Harrison Township (part 11 of 37)

In 1896 Mr. Garner was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Josephine Easter, who likewise was born and reared in Harrison County and who is the only child of Joseph M. and Elisabeth (Barclay) Easter, the former of whom was born in Cadiz Township February 12, 1841, and the latter of whom was born in Nottingham Township, a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Kissick) Barclay, who were born in County Kerry, Ireland, where their marriage occurred and whence they came to America in 1826, becoming early settlers of Harrison County, Ohio, where they passed the remainder of their lives in Nottingham Township. Mrs. Elizabeth (Barclay) Easter was born February 18, 1841, and her marriage was solemnized March 6, 1871. Her husband passed to eternal rest on the 31st of the following December, and she survived him by many years. She finally purchased a farm in Moorefleld Township. She was an earnest member of the United Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Garner have but one child, Esther Glenn, who is the wife of Francis M. Rea, of Cadiz, Ohio, and they have one son, John Edward. It should be stated that Mr. Garner still pays allegiance to the profession which he adopted in his youth, and is still engaged In teaching during the winter terms of school.

Joseph H. Myers. It is claimed that a man reared on a farm never loses his love for the soil, and certain it is that many of the sons of farmers who for a period left rural surroundings for those more urban have returned to their first calling and are now to be found among the most dependable of the agriculturalists of the country. When such men return to the farm they make a success of their work, for they know Just what the requirements are and how to engage in the cultivation of the soil in a thoroughly practical and efficient manner. Such has been the case with Joseph H. Myers of Rumley Township, who after some years spent in different occupations returned to his original calling and now owns a finely cultivated farm of 107 acres in Rumley Township.

Joseph H. Myers was born in Lee Township, Carroll County, Ohio, February 10, 1877. a son of Orlonzo and Nancy (Slates) Myers. Orlonzo Myers was born in Vinton County, Ohio, and his wife was born in Loudon Township,

Growing up in Ohio, Orlonzo Myers came to Carroll County in young manhood and for a time worked for different farmers. About 1883 he moved to Jefferson, German Township, Harrison County, and after a brief stay there located at Jewett, where he was employed on railroad construction work and operated a sawmill until 1905. In the latter year he bought 100 acres of land in Rumley Township, and has since been engaged in conducting this property. He and his wife became the parents of the following children : John W., Joseph H., Mary Bell, Eliza Pearl, Samuel C., Burton P., Nellie V., an unnamed infant son deceased, Rennison. Jessie, Hazel, Della, Harry (who died when three years old) and Byrle. Mrs. Myers Is a consistent member of the Lutheran Church.

Joseph H. Myers attended the public schools of Jewett. While still a boy he began working for farmers, and continued this practice for some years, during which period he learned to be an excellent farmer. Later he went into railroading, and still later was employed in work on the telephone lines. In 1992, however, he decided to return to Jewett, and for six years was engaged in operating a draylng business. Selling it, he bought his present farm in Rumley Township, and is making a great success of his venture, carrying on general farming and stock-raising in an effective and paying manner.

On October 20, 1898, Mr. Myers was united In marriage with Grace Hilbert, a daughter of Amos and Amanda (Reid) Hilbert. Mr. and Mrs. Myers have had the following children born tp them: Harry F., Arthur H., William Joseph and Myrle Allen and Marian Agnes, the last two being twins. Little Myrle Alien died when seven months old, but the other children are living. Mr. and Mrs. Myers are valued members of the Lutheran Church of Jewett.

Lewis D. Latham. One of the best known names at Freeport is that of Latham, and it is borne by some of the best citizens and progressive business men of this part of the state. The family is an old American one, and dates back in Harrison County, Ohio, to John Latham, a soldier of the War of 1812, who, in 1816, came with his family to Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, and bought some school land. He lived but a few years longer, but his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have lived up to his own high standards. The children born to John Latham and his wife, Lucy, were as follows: Robert A., John, George, Sarah, Mary, Anna, Fannie, Betsy and Lucy. All of his mature years he worshipped according to the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and upon coming to Harrison County immediately transferred his membership to the local congregation.

Robert A. Latham, eldest son of John Latham, was born in Virginia, and came to Harrison County with his parents. Here he was married to Susan Davidson, born in Freeport Township, a daughter of Lewis Davidson, a pioneer farmer of Freeport Township, who entered land from the Government and became a prosperous farmer. The children of Lewis Davidson were as follows: William, John, Lewis, Mordecai, Thomas, Joseph, Jesse, Jonathan, Susannah and Mary. Like his father, Robert A. Latham was a devout Methodist.

Robert A. Latham lived in Moorefleld Township until his marriage, and then moved to Freeport Township, where he lived until his death, which occurred when he was fifty-eight years of age, from typhoid fever. The children of Robert A. Latham and his wife were as follows: William, James, Lewis D., Mary Lucy, Eunice, Selma and Sarah Frances.

Lewis D. Latham, whose name heads this review, son of Robert A. Latham, and father of the five sons who compose the firm of L. D. Latham's Sons, was during his young manhood occupied with conducting a farm in Freeport Township, and later he bought the family homestead. In addition to his farming he dealt extensively In live stock and bought wool, and continued to be one of the active factors of his neighborhood until 1908, when he retired, moved to Freeport, and has made it his place of residence ever since.

On October 18, 1866, Lewis D. Latham was married to Louisa Hefling, born in Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio, December 29, 1842, a daughter of Noah and Martha (Herron) Hefling. Mr. and Mrs. Latham became the parents of the following children: Olive, w'ho married Rev. W. B. Maughman and has two children, Dean and Floy; Frank M., who is mentioned below; Susannah, who married Eudsley Adams, lives at Marshalltown, Iowa, and has two children, Lucile, now Mrs. Frank Eversole, and Pearl ; John N., who is mentioned below ; M. Eunice, who Is at home; Lewis W., \vho is mentioned below; Robert Albert, who is mentioned below; Minnie V., who is at home; and James V., who is also mentioned below. Like all the other members of their families Mr. and Mrs. Lewis D. Latham are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

('rank M. Latham, eldest son of L. D. Latham and his wife, was born in Freeport Township August 21, 1870, and was educated in the schools of his district On June 21, 1906, he was united in marriage with Arminda Asher, a daughter of Henry and Arminda (Stewart) Asher, and they have two children, Asher Frank and Paul Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Frank M. Latham belong to the Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church. Since the firm of L. D. Latham's Sons was organized Frank M. Latham has been a member of it

John N. Latham, second son of L. D. Latham and his wife, was born In Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio, May 25, 1872, and lived at home until his marriage, alternating farm w-ork with attendance at the district schools. On November 21, 1908, he was united in marriage with Edith Spencer, a daughter of William and Elizabeth (Davidson) Spencer. There are no children. After his marriage John N. Latham began farming on a rented farm in Freeport Township, and still is interested in general farming and stock raising. The first

Mrs. Latham died in January, 1910, and December 25, 1917, Mr. Latham was married to Miss Irene Parker, a daughter of George W. and Daisy (Dean) Parker. By his second marriage John N. Latham has a daughter, Vivian Irene. Mr. Latham belongs to the Presbyterian Church of Freeport, although he was reared a Methodist.

Lewis W. Latham, third son of Lewis D. # Latham and his wife, was born in Freeport Township October 16, 1875. Like his brothers he remained at home until he was married, and he attended the district schools. On September 21. 1904, Lewis W. Latham was married to Miss Clio F. Shontz, a daughter of James O. and Ada Shontz, and they have two children. Ethel Olive and Frances Marie. Both he and his wife belong to the Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church. Since 1905 Lewis W. Latham ha 8 been a resident of Freeport.

Robert Albert Latham, the fourth son in the above mentioned family, was born in Freeport Township June 5, 1880. After attending the local schools he took a course In the International Business College at Fort Wayne, Indiana. Until 1903 he continued to live on the homestead, but in that year came to Freeport, and since that date has been associated with his brothers in the firm of L D. Latham's Sons. He, too, belongs to the Freeport Methodist Church.

James V. Latham, youngest son of L. D. Latham and his wife, was born in Freeport Township April 21, 1886. He attended the district schools, the Freeport High School and Scio College at Scio, Ohio. Subsequently he was a student at the university at Valparaiso, Indiana. during 1908 and 1909. From 1905 to 1906 he was sales manager for the Cadiz Electric Company of Cadiz, Ohio, and since 1904 he has also been connected with the firm of L. D. Latham's Sons. Mr. Latham has also been actively interested In the Insurance business for the past thirteen years, and for ten years has been a uotary public. On December 21, 1910, James V. Latham was united in marriage with Ada Byron Dunlap, a daughter of Lycurgus M. and Ellen (Brokaw) Dunlap, and they have one daughter, Dorothy Elouise. They are members of the Freeport Methodist Episcopal Church.

The firm of L. D. Latham's Sons Is one of the best known organizations in the county and handles hardwood lumber, live stock, poultry, wool, hay. straw, grain, hardware, salt, fertilizers and building materials. It would be difficult to find finer or more representative men than the Lathams anywhere in the country, and the father and sons hold the confidence of the public and the respect of all with whom they come in contact.

Harry B. McConnell. To have a hobby. If it be a useful one, is commendable, but an examination of this book would lead one to believe that Harry B. McConnell has a "whole stable full," since he contributes to this publication the "Harrison County Bird List," "Notes on Unusual Weather Phenomena," and also the list of books he has collected that relate in some way to Harrison County. As editor of the Cadiz Republican he is in control of one of the leading country newspapers of Ohio, but now the publication of it curtails the time be might otherwise devote to enlarging on his interest in birds and nature, as well as other things.

Harry Burns McConnell was born in Cadiz on Saturday, September 14, 1867, to William and Eliza Burns McConnell. He started to school in September of 1873, Miss Jennie Arnold being the teacher of the primary room of the Cadiz Public Schools at that time, and she was also his Sunday school teacher for a number of years. He graduated as a member of the high school class of 1885, at the age of seventeen years, and the next day he entered the office of the Cadiz Republican to learn the printing trade, Wesley B. Hearn being the editor and proprietor at that time. He had previously served as "carrier boy," delivering the paper to town subscribers every Thursday morning. He was able to "set" over a galley of type the first day he was in the office, having previously printed an amateur paper. In printing this small sheet during his spare time in the years 1882 and 1883 he exchanged with boys who were similarly engaged all over the country, and on one occasion, to attract attention, purpoefely dated the miniature sheet, which he called "No Name," as having been issued in 1782, so that the mistake would call attention to his efforts in embryonic journalism.

After being in the Republican office for fourteen months the foreman, Charles B. Davis, left Mr. Hearn's employ to start an office of his own, and since the entire force at that time consisted of the foreman and two apprentices, Harry McConnell and Harry Kinsey, the subject of this sketch then had his first experience on job work and in making up newspaper forms. The first named apprentice was soon in full charge of the mechanical work of the office, and continued as foreman and assistant to Mr. Hearn In the work of editing the -paper and keeping the books until a severe attach of neuritis in November of 1911 led the foriher proprietor to sell the paper to Mr. McCbnnell, the transfer of ownership taking place on February 12, 1912.

As editor of the Republican Mr. McConnell has kept the paper up to its high standard, and under his management the circulation, advertising patronage and job work turned out have considerably increased.

The McConnell family is one of the old families of Cadiz, Michael McConnell, the grandfather of Harry B. McConnell, having come to Cadiz from Steubenville in 1820, after serving as deputy sheriff in that county.

He was radical in his views on slavery, temperance and the use of tobacco, and was possibly the first man in Harrison County to vote the prohibition ticket. An incident that happened during the time be was conducting a grocery at Cadiz will show how he abhorred the traffic in intoxicating liquors. The drayman had brought some groceries up from the depot and was unloading them in front of his store when Mr. McConnell noticed a barrel of whiskey on the same dray. "Take those goods back to the depot," was Michael McConnell's orders, "and haul them back without bringing any whiskey along with them," he added. And he never sold any tobacco in his store, since he did not wish to encourage a practice that he did not believe in.

Harry McConnell has in his collection of old relics and souvenirs six books which are bound in strawboard, containing every mention made in the Bible, giving the chapter and verse, that refers to intoxicating liquors and slavery. These books are in manuscript and were written by Michael McConnell. Along with these books is the "Constitution and By-Laws of the Order of Cadiz Templars of Honor and Temperance," printed in 1856.

The foregoing facts undoubtedly have something to do with the hatred of the liquor traffic entertained by his grandson, Harry B. McConnell, although the example set by his father, William McConnell, would have likewise greatly influenced him to refrain from the use of strong drink, since he also shunned the use of liquor and tobacco. There is something of a tradition, however, that William McConnell, as a boy, was once helping a farmer to harvest when hard cider was passed around and young William, without being aware of the possibilities of the beverage, Indulged a little too freely, and in the midst of the resulting spree he managed somehow to mount on the back of a steer (some say it was a bull) and ride it through the streets of Cadiz. If this be true, it can be truthfully said it was his first and only Indulgence in intoxicating liquor. He was a charter member of the Sons of Temperance, the first temperance order ever organized at Cadiz, and was also a member of the Cadiz Templars.

William McConnell also had an experience with the use of tobacco when a young boy. He was once with a few companions who had some cigars, and they were divided among them. William put his ."smokes" under his hat and forgot all about them until they fell from under his headgear as he took it off to take his place at the supper table, and of course his father saw what happened, and William received a stern rebuke and emphatic lecture on the use of tobacco.

Rev. John Bums, D. D., the maternal grandfather of Harry B. McConnell, was the Methodist Protestant minister at Cadiz in 1850-1854. He was married twice, his first wife being Mary Jewett Pearson, who was the grandmother of the subject of this sketch. Jesse Pearson was the name of her father, and his wife's name was Mehitable Plummer, the Pearsons and Plummers being old and honored New England families, there being a record of the marriage of a Pearson and Plummer shortly after the settlement at Plymouth, Massachusetts. Doctor Bums took a prominent part in the General Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church, and presided over the deliberations of that body on one or two occasions. He served as chaplain of the Ohio penitentiary during the term of governorship of Richard M. Bishop, and his son,

J. J. Burns, a prominent Ohio educator, was state commissioner of schools at the same time. Doctor Burns was a charter member of Harrison Lodge, F. & A. M., of Cadiz. The branch of the Burns family to which Doctor Bums belonged was descended from the Scotch family of the same name to which the immortal singer Robert Bums belonged.

It is the policy of the present editor of the Cadiz Republican to give ardent support to any movement that has for its object the betterment and advancement of his native town. Shortly after our first Chautauqua was held he wrote an article on artificial lakes and pointed out the possibility of the construction of a lake on the Chautauqua grounds. This project was subject to ridicule and adverse criticism at first. He also wrote an article before the removal of the County Fair Grounds from the McMechan site to the Chautauqua grounds and was the first to advocate such action being taken.

Mr. McConnell served for a short time as member of the Cadiz School Board, and in recent years has been president of the Board of Trustees of the Public Library. He has also served as both treasurer and vice president1 of the Buckeye Press Association, and takes a prominent part in the meetings of the association. He has written articles on nature study for the magazine section of Sunday newspapers, and also for New York magazines. He is a member of several ornithological clubs.

On October 15, 1801, Mr. McConnell married Miss Eva M. Dickerson, daughter of Samuel C. and Mary McCoy Dickerson. The Dickerson family is one of the pioneer families of Harrison County, and for over 100 years the name has been associated with the most progressive and representative people of this section. They have one daughter, Mrs. Isabel Ronsheim, Mr. Ronsheim now being associated with Mr. McConnell in the publication of the Cadiz Republican.

Enos D. Statleb, a prosperous general farmer and stock-raiser of Rumley Township, owns and operates 208 acres of very valuable land that he has in a high state of cultivation. He was bora in Monongahela County, West Virginia, July 11, 1867, a son of John W. and Anna B. (Moore) Statler, grandson of Jacob Statler and great-grandson of Jacob Statler, the latter being one of the pioneers of Monongahela County, West Virginia. He settled near Dunkard Creek, on a stream that was known as Jake's Run, and when a postoffice was established at this point it was called in his honor, Statler's Postoffice. The elder Jacob Statler met with the fate of a number of the early settlers of this country, having been killed and scalped by hostile Indians, this atrocity being perpetrated on his own land.

Jacob Statler, the younger, was bora on Jake's Run, and there he spent practically all of his life. He married Bettle Walker, and their children were as follows: Sarah, Plezie, Catherine and John W. The family belonged to the Christian Church.

a daughter of Daniel and Priscilla (Tenant) Moore. Daniel Moore, maternal grandfather of Enos D. Statler, was a farmer of Monongahela County, a heavy landowner, and lived there all his life. His children were as follows: Gilbert B., Jacob R., Nimrod A., Anna B., Sarah Margaret, Eliza Jane, Rebecca, Luama and Ida Bell. Like the Sta tiers, the Moores belonged to the Christian Church.

Until 1900 John W. Statler was engaged in farming, but during that year he left Monongahela County and went to northern Nebraska, where he Is still living. His wife died In 1017. Their children were as follows : James Newton, Enos Daniel, Mary Elizabeth, Priscilla Jane, Sarah Margaret, Rebecca, Newman Benson, Jacob Peter, Thomas and Lloyd. Mr. Statler, together with his children, belong to the Christian Church; and during her lifetime Mrs. S'tatler also belonged to this denomination.

Growing up in his native county, Enos D. Statler learned farming as well as gained the literary instruction -furnished by the district schools. While still Ii^lyg in Monongahela County he commenced hik^Bependent farming, and continued it until lS^JVhen he moved to Wayne Township, Greene Jbou^ty, Pennsylvania, and there he continued farming until 1010. He then sold and moved to Rumley Township, Harrison County, buying his present farm of 208 acres. He has been eminently successful In fill of his operations, and has gained a welldeserved reputation as a general farmer and stock-raiser.

In 1880 Mr. Statler was united in marriage with Sarah Tenant, a daughter of Nimrod A. and Margaret #J. (Lemley) Tenant Mr. and Mrs. Statler became the parents of the following children : Claude C. is a commercial instructor in the Wheeling High School. Lonnie L., who is a veteran of the great war, is a teacher in the South Hill High School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He married Grace Strader and they have one son, Robert Allen, bora September 4, 1920. Ray C., who is a graduate of the Elliott Commercial College at Wheeling, West Virginia, Is now a commercial teacher in the Wellsburg, West Virginia, High School. Emma E. and Frank are both at home. Frank graduated from Germania High School, Jefferson, Ohio, in 1921. Mr. and Mrs. Statler are members of the Baptist Church.

Lonnie L. Statler entered the service December 20, 1917, and was assigned to Battalion A, Sixty-fourth Coast Artillery. On July 4, 1914, he sailed from Hoboken, and landed at Southampton, England, and from there went on to France, serving with his company until the signing of the armistice. He was returned to the United States February 23, 1019, and was discharged and returned home. Having done his duty to his country in time of war, he has quietly returned to it to give it just as valuable a service outside of the army. This country needs, and will continue to need, young men like Mr. Statler, who have taken part in a great undertaking and through the broadening effects of contact with other men and countries have learned of the advantages of their own and are prepared to continue to defend them to the utmost. In his present work of guiding the budding intellect of bis pupils Mr. Statler is rendering bis country just as important a service as be did when he wore Its uniform, and it is safe to say that none who come under the influence of this brave young veteran will fail to carry with him into his after life something of the real Americanism which enabled the "Yanks" to hold back the hordes of the enemy and Anally vanquish them.

Gbobge A. Hilligas is doing well his part in maintaining the high prestige of the family name in connection with civic loyalty and the furtherance of farm industry In his native county, and is one of the successful agriculturists and stock-raisers of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where he is the owner of a well improved farm of 210 acres, not far distant from the old homestead on which he was born and reared. He is a son of Francis A. Hilligas, and data regarding the family history may be found pa other pages. In the sketch of another son, Charles C.

Mr. Hilligas was bqrn in Short Creek Township on the 19th of July, 1883, and here the district schools fortified him in youthful education. His loyalty to his native county is unlimited and is shown alike in his earnest support of measures and enterprises tending to advance the general welfare of the community as well as in his energy and careful management in the furtherance of the great basic industries of agriculture and stock-growing, of which he is a prominent exponent of the younger generation in Short Creek Township. He has made no effort to enter the arena of practical politics but is a staunch supporter of the principles and policies for which the republican party stands sponsor.

On the 22d of December, 1909, Mr. Hilligas was united in marriage to Miss Loraine Reppart, who likewise was born and reared in Short Creek Township and whose father, Thomas F. Reppart, is the subject of an individual review in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Hilligas are popular figures in the social life of their community, and enjoy welcoming thfeir many friends to their attractive home, which is known for its hospitality and good cheer. They have two children - Ralph Paul and Agnes Marie. Mr. and Mrs. Hilligas are members of the United Presbyterian Church.

Lloyd L. Carson is numbered among the able representatives of farm enterprise in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, and is a young man who has found in his native county a field of industry that challenges his best efforts and offers him the best of opportunities. He was born In Nottingham Township June 1, 1885, and is a son of Albert O. and Lydia E. (Mil liken) Carson, concerning whom adequate record is given on other pages, in the personal sketch of another son, William J.

The district Schools of Nottingham and Green Townships afforded Lloyd L. Carson his early education, and he remained on his father's farm In Cadiz Township until the year 1904, when he returned to Nottingham Township, which ha 8 since continued the stage of his successful activities as an agriculturalist and stock-grower, his farm comprising 102 acres of fertile and productive land and the place being kept at high standard under his vigorous management. He is a republican in political allegiance, and he and his wife hold membership in the Christian Church at Minksville.

On the 9th of December, 1911, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Carson to Miss Julia L. Fulton, who was bom and reared In Nottingham Township and who is a representative of a well known pioneer family of this county. Mr. and Mrs. Carson have no children. Mrs. Carson is a daughter of Ellis and Isabel (Malleraee) Fulton, both likewise natives of Harrison County. Ellis Fulton was bom In Nottingham Township on the 18th of May, 1849, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Pugh) Fulton, the former of whom was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and the latter was bora in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, Ohio, where her father, David Pugh, was a pioneer settler. William Fulton was a son of Philip Fulton, who came from the old Keystone State to eastern Ohio in the early pioneer days. He and his son William, who was then a boy, walked from Steubenville, Jefferson County, Ohio, to Nottingham Township, Harrison County, and with the axes which they carried on the trip they felled trees and prepared the logs for the erection of the cabin that was here to serve as the family domicile. After the primitive dwelling was made ready for occupancy the father and son returned to Steubenville, and shortly afterward the entire family came to the new home in the midst of the wilds of Nottingham Township, where was vigorously carried forward the development of the land that has remained in possession of the Fulton family during the long intervening years and which continued to be the home of Philip Fulton and his wife until they passed from the stage of life's mortal endeavors. Their children were ten in number - Philip, Alexander, William, John, Jane, Julia, Eliza, Mary, Hannah and Sarah.

William Fulton grew to manhood on the pioneer farm and with the passing years became one of the substantial representatives of farm enterprise in Nottingham Township, where he accumulated a valuable landed estate of about 500 acres, and where he and his wife remained until their deaths. Mrs. Fulton was a member of the Christian Church. They became the parents of eight children: John C., William P., Alexander, Scott, Ellis, Hannah (died in early childhood), Rachel and Louisa. The sons William P. tind Scott entered the Union army when the Civil war began, William P. having served as a member of the Ninetyeighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and Scott was likewise a member of an Ohio regiment, and was mortally wounded in the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia.

Ellis Fulton was reared and educated in Nottingham Township, and in that township he has devoted his entire active career to farm enterprise, his well improved rural estate comprising 450 acres of excellent land of his native township. His wife is a daughter of the late Lewis

C. and Lovina (McFadden) Mallernee, and they have five children: William E. married Miss Lulu Walker and they have two children - Myrtle and Howard. Lewis Craig Fulton first married Miss Rena Pugh, who is survived by two children - Vesta Gail and Roger Paul. Mrs. Fulton died in 1915, and for his second wife Lewis C. Fulton married Miss Nora Raber, the one child of this union being Harry Lewis. Julia is the wife of Lloyd L. Carson, of this review. Anna is the wife of George Cope. John married Miss Lulu Cope, and they have two children - -Velma Belle and Ellis.

Alvin O. Finical and his next older brother, James I., who is a bachelor, are associated in the ownership and management of a fine farm of 378 acres in Stock, Archer and Cadiz townships, Harrison County, and are representatives of a well known and highly honored pioneer family of the county, where their paternal grandfather established his residence nearly four score years ago.

Alvin O. Finical was born in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, December 24, 1869, and is a son of John and Martha (Irwin) Finical, whose marriage was here solemnized in April, 1856. John Finical passed away on the 4th of February, 1899, and his widow still remains on the old home farm. Her parents came to Harrison County many years ago, and later became pioneer settlers in Iowa, where they passed the remainder of their lives.

John Finical was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, April 4, 1829, a son of Isaac and Margaret ( Anderson y Finical, the former of whom was bom in Pennsylvania, of pioneer German stock, and the latter of whom was a daughter of Robert Anderson, of Washington County, Pennsylvania. His father, a native of Ireland, was a gallant soldier of the Continental line in the War of' the Revolution. Isaac Finical came with his family to Harrison County, Ohio, in 1831, and here he continued his association with farm enterprise until his death, which occurred in Cadiz Township, when he was seventy-five years of age, his widow having passed away in 1885, at the venerable age of eighty-eight years. They became the parents of nine children: Eliza # May (Mrs. William Spiker), Margaret (Mrs! Alexander Henderson), Jane (Mrs. William Miller), Frances C. (Mrs. David Steward), Mary E. (Mrs. Calvin Rodgers), Rachel (died in childhood), Robert, John and Thomas.

John Finical was about two years old when the family home was established in Harrison County, where he was reared and educated under the conditions of the middle-pioneer period, and where as a young man he was for a number of years a successful teacher in the district schools. After his marriage he settled on the farm in Cadiz Township which continued as the stage of his activities during the remainder of his long, worthy and useful life, and he was the owner of 378 acres at the time of his death. Mr. Finical was a staunch abolitionist in the period leading up to the Civil war, and was allied with the republican party from the time of its organization until the close of his life. His widow still survives him, as previously noted, as do also five of their ten children : Milton Beecher Finical is a. resident of the State of Kansas; Lizzie Margaret, who became the wife of John P. Ross; William H., who resided in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Thomas A., who was a resident of the State of Kansas, are all deceased; James I. and Alvin O. are associated in farm industry in their native county, as stated in the opening paragraph of this review; Martha V. married Ernest Carson; John died in 1905; Nellie V. married R. W. Reynard; and one' child died in infancy. Mr. Finical was an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church,' as is also his widow.

The district schools of Cadiz Township afforded Alvin O. Finical his early educational advantages, and from his youth to the present time he has continued to be actively associated with farm industry in his native township, his removal to his present farm having occurred shortly after his marriage, this being one of the well improved and ably managed farm properties of Cadiz Township. He is a republican in political allegiance,' takes a lively interest in community affaire as a loyal and publicspirited citizen, and he and his wife hold membership In Asbury Chapel, Methodist Episcopal, in their home township.

On the 17th of December, 1891, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Finical to Miss Olive V. Adams, who was born In Stock Township, Harrison County, October 18, 1871, a daughter of John F. and Amanda (Barger) Adams, and they have five children - Dora D., J. Clark, Ross A., Clara Isabel and T. Nelson. Dora D. is now the wife of Clyde Ramsey, of Dennison, Ohio. Ross A. is one of the sterling young patriots who entered the nation's service when America became involved in the great World war. In September, 1917, he went forth with the first party of young men from Harrison County and was assigned to membership in the Three Hundred and Thirty-second United States Infantry, at Camp Sherman, this regiment being a part of the Eighty-third Division. Within a short time he was transferred to the Veterinary Corps of this division, and on the 29th of June, 1918, he landed in France. There he continued in active service until the signing of the historic armistice, when he went with his command into Belgium, later being for a time in Luxemburg, and thereafter being assigned to service with the Army of Occupation in German. In November, 1919, he returned to the United States, and after his discharge from the army returned to the home farm.

Joseph B. Dunlap, of Cadiz Township, was born October 28, 1864, in Athens Township. He is a son of Hugh P. Dunlap and has the same lineal descent as R. K. Dunlap, whose sketch has already been written for the Carroll and Harrison Counties History. His education was secured in the Cadiz Township Public Schools, and his life activity has been agriculture.

and her genealogy appears in this work. Her death occurred September 5, 1920. Her home was the Thompson family homestead, where the Thompson relatives have lived for more than a century. Agriculture and the live stock industry claim the attention of Mr. Dunlap.

D. W. Kail, one of the progressive farmers of Rumley Township, and superintendent of the Rumley Township roads, is a man who has devoted a large amount of his time and energies to public matters, and is responsible . for many of the improvements of this region. He was born in Rumley Township, November 6, 1867, a son of Hance W. and Elizabeth (Bricker) Kail, and grandson of Jacob Kail, one of the pioneers of German Township. The children of Jacob Kail were as follows: Samuel. Fred, George, Enoch, John, Hance W., Lovlna and Lucinda.

Hance W. Kail was born In German Township, March 11, 1828, and his wife was born In the same township, a daughter of Henry and Mary (Smith) Bricker. Henry Bricker was another of the pioneers of German Township, and his children were as follows: Lucinda, Elizabeth, Julia, Enoch and George, the last named giving up his life in defense of the Union during the war between the states. Hance W. Kail was one of the successful farmers of Rumley Township, to which he moved In young manhood, and which he made his home until his death, September 20, 1917. Mrs. Kail Is also deceased. They belonged to the United Brethren Church. The children bom to Hance W. Kail and his wife were as follows: George, D. W.t Heba, John, Mary and Ida.

D. W. Kail attended the country schools of his native township, and from childhood was engaged in farm work. During his young manhood he began farming, and he was also for ten or twelve years engaged in operating a threshing machine. Until 1914 he was actively occupied with farming, but since then he has lived adjoining the corporation of Jewett, but still holds his farm of 102 acres of valuable land. For the past five years he has been superintendent of the roads of Rumley Township, and also does much work for the county, particularly in the building of bridges. He has been quite important politically and has held the offices of assessor of Rumley Township, and that of constable, being in the latter for twenty years.

D. W. Kail was married to Amanda Cogan, a daughter of Joseph and Lea Cogan, of Perry Township, Carroll County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Kail became the parents of the following children: William, who is deceased; Bertha, who married John A. Shambaugh; Jessie, who married 8. M. Shambaugh, and has the following children, Wilma, Harry, Merrill and Arthur; Charles, who married Maude Pratt; Asa, who married Effie Heidy; Grover, who married a Miss Wood; and Perry, who is also married. Mr. and Mrs. Kail are members of the United Brethren Church of Rumley. Having spent his life in Rumley Township, it is but natural that Mr. Kail's interest In it should be strong or that he takes a pride in the work he has been able to accomplish in its behalf. A friend to good roads, he has done much to bring about the improvement of those under his supervision, and has plans for further development along the lines already followed.

Arthur L. Purviance is one of the live business men of Harrison County, who is engaged in merchandising at Jewett, and the policies he is pursuing are such as to win for him the confidence of his community and the respect of his competitors. Mr. Purviance was born in Smithfleld Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, December 5, 1883, a son of William Purviance, and a grandson of Nathan Purviance, a farmer of Smithfleld Township during the earlier days of Jefferson County.

William Purviance was born in Smithfleld Township, Jefferson County, and there he was married to Nancy Polen, born at East Springfield, Jefferson County, Ohio, a daughter of Peter and Anna Maria (Graham) Polen. After being engaged in farming in Smithfleld Township for a time William Purviance moved to Salem Township, the same county, and is still living on his farm. He and his wife became the parents of the following children: Arthur

The maternal great-grandfather of Arthur L. Purviance, William Polen, came from Virginia to Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1828. His wife bore the maiden name of Elizabeth Peg. One of their sons, Peter Polen, became the maternal grandfather of Arthur L. Purviance, and he was bom in Virginia March 28, 1822, and died January 21, 1901. His wife was born November 27, 1829, and died May 5, 1911. Prior to his marriage Peter Polen began farming in Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and continued his farming operations in that township the remainder of his life. Peter Polen and his wife had the following children: James R., Mary, Daniel, Edgar (who died at the age of twenty-six years), William, Lucinda, George, Nancy (mother of Arthur L. Purviance), Ruth, Sarah Rosetta and Rosie (twins who died at the age of three months), Charles and Luther. Like the Purviance family the Polens all belonged to the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Arthur L. Purviance not only attended the schools of his district, but took a commercial course in a business college at Steubenville, Ohio. In 1908 he established a general store at Jewett, and has since been engaged In conducting his business, expanding with each year in a normal and healthy manner as a result of his good management.

M. Johnson, a daughter of J. B. Johnson, and they have one son, William J. Mr. and Mrs. Purviance belong to the Presbyterian Church of Jewett and he Is on its official board. Mr. Purviance is a Mason and belongs to Sclo Lodge A. F. & A. M.

George S. Shultz, who is one of the vital and successful representatives of farm industry in North Township. Harrison County, bears the full patronymic of his grandfather, George S.

Shultz, Sr., who was one of the sterling citizens and honored pioneer settlers of this county, where he continued his association with agricultural pursuits until his death. His wife was a member of the well known Hoobler family, which likewise has pioneer distinction in this part of the Buckeye State.

He whose name initiates this review was born at New Rumley in Rumley Township, Harrison County, October 28, 1871, and is a son of George W. and Rosanna (Lyle) Shultz, the former of whom was born in German Township and the latter in Rumley Township, this county, a daughter of William and Jane (Lewis) Lyle. George W. Shultz was yet a boy when he initiated an apprenticeship to the trade of wagonmaker, in which he became a skilled workman, his three years1 apprenticeship having been served in Carroll County. Thereafter he engaged in the work of his trade at New Rumley, Harrison County, and in 1862 he left his wife and their three children to tender his aid in defense of the Union. He thus subordinated his personal Interests to the call of patriotism, enlisting in the One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he served two years and eleven months, or until the close of fhe Civil war. He participated in the many engagements in which his gallant command was involved, including the historic battle of the Wilderness, the battle of Cold Harbor and the siege of Petersburg. After having thus made a valiant record as a loyal soldier Mr. Shultz returned home and resumed the work of his trade at New Rumley. Later he turned his attention to the carpenter's trade, in which he long controlled a prosperous business, and he continued his residence at New Rumley until his death, at the age of seventy-five years, his wife having passed away when about eightythree yeats of age and both having been earnest members of the United Brethren Church, while he was affiliated with the Grand Army of the Republic. Arthur L., the eldest of the children, married Miss Margaret Donaldson, and was sixty years of age at the time of his death; John W. married Lydia Slutz, who is deceased, and he maintains his home in Canton, Ohio; Mary J. died when about fifty-nine years of age; and George S., of this sketch, is the youngest of the number.

The public schools of New Rumley afforded George S. Shultz his early educational advantages, and as a youth he began working with his father at the carpenter's trade, to which, as a competent artisan, he continued to devote his attention until 1900, when he became a farmer in Archer Township. His wife died the following year, and he then removed from the farm to New Rumley, his former home, and in December, 1902, he contracted a second marriage. For the ensuing four years he was engaged in farm enterprise In Stark County, and since that time North Township, Harrison County, has been the stage of his progressive activities as an agriculturist and stock-raiser, his present farm, which he purchased in 1919, comprising 102 acres. His political support is given to the republican party, and he and his

March 6, 1894, recorded the marriage of Mr. Shultz to Miss Mary Robinson, daughter of Frank and Mary (Whittaker) Robinson, of Harrison County, and she passed to the life eternal in 1901. She is survived by two children : Emma is the wife of Ira Fife, of Archer Township, and they have three children - Mary Frances and Kenneth LeRoy ; Ruth M., the youngest daughter, remains at the paternal home. On the 26th of December, 1902, Mr. Shultz wedded Miss Susannah Heavilin, who was born and reared in Harrison County and who is a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth Heavilin and a representative of an honored Pioneer family of the county. Mr. and Mra Shultz have three children - Rosa Elizabeth, Ralph H. and Lona Mildred. Into their home was taken Melvin J. Shultz when he was a lad of about eleven years, after the death of his mother, the wife of John W. Shultz, elder brother of the subject of this sketch. Melvin J. Shultz was born December 6, 1896, a son of John W. and Lydia M. (Slutz) Shultz, and he was reared to adult age in the home of his uncle, George S. Shultz, to whom this review is dedicated. It was given to this sterling youth to represent his native county and the Shultz family in the nation's military service in the World war. Entering the service on the 25th of July, 1918, he was assigned to Company D, Three Hundred and Thirty-sixth Infantry, at Camp Sherman, Ohio, and In the following September he accompanied his command to France. There, at Le Mons, he was transferred to Company L, Three Hundred and Sixty-first Infantry, Ninetyfirst Division, and on the 26th of September he went with this command to the front, in the Argonne offensive. He there served during thirteen days of the stupendous war activities in this sector, and then accompanied his regiment into Belgium, where he entered the front line on the 30th of October. He was there In the thick of the fray for five days, and on the fifth day, November 3, 1918, his right hand was injured by shrapnel from a high-explosive shell projected by the enemy. Thereafter his injury necessitated his confinement in hospital, and after having been in several different hospitals in Belgium and France he was sent to the Thirty-third Base Hospital at Portsmouth, England, where he remained until December 12, 1918, when he sailed for America. He arrived in the port of New York City on the 26th of that month, and after having remained two weeks on «Staten Island he was transferred to the Walter Reed General Hospital in the City of Washington, where he remained until he received his honorable discharge, October 15, 1919. Hi 8 injury has resulted in the permanent disability of his right hand, the little finger being absent, together with a considerable part of the rest of the hand. Since his discharge he has been living in the City of Canton, Stark County.

T. Elmer Grove is effectively aiding in the maintaining of the reputation of his native county as a district marked by well improved and well managed farms, and in Cadiz Town- ship, Harrison County, are to be found few more attractive and valuable farms than bis splendid rural estate of 332 acres, situated about two miles from Cadiz, tbe county seat, and known as tbe old homestead of tbe late Samuel Cochran.

Mr. Grove was bom in Cadiz Township on the 19th of January, 1862, and is a son of Thomas and Sarah (Croskey) Grove, the former of whom was bom in York County, Pennsylvania, and the latter in Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio, a daughter of William and Mary (Crabb) Croskey, who were sterling pioneers of the county and of whom more specific mention is made on other pages* in the sketch of John Croskey. Thomas Grove was a son of Francis Grove, who likewise was a native of York County, Pennsylvania, as was also his wife, whose family name was Cross. In an early day they came from the old Keystone State to Harrison County, Ohio, and established their home on a pioneer farm in Short Creek Township, where they passed the remainder of their lives. As a young man Thomas Grove initiated independent activities as a farmer In Cadiz Township, but in the spring of 1889 he sold his farm and removed to Jefferson County, where he purchased a farm in Smithfleld Township, this place having continued as his place of residence until his death, In the autumn of 1899. After the death of her husband Mrs. Grove returned to Harrison County and established her home at Cadiz, where she still resides, as one of the venerable pioneer women of the county. Of their children the eldest Is William, a farmer in Smithfleld Township, Jefferson County; Nettie is the wife of William Thompson, another of the prosperous farmers of that township; T. Elmer, of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; Dr. Augustus C., a representative physician and surgeon of Harrison County, is engaged in practice in the Village of Jewett; Emma is the wife of Harry Livinsston, of Cadiz; Carrie is the wife of Joseph Aiken and they reside at Jewett; Lois is a teacher in the public schools at Warren, Trumbull County.

The district schools of Cadiz Township gave to T. Elmer Grove his early educational discipline, and he continued to be associated with the work of his father's form until the time of his marriage. He was twenty-six years of age at the time of the family removal to Jefferson County. His marriage occurred in 1898, and he then rented a farm in Smithfleld Township, that county, but in the following year, after the death of his father, he purchased the latter's farm in that township, where he continued his successful activities until 1901, when he sold the property and purchased a farm in Short Creek Township, Harrison County. He remained on this place of 140 acres for a period of eight years and then, ever alive to advancement in his chosen vocation, he sold this farm and bought the William Work farm in Cadiz Township, a property which he sold about one year later. He then, in 1910, made another progressive move, by purchasing the old homestead of Samuel Cochran in Cadiz Township, and to the original tract of 316 acres he has since added until he now has a splendid farm property of 332 acres, devoted to diversified agriculture and the raising of excellent grades of sheep and cattle. Vigor and good management mark Mr. Grove as one of the most progressive exponents of farm Industry in his native county, and his success has been cumulative since he initiated his independent activities in this allimportant field of industrial enterprise. He has had no desire to enter the arena of political activity, but is a staunch supporter of the cause of the republican party.

In February, 1898, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Grove to Miss Mary V. Rife, who was born In Tuscarawas County and reared in Harrison County. They have four children - Catherine, Donald, Paul and Sarah. Mrs. Grove is a daughter of George and Rebecca (Courtright) Rife. Her father served as bugler In Company H, One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil war, and thereafter followed his trade in the operation of the leading flour mill at Dennison, Tuscarawas County, until the time of his death. Of his two children Mary Virginia, wife of Mr. Grove of this review, Is the younger, and Caroline was the wife of Patterson Guthrie, of Tuscarawas County. She died 18 years ago.

Charles A. Bower. Bowerston stands as a memorial to the perseverance, industry and thrift of members of the Bower family, which was founded in Harrison County in 1806 by Barnhart Bower, the great-grandfather of Charles A. Bower, postmaster of Bowerston, and the immediate cause for the writing of this article. Barnhart Bower, the sturdy pioneer, came from Washington County, Maryland, bringing his family with him, it then including his wife, Mary, and several children, and after he reached Jewett he found the wilderness so dense he was forced to blaze their way through. A miller by trade, he was looking for a suitable site for a mill, and found what he wanted on the site now occupied by Bowerston, and from then on his family has been very prominently connected with the affairs of this locality. He had six children, and among whom were David, Henry, Jacob and Catherine.

David Bower, grandfather of Charles A. Bower, was born in Washington County, Maryland, and reared in Monroe Township. As he was growing up he frequently played with Indian children belonging to friendly tribes, and found them much the same as white ones. In 1866 he was one of the men who laid out the village of Bowerston, and he was engaged in farming and milling all of his life, owning a large amount of land and being a man of importance. For a number of years he served as a justice of the peace. He married Elizabeth Swinehart, and they had the following children: Jeremiah, Izlah, Ezekiel, Obediah, William, John A., David T., Mary A., Caroline and Margaret.

Ezekiel Bower, father of Charles A. Bower, was born at Bowerston August 18, 1835, and died March 27, 1907. He was a painter and carpenter by trade, and lived practically all of his life in and about Bowerston. In 1860 Eze- klel Bower was married to Sarah E. Jones, born at Westchester, Ohio, a daughter of Samuel and Sydney (Mossgrove) Jones, and they became the parents of the following children : Charles A., who was the eldest; Frank H., who died July 26, 1907 ; Edwin H., who lives at Dennison, Ohio; James A., who was fourth in order of birth; George T., who lives at Dennison, Ohio; Wilbur LeRoy, who lives at Toledo, Ohio; and Olive Blanch, who lives with her brother Charles A., is assistant postmistress.

Charles A. Bower attended the district schools of Monroe Township and the Heller School. He learned the trade of a painter, and also that of a carpenter under his father, but later worked at railroading and was In several railroad shops. In 1901 he began clerking in a general mercantile establishment, and continued in that line of endeavor until January 2, 1919, when he left in order to prepare himself for the duties of postmaster of Bowerston which he assumed on January 21 of that year, although he was only acting postmaster until August 5, when he received his appointment from President Wilson. Mr. Bower is a member of the Knights of Pythias and the Maccabees, both of Bowerston. He has always taken a very active part in the work of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Bowerston, of which he has been a member of its council for several years. For twelve years he ha 8 been superintendent of the Sunday School, and he is leader of the choir. Both as a man and public official Mr. Bower is worthy of all commendation, and is living up to the high standards of his forebears.

John Busby. Harrison County has some of the most progressive farmers of this part of Ohio, men who have not been slow in inaugurating Improvements on their properties, and are proud of the fact that they have taken advantage of modern inventions so as to increase their capacity and decrease the cost of production. One of these modern agriculturalists Is John Busby of Archer Township, whose family is a well known one in this vicinity. He was bom on his present farm on January 7, 1860, a son of Martin Van Buren Busby, who was also bom on the old Busby farm on February 5, 1834. His wife, Malinda Healea, was born in Cadiz Township in 1836.

The paternal grandfather was Abraham Busby, who was born in Baltimore County, Maryland. He was married to Deborah Kemp, also born in Maryland, and following their marriage they came with a horse and wagon to Harrison County, Ohio, locating in Archer Township, where he entered 160 acres of land from the Government, and this is the farm that is now owned by his grandson, John Busby. Here he rounded out his useful life, dying respected by all who knew him. The children bom to him and his wife were as follows: Joshua,

The maternal grandfather, Edward Healea, was one of the early farmers of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, and here his daughter. Mrs. Busby, was bora. He and his wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Busby, had the

Martin V. Busby spent all of his life upon the farm where he was bom, but lived in a different house. He became the owner of 245 acres of land, and was one of the well-known men of his community, in which he was always esteemed. He and his wife became the parents of the following children : Edward. John,

George A., Sarah, Abraham M., Clara J. (who married Noah Ballehugh, is deceased), Jessie (who married Daniel Tucker), Abbie, Emmett Thompson, Mary (who became the second wife of Noah Gallehugh), Joseph (who died at the age of nineteen years), Mattie (who married J. A. Stewart), Clark and Clyde.

Growing up in a neighborhood and at a time when children were taught to make themselves useful and were early trained in habits of helpfulness and thrift, John Busby was no exception to the rale. While he was learning the fundamentals of a public school education in his home district he was also engaged in assisting his father in the operation of the homestead, and in the course of time through inheritance and purchase has become its owner, the farm now comprising eighty acres, on which he is raising diversified crops and stock.

In 1888 Mr. Busby was united in marriage with Maggie E. Creagh, a daughter of William and Hannah (Webb) Creagh. Mrs. Busby died in 1890, leaving one daughter, Abbie, who married Pearl Stewart. Both by Inheritance and conviction Mr. Busby is a Methodist, and he maintains membership with the church of that faith at Jewett. For five years he served his township as assessor, and was elected a trustee of Archer Township, assuming the duties of that office on January 1, 1920. Archer Township is fortunate In having Mr. Busby as one of its official representatives, for he is a man who fully recognizes the importance of agriculture, and the fact that in both peace and war the lives, liberty and well being of the world depend upon the production of a proper amount of foodstuffs, and he is anxious not only to maintain old standards, but to increase the production from each acre, encourage the young people to remain in the rural districts, and to give to his section all necessary improvements, especially those bringing about good roads.

John W. Osbubn. Much data of marked interest as touching the history of Harrison County to be recorded in connection with the career of this representative farmer and honored citizen of Cadiz Township. He is a native son of this county and a scion of one of its sterling pioneer families, and it was given him to go forth from this county as a gallant young soldier of the Union in the Civil war, and his loyalty in civic life has always been on a parity with that which he thus manifested in his service in the great conflict which perpetuated the nation's integrity.

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natives of Pennsylvania, the former having been born in Wesmoreland County April 4, 1813, and the latter in Lancaster County August 26, 1816. Samuel Osbura was a son of Alexander and Mary (Barnes) Osburn, whose marriage was solemnized in Pennsylvania, May 10, 1808, and who became the parents of seven children: William, Susanna, Samuel, John, Jane, Martha (died in early childhood) and Mary. After the death of his first wife Alexander Osburn married Martha Rankin, of Washington County, Pennsylvania, and two children were born of this union, James D. and Rebecca.

Alexander Osburn was born In Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, May 14, 1785, and was a son of Samuel and Susanna (Garven) Osburn, whose marriage was solemnized in County Derry, Ireland, Samuel Osburn was born either in Scotland or Ireland and was a representative of one of the sterling old Scotch families that left their native land to escape the indignities showered upon those of the Seceder religious faith and who found refuge in the north of Ireland, which has continued a Presbyterian stronghold through the long intervening years, the Osburns having been rigid Presbyterians at the time of the memorable and historic exodus of those of this faith from Scotland into the northern part of Ireland. Samuel Osburn immigrated from Ireland to America about 1770, and established his residence in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. He served as a soldier in an infantry regiment in the War of the Revolution, and also assisted in driving the hostile Indians out of the western part of the Keystone State. He and his wife were zealous members of the Presbyterian Church and continued their residence in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, until their deaths. Their children were the following: Archibald (born in Ireland),

Early in the year 1816 Alexander Osburn came with his family from Pennsylvania and numbered himself among the early settlers in what is now Harrison County, Ohio. He had previously acquired a tract of wild and heavily timbered land in the present Athens Township, and on the same he had erected a long cabin, so that a modest home was ready for his family upon their arrival in what was little more than a wilderness. On this pioneer farm the devoted wife and mother died January 5, 1824, aged forty-three years, and in 1828 he removed from this original homestead of 160 acres to the land which he then purchased in Archer Township, where he passed the remainder of his life and where he died at the venerable age of eightytwo years, his second wife having passed away December 26, 1848. Mr. Osburn was a man of marked vigor and progressiveness in his day and generation and did much to further the development of agricultural and live-stock industry in Harrison County, where it is believed he was the first to introduce fine wool sheep into Archer Township. He enlisted for service in the War of 1812, but the conflict came to a dose soon afterward. He was a staunch whig I politics, and he and his family were most zealous members of the Presbyterian Church, In which he served as ruling elder and in which he represented the Steubenville Presbytery at the General Assembly of the church in the year 1846.

Samuel Osburn was about three years old at the time of the family arrival in Harrison County, where he was reared under the conditions of the pioneer epoch. He received the advantages of the schools of the locality and period and remained on the old homestead farm of his father in Archer Township until 1906, when he and his devoted wife removed to Cadiz, the county seat, where both died in the year 1908, after a wedded companionship of seventytwo and one-half years. The fine old homestead farm of 172 acres was made by him one of the most attractive and valuable in Archer Township, and he was an honored leader in community sentiment and action. He was originally an ardent whig, but united with the republican party at the time of its organization and ever afterward continued a staunch supporter of ft» cause, the while he was specially active in support of the Government during the period of the Civil war. Mr. Osburn was one of the leading members of the Presbyterian Church in Harrison County and served many years as ruling: elder, besides which he thrice represented the Steubenville Presbytery in the General Assembly of the church, his wife likewise having been a devoted member. It is worthy of special record that Mr. Osburn had the exceptional distinction of serving simultaneously as elder, deacon, trustee and Sunday School superintendent of the Presbyterian Church in Archer Township, besides serving at the same time as leader of the singing at the church services. He and bis wife were venerable and revered pioneer citizens of the county at the time when they passed from the stage of their mortal endeavors. Mrs. Osburn was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of John and Jane (McClellan) Welch, her father having been a native of Ireland and having come to America with his parents when he was a youth. John Welch came with his family to Harrison County, Ohio, about the year 1822, and settled In Archer Township, where he obtained 160 acres of Government land and where he remained until a few years prior to his death, when he rented the farm to one of his sons and moved to another farm in Stock Township, where he passed the remainder of his life, as did also his wife, both having been active members of the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of ten children: Mary, Elizabeth, Anna, Samuel, John, Matthew, Jane, James, David and William. All of the children are now deceased with the exception of William, who resides at New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County. Samuel and Elizabeth (Welch) Osburn became the parents of six children: Alexander died July 24, 1875, at the age of thirtyfour years, the maiden name of his wife having been Sarah Hedges; John W., immediate subject of this sketch, was the next in order of birth ; Jane is the wife of Morrison Moorehead, of Green Township; Martha is the wife of Granville Dickerson, of Nodaway County, Missouri; Amanda is the wife of Lyons A. Welch, of

John W. Osburn gained his early education in the schools of Archer Township, and continued to be associated with the activities of the home farm until the outbreak of the Civil war, when his youthful patriotism soon found ways and means to manifest itself. On the 9th of August, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company F, Ninety-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but in 1863 was discharged for physical disability. After recuperating his health he responded to the call for volunteers by enlisting, in May, 1864, in Company K, One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he was made sergeant of his company and with which he took part in two battles and several skirmishes. He was discharged September 10, 1864, and mustered out at the expiration of his term of service. After the close of his military service Mr* Osburn remained on the old home farm of his father until 1874, when he purchased and removed to his present farm of 126 acres in Cadiz Township, one and one-half miles southwest of the county seat. As an agriculturist and stock-grower Mr. Osbum's success has been based on long experience and upon vigorous and progressive policies, with rthe result that he has long been known as one -of the representative exponents of farm industry in his native county. He is a staunch republican in politics, is affiliated with the Grand .Army of the Republic, and he and his wife and tthrftar eider daughter are active members of the Presbyterian Church in the city of Cadiz.

In 1871 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Osburn to Miss Lyra Belle Thompson, who was bom in Green Township, Harrison County, a daughter of Samuel and Sarah Jane (Moorehead) Thompson, and of this union have been bom two children, Elizabeth Gertrude and Sarah Alice. The elder daughter remains at the parental home and is popular in the social life of the community, and Sarah Alice is the wife of Oliver H. Dickerson, of Duluth, Minnesota, where both hold membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Their three children are sons - John Osburn, Joseph Holmes and Samuel.

Jane (McClellan) Welch, maternal grandmother of Mr. Osburn, was a daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Oliver) McClellan, who were living in the vicinity of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the time of the Revolutionary war, in which conflict he served as first lieutenant in the cavalry, then known as the "flying camp." He was taken prisoner at the surrender of Fort Washington and was confined on Long Island, New York. He managed to escape, but was recaptured and was held as a prisoner of war until his exchange was effected.

Mii/ton B. Ross is a representative of the fourth generation of the Ross family in Harrison County and is one of the substantial farmers and influential citizens of Cadiz Township. His great-grandfather, John Ross, settled in the county about the year 1816, having here bought land in the midst of the virgin forest. John Ross was born in Scotland, and was a young man when he came to America and established his residence in Lancaster County Pennsylvania, where was solemnized his marriage to Miss Charlotte Hatcher. As above indicated, they came to Harrison County, Ohio, in the early years of the nineteenth century, where he continued to reside until his death, at the age of eighty- three years. His widow passed the closing years of her life in the home of one of their sons in Morgan County, Ohio. Their children were Adam, William, John, James, Hannah, (married Wilson Shannon, governor of Ohio), Eve, Polly and Susannah. The last named, the widow of Miles Tipton, was the last to survive, her death having occurred August 31, 1889, at which time she was ninety-two years of age.

Adam Ross was bora in Pennsylvania, as was also his wife, whose maiden name was Susannah Row. As a young man Adam Ross learned the blacksmith's trade, which he continued to follow in the old Keystone State until 1804, when he came to Ohio and settled in Harrison County. He applied himself vigorously at his forge until he went to the front as a soldier in the War of 1812. While in service he was stricken with fever and died In the regimental camp at Fort Stephenson, Sandusky, Ohio. His widow remained with her children on the pioneer farm in Harrison County until her death in 1848, at the age of seventy years. Their children were six in number : John, Adam and George (twins), Caleb, and Joseph and Aaron (twins).

Aaron Ross, father of him whose name Introduces this review, was born in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, July 3, 1811, and there passed his entire life. He was one of the leading exponents of farm industry in this township and was the owner of a valuable landed estate of about 300 acres at the time of his death, when venerable in years, he having been one of the last survivors of the native sons of his generation in Harrison County. He contributed much to the civic and material development and progress of his township and was a man of fine mentality and high ideals. Both he and his wife passed their declining years on their old homestead, about four miles distant from Cadiz. On the 16th of June, 1853, Mr. Ross was united In marriage with Miss Nancy Harper, who was born and reared in Archer Township, this county, a daughter of Samuel and Casandra (Cox) Harper, who were natives of Scotland and who were venerable residents of Harrison County at the time of their deaths. Mr. Harper reclaimed one of the excellent farms of the county, where he died in 1897, his wife having died in Cadiz. They were members of the Seeeder Church. They became the parents of nine children, all now deceased: James, Christopher, Samuel, Jared, Thompson, Nancy, Emeline and Angeline (twins), and Mary Ann. Aaron and Nancy Ross became the parents of three children: Milton B., the immediate subject of this sketch; Dr. Franklin Harper Ross, who became a successful physician and surgeon in the city of Brooklyn, New York; and Susan Elmaretta, who became the wife of William P. Hedges, of Cadiz Township, and she is now deceased.

Reverting to John Robs, great-grandfather of Milton B., it may be noted that as a youth he vent from Scotland and entered upon an apppc to the trade of linen weaver in the city of Dublin, Ireland. He found the vocation not to his liking, and came to America and established his residence in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, whence he went forth to serve with the patriot forces in the War of the Revolution, he having been ensign, lieutenant and quartermaster at Valley Forge. His son Adam was born in York County, Pennsylvania, and there was married to Miss Susannah Row, a native of that county. They established their home in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1806, and he died only thirty days after having entered service us a soldier in the War of 1812. His brother was with him when he died and split out puncheons with which to construct the rude coffin in which the patriot soldier was laid to rest at Fort Stephenson.

Aaron Ross was a stalwart advocate of the principles of the democratic party and cast his first presidential vote in support of General Andrew Jackson. He was twice the democratic nominee for the office of director of the county infirmary, but was unable to overcome the large republican majorities normal to the county. His wife was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Milton B. Ross was bom in Cadiz Township, July 3, 1854, and here received his early education in the district schools. He remained on the old farm until he bought his present farm of 143 acres, the place being well improved and yielding good returns, as he has been essentially energetic and progressive in his activities as an agriculturist and stock-grower and is one of the representative exponents of farm industry in his native township. He is unflagging in his allegiance to the democratic party and both he and his wife hold membership in Asbury Chapel, Methodist Episcopal.

On the 2d of May, 1877, Mr. Ross was united in marriage to Miss Anna J. Lavely, who likewise was bom in Harrison County, and was reared in Franklin County, Ohio. Her parents, Nathan J. and Mary (Patterson) Laveley, later became pioneer settlers in Kansas. Nathan died In Harrison County, while his wife died in Chicago. Mr. and Mrs.* Ross became the parents of four children, of who the youngest, Edith C., died at the age of three years. Josephine K. is the wife of William W. Armstrong, and they have one child, Anna Virginia, the family home being in Cadiz Township. Charles Franklin is married and resides in Great Falls, Montana. Aaron Clark died at the age of nineteen years.

Mr. Ross has in his possession a brass bullet and button mold, combined, which was owned by Adam Ross, the grandfather, and which bears the date of 1719.

Charles M. Mitzel has been a resident of Carroll County since his boyhood and since 1904 he has held the position of engineer at the large and modern plant of the Carrollton Pottery Company at the judicial center of the county.

Charles Milton Mitzel was bora in Stark County, Ohio, October 31, 1876, and ii a fin 1 of William G. and Amanda (Rortner) Mltnd, both of whom were bora in the state of Pennsylvania, where they were reared and educated and where their marriage was solemnized. The father was a miller by trade and vocation, and after following his trade in Stark County, Ohio, for a term of years he finally came to Carroll County, in the year 1890, and became operator of the flour mill at Augusta, where he remained, a representative business man and honored citizen, until his death in 1914, at the venerable age of seventy-eight years, his wife having died in 1886, at the age of forty-five years. They are survived by eight children: Howard, Albert E., A. E., Sadie, Charles M., Frank L., Minnie and Wesley. The father was a communicant of the Reformed Church and the mother held membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. '

In the public schools of his native cotmty Charles M. Mitzel acquired his early educatibnal discipline, and he was fifteen years of age at the time of the family removal to Augusta, Carroll County, where he continued to attend school and where also he became actively associated with the work in his father's mill, with which he continued his service about ten years. He then turned his attention to the operating of steam engines, and as a skilled engineer he has been continuously employed at Carrollton since November, 1904, his position paving been continuously that of engineer at the plant of the Carrollton Pottery Company, one of the leading industrial concerns of this section of the state.

In politics Mr. Mitzel has voted In harmony with hie earnest convictions and has been a staunch advocate and supporter of the cause of the prohibition party. He has been an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Carrollton since January 16, 1905, and his wife is a zealous member.

November 27, 1898, recorded the marriage of Mr. Mitzel to Miss Carrie Kelley, who was bora and reared in Carroll County, and they have six children: Esther, Mary, Ruth, James, Paul and Charles J.

Albert O. Barnes. As a school teacher and as an attorney Albert O. Barnes, of Cadiz, has been identified with the history of Harrison County for over sixty years, and Is now one of the best known and highly respected men in this section of the state.

Mr. Barnes was bora at Deersville, this county, on November 26, 1843, and is the son of the late Dr. James P. and Eliza (Houser) Barnes. Dr. James P. Barnes was a native of Pennsylvania, bora In Frederickton, that state, in 1806. He read medicine in Pennsylvania, and came to Harrison County in 1826 and became one of the early physicians of the county. He first located at New Athens, but a short time later removed to Deersville, where he made his home and was successfully engaged in the practice of his profession until his death in 1852. His wife, Eliza, was bora near Paris, Kentucky, and was the daughter of Jacob Houser, who removed from Kentucky to Cadiz In 1820, and later to Conotton, Ohio, where the family resided thereafter. While living in Cadiz the Houser home was a log cabin which stood on the site of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Barnes died at the home of her son Albert O. in Cadiz in 1886. The children of James P. Barnes and wife were as follows: Sarah Jane, who married James Martin and died on her wedding journey; Freman D., deceased; Albert O. ; Zerelda, who died in childhood; Anna, who died in childhood; and five other children who died in infancy.

Albert O. Barnes is a self-educated man. He attended common school at Deersville until he was fifteen years old, but never attended any school after that During the summer he was fifteen he clerked in a general store In Deersville, and in the following fall he began teaching school. On his sixteenth birthday he left Deersville and went to Moorefleld, this county, to teach in the school of that village, and taught there that winter and the following spring, and then returned to Deersville and resumed clerking. From the fall of 1861, with the exception of one summer which he spent in a store at Steubenville, Ohio, he taught until the spring of 1865, at which time he gave up teaching on account of his health, he having contracted bronchial trouble. With the exception of one year after that he gave his attention to various occupations which gave him out door work and an opportunity to recuperate his health. He resumed teaching in the fall of 1872, taking charge of a school in La Porte County, Indiana. In 1873 he took charge of the schools at Freeport, and from that time, with the exception of one year, he continued to teach in that village until 1883, in which year he retired from that profession.

During the last four years of the above time Mr. Barnes read law under the preceptorship of Judge John S. Pierce of Cadiz, and in October, 1882, was admitted to practice in the Ohio courts. In 1883 he entered the practice of law in Cadiz, and from that time on he has continued meeting with success and winning an enviable position at the bar and as a man and citizen.

Mr. Barnes has long been a prominent member of the democratic party in Harrison County and has frequently been honored by his party by nominations for high office. The County, Judicial and Congressional districts are overwhelmingly republican, and the nominations of this party means the "leading of a forlorn hope," yet Mr. Barnes, in order that he might help to maintain the democratic organization in Harrison County, cheerfully became the leader of the minority, and always lead his ticket in votes in the several elections when he was a candidate. He has been the democratic nominee for Probate Judge, Common Pleas Judge, for Circuit Judge, and for Congress in 1804 and again in 1020, and in each of these campaigns he fought a good fight and went down to honorable defeat. He has on many occasions been a delegate to democratic state, district and county conventions, and has at different times served on the democratic county committees.

Thomas M. Love, one of the progressive farmers and substantial citizens of Cadiz Township, is a scion of a family that was founded in Ohio in the early pioneer days and one whose name has been identified with the affairs of Harrison County for nearly four score years. Mr. Love was born in Nottingham Township, Harrison County, October 14, 1871, and is a son of George and Barbara (Barclay) Love, whose marriage was here solemnized November 21, 1854, Mrs. Love having been a daughter of I)avid and Elizabeth (Kissick) Barclay, who were natives of Ireland, and who settled in Harrison County In the pioneer days.

George Love was bora In Belmont County, Ohio, August 14, 1827, and was a son of George and Mary (Moore) Love, both natives of County Tyrone, Ireland, where the former was born about the year 1784 and the latter In 1801, she having been a child when she accompanied her parents, John and Mary (Smith) Moore, to America, the family settling in Ohio. George and Mary (Moore) Love became the parents of three children, Thomas, John and George, all of whom are now deceased. The father died on his old homestead farm In Belmont County, Ohio, February 21, 1829. He was about eight years old when his parents, George and Sabilla (Smith) Love left their native County of Tyrone, Ireland, and immigrated to America, about the year 1792. After remaining for a time in the state of Pennsylvania the family came to Ohio and settled in Wheeling Township, Belmont County, where the father purchased a tract of wild land, which he reclaimed, and there both he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. They were zealous members of the Seceder Church. Their children were eight in number.

George Love III, father of the subject of this review, was about four years old when he accompanied his mother from Belmont County to Harrison County, where they arrived August 10, 1831, Mrs. Love having in the meanwhile become the wife of John A. Todd, a resident of Nottingham Township, this county, where she thus established her home as noted above and where she and her second husband passed the remainder of their lives. Here George Love (III) was reared and educated. After his marriage he purchased a farm of eighty acres in section 20, Nottingham Township, where later he purchased an additional 120 acres and became a successful farmer and stock-grower. He was influential in public affairs, having been called upon to serve in various township offices, and he also held the office of county commissioner. to which he was elected in October, 1879. He was a staunch republican, and he rnd his wife were zealous members of the tJnited Presbyterian Church at Cassville. Still in the possession of the family is a prized heirloom - the sword carried by his father in the War of 1812, a conflict in which he served as a captain of a company in the command of Gen- eral William Henry Harrison. Mr. Love was one of the venerable and honored pioneer citisens of the county at the time of his death. February 9, 1910, and his widow, revered by all who knew her, passed to the life eternal on the 13th of May, 1914. Concerning their twelve children brief record is made in the paragraph immediately following:

Elizabeth I. is the widow of John Blackwood, deceased, of Clay County, Kansas. Her birth occurred October 10, 1866. David B., born January 16, 1867, has been for many years a representative member of the bar of Sandusky County, where he is engaged In practice at Fremont, the county seat. The maiden name of his wife was Josephine Wood. John, born October 17, 1868, married Miss Margaret Wherry, and they reside in Cadiz Township, Harrison County. Mary Isabel is the wife of David Hutchinson, of Granville, Licking County. The date of her birth was February 6, 1860. Annie B., who was bora June 28, 1861, became the wife of George Carrothers and they resided in Piedmont, Ohio, from where they removed to Amory, Mississippi, where she died July 27, 1898. William born July 20, 1863, married Miss Belle McBride and they reside at Freeport, Harrison County. George S., bora September 16, 1865, is now a resident of Denver, Colorado. Ulysses S., born March 29, 1867, married Miss Laura Johnson, and they reside at Cadiz, Harrison County. James K., bora May 27. 1869, married Miss Ada McClintock and they reside in Cadiz, Ohio. Thomas M., the immediate subject of this review, was the next in order of birth; Ella M., born February 4, 1874, is the wife of Harvey Love, of Fairpoint, Belmont County; and Charles B., born March 27, 1876, married Miss Susan Catherine Hines. He was a resident of Indianapolis, Indiana, at the time of his death, April 16, 1918.

Thomas M. Love acquired his youthful education in the public schools of Nottingham Township. and he continued to be associated in the work of his father's farm until 1906, when he went to the west. He was absent about one year in Kansas and Colorado, and upon his return to his native county he resumed his association with the work and management of the home farm. After the death of his father he there continued his activities until 1915, when he removed to Cadiz Township, where ample demands are placed upon hie time and attention in the management of a fine farm of about 400 acres, devoted to well ordered agriculture and to the raising of excellent grades of live stock. He is one of the alert and progressive representative citizens of his native county. He is a loyal supporter of the principles of the republican party, and he and his wife hold membership in the United Presbyterian Church at New Athens. Their pleasant home is known for its generous hospitality and good cheer.

August 7, 1913, recorded the marriage of Mr. Love to Miss Emma Barricklow, a daughter of John D. Barricklow and a representative of an old and honored family of which ample record is made on other pages of this work. Mr. and Mrs. Love are the parents of two children, Frederick B., who was born December 20,

William Jamison, whose death occurred on the 3d of December, 1910, passed his entire life In Harrison County. He was a representative of a sterling pioneer family of this now favored section of the Buckeye State, and in all of the relations of life he gave unequivocal assurance of strong, worthy and useful manhood.

Mr. Jamison wras bora in German Township, Harrison County, in the year 1841, and was a son of David and Esther (Bishop) Jamison, who here continued to maintain their home until their deaths, the father having reclaimed and developed a productive farm in German Township. William was the eldest of the five children, *and the names of the younger children are here recorded: Frank, Almira, Bryce and Elizabeth Ann. William Jamison was afforded the advantages of the common schools of the locality and period, and after his marriage, when a young man, he established his residence on the fine old homestead farm in Rumley Township, on which he passed the remainder of his life and on which his widow still remains. Mr. Jamison chose as his wife Miss Mary Nupp, wTho was born in Rumley Township November 22, 1846, and who is a daughter of Peter and Susannah (Bollinger) Nupp, both natives of Pennsylvania. The family name of the first wife of Peter Nupp was Wolfe, and the names, with respective dates of birth and death, of their children are here recorded: Jacob, born January 19, 1816, died

Mr. and Mrs. William Jamison became the parents of nine children, whose names and dates of birth are here noted : Austin, February 21, 1865; Clara, January 6, 1867; Elsie, March 1, 1869; George, December 19, 1871; Etta, August 24, 1874 ; Emory, born October 1, 1876, deceased; Charles, bom May 23, 1878; Clarence, January 9, 1883; and Ira, October 9, 1887. Of the children George is made the subject of individual mention on the following page of this work. He is a substantial farmer in North Township. Since the death of the honored father the younugest son, Ira, has had the active management of the old home farm, where he remains with his widowed mother and other members of the family.

Gbobgb Jamison has been a resident of Harrison County from the time of his birth and is now numbered among the substantial representatives of farm industry in North Township. He is a son of the late William Jamison, to whom a memoir Is dedicated on the preceding page of this volume, so that further review of the family history is not demanded in this sketch.

, George Jamison was bora in Rumley Township, this county, December 19, 1871, and the public schools of that township afforded him his youthful education. When about twenty years of age he began working by the month as a farm employe, and after his marriage, in 1895, he was for four and one-half years employed as a workman on the line of the Panhandle Railroad. Since that time he has marked his course by progressive independent enterprise as an agriculturist and stock-grower in his native county, his operations having continued on rented land until March, 1910, when he purchased a farm of 125 acres in North Township, to which he has since added until he now has a valuable farm property of 153 acres. This homestead is the stage of his vigorous activities as an agriculturist and stock-grower, and as a loyal citizen he takes lively Interest in all things touching the communal welfare and the advancement of the civic and material prosperity of his native county. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, and his wife holds membership in the Presbyterian Church at Scio.

In March, 1895, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Jamison to Miss Laura Minard, daughter of John and Rebecca Minard,,of Rumley Township, and their only child, Gernard, married Miss Margaret Grissinger, their home being at the present time at Steubenville, Jefferson County. Gernard Jamison entered the nation's military service in August, 1918, and at Camp Sherman, Ohio, he received his preliminary training for the duties that might be required of him in connection with the great World war. Later he was transferred to Camp Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky, where he remained until receiving his discharge, the war having closed before the service of his command was required on the stage of active conflict.

Joseph F. Ross, one of the representative agriculturists and stock-growers of Cadiz Township, Harrison County, has been a resident of this township from the time of his birth and is a scion of a family that was founded in Harrison County more than a century ago. He was born in Cadiz Township on the 12th of March, 1882, and is a son of John P. and Elizabeth (Finical) Ross, both likewise natives of Cadiz Township, where they continued to maintain their home until their deaths, the death of the father having occurred In September, 1919, and the mother having passed away in 1916. She was a daughter of John and Martha (Irwin) Finical, well known pioneer citizens of Cadiz Township at the time of their deaths. John P. Ross was a son of Joseph and Catherine (Patterson) Ross, whose other three children are still living: Dr. Albert O., of Columbus, Ohio; Rev. S. F., a clergyman of the Methodist Episcopal Church; and Mary E., who Is the wife of James Cope, their home being now in the state of California.

Joseph Ross, grandfather of the subject of this review, passed his entire life In Hantaan County. He was a twin brother of the late Aaron Ross, of whom incidental mention is made on other pages of this work, and they were sons of Adam, who was bora and reared in eastern Pennsylvania, where he married Miss Susannah Rowe and where in his youth he learned the trade of blacksmith. He came with his wife to Harrison County in the first decade of the eighteenth century, his parents having previously established a home tn this county, and here he followed the work of his trade until he entered service as a soldier in the War of 1812. He proceeded with his company to a military post near Sandusky, where he was stricken with fever and where he died within less than a month after entering service. His widow remained on their home farm In Harrison County until her death In 1848, at the age of seventy years. Their children, all now deceased, were: John, Adam and George