Warren County, Ohio - Biographical sketches (2 of 2 so headed), 1882 (part 8 of 16)

ALBERT STACY, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom in the State of New York Sept. 4, 1819; is a son of John and Mary (Wilson) Stacy, he a native of Vermont and she of the State of New York. John Stacy grew to manhood in his native State; was married and emigrated to the Western part of the State of New York; in 1832, emigrated to Ohio and located in Wayne County; in 1836, removed to Mercer County, where he died in 1846, aged 56 years; she survived him about two years and died, aged 58 years; they had four sons and three daughters; three now survive - Albert, Henry aud Phoebe Jane (now Mrs. Blue, residing in Champaign Co. , Ohio). Mr. Stacy was a soldier in the war of 1812; was one of the pioneers of Mercer County and there performed much hard labor in opening out a farm right from the woods. The subject of this sketch was about 17 years of age when they located in Mercer County, and there remained with his father till his death; was married, in May, 1844, to Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Harper and Catharine Martin, Harper, natives of Jefferson Co., Penn.; they had eleven children; six now survive - Elizabeth; Mary, now Mrs. Robert Dill; Catharine, now Mrs. J. Austin; Caroline, now Mrs. Harb; Daniel Wesley and William. Mr. Stacy and wife have had eight children; five now survive - Joseph Milton, Henry R., Elizabeth Ann (now Mrs. Taylor), William H. and Sabina Jane, now Mrs. Lamb. In 1856, Mr. Stacy moved from Mercer to Warren County, and, in 1857, located at Raysville and entered upon the mercantile trade; also ran a saw-mill in partnership with Mahon and Owen Mills; thence the firm changed to Mahon & Webster Mills; thence, in 1860, Mr. Stacy bought out the interests of his partners and carried on a successful business till 1866, when he sold out to George Sides, since which he has devoted his attenion to farming, with the exception of two years of mercantile trade with Josiah Hough as partner. Mr. Stacy has b6en a man of great energy and industry, and, as he expresses it, has seen many "ups and down8,,, but his life has been one of success and usefulness. He served as Justice of the Peace in Mercer County and has been one of the substantial citizens of his community.

DREW SWEET, editor Miami Gazette , Waynesville; born in Tyrandreath, Cornwall, England, Feb. 24, 1839; emigrated to the United States in the fall of 1851, with his mother and sister, and with them settled in Waynesville, in December, of the same year.. The sister, Anne Drew, died in the March following, in a house which stood where now the Episcopal Church stands; her age was nearly 15 years. Thomisine Sweet, the mother (whose maiden name was Kingdon), married James Sweet, who died in Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies, in 1843, he being at the time engaged as Inspector of Mt. Vernon Mine in that island. The youngest child of this marriage, Kingdon Drew, died at the age of 5 years at the place of his birth. The only remaining offspring. Drew Sweet, the subject of this sketch, has been, since 1805, the founder and editor of the village paper of Waynesville, the Miami Gazette , and had previously been joint publisher of the Miami Visitor of Waynesville, and the Herald of Astoria, Long Island. Of th ? Drew and Kingdon antecedents, both belonging to Mrs. Sweet's maternal 'side, we quote from Chambers' Encyclo- :pedia " Drew, Samuel, 1763 - 1833 - a native of Cornwall, England In 1799, published some 'Remarks on Tom Payne's Age of Reason.' This was followed by ' Remarks on Payne; Essay on the Immateriality and Immortality of the Soul; E say on the Identity and General Resurrection of the Human Body;' a 'History of Cornwall," and 'An Attempt to Demonstrate from Reason and Revelation the Necessary Existence, Essential, Perfection and Superintending, Providence of an Eternal Being, Who is the Creator, the Supporter and the Governor of all Things.' " The founder of the Kingdon family " came over with William." Loyson's History of Cornwall, speaks of the family thus: "Kingdon, of Trehunsey, in Quithock and Trenouth, in St. Cleer, an ancient family, the present representative of which is William Kingdon, Esq., of St. Cleer. There are several clergy in the northern part of the county descended from a younger branch of this family, settled in Devon. Arms of Kingdon : Arg., a chevron sable, between three magpies proper." Drew Sweet was married, July 2, 1874, to Mary Agnes Kearney. Of this union, two daughters were born - Anne Kearney. May 29, 1875, and Sophie Kingdon, bom Dec. 31, 1877; died Aug. 13, 1878.

EDWIN SWENEY, tile manufacturer, WTaynesville; bom in Clear Creek Township, Warren Co., Oct. 14, 1827; is a son of James and Clarissa (Coffeen) Sweney, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Jefferson Co., N. Y. The paternal grandparents were William and Sarah Sweney, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Virginia; they emigrated to Ohio, landing at Cincinnati in 1799; thence into Warren County, and settled four miles north of Lebanon, and here spent the balance of his life, performing his full share of pioneer life. He was a natural mechanic and in that day made himself very useful in manufacturing shoes, chairs and articles of general utility and demand in that day. J ames Sweney was 3 years of age when brought to this wilderness, and here was raised to manhood, inured to the roughness and deprivations of those early days; was married and became the father of five children; four now survive - D. Clinton, Edwin, Monroe and Helen (now Mrs. Dr. Thomas G. Farr, residing at Selma, Greene Co., Ohio). Mr. Sweney located upon the part of the section of land which was purchased by hie father when he first located in this county, and here he resided during his entire life; he died in January, 1879, nearly 83 years of age; his wife still resides on the old home place, now 80 years of age. This land, their first purchase, has now been in possession of the Sweney family for more than fourscore years. Mr. Sweney devoted himself exclusively to farming - a very unassuming man, not courting or desiring public office or notoriety, but a kind neighbor and a good citizen; served one term as County Commissioner. The maternal grandparents were Goldsmith and Reform Coffeen, natives of Vermont, who first emigrated to Jefferson Co., N. Y. ; thence to Warren Co. , Ohio, where they lived and died near Red Lion. The subject of this sketch was raised to farm labor, and remained with his father till 1850, when he emigrated to Iowa, where, on Feb. 18, 1851, he was united in marriage with Dorcas F., daughter of Solomon and Rebecca Redman, natives of Kentucky; Solomon was a son of Thomas Redman; Rebecca was a daughter of

James Williams, of Kentucky. Solomon and family emigrated to Iowa about 1837. In 1849, he went to California, where he died about one year after leaving home; his wife died in Iowa about 1871. They had ten children; five now survive - William, Elijah, Martha (now Mrs. Smith), Dorcas and George, all of whom reside in theWest, except Dorcas; she was bora Dec. 28, 1833. Mr. Sweney and wife have three children - Clara, bora Nov. 10, 1851 ; Arthur M. and Ella I. (twins), bora June 16, 1867; Mr. Sweney was a carpenter by trade, and after his marriage followed that business in Iowa till 1855; thence he moved to Wisconsin; thence in the winter of 1859-60, removed to Warren Co., Ohio, and here carried on his trade till in 1869, when he engaged in the business of manufacturing tile at Red Lion. In 1874, he formed a partnership with M. Josiah Hough, of Raysville, where they have continued the business to the present time. Mr. Sweney is one of the pioneers in the tile 'manufacturing business, and we may safely say, in the quality of their tile, they are probably not excelled by any and equaled by very few.

HIRAM C. TAYLOR, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bora in Frederick Co. , Va., Feb. 19, 1832; is a son of Hiram W. and Rachel (Morgan) Taylor, natives of Virginia. The grandfather, Abraham Taylor, was also a native of Virginia, and lived and died in his native State. Hiram W. was raised and grew to manhood in his native State, and married and became the father of eleven children ; seven now survive - Morgan, J ames, John, Hiram C., Martha, Edna and Elizabeth. Mr. Taylor resided in Virginia till 1856, when he emigrated to Ohio and settled in Wayne Township, Warren Co., and engaged in teaching school, which, with the mercantile trade, he followed for the balance of his lifa He lost his wife in Virginia, who died June 9, 1856. He married for his second wife Mary Ann Chenoweth, by whom he had one child (deceased). Mr. Taylor died Aug. 11, 1868. The subject of this sketch was raised in Virginia, and married Margaret Lloyd, Jan. 28, 1858, a daughter of James and Sarah Lloyd, natives of Virginia, who, with Mr. Taylor, emigrated to Ohio in November, 1860, and located in Wayne Township. Mr. Taylor and wife have had six children; five now survive - Rochell, William, Charles) Lizzie and John. Mr. Taylor followed milling about four years in this county; the balance of his life has been devoted to farming; he bought and located upon the place where he now lives in March, 1880, where he has since resided and has a very pleasant home and good farm

ANDREW J. THORPE, retired merchant, Waynesville; bora in Kentucky Dec. 7, 1814; is a son of John and Mary (Hall) Thorpe, he a native of Kentucky and she of New Jersey. The grandfather, Andrew Thorpe, was bora in Virginia, and emigrated to Kentucky, where he lived and died. Mr. John Thorpe married his wife in -this county about 1811, and located in Mason Co., Ky., where he resided till 1820; he located in Cincinnati and entered upon mercantile trade, which business he carried on for about thirteen years; he died in 1833, aged about 52 years; his wife died in December, 1878, aged 81 yeare. They were the parents of six children; three now survive - Ann, now Widow Johns, living in Indiana; Andrew J. and Thomas W. Our subject remained with his father till his death, being then about 19 years of age, and brought up and educated to the mercantile trade, which business he fallowed mid prosecuted with vigor at various points in Ohio and Indiana, until about 1850, when he entered upon trade in Cincinnati, where he continued an active successful business man till 1873, when he sold out and retired to his present place of residence, in Waynesville. Mr. Thorpe's life has been one of great activity, conducting business with energy, tact and ability, which has been crowned with financial success, and now is living at his fine residence in Waynesville in his advancing years, in the quiet enjoyment of the fruits of his past labors and industry. Mr. Thorpe was united in matrimony, in 1836, with Mirriam Fallis, daughter of Isaiah and Elizabeth Fallis, natives of Pennsylvania; issue, two children - Mary Elizabeth, bom Aug. 26, 1838, and William H. H., born June 7, 1841.

J. WOODROW WARNER, retired, Waynesville, bom near Chillicothe, Ohio, Oct 23, 1823, is a son of Levi and Elizabeth (Winder) Warner, natives of Pennsylvania The grandfather, Levi Warner, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and lived and died in his native State; he married Lydia Woodrow, who lost her life by being burned to death in the house of a neighbor, which took fire, the roof falling in upon her, from which she could not be extricated. The father, Levi, was raised in Pennsylvania, and when a young man emigrated to Ohio and settled near Chillicothe in a very early day, when there was but one cabin where now stands the flourishing town; here he remained a short time, and returned to Philadelphia and resided about three years, employed in the custom house; thence he returned to Chillicothe, was married, and settled on a farm, and engaged extensively in stock-raising and as a dealer in the same, driving through to Philadelphia large droves of cattle every year; he resided in Ross County till 1852, when, to be convenient to meeting - as he was a member of the Society of Friends - he moved into Clark County and there resided till his death, which occurred March 9, 1853, aged 76 years; his wife died April 8, 1844, aged 57 years; they had two children - J. Woodrow and Levi. Mr. Warner was thrice married - first, to Massey Winder; issue, six children; five now survive - Annie, Massey, Lydia, Simeon and Abner; his last wife was Mi's. Margaret Smith, daughter of a Mr. Wilson; she by her first husband had two children - Margretta and Mahlon. Our subject remained with his father till his majority, brought up on the farm; thence he engaged as clerk in a general store, and for several years remained engaged in a store and on the farm; was married, March 22, 1849, to Mahala, daughter of John and Ruth (Hale) Hadley, natives of North Carolina; the maternal grandparents, Jacob and Martha Hale, were among the pioneers of Ohio, locating near Cincinnati when there was but one house on this side of the river; Mahala was bom in Clinton Co., Ohio, Feb. 25, 1827 ; the paternal grandparents were William and Sarah Hadley, who were also pioneers, and settled in Ohio only one year after Mr. Hale and family. John and Ruth Hadley were parents of six children, who grew to maturity; four now survive - Maria, Mahala, Julia and Eli.

ALEXANDER WILLIAMS, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom in Highland Co., Ohio, Sept. 10; 1830; is a son of Alexander and Mary (Gordon) Williams, he a native of New Jersey and she of Virginia. Mr. Williams, when a small boy, was stolen from his home by the Indians and carried away and kept in captivity nearly four years, when, fortunately, a white trader happened among them, observed the boy and succeeded in capturing him, and brought him to Cincinnati and put up at the tavern where the landlord was an uncle to the child; he recognized the child by a small hone or whetstone which had his father's name engraved upon it, and which the child had with him when taken from his home, and which the child had carefully treasured and kept all that time; the child was now with his friends, and remained with his uncle, who, it seems, not only kept the tavern, but ran a boat across the river for the transfer of persons from Ohio to Kentucky, and vice versa; one morning very early, a man called to be transported across the river, and the uncle sent .the boy to take him over; when a short distance from the shore, some men came hurriedly to the river and demanded the boy to return with his man, but the stranger presented a revolver to the boy's head and forced the boy to row on; at this instant, one of the men on the shore drew up his rifle and shot the stranger in the boat dead on the spot, who, it seems, was a criminal of some kind; this was a trying ordeal for the lad, and so frightened him that he was not fond of rowing any more strangers across the river. The child grew to manhood; was a soldier in the war of 1812; was married and became a resident of Warren County, locating near Springboro, where he resided till his death, about 1852, aged 65 years, his wife having died many years previously. They had twelve children; eight now survive - William, Catharine, Robert, Thomas, Samuel, Alexander, Amanda and Richard. Our subject was very young when his mother died, but remained with his father till the age of 14 years, when he received a home with James O'Neall, where he lived till his majority; was married, Aug 12., 1855, to Miss Mary, daughter of Israel and Lucy Ann (Thompson) Venard, he a native of Kentucky and she of Ohio; Israel was a son of James and Nancy Venard, and was born Nov. 21, 1796, and when about 6 weeks old was brought to Warren County; located in Deerfield Township, where they resided several years, and where James Venard died; Israel grew to manhood; was married, Jan. 20, 1828, and, after several years' residence in Deerfield Township, he removed to Butler County; in 1850, returned to Warren County and located on the place where Mr. Williams now lives, and here resided till his death, Nov. 6, 1880, aged 84 years; his wife died in 1844; they had three children; two now survive - James Harvey and Mary; she was born in Deerfield Township July 31, 1835. Mr. Williams and wife have had eleven children; seven now survive - Harry Edgar, Anna Laura, John M , Martha Jane, G. Wilbur, J\£aggie May and Catharine Amanda. Mr. Williams, in 1859, located upon the farm where he now lives and has since resided.

FRANCIS A. WILLIAMSON, M. D., deceased, (late of Waynesville), was born Nov. 14, 1812, at Manney's Neck, North Carolina, near the line of Virginia; was a son of Francis and Elizabeth (Worrel) Williamson, natives of Virginia, his ancestors being of Scotch descent. Mr. Williamson was possessed of a large estate, which was located partly in Virginia and partly in North Carolina, being at one time a large slave-owner, and was a very prominent man of that State - a man of good education and high intellectual attainments, a devoted Christian gentleman, and a minister in the Christian denomination for twenty years; a liberal thinker and progressionist, far ahead of most of his cotemporaries of that day, and convinced of the evil of slavery, he gratuitously liberated all his slaves; he was the father of six children; three now survive - Elijah, James, and Mary, now Mrs. Bryant, residing in Virginia. Our subject, at quite an early age, was sent to school and acquired a good education under the instructions of the teachers of Murfreesboro,. N. C. ; he early acquired a taste for literature, and about 1832 taught a classical school in Hanover, Va., after which he read medicine with Dr. Trezvant, of Jerusalem, Va. ; thence attended two courses of lectures at the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, and thence two courses at Cincinnati, and received his degree of M. D. in 1845. In 1837-38, he traveled over the Western States, lecturing on one of his favorite themes - phrenology; he visited jails, asylums and penitentiaries, traveling over twenty States of the Union, and occasionally delivering lectures before literary institutions. In December, 1839, was celebrated his union with Miss Miriam Pierce, who was born in Wilmington, Ohio, in 1822; she was a daughter of Richard and Mary (Fallis) Pierce, he a native of Wilmington, Del., and she of Virginia; the great -great-grand mother, Miriam Pierce, was a physician and nurse in the Revolutionary war, for which services she received $700 per year. The ancestors of the Fallis family were of English descent, and became early settlers of Virginia, and were among the most prominent families of that State; John Fallis, the father of Mary, became very wealthy, owning large tracts of land in Pennsylvania, and later in life he owned 8,000 acres of land in Clinton Co., Ohio. Dr. Williamson and wife, by their union, had six children; four now survive - Mary, now Mrs. Cadwallader; Agnes E., Frank F. and Charles G. The Doctor was a successful practitioner of medicine and surgery forty years. In 1862, he entered into the exciting arena of the war as a Surgeon, and shortly after was, by Gen. Rose crana, promoted to a Surgeon on his own staff. He was passionately devoted to his profession, and to the very last was a close student, ever keeping pace with, the onward march of science and the unrestrainable progress of events. After the war, he settled down to the practice of his profession at his chosen home, leading a scholastic and domestic life, suited to his nature - fond of home, family, friends and books; and in their enjoyment he passed the early evening of his life, which ended before the night of old age and infirmity dark ened down upon him; he died of paralysis, July 15, 1878. His widow, Mrs. Williamson, is very pleasantly situated, having a beautiful home and residence, with the society of a loving daughter and son; she was a faithful and devoted wife, and upon whom the Doctor relied to a great extent for his impulses of strength in his later years; she is also a physician of thirty years' practice or more, and has a noted reputation over a large extent of country for her magnetic powers and skill in the treatment of disease, her field of practice reaching to the large cities of Dayton, Cincinnati, Richmond, Chicago and others.

ANDREW H. WILLIAMSON, farmer; P. O. Waynesville; bom near Tren ton, N. J., Sept. 4, 1819, is a son of John and Ann (Hagerman) Williamson, natives of New Jersey. John Williamson was a farmer in bis native State, and lived and died there, departing this life in the spring of 1820, aged 85 years, leaving his widow with five small children, viz., Permelia, Eliza Sophia, Cornelius, Andrew H. and John, the latter being born six months after Mr. Williamson's death; two of the children, Andrew and Eliza, were taken and raised by their uncle, Andrew Hagerman, and the others Mrs. Williamson managed to keep and raise to maturity. About 1881, she, with her family, emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, where, the next year, she bought a farm in Clear Creek Township, and there resided till her death; she departed this life Dec. 6, 1859, in her 78th year of age. Our subject was about 16 months of age when his father died, and, as stated above, was raised by Mr. Hagerman, who emigrated to Warren County a few years prior to Mrs. Williamson and family. Andrew was married, Feb. 6, 1849, to Matilda, daughter of James and Catharine Boyle, he a native of Kentucky and she of New Jersey ; they had nine children; five now survive - Matilda, Amanda Jane, Achsha Anna, Joseph and Jamea Mr. Boyle came to Warren County when a boy; was raised and married here, and has always remained a resident of this county. His wife died Aug. 21, 1877. He is a resident of Lebanon, where he has lived thirtythree years, and is now 79 years of age. Matilda was bom in Warren County July 6, 1827. Mr. Williamson and wife have had six children - Sylvan S., bora March 18, 1850; Luella B., March 10, 1853; Florence Rosaline, Sept. 25, 1856; Harry H. , April 4, 1860; Clifford Wade, March 8,1868; and MaiyMaree, bom Feb. 3, 1872. The eldest daughter, Luella B., was married, March 10, 1875, to Marion F. Ramsey, a native of Montgomery Co., Ohio, bom Dec. 14, 1848, a son of Bloomfield and Matilda Ramsey, by whom she had one child, Ernest Waldo, bom Dec, 29, 1876: Mr. Ramsey was killed by being kicked by a horse Aug. 13, 1880, aged 32 years. Mr. Williamson, after marriage, located on a farm near Lebanon, where he remained two years, thence moved to the old homestead place, the Williamson farm, near Ridge ville, where he resided twenty-four years. In February, 1876, they located upon their present farm, where they have since resided. This farm is koown as the old Good farm, and beautifully located on a high elevation one mile east of Corwin, and constitutes a very pleasant home and farmer's residence.

GEORGE M. ZELL, undertaker and furniture-dealer, Waynesville, born in Harrison Co., W. Va., Oct. 8, 1814, is a son of John and Mary (Tyson) Zell, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of West Virginia; the grandfather, Jacob Zell, was a native of Pennsylvania, his father being born in Germany; Jacob Zell lived and died in his native State. The maternal grandfather, Enos Tyson, was born in Baltimore, Md., and eminent in the Quaker Church, as were also his ancestors, and noted for their philanthropy and the great aid and influence they gave to the anti-slavery cause in this country. About 1787, Mr. Tyson moved into Virginia and entered a large amount of lands under Gov. Lee, of that State, and there resided till his death, which occurred about 1820; their children grew to maturity, and most of them located in Ohio, and their mother, then a widow about 75 years of age, felt a great desire to go to her children, and though in the middle of the winter of 1829, she, aged as she was, started on horseback to make the entire journey, which she accomplished nicely - a remarkable feat for a woman of her age; thence she resided with her children till her death, dying in Warren County in 1889, aged 86 years. John Zell, when but a boy, his mother having died, left his native State with the family who had raised him and settled in Virginia about the year 1800; there he grew to manhood and married, and became the father of twelve children - nine sons and three daughters - of whom eight now survive - George M., Ruth H., Olive, Oliver, Edgar, Jacob, James Harvey and Benjamin Franklin; the first six mentioned were bora in Virginia, and the last two in Ohio. Mr. Zell was a farmer by occupation; in the fall of 1828, he emigrated to Ohio and located in Clinton County; thence, in spring of 1886, located near Waynesville, where they resided till their death; she died in the summer of 1845, aged 50 years; he died in 1851, aged 60 years. Our subject, the eldest of his father's family, remained with his parents till of age, and rendered them great assistance when often they needed it in support of their large family. Mr. Zell has been twice married - first, in 1836, to Miss Eunice Kelley, a descendant of the old Quaker family from South Carolina who settled here in an early day; issue, three children - Harriet A., Cicero and Calvin. His wife died in the summer of 1845. In the spring of 1849, he was married to Mrs. Grace Hendley, daughter of Paul and Naomi Huston, natives of New Jersey; issue by this marriage, three children - Walter, Lola and Della; Mrs. Hendley had one child, William, by her first husband. Mr. Zell has spent his business life mostly in Waynesville; has done much for the public interests of this town and its surroundings; has been a great friend of schools and education; he took an active part in getting the system of graded schools established in Waynesville, and has been a member of the School Board twenty years; has held many offices of the village and township, as Constable, Assessor, etc. Mr. Zell is now in partnership with his son, Walter, and George W. Hawke, in the manufacture and sale of furniture and the undertaking business, which they have successfully carried on for six years.

PHILIP ALEXANDER, farmer; P. O. Springboro; bom on the same section of land where he now lives, May 31, 1807; is a son of Andrew and Sallie Alexander, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Ohio and settled in Warren County, on Sec. 31, Clear Creek Township, in 1798, one of the earliest settlers in this vicinity; here he purchased a pre-emption right for a tract of land, for which he gave " one white steer," and here he opened out right in the woods and endured all the roughness of log-cabin life. Prior to settling on the above land, Mr. Alexander was an early settler in Kentucky, and there experienced much rough pioneer life; he was a soldier with the old pioneer, Daniel Boone, in the defense of the settlers against the Indians, and his noble wife "run out" bullets for them; those were days that tried men's souls, but these brave pioneers endured it all to make homes and prepare the way for all these comforts which the present generations enjoy; here, on the farm where he firat settled, on Clear Creek Township, he lived and labored till his death, which occurred by an accident in falling from a fence, by which his neck was broken, producing instant death; this occurred July 6, 1822, aged 68 years; his wife survived him till 1861, aged 94 years. They had one son and three daughters, two now living - Betsy, now widow Wheaton; and Philip, our subject Philip was 15 years of age when his father was killed, but remained with his mother till 26 years of age; was married, March 28, 1832, to Lydia Ann, daughter of Philip and Mary (Walter) Snyder, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Warren County in 1830 *by this union they have had ten children; eight now survive - John Andrew, Mary Ann (now Mrs. Deacons), Sarah Jane (now Mrs. Henry Trow), Harriet Elvira (now Mrs. J. Decker), Cornelia (now Mrs. William Sheets), Samuel Snyder, Philip Milton and Lydia Melvina (now Mrs. Frank Inglebrant). Of these sons, John A. and Samuel S. were soldiers in the late war of the rebellion; John A. enlisted, in 1861, in the 35th O. Y. I., for three! years or during the war; he served over a year, and was discharged on account of sickness, but subsequently returned and did Government service on bridges for two years; Samuel J. enlisted, in 1862, in the 2d O. Y. H. A., and served through the war, and received an honorable discharge Aug. 23, 1865. Thus, while our subject performed his full share of pioneer work, he also furnished two sons, in a later day, to fight in defense of the rights and liberties of one of the best governments on the face of the earth. Mr. Alexander is now 74 years of age, and the entire three score and fourteen years have been spent on the same section and near the spot where he now lives ; he and his companion have journeyed together, bearing life's burdens and enjoying its pleasures, for half a century; have witnessed the vast changes that have taken place in the transformation of the wilderness into fine cultivated farms, with all their present comforts and conveniences; and we may hope that the present and future generations may give due honor to these worthy pioneers, who have -done so much and endured so many hardships for their future comfort and happiness.

W. WALLACE BAIRD, miller, Springboro, Ohio, was bom at Miamisburg, Montgomery Co., Ohio, Aug. 8, 1846. He was a son of Bedent and Margaret (Silver) Baird, who were of Scotch and German descent. Our subject came to Springboro in 1872 and took charge of the mechanical department of the Miami Valley College, in which capacity he continued for two years.

He afterward purchased the old Spring Garden Mill, one of the early mills of the county, and in 1877 built a new mill near its site; since then, he has made milling his principal business. He was married, June 22, 1876, to Catharine M. Maltbie, a daughter of Arthur and Nancy J. (Moses) Maltbie; by this marriage, two children were bom, viz., Arthur, deceased, and Mable, now living. In 1878, Mr. Baird built a line brick residence on Main street, in Springboro, where he now lives; it is one of the finest residences in the town, and attracts attention by its commanding appearance and the beauty of its construction. .«g WILLIAM H. BALLARD, merchant and Postmaster, Red Lion; bom in Connecticut July 1, 1817; is a son of Jesse and Thankful (Warren) Ballard? natives of Connecticut, who emigrated to the State of New York; thence, about 1848, to Ohio and located in Warren County; thence, in 1846, removed to Preble County, where he died; his wife returned to Warren County, where she resided with her son, our .subject, till her death, about 1858. She, it is believed, was a grand daughter of Gen. Warren, of Revolutionary fame; they had three sons, one only now living - William H. Mrs. Ballard was twice married, first, to a Mr. Smith, by whom she had one daughter - Wealthy (deceased). Our subject was but three years of age when his father moved to New York State; there he grew to manhood and married, and, in 1840, emigrated to Ohio and located at Red Lion, where he has since resided - a period of forty-one years. Here we desire to revert back to the time of Mr. Ballard' s arrival in this county with his family, consisting of his wife and two small children. Their worldly possessions consisted of one bed and a few household goods in one mediumsized store-box, with $1.25 in money, which he immediately laid out for medicine to cure his wife of the ague. The first work he did was cutting up corn at 50 cents per day; he then entered upon the manufacture of matches by hand, with a knife, having been fortunate enough to bring with him from the East a small amount of compound for the dipping of the matches; for these, he found, a ready sale, though the demand was limited; he succeeded in making enough to procure a very scanty living; he continued on, and the demand for his matches increased, and his manufacture and sale increased in proportion. At one time, to obtain timber for his matches, he walked four miles to the Shaker mill and obtained a large pine slab, and carried it home on his shoulder; this made him quite an amount of stock for trade. Having thus far traveled on foot to make sale of his goods, he now built and caused to be built a rough cheap wagon, and, in the spring of 1845, bought an old horse for $18, for which he gave his note; this was one degree of improvement in business. When his note became due, he met its payment. Thus little by little he plodded on. In 1846, he obtained the appointment of Postmaster, which then paid from $7 to $10 per quarter. He then purchased a very small stock of groceries; his wife attended the post office and store and to her household affairs. This yielded a small profit, while Mr. Ballard continued the manufacture of matches with increased zeal. His next step of progress was the manufacture of a machine of his own invention for splitting out his matches; this enabled him to increase the rapidity of manufacture, commensurate with the demand. Thus he continued onward and upward in progress, till he was able to enjoy a few of the common comforts of life. He then purchased a vacant lot, then an old building, which he moved on to it; continued active in business; invented more improvements on his machine, and finally purchased a small engine and boiler; employed more help and increased his volume of business and profits; purchased another property, and, from time to time, another, till at the present time, by his business and traffic, he has become one of the wealthiest men in Red Lion. After Mr. Ballard had made a good start in life, he entered upon the study of law, under and through the aid of Maj. Williams, of Lebanon?

and, although he has never applied for admission to the bar, he has done a large practice at home and in the Probate Court. He has held the appointment of Postmaster continuously since 1846, except four years under Buchanan's administration - a period of thirty-five years, unsurpassed, perhaps, by any present incumbent in the county. This is a brief sketch of one who has arisen from poverty and obscurity to wealth and prominence by his own industry and energy - a purely self-made man, which has few parallels, and we hope that its presence upon these pages may in future times inspire many a poor young man with nerve and energy and induce him to "go and do likewise. " Mr. Ballard and wife had six children; three now survive - George, Laura (now Mrs. Kellenberger) and Mary M.

JONATHAN J. BANER, carriage manufacturer and Justice of the Peace, Springboro; bom in New Jersey Nov. 3, 1812; is a son of Isaac and Sarah (Jones) Baner, natives of New Jersey, the Baner ancestors being of French descent Isaac was a shoemaker by trade, and followed that business in his native State till 1818; he and his family emigrated to Ohio and settled near Waynesville; thence, in 1821, moved to Springboro, where he carried on trade the balance of his life; he died, in 1869, aged 80 years; his wife survived him till 1875, when she died, aged 86 years. They had four children - Jonathan J. ; Lydia, now Mrs. James Crosby; William, residing in New York City, and Joseph, who resides in Illinois. The maternal grandparents were Jonathan and Mary Jones, natives of New Jersey, who lived and died in their native State. The subject of this sketch was 6 years of age when his parents came to this county, and here he was raised and grew to maturity; when young, he learned the carriage-making business, which he has followed the greater part of his life. On Sept. 14, 1837, was united in marriage with Rebecca Ann. daughter of Isaac and Ann Thomas, natives of New Jersey, but who emigrated to Ohio and became residents of Warren County in 1805, where they lived and died, being among the pioneer settlers of the county. They had six children, three sons and three daughters; the three daughters now survive - Mary, now Widow Smith; Elizabeth and Rebecca Ann (who was bom in Warren County in 1805). Mr. Baner and wife have had five children, all now deceased. Mr. Baner has now been a resident of Springboro for sixty years; has seen many and wonderful changes take place during these threescore years; is one among the few old settlers who have lived here for that long period of years and has taken a part in and witnessed the growth and progress of the village and surrounding country from its infancy to the present time. Mr. Baner is a man of remarkable kindness of heart, beloved and respected by all who know him; whose integrity is undoubted and whose word is as good as his note, and who has the unbounded confidence of his community; has held several offices of his township and village; has been Township Clerk and is now Treasurer of the School Board and of the village of Springboro and also Treasurer of the township; the latter office he has held sixteen consecutive years, and is now Justice of the Peace.

JOHN M. BLACKFORD, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born in Clear Creek Township Nov. 9, 1846; is a son of Ephraim and Anna Maria (Bacon) Blackford, he a native of this township and she of New Jersey. The paternal grandfather was Ephraim Blackford, who, it is believed, was bom in Virginia, but became an early settler in Kentucky, and, in 1796, moved to Warren Co., Ohio, and settled on Section 31, Clear Creek Township, on the place now owned by Joseph Hare. At this time, there was one settler by the name of Richardson, near Springboro, on Section 7, the place now owned by Mohlon T. J anney; from this to Waynesville, there was no settler but Mr. Blackford. The rising generation can gain but a faint conception of the vast wilderness and wildness of this country in that day - not a neighbor near; nothing but Indians and wild beasts to break the solitude and monotony of the vast unbroken forest; not a road of any kind - nothing but blazed paths and Indian trails for miles around. Who can imagine the fortitude, courage and self-sacrifice it took to settle and open out a farm in this wilderness? The present and future generations cannot render too much honor and praise to these worthy ancestors and pioneers for the great work they did. Here upon the place where Mr. Blackford first settled, he continued to live till his death, and his remains now rest in the Clear Creek Graveyard near Ridgeville. He raised a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, seven of whom settled in Indiana and three in Ohio, all of whom are now deceased but Ephraim, the father of our subject. The maternal grandparents were Benjamin and Rebecca Bacon, natives of New Jersey, who became settlers of Warren County about 1821, where they lived and died on the place where Ephraim now lives. The father of our subject is now 71 years of age - born and raised and has always lived on the same section where he still resides, having experienced all the roughness of true pioneer life; has witnessed the wonderful changes and transformation from the vast wilderness to the now fine cultivated farms and all the present comforts of this now rich and beautiful county. Over ' ' threescore years and ten " spent on the same place! Such has but few parallels in the history of men. Mr. Blackford and wife have had five children; four now survive - Mary Elizabeth, now Mrs. Jacob S. Pence; Rebecca Jane, now Mrs. George R. Duke, residing in Indiana; Charles W. and JohnM. Mrs. Blackford died in the fall of 1855, aged 41 years. Mr. Blackford is one of the prominent farmers of Warren County. Starting in life poor, by his own industry and energy, coupled with good management, he has acquired a good competency; is one whose honor and integrity has ever been of the highest order and stands among Warren County's most worthy citizens. The subject of this sketch, the youngest son, on Nov. 19, 1868, was married to Mary E., daughter of Joseph and Rhoda Morton, natives of Warren County. By this union, they have had four children; three now survive - Anna Clara, born Oct. 1, 1869; Alice May, Aug. 26, 1871, died Dec. 31, 1876; Charles Franklin, bom Jan. 26, 1875, and Walter B., born July 11, 1878. Mr. Blackford has adopted the honorable occupation of farming and located on the place where he now lives in the spring of 1880.

CHRISTOPHER BLIN, f aimer; P. O. Red Lion; bom in Clear Creek Township July 13, 1827; is a son of Christopher and Mary Ann (Fry) Blin, he a native of Warren County and she of Virginia. The grandfather was Adam Blin, a native of Germany, who emigrated to America in an early day, and, being without means, was sold to pay his passage, and, after serving three years, was a free man and emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, Clear Creek Township, on Section 5, the place now owned by George Blin, his son; here he settled right in the woods, having entered the land from the Government and was one of the earliest settlers of this township, and here he remained till his death. Christopher, the father of our subject, was bora and raised on the old home place, where his father lived and died; grew to manhood, fully inured to pioneer work; he married and located on a part of the tract of land which his father entered, and there commenced in the woods, not a stick amiss; erected his log cabin and there toiled and labored to clear up his farm and make a home. During his life, he erected a second log cabin, much better than the first, and finally erected a good brick house; had the greatest portion of his farm cleared, with good improvements. He died in January, 1856, aged 58 years; his wife subsequently removed to Indiana, where she spent the balance of her life with her children; she died in 1878, nearly 80 years of age. They had twelve children, two sons and ten daughters ; all grew to maturity but one; three now survive - Henry, Christopher and Rachel (now Mrs. Wentle Eyer). Mr. Blin was a man of great physical endurance, strong and hearty, and did a great amount of hard work; of his farm of 112 acres, he cleared all but about 25 acres, and brought everything in good condition for comfort and convenience; was a man whose honor and integrity were undoubted; one of the kindest and most accommodating of neighbors, too much so, many times, for his own good and prosperity. He was a faithful and devoted member of the United Brethren Church for many years, having united with the church when a young man; was a class-leader and trustee in the same for many years The subject of this sketch grew to manhood on his father's farm, accustomed to hard work, where he remained till 25 years of age; was married, July 25, 1852, to Miss Margaret Jane Eyer, born April 3, 1834, a daughter of John and Mary Jane Eyer. By this union, they have three children - John C., bom May 17, 1853; William H., Oct. 31, 1858, and Ellen Jane, born Oct 6, 1862. Mr. Blin has made farming his business through life; he bought and located where he now lives in the fall of 1853; this place he purchased of Elizabeth Fry, upon which he has erected all the buildings on the place, and has everything in good trim, constituting a pleasant home and farmer's residence. Although Mr. Blin obtained but a limited education, yet, by his industry and careful business habits, he has obtained a tine farm and a pleasant home. Mr. Blin and wife are devoted members of the United Brethren Church, to which they have belonged for many years, he having united with the church when 18 years of age; is trustee of the church and Superintendent of the Sabbath school; is an active Christian man and worthy citizen.

GEORGE E. BUNNELL, farmer; P. O. Red Lion; bora in Bourbon Co., Ky., March 15, 1802, is a son of Jonas and Sallie (Tomlin) Bunnell, he a native of New Jersey and she was raised in Tennessee. The grandfather, Stephen Bunnell, was a native of New Jersey, but emigrated to Kentucky after the Revolutionary war, and resided there during the great trouble with the Indians. Subsequently, on account of slavery and its evils, he removed to Warren County, and about 1806-08 located on Section 10, Clear Creek Township, where William Bean now lives, and there he resided till his death, during the war of 1812. Jonas Bunnell, the father of our subject, was quite young when his father moved to Kentucky, and while living there was married and moved to Ohio, and located east of Cincinnati about four miles north of the Ohio River, remaining there one year, or little more, during which time his wife died, leaving him with nine children; these were most of them placed among friends and relatives. About two years after, he married for his second wife, Betsey Hathaway; she lived but a short time and died with consumption. She bore him one child (deceased). During the war of 1812 he removed to Clark Co., Ohio. His oldest son, William, served two years in that war and his son John served a short time. Mr. Bunnell died in Clark County about 1817. He has four children now living - William, who resides in Missouri; Sytha, now Widow Hayes, living in Indiana; George E. ; and America, now Mrs. Huggins, living in Kentucky. Mr. Bunnell and his brother-in-law, Mr. Tomlin, served in the war of the Revolution, in which Mr. Tomlin was killed. Mr. Bunnell saw his full share of pioneer and frontier life, first in Kentucky and then in Warren and Clark Counties. The subject of this sketch was about 15 years of age when his father died, and was then thrown mainly upon his own resources. He came to Warren County and lived a short time with an older brother; thence he worked by the month for wages for several years; was married March 15, 1821, to Miss Sallie, daughter of John and Mary Peck, natives of Pennsylvania who became settlers of Kentucky and subsequently of Warren County, where their children all grew to maturity and married. Mr. Peck died at Fairfield, Greene Co., Ohio, and his wife near Germantown, Montgomery Co., Ohio. Salxie was born in Kentucky, Aug. 29, 1799, and was 11 years of age when her father with his family came to Ohio. By this union, Mr. Bunnell and wife have had nine children. All grew to maturity, married and have children - seven still living - Richard, Archibald, Isaac, William, Lucinda now Mrs. Boyer, John and Henry. Mr. Bunnell has followed farming as his principal business through life, and all in Warren County, but three years spent in Montgomery County, near Centerville. In September, 1832, he bought the farm where he now lives, and moved on it in April 1833, where he has since resided, a period of almost half a century Mr. Bunnell and wife commenced in life without a dollar and have worked their way through life dependent upon their industry and good management; they experienced their full share of the trials and hardships of log-cabin life, but they toiled on knowing no such word as "fail ;" they raised a large family of children, were blessed with health and prosperity, and to-day they " sit under their own vine and fig-tree " and enjoy the competency their own hands and united labors have won for them. He owns 179 acres of fine land, has erected all the buildings on the place and has a good home and residence. Mr. Bunnell and his companion have traveled the journey of life together bearing its burdens and enjoying its pleasures for the remarkable period of three score years, and have witnessed the wonderful changes in the transformation of the wilderness into these fine cultivated farms; the log-cabins replaced by fine brick and frame houses; the vast improvements in farm implements, and the means of transportation of the products of the farm to distant markets - all this they have seen and experienced, and when their time shall come to leave all these earthly scenes, as it must come to all these worthy old pioneers - these brief records of their lives may serve to their grandchildren as a kind remembrance that shall call forth praise and honor for their noble lives and labors. Mr. Bunnell has been a member of the Christian Church for sixty years, during which period his noble wife has borne him company on the heavenly road.

STEPHEN CLEVENGER, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born in Clear Creek Township Jan. ft, 1827; is a son of Jonathan and Sarah (Venard). Clevenger, he a native of Pennsylvania, and she, probably, of this county. The grandfather, Zachariah Clevenger, was a native of New Jersey; thence became a resident of Pennsylvania; thence removed to Kentucky, and lived a short time, when about the year 1800 became settlers of Warren Co., Clear Creek Township, being among the earliest settlers of the county, and here he lived and died. The father, Jonathan, was about eight years of age when brought to this county, and here grew to manhood, fully acquainted with pioneer life; was married and became the father of ten children; seven now living - Thomas, Joseph, Barbara, Lucinda, Stephen, Zachariah and Lovina. Mr. Clevenger bore his full share of pioneer work in this county in bringing from the wilderness our present fine farms and comforts; was a very industrious, hard working man; possessed a high standard of moral character, whose integrity was undoubted; unpretentious in his habits, never holding office or desiring public notoriety, but one of those sturdy farmers who constitute the best society, a kind neighbor and worthy citizen. He died in April, 1870, in his 78th year; his wife died in October of same year, aged 74 years. Our subject was born and raised in this township; was married April 10, 1853, to Mary, daughter of John and Jane (Vandiver) Crain, he a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, and she of tliis county. The grandfather, Joseph Crain, was a native of Pennsylvania, and emigrated to Ohio, coming down the Ohio River on a flat-boat, and located at

Cincinnati, one among the first settlers; erected a house which was the first in Cincinnati that had a floor; it was made from the floor of the flat-boat. He kept a house of entertainment, which was said to be the first hotel ever kept in the city. They then moved to Franklin, Warren County; thence to Montgomery County, where the grandfather died, about 1881; John, the father, was three years of age when they came to Franklin, and five years when they moved to Montgomery County, and there he grew to manhood, and married and spent his entire life. He died in May, 1874, aged 78 years; his wife died about 1851. They had ten children; seven now living - Mary, Arthur, Sidney, Sarah Jane, Jemima, Anna and John. Mr. Clevenger and wife by their union have two children - Arthur Elwood, born May 10, 1854; and Charles Oscar, bora July 21, 1857. Mr. Clevenger has made farming his occupation through life; he bought and located upon the place where he now lives, in the spring of 1859, where he has since resided; he erected all the buildings on the place, and made general improvements such that he now has a pleasant home and farmer's residence. Mr. Clevenger is much like his father in his habits and character, and is among the substantial farmers of Clear Creek Township.

SAMUEL R. CRANE, retired farmer; P. O. Red Lion; was bora in the house in which he resides, in Section 15, Clear Creek Township, Warren Co., Ohio, Sept. 3, 1818. He is a son of Abner and Huldah (Robertson) Crane, natives of New Jersey. The paternal grandmother of our subject, a widow - with six children - Abner, Jonathan, Stephen, Moses, and two daughters, one of whom married Daniel Doty, who accompanied them - emigrated to Warren County in the year 1795. Abner, while out hunting, followed a beautiful stream to its scource, which proved to be two fine constant springs, and so struck his fancy that he concluded to locate near them; accordingly he entered from the Government the land surrounding them, and here lived until his death, which occurred April 3, 1848. The mother died at Middletown, Butler Co., Ohio, at the advanced age of 91 years, and her remains were interred there. The mother of our subject having died in January, 1835, the land descended to the heirs, and was purchased by him who has since owned it. He has followed farming during the whole of his life, until his recent retirement. He has amassed a handsome fortune, including over 1,400 acres of land and town property to the value of $18,000. He was married, March 18, 1840, to Elenor J., a daughter of Samuel and Keturah (Townsend) Dearth; the former a native of Pennsylvania, from which State he emigrated to Warren County in 1798, and remained here until his death July 19, 1862; the latter a native of New Jersey with two brothers Josiah and Jesse, and mother Judith, a widow, emigrated to Warren County in 1810. She died Dec. 31, 1868. Mr. Crane by his marriage had the following children - Sylvester E. , who married Sarah A. Eyer, April 3, 1862, and to whom was bora one son who died March 6, 1864. Sylvester enlisted during the late war in Co. B, 64th O. V. I., and died at Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 12, 1862, of a relapse of the measles; William A married Sarah E. Blinn, and has had seven children - Zina, Ida B., George, Samuel, Emma F., Charles and Mary E. ; Keturah J. married Gilbert H. Doty, she died Feb. 11, 1874, leaving four children - Mary F., Ellen M., Charles B. and Jennie; Judith A. , married David D. Monger, and has one child - Leroy E. ; Ruth A. married Hugh P. Vail, and has one child, Charles E. ; Mary E. died unmarried; Huldah A., married Benjamin E. Blackburn, and has one child, William C. The subject of this sketch has lived to see his surviving children all well settled in life and is now enjoying the peace, quiet and rest that he has so well earned. His portrait appears in this work, as one of the wealthiest farmers in the county; though more than threescore years of age, he is still hale and hearty. He has met with a number of serious accidents, his escape from death in some eases being little less than miraculous. In February, 1871, while in a tree adjusting a rope, a tree which he was uprooting fell and threw him to the ground a distance of sixty feet by actual measurement, falling in a low place in the ground with the tree- top over him; he escaped without broken bones, but with a bruised and lacerated body. He has also been kicked by horses, and thrown out of vehicles by runaway teams. As Mr. Crane himself graphically expresses it, he has been killed six times.

CALEB M. CRANE, farmer; P. O. Ridgeville; bom on the place where he now lives, Dec. 18, 1820; is a son of Judge Daniel and Elizabeth (Merritt) Crane, he a native of Vermont and she of Pennsylvania. The grandparents were Amos and Huldah Crane, natives of New Jersey, where they lived till about 1790; they removed to Vermont; thence, about 1802, they returned to New Jersey, and in 1803 came to Warren Co., Ohio, and here resided till their death. He died Sept. 4, 1818, aged 54 years, dying suddenly of apoplexy; his wife died June 7, 1834, aged 68 years. Judge Daniel Crane was the third child and second son of Amos and Huldah Crane; was bom in Vermont Sept. 21, 1792, and was 11 years of age when brought to Warren County; here he grew to manhood under the sturdy influences of pioneer life, receiving a very meager education - such as those log-cabin days afforded, but he was a man of more than ordinary ability, and held many of the highest positions in the county; was a Justice of the Peace thirty years, and during that long period of service there were but two of his decisions ever reversed, showing the strong mind and correctness of his judgment; was Representative to the Legislature and an Associate Judge of the court for seven years, and in his official life his labors were characterized with great proficiency and justness. His integrity of character and honesty of life stood so high in the estimation of his fellow-men that he was intrusted with a great amount of public business; probably settled up more estates than any other man of his day in the county, and in his death was lost one of Warren County's ablest and truest men. The Judge was thrice married, first Oct. 31, 1816, to Elizabeth Merritt, by whom he had seven children, four now survive - Caleb M. ; Amos; Emiline, now Mrs. Plunkett; and Joseph J. His wife died July 29, 1833, aged 33 years. On March 3, 1835, he married for his second wife Elizabeth Carter, by whom he had two children (deceased). She died July 8, 1840, aged about 40 years. He married for his third wife Lewezer Warton, by whom he had five children, three now survive* - Huldah, now Mrs. Burnett, Susan, and Lester. His last wife still survives, aged 63 years. The subject of this sketch was the second child of his father by his first wife; was married March 22, 1844, to Phoebe, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth Hathaway, he a native of Kentucky and she of Pennsylvania, but who became pioneer settlers of Warren County about 1800. By this union Mr. Crane and wife have had six children - Elizabeth H, born July 10, 1846, married C. M. Eamhart; Daniel, Dec. 16, 1848, married Elizabeth Rosier; Benjamin H, bom May 12, 1851, married Addie Lewis; Mary E., Sept. 21, 1854, married Charles Cafferty; Dora M., Dec. 28, 1859; and Amos McClellan, born Sept 1, 1862. Mr. Crane has made agricultural pursuits his business through life; has never held or sought office, but has refused the earnest solicitations of his many friends to accept many local offices; is a very social, congenial man in his nature and in honor and integrity sustains well the character of his noble father; is an excellent neighbor and a most worthy citizen. We would add that Judge Daniel Crane served in the war of 1812, entering the war as a substitute two different times during the campaign.

whose history is given in sketch of Caleb Crane. Amos was married May 80. 1849, to Emily H., a daughter of Joseph and Amy (Hormel) Evans, he a native of New Jersey and she of Warren County. Her grandparents were Joseph and Elizabeth Evans, natives of New Jersey but who became early settlers of Warren County, where they lived and died. He was twice married ai*d had five children by each wife, all now deceased but Job and Aaron. Her maternal grandparents were John and Rachel Hormel, who were also very early settlers of Warren County; the great-grandfather, John Hormel, also came to this county and died, and was buried here. Joseph and Amy Evans had five children, three sons and two daughters - George W. H; Elizabeth, now Mrs. John Bean; Japhet; Elias; and Emily H., who was bora in this county, Nov. 2, 1880. Mrs. Evans died April 29, 1885, aged 39 years; Mr. Evans died Sept. 2, 1851, aged 54 years. Mr. Crane and wife have had three children - James Elias, bora Feb. 27, 1850, died Aug. 11, 1850; Ella Jane, Oct. 20, 1852, died Dec. 30, 1877; and Ada A., bora Jan. 14, 1856. Mr. Crane is a carpenter and farmer; the former trade he followed about ten years; the balance of his life has been devoted to farming, and all within this county and all on the same section of land where he was born and raised. He purchased the place where he now lives in 1847, of Margaret Hormel and heirs, and moved on to the same in the spring of 1850, where he has since resided. Mr. Crane is a fair representative of his ancestors in character and integrity; although he quietly follows his occupation of farming from choice, avoiding all notoriety by holding public offices, yet is one of Clear Creek Township's best and most worthy citizens.

MARMADUKE CROCKETT (deceased) was bora near Springboro February 19, 1815; was a son of Andrew and Sarah (Mullen) Crockett, natives of New Jersey. Mr. Crockett was thrice married - first, in his native State, New Jersey, where he lived several years, during which time his first wife died. About 1810, he emigrated to Ohio and located near Springboro. In November, 1812, he married Sarah Mullen, by whom he had three children, all now deceased; his second wife died Nov. 24, 1817. On March 7, 1819, he married for his third wife Mrs. Margaret Freeman, by whom he had one child, Susannah Sarah Ann, who married John Fox and resides in Indiana. Mr. Crockett died May 21, 1849, aged 93 years; he was an active and industrious man, who started in life from a poor bound boy, and acquired a good competency; be then purchased some military lands in Clark County, soon after which a second claimant appeared, and he again paid for his land; finally, a third claimant presented himself, when, rather than to run any further risk, he gave up his land ; he had nearly exhausted his means,, and, after so much hard work and toil with good success in former years, he was now, by this misfortune, obliged to live the balance of his life in limited circumstances. The subject of this sketch, bora in this county, grew to manhood and married J ane S., daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Mullen, whose ancestral history is fully given in sketch of Job Mullen; by this union they had twelve children; nine grew to maturity - Mary E., born March 28, 1838, now Mrs. David Merring; Sarah M., Sept. 13, 1842, now Mrs. Easton; Letitia, Jan. 23, 1847, now Mrs. William H. Maltbie, residing in Missouri; Charles A., May 21, 1850; Oliver E., Sept. 26, 1852; Mordecai M., March 2, 1855; William H., July 10, 1857; Ruth Evaline, Nqv. 14, 1859; and Elmer E., bora June 26, 1862. Mr. Crockett followed farming till about 25 years of age; thence he entered upon the milling business, which he followed about eight years; thence again gave his attention to farming. In 1854, he bought and located upon the place where his widow and family still reside; here he resided till his death, Oct. 19, 1867, aged 52 years. Mr. Crockett started in life a poor man, but full of energy and determination, and, by his industry and economy, he became possessed of a good farm and home, and raised a large family of children; his character and integrity were undoubted, and he lived beloved and respected by those who knew him best.

WILLIAM L. DEARTH, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born on the place where Samuel Dearth now lives, Nov. 7, 1810; is a son of James E. and Elizabeth (Long) Dearth, he a native of Fayette Co., Penn., and she of Virginia. The grandparents were Edward and Elizabeth Dearth, natives of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, on the place where Isaac Dearth now lives, in 1798, and there spent the balance of their lives ; they were among the true pioneers of the county, enduring all the many deprivations and hardships of the log-cabin life; he finally purchased more land and became owner of 1,150 acres, all in one body of land. The first burying-place was at Franklin, where many of the early settlers were buried - their last restingplace. But, as public improvements advanced, the canal was built and passed through the burying-grounds. The bodies were then removed and buried further back; and again, when the railroad was built, it passed through where the bodies were deposited, and again they were taken up and removed to Springboro. Thus were they troubled in early times, being unable to see the progress and demands of the future. They had five sons and one daughter, all deceased. James E., the father of our subject, was a young man of 19 years of age when the family came to Warren County, and here was married and became the father of seven children; five now survive - Allen, now resides in Iowa; Elizabeth, now Mrs. Bedford; William L., Samuel, and Eleanor S., now Mrs. Earnhart. Mr. Dearth passed his entire life on a part of the old home place; was one of the prominent farmers of this community; was a Justice of the Peace for many years; a good neighbor and an excellent citizen. He died March 24, 1856, aged 77 years; his wife died Dec. 18, 1860, aged 78 years. William L., our subject, at 15 years of age was placed as an apprentice at the tailor's trade, in Richmond, Ind., where he remained five years, thence returned to Springboro and carried on the business twelve years; then engaged in farming, which business he has since followed. He resided in Clinton County six years, and while there served as Township Trustee two years. In the spring of 1854, he located on his present farm, where he has since resided. He was married, Jan. 1, 1883, to Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Thomas and Jane Bedford, he a native of England and she of Pennsylvania; by this union they have had six chlidren, two now living - James B. and Cornelia Jane, now Mrs. Crockett, residing at Lima, Ohio.

ISAAC N. DEARTH, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born on the place where he now lives March 12, 1841; is a son of Samuel and Keturah (Townsend) Dearth. The paternal grandparents were Edward and Elizabeth (Roberts) Dearth, whose history is given in sketch of William Dearth. The maternal grandparents, Jesse and Judith (Smith) Townsend, natives of New Jersey; he lived and died in his native State; subsequently, his widow married Philip Pedrick, and became settlers of Salem, Columbiana Co., Ohio, thence removed to Warren County, Wayne Township, where they resided fifteen to twenty years; thence removed to Wayne Co., Ind., where they died. Samuel was 8 years of age when brought to this then wilderness of a country; he was the seventh son of his father's family, and here was raised and grew to manhood, inured to the roughness of pioneer life; was married, Dec. 7, 1820, and became the father of five sons and five daughters; four now survive - Eleanor Jane, now Mrs. Crane; Ambrose T., Mahala A. and Isaac N. Mr. Dearth served as a soldier in the war of 1812, under Gen. Wayne, for whrch he obtained a land warrant for 160 acres of land; he was a prominent, substantial farmer, who gave his whole attention through life to that occupation; was a man very prompt and peaceable in his habits, never holding office to much extent, and never having a lawsuit in his life; an excellent neighbor and a worthy citizen, and a devoted member of the Christian Church; he died July 19, 1862, aged 72 years; his wife died Dec. 31, 1868, aged 70 years. Our subject grew to manhood on the old home farm, and married, Dec. 4, 1862, Cornelia, daughter of Isaac and Tacy (Wilkinson) Peacock; he was born in New Jersey April 19, 1803, and she in Virginia. He came to Warren County when 12 years of age; was married, near Springboro, in 1826; he was Surveyor of Warren County for nine years or more; was quite a prominent leading man of the county; he removed to Hamilton, Ohio, in 1863, and served four years as civil engineer, and still resides there; they had ten children; six now survive - Rachel, Maria, Angel ine, Eliza, Cornelia and Ellen. Mr. Dearth and wife have four children - Edith, born July 27, 1864; Anna, April 27, 1866; William E., July 27. 1868; and Mary E., bom April 30, 1875. Mr. Dearth has devoted his life to agricultural pursuits, with the exception of three years' residence in Franklin, and has resided on the old home place of his father and grandfather, which has now been in possession of the Dearth family for eighty-three years.

JOSEPH DECKER, farmer; P. O. Red Lion; bom in Warren County June 21, 1815; is a son of Joseph and Hannah (Earahart) Decker, natives of Pennsylvania, who, in 1812, emigrated to Ohio and located with his father-inlaw on Sec. 34, Clear Creek Township, residing there only a short time, when he bought a tract of land on Sec. 10, where George Hunger now lives, and there he located and opened out a great portion of the farm; after residing there about sixteen or eighteen years, he exchanged his place for a farm on Sec. 17, which is also now owned by George Munger, and here he spent the balance of his life, and died at the age of about 6o years; his wife survived him about fifteen years and she died aged 71 years; they had fourteen children - nine sons and five daughters; ten now survive - Mary, now Mrs. George Munger; Joseph; John; Lucinda, now Mrs. Jackson Thompson; Henry; Elizabeth, now Mrs. John Hoover; Jesse; W7illiam; Hannah Ann, now Mrs. Oscar Dearth; and Albert. I Mr. Decker did much pioneer work; was a hard-working, industrious man, and opened out and cleared up a great portion of two farms: was noted for his kind, jovial nature, whose honor and integrity were undoubted, and was respected by all who knew him. The subject of this sketch was bora and raised on bis father's farm on Sec. 10, and grew to manhood ^ell acquainted with the work of helping his father clear up the farm; was married. Sept. 29, 1836, to Elizabeth, daughter of Allen and Sarah Thompson, natives Rockingham Co., Va., who moved to Ohio and settled in Turtle Creek Township, and lived and died in Warren County. By this union, Mr. Decker and wife have had seven children ; six now survive - Inman, born July 6, 1837 (deceased); Jackson, Feb. 20, 1839; Sarah Maria, July 12, 1841, married David Stace; Hannah, Jan. 1, 1844, mdrried Thomas Adams; Mary Ann, June 3. 1846, married Edward Coffin; Calvin, Aug. 20, 1849; and Clara, bom Jan. 12. 1853, married Layton Graham. Mr. Decker, after his marriage, located on a piece of land in Franklin Township, and .moved into an old log cabin, which had been used as a sheep pen; to this he built a chimney, cleaned it up preparatory to housekeeping, and there they were, without a dollar in the world; they then and there resolved to start out for an " honest living or none at all." He went to Franklin to John Thirkield, and said to him : " I want to buy

$25 or $30 worth of utensils for housekeeping, and that if he lived one year he would pay him; if he did not, he would have to lose it, as he was not worth a dollar in the world." Mr. Thirkield replied: 44 1 will try you." They selected such articles as they needed, returned home and went to work; success and , prosperity followed their united labors, and to-day Mr. Decker is comfortably situated, with a good competency, owns a good farm of 120 acres, with good improvements, and 4 acres where he lives, with good buildings and improvements, constituting a pleasant home and residence. They kept their resolution - they made their living, and a good one, and did it honestly, by their own labor, industry and economy; and all this accomplished without any education - not even as much as to enable them to write their own names. Here we leave this remarkable record of these pioneers to be seen and read by future generations for their instruction and encouragement

ARTHUR D. EASTON, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Dec. 13, 1838; is a son of Daniel and Tabitha (Bradbury) Easton, he a native of Connecticut and she of Virginia The paternal grandfather, B. G. Easton, was also a native of Connecticut, where he lived and died. The maternal grandparents were James and Elizabeth Bradbury, natives of Virginia, but who, about the year 1839, became residents of Ohio, thence of Kentucky, where they resided several years; thence returned to Ohio and located in Montgomery County, where they died, near Germantown;, she died about 1863, and he about 1870. Mr. Bradbury was a soldier in the war of 1812, being in service till the war closed. Daniel Easton, after arriving at manhood, emigrated to Virginia, where he was married and resided till the fall of 1838; he removed with his family to Ohio and located in Montgomery County; thence removed to Kentucky about 1842, where he purchased military land, built a cabin and paid for his land; subsequently, another party laid claim to his land, and he paid for it again; finally, a third party laid his claim, and he paid the third time, thinking surely that would end all controversy : but it was but a short time before a fourth claim came against him, and he gave up his land, after having performed a large amount of labor in clearing up and improving his land; he then removed to Cincinnati with a broken-down constitution and much disheartened, and there he resided a few years, when death relieved him from all further toils and labors; he died in the fall of 1846, aged about 52 years; his death was sudden; he and his two sons, who were quite young, went out into the woods beyond Walnut Hills to dig out some snake-root, where he was taken suddenly ill, and attempted to return home, but died before reaching the city, as was supposed with heart disease. They had three children - Brewster G., Arthur D. , and Mary E., now Mrs. Somers. His widow married for her second husband Michael Protzman, by whom she had two children - Hiram and Rebecca. Mrs. Protzman died in October, 1876. The subject of this sketch was about eight yearB of age when his father died; thence he lived with his grandfather for a time; thence, after his mother's second marriage, lived with her a few years; was married, Oct. 19, 1865, to Sarah, daughter of Marmaduke and Jane S. Crockett, natives of Ohio (see sketch of Marmaduke Crockett, deceased) ; by this union they have five children - Charles C. , born Oct. 3, 1866 ; David Edwin, Sept 11, 1869; William O., June 29, 1872; John C., April 19,1874; and Earnest D., bom Nov. 3, 1876. Mr. Easton located, after their marriage, on the place where he now lives, which he bought in 1861, and here he has since resided, and is one of the prominent farmers of Clear Creek Township, and one of her best citizens.

CHARLES H EULASS, Postmaster and general store, Ridgeville, bom in Warren Co., Ohio, May 22, 1840, is a son of William and Ruth Ann (Smith) Eulass, he a native of Warren County and she of Rhode Island; the grandparents were Jacob and Phoebe Eulass; he was bom in Kentucky; when a young man, about the year 1797, came to W arren County, where he married and settled, being one of the first settlers of Clear Creek Township; he owned, and, it is believed, entered from the Government, the south half of Sec. 26, and here remained till quite advanced in years, when he rembved to Lebanon, where he died aged 82 years, and his remains now rest in the Clear Creek Graveyard.

near Ridgeville. William Eulass grew to manhood .accustomed to the pioneer work of clearing up the farm. Just prior to his majority, he engaged in the mercantile trade at Raysville, where he continued a few years; was married while there; thence he bought a farm on Sec. 25, Clear Creek Township, and entered quite largely upon dealing in hogs and driving them to the Dayton and Cincinnati markets; also engaged quite extensively in pork-packing at Franklin and Cincinnati. In 1846, Mr. Eulass was elected Sheriff of Warren County, and moved from his farm to Lebanon; he filled this office four years; he was also a Justice of the Peace six years prior to his election as Sheriff. After the expiration of his term of office as Sheriff, in 1850, he returned to the farm, where he died in 1852, aged 44 years. Mr. Eulass was one of the active, leading business men of the county, being well and favorably known, and, although dying in the prime of life, yet he had accumulated quite an amount of property; owned 260 acres of land, and in honor and integrity of character he commanded the respect of all who knew him. His wife survived him till 1866; she died aged 50 years; they had six children; four now survive - Caroline, now Mrs. Lafayette Lackey; Charles H., Isabella, and Jennie, now Mrs. Bi limey er. Our subject arrived at manhood on his father's farm; was married, Oct. 5, 1864, to Anna E., daughter of Benjamin A. Stokes, whose history appears in this work; by this union they have had six children; five now survive - Alfred, Charles Carroll, Mabel, William and Ralph. Mr. Eulass continued to reside upon the old home farm till July, 1876, when he sold his farm and engaged in the mercantile trade in Ridgeville, purchased the stock of goods and property of Samuel Graham; here he has continued in trade to the present time, and is doing a good business. Mr. Eulass is a man of pleasing address, social in his nature, and possesses the confidence and respect of his community, and we may safely predict a future and permanent success in business; he has held the most prominent offices of his township; was Township Trustee eight years, a Justice of the Peace three years, and has been a Director of the Board of Warren County Agricultural Society eight years.

CHRISTOPHER FRY, farmer; P. 0. Springboro; born on an adjoining farm to the one where he now lives June 20, 1834; is a son of J. Philip and Catharine (Blin) Fry, he a native of Virginia and she of Warren Co., Ohio. The grandfather, Henry Joseph Fry, who, it is believed, was a native of Germany, emigrated to America in an early day, and, the first knowledge we gain of him, he was a resident of Loudoun Co., Va., where they lived till 1816; they removed to Ohio and located upon the place where our subject now lives; here he opened out the farm principally from the woods, and in 1818 erected the large brick house which still stands here, in which our subject now dwells, and is still a good house and in good condition; here the grandfather died, aged 60 years; he was a well educated man, and was a physician, and also a minister of the Gospel in the United Brethren Church, and did much ministerial work, preaching in both the English and German languages. Philip, the fa - ther of our subject, was a young single man, about 22 years of age, when they came to Warren County; was married here, and became the father of seven children - five sons and two daughters - three now living - Henry J., now a resident of Cass Co., Ind.; Julia Ann. now widow Snell, living in Carroll Co., Ind. ; and Christopher. Mr. Fry located on Sec. 10, where the widow of Jacob Fry now lives, and here he resided till his death, in October, 1873, aged 79 years; his wife died in spring of 1863. Mr. Fry was a very devoted member of the United Brethren Church, having united with that church when 18 years of age, and was always faithful in his attendance, his seat never vacant when it was in his power to be there; he held, during his life, nearly every office in the church - in fact, was a main pillar in the church, and at his death had been a faithful servant and worker for fifty-seven years. The subject of this sketch, the youngest child of his father now living, grew to manhood on his father's farm, where he remained till the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, when, on Aug. 20, 1862, he enlisted in the 79th O. Y. I. and served through the war, and received his honorable discharge at Washington June 10, 1865; he served in the 20th Army Corps in the Cumberland Army, under Gen. Joe Hooker; was in the battles of Resaca, Peach Tree Creek, Middlebury, N. C., and others, but was favored to pass through all and escape without a wound, and enjoyed good health throughout his service, and returned home; remained with his father till his death, thence located where he now lives and has since resided

EYAN E. GITHENS, farmer; P. O. Springboro; born in Warren Co., Ohio, June 23, 1833; is a son of George W. and Mary C. (Ellis) Gitkens, natives of New Jersey. The grandparents were Joseph and Sarah Githens, also natives of New Jersey, but who emigrated to Ohio and located in Warren County, near Raysville, in Clear Creek Township, on the place then known as the Jacob Hampton farm, in 1823; there his wife died Dec. 3, 1834, aged 66 years; he died June 5, 1842, aged 82 years; they had seven sons and four daughters, all now deceased but two - John and Elijah; the first resides at Centerville, Ohio, and the latter at Richmond, Ind. George Githens, the father of our subject, was born Aug. 1, 1797; Mary C., his wife, was bom Feb. 14, 1798; they were married in Philadelphia, Dec. 6, 1821; Mary C. was a daughter of Aaron and Lucretia Ellis, natives of New Jersey, who lived and died there; he died Jan. 24, 1836, in his 62d year; his wife survived him till March 28, 1863, aged 89 years. Mr. Ellis was engaged in the war of 1812, and held the office of Colonel George Githens came to Warren County with his father, and returned to New Jersey; thence, about 1826, with his family, moved to this county and settled on his father's farm, and spent his entire life in Clear Creek Township; his wife died July 11, 1871; he died Feb. 5, 1879; they had nine children; five now survive - Rachel, now Widow Walker, residing at Paris, HI. ; Bowman H. ; Lucretia, who married Phineas Maloy, resides in Edgar Co., 111.; Evan E. and Aaron E. Mr. Githens was a mason and brick-layer by trade, which business he followed most of his life, and his sons carried on the farm. Our subject grew to manhood, and was married, Aug. 19, 1855, to Sarah Jane, bom March 12, 1836, daughter of Henry P. and Emily Bradstreet, he a native of Warren Co., Ohio, and she of Virginia; the grandfather was Daniel Bradstreet, a native of Massachusetts, who was one of the early settlers of Clear Creek Township, where he lived till his death. Henry P. and wife located on the old home place of his father, where they remained through life; they had seven children - Amanda E., Hamilton M., Smith R., Sarah Jane, Francis M., Rhoda and Albert Q. Mr. Bradstreet was twice married; by his second wife, Kesiah Deardorf, he had two children - Anna and Ellis. Mr. Githens and wife have had five children - Leonora, bom May 24, 1858; Lester, May 30, 1860; Mary, Jan. 27, 1863, deceased; Nettie V., May 7, 1866; and George, bom Jan. 28, 1868. Mr. Githens has followed agricultural pursuits through life, and all within Clear Creek Township; has now been a resident here from his birth, a period of forty-eight years. He bought and located on the place where he now lives in spring of 1864, where he has since resided. Mr. Githens holds no office - a quiet, unassuming farmer, but a man whose character and integrity are undoubted; an excellent neighbor and a worthy citizen.

DAVID GRAHAM, farmer; P. O. Dodds; bom on the place where he now lives Dec. 3, 1802; is a son of William and Phoebe (Frazie) Graham; he was bom in Ireland, and emigrated to America with his parents, William and Sarah Graham, when 2 years of age, in the year 1760, and located in Pennsyl- vania, where the grandfather died one or two days after they landed; his wife, Sarah, survived him many years, and died in Warren County, on the place where David now lives, Jan. 14, 1823, aged 101 years. William, the father of our subject, was raised in Pennsylvania, and, at the age of 18 years, was drafted, and served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. About 1795, he emigrated to Kentucky, and, about 1797 or 1798, came to Warren County and located at Deerfield, and about 1799 was married; about 1800, located on the place where David now lives, on Sec. 28, and here they resided till their death; his wife died May 18, 1855, aged 75 years ; he died Aug. 3, 1858, aged 100 years. These were the true pioneers of the county; they commenced right in the woods and cut the first stick ever taken from the place, and here endured all the hardships of those early settlers, their neighbors being few and far between. They had twelve children - eight sons and four daughters, eight now living - David; Nancy, now Mrs. Drellinger, residing in Indiana; Samuel; James; Sarah, now Widow Warren, also living in Indiana; Phoebe, now Widow Kirby, living in Illinois; Hannah, now Mrs. Shimp, living in Indiana; and John, Mr. Graham was twice married; by his first wife he had three children, all deceased. The subject of this sketch was married, Nov. 21, 1822, to Anna Proud, born in New Jersey Oct. 14, 1799, a daughter of Peter and Abigail Proud, who came to Warren County in 1805; by this union Mr. Graham and wife have had seven children - Nancy, born May 23, 1823, died Feb. 23, 1824; Elizabeth, born Nov. 30, 1824, married Ezekiel Mulford, died July 9, 1850; Samuel, born Sept. 12, 1820, married Mary Richardson, died July 19, 1876: Phoebe, born July 13, 1828, married John Murry, died Aug. 7, 1881; Abigail Ann, born June 20, 1830, married James Eamhart; Hannah, bora June 5, 1833; and Maria, bora June 27, 1835, married Charles E. Eamhart. Mr. Graham is now 79 years of age, and has spent his entire life in this county, except four years' residence in Miami Co., Ohio; he lived twenty years on Sec. 27, Clear Creek Township; thence, in 1855, came to the old home farm, where he has since resided. Mr. Graham is now probably the oldest man living in Clear Creek Township who was bora here; he has known what pioneer life was, and has lived to see the vast improvements and changes that have taken place in these many years; he is one of the prominent and well-known farmers of Warren County, and has been one of her best and most worthy citizens. Mr. Graham and wife have now traveled the journey of life together fifty-nine years - almost threescore years William Graham, the father, was married in leather breeches. Mr. Graham found many Indian relics on his farm. Mr. Graham's father made a cradle of clapboards, in which all his children were rocked, and it is now an heirloom in the family.

JONAH R. and JAMES A. GREGG, farmers; P. O. Springboro; both were born on the old home place where James A. now resides, Jonah R., born Sept. 6, 1836, and James A., Feb. 25, 1846; are sons of William and Susannah (Millard) Gregg. The paternal grandparents were Samuel and Nancy (O' Brian ) Gregg; he was bora in Loudoun Co., Va., May 4, 1773; she was bom July 28, 1775; in 1796, they emigrated from Western Pennsylvania and landed at Columbia, above Cincinnati, near the mouth of the Little Miami River; they located at Deerfield, Warren Co., soon after which Mr. Gregg entered a tract of land in Clear Creek Township, where he built a log cabin and moved into it; this structure was without floor, window, chimney or chinks; a doorway was made in one side by cutting out the logs; a dense forest covered the country, and he had to make a route from the cabin to the school house by blazing trees, in order that the children might not get lost in the woods; this structure was also built of logs, with greased- paper windows and puncheon floor and seats of the same material. Mr. Gregg, though a young man of about 23 when he came to Ohio, was inured to severe labor and toil; game abounded, and he took special delight in allowing his trusty rifle to speak the doom of many a deer, wolf and bear; of the deer, he killed, in one winter, thirty-six, and tanned their skins, which served the purposes of clothing, etc. ; at that early day, and for a number of years afterward, the families of the settlers spun their own yam, had their own looms, wove their own cloth and made their own apparel. Mr. Gregg died Aug. 30, 1844; his wife died Oct. 10, 1844; they had seven sons and six daughters, all now deceased. William Gregg, the father of our subjects, who was the first son and second child of the above Samuel and Nancy Gregg, was bom at Deerfield, Warren Co., Oct. 28, 1798; was raised in the above- described log cabin, and grew to manhood inured to all the hardships pertaining to those pioneer days. On Dec. 12, 1822, he married Susannah, daughter of Mordecai and Catharine (Evans) Millard; he was born in Pennsylvania March 31, 1874; she was also a native of Pennsylvania, and they were married in that State; came to Ohio in August, 1817, and settled near Springboro, Warren Co. ; here Mr. Millard erected a saw and grist mill about the year 1818, which business he followed about thirty years; his wife died in February, 1849, aged 77 years; Mr. Millard died in Indiana March 9, 1850; his remains were brought home and interred in the Springboro Cemetery. They had two sons and eight daughters, of whom Susannah, the mother of the subjects of this sketch, was bom in Berks Co., Penn., April 7, 1803; her grandfather was Mordecai Millard, bom in Pennsylvania June 24, 1736, who married Frances Lincoln, who was bom June 22, 1741, in the same State. Mr. Gregg and wife had the following children: Rebecca, bom Feb. 14,

1824, died Aug. 6, 1825; Mordecai M., born Dec. 21, 1825; Hiram, born Dec. 20, 1828 ; Ann J., bom Aug. 3, 1831, died Feb. 20, 1836; Amanda, bom May 3, 1833; an infant, bom Sept. 7, 1835, died Nov. 19, 1835; Jonah; Catharine, bom Jan. 10, 1839, died 1860; William H., bom Nov. 14, 1840, died Oct. 10, 1864; George W., bom Dec. 10, 1843, died July 10, 1864; James A.; Emaline and Adaline, twins, bom March 5, 1848; Adaline died Aug. 4, 1848; Emaline died Sept. 30, 1848. Of these, William H. served in the war of the rebellion, and was killed near Atlanta, Ga., by the guerrillas, while carrying dispatches from CoL Smith, at Chattahootchie River Railroad bridge, to Col. Dustin, at Atlanta; his body was found twice pierced with bullets; there were also two bayonet thrusts in the breast; it was thought, judging from the character of the wounds that he received, that the brutal wretches bayoneted him after he had fallen; either of the gun-shot wounds, or both, of themselves, might not have proved fatal; as a friend, he was all that could be desired - frank, truthful and good; as a companion, pleasant, amiable and attractive; as a soldier, true as steel and brave to a fault; he was buried on a high hill within the fortification near the river; George W. also served in the late war, and died in the service at Fayetteville, W. Va.; was buried there; he was a faithful soldier and a noble young man; the remains of both were brought home and interred in the family burying-ground at Springboro. These the parents willingly gave up for the preservation of the Union and the glorious cause of universal liberty; the family have in their possession the head-boards that were placed at their graves, having respectively the following inscriptions neatly cut into the wood:

Harrison Gregg George Gregg

Mr. William Gregg was raised and instructed in the doctrines and discipline of the Society of Friends, but about the year 1840 he embraced the doctrines of