Cardington Township (part 4 of 26)

JACOB MOYER, blacksmith; Westfield; was born in Bavaria, April 8, 1831; a son of Henry and Salomi Moyer. His father was born in 1800 and was brought up to the blacksmith's trade, which Jacob, having spent eight years in school, began to learn at 14 years of age, of his father. In 1847, his parents emigrated to America, with their three boys and five girls; but as they were about to land, their vessel was wrecked on a sand-bar, on Long Island, and soon went to pieces, the passengers barely escaping with their lives, the first mate losing his in his efforts to save them. His family lost all their property, except such as they had on their persons. Coming to Marion Co., where his wife had a brother, Henry Schaaf, his father bought a small farm. Sometime after, Jacob came to Westfield, and worked at his trade about a year, and then went to Columbus, where he worked a year and again returned to Westfield; where, after working six years, he purchased a farm on which he remained seven years. Selling out, he engaged in the provision business, in Upper Sandusky, Ohio, in which he continued three years. He returned U) Westfield again in 1868, and erected his present shop, where he has since carried on the blacksmith trade successfully. He has an improved arrangement for setting tire, which obviates the dishing of the wheel, which has made for him a considerable reputation. In 1853, he married Mary Detwiler, whose parents, Henry and Anna Detwiler, came from Switzerland, in 1847, to Marion Co. They have a family of six boys and two girls, named in the order of their birth, as follows: Henry, Charles, Jacob, Frederick, Dillie, Wesley Adam and Nettie. He has been a member of the I. O. O. F. since 1855, and is a member of the German Reformed Church.

JONATHAN McQUlSTIAN, farmer ; P. O., Cardingon ; the son of Thomas and Jane McQuistian, who are natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio in 1812, and settled on Salt Creek, Wayne Co., where Jonathan was born, in 1816, amid the exciting times of pioneer life. His father built the first mill and still-house in Holmes County, which was largely patronized by the Indians. His early advantages were limited; the school-house in which he was a pupil was built of logs, with the ground for a floor and greased paper for windows. At the age of 16, he engaged in teaming from Millersburg to Massilon and Cleveland. At the age of 22, hewent to work on Wahlhonding Canal, and a year later he marrried Miss Sarah Hardraan, and three years later moved to Iberia, this Co., and four years afterwards to his present farm, which at that time was in the woods but which he has since made one of the best improved farms in this section, with a good residence. He has been married three times ; by his second wife he had seven children - James, Thomas, Rebecca, Peter, Amanda, Jacob and Mary. He is particularly engaged in breeding fine horses, and is the owner of the horse Pride of Normandy, a a beautiful dapple-gray, 16 hands high, and weighing about 1600 pounds. In politics, he is a Democrat.

only son of Zilui and Amanda Peak, was born June 3, 184:5. His lather was born in Windsor Co., Vermont, Sept. 13, 1802. His grandfather, Daniel Peak, served in the war of 1812, with two of his sons - John andOnin; he took part in two battles, those of Bridge water and Stony Creek, and in the latter his son Orrin was killed. Daniel Peak emigrated to Ohio, with his familv of seven cliildren, in 1819. The education Ziba gained, was secured before he left Vermont, the hard and incessant labor incident to the new country preventing the further prosecution of his studies. When he became of age, he engaged in business with his father, farming and running an ashery, the latter probably the first in the township. They found a market for their products in Zanesville, which were exchanged for dry goods, groceries, hardware, etc., which in turn were traded for ashes on their return. In 1834, he married Miss Amanda Torry, a native of Windsor Co., Vermont, Avho emigrated to Ohio at an early day, and taught school for some time, on what is known as the "school lands," in a double log house, a part of which was used as a dwelling. In 1850, Mr. Ziba Peak joined the Delaware Company of gold-seekers, and went to California. Since then he has carried on farming with more than ordinary success, as his farm of 240 acres of excellent land attests. Mr. Peak has been a member of the Methodist Church for over fifty years, and was one of the first members in this township, while Mrs. Peak traces her family back in the same church for generations,^and her father's home in Vermont, as well as Ohio, was also the home of the itinerant preacher. Mr. and Mrs. Peak, although far advanced in the afternoon of life, are still hale and hearty, and are now quietly enjoying the fruits of their early labor, and awaiting the reward of the faithful. Their three daughters are - Eliza, Mary and Julia. William T, relieves his parents of the responsibility of managing the farm, and remains with them. He has also a farm of his own under a good state of cultivation. He was educated in the common schools and spent one term in the Ashley school and six months in Cleveland.

Hiram and Adeline (Goodrich) Payne, were born in Delaware Co., and soon after the marriage moved to Westfield Tp. After living for diiferent periods at Lima, Worthington and Liberty Tp., Delaware Co., they again settled in Westfield Tp., on the farm now owned by William. He has one brother and five sisters. Mr. Payne received his education chiefly in common schools, and attended Cardington High School one term. He married Miss Fredrica Kehrwecker in lS73,whose family history forms an interesting part of this work. They have been blessed with five children - two bo^'S and three girls. His farm consists of 152 acres of land, all tillable, and well adapted to stock-raising, which he turns to good account in the rearing of good grades of sheep, of which he has a large flock. Although Mr. Payne is a Democrat in a Republican locality, he is, by all parties, spoken of as one of the foremost and most respected citizens of the township, and as liberal and public spirited in the highest degree. He is a member of No. 269, 1. O. O. F., of Westfield.

RICHARD PEAK, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Westfield; was born in Windsor Co., Vt., Jan 19, 1813; his father, Daniel, served in the war of 1812. When he was 6 years of age his parents moved to Wayne Co., O., and the next year to this township. They were induced to take this step at the solicitation of their son, John, who, having settled in Westfield Tp. after his return from the war,sent back glowing accounts of the productiveness of the country. Richard spent his boyhood in attending the backwoods schools occasionally, as opportunity alforded, and assisting in clearing ofl" the place until his IGthyear, when his brother Ziba took charge of the farm; he then assisted in this, as well as the manufacture of pearlash, cheese, etc.; their nearest market then for the simplest kind of produce being Delaware. After arriving at maturity he worked for several years at farm labor, saving ^350 with which to begin business. At the age of 28 he, with his younger brother, George, took charge of the home farm, and cared lor their parents during their declining years. In 1851 he married Miss Maggie Himlich, whose parents came from Alsace, Germany, about 1833, and located in Columbia Co., Pa., where Mrs. Peak was born April 4, 1834.

From there they moved to Marion Co., O., where Mrs. P. received a common school education. Mr. and Mrs. Peak have twelve children, all of whom are now living, and the four oldest are married; they are as follows: George J., born Aug. 17, 1852; Mary, July 1, 1854; Annie, March 30, 1856; Lorinda, Dec. 31, 1858; Ellenore, Aug. 6, ]8G0; Luella, March 24, 18G2; James, March 18, 1864 Flora, March 5, 1866, Ziba, March 26, 1868 Hawley, April 8, 1870; Elmer, Aug. 17, 1872 Otto, Oct. 1, 1874. Mr. Peak has a farm of about 130 acres of good land, with good stock water, and gives special attention to the rearing of cattle. The buildings on his farm are good, and his residence commands a fine view. Mr. Peak is a member of the Methodist Church, in which his parents lived and died consistent members.

JOHN RUGGLES, farmer; P. O., Westfield; was born in this township, Aug. 8, 1834; his father, Alfred Ruggles, was born in Pennsylvania, and came here when there were very few settlers; his mother, Eliza Ruggles, is a daughter of Elisha Barry, who was a Captain in the war of 1812, and came with her parents to Ohio from Ann Arundel Co., Maryland, about 1830. Mr. Ruggles began his education in an old log school house, but being compelled to assist his father in clearing up the farm, his advantages were limited; he enlisted in the 121st O. V. I., in Co. D, under Captain Sharp, in Aug., 1862, and served twenty-eight months; he was in the battle of Perryville, and the skirmishes in and abont Triune, Tennessee; in the battle of Chickamauga, he received a Minie ball wound just below the shoulder, on account of which he was eventually discharged; his brother, Almon L., who enlisted in the same company, died in the hospital at Perryville, in Oct., 1862; on his return home he engaged in farming with his father, and in 1867, he married Mise Laura A. Hare, a native of Ohio; they have a family of three children. Mr. Ruggles is a generous, public-spirited citizen, highly respected by all who know him. He is a Republican, and a member of the Westfield Lodge I. O. O. F., No. 269.

OLIVER E. RICHARDSON, merchant; Westfield; was born Aug. 10, 1828, at Caledonia, Marion Co. His parents. Manning and Lucina (Eno) Richardson, were natives of Connecticut, and moved to Ohio about 1820. Mr. Richardson received a good common school education, and attended the Ohio Wesleyan University one year, after which he taught school for four years. He engaged in business in Waldo, O., in 1853, as a member of the firm of French & Richardson. Having disposed of their business there, they opened a store in the Goodhue room in Westfield, in 1857; Mr. Richardson's father bought out Mr. French's interest in 1859, and the firm became O. E. Richardson & Co. In 1862, Mr. Richardson, Sr., dying, the firm became O. E. Richardson, which was changed to Richardson Bro. in 1864, by the admission of J. B. Richardson. About this time the firm suffered a loss of $700 by robbery. In 1872 he and L. W. Cook bought out the interest of his brother, and the firm continued to be Richardson and Cook for about two years, when he bought out Mr. Cook's interest, since which time the firm has been O. E. Richardson. In December, 1877, in connection with Daniel Waddell, he opened a hardware and clothing store in Westfield, under the firm name of Daniel Waddell & Co. He also has a farm of fifty acres south of Westfield. Mr. Richardson gives his principal attention to his first named business, which consists chiefly of dry goods and groceries, which he has yearly increased, until there are few if any merchants in this line who do a business in excess of his. Hand* ling the large quantity of goods that he does, he is enabled to buy direct from manufacturers and importers, at the very best rates, an advantage he has had the far-sightedness to give his customers, which is one of the secrets of his success. In connection with Charles Millikan, he is largely engaged in shipping butter and eggs, doing a business that yearly aggregates about 87000. He has been Postmaster over twenty years, and served the township as Treasurer for many years. He has at all times been foremost in every thing that pertains to the public interests, and is willing at all times to lend a helping hand to any enterprise that tends to build up the business of the community, showing a remarkable degree of unselfishness in these matters.

Drake, of the war of 1812. Mrs. Richardson was born Aug. 9, 1834. They have eight children, one of whom, Clermont, resides in California. Mr. Richardson is a member of the Westfield Lodge 369, I. O. O. F.

EZEKIEL B. SLACK, farmer; P. O. Westfield; Avas born Feb. 5, 1832. His father, William Slack, was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, in 1804, and at the age of 4 years, moved to Delaware Co., where his younger brother was born, the first male child born in Delaware Co. At the age of 24, he married llhoda Smith, a daughter of Simeon Smith, a HovolutioHary soldier, and a native of New York State. They moved to Oxford Tp., Delaware Co., where were born five children. After receiving his education, Ezekiel married Miss Sarah J. Smith, Sept. 6, 1857, who was born June 5, 1838. He engaged in farming until the breaking out of the war, when he joined the 121st O.' V. I. Co. D. His regiment within a few months went into the battle of Perryville, and then Chickamauga, in the latter losing severely. He went with Sherman on his " march to the sea;" he was under fire almost every day. At the battle of Bentonville, he received a severe gunshot wound which passed through his face destroying the sight of his right eye and hearing of his right ear, notwithstanding which he remained with his regiment until the close of the war. His comrades speak of him as a brave soldier and a generous man, and he now enjoys the esteem of all who know him. He had a nice home, with delightful surroundings, and has had four children - Lois (deceased), Lester L., Minnie E. and Rhoda L. He is of very patriotic stock, his grandfather being a soldier of 1812, and his great grandfather of the Revolution.

JESSE SHAW, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Cardington ; was born at Shaw Town, March 30, 1823; his father, Joseph Shaw, was one of the pioneers of this county, and was born in Berks Co., Penn., Aug. 18, 1792, and married Hannah De Witt, who was born in PcMinsylvania, in 1800; she came to Waldo, Ohio, with relatives, when a small girl. From this union there were eleven children. Joseph Shaw died (where he had settled sixty-eight years before). May 4, 1876. Jesse went to learn the cabinet-maker's trade when 20 years of age, at which he worked for seventeen years. He married Miss Phoebe Pringle, April 5, 1844, who died June 16, 1859; from this union there were three children - Francis C, born July 16, 1845, and now a practicing physician of South Woodbury, Ohio; James L., born Jan. 17, 1847, who studied law, but is now engaged in teaching, and Simeon J., born June 19, 1850, now practicing medicine at Marengo, Ohio. Mr. Shaw married, Jan. 26, 1860, Chloe Jane Pringle, born Aug. 27, 1828, daughter of John and Pamelia (Messenger) Shaw, and widow of John Pringle, by whom she had but one son, John H. Pringle, now a resident of Cardington Tp. To them have been born - Emma Minerva, Jan. 10, 1861, now married to Martin Heil; Harrison Orlando, Aug. 27, 1862; Joel Grant, Aug. 19, 1868, deceased, and Rosa Belle, May 25, 1870. In 1862, he enlisted in the service, and his company, with others, was consolidated with the 8Sth O. V. I., and employed in doing garrison duty; his time was chiefly taken up in guarding prisoners, at Camp Chase, and conveying them to Cincinnati, Chicago and other points. His eldest son, Francis C. enlisted in the 66th O. V. I., and took part in the battle of Port Republic, and other engagements; and although discharged, because of injuries of the severest kind, he enlisted three times afterwards and served in three different regiments, remaining until the close of the war. James L., the second son, enlisted in the 147th O. V. I., and was transferred to the 88th, and also remained until the close of the war. Mr. Shaw purchased the farm where he now resides, in 1871, where he gives especial attention to stock-raising, particularly fine wool sheep; his farm consists of 158 acres of great fertility, with good buildings and good fruit. He has always taken an active interest in educational matters. His second and third sons have been students in the Otterbein University. He has served as Justice of the Peace and Township Trustee, and is a Trustee . in the United Brethren Church, of which he has been a member for about thirty-six years. He is uniformly respected by all who know him.

HENRY STUTZ, grocer; Westfield; among the German citizens of Westfield Tp., none are more highly esteemed than Henry Stutz; he was born in Bavaria, Aug. 27, 1838, and at the age of 16, emigrated to the United

States; he had, previous to this, received a good German education, attending day school eight years, and Sunday school two years; his lather dying, left his mother with the care of four children - Emma, Adam, Henry and Frank. When Mr. Stutz landed at Castle Garden, he found himself the possessor of two French sous (about two cents), and after borrowing from a friend $1 .50, he went to Albany, N. Y., where he remained three years, in the meantime learning the turners' trade; at the end of this time he went to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, where, their being little demand for his trade, he learned the shoemakers' trade, at which he worked about twenty years; he married Mary Sieger, Jan. 26, 1863; of their nine children, only four are now living - George, born Nov. 14, 1865; Charles F., May 9th, 1867; William, Aug. 30, 1870; Delia, Jan. 8, 1878, and Ida May, Jan. 2, 1880. After spending nine years at Upper Sandusk}^, four of which he was in business for himself, he then came to Westfield in the fall of 1866, and bought the property known as the Westfield Hotel, which he carried on in connection with his shoe-shop for five years, after which he opened a grocery in the hotel; in the spring of 1880, he purchased his brother Frank's stock of goods, and moved into the building formerly occupied by him. By persevering industry and good management, he has accumulated a good deal of property, and is one of th^ influential men in this community.

, CHARLES HENRY SHAW, farmer and schoolteacher; P. O. Cardington; was born Sept. 29, 1854. His parents are Henry John and Caroline (Lewis) Shaw; he is descended from the very best stock, both the Shaws and Lewis families are prominently knowin His great grandfather, Lewis, was a Revolutionary soldier. His grandfather, John Shaw, was one of the first families who settled in Westfield Tp., and his great grandfather the first proprietor of land in Morrow Co. His grandfather was for many years the leading man in this township, and his father is now a prominent citizen of Cardington Tp. Mr. Shaw's youth was spent in the locality of this, the first settlement in the county, and at the age of 17 he went to Cardington to school; he also spent one term at Mt. Gilead, under Phil. Roetinger, now a prominent lawyer of

Cincinnati. Since this time he has been teaching during the winter and farming in the summer. In 1876 he married Miss Mary Brennan, born Oct. 5, 1854, in this county, whose parents were natives of Ireland, but emigrated to America in their youth. They have one child, Mervin B., born Oct. 23, 1877. Although a young man, Mr. Shaw has the elements which will make him respected in any community. He has sold his farm and contemplates removing to Iowa; wherever he goes he will make his mark.

JONATHAN SHAW, farmer and stockraiser; P. O. Cardington; was born Sept. 11, 1821, on his father's farm, the first one settled in this county, where his youth was spent until the age of 17, when he married Mary Ann Barry, born in Ann Arundel Co., Md., Sept. 7, 1822, whose family history is found in the sketch of Y. P. Barry. One week after this event they moved into the wo3ds, two miles north, on forty acres of land, given him by his father. His father, Jonathan Shaw, Sr., who is particularly mentioned in the general history of this township, was born in Bucks Co., Pa., Jan. 24, 1787, and soon after moved, with his parents, to Chester Co., Pa., and in 1804 to a settlement in Liberty Tp., Delaware Co., where he married Miss Ruth Welch, who was born Aug. 12, 1786, and whose parents were among the earliest settlers of Liberty Tp. After the birth of their oldest child, Susannah, they moved to this township, and were the first white settlers in Morrow Co. To them were subsequently born John L., the first white child in the county, Elizabeth, Content, Aaron, Melissa, Jonathan, Jr., Luther and Sylvester. After his father's death, which occurred at the age of 65, Jonathan moved to the home farm, to care for his mother; who six weeks later followed the father. He had, however, after three years' residence in the first-named place, moved farther West, on sixty acres, and from thence to his present residence, occupying nearly the same spot where he was born, a few rods from where the first cabin in the county was built. Here he has raised a family of nine children - three sons and six daughters. The oldest son, Jonathan Waters Shaw, is engaged in the book and drug business, in Cardington, and is also a member of the firm of Lamprecht & Shaw, hardware dealers. The second son, James

S., is also engaged in the book and drug business. His youngest son, Lincoln, and youngest daugter, only remain with their parents. He has in all about 300 acres of choice land, ](;5 of which is a part of the original tract belonging to his grandfather; this is well watered by numerous springs, and by Shaw Creek, which flows through it; it has good building, and most excellent fruit, and for obvious reasons is known by the name of " Old Homestead Farm;" in addition this he has a line residence, and five and one-half acres of land, and two business rooms in Cardington. Mr. Shaw has borne a conspicuous part in the township, serving it as Justice of the Peace for fifteen years, and holding other offices, among tliem Land Appraiser in 1880. He is a member of the Friends, and his wife of the United Brethren Church. In politics he is a Republican. Few men take as much interest as he does in pioneer history. And he has a very large collection of family portraits. JOHN SCHORR, farmer; P. O. Cardington; deserves especial recognition in our work as an example of what German industry and thrift has done in this township. Beginning without a dollar, he has, by his own labor and prudent management, worked his way to the foremost rank among the farmers in this locality, and, in fact, his farm is excelled by none in point of fertility and improvement, brought out by the skillful hand of Mr. Schorr; he was born in Bavaria, Germany, May 14, 1813, of Fredrich and Elizabeth Schorr, and was brought up at farming; he came to America in 1841, landing in Nev? York, from whence he went to Columbus, O., where he worked as a laborer for twelve years; in 1843 he married Anna Mary Schertzer, also a native of Bavaria, who came here with her parents in 1838. In 1853 he moved to this county, buying fifty-five acres of land at Shaw Town, which he subsequently traded for a farm of the same amount, embracing a part of the tract he now owns, and to which he has since added, at one time, forty-five acres, and another sixty acres; in addition to this he owns a house and lot in Cardington; his farm is well ditched, and has superior buildings, and he is engaged in general stock raising. He has a family of five chiWren - John, Elizabeth, married to Fred Heimlich, and Mary Ann, married to Daniel Beckel, are settled in

Richland Tp., Marion Co., on good farms. His oldest daughter, Barbara, is married to Jacob Young, one of the business men of Delaware, O. His youngest son, Lewis Fredrick, is engaged in farming with his father. Mr. Schorr is a member of the Lutheran Church, and in politics a Democrat.

L. D. SMITH, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O., Cardington; was born in Westficld Tp., Nov. 22, 1851. His parents, Selah Smith and Esther Smith, were also natives of this township. His father, owing to the condition of the country, received only a meager education in the schools, yet in after life picked up a great deal good practical knowledge. The mother was Esther, daughter of Abram Foust, who figured prominently among the first settlers, and served in the war of 1812, as mentioned elsewhere. These parents both passed through the experience of frontier life; they ground their meal with hand-mills, and when all kinds of game, such as wild turkey, deer, bear and hare were abundant, Mr. Smith's youth was spent here, attending school and assisting his father until 1875, when he took charge of the farm. Two years later he married Miss Lydia McConaughy, whose parents were from the West. They have one child. Mr. Smith possesses a farm of 200 acres of most excellent land and about the best buildings in the township. His house, a two story building, consisting of ten rooms, was built in 1876, and his barn a year later. In the rear of his Jiouse is a large brick structure, the lower part of which is used as a cellar, the upper as a granary. He has a good orchard of grafted fruit. Mr. Smith confines his attention in stock, entirely to raising sheep, having in his flock 200 fine ewes, shearing from six to eight pounds of wool each. His farm is known as the "Oak Grove Farm," deriving its name from the fact, that there is located on it a 40 acre lot of the best oak timber in the township. He is a member of the Ashley Lodge of Free Masons.

JAMES B. TRINDLE, farmer and stockraiser; P. O. Westfield; was born Nov. 29, 1831, on the farm where he now resides. His father, James Trindle, of whom mention is particularly made in the township history, was a native of Pennsylvania, and settled first near Norton, Delaware Co., Ohio, about 1806.

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He was a soldier of the war of 1812, and served in the Light Horse, under Gen. McArthur, and besides this, served in some volunteer campaigns against the Indians, who, as allies of the British, engaged in frequent marauding expeditions against the whites. His mother, Annie (Brundage), was a native of New York State, but emigrated first to Virginia with her parents, and subsequently to Ohio, in 1806, and settled near Norton also. His father settled in Oxford Tp., Delaware Co., in the part that is now Westfield Tp., Morrow Co., about 1817, where he was prominently identified with its history, and where he died in 1837, leaving eleven children, of whom James was the eighth, then six years old. His father, although in possession of quite a large tract of land at the time of his death, his estate was found to be considerably involved, and as the family consisted chiefly of girls, the care of it and the management of the farm devolved on his older brother, who survived his father but a few years, when this lot fell to Mr. Trindle, consequently his advantages for school, meager at the best in those days, were circumscribed. With a stout heart, he set about the work of paying off the unexpected indebtedness of the estate, and with the aid of the younger members of the family of carrying on and improving the farm, in doing which he laid the foundation of a successful business career. Jan. 19, 1860, he married Miss Hannah Goodhue, who also was born Oct. 8, 1835, in this township, the history of whose family appears under the name of Albert Goodhue. From this union nine children were born, of whom six - three boys and three girls - are now living. Mr. T. has in the tract where he now lives 290 acres, a farm of 80 acres in Kansas, and city property in Atchison of that State. He occasionally buys and ships wool, and gives particular attention to the breeding of fine wool sheep, thoroughbred cattle and French horses. He is a member af the Masonic Lodge, No\ 384, of Cardington, Ohio. In politics he is a Republican, and one of the recognized leaders of that party in this township, but commands the respect and good will of all parties.

DANIEL WADDELL, merchant; Westfield; was born in Marion Co., Feb. 6, 1823; his father, John Waddell, was born in Wheeling, in 1797, and the day he was of age, he married Margaret Giffin, born there also, in 1799. His father was well educated, and taught school several years. After the birth ^of their two older children, Nancy and William, in 1821, they moved to Marion Co., Ohio, into an unbroken wilderness, having to cut their way through to their cabin. Here they resided during their lives, and raised a family often children, of whom Daniel is the third; he gained his education chiefly under the instructidn of his father, who, dying when he was eighteen, left the care of the farm, which was only partly cleared, and the care of the family, to Daniel and his older brother, a by no means light burden. Having remained with the family until the members could care for themselves, he married Miss Celia Richardson, Aug. 19, 1847; from this union there were Lucina, born April 1, 1849; and Mary E., April 13, 1857, now married to Scott Clark, of Caledonia, Ohio. He lived three years in Delaware Co., and then moved to Westfield Tp., where his wife died June 2, 1874. Mr. Waddell soon after took an extended trip through the West, and while at Olathe, Kan., met Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkpatrick, whom he married Sept. 1, 1875. Mrs. Waddell is a cultured lady, and a fine artist, and has a choice collection of paintings of her own work. She excels especially on portraits. Mr. Waddell, with O. E. Richardson, founded the hardware and clothing store of Daniel Waddell & Co., of Westfield, in 1878. He has a beautiful home to which is attached ten acres of land lying just outside of the village. Mr. and Mre. Waddell are strong supporters of the temperance cause, and are members of the M. E. Church, in which Mr. Waddell has been a class-leader for twenty-eight years.

JAMES R. WEST, farmer and wool grower; P. O., Westfield; was born in Carlisle, Cumberland Co., England, Oct. 9, 1809. His father, William West, was a silk manufacturer, and his mother, whose maiden name was Dorothea Rennison, was a milliner. They emigrated to America when James was 9 years of age, settling first in Hartford Co., and subsequently in Baltimore Co., Md. Young West had attended school in England, which, with the exception of one quarter and an occasional night-school, provided for the operatives in the factories where he worked wns all the education he ever received; he l(!ariiod woavinfi:, working first in the Union Mills, in which his father was manager of the weaving department, and subsequently in the Franklin, in which his father was entire manager. In 1830 his father, wishing to improve tlie condition of his family, thinking it could best be done by going w^est, emigrated to Ohio, and settled in Muskingum Co., where .James remained with him five years, when, on .June 4, 1835, he was married to Miss Rebecca Hedges. Mrs. West was born in \*irginia Feb. 4, 1816, and came to Ohio with her parents when a small child. After two years Mr. West moved to West Rushville, Fairfield Co., where he can-ied on coverlet- weaving till 1847, when he purchased and moved on the farm where he now resides, and soon after discontinued his trade. His farm consists of 135 acres, under a good state of cultivation, and well adapted to grazing, which Mr. West turns to good account in raising sheep, in which he is largely interested. He has raised a family of six children - Dorothy Jane, born March 28, 1838, died May 1 1876; Nancy Ellen, Dec. 3, 1839; William E., Dec. 3, 1841, died Oct. 6, 1862; Elizabeth Ann, Oct. 9, 1843, died Dec. 20, 1877; James Taylor, Aug. 8, 1848; Maria Emily, July 23, 1853, died July 11, 1877. Few men have made greater sacrifices to their country than has Mr. West; his son, William, the first man to enlist in the township, joining the 26th O. V. I., was permitted to serve his country but about eighteen months, when, «n a severe march he contracted an incurable disease. When Mr. and Mrs. West learned that their son must die, with parental affection they desired that he miglit close his eyes in his dear old home which he loved so well, and for which he offered his life. Mr. West went to the front and succeeded in getting him on the last train for the north - an hour's delay would have been too late. There, among loving friends, after six weeks of suffering, he went to join the great army above. The spirit of patriotism stirred the soul of the youngest son, James, and accordingly, at the age of 16, he ran away and joined the 187th O. V. I., remaining until the close of the war; he married Miss Jenny McDonald, a native of Pennsylvania, May 8, 1870, and is now engaged in farming with his father. Mr. West has taken an active interest in all things that pertain to the welfare of Westfield Tp., and the people have shown their appreciation of liis worth by electing him to various offices, among which is that of Justice of Peace, which he held for many years. He was one of the charter members of Westfield Lodge No. 269, 1. O. O. F., and was one of the charter members of the first Lod(>e in Morrow Co.

JOSEPH WISEMAN, miller, Westfield; was born in Pennsylvania, May 2, 1821; his father was a shoemaker, which calling he folfowed as well as farming, in Pennsylvania and Ohio; his parents originaUy settled in eastern Ohio, and after several removals, they came from Crawford Co. to Lincoln Tp., Morrow Co., where his father died in 1859. His time was spent in Ohio in attending school and in assisting his father on the farm; at the age of 23 he married Miss Christianna Aurand, from which marriage there were five children, three of whom are now living; two are married and one yet at home. Mr. Wiseman came to Westfield in 1849, and bought the mill which he now owns, and in which he began business, learning it as he went along; by an unfortunate partnership, he found at the end of two years the 1500 he had invested was entirely gone, and hence he had to begin anew; since that time he has been successful, and has accumulated property; besides owning one of the best mills in the country, he has sixty-seven acres of land in the vicinity. The present structure of his mill property was built in 1856; it has two run of buhrs, and does the very best of work, having a large custom trade; Mr. Wiseman has in connection with his flouring mill, also run by water, a saw mill, running an old-fashioned sash-saw which does a superior class of work to the modern and more rapid kinds. Mr. Wiseman has held various positions of trust in the. township, and was for fifteen years Justice of the Peace, which attests his popularity among the people of Westfield Tp. Politically, he musters with the Republican party. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 407, at Ashley.

AARON BENEDICT, farmer; P. O. Bennington, is the second son of William Benedict, who came from Peru Tp., Essex Co., New York, and settled in Peru Tp., (then Delaware Co.) in 1813. Aaron was born in the year 1817, and was one of the first persons born in Peru Tp. He has twice been married, his first wife being Caroline Dague, his second, Louisa M. Meeker. The children by the first marriage, are as folio wsj Adessa, Linton, Margaret Jane, (Wyman deceased), Direxa, Lester P., William, Frederick, and Addison, deceased. By the last marriage there is but one child - Preston Benedict. By occupation Mr. Benedict is a farmer, wniting many and varied characteristics. For fifteen years he has applied himself assiduously to the propagation of bees, especially the Italian bee, queens of which variety he has sent to all parts of the Union, and was the first party who was able to send ^an Italian queen to the Sandwich Islands alive and in good condition. He has a particular penchant for the breeding and rearing of wild animals and fowls, especially the American wild turkey, and at the date of this writing, there is in his hands an order from California for a pair of these fowls, to be shipped thence. As a woodsman, Aaron has always been considered in the foremost rank, and recognized by his associates as the most expert of hunters, possessing in an eminent degree, even from boyhood, a knowledge of the habits of the game which he sought to capture. He is a member of the Society of Friends, the oldest church organization in the township.

THEODORE K. BENEDICT, farmer; P. O. Bennington. Theodore, as were his ancestors, is a member of the Society of Friends; a man of modern ideas and notions of reform; a farmer by preference, and strongly attached to his business; he is sparing neither pains nor expense in rendering his home pleasant and attractive; he is a cattle dealer and breeder, and enjoys the business more than any other branch of stock raising; he cultivates music in his household, discourses on the questions of pul)lic policy, and allows himself a wider range for reflection than has hitherto usually been accorded to, or by, the society of which he is a member. He is a good, reliable, intelligent, and hospitable citizen - a business man and useful citizen who lives in the enjoyment of his family. His parents were Ezra Benedict, born in the State of New York, June 31, 1803, and Miss Ruth Gridley, born in Saratoga, Saratoga Co., New York, July 3, 1807, and were married Oct. 4, 1837, in Peru Tp, Theodore was born June 6, 1835, in Lincoln Tp., Morrow Co. His wife, Susan H. King, was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, June 37, 1837, and on the 18th day of November, 1856, they became man and wife. Mrs, Benedict's parents were the Rev. Wm. King, and Mary Ann Eastwood, of Columbus, Mr. King being a resident of Franklinton. Theodore's family is as follows: Ruth Millicent, born Auof, 35, 1858; George Dylwin, Aug, 1, 1860, and died Aug. 30, 1865; William H,, born March 38, 1863; Mary Lillian, Nov. 3, 1866; Reuben G., Sept, 39, 1870.

W. W. COOMER, farmer; P. O. Ashley. In the State of Rhode Island, Benjamin Coomer took his first peep at the light of day, in the year 1747; passed through the revolutionary war, and having attained his three score and ten, died Oct. 36, 1817, in Niagara Co., N. Y. Benjamin Coomer, Jr., was born in the State of Mass, on the 33d day of March, 1783. His wife was Annie Wood, born in Bennington Co., Vt., May 11, 1789. They were joined in wedlock, Jan. 13, 1805, and for two-thirds of a century they met and battled with the cares and woes incident to life. Their family, like many of the pioneer families, was large, as will be seen b}' the following record : Ira W., born Nov. 3, 1805, died March 1, 1865; J. G., born May 8. 1808; Anson H., born June 36, 1810, died Sept. 18, 1819; Seymour C, born July 4, 1813; M. M., Jan. 13, 1814; Julia, April 34, 1817; Rachel, Dec. 14, 1830; Cynthia, born Nov. 18, 1833, died Nov. -^8, 18:24; Charles B., born xAipril, 29, 1825; Wilson W., June 25, 1827; Stephen L., Jan. 29, 1831, died Dec. G, 1834; the subject of this biography, who is Wilson W. (Joomer, the proprietor of Hickory Grove Farm, born in Niagara Co., N. Y., June 25, 1827, was one year old when his parents came to Ohio in 1828. His wife, Lucinda McClish, was born in Carroll Co., Ohio, on the 24th day of December, 1829, and their marriage occurred March 13, 1850. Their first-born, Benjamin Third, dates April 4, 1853, died Feb. 2, 1875; Amy, born Oct. 18, 1856; Alexander, July 5, 1858; George S., March 31, 18G3. Although, by occupation, Mr. Coomer is a farmer, yet he is a man possessed of rare mechanical genius, and might have played the role of master mechanic. He enters upon this part of farm economy with zeal and a constant hope of reward, and has devoted some attention to the mysteries of Spiritualism. He has paid much attention to relics of the past ages, and his cabinet now contains a stone hammer, a hatchet, a stone pestle; shuttles, one of which bears the appearance of petrified wood, the grains of wood being distinctly visible; darts and such like of more than ordinary interest.

WILLIAM COOMER, farmer and carpenter ; P.O. Ashley. Benjamin Coomer was born in the State of New York and came to Ohio in 1820. His son Ira was born in the year 1806, in Onondaga Co., N. Y. In the year 1829, he led to the altar Mary Ann Houston, daughter of one Thomas Houston, a pioneer emigrant from the State of Delaware, and who settled near the present site of the village of Ashley. The subject of this sketch, Mr. William Coomer, son of Ira and Mary Ann Coomer, was born Sept. 13, 1830 ; his wife, Barbara Place, was born Jan. 15, 1838. They were married the 21st day of May, 1853, the Rev. Mr. Nickey officiating. Sept. 28, 1855, Elmore, their first son, was born ; Ira, their second son, was born April 19, 1858 ; Lenora, born Feb. 21, 1860 ; Irena, born May 16, 1862 ; Emma J., born April 5, 1865 ; Frederick, May 5, 1867, and Wellington, April 10, 1874. Mr. William Coomer is a carpenter and joiner, practical and competent. At present, however, he has turned his attention to farming, and is rapidly developing the productive qualities of the rich, alluvial deposit, of which his farm is composed. Like most intelligent farmers, he has learned that the raising of stock is most compensating to the husbandman.

DAILEY BROTHERS, carpenters; P. O., Ashley. The father of Eel ward PVancis and .John Dailey his brother, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in 1824, and came to America in 1842; in 1852, he married Susan Rountry, of the city of Taunton, Mass.; she was born in 1832. Edward Francis Dailey was born Sept. 6, 1854; his brother, John Dailey, Dec. 11, 1855.

The history of the Dailey brothers is nearly identical. By handicraft they are mechanics of a high order, and this seems almost wholly the sport of nature, as neither ever learned a trade or served an apprenticeship, but were naturally possessed of that genius that enabled them to calculate correctly, and handle tools with precision and certainty.

REUBEN B. GARDNER, farmer; P. O. Bennington; grand-son of John Gardner, who was born Aug. 5, 1759, in Scotland, was a soldier under Lord Cornwallis, and surrendered by him Oct. 19, 1781. Settled in the District of Columbia; in 1800 came to Zanesville, Ohio, thence to Delaware in 1812, or what is now Morrow Co., Ohio, purchasing the lands of one Munson, one of the very earliest settlers in Peru. His son, Robert Gardner, who was born Nov. 20, 1792, in the city of Washington, D. C, emigrated with his father to the Buckeye State, and in 1816, July 1st, married Polly Benedict, who was born in the State of New York, June 11, 798. They had the following children: Nelson, born Aug. 9th, 1817; Sarah, Feb. 23, 1819; Reuben, June 18, 1820; Anna, March 23, 1822; Rebecca, Sept. 4, 1823; Phebe J., March 22, 1825; James, born Nov. 23, 1826, and died same year. Hannah C, born Nov. 15, 1833. December 8th, 1853, the nuptials of Reuben Gardner and Hannah O. Wilson were celebrated by the Rev. Wm. King. Hannah's birthday occurred Sept. 3, 1831; she was therefore over 10 years his junior. Their family names are - Alice Eugenia, born Aug. 3, 1854, and died Oct. 24, 1878; Albert Nelson, born Feb. 4, 1859; Eva Bell, May 10, 1863; Nevada Alaska, Oct. 4, 1870. Cora Alaska, his grand-child, and whose home is with her grand-father Reuben, was born

May 8, 1875. On the 18th day of Fel)., 1800, Eva Bell died, making two deaths, that have occurred in Reuben's family. By occupation Reuben Gardner is a farmer, but largely engaged in stock-raising, the buying and selling of stock, etc. He has held the office of Township Trustee for 12 years. Trustee of Church and Parsonage, School Director for 20 years, Treasurer of the Odd Fellows Society for 3 years, with numerous other trusts. In religious opinions he is of the Methodist Episcopal caste. A member of that church. In his agricultural purposes, sheep husbandry forms his strongest bias, and that of cattle his next, and one thing must always be observable with regard to him, and that is his remarkable power to remember names and dates.

SAMUEL HEVERLO, farmer; P. O. Ashley; was a Marylander, born April 8, 1785; came to Pickaway Co. in 1799, and to Delaware Co. in 1805, where he married Mar^^ Smith in 1817. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and located land by the warrant which he obtained from the government. His death occurred Nov. 30, 1836. Samuel, his first child, was born Sept. 25, 1818; Ann was born Dec. 6, 1820; Almira, July 8, 1824; Harriet, June 22, 1829; Smith, June 20, 1832; William, July 1, 1834. When Samuel Heverlo was born in Berlin Tp., Delaware Co., Sept. 25, 1818, it was the blockhouse era, and when the Byxbes, of Berkshire, and the Cellars, of Liberty, were the nearest neighbors, the red man excepted. W^hen six years old his parents settled in Peru Tp., whore now is the village of West Liberty. Aug. 29, 1848, he married Roxanna R. Grant, who was born June 22, 1831; commencing operations as a farm laborer, he applied his earnings to the purchase of land, and after some changes of real estate, settled down on what is now Longview Farm, selected for the many facilities which it afforded for the management of cattle and sheep. The principles of finance have been correctly shown in transforming the forest to a field, and pasture to gold. He has patiently and unremittingly labored, and sold stock and laid by for the evil day, should it ever come. In sheep raising he has overtaken and passed many who had considered themselves established in the business; in conjunction with his own efforts, he is nobly seconded by his son Clarance Heverlo and Isaac Heinlen, who have brought sheep raising to a high standard, both in size and quality, and made Longview Farm one of Peru's business centers. He has but two children, Clarance F., born Feb. 28, 1852, and Cora G., Oct. 28, 1861.

GEORGE S. HARRISON, farmer; P. O. Pagetown; born Oct. 2, 1825, in the State of New Jersey, and is the son of Aaron R. and Mary (Condit) Harrison. George's wife was Eiza Ann Hunt, born June 26, 1826, in Oliio; she was the daughter of a Presbyterian clergyman, who received his education at the oldest college in the State, and after graduating, became a Professor in the same college. George's family consists of five children, as follows: Mary Sophia, Emma Dell, George Elwood, Zenas Albert, deceased, and Luella. His two oldest daughters both married the same day, one marrying Dr. Ballard, the other Mr. I. N. Cox, a merchant. The children were born as follows: Mary Sophia, born Sept. 25, 1849; Emma Dell, Oct. 25, 1851; George Elwood, Oct. 18, 1857; Zenas Albert, May 23, 1860, and died Sept. 3, 1801; Luella, born Oct. 24, 1862. Long prior to the formation of Morrow Co., the Harrison family were settled where the sons now reside, owning nearly eleven hundred acres of land. The family history on Mr.Harrison's side is connected with the early settlement of the State, near Athens, Ohio, whilst Mrs. Harrison traces down through the lapse of time, connecting with Miles Standish and the Mayflower. In education George has patronized the Lebanon school, and has at this time a son in attendance there. The family library and cabinet are of an order seldom met with among farmers; in the cabinet are specimens of the stone age and aboriginal ingenuity rarely met with in more pretentious collections; specimens evincing a much higher attainment in the use of tools than is usually accorded to the age in which they are supposed to have b(?en made; rare stones from different states and countries, mosses, lichens, petrified specimens, and among the many things, a cross made of olive-wood taken from a tree which grew on Mt. Olivet, near Jerusalem, the name of the historic city being on it; also a rare specimen from Lookout Mountain. In George's family resides the relict of the Rev. Mr. Hunt, de- coased, her mother beiiii^ a sister of Presiileiit Whelock. 13y occupation George S. Harrison is a farmer, but associates many of the comforts of city life with this mode of living. The family are members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, and live up to the privileges and Christian duties which that respectable denomination permits and enjoins. As a farmer, Mr. Harrison directs his energies and efforts more especially to sheep-husbandry, although, like the practical farmer, he includes all departments of stock usually embraced within the range of farming. Since his marriage, which occurred Oct. ;^5, 1848, Mr. Harrison has resided in Morrow Co.

JESSE S. HARKNESS, teacher, Bennington was born in Cheshire Co., N. H., July 27, 1813, and Sept. 21, 1841, married Cynthia H. Tabor, of Bedford, Canada East, who on the 14th day of Jan., 1818, was born in Addison Co., Vermont. In the fall of 1842 they arrived in that part of Marion Co., now included in Morrow, and for six ensuing months taught school together in the house of Samuel Peasley. In the spring of 1842 moved to Aden Benedict's house, teaching meanwhile iu the old brick church belonging to the Society of Friends, which stood near by. In 1844 they began the erection of the present college building, which was not completed and occupied until in 1845, when it was dedicated under the name of Hespermount Seminary. The school hrst opened in connection with the district school, and under the most favorable auspices, the scholars from the district attending, and the funds from the state beitig applied therefor, and one week was the longest vacation which occurred for twenty years, making an average of four terms per annum. In consequence of ill health, Mr. Harkness was forced to discontinue the school for five years, since which but three terms per annum have been held. For many years the average attendance was from 40 to 75 scholars, and the real maximum was an attendance of 109 scholars. It has been of inestimable value to the citizens in the immediate vicinity and surrounding country. The school will be treated in its appropriate place in the history of the township. It has been a source of profit to the originators. Being from New Hampshire, Mr. Harkness of course would have his marked New England proclivities, and very naturally turned his attention to the importation of the so-called Vermont fine sheep, and their introduction into Morrow Co., and to him is mainly due much of the improvement seen in the country in sheep husbandry. He was the first to introduce steam as a motor into Peru Tp., and which he for three years employed in the manufacture of spokes and hubs, for wagons and carriages. He also completed wagons and carriages for sale. Jesse S. Harkness has never had any children of his own, yet with true magnanimity, he has reared and educated many poor and indigent children, and in many cases has admitted such to the privileges of the seminary, free. The children thus cared for embrace all ages, from twenty months to thirteen years of age. And thus the advantages of home, parents. Christian training and education, have inured to these unfortunates through this individual instrumentality. He is a member of the Quaker Society, and a man of advanced ideas, but in educational matters, or matters of finance and sound political economy, he is somewhat radical. Hespermount Seminary lies about one mile south of the village of South Woodburg, and the Ashley and Marengo Road.

JONATHAN JENKENS, farmer and stockdealer, P. O., Ashley. Jonathan's father was Martin Jenkens, born in CulpeperCo., Va., in 1796." His wife, Mary M. Brown, was a native of the same countv, and born March 4, 1800. They were married in 1835. Their son Jonathan was born Oct. 19, 1842, in Delaware Co., Ohio. His wife, Josephine Salome G-rant, was born Feb. 13, 1852, in Delaware Co., Ohio. They have but one child - Horace Montfort Jenkens, born Sept. 8, 1874. By occupation Jonathan Jenkens is a farmer, stockdealer and shipper of the different stocks in the market - the oidy recognized dealer in the township who ships stock, and by his indefatigable energ}'-, and constant application to this business, he is known to all as an unselfish and accommodating business man. Mrs. Jenkens' parents were Horace Grant, Iiorn Aug. 25, 1820, and his wife, Delilah Dunham, a few years his junior.

SAMUEL LEVERING, farmer; P. O. Ashley; the grandfather of Samuel Levering was Griffith Levering, a ship carpenter in Philadelphia; his grandmother was Hannah

Griscom. His son, Thomas Levering, was born in Philadrlphia in 1781, and Thomas' wife, Rachel Ann iSchofield, was born in North Corolina, in 1798; their marriage occurred in December, 1814, after which they resided in Wasliington City, D. C, engaged in the grocery business. In 1833 Thomas came to Ohio, and located on lands purchased from Jacob Van Deventer (a still earlier pioneer), near the site of West Liberty. The same year Thomas purchased five quarter sections, whose titles bore the signature of General Andrew Jackson. In 1839 he again went east, locating in Cecil Co., Md., until 1847, when 1 e again came to Ohio. Thomas Levering had two sons, Griffith and Samuel. Griffith born Aug. 10, 1818; Samuel born Sept. 22, 1828, in the City of Brotherly Love. Samuel, the subject of this sketch, settled on what was known as the Joseph Keane farm, in 1850, and the next year made additional purchases. On the 20th of Nov., 1852, he married Miss Ada R. Hathaway, born Jan. 13, 1830, near Milan, Erie Co., Ohio. Samuel has the following children - Rachel Ella, Thomas Henry, a teacher in the Industrial Boarding School, Wyandotte Mission, Indian Territory; Mary Alice, Clara Maria, Laura Letitia, Susanna Matilda, Jennie Eva, Fanny Esther, Ralph Griffith and George Canby. Rachel Ella is the Principal in Alum Creek Academy. In 185G Samuel erected the stately family mansion he now occupies, he himself being a carpenter by trade. He is an extensive farmer and stock breeder, especially of fine Durham cattle and fine wooled sheep, the latter of which he handles in laige quantities. He has paid unusual attention to family education, several members of his family being graduates. He also, in connection with Dr. Townsend, has erected and put into successful operation Alum Creek Academy, which, however, will be treated of in the history of the township at large. He has bestowed great care and expense in beautifying his grounds and surroundings, rendering Sunny Slope, (the name of his home) one of the most attractive in the country. He is a devoted member of the Society of Friends, a church organization which has existed in his locality from the earliest settlement.

Eaton and Potter families. Ralph Longwell, his grandfather, a soldier of the war of 1812, emigrated from Kentucky shortly after the war. His grandfather, Joseph Eaton, (who was son of Isaac Eaton, who was son of David Eaton, who was son of John Eaton, who was son of Joseph Eaton, who was son of John Eaton, who came from Wales in 1686), was born in Newark, Delaware, Oct. 20, 1798; came to Ohio in the earlier settlement, and finally to Delaware Co., and on the 20th day of June 1824, was married to Ursula Potter, daughter of Asahel Potter, who came from Connecticut to Lancaster, Ohio, thence to Franklin Co., Ohio, and finally to Delaware Co., in 1821, dying at Leonardsburg, March

10, 1869, at the ripe old age of 93 years. His wile, Anne Benton, was a native of Litchfield, Conn. Doctor Albert Longwell was the son of Ralph Longwell; his wife, Cordelia G. Eaton, daughter of Joseph Eaton, was born June 12, 1836. Fernando (Jortez Eaton, brother of Mrs. Longwell, who was born April

11, 1830, was drowned at Stratford, in Delaware Co., June 17, 1851. Dr. Albert Longwell was a practicing physician in the city of Delaware, and during the civil war was appointed surgeon of the 88th Regt. O. V. I., and Post Surgeon at Camp Chase; he died after a very brief illness, on the 19th day of March, 1865, and in four days was followed by his devoted wife. Their marriage occurred Feb. 22, 1859. They had two children, viz : Charlie Eaton Longwell, born Nov. 23, 1860, and Harry Eaton Longwell, born April 3, 1862, who is the landlord of Fairview farm. Deprived of his cultured and intelligent parents, almost ere he had learned to lisp their names, he was doomed to meetjife's cares and responsibilities almost unaided and alone. He enters into the breeding and handling of horses and fine sheep, with an ability betokening a more advanced age. His attention is being directed to the handling of sheep as a farm stock, and to this every energy is being directed.

McDonald brothers, farmers; P. O., Ashley; the brothers, John F. and Charles S., are the sons of Lawrence McDonald, whose birth occurred Oct. 3, 1825, in County Carlo, Ireland; he was two years of age when he arrived in America, and for six years was a resident of New York State, and the remainder of liis life a resident of Ohio, locating where he now resides, in 18-i5. The 13th day of Oct., 1850, Phoebe A. Morehouse, who was born in Peru Tp., and whose birthday was Nov. 3, 1830, united her fortunes with Lawrence McDonald in marriage. In addition to these (the parents) the family consists of the followiug members, viz.: the brothers, John F., born July 7th, 1851, and Charles S., May 7th, 1853; Emma C, Feb. 1, 1855; Alice M., March 11, 1857; Clara T., Jan. 1, 1859; Rosa E., March 2"8, 18G1. The brothers, whose interests are thus identified, are farmers by pursuit, practical and energetic, and of that class who, by close and constant ajipiication to their profession, can confidently expect to thrive. Family education has been well maintained, and Clara T. and RosaE. are teachers of more than ordinary reputation and qualifications; the brothers naturally incline to the rearing of sheep and fine horses, and enjoy a location affording fine facilities for both departments of business, situated at the junction of two roads, on high, commanding grounds. Avondale (the name of his home) naturally blends with many pleasant surroundings.

MOREHOUSE BROTHERS, farmers; P. O., Asliley. In 1830, Stephen Morehouse, M'ho was born in Essex Co., N. J., left the scenes of the Revolutionary past, and came to Ohio. He had seven sons, and four daughters. The sons were - James, Caleb, Daniel, and Stephen Jr., Charles, William and Abraham. The daughters were - Maria, Eliza, Aliigail and Julia. Elizabeth Steinbeck joined hands with Stephen for better or worse, and was the mother of the eleven children above named. Ste;)hen's birth occurred in 1771, and his death in 1855. His wife, E^lizabeth, was born in 1775, and died in 18G8, being nearly ninety-four years old. Daniel Morehouse was born Sept. 2, 1799, in Essex Co., N. J., and came to Ohio in 1830. July 1, 1820, in the city of New York, he married Mary Force, who is the mother of the following children to wit: Albert, born July 10, 1821, died March 27, 1828. Sylvester F., born March 27, 1825. Catharine E., July 12, 1827. Isal)ella R., Aug. 23, 1829. Susan C, Dec. 3, 1S34. Alfred, Nov. 1, 1838. William F., Nov. 14, 1841. On the 18th day of February, Mary, the wife of Daniel Morehouse died, m her seventy-sixth year. Alfred Morehouse, born Nov. 1, 1838, married Margaret Chadwick, whose birth occurred June 23, 1836, and their marriage Aug. 6, 1858. The children are Estelle, born June 19, 1859, Daniel S., born March 1, 1801, and died Oct. 20, 18G5; Albert S., born Feb. 17, 18G9. Alfred Morehouse is a carpenter, but by present occupation is a farmer, and, like most farmers of eastern antecedents, strongly and devotedly attached to the rearing and management of horses, but deals in all the usual appointments of farm stock. Alfred Morehouse served two years in the war of the Rebellion. On the 13th day of August, 1862, was in the battle of Perryville, Ky., and was wounded Sept. 20, 1863, in the celebrated battle of Chickamauga, was disabled thereby, and discharged in consequence. The other brother, WUliam Francis Morehouse, was born Nov. 14, 1841, in Delaware Co., Ohio (now Morrow Co.,), and on the 16th day of April, 1863, married Mary Jane Riley, who was born Aug. 16, 1837. Their nuptials were celebrated by the Rev. Mr. Frye. William Francis has but one child, a son, Francis E., born ,Iune 1, 1876. William F. Morehouse is also a farmer, and general stock-raiser, with horses as a specialty. The brothers move much together in a business way, and both reside in the immediate vicinity, and contiguous to each other; they are the representatives of a once numerous, but now nearly extinct, family, as regards name.

MARCUS PHILLIPS, farmer; P. O. Pagetown. The parents of Marcus Phillips were Asa Phillips and Rhoda Hazleton, both of Essex Co., Mass. Marcus Phillips, Esq. was born in Windham Co., Vt., January 16, 1806; in 1817 Marcus' parents settled in Erie Co., N. y. Marcus is one of a family of nine children, consisting of four sons and five daughters. In 1832, the 11th day of October, Marcus married Asenath Herrick, of Ontario Co., N. Y.; and in April, 1834, removed to Medina Co., Ohio. The following children were born: Alvan C. Phillips, born February 14, 1836; Joseph H., Nov. 30, 1837; Mary Emma and Mary Etta (twins) Jan. 4, 1842. Sept. 26, 1846, Mrs. Asenath Phillips died; and on the 29th day of Dec. 1847, Marcus again married. His wife (Miss Fidelia Potter) was descended from one of the earliest pioneer families and was born May

12, 1818, in Franklin Co., Ohio. By the second marriage there were born Francis Preston Phillips, March 18, 1850; and Charles Sumner Phillips, April 15, 185G. In 1837, Squire Phillips settled in Peru Tp.; although a farmer by profession, he has held the office of Commissioner for three terms, of Magisti'ate for twelve years, and Notary Public for nearly nine years; has been a member of the M. E. Church for four years and of the Wesleyan Metliodist Church for thirtytwo years, and Recording Steward of the same for thirty years. As early as 1828, Marcus came to Columbus, and remained for some time, with Doctor Horton Howard of that place, after which he returned to the State of New York. Now in his 75th year he is again removing and purposes locating in Bennmgton Tp., in the same county.

STEPHEN F. RANDOLPH, farmer; P. O., Ashley. James F. Randolph, Stephen's father, was born at Rahway, N. J., and married Catharine Baker, in 1794, and in 1818 came to Ohio. He had a family of nine children; six sons and three daughters. Cornelius, the eldest son, was born in New Jersey, Susan, Rebecca, Nathan; Mahala, the third daughter, died at the age of 33 years; a lady of unusual attainments; Stephen F., born 1809; James F., a prominent physician, having practiced in the same locality for forty years, is still hale and vigorous; John F., now of Missouri; Gen. Hiram F., now of Iowa. He was a Major of militia prior to the Rebellion, and^a Brigadier-General in the civil war.

In 1841 Stephen F. married Charity Brown, by whom he has one daughter living, viz.: Mary Catharine. In 1848, Charity, his first wife died. In 1851 Stephen F. again married, his wife being Elizabeth Freeman; four sons are the result of this marriage, viz.: William, Dayton, Dwight and Clarke. In many enterprises Stephen has taken an unselfish and prominent stand. As early as 1836 he purchased a fine thorough-bred of the bovine race, in the city of New York and brought him to Ohio; and to him is due the first attempt at the improvement of the stock of the country. In 1839 and 1840 he, in company with his brothers ^ohn F., Hiram F. and Geo. Taylor, erected a fin*^ merchant and custom flouring-mill in P-jru

Tp. The whole business soon passed into the hands of Stephen F., and so remained until the destruction of the proj^erty by incendiaries, the night of Sept. 17, 1874. The mill, with 11000 worth of grain, fell a prey to the devouring element. Mr. Randolph is by nature a public man, and always has been since the days of his youth, when, as a stonecutter he was known for ten years as a close and attentive mechanic and business man. He figures in the Township History, which will be noted in its proper connection. His farm is called the Sulphur Spring Farm.

JOSEPH D. RILEY, farmer; P. O., Ashley. This gentleman's genealogy runs thus: Dr. Joseph Riley (the first) was born in Lycoming Co., Penn., Jan. 30, 1782; and his wife, Mary Smith, was born in the same county and state, May 20, 1782. Their nuptials were celebrated Oct. 18, 1806, and, in 1814, they emigrated to Ohio. The family was one of those hardy pioneer families, and consisted of, besides parents, Elizabeth, born Sept. 24, 1807; Mary Jane, Jan. 26, 1810; William Smith, May 28, 3814. The foregoing were born in Pennsylvania: Ezra, born Sept. 22, 1816; Henry, June 1, 1819; Joseph D., (second) Jan. 5, 1822; Alexander, the youngest son, deceased. Again, on the 3d day of October, 1833, William Smith Riley married Eleanor Welch, daughter of Dr. David Welch, and his family chronology stands thus: Mary Jane, born Aug. 16, 1837; Elizabeth, Aug. 23, 1840; Louisa, Nov. 7, 1842; William" A., May 16, 1845; Joseph D., (third) June 23, 1848; Mattie E., Feb. 9, 1851; Rose T., June 16, 1854; again,on the 28th day of May, 1872, Joseph D. Riley (third) married Almaretta Welch, whose birthday occurred May 28, 1854. He is the third who bears the name in a tribal history commencing long prior to the adoption of the Constitution of the United States; yet he has none of his own to bear his name; he does have the attributes of his race which will still hand his name on down through the unborn ages. Like a trueborn Cincinnatus, he stepped between the handles of the plow and dubbed himself a farmer; he has also taken upon himself the role of a stock raiser, and stands, high above the average in raising good horses and sheep of a fine quality. He occupies the ancient homestead of Joseph (first), and from his doorstep reins the stately Percheron, in strange contrast with the sorrels of his forelathers. Honest in his intentions, modern in his views, unexcited by outside issues, he takes steady and constant steps on the higliway to progress, hard by the stream, where, in childhood years (like Webster), he was wont to play.

JOSEPH RILEY, Jr., farmer; P. O., Ashley ; is the son of Dr. Joseph Riley, who was born in Bucks Co., Penn., Jan. 30, 1873, and Oct. 18, 180(J, married Mary Smith, who was born in Northumberland Co., in the town of Milton, May 30, 1782. In 1814 Dr. Riley removed to Ohio. Joseph Riley Jr., was born Jan . 5, 1822, in Marion Co., Ohio, and Sept, 1, 1853, married Lucy L. Slawson, who was born in Delaware Co., N. Y., in 1834. The children by this marriage are - George H., born Oct. 1, 1854; Mary A., March 28, 185G; Arthur, Dec. 13, 1857; March 2G, 1859. Mrs. Lucy L. Riley died, and Oct. 4, 18(33, Mr. Riley married Eveline C. Johnson, who was born Aug. 4, 1833, in Highland Co., Va, Her father was Adam Johnson; her mother's maiden name was Sarah Haslett. Both were natives of Highland Co., Va., and came to Porter Tp., Delaware Co., Ohio, in the fall of 1833. The children by the last marriage are - Elva S., born Aug. 14, 1864; Elmer Edson, Sept. 21, 1866; Lulie Josephine, Dec. 22, 1872; Joseph Riley, the landlord of Hillsdale farm, is a farmer by pursuit; a carpenter by trade. Upon settling upon Hillsdale he entered largely into sheep husbandry, and in the management of sheep and swine. He displays both skill and energy. Sometime since he turned his attention vigorously toward fruit culture, and is pushing this department with a determination sure to bring success. Hillsdale is one of the pioneer farms, and was occupied by Asahel Potter in 1821, being one of the first settled on the Eaton Section. Hillsdale is 4 miles from Ashley, on the Worthington and New Haven road.

LEWIS D. SHERWOOD, farmer; P. O., Ashley; is the son of David and Margaret Sherwood. David was born October 27, 1802, in Smyth Co., Va., and died Jan., 1873, and his wife, died July, 1876, in Delaware Co., Ohio. Oct. 22, 1828, Lewis D. Sherwood was born, and in the following year (1829) his parents removed to Ohio. In 1851, June 5, Lewis married Laura J. Ashbrook, born Octol)er 23, 1832. August 18th, 1857, his daughter, Lucy A. Sherwood, now the wife of Wellington M. Shoemaker, was born; she alone being the only representative of Mr. Sherwood's family union. By occupation Lewis D. Slierwood is a farmer, tidy and economicual in all his operations, and consequently gives evidence of thrift in all his surroundings; naturally of a high social order, he of course is one of that class that ever constitutes the basis of good society.

FRANCIS E. WHIPPLE, farmer; P. O., Ashley; has this line of descent: commencing with Reuben Whipple, who was born Nov. 5, 1774, and Sallie Cooper, his wife, born Aug. 12, 1777, both of Providence Co., R. I. The former died June 15, 1854, and the latter Dec. 5, 1862; their son Noah, of same nativity, born July 7, 1811, and Margaret Ann (Elliott) Whipple, born Jan. 19, 1813, are the parents of Francis E. They were married Feb. 21, 1833, and had the following children, viz: Edwin A., born Dec. 19, 1833, who married Mary Chadwick in Oct., 1856; Rachel A., born Oct. 6, 1838, and married George W. White, Dec. 3, 1856; she died Oct. 11, 1874; PhffibeS., born April 29, 1841, and married Charles Kohler, Dec. 20, 1866; Mary E., born Feb. 22, 1845, and married John B. Wallace, Nov. 15, 1866; Albert Reuben, born Nov. 12, 1847, and died March 20,1851; James C, born Jan. 28, 1850, and married Jennette Dodge, Sept. 25, 1873; Francis E., born Nov. 6, 1853, and Flora J., who was born Jan. 6, 1858. The father of these children settled with his people on Alum Creek, in 1818; his wife's parents, Archibald and Phoebe (Jameson) Elliott, were natives of Virginia; the former was born in Greenbrier Co., Nov. 27, 1771, and the latter in Rockbridge Co., Feb. 27, 1782, and were married March 11, 1802; they came to Franklin Co., Ohio, and in 1826 to Delaware Co. The father died May 14, 1843, and the mother. May 14, 1858. The home of the Whipple family is appropriately called the "Alum Creek Farm." Francis, like his ancestry, is an agriculturalist, and deals largely in stock, cattle taking the lead; at present, however, sheep, and especially those of a finer quality, receives a great share of bis attention. He, like his forefathers, is of

WILLIAM WESTBROOK, farmer; P. O., Bennintrton; born June 12, 1831, in Bloomfield Tp.,Knox Co., Ohio; is oneof those fanners and stock-dealers whose energy and industry have placed him in easy and comfortable circumstances. The 4th day of July, 1852, he married Miss Emeline Wiseman, who was born Oct. 8, 1833. The children of this marriage are - Vanda, born July 6, 1854; Frank, Dec. 23, 1855; Albert, Jan. 13, 1858; William H., Jan. 28, 18G0; James C, born Jan. 17, 1863, and died March 13, 1868; Laura D., born Sept. 27, 1865, the same year in which James C died. Mrs. Emeline Westbrook died July 27, 1868. Dec. 19, 1873, William Westbrook married Rosa Besse for his second wife, and 1874 their first child, Berton Westbrook, was born. He is earnestly devoted to stock-raising, more especially horses and sheep; William Westbrook has made marked improvement in stock, more especially sheep, and like his brother Lafayette, though some may outrival him in numbers, few will excel him in quality. It is now twenty- four years since Mr. Westbrook came to the farm where he now resides. He having in the meantime purchased, and now owns the farm on which that remarkable prodigy, the double babes were born, whose history, though brief, was world-wide.

SAMUEL WAUGH, farmer; P. O., Ashley; Samuel Waugh was born in Scotland, but came to America about 1800. His wife, Nancy Douglass, daughter of Lord Douglass, was born in Scotland, joined Samuel in America, and they were married shortly after her arrival. Samuel took his nativity in Cumberland Co., Pa. Sarah Davidson, his wife, was a native of the same county. They were married in 1827. His son, Samuel, is the subject of this biography; born August 28, 1828, in Cumberland Co., Pa. His wife, Elizabeth Laughrey, was born in Knox Co., Ohio, Sept. 9, 1840. Their marriage took place Feb. 11, 1858. Samuel's parents died as follows: His father, Saturday, May 21, 1836; his mother, May 15, 1840. Mr. Waugh has had the following children, to-wit: Sarah Ann, born Nov. 6, 1858, and died Nov. 2, 1863; Mary Avonia, also deceased; William Erastus, born Jan. 9, 1862; Samuel Charles, March 27, 1866;

Elizabeth Viola, Dec. 24, 1868; Nancy Rosella, Jan. 27, 1875. By occupation Samuel Waugh is a farmer - is engaged in horticulture and sheep husbandry, with thirty acres in an orchard. He has taxed every region for varieties, and qualities of fruit, determined to make this department complete in its way, and profitable in its results; he has left nothing undone, and can, to-day, boast of having the leading orchard in the township, if not in the county. In sheep husbandry he is careful, attentive, and eminently successful. He is truly a Pennsylvanian - hospitable, and of proverbial integrity.

LAFAYETTE WESTBROOK, farmer; P. O., Ashley ; son of Solomon and Mar then a (Crawford) . Westbrook. The former was born in the State of New York Feb. 3, 1798, and died June 11, 1872. His wife was born in the Empire State, March 20, 1792, and died Jan. 1, 1879. In Johnstown, Licking Co., O., April 17, 1822, they were married. He became a citizen of Peru Tp. in 1840. His family was Mary Ann, Anne, Lafayette, William, Jane, and Dr. Albert E. Westbrook, now of Ashley. Lafayette Westbrook was born July 28, 1829, in Johnstown, Licking Co., Ohio; he moved to Morrow Co. in 1840; in 1849, he married Miss Harriet Hubbell, a sister of the Hon. J. R. Hubbell, who was born Oct. 29, 1829, and who met an untimely death May 1, 1868. His children are - Rosedell, born Oct. 24, 1849, now dead; Kate, born Dec. 17, 1851; Orville, March 10, 1854; Mary R., July 14, 1857; Flora E., March 3, 1860; Shadrach, Nov. 22, 1862, and Pruda, Dec. 17, 1867. Nov. the 26th, 1868, Lafayette was again married to Phebe Randolph, born Oct. 2, 1839, the daughter of Nathan and Sarah Ann Randolph. From this union, he has one child, Minnie E., born June 27, 1870. The vicissitudes of his life have been varied; at 14 years of age, he was apprenticed to a tailor and served 3 years; and then learned the wagon-making business. He has played the role of hotel keeper, also, and at last settled down as a farmer, delighting in good horses and fine-wooled sheep, occupying one of the oldest establishments in the township, the Randolph Farm. With him life has had many fitful changes, but withal he has made it a success.

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JOHN D. AUSTEN, farmer; P. O., Bloomfield; was born in Kent Co., England, Oct. ^7, 1815; he came to the United States in 1S2S, and worked twelve years in a mill, thus thoroughly learning the trade. In 18-11 he was united in marriage to Martha Cooper, and by her had a family of three children - Elizabeth, horn March, 1842; William, Nov., 1843, and Marsha A., born Aug., 1845. His first wife died in 184G, and in Jan.,1847, he was married to Lucretia Glaze, who lived but about six weeks, dying Feb., 1847; Jan. 7, 1849, he married Mary Jane Thompson, and has by her a family of three children - Martha L., born Aug., 1850; Amanda A., Sept. 1853, and Ben Dean, Aug., 185G. Mr. Austen's daughter, Elizabeth, married J. C. White; she has a family of two boys, and lives in Bennington Tp.; William married Elizabeth Dunkinson, and has two children, and lives in South Bloomfield Tp. ; Martha is unmarried and lives at home; Ben Dean is unmarried, and at present is assistant agent of the B. & O. K. R. at Frederickton. Mr. Austen and family own fifty acres of land, all well improved. He is a Democrat, but was formerly a Whig; he is a member of the Disciple Church, at Mt. Liberty. His father and mother are William A. and Charlotte (Dean) Austen, who had a family of three boys and three girls - John Dean, Sarah, Sophia, Elizabeth, William and Henry. Sophia and Henry are married; the former lives in Illinois, and the latter in Kansas. Mr. Austen, though a miller by trade, is at present a farmer.

JOHN BLINN, farmer; P. O., Sparta; was born in South Bloomfield Tp., Dec. 10, 1820; his parents, Roger and Polly (Beard) Blinn, were among the first settlers in the township, locating there in 1817; the father died in 1827, aged 45, and the mother in 1878, aged 78. The Blinn's are of French descent. Mr. Blinn's grandmother on his mother's side was a Porter, and was a relative of Commodore Porter, of national reputation. Roger Blinn was a sailor until he came to Ohio, when he began to farm. He suggested the name of Bloomfield when the township was organized and named. John Blinn spent his youth on his father's farm; he was the first professional cabinet-maker in Sparta, having learned that trade when a young man. He was married to Mary Chase, Oct. 28, 1848, and has a family of six children, all of whom are living - Elmer P., born Jan. 12, 1850; Wclford' C, Feb. 2, 1852; Robert C, Nov. 18, 1853; John C, Oct. 7, 1855; Anna M., Oct. 24, 18G5, and Ray S., June 23, 1870. Elmer is a homoepathic physician, and practices in Marysville, Ohio; Welford C. is at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and is one of the best grainers and sign writers in the state; Robert C. is a prominent wool grower in Texas. The other children of this family are at home. Roger Blinn had a family of five children - John, Henry, Clarissa, Elizabeth and Roger; all are living, except Henry, who died in California. Mr. Blinn is a Prohibitionist; is also one of the covenant members of the Advent Church at Sparta. He is one of the most prominent and influential men in the township.

WILBUR F. BARR, stock-raiser; P. O., Bloomfield. John S. and Eliza (Clark) Barr were united in marriage in 1821, to whom was born four childien - Wesley C, Philena M., Wilber F. and Sylvia S. The oldest son is a farmer and married; the two daughters are single and living at home with their parents. Wilbur F. was born in South Bloomfield Tp., Sept. 12, 1840, his youth was spent attending the district schools and assisting in clearing up the place; afterward he worked for his father until he was 27 years old; he was then married to Mary A., daughter of George and Susannah (Tucker) Wolfe. Roswell Clark, the grandfather of Wilber, deeded him forty acres of land with the understanding that Wilber was to pay three per cent, interest on its valuation (S1200) as long as Roswell lived. In 1871 as Roswell thought he would not live long he was asked what he would take for a receipt in full for the land; he said |200, which was aa;reed to; but the other heirs of Roswell not liking the bargain, it was afterward annulled. After the death of Roswell's wife, this property fell to Wilber's mother, and she finally gave it to him. Thus it was he got his first land. He has added 140 acres to this by purchase, and his wife at her marriage received from her father 100 acres more; thus the family own about 300 acres of land. Wilber Barr is a Republican, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bloomfield. In 1862 he enlisted in Company "C," 96th Regiment O. V. I., and was with it until he was mustered out of service. At diiferent times he served in the capacity of fifer and bugler. He took the typhoid fever, and as he was recovering was taken with a relapse and became very low; through the kindness and sympathy of Dr. Newlin he recovered; he was sent north by Dr. N., and by help of alcholic stimulants reached home alive, and with the care of his friends there recovered; he was mustered out of service in 1864. Mr. Barr's present occupation is stock-raising, dealing in sheep, cattle and hogs almost exclusively; he has a family of three children - George A., born Oct. 15, 1868, Orie Clio, Aug. 29, 1870 and John A., July 21, 1874. During the war Mr. Barr went west to Missouri to see his brother, Wesley; when the train he was on reached St. Charles he took a lay off, which act saved his life; for when the train loaded with passengers reached Centralia it was attacked by Anderson's guerrillas and every soul butchered.

WILLIAM BUTLER, farmer; P. O., Sparta; was born in Washington Co., Md., Jan. 27, 1819; his parents, Eleazar and Mary (Easterday) Butler, had five children - William, Sarah A., Samuel, and two that died in infancy. William lived with his mother until he was 26 years old; his father died in 1825; but his mother was afterward married to Abraham C. Harris. When in his 26th year he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Burkholder; they have three sons and one daughter - John E., Mary E., George W. and Henry E. John was born in July, 1846, and in March, 1868, was married to Mary Evarts; Mary way born May, 1850, and in November, 1879, married Alfred Scarborough; George was born October, 1853, and in Febuary, 1880, married Augusta V., daughter of William Speck; Henry E. was born September, 1855, he is yet single. Mr. Butler came to South Bloomfield Tp. in 1833, and although not among the earliest settlers, he can recall the merry times at the old-fashioned " log-rollings" and " corn huskings." He remembers vividly that the woods were filled with deer, wolves, and wild turkey, when he came into this township in 1833. His life has been one of hard labor; he has sixty-three acres of good land, near Sparta, upon which he resides. He is a Democrat; his wife is a member of the M. E. Church. Himself and family are highly respected in the neighborhood.

COL. ALBERT H. BROWN, farmer, P. O. Bloomfield; a native of New Hampshire, and was born in 1825. His parents, John and May (Wood) Brown, had a family of seven children - John H., Mary, Harriet, Abigail, Albert, James and Charles W. The father was born in 1796, and was a soldier in the war of 1812; he served as a substitute for a Tory during a portion of the war; he came to Worthington, Ohio, in 1840, and died at Fox Lake, Ind., 1853. When Albert was 9 years old, he secured a situation as bobbin boy in Plunkett's cotton factory in Mass.; for six years he worked in diiferent factories in that State and New York; raising to the position of head spinner. In 1840 he came with his father to Ohio, and immediately went to Columbus, where he remained three years, learning the carpenter and joiner's trade. In 1852 he was appointed post master at Marion by Franklin Pierce; in 1848 he married Ann, daughter of John Elder, and by her had four children: Harriet, born in 1849, Jennett, 1851, Edwin, 1855, and Jennie in 1858. His first wife having died during the war, he was married in 1866 to Sally Jane Lyon, and by her has three children; Elva, born in Nov. 1868, Annie, June, 1870, and Alice H., Aug., 1872. Col. Brown served in the Mexican War in the 3rd Ohio Reg., and commanded by Col. S. R. Curtis. In May, 1847, he was mustered out, when he came home and worked at his trade until he was married; when the Civil War broke out he raised a company of 74 men and on the 22d of April, 1861, was ordered to report at Camp Chase and was then assigned to the 4th Ohio Reg., commanded by Col. Andrews. During the early part of the war he served as Provost Marshal for Generals Kelley, Lander, and Shields. He resigned and came home on account of the sickness of his wife, but soon after her death he re-enlisted and was mustered in as Lieut-Colonel of the OOth Ohio Regiment. At the death of Col. Vance, he took command of the Regiment and led it in every engagement. At the close of the war he was mustered out, and has since farmed in South Bloomfield Tp.; he has served two terms in the Lower House of the Ohio State Legislature. Col. Brown is a Republican, and himself and family are members of Methodist Church in Bloomfield.

BUSHROD D. BUXTON, M. D.; Sparta; was born May 19, 1849; his father, during life, had three wives, the first being Betsey R., who bore him eight children, six boys and two girls - Harry S., born in 1819; Major H., in 1821; Blancher R., in 1824; Victoria, in 1826; Oscar, in 1828; Daniel S., in 1831; Betsey, in 1834; Rufus B., in 1837. The fathers' first wife dying, he was married to Margaret Cambridge, March 27, 1846, and by her liad a family of four children - the first child died in infancy; Bushrod D., Charles B., born Nov. 6, 1850; Harry J., Jan. 13, 1856. His second wife died April 4, 1856; he was married the third time to Catharine Wisman, and by her had one child - Rufus, born July 21, 1864. Of this family of thirteen children, four are dead - Blancher, Harry, Rufus, who, in the night, Avas struck by lightning, while in camp at Vicksburg, Miss., and one that died in infancy. Dr. Buxton passed his early years on his fathers' farm; when he became 16, he attended Dennison University at Granville, Ohio, two years, after which he returned to Alexandria and read medicine under Doctor Stimpson and Williams one year and a half; he also read with Doctor Samson, of Newark, a year and a half. Having read steadily for three years, he attended several courses of lectures at the Eclectic Medical Institute at Cincinnati, and in October, 1871, located at Sparta. He practiced for a short time at Pataskala, and also at Olive Green, but has since been at Sparta. July 24, 1872, he was married to Clara E. Chase, and has one child - Floy, born May 5, 1873. Dr. Buxton is a Republican, and is a member of the Methodist Church; he is well posted in his profession and has a comfortable practice.

WESLEY CLARK BARR, A. M. B. L., Bloomfield; was born in South Bloomfield Tp., in 1834; his early years were passed on his father's farm; he attended district school until 17, and then, having obtained a certificate, taught his first term at "Rich Hill;" he received $50 for the term of three months; in

1852, he attended the Ohio Weslevan University, at Delaware, and the following winter, 1852 - 3, taught school on Clark street, near home; while teaching he kept up his studies, and returned to College in the summer of

1853, passing up the winter's studies, and in the fall was taken sick with lung feA'er atid had to be taken home; he continued to teach during the winter, having one of the most systematic schools in the county. In the autumn of 1857, he again returned to Delaware, and contiued there until he graduated, in 1861; he would teach during summer vacations, to get means to support him the following year, year. These schools were select, and at one time Mr. Barr had for pupils twenty teachers. This was an excellent school. In the fall of 1861, he went to Ann Arbor, Mich., and entered the law department of the Michigan University, and at the expiration of two years received the degree of B. L.; in July, 1863, he journeyed west to Missouri, stopping at Macon; Missouri at that time was wild with war and secession, but the intrepid Wesley "hung out his shingle" and began the practice of law. Not proving a very lucrative business at that time, in the spring of 1864 he began teaching a select school in the M. E. Church at Macon; at this time he was also connected with a paper as associate editor, the paper being called " The Macon Argus;" Thomas Proctor, of Iron ton, Ohio, was editor-in-chiel; his wife was his assistant in the school, and both had 125 scholars, and received ^1.50 from each for the term; he taught two terms and was then made one of the militia - men raised to prevent Price from coming north to Macon with his army. In the fall of 1864 he was elected Prosecuting Attorney for the Eighth Judicial Circuit, and served in that capacity four years. He had an extensive business, sending eighty-nine men to the penitentiary - one for murder. He was the first man to introduce colored testimony in the courts. After reaching Missouri, ho organized the first Union League, in Northern Missouri. He began as Circuit Attorney, January, 1865. He was appointed District Clerk in 1869, and served for one year; after this he served two years as Road Commissioner, and Deputy Surveyor of Macon Co. In the spring of 1873 he moved with his family to Unionville, Putnam Co., Mo.; here he became one of the proprietors and owners of a newspaper, entitled the " Putnam Ledger." In July, 1874:, he returned to Ohio, and ever since has been farming his father's place. He teaches his home school every winter, and receives higher wages than any other country teacher in the county. On the 11th of June, 1863, Mr. Barr married the daughter of "William and Cordelia (Maley) Harris, and by her has the following children: Ella Lena, born Sept. 9, 1865; Mary Cordelia, born July 13, 1868; Roy Walter, born Dec. 1, 1875; John, who died in his infancy, and Wesley Clay, born Aug. 3, 1878. Mrs. .Barr was with her husband in the West; she taught five years at Macon, taking the same" class each successive year, and graduating them at last. Mrs. Barr received her education at the Utica Union School. It is needless to say that Mr. Barr is one of the most influential men in the township.

WILLIAM RILEY COILE, P. O. Sparta; Reuben Coile and Margaret Prosser were married Feb. 13, 1845. The former is a son of Abraham and Mary (Filchmyer) Coile, and was born in Shenandoah Co., Va., April 15, 1823; the latter is the daughter of William and Ann (Jones) Prosser, and was born Oct. 4, 1832; to this union w^as born the following family : Alonzo B., born March 8, 1846; Alfred S., Dec. 25, 1848; Thomas M., Jan. 28, 1850; Leroy, Oct. 17, 1851; Lycurgus D., May 21, 1853; Mary A., Oct. 1, 1855; William Riley, June 13, 1858; Lucelia R. Jan. 11, 1860; Joanna A., Feb. 5, 1862; Daniel E., April 1, 1864, and Reuben E., March 28, 1867. The oldest three are dead; Alfred was killed by a boiler explosion in a steam sawmill in Marion Co., in 1869; Leroy married Emma R. Emmerson; Lycurgus, Anna James; Lucelia, Thomas James, and Mary, Judson Smothers, the former three living in

South Bloomfield Tp., and the latter in Bennington Tp. Reuben Coile, Sr., now owns 40 acres of good land, near what is known as "Red Hill." The Codes are old and prominent citizens, having lived in the township for thirty-five years; they are members of the United Brethren Church. Their son William, or Riley as he is more familiarly known, is an enterprising young man, full of push and pluck, and will make life a fine success. He is at present working for W. C. Barr, near Bloomfield village.