Harrison Township (part 26 of 37)

Returning to his home In Harrison County, Thomas R. McDevltt was here united in marriage in the autumn of 1865 to Miss Sarah A. Anderson, who wps born in Carroll County, near the Butterfield Schoolhouse, in Perry Township, and who was a daughter of Robert and Esther (McCullough) Anderson, whose marriage was solemnized in Harrison County, Robert Anderson having been a native of Pennsylvania and having been a young man when he accompanied his parents to Harrison County in 1838. Thereafter he was for a time engaged in farming in Carroll County, but he passed the closing years of his life as a farmer in North Township, Harrison County. Of the Anderson family more specific record is given on other pages of this work, in the personal sketch of Ralph V. Whittaker, whose mother was a daughter of Robert Anderson. After his marriage Thomas R. McDevltt continued his activities as a substantial farmer in North Township during the remainder of his active career, but he passed the last few years of his life in Tuscarawas County, where he died ; his wife having passed to eternal rest in Scio and both having been consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. McDevitt was a republican in politics, was influential in community affairs and served as treasurer of North Township. Through his affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic he perpetuated the more gracious memories and associations of his career as a soldier in the Civil war. Of his six children Martha and Ella died when young; Jennie is the wife of Harry Lightner, of Canton, Stark County; Bernard died when a young man; Charles T. is the immediate subject of this sketch ; and Robert died when a young man.

Charles T. McDevitt is Indebted to the schools of North Township for his early educational advantages, and he remained at the parental home until his marriage, in 1899, after which he was for seven years employed In the steel rolling mills of this section of Ohio. Since 1906 he has resided upon his present farm, which he rented the first five years, at the expiration of which time he purchased the property, as this is the old homestead which was the birthplace of both father and son, as previously noted In the sketch. Mr. McDevitt is aligned In the ranks of the republican party, is affiliated with the lodge of Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Scio, and he and his wife hold membership In the Methodist Episcopal Church at Hanover.

The year 1899 recorded the marriage of Mr. McDevitt to Miss Olie Lightner, daughter of Michael and Joan Lightner of Stock Township, Harrison County, and of this union have been born eight children : Lucille, married Lloyd Cramblett, of Stock Township, Harrison County; Gertrude (deceased), Mildred, Ernest, Marie, Charles, Robert and Pauline.

Cadmus A. Tope owns and conducts a well equipped hardware store in the City of Carrollton and is not only one of the leading business men of Carroll County but is also a representative of a sterling pioneer family of this section of the Buckeye State. He was born in Harrison County, Ohio, on the 8th of June, 1863, and is a son of Dr. Hiram G. and Mary A. (Schultz) Tope, the former of whom was born in Carroll County, July 1, 1839, and the latter of whom was born in Harrison County, where her parents, Solomon and Rachel (Knouf) Schultz established their home in 1832 and where they passed the remainder of their lives.

Dr. Hiram G. Tope was a son of Henry and Catherine (Croghan) Tope, both natives of what is now Carroll County, where the former \?as born in 1813 and the latter in 1818, they having removed to Peru, Illinois, in 1843, and having there died, just two days apart, in 1849, as victims of an epidemic of cholera. William A., the eldest of their children, sacrificed his life while serving as a soldier in the Civil war; John H. removed to Michigan and engaged in the lumber business; Catherine became the wife of Craton McCoy and their home was in Van Wert County, Ohio; and Dr. Hiram G. was the second son.

Henry Tope was a son of George Tope, who was born in 1782, and who was reared in what is now' Carroll County, Ohio, where he died in 1832, after becoming the father of four sons and two daughters. His father, George Tope, Sr., w'as born in Maryland and became one of the very first settlers in the present County of Carroll, Ohio, w'here he secured a tract of heavily timbered land and where he erected the first grist mill in this section of the state, the same having been situated in what is now Union Township. The original American ancestor came from Germany and settled in Maryland in the early colonial period of our national history.

Illinois, and was then taken into the home of his maternal grandparents, who established their home at New Hagerstown, Carroll County, where he was reared to adult age and was afforded the advantages of a well conducted academy, his grandmother having been 100 years old at the time of her death and having, in her girlhood, met and shaken hands with Gen. George Washington. At the age of nineteen years Doctor Tope entered a medical college at Columbus, Ohio, and after his graduation he was for one year engaged in practice in the western part of the state. He then returned to Carroll County and engaged in practice at Perrysville, which continued to be his place of residence until his death. In 1862 he enlisted in the Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which he later became assistant surgeon, in which capacity he served until the close of the Civil war, his regiment having taken part in many of the important battles of the war and having been with' Sherman in the Atlanta campaign and subsequent historic "march to the sea." The doctor received his honorable discharge, at Little Rock, Arkansas. August 13, 1865, and then resumed the work of his profession at Perrysville. He built up a large and representative practice and was for many years one of the leading physicians of Carroll County, where his name and memory are revered. His death occurred in December, 1907, and his widow, who celebrated her eightieth birthday anniversary July 20, 1920, still resides at Perrysville, secure in the affectionate regard of all who know her. Doctor Tope was a republican in politics, was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and was an appreciative member of the Grand Army of the Republic. Of the two children Cadmus A., of this review, Is the elder; and Dr. Ulysses I. is his father's successor in the general practice of medicine at Perrysville.

The early educational discipline of Cadmus A. Tope was obtained In the public schools at Perrysville and was supplemented by a higher course of study, in Harlem College, at Harlem Springs, this county. For ten years he was a successful and popular teacher in the public schools, and thereafter he served two terms as county recorder of Carroll County. In 1894 he engaged in the hardware business at Dellroy, this county, but about two years later he found a broader field by engaging in the same line of enterprise at Carrollton, the county seat, where he became a member of the firm of Campbell, Tope & Reamer. Upon the retirement of the senior member the firm name became Tope & Reamer, and in 1918 Mr. Tope purchased his partner's interest and became sole owner of the prosperous business, which he has since conducted in an individual way. His establishment is supplied with a complete stock of heavy and shelf hardware, and the various accessories that go to make up the modern hardware store.

Mr. Tope is well fortified In his political conviction and has been active in the local councils and campaign activities of the republican party. Both he and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in their home city

January 1, 1885, recorded the marriage of Mr. Tope to Miss Ella Reamer, who was born and reared in Carroll County, and they have two daughters: Mary E., a graduate of Mount Union College, is the wife of R. M. Stewart, of Alliance, Stark County, and she has been a specially successful teacher of music, her one child being a daughter, Helen, who was born February 2, 1912. Sarah L. was graduated In the Carrollton High School and the celebrated musical conservatory of Oberlin College. She is a talented teacher of music and china painting, and is now the wife of Roy D. Vasbinder, who is associated with her father's hardware business.

Bazeleel Blazer is now one of the more venerable of the native sons of Carroll County still residing within its borders, and he remains on and has general supervision oS his fine farm estate in Monroe Township. He is an honored representative of one of the sterling pidheer families of eastern Ohio. His grandfather^ Bazeleel Blazer, in whose honor he was named® was born and reared in Germany and becau^^L resident of eastern Pennsylvania after hiaJ^P migration to America. In the old Keystone State was solemnized his marriage to Miss Jane Burgett, a member of the family in whose honor the Village of Burgettstown, that state, was named, and of this union were born the following children - George, Bazeleel (II), John, William, Joseph, Hamilton, Mary A., Elizabeth and Philip B. Just prior to the Inception of the War of 1812 Bazeleel Blazer (I) came with his family to Ohio and became a pioneer settler in that part of Jefferson County that now constitutes Lee Township, Carroll County. Here he reclaimed a productive farm in the midst of the forest wilds, and here he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. Though he came from Germany, it is a matter of family tradition that the genealogy traces back to Scotch and Irish stock.

rhilip Burgett Blazer, youngest of the sons in the above mentioned family, was bom on the old homestead farm in what is now Lee Township, Carroll County, and the date of his nativity was June 20, 1S17. As a boy and youth he had full fellowship with the labors and hardships that marked the pioneer era in the history of this section of the Buckeye State, but the discipline was such as to beget self-reliance and that sterling character that marks appreciation of the true values in the scheme of human thought and action. In 1840 was solemnized the marriage of Philip B. Blazer to Miss Mary Allmon, who was born in Jefferson County and who was a daughter of James and Anna (Preston) Allmon, pioneers of that county. After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Blazer located on a partly reclaimed farm in Lee Township, Carroll County, where they remained ten years. In 1850 they removed to a farm in Center Township, and there on the 6th of February, 1853, occurred the death of the devoted wife and mother, who was survived by five children - Wiliam, James, Bazeleel, Silas P. and Anna. William was a resident of Jefferson County at the time of his death: James died when about twenty-five years of age; Bazeleel is the immediate subject of this review; Silas P. became a representative farmer of Carroll County, where he still maintains his home; and Anna, who became the wife of Matthias Roudebush, is deceased. On the 29th of June, 1854, Philip B. Blazer wedded Miss Mary Bothwell, who was born in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and whose parents, George and Jane (Armstrong) Bothwell, were natives of Ireland, their marriage having occurred in the City of Philadelphia. For a number of years Mr. Bothwell followed his trade, that of weaver, in Pennsylvania, but in 1832 he came with his family to Carroll County, Ohio, and established a home in Lee Township. Later he removed to Harrison County, where his wife died December 2, 1868, and where he remained until his death in January, 1877, at the patriarchal age of ninety yeajjs.

Shortly after his second marriage Philip B. , Blazer established his residence in Center Township, wl^ere he developed and improved - one of the finest, farms of Carroll County. On tjis place his death occurred May 9, 1889, and fln wife survived him by several years. Eight ^Wflldren were born of his second marriage, namely: Hamilton R., Thomas A., David, Joseph, Philip H., Morris B., John C. and George W. A man whose character was the positive expression of a strong, noble and loyal nature. Philip B. Blazer marked his course by large and worthy achievements and stood exemplar of the best in citizenship. He was a republican in politics and was twice elected a director of the county infirmary. He was an earnest member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, as were also his first and his second wives, and he was one of the honored citizens and representative farmers of Carroll County at the time of his death.

Bazeleel Blazer, to whom this sketch is dedicated, was born in Lee Township, Carroll County, on the 8th of November, 1846, and his early education was obtained principally in the rural schools of Center Township, where his father became the owner of a landed estate of 1.000 acres. He continued to attend school, principally during the winter terms, until he was seventeen years of age, and he continued his association with the activities of his father's extensive farm until his marriage, at the age of twenty-four years. After his marriage Mr. Blazer rented a farm of 160 acres in Lee Township, whence he removed four years later to a farm of the same area In Washington Township. There he continued his vigorous activities seven years, at the expiration of which on the 21$t of March, 1882, he purchased and removed to his present homestead farm, which comprises 162 acres and which lies adjacent to the Village of Dellroy. In addition to giving careful supervision to the management of his farm Mr. Blazer conducted a meat market at Dellroy for a period of three years, and he also has the distinction of having been the pioneer mail carrier after the rural free-delivery service was instituted in his native county. He became carrier on route No. 1 from Dellroy, and retained this position eleven years. He was appointed at the time of the administration of President McKinley, and continued his service in this capacity until January, 1903. He has since lived virtually retired, though he still has the general management of his excellent farm. He is a staunch Republican and his secure place in popular esteem is attested by his having served two terms as trustee of Monroe Township. He Is affiliated with the Dellroy Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry, and both he and his wife are zealous members of the Presbyterian Church at Dellrov, in which he is serving as a trustee. In his farm enterprise he has been an extensive and successful breeder and grower *of Shorthorn cattle and Chester White swine.

October 27, 1870, recorded the marriage of Mr. Blazer to Miss Susan Martha J. McOausland, who was born on the 25th of March, 1849, a daughter of the late Thomas MeCausland, of Lee Township. Mr. and Mrs. Blazer became the parents of two sons: Thomas Walter, who was born June 2. 1878, was for eight years a Government clerk in the Army and Navy Building in the City of Washington. District of Columbia, and he now has the active management of his father's farm. He married Miss Laura Beam, and they have one child, Drusilla. Robert Warner Blazer, the younger son, was born September 6, 1881, and was thirty-six years of age at the time of his death, February 17, 1918.

John E. Warner. One of the men who has found It profitable to devote himself to agricultural pursuits In Harrison County is John E. Warner, of Monroe Township, whose finely cultivated farm shows the effect of hard work and careful planning. He was born in Monroe Township, February 17. 1888, a son of Simon Henry and Florence (Fierbaugh) Warner, and grandson of Jeremiah Warner, one of the early settlers of the township.

Simon Henry Warner was born in Monroe Township, and was reared in it, and attended its schools for a period, but completed his education In the Hagerstown Academy at Hagerstown, Ohio, where he remained for several years. Because of ill health, however, he did not graduate, and returned home. His father and Emanuel Bell owned the first threshing machine of the neighborhood, and Simon Henry Warner began operating the outfit, and was also interested later on in life in saw-milling. A natural mechanic he built himself the first saw-mill he ever owned, and secured very good results with it His death occurred August 4, 1907. His wife was born in North Township, Harrison County, a daughter of John Fierbaugh. She survives him and makes her home at Canton, Ohio, where she is active in the United Brethren Church, to which her husband also belonged. Their only child is John E. Warner.

Growing up in Monroe Township, John E. Warner attended its schools and the Bowerston High School for nearly two years, but on account of his father's failing health he could not complete his courses for his services were required on the farm. He has always lived on his present farm of 145 acres of valuable land, and here he is profitably engaged in general

On November 30, 1916, Mr. Warner was united in marriage to Mary A. Smith, a daughter of N. A. Smith. They have no children. Mr. Warner belongs to the United Brethren Church of Bowerston, while Mrs. Warner is a member of Asbury Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church. His fraternal connections are those he maintains with the Bowerston Lodge, Knights of Pythias. A hard-working and thrifty man, Mr. Warner has exerted himself to produce the best results, and his farm is a credit to him and his township. While he has never cared to go into public life, he has always taken an intelligent part in local affairs, given his support to the good roads and similar movements, and is recognized as one of the representative men of this region.

William Tobias Thoblby. One of Carroll County's most enterprising and best known citizens is William Tobias Thorley, of Dellroy, Monroe Township. Mr. Thorley during an active career of thirty years or more has figured as a business man, merchant, farmer and public official. He owns one of the large and well improved farms of Monroe Township, and has also developed some of the important coal deposits of this section and is president of the JDellroy Coal Mining Company.

Mr. Thorley was born in Monroe Township -June 29, 1868, a son of John and Phoebe (Bar- Tick) Thorley. The father, bom in Pennsylvania, came to Ohio as a young farmer in Mon- ;roe Township, where he died when seven tyiflour years of age. He was a democrat and an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife died on the homestead at the age of eighty-four years. 'She was also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They had two children, William and Laura J. The daughter married Beldon Davis, of this township, and of whom mention is found elsewhere in this work.

William T. Thorley is a member of one of the old families of eastern Ohio. He grew up on a farm, attended public school at Atwood to the age of eighteen, and then began an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade. After completing his apprenticeship he worked as a Journeyman and also as a contractor and builder altogether for ten years. For seven years he was a hardware merchant at Dellroy, and on leaving commercial lines bought 160 acres of land near Dellroy and has enjoyed marked prosperity through his agricultural enterprise. All of his land is underlaid by coal, and for the purpose of developing this and marketing it he incorporated the Dellroy Coal Mining Company, of which he is president. Mr. Thorley is also a stockholder in the First National Bank at Carrollton, and is a charter member of the Dellroy unit of the National Grange.

He is a democrat in politics, and among various public officers has served as township clerk, as a member of the School Board of Monroe Township, and as a member of the City Council of Dellroy. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Dellroy.

In June, 1894, he married Miss Dora E. Hoobler, daughter of Adam and Rebecca (Little) Hoobler, of Rose Township. They have three children, Olin Forrest, born in 1896; John Adam, born in 1898, and Laura Jeanette, bom in 1910. Olin Thorley was called to service during the World war at Carrollton March 4, 1918, and was first assigned to Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. For three months he served as medical private. From New York he went overseas to Liverpool and to London and landed in France at Havre. At Nevres he was transferred to the Ninety-fifth Motor Transport Corps as an ambulance driver, and was on duty as such until the armistice, and continued with that branch of the army practically a year, returning home in June, 1919, as a first class private.

Lincoln E. Newell, who resides upon fine old homestead farm which was the place of his birth, in Monroe Township, Carroll County, and which comprises 146 acres, is to be designated as one of the representative agriculturists and - stock-growers of his native county, and in cqfc nection with his farm enterprise he gives sW cial attention to the raising of fine Percheron horses, for which he finds a ready and appreciative demand in this immediate section of the state. He is a popular representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Carroll County, with whose history the family name became identified long before the county was created. His paternal grandparents, Peter and Christena (Garbrant) Newell, came from Hamden, New Jersey, to Ohio, and settled on a tract of Government land in what is now Orange Township, Carroll County, in the year 1919. Here the grandfather reclaimed from the forest wilds a productive farm of 160 acres, and here he and his wife endured the full tension of the early pioneer days, when Indians were still numerous in this section of Ohio and when droves of deer roamed through the wooded hills and valleys of Carroll County. On the old homestead the grandparents passed the residue of their lives, and they became the parents of a fine family of thirteen children.

On bis present farm, which was purchased by his father in the year 1848, Lincoln Elmer Newell was bora March 27, 1861, a son of Jacob and Catherine (Boutrager) Newell, who established their home on this farm shortly after their marriage. Here the father continued his active association with productive farm industry until his death, which occurred when he was about sixty-five years of age, and the devoted wife and mother long survived him, she having been eighty-seven years of age at the time of her death, in 1908. Of the ten children Lincoln E. of this sketch was the ninth in order of birth, and of the number five sons and five daughters, he is the only one living.

Until he had attained to his legal majority Lincoln E. Newell continued to attend school at New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas County, near the old home farm, his studies having been pursued principally during the winter terms and the intervening summer seasons having found him diligently working on the home farm, of which he is now the owner. His filial devotion to his mother was shown by his tender care of her from the time of the death of his father until she, too, passed away, at an advanced age. Thus remaining at the old home, he refused to consider marriage so long as his devoted mother remained with him, but after her death, in 1908, he wedded Miss Minnie Caughell, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Gardiner) Caughell, of White County, Indiana. Mrs. Newell is the popular chatelaine of the attractive rural home and makes it a center of generous hospitality. Mr. Newell is a republican in politics and he has not become self-centered in his successful activities as a farmer but shows loyal interest in community affairs and gives his influence and co-operation in the furtherance of measures advanced for the general welfare, along both civic and material lines. He is a great lover of music and played a cornet in the band for more than twenty-five years. He can also Htflay the violin.

JBerbebt R. Davy. The attractive Village of * ^llroy in Monroe Township, Carroll County, has its full complement of well ordered business establishments, and prominent among the number is the furniture and undertaking store owned and conducted by Herbert Roy Davy, who is not only one of the representative business men of the village but also one of its progressive and enterprising citizens. He was born in Rose Township, this county, on the 5th of August, 1881, and is a son of Abraham Gordon Davy and Sarah (Little) Davy. His paternal grandfather, Dorsey Davy, of Scotch- Irish lineage, came from Maryland to Carroll County, Ohio, and became a prosperous farmer in Rose Township, besides which he here successfully practiced his profession, that of veterinary surgeon, and also developed a substantial business in the buying of horses and shipping them to the eastern markets. His death occurred in 1888, and his wife, whose family name was Gordon, passed to eternal rest in 1893. It is a tradition, practically authentic, that the Davy family of Carroll County can trace lineal descent from Sir Humphrey Davy, and representatives of the name came to America on the historic ship "Mayflower." From New England members of the family removed to Mafyland, where they became owners of large landed estates and also held slaves. The slavery question caused a division of family sentiment in Maryland long prior to the Civil war, and it was largely owing to his opposition to the institution of human slavery that Dr. Dorsey Davy left his native state and established his home in Ohio, as already noted in this paragraph. Of his three children who attained to years of maturity Abraham G. is the youngest. The latter long held prestige as one of the representative farmers of Rose Township, where he still resides on his fine farm of 200 acres, though he is now virtually retired from the active labors and responsibilities that long engaged his time and attention. His wife died in October, 1918, and is survived by one son and three daughters, the subject of this

Herbert R. Davy attended the public schools of Dellroy, later attended Sfcio College in Harrison County, and thereafter was for two years a student in the preparatory department of Wooster University, where he completed a normal course. For thirteen years thereafter he was a successful and popular teacher in the public schools of Carroll County and for two years in Columbiana County, his pedagogic service having been in both rural and village schools. For five years he was mail carrier on one of the rural free-delivery routes from the Dellroy postoflice, and in 1918 he established his present furniture and undertaking business, his establishment being modern in equipment and service in all departments and the enterprise being one of important and successful order. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Carrollton, and has been appointed as depositor for the bank for the town and community.

With secure place in popular confidence and esteem in his native county, and with well fortified convictions that place him in the ranks of the democratic party, Mr. Davy has been called upon to serve in various local offices of public trust, including those of trustees of Monroe Township, township clerk, and village clerk and trustee of Dellroy. He served one term as a member of the village council and two terms as a member of the Board of Education of Dellroy.

The year 1908 recorded the marriage of Mr. Davy to Miss Hazel Herrold, daughter of Hemming Herrold, a representative citizen of Dellroy, and the one child of this union is a daughter, Mildred.

John W. Slates. Among the well-cultivated farms of Archer Township is the one of 136 acres owned by Bachel Welch and operated by John W. Slates, a prosperous agriculturist of Harrison County. He was born in Missouri, January 23, 1873, a son of Adam Slates, and grandson of William Slates. Adam Slates was bora in Loudon Township, Carroll County, Ohio, and his wife, Elizabeth McConnell, was born in Lee Township, Carroll County, a daughter of Joseph McConnell. With the exception of a few years that he spent in the State of Missouri, Adam Slates passed his life in Carroll County, and he was a farmer by occupation. His death occurred in November, 1885, but his widow survives him. Their children were as follows: Mary, who married David Stenger; Edwin ; John W. ; Cora M., who married Emanuel Hendricks; and George, who died when about eighteen months old.

Although bora in Missouri, John W. Slates was reared in Loudon Township, Carroll County, and attended the Kilgore School of that township. As a young man he begaq working by the month among farmers, and continued this plan until 1903, when he began operating rented land, and In March, 1919, moved on the present farm, where he is carrying on general farming and stock-raising, specializing on sheep.

On November 28, 1901, Mr. Slates was married to Emma Finnicum, a daughter of A. W. Finnicum, and they have three children, namely : Harry J.t Dorothy Fay and Dora May, the last two named being twins. Mr. and Mrs. Slates and their children are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Hanover.

A. W. Finnicum, father of Mrs. Slates, was born in Rumley Township, Harrison County, December 26, 1849, a son of George and Lydia Ann (Hilbert) Finnicum, and grandson of Thomas and Phoebe Finnicum. Thomas Finnicum was one of the early settlers of Rumley Township, where he spent the remainder of his life. He had come to Harrison County from England, which was his native land, but stopped for a brief period in Pennsylvania, where his son, George Finnicum, was born.

George Finnicum grew to manhood in Rumley Township where he became a farmer, and he was engaged in this line of work all of h|s life. The children born to George Finnicum and his wife were as follows: Thomas, Jennie, Mary, A. W., Hattie, George, Allen, Frank and one other.

Until his marriage A. W. Finnicum, who had been reared in Rumley Township and educated in its schools, worked among the farmers of that region, but afterwards he began farming on his own account, and has been a resident of Archer Township ever since. He and his wife own ninety- two acres of land and live along the Cadiz and Jewett turnpike.

In 1872 A. W. Finnicum was united in marriage with Amanda Carnaga, a daughter of Manassa and Elizabeth Carnaga, and they became the parents of the following children: George, who died at the age of four years; Joseph Frank, who died in childhood; Emma, who is Mrs. Slates; Blanche; Elmer; Myrtle; Mary and Jessie. Mr. and Mrs. Finnicum belong to the Presbyterian Church. Both the Slates and Finnicum families stand high in public estimation, and those bearing one or other of these names have every reason to be proud of their honorable line of upright, industrious ancestors.

Alonzo Tipton is a representative of the third generation of the Tipton family to be actively and successfully identified with productive farm enterprise in German Township, Harrison County, where he owns and operates an excellent farm of 105 acres. He was born in this township, on the 13th of November, 1879, and is a son of William M. and Elizabeth Jane (Gotschall) Tipton, both likewise natives of Harrison County, where the former was born April 6. 1844, and the latter on the 22d of July, 1851. their marriage having been solemnized June 8, 1876.

William M. Tipton devoted his active career to farm industry, in German Township, and was one of the substantial and highly respected citizens of his native county at the time of his death, October 26. 1916. He was a member of Center Unity (Presbyterian) Church, as is also his widow, who resides with her son, Alonzo, and whose father. John Gotschall, was an early settler in this county. William M.

Tipton was a son of William and Jane (McKIttrick) Tipton, the former of whom was born in 1811 and the latter in 1815. William Tipton was born and reared in Pennsylvania and became one of the pioneer settlers of Harrison County, Ohio, where he long held prestige as one of the substantial farmers in German Township. Mr. Tipton held membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church and his wife was a member of the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of ten children : Mary Ann, Drusilla, Albert and Alexander (both died in early childhood), Catherine (Mrs. Philip People), Edmund (died in young manhood), William M. (father of the subject of this review), Eliza Jane, James Stewart, and Julia Ann (Mrs. Marlon Houser). Mr. and Mrs. William M. Tipton became the parents of three children : Amidella is the wife of Frank Davidson and they reside in the State of Iowa ; Alonzo, of this sketch, was the next in order of birth: and I^eander is a resident of* German Township.

Alonzo Tipton was reared to the sturdy and invigorating discipline of the farm and profited duly by the advantages offered in the distort schools of German Township. He has from Is youth been continuously Identified with farm industry in this township and is one of the progressive exponents of agricultural and livestock enterprise in his native county, where his circle of friends Is coincident with that of his acquaintances. He has had no desire to enter the arena of practical politics but gives loyal support to the cause of the republican party. His wife is an active member of the Center Unity Presbyterian Church.

On the 27th of December, 1902, Mr. Tipton was united in marriage to Miss Mary Helen Busby, daughter of Edward H. Busby, of whom individual mention is made on other pages of this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Tipton have four children, whose names and respective years of birth are here designated : Beatrice Lucille, 1903; F*red Alonzo, 1905; Gayle Busby, 1908; and Hazel Elizabeth, 1914.

Dudley Melville Mastebs is one of the substantial business men of Carroll County who is devoting his abilities to merchandising, and owns a general store at New Harrisburg, Harrison Township, which is a source of supply to the farmers for a wide radius. Mr. Masters was born at New Harrisburg, December 3. 1868. a son of David Marion and Sarah Ann (Barr) Masters, of English stock. The grandfather, Isaac Masters, was born in Westmoreland County. Pennsylvania, and died in that county when he was seventy-one years old. He married Mary A. Thompson, and they had two children. of whom David M. Masters was the elder, his sister being Sarah Jane, who married Isaac B. Woods and they live at Malvern. Ohio. After the death of her first husband. Mrs. Isaac Masters, grandmother of Dudley M. Masters, married George Washington Criswell, of Stark County, Ohio, who died in 1900. she having j>assed away in 1912. David M. Masters attended the country schools, and learned the trades of shoemaker and stone mason. His death took place at New Harrisburg, Ohio. Au-

Dudley M. Masters went to the schools of New Harrisburg until he was sixteen years old, and then went to the Mount Union School for a year. For five years he was engaged in teaching school at New Harrisburg, for one year was in charge of the school at Cold Spring, and for two years taught at Dublin, Brown Township, Carroll County. In 1895 he left the educational field to become a merchant, and established his present store at New Harrisburg, where he has built up a valuable trade. He owns three and one-half acres of land surrounding his residence which is near New Harrisburg. In addition to his store Mr. Masters has other interests and is a stockholder in the First National Bank of Carrollton. Active as a republican he was elected on his party ticket township clerk and served as such for three terms, and for one term was a justice of the peace. The Christian Church holds his membership, and he gives it a ^earnest support.

December 25, 1894, Mr. Masters was married to Emma R. Boggs, a daughter of Ezra and Clarentine (Scott) Boggs, of Harrison Township, and they became the parents of three children, namely : Olan Boggs, who lives at Youngstown, Ohio; Edward LeMoine, who is at home; and Ruth Alma, who is also at home.

O. B. Masters enlisted at Youngstown. Ohio, in the United States Navy, on July 9, 1917, and was sent to the Great Lakes Training Station at Chicago, Illinois, where he did clerical work until he was released in January, 1918, but is still in the Reserves.

Geobob Walter Yoder. That mankind accomplishes most in congenial occupations and among congenial surroundings is confirmed anew by the farmers of Carroll County. Greater prosperity, as indicated by fertile and productive farms, high-grade schools, churches and social organizations, it would be hard to find in any agricultural community. A uniform standard of excellence and a concerted effort to maintain this standard largely is responsible for this desirable condition. East Township claims her share of prosperity promoters, and of these one who is known to be progressive, enterprising and constructive in his work and citizenship is George Walter Yoder.

Mr. Yoder was born on a farm in Fox Township, Carroll County, December 12, 1858, a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Hargrove) Yoder. His paternal grandfather was William Yoder, of Pennsylvania, who married a Miss Longaker of that state and became an early settler of Fox Township, and his maternal grandparents were Washington and Priscilla (Clark) Hargrove, the former a native of Harford County, Maryland, and the latter of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Joseph Yoder was born in Fox Township, where he grew to manhood, and married Miss Hargrove, a native of East Township. Following their union they settled on a farm in Fox Township, where Mrs. Yoder died July 4. 1884. her husband surviving until January,

1914, when he passed away at the age of eighty years. Three children were born to them; George Walter; Elsworth, a resident of Mechanicstown; and Homer, of Alliance.

George Walter Yoder received his education in the district schools and remained on the home farm until he was twenty-three years of age. at which time he came to East Township to live on the farm of his maternal grandmother. He remained on the Hargrove farm for eight years, after which he returned home and farmed his father's land for two years, and November 5, 1891, was married to Nina Mary Hoobler, who was born June 22, 1866, in Jefferson County. Ohio, a daughter of William Kelly and Nancy Jane (Pinnick) Hoobler the former also a native of Jefferson County. Following his marriage, Mr. Yoder rented a farm in Fox Township, on which he remained four years, then moved to another property in the same township, on which he carried on operations for two years, and following the death of his grandmother, Mrs. Hargrove, bought eighty acres of the Hargrove propertv Here he has since carried on operations as a general farmer, and that he has a thorough knowledge of his business is apparent by his substantiality and his standing among the agriculturists of his township. A gradual advancement in general improvements is noted on every hand, each year having added something to the facilities for better work along all farming lines.

Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Yoder: Harper Addison, who is engaged in farming in Fox Township; Francis R., who died in infancy; and William Rolf, who after five months of training for the war at Camp Sherman, died of sickness at that army camp, October 7, 1918. Mr. and Mrs. Yoder are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Yoder has rendered his community efficient service in the offices of township assessor and township trustee, in each of which he has served one term. He is a stanch republican in politics, and a valued and interested member of the Mechanicstown Grange.

Charles P. Host. Aside from his secure prestige as one of the representative farmers of Monroe Township, Harrison County, Mr. Host is a scion of an honored and prominent pioneer family of this county. Harvey Host was born in Germany and upon coming to America settled in Pennsylvania, where he married Nancy Fulton and where he died when in the prime of life, his children having been Harvey, Samuel, James, John. William and Eliza. Mrs. Host subsequently contracted a second marriage, with John Moffat, and they became pioneer settlers in Harrison County, Ohio, where they remained until their death. Samuel Host was born December 20. 1801, and was a youth when he came to Ohio. He served an apprenticeship to the blacksmith trade, which he followed as a vocation during the greater part of his active career. August 27, 1825, he married Louisa Oxley, whose death occurred, in Jefferson County, Ohio, June 12, 1834 and who was survived by five children - Henry, James, Mary Ann, John and Louisa. Mr. Host passed the closing years of his life in the home of his son John, in Harrison County, where he died November 2, 1889. April 5, 1838, recorded the second marriage of Samuel Host, who then wedded Jane Hines, a daughter of William Hines, of Harrison County. They became the parents of five children, all of whom survived the loved mother. William H. Host was born at New Guilford, Coshocton County, Ohio, March 22, 1839, and he completed his youthful education at Hopedale College, Harrison County, where he was a classmate of Gen. George A. Custer, who met death in the historic Indian massacre known by his name. When the Civil war began, Mr. Host was among the first to tender service in defense of the Union. In 1861 he enlisted as a member of Company I, Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which he continued in service three years and with which he participated in many engagements, including the battles of Shiloh and Stone's River, In each of which he received wounds. He was finally captured by the enemy and after having languished seven months in historic old Libby Prison he was released, his condition being such that he was incapacitated for further field service and was therefore accorded his honorable discharge. For several years Mr. Host was a successful and popular teacher in the schools of Harrison County, and later he engaged in the practice of law and gained precedence as one of the representative members of the Harrison County Bar. His versatility was further shown through his active association with newspaper publishing. He became editor and publisher of the Bowerston Banner, and in 1900 he became editor of Harrison County Democrat, to the publication of which he continued to give his attention until January 14, 1905, when he sold the newspaper plant and business. During the last twelve years of his life he was engaged in the practice of law at Bowerston, where his death occurred April 17, 1914, and where his widow still maintains her home.

William H. Host was a man of splendid mentality and sterling character, was a publicspirited citizen well equipped for leadership in popular thought and action and was one of the influential representatives of the democratic party in Harrison County. He was called upon to serve in various local offices of public trust and in 1912 was his party's nominee for representative of Harrison County in the State Legislature. For several years prior to his death he had served as secretary of the Democratic Central Committee of the county. From an appreciative tribute which appeared in a local newspaper at the time of his demise are taken the following extracts with minor paraphrase: "He will be missed from life's various channels in the community in which he had moved so long, at soldiers' reunions, in the field of local politics, and throughout the county where he was so well known. Mr. Host was a kindhearted gentleman, and his love for and interest in children were frequently made a matter of comment on the day of his funeral, the large attendance at which gave evidence of the respect and esteem in which he was uniformly held in the community."

At the time of his death Mr. Host was serving as assessor of Monroe Township, and while engaged in official work he was evidently overcome, as his absence from home led to a search for him, with the result that his body was found by three of his sons, lying in a field near Conotton, where he had succumbed, his death having probably occurred the previous day, April 17, 1914, and his tragic passing having brought a shock, as well as sincere grief, to the entire community.

Mr. Host was a member of R. M. Lyons Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Bowerston, of which he was an officer at the time of his death, and was a charter member of Centennial Lodge, Knights of Pythias, in the same village. He was a sincere and devout member of the United Brethren Church, as is also his widow.

On the 4th of October, 1864, was solemnized the marriage of William H. Host to Miss Margaret Heller, who was born and reared in Monroe Township, Harrison County, and who Is a daughter of the late Henry B. and Mary (Weyandt) Heller. Mr. and Mrs. Host became the parents of six sons and two daughters: Edwin D. was born June 22, *1866, and resided! at Bowerston; Henry S., likewise of Bowerston, was born August 1, 1868, and the maiden name of his wife was Estella Bower; Charles P., of this review, was born January 16, 1871 ; Nannie Mary, born February 9, 1873, is the wife of James Shamp, of Steubenville; Elizabeth Jane, known as Bessie, remains with her widowed mother; William C. was born June 18, 1880; Wallace Herbert, who was born December 9, 1882, married Miss Mamie Butterfield; and Forrest H., who was born May 12, 1888, married Miss Emma Crawford. All of the children still reside in Harrison County except Mrs. Shamp.

Charles P. Host was born in Monroe Township, Harrison County, January 16, 1871, and his early educational advantages were those of the public schools. Since his marriage he has been engaged successfully in farm enterprise In his native township, where he Is the owner of a well improved farm of 134 acres. He takes loyal interest in community affairs, Is a democrat in politics, and he and his wife hold membership in the United Brethren Church, with secure place in popular esteem In their native county.

On January 2, 1904, was solemnized the marriage of Charles P. Host to Miss Jennie Rainsberg, daughter of Philip and Nancy (Leggitt) Rainsberg, and the three children of this union are Herman W., Clyde H. and Charles Curtis.

John N. Dunlap. Even a cursory survey of the generic history and various personal and genealogical sketches appearing in this publication can not fail to reveal that the Dunlap family has played a large and worthy part in the development and upbuilding of Harrison County, with whose annals the name has been prominently identified for more than a century. Adam Dunlap, a native of Ireland, was there reared to manhood, and there was solemnized his marriage to Rebecca Work. In 1812 these sterling citizens became pioneer settlers in Har- rison County, Ohio, where they passed the remainder of their lives upon their pioneer farm, in Athens Township. Mr. Dunlap was one of the founders of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church and was otherwise Influential in the pioneer community. He died September 22, 1830, and his widow passed away on the 20th of May, 1846. They became the parents of six sons and six daughters, and other reviews in this publication give ample data concerning those who have here represented the family in the various generations. David Dunlap, son of Adam, was born in Pennsylvania and was a boy at the time of the family immigration to Harrison County, where he grew to manhood on the frontier farm. He continued his association with farm industry until his death, and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Ann Kail, was bom in Carroll County, a representative of a pioneer family. Of this union were bom four children, of whom James was the second in order of birth, the date of his nativity having been August 6, 1836, and his father having been at that time a farmer in Carroll County. He was about seven years old at the time of his mother's death, in 1843, and the father later married Jane Logan, they having continued their residence in Carroll County until death. James Dunlap was reared in Carroll County and early gained full experience in connection with pioneer farm enterprise, the while he profited by the advantages afforded in the primitive schools of the day. in 1859 he married Mary Jane McHugh, a native of Carroll County, and she died in the autumn of 1867. The two children of this union were Julia Violet, who died at the age of five years, and Laura B., who became the wife of John Timmerman, of Harrison County. December 26, 1870, recorded the marriage of James Dunlap to Martha Willett, who was bom in Carroll County, November 10, 1845, a daughter of James and Salinda (Newell) Willett, both the Willett and Newell families having come to Ohio in the pioneer days. James Dunlap finally came from Carroll County and established his residence on a farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, a portion of the place being now within the corporate limits of the Village of Bowerston. On this homestead he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, he having passed away on the 9th of February, 1913, and she having survived until February 24, 1916. They became the parents of three children: William Burt, bora August

12, 1872, now engaged in the real estate business in the city of Indianapolis, Indiana, married Miss Elizabeth Hines and they became the parents of four children - David, Helen, James Russell (died in early childhood), and Margaret Grace; John N. was the next in order of birth; and James L. resides on the old homestead farm. James Dunlap was a staunch adherent of the Democratic party, and served as township trustee and member of the school board. In addition to his property in Harrison County he became the owner of land in Jasper County, Illinois, and in states farther to the west. His wife was a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bowerston.

John N. Dunlap, who is now a representative merchant and popular and influential citizen of Bowerston, was bom on the home farm, adjoining this village, and the date of his nativity was December 18, 1874. The public schools of Bowerston enlisted a due share of his attention during the period of his boyhood and early youth, and he continued to be associated with the work of the home farm until he had attained to the age of twenty-two years. In the late '90s he became a clerk in the general merchandise store then conducted by his older brother, William B., at Bowerston, and this connection continued until his brother sold the stock and business four years later. Later the two brothers became associated in repurchasing the business, and since 1906 John N. has been the sole owner of this substantial and well conducted general merchandise business, besides which he has been for the past several years a stockholder and director of the Minings Safety Device Company, which controls one of the leading industrial enterprises of Bowerston. Mr. Dunlap is always ready to give his Influence and co-operation in the furtherance of measures and enterprises tending to advance the best interests of his home village and county, is a democrat in political allegiance, and is serving in 1920 as a valued member of the village council of Bowerston. Both he and his wife are active members of the local Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is serving on its official board.

In 1901 Mr. Dunlap married Miss Cora E. Hines, daughter of Samuel and Catherine Hines, and she passed to the life eternal on the 30th of August, 1909, being survived by two children - James Arthur, and Mabel. For his second wife Mr. Dunlap wedded Miss Cora B. Smith, daughter of Abraham H. Smith, of Stock Township, and the one child of this union is a daughter, Mary Ethel.

James L. Dunlap is to be considered fortunate in that he is the owner of the fine old homestead farm on which he was bora and reared and which is one of the valuable places of Monroe Township, Harrison County, a portion of the farm being included in the corporate limits of the village of Bowerston. Of the sterling pioneer family of which he is a representative adequate record is given in the personal sketch of his older brother, John N.

On his present farm James L. Dunlap was bora September 11, 1882, the youngest of the three children of the late James and Martha (Willett) Dunlap, and the public schools of Bowerston afforded him his early educational advantages. He has remained continuously on the old home farm, which comprises 111 acres, and is now the owner of the property, which he makes a stage of progressive and successful enterprise in the important domain of agriculture and stock-growing. He is one of the representative farmers of the younger generation in his native township, is a democrat in politics, is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, as well as the adjunct organization, the Daughters of Rebekah, in which latter his wife likewise holds membership, and both

On the 6th of September, 1905, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Dunlap to Miss Olive E. Deselms, daughter of Truman and Celestine (Brown) Deselms, of Harrison County, and they are popular factors in the social life of their home community, the while they have made their attractive home a center of gracious hospitality.

John W. Vickers. The Vickers family, of which John W. Vickers, manufacturer and lumberman, of Piedmont. Ohio, is a prominent member, is well known in different sections of Ohio, and since the English grandfather's day, have all been engaged in solid, substantial industries that have been remunerative to themselves and of importance to their communities.

The founder of the Vickers family in Ohio was William Vickers, grandfather of John W. Vickers. He was born In England but came to America in boyhood and after some years in Belmont County, near Saint Clairsville, moved to Guernsey County, where he engaged in farm pursuits during the rest of his life. He was a man of strong physique and energetic in character and for many years was a respected citizen of Guernsey County. He married Mary McClellan and they had five children, namely: John, David, Isaac H.. Harriet and Mary Ann.

Isaac H. Vickers, father of John W.. was a resident of Guernsey County until 1900. He was a prosperous farmer and also operated a saw mill. In the above year he came with his family to Piedmont, where he embarked in the meat market and grocery business, in which he continued until his death, in 1917. He was a native of Belmont County and was born on a farm near Saint Clairsville. In early manhood he married Mary Ellen Hunt, horn in. Guernsey County, who was a daughter of William and Elizabeth Hunt. Mr. and Mrs. Vickers had a family of six children, as follows: John W. ; Elizabeth, wife of Fletcher Jackson: James A.; Leila, wife of Taylor Jackson : Jennie, wife of Thomas Leuyster; and Myrtle, wife of William Scott.

John W. Vickers was born in Guernsey County. Ohio. June 8. 1866, and later attended school in both Guernsey and Belmont counties. He very early took an interest in his father's saw mill and soon on his own account began operating and for some years furnished cord wood and mine props for the old C. L. & W. Railroad. He accompanied his father to Piedmont and ever since has been in the lumber business at this place, and for the past ten years, since he bought the Piedmont Handle Factory, has been engaged in manufacturing also. At that time he admitted his son, Isaac Burton Vickers, to partnership and the association continues and the firm is a very important factor here in business circles.

On November 1. 1SSS. Mr. Vickers was married to Miss Mattie M. Johnson, daughter of John R. and Lizzie (Tool) Johnson, and they have five children, namely: Isaac Burton: Elizabeth. wife of Rev. W. II. Calfee: and Ada Louisa, Zelma May and Velma. Mr. and Mrs. /

Isaac Burton Vickers, only son of John W. Vickers, was born at Piedmont, Harrison County, Ohio, September 17, 1889, and was educated in the public schools of his native place. Since 1910 he has been associated with his father in the lumber business and since 1918 has been interested in farming and stock-raising in Freeport Township in May of that year purchasing his valuable farm of 166 acres. In the following November he and his wife moved on the place, which he had in the meanwhile greatly improved, remodeling the house and erecting two commodious barns. He is meeting with much success in breeding pure Diekerson- Delaine sheep and big type Poland-China hogs.

Mr. Vickers was married on October 1. 1911, to Miss Ada Gertrude Bell, daughter of P. L. and Laura (Dillon) Bell. They are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Piedmont. Mr. Vickers is a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge at Freeport, and also is a member of the Modern Woodmen Order at Piedmont.

William A. Bethel has from his youth been actively identified with farm enterprise in Moorefield Township, Harrison County, and on his father's old home farm, in section 4, this township, he was born and reared, the date of his nativity having been May 9, 1877. He is now the owner of n well-improved farm of eighty acres, and his energy and good management are manifest in the fine appearance of the place, which is a center of productive enterprise in the domain of agriculture and successful stock-growing, with special attention given to dairy cattle.

Mr. Bethel is a son of James O. and Nancy M. (Slater) Bethel, the former of whom was bom in Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio, December 19, 1848, and the latter in Moorefield Township, Harrison County. October 1. 1846. their marriage having been solemnized June 30. 1870. James O. Bethel was reared and educated in his native county and his parents. Alfred and Margaret (McCall) Bethel were born and reared in Ohio, where the resjiective fa nd lies settled in the pioneer days. James O. Bethel came to Harrison County in the spring of 1869, and after his marriage he settled on a farm of 183 acres. In section 4. Moorefield Township. He developed this into one of the fine farm properties of the township and among the improvements which he made on the place was the commodious and attractive house, which be erected in 1873. He continued as one of the successful farmers and representative citizens of Moorefield Township until he was well advanced in years, and he and his wife now reside in the city of Cleveland, where he is living in well earned retirement. Mrs. Nancy M. (Slater) Bethel is a daughter of the late James Wells Slater and Margaret Jane (Dunlap) Slater, the former of whom was bom April 13. 1816. and the latter on the 30th of November. 1818. their marriage having been solemnized April 23, 1840. and five children having been born of this union - Emily L. (Mrs. Johnson Moore). William D., Nancy M. (Mrs. James O.

Bethel), James A., and Margaret R. (Mrs. Shriber). James Wells Slater died on the 9th of August, 1875, and his widow passed away on the 5th of December of the following year. Mr. Slater came to Harrison County in 1845 and purchased 207 acres of land, in section 4, Moo refield Township. Here he erected, in 1851, a substantial stone residence of large size, and the same stands as one of the substantial and enduring landmarks of the county. Mr. Slater was one of the very successful farmers and influential citizens of the county and served a number of years as trustee of Moorefield Township. Mr. and Mrs. James O. Bethel became the parents of seven children, whose names and respective dates of birth are here recorded : Alfred W., June 8. 1871; Charles E., January 27, 1875: William A., May 9, 1877; Harry F., October 5, 1879; George S., July 7, 1882; Jesse M., February 16, 1885; and Margaret M., March 27 1888. Alfred W. married Miss Louella Fulton and they reside at Flushing, Belmont County. Charles E. married Miss Emma Fisher, and their home is in the city of Cleveland, this state.* Harry F. died in 1919. George S. married Miss Mabel Kirkpatrick and is a prosperous farmer in Moorefield Township Jesse M. and Margaret M. are with their parents in the city of Cleveland.

William A. Bethel is indebted to the public schools of his native township for his early educational discipline, and he remained at the parental home until the time of his marriage, when he was twenty-three years of age, his wife, whose maiden name was Eva Dickerson, being a representative of one of the old and honored families of Harrison County and adequate data concerning her parents being given in the sketch of the career of her brother. John Edward Dickerson, on other pages of this volume. Since his marriage Mr. Bethel has been successfully engaged in independent farm enterprise in Moorefield Township and he Is one of the progressive and substantial citizens of his native township and county. His political support is given to the republican party and his wife is an active member of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. They have four children - Doris, Blanche, Donald and Harry.

Jasper J. Irons. Actively engaged as a tiller of the soil in the rich and fertile soil of eastern Ohio. Jasper J. Irons, a prosperous farmer of Moorefield Township, Harrison County, is carrying on the various branches of agriculture most skilfully, his .labors being crowned with success. A son of James Irons, he was born, July 17, 1857, in Nottingham Township, this county.

Born and brought up in Jefferson County, Ohio, James Irons came from there to Harrison County in early manhood, becoming a pioneer settler of Nottingham Township, Taking up a tract of land, he there improved the comfortable homestead on which he passed the remainder of his life, dying April 12, 1861, while yet in manhood's prime. He married Jane Titus, who was born in Cassville, Cadiz Township, Harrison County, where her father, Timothy Titus, was an early settler. Mr. Titus purchased land, and cleared and improved a good farm. To him and his wife, whose maiden name was Mary Gutherie, eight children were born, Uriah, Sanford, Jonathan, Taylor, Elza, Jane, Mary, and Amanda.

James Irons and his wife became the parents of seven children, as follows : Esther, deceased ; Mary, Melissa, and Eliza, deceased; Amanda; Albert, deceased; and Jasper J., of this brief sketch. The mother survived her husband many years, dying March 3, 1905. Both she and her husband were members of the Methodist Church, to which her parents also belonged.

Acquiring his elementary education in the district schools of Nottingham Township, Jasper J. Irons continued his studies for a time in Guernsey County, Ohio. Working on the home farm during his earlier years, he acquired a practical knowledge of the many branches of agriculture, and when ready to begin the battle of life on his own account began farming in his native township. Locating In Moorefield Township in 1897, Mr. Irons has here continued his free and independent occupation, since 1903 having resided on his present fine estate of 136 acres. Having made diligent use of his time, he has added Improvements of value, his farm being now one of the most desirable pieces of property in the locality. In addition to carrying on general farming, Mr. Irons has paid considerable attention to the breeding and raising of stock, principally sheep, a branch of agriculture In which he has taken great Interest.

Mr. Irons has been twice married. He married, August 7, 1882, Amanda Jane Poulson, a daughter of Andrew Poulson. She passed to the higher life March 25, 1888, leaving two children, namely: Frank, a resident of Colorado; and James Andrew, who married Fannie Walker. On June 16, 1892, Mr. Irons was united in marriage with Margaret Moore, a daughter of Alexander and Lizzie (Garvin) Moore. Mr. and Mrs. Irons have four children, namely: Luella, who died in childhood; Laura, who lived but two years; Hazel died in infancy; and Charles Moore. Religiously Mrs. Irons is a devout member of the United Presbyterian Church.

Ralph F. Moore. A fine representative of the agricultural interests of Harrison County, Ralph F. Moore, of Moorefield Township, has established for himself an enviable reputation as a successful farmer and a valued citizen. He was born, August 6, 1889, in this same township, which was also the birthplace of his father, Thomas C. Moore, and the township in which his grandfather, Leinard Moore, settled on coming to Harrison County in pioneer days. Leinard Moore married Mary Kirkpatrick, and to them four children were born, Thomas C., Samuel, Hannah, and Anna.

Born and brought up In Moorefield Township, Thomas C. Moore became a farmer early in his career, locating first in Nottingham Township, but subsequently returning to Moorefield Township, where he remained until the spring of 1917, when he removed to his present home in Canton. Ohio. He married Anna Finney, a daughter of Joseph Finney, a thrifty farmer of

Nottingham Township, who married Margaret Taggart, and reared five children, as follows: Wiliam; Anna, wife of Thomas G. Moore; Louisa; Nettie; and Margaret B. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Moore became the parents of six children, namely: Ralph F. ; Hazel Irene; Myrtle Josephine ; Craig G., who married Avis Mills; Frances Pauline, and Thomas Orville, who died in childhood. Both parents were worthy members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church.

Attending the public schools of both Nottingham and Moorefleld townships, Ralph F. Moore obtained an excellent knowledge of the common branches of learning as they were called a quarter of a century ago, while on the home farm he became familiar with the various branches of agriculture. His choice of an occupation led him to take up farming, one of the leading industries of this day and generation, and now has full charge of his father's estate of 112 acres of choice land, on which he is carrying on general farming and stock raising in a highly creditable manner.

Mr. Moore married, December 25, 1910, Emma Belle Dunlap, a daughter of William F. Dunlap, of whom further notice may be found on another page of this woilc. True to the religious faith in which they were brought up, Mr. and Mrs. Moore are consistent and valued members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church.

Hirrie M. Fitch. On a well-improved farm of 196 acres, In Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, Mr. Fitch has maintained his residence since July, 1918, and he is one of the progressive agriculturists and stock-growers of his native township, besides which he is successfully operating a small coal-mining enterprise on his farm. He was bora in Moorefleld Township on the 20th of February, 1877, and is a son of William K. and Hannah E. (Watt) Fitch, the former of whom was bora in Belmont County, this state, July 21, 1844, and the latter in the same county, on the 17th of June, 1852.

William K. Fitch was a son of James M. and Mary (Kelley) Fitch. James M. Fitch was a son of Jacob and Eleanor (McGill) Fitch, who were born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, where they were reared and educated and where their marriage occurred. In 1811 Jacob Fitch emigrated from the old Keystone State to Belmont County, Ohio, where he obtained a tract of wild land, in Smith Township. Here he reclaimed and developed a good frontier farm, and on the old homestead he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, their children having been seven in number.

James M. Fitch was bora in Greene County, Pennsylvania, in 1811 - the year which marked the removal of the family to Ohio, where he was reared in Belmont County, under the conditions of the pioneer era. In 1838 he married Mrs. Mary (Kelley) McMillan, whose parents, Hugh and Mary (Johnson) Kelley, came from Ireland to America in the year 1800, and who shortly afterward became pioneer settlers in Ohio, Mr. Kelley having been killed by a falling tree, on the farm which later was owned by his grandson, William K. Fitch, in Moorefield Township, Harrison County. James M. Fitch developed a productive farm in Belmont County, where he remained until his death, in August, 1876, his wife having passed away on the 1st of March, 1866, and their three children, Jacob, William K., and Mary, are now deceased.

William K. Fitch was reared in Belmont County, where he not only gained full experience in connection with farm industry but also learned the trade of carpenter, which he followed for a number of years. September 20, 1870, recorded his marriage to Miss Hannah E. Watt, a daughter of Robert and Rachel (De- Long) Watt, representatives of sterling pioneer families of Belmont County, where James Watt, grandfather of Robert, settled in 1816, upon coming to Ohio from Maryland. Robert Watt, a son of Thomas and Jane (Gladden) Watt, died on the 11th of February, 1866, his birth having occurred, in Maryland, November 2, 1815, the year prior to the family emigration to Ohio. Mrs. Robert Watt survived her husband by many years, and both were zealous members of the Presbyterian Church. Their children were ten in number.

Within a short time after his marriage William K. Fitch established his home on the farm once owned by his maternal grandfather, in Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, and here he continued his activities as one of the representative farmers and substantial and honored citizens of Harrison County until his death, July 9, 1919, his wife having passed to the life eternal on the 25th of June, 1916, and both were active members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. He was a democrat in his political allegiance. They became the parents of seven children : Minnie A. is the wife of Elzy

Adams; Mary Flora is the wife of Samuel A. Webb; Hirrie M., of this sketch, was the next in order of birth ; Lulu D. is the wife of Calvin F. Green; Veda V. is the wife of Earl S. Kerr; Bessie resides at Cleveland; and Suella is the wife of Wilber R. Johnson, of Bedford, Ohio.

Besides having the advantages of the district schools of his native township Hirrie M. Fitch was for one year a student in the Oberlin Business College, after leaving which institution, in 1902, he established his residence in the city of Cleveland, where he remained about twelve years, during practically all of which he was identified with secret-service work. In 1913 he returned to the old home farm, about one and one-half miles north of the village of Moorefleld, and there he continued his active association with farm enterprise until July, 1918, when he removed to his present farm, adjoining the village mentioned. He is a democrat in political adherency and his wife is an active member of the Methodist Church at Moorefleld.

On the 3d of July, 1918, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Fitch to Miss Grace Jane Moore, who was bora in Moorefleld Township, and who is a daughter of Columbus C. and Margaret (Green) Moore. Columbus C. Moore was born July 6, 1849, on the farm now occupied by Mr. Fitch, of this review, and here his death occurred August 10, 1891, his wife, who was born July 2, 1844, having survived him by about seven years and her death having occurred March 4, 1898. Columbus C. Moore was a son of John T. and Sarah (Mansfield) Moore, the former of whom was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, in 1813, and the latter on the 4th of September of the same year. Mr. Moore's death occurred October 23, 1898, his wife having passed away on the 4th of September of 1891.

At the age of about sixteen years, in 1828, John T. Moore came to Moorefleld Township, Harrison Countv and found employment in a pioneer tannery in the little hamlet of Moorefield. His cash capital at the time of his arrival was only twenty-five cents, but he was ambitious, self-reliant and energetic, so that he made advancement and was still a young man when he became the owner of the tannery in which he had been employed. Through self-discipline and active association with men and affairs, he effectively overcame the educational handicap of his youth and he became one of the successful business men and influential citizens of Moorefleld Township. At the time of his death he owned about 200 acres of land, besides other property. His wife held membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. * They became the parents of seven children - Louisa, Hanna Jane, Almeda, Berkeley, Columbus C., Tulitha and Mary E. Columbus C. Moore assisted his father in the operation of the tannery and also became a successful farmer, he having been a young man at the time of his death, and both he and his wife having been earnest members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Of their three children Mrs. Fitch is the youngest; Clyde J. remains with Mr. and Mrs. Fitch on the old home farm; and Elmer C., who married Miss Alpha Hudephol, resides in the city of Canton, Stark County.

Henderson S. Mills. A prominent and prosperous merchant of Moorefleld Village, Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, Henderson S. Mills was for many years actively associated with the advancement of the educational status of county and state as a successful and popular school teacher, later becoming widely and favorably known as county clerk of Harrison County. A son of the late Elias Mills, Jr., he was born, December 7, 1853, in the village where he now resides, and in which the greater part of his life has been spent. His paternal grandfather, Elias Mills, *Sr., was born, reared and married in Maryland, the maiden name of his wife having been Nancy Jane Harris. In 1817 he came with his family to Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, and bought a large tract of land that was still in its primitive wildness, and a part of the homestead which he cleared is now owned by his grandson, Henderson S. Mills, of whom we write. To him and his wife eleven children were born, Joseph, William, Nathan, Elias, John, Reuben, Jesse, Benjamin, Mary Ann, Rachel, and Asenath.

Elias Mills, Jr., was born in Frederick, Maryland, June 27, 1812, and at the age of five years came with his parents to Moorefleld Township, where he subsequently spent the greater part of his life, during his active career having been a hotel keeper, a farmer, and a real estate

Elias Mills, Jr., was four times married. He married first Isabel Glendon, and they became the parents of six children, as follows: Theodore ; W. H. H. ; Lovlna ; Mary E. ; Isabel, who was burned to death at the age of two years; and Martha, who died in childhood. He married for his second wife Mary Brown, who was born October 19, 1822, in a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and died on the home farm in Moorefleld Township, June 21, 1865. Of this union six children, also, were born, namely: Henderson S., Wherry, Ora, Belle, Eva, and Allie.

After the death of his second wife, Elias Mills, Jr., married Elizabeth WInrod, who died a short time later, leaving no children. He subsequently married Mrs. Margaret Clevenger. Mr. Mills served as postmaster at Moorefleld for at least fifteen years, conducting its affairs ably and satisfactorily.

Henderson S. Mills laid a substantial foundation for his future education in Moorefleld, later continuing his studies In Lebanon College, In Lebanon, Ohio. After leaving college he embarked upon a professional career, and subs<£ quently taught school from 1873 until 19tiCT Beginning his pedagogical efforts in Belmont County, Ohio, Mr. Mills taught there three years, and later taught two terms In Kansas and two terms in Iowa. Returning to Harrison County, Ohio, he taught in Moorefleld Village, or Moorefleld Township the greater part of the time until 1900.

Being elected clerk of Harrison County in that year, Mr. Mills served in that capacity from 1900 until 1906, rendering excellent service. Turning his attention then to agricultural pursuits, he was engaged in general farming until 1915, placing his farm of 165 acres, and 125 acres in Moorefleld Township, adjoining the village, under a good state of cultivation. For the past three years Mr. Mills has conducted a general mercantile business in the Village of Moorefleld under the name of A. J. Schreiber, who formerly owned the store in Which Mr. Mills Is located. Since 1900 Mr. Mills has operated a coal bank on his farm, It being a paying proposition. At the present time he is also serving as postmaster the postofflce being located In his store. Fraternally he is a member of Cadiz Lodge, Knights of Pythias.

Mr. Mills has been twice married. He married first, in 1877, Lucetta J. Murphy, daughter of Brice and Elizabeth Murphy. She passed to the life beyond on April 18, 1915, leaving one child, Charles M., of Columbus, Ohio, who married Flora Moore, and has one child, Henderson A. On October 25, 1916, Mr. Mills was united in marriage with Mrs. Clara Clendening, widow of Fred Clendening, and daughter of A. J. Schreiber, of Moorefleld Village.

On s Cramblett. The various members of the Cramblett family, for more than two generations identified with agricultural pursuits in Harrison County, do not need special introduction to the people of this part of Ohio, and it is therefore sufficient to state that Otis Cramblett, of Franklin Township, who is owner of a good farm and is a good farm manager, is a brother of W. E. Cramblett, extended reference to whom is made on another page of this work.

Otis Cramblett was born in Stock Township, Harrison County, November 28, 1865, a son of Thomas and Hannah (Mallemee) Cramblett, well-known and influential farming people during their active lives, and details of whose families are set out in the sketch alluded to in the preceding paragraph.

Otis Cramblett was educated in the district schools of Franklin Township, Harrison County, principally attending the Beaver Dam school. At the close of his school years he started to work on the home farm and under the able guidance of his father, he became a good farmer. Mr. Cramblett continued to reside on the home place up to the time of his marriage, when he moved to Franklin Township, and resumed farming operations there.

November 11. 1896, Mr. Cramblett was united in marriage to Miss Mary Emma Cecil, born in Franklin Township. March 29, 1870, a daughter of Jesse and Nancy (Gladman) Cecil, prominent and popular residents of Harrison County for many years. Jesse Cecil was born in Franklin Township. August 6, 1839, a son of Philip and Mary (Logan) Cecil, the former of whom was a native of the state of Maryland. Jesse Cecil married Nancy Gladman, who was born November 26, 1842, in Franklin Township, a daughter of David and Elizabeth (Lyons) Gladman. Mr. Cecil spent all his life in his native township engaged in farming, and he and his wife were the parents of six children, namely: David E., Laura Lizzie. Edwin M.,

Mary Emma, Alfred Edgar and Jesse Laurence. Jesse Cecil died February 13, 1919; his wife died about eighteen years previous, having passed away June 19, 1901. They were earnest members of the Christian Church of Tappan and enjoyed the confidence and esteem of a wide circle of friends.

Some short time after his marriage, Mr. Cramblett engaged in agricultural operations In Franklin Township, and in the spring of 1903 he and his wife moved to Washington Township, where they continued to reside until the fall of 1906, moving in the latter year to his present holding. Here he owns eighty acres of prime land, lying along the Ocean-to-Ocean Highway; he is also the owner of the old home place which consists of 200 acres of good land in Stock Township. His agricultural undertakings comprise general farming and stock raising. his products in both lines being regarded as attaining the best results possible. Since his boyhood, Mr. Cramblett has been operating a threshing outfit in his home neighborhood.

To the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cramblett three children have been born, namely : Thomas Jesse, born October 14, 1900; Edith Rachel, April 29. 1905, and James David, June 18, 1911. The Cramblett family are members of the Christian Church of Tappan and take a warm interest in all its good works.

While Mr. Cramblett has never been a seeker after political office, nevertheless, he has always evinced close regard for the welfare of the community in which he has been a resident for many years, and he and his wife have ever given of their time and abilities to the advancement of the social and cultural activities of their township and county.

Joel Cramblett. Mention of several members of the Cramblett family has been made in the pages of this biographical history, and it now becomes the duty of the chronicler to add the name of Joel Cramblett to the existing list, the subject of this sketch being an extensive farmer and stock raiser.

Joel Cramblett was born in Stock Township, Harrison County, May 7, 1869, a son of Thomas and Hannah (Mallemee) Cramblett, wellknown residents in their time of this part of Ohio, and extended reference to whom may be found under the caption of W. E. Cramblett, brother of Joel Cramblett.

Joel Cramblett secured his education in the district schools of Franklin Township, and while yet in his young manhood he commenced the life of a farmer in Stock Township. With the exception of two years, during which he farmed in Franklin Township, Mr. Cramblett has always been engaged along agricultural lines In Stock Township. He carries on general farming and stock raising, in the latter branch being a breeder of purebred Black Top sheep and has recently taken on the breeding of purebred Shorthorn cattle, in the handling of which he has been very successful. He Is now the owner of 230 acres of excellent land, which he has improved and developed, having practically put all the present buildings on the holding, and is generally regarded as one of the most progressive husbandmen of the district in which he lives.

April 1, 1896, Mr. Cramblett was united in marriage to Miss Susie P. Henderson, a daughter of J. C. Henderson. They have become the parents of five children as follows: J. Lloyd,

Robert H., Ralph B., Virginia L. and Rosa Grace. Mrs. Cramblett is a member of the Ridge Presbyterian Church, while the children are members of the Pleasant Valley Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Cramblett has never leaned toward partisan politics, but has always given of his time and efforts to help all movements calculated to advance the legitimate interests of the home community.

James H. McInttbe has found in his native county excellent opportunities for the resourceful exhibition of his initiative ability and progressive policies, for he has not only become a prominent representative of agricultural industry but has also controlled a substantial business in the manufacturing of lumber from native timber in this section of the state. He owns and resides upon his father's old homestead farm, of 163 acres, in Lee Township, besides which he owns also 112 acres in Loudon Township and 175 acres In Perry Township. He has purchased a goodly amount of timber land in the county and after felling the trees and manufacturing the same into lumber he has sold much of the land, though he still re- tains a large and valuable landed estate in bis native county. He has been actively identified with the lumber business since 1906, and from the time of his youth to the present has closely associated with farm industry, in which connection he is now one of the representative agriculturists and stock-growers of the county.

Mr. Mclntire was born at Harlem Springs, this county, on the 9th of November, 1859, and is a son of Samuel and Virlinda (Davis) Mclntire, both of whom passed their entire lives in Carroll County. Within the course of his active career Samuel Mclntire owned several different farms in this county, and he was one of the well-known and highly esteemed citizens of the county at the time of his death, April 24, 1900, his widow having survived him by about twelve years and both having been zealous members of the Presbyterian Church. Of their children the eldest is Miss Margaret, who resides at Harlem Springs; Mary became the wife of Frank Osterman and she is now deceased ; James H., of this review, was the next in order of birth; Emma is the widow of Andrew Tinlin and resides in the city of Canton, Stark County; and Alice is a resident of Brownsville, Pennsylvania.

In addition to receiving the advantages of the district schools of his native county James H. Mclntire also attended Harlem College, at Harlem Springs. He early began to assist his father in farm operations and in his independent career as a farmer and lumberman he has shown exceptional energy and administrative ability, with the result that he has achieved substantial success, the while he has so ordered his course as to retain secure vantage-place in popular confidence and esteem. He is independent in political matters and he and his wife are active members of the Presbyterian Church at Harlem Springs.

In 1882 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Mclntire to Miss Lydia Cogsll, who likewise was born and reared in Carroll Countv and who is a daughter of the late Oliver Cogsil.

The eldest of the children of Mr. and Mrs. Mclntire Is Frederick, who Is a successful farmer In Loudon Township; May is the wife of Frederick Simmons, of Lee Township; Ruth is the widow of William H. Tope and she and her only child, Dean, reside with her parents; Frank is a progressive farmer in Loudon Township; Hazel Is the wife of William Stenger, of that township; and Robert, Pauline and Ralph are still members of the parental home circle.

John L. Johnston. A well-known and highly esteemed citizen of the village of Moorefleld, John L. Johnston is actively and prominently identified with the mercantile and agricultural affairs of Harrison County, owning and managing a farm in Moorefleld Township, while at the same time he is operating a grocery in the village. A son of the late Alexander Johnston, be was born, January 12, 1842, on section 16, Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, Ohio of sturdy pioneer stock.

young, he followed it for a short time in both Jefferson and Belmont counties, but spent the greater part of his active life in Harrison County, chiefly in Moorefleld Township, dying there in 1873. He married, in 1838, Sadie Latham. who was born in Harrison County, Ohio, and died in 1879. She was a daughter of John Latham, pioneer of Harrison County, Ohio. Six children were born of their marriage, as follows: George, deceased; Susan; Nancy, deceased; Hannah, deceased; John L., the subject of this brief sketch ; and Minerva, deceased.

Educated in the public schools of Moorefleld Township. John L. Johnston succeeded to the ancestral occupation, with which he had been familiar from boyhood, and after farming for a time in Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio, returned to Moorefleld Township, where he has since continued his agricultural operations, he and his family owning eighty-seven acres of rich and fertile land, the greater part of which Is in a good state of cultivation, responding readily to the care so faithfully given It. For the past thirty years Mr. Johnston has resided in Moorefleld Village, where, in addition to looking after his farm, he is carrying on an extensive grocery business.

Mr. Johnston married. March 7, 1867, Almeda Moore, daughter of John T. and Sarah (Mansfield) Moore. Her father came to Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, Ohio, as a lad of sixteen years, being then an orphan. He subsequently learned the tanner's trade in Cadiz, serving an apprenticeship with John Hogg. Settling at Moorefleld, he oi>erated a tannery for years, carrying on a large business. Mr. and Mrs. Moore reared seven children, ns follows: Louise, Anna Jane, Almeda. Berkeley, Columbus C., Tulitha. and Mary Ellen. Mr. and Mrs. Johnston have but one child. Sarah Jane, wife of C. A. Quinn, of Canton. Ohio.

During the Civil war, Mr. Johnston enlisted, February 20. 1865. in Company I, One Hundred and Eighfy-Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and spent the greater part of his time in service at Owensburg. Kentucky, being discharged October 5, 1865. For many years he was an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic, belonging to the post at Freeport, Ohio.

John F. Moore is a representative of one of the influential and honored pioneer families of Harrison County and here he has resided in Moorefleld Township from the time of his birth, which occurred January 1. 1845. In his native township he is the owner of a valuable farm estate, and his only son now has the active management of the farm property, comprising more than 302 acres.

. John F. Moore is a son of Uriah and Mary Ann (Fulton) Moore, the former of whom was born in Greene County, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1814. and the latter April 14. 1821, in Harrison County. Ohio, where her parents, Philip and Sarah (Hanna) Fulton, settled upon coming from Maryland to Ohio, about the year 1819. Uriah Moore was a son of and Sarah (Shepard) Moore, the former of whom was born in New Jersey in 1767, and the latter in Greene County. Pennsylvania, in 1777, their marriage having there been solemnized and their children having been three sons and four daughters. Uriah Moore was three years old when his parents came from Pennsylvania, in 1817, and became pioneer settlers in what is now Moorefleld Township, Harrison County, where the home was established on a tract of 160 acres of timbered land - the northeast quarter of section 7, Moorefleld Township. Here the parents passed the remainder of their lives and Uriah Moore eventually came into possession of the old home farm, which he retained until the close of his life, besides having added other property to his landed estate. His father died in 1823, and his mother passed away in 1841, both having been active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

In his early youth Uriah Moore learned the trade of wheelwright, and this he followed a number of years, after which he engaged in carpenter work, besides giving his supervision to his excellent farm. He and his wife remained on their old home farm until their deaths, each having attained to venerable age, and both having been devoted members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. Mr. Moore was a democrat and was influential In community affairs, as indicated by his having held several township offices. His marriage to Miss Mary Ann Fulton occurred October 13, 1842, and they became the parents of ten children: Sarah A. (Mrs. Corbin), John F., William A., Hannah M. (Mrs. Dickerson), Albert D., Zephaniah, Anderson W., Vincent C., Elliott D., ,M. D., and Mary E.

John F. Moore was reared on the old home farm and received the advantages of the common schools of the locality and period. His entire active career has been marked by close and successful association with farm industry, and he is now one of the venerable and honored native sons still residing in Moorefleld Township, where he has contributed his share to civic and industrial progress and prosperity. The democratic party has always received his allegiance and he holds membership in the Nottingham Presbyterian Church, as did also his devoted wife, whose death occurred May 7, 1919. after their wedded companionship had continued for more than fifty years.

August 30, 1866, recorded the marriage of Mr. Moore to Miss Catherine B. Knight, who was born In Nottingham Township, this county, on the 1st of December, 1848, a daughter of Joseph and Eliza Ann (Jones) Knight, her grandparents having come to Harrison County in the pioneer days, from Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Moore became the parents of three children - William E., Annie M. and Hannah M. Of the son, who has active charge of the farm operations and who is associated with his father in the ownership of a large and valuable farm property in Moorefleld Township, specific record is given on other pages of this publication.

William Everett Moore and his father, John F. Moore, of whom individual mention is made above, own a fine farm property of somewhat more than 300 acres, in Moorefleld Township,

Harrison County, and the son has the active supervision and direction of the various details of the operation of this valuable landed estate, which is effectively used for well diversified agriculture and the raising of good grades of live stock, the venerable father still remaining on the old home farm and the devoted mother having passed to eternal rest May 7, 1919.