty veterans strong, and on the 12th the whole regiment was furloughed.

They next appear at Camp Chase on the 4th of March recruited to the strength of nearly nine hundred men. The regiment reached Nashville in March and Chattanooga on the 5th of April. On the 8th it went to Cleveland, Tennessee, and to McDonald's Station on the 20th, where it remained until the spring campaign. On the 3d of May camp was broken and the regiment joined the army of Sherman at Tunnel Hill. The regiment afterward participated in the battle of Resaca, and again in that of Dallas, in which it lost nineteen men killed, three officers, and sixty-one privates wounded and nineteen missing, who were supposed to be killed or desperately wounded. The color guard, with the exception of one corporal, were all killed or wounded, but one corporal, David Hart, of Company I, brought the colors safely from the field. The army next moved to Kenesaw Mountain, and on the 14th of June the regiment lost one man killed and five wounded from Company A.

The regiment next crossed the Chattahoochee and finally appeared before Atlanta. After operating on the rear of Atlanta the regiment was marched to the relief of Resaca, and finally to Columbia. At Nashville the regiment formed the extreme left of the army. It next moved against the enemy's position on the Franklin Pike. After following the enemy to Lexington, Alabama, it went into camp at Bird Springs. It next moved to New Market, Tennessee, in March, and then to Greenville to guard against the escape of Lee and Johnston, who were being pressed by Grant and Sherman. In April it was ordered back to Nashville, which place was reached about the 1st of May, 1865. Here the regiment lay in camp until the 16th of June, when it was ordered to

Texas. On the 9th of July it reached Indianola, Texas, and the same night marched to Green Lake. Here the regiment lay until about the 10th of August, when it marched toward San Antonio. On the 21st it reached the Salado, near San Antonio, where it lay until October 20, when it entered upon post duty in the city. Here the regiment remained until the 21st of November, when it was mustered out and ordered to Columbus, Ohio, for final discharge. Leaving San Antonio on the 24th of November the regiment reached Columbus, December 25, and was discharged on the 27th, after a period of four years and eight months' service,

George W. Rockwell; taken prisoner at Stone River September, 1864. Gardner Sawyer; taken prisoner at Stone River September, 1864.. George F. Summers; taken prisoner at Stone River June, 1863.

Twentieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry

The Twentieth Ohio was recruited for three months in May, 1861, and reorganized at Camp King, Kentucky, October 21, 1861. The commanding officer was Colonel Charles Whittlesey, of Ohio, who was a graduate of West Point, and had won great distinction as an engineer and geologist in the Superior region. During the winter of 1861-2 the regiment guarded several batteries in the rear of Covington and Newport, Kentucky, and at one time four companies were sent to quell an insurrection in the region of Warsaw.

On February 11, 1862, the regiment embarked on the steamers Emma Duncan and Doctor Kane for the Cumberland River. It reached Fort Donelson on the 14th of February, and went under fire the next day. It marched to the extreme right and went into a reserve position. After the battle the regiment was sent North in charge of prisoners, and so became greatly scattered. Soon afterward seven companies were brought together and went up the Tennessee on the expedition to Yellow Creek on the steamer Continental , on which General Sherman had headquarters!

On the 6th of April, while on inspection at Adamsville, the regiment heard the guns at Pittsburg Landing, and at 3 P. M. marched "to the field and went into position on the right of the army. It participated in the fight of the next day and is entitled to share in the glory of that victory. During the engagement it was under command of Lieut.-Col. Force, Col. Whittlesey being in command of a brigade. During the advance on Corinth the regiment remained on duty at Pittsburv Landing. After the fall of Corinth the regiment went to Purdy, where it joined its division, marched to Bolivar, and became a part of that garrison of June

On August 30, 1862, the Rebel General Armstrong, with fifteen regiments on an expedition northward, was held in check a whole day by the Twentieth Ohio, a portion of the Seventy-eighth Ohio, and two companies of the Second Illinois Cavalry. Late in the afternoon two companies, G and K, of this regiment were captured by a cavalry charge, but not until they had repulsed two charges. For their courage on this oecaw sion the officers and troops were highly commended. The regiment next assisted in driving Price from Iuka on the 20th of September. On November 28th it marched south from Lagrange in the Second Brigade of Logan's Division, and on the 4th of December entered Oxford, Mi9S.

About this time the Seventeenth Army Corps was organized, and Logan's Division became the Third of the corps. By slow marches the Twentieth reached Memphis on January 28, 1863, and was reinforced by two hundred men. On February 22 the regiment moved down the Mississippi on the steamer Louisiana , landed at Lake Providence, and a few weeks later marched to the relief of Porter's fleet, blockaded in Steele's Bayou, and after three days in the swamps, returned to camp.

On May 12 the Twentieth deployed in advance of the corps toward Raymond, Mississippi, and while resting with stncked arms, was fired upon from a thicket beyond a stream. The regiment at once formed . and advanced, using the opposite bank of the stream as a breastwork. A severe struggle ensued for an hour, during which the Twentieth was exposed to a cross-fire. Even' man stood firm until the Rebels were compelled to yield. The regiment lost twelve killed and fifty-two wounded. Private Canavan, of Company E, was promoted to a sergeantey on the field for skilful management of the company after the other officers and sergeants were disabled. Captain Wilson was decorated with the Seventeenth Corps Medal of Honor for gallantry in assembling his skirmishers under the very muzzles of the enemy's guns during the first charge. Lieutenant Weatherby, of Company A, being on the extreme right of the skirmish line with his Compaq', and being cut off from his regiment, assembled his company, and reported to the colonel of the nearest regiment - the Eighty-first Illinois - and fought as a part of that regiment. The Eighty-first showed their appreciation of its services by giving three hearty cheers for the "Twentieth Ohio Boys." Again the regiment moved from point to point and engaged from time to time in skirmishes, until we find it in the rear of Vicksburg, where it acted as support to an assaulting party on May 21. Here it continued at work until May 29, when with a brigade it withdrew from line and went on an expedition to the Yazoo Valley. On the 4th of June it had returned and was in reserve at Vicksburg. On the 26th of June the regiment withdrew to Tiffin with the Second Brigade to watch the movements of Johnston. After the fall of Vicksburg the regiment camped at Bovina Station, but was soon ordered to join Sherman's army then besieging Jackson.

In January, 1864, two-thirds of the men re-enlisted, and on the 8th of February the regiment crossed Big Black and joined the Meridian expedition. Arriving at Meridian, the regiment assisted in destroying railroads and then marched to Chunkey Creek. The regiment afterward went north on furlough, and after thirty' days rendezvoused at Camp Dennison on the 1st of May, and proceeded to Cairo, and from there bysteamer to Clifton, Tennessee. From here it marched, via Pulaski, Huntsville, Decatur, and Rome, to Acworth, where it joined General Sherman on the 9th of June after a march of two hundred and fifty miles. After some skirmishes, the regiment appeared before the Rebel works at Atlanta on the 20th of July. The regiment took position in the advanced line on the 21st, and on the next day firing was heard to its rear. It formed in the works, the Rebels advanced, and the men leaped the parapet and faced the enemy. The Rebels pressed around the regiment and bullets came from front, flank, and rear. The Twentieth delivered their fire wherever the strength of the Rebels appeared until cartridges became scarce, when portions of companies A, F, and D risked life and obtained, in the face of the enemy, five cases of ammunition. Even this was insufficient, and the ammunition of the wounded and dead was distributed, and charges made to capture Rebels for the sake of their cartridges. The batteries in Atlanta threw shell upon the rear of the brigade, the enemy redoubled the fire in front, and placing a captured gun within fifty paces of the flank of the Twentieth, raked the regiment with canister. Orders came to retire, and the men withdrew to form a new line, firing their last cartridge as they withdrew. In the new line the Twentieth was placed in reserve except a detachment of one hundred men who were posted in the works on Force's Hill, and fought desperately until the close of the battle. In this engagement the Twentieth lost forty-four men killed, fifty-six wounded, and fifty-four missing. Many instances of personal daring were mentioned, among which were Lieutenant Nutt, of Company F, Skillen,of Company G; privates Crabbe and Casey of Company C ; Elder, of Company G; and Speker and Stevenson of Company F. especially distinguished themselves.

The regiment changed about until the 24th of August, when it received orders to march as guard to the supply trains of the Army of the Tennessee. Four days later it joined its brigade at Fairburn and assisted in destroying railroads. It went into battle at Jonesboro' on the 31st, and as " refused flank" was exposed to a heavy artillery fire. It then went to Lovejoy's Station, but a few days later went into camp near Atlanta. On the 5th of October it engaged in the pursuit of Hood and at Galesburg turned back, and on November 5th again went into camp near Atlanta. It left Atlanta with Sherman's army November 15 for Savannah, participated in the destruction of Millin, Georgia, and reaching Savannah, went into position on the right of the Seventeenth Corps On December 19th it was detached and sent to Ogeechee, where it en- gaged in building wharves for the i , ended by the surrender or Savannah an< ^*r»ogade December 24th in camp at the th» 8w Pphea. The work whs

On January 5, 1865, the regiment .If?!!" 1 '" 1 re J oin ed the luiproceeded to Beaufort, South Carol i* T "' a *'ked 0 Clt ^' advanced until the enemy was fou n ^ na -» cros.^D® 8t *amer Fanny and The Twentieth deployed as skirnii«»i. ®*»tr e noh!L 1 Ft Ro 3' al Ferry, and splendid style, and the regimental chared ! > 1 eyond a rice swamp.

parapet. At dark the troops encam. Co lor s tae enemy's works in taligo, and on the morning of the ber ore th S r° n .r avin £ from the assigned camping ground beyond ti r»r 1 ne unifications of Poeoremained there until the 30th, It ^n r ^ J " tt . ar J r The head of the column struck the joined ,, tlo, L of Roc ' stroyed the railroad as farVw-*'^ through fts loS ° f , . ts deslr,,c - of the whole army to guard th e " llS, ' oro ' °On the 24th wasE^ d °~ entered Cheraw March 3d ancl *» V*°ntoon train, and after . 1 ,ear ' March Benton ville was reached enue Usville on the 6th n !f ld £ , marc * 1 Goldsboro'. Two weeks latet \\ an ^ on toe 24th tJ?* ?" th * 20th the 15th of April moved toward® *' e 8>ment pushed to rE£ that Johnston had asked term« d Johnston's army Tt Wo*- ' ? ld 014 of joy, and even stood on thcVj \ >f ^render, the men wJnfSSL T?** the final scene of the war. r Leads in the mud ti nto eC8tasi ®» ment marched via Richmond Raleigh on the lst of ®° nte "P la te<i

William D. Neal, Captain, killed June 26, 1864, Kenesaw Mountain. Abraham Kaga, Captain, wounded and discharged January, 1864. William L. Waddle, 1st Lieutenant, promoted to Captain

Ninety-Ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry

The Ninety-ninth was organized at Camp Lima, Ohio, and mustered into service August 26, 1862. Of this regiment two companies were raised in .Allen County, two in Shelby, two in Hancock, and one each in Auglaize, Mercer, Putnam, and Van Wert.

They left Camp Lima, August 31, with one thousand and twenty-one men. under orders to report at Lexington, Kentucky. While en route it was learned that the enemy had taken Lexington and the regiment was ordered to Cynthiana. After a few weeks it went to Covington and entered the fortifications at Fort Mitchell. In September it went by steamer to Louisville, and was so disposed as to assist in the defence of that place against the threatened assault of the army under Bragg. On the 1st of October the regiment was transferred to Colonel Stanley Matthew's Brigade, which was composed of the Fifty-first and Ninetyninth Ohio; the Eighth and Twenty-first Kentucky, and the Thirty-fifth Indiana. This subsequently became the Third Brigade, Third Division, Twenty-first Array Corps. The regiment now marched in pursuit of Bragg's retreating forces as far as Wild Cat, from which place the brigade moved to Mount Vernon, and again in regular order to Somerset, Columbia, Glasgow, and Gallatin. From this last point it was ordered to Lebanon to intercept the command of John Morgan. The march to Lebanon and back to Silver Springs was made in one day, and Morgan's command was first dislodged, but followed the brigade on its retreat and captured about one hundred of the Union forces who were unable to keep up the rapid march of the brigade. About twenty of these stragglers who were captured belonged to the Ninety-ninth. After a few days' rest the regiment moved toward Nashville and took position about seven miles from that city. Here the troops suffered greatly from sickness, and when the forward movement was ordered to Stone River the regiment could only muster three hundred and sixty-nine privates, two field officers, seven line officers, and three staff officers, who were fit for duty. On December 26, the regiment advanced toward Murfreesboro', being under the rebel fire during part of the march. At the battle of Stone River it formed on the extreme left of the line. On the morning of December 31 the division crossed Stone River, but on account of the disaster on the right, was ordered back to hold the ford while the first and second brigades were sent to reinforce the corps of General McCook. On January 1, 1863, the third division crossed the river and took a position which it held until Friday afternoon, when the rebels formed in heavy column, and doubling on the centre, drove Van Clove's division across the river. This division was at once reinforced and drove the rebels back, capturing all the artillery used in the attack. Bragg commenced his retreat under cover of that night. In this battle the Ninety ninth lost three officers and seventeen men killed ; two officers and forty-one men wounded, and one officer and twenty-nine men captured.

After various marches and duties the regiment moved to Ringgold and participated in the battle of Chickamanga. Soon afterward the Twentieth and Twenty-first Corps were consolidated, and the Ninetyninth Regiment was transferred to the Second Brigade, First Division, Fourth Corps. This brigade camped for a time opposite Lookout Mountain, but on the 1st of November moved to Shell Mound, where it did duty guarding and repairing the railroad I rum Chattanooga to Bridgeport. On the 22d it moved up the valley, and on the 24th participated in the "battle above the clouds," being the second line of the charging column. As the lines swept around the mountain the Second closed up on the First, until, nearing the Point, it rushed impetuously through the first line and held the advance until relieved by fresh troops alter nightfall.

The next day the regiment was engaged at Mission Ridge, occupying the extreme right of the National line. After following the Rebels to Ringgold the regiment returned to Shell Mound, where it remained until February, 1864, when it moved to Cleveland, Tennessee, and on the 3d of May entered upon the Atlanta campaign. It next participated in the actions of Rocky Face Ridge, Kenesaw Mountain, Pine Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro' and Lovejoy, in all of which engagements the regiment bore an honorable and prominent part.

On the 28th of June it was assigned to the Fourth Brigade, Second Division, Twenty-third Corps, and on the 19th of July took possession of Decatur. The regiment participated in the actions before Atlanta and moved to Jonesboro' and Lovejoy. It was next assigned to the First Brigade and returned to Decatur, having lost in the Atlanta campaign thirty men killed and fifty-six wounded. On the 1st of October the regiment started in pursuit of the command of Ilood, moving to Centreville by way of Resaca, Jolnisonville, and Waverly. For a few weeks its communication was cut off, but it finally received orders by

It next appeared in line in front of Nashville, and on the morning of the 16th of December moved against the intrenched army of Hood. It drove the enemy from one position to another until it found them posted on a hill covered by a stone wall. The division, without orders, charged the position, carried it, and turned the guns upon the retreating foe. The enemy was pursued to Columbia, where this regiment was consolidated with the Fiftieth Ohio and the Ninety-ninth ceased as an organization. The regimental colors were then sent to Sidney, until the return of Sergeant W m. M. Van Fossen, when he took them in charge, and they are still in his possession.

Thos. C. llonuell, 1st Sergt., enlisted 1862; discharged 1865 as Captain. Wm. II. Shaw, Sergt., enlisted 1862; discharged 1865 as 1st Lieutenant.

Jas. Wolf, Private, enlisted 1862 ; discharged 1865 as Corporal. Dead. John W. Stevens, Priv., enlisted 1 862 ; dis. 1865 as Hosp. Steward. Dead.

W. R. Wilkinson, Private, enlisted 1862. Killed 1864 at Chiekamauga. Jerry Sullivan, Private, enlisted 1862. Killed 1864 at Kenesaw Mountain.

One Hundred And Eighteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry

This regiment, eight companies strong, was sent to Cincinnati in September, 1862, as that city was then threatened by Kirby Smith. The ninth company was here formed, and the regiment mustered into the service. Late in September it moved, under General A. J. Smith, toward Lexington, but at Cynthiana was detached to guard the railroad. Patrol and guard duty was performed, and rebel recruiting largely prevented. On Aug. 1, 1863, it went, by Lexington and Louisville, to Lebanon, Kentucky, and on the 20th set out on a march for East Tennessee. On November 10, Kingston was reached, and a few days later the rebels cut the communication between that point and Knoxville. Picket duty became arduous, to prevent a surprise from Wheeler's cavalry. The victories at Knoxville and Chattanooga relieved the Kingston garrison, and on December 9, the regiment reached Nashville, and from there went to Blain's Cross Roads, and finally to Mossy Creek, to support Elliott's cavalry. On the 29th, the rebel cavalry under Martin and Armstrong assaulted General Elliott, at Paultier's Creek, when lie fell back to Mossy Creek. As the cavalry approached, the regiment took position in the edge of a piece of woods, when the rebel force moved directly upon them. When the enemy approached within a hundred yards, the regiment opened a rapid fire, which was kept up about two hours, when it charged the rebels, and drove them over the crest of a hill. In this action the rebels lost about forty, killed and wounded. It was disposed with great skill, bv Lieut.-Colonel Young, and commanded by General Elliott. While in East Tennessee, the regiment suffered great privations, and subsisted about six iponths on half and quarter rations. They had neither sugar nor coffee for four months. Clothing was also short, but with all this the troops never murmured, but were even cheerful. The regiment was then kept changing about until the campaign of 1864. One march of one hundred miles, to Charleston, was made in five days. May 4, the regiment encamped on State line. Here all baggage was sent to the rear. On the 7th, the regiment moved upon Dalton, and again advanced upon Itesaca. On the afternoon of the 14th, it participated in a charge on the enemy's works, and lost one hundred and sixteen men, in less than ten minutes, out of three hundred actually engaged. On the 15th the engagement was renewed, but that night Johnston retired to Cassville, which in turn he abandoned, on approach of the national forces. After a few days' rest, the regiment went into the desperate battles of Dallas and Pumpkin-Vine Creek, and bore a gallant and honorable part. It was afterwards engaged at Kenesaw Mountain, at the Chattahoochie, at Utoy Creek, and in the final movements about Atlanta. In these operations, about seventy -five men were lost. During one hundred and twenty-one consecutive days, the regiment was within hearing of hostile firing every day except one. During sixty consecutive days it was under fire sixty different times, and during one week there was not a period of five minutes during which the whistling of a ball or the scream of a shell could not be heard. After the fall of Atlanta the regiment fell back to Decatur, where, after a short rest, it joined in the pursuit of Hood, as far as Gaylesville, Alabama. On the 23d of November it went to Johnsonville, Tennessee, and then to Columbia, to join the army confronting Hood, finally reaching Franklin on the 30th. The brigade was drawn up in single line, its right resting on the Williamsburg Pike, and its left at the Locust Grove, this regiment being second from the right. The enemy struck the line to the left of the regiment. The shoclt was terrific, but the line stood firm, and poured a terrific fire into the rebel column. The troops fought desperately, the men using bayonets, and the officers side-arms, over the very breastworks. By daylight the One Hundred and Eighteenth were across the river, and falling on Nashville, where it was again engaged. After the battle of Nashville, it participated in the pursuit of the rebels as far as Columbia, and then went to Clifton. From there it proceeded to North Carolina, and on Jan. 16, 1865, it embarked for Cincinnati per steamer J. D. Baldwin, and from Cincinnati proceeded by rail to Washington City, which was reached Jan. 27, 1865. On February 11, it embarked on a steamer at Alexandria, landed at Smithville, at the mouth of Cape Fear River, moved immediately on Fort Anderson, captured it, and the One Hundred and Eighteenth regiment was the first to plant its colors on the walls. On Februa^ 20, it engaged in a sharp action at Town Creek, in which three hundred horsemen and two pieces of artillery were captured, and then entered Wilmington on the 22d. On the 6th of March it moved to Kingston, then to Goldsboro', and joined Sherman's army on the 23d of March. It then camped at Mosely Hall until April 9, when it participated in the final operations against Johnston. It then camped near Raleigh until May 3, when it moved to Greensboro', and then to Salisbury, where it remained until June 24, when it was mustered out of the service. The regiment arrived at Cleveland, Ohio, June 2, was welcomed by Chief Justice Chase, participated in a 4th of July celebration, and was finally discharged on the 9th of July, 1865, having first gone into camp at Lima, Ohio, in August, 1862.

Ebenezer Thompson ; died at Jeffersonville, Indiana, January 17, 1865. Mahlon Erwin, Corporal, August, 1862-June, 1865; died at home since discharge.

was recruited in the counties of Shelby, Miami, and Auglaize, by Capt. F. Schultz, and organized at Camp Dennison in Septemoer, 1861. It was mustered into the United States service by Captain P. II. Breslin, December 3, 1861. In January, 1862, in company with Battery F, it proceeded to Louisville, Ky., and reported to Major-General Buell, who was at that time organizing the Army of the Ohio. The battery was ordered to join the main army at Bowling Green. It moved with the army to Nashville, and was there attached to the Artillery Reserve, Colonel Barnett, commanding, with which it operated during the march to and the battle of Pittsburg Landing. It also took an active part in all the movements before Corinth, and after the evacuation of that place by the rebels, moved to Huntsville and Stevenson, Alabama. In August 1862, it returned to Nashville and remained there as part of its garrison during Buell's march to Louisville and through Kentucky, and until the ville it was recruited up to its maxiw" Mission ^ at ^ e of Cliic-kaand horses. It was shortly th e re at't* ****** and n , e ' While in Naslithe 25th of June, 1864, it joined « i°*' a Sain j e G u, I>pod with guns

1st Lieutenant, Constantine S C W' c,c P leral >er, 1861-November I 860 1st Lieutenant, Joseph Hein NjJL erer ' Se Ptember, 1861-Nov ISfiQ 62 '

Addenda Constitutional Convention

The first Constitutional Convention of the Ohio Territory convened at Chillieothe, November 1, 1802, under the provisions of an act entitled "An Act to enable the people of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio to form a Constitution and State government and for other purposes." Nine counties were represented by thirty-four delegates. The officers were : Edward Tiffin, President ; Thomas Scott, Secretary; and Wm. McFarland, Assistant Secretary. The Convention adojurned December 29, 1802, and Ohio was admitted as a State February 19, 1803.

The second Constitutional Convention assembled at Columbus, May 6, 1850. The vote for president stood: Wm. Medid (Democrat), 60; Joseph Vance (Whig), 38 ; Reuben Hitchcock (Whig), 1 ; Peter Hitchcock (Whig), 1 ; and blank, 3. Wm. H. Gill was elected Secretary, W. S. V. Prentiss Assistant Secretary, and John W. Carlton, Sergeant-atarms. The Convention adjourned July 9, 1850, to reassemble at Cincinnati on the first Monday of December, and finally adjourned sine die , March 10, 1851. In this Convention, Shelby and Darke Counties were represented by Hugh Thompson.

The third Constitutional Convention met at Columbus, May 13, 1873, adjourned August 8, reconvened at Cincinnati, December 2, and adjourned sine die May 15, 1874. This Constitution was rejected by the people. In this Convention Shelby County was represented by Ednon Smith who died during the Convention deliberations, and was succeeded by Harvey Guthrie.

Qenekal Assemblies

Representative, John McCorki' Holding, Shelby, Lo<oui and r 28th Assembly. Senator w 1 Shelby and Miami ° ' d Madison. o L ' IU_ T.-,:., "

Under the Constitution of 1802, the General Assembly members were elected for one year and the two Houses met in December. Under the Constitution of 1851, the members are elected for two years, and the General Assembly convenes on the first Monday in January.

Conclusion

After an earnest endeavor to unfold the history of the county from the date of its settlement to the present year, we find it necessary to say to the reader "Farewell! a word which hath been and must be."

The process of evolution has been exhibited not so much by minutiae as by association and growth. We have looked at the wilderness, and seen it transformed into fields gilded by ripening grain, and gardens jewelled by delicate flowering gems. We contemplated the frontier home -

From this we have witnessed the change which brought the frame, the brick, and finally the stone-front house - dwellings fit for the abode of the gods. Instead of a hand-mill grinding a peck of corn per day, the steam grist-mill, endless in powen and unlimited in capacity, is in reach of every home. The plow of wooden mold-board has given place to the sulky-plow of steel turning twenty-four inches of sod, unbroken except by tiie limits of the field. The single-shovel corn-plow and following boy with hoe in hand, has given place to the sulky-cultivator, which' enables a single man to cultivate a fifty-acre field. There was the old sickle, useless yesterday, succeeded by the cradle, likewise inadequate to-day, and so giving way to the " harvester," a machine which, almost equal to human effort guided by intelligence, sweeps over a prairie of standing grain and leaves nothing undone, except the shocking of the sheaves. See the establishments of industry, whose wills of iron and nerves of steel batter and roll and cut and bend until the old blacksmith repair shop is lost to sight as completely as it is lost to usefulness. The spinning-wheels and looms of the mothers are silenced, for shuttles are now propelled by steam until the fleece of wool which enters the mill is next seen in the form of a blanket of whiteness or a web of fineness and beauty. Even the wash-tub is superseded by machinery, and the tiresome process of wringing obviated by the roller-wringers. The fields indicate a transformation, and that transformation enters the homes - the very lives of the people. The square piano takes the place of an open cupboard, and Turkish carpet hides where once the shining floor was seen. Paper, gorgeous in brilliancy, and kalsomining, delicate to tenderness, leave no place for whitewashed walls and ceiling. The fanner anil his wife drive to town in fancy carriage instead of walking with burdens upon their arms. The sons ride at work, for all machinery looks to this convenience.

Why, then, in this review should we waste a tear upon the past, sometimes bitter and ever rude? Improvement, comfort, and culture are the outgrowth, and these demand no weeping sorrow on our part. Let us not bemoan a decline of hospitality; it has not declined. Each person deserving friendship enjoy's more friendship to-day than was possible in the past. Oh, "everybody was a neighbor!" Well, "everybody" then, perhaps, equalled about as many individuals as are now found within a country radius of a mile, or a town district of a half block, and surely you are not so undeserving as to be unknown in your own land section or town ! Worth is recognized by the head of to-day, and the heart will cherish and revere what the head discovers to be worthy' of admiration. Fogyism is doomed, it is waning; life is short, and it were well to get in harmony with the progressive spirit of the limes, with all its regard for beauty, culture, poetry, grace, and form. If we are in error let the schools and the homes of the day declare. Look at the schools, with greater facilities and greater results wrought in a day, than was formerly' wrought in a year! Is all this brain culture to go for naught? It is destined to produce golden grain, " sixty," even " a hundredfold." Look at the home life with its charms and attractions, softening and developing the character of every child of to-day. Will this culture prove unavailing and unpotential ? Only to the cynic, for to all others it gives promise of blooming in beauty, a garden of brilliancy and fragrance, a poem of grandeur and sweetness, a song of sympathy and love. The schoolhouses of to-day are temples when compared with those of the past; the homes are palaces, adorned with the richness of pagan temples, presided over by the genii of joy. The people are moving forward and enjoy more happiness in a day than formerly in a year. The county has risen in wealth and rank until the citizens may contemplate with pride the growth and development of the past sixtj'-two years. The land is under cultivation, and yields to none for richness; roads traverse the county in all directions, and the principal ones are gravelled. Schools present themselves on every hand ; churches point their spires and towers to the sky from every locality ; the court-house, jail, and infirmary are models of elegance and utility ; towns dot the county surface at convenient distances; industries and enterprises find here a cherishing home ; while the toil and effort of heart and brain and hand guarantee the security of prosperity and wealth. The people are industrious and energetic, while education and refinement are year by' year lending greater assistance to industry and energy. Two railroads cross the county, the one from north to south, the other from east to west; the canal too crosses north and south, while the "feeder" traces via Sidney from Port Jefferson to Lockington : the water power of the county knows no limit, and transportation facilities are a feature in completeness. The county seat is a splendid little city - a city of schools, industries, manufactories, societies, and churches of the highest type. Above all, the homes are abodes of comfort, often of ease, sometimes of opulence, and, let us hope, of confidence and love. Better food is eaten, better clothes worn, and more knowledge diffused with each passing year. The tiller of the soil and the mechanic in the shop are reading more, thinking more, and enjoying more as the days become a part of the past. Carriages, pianos, sewingmachines, broadcloth, silks, and laces are no longer too sacred for the touch of the body of the people ; they are not enjoyed by the divine right of any class resembling an aristocracy. The citizens are kings and queens all - kings and queens of happy homes where princes and princesses are reared. The spirit which has pervaded the community will guarantee its futurity. The dawn is auspicious, and the people of Shelby County have no occasion to look upon a declining sun. The future may bring clouds, but -

Again, farewell ! a word so full of sadness that it finds companionship with tears. We have moved in your presence during several months, although you did not all recognize our presence. It was proper that it be so, for we had observations to make without being observed. We were to be impartial, unprejudiced, and disinterested. As a consequence we did not seek extended personal acquaintanceship, and yet we formed many friendships, and were the recipient of so many courtesies, that we look back upon our experience in Sidney with gratification and delight. Our task is finishing with the midnight stroke - fit hour for the completion of a book. To-morrow will call us to other scenes and other labors; so again we say', Farewell !