Warren County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1882 (part 7 of 16)

CHARLES L. JANNEY, farmer and horticulturist; P. O. Waynesville; was bom in Loudoun Co., Va., Feb. 22, 1831; is a son of James M. and Sarah A. (Lupton) Janney, natives of Virginia. The grandparents were Abel and Lydia (Mendenhall) Janney, also natives of Virginia. Abel was a son of Jonas Janney, who lived and died in Virginia, the ancestors of whom trace back to their originator in this country, Thomas Janney, and his wife Margery, who emigrated from England to Pennsylvania in 1683 ; he died Dec. 12, 1696. His descendants came among the early settlers of Virginia, and most of them, from Thomas down to the present generations, were and are members of the Society of Friends, and as such have possessed the principles of good-will and peace to all men; opposed to war, and strong advocates of the Anti-Slavery cause. Abel and family, in 1833, emigrated to Ohio, and located in Springboro, Warren Co. ; here he resided about four years; then moved into Greene County, and purchased three farms about six miles east of Xenia; there he died in fall of 1848, aged about 75 years; his wife survived him about twenty years, and died near Waynesville, having moved with her son Jonas to Warren County in spring of 1853; she reached nearly 91 years of age. They had three children - Nancy, James M. and Jonas; the latter the only one now living. James M., the father of our subject, with his family, in company with his father and family, at above date, came to Warren County and located at Springboro, where James M. entered upon mercantile trade till 1838; he retired from that business, and purchased the place known as the Edward Thomas farm, in Wayne Township, where he resided till his death, April 10, 1864, aged 60 years; his wife survives him, and now resides in Waynesville, aged 76 years. They had seven children - Charles L., William P., Edward E., Samuel L., Lewis W., Mary, and Louisa, now Mrs. Walter Zell. Mr. Janney in many respects was a remarkable man; was an earnest and ardent supporter of the Society of Friends, with whom he was identified all his life; a man of undoubted integrity, very just and exact in all his dealings with his fellow-men; a careful and correct business man; a good financier, and successful in all his undertakings. He had a great taste for and devoted himself largely to writing, being an extensive contributor to many of the papers of the day; and his poetical productions are numerous and extensive, and of a high order, many of which have never been published, but are held as valuable mementoes in possession of his family. Our subject was in his 3d year when brought to this county, and here grew to manhood; was married Nov. 15,1855, to Hannah B. , daughter of Wesley and Susan Haines (whose history appears in sketch of Mr. Haines); issue, one child - Walter H, bom Dec. 3, 1858. Mr. Janney first located where he now lives, and has now resided for twenty-five years. This place was known as the Thomas Thomas farm; it consists of 60 acres of good land, good buildings and improvements; the dwelling is built of stone, and was erected in 1806, having now withstood the elements of time for three-quarters of a century, and its walls are still as substantial as ever. Mr. Janney is an enthusiastic horticulturist, and has devoted his main energies in this field of labor. He has cultivated and prepared the grounds and surroundings of his home with care and taste, being ornamented with evergreens, ornamental trees, flowers and shrubbery, constituting a beautiful home and residence. His green-house is filled with flowers and plants of new and choice specimens, and is now giving special attention to the cultivation of palms. Thus Mr. Janney has attached to his farm and home an interest which is ennobling and beautifying in its nature, and from which he is enabled to derive the greatest pleasures of his lifa NATHAN JONES, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bora in Wayne Township, June 21, 1831; is a son of Nathan and Margaret (Hawkins) Jones; he a native of New Jersey and she of Ohio. The grandparents were Samuel and Drucilla Jones, who, it is believed, were born in New Jersey, and he died in his native State; the ancestors were of Scotch descent. Nathan, the father, about 1820, then a young man, emigrated with his mother and her family to Ohio, and located in Warren County; here his mother died May 9, 1847, aged 87 years. Mr. Jon«6 married Margaret Hawkins, by whom he had ten children, two now survive - Nathan and Benjamin F. Mr. Jones was a farmer by occupation, a very unassuming .man, never holding or desiring office, but a man of strict integrity, careful, just and exact in all his dealings; commencing in life a poor man, by his own labor and industry he obtained a good competency; was a good neighbor and a worthy citizen. He died July 31, 1865, aged 68 years, his wife is still living, and resides with her son, at Mooresville, Ind. Our subject was married April 29. 1852, to Mary Jane, daughter of Seth and Sarah Cartwright, whose history appears in sketch of Septimus Cartwright in this work; issue, four children, three now survive - Samuel T., bom Oct. 12, 1853; Laura J., Oct 2, 1855, now Mrs. Frank Zell, and John W., bora Aug. 29, 1866. The maternal grandparents were Isaac and Mary Hawkins, natives of South Carolina, who were among the pioneers settling here in 1803. Mr. Jones has spent his life in this township, devoting his attention to farming as a business; has been a resident on the farm where he now lives about twenty-three years; has erected and remodeled the buildings and made improvements till he now has a very pleasant home and farmer's residence.

CAPT. JAMES A. KEARNEY, druggist and Postmaster, Waynesville; bora in county of Kerry, Ireland, Jan. 24, 1846; is a son of Patrick and Sophia (Apjohn) Kearney, natives of Ireland. Mr. Kearney was a civil Engineer in his native country, which business he followed till 1849, when he with his family emigrated to America, and soon after located in Cincinnati. In the building of the Ohio & Mississippi Railroad, Mr. Kearney entered into contract and built several miles of the road, and like hundreds of other contractors and stockholders, sank thousands of dollars, as the company broke up and paid but little of its indebtedness. In 1865, Mr. Kearney came to this county and located on a farm near Waynesville, for the improvement of his health, which seemed to be in a decline; here he died Jan. 10, 1874, aged 74 years; his widow is still living, now residing with our subject in Waynesville. Their children numbered seven, of whom six now survive - Dr. Thomas H., Anna O., Sophia; Mary, now Mrs. Sweety Kate, now Mrs. Egan; and James A. Our subject was 3 years of age when brought to this country, and here was raised and brought up under American institutions, and in this noble w Buckeye" State, and it seems imbibed the true spirit of our free institutions, for at the trial of our Government's strength in tee war of tee rebellion he came forward to her support by enlisting Aug. 8, 1861, in the naval service, being at the time in his 16th year of age. He served about two and one-half years and resigned, returning to Cincinnati ; after which he was engaged in various capacities in the employ of the Government, till the close of tee war, after which Mr. Kearney engaged in mercantile trade at sundry places in the States of Alabama and Arkansas; thence for a time engaged in tee employ of railroad companies in the South. In the fall of 1877, Mr. Kearney returned to Waynesville and engaged as a clerk in the drug business; and in tee spring of 1880, he purchased a new stock of drugs and entered upon trade on his own account; and April 22, 1881, received the apppintment as Postmaster of Waynesville.

SAMUEL KELLY, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bora in South Carolina Nov. 17, 1798; is a son of Samuel and Hannah (Pearson) Kelly, natives of South Carolina The grandfather was John Kelly, bom in Ireland, who with one brother Samuel and one sister Abigail, were brought to America by their father about 1750. Samuel married Ann Belton, whose daughter married Hugh O'Neall (see sketch of Abijah and George O'Neall); Abigail married a man by the name of Millhouse, a native of Ireland; John married Mary Evans of Pennsylvania, had six sons and one daughter - Isaac, who married Merris Gaunt; Anna, married Abijah O'Neall; Samuel (our subject); Timothy, who died at 16 years of age; John, who married Amy Devenpore, and lived and died in South Carolina; Robert, who married Sarah Paty; and Moses, who married Mary Teager. John, the grandfather, located in South Carolina, and like most of the people of that day become a slave-owner. Having one slave peculiarly attractive and interesting, he promised him if he would be good and faithful he would make him free; this pleased the slave very much, but finally he became so anxious to gain his freedom, that he concluded to try and expedite the matter by bringing about the death of Mr. Kelly ; so this plan was carried out, and Mr. Kelly was poisoned by a fatal dose administered by the slave. Isaac, being the eldest of his sons (who are above mentioned), according to the custom of that time, came in possession of the property of his father, and at his death Samuel succeeded in possession of the estates. After getting the estate settled, he moved with his family further up into what was known as the "Newbury District" on the Bush River. During the war of the Revolution his father had lost a great deal of property, taken from them by the Tories. Mr. Kelly continued to reside in the Newbury District, till in the year 1800, he with ids family emigrated to Ohio, and located in Warren County. But prior to leaving their native State, he freed all his slaves, but two old and feeble ones, w horn they brought with them, and kept them as long as they lived; they were provided with a cabin by themselves, and one night the cabin took fire, and the wife was burned to death. In 1798, prior to above date, Mr. Kelly and Abijah O'Neall left South Carolina on horseback, and visited this county prospecting for a home, having previously purchased 3,000 acres of land in this county, as they determined to get clear of slavery. They returned to South Carolina, and Mr. O'Neall returned with his family to Ohio; but Mr. Kelly had to dispose of his property and settle up his affairs, and having ac complished this, as stated above in 1800, he with his family removed to Warren County, and located on the place where Samuel now lives; here he commenced in true log-cabin and pioneer life, being one of the first settlers of the township. But they could never find the full 3,000 acres of land; some fraud was perpetrated upon their titles, but finally scattered here and there in various counties they obtained titles of about 2,000 acres. Here Mr. Kelly lived till his death, having performed his alloted pioneer work; he died Feb. 4, 1851, aged 91 years; his wife died July 26, 1839, aged 74 years. They had eight children - Mary, Isaac, John, Timothy, Samuel, Moses (died in infancy), Moses and Anna - all now desceased but Samuel, our subject. Mr. Kelly was a true pioneer and remarkable for his kindness and hospitality; as he was one of the first settlers in this neighborhood, many who came later found shelter and welcome under his roof ; " the latch-string of his door" was always out, and the cold and hungry, or weary traveler, or emigrant, ever found succor and relief at his friendly hands. He was also the loading, active spirit in establishing the first Society of Friends at Waynesville, the meetings being frequently held at his residence, prior to the erecting of the house of worship; and during his life he was a devoted and diligent attendant of their meetings, and took great delight in reading the Scriptures. His upright life was lengthened - out to many years; and wh«the frosts of fourscore and ten years had whitened his locks, the true beauty of his Christian character shown forth more brightly, his very countenance beaming with the joy within him; his cheerfulness and child- like simplicity won the esteem and respect of all, and even his chil- drens's children arise up and call him blessed. Our subject was 2 years of age when brought to this county; here was raised and grow to manhood, inured to the roughness of log-cabin life. Mr. Kelly has been thrice married; first to Aschsah Stubbs; issue, four children, three now living - Isaac, Anna and Hannah; second, to Ruth A. Gause, May 3, 1843; issue, two children (deceased); third, to Sarah Pine, April 30, 1868, with whom he lived till April 27, 1877, when she died Mr. Kelly first located in Salem Township, where he resided eighteen years; thence, by request of his father, returned to the old home place, where he has since resided, and where are clustered all the fond reminiscences of his early childhood He is now in his 83d year; has lived in this county over fourscore years; has seen vast changes take place; forests have disappeared; log-cabins supplanted by fine frame and brick houses, and such general improvements that comfort and plenty now prevail, and future generations may reap the benefits arising from the vast labors of these noble and worthy ancestors.

LEVI H. KELLY, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born on the farm where he now lives, Aug. 27, 1853; is a son of Moses and Ann (Hatton) Kelly; he was also bom on this same farm, and she was bom in Massie Township. For the ancestral history, see sketch of Samuel Kelly in this work. Moses was bom Sept 25, 1803; was raised and grew to manhood in this then wilderness of a country, fully inured to the deprivations and hardships of those early days. Mr. Kelly was twice married; first to Abigail H. Satterthwaite, by whom he had five children, two now survive - Ethan C. and Sarah S. , who married Everard D. Roberts, Nov. 2, 1865, by whom she has three children - Abigail, Mary E., and Bertram K. Mrs. Kelly died Feb. 26, 1843, aged 37 years. On May 1, 1850, he was united with Ann, daughter of Edward and Rachel (Lukens) Hatton, who were parents of eleven children, six now survive - Ann, Levi, George, Jervis, Mary and Deborah. Ann was bom Sept. 4, 1819; by her Mr. Kelly had one child - Levi. Mr. Kelly passed his entire life upon the old homestead place where he was bom and raised; was a man of firm principles and undoubted character; a good citizen and neighbor, and a devoted member of the Society of Friends. He departed this life July 19, 1878, aged 75 years. Our subject grew to manhood, brought up on the old homestead place; was married Oct. 12, 1876, to Harriet C. , daughter of Arnold and Harriet Sabine, whose history, and that of the ancestors, is given in sketch of Arnold Sabine, in this work. By this union they have had two children, one now surviving - Alice Hortense. Mr. Kelly located upon the old home farm, and since his father's death the farm has been divided between the three children, Levi taking that portion embracing the buildings and improvements of the old homestead, where his grandfather first located and began to open out in the unbroken forest. This farm has now been in possession of the Kelly family for fourscore years; is very beautifully located on a high elevation, giving a fine view of the surrounding country and of the town of Waynesville.

JUDGE JOHN W. KEYS. This gentleman was bom at Hulmeville (Old Milford) in Bucks Co., Penn. , on the 2oth of August, 1814. His father was of Irish and Scotch extraction, and was bom and partly raised in Philadelphia, and his mother was of German and Welsh origin, and was raised in Salem Ca, N. J. In 1819, his father, a tanner and currier uy trade (which trade he learned at Attleboro, Penn., serving as an apprentice nine years eleven - months and fourteen days), emigrated to Ohio with his family, consisting of himself, wife and three children, and located at T\^uesville, arriving there in October. This was his residence until the time of his death, which occurred in January, 1830. This event left the family, comprising his wife and seven children - five sons and two daughters - with no pecuniary resources whatever.

The oldest child, the subject of this sketch, was then only 15 years old. But Mrs. Keys was a woman of rare executive ability, and proved herself amply equal to the situation, in which the most of women would have failed. She inspired her children with the same self-reliance, courage and hope that dwelt in her, and procured for them such employment as they were able to discharge, thus early initiating them into the stem realities of life, and developing in them the elements of a substantial manhood and womanhood. That this mother has lived to see her children all useful and respected members of society is a matter of special congratulation. She still resides in Waynesville with her daughters, her health fair and mind good, in the 94th year of her age, at which place also resides three of her sons, with their families - John W., Joseph G. and Isaac E. The second son, William, served in the war of the rebellion, and died at Chattanooga, in January. 1864. The third son, Thomas J., settled in California in 1850; he has served in both branches of the Legislature, besides filling other positions of importance and honor. Her father was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The first sixteen years of the life of the subject of this sketch, his labors were upon a farm; he then went to Lebanon, where he served over three years as an apprentice at the cabinet and undertaking business, and subsequently served about the same length of time as a journeyman. In 1836, he commenced the business of his trade in Waynesville, which he continued until 1876, and during that time there were preparations made at his shop for the burial of about two thousand persona In February, 1842, he was married to Miss Sarah B. French, a native of New Jersey, and by this union there were bom unto them six children, three sons and three daughters, but one daughter and one son, and two grandchildren of a deceased daughter, only, surviVe them. Judge Keys' facilities for acquiring an education were quite limited; the circumstances of the family after the death of his father prevented him from attending school, with the exception of fourteen days, but by a faithful improvement of occasional periods of leisure, he acquired quite an extensive fund of general information, which qualified him for various positions of honor and influence, which he has since filled. In 1839, he was honored with the office of Mayor of Waynesville; in 1842, he was elected a Justice of the Peace, which office he filled for thirty years, with the exception of a single term, during which time he served one year as Township Clerk, one year as Corporation Recorder, several years as Village Councilman, and about twenty years as a Notary Public. One thing especially characterized his administration as a Justice of the Peace, and exemplified to a great degree his natural kindness of heart and magnanimity of nature. In numerous instances where complaints were laid before him, arising from petty differences between neighbors, he exerted his influence to have them amicably settled without a resort to litigation, and thus many a wrangling law-suit was prevented by his timely counsel, evincing a less desire to pocket a fee than to secure and preserve the peace of the community. This liberal course, continued through a justiceship of upward of a quarter of a century, secured for him a host of friends. In the fall of 1872, he was elected Probate Judge of the county, which position he held from the last of October of that year until the 9th of February, 1879, and therein rendered himself very acceptable to the people by the efficiency, promptness and fidelity with which he discharged the duties of the office. He is a man of more than ordinary natural ability, and possessed of a very discriminating judgment, a remarkable memory, and of perceptive faculties of unusual acuteness and activity; hence his conclusions, which are quickly reached, are safe and sound. The Judge is a genial gentleman, modest and unassuming, and though firm and decided in his opinions, and bold and fearless in expressing them upon proper occasions, he never seeks to intrude them upon others. He carries a heart big with benev- olence and liberality, and is very warm in his attachments to the neighborhood in which he has so long resided. He began life without position or fortune, but by frugality, industry and strict integrity, has acquired some property, and now enjoys the fruits of his toil, together with the esteem of his fellow citizens.

HIRAM KILBON, general store; P. O. Waynesville; born in Waynesville, Sept. 19, 1840; is a son of John T. and Julia Ann(Appleton) Kilbon. He is a native of Worcester Co., Mass., and she of New Jersey. The maternal grandfather, Jesse Appleton, was bom in New Jersey, March 22, 1799, grew to manhood and married, and became the father of five children, of whom only one now survives, Andrew Mode. In 1836, Mr. Appleton with his family emigrated to Ohio and located at Waynesville, where for a time he ran a woolen factory. In 1849, his wife died. In 1851, he married Mrs. Maria Braddock, daughter of Josiah and Mercy Steward. Mrs. Braddock by her first husband had six children, two now living - Martha Jane, now Mrs. Thompson; and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Dunham. About 1849, Mr. Appleton purchased a woolen factory on Caesar Creek, which he ran about twenty years; then he engaged in farming for a few years, when from advanced years, he retired from all active labor, and has since resided with Mr. Kilbon; is now in his 83d year, having greatly surpassed the M threescore years and ten," the allotted age of man. John T. Kilbon, bom and raised in Massachusetts, was brought up to the boot and shoe manufacturing business. About 1837, he emigrated to Ohio and located at Waynesville and here carried on the manufacture of boots and shoes; was married Dec. 17, 1839. In 1849, he moved to Illinois, first to Greene County, thence to Mason County, thence to Scott County, where he died, Dec. 31, 1863, aged 52 years; his wife died July 31, 1865, aged nearly 46 years. Of six children bora to them, all died in infancy but two - Hiram, and Julia Ann, now Mrs. James A. Lloyd, residing in Clinton Co. . Ohio. Mr. Kilbon carried on the boot and shoe business but a short time, then entered upon the grocery trade, which business he conducted with success for many years and accumulated a good competency, after which he entered upon some speculations which proved unfortunate, and he met with heavy losses. Our subject remained with his father, assisting him in the grocery business, till 18 years of age; then he labored on a farm till the war of the rebellion. On Aug. 20, 1862, he enlisted in the 129th 111. Y. I., and served through the war; was discharged at Washington, June 8, 1865, having been engaged in the battles of Buzzards' Roost, Resaca, Nashville, Decatur and others, and fortunately escaped without a wound. Mr. Kilbon was married, April 19, 1866, to Miss Rebecca M., daughter of Charles and Maria Braddock, natives of New Jersey; had one child, Ola M. ; his wife died Sept. 23, 1870, aged 24 years. On April 11, 1872, he was married to Miss Sarah A. Braddock, by whom he has three children, viz., Walter J., Sarah Etta and Julia M. In August, 1866, Mr. Kilbon located at Corwin and opened out in the grocery trade, and from year to year has increased his stock and business until he now has a large stock of goods embracing everything usually kept in a general country store; has now been in business here fifteen years; has established a trade and a character for fair and honest dealing second to but few in the county; and, as is usual with that oJass of business men, has made a financial success. Mr. Kilbon's children were bom as follows: Ola May, May 26, 1867 ; Walter J., April 14, 1873; Sarah A., May

DAVID LASHLEY, famur; P. O. Waynesville; bom in Warren County, June 8, 1829: is a son of John and Grace (Borton) Lashley, natives of New Jersey, but who emigrated to Ohio and were among the early settlers near Waynesville, locating here when there were but a few houses in the town, and here they resided the balance of their lives. Mr. Lashley died very suddenly; was working in his field or burning up log-piles in the evening, and about 9 or 10 o'clock was found dead; his wife died in December, 1863. They had five children, three sons and two daughters; four now survive - Job, Lydia, David and Elizabeth. David, our subject, remained at home with his father till after his majority; was married, April 27, 1856, to Sarah, daughter of Job and Rebecca Slack, natives of Pennsylvania, but who became settlers of Warren County in 1820, and here they resided till their death; he died in August, 1827, aged 35 years; his wife died June 3, 1868, aged 78 years. They had six children; three now living - Ann Eliza, Grace and Sarah; the latter was bom July 2, 1826. Mr. Lashley and wife had seven children. Six now survive, Rebecca, bom Sept. 17, 1856; Alfred, Nov. 26, 1857; Sylvester, Nov. 23, 1859; William, May 20, 1861; Eugene (deceased), March 23, 1863; Florence, Jan. 16, 1865; and Robert, Sept. 10, 1867. Mr. Lashley has always followed farming as an occupation and has resided all his life within three miles of Waynesville. He bought and located on the farm where he now lives in spring of 1860, where he has since resided. His farm consists of 69 acres of land, with good buildings and improvements and is situated about one-half mile northeast of Waynesville.

JOHN R. LINCOLN, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born on the place where he now lives, June 10, 1831; is a son of Isaac and Eliza (Robertson) Lincoln, he a native of Philadelphia and she of Stafford Co., Ya. Isaac was a son of Abraham Lincoln, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Eliza was a daughter of John Robertson, who was a Scotchman by birth, and had set sail from America on his return home to his native land, and as he was never heard of afterward, it is supposed perished in the ocean. Isaac Lincoln emigrated to Ohio and located at Cincinnati in 1822; in 1828, he removed to W arisen County and located on the farm where John R. now lives; here he did a great amount of labor and pioneer work in opening out his farm from the woods, and here he resided till his death, July 8, 1857, aged 70 years. Mr. L. was twice married; first to Margaret Smith, issue, two daughters - Elizabeth and Jane. His wife died in March, 1829. By his second wife he had one child - John R. ; she died Aug. 3, 1849, aged 58 years. Our subject was raised and grew to manhood on the farm where he now lives; was married March 24, 1870, to Miss Harriet, daughter of George and Eunice Zell, whose ancestral history is given in sketch of George Zell in this work. By this union they have three children - Eunice E., born July 22, 1872; Grace A., born March 10, 1876, and Isaac W., born Oct. 12, 1877. Mr. Lincoln, after his marriage, located on the old home place, where he still resides, and has made a continued residence from his birth, a period of half a century. Thus the farm upon which his father first located still remains in the ownership of his son.

JOHN W. MARLATT, grocery, milling, etc. ; P. O. Spring Y alley, Greene Co. ; bom in this county May 22, 1831 ; is a son of John and Mary (Jennings) Marlatt, he a native of Virginia and she of England. The ancestors of the Marlatt family were of French origin. John, the father, was born and raised in Virginia, and followed teaming for several years; was married and emigrated to Ohio, and located near Springboro, Warren Co., about 1830, where he continued teaming, in connection with farming, till his death ; making several round trips to Baltimore and the East with his team, his life doubtless being shortened by his hard work and exposure; he died in the winter of 1833, aged 43 years. They had two children - John W. and Joseph. His widow has been twice married since. First, to Timothy Brelford, by whom she had five children, two now survive - Mary, now Mrs. Brandon, residing at Franklin, and Fanny, now Mrs. James Brandon, also of Franklin. Mr. Brelford died with cholera in

1849. Second, she married Alexander Brandon, by whom she had three children - Roxanna, now Mrs. Sylvester; Rebecca, now Mrs. Thompson, and Alexander. Mr. Brandon died, and she is again a widow, and resides with her son on the home place, near Springboro. Our subject, who was under 2 years of age when his father died, was raised by his mother till 12 years old, then he started out in the world and worked here and there for wages ; then learned the cooper trade, which business he followed for several years. About 1854, he opened a grocery store in Mt. Holly, employing a clerk to attend to the store, while he continued the cooper business. Mr. Marlatt has been an active business man since his first locating at Mt Holly, branching out in business interests till now he is proprietor of a grist-mill, saw-mill, grocery, and owns a farm, carrying on at the present time the principal business interests of the place. Mr. Marlatt was married, in 1851, to Miss Ellen, daughter of John and Elizabeth Buckles, natives of Virginia, by which union they have had twelve children, eleven survive - Timothy, Mary, Florence, Isadora, Anna, Joseph, Jefferson, Eva, George, Edward, Ora and Burt Mr. Marlatt has been a resident of Mt Holly most of the time since 1845, a period of thirty-six years. .

DAVID MASON, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom in Belmont Co., Ohio, Dec. 8, 1822; is a son of John and Mary (Bevan) Mason, natives of Virginia The paternal grandfather was a native of Wales; the maternal of Virginia John Mason with his family, emigrated to Ohio and located in Belmont County about 1814, and there resided till, about 1833, they removed to Greene County, where they died He died in June, 1880, aged 85 years; his wife died March 4, 1877. They had eight children, seven now living - Stacy; David; Lydia Ann, now Mrs. Jacob Ellis; Gideon; Catharine, now Mrs. Beal; John B., and Susan, now Mrs. J. Simmons. Mr. Mason was in the was of 1812, and in consideration of which he was drawing a pension at the time of his death. Mr. Mason and his wife enjoyed the remarkable long period of sixty- three years of married life. David, our subject, remained with his father till 18 years of age. when he started out into the world for himself, and for a few years was engaged in various kinds of business; then he entered into a general merchandise trade with his brother Stacy, at Paintersville, Greene Co., where he continued about thirteen years; then located in Warren County and engaged in farming and a general trading business, and has thus continued to the present time. He was married in December, 1849, to Miss Susan, daughter of Peter and Charlotte Dutterrow, he a native of Warren County and she of Pennsylvania; they had two children, one now survives - Susan, bom June 16, 1828. Mr. Dutterrow died March 5, 1850, aged 63 years; his wife is still living, now 94 years of age, and resides with our subject, and is probably the oldest person in Wayne Township. Mr. Mason and wife by their union have had ten children - eight now survive - Emily Jane, bom July 22, 1850; Lydia Ann, bom June 30, 1852; John, April 7, 1856; Emerson, Aug 2, 1860; Clement, May 16, 1863; Elvira, Oct. 9, 1864; Lee, March 16, 1869, and Alice, bom April 9, 1874

ACQUILLA C. McCOMAS, grocer, Waynesville, bom in Waynesville Dec. 16, 1839, is a son of Thomas B. and Julia A. (Cummings) McComas, he a native of Maryland, and she of Waynesville. The grandfather, Daniel McComas, was a native of Maryland, and lived and died there; he married Elizabeth Scott, of a prominent family who are at present, as their ancestors were before them, prominent office-holders in Harford Co., Md. Thomas B. was raised in Maryland till sixteen years of age, when in 1827, he with his brother emigrated to Ohio, and located in Xenia, Greene County, where he served several years at the blacksmith trade, with Samuel Harry; thence he located in Waynesville, and worked at his trade as journeyman a short time: then set up in the business on his own capital and account, which business he carried on through his life with fair success; he died Dec. 27, 1878, aged about sixty-seven years. He was the father of fifteen children, nine now survive - Jasper L., Aquilla C., Julia A, Sarah P., Thomas B., Mary Elizabeth, Eliza, Margretta C. and Ella J. The eldest Jasper L., is now a resident of California; all the others reside in this county. Our subject remained with his father till 25 years of age, brought up to his father's trade. On Sept. 5, 1864, he enlisted in the defense of his country, in the war of the rebellion, in the 180th O. V. I., and served till the close of the war; was mustered out at Charlotte, N. C., July 13, 1865, having passed through without a "scratch," and returned to his home and friends; then entered again upon his trade with his father. On Jan. 1, 1866, he formed a partnership with his father which continued several years; then he engaged in a variety of businesses, such as presented itself for his best interest, till April 21, 1876, he opened a blacksmith shop upon his own account, which he has carried on to the present time. In February 1881, Mr. McComas left his shop in charge of his workman, and opened his present store in the grocery trade, in which he is now devoting his time and attention. Mr. McComas was married April 3, 1866, to Kate E., daughter of Benjamin and Annette Fahnestock, he a native of Pennsylvania, and she of South Carolina. Mr. Fahnestock was educated in Baltimore, Md., and then became a resident of Xenia, Ohio, and for many years carried on the foundry business in that city; he is now a resident of Newtown, near Cincinnati, living retired from all active business. Mrs. McComas is a teacher of music, in which occupation she has been engaged since her residence in Waynesville, thus helping to build up the musical talent with all its pleasures and elevating influences in Waynesville.

JOSHUA. C. McKAY, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bora on the place where he now lives, Jan. 21, 1837; is a son of Jonas T. and Matilda (Ferguson) McKay, natives of Virginia. The paternal grandfather, Moses McKay, was a native of Virginia, and married a Miss Shinn; they emigrated to Ohio in 1818; they came by wagons to Wheeling, Va. ; thence by flat-boat to Cincinnati; thence by their wagons to Warren County, and to Wayne Township, and located on the place where Joshua now lives, residing here till their death. They raised a family of twelve children, six sons and six daughters, all of whom came to Ohio, but the eldest son, who remained in Virginia, and lived and died there. When Mr. McKay came to Ohio, he brought twenty or more slaves with him, who of course were all set free. The maternal grandfather, Samuel Ferguson, was a native of Virginia, and married Mildred Garrison, and emigrated to Greene Co., Ohio, about 1824; he was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, for which services he obtained a land warrant, and drew a pension. The ancestors of both the McKay and Ferguson families, were of Scotch descent James T. the father of our subject was five years of age when brought to this county, and here grew to manhood under the sturdy influences of pioneer life; was married and became the father of seven children - Emma; Sarah C., now widow Allen; Joshua C.; Harriet E., now Mrs. O'Neall; M Horace; Eusebia, now Mre. Welch, and Letitia. His wife died June 1, 1855. On May 24, 1864, he married Matilda Brown; by her he has two daughters - L i da and Belle. The second son, M Horace, was in the war of the rebellion; enlisted in the 79th 0. V. I., and served about two and one-half years, until discharged for disability, and has since drawn a pension. Mr. McKay has been actively engaged in business most of his life; he dealt extensively in stock and also in pork, and was in the mercantile trade in Waynesville for a considerable time. Our subject was brought up to the honest occupation of farming; was married Sept 11, 1861, to Victoria, daughter of Henry and Ann (Antrim) Clark, he a native of South Carolina, and she of Virginia. The Clark ancestors were of English descent, and we trace their genealogy to Henry Clark, bom in England in 1715, and he was a son of J onathan Clark. Henry is supposed to have emigrated to America and located in Pennsylvania, where his son John was bom and raised to manhood, and married Mary Campbell, and in an early day emigrated with his family to South Carolina, where they lived and died. Their son Henry was about 2 years of age when taken to South Carolina by his parents, and there grew to manhood and married Elizabeth Alexander, who was bom in South Carolina, and whose father was killed in the war of the Revolution. After their marriage they resided in that State till 1805, when he with his family emigrated to Ohio and located on the same tract of land where Frank Clark now lives, opening out his farm right from the woods, and here they lived till their death. They had four children, who grew to maturity - Jonathan, Henry, Cornelius and Elizabeth; the latter now Widow Antrim, is the only one now surviving. Henry was bom in South Carolina Nov. 14, 1800; hence was about live years of age when he came with his parents to Warren County, and here was raised to manhood, accustomed to the scenes and trials of pioneer life; was married to Ann, daughter of Daniel and Jane Antrim, natives of Virginia, but who came among the early settlers of this county, locating here in 1804. Mr. Clark and wife had four children who grew to maturity - Franklin, Eliza, Hannah and Victoria. Mr. Clark located and remained through life upon the old home place of his father; was a man of firm principles and undoubted integrity; a representative of a type of independence of character, yet kind, social and genial in his nature, and was a citizen highly esteemed in his community, and one in whom the people placed implicit confidence; he served as Township Trustee many years; he raised a very interesting family of one son and three daughters, and their loving family circle remained entire and unbroken for over half a century; when on May 14, 1880 the grim messenger death suddenly and almost without warning snatched in his cold embrace, her who had been his companion and support for fifty- three years; and in less than twelve months, on May 5, 1881, death again visited their family circle in a like sudden manner, and deprived him of his beloved daughter Eliza. This double affliction so sudden and unexpected, was more than his aged and shattered frame could endure, and in just nine days after the death of his daughter his spirit took its flight to that realm where sorrows and death never enter; he died May 17, 1881. But the remaining members of his family, in the midst of these afflictions, have the consolation that theirs was a life well spent, their reward sure, and their lives and good deeds will long be cherished by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. Mr. McKay and wife have three children - Henry C., bom June 21, 1864; Anna Cora, bom Oct. 20, 1868, and Robert C., bora June 26, 1876. Mr. McKay after his marriage located upon the old home place upon which his grandfather located, and lived, and died and here has resided up to the present time; has a fine farm of 261 acres, with good improvements constituting a pleasant home and residence.

HENRY McKINSEY, stock and grain dealer, Waynesville, bom in this township, March 17, 1840, is a son of Patrick and Elizabeth McKinsey, he a native of South Carolina and she of Virginia. The grandfather, Goorge McKinsey was also a native of South Carolina and emigrated to Ohio, locating in Warren County in 1806, being one of the early pioneers of the county, opening out right in the woods and enduring all the deprivations and hardships connected with such early settlers, and here he resided till his death. Patrick McKinsey was 1 year old when brought to this county, and here he was raised and grew to manhood accustomed to the hardships of pioneer life; was married and became the father of ten children; eight now survive, viz., George, Mary Ann, Ellen, Abraham, Henry, Nehemiah, Joseph and Madison. . Mr. McKinsey followed farming as his occupation through life and resided on the old homestead place of his father; was a very industrious and prosperous farmer, accumulating quite an amount of property; a man of undoubted integrity and well and favorably known throughout his community, holding many of the offices of his township; was Township Trustee many years; and an earnest politician, first as a Whig then as a Republican; a constant reader and well posted on the general affairs and events of his country and the best interests of his community. Our subject remained at home with his father on the old home farm till his majority; was married Feb. 24, 1869, to Lydia Alice, daughter of Joseph and Mary Nedry, and located at Corwin, where he had previously established himself in the business of stock and grain dealer, which business he has now carried on very successfully fifteen years. Mr. McKinsey by his marriage has two children - Joseph and Mary.

MADISON McKINSEY, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born on the farm where he now resides, Dec. 18, 1849: is a son of Patrick and Elizabeth McKinsey, whose history appears in sketch of Henry McKinsey in this work. Mr. McKinsey was raised and grew to manhood, brought up to farm labor; was married, March 7, 1876, to Ella, daughter of Gideon and Anna Leak, by whom he has one child, Edna, born Dec. 21, 1880. After his marriage, Mr. McKinsey assisted his brother, Henry, in the grain and stock business one year at Corwin; then he located on the home farm, which has been divided into two shares, his brother Nehemiah taking the old homestead part, and the other part Mr. McKinsey has located upon, where, in 1879, he erected a fine large frame house and in the spring of 1880 occupied it with his family; has a beautiful locality and a fine residence.

ABRAHAM MENDENHALL (deceased); was born in Knox County, Tenn., June 16, 1816; was a son of Samuel and Sophia (Ghauts) Mendenhall, natives of Tennessee. During the war of 1812, he started for Memphis, but was never heard from, and it is believed he was killed or met with death in some form. His wife subsequently moved to Brown Co. , Ohio, where she married Mr. McCoy, by whom she had one child, Lydia. By her first husband, she had three children - Mahal a, Samuel and Abraham, all now deceased. She again married for her third husband, John Hatfield, by whom she had two children, Luhania and Alphonzo, both deceased. She died in Indiana, and was buried at Lafayette. Mr. Mendenhall was but an infant when his father died; and his mother with her family moved to Brown Co., Ohio, and there he remained with his mother several years; then was placed with a man by the name of Howland, with whom he lived till 17 years of age, then came to Warren County and here resided till his marriage, Sept. 23, 1847, to Lydia Ward, whose ancestral history is given in the sketch of Jesse Gibbs. Lydia was bora Jan. 20, 1826, By this union they had eight children, six now survive, viz., Ellis W., bora Oct. 9, 1848; Jason, Jan. 23, 1850; Ulysses O., Oct. 19, 1851; Hannah, Sept. 9, 1856, now Mrs. Cox; AmosLindley, Aug. 13, 1864; and Narcissa Jane, June 5, 1867. Mrs. Mendenhall died Dec. 7, 1880, aged 64 years 5 months and 21 days. In 1842, he learned the auger-makingbusinessof David Burnett, with whom he served two years. This business he followed about twelve years; then he engaged in farming and fruit culture. He purchased the farm where his widow still resides, in 1854, and here he resided till his death. In November, 1880, he went to Indianapolis to visit his sisters and his son who were residing there; was taken with apoplexy and died at above-mentioned date. His remains were brought home and interred in the Miami Cemetery near Waynesville. Ellis W., the eldest son, on March 13, 1872, was married to Lydia Mason (see sketch of David Mason), by whom he has three children - Lee, bora Nov. 18, 1873; Lucy, March 16, 1877; and Harry, Aug. 12, 1878.

Ellis is a carpenter by trade, but has given his main attention to dealing in fruit, residing in Warren County and at Dayton, with the exception of one and one -half years' residence at Indianapolis; was residing at the latter place at the time of his father's death; then he returned to the farm and has since resided with his mother in charge of the farm.

GEORGE MYER, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom in Newark, N. J., Oct. 21, 1799; is a son of Isaac and Phebe (Riggs) Myer, natives of New Jersey, the paternal ancestors being from Germany and the maternal from Scotland; Isaac and family emigrated from New Jersey to Ohio and located in Warren County in 1809; they journeyed through in one wagon with all their effects, over the mountains to Pittsburgh, having a very laborious and tedious journey; thence they came by flat-boat to Cincinnati, arriving there about the 1st of July ; thence by wagon to Lebanon, over the then terrible mud roads. After a short time prospecting for a location, he purchased and settled on the place where George now lives; here he commenced right in the woods in company with his brother-in-law, Gabriel Crane; here they toiled and labored in their pioneer work. They were shoemakers by trade, and followed that business many years, often exchanging works with their neighbors - making shoes for them, and they, in return, doing work for them in opening out the farm. Mr. Myer continued to live on the place where he first located till his death, Nov. 13, 1845, aged 76 years; his wife died Jan. 13, 1861, aged 85 years; they had six children: Jabin, born 1794; Charles, bom 1797; George; Julia, bom 1801; Louisa, bom 1805; and Esther, bom 1809, the latter bom just after their arrival at their new home in this wilderness; all are now deceased but George, our subject, who was in his 10th year when brought to this county, and here was raised to manhood and made fully familiar with the trials and hardships of pioneer life. He was married, May 11, 1826, to Lucretia, daughter of David and Sarah Cleaver, natives of New England, but who became residents of Clinton Co., Ohio. Mr. Myer and wife, by their marriage, had five children, three now living: Carrie, born Jan. 7, 1827; Chesterfield, born Nov. 5, 1829^ and Lucretia A., born Oct. 8, 1833. Emily, now deceased, was bom March 10, 1828; was married twice, first to William F. Thompson, by whom she had four children, all deceased except Carrie M. ; her second husband was John McBryant, by whom she had one child, Effie; Emily died Jan. 30, 1869. Their other child, deceased, Francis, bom Aug. 25, 1831, died in the army, at Charleston, W. Va, Nov. 9, 1864; was married to Hannah Dudley, by whom he had four children: Florence E., George D., Ernestine and Ruby C. Mr. Myer obtained a good education, and taught school many years in this and adjoining counties, being one of the pioneer teachers; in the meantime he gave his attention to the study of law, and in 1829 was admitted to the bar, passing an examination under the celebrated Thomas Corwin, Phinneus Ross, A H. Dunlevy, and others. After a short time of practice of law, and after the death of his wife, Feb. 13, 1834, he returned to the old homestead farm where he was brought up, and here settled down with his remaining children, and has since devoted his attention to his farm; has now made a continued residence of forty-six years, and the farm has always remained in possession of Mr. Crane and the Myer family since its first purchase, in 1809, a period of seventy-two years.

ISAAC MICHENER, deceased. Information of this family extends to John Michener, who, with his two sons, William and Thomas, emigrated from England to America with William Penn; of William's family, his son, Mordecai, was born Jan. 30, 1723, and died Sept 25, 1795; of his family, his son John was the grandfather of our subject, who married, and his wife Martha bore him five sons and five daughters; John and Martha lived and died in Pennsylvania The maternal grandparents were Benjamin and Abigail Stanton, natives of North Carolina, but who became residents of Jefferson Co., Ohio, where they died; they had five sons and six daughters, of whom Benjamin was the father of the late Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War; the five sons were all practicing physicians. Benjamin Michener, the father of our subject, with his family, came to Harrison Co., Ohio, in 1821; in 1832, they removed to Logan County, where he died in 1854, aged 71 years; his wife died about 1838, and about 1840 he married for his second wife Sarah Canby,who departed this life about 1863. Mr. Michener was the father of six sons and four daughters; four now survive - Susanna, now Mrs. Jehu Brown, residing in Logan Co., Ohio; Lydia, now Mrs. Graves, living near Richmond, Ind.; David; and Martha, now Mrs. Dr. Allen Williams, residing in Kansas. Mr. Michener was a man of firm principles and unflinching character, an earnest Abolitionist and a devoted temperance man; opposing the use of tobacco and intoxicating drinks, and whose whole life was devoted to reform and justice to all men. His devoted wife, Abigail, was known as a woman of extraordinary talents and possessing a noble Christian character. Some of her children possessed, in a marked degree, her superior abilities, and were men and women of influence, and noted for their temperate, honest, Christian lives. Isaac Michener (deceased), the subject of this sketch, was born in Jefferson Co., Ohio, July 10, 1820; was married, Oct. 27, 1842, to Martha Gause, who was bom May 3, 1821, whose ancestral history is given in the sketch of Clarkson Gause; by her he had five children; four now survive - Mary Ann, born June 12, 1847; Edwin B., March 11, 1851; Samuel K., June 10, 1855; $nd Richard J., bom Sept 11. 1858. Mr. Michener, after marriage, resided in Logan County till 1855; then in Union County till 1865, when he removed to Warren County, where he died June 22, 1860. Mr. Michener was a man of firm principles, an earnest advocate of temperance, and, practicing what he professed, used no liquors or tobacco, neither tea nor coffee; was prompt and exact in all his dealings, and whose life was a model of uprightness, and a remarkably kind and affectionate husband and father, thus being an example worthy of all imitation. It is generally expected in every numerous family to find some whose characters are more or less tainted, but of Mr. Michener it is said, that, of one hundred first cousins with which he was favored, not one was known to commit a disreputable or disgraceful act, which is certainly a great honor to the family name; and it may be hoped their descendants may keep up the glorious name and character of their noble ancestors.

JOHNF. MISSILDINE, merchant, Waynesville, born in Greene Co., Ohio, Sept 21, 1839; is a son of Robert and Elizabeth (Kenton) Missildine, he a native of London, England and 6he of Maryland. The grandfather, George Missildine, was a native of England, and lived and died there. Robert was raised and educated in England, and became a more than ordinary scholar, and resided in London till about 48 years of age. In 1832, he emigrated to America, landing at Charleston, S. C.; then, or shortly after, he emigrated to Ohio, and located in Greene County, where he resided the balance of his life As slated above, he was a man of good education, and after settling in Ohio he adopted the profession of a teacher, which business he followed most of his life; he was also an active Christian worker, and a preacher in the Baptist Church. Mr. Missildine was twice married; first, to Miss Mary Griffin, in 1806, by whom he had seven children, five now living; his second wife was Elizabeth Kenton, by whom he had two children - John F. and Benjamin. Mr. Missildine departed this life Aug. 6, 1850, aged 66 years; his wife died in March, 1863, aged 65 years. Our subject was about 11 years of age when his father died; his mother with her family then located at Waynesville, where John was raised and grew to manhood, receiving a good education; he then labored on the farm during the summer and taught school in the winter for several years; was married in Junej 1865, to Miss Jemima, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Burnett; she died in September, 1868. In February, 1870, he was married to Druscella McLary, by whom he has six children - Oliver Oscar, Ella J., Howard, Mary Etta, Cecelia and John Henry. In February, 1873, Mr. Missildine entered into partnership with John Funkey, and purchased the stock of goods of J. M Hadden, one of the longest established merchants of Waynesville, and commenced his mercantile career; this partnership continued with a successful trade till March, 1881, when by mutual consent the partnership was dissolved and the stock divided, and Mr. Missildine opened out in trade at his present location; has a good stock of goods, a pleasant room, and is doing a successful trade, with good future prospects.

BENJAMIN MORRIS, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in New Jersey, July 28, 1814; is a son of Adam and Lydia (Mathers) Morris, natives of New Jersey. The grandfather was Benjamin Morris, who, it is believed, was born in New Jersey and lived and died in his native State. Adam with his family emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County in the fall of 1817, and here resided till his death. They had three sons and one daughter - William, Benjamin, John and Abigail. The latter married William Lewis of Lebanon. She died in July, 1881. aged about 60 years. Mr. Morris, when he came to this county, started out as a poor man* but was a man of energy, and by his own industry and by applying his hands to all kinds of work, he being a natural mechanic, was able to make most of the articles of utiltity of those days, and by economy he become possessed of about 300 acres of land, and in his last days was able to enjoy all the general comforts of life. Benjamin, the subject of this sketch, was a little past 3 years of age when they came to this county, and here was raised and grew to manhood accustomed to the rough fare and hardships of those times; was married, July 2, 1840, to Cynthia, daughter of John and Catharine Clements, natives of Pennsylvania, whose history is further given in sketch of John D. Clements. Mr. Morris and wife have had three children; only one now living, William H., bora March 26, 1847; the two deceased were Lydia and Susan; the latter married Eugene Evans, by whom she had one child, Lydia Esther. William H. married Lucinda Davis on Sept. 30, 1879, and resides on the home place with his father. Mr. Morris after marriage, located on the place where he still lives, having made a continued residence here of forty-one years; he has erected all the buildings on the place, which are now good and substantial with good improvements; he now owns 225 acres of good land, and is one of the substantial farmers of Wayne Township, and is one of the few pioneers still residing in this vicinity, and who experienced and remembers distinctly the rough fare and hardships of pioneer life of which the rising generations know so little about and of which by experience have no knowledge.

JAMES O'NEALL, farmer; P. O. Oregon; born in Wayne Township Dec. 7, 1816; is a son of William and Martha O'Neall, whose history is given in sketch of Abijah P. and George T. O'Neall in this Work. The subject of this sketch was raised and grew to manhood on the old home farm, and remained with his father till 27 years of age. On March 24, 1844, was united in marriage with Martha S., daughter of Joseph A. and Judith (Hampton) Salee, he a native of Virginia, and she of Kentucky. Issue, eight children, six now living - Joseph W., Mary J., Willis H., Martha J., Anna B. and Lennis E. His wife died Jan. 25, 1859; on July 3, 1861, he was married to Isabel, daughter of George and Elizabeth Longstreth; he is a native of New Jersey, and she of Warren County; by her he had one son, Abijah T. His second wife died Sept 24, 1863; and Sept. 7, 1865, he married for his third wife Mrs. Olive Daniels, a daughter of John and Rebecca Qazzard; he a native of Dutchess Co., N. Y., and she of Connecticut. Mr. Hazzard became a resident of Ohio about 1814, and Rebecca about 1810, and were married in Clinton County; they were parents of seven children, four now survive - James, Thomas, Olive and Anna. Olive was bom in Clinton County, July 18, 1827. Mr. O' Neall, after his marriage, resided four years on the old home place with his father. In May, 1848, he located where he now lives and has since resided. This farm consists of 192 acres, of which 150 acres are now in cultivation; when he came upon the place, there were about thirty acres cleared; thus is shown the vast work that has been accomplished by Mr. O'Neall, in bringing the wilderness into fine cultivated fields; he has also erected all the buildings on the place, and brought everything into its present state of improvement This sketch is another link of the pioneer history of the O'Neall family, who have performed so extensive a part in the early settlement of this township, in reducing those primeval forest, and making these fine fields and farms. Mr. O'Neall is now in his 05th year of age, and his entire life has been spent in Wayne Township; being perhaps the longest life spent from birth, without living any part of it elsewhere, of any resident in the township.

A. P. & G. T. O'NEALL, farmers; P. O. Waynesville. In the early settlement of Wayne Township, among the first and most prominent of the pioneer families, we find the O'Neall family demands an extended and especial consideration. The genealogy of this family we are able to trace to early in the eighteenth century to one Hugh O'Neale, of Irish birth, bom at Shane's. Castle, County Antrim, Ireland, who was a midshipman in the British Navy, and was in service in the American colonies, but became dissatisfied with the service and determined to leave it, and, in pursuance of this resolve, while in the Delaware River, he jumped overboard and swam to the shore. From this time he had no communication with his family; he altered the spelling of his. name by changing the last letter (e) at the end of his name to u 1." He settled in Maryland and married Ann Cox, whose father was a Captain in King William's army at the battle of the Boyne. His son William married Mary Frost, who, as well as himself, was a member of the Society of Friends. He moved from Virginia to South Carolina and settled on Mudlick Creek, Laurens District; thence he moved to Bush River, Newbury District. He was the father of six sons and one daughter, the eldest son, Abijah, being the grandfather of our subject; he married Anna Kelly. About 1797, he made a visit to this Western country, on horseback, prospecting for land and a location; there were then seven families in Waynesville, and while here one of his horses was stolen, as is supposed, by a half breed Frenchman; he returned home and he and Samuel Kelly purchased 3,000 acres of land to be located in Warren County, situated on the east side of the Little Miami River, immediately north of Caesar' s Creek. In 1799, Mr. O'Neall, with his family, left South Carolina and came to this county to occupy his land; he settled where Mr. Graham now resides, his tract embracing a large scope of land where the village of Corwin is now located, he being the first settler east of the Little Miami River. The next year, or in 1800, Mr. Kelly came and located where his son Samuel still resides. Mr. O'Neall remained where he first located till his death, May 19, 1823, aged 61 years; his wife died April 21, 1831, aged 73 years. They had eight children; seven grew to maturity; all married and raised families except one - the eldest - who died soon after his marriage, leaving no issue. Mr. O'Neall was a more than ordinary man, firm and unyielding in his principles, yet kind-hearted and free almost to a fault - giving a helping hand to every neighbor who needed assistance. He was the leading spirit in the business community, and, being a good surveyor, he had much of that work to do, and bought and sold large amounts of land for himself and others; and, as he was the first settler in this neighborhood, so he was first in activity and first as a useful and worthy citizen. William O'Neall, the father of our subject, was born in South Carolina in 1791; .hence was about 8 years of age when brought to this county by his parents; here he was raised, inured to the scenes and hardships of pioneer life; was married, Jan. 11, 1816, to Martha, a daughter of James and Elizabeth (Porter) Smith, natives of Powhatan Co., Va., by whom he had four children - James S., John K., Abijah P. and George T. - all married and residents of this county, and all prominently and favorably known., Mr. William O'Neall was in faith and principle a Quaker, being bom and raised in that Society; he seemed to possess all those firm and excellent principles of his father, embodied fully in his nature; kind and generous, energetic in all his undertakings, and whose life was a success to himself and family, and an ornament and a credit to his community; he lived to the advanced age of 83 years, and enjoyed the companionship of his noble wife for fifty seven years. He departed this life July 18, 1874; his wife, Jan. 18, 1873, aged nearly 82 years. The subjects of this sketch, the two youngest sons of William and Martha O'Neall, were raised and grew to manhood upon the old homestead farm, Abijah remaining with his father till his death; was married, Jan. 4, 1875, to Anna C., daughter of Dr. Elias and Letitia (Haines) Fisher; by this union they have one child - Margaret, bom March 28, 1877. In the summer of 1875, Mr. O'Neall erected a fine large frame house upon the eastern portion of the home farm, where he located and has since resided; has all good improvements, constituting a pleasant home and residence. Mr. O'Neall is one of the directors of the Waynesville National Bank, having been such since its organization; is also a Trustee of the Miami Cemetery Association, in which capacity he has acted since its first organization, in the spring of 1866. George T. O'Neall was united in marriage, Jan. 24, 1860, with Harriet, daughter of Jonas T. and Matilda(Ferguson) McKay. Mr. O'Neall located upon the eastern portion of the old home farm, where his parents spent many years of the prime of their life; here he has erected fine and commodious buildings and every comfort and convenience constituting a very pleasant farmer's residence.

HENRY PRATER, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom in Wayne Township Sept 8, 1840; is a son of William and Ann Eliza (Slack) Prater, he a native of this county and she of Pennsylvania. The paternal grandparents were Zach ariah and Elizabeth (O'Neall) Prater, natives of North Carolina; emigrated to Ohio in 1810 and located in Wayne Township, being among the early pioneers, and here they resided till their death; he served in the war of 1812. William, the father of our subject, was bom in 1812, two years after their location in this then wilderness of a country, and here was raised and grew to manhood, inured to the scenes and hardships of pioneer life; was married and became the father of seven children - Henry, Elizabeth Ann, Job, Rebecca, Emiline (now Mrs. Sylvanus Hartsock), Mary and Alice (now Mrs. William Hawke). Mr. Prater was a farmer through life and passed his entire life in this township; he died April 27, 1855, aged 42 years; his wife is still living, now a resident of Waynesville. The subject of this sketch was 15 years of age when his father died, and, being the eldest of seven children, great care devolved upon the mother, but she faithfully did her duty and raised them all to maturity. Henry was married, Dec. 10, 1863, to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac and Matilda Sands, whose ancestral history is given in Jonah Sand's sketch in this work. Isaac and wife had two children - Mary Elizabeth, bom Dec. 11, 1846, and Laney Jane, now Mrs. William Thompson, residing in Clinton Co., Ohio. Mr. Prater and wife have had five children; four now survive - Harry C., bora Oct. 3, 1866; Walter, April 17, 1868, died in August, 1868; Lee and Stella

(twins), bom April 27, 1873; and Isabella, bora March 28, 1875. Mr. Prater served two years in the war of the rebellion; enlisted June 10, 1882, in 84th O. V. L, and served three months, the term of his enlistment; on Dec. 18, 1803, he again enlisted in the 34th O. V. L, and served till the close of the war; was with Sheridan in all his campaign up the Shenandoah Valley, and was in nineteen marked battles, some of which were hard contested conflicts; was once taken prisoner, but made his escape; was mustered out July 27, 1865, having passed through the war without receiving a wound or scratch. Mr. Prater has devoted his life to farming, and all within Wayne Township; takes great interest in the subject of education, and has been School Director for nine years and is a member of Township Board of Education.

JESSE PUGH, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in this county and township April 4, 1831; is a son of Jesse and Mary (Woodruff) Pugh, he a native of South Carolina and she of New Jersey. The paternal grandparents were Ellis and Phebe (Coppack) Pugh, Datives of New Jersey, who emigrated to South Carolina, and thence to Ohio and settled in Warren County about 1800, being among the pioneers; at or about the same time, his brother, David Pugh, also settled here, having purchased two sections of land direct from the Government, and here they commenced their great pioneer work of opening out their farms and making homes. After more than thirty years of hardships and labors, the grandfather passed away, dying about 1836. Jesse Pugh was twice married, his first wife dying after several years' residence in this county; they had seven children - all deceased except Elizabeth, who married Joseph Young and moved to Illinois many years ago. By his last wife, Mary Woodruff, he had eight children; three now survive - Samuel, James and Jesse. Mr. Pugh died in the fall of 1842, aged 68 years; his wife died about 1871, aged 77 years. Mr. Pugh was a very unassuming man, never holding or desiring office or notoriety, but even refused them and paid his fines rather than serve. He was a hard-working, industrious farmer, and one whose word was as good as his note; was just and upright in all his dealings - whose integrity was undoubted, and, like many others of those noble pioneers, were examples worthy of all honor and should be imitated in their pure, honest and upright lives. The subject of 'this sketch was married, Feb. 20, 1868, to Jane Ann, daughter of Thomas and Susan (Carpenter) Collett, natives of England, who emigrated to America and resided in New Jersey several years, and, about 1839, came to Ohio and died in Warren County; his wife still survives and resides in Waynesville; they have five children still living - Emma, now Mrs. Hawke; Thomas; Amelia, now Mrs. Hammel, of Cincinnati; Joseph and John W. Mr. Pugh and wife have had three children, only one surviving - Walter, bora Oct. 5, 1868. Mrs. Pogh died July 14, 1873, aged 32 years. David Pugh, mentioned above, was the father of Lot Pugh, who was prominently known as a large and extensive pork-packer and dealer in Cincinnati in former days, and the Hon. George E. Pugh, of political fame and notoriety, was a son of Lot Pugh. Our subject has always followed farming as a business; purchased the place where he now lives in March, 1863, it being a part of the land of the original purchase made by David Pugh mentioned above; this farm consists of 158 acres, mostly in cultivation. Mr. Pugh moved on to the place in 1868, where he has since resided.

SAMUEL PUGH, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; born in Wayne Township May 15, 1826; is a son of Jesse and Mary Pugh (see sketch of Jesse Pugh). Our subject was about 16 years of age at the death of his father, but remained with his mother until after his majority; was married, April 23, 1861, to Asenith Ward, whose ancestors are given in the sketch of Jesse Gibbs. Mr. Pugh was married to his second wife, Rachel Joseph, June 26, 1877, a daughter of

Clement and Martha (Pugh) Joseph, he a native of Virginia and she of this county. The grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Fields) Joseph, natives of Virginia, but who emigrated to Ohio and settled in Brown County in quite an early day, where they lived and died. Clement Joseph was a small boy when his parents located in Ohio, and was raised and grew to manhood in Brown County, thence came to Warren County, where he was married and resided here a few years; thence returned to Brown County, thence removed to Indiana, where they resided till their death; he died Nov. 3, 1877; his wife died Sept. 27, 1872, aged 60 years. They had thirteen children; nine now survive - James A., Nathan B., Samuel F., Mary M, Hannah, Rachel, Minerva, Sarah E. and Melvina. Rachel was bom in Brown Co., Ohio, Oct 24, 1842. Mr. Pugh and wife have two children - Vain Victor, bom Feb. 18, 1878, and Mary Minerva, bora Nov. 27, 1879. Mr. Pugh has made farming his main business of life. On March 10, 1879, they located where they now reside; this place now consists of 115 acres, 72 of which are in cultivation, with good buildings and improvements. Mr. Pugh has never held or desired office, but has devoted himself exclusively to his farm and business interests.

JOHN T. ROBERTS, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom in Bucks Co., Penn., May 2, 1800; is a son of Edward and Ann (Trump) Roberts, natives of Pennsylvania, who were raised and grew to maturity and were married in their native State. Mr. Roberts was for many years a teamster over the mountains in Pennsylvania in an early day. About 1805 or 1806, they emigrated to Ohio, and located at the mouth of the Little Miami River, at Jarrett's Station, where he lived till about 1811; thence he moved to the American Bottoms, twelve miles below St. Louis; here his wife died in the fall of 1811; thence moved to Six Mile Prairie, above St. Louis, and, in 1812, when the war broke out, they came back to Ohio and again located at Jarrett's Station, where he resided till about 1816 ; thence he removed into Clermont County, near Richmond. While at Jarrett's Station, Mr. Roberts married for his second wife, Mrs. Rachel Mills; they resided at New Richmond until about 1820; they removed to Warren County and located on the place near Harveysburg, where Edward Roberts now lives; here he resided till his death, at the advanced age of 93 years. Mr. Roberts was a remarkably strong and healthy man, and a great worker; a man of good habits, and when he died passed away with but little sickness or pain. By his first wife, he had six children, two now living - Charlotte, now Widow Tetterrow, aged 94 years, and John T., who, when a young man, learned the cabinet-making business in Cincinnati, serving an apprenticeship of five years; this business he followed till about 23 years of age; was married, in the fall of 1822, to Hannah, daughter of Jesse Pugh, by whom he had eight children; six now survive - Adolphus D., Elizabeth, Jane, Benjamin D., Everard D.r Amanda M and John A. G. Mr. Roberts' wife died May 5, 1846. On Aug. 14, 1862, he married Lydia EL, daughter of Archibald and Ann Edwards, natives of North Carolina, but who became settlers of Ohio in 1806. Mr. Roberts has followed farming and the carpenter trade most of his life, the former having been his principal business. He bought and located where he now lives about 1837, where he has now resided forty-four years; has a fine farm of 119 acres, upon which he has erected good buildings, and now has everything comfortable and convenient around him, constituting a very pleasant home and farmer's residence Three of Mr. Roberts' sons - Everard D., Benjamin D. and John A. G. - all served through the war of the rebellion, and all escaped without a wound except Everard D. , who was severely wouuded and is now drawing a pension; he married Sarah Kelly, whose ancestors are given in the sketch of Levi Kelly. By this union, he has three children - Abigail Hannah, Mary Ethol and Bertram.

SAMUEL W. ROGERS, retired merchant, Waynesville; bom in New Jersey March 29, 1814; is a son of Joseph and Margaret (Peacock) Rogers, natives of New Jersey. The grandfather, Joseph Rogers, was also a native of New Jersey, and was a son of Abner and Hope Rogers, who lived and died in New Jersey, and, on their old homestead place, still stands the brick house built by him in 1776, which was visited by our subject in 1876, just one century after its erection. The grandfather, Joseph, married Esther Atkinson, by whom he had four sons and one daughter; he resided in his native State till in the fall of 1813, when he emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County; there he lived till his death. Joseph, the father, in 1812, walked the entire distance from New Jersey over the mountains to Warren Co., Ohio; here he bought a horse and returned to his native State on horseback.- In the fall of 1815, he emigrated with his family to this county, where he settled and has since resided, with the exception of two and one-half years' residence in Indiana, between 1823 and 182o. He served in his native State a long apprenticeship in the carpenter trade; thence became a manufacturer of the Peacock plow, and when he came to Ohio, he brought the patterns for making the cast mold- board plows - something then unknown west of the mountains; here he gave almost his exclusive attention to the manufacture of those plows for several years. At that time there was no foundry in Cincinnati, and he obtained his castings at a foundry about fifty miles southeast of here. This was in that early day a great improvement to their plows and made quite a revolution in the work of farming. Mr. Rogers is the father of eight children; four now survive - Samuel W., Esther Ann, Hope and Lydia; his wife died in 1837. In 1840, he was married to Rebecca Lippincott, with whom he is still living. Mr. Rogers was bom Oct. 30, 1789, and is now in his 92d year, and is still quite a spry, lively old gentleman, and we may wish for him yet many happy years. Our subject was but 18 months of age when brought to this county; here he was raised and grew to manhood, accustomed to the scenes and trials of those early days; was married, April 13, 1837, to Lydia Ann, daughter of Isaac and Hannah Engle, natives of New Jersey. Lydia Ann was bom in New Jersey Feb. 23, 1814. Mr. Rogers followed farming till 1848 ; thence entered upon mercantile trade in Waynesville, which business he conducted for thirty-one years - till May, 1879, when he sold his stock of goods and retired from all active business. Mr. Rogers started in life a poor man, but, by his own industry, business tact and economy, has accumulated a sufficiency, and now in his later years is able to enjoy the fruits of his own industry and labor. Mr. Rogers has held the offices of Township Treasurer and Trustee, and is a Lirector and Vice President of the National Bank of Waynesvilla

EMPSON A. ROGERS, farmer ; P. O. Waynesville ; born in Massie Township May 26, 1819; is a son of Josiah and Abigail Rogers, whose history is given in sketch of Samuel W. Rogers. The subject 6f this ' sketch remained with his father on the old home place till 33 years of age; was married, Sept. 19, 1840, to Martha T., daughter of David and Priscilla Braddock, nat|ves of New Jersey. David was a son of Daniel Braddock, who lived and died in his native State of New Jersey. David Braddock with his family emigrated to Ohio and located in Waynesville in May, 1839, a further history of whom is given in the sketch of Robert S. Braddock. Daniel and wife had eleven children, seven sons and four daughters - Reuben, Jacob Martha T. . and Joseph J. Martha T. was bom March 20, 1819. Mr. Rogers and wife have two children - Amanda H., bom Jan. 20, 1844, married John C. Ridge; Mary E., bom Aug. 31, 1851, married Samuel E. Elliott, whose sketch appears in this work. When Mr. Braddock and family came to Ohio, they moved over the mountains in wagons. Martha T. was then about 20 years of age, and she and her brother Robert bantered each other on which could walk the farthest; they walked day after day, and both walked the entire distance - 000 miles, with the exception of one-half day's ride taken by Martha, from sickness she had caused by drinking sulphur water - a feat but few young ladies in this day could accomplish. Another instance of the remarkable endurance of those pioneer women was the case of Abigail, the mother of our subject, who, when about 16 years of age, rode on horseback from Waynesville to Baltimore, Md. , to attend Friends' Yearly Meeting, and back again, which but few, if any, could now endure. Mr. Rogers has devoted his entire life to farming, with reasonable success, and is considered a model farmer. He has been Street Commissioner of Waynesville eight or ten years and served as Township Trustee several years. His daughter, Amanda H., married John C. Ridge, a son of Jacob and Marv Ridge; by him she has three children - Carrie A., bom Oct. 16, 1865; Harrie E., bom Oct. 6, 1869, and Clifford S., bom June 15, 1873.

GEORGE S. SALE, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom on the place where he now lives, March 27, 1818; is a son of Robert and Magdalene (Smith) Sale; he was bom in Amherst Co., Va., Feb. 3, 1784; she was bom in Powhatan Co., Va., June 13, 1789, and were married Nov. 10, 1808. The grandfather, John Sale, also a native of Virginia, married Miss Frances, daughter of Philip Sanders, of Caroline Co., Va., and had eleven children - Mary, Anthony, Thomas, John, Ann, Cornelius, Samuel, Elizabeth, Alexander, Robert and Martha. The great-grandfather, Anthony Sale, was bom in Essex Va. ; he was the father of eight children - Leonard, Robert, Thomas, Cornelius, Anthony, John, Richard and Elizabeth. Mr. Sale was a soldier in Washington's Regiment at the time of the defeat and death of Gen. Braddock in the French and Indian war of 1755, and was wounded in the hip, from which he was a cripple the balance of his life. Robert, the father of our subject, remained with his parents in Virginia till 22 years of age, and, about 1806, emigrated to Ohio and located with his brother, in Greene County, who had settled there some time previously as a Methodist minister. After his marriage, in 1808, he located in this county on the farm where George now lives, and here resided till his death, Oct. 1, 1823, in his 40th year of age; his wife died Aug. 5, 1839, aged 50 years. They had seven children, viz., John Fletcher, Elizabeth, Minerva, Thomas Coke, George Smith, Caroline Matilda and Cynthia Virginia. Our subject when his father died was 5 years of age, but his mother being a woman of remarkable energy and ability, managed to raise her children till they grew to maturity. Mr. Sale was married, Dec. 31, 1845, to Miss Mahala, daughter of Job and Ann (Fitzpatrick) Martin, natives of Virginia, who had six children; two now survive - Mahala and Nancy (now Mrs. Thornburg, residing in Iowa). Mr. Sale and wife by their union have three children - James C., bora Nov. 11, 1846; Mathew Job, bom April 18, 1848, and Mary Elizabeth, bom April 10, 1850. After their marriage, Mr. Sale located upon the old homestead place, where he now lives and has made a continued residence of sixty-three years, and the farm has been occupied by the Sale family for seventy- three years. This is the genealogical history of one of the thxe pioneer families of Wayne Township, who have borne their share of the hardships of pioneer life; now they have a fine farm with good improvements and all the comforts and conveniences of life. And their descendants in the future may well and gratefully remember their ancestors for the great and noble work they have accomplished in bringing from the wilderness these fine farms and homes with all their comforts for their enjoyment.

JONAH SANDS, druggist, Waynesville; bom in Loudoun Co., Va., June 10, 1822; is a son of Abijah and Elizabeth (Grady) Sands, also natives of Virginia; he lived and died in his native State, was a soldier in the war of 1812 and a farmer by occupation; was the father of eleven children, eight daughters and three sons, and two only now survive - Susanna, now Mrs. JohnWhinery, residing in Clinton Co. , Ohio, and Jonah. In the fall of 1882, Mrs. Sands with her family emigrated to Ohio and located in Greene County, where she raised her family and resided till her death; she departed this life in December, 1840, aged 64 years. Our subject was 10 years of age when brought to this State; was raised and grew to manhood in Greene County, receiving a good common-school education, and his physical strength well developed by manual labor on the farm, till 18 years of age; thence he learned the cabinet trade, which business he followed till 1850, in Waynesville, Warren Co.; thence entered upon mercantile business, in Spring Valley, Greene Co., continuing there until in the spring of 1855, when he located in Waynesville in the same business, under the firm name of Sands & Klein, which thus continued till 1860. Mr. Sands bought Mr. Klein's interest and then continued business two years and sold out, shortly after which he and Mr. Sweet became proprietors of the Miama Gazette , a weekly paper of Waynesville, in which he has since been identified; also carried on a general trading business, buying and selling whatever presented itself in a business way for his financial interests. About 1872, he purchased the drug store of Dr. Cary, in Spring Valley, which he conducted about four years and sold; thence, in the spring of 1876, he opened out in the drug trade at his present locality, under the firm name of Sands & Janney, which continued thus two years, and Mr. Sands bought Mr. Janney' s interest, and has continued the business in his own name to the present tima His store is now the oldest established in the town, has a good complete stock in his line of trade, and, by his long and extensive acquaintance and upright dealing, his general business tact and ability, has established a good prosperous trade. Mr. Sands' life has been one of activity and general prosperity, and, in the business interests of Waynesville, has been a prominent and active man; public-spirited and interested in the general public welfare of his town and community. In Greene County, was Treasurer of Sugar Creek Township; has been Mayor of Waynesville and filled i ther minor offices.

ABEL SATTERTHWAITE, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; was born on the place where he now lives, Oct. 24, 1824; is a son of John and Elizabeth (Linton) Satterth waite, natives of Bucks Co., Penn. The paternal grandparents were William and Mary Satterthwaite, natives of Pennsylvania, and who lived and died in their native State. They had eight sons and two daughters, all now deceased. William was a very successful and prosperous farmer, and provided each of his children with a farm near Philadelphia. The maternal grandfather was Samuel Linton, who was probably a native of Pennsylvania, but became a resident of Warren County in June, 1802, and died in Clinton County. John Satterthwaite emigrated to Ohio about the same time, or soon after, the Linton family came; here he married and became the father of seven children; two now survive - Mary, now Widow Bailey, and Abel. These were true pioneer families, opening out right in the woods and experiencing all the roughness of those early days. When the Linton family settled in Clinton County, there were no roads - nothing but blazed paths through the unbroken forests. John Satterthwaite was one of th9 active prominent men of his day; he engaged in mercantile trade in Waynesville for several years; thence engaged in the milling business at what is now Mt. Holly, and started that town; he also established and run a line of stages from Cincinnati to Columbus for many years, and was the contractor and builder of the Old Friends' Meetinghouse, and erected a great many houses in Waynesville - in fact, was the* leading active spirit in the business and progress of this community; he died in June, 1837, aged 51 years; his wife died Dec. 25, 1871, aged 85 years. The subject of this sketch was raised to manhood on the place where he now lives; was married, in April, 1864, to Lydia, daughter of Abraham and Ruth Cook, whose history is given in the sketch of Levi Cook; issue, four children, three sons and one daughter - Israel, bom March 3, 1867; Henry, born Aug. 29, 1869; Sarah, bom Aug. 2, 1871; died Sept 23, 1880, aged 9 years, and Willie, bom Jan. 29, 1874. Mr. Satterthwaite has given his main attention to raising and dealing in stock, and has always resided upon the old homestead place. This farm has now been in the possession of the Satterthwaite family for three-quarters of a century, and a part of the brick house now standing on the place was erected in 1812. Mr. Satterthwaite is a man of firm principles and integrity of character; a strong advocate of temperance and moral reform, and is one of the substantial and most worthy citizens of this community.

HENRY SHERWOOD, retired farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bora at Columbia, near Cincinnati, July 13, 1807; is a son of Thomas and Dorcas Sherwood, whose history is contained in the sketch of Jonathan Sherwood, of Massie Township. The paternal grandparents were Henry and Elizabeth Sherwood, natives of Maryland, and their ancestors, it is believed, came from Wales. The grandparents lived and died in Maryland. The subject of this sketch was a child 3 or 4 years of age when brought to the then wilderness of Warren County, and here was raised and grew to manhood; was married, June 9, 1833, to Hester A, daughter of Francis and Eleanor Jeffry, natives of New Jersey, by whom he had six children; four now survive - Elizabeth, bom June 17, 1834, now Mrs. G. W. Terry; Thomas, bom Dec. 8, 1835; Sarah, bom June 10, 1837, now Mrs. George W. Elbon, and Francis, bom June 8, 1839. Two deceased were Mary and Samuel; the latter enlisted in the war of the rebellion in the 79th O. Y. L, in the summer of 1862, and was accidentally shot by one of his comrades at Lavem, Tenn., living but a few hours, and died Aug. 9, 1863. Mrs. Sherwood died May 20, 1863. On March 15, 1866, he married Mrs. Malinda H. Campbell, a daughter of Eli and Ann (Hadley) Hale, natives of South Carolina, but who emigrated to Ohio and settled in Clinton County about 1808 to 1810. The grandparents were William and Sarah Hadley, natives of South Carolina, and settled in Clinton County, in 1816, both these families being pioneers of Clinton County. Mr. Sherwood by his last wife has one child - Anna, bom Jan. 24, 1867. Mr. Sherwood, in 1833, located on a farm he purchased of Noah Haines, where he resided nearly half a century. In February, 1880, he removed to Waynesville, where he has since resided, retired from all active business. Mr. Sherwood has been one of the prominent farmers of Warren County - an active, industrious man, whose labors have been crowned with success; he held many of the offices of the Township and was County Commissioner from 1851 to 1868 inclusive, a period of eighteen years; was a Justice of the Peace, Appraiser, and held the office of Township Trustee for many years, and whose official work and active useful life will be found more fully written of in the history of Washington Township in this work.

AMOS B. SIDES, dealer in grain and agricultural implements, Waynesville, bom in Warren County Sept. 5, 1839, is a son of Samuel and Mary (Rutter) Sides, natives of Lancaster Co., Penn.; they emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County in 1837, about three miles north of Lebanon, and here they spent the balance of their lives; he died June 23, 1854, aged 55 years; his wife died Nov. 22, 1858, aged 57 years. They were parents of twelve children, eight sons and four daughters; eight now survive - Samuel, John R., George W., Henry K., Amos B., Sarah (now Mrs. Haines) and Martha M (now Mrs. Dunwiddie). Mr. Sides, when he arrived in this county, was a poor man; his capital consisted of two S10 gold pieces, one of which he gave for one barrel of potatoes, the largest of which was not larger than a walnut He rented land for several years. In 1849 or 1850, he purchased a farm of 50 acres, upon which he lived two years, when he sold this place and bought 120 acres, upon which he lived till his death, at which time he was worth 18,000 - the fruits of industry and energy. The subject of this sketch was 15 years of age when his father died, after which he worked from place to place by the month till 20 years of age; thence he entered upon farming, which business he followed about ten years. In the spring of 1870, he, with his brother, John R., entered upon the lumber trade at Corwin, at which they continued three years; thence he formed a partnership with his brother, George W., as dealers in grain and agricultural implements, in Waynesville, where they have continued to the present time. They have established a good trade and are doing a very prosperous business, second to but few in the county. Mr. Sides is not only an active business man, but has filled many of the offices of his township, having served as Assessor, Township Trustee and a member of the Council of Waynesville. On April 11, 1861, he was married, to Miss Prudie E., daughter of Wesley and Susan Haines, whose history is given in the sketch of Ner Haines. By this union they have one child - Susan F., bom Jan. 30, 1862.