Columbus City (part 26 of 57)

John William Carl

Tolin William Carl, one of the prominent young farmers of Franklin county, now living in Prairie township, was born January 27, 1856, on the old home farm in the same township. He pursued his education in the district schools until about sixteen years of age, attending mostly through the winter seasons, for during the summer months he aided in the labor of the home farm. His first teacher was a Mr. Johnson, who gave instruction in both English and German. He continued upon the old home farm until after he attained the age of twenty-iive years. He was married on the 3d of May, 1881, to Miss Magdalena Deitsch, who was born in Prairie township October 31, 1861, a daughter of John Conrad and Minnie (DeUinger) Deitsch, both of 'whom are residents of Brown township, Franklin county. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Carl has been blessed with the following children : Sidney, who died in infancy ; Valeria, who died at the age of eleven years' ; George, Olive B. E., Walter A. and Ruth Emma, who are all in school. The mother of this family died February 6, 1898.

After his marriage Mr. Carl rented his present farm of forty a^cres of his father, and upon the latter's death he inherited the property. He later purchased the interests of his brother Isaac in the place and now has eightyfour acres of rich and arable land under a high state of cultivation. He carries on general farming and stock-raising, and his well directed efforts are bringing to him creditable success. In politics he is a stalwart Democrat, but has never sought or desired the honors or emoluments of public office, preferring to devote his energies and time to his business affairs.

John J. Joyce

Among the business men and public officials of Columbus none are better or more favorably known than John J. Joyce, who is closely associated with commercial interests of the city and with the work of collecting public moneys. Reliable, trustworthy, energetic and determined, in both lines of activity he has accomplished much, his labors being effective and valuable.

Mr. Joyce was born in Columbus in 1857, a son of David Joyce, a native of Ireland, who came to Columbus in 1843 and here established a fish and oyster market, which has since been conducted by some of the members of his family. The business is now incorporated under the name of the Joyce Fish Company and the enterprise is located at the North market. The father was united in marriage to Miss' Catherine Temese. of Columbus, who was born in Germany, and during her childhood crossed the Atlantic with her parent'Si, who were alsO' natives of the fatherland. They located in southern Ohio and in this state Mrs. Joyce grew to womanhood. She still resides in the capital city and is now sixty-eight years of age, but David Joyce passed away in 1863, when about forty-seven years of age.

In taking up the personal history of John J. Joyce we present to our readers an account of the life of one who is widely and favorably known in his native city. He pursued his education in St. Patrick's school and in Bryant's Commercial College and entered upon his business career in connection with his father, this association being maintained until 1878, when he became deputy clerk under Harvey Coshatt, continuing to act in that capacity until 1883, when he was appointed county clerk to fill out the unexpired term caused by the death of Mr. Coshatt. The day previous Mr. Joyce had been elected to the position for the ensuing term, and continued to serve as county clerk for two terms or six years, returning from office in February, 1890, with the confidence and commendation of all concerned. Since that time he has been continuously interested in the active control of the business of the Joyce Fish Company, which has been incorporated, our subject being the secretary and treasurer. He is also engaged in the coal business, dealing in Brush Creek valley and Hocking valley coal, and this enterprise brings to him a good financial return. He is a financier of superior ability, and since 1878 he has been active in the work of making county collections. He is now^ engaged in collecting court costs and occupies a portion of the clerk's office. For the last five years he has also been deputy sheriff, a position which assists' him in making the collections mentioned. In 1898 these costs on stenographic work alone amounted to between thirty and forty thousand dollars. The court has now decided that these fees must be paid to the county on demand, which will undoubtedly result in great saving to the county. Mr. Joyce now represents the ex-county officers in the collection of fees due them, amounting to thousands of dollars'. He is very successful in the work, in which he has had almost twenty-five years experience, and has succeeded in making many collections where undoubtedly others would have failed.

Mr. Joyce has been twice married. In 1885 he weddted Miss Belle N. Blis'S', daughter of M. W. Bliss, an old resident of Columbus, who for many years was engaged in the coal business and w^as also a real-estate agent and the representative of the Northwestern Insurance Company of Milwaukee. He was also active in all church and temperance work and in many public enterprises having for their object the welfare and improvement of the community. He belonged to the Methodist Episcopal church and labored effectively in promoting its work. His mother belonged to the McGowan family and her father was one of the men who laid out the to'wn plat of Columbus. Mrs. Joyce died in 1897, and in 1900 Mr. Joyce married Addie B. Westervelt, a daughter of James Westervelt and a granddaughter of Mathew Westervelt, wdio laid out the town which bears his name. Unto Mr. Joyce has been born one son, John J., who is now a student in the public schools of the city.

In his political affiliations Mr. Joyce has always been a Democrat, adhering closely to the basic principles of the party and for twenty years he has been active and prominent in local Democratic ranks. He has aided in shaping the policy and work of the party in this locality, and in 1897-8 he wasi secretary of the executive committee of the county. He is widely known in Columbus, admired for his business and executive ability, esteemed for his sterling worth and respected for his' fidelity to all the duties of public and private life.

Charles Eldridge

Charles Eldridge was born of Quaker stock, at Philadelphia. Pennsylvania, in 1822. His parents were William and Sarah (Matlack) Eldridge, membersi of old Pennsylvania families, and he was educated at Quaker schools in his native city and remained there until 1839, when he was seventeen years old. At that time his father removed with his family to Columbus and assumed control of the Sullivant flouring mill, afterward known as the Rickley mill, which was destroyed by fire some years ago. The elder Eldridge became prominent in business affairs in Columbus and died at the Kge of sixty-four years in 1845. Charles Eldridge was associated with him in the milling enterprise and in other undertakings' and was identified with prominent business interests to which he gave devoted attention until his retirement in 1886. He has' for many years been an Odd Fellow and during all his active life his public spirit led him to advocate and assist many movements tending to the upbuilding of the city.

Charles Eldridge married Miss Catharine Taylor Nelson, daughter of David and Mary (Taylor) Nelson, of Marion township, formerly Montgomery township, Franklin county, Ohio. David Nelson was born in Miftlin county, Pennsylvania, in 1796, a 'Son of David Nelson, Sr., and came with his father's family to Ohio in 1802, when he was eight years old. Here he lived until his death, which occurred in 1847, when he was fifty-one years' of age. David Nelson, Sr., was one of the earliest settlers in Franklin county, where he took up six hundred acres of land, a part of which is owned at this time by his heirs, and one hundred acres' of which is now a portion of Franklin park, Columbus. He was a lieutenant in a Pennsylvania regiment which did gallant service in the Revolutionary war. This family of Nelsons is of Scotch ancestry and he was a man of ability and high character. Besides his son, David, Jr., he had another son named Robert, who had five daughters, one of whom, Nancy, married Daniel Taylor, of Columbus, Ohio, a wealthy farmer, who was the father of E. L. Taylor. Martha Nelson, second daughter of Robert, married IMajor Sanderson, of the United States army, a veteran of the Mexican war. Caroline, Robert Nelson's ,third daughter, married John Brough, state auditor and afterward governor of Ohio, and bore him a daughter, who is' Mrs. C. W. Girard, of Cincinnati, Ohio, Robert Nelson's fourth daughter, jMargaret, married Dr. James McConnell, of Upper Sandusky, Ohio, whose son. Dr. Nelson McConnell, is well known there at this time. Rchert Nelson's youngest daughter, Mary- Ann, married James' Armstrong, brother of W . \\. Armstrong, of the Cleveland Leader. David Nelson, Jr., married Mary Taylor, daughter of Isaac Taylor, a wealthy tanner of Columbus', who died at the age of seventy-eight in 1850. For his second wife he married Miss Maria Carleton, of Detroit, Michigan. By his first marriage he had twelve children and by his second he had seven. He was prominent as a citizen and active in religious work and was one of the foundersi and a member of the first board of trustees of the first Presbyterian church of Columbus.

Charles and Catharine Taylor (Nelson) Eldridge had three children, the eldest of whom is Frank Eldridge, a lieutenant commander in the United States navy, who was appointed to the United States Naval school at Annapolis, Maryland, from Columbus, in 1872, by Governor Denison, after having graduated in 1869 from the Columbus high school and devoted some time to preparatory study. Early in the Spanish war he started for Manila on the gunboat Helena, but was ordered back at Gibraltar and afterward saw service in Cuba. He has recently returned from China. His wife was Miss Lucy Ramsden, of Fulton, New York. John Eldridge was graduated from the high school at Columbus in 1869, and after having been for 'Some years in the retail grocery business in 1882 founded the wholesale grocery house of Eldridge & Higgins, from which he retired in 1890. He is now a director of the board of trade of Columbus. He married Miss Estelle Day, of Columbus, daughter of Gen. D. W. H. Day, from Bowling Green, Ohio, who was prominent in the Civil war. Wilbur Eldridge, a prominent real-estate man of Columbus, was graduated at the high school of the city in 1877, and was for some years in the grocery business. He engaged in his present enterprise in 1886 and has become prominent in connection with the building trade. He married Miss' Eleanor Brown, of Jackson, Ohio, daughter of Isaac Brown, who is prominent in coal and iron circles by reason of his connection with the Star Furnace and Coal mines, and they have one child, Dorothy, now seven years old. Mrs. Catharine Taylor (Nelson) Eldridg-e, mother of these children, died in 1896, aged seventy years, and the father pas'sed away in 1891.

George W. Browne

In the service of the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad Company is Mr. Browne, who is filling the position of a passenger conductor. He maintains hisi residence in Columbus, his present address being No. 975 Highland street. A native of Pennsylvania, he was born in Newville, Cumberland county, on the 4th of July, 1856, and is descended from good old Revolutionary stock, his paternal great-grandfather having been the famous' John Browne of Revolutionary times. The grandfather of our subject also bore the name of John Browne and was born in Pennsylvania July 26, 1772, his death occurring on the 20th of May, 1844. His wife, Mrs. Susiannah Browne, was born in Pennsylvania January 15, 1790, and died October 7, 1877. Her family name was Krischer and by her marriage she became the mother of the following named: John, born July 26, 1782; Susannah, born January 15, 1790; David, born March 9, 1808; John, born January 9, 1810; Elizabeth, born September 2, 181 1; Jacob, born November 5, 1812; Hetty, -born February 20, 1814; Jessie, born January 31, 1816; Ben, born April 2, 1818; Absalom, born November 11, 1820; Susannah, born May 17, 1822; Rebecca, born March 22, 1826; Harriet, born April 24, 1827; and G. W., born May I, 1829. Of the foregoing, David B. died July 18, 1882; John died June 20, 1889; Elizabeth became Mrs. Ornsdorff and died January 24, 1868; and Jacob died July 10, 1886. John Browne, the father of our subject, was born in the Keystone state June 9, 1810. He married Miss Catherine Grimes January 3Q, 1835. She was born in Pennsylvania in 181 5, and died at her home in Newville, that state. June 4, 1878, while her husband passed away on the 20th of June, 1887. Their children are all yet living, namely: Eliza, born August 21, 1836, was married, December 21, 1854, to William Varnard; Hadassah, born November 9, 1837, was married, in December, i860, to Zeb. B. Mull; Susannah, born December 9, 1839, was married to J. R. Deckard September 17, 1857; Sarah C., born November 13, 1841, is the wife of D. W. Spencer, their marriage being celebrated December 13, 1866; Benjamin F., born Fel3ruary 19, 1843, ^""^^ was married, in September, 1866, to Mis'3 Sadie Hurtsberger, with whom he is now living on a farm near Cripple Creek, Colorado; John P., born February i, 1849, was married, September 4, 1893, to Miss Alice N. Elliott, and is working as a tinner in the Pennsylvania shops at Renovo, Pennsylvania; Rebecca, born December 31, 1845, was married, March 28, 1867, to J. B. Kendig; and Anna M., born May 21, 1852. is the. wife of D. L. Sallenberger, their marriage having been consummated November 29, 1876.

George W. Browne, whose name introduces this record, acquired his early education in the public schools of his native town, and after arriving at years of maturity he chose as a companion and helpmate on life's journey Miss Maggie Raleigh, their wedding occurring in Hudson, Ohio, January I, 1885. Her father, John Raleigh, was born in Ireland in 181 5, and in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 27th of January, 1858, he wedded Miss Mary McDermott, also a native of the Emerald Isle. Their children were James, born November 25, 1858; Ed, born March 8, i860; Mary Ann, born March 27, 1861 ; John, born May 10, 1862: Margaret T., born October 3, 1863; William R., born March 17, 1865; Timothy, born June 28, 1867; Alichael, born June 21, 1869; Catherine R., born June 27, 1871 ; Robert R., born September 4, 1872; and Patrick, born June 30, 1875.

After their marriage ]\Ir. and \lvs. Browne resided in Hudson, Ohio, until 1898, when they removed to Columbus. Their children are Louis M., born October 3, 1885; Isabella G., born November 2, 1886; John C, born June 29, 1888; George D., born September 27, 1889; Anna ^M., born November 3, 1891; and Mary Octavia, born April 11, 1893. The only death in the family occurred April 26, 1890, when they lost their son John C.

In September, 1875, Mr. Browne became connected with the railway service as a brakeman on the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad, continuing there until January i, 1877, \\1ien he went to Kansas, remaining until December of the same year. He then returned to Pennsylvania and resumed his old position on the road. In 1881 he went south and was in the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company until January, 1882. On the nth of July of that year he began his work on the Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad as a brakeman, and has' since been in the service of the company. In September of the same year he was made a freig^ht conductor, and on the 25th of May, 1885, was promoted to the position of passenger conductor, since which time he has been in charge of a passenger train. He belongs to the order, holding membership in the blue lodge of Orrville, Ohio, and in Clinton Chapter, No. 20. R. A. M. The family are members of the Catholic church and in politics Mr. Browne has always' been a stanch Republican.

John Boucher

The life work of John Boucher is ended, but its influence is still felt, his efforts having not been unavailing. For some time he was numbered among the enterprising farmers of Pleasant township, and there are many who remember him and will gladly receive this record of his career. He was a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1835, his parents being Timothy and Mary (Barrow^s) Boucher, also natives of the Keystone state. At the age of six years he accompanied his father and mother to the Buckeye state, the family taking up their abode in Pleasant township. He pursued his education in a log school house such as' was common at that day and assisted his father in the arduous task of clearing and developing wild land, for this section of the country was covered with a dense growth of native forest trees, which had to be cut and disposed of ere a furrow could be turned.

In 1858 Mr. Boucher was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Duff, who was' born in Jackson township, Franklin county. May 20, 1832. Her father, William Duff, vv,as also a native of this county and wedded Nancy Orders, whose birth occurred here and who w^as a daughter of Jonas Orders. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Duff located in Jackson township, where he owmed three hundred acres of land. He was also the owner of a tract of one hundred and fifty acres in Georgesville. Both he and his wife spent their last days on the old homestead, where they had so long resided and where they had reared their family of twelve children. The family record for patriotism and loyalty is almost unsurpassed and is one of which the representatives of the name have every reason to be proud, for John, Adam, George, William, Davidi, Allen and Jonas - seven brothers - w^ere all soldiers in the Union army, wearing the blue as defenders of the stars and stripes. The last named died wdiile at the front. Mrs. Boucher was reared to womanhood on the pioneer farm which her father owned and often assisted in the work of the fields or performed her share of labor in the woods. She pursued her education in a log school house which was a half-mile from her home, the path winding through a dense forest. Her studies were continued at intervals! until eighteen years of age. By her marriage she became the mother of six children, namely : Amos, who is now living in Kansas ; Roxie, wife of P'rank Cummins ; William, deceased ; George and Charles, who are living in Pleasant township; and Wesley, at home.

The parents began their domestic life upon the farm of four hundred acres owned by Mr. Boucher, their home being a little log cabin of one story. Prior to his death Mr. Boucher cleared the entire farm and became one of the most substantial and prominent agriculturists in his township. The task of cutting away the trees, preparing the land for the plow and placing the fields under cultivation was a very difficult one, but with resolute spirit he carried it forward and in course of time bounteous harvests rewarded his toil. In politics he was independent, supporting the men and measures in which he believed, regardless of party affiliations. In early life he joined the Methodist Episcopal church and was very true to its teachings. A man of domestic tastes, he found his greatest happiness in his home amidst his family, and it seemed that he could not do too much to enhance the welfare of his wife and children. He was fond oi reading and always kept well versed on the questions of the day. With him friendship was inviolable, and he was ever a good neighbor, a devoted husband and father, a loyal citizen and an earnest Christian gentleman. He passed away March 4, 1892, mourned by many friends. Mrs. Boucher 'Still resides upon the old homestead in Pleasant township and is an estimable lady whose worth is widely acknowledged,

Adam Boyer

The name of this gentleman has for many years been inseparably interwoven with the building interests of Columbus, for as a contractor he has erected many of the finest structures of the city and is a prominent factor in business circles', where he is well known for his reliability. He was born in Berks county, Pennsylvania, on the i6th of February, 1834, and is' a son of George and Rebecca (Rieser) Boyer, also natives of that county. They continued their residence in that locality until 1885, when they removed to Dauphin county, Pennsylvania.

Adam Boyer spent his early boyhood days in Berks county, there remaining until his seventeenth year, and during that period he received a limited common-school education. In 1858 he came to Ohio, first locating in Delaware. He had' previously worked at the carpenter's trade toi some extent before leaving Pennsylvania and afterward resumed his' labors along that line, eventually becoming a contractor and builder. His expert workmanship connected him prominently with the building interests of the city and many residences, business housesi and churches still stand as monuments' to his skill and enterprise there. For many years has he now been a resident of Columbus and is' regarded as one of the leading contractors and builders of the capital city. He has taken contractsi for the erection of many houses of worship and dwellings in South Columbus. He is a skilled mechanic and is therefore capable of directing the labors of the men who are employed under him. He lives faithfully up to the terms of his contracts and has the unc|ualified confidence of those whom he serves.

In i860 Mr. Boyer was' united in marriage to Miss Mary Troutman, of Delaware, a daughter of William Troutman, one of the pioneer residents of that place. Three children have been born of their union, a son and two daughters: Alonzo, now a carpenter and builder; Esther, wife of O. Lewis; and Cora Martha, at home. Mr. Boyer maintains his residence in Clintonville, Ohio. He is an upright, moral Christian gentleman, integrity being synonymous with his name, and wherever he has lived he has enjoyed the unqualified confidence of his fellow men.

Samuel W. Lakin

This honored veteran of the Civil war and a prominent farmer of Perry; township, is a worthy representative of an old distinguished family of Maryland that was founded in that state by Abraham Lakin. He w-as born in England in 171 3 and his people were prominent in that country. They held patents from the croww of England to a large estate in Fred'erick county, Maryland, and there Abraham Lakin located in 1743. Through Lord Bacon's agent he purchased land in Middletown valley from the British government, and this property is still in possession of the family, being owned by Henry D. Lakin. Upon the place is the old family cemetery, where lie buried master and slaves which have crossed the dark river of death. For the most part they have been adherents of the Protestant Episcopal church. Abraham Lakin died in 1796, in his eighty-third year, and his wife died in her eightysecond year, leaving two sons, Abraham, Jr., and Daniel, the grandfather of our subject and a native of Frederick county, Maryland. The former's son, William Lakin, was a member of the Seventh Maryland Regiment during the Revolutionary war, and' by act of the state legislature was given fifty acres of land iu' Maryland for his services'. There was also one member of the family in the war of 181 2.

Daniel Lakin, Jr., the father of our subject, was born and reared in Frederick county, Maryland, and when a young man came to Franklin county, Ohio, in 1830, bringing with him sufficient money to purchase one hundred acres of land in Clinton township and one hundred and forty acres in Perry township. Upon the former place he made his home, and meeting with success in his farming operations he became one of the prosperous citizens of that locality, as well as one of its representative men, holding the office of township trustee for many years. He was a prominent member of the Episcopal church and took quite an active part in religious work. On the 27th of June, 1833, he was united in marriage to INIiss Dorcas J. Flenniken, of this county, and to them were born five children, four of whom reached manhood, namely: Samuel W., of this review; George W., of Perry township; Daniel C, deceased; and Milton D., of Toledo, Ohio. The father, who was born in 1804, died in 1874, while the mother, who was born in 1805, died in 1880. She, too, was a member of the Episcopal church and an exemplary Christian. ' Our 'Subject's maternal grandparents were Samuel G. and Elizabeth (Morehead) Flenniken, who were born in Kentucky of Irish ancestry, and were married in 1798. At an early day in its history they came to this county, and the grandfather, who was a farmer by occupation, became one of the prominent men of this section, serving as one of the associate judges of Franklin county for some years'. He was born April 28, 1774, and died December 25, 1846, while his wife was born in 1777 and died September 5, 1852. In religious belief they were Presbyterians and he served as an elder in Dr. Hogue's church, in Columbus. They had the following named children: Jane, John, Cynthia, Thirza, Dorcas and Eliza (twins), Sarah, jMargaret and Samuel W. The last named was the first male student at the Ohio State Deaf and Dumb Asylum, and his picture now adorns the walls of the reception room of that institution.

]\Ir. Lakin, of thisi review, w^as born in Clinton township May 22, 1834,. and his preliminary education, received in the common schools, was supplemented by several terms' attendance at the Capital University. He successfully engaged in teaching in the district schools for a number of terms,, and remained with his parents until twenty-four years of age. Before his marriage he bought one hundred and fifty-four acres of land in Perry township, in partnership with his father, and upon that place he has since made his home, his time and energies being devoted to agricultural pursuits. ]\Ir. Lakin was married, October 20, 1858, the lady of his choice being Miss Annie J. Clagett, a daughter of Samuel G. and Elizabeth ( Drill )_ Clagett, of Montgomery county, Ohio, and to them were born eight children, all now o£ age, namely: Milton C, infirmary director of Franklin county: Caroline, the wife of C.'H. Slyh; John F. ; Charles G. ; Kate U., wife of Wilbur McCoy; Harry W. ; Arthur S. ; and Edith J., the wife of William Powell, of Columbus.

In 1864, during the Civil war, Mr. Lakin entered the one-hundred-day service, becoming a member of- Company E, One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, to which his brothers. Daniel and George W., also belonged. His term was for the most part spent at Bermuda Hundred, doing garrison duty at Fort Powhattan. He participated in the battle of Bermuda Hundred and was^ mustered out with the rank of sergeant. On receiving his discharge he returned home and resumed farming. His place is known as the Fairview Farm, and for about fifteen years he has conducted the Fairview Dairy in connection with his agricultural pursuits.

Religiously Air. Lakin is a JMethodist. his membership being with the church of that denomination at Marble Cliff, his wife also belonging there. He is connected with Excelsior Lodge, No. 145, I. O. O. F. Politically he affiliates with the Repul)hcan party, and as one of the leading and popular citizens of his community he has been honored with several offices, having served as a member of the township board of education for about twenty-five years, as township trustee for eight years and justice of the peace for two terms of three years each.

William Tharp

The forceful individuality of William Tharp has left its impress upon the substantial development and improvement of Franklin county for many years. He is now an active farmer of Pleasant township and is one of its most respected citizens. His' ancestors came originally to America from the British isles and the name was formerly spelled Oglethorp, but with the passing years changes have been made in the orthography until the name has assumed its present form. William Tharp, the grandfather of our subject, was a cooper by trade and resided in Hunterdon county. New Jersey. Ephraim Tharp, the father, was born in that county and learned the cooper's trade, but did not follow it after his marriage. He married Miss Susan Garard, who was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, and was a relative of Stephen Girard, the well known millwright, of Philadelphia. Her parents' were Joseph' and Mary Garard. After his marriage Mr. Tharp devoted his: time and energies to farming, carrying on that business as a means of supplying himself and family with the comforts of life. He died in his native county in New Jersey, and his wife also departed this life there. They were the parents of seven children : Joseph, who resides' near Pittstown, Hunterdon county, New Jersey ; Mary, who was married and lived in Indiana, where her death occurred; William, of this review; Elizabeth, who married and livesi in New Jersey; Isaac, deceased; Katura, who is living in New Jersey; and Jonas, also of that state.

William Tharp, whose name forms the caption of this article, was' born in Pleasant township, Hunterdon county. New Jersey, August 3, 1834, and until seventeen years of age remained upon the home farm, devoting a portion of that period to the mastery of the common English branches of learning, as taught in the subscription schools of the neighborhood. He then left home and learned the wagonmaker's' trade, which he followed for twenty years after coming to Ohio. It was in 1857 that he left his native state, journeying westward to Columbus, where he arrived with only thirteen cents in his pocket. For two or three years thereafter he was employed in a gristmill at Harrisburg, and then followed any occupation that would yield him an honest living. In 1858 he was married and for a year thereafter made his home near Pleasant Corners, where he was' variously employed until the 2d of August, 1 86 1, when he responded to the president's call for aid, enlisting for three years as a private in the Fifteenth United States Regular Army, which was attached to the Army of the Cumberland. With that command he participated in the battles of Shiloh and Corinth, in the skirmishes at Dog

Walk, in the battle of Stone River and in several other skirmishes until discharged at Camp Dennison, Ohio, on the 28th of December, 1863, on account of disability.

Mr. Tharp then returned to his home, purchased ten acres of land, erected his present residence and shop and began wagon-making, which he followed through a period of twenty years. As his financial resources were increased he added to his farm until he now owns' seventy-three acres, his time at present being devoted exclusively to agricultural pursuits.

In Pleasant township, Franklin county, in the year 1858, :\Ir. Tharp was united in marriage to Miss Lydia Lomerson, wdio was born in Hunterdon county, New Jersey, in 1840, a daughter of Conrad and Ruth (Cramer) Lomerson. She was about eighteen years of age when her parents took up their abode in Pleasant town&hip. Her death occurred January 4, 1898, and w^as deeply mourned, for she had many friends in the community. She was a consistent Christian woman, holding membership in the Green Hill Methodist Episcopal church, of which she was an active worker. Kind and charitable, she did much to promote the cause of the church and to aid those with whom she came in contact. She was- the mother of ten children : Ivanora, who died at the age of nine years'; Tecumseh Sherman, of Columbus, who married Sarah Timmins, who died leaving two children, - Philo and Geneva ; Frank Elmer, of Columbus, who married Minnie Bradlev. and after her death, married Alma Rector; Irena and T^Ielvina, twins; Oliver, of Columbus, who married Maggie Vance; George Harley, at home; Milton, of Columbus ; Eva, who is still with her father ; and Mary, who is living in Columbus.

Mr. Tharp, like his wife, is a consrstent Christian, belonging to the Methodist church, in which he is now serving as trustee. In politics he is a stanch Democrat and keeps well informed on the issues of the day. Reading makes him conversant with all topics of general moment and he is an intelligent gentleman and a pleasant and entertaining conversationalist. In spirit he is charitable and benevolent, in manner he is kindly and genial and all who known him hold him in high regard. His life is in many respects well worthy of emulation and his' example should prove a source of inspiration and encouragement to others.

Rosser D. Bohannan

An enumeration of those men of the present generation who have won honor and recognition in the fields of mental activity and who have at the same time honored the professions and institutions with which they are connected would be incomplete were there failure to make prominent reference to the one whose name initiates this paragraph. He holds a distinctive precedence as an eminent educator, as a man of high scientific and literary attainments, and through fourteen years' connection with the Ohio State University his labors have been effective in promoting the standard of the school and making it an institution of first rank among the state universities of the land.

Profesisor Rosser Daniel Bohannan is a native of Virginia, his birth having occurred in Mathews county April 20, 1855, his parents being Dr. John G. and Laura (Daniels) Bohannan, who were also borq in the Old Dominion. The paternal grandfather, Dr. John Bohannan, St., was a native of Scotland, and after his arrival in the United States engaged in the practice of medicine in Virginia for many years. His son, Dr. John G. Bohannan, followed in his professional footsteps and attained considerable prominence in the line of his chosen calling. He married Laura Daniels, a daughter of \Mlliam Daniels, who represented a family of English lineage. With his w'ife and children Dr. Bohannan left the place of their nativity and took up his abode in South Norwalk, Ohio, where he and his wife spent their remaining days, the Doctor passing away in 1898. Li their family were five sons, all of whom have entered professional life, Richard L., Charles G. and Benjamin W. being practicing physicians of Connecticut, while William J. H. is a prominent attorney of Stamford, that state.

The strong mentality which is a distinguishing characteristic of the Bohannan family was early manifest in the Pro'fessor, wdio in his youth displayed special aptitude in his studiesi, which were pursued in a private school in his early boyhood days. When he had prepared for college he entered the University of Virginia and was graduated in that institution with the class of 1876. The following year he occupied the position of teacher of mathematics' and Latin in the Suffolk Collegiate Institute, o-f Virginia, where he remained throughout the scholastic year. The following year found him installed as professor of mathematics and English in the New York Latin School in New York city, and from 1878 until 1880 he was professor of mathematics and natural science in Emory and Henry College. Desirous to further perfect himself in the line of hisi specialty. Professor Bohannan then went abroad and was a student in mathematics and physics in Cambridge, England, from 1880 until 1882. The following school year was spent in mastering the same scientific branches as taught in Gottingen, and alter his return to his native land he became acting professor of mathematics in the University of Virginia through the year 1883-4. He next received the appointment oi professor of mathematics and physics in the State University, continuing to fill that chair until 1887, when he received the appointment to the chair of mathematics and astronomy in the Ohio State University. He had charge of the instruction in those two branches of science until 1895, since which time he has' been professor of mathematics alone in the same institution, the growth o-f the classes in mathematics making it necessary that he give his entire time to instruction in that branch. His entire life has been devoted to educational work and in this he has gained- a position of distinction that has' made him widely known to the profession throughout the country.

Professor Bohannan has been twice married. He first wedded IMiss Ellen Price, of Virginia, a daughter of James and ]\Iary (McDonald) Price, who died leaving two daughters, Mary S. and Ellen. His present wife was formerly Miss Florence Short, of Colorado, a daughter of Professor John Short, of the Ohio State University, and unto them has' been born one son, Robert Critchfield. Their home is an attractive and substantial brick residence in Indianola Place. It stands' in the midst of a fine lawn, adorned by beautiful forest trees and made pleasing through the arts of the landscape gardener. It is the center of a cultured society circle, intellect, courtesy and admirable entertainment being the predominant features of its' social functions.

Frederick Francis' is a retired farmer of Pleasant township. It requires constant labor and attention to keep a farm in good condition and make it yield a profitable return for the labor bestowed upon it, but through years of activity and close application to his work Mr. Francis continually added to his capital until his competence was sufiicient to enable him to put aside business cares and rest in the enjoyment of the fruits of his' former toil. In his career he has manifested many of the most sterling characteristics of his English ancestry, for the Francis family is' of English origin. The grandfather of our -subject was born in Kent county. England, and followed general work there. George Francis, Jr., the father of our subject, was there also born, in the year 1806, and became a brickmaker. When a mere child he entered a brick-yard and was employed in connection with that industry while residing in England. He wedded Ann Walters, also a native of Kent county and a daughter of Samuel Walters, a brickmaker, for whom her husband worked. In 1836 George Francis', Jr., with his wife and son Frederick came to the United States, sailing from London on the vessel, Cordover. A voyage of nine weeks and three days was ended when the harbor of New York was reached, and from the eastern metropolis the Francis family proceeded to Buffalo, and thence by canal to Columbus. For a year and a half the father engaged in general work in the capital city and then removed to Pleasant township, Franklin county, where he purchased forty-two acres of land in the Pennsylvania settlement. Thereon he resided until 1849, ^'^is home being in the midst of the forest. He made a clearing and built a round-log house, eighteen by twenty-twO' feet, in one end of which was a huge fireplace, the smoke making its egress through a stick chimney. In the wintc^r time the snow would fall between the logs, spreading a white cover over bed and floor. The father left his wife and son upon the farm while he went to Columbus, where he 'secured employment in order to obtain money necessary to make the payment upon his land. He would walk to the city on Monday morning and return in the same manner on Saturday night. A poor man, he had but five dollars when he landed in Columbus, but he possessed resolute wall and' determined purpose and year by year added to his posses- ^sions. In 1849 ^^^ removed to the farm now owned by Frederick Francis, becoming owner O'f one hundred and fifty-eight acres, which he purchased at eight dollars per acre. .Only eighteen acres had been cleared, while the improvements upon the place consisted of a double log- cabin. Small game was obtained and the conditions of life were those usually found in a frontier settlement. After locating upon this farm the father engaged in burning brick to some extent and replaced his double log house by a small brick residence, the first perhaps between Harrisburg and Columbus. He prospered in his business undertakings and subsequently purchased an additional 'sixty acres of land in Pleasant township. In the spring of 1865 he retired to Franklinton and purchased property, which he later traded to James Olen for property at the corner of Seventeenth and Broad streets in Columbus'. This he subsequently traded to the Litchfield heirs for property at the corner of Third and Spring streets, and at the last named place he spent his remaining days, his death occurring in April, 1880. His wife died in December of the same year. They were both members of the Church of England, and in politics Mr. Francis' was a stanch Democrat. He gave close attention to his own business and interfered not with his neighbors' affairsi. He was a man of good judgment, quick to recognize and take advantage of a favorable opportunity and his well directed labors in business and his honorable dealing brought to him a handsome competence. In the family were four children, namely: Frederick; Sarah Ann, who died at the age of twelve years; Jane, who died at the age of six; and Mary, who became the wife of William A. Poiilson and died in Columbus.

Frederick Francis, the only surviving member of the family and the subject of this review, was born in the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent county, England, March 6, 1833, and was therefore three years old when brought by his parents to the new world. He was reared to manhood in Pleasant township and attended school for about three months' during the year. In those early days the teadhers were not very proficient and methods of education were primitive, but later he pursued his studies under James Boucker and Wesley M. White, who were capable instructors. Scarcely any of the scholars had two books' and there was a great variety of text-books found in the little school, but when Mr. White took charge he introduced a new system, made improvements in the school-room, introduced new textbooks at his own expense and largely promoted the cause of education. The school house at Pleasant Corners was built of round logs, sixteen by twenty feet, with a large fireplace at one end of the building. The children sat upon slab benches and along the wall was a slab board resting upon wooden pins. This served as a writing desk for the older scholars. Hamilton Williams was another teacher of ability and the first one under whom Mr. Francis continued' his studies after removing to his present farm. At the age of nineteen he put aside his text-books to enter upon the lessons in the school of experience.

On the 8th of September, 1853, ]Mr. Francis was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Ann Heath, who was born in Pickaway county, Ohio, December 2,^ 1830, and there grew to womanhood, acquiring her education in subscription and common schools. She is a daughter of Amos and Elizabeth

(Berry) Heath, who came from Virginia to Ohio. Her father died about 1830, and her mother, who wasi a native of England, passed away in i860. After his' marriage Mr. Francis erected a log cabin on a part of his father's farm and made it his home for three years. He then moved to the sixtyacre tract of land' owned by his father and continued its cultivation for eleven and a half years. During that time, on the 13th of February, 1865, he enlisted as a private at Codumbus for one year's service or during the war. He became a member of Company G, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry, under Captain Widener and Colonel Cumminger. The regiment proceeded to Nashville, thence to Chattanooga and to Bridgeport, Alabama, and did duty in guarding the railroad between that point and Chattanooga, being there stationed until the close of hostilities. Mr. Francis received an honorable discharge at Nashville in December, 1865, and returned to his home in this county. In 1868 he removed to the old homestead, the father having taken up his abode in Columbus. There he carried on general farming and stock-raising until he retired from active business life a few years

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Francis have been born ten children : George, who married Isa Walton and is' living in Clinton township; Curtis, who married Emma More and carries on a stock farm; Jane, at home; Mary, wife of Ezra Rush, of Pickaway county; Charles, who wedded Eila Nichols and is living on the old homestead; John, who married Jennie Ross and resides in Columbu'Si; Ida, wife of Seymour Gordon, of Jackson township; William, who married Elizabeth Dyer and is engaged in the practice of medicine in Madison county, Ohio; Joseph, who married Lottie Barns and resides on one of his father's farms ; and one child who died in infancy.

]\Ir. Francis was very successful in his agricultural pursuits. In addition to the old family homestead he owns one farm of sixty acres and another of seventy acres'. Throughout his life he has been very fond of hunting and has made many trips, to Michigan in order to indulge his love of that pursuit. He supports the Democratic party and for two terms filled the office of township trustee. He also belongs to Ed Crouse Po'St, G. A. R., of Harrisburg, and is a man of genuine worth, whose fidelity to the duties' of citizenship has been manifest in many substantial ways. His life has been quietly passed, but his unflagging industry, perseverance and capable management in business have brought to him a very desirable financial return, making him one of the substantial citizens of his adopted county.

William B. Chenoweth has a wide acquaintance in Franklin county. For nineteen yearsi he was a prominent representative of the mercantile interests in Harrisburg. Previous to and during that time he was' actively associated with agricultural pursuits and thus his life has been quietly passed and ever characterized by fidelity and trustworthiness, and it is this, as well as his business interests, which have made Mr. Chenoweth one of the valued representative citizens of his native county. He was born on a farm in Pleasant township, April 2, 183 1, a son of Joseph and JNIargaret (Heath) Chenoweth, and a grandson of Elijah and Rachel (Foster) Chenoweth. During the first six or seven years of his life he remained upon the home farm and then accompanied his parents on their removal to Harrisburg. He began his education in a subscription school and later attended the district schools, his first teacher being Miss Tipton. To the farm life he was reared. He aided in clearing the land and in developing and cultivating the fields. In Madison county, Ohio, he was united in marriage to Miss' Rebecca Johnston, who was born in that county in 1833, a daughter of \Mlliam and Falista (Hall) Johnston.

After hisi marriage Mr. Chenoweth located on the old homestead farm which he yet owns, and which his father vacated at the time of the marriage of William Chenoweth. He has since conducted the place and is the owner of one hundred and fifty acres in this tract. He also owns another farm of one hundred and fifty acres, and a third farm of one hundred and fiftythree acres in Pickaway county, and a fourth farm of one hundred and fifty acres situated partly in Pickaway and partly in Franklin counties. It is' largely due to his excellent business methods and his unfaltering determination that he has gained the splendid success wdiich has crowned his business eff'orts. In 1881 he and his' son formed a partnership for the conduct of a general merchandise 'Store in Harrisburg, and continued in that line of business until 1900, when they sold out.

In 1867 Mr. Chenoweth was called upon to mourn the loss cf his wife. He afterward married Miss Jennie Helmick, of Zanesville, Ohio, a daughter of William Helmick, and a sister of Dr. Samuel Helmick, of Commercial Point, Ohio. The children of his' first marriage were as follows: Mary, now the wife of Dr. George W. Gardner, of Plain City, Ohio; Frank, who is represented elsewhere in this volume; Lena, now Mrs. L. Douglas, of Harrisburg; Ella, the wife of David Davis, deceased; Edward, deceased; Laura, the wife of Page Cherry, of Chicago; and William, deceased. By the second marriage have been born four children : Harry, who wedded Callie Guy, and now follows farming; Rose, the wife of Dr. William McKinley, of Harrisburg; Jessie, wife of Dr. Charles Smith, of Pickaway county; and Joseph, who died in infancy. INIrs. Chenoweth died April 7, 1901.

]\Ir. Chenoweth is an active member of and a faithful w^OTker in the Methodist Episcopal church, and is now serving as one of its trustees. In politics he has long been a stalwart Republican. He cast his first presidential vote for the Whig candidate in 1852, and has distinct recollections of the Harrison campaign in 1840. On the organization of the Republican party he joined its ranks and has been unswerving in the support of its men and its measures. Having lived throughout his entire life in Franklin county, he is well known to many of its settlers, and the fact that many of his warm- est friends are numbered among those who have been acquainted with him through long years is an indication that his record has ever been an upright and honorable one.

Benjamin F. Lane

Benjamin F. Lane, deceased, was for seme years identified with the agricultural interests of Franklin county. He was born in Perry township, this county, on the ist of May, 1836, and spent the years of his youth upon the old home farm. His father died when Benjamin was a young man and the homestead was then sold. In the meantime the subject of this review had pursued his education in the district schools and m the University, which stood on the site of the present Park Hotel, at Columbus. After his father s death Mr Lane came to the capital city, and m connection with Reuben Jamesi, his brother-in-law, he bought a grocery store, which they conducted for a few years with good success'.

On the 14th of October, 1858, Mr. Lane was united m marriage to Miss Mary E Smith who was born in Plain township, Franklin county, on the 2ist of March, 1838, a daughter of James Smith, a farmer of that locality, who died when the daughter was quite small. His wife bore the maiden name of Harriet Goodrich. She was born in Connecticut March 27, 1806, and was a daughter of Ezekiel Goodrich, who remoyed to Ohio from the Charter Oak state in company with his family and settled in Plain township Franklin county, when it was an unbroken wilderness. Many Indians still lived within the borders of Ohio, wild beasts roamed through the forests and wild game was abundant. The conditions were those of frontier life and Mr. Goodrich bore his part in the work of progress' and development. He died in Plain township, and thus passed away one of the honored pioneers of the communitv. Unto Mr. and Mrs. James Smith were born five children- Fannv. who became the wife of A. H. Bancroft, died in Columbus December 13, 1865; Martha, who became the wife of Robert Hemphill, died in Peoria, Illinois, in 1881 ; Mrs. Lane was the next of the family; Samuel married Hannah Findlay and is living in Peoria ; Cicero Clark married Melissa Robinson and also makes his home in Peoria.

After his marriage Mv. Lane removed to the northern part of Putnam county, Ohio, where he engaged in farming for six years and then came to Frankhn county, 'spending two years upon a farm near Alton. For a quarter of a century he resided upon what was known as the Anderson farm, on the Scioto river, making it his place of abode until his death. He placed ,his land under a high state of cultivation and the improved fields brought to him a good financial return. He was a man of domestic tastes, fond of home and family. The marriage of Mr. and ^Irs. Lane was blessed with six children: Flora L., now the wife of Joseph Briggs, of Columbus; Newton, who died in 1880: Emma, who became the wife of ^^'illiam Saltzgaber and died in 1892; Charles, who wedded Ethel Sceurman and is living in Colum-

The father of this family died upon the Anderson farm in 1888. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and a devout Christian gentleman, whose belief permeated his entire life. In his political views he was a stanch Republican, but the honors and emoluments of office had no attraction for him. He found his greatest happiness at his' own fireside and was very devoted to his wife and children. After her husband's death Mrs. Lane removed to her present farm, purchasing sixty acres of land in Norwich township. She has long resided in the county and has a wide acquaintance among its' best people.

George P. Whip

This old and honored resident of Clinton township, was in early life prominently identified with the building interests of Franklin county, and later gave his attention to farming, but is now practically living a retired life, free from the cares and responsibilities of business affairs. He was born in Frederick, Maryland, April 6, 1817, a son of George and Mary (Lashorn) Whip. The father was a native of Virginia, and of German descent. In 1833, in company with his wife and two children, George P. and Henry W., he came to this county, having previously made his home in Frederick, Maryland, where he learned the carpenter's trade. He bought mill property on the Olentangy river, which was at first operated by hired help, but after residing in Columbus for two years he located near the mill, where he made his home throughout the remainder of his life. The property is now known as the Weisheimer Mill. For a short time Mr. Whip served in a Maryland regiment during the war of 1812, and for his services received a patent for one hundred and sixty acres of land. He held the offices of township trustee and treasurer for several terms each, and was one of the most highly esteemed citizens of his' community. During his later years he was a member of the German Reformed church, with which his wife had long been connected, and both possessed strong religious convictions.

The subject of this sketch was sixteen years of age when he came with the family to this county, at which time the city of Columbus contained between three and four thousand inhabitants. He received his preliminary education in his native state, and in early life learned the carpenter's trade with hisi father, completing his apprenticeship in Columbus. For a number of years he followed that occupation, erecting many of the residences which now adorn the farms of Clinton township. He boug^it the land on which he now resides in the early '40s, and has since made it his home.

On the 15th of September, 1838, Mr. Whip was united in marriage with Miss Lucinda, daughter of Colonel Smiley, and to them were born ten children, namely: William H. H., a resident of Franklin county; Mary, now Mrs. Strohm, of Delaware county, Ohio; Charles, who lives near Eaton

Rapids, Michigan; Martha J., wife of G. E. Starrett, of Cohimbus; George, a resident of Clinton township, this county; Nancy, who died at the age of four years; Virginia, deceased wife of Joseph Lydick; Frances L., wife of M. V. B. Little, of Clinton township, whose sketch appears on another page of this volume; Henry, of North Columbus; and Barnabasi, deceased. Four of the sons were soldiers of the Civil war : William, Charles E., David and George, all members of Ohio regiments. The mother of these children was called to her final rest October 29, 1896, when nearly seventy-five years of age.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Whip held membership in the J^Iethodist Episcopal church, and have led exemplary Christian lives. Politically Mr. Whip was originally a Whig, and now affiliates with the Republican party, and he has filled minor township offices, including that of clerk. He has passed the eighty-third milestone on life's journey, and his' career has ever been such as to commend him to the confidence and high regard of all with whom he lias come in contact either in business or social life.

M. V. B. Little

Among Clinton township's most honored citizens must be numbered the subject of this review, who was born there June 26, 1837, and is the third child in order of birth in the family of John P. and Anna ]\L (Beck) Little. The father was born in Pennsylvania on the 15th of February, 1800, a son of Parkinson Little, who was of Scotch and English descent. The mother was born in Washington county, the same state, in 1812, and was a daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Beck, of German extraction. In 1836 the parents of our subject, accompanied by their two children, Clarinda M. and Andrew J., came to Franklin county, Ohio. During his boyhood he had learned the blacksmith's trade, but did not engage in that occupation after coming to this county, his time being entirely devoted to farming. He purchased twenty-nine acres of partially improved land, on which a log cabin had been erected, and as he prospered in his farming operations he added to his property until he had one hundred acres of valuable land in the eastern part of Clinton township. He was a self-made man, having begun life with no capital, but he became one of the best and most 'successful farmers' of his community, being industrious, enterprising and progressive. He served as township trustee about nine years, and ever took an active interest in political affairs, being in early life an old-line Whig. Upon the dissolution of that party he allied himself with the Democracy, with which he affiliated during the remainder of hisi life. He died on the homestead in 1892, and his wife passed away in 1890, at the age of seventy-eight years. After coming to this county five children were born to them: M. V. B., our subject; Catherine, now ]\Irs. Nathan Marble, of Sunbury; Anna \\'atson; and John P., who died unmarried August 5, 1900.

but was' quite young when brought l^y his parents to this county, being reared on his father's farm in Chnton township. He was educated in the district schools and at Otterbein Univ.ersity, after which he taught school for several terms. In 1861 he went to Des Moines, Iowa, where he was first interested in a publishing company and later in the real-estate business. For a time he conducted a grocery store at Indianola, Iowa, in partnership with A. Swan, and was subsequently engaged in the drug business in partnership with Dr. Davis, with whom he read medicine. The latter connection was dissolved after two years, and as a wholesale and retail dealer in drugs Mr. Little was alone in business for fifteen years. He then became field manager for the publishing house of Mills & Company, and since then he has traveled extensively in the interests of several, well known historical companies, in which line of work he has' established a very creditable reputation. He enlisted in 1863 in Company A, Forty-eighth Iowa Volunteer Infantry, and did garrison duty most of the time while serving as acting captain of his company. On the 1 8th of December, i§70, he married Miss Margaret Conklin, a graduate of Asbury, now DePauw University, and a distant relative of Roscoe Conkling, of New York. She died in March, 1894, leaving five children, namely: Charles B., a manufacturer of Chicago, Illinois; JNIabel C. ; Daniel C. ; Nina and Katherine M.

Upon hisi father's farm M. V. B. Little remained until he attained his majority. In August, 1862, he joined the boys' in blue as a private in Company C, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and soon after his enlistment he went with his regiment to the front, joining the Army of the Cumberland in Kentucky. They went to Nashville and Franklin, Tennessee, and from there to Chattanooga, where the regiment by its heroic efforts saved the army from defeat at that place on Sunday, this being their first engagement. Here Mr. Little was wounded by a buckshot in the left hand, and was confined in the Nashville hospital until the following September, when he was able to rejoin his regiment at IMissionary Ridge. Later he took part in the battles of Resaca, Daltcn, Buzzard Roost and all of the engagements up to Kenesaw Mountain, where he was again wounded by a piece of a twelve-pound shell. From the field hospital he was first sent to Chattanooga, later to Nashville, and afterward transferred to the hospital at Louisville, Kentucky, and from there to Seminary Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Late in the year 1864 he had so far recovered as to be able to rejoin his regiment, and proceeded to Governor's Island January i, 1865. From New York he took passage on the transport, Arrago, to Hilton Head. South Carolina, and from there went by boat to Savannah, Georgia, where his regiment was stationed. Having been promoted he assumed his duties as sergeant, and went with Sherman's army on the march through the Carolinas, taking part hi that last battle of the war, that of Bentonville, North Carolina, in which engagement he used three guns in fighting. While lying behind a log a splinter loosened by a rifle ball struck him 'in the face, but did no further damage than imparting a stinging pain. \\[\h his regiment he marched to Washington and participated in the grand review held there. By way of Harper's Ferry he then went to Louisville, Kentucky, from there to Cincinnati, and later to Columbus, where he was mustered out July 25, 1865, being honorably discharged as commissary sergeant.

Upon his return to civil life ]\lr. Little accepted a position in Columbus, where he resided for nine years, being in the employ of George Bauer, a baker. He was then elected constable of Columbus, which office he held five successive years, and the following year was a member of the police force of that city. He was next appointed deputy sheriff of Franklin county, serving under Louis Heinmiller three years, and at the end of that period returned to the old homestead in Clinton township, where he has since lived. He served three terms as constable of Clinton township and later was elected and re-elected trustee. H^e has also filied the office of township assessor six consecutive years, and his official duties have always been most capably and satisfactorily performed.

On the 14th of October, 1868, ]\Ir. Little married ]\Iiss Amanda Remmy, by whom he had three children : Charles, William> and Flarry, all deceased. The wife and mother died in 1878, and Mr. Little was again married, October 13, 1898, his second union being with ]\Iiss' Frances M. Whip, a daughter of George P. AMiip, who is represented on another page of this volume.

In his political affiliations 'h.Vx. Little is a Democrat. Formerly he was' connected with McCoy Post, G. A. R., of Columbus, but is now an honored member of Elias J. Beers Post, No. 575, of which he is past commander. He is also a member of the Union Veteran Loyal Legion of Columbus. Genial and pleasant in manner, he makes' many friends, and is widely and favorably known throughout Franklin county. Both he and his wife are members of the Methodist church, and she is also a prominent member of the Woman's' Relief Corps of Elias J. Beers Post, of which she is president. She is a lady of pleasing personality, and partakes of the geniality of her husband.

One of the practical, progressive and prominent farmers of Norwich township is William J. Shriver, who is successfully engaged in agricultural pursuits there and is also a recognized leader in public thought and opinion, raking an active and commendable interest in everything pertaining to the welfare of the community. He was born on the old Shriver homestead in Wayne township, Greene county, Pennsylvania, August 4, 1844. His paternal ancestors emigrated from Germany to Wales, and thence to Maryland, where Flenry Shriver, the grandfather of our subject, was born. He had seven brothers. The great-grandfather emigrated to this country at an early date and located in IMaryland. Two of his sons became residents of Pennsylvania, one of Virginia, two of Chillicothe, Ohio, and two remained in Maryland. Henry Shriver, the grandfather, located in Greene county, Pennsylvania, where he married Rachel White. He was a farmer and drover, and at one time was a very wealthy man. Public spirited and progressive, he did much to promote the welfare of the community in which he resided, and for fifty years served as justice of the peace, discharging his duties with the utmost fairness. In politics he was a stanch Democrat. Both he and his wife were Protestants in religious belief. He died on his farm in Greene county, Pennsylvania, at the age of eighty-seven years, and his wife died at the age of ninety-seven. They had sixteen children and all reached mature years, namely: John, who died in Greene county, Pennsylvania; Sally, who became the wife of Jeremiah Sprague, and died in Greene county; Tina, who married Henry Schultz, and died in Hancock county, Illinois; Rachel, who became the wife of Joseph Knisely, and died in Greene county, Pennsylvania; Mazy, who never married ; Henry ; David, twin brother of Henry, who died in Greene county, Pennsylvania ; Elsie, who became the wife of Jacob Shields, and died in West Virginia; Jennie, who became Mrs. Hoffman, and died In West Virginia; Lucy, wife of Elias Nichols, of West Virginia; Andrew Jackson, of Washington county, Pennsylvania; Slater, who died in Hancock county, Illinois; Presley and Frank, both of West Virginia; Mrs. Eteanor White, of Waynesburg, Pennsylvania; and Mordecai, who died at the age of twenty-three.

Henry Shriver, the father of our subject, was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1817, and there was reared to manhood. He received but limited educational privileges, for the schools were poor at that time and his services were needed on the home farm. He married Elsie Cosgray, who was born in Greene county, Pennsylvania, in 1822, and a daughter of James and Annie (Bennington) Cosgray. Her mother was of English descent. Her father was born on the ocean while his parents were emigrating from Ireland to the United States, the family locating in Havre de Grace, Maryland.

After his marriage Henry Shriver located on a farm on Hoover's Run, in Greene county, the place consisting of two hundred acres owned by his father, and which was to become his property when the grandfather's youngest child attained his majority, but the financial panic of 1847 caused the grandfather to lose much of his property, and the father of our subject then purchased sixty acres of timber land in his native county. He built a house, cleared his farm and there resided until 1865, when he sold his land to oil speculators. He then located on three hundred and sixty-seven acres owned by William and Ralph Graham, and of this he bought ninety-two and a half acres, making his home thereon until his death, in October, 1894. In politics he was a stanch Democrat, and both he and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mrs. Shriver is still living. They had seven children: William J.; Andrew Jackson, of Washington township; Sarah Ann, deceased; Mary Jane, wife of R. C. Armstrong, of Norwich township; Slater B., of Washington township; Elizabeth, who became the wife of Michael Hummel, and died in Madison county, Ohio; and Abraham; who is living on the old homestead.

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William J. Shriver was reared on the home farm, and attended the public schools until eighteen years of age, after which he taught for a short time in Pennsylvania, and then came to Ohio withJiis cousin, Benjamin Cosgray. He had only two dollars in his pocket when he reached this state, and his first month's wages were stolen, so that he literally began life here emptyhanded. In the winter of 1864-5 he taught school in Washington township, and for seventeen years followed that profession through the winter season. At the age of twenty-one he began working at the carpenter's trade with George Wollpert and James Gray^ and after being thus employed for three years began contracting and building on his own account, following that pursuit for thirteen years, during which time he erected or assisted in building most of the good structures in this locality. In the meantime he purchased fifty acres of land in Washington township and located thereon in 1885, since which time he has devoted his energies to agricultural pursuits. He follows very progressive methods in his farming, keeping his land productive by the rotation of crops. All modern improvements and accessories are found upon his place, and he has a valuable and desirable property.

On the nth of October, 1869, Mr. Shriver married Kate Tagert, wdio was born in Mobile, Alabama, March 16, 185 1, a daughter of Dr. Elijah C. Tagert, of Mobile. Her mother bore the maiden name of Sarah Cannavella, and was a native of New York city. Mr. and Mrs. Shriver now have three cliildren : Nellie, wife of Earnest Tarbox, of Norwich township; Annie and Charles S.

When sixteen years of age Mr. Shriver became a member of the Disciple church, and after removing to Ohio joined the Christian Union church, but since 1869 has been a member of the JNIethodist Episcopal church of Hilliard. In politics he has been a stalwart Democrat since casting his first presidential vote for Horatio Seymour, of New York, in 1868. He has continuously served on the board of education for fifteen years; was long township trustee; for nine years was justice of the peace; and was a member of the first village council of Hilliard. In 1899 he was a candidate on the Democratic ticket for the legislature, and ran six hundred ahead of his ticket, receiving twenty-two hundred majority outside of Columbus. He has always retired from office as he entered it, with the confidence and good will of the public. He resided in Washington township until 1890, when he removed to that portion of his farm lying in Norwich township. He is a valued member of Norwich Lodge, No. 385, I. O. O. F., of which he has served as treasurer for twenty-three years. He has also been a member of organizations calculated to advance agricultural interests, having belonged to the Farmers' Alliance and the Farmers' Union. In connection with James Wilcox and W'. A. Dobyns, he built the first free turnpike in the county, and has ever been tiie advocate of good roads, doing all in his power to promote every interest calculated to benefit the community. He keeps well informed on all the issues of the day, both political and otherwise, and is thoroughly conversant with the needs and wishes of his locality, so that he is well calculated to take the lead in matters tending toward the pubHc good. He deserves great credit for what he has accompHshed, and that he is numbered among the substantial farmers of the county is due to his untiring efforts.

One of the citizens of Columbus, Ohio, who has taken active part in many of the imprO'Vaments which have made it one of the most beautiful cities in the state is. George D. Freeman. He was' born at Ovid, Franklin county, Ohio, August II, 1842. His father, Usual W. Freeman, together with his mother, Margaret (Christy) Freeman, came from New Jersey to Ohio m 1833. Usual Freeman served with distinction in the New York militia during the war of 18 12 and was also an assistant engineer for the city of New York during the platting of the part of the city north of Canal street; his father, William Freeman, was a soldier of the Revolution.

George D. Freeman took advantage of the limited educational opportunities atTorded by the common schools of his early days, at a later period supplementing the instruction thus obtained by attendance upon night schools. When but six years of age he lost his father, and at the age of eleven yearsi he became the only support of his mother, and bravely did he assume tha responsibility.

When still a lad he entered the studio of D. D. Winchester, then the leading artist of Columbus, but left the employ of this gentleman to become a page in the Ohio house of representatives, at the last session held at Odeon hall and the first held in the present capitol building. He received his appointment from Nelson H. Van Vorhees, the speaker of the first Republican legislature of Ohio. From here he entered the dry-goods house of Headly & Elerly, with whom he remained until 1866, when he was admitted as a junior partner in this firm. Later years found him the senior partner of Freeman, Stanley & Norton, who- were the successors of Headly & Elerly.

In 1880 Mr. Freeman withdrew from the dry-goods trade and entered the furniture business as a member of the firm of Halm, Bellows & Butler, who were succeeded by Freeman, Halm-& McAllister. Later INIr. Freeman withdrew from this business to establish the George D. Freeman Mantel Company, engaged in the manufacture of m.antels and interior furnishings.

In 1878, on the organization of the state militia into the Ohio National Guard, Mr. Freeman, at the urgent request of the regiment, assumed command and became the colonel of the famous Fourteenth Ohio National Guards, in: which capacity he served the state for thirteen years. The period of his command was marked with many trying ordeals, where bravery, good judgment and a cool head were very necessary attributes in a commanding officer. The well remembered Cincinnati riots were among these occasions, and it was at this time that Colonel Freeman's abilities as a commander were show-n. He brought peace and order out of the turbulent mob that surged through the streets of the city, endangering life and property. In 1890, through press of business, Colonel Freeman was obliged to resign his post. At the breaking out of the Spanish war Colonel Freeman was called to the position of acting assistant quartermaster general and was active at Camp Bushnell in eciuipping the troops for the front, in fact put up the camp. From there he was ordered to the duty of superintendent of the state arsenal, where he is srill on duty. He had two sons in the late Spanish war, one son now in the Philippines, a lieutenant in the Nineteenth Infantry.

Our subject has taken a prominent part in all public enterprises, serving for some years on the county board of agriculture, and took an acti\e interest in securing to the city the beautiful spot known as Franklin park. This was not a political service nor has he held any political office, although frecpiently pressed to do so.

Colonel Freeman was united in marriage, October 31, 1865, to ]\Iiss Julia A. Diemer, whose parents were pioneers in the settlement of central Ohio. Four children have been born of this union: Harry D., Stanton S.. George D. and Julia E.

Colonel Freeman has been before the pul)lic, in his state, for many years and his reputation for integrity, energy and stability is unquestioned.

Jasper Smith

The specific history of the west w-as made by the pioneers; it was emblazoned on the forest trees by the strength of sturdy arms and gleaming ax, and written on the surface of the earth by the track of the primitive plow. Those were strong men and true that came to found the empire of the west - those hardy settlers who, building their rude domiciles, grappled with the giants of the forest, and from the sylvan wilds evolved the fertile and productive fields which have these many years been furrow^ed by the plowshares. The red man in his motly garb stalked through the dim, woody avenues, and the wild beasts disputed his domain. The trackless prairies were made to yield their tribute under the effective endeavors of the pioneer, and slowly but surely were laid the steadfast foundations upon which has been budded the magnificent superstructure of an opulent and enlightened commonwealth. To establish a home amid such surroundings and to cope wnth the many privations and hardships which were the inevitable concomitants demanded an invincible courage and fortitude, strong hearts and willing hands. All these were characteristic of the pioneers, whose names and deeds should be held in perpetual reverence by those who enjoy the fruits of their toil.

From the earliest period in the development of this portion of Ohio the Smith family has been represented here. The founder of the family in PYanklin county was David Smith, who was a native of Herkimer county. Mew York. His mother belonged to the Van Rensselaer family, one of the historic New York Knickerbocker families. In the Empire state David vSmith was reared to manhood, and there married Miss Elizabeth Gooding. In 181 1 they started for Ohio, traveling bv team and wagon across the coun- try, and at length located in Perry township, Franklin county, on the Scioto river, near Dublin, where Mr. Smith purchased seven hundred acres of land in the midst of the dense forest. He bought a cabin from a squatter, and into this rude home he moved his family, there remaining until he could erect a hewed-log house. At that time there were but few settlers in the locality, and the Indians yet roamed through the green woods, while wdld beasts and game were plentiful. Throughout his remaining days Mr. Smith resided upon the farm which he there cleared, developed and improved. He was a very industrious man, and accordmgly won success, so that he was enabled to leave to his children good homes. A man of superior educational advantages, he exerted a strong influence in public affairs, and in an early day surveyed a> large part of the land in his vicinity, being a very competent representative of the profession. His fellow townsmen, recognizing his worth and ability, frequently called him to public office, and he served in the capacity of justice of the peace in Perry township for a number of years, his decisions being always strictly fair and impartial, being based on the evidence in the case without regard to any personal feeling for the litigants. In his later years he became connected with the Methodist Episcopal church. In politics he was a supporter of the Whig party, and when the question of slavery became a dominant issue before the people he took a firm stand in opposition to its practice. A gentleman of sterling traits of character, he left his impress for good upon the community in which he lived. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Smith were born the following children: John, who remained in New York; Elizabeth; Gilbert, Sarah, Nelson, William, Elijah and Delilah, all now deceased. Nelson Smith, who was a son of David Smith and the father of our subject, was born in New York in 1799, and was twelve years of age when with the family he came to the wilds of Ohio. His educational privileges w^ere such as could be secured in the schools of that day, yet he had rather better opportunities than most boys, owing to the fact that his father was a highly educated man and was one of the early teachers in the northern part of the county, even conducting a school in his own cabin at one time. Under his careful guidance, therefore, Nelson Smith pursued his education. He was reared amid the wild scenes of frontier life in an almost unbroken wilderness, and experienced the hardships and trials which fell to the lot of the pioneers as well as the pleasures in which people of those days indulged. He was united in marriage to Miss Minerva ]Millington, a daughter of Peter ^ and Mehitable Josephine Millington. Her father was of English descent, her mother of Holland Dutch lineage, and Mrs. Smith was also descended from an ancestor who w^as a passenger on the Mayflower on the first trip m 1620. Mr. Millington was a nephew of General Gates, of Revolutionary fame, his mother having been a sister of that noted military commander. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Millington w^as celebrated in Chautauqua county, New York, and in 1804, with the children born to them in the Empire state, they came to Franklin county, making the journey through the wilderness with two wagons, each drawn by four horses. They were sturdy, honorable, self-reliant people, and when they reached Franklin county they pushed by the settlement at Franklinton and made their way twelve miles' up the river, locating a mile and a half south of Dublin, in what is now Perry township. For a time they lived in a tent until a cabin could be erected. Before his arrival here Mr. Millington had purchased one hundred and twentyseven acres of land and had thus made a slight preparation for a home. At that time there was no mill nearer than Chillicothe, to which the frontiersmen went, carrying their grists to and fro on pack horses. There w'as no house between the jMillington home and Franklinton. At the time of the second war with England the father offered his services and took part in the campaign on the frontier of Canada. He left his wife and children in their forest home, but the Indians were troublous on several occasions, and this caused Mrs. JMillington to liee to Franklinton for protection. Mr. IMillington was present at the execution of the Indian chieftain Leather Lips, in Perry towmship, in 1810. After his return from the war he again took up his abode upon tfie farm, where he resided for some years, and spent his last days on Big Walnut, lie was a man of patriotic impulses and strong convictions, and there was no sacrifice that he would not make in order to protect and defend the honor of his country. He bore a strong likeness to his distinguished uncle, General Gates, as did other members of the family. A most industrious and hardworking man, he carried on the task of developing and improving his farm until the exposure incident to frontier life undermined his constitution. His wife was to him a true and faithful companion and a brave pioneer woman. She possessed a remarkably strong mentality, and was noted among the people of the community for her fine mental balance as well as many other commendable characteristics. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Millington were born the following children : Horatio Gates, Matilda, Henrietta, IMinerva, Marcus, Lansing, Mary Ann and Otis, all now deceased.

After the marriage of Nelson Smith and Minerva Millington they located on the old Smith homestead, where they resided throughout the remainder of their days. He was a successful farmer and accumulated a good property. In politics he took a very active part, and was the first man in Perry township to vote the Abolition ticket. Being a strong anti-slavery man, he did all in his power to forward the movement, and at the organization of the Republican party, which was formed to prevent the further extension of slavery, he joined its ranks, supporting Fremont in 1856 and Lincoln in i860. Mr. and Mrs. Smith were for many years members of the Methodist Episcopal church, but in later life became believers in Spiritualism. They had six children, four of whom reached mature years, namely : Clinton, w^ho became a physician and practiced in Bloomsburg, Ohio; Augustus, who resides on the old homestead ; Lyman, who is living in Perry township ; and Jasper. Leonida died in childhood, while one other passed away in infancy.

Jasper Smith, whose name forms the caption of this review, was born on the old family homestead January 31, 1837, and his life forms a connecting link between the primitive past and the progressive present, for he is famil- iar with much of the history of this portion of the state through ahiiost threefourths of a century. He acquired his education in the pubHc schools and remained at home with his parents until he had attained his majority, assisting in the work of the farm from the time of early spring planting until crops were garnered in the autumn. In October, 1861, he enlisted as a member of Company G, Forty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was mu'^tered in as a private. Soon afterward the regiment was transferred to Kentucky, and he received his first baptism of fire at Shiloh, and for gallantry on the field of battle was promoted from third duty sergeant to the rank of captain. Speaking of his conduct at that time his colonel, Thomas Worthington, and Major William Smith said of him that he was the Marshal Ney of his regiment. On this occasion he was the file closer, with orders to allow no man to retreat unless wounded. His captain, losing his nerve, turned to retreat, when Mr. Smith halted him, covering him with his gun. All the while the captain called to his men to retreat, saying that Air. Smith "had the drop on him." He then fell down, claiming that he was shot. Thinking he was wounded, Mr. Smith went to him and made an examination, and on finding that he was not shot raised him to his feet and applied his boot to him a number of times. In recognition of Mr. Smith's valor he was made captain. On account of failing health, caused from typhoid fever, he was discharged m July, 1862, and returned to his home, but in September, 1864, he re-enlisted as a member of Company E, of the One Hundred and Seventy-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, being mustered in as a private. He participated in the battle of Nashville, Tennessee, and actively served until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged, in June, 1865. He was tendered the adjutancy of his regiment, but refused the honor. His loyalty and courage were manifest on many occasions, and his military record is a brilliant one, of which he has every reason to be proud.

In July, 1865, after his return home, Mr. Smith was united in marriage to Miss Flora L., a daughter of A. O. and Mila (Case) Case. They first located in the northern part of Perry township, where they resided until twenty-three years ago, when Mr. Smith purchased seventy-eight acres of the farm upon which he has since made his home. His land is well improved and highly cultivated, and yields to him an excellent return for his labors. He is energetic and progressive in his methods of farming, his work being of practical value. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith has been blessed with nine children, all of whom are yet living, namely : Greenleaf W. ; Mila M., now Mrs. Absalom Walcutt; Waldo E. ; Ida M.; Herbert U.; Clarence S. ; Florence E. ; Cordelia C. ; and Lulu M. Socially Mr. Smith is identified with Cicero Post, No. 514, G. A. R., which he joined on its organization, becoming its first quartermaster. In his political views he is a Republican, having supported the party since casting his first presidential vote for Abraham Lincoln in i860. A worthy representative of an honored pioneer family, a veteran of the Civil war and a progressive and public-spirited citizen, he well deserves mention among the representative residents of the county in which his entire life has been passed.

John Griffin Roberts

Among the leading and influential citizens of Norwich township is the subject of this review, who is a worthy representative of one of the prominent pioneer families of this county. His paternal grandparents, Robert and Margaret (Williams) Roberts, were natives of Carnarvonshire, Wales, and emigrated to America about 1823, landing in Philadelphia. The grandfather was a shoemaker by trade, but being unable to find work in any of the factories of that city, he opened a shoe shop at the quarries on the Schuylkill river and engaged in the manufacture of boots and shoes for the quarrymen. In 1834, with his wife and family in a one-horse covered wagon, he came to Franklin county, Ohio, and purchased one hundred acres of land in the Amlin neighborhood of Washington township, for which he paid cash. After erecting a little cabin he made a small clearing that spring and planted corn and potatoes by punching holes in the ground with a spade and then planting the seed. As the father of our subject could not eat corn bread, his mother had to go all the way to Columbus to buy a little wheat flour, blazing the trees to mark her way through the woods. After a time the little log cabin gave place to a more pretentious dwelling of hewed logs, eighteen by twenty feet. Coming with the grandfather from Wales was his brother, Daniel O. Roberts and wife, who located in Ohio at about the same time, and about 1839 purchased one hundred and fifty acres of land in Norwich township from Strickland Wynekoop, for which he paid nine hundred dollars m cash. He died there in December, 1868, when past the age of seventy years, and our subject's father inherited the farm, for which our subject now has the patent issued by President Madison. The grandfather cleared and improved his farm in Washington township, and spent his last days with his son, David Roberts, in that township, though he died in Norwich township, in April, 1862, at the age of about seventy-five years, while visiting the father of our subject. He was a consistent member of the United Presbyterian church, which he joined after coming to Ohio, and in early life was a Whig, but joined the Republican partv on its organization and voted for both Fremont and Lincoln. His wife died about 1858. In their family were only two sons: William, the father of our subject; and David, who married Eliza, daughter of James Walcutt, a pioneer of this county. During the Civil war David enlisted as lieutenant in Company K, One Hundred and Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but as the company was not full its members w-ere divided among the other companies of the regiment, and he became first lieutenant of Company D. He served his term of one hundred days, but soon after returned home ill, and died in September, 1864.

William Roberts, our subject's father, was born in Philadelphia, February 6, 1823, shortly after the arrival of his parents in this country, and his father used to laughingly tell him that he came very near being a foreigner. He was eleven years old when the family came to this county, in 1834, but at that time was unable to speak a word of English, as his parents always used the Welsh language. Here he attended school conducted in a primitive log school house, later known as the Spindler school, to which he had to walk two miles through the woods from his home. Jumping from log to log, he would often slip and sink waist deep in mud and water, and reach the school house drenched to the skin. Schools were then conducted on the subscription plan and the teachers received but ten dollars per month. After completing his education Mr. Roberts taught for that munificent sum in Norwich township. He was reared as a farmer boy, and from his fifteenth year made his home with his uncle, Daniel O. Roberts, whom he aided in the arduous task of clearing and improving the farm. At his uncle's death he inherited one hundred and forty-two acres. He already owned fifty acres just across the road from the other tract. After his marriage he located on the fifty acres, which he cleared w^ith the assistance of his wife and sons, and built thereon a good house of hewed logs. He added to his farm from time to time until at his death he had a place of one hundred and thirteen acres. He died in February, 1 87 1. In religious belief he was a Universalist, and in politics was first a Whig and later a Republican. He held some township office almost continuously, and was one of the most prominent and influential men of his community. His wife died in August, 1898.

Before her marriage this worthy lady w^as Miss Mahala Hunter, who was born in Portsmouth, Ohio, January 14, 1826, and was brought by her parents to Washington township, this county, when a little girl. The country at that time was all wild and unimproved, and the woods were infested by deer, wolves and wildcats. Her father, James Hunter, was born near Marietta, Ohio, in the latter part of the eighteenth century, and as a boy served as fifer in the war of 181 2. He married Sarah Plowman, who was of German descent, and a daughter of James Plowman. For a few years after their marriage he made his home on a farm near Portsmouth, and then moved to Franklin county, locating in Washington township, two and a half miles w^est of Dublin. He came here after putting in his grain on the farm near Portsmouth, and returned there in the fall to harvest his crops, leaving his family in the wilderness. One day while he w-as gone his big dogs got to barking, and going out to see what was the cause of the disturbance Mrs Hunter saw they had a young deer at bay, and she shouted for one of tfie children to bring the father's shoe knife, with which she dispatched the animal. Being assisted by Asa Wilcox, she told him he could take a part of the carcass home, and he took the best part, leaving her only the fore part. She died on that farm in 1880, having survived her husband some time, his death occurring in May, 1862. when he was over seventy years of age. His father was a native of Ireland.