Brown Township (part 2 of 5)

W. D. SUBER, farmer ; P. O. Conover ; was born in Bucks Co., Penn., May 31, 1825. His father, George Suber, was also a native of Penns}rl vania, bom Nov. 12, 1796, and was of German descent ; he grew to manhood in his native State. March 1, 1821, he married Elizabeth H. Duer, who was born in Pennsylvania Oct 18, 1800, and was of Irish descent ; they immigrated to Ohio in 1829, locating temporarily near Dayton, Ohio ; in 1830, he entered the northwest quarter of Sec. 8, Brown Township, Miami Co., where they permanently located, and, taking it from its wilds, made it their future home, where he (Georgel passed away in September, 1860, and Elizabeth in August, 1872 ; they were the parents of nine children, of whom seven are now living. W. D. was brought up on the farm, where he nobly assisted his father in opening up a farm ; owing to the scarcity of school privileges that William had in his boyhood days, his education is limited ; in 1850, he started in the world to battle for himself as a farm laborer, with no means ; he continued working, and gradually laid by some of his earnings ; in 1853, he purchased 160 acres of prairie land in Illinois ; this he held until 1865, when he sold the same and purchased his present farm of 80 acres in Sec. 7, Brown Township, Miami Co., and has since bought 86 acres in Champaign Co. March 30, 1854, his marriage took place with Mary A. Caven, who was born in Spring Creek Township, Miami Co., Oct. 26, 1834 ; by this union they had five children - Sarah J> bom Feb. 28, 1855 ; James W., born March 27, 1857 ; John C., born Nov. 19, 1858 ; George W., born Sept. 9, 1870, and Orel M., bora July 21, 1877. Mrs. Suber is a daughter of John and Aseneth (Ross) Caven; they were, for many years, residents of Spring Creek Township, where Mr. Caven died in 1872. Mrs. Caven still survives.

1852, and lived on a farm until 16 years of age, receiving a limited education ; during the summers, from 1868 to 1871, he attended the Fairfield Union Academy, also a short course at the Ohio Wesleyan University ; in the winter of 1869-70, ® *11 school, in Fairfield Co., where he continued three winters , m the fall of 1875, he located in Shelby Co. and taught in Miami Co. ; in 1878, he removed to Lena, this county, where he has since resided. The marriage of John M. and Chloe Hutcher was celebrated in Delaware Co., Ohio, Oct. 13, 1874; she M? 1 lin Co » Ohio> Feb- 8> 1855 ; one child - Maude, was born to them

May 19, 1876 ; died May 17, 1879. Mrs. Stith, in early youth, obtained a common education, and afterward improved the same at the Otterbein University, at 0hi°> and is "ow engaged in teaching, with her husband, in the comnftatl^0018 °f L3ena aad Conover> where they have held their positions for the ?n T lL° year\ and are engaged for the ensuing year. They have, since residing Brown VwlChha8e<1, their P»«* property, which consists of 8 ^cres in Sec. I, (iEOROF1Tuor>ntJ?.arter"8ection near Carrolton, Greene Co., 111.

cTw^l00?818*8 of the southeast qu^^of^lfn pureta8ed his Present ThroTt®6 he 18 now well situated and h«<. iqn 18, Brown Township, Miami nuockmorton was married April 21 Iftqrf f13*!-801^? under cultivation. Mr. native of Warren Co., Ohio and died in *r ' ^ M."® Sarah Lafferty, who was a

"ot were three in number viz^CatWi 0,8 children of John and Franck Van- Practieal physican in Rockford Winnfh! ^ne (now deceased), George W. (now a youngest. He was brought un ^R*)» aad our subject, who is the also a manufacturer of artificial izfj*' 19 a knowa sto"e and brick mason, bas been shown bv servteT S 8'on?' which *s made by a chemical process trad

Oo.Pcnn., May 17, 1807 -' whZh wa®on?aaker. Fletcher; was bom in Bucks £*ted West, locating1 in Warr^* ct X bUti.yearS of ^ his Parents emi- Ohio and in his boyhood ^ - ' Phl°- 0hver was raised in Warren Co.,

,f " the 8ame county where hi in » f b!8*rade> be opened out a shop for him- 1836, he concluded to hort t,me' bad a healthy patronage ; in champaign Co, Ohio Feb 22f«Su ,9tock-raiser; P. O. AUen's; was bora in White; George was ^834, and is a son of George and Maiy (Anderson) district schools - in Up 40 atfncu^ural pursuits, and was educated in the business, which 'remains! f8 8tarted in life for himself by engaging in the saw-miil tome he was favored wifk il?8 occuPa^on ^or fourteen or fifteen years, during which and many bills of lnmk n tile £®nera* patronage in the \icinity where he labored, ae purchased hi** er w®re fiiied ; soon after retiring from the milling business,

Miami Go., where he is now located, and has a farm second to none in the township, in quality of soil and in various improvements ; his farm is arranged so that stock can be watered in each field, either by spring or by the wind-engine, which he has erected over a well on the highest summit of the farm ; Mr. White take9 particular pride in keeping a good class of stock, as well as in keeping up and cultivating his farm, on a systematized plan ; on his farm is a young orchard, of five acres, of good selections of fruits of various kinds. He also takes an active part in all public interests of the county. Sept. 6, 1856, he married Lucinda McKinley, who was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, July 12, 1838 ; they have eight children, viz., William P., Samuel H., Rosa, Rhoda F., Clara M., Mollie, Nora and Grant J. W. WHITE, saw-milling, Conover ; J. W. White commenced business in 1870, by buying one-half interest of S. White, and in 1878, he purchased the other half of B. H. White; in the year of 1878, the boiler exploded, and he underwent a loss of about $1,200 ; Mr. White, being, an energetic man, soon had his mill in running order, and is doing first-class sawing, and has a liberal patronage. Our subject was bom in Champaign Co., Ohio, March 11, 1842, and is a son of George and Mary (Anderson) White. Mr. White was bora in New Jersey, Mrs. White in Pennsylvania. They emigrated to Ohio about 1830, and settled in Champaign Co.; April 4, 1850, they removed to Miami Co., locating on Sec. 3, Brown Township, where they both died - Mr. White Oct 3, 1862, and Mrs. White in 1878. They were the parents of eleven children, of whom ten are now living. J. W. was brought up to farm labor and received a common education ; at the age of 21 he entered the path of life for himself, and has since financially progressed to the amount of his present property, which consists of a good house and lot of 8 acres, m Sec. 12, Brown Township, and as good a mill as can be found in the township. His marriage with Rebecca Hagerman was celebrated upon Sept. 16, 1863 ; she was a native of Ohio, bom in 1845, and died Dec. 3, 1868 ; they, by this union, had two children, viz., Mary J. and Lillie M. Mr. White married for his second wire Mrs. Jane Webb, a native of this county, who was a daughter of William and 9ovault' who were natives of Pennsylvania, n L* WOLCOTT, retired farmer ; P. 0. Conover ; is a son of John who8e history will be seen in the sketch of George L. Wolcott in some pa or this enterprise. Our subject was born in Warren Co., Ohio, May 18, 1819 ; was raised to farm labor in Brown Township, Miami Co., and obtained a common in after h18 majority, he followed carpentering for a period of twenty years ;

William ^ a ^ Brown Township, Nov. 27, 1866. They had five children, of whom John uhe0age0of 3 yeare> 7 months and 14 days ; four are now living, vm, cultivating it tk fann> an<* (as well as Jared) assisted their father in opening and books TW q a common-school education, and are now fond of

Township ; he is a son -March 15, 1823, on the farm he now owns in Sec. 5, Brown 1786, where he was raim** °^n ?' who was bora in New Jersey, March 6, emigrated to Ohio and H*»tfWia and reived a liberal education ; in 1807, he m0> and 8ettled Butler Co., remaining a few years, after which he removed to Warren Go., Ohio. He was one of the patriots of the struggle of 1812, under Capt Maltbie. In 1820, came to Miami Co., and in 1821 settled on the farm above stated. During life he was honored with the most prominent offices of the counties and townships in which he resided, which he filled with credit and honor to himself, and benefit to the community in which he labored. Early in the nineteenth century he married Sarah James, who was born in Berkeley Co., Va., July 26, 1786. Their children were seven in number, of whom, two died in early life, and five are now living. John Wolcott during life, by good business habits, industry and economy, accumulated considerable wealth. Dec. 19. 1866, he departed this life, having been a master wheel in the communities where he resided ; his wife survived him until July 18, 1879, when she, too, passed away. Our subject was brought up to farming and the culture of fruit trees. In early life he received a common education, and has always resided on the farm he now own& which he hired at his mother's death ; he lived up to the example of his father, and has had public transactions of the township and community entrusted to his care. May 27, 1849, he married Garthary Merritt, who was bom in Warren Co., December, 1822. Three children have been bom to them.

WILLIAM J. WOLCOTT, retired farmer and grain dealer ; P.O. Allen's ; was bom in Warren Co., Ohio, Feb. 26, 1816, and is a son of John H. Wolcott, whose name will be seen in the sketch of George L. Wolcott. William J. was raised to agricultural pursuits, and received a limited education ; after his majority, he improved his education to a degree sufficient for teaching, which he followed at' intervals twenty years ; during this time, he attended to the duties of his farm of 80 acres in Brown Township, Sec. 6, Town 2, Range 11, where he located in 1838 ; from 1860 to 1873, his entire attention was directed to his farm ; in March, 1873, he began to handle grain near Conover, on the Cincinnati, Columbus & Indiana Central Railroad, where he did a good business in his line ; this he continued until the spring of 1880, when he retired from its duties, and now lives retired on his farm. Aug. 23, 1838, he married Miss Rachel Merritt, who was bom in Warren Co., Ohio, and is six years his junior ; they have three children, of whom all are living, viz., John, Mary A., now Mrs. S. C. Nixon, and Isaac ; Mrs. Wolcott is a daughter of Isaac and Margaret Merritt (both deceased).

JOHN WOLCOTT, farmer ; P. O. Conover ; who was bom in Brown Township, Miami Co., March 19, 1821, and is a son of John H. Wolcott, whose history will be seen under the sketch of George L. Wolcott, in some part of this volume. Our subject was reared on the farm and obtained a common education ; he, in his earlier years, duly assisted his father in clearing up his farm and in the cultivation of fruit trees, which are now yielding fruit all over our own and the surrounding counties. Mr. Wolcott remained at home until May 17, 1846, when his nuptials were celebrated with Ann Graham, who was bom in Bucks Co., Penn., in 1820 ; they have three children, viz., Sarah' M., Louisa and Joseph G. Mr. Wolcott, since his marriage, through his own industry and the assistance of his family, has accumulated and hired 120 acres of good land, of which 40 acres lie in Sec. 12, and 80 acres, on which he lives, in Sec. 6, Brown Township, Miami Co. Mrs. Wolcott is a daughter of Joseph and Maria (Duer) Graham; they were both natives of Pennsylvania, and immigrated West to Ohio in 1833, and settled in Champaign Co., where they both died. , , of carpentry, which he followed until 1854, when he engaged in farming, < md few yearelate/he moved to Elkhart Co., where he purchased a email famaid cleared it from its wild state; in the spring of 1880, he pmohuedta upreaert farm of 90 acres in Sec. 3, Brown Township Miami Co.; he is "tasted, mte farm buildings, and farm under good cultivation March 10, 1853, to* ri'ed Mariam McKee, who was bom Feb. 16, 1836 ; four children have been i bom to them-Jeremiah F, July 12, 1855, and July 26, 1879, nwmd Mro 1 L. Jou« , Daniel bom May 31, 1860 ; Edie May 4, 1864 ; and W.U.am Jan. 23, 1874. Mrs. Wyland is a daughter of Jeremiah and Hannah McJAee.

Township, in 1830, and is a son of Nezer S. and Priscilla (Sayres) Yrites. u subject was brought up on the farm and attended to the duties co farm life ; thus half a century has been passed by him. Samuel S. has landholder of Miami Co. since 1851 ; in the mean time he dealt in land to cons erable extent, by buying unimproved and improving, then selling, lea ng open fields which were cleared from their wild state by his labor and super ^ » he now owns 230 acres in Secs. 7 and 12, Brown Township, Miami bo., lives. March 9, 1851, his marriage was celebrated with Phebe A. b » was bom in Brown Township in 1830. They have six children, viz., An -> _ Mrs. G. W. Brecount ; Florence E., who died at the age of 17 ; Mary m Mrs. Joseph Wolcott; S. Frank, Clara B. and Earl A. Mr. and Mrs. x am spent their early winter days in the same school, and were raised l in the r ity ; they have been consistent members of the Baptist Church of Lena a quarter of a century, during which time he has held the office of J^eaco nearly twenty years ; their family have been brought up in the doctrines same church. *

J. W. BURTON, retired farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; was bom in Ohio, Feb. 19, 1826 ; is a son of John and Mary (Wilson) Burton, who were w bom in Pennsylvania, he in 1796 and she in 1804 ; they, by this union, had . dren, of whom all reached maturity, of whom J. W. is the only one now ^ this county ; his grandfather (Joshua Burton) was one of the patriots of olutionary straggle, and died in 1835, in Franklin Co., Ohio ; the subject memoir was brought up to farming, and received an ordinary education , >

1863, came to this county^ and now owns a fine farm in Sec. 25, where he l located, across the river from Piqua, at an elevation of about seventy-nv above the level of the city, thereby affording a good view of the same. Un P 20, 1848, Mr. B. married May Giberson, who was bom in Franklin Co., » March 6, 1827, and Oct. 12, 1861, departed this life ; they, by this union, had w $bddren, viz., Margaret J., Francis A., Almead J. and Ella D. ; March 15, >

Mr. Burton married, for his second wife, Sarah J. Wiley, who was bom county, Aug. 12, 1830, and is a descendant of the Wiley family, whose genea ^ will appear in this work, under William J. Wiley's sketch ; Mr. and Mrs. (wu«j/ Burton have two children, viz., Arabelle and Sarah W. ... , 19 lll}> is » grandson of Andrew and Elizabeth (Karr) Campbell, who ciune Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1835 ; he died about 1837 and she in 1840 ; they were 1K> mterredm the Sidney Cemetery ; Joseph C. Campbell is a son of WiUi^an Jane (Wynkoop) Campbell, he being bom in Virginia, where he died in 18 » widow, and which he had improved - hL,, J872'.on the farm now owned by his A. (bom Oct 26, 1834) Geonre R 'J5 J « e *J" Parente of six children - Mary 1840), Margaret j. JsSSPm &2n £r m' ^ Sarah E (horn Dec. 5* bom April 21, 1853) ; John to AseDath 0deMa (twins, his father has carried on th#» W - 8 r?,?amed at home, and since the death of

April 20, 1833 *Zu£>n "Si :^"d«f»ur object, he was tern in this county ?ow deceased. Mm. Wifey afteJLLl was celebrated, he being » editorial work in Davton - thev hr JTled t d' Clarkson, who is now engaged

Robert and Maria (Drake} Smith6' ^UIie ^ V*6® * ^re* Clarkson is a daughter of is also a nativ^of &£dSmith' who were ** of English birth ; Mm. (LkLm

" New Jersey Ct am*L« a "- ^dso,n of William Cox, who « bom masonry ; was inThe war of 1812 nnUp hg oo 8, ^ ®Howed milling a»d stonewas bom March 6, 1780 - he died «/fh Feb' fil*' he married Maty Lafer, who two children were the fruita of thl *?* °f 2? yeare- and she a' a very old age;

Thompson, was bom in New jJLlv ^'n 'is'no ~^8?tha A'' and Toni8> the father of Mason, and in 1829 mart-fed a 18?,2' "5? during life was a brick and stone bom Nov. 22, 18 '2^thev th a"d 18?4 married Susan Patterson, who was Nancy J., Memerv and EdmJff ParentS ?.f .four children. of whom Alice is dead, *852, bought a farm of 140 Q *** a°u ^lv!n^' Cox came to this county in a&d selling land and now R*8 since been largely engaged in buying

Deed of a more eom*1 J?-eir *actor3r almost its frill capacity, and now feel the being erected - it .?odlous» convenient and substantial structure, which is now ^nipletion i» ont; - "° doubt, be one of the best of its kind in the State ; its poration limits nftE^ . during 1880 ; this factory, though not located in the corporation suoh if °F ^^ua, possesses all the advantages of those in the are of the nrnaf ^ hydraulic conveniences, gas, etc. The gentlemen of this firm substantial and reliable men in the place. L. C. Cron, the senior member of the above firm, was born in Piqua Sept. 16, 1836, and was a pupil of the city schools, where he received a good business education ; early in life he commenced working under instructions at his present trade, which he has since put to good use, and is now the master-wheel of the furniture department of Piqua.

In 1861, he entered the United States Army, where he spent three years ; while m the service he participated in the battles of Cedar Creek, Ft Petersburg, and many others of less renown, passing through various hardships as a soldier. Since ms return to Piqua, he has filled the most important offices of the corporation m which he lives, and is at present Justice of the Peace. The marriage of L. L. Cron and Margaret Ginn was celebrated Sept. 29, 1859 ; their children were five in number, viz., George L., born Aug. 27, 1864 ; died Feb. 15, 1867 ; Maggie IS., born March 12, 1866 ; Charles L., born Sept. 26, 1867 ; Jackson C., bom June 1H, 1869 ; Albert M., bom Dec. 27, 1871 ; died July 25, 1878. Mrs. L. C. Cron was bom in Miami Co., Ohio, Sept. 7, 1838, and died Dec. 27, 1873. L. C. Cron married, for his second wife, Marcella Edmonds, of Dayton, Ohio ; their marriage was celebrated Aug. 11, 1874 ; she was bora Dec. 4, 1847 ; they, by this union, two children, viz., Hattie B., bora July 27, 1875, and Minnie A., bom Sept l», 1878 ; died July 1, 1879. ,

JOHN CRON, retired farmer ; P. 0. Piqua. To another of the pioneers of this county we are pleased to record a space for the above-named. He was bom in Virginia in 1803, and in 1808 came with his parents to this couniy. They were both natives of New Jersey, bora about 1776 ; the father Jacob Cron, died in 1 ^ county in 1837, and the mother, Mary (Davies) Cron, at a very old age. They were the parents of five children, of whom four reached maturity and are now luring. Our subject, soon after coming to this county, began to enjoy the limited privileges of a short term of school in the winter months, and his summer months were devoted to agricultural pursuits, which were his chief occupation during liie , about 1825, he bought his present farm of 50 acres in Sec. 18, where he soon afterward settled, and has since resided, excepting four intervening years, which time he occupied one of his dwellings in Piqua. Mr. Cron, in 1824, married Matilda Tucker ; she was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in this county in 1871. They had by this union, eight children, of whom two are now living. Mr. Cron, his second wife, married Mrs. Martha Brelsford, who was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, about 1807, and died in 1873. He afterward united in the bonds of wedlocK with Mrs. Ruth Overleas, who was bora in Pennsylvania, and died of heart disease, on New Year's Day, 1876. For his fourth wife, he married on April 1, 1877, .rB' Lovina Stapleford, who was bora in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1818 ; Mrs. Cron is a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hendershott) Kunard. He was a native of Mary land, and died in Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1865, and she was born in Kentucky, an died in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1855.

A. J. CRON, cabinet-maker, Piqua ; foreman of the bench-hand departmen of L. C. & W. L. Cron & Co.'s fhraiture manufactory. This gentleman was born m Hunterville July 1, 1852, and is a brother of L. C. Cron, under whose sketch t e genealogy will appear. He was brought up to his trade in youthful days, and has devoted the past twelve years to his present position and employment, which as filled with benefit to the company and pleasure to himself. July 31, 1873, marriage with Miss Almeda Noland was celebrated. She was born March 7, 18W, smd is a daughter of James and Martha E. (Beck) Noland. Four children have A and wife> > Raymond F., July 15, 1874 ; James N-, Feb.

^t^h^fe?rb^(MU^OU8e) Dilbone* John was bora Nov. 25, 1806, and came i "J mother to ^is county in 1807 ; they were subsequently the w^nlvfinf<^ Margaret, Priscilla and William ; the last named Auc. 18^ l«iq .SQZtb ??OIlttl JJ^en their parents were massacred by an Indl*®» 9 ' a^ier dmner, Mr. Dilbone went up to the spring some distance

°f 0,6 children while bis father and nnrtber wtnw hlm L/®1"1 ***** °«re of the southeast corner of a cornfield - toward ev«n w th engaged ln PuIling flax in the bark of a young dog, and on Lw!/ evening they were aroused by the sham

«?e report of a gun was hea?d at no arL/n - 8tumP' but> «* this juncture J^lain fled, not even stopping to get his th® ^utheaat5 and the red

S wb° came andP had John go wUh Mm to IIITlA ne'ghboF> William McKinfather and mother. They found her deld h^r T -What the fate of his u» wild excitement, collected together late in fL ', ,ng m 'he com. The neighbors dren to a place near Trov whei? th®v 2? IS 7 eve"mg and went with the chilagain. The next dav a J they teyed for a short ''me till all became a uiet jdive, but died Aug. 20. He wL "found* Mn" °f Mr DiIbone' who waa still bis name was afterward carved (Sl !f S\ Tn.tff° 8ma11 oaks. « which down, the other is still green and ha® i2f * tru<'s having died was recently cut ^aflajr, the children ^ toke^toa the name' After this father Millhouse lived. In th^nthrhhSrh^iT ^h-house near where their grandbe married Pamelia Denman "eigbborhood, John stayed until, some time in 1826

«». who was bon, in Mercer Co fn f^/ J!iT£7' 1858' he married Alvi» Balshe was brought to Miami Co - " 184°' and Ieft fn orphan quite young, when Ported herself by weeks' work - oh80111® 76018 Previou® to her marriage, she suphealth declined, ^n April l875 and haPP7 wife ""til h£ ness and was never able to sit u'n ^llLf ?hurcb' she was attacked with a faintt° 'hat land whence nnYY®?P ? day at a hme ""til death called her suffered unspeakably not heinYY reIur"s > the last six weeks of her life she standing, she bore her affltottons ^Tth° "7 " bed without assistance ; notwith- Dec. 21, 1875 a mJl, "T th meekness and patience, departing this life of seven children leaving 1?ember°f 'he Christian Church. She was the mother 30, 1858, now Mis' T?liIIIf . fTT T. tke care.of her husband - Mary E., bom Aug. discharge of a^nTh'? 7' AJ?nl 14' 1861, who met bis death by the -Jsn. 16, 1878 ; Emma J Cnt 9 i QrQUntljgi.-?D tbe da>' of his sister's wedding, suiter's marriage Emma' Wh 8' l863; "?d E,mer W> MaJ 17, 1870. Since tor W. A DTOr?w rhas been ber other's only help.

J*° real estate but sine®' h ' a' 'he time of his marriage, Mr. Duncan owned 8««- 26, with good Puroha8ed and now owns 100 acres of fine land in fortably. ® "dings ; he is finely situated, and prepared to enjoy life oom-

®*. Md^aiin of9AN' nrm6r; ? °' Pi(iuai bom Nov- 9> 1815, in Miami during life enty_ I|uncan, born in North Carolina, Feb. 27, 1782, and united in marrfnfo -fu 5,rnVn^ ' m Ig05> came to Greene Co., Ohio, where he 'Came to Miami n W1l ^acbe^ Coats, who was born in North Carolina : in 1808, i wbere be died July 1, 1868, and his wife in 1843. Mr.Dunoan remained at home, devoting his summer months to farming, attending school in the winter. In 1840, married Elizabeth Gilbert, who died Dec. 4, 1841. One child was the fruit of this union. In January, 1843, he united in marriage with Catherine Haines, who was a native of Pennsylvania, and by this union have two children, Francis C., born April 16, 1856, and W. A., whose sketch appears in this work. About 1840, Samuel Duncan began to accumulate some wealth and now owns 370 acres in Miami Co., of which 108 acres lie in Sec. 20, where he now resides.

GEORGE DAVIS EDGE, bom in Clifton, Greene Co., Ohio, was the son of George D. Edge and Sarah (Adams) Edge, who settled in Miami Co. in 1803 ; George D. Edge, Sr., was a native of Appomattox Co., Va., where his father was also bora in 1750 ; Obadiah Edge, the grandfather of George, Jr., settled in Delaware about 1730, the family originally coming from England. Obadiah Edge, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was a strong patriot during the Devolution, but, being a minister - a Methodist, one of the earliest - was not in the service ; in the war of 1812, Mr. Edge's father responded to the call of his country, and while in the service contracted a disease, of which he died, leaving a widow and two sons, Jesse and George D., the latter being only 6 months old; his widow (Mr. Edge's mother) survived him over sixty years, living to the 90th year of her age. Mr. Edge was married to Sophia Woodward in Fairfield, Ohio, by Rev. James Laws, April 7, 1833 ; they are the parents of eight children, viz., James Laws, George D., William M., Anna Maria, Louisa Jane, Charles Elliott, Henry Clay and Sarah Ellen. After teaching school two years in that vicinity, Mr. Edge emigrated, with his young family, to the then wilds of Northern Indiana, and in South Bend engaged in the tanning business ; in 1843, he removed to Greenville, 111., only stopping there a short time, and going back to South Bend, and remainmg there until 1849, when he removed, with his family, to his present location, where he has continued to reside. Mr. Edge is a fair sample of the typical American, coming up from nothing to a fair competence ; three of his sons, James, George and William, were in the Union army ; his four boys, as well as himself, are j. ! HePu^)Hcan8- Although always a strong partisan, he has never lieen a candidate for oflace. % &

- t R0RRRT GINN, retired weaver, Piqua. The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland in 1805, and, when quite young, learned the weaver's trade ; at 17 years o age, he emigrated to America and engaged in the above business in Philadel- Phl® 1 "eefcing with fair success, he, by economy, laid by a small sum of money ; in i8dd, he came to Ohio and located in Steubenville, and, in 1839, removed to lami Go. and settled in Piqua, where he has accumulated property amounting to some $5,000, and resides on Main street, Lot 1,051. His marriage with Jane Graham was celebrated in Philadelphia in 1825 ; she was bom in Ireland in 1803, and me to Philadelphia in 1824 ; she died in 1835 ; four children were born to them.

deceased $ the living one, Frances, was bora Sept 13, 1829. ataiTfmv?' f°!i ^'8 ?econd wife- Margaret Brown ; she was bom in Pennsylvania bo^ in T ,ledc '?o I they> by this union, had two children, viz., Eleanor, bioeranhv'nrwL. *n 1861, and Margaret, now Mrs. L. C. Cron, whose to his two sons, and it is now cultivated Wq"' res!8?ed the working of his farm dutiful son. cultivated by Samuel A., who is an industrious and

John B. bought his present IZlT the "nbroken forest stood. About 1848, great change since in* his possession - ln 8ec' which has undergone a

MarchS, 1880; bv this union Vw!°h ^arch ]' 1831, and who departed this life, since the death of her mother has ^^,one.^'tSllte'', now Mrs' Speelman, who, farm with Mr. Houser. ' h rcded Wlth ber husband and family, on the at their death inherited their eatoi- ^ur 8UhJect, being the only child of bis parents, valued atatonutooa ' "d "°W 0WnS 70 Mr" of land i» Sec. 26,

Keytf Jto t' Piqna'wa8 1,0171 in p«J"a in 1822, and is a son of John 1808, to New YOTkCRv^he^e h*7 aboutJ788 5 the elder Mr. Keyt removed, in timehecametoPiauay^f^ h in carpentering until 1814, at which

Passed from the stage ofHft h" of ,obtainin? g°ld, and in the following July he when she, too, pas^ awav^ Vw 8UrVTd ^ Piqua Unfcil March 9> 1857> which has been his ohief 8ubj.ecfc Jf8® brought up to agricultural pursuits, he receives a good annual in^ pur°base, until he now owns 165 acres, from which ton - T**1 an°ual income. In February. 1846. he married Ra^HaI RorHnrr.

final connection as editor m 1824, ^^itled the Piqua Gazette; he severed his was elected Justine nf fh °£tbls PaP?r m 1839, when he retired from the press and Mrs. Barrington su r , Peace' offlce he was bolding at his death in 1840 ;

^ time and snAea ' went " drummer-boy with the Scotch Army to Ireland, having at one permit' ^Te could give many interesting scenes of his life ; and seated himc^ie o^Eaged in a very laborious task, he became quite fatigued over the stono*.8811^011! 8 drum re8t 5 a cannon ball came rolling and bounding leaving the hn e*evations of the earth, knocking the drum from under him, the drum And ^ 1<>r a I?oment without a drum ; soon recovering himself, he seized struggle he rJT88 ^*ain r?ftdy for duty ; after the close of the Scotch and Irish after a few retunied to his native place, where he was united in marriage, and years concluded to make his future home in Ireland. He became the possessor of 8 acres of land, which, made him quite a wealthy man. He was the father of two sons, Christopher and Stephen, and, according to the laws of their native country, Christopher, being the eldest son, inherited his father's estate, where he lived and died. Stephen, the younger son (our subject's grandfather) learned the cabinet-maker's trade, and married, in 1810, Ann Armstrong ; they had ttfo sons bom in Ireland - Christopher, bora in 1812, and John in 1814 ; removing to St. Johns' New Brunswick, their family increased to eight in number. While in New Brunswick, Mr. Johnston's eldest son, and several others, one day boated to an island some distance, to cut what was known as bog-hay, taking provisions sufficient to last a reasonable time. After being on the island a short time, the party rowed for home leaving Mr. Johnson and son. In a few days, they were in need of food and suffered much. Finding an old and apparently almost worthless boat that had been washed ashore by the tide, they gathered grass and plugged the holes in it, and were soon rowing for their home to meet their anxious family. Here they remained until 1830, when the family, with the exception of two married members, came to Miami Co.; thence to Mercer Co., Ohio, where Mrs. Johnston died ; in 1864, Mr. Johnston and children again came to Miami Co., where Christopher, John's father, is now living. In January, 1863, John P. married Nancy L. McDaniel, of Mercer Co., and by this union have four children, Viz., William R., Fannie, Frank W. and G-eorge. During Mr. Johnston's younger days, he learned engineering and carpentering, but, since 1865, has devoted his attention partially to farming and stock-raising, on his farm of 95 acres, in Sec. 33.

JOHN G. LINDLEY, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Spring Creek Township, Miami Co., Aug. 30, 1838 ; is a son of Daniel and Eleanor (Goble) Lindley ; he was bora July 12, 1800, and came here in a very early day with his father, Bindley, who entered 85 acres of land in Sec. 7, Spring Creek Township, and settled on it with more Indians than whites for neighbors ; Daniel and his brother Demas did the principal part of the clearing, and, when grown to manhood, Daniel entered 80 acres adjoining the home farm on the north ; of this he cleared about 55 acres. On the 9th of June, 1825, he married Jane Constable, with whom he had one child, which died in infancy. And March 1 5, ' 827, he was united in marriage with Eleanor Goble, born July 12, 1800 ; by this union they had nine children-- William and James (deceased), Jane, Caleb, Abram, John G.. Ellen, Susan and Jeremiah ; John always remained at home and followed farming, which, by his industry and skill, he makes a success. On June 1, 1865, he married Laura A. Birely, who was bora in Piqua, Miami Co., Dec. 25, 1848 ; the fruits of this union are five children - William M., bora May 24, 1866; Edward F., Oct. 1, I860; Charles L., June 6, 1871 ; Mary E., Sept. 5, 1874 ; Jennie A., July 5, 1877.

GEORGE W. LOONEY, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Piqua ; was born m Champaign Co., Ohio, Feb. 9, 1819 ; he is a son of Jonathan Looney, who was ft native of Virginia, and emigrated to Ohio early in the nineteenth century ; he settled mChampaign Co., where he married' and remained there until 1833, when he contracted for 500 acres of land, where the city of Quincy, 111., now is located ; soon after contracting for the above he started to pay for the same, and on his way ft Louisville, Ky., was stricken with cholera and died ; his money was stolen (it 19 supposed, by his nurse) ; this misfortune left the family in very straitened circum' " 1834> the widow and family emigrated to Allen Co., Ohio, where they ??.a?ref. of "iM land ; all hands assisted in clearing away the dense H^ .K hlCh m ?m®.wa® accomplished ; there they remained until 1853, at which tone they came to Miami Co., and in the following year G. W. purchased 95 acres in ^ 'Ji® h*8 since added to it by purchase, until he now owns 217 acrf8

JwiFl V!^dv2-£hlCh 18 Talued at about *1<>0 Per acre ; he has erected fine, subtents h« n.m addings, second to none in the township ; on his buildings and con- " P011^ °* Insurance of $12,200. Mr. Looney's marriage with untU W F celebrated in 1845, after which they cared for his mother whom seven are nn a,r <*|ebj'ated ; their children are nine in number, of born in Miami^o Mav 7 ooq ° fyOD> ^junior member of the family, was medium rdnr-rt* v- r\^ a' an^ was brought up to farm labor, receiving a shoulder ^ 17> 1861, h« enlisted in Co. K, 1st O. V. I to he Darticin«tediea*>?k °f. w?r and defend his native country ; while in the service andPall the WauTa^e^*-°f ^burg Landing, Chickamanga, Mission Ridge' soon after this hi. «d Lard h,P3 of Sherman s march from Chattanooga to Atlanta : of J- R LTOn^mHiW^Hf^ discharged ; thus we record an outline loss ; he for his seen 'll C1 v l^^b. Ieav-ing husband and one child to mourn her 1847- the? have r?n- w,fe mfrried Mary R Morrow; ahe was bom May 1, JA& r umoa three children. y '

21 182fi «nH 7' L Y0N' i P- O. Piqua ; was bom in Hamilton Co., Ohio, June Lyon's memoir N-8?* °f S^muel Lyon, whose biography will appear under M. C. 1831. June 9« !Q<n Waa brought up to farming, and came to this county in Va. Mav 7 to'ow^^' Jnamed Caroline Smith, who was bom in Rockbridge Co., been seven »hiij ' a rd l'arae to Ohio about 1842 ; the fruits of this union have

Ohio TW RtDfti ° we are pleased to record a space ; he was bom in Greene Co., ADril 17^0 1 V*' an<^ *8 a 8on °** William McFarland, a native of America, bom in thp w bfioi was one ^e patriots of the Revolutionaiy struggle, and also 4 177n &r+u 1785, he married Rebecca Kirkpatrick, who was bom Jan.

one nn' ,.y "ad alaige family of children, of whom William W. is the only bom inWT iin^* William McFarland, Sr. (the grandfather of our subject), was Ihev eft Ar®lan<^» ai}d married Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, who was a native of Wales ;

WM. J. McKNIGHT, farmer; P. O. Piqua; who was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, Aug. 18, 1837, is a son of Joseph and Mary McKnight ; he was brought up on a farm, and has always followed that business. On the 12th of October, 1858, he married Elizabeth A. Bull ; she died May 6, 1868, leaving three children - Joseph T. (bom April 5, 1860), W. R. (bom March 23, 1862), and E. E. (bom March 21, 1864) ; the two older are attending school at Ada, Harding Co., Ohio ; at the death of his wife, Mr. McKnight's sister stayed with him and kept house, taking care of the children until Jan. 4, 1871. He was again united in marriage with Mary E. Morrow, daughter of James and Mary Morrow, residents of Shelby Co., who was bom Nov. 12, 1838 ; the fruits of this union are three children - Ida L. (bom July 6, 1873), Araminta (born Feb. 25, 1875), Mary L. (bom July 25, 1877). Mr. and Mrs. McKnight and the two sons are worthy members of the United Presbyterian Church.

- P^-VID MANSON, farmer, now Township Trustee ; P. O. Piqua; was bom in this county in 1823, and is a son of Morton Manson, who was bom in Pennsylvania Jan. 5, 1796 ; early in the nineteenth century he came with his parents to this county, where he, on Dec. 31, 1818, married Catherine Smith, who was bom June 25, 1796 ; she died about 1855, and he in the same month followed her to her long resting-place. David was brought up to farming, and received an ordinary education, and, in 1848, married Elizabeth Covault, who was bom in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1833, and is a daughter of Thomas B. and Phebia Co vault ; ne was a native of this county, and she of Virginia ; David Manson and wife are e P^ots of eight children, viz., Catherine, Clara C., James L., John H., Iza D., ^ » Memery M. and Rilla M.; in 1857, they located where they now live, and surprise, was met in hisIX by ma^Jf Z iZ.W' and relatives to celebrate hi/ 87tl/ hirt^H«7 descendant*,, and other friends baskets bountifully filled - a tahlo blrthday, each one coming with their \iands which kind hands- had broughr^th^tahfp Wlth rich and sab8tantial eldest^ next by the younger etc T the' 7177 .T®8 iret surrounded by the social entertainment. lifts. Miller was bomTTr* ' 7t aflj?ni00n W88 enjoyed in daughter of Gershom aDd AnM ML ?h " Kentaeky Jan. 24, 1795 ; she is a 0Dl*- one ^w l'i^ Wre the P^11*8 of children, ship, Miami Co., Nov. 1^8l7 "i/i Ab^ ' llni b°m/n LoSt Creek T°wn- Miller, who was of Bn«rK.h d ' n. f"} °* Abram Miller and a grandson of Phelix 1741, he entered upon an anmvnti» 7 111 Baltimore, Md., about 1727 - in until about 1747, when he S^nVaS^'r"1'' followed his Lde Lieutenant in the subsequent Dart hit B ^h "an;ofwar J was promoted to then returned to Baltimore an?? °{ Ji1® 8emce, which terminated in 1754 - he German birth, and born in 1738 -' Ji 1758» Elizabeth Horn ; she was of of these, ten lived the &UitS of this carriage ; which he followed the ^aMer of hirdar'^^T/^ WOr,k7 at his ^ widow survived until 1821 whpn Oho t ^ ' 7* death occurred in 1794, but his » Baltimore, Md. ApnT2l mi h^FTf*1 ,77, ^bram MiUer was bom went to work at tho »' . ^ 1 ae received a liberal education, and in 17Q5 of 1806, he emigrated to "vVarren' Cf)" anfi'th f° f °i7ed- tbron£h life i in November bon and chimneys of and nlaatTd th' « following spnng built the foundam that county ; °/ built by the Shaken, and built the first a tons /.himnI7l "?-' settling in Lost Creek Township, in 1809 had there at that time) havin/mov«i Vl lag®.°f ^7 (there were no bricks to be house erected in Spring Creek SiT ^"foni V*1®' he bui,t tbe flret brick with Eleanor Manson JL7 ^wnship. J" 1801, he was united in marriage union they had twelve /?/" born m York Co., Penn., in April, 1781 ; by this October, 1847 and she in w' lived to rear families; he died in cation, and turned hfc atonbWtTi' 186 n, *?r' MU1®r received an ordinaiy eduacres of land in thevi7i77 7 ^ne".lt!17 Purau,ts i *" 1834, he bought 40 32, where he now resides - Mr mm?'1*' which he sold and bought 94 acres in Sec.

fo 1840, he married M^hflfa^ih alao.foU°W^ teaminS for a number of years, are the parents of t=,oiTu awthoro, who was bom m Miami Co. in 1825 ; they youth ; two of the whom three died in infancy and three in

* MADISON MILLHOUSE, farmer and stock raiser ; P. 0. Piqua; who was boro in Miami Co., on the farm he now owns ; his birth occurred Aug. 14, 184o , he is a grandson of John Millhouse, who was a native of Maryland ; there he arrived at manhood and married ; his wife died near the close of the eighteenth century ; in 1800, John Millhouse emigrated to Ohio and entered Madison s present farm ; he then returned to his native State, where he remained until 1801, when he the second time came West ; in a few months, he married Miss Margaret Boyer, who was a native of Virginia ; her father, Lewis Boyer, was one of the patriots of the Revolutionary army ; also one of Gen. Washington's life guards in 1776 ; John and Margaret Millhouse were the parents of eleven children ; this family endured all the hardships of pioneers of Miami Co. ; John Millhouse died about 1845, and Margaret in 1866. Madison Millhouse is a son of Jacob Millhouse, who was bom in Miami Co. May 8, 1814 ; he was brought up to agricultural pursuits and nobly assisted his father in clearing away the unbroken forest, where, in 1880, waving fields of grain are seen ; the marriage of Jacob Millhouse with Frances Johnson was celebrated about 1841 ; Frances was bom in Clinton Co., Ohio, March 28, 1815, and died in Miami Co. March 28, 1844 ; Jacob Millhouse departed this life June 20, 1871 ; by the above marriage, there were two children, viz., Margaret, bom Nov. 27, 1841, died Dec. 1, 1860, and Madison; he being the only heir at his father's death, he inherited his estate. Madison, in his boyhood days, received a limited education, and was taught the principles °* fan? life by his father, which he applies on his land, in Secs. 6 and 12, Spring CreeK Township ; this farm, previous to falling in his possession, was under good cultivation, but has greatly improved under his care, and acquired many va*"r buildings. His marriage with Sarah W. Furrow was celebrated April 17, lob* > they, by this union, have one child - Albertie, bora Feb. 24, 1868 ; Mrs. Millhouse was bom June 25, 1845, in Spring Creek Township, Miami Co., Ohio.

WILLIAM C. MOORE, farmer ; P. O. Piqua. He was bom in Pennsylvama in 1810, and is the son of Jacob Moore, who was a native of Virginia, bom in 178. In 1809, he married Isabelle Chestnut, who was born in Virginia about 178 , died in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1878, and he in the same county in 1858 ; right children were bora to them, of whom five are now living ; William C., w t e oldest, who, Feb. 1, 1838, married Hannah Miller, who was boro in Pennsylvania, April 9, 1818, and is the daughter of John B. and Sarah Mule , who were of German descent; they both died in this county, she Marcn 21, 1841 ; he survived her until April 9, 1846, when he, too, passed away ; six children were bom to them, of whom four are yet hyl^ r Mr. and Mrs. Moore have by their union one son, who was bom in Shelby Ld* Ohio, July 11, 1838, and was brought up on a farm. Aug. 21, 1858, he marn< . Josephine Fletcher, who was bom in Maryland Dec. 16, 1835, and came to Onio ' they are the parents of three children, viz., William E., bom March ? 62 : Mel lie R. Ont. 9ft iqim . n o oi iq^ta Mru~»rp came to

PAUL N. S. PENCE, teacher and farmer ; P. O. Piqua. He was bom in this county in 1835, and is the son of Paul Pence, Sr., who was a native of Virginia, born in 1800, and came to Warren Co., Ohio, in 1811, with his parents; he afterwdeame to this county, and in 1821, married Mary Newport, who was boro m hi *?hl u l" 180i > were the parents of eight children, of whom Pan*

*U; he was born b " sonfof Jf*8° and Mary (&efi) ££ with his father, who entered 160 «m« f ,ai®f ,*° this county at a very early day the aid of his famUy, "K and^Zr^Hn> Creek Township, and, by the eldest daughter of Greore*e W Rnaalii at.wtllctl time, also, the marriage of enty-five gueste present^y^S ZZ^Jn^ ; there were abound whose golden wedding had been elfeWted thJer 6°years old- "nd one couple P?rent? of four children - Jota WonSw previ""8 ye"- They are the Maiy Jane, now Mrs. Bhodehamel of Tn/lio <X^°' James, deceased, and on the old farm and now ocenniM 'rtf ^ndlail?PolJs- Mr. Kussell has always lived i table energy1 and economy, hePhas bom' By bi/indomand about 175 acres besides in " getting 110 acres of the old farm S"* °/p°dland, and well toprovJd wi^o^v «^Cfto^1"aking in a11 atK>ut 28&

Flora, born Oct. 28 1856 - t 1 a of thls umon are four children and David Ward, fch ZS isWp' Sep' 9- 1860 ; Alice M'> Jun« 8, 1862° members of the Baptist Church ' Mr' Russell> wife and daughters, are exemplary JOHN SCHNEYER P n p-

850,000, and is composed^ th?kTmber ; thilfirm has a capital of upward of £ and W. L. (C^Sr sub^t w^"g "®??bera- viz': John Schneye? and L German descent, his father hiS tor" !? Gen"any March 22, 1814, and is of was bom in 1792, and during his life ^>"d S°" °f ? family of four children ; he brewing and hotel hnsin«Qu ? h 8 1 fe ^ prominently engaged in the distillery advanced age of 80 y^Ws^fe^0-11 wj'b farming died in 1872, S' the parents of ten children ye^ Previous ; they were

*"%> vis. : J0bn> Tobias L il M a*® following lived to years of ma- Catharine ; Mr. Schneyer as is^u^om M"^Ge0ISe- Christiana, Caroline and a trade, and. after ®?8tomaiy^n Germany, was apprenticed to learn 1840, when he emigrated I^?aam.ed *n. hls native country until Ployed six months S ^^«^ n.Ca,Tiandm^ ln Bal*ifoore; after being emfonr years was en^^n t^ " P/n?8^vania, he ^ to Piqua, and for la the brewing busS "a"afacture of wagons; he then engaged found in the directorv nf pf8 be^n very 8uccessftl1 J a card of the same will be twice married the flail Pl^ua» in another part of this work. Mr. S. has been riage being ceiebnit^ ufr name hia0drst wife was Catharine Christ, their marcelebrated with ^""y ,n 1834* UP°n Jan. 9, 1844, his marriage was

Biographical Sketche8

CHARLES SCHOPPMEIER, retired farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; was bom m wr many, in 1814 and is a son of John and Frecy (Lesman) Schoppmeier, e bom in 1790, and died, 1832 ; his wife was bom 1784, and died, 1833 ; live mudren were the fruits of their union, of whom Charles is the only one now nving America. In 1836 and 1837, he served as Messenger under the present emperor of Prussia, and in 1847, landed in New York City, thence to Dayton, » after making several changes, he, in 1858, came to this county, and . bought his present farm in Sec. 18, which first consisted of 100 acres, bu . ' he has sold 50 acres. On July 22, 1851, he married Anna Anda, who was Reading, Penn., in 1822, and in 1834, came to Ohio ; one child is the fruit on men union, viz., Anna, bom in 1852, and Jan. 22, 1876, married John Freirdman, bora in this county in 1855 ; they have now three children, viz., Anna M., J -> Frank A. , v

JOHN SHARP, farmer ; P. O. Piqua. To the above name, we areplcas^ accord a space in this volume ; he was bora in Ireland in 1814, and is a William and Jane (Ginn) Sharp, who were both natives of Ireland, y lived and died. John was the only child born to them ; he was raised to tarm ng, and in 1833, emigrated to United States and located in Piqua, this county, he, in 1852, married Sarah A. Correll, who was a native of New Jersey, and daughter of John B. and Sarah Correll, who were both bora in New Jersey ^ are now dead. John and Sarah Sharp are the parents of four children, viz.,

J., Mary E., Rebecca C. and Bayard. After the above marriage, they made s changes, bought and sold land several times, mostly out of this county,

CHRISTIAN SHULZ, farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; bom in Germany Dec. ! 20, iw, he is a son of George Shulz, who was bom in Germany, 1801, and was brong F to agricultural pursuits, which he followed through life, until his death in - In 1833, he married Catherine Stine, who was bom in Germany in 1810, an in 1878; nine children were bom to them, of whom seven are n?w iV? ~n(i Christian is the only one now living in United States, where he came in loD , followed various pursuits, but finally learned the cooper's trade, which he fou thirteen years ; in 1875, he bought his present farm, in Secs. 25 and 30. bl 31, 1859, he married Catherine Stine, who was bora in Germany in 1833, ana with her parents to United States in 1846, who are now both dead. Seven .dren are the fruits of Christian and Catherine Shulz's union, viz., Charles -» George H., Edward J., Emma U., Catherine M., William C. and Albert.

9«10' ^une I®, 1801, and is a son of Andrew Small, who was born in Soo Feb. 17, 1756, where he spent his boyhood days in the Scotch school, and, a age of 12 years, came with his parents to Pennsylvania, where they located 1868; there they lived and died ; and Andrew, about 1785, in Pennsylvama,majned Margaret Long, who was a native of that State, bom about 1765, and died Warren Co. April 12, 1823, and he died March 1, 1840. They had nine children, of whom three are yet living; the oldest sister, who now lives on the old home farm m Warren Co., Ohio, at an advanced age; one brother, in Shelby Co., Oh, also quite old, and John, who came to this county in 1833, and settled in the °.n a Pfrt of what is now known as the Madison Millhouse farm, and a part hat is to-day known as the James Patterson farm ; t.hia he improved from found in the regions where he fereveraed The°fi^ ^ °f ^ 88 m«ht b« some hunting-point was to remin i,;. i ' "e, ?I)st for him to go to physician ; he waste drink the blood"*?*]16 tbrougb tbe advice of which has been a number of yeare he hS tek^ f 'hedeer>and since that period, two ; sometimes to the mountains 'of thb? jUnt eacb autumn until the last even now, though nearly fourscore vea^ T* ?7eral times to Minnesota ; with his gun, every suitable dav and ^ ^g6' he *?kes a walk of four or five marriage with Misa MargaretK Bet^'n d J0f8Sood eyesight and health. His on Sept. 26, 1822 - she was hom i*8^?' Wa? celehrated in Montgomery Co., Ohio about 11 months old her ^re^camfjlfh^H^' 13' and "h^n but Jersey ; the father was born in 177o ld ^ \^7 were ^ natives of New bom about 1785 and died^ Z So fra 68 i the -other was

H led with rich and luscious eatohlo. ZJ ' b T. f°mmg with their basket well placed the contents of the baskets '«nd aJable was erected, on which were the table was surrounded Mr»,!d il}d ProPer hour for refreshments life for nearly three-sc^ro is ^ haVe ,trod the hW P^way of Quiet home, which is partly^uSedTv bsl.T SF Iiving t retired ,ife in their jnarned Ellen Conklin. MaTthev H v^.nd ® the,r 80n» who> °" MaJ 13. 1858, he has owned for the Dast t^nt 8and 9? Spnng Creek Township, a part of which few years, and since reatfinl?^"'116 years ' ln his life. be taught school a °f the Peace seventeJ^«ragC h'8i ?Tnt farm- fl,Ied the offloial d,,tJ of Justice grass and Eunice Sander. ' ownship Trustee, etc. The marriage of William Snodbave had six ch drerttZ ^rCh 13' 185L by this marriage now Mrs. H. Hou^r sndT no".llvlng-Henrietta1 now Mrs. W. F. Sims, Lucinda, to and for rememhranoA ^f^rauk,m' Hennetta, when at home, through respect which a beanHfni ^I lf ancestore and friends, accumulated locks of hair, room and is highly prized^ W&8 manufactured j this is now an ornament to the

Christopher and P^ilZ^ ^ ^ftrmer ' ^ ^ Piqua. His paternal grandparents, grated to Ohio in IfinfT1* ®.tatIer, were both natives of Pennsylvania; they emisettlers of the mnnh, . \ ,oca^11ng m Washington Township, and were among the first years, and Da^noH ' It.1*6 en(iured the privations of pioneer life for many Parents of T T Qt ?im °t life at advanced ages. The maternal grand- stated ; their marriage occurred in Miami Co. May 29, 1810, and soon after they settled on the farm now owned by D. C. Statler (Washington Township) ; there, Christopher, Jr., at once commenced to open outfa farm from the unbroken forest, and in 1880, fine houses and barns have taken the place of the rude log huts and cabins ; on this farm he labored until his death, which occurred Oct. 5, 1840, and his companion now survives at the advanced age of 89 years. Thirteen children were the issue of this union, of whom eleven are now living, T. J. Statler being the eldest He was born in Washington Township, Miami Co., April 8, 1815, and raised to agricultural pursuits ; his education was that of a common-school course. In his minority, he learned the tanner and currier trade, which received his atten tion for nine years ; since retiring from its duties, he was engaged in coopering for a short period ; in 1839, he went West, and took up his headquarters in Platte Co., Mo., remaining until 1841 ; during his residence there, he assisted in surveying that country and laying-out the present Platte City', at the Falls of the Little Platte River. For the past thirty-nine years, he has been a permanent resident of Spring Creek Township, Miami Co., where fanning has received his entire attention ; he is now located on his farm of 80 acres in Sec. 23, well improved, and perhaps as fine an apple orchard of 50 acres as any in the county. On Feb. 13, 1842, he married Maria P. Horton, born in Westchester Co., N. Y., Sept. 20, 1814 ; she died in her native county, Oct. 27, 1849. Two children were the fruits of this union ; one died in infancy, and the other, M. Frances, died at the age of 2 years 3 months and 11 days. Mr. Statler married, for his second wife, Elizabeth Y. Moore, Dec. 25, 1849. She was born in Rockbridge Co., Va., Aug. 1829 ; one year later, her parents located in Orange Township, Shelby Co., 01no, where she grew to maturity. Mr. and Mrs. Statlcr's children are Josephine H, born June 28, 1851 ; Elizabeth J., born Jan. 15, 1853 ; and Napoleon B., born June 18,1855. '

JAMES WAGONER, farmer; P. O. Piqua ; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Sept. 14, 1824, and is a son of John Wagoner, who was a native of Ohio, born June 9, 1801, and died in 1874 ; in 1818, he located in Montgomery Co. In 1823, he married Catherine Houser, who was born in Virginia in 1805, and died in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1861 ; they were the parents of seven children, of whom two are dead and five living, of whom James is the oldest ; he was brought up to farming, received a limited education. Feb. 2, 1854, he married Miss Elizabeth Miller, who was bom in Greene Co., Ohio, and died Dec. 7, 1856, at the age of 27 years. One child was bom to them, John F., bom Nov. 18, 1854. Our subject again married, for his second wife, Josephine McSherry, who was born m Piqua, May 3, 1845. They have two children, viz., Catherine J. and Anna BMr. Wagoner came to this county in 1848, and has since bought 30 acres of land in Sec. 17, on the Piqua & Urbana Pike.

c - "^^J^IAM J. WILEY, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Piqua ; was born in Spring Creek Township, Miami Co., Ohio, April 21, 1829. William J. is a greatgrandson of Samuel Wiley, who was bom in Maryland in 1749 ; there he grew to i an,d *n 1^6, seeing the need of having an independent country, went battle for the 8ame' P^ing through ail the hardships connected therewith. Alter the most severe part was over, he returned home and married and with his wife, soon after emigrated to Pennsylvania ; there they had bom to them 8^anK M-' a?dMrs- WileY remained in Pennsylvania until 1812, when they wh^rPthA?H° llLL8iu'. 1<?cating on Sec. 25, Spring Creek Township, Miami Co, of wnS parted this life at an advanced age. William J. Wiley is a grandson 1779 and i J°.bllS011) Wiley ; he was bom in Pennsylvania, March 16,

180o' Tumi m *re.and> March 16, 1780 ; their marriage was celebrated abou named kter.they emigrated West, and in 1813 located on the abovepassimr thmno-h ^ re^ngejn a rude log cabin that had neither doors nor floor, an William Wilev* wi^,an^ hardships connected with the early settlers of Miami Co. offlces thiwvuiwf 6 a re8ldent this county, held some of the most importan offices of the county and township of Spring Creek ; he was one of the patriot* earlier life at home in assistfno- to tb his Parents, came West and spent his In 1828, he married Margaret McKnteht° who 't® ""broken wilderness, children were six in niTmber, of wtom wmi^ -b°^ w 1IJelalld in 1795- Their np to agricultural pursuits, and recei^^ faT ^ thf- oldest He was brought willing to assist in all public inh>roatu f?lr cation ; he has always been "K bis life, held the more imp^offll/o^6 1" hh\?>mm»nity i he has, dT unpartial feelings to all with.hZk!8 of the township, which were filled with

"^CosaSfAt^ ro' Bwcb>efoc«"Pation] during life. In 1817, helmed **» chuXen of whomM, wir" 60171 Jul? H> 1800 > *Mjr by this union had forming, and received WlU,amson is the seventh ; he was brought up to educational qualities to th^mif0n edut5adon > "foe1, his majority, he improved his years been a residmt nfM-1 °faJ? acadenucal course ; he has, for nearly one score wderable Dronprt^ rr1?1111 ^°*> an<* since coming here has accumulated conlocated ; he owns'fin * Pfrt> 118 acfcSj Jay in Sec. 24, where he now is

1868 ; bv this nn;ft m ^°San Co., Ohio, in 1836, and died in this county in the second luarria ° ^efe Jrere. tiiree children, viz., James, Sarah and John F. ; J^weese who wotff6 °f - * Williamson was celebrated in 1869, with Mrs. Martha ' wno waa bom m Miami Co. in 1836.

ELIAS WOLF, retired farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; was bom in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Nov. 9, 1805, where he received a medium education by the privileges of winter months' school ; during the summer, his time was occupied in agricultural pursuits ; in 1839, he came to this county and bought his present farm in Secs. 18 and 12 ; he has, by good farming, business habits and industry, since added to his farm, until he now owns over 200 acres. December, 1827, Mr. Wolf married Elizabeth Kaylor, who was bom in Montgomery Co., Ohio, April 9, 1812, and have had eight children, viz., Lovina, bom Oct 12, 1828 ; Lucinda, bom March 15, 1831, who died April 29, 1851 ; Mary A., bom July 21, 1834 ; Elizabeth, bom Nov. 20, 1837 ; John H., bom Feb. 11, 1843, whose signature is given for this work ; Daniel K., whose biography will appear in some part of this work ; Catherine A., bom Jan. 22, 1847, who, in 1854, was consigned to the silent tomb ; and Samantha A., born Feb. 10, 1850. Elias Wolf is the son of Peter Wolf, who was bom in Pennsylvania, in 1780, and during life followed farming. About the close of the seventeenth century, he married Catharine Kaylor, who was a native also of Pennsylvania ; early in the eighteenth century, they came to Montgomery Co., Ohio, where they both lived and died, she in 1864, and he in 1845 ; by this union they had six children that reached maturity, of whom Elias is the oldest.

.DANIEL K. WOLF, manufacturer of sorghum molasses, and farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; was bom June 9, 1845, and is a son of Elias Wolf, whose biography will appear under John Wolf's memoir ; he was brought up to agricultural pursuits and received a liberal education ; when a young man, learned the carpenter trade, which he afterward followed several years ; he now devotes most of his time to cultivating the farm and manufacturing molasses ; his farm is located in Sec. 18, at the Jordon Switch, on the C., C. & I. C. R. R., which took its name from the landowner at the erection of the road. Our subject, on Nov. 19, 1863, married Harriet Hilliard, who was born in this county May 17, 1845, and is a daughter of Thomas J. and Helen Hilliard, who are now both dead. Five children have been bom to Daniel K. and Harriet Wolf, viz., Ella F., bom April 17, 1865 ; Elmer E., > Harley O., born April 12, 1872 : Emery G.,bom June 4, 1875, and died July 21, 1876 ; and Mary M. B., bom July 20, 1877.

V8 ao8°I?10f James and Margaret (Northcut) Buckles, he coming from Ohio, Jr"; Eucldes from Kentucky. The grandfather on the father's side was a rjv yirE»nia, and the grandmother of New Jersey ; the ancestry originally iminHfati? aiR ' iSn mot^er'8 side, the grandfather was from South Oarojj?* > entered the northeast quarter of. Sec. 10, upon which William thev commit? 8 Ministration, it being then all in the woods; here of the^work p1' and ^"dfather in feeble health, took upon himself toe bulk vatinnft rwf on *, 10111 t° year he labored on, enduring the hardships and depndisappear and u?U^5ilfe' ® eventually, he had the pleasure of seeing the f°re® comftnShlo beautlfllt1 fields of waving grain take their place ; better and more James and ^ ru<*e *°£ cabins, and plenty and comfort prevail, ing, viz RoberMvfet]^re ^Parents of nine children, of whom six are now liv- J. W. Lov - Willin''1^1*? 2 Nebraska, Eleanor, George, Cynthia Ann, now Mrs. Dec. 24, 1854 with ££."7* ^dliam, our subject, was united in marrm# paign Co. Ohio whnwo daughter of Joel and Hannah Kirby, of Chamof whom* two are nnw 7 ^0rn ln. ? ersey » and were the parents of seven children, since resided, j^litically, he stands iinffh "t '8 ^hers farm. where he has Justice of the Peace for aix vears and Town!h *fP"bl,can P«rty, and has been to the Baptist Church, haKSn alem^ rP ?ne term' He Xiongs were also born in Pennsylvania m P and Ellzabeth (Moyers) Burkholder, who Felix and Elizabeth were the parents of h Mg'na1^ """"S from Switzerland. vb, John M, Catharine Feb^M M?5h i Mh,lw nV8,x of whom are now living, holder, our subieet rpmuinn? * _ bud M., Elizabeth and Mary. Mr Burkfather being a milter bySes^on a"<»'earn«1 the milling business, hte with Catharine Lukenbach m , ok 2/o ,1859' was celebrated his marriage (Driver) Lukenb,? daughter of Rev. Levi and An^ Parents all hailing from tha?Stete hnt rh of Pen"8.V'vania, the parents and grandmany. Rev. Lukenbach and 1 th aocestry originally coming from Gerhvmg, viz., Elizabeth, now Mrs Mow nil"*8 of 8UC chl|dren, of whom four are Pennsylvania, and Anna now Mm r ^obmJ?r ' Catharine ; Abraham, living in John M. and wife bv their H601"86 RoJer' llving 1,1 Portage Co., Ohio.

finally he remove t -ne ^ ear ' thence to Sheet's Mills, where he lived two years ; business for ten vpak, 11S»Pre?fn^ ^ocati°n> Lost Creek Mills, where he has been in a hoy, and hn« 'fxii * , r; Burkholder, was raised in the milling business from strictly a custom .°^ec\ the occupation through his entire life ; he is running and excellent , -/i three-run mill-stone, and, from his great experience holder is a m«m i G' 18 P^°hably second to but few millers in the county. Mr. Burkhis membershin Je?° " Brethren in Christ," or " The River Brethren Church," Wiu T A ba<* f«r twenty-one years.

Dec. 23 1 7QQ . - BUltrON, farmer; P. O. Casstown; born in North Carolina horn in North ' a p°n °* Thomas and Phcebe (McCrary) Burton, both probably Ohio when* oh a^° ma ' be bved and died in his native State, but she came to ' e departed this life in the house now occupied by William ; the ancestry on the father's side were probably from Wales; Thomas and Ftebe were parents of only one child - William ; the mother, Phoebe, with her secona husband, Z. Brevard, removed from North Carolina to Miami Co., in November 1816, and located in Elizabeth Township ; thence to Lost Creek Township, and finally to Troy, where they died in 1840 ; they had one child - Thomas ; Mr. Burton^ our subject, came to this county with his mother and step-father, an with them till October, 1823, when his union with Elizabeth Saunders was celebrated ; she was a daughter of Theodore and Catharine (Holstrin) baundere, wn were born in Pennsylvania ; by this union they had ten children, of whom now living, viz., Joel, Phoebe, Martha, George, William and John ; he os by death in 1841. In 1842, was married to Elizabeth Knoop, daughter < of " Benjamin and Christiana (Holstrin) Knoop, who were among the very eanies p of the county ; the daughter, Elizabeth, born April 13, 1799, was the rs female child born in Miami Co. ; he lost his second wife by death Nov. , -

Aug. 11, 1861, was celebrated his third marriage with Mary Collins, daug Cornelius and Nancy (Keith) Collins, who were natives of Virginia, by w ic they have two children, viz., Joseph and Nancy ; Mr. Burton, after his riage, located in Elizabeth Township, where he resided till 1827, when be ug the farm upon which he now lives - where he has resided fifty -three years » f an excellent farm of 130 acres ; Mr. Burton is one who has had the con the people, having held the offices of Supervisor, Township Trustee aucJ. u , . the Peace, the latter of which he held for nine years. In religious belie > Universalist, having been a member of the church for over thirty years ; po i he is a stanch Democrat, having, as he says, "been such from his mother s We here have the record of another of the early settlers of Miami Co., b} m connected with the very pioneers of the county ; his second wife, as state ' was the first white female child born in this county. a

JOEL BURTON, farmer ; P. O. Casstown ; born in Miami Co. April 3, is a son of William and Elizabeth (Saunders) Burton, who was born in Carolina, and she in Pennsylvania ; they were the parents of nine children, o six are now living, viz., Joel, Phoebe, now Mrs. A. J. Shidaker, living in Martha, now Mrs. D. Griggs, living in Illinois ; George, living in Illinois ; ' living in Indiana ; and John, living in Illinois ; Mr. Burton lived with his till about 22 years of age. In November, 1847, he was united in mama,,

Sarah D. Rogers, daughter of Lewis and Elizabeth Rogers : Mr. Rogers w in Ohio, and Mrs. Rogers in Virginia, coming to Ohio with her parent® w ei 3 years of age ; by this union they have had seven children, viz., Ehzabc ,

Mrs. William Simpson ; Catharine, now Mrs. C. Lower ; John T., Lewis Kj W., Andrew W. and Flora M.; after Mr. Burton's marriage, he followed j. "a on rented property for two years ; then he bought 80 acres of land m « 5 , . Township, upon which he lived about three years ; then sold, and boun property upon which he now resides ; here he has a fine farm of 47£ acres* which, when he bought, there was a saw-mill, run by water-power, which _ his father transformed into a steam-power mill ; this mill he sold in looo, & it again in June, 1875 ; rebuilt it almost entirely and erected a circular-saw, capacity and conveniences equal to any mill in the count}'. Mr. Burton is o__ those quiet, unpretending men who desire no political office, or fame in tba tion ; has been Constable and School Director, and thankful that he has other office, desiring to attend to his own business, enjoy his own home a mmily , deal ing honestly and straightforwardly with all men. - .

is a son of John and Elizabeth (Haupt) Derr, who were also natives of Mar} > the ancestry were originally from Germany ; John and Elizabeth were theparen m m w fr 1 lldrS1} of whom five are now living, viz., David, Ezra, Elizabeth ( Wdliam Keller, living in Maryland), Henry and Joshua. Mr. Derr remain** Trja ^ ^ Jjf death, which occurred in the latter part of the 8"m2. u lo" ,CU,' dren' of "horn John M Man- Am S »d h'8 ^fe were the Parents of located upon the farm where Tnl.n " °, A and Harriet B. survive ; the father in a log cabin, in pioneer style ho 18?X' commencing in the woods, eats, enduring' the haid8 J^and ' If- * laljored.f?r years to subdue the for-' knew and experienced his industry anH C1>n vatlolls which only those old settlers hm death, he was enabled a" ,ob9tade8. a"d, before

Deborah Hearet (seL sketeh of MaXw u'" *?"!? daugbter of William and farm ; has bought out part of th f h *.Hearst> 5. Mr- De"eese has taken the home nent home. Here we add a recoil of*6"*;! a"d .,ntends to make this his permaones, whose lives and "otber P.10,leer «"»% to the many honored father was also an earlv JSi61 ^ and cIeared the most of it. The grandfirst grist-mills in thfasectionof 'll t''zabe.th Township, having built one of the to Cincinnati with teams tlmr* h ^ t lG couatl7 ; they hauled a great deal of flour departed this life in 1844^ |be'rg- "° ra',lroads' in that day. Andrew, the father,

"as, with his brothers ami «iff J,6,I1.S 0n 3, 7 >'ears of "ge "hen his father died, hood. John alwavs romd8ISierS' kept together by their mother till grown to manmarriage with Sarah ,1., Up?nT tbe home farm. In I860, he was united in Pennsylvania Br tlii« * °.hter of Jesse and Mary Wray, who were natives of has a beautiful home fhTl0" the;T *lave had .one cbild- viz., Eva E. Mr. Dye ^nnection his nnr^a * ' , ener^ le ^las exhibited in his business life and the history a simjifinon^i01^ J??ve ^*th the early settlement of this county gives their JOSEPH W o rav 5 keing recorded for the benefit of future generations.

nPon which ho T- _far,]"er ; P. O. Lena ; born in Miami Co., on the farm On) Gray wlm T6^. ^iaa' ' is a 80,1 of Frederick and Ann (Chamberere both born in New Jersey. The grandparents, Samuel and

Hannah Chamberlin, were also bom in New Jersey, their ancestry coming from Germa°J- The grandfather, Frederick Gray, was also from Germany, but the grandmother Gray came from England. The parents, Frederick and Ann, came to Ohio ,n a veJT earlj day and located in Warren Co., where they lived several years, and while there their marriage occurred ; thence came to Miami Co. and located upon the farm where Joseph now lives, which was nearly half a century ago ; he came upon the place with very little cleared, merely a log cabin on it, and here he commenced to make a farm and a home ; by his labor and industry, he was permitted see the forests disappear, and waving fields of grain to appear in their stead, good houses and bams to take the place of the log cabins ; in his later years he as been enabled to enjoy some of the benefits of his hal'd toils, and feel a satisfacon m leaving to his children comforts which he in his younger days did not have, ey were parents of eight children, of whom five are living, viz., Samuel C., i ln^rndia?,a ' Hannah Jane, now Mrs. Charles McGuire, living in New nnr * 10 5 8arab ; Henry C., living in Indiana, and Joseph W. Joseph W., nf wmi-' wafTum^ed in carriage Nov. 12, 1873, with Viola Roberts, daughter i william and Louisa Roberts, natives of Pennsylvania. They were the parents hnvo Viola, Ida and Daisy. Mr. Gray and wife by their union rrflwi!!v7° children viz., Jessie and Edith Ann. After their marriage, Mr. Repub^an UP°D ^ bome farm wbere they still reside. He is politically a

Han op w«e8^ept27^1836 ' *8 a 80n °f* Benjamin and Nancy (Frazell) Hance ; Mr. ^nTfaXr^r11 Kentucky Sept 22, 1791, and Mrs. Hance Oct. 17, 1790; the about tha lUlajn' a native of England, and emigrated to this country quentlv in tbeu Evolutionary war, settling in Kentucky, and subsetuckv to thi« 1 ^kere be bved and died ; Benjamin removed from Kenwar he bonah^ra^ m 1810 5 was in the war of 1812, under Gen. Hull ; after the Uncle Jop Ron i? ^res of land for his father, which has since been known as the time he hon^Hr,if a7n' and is n.ow owned bJ Soloman McKee ; about the same known as th<?TTnni for himself, upon which our subject now lives, since tuCr Zd ln llu B,? ®aTG Farm 5 in J814, he visited his native State, Kento hteV^mon Mareh 15 £ £* ^ WaS married> and> with his wife' retUJn and a home right out of thJ** "T® year .» here they commenced to make a farm Poor and hnvin^ * oft"e dense forests, in the roughest pioneer style, being very ^ onfof Zgfile"d»r aU' and P^P8 hardships than almost

Urbana, and carri.d . 8e^er8l> his 6rat large iron kettle was bought in bushel of salt was tv. ° . ?*8 Moulder twenty-four miles to his home; his first manner ; yerv ft»w at tbe 8ame P^ace and carried home in the same days are oast - thoi*. i u°r C0ldd eQdure such hardships now ; but those homes, and their children industry won for them good farms and labors ; he died May 5 1877 a***!?1^ may enJoy the fruits of their many five are living, viz WliiiorJ7 a S 8^ Jears 5 they were parents of ten children ,* Our subject was married m ' A! i?' dosePb> Mary (now Mrs. Hetzler), and Willis. Elizabeth Lefevre - bv 15V 1859, to Miss Sarah S., daughter of John and now living - Dora L Photon11 th®y have had five children, of whom three are of 158 acres, with good hnfM- and d(?bn Benjamin ; Mr. Hance has a fine farm ownership of the Hanoe fomi/11?8 arld improvements ; this farm has been in the M. M. HARBAUGH tJ °r 8Lxty-seven years, of Virginia, having been ^ Agnntlem^ is a ^ident of Casstown ; he is a native Switzerland in 1736 - his trr«n ie 77arPer 8 Berry in 1808 ; his ancestors came from and superintended the erSti^!! * 5 L^?nard Harbaugh, was a noted architect, Washington prior to the. War and Navy De superintended the T7.» ^nara Marbaugh, was a noted arcane^ Washington, prior to their destmnf- th\^ar and Nftvy Department buildings in °nr sketch married C^l?l°ni>by the British iu 18*4' In 1835> the sub" still lives; in 1850, Mr. Hariri Eutiahn, of Frederick Co., Maryland, who journey across the "®n bis family removed to Ohio, making the

Theodore, Charles and Thomas - the last nam^?1- °hl n*^ living' a" 80n8> Samuel nalist; his poems have gained 'for h '»? ^,W weI1 known as a poet ind iour

7, 1871, he graduated, and with his fathpr ° EfC ^lC Institute of Cincinnati ; Feb - fession in Warren Co, 0h7o In the flll Z ^UfT the practice 0 f hi« P"> where he has since remained in nLnL k f 18Jlj the^ removed to Casstown, ness, which from year to year has ut »<, r\ bavin£ ^rom the first done a good busihons, his mild and^abirman^m^ M ^ From his a*n>le qualified a growing practice and a 8uc^8fu^fUHl1^PatlR-I18, WC ?" B&My predict for M, daughter of Joseph and CathS Alten with Miss Sarah

ZhJ*? he remained about seven vea^stothhpLC0lJntTKl0Cpatlng at Piqua> Ma^' 1832> Matthew now reside - here lip ErS' ,tbence to the farm upon which he and cleared and a log £ make a home> with four or five acres began to live in comfort and ' built a 800(1 bara> and now deprivations. They werp fhpJ^ the fruits ?f their many years of labors and (deceased), Maty EUzabeth dvin^Tn^r nin% children, viz, James, Rebecca, Deborah Isabella, dvinn* i 5 - ^ infancy ; Jane, John, Matthew, Sarah M

Knick) ; he lived with ^ ^ n (Armstron8) Hnick (see sketch of Samuel {!« was united in nSrri^ £ii ITm9 if S60"4 25 y®®" of ®«e- 0n APnl 4, 1850, %e. Mr. Dye waJhw d*1 Ma^ha Dy®' daughter of John and Eliza (Green) Miami Co. Bv thi* la ^"fsyWania, and was one of the pioneer settlers of Albert D. and^Jennip1^11 bad three children, of whom two are living, viz, located in Casstn«m D uW ^f18, ^hibbitts; after Mr. Knick's marriage, he town, but shortly afterward located on a farm about two miles south, where he resided three years, then sold out and went to California m February, 1854, remaining there till January, 1856, when he returned home, where arrived Feb. 4, 1856, and located in Cass Township, where he has since rcsidea, engaged in the butchering business and a dealer in 9tock ; he lost his wite y death July 8, 1877, since which time his daughter and her husband have lived with him. Mr. Rnick has been School Director, was Constable for some three >ears, also Township Clerk and Township Trustee one term. Politically, he is a Bemocrai.

PAUL F. KNIGHT, farmer ; P. 0. Casstown ; bom in Hamilton Co., Ohio, w- 3, 1814 ; is a son of Jonathan and Catharine (James) Knight. The grandt& ® ' William Knight, was among the early pioneers of Miami Co,, and first 1®cat^a . the farm where the Orphans' Home is now situated ; here he endured a hardships of the early settlers ; his first crop of com was raised by keeping gun within a few feet of him, and, as he came up to it, he would carry i a feet in advance again, and so on through the field, so as to be ready for ae against the Indians ; these were days of trials and dangers, of which the Pr generation know nothing ; the father, Jonathan, located in Hamilton ba, and died there ; after the father's death, the son Paul, and elder brother VVi i > were brought to this county ; Paul was raised and cared for principally J uncle, John E. Cory ; Paul remained with his uncle for several years, after w_i he made his home with his mother, and worked out by the month for _from f $10 per month, a day's wages being one bushel of com. April 6, l°37jWas brated his marriage with Charlotte Ensminger, daughter of Philip an<^ar+uence minger, who were bom in Pennsylvania and removed to Greene Co., ' ...

to Miami Co., and finally to Jay Co., Ind., where they lived and died ; DJr union, Paul and Charlotte became parents of nine children, viz., Catharine (

Mrs. R. Winters, living in Indiana), Stephen (dying in infancy), Benjamin *-> b line (now Mrs. W. H. Cavault), Joseph, Mary (now Mrs. J. Fuller), *»

William and Lorenzo. After Mr. Knight's 'marriage, he located on the where they now reside, and here have made a continued residence of iortyyears. Mr. Knight, politically, is a stanch Republican ; religiously, he ana wife are Baptists, having been members of that church for about twenty years.

HENRY C. KNOOP, farmer ; P. 0. Casstown; Henry C. Knoop was bom in this county Dec. 4, 1842, and is a son of Daniel H. Knoop, whose sketch ana ia * ily history appear in full in this work. Henry C. Knoop, our subject, lived wi his father till his marriage, which was duly celebrated Feb. 24, 1869, in wine was united with Almeda Odaffer, who was bom Dec. 7, 1848, and is a daughter John and Mary (Sword) Odaffer, who were bom in Pennsylvania, and came o county at quite an early day ; they were parents of nine children, of whom jux . now living, viz., Elizabeth, now Mrs John Price, living in Clark Co., Ohio ; Catharme, now Mrs. M. Bennett, living in Springfield, Ohio ; David, deceased ; Harriet, n Mrs. J. Routzahn ; Eleanor, deceased ; Sarah, now Mrs. Alexander Long! line, now Mrs. William Beamer, living in Iowa ; Mary, married to D. J. "hi ' but now deceased ; and Almeda J. Henry C. and wife have had two children, viz., Charles V., bom June 8, 1871 ; and Mary C., bom Nov. 11, 1872;

Knoop s marriage, he located upon the farm, where he now resides, of 1 1 o . ' with good buildings, constituting a pleasant farmer's residence ; Mr.

Township Treasurer, and has held the office of Township Trustee for two terms. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church, their membership extenamg over a period of nine years.

JOSIAH KNOOP, farmer ; P. O. Casstown. He was bom in LostCrwK lownsiup, Miami Co., and is a son of Daniel H. and Cassie (Jackson) Knoop, ^8t?r7 a.nd biography are fully written in the sketch of Daniel KKnoop, chained in this work; Mr. Knoop raided with his father till about thirty-^ dan ah*. _aSB'T ^0V' 1878, he was united in marriage with Martha F ' beautiftJnSr «*r' ?1?<>0P sotted on the farm where he now resides ; here he . Deautiful location, being only a short distance from Casstown, convenient to churc ,

Barton ; their ancestry were fmmftlll made in sketch of William mne children, of whom eight are living - Wiiliam^n"'6 *xi Lucy were parents of & p Mrs A Martinf Samuel- Marv C « Missouri ; George ; ElizafnhH by C° ; David B-and Horace Daniel' thJ McPherson ; John 0, now in

J* day > 800" after his marriag^htoh ^fCted ,byJlim in tbis section in menced the mercantile trade in (2?,^ °ccurred May 12, 1831, he comings arenot to be despised we wouh I^Nh"1 dlustration that " small beginchase of one kit of mackerel whtoh hf j^Ji ' heco"menced business by theJurhi8 stock and sales both to quaHtv an^^V^8^ b* step he incre^ laigest merchants in the section at that dav^ °f goot,8> ,untl1 he became one of trade- he became an extensive^fc^k 1 i * d -? ' ln, ejection with his mercantile °"s anti patriotic, the latter oLl^ and trader i he w" energetic, industrirebelbon ; when, having five sons of »»! ,WaS.®x®.mP.,ifled during the war of the Mfhai 10 g0 and defend their country f°r mi,itary duties, he told

«turned to his home and friend^ ^1^*!^®" h® received his discharge and Petal, then to Sergeant - in 186? who* entfred lls a pnvate, was promoted to Cor- 6en. Heath, of the rebW amv^^n^ a"d 'hf ho8P!tal at Lewisbuig, Va.,

& the cannonading awoke' Mr KnUm "Sh" the UniOD f®rCeS j,lst at break of - battle, which proved a omVk *°°Pi'. 't.1?0! Piping his arms, rushed into

Pale, fought with the energy of » Y h° t £{?10n forces ; Mr. Knoop, sick and one officer and three private?- for th£bUSt .®° dler> and had the honor to capture to P'en tenancy but refu^dit h£ k "f'tonous conduct, was offered promotion same company, and Mr Kn^n ^r ^ .eruWaSalread^ ho,ding 8ucb office in the one family. After Mr Knnor.P declined to have too much honor bestowed upon nursery stock, bJSSLI£T ^ th® arm^ be engaged 88 8 dealeHn to.w"at his present plaSofhusfnSl ^ 8°m®ten ^ 1 fln8% 'ocated in Casswh|cb he has succ^Ml ^ ^ Carned °n a general merchandise trade, recorded the histoTi of anoth^rl ^ foJ 81x Jears 1 here with pleasure we have pf labor and usefulness in the » the Knoop family, whose lives were ftill mother came to Ohio with her son Daniel and died here. They were the parents of six children, of whom our subject, Daniel, is the only one now living; he removed to Miami Co. in the spring of 1832 and located upon the farm where he still resides, having made a continued residence of nearly half a century ; he bought, when he located, 160 acres, of which about one-half was partly cleared ; at the time he arrived there were but two houses, and they were log cabins, in what is now called Casstown. Mr. Knoop was united in marriage Feb. 2, 1843, with Cassandra Jackson, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Criddlebaugh) Jackson, who were both natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio at quite an early day ; they were parents of eight children, of whom four are living, viz., Elizabeth, now Mrs. Bousman ; Cassandra, Henry, and Maria, now Widow Havens. Daniel and wife are parents of five children, viz., Henry C., Josiah, George B. (deceased), William M. and Albert. Mr. Knoop has borne his share of the hardships and deprivations of those early days - raising com and selling at 15 cents per bushel, hauling to market over the mud roads, taking flour to Cincinnati and selling it at $2.50 per barrel ; these were times which required labor, industry and economy. Most manfully did they fight their battles through, enduring all trials and dangers. But now they see things existing quite differently ; where once the forest stood, now waving fields of grain are seen, fine houses and bams have replaced the old log cabins, comfort and pleasure reigning unalloyed with the trials and dangers of those early days. Mr. Knoop's labors have been crowned with success ; he now owns 635 acres of fine land, mostly surrounding the village of Casstown ; in fact, the south part of the town is built upon his land ; he also owns 360 acres of land in Indiana ; this has nearly all been accumulated by his own labors and industry ; in this respect, his life will stand as a shining example to all future generations. Mr. Knoop has been one who has had the confidence of the people, having been Director in the National Bank of Troy for nine years, also of the Hydraulic Works, Turnpikes, etc., holding at one time five Directorships, and has also J>een Township Trustee for several terms. Mr. Knoop and wife are members of the Lutheran Church, their membership covering a period of thirty-five years or more, they being among the constituent members of the organization of the church in Cass' town. This is a record of another of the early settlers, one of the Knoop family, who are classed among the fathers of Miami Co., whose history and record of labors, success, honest dealings and life of Christian work, add to the laurels of the Knoop family.

FEVRE, farmer; P. O. Troy ; bom in Miami Co. Oct 12, 1826 ; is son of Christian and J ely (Meloy) Lefevre. Mr. Lefevrc was bom in Maryland June 7, 1786, and Mrs. Lefevre in Pennsylvania May 17, 1789; the father Patrick Meloy, was bom in Ireland May 25, 1762, her mother Elizabeth, bom June 16, 1762, and married March 17, 1808. Christian and Jely Lefevre were parents of thirteen children, viz., Sarah, bom March 15, 1809, deceased; a^Si^^qoa1^ 8H, deceased; Rezon M., bom Aug. 16, 1818, and James V., born 182"> both deceased ; Alfred, bora April 23, 1822, now a physician m Tho9Q sketch appears in this work; Christian; Solomon G., lived h- 1828>deceased, and Mary, bora July 12, 1830, deceased. Christian t!i! 27 y*®18 of ago- Oct. 13, 1853, was celebrated natives nfvw^ Nan®y E- Cecil, daughter of John and Rebecca Cecil, who were parents of thlwlS!8 came to this county at an early day. They were the A. J. Ttvne 1 11 Chlldren' 07 whom three only are living, viz., Mary, now Mrs.

Rebecca now ivr* ?ansas ; Letitia, now Mrs. Hart, living in Dayton, Ohio, and union have hail «? ?.ar^uer> living in Illinois. Christian and Nancy, by this S., bom Charles B > bom Sep*- 13> 1854> deceased ; Cory

Feb. 27 187? AftiV?60 ; N.ellle May, bom Feb. 18, 1868, and Mary C., born ,1872' After their marriage, they lived two yeara on his father's place, and enduring the many hardships and dangers of thatda °f thepj°ne®rs of this county, the names of their family upon the n?® Pfeasure in Placiiig'

Co-, Ohio ; is the son of William C and EliaZtiwn' Z? m. Lebanon. Warren New Jersey and came to Ohio with h!. d>»vis) Lewis ; he was born in Warren Co. William Lewis aJisZ his fatZr h " daT ; she was bom in supplies for the army - his X? U1?n® the war of 1812, hauling many, William C. Lewfethe^tt^r England' and his life's from Oefhved to be only about 37 r' fo',0^wlwaK°n-making during his life - he now resides. He wTun^n h ®?ld ou!and bought the farm upon which he of Albert and Caroliue (Throckmm^wr' Jan- 26» 1843» with Deborah, daughter coming to Warren On Lz a ^ ^ Howland, who were natives of New Jersey