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was the son of Daniel Fielding and Elizabeth Henderson Fielding and was born in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pa., on May 1, 1796. Mrs Fielding was the daughter of Daniel Henderson. Daniel Fielding removed with his family to Cynthiana, Harrison County, Ky. There his son William received his scientific education, which qualified him to com mence the study of medicine under Dr. Burnet at Falmouth, twentv miles from Cynthiana. After a full medical course he commenced the practice of medicine in 1816 in Madison Countv, Ohio. He was in the war of 1812, and served six months under Col. Johnston *

In 1818 Dr. Fielding married Miss Elizabeth Vail, and they have bom to them five sons and seven daughters, eleven of whom reached raituritv In the same year he settled in Franklin, and remained there engaged S his profession until 1824, when great inducements were proffered* him and he settled in bidney, Shelby County, Ohio P r a fortune, now husband »n^ an ' ° llca ' anrt 1 10 travell ers, who met by miaresnonsibilitiesof Hf e " W,fe ' resolved to begin anew the duties ana T it vear however , ,ant f to that end returned to Winchester, Va. The nlnm'iwnn ' ^''ey returned to Geneva, and shortly afterwards i 1 1 * a *idoned mercantile life, and settled on a farm near

Uniontown, w iere lie at length became an extensive landholder. Mrs. Thompson, nee Rebecca Davenport, as stated, was the daughter of James Davenport, a man who coming from Ireland with his family, went to Tennessee to take possession of a large tract of land on the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers, one thousand acres of which lay ia Kentucky and three thousand five hundred in Tennessee. It was an inheritance which came through Mrs. Davenport'p brother, Captain Windsor Brown, to whom the land was granted by the Government, for services in the Revolution. Here Mr. and Mrs. Davennort and one nw two of their younger children passed away. Mr. Thompson took th«

° tl»er members of the family to his home in Fayette p° n ° this farm, after a residence of about sixty-three year« about eighty-four, Mr. Thompson passed from life i ^ tf ' e a # e of preceded to the silent land by his estimable wife b \\ Ue " as ,)e en the age of about fifty years. The son of this parent dW r in lHH1 at Thompson, well known to the citizens of Shclbv h; Jhd S e Hu gh born near Union town, Fayette County, Pa v ad <>pte<l county,

This appointment was{ 0 fi?| U ! 1 , ty ' whlie Y et in his ti V Sei ? an ass °- shall, resigned. At the J - t l f "nexpired term of Tear, tinued in the office for *P lrat| on of this term Afr Tl bamu el Mar- (Jeneral Assembly. He ti ensuin g full term by an, orn P 80n was confinding his researches as co,,tl '«* | ed in this positing 01 "?, ment of the

He also served as a member of the State Constitutional Convention of 1851, to which he was elected to represent Shelby and Darke counties. During seven years preceding this period he had held the office of prosecuting attorney of this county, and in 1857 to '59, inclusive, he served as a member of the lower house of the General Assembly. Being one of the most enterprising and active of the earlier citizens of the county, he did much to leave his impress upon the county history. In a certain sense, too, he is a self-made man, and to-day in his abundance only enjoys the reward of earnest toil. In religious matters Ins convictions are deep and abiding. His parents were of the old Reformed Church stock and faith, but for many years the Judge has been an ardent adherent of the Presbyterian body. Standing, as he does to-day, with the sunbeams of his seven ty-fourth year falling toward the east, he is a representative citizen, wearing the honors and enjoying the confidence of all his associates. Of his family we need only say two children, one son and one daughter, still survive. The son, Hugh W., is actively engaged in the drug business in Sidney. The daughter, Elizabeth, became the wife of John Mathers, Esq. Mr. Mathers died about seven years since, leaving his widow in the enjoyment of an easy competence. Another child, George M., attained the estate of manhood, became a lawyer of rare talents, and died in San Francisco in December, 1869. He was universally esteemed for his rare qualities of head and heart.

Although not a pioneer of Shelbj' County, Gen'l Amos is entitled to rank among the foremost men of the county, as well as among the prominent men of the State. His ancestry traces back to the settlement in Maryland under the Lord Baltimore grant by Charles II. in 1629. The descendants of this original stock are now distributed throughout the United States. He was born near Beallesville, Monroe County, Ohio, on the 30th day of March, 1833, a little more than a half century ago. He was reared on a farm, but after attaining his eighteenth year his time was divided between the labors of a teacher and those of a farmer until he was twenty-seven years of age. With the exception of one academic year, his education was acquired in the public schools and by private study at his home. While at his farm home he studied law, and was admitted to the bar in 1859, when he immediately entered upon the practice of his profession. In 1861 he was elected prosecuting attorney of Monroe County, and was honored by a re-election in 1863. In 1860 he became a member of the board of school examiners of his county, which position he retained until 1870, when he resigned, and refused to further serve. In 1869 he was elected to the State Senate from the 20th senatorial district of Ohio, comprising the counties of Monroe and Geurnsey and a portion of Noble. He was re-elected to the General Assembly at the succeeding election, and thus served two terms in the Senate. In 1874 Governor William Allen honored him by his appointment as adjutant-general of Ohio, an office which he held two years. During his administration the present system of volunteer militia was inaugurated, and he also actively engaged in the settlement of the ordnance accounts between the State of Ohio and the United States. By this action he secured an exchange of the condemned arms, which were charged to the State account in 1863, for the new and improved arms now used by the Ohio National Guards. Since the close of his administration as adjutant-general he has been engaged in the newspaper business. In 1876 he came to Sidney, and purchased the Shelby County Democrat , and has since retained its editorship and proprietorship. Being a man of practical ideas, liberal views, and social qualities he has carried the Democrat to a higher level of ability and success than it ever before attained. The Democrat enjoys the distinction of ranking among the best Democratic weeklies in Western Ohio. General Amos was married September 9, 1856, to Miss Nancy J. Craig, whose ancestors were among the earliest settlers of Westmoreland County, Pa., she, however, being a native of Ohio. They have reared a family of eight children. Of these, M. Emma is married to Monroe C. Pegg, and resides near Columbus, Ohio. The others are all at home, and are named Delia E., who is connected with the local business department of the Democrat, Clara J3., Kate J., William T., Ernest A., Howard Allen, and Frank Beeman.

Moses H. Ailes, of Welsh descent, was born in Salem, New Jersey, in 1793. He served through the war of 1812 in a Virginia regiment. Moving to Ohio lie settled in Franklin Township, Shelby County, where he reared a family of five children. Of these children Hezekiah S. Ailes is the only survivor. He was born in Harrison County, Virginia (West), May 19, 1840, before the removal of his parents to Ohio in 1842. From his eighteenth year he was engaged chiefly in the profession of teaching until August 18, 1862, when he enlisted in Company I, 118th Regiment O. V. I. He entered the service as a private, was wounded at the battle of Resaca, May 14, 1864. He participated in the battles of Franklin and Nashville, and the other important engagements in which his regiment took part. He was promoted to sergeant-major of his regiment, and was mustered out at the close of the war. Returning home he resumed teaching, which he followed until 1875, when he was appointed deputy auditor of Shelby County, and served five years, at the expiration of which period (1880) he was elected auditor. He is at this time the candidate of the Democrats for re-election to the same office. He was married in October, 1867, to Miss Jane Elliott, of this county. Three sons and four daughters are the result of this union.

Judge Conklin was born in Jackson Township, Champaign County, Ohio, December 4, 1815. His father, Jacob Conklin, was born in Virginia in the vicinity of Harper's Ferry, in 1767. He was of English parentage, his father coming to this country as early as 1765, or perhaps a j'ear or two earlier, locating in Virginia, where the father of Judge Conklin was born. The removal of the family to Ohio was not long after the close of the last war with Great Britain, about 1814, or something over sixty-five years ago. He located in Champaign County, Jackson Townsltip, remaining there something over twenty-two years, coming to Sidney in 1836.

The mother of Judge Conklin was of Irish descent. Her maiden name was Barnes, her Christian name Margaret. Her birthplace was in Pennsylvania. She was several years younger than her husband, her birth occurring in the year 1776. Mr. Couklin died in 1837, aged sixtyeight. Mrs. Conklin in 18*3, aged sixty-seven. His death occurring soon after their removal to Sidney.

Our subject spent his early youth at the family home in Champaign County, and it was there that the foundation of his education was laid. It was during his seventeenth year (hat he left for Clarke County, where at the county seat, Springfield, he found employment in the outer court of the sanctum judicium; that is to say, in a clerkship in the offices of both county recorder and county clerk for over four years, both offices being held by the same person, the Rev. Samuel Haskle. This brings us down to October, 1836, when he came down upon his present locality, planting himself for a life residence in Sidney, Shelby County. At this point we find him commencing the practice of the law with the late Judge Goode.

The reputation he won in the early part of his career gave him the opportunity to extend his practice over a large amount of territory. The judicial district embracing Marion, Mercer, and Allen, including also Auglaize, after its creation into a county in 1848, were regularly visited in connection with court sessions, extending his visits occasionally into Logan, Putnam, Darke, Union, and Champaign, when cases of unusual importance were to be adjudicated. He attended also the first courts that were held in Celina and Wapakoneta.

In 1844, then in his twenty-ninth year, he was elected prosecuting attorney for this county. He however filled but the one term, refusing to be a candidate for re-election. But in 1847 his name was brought forward for representative in the Ohio Legislature from the district composed of the counties of Darke and Shelby. The result was decidedly in his favor, but he did not fill out his term, being brought forward 1 the' next year as candidate for State senator for the senatorial district composed of Miami, Darke, and Shelby. In this capacity he served his constituents for a whole term, making in all three years in the two branches of the Legislative.

For six years after his services in the Legislature, Mr. Conklin devoted himself solely to the duties of his profession. But in the year 1856 came on that memorable Presidential contest between the first nominee of the Republican party and the last successful candidate of the Democracy, Col. John C. Fremont and ex-minister James Buchanan. Mr. Conklin was one of the Fremont and Dayton electors. His vote, with the others from Ohio, was cast for the gallant Fremont.

In 1858 he was elected again as prosecuting attorney for this county, serving two years in that capacity, and also one term of court, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Edmund Smith, Esq. He was not a candidate for re-election. Butin 1864 Judge William Lawrence was elected to Congress, leaving a vacancy on the Common Pleas bench. The eloquent and famous Democratic orator, John Brough, swept by the war feeling into the Republican party, had been placed in the Gubernatorial chair by a majority wholly unprecedented in Ohio. By his appointment Mr. Conklin was placed in the judgeship to fill out Judge Lawrence's term. The following year, however, he succeeded to that office for a full term by a still higher authority, the vote of the people of the judicial subdivision composed- at that time of Shelby, Logan, Hardin, Marion, and Union counties. He declined to run again for the office at the expiration of this term, and returned to the practice of law in Sidney, where had long been his family residence.

In the recent election in this State he allowed his name to come before the electors of Shelby County once more as a candidate for prosecuting attorney, and, though the opposite party has the undisputed political ascendency, he was successful, and was elected by an unexpectedly large majority, indicating the hold he had upon the friendship and favorable regards of the citizens of the county.

Judge Conklin was married in 1841, and has seven children: two sons, J. Wilson and Edward ; and five daughters, Clara, Alice, Florence, Minnie, and Etta.

Colonel Wilson, now a leading member of the Shelby County bar, was born near Cadiz, Ohio, March 15, 1841, and is a son of Thomas and Mary Wilson. His grandfather, Thomas Wilson, served as a private throughout the Revolutionary war, while he with five brothers served during the civil war. In 1846 his parents moved to Belmont County, Ohio, where our subject lived until 1854, when lie entered a manual labor university in Athens County, where he remained two years, working at eight cents an hour to pay for boarding and tuition. At fiiteen years of age he began teaching during the winter months, and entered upon a college course at the Ohio University at Athens. An older and a younger brother were pursuing the same course. The older brother, William, began teaching at the same time, and with Harrison he helped to support the younger brother, Lewis, until he was able to teach and support himself. At the beginning of the war Harrison was teaching school in Noble County, and dismissed his school one evening in May, wrote on the blackboard, "Gone to war," walked eighteen miles that night, and enlisted in the company of Captain John Mosley at Summerfield, Ohio. The company was assigned to the 25th 0. V . I. His two brothers had already enlisted, William in the 3d 0. V. I., and Lewis in Company C, 25th 0. V. I. Harrison served seven months in the ranks of the 25th, and was ordered home, and received a commission as second lieutenant without knowing to whom he was indebted for it. He was then assigned to the 79th Ohio, then recruiting at Athens. This regiment was consolidated with the 75th at Camp McLean, and as there were then more officers than needed by the regiment, Lieut. Wilson was transferred to the 20th Ohio, then recruiting at Cincinnati. He was assigned to Company I, and successively held commissions as second lieutenant, first lieutenant, adjutant, captain, major, lieutenant-colonel, and colonel of the regiment, and was finally mustered out with the regiment July 15, 1865. He was in forty -two battles and skirmishes, at tiie siege of Fort Donaldson, Vicksburg, and Atlanta, and lastly went with Sherman "to the sea." His brother William was in bibby prison a long time, and thereby deprived of promotion. Lewis was killed at Gettysburg, while ranking as second lieutenant. Three other brothers were in the army, making six of the family who volunteered.

His father was a self educated but thoroughly educated man. He died at the age of seventy-six. His mother died in 1845, while he was a mere infant. His father's family consisted of nine children, six sons and three daughters.

After the war Col. Wilson settled in Sidney, and studied law with Gen. James Murray'. Since his admission to the bar he has pursued the practice of law with that energy and zeal which have placed him at the head of his profession. Aside from the law profession he is an active, public-spirited citizen, ever taking an active interest in all enterprises and institutions of a praiseworthy' character. He is also one of the leading Republican workers in the county, and in all departments of life he sustains the confidence of his fellow-citizens. He married Mary C., daughter of J. T. Fry, of Sidney, on the 1st of January, 1867.

a son of Isaac A. and Ruth R. (nee Persinger) Wilkinson, was born in Shelby County, Ohio, and is the youngest of six brothers. He was reared on a farm, and remained with his parents until eighteen years of age, when he enlisted in the 99th 0. V. I., Company' C, the regiment being organized at Lima. The date of his enlistment was August 1 , 1862. He was with his regiment in the Kentucky, Tennessee, ancl Georgia campaigns, participated in the battles of Stone River and Chickamauga, one of his brothers being killed at the latter engagement. On Sunday after the battle he was with a wounded comrade, rendering him such assistance as he could, when he was captured by the rebels! After serving a long period of imprisonment he was finally released, and returned home in March, 1865. He then attended school for a. time, and prepared himself for teaching, which profession he followed about eight years. In 1875 he married Mary' A. McKee, of Piqua, Ohio, and soon afterward located at Sidney, and engaged in the lumber and planing mill business. In 1881 he sold his interest in this industry to accept the appointment of postmaster of Sidney, a position he still retains. Mr. Wilkinson's family consists of his wife and two children Kate S. and John A. 1C '

Having spoken of his long imprisonment during the war, it is fitting that we speak more fully of this subject as one illustrating SO me of tlie horrors and barbarities inflicted by a people of pretended civilization and culture upon the helpless prisoners of war. We will , .resent a sketch of Mr. Wilkinson's life in Southern prisons just as he narrated it to us: -

"I was captured at Chickamauga September 20, 1863, and conveyed to Bel e Island Virginia, where 1 was confined a few days. I was then taken to the city of Richmond, and confined there until in December, at w h.ch tune it became understood there would be no further exchange ol prisoners, and about five thousand of us were transported to Danville, Va., and confined in tobacco houses until the following April. During our confinement at tins place smallpox broke out among the which vy e \ °«' had no medicines whatever except red pepper pods, heneftcia.! '^L'd, an d administered the tea to the sick with apparent At this t,i xt ^ u lts, as it seemed to hasten the striking out of the disease, wweleen of e there -were twenty -three of my regiment with me hut alas' the olc\ a Mie number died in the prison pen, and only four ever saw

. .-.ii.tnre recall tl... - ZR t'on and plenty! To add one more horror to 1 1B .«nder of nrison illnous and diabolical order of John II. Winder, comma p Ons, who, hearing of the capture of Atlanta, and fearing for out 8a ety, issued the following notice, which he posted promi

'The officers on duty and in charge of the Battery of Florida ArtiK lery at the time, will, upon receiving notice that the enemy has approached within seven miles of this post, open upon the stockade with grape-shot^ without reference to the situation beyond these lines of defence.

Think of a man issuing an oi-der for forty guns to open a deadly fire upon 35,000 unarmed, sick, and helpless prisoners ! J t j 8 a woni j er (j 0( j hi in self would permit such an order to be issued f Jt is an infamv diabolical that history need not be asked for a parallel i* i, u said this man Winder 'died a peaceful death!' p e "J * * U ' . ^ case justice had not yet been meted out to him, and 8 °' ID , justice be which will ever pay him back in cnrieneV of I - Grn mi,8 . t t lat At Florence the prisoners numbered about 11,000 \i 8 ° Wn <:0llla o e - already been imprisoned about twelve months, and M ° St US * la< * same clothing in which we were captured. Tha't c)ntZ ere Wearin g the so ragged and tattered that it scarcely covered ou r l .f ,n S had become was approaching, and no prospect of release further ' a ., edness - Winter I lerman. Mortality was thinning our ranks and " Sn tlle ac *' ?an ce charnel house. Rations were reduced For four ° ur P rison "'as a down the James River, and turned over to United States officers. Quite a number of these were old prisoners. For inyself, it had been eighteen months since I had seen the old flag beneath which I had marched and fought. We were all sick and weak, but as we came in sight of the starry banner we yelled wildly and crazily at the top of our voices. The rebel authorities threatened to prevent our outbursts of cheers, but we. were in sight of men, and could not be restrained. We told them we would yell, and every one of us kept our word. The happiest moment of my life was when ( stepped ashore. Stepping from the boat we were met by Northern ladies, who had provided coffee and sandwiches for our reception. One of them, she seemed an angel, handed me a cup of coffee, which I gladly accepted and drank, but my stomach revolted at an article it had not known for a year and a half. The lady saw and appreciated my difficulty, and, as if 1 were her own child, she uttered the words ' poor fellow !' so sympathetically that they almost overcame me. Tho-c words were the first I had heard uttered by a woman from the time of m3' capture, and they came like an augel's benediction. This is all long since past, but while memory lasts I will not forget that the prisons of the South were conducted by heartless and murderous agents."

It is needless to add anything to this brief recital. The words convey horror enough, but a more revolting chapter may be read between the lines. We know the South, with all the dignity of insulted pride, has denied the charge of inhuman treatment of war piisoners, but the boys who suffered, as well as the thousands who died, attest the truth of the charge with an unanimity which cannot be challenged by a reasonable man.

Dr. B. M. Sharp, a grandson of Robert Sharp and son of Joseph Sharp, is of Scotch descent, his father having emigrated to this county in 1832, when he settled in Turtle Creek Township. Here he found a few scattered neighbors in what was only an inhospitable wilderness. He at once applied himself to the improvement of a piece of land, and soou found himself alone, his last neighbor having moved away. Dr. Sharp was born on the old homestead of his father in Turtle Creek Township in 1 844. His mother died when he was but eight years old, thus relegating him to the care of others, and placing him under the necessity of attending school with limited opportunities as best he could. When the first wild tocsin of war was sounded at Fort Sumter he was but about sixteen years of age, yet his enthusiasm would give him no rest until he had enlisted in his country's service. He was enrolled in the 15th Ohio, April 17, 1861, at Camp Jackson, where the regiment was organized, and proceeded at once to Virginia. After participating in the battle of Phillippi, the regiment went into camp for the remainder of the period of enlistment. Young Sharp then returned home and attended school until the summer of 1862, when he re-enlisted in the 99th Ohio, and was with his regiment at the battles of Nashville, Chattanooga, Kenesaw Mountain, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, and Atlanta. During these campaigns he rose to the rank of corporal and orderly sergeant. From Nashville he participated in the pursuit of Hood, until the forces of that troublesome general were scattered and his strength destroyed. After the battle of Nashville the regiment was so badly cut up that it was consolidated with the 50th Ohio. At Kenesaw Mountain Mr. Sharp was knocked down by a spent ball but soou recovered, and during his whole service was never disabled enough to be unfit for duty. He was finally discharged at Raleigh, N. C., anil mustered out of service at Camp Dennison, when he returned home and again attended school in the spring of 1865. The next year he married Miss M. J. Moreland, of Turtle Creek Township, and moved to Logan Count}', where he lived on a farm eleven years, during four of which he was superintendent of the Union Schools. He also taught about five years in other schools. In 1874 he began the study of medicine, and, after a reading course of three years, he attended the Columbus Medical College, from which he graduated with honor. After looking about for a time he finally located at Sidney, and began the practice of medicine May 1, 1879. Since that time he has built up a growing and lucrative practice. After marriage he united with the M. E. Church, and has held important positions in that organization during the past ten years. His family consists of four children, named Frank M., Mary, Carl N , and Earl B.

Dr. Silver was born near Wooster, Ohio, April 1, 1844, and was reared on a farm. When eighteen years of age he entered upon an academic course at Vermillion Institute, Haysville, Ohio. At the completion of this course he entered upon the study of medicine with Drs. Robinson and Weaver of Wooster, and was finally graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in March, la68. Returning to Wayne County, 0., he practised medicine three years at Apple Creek, and then removed to Sidney, Ohio. During the war he enlisted in Captain Robinson's company 102d 0 V. 1., but was rejected on accouut of disabilities. About the close of the war he taught school two terms in Wayne Co. On the 7th of June, 1872, he married Miss Jennie E. Fry, of Sidney. They have two children, Bertha, aged ten, and Arthur, aged three years.

Dr. Silver is a member of the Shelhy County Medical Society, and also of the Ohio State Medical Society. In 1873 he was elected elder in the First Presbyterian Church at Sidney, and is at present a member of the school board and board of health of the city.

Dr. Carroll was born in' Sidney, March 5, 1860. ne attended the public schools and assisted his father in the mercantile business until he was about fifteen years old. He then taught school in the count}' about two years, and entered the Homoeopathic College of Medicine at Cleveland, Ohio, where he attended two successive courses of instruction, and was graduated with a class of fifty members. During his college life he was a member of the Cleveland Humane Society and the College Society, of which he was librarian one year. Finishing his studies, he returned to Sidney and began the practice of his profession, in which he is achieving that success which comes only at the bidding of persistent application.

Professor Bearnes was born in Licking County, O., and worked on his father's farm; attended public school, and devoted some time to teaching during his minority. He entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, and in 1878 was graduated from that institution with a class of thirty-two. He was editor of his college society's paper, class historian, and valedictorian of his society. He acted also as tutor of mathematics during a portion of his course, and was one of fifteen students selected to deliver orations on commencement day. After devoting two years to the study of law and completing the legal course, he accepted the euperintendency of schools at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, but a year later resigned to accept the same position in the Sidney schools. In June, 1883, he abandoned the profession of teaching to embrace that of law, for which he had already prepared himself.

Mr. Huddle was born in Crawford County, 0., where he remained, assisting his father on the home farm until he had attained his twentyeighth year. In 1859 he married Miss E. E. Harshbafger, and four years after his father's death moved to Tiffin, where he resided about seven years. In 1873 he came to Shelby County and worked on a farm nearly three years. He was appointed janitor of the Sidney schools and of the M. E. Church of Sidney, both of which positions he is filling acceptably at this time. .

Almost a half century ago Dr. Conklin came to Sidney, a town which then had a population of about one thousand. The country for miles about was wild and largely occupied by wild beasts. For the most part the roads were merely trails or paths through the almost interminable wilderness, and much travel was done by the guidance of the sun and nofth star. Sidney as yet was without manufactures and the county was without gravel roads. Great changes have been wrought during the past forty-seven years. So many years ago rudeness, labor, hardship, and hospitality joined hands, and as years rolled by development went on apace. Even a few Indians yet remained in this section, and found here hunting grounds as rich as they desired. A physician's practice extended over a large area and carried with its lucrativeness a great deal of genuine exposure and hardship. Sleep was often found in the saddle, while the saddle-bags were capacious enough to carry both medicines and surgical instruments. In accouchement cases all the women and men of the whole community were invited, and whiskey was indispensable. Chickens, too, had to suffer, for a bounteous meal was to be provided. On such occasions the physician became the victim of all jokes, and of course bore the ordeal with fortitude if not enjoyment. Such were the general experiences of Dr. Conklin during his first years in this county. He was born in Champaign County, O., in 1814, and remained with his parents until he went to Springfield, where he read medicine with Dr. ltobt. Rogers. He finally graduated from the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati in 1836, and at once located at Sidney, where he is still in the practice of his profession. He was surgeon of the State militia about fifteen years, and in visiting Cincinnati, a distance of about one hundred miles, he could only travel on horseback, lie has held the offices of Vice-President and President of the State Medical Society, and aided largely in securing the D. and M. and C. C. C. and I. (old B. and I.) railroads for Sidney. He was called to Columbus as an examiner during the war, and was surgeon with Genl. Fremont. He is a great fancier of stock, and has a splendid collection of bees. In 1838 he married Miss Ann Blake, who was a native of London, England. After a long and useful medical career the doctor still devotes his whole energies to the practice of his profession, in which he has met decided success.

Rev. Bulle was born in Barclay County, Virginia, to which county his father had removed from South Carolina prior to the Revolutionary war. His father saw the shadows of coming events, and, turning his property over to the care of his brother, left his southern home. That brother was murdered in his own house, and the property confiscated. Mr. Bulle arteiward went South to take measures toward reclaiming his property, but finding the old records were destroyed at the burning of Charleston, lie abandoned all further efforts. He then went to Cincinnati, and went down the Ohio on a flatboat. David Bulle went from Hamilton to Greene County, and settled on a piece of wild land. Fourteen years later he moved to Sidney, and located on North Ohio Street, on the lot now occupied by the Crozier Carriage Factory. At that time there was little business in Sidney, as the town only contained two small stoics, kept by Jesse Bryan and F. W. Ruckman. Here Mr. Bulle followed cabinet-making about fourteen years, during which time he was once burned out and lost everything. He afterward turned his attention to painting, and has in his luxurious home several specimens of his artistic skill, which indicate a high order of merit. In 1855 or 1856 he joined the Central Ohio Conference, and has since labored in the ministry, at times travelling over a circuit of three hundred and fifty miles in four weeks. During his long experience as a pioneer of Methodism, Mr. Bulle has undergone a great many privations and hardships. At times he was compelled to swim his horse through streams filled with floating ice, and then build his fire at the appointed place of services. He married Miss Elizabeth Bird February 14, 1826, the ceremony being performed by Rev. William Dixon. They have reared ten children, named Mary, Ann Amelia, Rachel Ann Maria, Wilbur, Fisk, Emeline, M. Zatilla, David H., Caroline, and Elizabeth Josephine. Of these four are now living, viz., Mrs. Mary Reede, Mrs. Aun Crockett, Emeline McNutt, and Caroline Robertson.

was born November 8, 1835, in Germany, and came to America in 1854, landing at New York. Coming to Ohio he stopped at Piqua, but soon went into the neighborhood of Troy, where he worked in a brick-yard for five dollars per month. The following autumn he worked for a farmer at eight dollars, but left this situation to work at a saw-mill in town. The next year he returned to farm work at ten dollars per month, but after three months' service began working at fifty cents per day, wherever he could find anything to do. He afterward worked a farm two years, receiving one-third of the crops, and then tried farming on leased land. Again he sold out his farming utensils, and embarked in the mercantile trade as a clerk at one dollar a daj'. In 1863 he came to Sidney, and engaged in the grocery business with Mr. Piper, under firm name of Yenney & Piper. In 1870 he moved to Dayton, and embarked in the ice trade, but soon returned to Sidney with less capital than he took away. Again he entered the grocery business with his former partner, under firm style of Piper & Yenney. In 1878 he turned his attention to pork packing, and erected buildings at a cost of $9000. Three years later he was able to carry the business alone, and also opened a meat market. At this time his business employs a capital of about $45,000 per year. In 1864 he married Miss Elizabeth Piper, a daughter of his old partner. They have reared two children, name l Katie Ella and Bertie Wilheltnina. Mr. Yenney also has a stock fuf'm, which he manages in connection with his town industries.

was born in Sidney August 20, 1859, and moved with his parents to Michigan, where his father died in 1870 or '71. The young man then returned to Sidney, where he attended school, and afterward entered the office of Dr. Stipp as a student of dentistry. Four years later he went to Cincinnati, and attended the Ohio College of Dental Surgery, and after graduation returned to Sidney, where he took charge of the dent:il office of Dr. Orbison for about one year. He then went to Bellefontaine, and entered the office of Dr. Loofbourrow, but subsequently returned to Sidney, and opened an office of his own. While in college he was a prize member of his class, and was presented a fine case of filling instruments b}' the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. H. A. Smith, D.D.S., O.D.C. He was one of the youngest members of the class of 1 879 - '80, wliieli consisted of thirty-one members, and has now a growing and lucrative practice.

was born in Miami County, Ohio, October 27, 1848, and is a son of Thomas J. Orbison, whose grandfather was one of the pioneers of Miami County. He remained with his parents, working on the home farm until he was about twenty years old. He afterward moved to Sidney, and in 1876 was married to Miss Anna L. Fulton. He read dentistry with Dr- B. F. Rasson for some time, but returned to farming. Again in 1879 lie resumed the study of dentistry in the office of J A Stipp, and afterward purchased the office. He .graduated from the Ohio College of Dental Surgery March 3, 1881, having embraced the usual three years' course in one year. He has now a good practice, and besides has an interest in the old homestead and other pieces of property in different localities He has held the office of trustee in the Presbyterian Cinirch, of wh.ch he ,s a member His family consists of his wife and one child, the latter named Julia Inez.

Jf'L the o\d Virginia farm was so\d and A , e fent ere( \ « pon the practice of dentistry } W0Ved to Sidney, \ 22® f instruction at Ann Arbor taken an aiidi- next spring lie bought a farm three miles south of town and moved to it. In 1864 he moved back to Sidney ami engaged in the grocery business o«. Poplar Street in the place now owned bylilrs. Sophia Young. In 1865 he moved to bis present place of business. In 1860 lie married Miss Sophia Ren sch. They have seven children, named Jacob G., Maggie S., Edward C. George L., Lena, Jennie, and Carrie. When he first started in Si<U ney he handled groceries and liquors exclusively, but soon afterwards put wagons on the road, and iu 1870 conducted a bakery and confee^ tiouery with his other business. In 1870 be also started the first 9treet ice-wagon. In 1872 he engaged in butchering and pork packing, and ip 1876 boughta slaughter-house, enlarged his business and began handling as many as two thousand hogs annually. He also purchased !ar<re quantities of wool which lie shipped to Philadelphia. He lias always taken a lively interest in city affairs. He is a director of QraceJand Cemetery ami was its treasurer a number of years. J * nature. His large scraper factory is fitted !£'" ,ons of a Iabo ''- ances of his own invention. Among these invention. ' Vano " s a / , P ii ' alao invented a reversible water wheel and a 8 , 8cra P ers - He '«as J-ated as railroad and street excavator ou varioni^ plow - He has ope - cities throughout the country. At Sidney he es/??-* 8 and in different semper works, known ns t h/u a 1L°' e8ta W< ahed an extensive was born in Perry Township, this county, July 16, 1850, and lived on a farm until twenty-one years old, when he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, of Delaware, Ohio. After completing the collegiate course he began teaching in Logan and Shelby counties, which vocation he pursued some two or three years. He next engaged as travelling salesman about one year, and took up the study of medicine in the office of Dr. W. H. Shaw, of Plattsville. After two years at this place, he finished his reading course in about one year in the office of Dr. D. T. Gillian, and graduated from the Starling Medical College of Columbus in February, 1880. About the same time he married Miss Mizzie, daughter of W. R. Jackson, of this county, and began the practice of his profession in Sidney. During the past two years he has been secretary of the Shelby County Medical Society, and is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. With his wife he is also a member of the Presbyterian Church of Sidney.

This gentleman came to Sidney early enough' to become identified with its whole material development and growth. He was born in Pennsylvania, December 14, 1815, and remained working upon a farm and clerking in a store until 1833. In 1834 he came to Richland County, O., and went into partnership in a drug store at Mansfield. Eighteen months later he engaged in the same business at Lancaster, but in Jan. 1840, he went into the dry goods trade with Col. Zinn. In the spring of 1842 he came to Sidney, and found a village of about fourteen hundred inhabitants, and even a large element of this population belonged to the floating class. With Mr. Zinn he started a factory for the manufacture of pearlash, in which business he was engaged about three years. His principal market was Sandusky, and wagons formed the method of transportation, for although the trip consumed as high as twelve days it was yet cheaper than canal transportation. He continued this business with Colonel Zinn until 1868, when he sold out to Mr. Hoover, bought a farm and worked it until he could settle up his old business. About two years later he sold the farm and soon after went into the Citizens' Bank, Sidney, as President of the institution, which position he still retains, ne was a member of the city council about eight years, and while a member of that body introduced the ordinance which provided for securing the Holly Waterworks, and was largely instrumental in other ways in carrying the project to a successful issue.' He built the warehouse now occupied by Moore & Marshall as well as his own fine residence, besides engaging in other building projects. The new Presbyterian Church and parsonage may be pointed to as his work, as well as splendid work. He is a man who has conducted a varied business with partners, and yet can say he never had a word of disagreement with these men. Although he had to struggle at times with financial difficulties he never permitted Ins note to go to protest. His retail and jobbing stock aggregates about $75,000 a year, which placed him among the foremost business men of the city.

was born in Bavaria, December 27, 1821. When twenty-three years old he came to America and landed in New York, proceeded at once to Dayton, Ohio. He entered the Mexican war with the 1st Ohio Regiment, Colonel Weller, and started for Mexico on the 1st of July. Reaching New Orleans about the twelfth of the month, he went into Camp Jackson a few days, when crossing the Gulf he landed at Point Isabel. Crossing the Rio Grande the troops with which he was proceeded to Cerro, where they joined the main force of General Taylor. Moving on they went into camp at Monterey, but on the 21st of July left camp for Black Ford and saw the rout of the first Mexican force. About four months later they went to Buena Vista expecting an engagement, but found the city deserted and returned to Monterey. While driving a wagon train he was attacked by Mexicans and lost fifty-three wagons, the commandant being Major Joshua R.Giddings. After serving out his full enlistment, Mr. Ackerly was honorably discharged at New Orleans and given transportation to Dayton, Ohio. In November, 1848, he married Philakua Eicher, this being three days before he cast his first vote for Genl. Taylor. His first wife died, and after a period of three years he married her sister Barbara. They had six children. In 1856 Mr. Ackerly bought a farm in Shelby County and moved to it in 1858. Eight years later he moved to Sidney and bought the "Farmers' Hotel," which he managed about nine years when he sold out and moved to his present home. Was engaged at merchant tailoring and clothing business about five years. He was a member of the city council three years, and at this time is an infirmary director of the county. When he came to this country he had no means but his energy, but by labor and persistence he has procured a competency of worldly goods.

was born in Bourbon County, Ky., March 16, 1799, and at fourteen years of age moved to Xenia, Ohio. In 1825 he returned to Kentucky, where he married Miss Elizabeth Shaw and removed to Sidney, Ohio. He bought two hundred acres of land and began improving it. His nearest grocery market was Piqua, twelve miles distant. A few years later he opened a store and traded largely with the Indians, who were his best and most numerous customers. This store was on a plat near the present site of the Joui-nal office. His goods were transported by wagon from Dayton, a distance of fifty miles. Mr. Stephenson followed merchandising about twenty years. His wife died about 1860, and a year or so later he married Miss Mary Elliott, who died four months after marriage. He then married Miss Sallie Carey, who is still living. They had two children, both of whom are now dead.

Mr. Henson is the patentee of Henson's Automatic Vise of seven different kinds of groove and four different kinds of iron. The sizes vary from the delicacy of a jeweller's instrument up to the ponderousness of three hundred pounds. The advantage claimed for this device over the ordinary vise is its accommodation or adjustment to any irregular surface. In other words, it is claimed to be self-adjustable and automatic. A specially noteworthy feature is the preservation of the parallelism of the jaws at all times, all widths, and on any shaped article. Besides these advantages, it lays claim to simplicity, strength, durability, and cheapness. They are shipped to all points, and vary in price from six to twelve dollars.

was born December 23, 1837, at Xenia, Ohio, and remained in the city of his nativity until twenty-one years old. He had contemplated a collegiate course of stud} - , but owing to business reverses suffered by his father he changed his plans and turned his attention to marble sculpture and engraving. After working in Cincinnati, Chicago, and other towns until 1860, he came to West Liberty, Ohio, and started business for himself. In 1861 he sold his business and came to Sidney merely to look over the business prospects of the town. Satisfied that the town presented a good field for enterprise he concluded to remain, and again engaged at his trade. Two years later he married Miss Mary L., youngest daughter of Dr. Beemen. Being of a speculative turn he began dealing in sheep, and succeeded for a time, but went West at the request of his parents, who needed his advice in their old age. After six years he returned to Sidney and resumed his old business speculations, opened an office and turned his attention to real estate, insurance, and general speculation. We insert the following reference to him which appeared recently in a daily paper: -

"Mr. Geo. H. Bunnelle, a real estate dealer, collector and money broker, has been of great service to a large number of people here, who have secured homes almost before they knew it. He has had a great deal of lands subdivided into lots, and sold them on the monthly plan system, 512 of them, during the past three years Mr. Bunnelle is an enthusiast in regard to Sidney, and thinks its era of prosperity has just begun to dawn." was born in Pulaski County, Va., July 23, 1x23, moved to Shelhy County with his parents the following year, when they settled at Lockington. In 1850 he went to California. Still, as time passed along, he kept buying out the shares of the other children in the old farm, which finally came into his possession. In 1869 he moved to Sidney. He held the office of justice of the peace about nine years, and that of township trustee about twenty-two years. He was also clerk of the township during a number of these same j'ears. In 1x59 he was elected auditor of the count}', which office he held two terms. He was elected to the Constitutional Convention to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Smith. While attending the convention he was elected mayor of Sidney and justice of the peace, holding the former office two years, and the latter three j-ears. Against his earnest desires he was elected a member of council, and served (luring the period of water works' construction at the solicitation of friends. After his retirement from the mayoralty he served two terms as trustee of the township, and was elected a member of the board of health, and secretary of the Agricultural Society. He has also been appointed administrator and assignee of man}' estates. In 1851 he married Ella F. Mellinger. They have three children: James W., Mary E., and Cora J. Mrs. Guthrie is a daughter of William Mellinger, who settled in this county about 1808. After a loug life of activity in politics, holding the offices of justice and commissioner for many years, Mr. Mellinger died in 1870. James G. Guthrie, father of Harvey, was a Virginian, who had held offices of trust and distinction.

was born December 19, 1826, in Pennsylvania, and came to Sidney December 16, 1848. Here he worked at the carpenter trade until January, 1869. He was three times elected county recorder, serving nine years. He afterward opened a grocery and provision store, to which he attached a bakery. He was a trustee of the water works two years, and member of the board of education three years. In 1854 he married Miss Mary

Ann Hailman, who died in March, 1864. They had three children: Stanley M., Carrie A., and one child which died in infancy. In 1865 he remarried. When he came here there was no town south of the Catholic Church, while west of the D. & M. R. R. was one wild forest.

was born June 27, 1817, in Germany, and came to America in 1831. He worked on a farm in Pennsylvania two years, and then leai ned the wagon-making trade. In 1836 he came to Dayton, Ohio, but after two years returned to Germany, and passed one winter, when he came to Sidney, and opened a wagon shop. In 1862 he entered the grocery trade. He was a director of the gas works nine years. He was twice a member of city council, and twice a cemetery director, holding the latter office at present. He has also been a leading spirit in the Methodist Church (German), and actually built the church with his own funds, and gave the congregation all the time desired to compensate him. In December, 1838, he married Miss Catharine B. Shine, and has reared six children, viz., Elizabeth, William, Mary, Jacob, Samuel, and Ella. Mr. Piper came to Sidney early enough to find a village of about eleven hundred inhabitants, and lived to see it become quite an active little city.

Mr. Edgar was bom in Sidney, September 21, 1847. In 1863 he began clerking in the store of S. M. Todd & Co., which position he held until the spring of 1864. In 1864, however, he enlisted in the 147th O. N. G., and was mustered in at Camp Dennison, and went by way of Washington to Fort Ethan Allen, Virginia, where he remained until September, when he was ordered to the Shenandoah Valley, but went back to Washington two weeks later, and was mustered out at Camp Dennison. From 1865 to '67 he worked on a farm. He then went into R. L. Fry's store, where he continued until 1876, when he was taken into partnership under the firm name of Fry & Edgar. In 1881 he turned his attention to labor contracts, his first work being the excavation for the new court-house at Sidney. He has also had a large number of pike contracts, and other work of various kinds. He was chief of the fire department three years, and during the past two years has been lessee and manager of Monumental Hall, Sidney. He is one of the charter members of the Royal Arcanum, and also one of its most active members. He married Miss Jennie Fry, of Sidney, December 3, 1867. They have six children: Edna L., John F., Robert B., Lizzie Anna, Carrie, and an infant.

was born in Beaver County, Pa., February 14, 1838, and came with his parents to Darke County, Ohio, where he remained until 1868, when he moved to Shelby County, and started in the dry goods trade at Newport. In 1861 he enlisted in the 66th Ohio, and went with his regiment to the protection of the B. & O. R. R., and in about two months to Mnrtinaburg. Owing to sickness he lay in the hospital about three months, but followed the regiment through Virginia and Maryland until finally discharged. He went to California, where he remained two years for the benefit of his health, and then returned to this county to engage in farming and stock-raising. He afterward moved to Newport, and engaged in general merchandising about fifteen years. In 1876 he took: a three months' trip to Europe, visiting England, Belgium, and France- In 1881 he was elected treasurer of the county, sold his Newport store to his brother, and moved to Sidney. He had held the offices of trustee and treasurer of the township a number of years. He was married June 17, 1872, to Tracy Schwartz. They have three children living, named Peter M., John J., and Samuel F. Mr. Goffena was fifteen years old before he attended school, and then his whole school life was compressed into a period of six weeks, so that his educational opportunities migdit be said to have been very limited.

was born in Baden, July 19, 183 1, and learned the shoemakinw trade. He came to America in 1851 and came to Cincinnati in Aprilof the same year, where he worked a few days and moved to Hamilton. Here he worked at his trade about two years at $4 per week for the first six months, and then, working by the piece, earned from $5 to $8 per week He then visited Sidney, Dayton, Richmond, and Indianapolis, and final 1 y again to Sidney, where he worked at his trade about two years In 1855 he moved to Freyburg, Auglaize County, and opened a hotel, but in two years returned to Sidney and opened the Farmers' Hotel which he conducted about nine years Ins brother Joseph being associated with him about two-thirds of tins time and his brother Louis the other third. At engtl. he sold Ins in erest in the hotel, and a year or so later began butchering and opened a meat market with his brother Joseph. Sixteen years later lie bought h.s brother's interest, and in 1882 took his son, Wm. E into partnership with him. addition l0 his tQWn . ' he with h.s brother owns a farm below the cemetery, which they rent from time to time He married Miss Amelia Young 'in August, 1855, and reared eight children, of whom two are now dead. Those living are named, Wm. E., Mary £., Lena, Jacob H., Frank, and Flora.

lowing ^a d en July 18, \8\8, came to America in 1854, and the folducteU on^ 1 " Sidney. Here he opened a grocery store, winch lie conengnged 3^ar, when he went into the saloon business, m which he was and Lias jv. T * Vx, nher of years. He married Elizabeth \Ya\, April 7 1842, children. ' of business to the rear of Thompson's drug store, wheve he worked about fifteen years, when he built the large and commodious three-story build_ ing which he now occupies at a cost of $7000. In 1879 lie took his eldest, son, Daniel, into partnership in bis lucrative business, while he pays the, other sons a salary. He has three children now living, named Daniel George H., and Charles O. One child, Frederick, was thrown out of ^ buggy and killed when twenty-two years old. He came home about sisc o'clock, went to his room, undressed himself and retired. His mother visited his room, found him unable to speak, and called his father. Ip about fifteen minutes he reached the room and found the boy dead. After six years' labors in this country Mr. Dickas returned to the "fatherland " and visited all his relatives and friends. In 1862 his parents came to America and both died about ten years afterward a t Washington, D. (J Mr. Dickas is agent for the Teutonia Fire Insurance Co. and the Ham * burg Packet, Bremen, Lloyd Steamship, and I» man Steamship Line of Liverpool. He now has the leading business in ljfg J(ne . ^ e trade About three years iater he came to Sidnol [ eRr ' led the mason court-house, and finally settled here and prosecuted^ -° , be,p b,,iM tl,e eighteen years when he went into the grocerv ,,s bu «''>ess about two years, deputy sheriff six years, and constable four years. He belonged to that rude period of the town's history when 'coon skins, ginseng, and beeswax formed the currency of the community, and when salt was worth $18 per barrel.

is a native of Wayne County, Ind., and was born February 7, 1832. In 18:- 5 his parents moved to Sidney, where he worked with his father on a farm, and finally found employment in a brick yard at $4 per month for the first season, $6 for the second, and $8 for the third. He then worked along at his trade and boating until 1862, when he entered the employment of the Government as wagon-master, at which he served about eighteen months and returned home. He then took the captaincy of a boat again until 186 4, when he enlisted in the 99th Ohio Regiment under Colonel Bope, and served until the close of the war as wagonmaster of division. Again he resumed boating, but soon weut to Michigan, where he was engaged in lumbering about seven years, four of which he was foreman of the lumber camps. Returning to Sidney he entered the grocery business, which he' followed about five years, when he was elected city marshal, in which office he is now serving his sixth year. He has also been engaged in the city ice trade since his return to this place, his son chiefly attending to the business. He was married Nov. 8, 1871, and has four children, Harry, Mary, Webster, and Maudie.

widow of Fredrick Robinson, deceased, was born in March, 1809, married May 15, 1831, and moved to Sidney in 1834. At that time there were but about 400 inhabitants in Sidney, while religious bodies were yet without houses of worship, and so met from time to time at the residences in the village. Mr. Robinson engaged in the boot and shoe trade a number of yeiirs, and finally embarked in the grocery business, which he followed about one year in connection with a bakery. He was justice of the peace during several years, and was classed as an upright and estimable man by all who knew him. lie died May 7, 1857. They have two children living, viz., Thomas L., who married Miss M. J. Silver in January, 1858, and has one child named Webster W., and Margaret I., who married Wm. H. Clark in December, 1868, and has one child, named Clara E.

was born in Vermont, April 12, 1810, and remained in his native State twenty-six years, during the few latter of which he worked at carpentering. He then moved to Akron, Ohio, where he worked at his trade, contracting and building, for three years, when he came to Sidney and pursued the same business about one year. The next two years he worked at Wapakoneta, but returned to Sidney in 1842 and entered into partnership with J. C. Coe as general contractors and builders. They built many of the most important structures in Sidney, embracing churches and mills. In 1855 Mr. Joslin went into the livery business with Daniel Morey, when he soon after bought out afid conducted the business himself where the McClure & Johnston stable now is. Three years later, in partnership with another man, he bought the planing mill, which they operated about one year. In 1862 the mill burned down and the partnership was dissolved. He then entered into other enterprises until 1867, when he sold out his interests in some projects and turned his attention to the building and remodelling of tenements. He was married Feb. 6, 1833, to Miss Susan Wells, who was born in Vermont, July 1, 1811. They had six children, viz., Clay R., Byron W., and Myra E., now living, and Rosella, Amanda, and an infant son, deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Joslin have reached an age of fulness of years, but seem almost as vigorous as when they first assumed the responsibilities of lile. On February 6, 1883, they ctlebratcd their golden wedding anniversary, surrounded by children, grandchildren, and a host of friends.

a native of Union County. Pa., was born January 23, 1820. When he was ten years old, his father was drowned in the Susquehanna River, and at fifteen, George started to work to help the family along. After four years' work with one uncle and three years with another, he moved to Montgomery County, Pa., where he worked on the Philadelphia and l'ottsville Railroad bridge over the Schuylkill, about four months. After boating for a time he returned to Union County, where he worked three years in a woollen mill. In 1841 moved to Crawford County, where he worked one season and then came to Summit County, Ohio, in a few weeks he came to Sidney and engaged to some extent at his trade, and doing such other work as he could secure. In 1852 he went to California, but aftei* nearly three 3 r ears of rough experience returned to Sidney and began the butchering business, which he followed about three years. In 1844 he married Miss Rebecca Girrard, who bore him two children, named Joseph B. and Elizabeth S. On his return from California he was married to Miss E. M. Dott, who bore him six children. Mr. Reddish came to Sidney while it only gave the impression of rudeness and uninvitingness, but he lived to see it become an active village of concentrated industries and various institutions.

was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, Nov. 27, 1817. When he was seventeen years old his parents moved to Sidney. On Jan. 5. 1843, he married Miss Mary Jane Shaw. They had two children, Almira Jane, born Dec. 4, 1844; died Feb. 2, 1860; and Samuel W., born May 15, 1848. Mr. Maxwell enlisted in the 134th Ohio May 2, 1864, under Col. Armstrong. He was mustered in at Columbus, and was discharged Sept.

I, 1864. He entered the old State militia in 1838, was elected Captain of the 1 st Regiment in 1841, and in 1842 was elected Lieut.-Colonel, which rank he held until the militia was disbanded by act of General Assembly. He also became a captain of home guards in 1863. He has served as trustee, but declined other offices winch were within his reach. He was President of the German American Bank a number of years, but at length refused to longer serve. During his whole life he has been engaged in milling operations, which he has conducted on an extensive scale and in a successful manner.

was born Oct. 8, 1820, in York County', Pa., and when fifteen years old came with his parents to Richland Count}', Ohio. Three years later he went to Missouri, but in two years moved to Piqua, Ohio, where he lived until 1843, when he moved to Sidney, and for a few years worked at the carpenter trade. The next year he began working in the Maxwell flouring mills, in which employment he continued about thirteen j'ears. He then went to Champaign County, where he worked twelve years, when he returned to Sidney and resumed his old position, the mill then being owned by Mr. Armstrong. Five years later he again entered the employment of Mr. Maxwell, which position he has since retained. He was married Sept. 2, 1847, to Sliss Ann Partington, who has borne him seven children, named Mary Ellen, Jemima Ann, Celestia Jane, Benjamin F., Alice C. (died in 1861), Dora May, and Tina N.

was born in Champaign County, Ohio, May 11, 1838. Until twenty years old he remained with his parents, engaged in farming and running a saw-mill. He then went to Illinois and secured a position as clerk in a clothing store, where he remained two years and then returned to Ohio. When the war broke out, Putnam like, he left his plow standing in the field and shouldered his musket. He enlisted in the 45th Ohio Vol. Inf., Colonel Benj. Runkle, and was mustered into service at Columbus, and, serving his enlistment, returned home. About a year later he re-enlisted, tlds time in the 192d Ohio, Colonel Butterfield, and was mustered with Company C as orderly sergeant. He went at once to Harper's Ferry, thence to Charleston, Winchester, Aquia Creek, and Mt. Jackson. He then participated in all the movements of his regiment, and was finally discharged Sept. 7, 1865, at Columbus, Ohio. Returning to the peaceful walks of life, he resumed farming, which he followed until 1872. In 1875 he moved to Sidney and engaged in the agricultural implement business, which he has since conducted. He was city marshal two years. He was married April 23, 1861, to Miss Mary E. Woodard, wdio has borne him five children, named Uretta E., Alice J., Sarah E., Anna F., and James F. (died April 18, 1873).

was born in Brant Township, Miami County, O., in 1850, and remained there with his parents during his youth. After working two years in Fort Wayne he came to Sidney and engaged, with others, in the manufacture of plo W8, but eventually bought the whole business, and is now sole proprietor. He was married February 22, 1873, to Miss Mary W. Haslup, and has reared four children, named Fannie F., Daniel, Robert H., and Thomas H., all of whom are living.

This pioneer of Sidney was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., Feb. 29, 1808. When he was three years of age his parents moved to Beaver County, Pa., and remained twelve j'ears, when they moved to Stark County, Ohio. Here David worked with his father in improving a farm about four years, when he went to learn the cabinet trade, April 1, 1828. After serving an apprenticeship of three years he started a shop for himself at Dalton. After six years he moved to Sidney in 1839, and found the village of feeble growth. Here he prosecuted his trade about six years, and in 1845 embarked in the hardware trade, which he conducted some nineteen jears. His store stood on part of the ground now occupied by the " Burnett House." Selling out his stock, he took the agency for agricultural implements, in which business he continued from i860 to 1877, when he sold out his stock. He was married in 1834 to Miss Jane Fulton. They reared five children, named Silas F., Margaret cholera September 26, 1850, and be again married ^October 18a-, wife's maiden name being Sarah H. Ramsey. She « .kne 2G, 1*73, and Nov. 8, 1881, he married Mrs. Carrie Ganty, daughter of Abiaham Dix, of Philadelphia, and niece of Hon. John A. Dix, of \ oik.

In 1882 Mr. Edgar sold his old Court Street residence to .the piesent treasurer of the county, and built three neat dwellings, one on Ohio Street, in which he now lives, and two on Miami Street. /or fi fty years he has been a member of the Presbyterian Church. He is the giandson of Col. David Kilgore, the oldest of a family of twenty brothels, who went into the Revolutionary War as a captain, and rose to the rank of Colonel, which he held throughout the war. He was in the battles of Bunker Hill, Brandywine, and other sanguinary conflicts. He died m the year 1810.

was born in Summit County, Ohio, January 30, 1823, and moved, when thirteen years of age, with his father, to Bowling Green, where he lemained until the spring of 1856, when he came to Sidney. He at once engaged in the nursery business on the premises on which his house now stands. His first planting was about four acres, in a general nursery stock, but he was compelled to increase his acreage from year to year in order to meet the demands of his increasing trade. He finally bought a lar»e tract across the river, and saw his business swell untd about one hundred acres were occupied. Besides this amount, he had twenty acres devoted to orchard-tree experimentation, wherein he tested the quality of different varieties of fruits. After a number of years he abandoned the business of growing nursery stock and located east of town, on the Orbison farm, where he already has a large number of acres set out in the different varieties of fruits and flowers. He was married Dec. 24, 1847, to Miss Julia Eliza St. John, of Wood County, Ohio. They have six children, viz., Estella M., Ezra F., Alice C., Milton Q., Albert G., and Charles H.

moved to Salem Township in 1833, where he built a log cabin and moved his family to it. He was married to Miss Elizabeth Shroyer, of Frederick County, Md., in 1829. He entered four hundred acres of land, two hundred of which he cleared by hard and persistent labor. In 1838 he helped to build a log school-house, which was also used as a church, and had to go ten miles to buy all his supplies. In 1874 he moved to Sidney without disposing of his farm. He has reared eleven children, named Elizabeth C., Thomas, David W., Henry I., Francis M., John P., Mary E., Jacob W., Andrew W., Sarah S., and Elias.

was born in Turtle Creek Township, Sept. 14, 1849, where ho remained until after his father's death, attending and teaching school. He was one of the eleven children of Samuel Marshall, a pioneer of Turtle Creek. Township, in the personal history' of which will be found a sketch of his life. G. A. Marshall studied law in the office of Conklin & Burress, in Sidney, some three y'ears, and was admitted to the bar in February, 1876, by the Supreme Court. He remained with his tutors about one year after his admission and then opened an office alone. In February, 1878, he formed a partnership with Judge Conklin, which was dissolved in February', 1882. Since that date he has been alone. He was elected prosecuting attorney on the Democratic ticket in 1877, when he serve* 1 one term. Again in 1882 he was elected to the same office, which lie holds at this time. On December 22, 1881, he married Miss Lou. Cowan. They have three children, Benjamin and Samuel McCaslin (twins), and Frank.

was born in Baden, Germany, June 1, 1834, and in 1846 entered the Bavarian army and served seven years in the 6th Cavalry Regiment. He then came to America September 1, 1853, arriving at New York, but proceeding directly to Buffalo, where lie worked in a butcher shop until the following March. He then moved west to Toledo and worked in a, nursery until April, 1855, when he came to Sidney and started in the nursery business, which he has since followed witb success. He was married April 20, 1857, to Miss Bernadina Diekas, of Bavaria. Their first eliild died at birth, while two are living, named Nettie and George. When Mr. Hemm came to this country he was poor, but by industry and hard labor has worked out a competence, at the same time securing and maintaining the respect of his neighbors. & was born in Alsace, France, April 24, 1818, and in 1830 came to America, and drove a team through to Pittsburgh, where he met his father, who had preceded him by r stage from Baltimore. Here he began to work in a tobacco factory' for one dollar a week, but a few months later went to Butler County, Pa., where he followed farm work about eighteen months. After this he moved back to Pittsburgh and labored about at whatever and grandson oi 4 lionaas Davies, who were both natives of Wales. David Davie* moved to Iowa and settled on the prairie. W. D. Davies is nowm .ll established in the practice of law iu Sidney, and gives promise or taking high lauk iu his profession.

was horn in Hamilton County, O., on the 7th day of March, 1821. Wll h ids father's family lie moved to Butler County, O , in 1833, be> n g j*e eldest of five brothers and one sister. In 1835 he moved near holt ecoverv, Mercer County, O., but the next year came to Shelby County and located on a farm four miles north of Sidney', in Franklin Township.

On the 8th of April, 1838, he moved to Sidney and became an apprentice as a bricklayer and plasterer, which trade he has since followed On the 18th of April, 1843, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth Tuttle. To them were bom three sons and five daughters, of whom the three eldest have "gone to that bourne whence no traveller e'er returns " During the month of his marriage Mr. Burch moved to East Sidney or Dingmansburg, where he resided until April 4, 1855, when he moved to his present residence on South Mam Street, Sidney.

and settled down in the wilderness a few miles east onl! 7 C8me t0 Obio ' Loveland, in Clermont County, where the eranH,? ' the pre8ent site of reared a family of twelve children g,and Parents died, having

Two years after the death of Mr. Crawford in 1844 he was taken by James Anderson - his father - to Hamilton County, Ohio, where he had again married, and was then living. While living with his father the surname Anderson was added to that of George Crawford, since which time he has been written and known as George Crawford Anderson, llis father died, and his adopted mother having in the mean time married Mr. Isaac Harrison, a woollen manufacturer living two and a half miles east of Sidney, Shelby County, Ohio. He came in ltf48 to live with her. Here he learned the woollen manufacturing business, and received a common school education, and in 1856 was married to Ruth Maxwell. In 1857 he bought the woollen mill of Mr. Harrison, and began manufacturing on his own account. In 1862 he removed the woollen machinery to the east bank of the Miami River at Sidney, Ohio, where he engaged with B. W. Mnxwell in woollen manufacturing. During this year his wife died. Of their three children one, Adelbert H., had preceded its mother in 1861. Another, Willie A., survived her but two months. The eldest, Benjamin Warren, is still living, and graduated in 1883 at Wooster University, preparatory to entering a theological seminary.

G. C. A. was again married in 1865 to Perrnelia Harris. There arc five children from this union: George C., Jr., Frank D., Harris II., I). Rea, and Julia, all living. Mr. Anderson continued in the woollen business until 1872. Since then he has engaged in the purchasing of wool, Western emigration, and fire insurance, and has for years been identified with the local boards of the town, township, and corporation.

Through his maternal grandmother, Betsy Dunham, whose maiden name was Huntington, his ancestry can be traced back 250 years to one Simon Huntington, who sailed from England in the year 1633 with his family of seven persons, but who died of smallpox at sea, and received an ocean burial. Ilis widow, Margaret Huntington, with her family of children were landed in Connecticut. It is evident from a letter received by her from her brother that they came from London. Through this line of ancestry came Samuel Huntington, of Connecticut, one of the signers of the Declaration ol Independence. Also Samuel Huntington, one of the Governors of Ohio.

was born in Marion Township, Mercer County, Ohio, December 5, 1840. When seventeen years of age he went to Piqua, and worked at carriage blaeksmithing. After a few removals he finally came to Sidney, and engaged at plow-making. On the 1st of September, 1861, he enlisted in the First Ohio Light Artillery, Company M, and mustered in at Camp Dennison, Ohio. He participated in all the engagements of his command, and was finally discharged at Columbus, Ohio, December 13, 1864. Alter a little time at home he went to Urbana, Ohio, where he worked at his trade for a few months, and after a few changes came to Sidney, and took an interest in the shop, where he is now engaged in plow-making as the proprietor and manager. He was married October 12, 1865, to Miss Mary B. Daniel. They have a family of six children, named William, Franklin, Rosa, John L., George, and Raymer B. One daughter, Clara, and an infant are dead.

was born in Sidney, Ohio, Septeralier 1, 1847. He attended school and worked at wagon-making until sixteen years old, when he went into the grocery business as clerk. When twenty-one he entered the same business as a member of the firm- Three years later the firm became Piper & Son, but two years afterward his father retired, and William entered into partnership with G. F. Yenney, and conducted the grocery, pork, and wool business for a period of six years. He was married in 1878 to Miss Caddie D. Anderson, and has three children: Leonora E., Charles W., and Clarence F.

was born in Belmont County, Ohio, November 24, 1834, and when three years old was taken with his parents to Morgan County, where he lived until 1863, engaged a part of the time in the dry goods trade. He afterward moved to Do Graff, but in 1867 came to Sidney, and opened a drygoods store. He has since continued the business, enlarging it from time to time, buying wool, and engaging in other enterprises. He has served on the school board and city councils, and is a stockholder in the gas company and Citizens' Bank. He has also been one of the directors of the latter institution during the past ten years, and for the past year treasurer of the gas company. lie was married to Miss A. Silvers March 26, 1861. They have three children: Estella, Lucille, and Hattie.

was born in Prussia May 6, 1826, where he learned cabinet-making, and came to America in 1854. After working at Albany, Cincinnati, and other points in different occupations, he came to Sidney in 1862. Here he opened a furniture store, and manufactured his own goods. In 1869 sickness overtook him, which prevented his working for three years.

In 1873 he went to Cincinnati and bought a stock of goods, and reopened at a new stand. After eight years he moved to his present place of business. As he started with empty' hands, his present business must be taken as an evidence of his industry and frugality. In 1869 he married Miss Elizabeth Hass, of Cincinnati. They have six children: Jacob, Elizabeth, George, Maggie, John, and Fred, all living.

This family is of Welsh descent. The first to come to America was Adam Nutt, who came, when quite a young man, early in the eighteenth century, and probably settled in New Jersey. When or whom he married we cannot learn, but we know that he had a son Levi (who was the great-grandfather of Irwin Nutt, of Shelby County), who was the father of Aaron Nutt, born in New Jersey July, 1758. He was left an orphan when two years of age. At fourteen years of age he was indentured to learn the tailor trade until twenty-one years of age. Some time before the close of his apprenticeship his guardian was drafted into the army under Gen. Washington. He offered to give Aaron his time if he would go as a substitute in his stead, to which he agreed. He entered the service under his cousin, Captain Israel Shricve, and was with him at the battle of Monmouth. We can learn nothing more of his military career. In August, 1779, he was married to Mary Archer. By' this union there were nine children born. In 1786 lie moved to Pennsylvania, from there to Kentucky, but on account of the institution of human slavery, he, in the year 1796, came to the territory of Ohio and located in what is now Montgomery County, when it was very sparsely settled with white people Here he lived an honored and respected citizen the remainder of his life. He died June 2, 1842. Of his family of nine children we shall only speak of Aaron Nutt, Jr., who was the father of Irwin Nutt, of Shelby County'.

He was born in Kentucky Dec. 25, 1785, and came with his father to Ohio in 1786. He married'Jaue Irwin Jan. 2. 1806. They reared a family' of eight children, viz., lbens Matilda, Irwin, Malinda Parmelia, Nelson, Dixon, Sharon C., Simpson, and Marion. He died in Montgomery County in 1842.

Irwin Nutt, the eldest son of Aaron Nutt, Jr., was born in Montgomery County, near Centreville, Jan. 31, 1811. When a young man lie learned the tanner trade, but did not follow his trade long. Having received a fair common school education, such as he could get at the district school, he afterward spent six monlhs at the seminary at Xenia, Ohio, and prepared himself for teaching, which he followed for a time. In 1834 he married Miss Barbara Persinger, of Greene County, Ohio. She was born Sept. 27, 1812. Two years later he came with his wife anil one child to Shelby County, where he bought a piece of timbered land one mile north of Sidney. On this land he soon erected a cabin for his little family' and commenced clearing his land. It was not long before he had an opening around him, and his land began to return a compensation for his labor. Year after year the heavy timber gave way to the unceasing blows of his axe, and the result was a fine and well-improved farm, with not only the necessaries, but the luxuries of life around him. In this hard struggle to make a comfortable home he was aided and encouraged by his brave and faithful wife, who did her part by spinning and weaving the flax and wool for their garments, and aiding in the outdoor work as well as her duties in the house. They reared a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters, whose names and dates of birth are as follows: Louisa M., born 1835; Edmund E:, born 1837 ; Margaret J., born 1840; William A., born 1843; Mary M, born 1845 ; J. Newton, born 1848; and John M., born 1851. Louisa M. became the wife of Joseph Wilkinson; she died in 1876; Margaret J. married James Middleton and resides near Plattsville, O. ; Mary M. is the wife of Dr. J. C. Lillie, of Quincy', Logan County, O.; William A. resides in Quincy, O. The other three reside in Sidney, O. In 1854 Mr. Nutt rented his farm, moved to Pemberton, and engaged in buying and shipping grain, but returned to his farm again in 1857 and remained there until 1873, when, his children all having left home and gone to themselves, the old home became lonely, and, as he expressed it, " the old clock ticked too loud on its lonely shelf." They, at the earnest solicitation of their children, rented the homestead and went to spend their time among their children, sometimes with one, then with another. In 1832 Mr. Nutt united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, and all through his long and useful life he was closely identified with its interests, giving much of his time and money to its advancement, and when called away he left behind to surviving friends and neighbors an evidence that he had not spent his life in vain, but expressed a willingness to go to his Master, whom he served for nearly half a century. He also was one among the first members of Temperance Lodge No. 73 of F. and A. M., and during his life held all the offices in the Lodge, up to and including that of W. M. He died in Quincy', at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. C. Lillie, March 7, 1880. His remains were brought to Sidney on Monday and lay in state at the M. E. Church until Tuesday afternoon, when the funeral took place, and his body' was conveyed to Graeeland Cemetery, followed by one of the largest funeral processions ever seen in Sidney.

His widow still survives, and makes her home among her children, who always welcome her, and are glad to have her with them. Her presence is always found by the sick-bed of an}' of her children or any of their families, and her life is spent giving comfort to those whom God sent to comfort her in her long and useful life.

E. E. Nutt, the eldest son of Irwin Nutt, was born in Shelby County in the year 1831. He was reared on the farm just north of Sidney, and was educated in the schools of Sidney. When eighteen years of age he began teaching school, which he followed four years, then commenced to take a course at Delaware College, but at the breaking out of the Rebellion he left his school and enlisted in the 15th O. V. I. April 17, 1861, and served three months, the full time of enlistment. In September, 1861, he re-enlisted as a private in Company P, 20th 0. V. I., and served until the close of the war, first as a private, then sergeant, then second and first lieutenant, and was discharged as captain of his company. After his return home from the army he, in company with his brother, engaged in the grain trade at Pemberton, and has been engaged in the same business up to the present time. In 1867 he married Miss Arvesta Vandemark, a daughter of Henry and Susannah (Boyer) Vandemark. By this union they have five children, viz., Florence A., Earl E., Susie E., Emma M., and Ora. Mr. Nutt at the present time is, in connection with his brothers, J. N. and J. M., engaged i|j the grain trade in Sidney, Ohio.

J. Newton Nutt is the third son of Irwin Nutt. He was born in Shelby County in 1848, lived with his parents until twenty-three years of age, at which time he engaged with his brother, E. E. Nutt, in the grain trade in Sidney, where he now is to be found. In 1877 he married Miss May Price, of Greencastle, Ind. They have had born to them one son, Freddie M., born 1878.

John M. Nutt, the youngest of the family of Irwin Nutt, was born in Shelby County in 1851. He also was reared on the farm and educated in the schools of Sidney and Delaware. When about eighteen years of age he commenced teaching, which he followed until 1873, at which time he went to Quincy and engaged in the grain trade with his brother William, remained there until 1876, then came to Sidney and associated himself with his brothers in the same business, under the firm name of Nutt Bros. In 1»75 he married. Miss Ella M. Smith, of Quincy, Lo^an County, Ohio. They have born to them three children, viz., Frank's., Irwin, and Cris.

Emory C. Nutt, a son of Dixon Nutt, who was a brother of Irwin Nutt, was born in Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1850, lived with his parents until 1873, when he commenced life for himself. In 1879 he came to Sidney and engaged with the Nutt Bros, as bookkeeper, at which he is engaged at the present time. In May, 1881, lie married Miss Emma S. Price, of Greencastle, Ind. They have born to them one child, Arthur P., born 1882.

Prominent among the hardy and adventurous pioneers of Shelby County was James Wells, a native of Cheshire County, New Hampshire. As a soldier of the second war for independence he bore a first lieutenant's commission until he was promoted to a captaincy', for meritorious conduct in the field. He was with Brown and Scott in July, 1814, during which month he participated in the battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane, in which latter action both Brown and Scott were wounded. He was with the besieged army at Fort Erie, and participated in the gallant actions which wrung victory from the hands of a. reluctant foe. After the close of the war he returned to his home and family, and resumed his occupation as a hatter. A few years later inaugurated that swelling tide of immigration which rolled across the Alleghenies and still westward, until the new State of Ohio was reached A similar movement had occurred during the territorial period for the ordinance of 1787 had given an impetus to the first great, concerted westward movement. It was with the second movement, following the war of 1812, that Mr. Wells looked about his New England home saw a family growing up about him, and resolved to follow the course of e'moire' and, if possible, carve a home out of the wilderness in order to better provide for the future of his family.

He accordingly 'became a part of the human current which had set in toward the Ohio Valley, and only paused when he had reached the srowing town of Cincinnati, now the metropolis of Ohio, and justly termed the Queen City of the West. This was in the year 1818, during which the St. Mary's Treaty was established, by the provisions of winch the Government acquired possession of large tracts of lan, I previously bccupied by the nd.ans as reserve lands Not having meaTsTbring Z family along he had left his wife and children until such time as lie could find a home, and have them removed to it. After working in Cincinnati about eighteen months he moved up the Miami Valley as far as Piqua, where lie was employed about six months. At the expiration of this time he looked a little farther northward, saw the new county of o»gnin Zat - c ^»u was in the spring of 1*20, less than a year after tlie nudated * of the She lhy County government. Having already accun, he Se e little means, and concluding to permanently locate 44

" s " >^ati 0 ''-'H was in the spring ^ .oeu, mss yuan a year after the nudated * of the She lhy County government. Having already accun, he little means, and concluding to permanently locate at Harbeln g on* v * his family. His wife and little ones-tlm , r named years of age - started on the Iona tvin ^ in New Hampshire OetoK ,CSt S °" of Jarae » and Sarah w P », army. His parents comi,^ ®' 1 f, 1 - 2 ' dupin * hi » father's abse'n^i » u£ years of age, he obtain^ 1 ' 5 to this .county when he was about eight Sidney. Under Daniel ' lus education in the schools at Hardin ?nct .lee of thin . i4 opkins lie studied surveying and entered the county surveyor during two terms. He made the first survey on the Bellcf° nta "' e and Indianapolis (C. C. C. & I.) Railroad, which was made within the State of Ohio. jggj | le ran a hue which he had established in 1830, and found a magnetic variation of but two degrees. Having devoted over fifty years to this profession it may he safely said there are few men in the State, nnd no others in the county, who have established an equal number of survey lines. Like that of his father his name is found identified with the formative period of tlie county, and occupies a conspicuous place in the official roster. On the 4th of Jnlv 1838 hn

\ louna laenwiieu nun me formative periou tue county, and occupies conspicuous place in the official roster. On the 4th 0 f July 1838, he married Sarah R. Robinson. They reared six children, named Frances A Sarah R., Sylvester S., Emma, Ella, and Cliarles Robinson Mrs Wo IU * after an active and useful life, died at her home i n Sid"! ey in 1876 '

To trace back this family to the first of whom we can get any knowledge, we only can go back three generations from the present to that of James Dingman, the grandfather of the subject of our sketch. He was born in Canada in 1754, but came to the colony of New Jersey prior to the Revolutionary war, for we find that he engaged in that struggle for independence, anil was wounded in battle After the close, or during the war, he married Anna Vankamp. By this union there were thirteen children. Just how long he remained in New Jersey we cannot learn ; but we find that he had removed to Pennsylvania, where he remained until 1803, when learning that the Territory of Ohio had been admitted into the sisterhood of States, he brought his wife and eight children to try tlnlir fortunes in this new and fertile State.