Wayne County, Indiana - The whole text, 1912 (part 12 of 16)

Byram R. Pierce was born at the old Pierce homestead in Perry township, this county, Jan. 26, 1876. He is a son of Lewis and Hannah (Cain) Pierce, both born in Wayne county. Lewis Pierce is the grandson of Caynor Pierce, who was born and reared in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, later removed to Virginia and thence to Ohio, where he died. His widow then brought the family to Perry township, this countyr, where her son, the father of Lewis Pierce, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1790, purchased the farm upon which Lewis Pierce resides. Lewis Pierce 1- one of the ven- erable citizens of Perry township, lie is one of a family of thirteen children and was born Nov. 13, 1833, on the farm where he has been residing seventy-eight years. This land was almost a wilderness at the time of purchase by the elder Pierce, and great hardship was encountered in clearing and getting it into condition for cultivation. Lewis Pierce secured his education in the old log schoolhouse in the neighborhood, where he attended school until he was fifteen years old, and as a young man worked as a farm hand by the day. At the age of twenty-three years he purchased a part of the old farm and rented the remainder, and afterward purchased adjoining land until his farm now contains ninety-seven acres. On Aug. J3, 1856, he married Hannah Cain, daughter of Jonathan and Priseilla Cain, of Wayne county, and of this union were born four children: Webster, born in i860, died at the age of four years; l.eroy, horn in January, 1864, died in 1908 ; Anna, born Nov. 28, 1868, died in 1891 ; and P»yram R. is the youngest and the only surviving child. Lewis Pierce followed general farming during his active career, making a specialty of fruit-growing, but is now living retired and rents out his fields. Politically he cast his first Presidential vote for John C. Fremont and has ever since voted with the Republican party. He and wife arc members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy. Byram R. Pierce received his edu cation in the .schools of Economy and as a boy worked on his lather's farm. 1 le began his independent career at the age of twentyone by selling and putting up wire fences, which occupation he fol lowed about nine years, in 1906 he purchased a general merchandise store at Economy and conducted the establishment four years, at the end of which period he traded the store for the farm where he resides, and where, in addition to conducting a general fanning business, he is an extensive fruit raiser. At the present time he is a member of the township advisory board. Oil Oct. 17, 1904, he was united in marriage to Miss Claudia Kond, daughter of John and Melissa Bond, of Clay township, where Mrs. Pierce was born in 1876. Of this union have been born two children: Robert Lewis, born April 4, 1907; and Mary Helen, born Nov. 13, 1910. Both Mr and Mrs. Pierce are members of the Methodist Episcopal church at Economy, and Mr. Pierce is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, having passed through the chairs of the local or ganization and being now a member of the Indiana Grand Lodge. Ralph A. Paige was born in Ware, Mass., Aug. 26, 1825, and died in Richmond, Ind., Sept. 23, 1887. The ancestry of the famih can he traced back to the early part of the Seventeenth century, when settlement was made in Massachusetts by ancestors of the subject of this sketch. The grandfather, Maj. James Paige, was ? minute man on the immortal 19th of April, 1775, when \merican history first began to be made. His immediate ancestors were Ben jamin Paige and Mary Ann (Magoon) Paige. Benjamin Paige saw service in the Massachusetts militia, holding a commission as lieutenant, signed by Elbridge Gerry in 181 1, and one as lieutenantcolonel by Governor Brooks, of Massachusetts, in 1822. Ralph Paige was tin youngest of a large family of children. In 1831, when he was six years of age, his parents decided to try their fortunes in the great and then almost unknown West. They came out to Xanesville, Ohio, but after a short stay removed to Richmond, Ind., where Benjamin Paige for some time kept hotel, or "tavern," as was then the usual method of denominating hotel business, at what is now known as the northeast corner of Sixth and Main streets. In after years his son, Ralph A., owned and conducted a store at the southwest corner of Sixth and Main streets, which was his last place of business, and which property the widow owns. The son, Ralph A., for a brief period during his boyhood days, attended such private schools as the times and country afforded - crude and imperfect affairs, compared with the system of modern times; but the greater part of his education was obtained through his own industry and efforts, after his daily work was finished, and the midnight hours often found him endeavoring to overcome the want of early educational training, lie began his busines career at an early age, first clerking for James Morrisson, Sr.. a relative of the well known Robert Morrisson, donor of Morrisson Library. After some time spent with Morrisson he was employed in the dry goods business with James E. Reeves, with whom he was associated later as partner. In r 846 he started a store at Williamsburg, Wayne county, Indiana, but after a short time there returned to Richmond, wdierc he continued business with William Wilson. Upon the dissolution of this partnership he was associated with his cousin, Edwin C. Paige, in the dry goods business, with whom he continued in business until 1853, when he bought otit his partner. Erom this period until the time of his retirement from active business, in 1873, he was alone in his business ventures, which he carried on with excellent judgment and success. In 1853 he was married, at Centerville, Ind., to Miss Mary E. McCullough, only child of Isaac W. McCullough, and a granddaughter of Samuel McCullough, one of the early settlers of Oxford, Ohio. Two children were born to them, Ralmaro and Lillian E. Fraternally he became a member of the order of Odd Fellows, and was an early Noble Grand in the first lodge at Richmond - Whitewater Lodge. He was also a charter member of Oriental Encampment, of which he was Chief Patriarch. He also obtained the charter and selected the name, it being suggested to him on account of the situation of Richmond, in the extreme eastern part of the State. Politically, his first vote was cast for Zachary Taylor. Upon the formation of the Republican party he became one of the original members of that organization, with which party he continued to affiliate. While in no sense an office-seeker or politician, he took great interest in the political welfare of his country; and his extensive reading of political history and his wonderful memory of events and dates were such that few men were better acquainted with the historic affairs of his country than he. Coming from New England Congregational religious train ing, his later years were, through family association, more or less Presbyterian. Though not a member of any church, his religious beliefs were well grounded, and his knowledge and practice ot fun damental religious principles were more thorough than those' of

In his business relations he was thoroughly upright and conscientious, gentlemanly, considerate and courteous in his personal and social contact, and with all mankind an honest man.

Lee Ault, superintendent of the Cambridge Lit)- schools for ten years, was born at Xew Madison, Ohio, April 29, 1S46. His parents - Jacob \V. and Rachel (Wallace) Ault - were also natives of Ohio, the father bom al Germantown, near Dayton, May 20, 1815, and the mother at Hamilton, Dec. 7, 1819. Jacob W. Ault came with his parents to Darke count}', Ohio, in 1837. lie was married to Rachel A. Wallace, Dec. 27, 1840. lie owned and operated a farm in the southern part of Darke count} until 1870, when he removed to Greenville, Ohio, where he continued to reside until the time of his death, April 25, 19x33. I lis wife survived him six years and died in Greenville, Jul} 25, 1909. Throughout their lives, from childhood, they were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. They were the parents of eight children: John who died at the age of six years; Lee, the second in order of birth, is the subject of this sketch; Sarah Ann, who was the wife of Rev. I. M. Woolverton, of the North Indiana Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, died in August, 1879; II airy is in the employ of the Southern Pacific railroad, and is located at Texarkana, Tex.; Wesley is Inspector of Weights and Measures for Darke county and resides at Versailles, Ohio; Ellen resides in the old home at Greenville, and George is deceased. Eee Ault received his earl}' education in the public schools of Darke county and of Greenville. He attended the academy at White Water, lud., several terms, and later completed a course in the Southwestern Normal School, now the National Normal University, at Lebanon, Ohio. He began teaching in Darke county, Ohio, Sept. 5, 1864, and was connected with the schools of that county five years. In 1869 he was elected superintendent of the schools at Farmland, Ind., which position he held three years. He has since held the superintendency in the following places in this State: Winchester, five years; I lagerstown, eleven years; Centervilk. one year; Williamsburg, six years; and Cambridge City, ten years. During four years, from 1883 to 1887, he engaged in the book business, representing the American Book Company, of Cincinnati, and Lea lirothers & Company, of Philadelphia, in Ohio, Indiana and West Virginia. On May 25, 1869. Mr. Ault was married to Mary E. P.owen, a daughter of Rev. William C. and Priscilla ( Magee) Rowen, of Hagerstown, Ind., and of this union were born six children: Harriet, who taught in the public schools of Indiana twelve years, but because of ill health was compelled to quit the profes sion, resides with her parents; Ilia is the wife of Dr. Clifford E.' Canaday, of New Castle, Ind. ; Harry is a bookkeeper for Sprague Warner & Company, of Chicago.; Frank is with the Charlton Silk Company, of Chicago; Charles, who is in the employ of the Lunn & Sweet Shoe Manufacturing Company and resides at Auburn, Me., has charge of the trade in New York, Pennsylvania, New jersey, and Delaware; and Edgar is in the employ of the William C. Underwood Company, of Boston, and looks after the jobbing trade of that firm in the leading cities of the United States. Mr. Ault is a Republican in his political views. His religious faith is that of the' Congregational church. His wife is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is identified with the Masonic fraternity, also with the order of Knights of Pythias. In 1907 he went abroad, spending several months in England, studying English institutional life.

John L. Batchelor has attained to success and prestige as a representative dairyman and is the manager of a productive and well improved farmstead in the township of Wayne Me is a native of the Hoosier State, born in Rand »lph county, Indiana, Feb. lS> 1&7S> son of Joseph Woodford and Nancy C. ( Davis) Batchelor, the latter a daughter of Thomas Jefferson Davis and a relative of Jeff. Davis. Joseph Woodford Batchelor was a cooper and painter by trade, which occupation he assiduously followed at Bloomingport, Randolph county. He was ever a hard working, conscientious and thrift) man and a generous and indulgent husband and father. One of the kindest and most brotherly of men. he did not permit his feelings to influence his judgment. Always tolerant of the desires and opinions of others and willing to yield in minor matters, he never compromised with that which he knew to be wrong. The subject of this review was reared in Randolph command early began to contribute his quota of labor, working on several farms in the vicinity of his home, in the meanwhile availing himself of the advantages of the local schools, lie came to Wayne county in 1895 and continued general farm work until 1901, when he purchased a half interest in Levi Moorman's dair\ business, located two and one-half miles southeast of Richmond, near the Elliott Mills. In 1902 he purchased the remaining interest and at the same time rented a farm of 100 acres in connection therewith. He continued there until November. 1904, when he removed to a 100-acre farm belonging to Henry Roberts and adjoining his former place on the north. In 1910 he disposed of his original dairy interests, having purchased a farm of fifty-five acres, adjoining the Roberts farm on the east. Since then he has made many changes and improvements in his new place, but still interest as tenant in the Roberts place, and all of his fa ations are devoted to the dairy business In addition production he contracts for milk from some nine o farms and does an independent wholesale and retail lu came to Wayne county with less than twenty-five dol energy, pluck and hard work has become one of the substi citizens of the community. He is a man of broad and liberal v employs much discrimination in attending to the various details of his business, and has achieved success and prominence in his chosen held of endeavor. He enjoys the utmost respect of his neighbors and is widely, recognized as a progressive and enterprising business man. Politically he is a staunch supporter of the cause of the Republican party, and though he takes a profound interest in public affairs does not aspire to public office. Reared in the Quaker faith, he has the greatest respect for religious organizations, and his family contributes to the support of the Christian church. Fraternally, he has membership in Woodward Lodge, No. 212, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Richmond. On June 21, 1893, Mr. Batchelor was united in holy wedlock to Miss .Mar}- Benson, daughter of Henry and Caroline (Moody) Benson, who resided in Lynn, Randolph county, Indiana, where the father was a painter and decorator. Mrs. Batchelor was born Lee. 25, 1875, and to her and her husband have been burn three children: Russell, March 25, 1894; Fdith, Aug. 25, 1900; and Marjorie, Aprd 7, 1903. Mr Batchelor is the fifth in a family of ten children, the others being: Emma, Asa, Isabel, Byron, James, George, Myrtle, Roscoe, and one that died in infancv.

Benjamin Branson Beeson, deceased, was born on the old homestead in Dalton township, this county, March 17, 1843, an(l there passed all the years of an exceedingly active and useful life. His parents were Isaac W. and Mary (Branson) Beeson, natives of North Carolina. Their married life was spent in this county, vhe mother passing away Oct. 10, 1851, and the father's death occurred Nov. 26, 187 1. For generations the Beeson family lias been identified with the Society of Friends and noted for sterling qualities. Patriotic and loyal to the government, strongly in favor of peace, right, and justice, and faithful in the discharge of every duty devolving upon them, whether in their public or domestic relatu 11s, they have embodied the ideal citizenship of this great Republic. Benjamin Branson Beeson, who in life was one of the most prominent men 111 Wayne county, was a worthy representative of his family, which, the old records show, was founded in the United States by two brothers of the name who accompanied William Penn to the colony in Pennsylvania. One brother settled in Philadelphia and the other, from whom our subject was descended, went to Guilford county, North Carolina. Benjamin Beeson, the grandfather of Benjamin B. Beeson, was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, about 1765, a son of Isaac Beeson. In 1786 Benjamin Beeson married Margaret Hockett, and in 1826 they >enioved to Wayne county, Indiana, locating about one mile south of the present village of Franklin, in Dalton township. Of their ten children who grew to maturity, five sons and four daughters eventually immigrated to this county, and most of them left defendants. The five sons were Isaac W. ; Benjamin F. ; Ithamar; Dr. Silas II., the first physician in Dalton township; and Charles, who came here with his parents. The daughters were Hannah, who married Seth Hinshaw and located in Greensboro, Henry county, Indiana; Margaret, who became the wife of Jesse Bald- win; Ruth, who married James Maulsby; and Rachel, who died unmarried. The father reached an advanced age and lies buried at the side of his wife in West River Cemetery, two and one-half miles east of Dalton. Isaac \Y. Beeson, the eldest son of Benjamin and Margaret Beeson, was born in Randolph county, North Carolina, Dec. 9, 1789. Physically he was of medium size, with lair complexion, dark hair, and light brown eyes. Of a frame none too robust, he nevertheless endured the numerous privations and hardships incident to frontier life and lived to the advanced age of eighty-two years, lie was a student by nature, quiet and thoughtful, and in his early manhood taught several terms of school successfully. Later he learned the wheelwright's trade, which he followed to some extent throughout life. lie possessed great determination and industry, and one rule which he followed -that of saving at least $100 a year from his earnings, at a time when money was scarce - is worthy of emulation by all young men. I lis favorite brother, William, was a man of fine business talent, had large and varied financial interests throughout North and South Carolina and Virginia, and subsequent to his death Isaac W. was occupied for about four years in settling his estate. Isaac W. Beeson was exceptionally devoted to the lads who finally became his wife. They were fondly attached as young people, but owing to opposition on the part of relatives their marriage was postponed from time to time. In the spring of 1822 Isaac W. Beeson started for Wayne county, Indiana, with a small outfit which served him for many such journeys between his old and new home. It consisted of a horse and rustic carl, the trip taking seven or eight weeks. I'pon his arrival in Dalton he made several entries of land, including 240 acres of the homestead in Dalton township. Mere he made his headquarters, and here his death took place nearly half a century later. The autumn of 1822 found him on his return journey to the South, where he worked at his trade until [828. when he came again to Indiana, with many others, and entered "Congress" lands in various parts of the State. Again he returned to the home of his childhood, to which he finally bade a last farewell in the spring of 1833 and returned to Indiana. He located near the village of Franklin, in Dalton township, where his father and several brothers were living, the firm of Beeson Brothers having already become widely known. The three brothers who were in this partnership were Silas Id., Benjamin Franklin, and Ithamar, and among their numerous enterprises were the running of a grist mill, a tannery, and a general merchandise business. The town which sprang into existence as a result of their industry and enterprise was widely known as "Beesontown," in honor of the family, and everything was flourishing when the financial crisis of 1837 came and swept away the fortunes and prospects of the little community. Isaac W. Beeson lost heavily on securities, but was not disheartened, and, ere many years had passed, more than retrieved his fortunes. Ml this time the attachment between Isaac W. Beeson and Mary Branson had continued, and at last, in the fall of 18^7, she left her girlhood home and mail) sincere friends in the South and set out on the long journey to become the wife of the man she loved. They were married near Green's Fork, in this county, Feb. 27, 1838. Her death, as before stated, took place Oct. 10, 1851. lie never married again, remaining true to her memory, and was finally laid to rest in the Friends' burying ground at Nettle Creek, this county. In religious faith Isaac \V. Beeson was liberal, as might be expected of a man of his deep and broad views of life, his cherished hope being that some day the human brotherhood would be united on the central principles of Christianity, each reserving for himself the right of private judgment on minor forms and points. He was strongly opposed to slavery and all forms of tyranny and injustice, and in common with those of his sect did not favor resorting to law, whether as individuals or as nations, but rather to arbitration. A man of broad thought and an ablewriter, he penned at various times manuscripts on various subjects, lie was one of the original "Greenbackers" (not fiatist), for along in the '50s he earnestly advocated the issue of all paper money by the Government, to be made equivalent to the coin money then in circulation, and the interest and profits to be applied to public improvements and reduction of taxes. Benjamin B. Beeson, the only child of Isaac W. and Mary (Branson) Beeson, always gave his chief energies to farming and stock raising, and at the time of his death owned some 1,100 acres of fine land. 4.00 acres of which comprised the homestead in the northwest part of Dalton township. He was public-spirited, and to him, perhaps more than to any other person in his township, is the community indebted for the excellence of its highways. He gave considerable time, money and iniluence to their improvement, being specially interested in the Dalton turnpike. When the company was organized, in 1876, he became its secretary and treasurer, and served in similar capacities for many years for the Ilagerstown & Blountsville Turnpike Company. He was a charter member of the Nettle Creek Grange, which he represented often in the county council and the State Grange. In 1880, Mr. Beeson assisted in forming the Wayne, Henry, and Randolph Counties Agricultural Association, of which he was president twelve years, lie upheld churches, schools, and all worthy institutions and methods of elevating the people, taking an active part in the political and moral questions of the day. He greatly admired President Lincoln and gave his support to General Grant at the time of his first election to the Presidency. For six years, from 1891 to 1897, he ably conducted the ''Richmond Enterprise," which attained wide circulation and won the most favorable notice of the public and contemporary journals. The columns of the paper strongly reflected his views on the prohibition of the liquor traffic. Success attended all his efforts in life, and he passed away at his old homestead, Jan. 2, 1902, having the respect of the entire community; and he is remembered by all as a man of integrity and honor. His family was always treated with the greatest kindness and friends and strangers always met with courtesy and consideration at his hands. His death occurred in his fifty-ninth year, just at the time when he had so constructed his fortune and so lived his life that the years before him to fill out the days of "three score and ten," which should be our lot, were years he looked forward to with the greatest pleasure; and it can truthfully be said that his life was such that he will never be forgotten while there lives anyone who had the good fortune to be associated closely with him. Politically he never aspired to hold public office, but had he accepted any his constituents would have been assured of an administration carefully conducted. On Oct. 14, 1865, was celebrated Mr. Beeson's marriage to "Miss Olinda, daughter of Thomas and Elvira (Finch) Lamb. Mr. Lamb was a native of North Carolina who came to Indiana in an early day with his parents, who settled on .Morgan's Creek, near Green's Fork, in Wayne county. Thomas Lamb was a farmer by occupation and lived the greater part of his life in Claw township, but latterly became a resident of Dalton township, and both he and his wife died there, the former on Oct. 2, 1S72, and the latter on Lee. 6, 1899. Twelve children were bom to them: Hamilton, born Lee. 15, 1837, died March 17, 1841; Emily L., born April 20, 1839, is the wife of J. II. Moore, of White county, Indiana; Mrs. Beesuii was born in Cla\ township, Feb. 19, 1841; John M., born Dec. 23, 1842, died Feb. 3, 1858; Nancy, born Nov. 17, 1844, hrst married Miles M. Moore, who is deceased, and is now the wife of William M. Moore, of Henry county; Lucinda, born Jan. 8, 1847, died in June, 1908, the wife of II. P. Nicholson, of Iowa; George \\ ., born .March 2, 1849, first married Amanda Chamness, who is deceased, and then Dora Mills, and was engaged in the telephone business at Losantville when he died, Oct. 13, 1911 ; Samuel P.. born July 25, 1851, died June 10, 1854; Laura B., born Aug. 29, 1853, is the wife of Prank Davis, of Denver, Colo.; Calvin P., born Oct. 14, 1855, died May 29, 1888; Sarah E., born July 20, 1858, died March 12, 1888; and Charles Lincoln, born Oct. 1, i860, married Lillian Garrett and is a general merchant in Colorado. To Benjamin B. Beeson and wife were born four children - - Isaac Francis, Mary Lenora, Edward Orton and Frederick Loten (twins) - all of whom are given extended mention on other pages. Edward O. Beeson, a prominent young man of affairs residing in the village of Losantville, Randolph county, but with extensive property interests in Dalton township, this count)-, was born at the old Beeson homestead one-half mile west of the village of Dalton, in Dalton township, July 3, 1877. He is one of the twin sons of Benjamin B. and Olinda (Lamb) Beeson, given extended mention on another page of this volume. Edward O. Beeson received his earliest education in the district schools of Dalton township and later attended the high school at Richmond, but did not graduate. Pie then attended business college at Richmond. In 1898 he enlisted in the One Hundred and Sixty-first Indiana infantry for service in the Snanish-Ameriean war. This regiment did garrison duty in Plavana, Cuba, about three and one half months. Cpon his return from the service Mr. Beeson matriculated at the Indianapolis Paw School, at Indianapolis, where he graduated with the class of iqoi, being admitted to practice in the Circuit Court of Wayne county, the Indiana Supreme Court, and the Federal District Court, the same year. After his graduation in the law school lie continued his studies with Jonathan W. Newman, of Richmond, until the following December, and lived at the old homestead with his mother during the years 1902-03, attending to all the legal business in the settlement of his father's estate. In 1903 he removed to l.osantville. Randolph count), and besides superintending his farming interests assisted in the Farmers' Rank at that place from 1903 to 1905. lie then removed to the old homestead farm of Ellwood Beeson, in Dalton township, but this he later sold and moved to his mother's farm, which he rented during the years 1907-8, at the same time engaging in the buying and shipping of cattle. In 190S he removed to Mooreland and later to Marion, Inch, where he engaged in the automobile business. In [909 he sold his Marion interests and returned to Losantville, where he has since resided. At the present time he owns 172 acres in section 33 of Dalton township and fifty acres adjoining in section 4. On Dec. 25, 1901, he was married to Miss Lena Waltz, daughter of Alfred and Amanda (Ulrich) Waltz, of Henry county Mrs. Beeson was born Sept. 23, 1884, and was educated in the schools of her native county. Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Beeson have been born two children - George, born Jul)' 4, 1903, and Mary, bom Dec. 18, 1908. Mr. Beeson is a Republican in his political views and has membership in the Masonic lodge at Losantville.

Frederick L. Beeson, who is one of the enterprising farmers of Randolph count)-, located just over the line of Dalton township, this county, is a son of Benjamin lb Beeson, of whom specific mention is made on other pages of this work, so that a further resume of the family history is not demanded in the present sketch. Fred L. Beeson was born at the old Beeson homestead, in Dalton township, Wayne county, July 3, 1877, a scion of old and honored pioneer families of that section of the Hoosier commonwealth, lie was reared to maturity in his native township, where he early began to assume definite responsibilities in connection with work on the old homestead farm, and to the public schools of that locality is indebted for his early educational training. After leaving school he continued to assist in the work on the home farm until 1899, when he removed to the farm now owned by bis brother-inlaw, J. C. Taylor. Later he removed to the present home of David A. Niccum, in Dalton township. Both places, however, were at that time parts of his father's estate. In 1905 he became identified in an active way with the agricultural industry in Randolph count)', since in that year he moved to his present home of 140 acres, where he has since been successfully established as a general farmer and stock grower. In his political allegiance Mr. Beeson is a staunch Prohibitionist and shows a loyal interest in all that concern- the general welfare of the community. He enjoys marked popularity in his home township and is a man of progressive ideas and distinctive business acumen. In addition to his farm of 140 acres in Randolph county he owns ido acres of his father's old homestead in Dalton township, this countv. Fraternally, he is affiliated with the Dalton Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In May, 1898-, Mr. Beeson was united in marriage to Miss Laura Davis, daughter of John and Caroline (Charmless) Davis, of Dalton township, and of this union have been born six children - Herbert Edward, Benjamin Bernard, Charles, Harold, Lowell, and James Pierce. Mrs. Beeson was born Oct. 29, 1879, sixth in a family of eight children born to her parents. John Davis, her father, was born in Montgomery county, Ohio, in 1823, a member of a family of eight children, lie came to Dalton township with his parents and spent his active life as a farmer there, also serving as justice of the peace twenty years. He died in 1885.

Oliver H. Beeson, whose successful manipulation of business affairs has given him prominence among the people of Wayne county, is a native of this count}, born in Washington township, June 12, 1853. Mis parents were Benjamin Franklin and Catherine (Howard) Beeson. both natives of Wayne county. The elder Beeson was born Aug 11, 1824, and the marriage of himself and wife was celebrated Jan. 22, 1848. The parents of Benjamin B. Beeson were Benjamin and Dorcas (Starbuck) Beeson, and he was one of eleven children born to them. The paternal grandparents were natives of North Carolina, the grandfather tracing his lineage back to Edward Beeson. the original Beeson ancestor in the Xew World, who came to America with one of William Penn's colonies, in 1682, and settled in Pennsylvania. He was a native of Lancastershire, England, where George Fox originated the Society of Friends, with which the Beeson ancestry became identified. Edward Beeson had four sons, one of whom, Isaac, settled in North Carolina, and from him our subject has descended. Benjamin and Dorcas Beeson came from North Carolina to Indiana in 1S13, in a wagon built by himself and drawn by a four-horse team. He built a log cabin on his farm and combined his trade of blacksmithing and wagon making with the task of clearing and tilling the ground, and purchased more land as he prospered in the new country. On this homestead farm, four miles south of Milton, Benjamin F. Beeson, the father of the subject of this review, was born and reared, and after the manner of pioneer boys grew into rugged, self-reliant and industrious manhood, receiving" as good an education as his time afforded. As before stated, in January, 1848, he was married to Catherine Howard, a native of Wayne county and daughter of John and Sarah ("Calloway) Howard. They began their married life in a typical log cabin on the farm given him by his father, which cabin was afterward replaced by a more commodious dwelling house. To this honored couple were born nine children, of which number our subject was the second born. The others are: William, Elizabeth, Joseph, and Sanford, deceased; Elmer, who is a grocer in Indianapolis; May, who is the wife of John Coyne, of Washington township; Minnie, the wife of Frank Florea, of Fayette county; and Ira. deceased. The death of the mother occurred April 11, 1873, and Mr. Beeson was again married, in 1879, 1(» ^'1iss l£ate Broadcap, a native of Virginia, who also preceded him in death, June 10, 1908. On |ul\ 18, 1903, a barn door which Mr. Beeson was removing' fell on him, rendering him a cripple and finally resulting in paralysis. After the death of his wife he was tenderly eared for at the home of his son, Oliver. On May 3, 1909, he became suddenly worse, falling into a stupor from which he never rallied, and passed from life two days later. Frank Beeson, as he was familiarly called, was noted far and wide as an excellent farmer and prominent stockman. He was kind in his family, charitable in his views of mankind, and ready to assist in an hour of need. He was highly respected in the community where he lived, and perhaps no man in Wayne county had a larger circle of friends and acquaintances than he. He was full of laudable purposes and took an active interest, aside from his official duty, in Valley Grove Chapel and the cemetery where his remains now rest. His time was so taken up with home affairs that no active part was taken in politics, and he never held nor aspired to hold public office. Oliver II. Beeson, whose name initiates this article, attended the district schools of Washington township and afterward attended two terms at Spiceland Academy. While attending school his spare time was devoted to work on the home farm, and this was his abode until he reached manhood. lie then purchased sixty acres of land, and his father gave him eight)' acres, all in Washington township, and he continued to farm until 1891, when he retired from agricultural pursuits and removed to Milton. While farming he also devoted considerable attention to stock Inning, and this line of endeavor he still continues. He is a stockholder in the National Bank of Cambridge City and a director and stockholder in the Drovers' Union Stock Yards at Columbus, ( )hio. For about four years he had a butcher shop in Milton and also one in Cambridge City, but these he has disposed of, and he owns a business block in Milton. His landed possessions amount to about 700 acres of farm lands, 140 acres of which are in Fayette county. Politically, Mr. Beeson is a Democrat and has held several local offices, among them being councilman in Milton and treasurer, which last named position he filled four years. On Feb. 17, 1875, he was married to Miss Sarah Indiana Williams, daughter of James and Emily (Wallace) Williams, of Washington township, and of this union have been born three children : Alice, wife of Dr. Charles Kneise, of Cambridge City; Ralph W., who died April 5, i 1906; and Sora Lee, who is at home with her parents. James Williams, the father of Mrs. Beeson, was born in Washington township, as was also the mother. He was a farmer b\ occupation and died May 27, 1890, in Milton, where his widow is living.

Isaac F. Beeson, who owns and operates a farm of 100 acres, one-half mile southeast of the village of Losantville, in Randolph count)', was born in Dalton township, Wayne county, Indiana, Aug. 13, 1866. He is a son of Benjamin B. and Olinda (Lamb) Beeson, given extended mention on another page of this volume. The educational advantages of Isaac F. Beeson were limited to study in the district schools, and for several years he worked on his father's farm. In 18X8 he located on a part of the Benjamin B. Beeson estate, south of the village of Franklin, in Dalton township, and resided there until in March, 1890. lie then spent four years on 120 acres of the Ellwood Beeson farm, in the northern part of Jefferson township, and in 1894 removed to the Daniel Ulrich farm, in the southwest part of Dalton township, and operated that tract as a renter until 1896, when he removed to the village of Losantville, in Randolph county. There for thirteen years he was most successfully engaged in the grain elevator and hardware business, and when he sold his interests in that line it was to purchase the 100 acres which he owns and manages near that village. The farm is one of the best equipped and most modern of any in that vicinity. He devotes special attention to the breeding of Percheron and Belgian horses for draft purposes and also raises Chester White hogs. In the matter of politics he is allied with the Prohibition party and at one time was the candidate of that organization for sheriff of Wayne county. He has also been a candidate for treasurer of Randolph county, and for the legislature, both nominations coming from the Prohibition party. He has devoted much time and attention to the temperance movement in both counties. His deeply religious nature finds expression in membership in the Friends' church at Nettle Creek, in Dalton township, to the material welfare of which he has contributed liberally. On Oct. 6, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah C. Huffman, born at Mooreland, Henry county, in 1869, daughter of Sylvester H. and Margaret A. (Bowman) Huffman. She is second in a family of six children, all of the others residing in Henry county- Of the union of Mr. and Mrs. Beeson there are four children: Grace, the eldest, in July, 1909, was married to Bonis E. Bookout, a teacher at Georgetown, 111., preparing for the ministry in the Church of Pentecostal Holiness; and the other children are Benjamin 1'aul. Marguerite, and Donald H.

Edwin Theodore Bertsch. - The name borne by the subject of this brief sketch has been long and prominently identified with the farming interests of the township of Jackson, where the father engaged in agricultural pursuits many years ago. Edwin T. was reared to this line of enterprise and is now carrying forward most successfully extensive farming and stock raising. He is well upholding the prestige of an honored name and is known as a progressive and reliable business man and as a loyal and publicspirited citizen. Edwin T. Bertsch was born in Jackson township, Wayne count)', Indiana, May 25, 1867, son of Reuben and Susannah (Jacoby) Bertsch, the former born in Lehigh county, Pennsylvania, March 12, 1827, and the latter in Butler county, Ohio, in 1832. The father came to Wayne county and located in Jackson township, Aug. 8, i860, purchasing a farm of 160 acres, which he cleared, and to which he added by purchase eighty acres more. He is now retired and living on the old homestead. He is allied with the Democrats, and although always actively identified with political movements has never sought public preferment for himself. He was married to Susannah Jacoby, Aug. 16, 1840, and she died in 1872, the mother of twelve children: John died in 1879; David resides at Germantown, is married to Mary Worl, and they have three children - Monroe, Geneva (deceased), and Ida; Levi died in 1879; Alfred resides in Parsons, Kan., is married to Alice Hyatt, and they have five children - Lulu, Roy, Pearle, Vesta, and Rose; Sarah, Mary, and Charles died in 1862; Caroline died in 1877; Reuben, Jr., is given extended mention on another page of this volume; Uriah resides in Jackson township, is married to Dura Roth, and they have rive children - Walter. Paul, Ada, Neva, and Roth; Edwin T. is the eleventh in order of birth: and Alary Ellen married David Jacoby, lives at Middletown, Ohio, and they have two children - Arthur and Ethel. The paternal grandfather was fohn Bertsch, son of Christian Bertsch, who emigrated to America from France. John Bertsch was horn and reared in Schuylkill county, Pennsylvania. Edwin T. Bertsch was afforded the advantages of the district schools of his native township and of the schools of Germautown. At the age of twenty-one years he initiated his experience in connection with the practical affairs of life by farming on shares for his father, lie duly profited by the discipline gained and in 1900 purchased 228 acres of the old homestead, and in 1904 added seventy acres by purchase, all of which he has improved with buildings and fences. For twenty years he devoted his time to stock raising and general farming, but now rents his farm and lives virtually retired. Poland China hogs and Short Horned cattle were his specialties, and Mrs. Bertsch raised Haired Plymouth Rock chickens. In politics Air. Bertsch is a Democrat and takes a lively interest in all that tends to conserve the progress and prosperity of his native county, lie is a member of Lodge No. 5, Free and Accepted Masons, at Cambridge City, and he and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. On Aug. 18. 1889, Mr. Bertsch was married to Miss Malinda Shafer, daughter of Adam and Rachel (Gepherdt) Shafer, of Liberty township, Henry county, Indiana, and of this union have been born two children - Edith and Harvey. The mother of Mrs. Bertsch was a native of Center county, Pennsylvania, and came west to Henry county, Indiana, with her parents. The father was born in Wayne county and was a farmer Inoccupation. The)' were both killed, May 22, 1902, in a railway crossing accident in Henry count}, near New Castle.

Sylvester Billheimer, a prominent and affluent farmer of Dalton township, is descended from men whose courage and strength conquered the wilderness and whose descendants have seen it blossom into the most fertile lands on this continent. He was born in Dalton township, this count)-, April 3, 1855, a S(,n °f Solomon and Margaret (Gephardt) Billheimer, the former horn in Rockingham count)-, Virginia, March 3, 1827, and the latter was a native of Center county, Pennsylvania, born Jan. 29. 1827. Mrs. Billheimer's parents were John and Rachel (Shafer) Gephardt, long-time residents of Jefferson township, this count)-, where the father followed farming, and he and his wife were the parents of eleven children: Airs. Billheimer was the eldest; Sarah married Adam Rothfon and they had six children - John II., Benjamin, Cornelius. Webb, Alice, and Vernie ( deceased) ; Rachel married Adam Shafer and they had eleven children - Ella, Rebecca, John, Emma, Susan, Malinda, ! \- dia, Edna, Charles, Dora, and Any; Michael married Luanda Stamrti and they had five children - Ida, Alary, Rachel, Emma, and Otto; Cornelius married Nancy Copeland and they had three children - John, Alice, and Melissa; Mary A. married Gjeorge Neiswanger and they had five children - John. Joseph, Jennie, Charles, and Achibald; William married Amanda Lontz and they had two children - Mahlon and Ola; Susan married Zimri llockett and they had a daughter, Ethel ; and three children died in childhood. Mrs. Margaret Billheimer, eldest of these children and mother of the subject of this review, is living, hale and hearty, at the advanced age of eighty-live years. Solomon Billheimer was a son of Jacob Billheimer, born in Virginia, a son of Isaac Billheimer, who came to Virginia from Germany. Jacob Billheimer came to Ohio from Virginia in 1 838, whin Solomon was eleven years old. and lived only three years after locating in the Buckeye Slate. Solomon learned the cabinet maker's trade in Salem, Ohio, and removed from that place to Hagerstown, this county, in 1847 lie worked at li is trade in that place with Samuel Study until 1849, when he located at the village of Franklin, in Dalton township, where he spent the greater part of the residue of his life, engaged in cabinet making and undertaking. However, he resided in Daviess count)', Indiana, about five years, engaged in farming, and then returned to Franklin, where he died June 21, 1883. lie was a stanch Abolitionist and was identified witli the ''Underground Railway" in the days prior to the Civil war. The main part of the house where the slaves were secreted while en route still stands on the farm where Sylvester Billheimer resides. Solomon Billheimer was married in Wayne county, in 1848, to Margaret Gephardt, and to them were born five children: Alice B. is the widow of Nathan S. Lamar, a soldier in the Ninth Indiana cavalry in the Civil war, spending nine months as a prisoner at Andersonville, afterward serving as recorder of Wayne county, and they had i\ve children - Franklin S., Effie, Mary. Nettie, and Fred; Elizabeth is the wife of Jacob Markle, a soldier in the Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry in the Civil war, and they have two children - Millard and Anna; Sylvester is .the third in order of birth; John C, who has served two terms as Stale Auditor and is an altorney-at-law at Indianapolis, married Susan Kimble and they have six children - Leroy (deceased), Irving, Charles, Zelnia, Lura, and Marion: and Emma is the wdfe of M. H. Goshorn, a farmer of Daviess county. Cur subject received his early education in the schools of Franklin and continued at home with his parents until twenty-two years old. in 1877 he went to Daviess count)-, where he remained six years, engaged in farming and teaching school, and then returned to Franklin and began cabinet making and undertaking, which occupation he followed seven years. Tie then entered the Methodist Episcopal ministry, in which he worked twenty years, and has since lived retired at Franklin, where he has a farm of 100 acres and has carried on general farming and the breeding of pure blood Jersey cattle. He was married Aug. 17, 1879, to Miss Lvdia Dennis, daughter oi Wilson and Rachel (Thornburgh ) [Dennis, of Dalton township. Wil- son Dennis was born in North Carolina, a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wilson) Dennis, and came to Indiana with his parents when seventeen years old. He followed farming in Dalton township during all of his active career and to him and his wife were born three children: Mrs. Billheimer is the eldest; Elizabeth is the wife of \Y. D. Jordan and they have two children - Frank and Nellie; and Thomas E. married Zenora Davidson, who bore him a daughter, Delia, and after the death of his first wife he married Mrs. Carrie (Burris) Lambert and they have four children - Arthel, Hansel, Harmon, and Zelma. The mother of Mrs. Billheimer having died, her father married for his second wife, Lydia Reynolds, and they had three children : Sarah married Moses Blackburn ; Cjarkson married Rosa Bookout and they have a son, Russell ; and Isaac L. married Viola Thompson and they have a son, Howard. John A. Bowman, a prominent farmer of Center township, was born in Clay township, this count}-, June 28, 1861. He is a son of Watkin and Elizabeth (Hoover) Bowman, the former born of Virginia parents and the latter a native of Clay township, where their marriage occurred. The paternal grandfather was born in Virginia in 18 10 and came to Wayne county in early life. The father was a farmer and thresher by occupation, and he and his wife both died when their son, John A., was a small boy. They were the parents of five children: Flora is the wife of John Linderman, a farmer of Clay township; John A. is the second in order of birth; Ella married William Heck, of New Castle, and is deceased; and Lula and Willie died in childhood. John A. Bowman enjoyed the educational advantages afforded by the schools of West Grove, and also attended the district schools in Clay township. After the death of his parents he resided with a maternal uncle for two years, and after that lived with John C. Harvey until he was about twenty-one years old. He then continued to work for that gentleman by the month six or seven years, and after his marriage rented the Harvey farm for a period of thirteen years. He then moved to his present homestead, which he had previously purchased, but after eighteen months again established his residence on the Harvey farm, where he remained about two and one-half years. He then returned to his own farm of 100 acres, and has since resided there. He built his present residence in 1905, and has attained a reputation and a popularity that are indeed gratifying. In the matter of politics Mr. Bowman is a Republican, and fraternally is identified with the Knights of Pythias. On Aug. 16, 1888, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarena Leonard, daughter of William and llulda Kitterman, of Harrison township. Mrs. Bowman was born in Harrison township, near Jacksonburg, April 17, 1862. Her mother was born in Virginia, June 8, 1838, and her father was born in Center township, at what is now Jackson Park, Sept. 5, 1837. 'Idle father was always a farmer by occupation and spent his entire life in Wayne county, becoming the owner of a small farm northwest of Jackson Park, where he died in 1901, and his widow passed away in 1004. The father enlisted in the Home Guards at the time of the Morgan raid, but never engaged in active service. lie and his guild wife were the parents of two children - Clara, who died in infancy, and Mrs. Bowman. To Mr. and Mrs. Bowman four children were born: Ray Harvey, born Oct. 7, 1889, is employed in Richmond; Emory W., born Sept. 5, 1895; Horace J., born Jan. 19, 1900; and Leonard E., born May 22, 1905; all residing at the parental home.

Jesse E. Brown, an enterprising and successful farmer of the township of Franklin, was born in Wayne township, this county, Nov j 18, 1847, a son of Jeremiah and Juretta (Evans) Brown, the former a native of the Old Dominion. The father was born May _0, 1813. came west with his parents when thirteen years of age and settled in Center township, this county, and he followed agricultural pursuits throughout his active career, lie passed away in 1899, and he and his good wife were married in 1835. Samuel Brown, paternal grandfather of Jesse J-;., and Alary (ThornburghJ Brown, the grandmother, were natives of Grayson county, Virginia. Upon coming to Indiana they entered land northwest of Centerville and there resided the residue of their lives. Jesse E. Brown is one of nine children born to his parents. He received his educational training at the Salisbury and Smith district schools, on the National Road, and attended until nineteen years old. Farming has always been his chief occupation and he moved onto the place where he resides, in 1880. lie is a member of the Mount Gilead Christian Church and has membership in the ancient order of Free and Accepted Masons, Bethel Lodge No. 250, having been a member since the age of twenty-three years. In September, 1869, lie was united in holy wedlock to Miss Henrietta Chenoworth. daughter of William and Kittara Chenoworth, of Randolph countv, but originally from Maryland. Mrs. Brown died April 27, 1878, leaving a son, Harrison W., born June 24, 1871, and now a farmer of Franklin township, married to lata Maines, and they have two children - Russell E. and Verlin K. On Sept. 24, 1879, Mr. Brown married fsophene Harlan, daughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Tilson) Harlan, of Bethel, and of this union have been born five children: Estella May, born May 10, 1881, died Feb. 22, 1882; Roy Morrell, born June 29, 1883, assists in the management of the farm; Anna Juretta, born March 9, 1885, married Jesse W. Adaman, a Franklin township farmer, and they have two children - Garnet V. and Margaret E. ; Jesse Ralph, born April 16, 1890, married Marjorie Price and resides at Richmond; and Rubie Elizabeth, born May 12, 1895, resides at the parental home.

William Winfield Cammack, whose entire independent career has been spent in agricultural pursuits, was born on a farm in Randolph county, Indiana, Jan. 30, 1851, and removed to Franklin township, Wayne county, April 5, 1910. His father. Elihu Cammack, was born in Randolph county, Indiana, April 15, 1817, son of John and Jane Cammack. The Cammack family was originally from Scotland and the migration to America was by three brothers, one of whom settled in New York and the other two came to Indiana. Elihu Cammack was a farmer during all of his active career, although he conducted a general store at Arba during the years 1873 and 1874. He married Miss Rebecca Wiggs, born Jan. 9, 1820, daughter of William and .Martha Wiggs, natives of North Carolina, and of this union were horn six children: John Henry; Francis M. ; -Martha, who died in infancy; George Washington; William W., who is the fifth in order of birth, and Klmina Henrietta. The mother of these children died May 13, 1880. As before stated, Flihu Cammack was a farmer, and he owned a large farm in Randolph county, Indiana, where he was a man of prominence in his locality.. For ten years he served as a member of the board of commissioners of that county, but after the death of his wife, in 1880, removed to Iowa, where he lived retired until his death, April 23, 1906, near Marshalltown. William W. Cammack was reared a farmer and his earl)- occupation was in assisting his father in operating the old homestead, and he also assisted his father in the mercantile business. After his marriage he rented the old homestead in Randolph county and resided there until the spring of 1910, when he removed to Franklin township, Wayne county, and there has since resided. In September, 1874, Mr. Cammack was married to Miss Jennie M. 1'enland, daughter of Henry and Flizabeth (Kennedy) Penland, of Preble county, Ohio, and to them were born six children: Bessie Kvaline, born Aug. 13, 1875, married Charles Morton - they have one child. May; Blanche Elizabeth, born Aug. 31, 1877, i^ the widow of Guy 0. Morton, resides in the city of Richmond and has two sons - John and Guy; Bertha Rebecca, born Sept. 1, 187X, married Ira Hunt and died May (>. 1906. the mother of three children - Ronald, and Martin and Marvin (twins) ; Mattie Maude, born Feb. 26, 1881, married William Pressler, of Illinois, and they have two children - Mary and Fran kit , Mabel Clair, born Sept. 26, 1886, married llarrold Jordan and has two children - Russell and Rupert; and Frankie I'enlaud, born I line 10, 1888, resides in Richmond. The mother of these children having died, Mr. Cammack married for his second wife Miss Alice Mary' Hoke, March 20, 1898. She is a daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Sennet) Hoke, of Union City, Ind. The) came from Pennsylvania to Ohio, thence moved to Brown count}-, Indiana, and thence to Union City, where the)- died, the former on Feb. 8, 1899. and the latter on Jan. J^, 1899. Mr. Cammack is a Republican in his political views ami served four terms as justice of the peace in Wayne township, Randolph county. Fraternally he is a membei of the Fagles.

Nathan Franklin Canaday, M. D., a prominent and influential physician of Hagerstown, is a native of Henry county, Indiana, born Feb. 9, 1845. on a farm north of New Castle. His father. X'athan Canaday, entered a Government claim of eighty acres about three miles north of New Castle, paying the statutory price of $1.25 per acre for the tract, to which he later added 120 acres, at which place he died in 1874, at the age of sixty-six years, lie was a loyal member of the Republican party from the birth of the organization until the time of his demise. Prior to that organization he was a Whig. He was reared a Quaker, but later became a member of the Christian church. The mother of X'athan F, was

Nancy Leeson, and she passed away in 1875 at the aye of sixty-six years. She, also, was a member of the Christian church. The lather of Nancy Leeson was James Leeson, a direct descendant of the Leeson family of Royalty. lie was horn near Mountrath. Queen's county. Province of Lenister. lie married Gemima Sargent, Aug. 2, 1798. lie came to America with his wile and two children, April wS, 1803. They first settled near Morgantown, \Y. Ya., and later moved to Indiana. Gemima, his wife, was burn June 10, IJ&2, in Ireland, and died Nov. 8, 1846. and was buried near Hillsborough, Henry county, Indiana. None of the Leeson family ever were Catholics. Air. Canaday 's grandfather was a native of Xortli Carolina, from whence he removed to Tennesee and thence to Wayne county, locating near Centerville, where both he and his wife died. While living in Tennessee he was a man of considerable note, and for a time Davy Crockett lived with him at Knoxville. There were ten children born of the union of Nathan and Nancy (Leeson) Canada}-, and of these four are living. Anna M. is the wife of Jacob M. Gough, manager of the gas company at New Castile, Inch; Nathan F. is the subject of this review; Henry II. is a blacksmith at New Castle; and Miles M. is with the Central Trust and Savings Company at New Castle. Nathan F. Canaday acquired his educational training in the district schools of Henry county and at the New Castle High School. lie began reading medicine with Dr. G. F. Swan, now living retired in Wisconsin; later spent some time in the old Eclectic College at Cincinnati, and graduated at the Homeopathic Medical College at Cleveland with the class of 1870. In the same year he located at Hagerstown for the practice of his profession, in which he has been very successful. He is a member of the State Medical Institute at Indianapolis. In politics he has been affiliated with the Republican party since becoming a voter, and was appointed, in Harrison's administration, to a position with the Colorado River Indian Agency, and in 1891 located at Parker, Ariz., where he remained one year, at the end of which period he resigned and returned to Hagerstown, owing to the health of his wife. For more than forty-five years he has been affiliated with the Dunkard brethren church, in the affairs of which he is an active and enthusiastic participant, as is also his wife. On July 6, 1867, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Clapper, daughter of Jacob and Sarah ( Priddy) Clapper, who resided near Mooreland, in the northern part of Henry county, where they died, aged respectively sixty-six and eighty years. Of the brothers and sisters of Mrs. Canaday, William H. is in the real estate business at Dayton, Ohio; Jacob L. is a farmer at Mooreland, lnd.; David is a doctor in Mooreland; Sarah and Matilda, the former being the wife of 1). A. Niccum. of Hagerstown, and the latter is the widow of Marvin Chamness and also resides at Flagersinwii; and Lucinda is the wife of Henry Moore, a retired farmer at Mooreland. fnd. Of the union of Dr. and Mrs. Canaday there have been born two children: Gracie Matilda, born Sept. 8, 1870. .lied June 26, 1870; and Clifford Fdson, born Sept. 18, 1876, attended the Hagerstown High School, spent two years at Indiana Lniver- shy, graduated in 1900 at the Pulte Medical College, and is practicing his profession at New Castle, where he is enjoying a very successful practice. He was married to Ina Ault, Sept. 19, 1899. She is a daughter of Lee Ault, one of the ablest educators in the State, who is given extended mention on another page of this volume. The Leeson family of Ireland is a family of Royalty and has held a peerage since the year 1350. Sir Thomas A. Leeson, who died recenth, was one of the last to hold the peerage that had been in the family so long, and his two sons - Albert Edward Leeson, of Dublin. Ireland, and Joseph Roark Leeson, of Nottinghamshire, are now contending for the honor, both being claimants for it. James Leeson, grandfather of Dr. Canaday, was a direct descendant of this family of Royalty. Richard Largent Leeson, a brother of James Leeson, was born in Green Briar count)-. Virginia, came to Indiana in [812, and settled near Jacksoiiburg, Wayne count)', lie was married to Jane Dooley about that time and to them were born eleven children, lie served as colonel in the war of 1812, under General Harrison, and was present at the siege of Fort Meigs, lie was a colonel in the Indiana militia many years, lie held township and count)' offices much of his life and was a leading man in his community. His son, Richard L., Jr., served as a captain in tin. Civil war, and for many years was a wealthy merchant in Llwood. Ind.. and died in 1905. Another son. Moses D. Leeson, was a major in the Civil war and died some vears after the close of that conflict.

John G. Clark, a prominent and influential citizen of J lagers town, is a native of Hamilton county, Indiana, born near Noblesvil'le, on a farm, Oct. 16, 1865. His father, Thomas Clark, is given extended mention on another page of this volume. The subject of this review was nine years old when his parents removed to Wayne county, and he acquired his education in the district schools of Webster township, after which he took a course in bOokkeepiny at a business college in Richmond. He remained on his father's farm until 1896 and then entered the employ of McConaha & Ta\ lor, in Richmond. In 1902 he purchased the Rising Sun Mill and Elevator at Centerville, of McConaha & Parrot. In 1907 he purchased the llagerstown City Roller Mills of Teeter Brothers and located in llagerstown, selling the Centerville Mills to Fred Schlientz' Sons. While located at Centerville Mr. Clark carried a line of implements in addition to his mill business. Daniel 1'.. Clark, a brother of John G., is a partner with him in the business, and he has two sisters: Mary, who resides at the parental home ; and Anna, who is the wife of William Unthank. Politically Mr. Clark is independent and is an enthusiastic believer in the singletax philosophy as advocated by the lamented Henry George. He has not acquired the habit of seeking public office, although he served on the town council while residing at Centerville and at the present time is president of the council at llagerstown.

Thomas Clark, for thirty-six years an enterprising and influential farmer in the counties of Hamilton and Wayne, for several vears a teacher in Tippecanoe, Rush and Henry counties, 1 throughout his life a highly respected citizen in the communities in which he has resided, is a native of North Carolina. He first heheld the light of day, Aug. 27, 183 1, a son of John and Nancy (Hussey) Clark, the former a native of Guilford county, North Carolina. The father was born in 1795 and the mother in 1707, and the closing years of their lives were spent in Indiana. The Hussey family of Philadelphia was well known in the eastern part of the United States and its members were successful people, with a well defined literary trend. John G. Whittier's mother was a member of this family. John Clark, the father of Thomas, removed from North Carolina to Rush county, Indiana, after his marriage, lie was a farmer by occupation and also built two grain and flour mills, one of which was the "Holloway Mill," near Carthage, in Rush county, which village he platted, and his second mill was also erected at that place, lie died in 18S5 and his wife passed away in 1864. He was a Whig until 1854, when he joined the newly organized Republican party, and he and his wife were members of the Orthodox Quaker church. The paternal grandfather was Daniel Clark, a planter in North Carolina; but he was not a slaveowner. It was the abhorrence of the institution of slavery that caused John Clark to remove tu Indiana. Of the union of John and Nancy (Hussey) Clark there were born nine children - six sons and three daughters - among whom Thomas is the sixth in order of birth, and in addition to the last named only one survives - Hezekiah, a retired merchant of Carthage, Ind. Daniel, another brother, who died recently in Rush county, many years ago taught i.n Earlham College and became quite prominent in Wayne county as an educator and as a member of the Quaker church. He was also a teacher in the White Water school in an early day. His children, as are also Hezekiah's, are all succesful in the business affairs of life, and a son of Daniel is in the Interior Department of the United States Government. The subject of this review was partially educated at Carthage and at Earlham College anil graduated at Haverford College, in Philadelphia, after completing a course of three and one-half years, with the class of 1857. The ensuing four years he was engaged in teaching, and in 1861 settled in Hamilton count), where he purchased an improved farm of 230 acres, about six miles northwest of Noblesville. He cleared seventy acres of this tract and devoted much attention to fruit culture, putting out a large apple orchard, and in addition operated a sawmill. In 1875 he sold this farm and moved to Webster township, Wayne count)', where he purchased land and made that place his home for twenty-two years. In 1897 he disposed of his farming interests and retired from active labor, removing first to Richmond, thence to Centerville, and later to Hagerstown, where he now resides. He is held in unqualified esteem in the community, and while he has never sought nor held public office, takes a great interest in public affairs and is a stanch supporter of the cause of the Republican party. His religious faith is expressed by membership in the Friends' church. Mr. Clark was united in marriage tQ Miss Emily J. Griffin, June 26, 1861. She was a daughter of Joseph and Rebecca (Burgess) Griffin, for man) years residents of Spiceland, Henry county, and was one of four children - a son and three daughters. One of the daughters died in infancy ; John W. lives on a farm in Henry county, and Sarah Ann is the widow of I'd wood Please and resides in Henry count)-. Emily J. was born July 30, 1833, and died in Webster township, March _'0. 1882. Of her happy marital union with Thomas Clark there were born seven children, three of whom died in infancy and four are living, as follows: Mar) 15., born Oct. 22. 18(13, resides at Hagerstown with her father; John C, who is given extended mention on another page, and Daniel 15., born June 19, 1868, also reside at the parental home; and Anna R., born Oct. 12, 1873, is the wife of William (Jnthank and the mother of one child, Frances Virginia.

Charles H. Land, deceased, was born in Richmond, liul., June 10, 1 S( kj. lie was a son of the late Horatio Nelson and Lmeline (Gaar) Land, numbered among those families of sterling worth who came from the East to Indiana when it was an infant State (see sketch of Horatio Nelson Land). Charles II. band secured his education in the schools of his native city and for twenty-three years was connected with Gaar, Scott & Co., having spent his entire life after reaching maturity in the office of that concern, and he was treasurer and a director of the company at the time of his death. Always kind and considerate, he was exceedingly popular wiih all the employees and associates, and his loss was keenly felt b\ the company. He was also a director of the Second National Hank and of the Dickinson Trust Company, and indirectly he was connected with the Wayne Works. Mr. Land died at St. Luke's Hospital, in Chicago, 111., Sunday, Aug. 15, igoo. Seemingly in perfect health, he left for a trip through the Northwest a few weeks before his death, in the interests of Gaar, Scott & Co., and while in Chicago on his return was stricken with appendicitis. An immediate operation was insisted upon by the attending physician, in the hope of saving his life, but Mr. Land refused to permit an operation until after his wife and brother, from Richmond, had arrived at his bedside. It is believed his reluctance cost him his life, as the physicians declare that the operation was delayed too long to be successful. He rallied from the operation and hopes were entertained for his complete recovery, but serious complications developed and he passed away. Perhaps no one was more closely associated with the business interests of Richmond than Mr. Land, lie was recognized as a leader in the business world and did much to promote the welfare of his native city. On Oct. 10, 1806, he was united in holy wedlock to Miss Frances Harris, who was born, reared and educated in Richmond, and now resides at 70 South Eighteenth street. Her parents were the late Allen M. and Rebecca (Petty) Harris (see sketch of Allen M. Harris). Besides his wife Mr. Land is survived by two daughters - Dorothy and Fmeline - his mother - Mrs. Emeline (Gaar) Land - two brothers - Frank and Harry Land - and one sister, Mrs. Charles llolton. all of whom reside in Richmond. The funeral took place from the home of Mr. Land's mother at 114 North Thirteenth street, and it was private, Rev. T. J. Graham, of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Mr. Land's fraternal relations were with the Masonic order, in which he attained the thirty-second degree, and he was also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He stood high in the circles of both orders, was a Past Master of Webb Lodge of Masons, and was a trustee of the same at the time of his death. Socially, he was a member of the Richmond Country Club and of the Commercial Club.

Francis Marion Clevenger merits recognition in the pages of this publication by reason of being one of the substantial farmers of Abington township and one of the worthy representatives of an honored pioneer family of the county, where his entire life has been passed. Mr. Clevenger was born On the farm where he resides, April 15, 1857, a son of Samuel and Ruth (Spahr) Clevenger, natives respectively of the Buckeye State and the Old Dominion, the father having been born in Darke county, Ohio, March 9, 1810. and the mother in Virginia, near the Pennsylvania line, Jan. 4, 1 8 1 3 The father came to Indiana very early with his parents, and the mother started for this State with her parents when she was but six weeks old, being three months on the road. The paternal family located in Abington township, just west of the village of Abington, where the grandfather entered land. The father continued to reside there until his marriage, when he built a log cabin where the home of his son, Francis M., is located, and there he passed the residue of his life. He was a man of absolute integrity and honor, and while he never acquired great wealth was not denied that better tribute, the confidence and esteem of his fellow men. He devoted his entire life to farming, was a stockholder in the Coffin bank at Richmond, served as trustee of Abington township, and became the owner of 380 acres of land, all in Abington township. He died in April, 1881, and his widow in September, i&Qy. They were the parents of ten children: Rebecca became the wife of Wesley Connelly and is deceased; John and Susan died in infancy; Sarah is the wife of Emanuel Leab, of Liberty, Union county; Mary is the widow of David Riegel and resides in Brownsville, Union county; Samuel S. resides on the old homestead in Abington township; Joseph resides in Milton; Nancy is the wife of William Quinn, a retired farmer of Cartersburg, Hendricks county; Thomas resides in Centerville and is president of the Citizens' Bank; and Francis M. is the youngest of the children. Francis M. Clevenger enjoyed the educational advantages afforded in the somewhat primitive district schools of Abington township. After leaving school he became the assistant of his father in the management of the farm and so remained until the death of that parent. One year later he purchased the interest of the other lieirs in the farm of 160 acres and has there since continued to make his home. He has brought the farm under effective cultivation and has made good improvements of a permanent nature, including the erection of a part of the present buildings. Care and good management have kept the place up to a high standard and Mr. Clevenger has reason to be proud of his homestead and of the sue- cess which he has gained through his own efforts. He also owns seventy-two acres in Washington township, which he operates in a general way, and he raises some Percheron horses. In 1910 he went to Belgium and France and imported ten head of Percherons and Belgians for himself, accompanied by Elmer Commons, of New Paris, Ohio. In politics Mr. Clevenger gives his allegiance to the Prohibition party, and he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. In Washington township, Feb. 16, 1882, Mr. Clevenger was united in marriage to Miss Mary Marlatt, born in that township, Aug. 21, 1859, a daughter of Harrison and Anna (Swisher) Marlatt, the former born in Washington township and the latter in Preble county, Ohio. The father was a land-owner in Washington township and continued to reside there until lbs death, which occurred in 1908, his wife having passed away March 28. 1884. They were the parents of seven children : Alice is the wife of John Doddridge, of New Castle, Henry county; Mrs. Clevenger is the second in order of birth ; Walter resides near Xew Castle ; Emma, the fourth in order of birth, is the wife of Charles Ranck, of Indianapolis; Carrie, the fifth, is deceased; Elmer resides near Millville, in Henry county; and one died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Clevenger are the parents of seven children : Emma, born April 29, 1884, is the wife of Fred Bond, a farmer in Washington township, and they have a daughter, Pauline, born in September, 1910; 1 > c s - sie, born May 28, 1887, is the wife of Philip Higham, and they have twin daughters - Mary and Martha - born Sept. 23, 191 1; Ethel, born May 10, 1888, is the wife of Lowell Oldham, of New Castle; Anna, born March 12, 1892, is the wife of Floyd Cook, a farmer in Washington township; Eva, born Nov. 28, 1893, resides at the parental home, as do also Charles, born Sept. 13, 1896, and Walter, born May 12, 1898. Mr. Clevenger was never away from his farm two weeks at any one time until he made his trip abroad in 1910.

Melvin Coggeshall, a well-to-do and prominent farmer of New- Garden township, was born Dec. 18, 1843. His father was Job Coggeshall, a native of Guilford county, North Carolina, and his mother was Judah (Marine) Coggeshall, born in the same county and State. The paternal grandfather was Tristam Coggeshall, a native of North Carolina and of English descent, and he removed to Wayne county when his son, Job, born in 1791, was about twentyone years old. He located in New Garden township, on the farm now owned by his grandson, Melvin Coggeshall. Job Coggeshall first married Mrs. Harris, and of that union were born three children - Edward, Louis and Rebecca - the last named of whom married Jesse Gates. After the death of his first wife he was married to Judah Marine, by whom he had eleven children - Mahala, Irene. Sarah A., liasil A., Martha J., Catharine, Lafayette, Melvin, Evaline, Alvare/.e, who served in the Civil war and now resides in Marion, Ind., and Adaline. Of these children the following are deceased - Mahala, Sarah Ann, who married Milton Cranor, and Lafayette. Melvin Coggeshall was reared to farm work at Williamsburg, in Green township, and attended the public schools. His early work 111 life being on a farm, that calling has engaged hi- attcntion to the present time, lie owns a tine farm, upon which there is a beautiful brick residence, located one mile west of Fountain City, and upon his place are a number of fine horses and Jersey cattle. Politically he is a member of the Democratic party and a faithful follower of its banners. His inclinations in local affairs are liberal and in local elections the man and not the party is his creed. Having- been born and reared in Wayne county, he has been a witness of the wonderful growth and great development of the country. While nut affiliated with any particular church his views on religion are orthodox, and he contributes to the cause of any worthy project. On Dec. 31, 1868, Mr. Coggeshall was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Jessup, daughter of Thomas and Ann (Hazley) Jessup, natives of North Carolina, the latter coming to Wayne count)' when about eighteen years old. Mrs. Coggeshall was born in Green township, Aug. 28, 1844, and was reared there. Mr. and Mrs. Coggeshall have three children, of whom the following data is appropriately entered in this connection: Olive is the wife of Aha Study, of Green township, and of this union there are two children - Gladys and Louisa. Osceola is a scientific trained nurse, practicing in Louisville, Ky., and had charge of the late ex-Congressman Ovefstreet during his last illness. Emma is a successful milliner and has charge of the millinery department of a large general store at Sidney, 111.

James Colvin, who has been a pillar of strength in the upbuilding of the moral and intellectual welfare of this community, and whose life has been one of devotion to his adopted country, State and county, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, of stanch Scotch ancestry, Dec. 31, 1843. His present home is in Fountain City, Wayne count}-, where he is living retired after a life of exceeding usefulness and activity. His parents were James and Mary J. (Hadden) Colvin, natives of Ireland, and as honored members of the agricultural class successful tillers of their native soil. In Ireland James Colvin, the son, was reared and received the best education afforded by the local schools. In his seventeenth year he decided to try his fortunes in the New World, having heard of the wonderful opportunities in America for a young man endowed, as he was, with the energy and perseverance so characteristic of the Scutch-Irish people, and he accordingly set sail for this land of promise, in i860, coming direct to Wayne count)' and locating in Green township. For seven years he labored on leased land and then purchased a tract of his own. Thereafter he was engaged in agricultural pursuits and his farm was tilled with great care and was very productive. It might be well to state here that wdien he landed in this country, in i860, the nation was stirred to its depths in the greatest political battle that had ever been fought in this country. lie had been reared a Presbyterian and taught to abhor slavery, hence was nut long in deciding upon his political affiliations. Upon reaching his majority he allied himself with the Republican party and at once applied for his naturalization papers and cast his vote fur Lincoln, the officer in charge returning to him the fee required of applicants when he learned Mr. Col- vin's choice for President. lie has since been faithful to the tenets of that party's platforms and every Republican candidate since has received his vote. After seven years' residence in- this count} he returned to Ireland on a visit and brought back with him his sister, Anna, who later married Richard Williams and resides in Green township. In 1874, Mr. Colvin was married to Miss Eliza Cobine, a native of Ireland and daughter of James and Belle (Armstrong) Cobine, natives of Ireland and of Scotch descent. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin began housekeeping" on a seventy-acre farm which he had purchased in Green township. After a number of years on that farm he sold it and purchased a ninety-acre farm near by. This last mentioned farm he still owns, and it is one of the best in the township, the house being provided with a good slate roof, and there are good barns and other buildings. Some years later he purchased a farm of no acres of fine land in New Garden township, on the Green township line, but afterward sold it. In 1902 he purchased his present cozy home in Fountain City, which place has been his residence since, and he there expects to end his days. Mr. and Mrs. Colvin have had no children, but they parti)' reared and educated Miss Jennie Cobine, a niece of Mrs. Colvin, and who is now the wife of Edward Dunham, a farmer in Xew Garden township. Both Mr. and Mrs. Colvin were reared Presbyterians, but both united with the United Brethren church in Green township and of that organization were members over thirty years; but since their residence in Fountain City Mrs. Colvin has joined the Wesleyan church, which Mr. Colvin also attends.

Frank Davenport, farmer, and one of the prominent and influential citizens of Wayne township, was born in Wayne township, Wayne county, Indiana, Jan. 22, 1865. I lis parents - Warner and Rebecca (La Rue) Davenport - were both natives of Wayne county, where the father was born Feb. 5, 1826, and the mother was burn where her son, Frank, now resides, Oct. 20, 1830, and they were descendants of old North Carolina families. The paternal grandparents - Jesse and Rebecca (Foutz) Davenport - came from North Carolina and entered land in Wayne county, where the grandfather followed farming until his death, in 1830. They were the parents of fourteen children, of whom Mary, Linnie, Martin, Jane, Jacob, Sallie, Jesse, Elizabeth, and Nellie are deceased: Nancy, the widow of Dr. Evans, of Richmond, died in March, 191 1 ; and Parmela, William, Warner, and Rebecca are also deceased. Warner Davenport was educated in Wayne township and followed farming as an occupation until a few years before his death, which occurred Dec. 9, 1908, and his wife passed away Aug. 17. 1903. The father was a captain of home guards during the Civil war. He and his good wife were married May 1, 1845, when they were respectively nineteen and fourteen years old, and they then settled on a farm in Wayne county, but later came to the place where their son, Frank, now resides. The father went to California in 184c), but returned in 185 1. They became the parents of nine children: Sallie is deceased; Anna Amelia, born Junef), 1848, i^ the wife of George F. Paulson, of Wayne township; William II., born Feb. 22, 1852, resides in Richmond; Jesse E. and Richard A., twins, born April 21, 1854, reside respectively in Webster and Wayne townships; Alonzo, born Dec. 1, 1859, >s a resident of Boston township; Frank is the seventh in order of birth; Emma, born Jan. 27, 1872, is deceased; and Alice, born June 30, 1873, is the wife of William Toney, of Charter Oak, Iowa. Frank Davenport was educated at the public schools of Wayne township and completed a course in the Richmond Business College. On Monday, March 12, 1888, he began working on his father's farm and con^ tinned so employed just eighteen years to the day, until Monday, March 12, 1906, when he purchased the old homestead of 167 acres, where he has built the residence and other buildings, and follows general farming and stock growing. In politics Mr. Davenport is definitely affiliated with the Republican party. To an unusual degree he has the respect and good wishes of all, and his example and life have good influence on those with whom he associates. Mr. Davenport is a birthright member of the Friends' church, his wife is a member of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Richmond, as are also the children, and fraternally Mr. Davenport is a member of the Modern Woodmen. On Dec. 24, 1887, was celebrated his marriage to Miss Myrtle Nickle, born June 3, 1868, a daughter of the late Hugh G. and Anna Eliza (White) Nickle, who long resided in Wayne township, four miles north of Richmond. To them have been born four children - Blanche Marie, born Dec. 0, 1888; Grace Anna, born July 31, 1892; Jessie Reba, born June 16, 1894; and Inez Myrtle, born Aug. 22, 1906. The father of Mrs. Davenport was a native of Pennsylvania, born in Chester county, Aug. 25, 1819. He came to Wayne county in 1823, with his mother, who entered government land here, and he was educated in Wayne township, lie was first married to Priscilla Frame, who died June 4, 1866, and in 1867 he was married to Anna E. White. In early life he began working on a farm and later purchased a place in Franklin township. He retired in 1869, and removed to a small place near Goshen, where his death occurred Sept. 27, 1896, and his widow survived until Jan. 31, 1903. They were the parents of three children, of whom Mrs. Davenport is the eldest; Jessie is the wife of Benjamin Thomas, of Wayne county ; and George died at the age of two years. Mr. Nickle was one of the founders of the Middleboro Methodist Episcopal Church and devoted the latter years of his life largely to church work.

Calvin R. Davis. - There are many adopted sons of Wayne county who are prominently identified with the agricultural industry within its border, and none can but feel that his "lines are cast in pleasant places" and that properly directed energies will bring goodly returns in said connection. One of the appreciative fanners of Harrison township, where he manages a fine landed estate, owned by A. P. Kepler, of Richmond, is Mr. Davis, who follows general farming. He was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and the date of his nativity was May 1, 1865. He is a son of Thomas E. and Rebecca H. (Crisco) Davis, both born in Guilford count), North Carolina, the former in 1829. Thomas E.

Davis was reared and educated in his native county and his early farming' operations in an independent way were conducted there. Later he came to Grant county, Indiana, where he resided until 1876, when he removed to Wayne county and located near Williamsburg. He is now living in Mercer county, Ohio, at the advanced age of eighty-two years, and his wife died in Wayne county about 1882. He is independent in his political views. lie became the father of eight children: Martha A., wife of William White, of Ohio; Julius, of Green's Fork, Ind. ; Mary and George, deceased; Isaac, of Green township ; Calvin R. ; Thomas E., Jr., of Williamsburg, Ind., and Winslow, deceased. After duly availing himself (if the advantages of the common schools of Green and Clay townships Calvin R. Davis initiated his independent career by working on a farm. After being thus employed ten years he rented a farm in Green township fifteen years, and then came to Harrison township, where he is located, and has since continued most successful operations as a general farmer and stock grower. Mr. Davis is well known as one of the progressive business men and loyal and public-spirited citizens of his adopted count}', where he is held in high esteem by all who know him. He is a member of the Republican party, though he has never been ambitious for the honors or emoluments of public office. On March 3, 1890, Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Miss Olive L. Farmer, born July 8, 1870, and reared in Perry township, a daughter of Henry and Hannah (Cain) Farmer, the former born in Tennessee and the latter in Wayne county. Henry Farmer came to Wayne county and located in Perry township, in 1855, where he became a representative farmer and influential citizen. Some years since he retired from active labor and since that time he and his wife have maintained their home in the village of Williamsburg. During the Civil war Mr. Farmer served as a soldier in the Sixty-ninth Indiana infantry. This regiment was organized at Richmond and was mustered in Aug. 19, 1862. It left the State the next day for Richmond, Ky., and was engaged in the battle near that place on the 30th, where Kirby Smith's forces captured it almost to a man. The regiment was paroled and in November was exchanged, leaving Nov. 27 for Memphis. It was with Sheldon's brigade of Morgan's division on the Vicksburg expedition in December, and participated in the assault at Chickasaw Bluffs. It was engaged at Arkansas Post, and after the capture of that place proceeded to Young's point. It moved to Milliken's Bend in the latter part of February, and on March 30 was the advance regiment in the movement of Grant's army against Vicksburg. It dislodged a force at Roundaway Bayou and aided in building bridges at Richmond, La., 2,000 feet being constructed in three days, thus completing a military road across the peninsula from the river above Vicksburg to the river forty miles below. It was engaged at Fort Gibson, at Champion's Hill, and in the assault at Black River Bridge. It moved to the rear of Vicksburg, was engaged in the ^iege and in the assault of May 22, and was stationed at the Black River 'Bridge, holding Johnston's forces in check until Vicksburg's fall. The regiment was in Osterhaus' division, which opened all the engagements prior to the investment of Vicksburg. The Sixty-ninth was in constant skirmish in the advance on Jackson and was actively engaged during the six days' siege. It was sent to Port Hudson in August; was in the Teche expedition with General Franklin; moved to Texas in Noyember, landing at Matagorda Hay; sailed for Indianola Feh. 13, 1864, and returned to Matagorda Island on March 13. It returned to Louisiana in April; joined Banks' retreating army near Alexandria ; participated in the fight near that place, and in the retreat supported Lucas' cavalry in covering the rear of the army. It was in camp at Morganza until December and engaged in several minor expeditions. It moved for Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, Dec. 7, and on the 14th joined the Pascagoula expedition. The regiment was consolidated into a battalion of four companies Jan. 23. 1865, with Lieutenant-Colonel Perry in command, and embarked a few days later for Barrancas, Fla., whence it moved to Pensacola on March 14, and on the 20th accompanied Steele through Florida and Southern Alabama. It engaged in the assault at Fort Blakely and guarded prisoners to Shi]) Island. It then moved to Selma, Ala., where it remained until May 3. when it returned to Mobile and was mustered out July 5, 1865. Mr. and Mrs. Davis have nine children, those who are old enough being associated with their father in his farming operations, and they are popular young people of the county in which they are representatives of the third generation of a sterling family. The names of the children follow: Nellie, born March 31, 1892; Paul, born Nov. 6, 1894; Archie, horn Aug. 23, 1896; Julian, born July 15, 1898; Claude, born Jan. 26, 1900; Denver, born Jan. 26, 1902; Fannie, born Feb. 5, 1903; Mary, born April 27, 1906; and Donald, born Sept. 23, 1911.

Doddridge Family. - The lineage from which the Doddridges of Wayne count)- are descended is an old and honorable one in Fngland, and in deference to the members of the family here it is fitting that reference to its history be inserted in this publication. The original American ancestors of the family came from England prior to the days of the American Revolution, and men bearing the name have been prominent in various lines of endeavor in America. (See sketch of Mordecai D. Doddridge). One of its members, Philip Doddridge, was a member of Congress from Virginia, from 1829 to 1832, and of him Daniel Webster once said, "Philip Doddridge was the only man I really feared in debate." The progenitor of the Wayne county Doddridges came from Washington county, Pennsylvania, as may he seen by reference to sketches on other pages of this volume. In the days of King Edward the Confessor, there lived a man named Dodo. According to "Doomesday Book" he owned certain manors in the county of I )evoii. One of these was near Crediton. and here it is said he fixed his home. In that land of picturesque dells and declivities it was natural that Dodo should build his house upon a fidge, and having done so, it was natural that Dodridge should henceforth he the name, both of the place and of the people who dwelt there.