Harrison Township (part 32 of 37)

Lobj:n E. Price served two successive terms as recorder of his native county and retired from this office In the autumn of 1919, since which time he has continued to reside at Carrollton, Judicial center of the county In which he was born and reared. He was born on a farm in the vicinity of New Hagerstown, Carroll County, March 23, 1865, and is a son of Benjamin F. and Keziah (McGowan) Price, the former of whom was bom in Harrison County, this state, in 1832, and the latter was a native of Guernsey County, Ohio, where she was born in 1838. Benjamin F. Price, Sr., grandfather of the subject of this review, was one of the early settlers of Harrison County, where he took up land and engaged in farm enterprise. Later he came to Carroll County and developed a farm in Orange Township, where both he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, this farm having continued in the possession of the family until February 10, 1919, when Loren E. Price, of this review, sold the property to William L. Robertson. Benjamin F. Price, Sr., and his wife, whose maiden name was Nancy Douglas, were numbered among the honored pioneer citizens of Orange Township at the time of their deaths, and both were zealous members of the Presbyterian Church.

Benjamin F. Price, Jr., was six years of age at the time of the family removal from Harrison County to Carroll County, and he eventually became the owner of his father's old homestead farm. He was one of the honored and influential citizens and representative farmers of Orange Township, was a republican in politics and served in various local offices of public trust. Both he and his wife were zealous members of the Presbyterian Church. His death occurred in 1901 and his widow passed to eternal rest in 1913. Of their two children Loren E. is the younger, the older son. Willard M.. having died in 1906, at the age of forty-eight years.

T»ren E. Price was not denied a due quota of youthful association with farm work, and in addition to attending the public schools was afforded the advantages of the New Hagerstown Academy. On the old homestead he engaged in active farm operations after having boon employed three years as a traveling commercial salesman and after having been engaged for twelve years in the dry-good business at Lima, Allen County. He remained on the farm until 1915. when he was elected county recorder.

and his effective administration in this office continued for two terms of two years each, since which time he has continued his residence at Carrollton, the county seat. He is a stalwart supporter of the cause of the republican party, is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, including the local Commandery of Knights Templar, and both he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church.

In 1S96 Mr. Price wedded Miss Gertrude Davies, of Lima, Allen County, and they have one daughter, Marian D., who was born in 1897, and who is a graduate of the Carrollton High School, as well as of the Thomas Normal School in the City of Detroit, Michigan, she being now a successful and popular teacher of domestic science.

Perry O. McCully, owner of the Carrollton Milling Company, claims the Hoosler State as the place of his nativity but was about one year old when his parents returned to Carroll County, Ohio, where the father had been born and reared and where the family home had been established in the pioneer days.

Perry O. McCully was born in Noble County, Indiana, December 31. 1868. and is a son of William ami Virginia (Smith) McCully, the former of whom was born in Carroll County. Ohio. August 5, 1839, and the latter of whom was born in Williams County, this state, in 1843. Thoms McCully, grandfather of him whose name Introduces this sketch, was born in Allegheny County. Pennsylvania. December 14, 1797, and in 1822 he married Miss Anna Young, who likewise was a native of the old Keystone State. In 1830 they came to Carroll County. Ohio, and settled on a pioneer farm in Harrison Township, James McCully. a brother of Thomas, having come to the county at the same time. On his embryonic farm, much of which was still heavily timbered. Thomas McCully erected a log house, and in this modest domicile were reared his children. He reclaimed a productive farm and remained on the old homestead until his death. October 6, 1874, his wife having passed away in 1844, when her youngest child. William, was about five years old, the names of the other children having been as here noted: Sarah, Eliza. Lavina, Margaret. Mary J., Anna M. and Joslah B. Thomas McCully was a stalwart supporter of the principles of the democratic party, and his brother James was a republican. Both he and his wife were earnest members of the Reformed Church. William McCully's seecond marriage in 1877 was to Miss Elizabeth Sheppard, born in Center Township. Carroll County. She died October 6. 1889, and left four children, James C., of Amsterdam: Anson, of Lee Township: Laura, who married Lanson Finnicum, a resident of Columbiana County, Ohio, and Addie. who married Roy Smith, of Columbiana County, Ohio. Thomas McCully*s father, who likewise bore the name of Thomas, was born and reared in Ireland and came to America about the middle of the eighteenth century, his home having been established in Pennsylvania, where he remained until his death His children were John. James.

William McCully was reared on the old pioneer farm in Harrison Township, received the advantages of the common schools of the locality and period and finally came into possession of the home farm, which he later sold to his brother Joslah, who was one of the honored pioneer citizens of Carroll County at the time of his death, in February, 1919, when eightyone years of age. After selling this farm William McCully purchased and removed to a farm in the same vicinity, his residence in Noble County, Indiana, having been of brief duration. He continued many years as one of the representative farmers and influential citizens of garrison Township and passed the last five years of his life in the home of his son. Perry O., of this review, where he died on the 3d of May, 1918, only a few months after the death of his brother, Josiah. He was a staunch democrat and was called upon to serve in various local offices of public trust in Harrison Township. He and his wife became zealous members of the Reformed Church, but after removing to the home of his son at Carrollton he became a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church in this city. He survived his wife by more than forty years, Mrs. McCully having passed away in 1875, at the age of thirty-two years. They became the parents of four children: Edwin is a resident of Lee Township. Carroll County; William, Jr., died at the age of fourteen years: Perry O., of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; and Matilda is the wife of James Snively, a farmer in Loudon Township, Carroll County, Mrs. Virginia (Smith) McCully was a daughter of William Smith and her mother was a daughter of James Ferrall, an honored Carroll County pioneer of whom incidental mention is made on other pages of this volume. After the death of his first wife Mr. Smith contracted a second marriage, and both he and his second wife were residents of Indiana at the time of their deaths, he having died about the year 1901, when more than eighty years of age.

Perry O. McCully was reared to the sturdy discipline of the home farm, with the activities of which he continued his connection until he was tw'enty-five years of age, his educational advantages in the meanwhile having been those of the public schools of Harrison Township. In 1900 he purchased the old Hardesty grist mill at Carrollton, where he developed a prosperous business in the handling of feed and building material, the mill having been utilized principally for the grinding of feed. In 1910 he consolidated his business with that of the Courtrigbt Company, and the combined business has since been conducted under the title of the Carrollton Milling Company. This is one of the important and prosperous industrial corporations of Carroll County and controls a substantial business in the manufacturing of flour and feed and the handling of grain and building materials, Mr. McCully being the owner of the eomi>nny. In July, 1920, he sold the mill to the Fanners Co-operative Company was one of

Mr. McCully is found arrayed as a staunch advocate and supporter of the principles of the democratic party, and he served twelve years as a member of the School Board of Carrollton. In the Masonic fraternity he has completed the circle of the York Rite, in which his maximum affiliation is with the Carrollton Commandery of Knights Templar, and he also holds membership in the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

May 21, 1895, recorded the marriage of Mr. McCully to Miss Nora Long, daughter of William Long, a prosperous farmer of Carroll County. The one child of this union is Florence, who was born July 24, 1896, and who was graduated in the Carrollton High School as a member of the class of 1913, after which she was for two years a student in Mount Union College. Thereafter she was for two years a successful and popular teacher in the public schools of Carrollton, and she is now the wife of Parry McLaughlin, of this city. They have two children, Harry, Jr., born September 1, 1918, and Retha Virginia, born August 7, 1920.

John Mattkbn. Looking back with Justifiable pride on a long life of useful endeavor as a man, and constructive work as a farmer, John Mattem, of Archer Township, is still a forceful factor in the agricultural progress of his neighborhood. He was born in Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio, on July 12, 1837. a son of Abraham Mattem, and grandson of John Mattem, a native of Maryland who became a pioneer of Archer Township, Harrison County, Ohio, and here rounded out his life. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Nancy Tipton, was a native of Wales, and they had the following children: Abraham, John, Catherine, Anna, Julia Ann and Jane.

Abraham Mattem was bora in Harrison County, Ohio, October 6, 1806, and was married to Mary Brown, also bom in Harrison County, Ohio, in 1808, a daughter of Hugh and Jane (Speer) Brown, the former an early settler and farmer of Archer Township. The children born to Hugh Brown and his wife were as follows: John, William, Mary, Anna, Rebecca and Elizabeth. Acquiring a farm in Green Township, Abraham Mattem lived upon it until his death, and was a man very highly respected in his part of the county. He and his wife became the parents of the following children: Jane, John, Nancy Ann, Hugh B., Wesley and Alfred S. Abraham Mattem and his wife belonged to Bethel Methodist Church of Green Township.

John Mattem went to the schools of his district and following the example of his father and grandfather became a farmer. In 1866 he bought his present farm of 120 acres in Archer Township and here he has since been very successfully engaged in general farming and stockraising. Prior to buying this property he had some experience as a farmer in Green Township.

on August 2, 1839, a daughter of George and Mary (Brean) Leas. George Leas was bom in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and came to Green Township, Harrison County, Ohio, in young manhood, and here he spent the remainder of his life. He and his wife had the following children : George, Jeremiah, Mary, Elizabeth, Jacob, Margaret and John. Like the Mattem family, the Leas were also connected with the old Bethel Church of Green Township. John Mattem and his wife became the parents of the following children: J. Finley; Oscar Orlando, who died at the age of fourteen months; E. W., who is mentioned below; Mary Etta, who married William Beatty; E. Ross, and John H., who is also written up on another page. Mr. and Mrs. Mattem belong to Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church of Green Township, and have been connected with it for over fifty-eight years, and in their relations to it are as active as ever. They are very fine people in every respect and carry their religious faith into their everyday life. When sorrows enter a home in their neighborhood, the bereaved ones instinctively turn to Mr. and Mrs. Mattem for sympathy and assistance and never in vain. While they have been blessed with material prosperity, they have also accumulated a large store of something even better, the good will and gratitude of those whom they have generously assisted, and the unlimited respect of all who know them.

Ellis Wilmer Mattem, son of John Mattem, was born in Green Township on October 9, 1864, but he was educated In the district schools of Archer Township, and continued to live with his parents on their farm until his marriage, which occurred on February 10, 1887, to Elsie M. Copeland, a daughter of Henry and Martha Jane (Maxwell) Copeland. Since his marriage he has lived on his present farm of sixty-two acres of land, seven acres of which are planted in apple trees, and he also owns 143 acres of land in Green Township. He is a general farmer and stock raiser but of late years has been specializing on raising apples. He and his wife have the following children: Wesley Lloyd, who was bom on November 9, 1887, married Lela Barrett, and they have one child, Wilmer Herbert; and George Clinton, who was bora on September 22, 1889, married Georgia Lyle. Mrs. E. W. Mattem belongs to the Christian Church of Cadiz.

William H. Mahan is a representative of the third generation of the Mahan family in Harrison County, and was bora and reared on the fine old homestead farm which is now his place of residence and which is the stage of his successful activities as an agriculturist and grower of live stock. His farm comprises eighty-nine and three-tenths acres and is one of the well improved and productive farmsteads of Nottingham Township.

William Hanson Mahan was bom on his present farm, March 18, 1884, and is a son of William and Mary Elizabeth (Bowles) Mahan, the former of whom died on the 23d of December, 1915, and the latter of whom passed away in April, 1913. William Malian was bora in Nottingham Township, on the 31st of July, 1837, and his early education was gained through somewhat irregular attendance in the common schools of the locality and period. He was one of the young men ^*ho went forth from Harrison County to aid in defense of the Union during the Civil war. On the 8th of January, 1862, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and with this command he served until the close of the war. He participated in many engagements, including a number of the heavier battles marking the progress of the conflict between the North and the South, and he was mustered out of service July 13, 1865, with attendant reception of his honorable discharge. In later years he perpetuated the more gracious association of his military career by maintaining affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic. After the war he returned to Harrison County, and for several years thereafter he gave his attention principally to work at the carpenter's trade. After his marriage he purchased the farm now owned by his son, William and here he maintained his home from 1873 until the time of his death. He was one of the highly esteemed and influential citizens of Nottingham Township, where he served as township treasurer, besides having been for seven years a director of the local school district. His political support was given unreservedly to the republican party, and he and his wife held membership in the Bethel Methodist Church.

William Mahan was a son of Joseph and Rebecca (Brown) Mahan, both natives of Harford County, Maryland, where the former was born February 20, 1811, of Welsh and German ancestry. and where the latter was born on the 20th of July, 1801, a daughter of Joseph and- Catherine (Bowen) Brown, respectively of English and Irish lineage. Joseph Mahan was a child at the time of his mother's death, and he was reared in the home of his uncle, William Mahan, under whose direction he learned the trade of cooper. As a young man he made his way on foot from Maryland to Harrison County, Ohio, where he found abiding place in the home of Ebenezer Brown. who likewise was a native of Harford County. Maryland. In this home he met Miss Rebecca Brown, wrho had come to this county in company with her two sisters, Catherine and Sarah, and this acquaintanceship finally resulted in his marriage to Miss Rebecca. Mr. Mahan continued to follow his trade in connection with farm enterprise, and lived in turn in Nottingham. Stock and Franklin Townships, in the last of which his death occurred on the 25th of March. 1855. his widow having long survived him and having passed to eternal rest on the 6th of December, 1873. They became the parents of three children: Margaret (Mrs. Isaac P. Hines); Rebecca (Mrs. Samuel Wood) and William.

On the 14th of May, 1872. w^as solemnized the marriage of William Mahan to Miss Mary Elizabeth Bowles, who w'as born July 15. 1842. a daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Strahl) Bowies, natives of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Thomas Bowles wTas born in November,

1796, and Hanah (Strahl) Bowles was born July 18, 1801. Thomas Bowles was a pioneer settler near Mount Pleasant, Jefferson County. Ohio, and his first wife, whose maiden name was Amy Nichols, was survived by one child. John, born January 27, 1823. Thomas and Hannah (Strahl) Bowles became the parents of six children : Alfred E. was born November 19, 1828, and died in childhood ; Henry C., who was bora November 1, 1831. was killed in battle while serving as a soldier in the Civil war: Lindley M., who was born January 3, 1834, became a pioneer settler in Iowa ; Hanson D., who was born November 21, 1836. became a resident of Belmont County, Ohio; Martha J., was born September 24. 1839, and she and her husband, Mr. Pennell, established their home in Monroe County: and Mary Elizabeth became the wife of William Mahan, as noted in the opening sentence of this paragraph. Mr. and Mrs. William Mahan became the parents of six children : Joseph L., born June 22. 1873, died when about twenty-one years of age; Ora H.. who wras born September 30, 1875, was about eighteen years old at the time of his death: Albert V., who was born October 27. 1877, is married and resides in Mabton, Washington: Rebecca Jennie, deceased wife of Howard Deselms, w*as born August 23, 1879, and became the mother of two children, William T. and Virginia, the latter of whom is deceased; Luna who was born July 5, 1881, is the wife of Ferman C. Hogue, of Piedmont. Harrison County; and William Hanson.

William Hanson Mahan found in the district school known as the Walker School in Nottingham Township the advantages which enabled him to fortify himself In youthful education, and later he completed a course in the commercial department of Scio College in which he was graduated as a member of the class of 1906. He has remained continuously on the old home farm, and is now owner of the property and has had the active management of the place since 1917. He is aligned with the republican party, served five years as assessor of his native township, and takes loyal interest in community affairs. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Bethel Methodist Church.

January 9, 1918, recorded the marriage of Mr. Mahan to Miss Maude Shambaugh. who likewise was born and reared in Harrison County and who is a re presen tative of one of its honored pioneer families. Mr. and Mrs. Mahan have a winsome little daughter. Lauretta Mary, born April 5, 1919. Philip Shambaugh. father of Mrs. Mahan, was born on the farm which is his present place of residence, in Runiley Township. Harrison County, and the date of his nativity was February 18. 1851, this ancestral homestead having been land which was obtained from the Government by his paternal grandfather. George Shambaugh. and the property having continued in possession of the Shambaugh family for more than a century. Of the original tract of more than 200 acres, Philip Shambaugh owns 166 acres. He is the youngest child of the late Michael and Hettie (Hazlett) Shambaugh, the former of whom was born in Perry County, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1811, and the latter of whom was bora April 16, 1816. Michael Shambaugh was a son of George Shambaugh, who was bora In Perry County, Pennsylvania, in 1787, a representative of a sterling family, of German lineage, that was founded in the old Keystone State in the early colonial days. In his native county George Shambaugh married a widow Mrs. Elizabeth (Brown) Wirt, who was bora in 1777, and in 1817 they came to Harrison County, Ohio, where Mr. Shambaugh took up Government land and instituted the development of a farm in the midst of the virgin forest. Prior to coming to Ohio he had served as a soldier in the War of 1812, and one of his uncles, Joseph Shambaugh, was a youthful soldier in the War of the Revolution. George Shambaugh remained on the old pioneer homestead farm until his death, September 4, 1867. his wife having passed away several years previously. They were the parents of four children : Philip, Michael, George and Margaret (Mrs. Samuel Hazlett).

Michael Shambaugh was six years old at the time of the family immigration to Harrison County, and here he remained on the old home farm until his death, March 20, 1863, his widow having passed away October 22. 18S4, and both having been earnest members of the United Brethren Church. They became the parents of ten children, namely: James, Elizabeth (Mrs. Abraham Fetroe), Mary A. (Mrs. John W. Finnicum), Simon B. (died unmarried and bequeathed a large estate to his brothers and sisters), Adam H., Charlotte (Mrs. Peter Overhold), Maria (Mrs. H. L. Thompson), Jane (died at the age of twenty years), John and Philip.

Philip Sliambaugh was reared on the ancestral farmstead which is his present home, and he completed his youthful education by attending Westerville College one year. He has always lived on the old home place and is one of the representative farmers and citizens of Rumley Township, both he and his wife being zealous members of the United Brethren Church at New Rumley, of which he has been a trustee for fully forty years. On the 15th of March, 1881, Mr. Shambaugh married Miss Eliza Loretta Scott, a daughter of John A. and Eliza (Bivington) Scott, of New Rumley, and of the three children of this union Mary Maude, wife of William II. Mahan, is the eldest; Estella Loretta is the wife of Raymond C. Calhoun, and they have one child, Philip; and Nellie Ruth remains at the parental home.

Mrs. Mahan is a graduate of Scio College and taught school for a number of years at various places, among them being schools at New Rumley, German, and Scio. She finished her teaching in the public schools of Akron.

Charles B. Miller. Among the enterprising farmers of Harrison County whose well-directed efforts have been rewarded by deserved success, is Charles B. Miller of Monroe Township. He was born in Stark County, Ohio, a son of Isaac and Mary (Bricker) Miller, and grandson of

Simeon Miller, a native of Germany, who came to the United States when a young man and established himself in Stark County as a farmer. The children bora to him and his wife were as follows : James, Andrew, Isaac, Hannah, Polly, Rachel and Betsy. The maternal grandfather was Jacob Bricker, and he was a saddler of Pennsylvania, who later on in life came to Ohio and here became a farmer and mail carrier. He became the father of the following family: Mary, Margaret, Minerva, Emma, Clara and Edith.

Isaac Miller was born in Stark County, Ohio, and his wife was born in Pennsylvania. Until about 1878 he was engaged in farming in Stark County, Ohio, but in that year he went west to Kansas and for the succeeding eleven years was there engaged in farming. Returning to Ohio, in 1889, he located on the farm in Monroe Township, Harrison County, now occupied by his son, Charles B. Miller, and here he continued to reside until 1909, when he retired, moved to Canton, Ohio, and died in that city, March 26, 1913. His wife died July 1, 1906. Their children were as follows: William, who is deceased ; Charles B., who was bora June 1, 1872; Edgar, who lives in Stark County; Stewart, who is deceased. The family all belonged to the Methodist Episcopal * Church.

Charles B. Miller attended the public schools of Stark County, Ohio, and Kansas, and completed his education In those of Monroe Township. Since 1889 he has lived on his present farm, and became owner of its 158 acres at the death of his father, and here he has since been engaged in general farming and stockraising with very gratifying results for his land is fertile and he knows how to operate it as he is a practical agriculturist.

On August 23, 1894, Mr. Miller was united in marriage with Mary Helen Crumrine, a daughter of James and Catherine (Dixon) Crumrine. James Crumrine was bora in Monroe Township, Harrison County, Ohio, and his wife was bora in Cincinnati, Ohio, and they were farming people of Monroe Township. Mr. Crumrine died April 27, 1916. His children were: Ellen, who is Mrs. Miller; Elizabeth, who lives at Uhrichsville, Ohio; and Carrie, who is deceased. The Crumrine family all belonged to Plum Run Methodist Episcopal Church, and Mr. and Mrs. Miller also belong to this church. Clyde A. is the only child of the Millers, and he married Gladys M. Brown and they have a daughter, Helen Elizabeth, bora September 6, 1920.

Clyde A. Miller is a veteran of the great war, having entered the service of his country July 24, 1918. He was first sent to Camp Sherman and assigned to Company E, Three Hundred and Thirty-third Infantry, Eighty-fourth Division. On August 22, 1918, he left Camp Sherman with his organization for Camp Mills, Long Island, and on August 31, set sail on the "Carmanian" for France, landing at Liverpool. England, on September 13 at six o'clock in the evening. From there the organization went on to Southampton, England, and crossed the English Channel on the night of September 17th, landing at Le Havre, France, although the boat was torpedoed when nearing the harbor, but managed to reach it before sinking. After landing in France he had the misfortune to be stricken with the influenza, and was confined in the hospital for a month on account of it Following his recovery he was sent to Le Mans, France, where he was assigned to the Three Hundred and Eighth Motor Transport Train, and remained with this organization until his return to the United States. On June 10, 1919, he left Le Mans and sailed from Le Havre on June 28, arriving in New York Oity July 8, 1919. He received his honorable discharge July 18, 1919, at Camp Sherman, and returned home. His marriage occurred on October 14, 1919. Like the majority of the young soldiers of this memorable conflict Mr. Miller is very modest about his service, but the fact remains that when his country had need of him he responded to its call and risked his life and limb in its behalf. No man can make such a sacrifice without emerging from the experience a better citizen. A land worth dying for is certainly one worth the best efforts of its American-born people, and it is doubtful If any of the returned soldiers will be Indifferent to the welfare of the land in whose behalf they took up arms.

Peter T. Close, who Is now living virtually retired, in the Village of Dellroy, Carroll County, still retains possession of a valuable farm property of eighty -one acres, in Monroe and Rose Townships, and in connection with the returns given In connection with the agricultural and live-stock phases of his farm enterprise good financial results have attended also the operation of coal mines on the farm. Mr. Close is a native son of Carroll County and is a representative, in the third generation, of a family that was founded in this of Ohio more than a centurv ago.

Peter Thorley Close was born in Harrison Township, this county, on the 12th of November, 1847. and is a son of Joseph and Margaret (Thorley) Close, whose marriage was solemnized in this county on the 29th of November, 1838. Joseph Close was born in the settlement that still bears the name of Island Creek, in Jefferson County, Ohio, on the 18th of August. 1815, and his wife was bom in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Joseph Close was a son of Peter and Rebecca (McMurland) Close, whose marriage was solemnized in the State of Pennsylvania. Peter Close was born in Germany, in the year 1775, a son of John Close, and his wife was born in Ireland, in 1785. she having been a child when she was brought to America and having been reared and educated in the State of Virginia. When Peter Close was a lad of ten years he came to America in company with neighbors who immigrated from Germany, and after landing in the port of New York City he eventually made his way on foot to Virginia, in which state he remained until the time of his marriage, soon after which important event in his career he came with his wife to Ohio and became a pioneer of the Island Creek district in Jefferson County. There he remained until April 9, 1820, when he came with his family to what Is now Monroe Township, Carroll County, where he leased the partially improved farm owned by Dr. Samuel Black, one of the pioneer physicians of this section of Ohio. On this farm he remained until 1828, when he obtained from the Government a tract of eighty acres in section 5, that township. He reclaimed this land from the forest, developed a productive farm and on the homestead he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives, Mrs. Close having died in 1863 and his death having occurred in the following year. Peter Close served as a private in the War of 1812, and his political allegiance was given to the democratic party, both he and his wife having been earnest communicants of the Lutheran Church. They became the parents of nine children, all of whom are now deceased, namely : Sarah, John, Michael, William, Peter, Rebecca, Phoebe (Mrs. Thorley). Jane (Mrs. Robbins), and Joseph.

Joseph Close was about five years old at the time of the family removal to what is now Carroll County, and here his early educational advantages were those of the pioneer schools of Monroe Township. In his youth he learned the carpenter's trade, and as a skilled workman his services continued to be in demand in connection with building operations in this section for many years. He became a successful farmer, but continued to work more or less at his trade until within a few years of his death, which occurred in 1890, his wife having passed to the life eternal on the 12th of November.

1 886. After his marriage Joseph Close purchased a tract of forty-five acres In Monroe Towmship. not far distant from his father's farm, and there he remained until 1868. when he removed to a farm which he had purchased in 1864, the same comprising 114 acres, partly in Monroe and partly in Rose Township. On this farm he passed the remainder of his life, and in addition to his work as a carpenter and millwright, he was for a number of years the owner and operator of a saw mill. He was an influential member of the local contingent of the democratic party, and he gave twelve years of effective service as justicb of the peace, both he and his wife having been zealous members of the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of eleven children, of whom John and Elizabeth died when young; Mrs. Jane Briceland was a resident of Greencastle. Indiana, at the time of her death ; Peter T., of this sketch, was the next in order of birth; Thomas is a resident of Oneida, Carroll County: Mrs. Phoebe Huff resides in Monroe Township and Mrs. Sarah Bower in Rose Township, this county: William: Mrs. Margaret C. Marshall resides in Monroe Township; John R. is a farmer in Rose Township: and Mrs. Rebecca Griffin resides in Stark County.

Peter Thorley Close gained his early education in the schools at Atwood and Dellroy. and thereafter he was employed at farm work the greater part of the time until he had attained the age of twenty-two years. His initial farm enterprise of independent order was made when he purchased the farm which he still owns and which he improved into one of the valuable properties of his native county. He continued to reside on his farm until he virtually retired, and is now living in an attractive home in the Village of Dellroy. He is a stalwart* in the local camp of the democratic party and is now serving his fourth term in the office of Justice of the peace. He has served also as mayor of Dellroy, and he was for two terms a member of the democratic committee of Monroe Township, these various preferments indicating alike his personal popularity and his influence in public affairs of a local order. He has various capitalistic investments and is one of the substantial men of his native county. The Close family was among the first to settle in Carroll County, and the Thorley family likewise gained pioneer distinction in this section of the old Buckeye State. There has teen organized the Close and Thorley Family Society, which holds reunions at regular intervals and these meetings draw together numerous representatives of the two families, besides tending to perpetuate memories and associations of the pioneer days. Peter Close, an uncle of Peter Thorley Close, was one of the venturesome spirits who went across the plains to California in 1849, at the time of the discovery of gold in that state, and he made the journey with an ox team.

The year 1892 recorded the marriage of Mr. Close to Mrs. George Griffin, a daughter of John and Sarah Booth. Mr. and Mrs. Close have no children, but Mrs. Close has two children by her first marriage: Martha Jane and Cora, who is the wife of William Moore, of Union Township. Mr. and Mrs. Moore have six children, all of whom are living except Chester K.. twin brother of Harry K. Both of these young men entered the nation's military service in the World war, Chester K. having become a member of Company G, Fifth United States Infantry, In which he was assigned to service in the medical corps, and he died while in active duty in France. Harry K. entered service at Carrollton, was sent to Cleveland, and after receiving due preliminary training he accompanied his command to France, where he saw his full share of active field service. While in France he married a young woman of that warscarred country, and they are now at the home of his parents, in Union Township, Carroll County.

John M. Boyd. Having by persistent energy, keen foresight, and wise investments accumulated a fine property, John M. Boyd is now living In Carrollton, Ohio, retired from active business cares, and is enjoying to the fullest extent the reward of his many years of assiduous toil. He was born, November 23, 1851, in Morrow Township, Carroll County, of Virginia a ncestry .

His father. John Boyd, was born in West Virginia, at Carters Station, and as a young man migrated to Ohio, settling in Carroll County in pioneer days. Taking up a tract of wild land In Morrow Township, he cleared and improved a valuable homestead, on which he spent the remainder of his long life of seventyfive years. He was at first identified with the republican party, but subsequently became an ardent prohibitionist. Both he and his wife were active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married Matilda McQueen, who was bora in Carroll County, Ohio, where her parents, John and Margaret (Crozier) Mc- Queen, were veritable pioneers. She preceded him to the life beyond, dying on the home farm in April, 1878, when but fifty-one years of age. Seven children were bora of their union, as follows: Amanda, James, John M., Mary Margaret, William, Anna, and Frank.

Gleaning his early knowledge of books In the rural schools of Morrow Township, John M. Boyd grew to manhood on the home farm, and under his father's instructions obtained a practical knowledge of general agriculture as then carried on. He subsequently made use of his native mechanical talent, being especially handy In the use of tools, and for many years was engaged in carpentering. In October. 1918, Mr. Boyd moved to Carrollton, where he is living retired. A man of excellent business ability and Judgment, he has accumulated considerable valuable property, owning a farm of 214 acres in Morrow Township, and one of ninety-four acres in Monroe Township. He is a staunch democrat in politics, and both he and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

Mr. Boyd married, December 24. 1874, Minerva West, who was bora in Carroll County, Ohio, January 9, 1852, a daughter of Michael C. West, and grand-daughter of Charles and Margaret West, early pioneers of Monroe Township, where they cleared and improved the homestead on which they spent their remaining years. Michael C. West grew to manhood on the home farm in Monroe Township, and was later engaged in mercantile pursuits In Eeesville, where during the Civil war he raised Company A, Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was sent to the front as captain of that company. After receiving his discharge, he settled on a farm, and there resided until his death, in 1875, when fifty-one years of age. Michael C. West married Susan James, a daughter of Thomas James. She survived him many long years, passing away in September, 1918, at the venerable age of eighty-nine years. Michael C. West was a steadfast republican in politics, and an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

car man in Canton, Ohio, married Bessie True, and they have one child, Virginia : Anna Matilda, who married Charles Owens, died in 1911. at the age of tnirty-two years, leaving two children, Anna Belle and Charles, the former of whom married Benjamin Barker, and has one child. Charles Barker: Daisy Lelia. wife of Henry Merriman, has one child. Blanche Minerva; Jason Roy. of Canton. Ohio, married Jessie Belknap, and they have one child. Helen; Pearl Grace, wife of Joseph Smith, of Canton, has two children. Roy Harvey and Wilson Emerson : and Harvey Bradshaw, now serving as mayor of Carrollton, married Ethel Ixmg, and they have one child. Kenneth Wilson.

Crawford D. Carrothers may well take satisfaction in the fact that he is the owner of the fine old homestead farm upon which he was bom and reared and which, comprising 165 acres, is one of the model farmsteads of Moorefield Township, Harrison County. Mr. Ca mothers is a representative of a family whose name has been identified with the history of Harrison County for more than a century and of the children of his parents he is the only one of the number remaining in this county.

Mr. Carrothers was bom on his present farm, as previously noted, and the date of his nativity was July 1, 1865. He is a son of Beatty and Ailsa (Johnson) Carrothers, both likewise native of Harrison County, the father having been bom in Nottingham Township, March 14, 1832. and the mother having been born July 10, 1839; their marriage was solemnized June 21, 1800.

Beatty Carrothers was a son of George and Ann (Hastings) Carrothers, natives of Ireland. George Carrothers was born in the year 1784, a sou of James Carrothers, and in 1803 he came from the Emerald Isle to America. He first located in Washington County, Pennsylvania, and there, about the year 1810, he wedded Miss Jane Hall, who was bora February 2, 1791. They became the parents of five children - James, John, George, William and Margaret. About the year 1813 Mr. and Mrs. Carrothers came from the old Keystone State and established their home in Nottingham Township. Harrison County, Ohio, where be obtained 320 acres of Government land and initiated the development of a farm from the forest wilds. He was one of the resourceful and successful pioneer farmers of the county, commanded unqualified popular esteem, and here remained until his death, December 4, 1863, his religious faith having been that of the United Presbyterian Church, as his ancestors were of the religious, seeders who left their native Scotland and established a home in Ireland. The first wife of George Carrothers died February 2, 182S, and for his second wife he married Miss Ann Hastings, who was born in County Fermanagh, Ireland. May 1, 1798, and who accompanied her parents to America abdut the year 1820 Of this union were bora five children. Four are now deceased : Sarah became the wife of

James Wilson; Beatty, father of Crawford D., was the next in order of birth; Eliza became the wife of Jackson Kennedy; Mary died when young; and Christopher went, in 1869. as a missionary to Japan, where later he became a government teacher and is now living on Tapaz Island, Washington. Mrs. Carrothers survived her husband by more than twenty years, was a devout 'member of the Presbyterian Church, and her death occurred January 14, 1886.

Beatty Carrothers was but four years of age when his parents removed to the farm, in Moorefield Township, which was to continue his place of residence during the remainder of his long, active and worthy life, his death having occurred September 17. 1917. and his widow being now a resident on home farm, this county. November 26, 1856. recorded his marriage to Miss Martha ,T. McClintock, who died March 26, 1859. and their only child, Winfield, died the following June. On the 21st of June, 1860, Mr. Carrothers wedded Miss Ailsa Johnson, who survives him. They became the parents of five children : Johnson R. married Miss Mayrae

Kenney* and they now reside In the city of Lincoln, Nebraska ; George married Anna Johnson and they maintain their home at Los Angeles, California ; Crawford D., of this sketch, was the next In order of birth ; Sadie M. is the wife of Howard H. Moore, of Washington, D. C.; and William C. died in childhood. Mr. Carrothers was a member of the Presbyterian Church, as is also his widow.

To the district schools of Moorefield Town ship Crawford D. Carrothers is indebted for his early education, and he was reared on the farm which Is now his place of residence. On the 15th of October, 1890. he was united in marriage to Miss Mary B. Dickerson, daughter of James K. P. and Hannah (Moore) Dickerson, the former of whom was bora in Athens Township, this county, December 25, 1845, and the latter was born In Moorefield Township, April 29, 1849. During the major part of his active career Mr. Dickerson was engaged in farm enterprise in Moorefield Township, he having been a representative of one of the prominent pioneer families of Harrison County. He and his wife, who died February 9, 1917. were zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They became the parents of seven children: Mary B. (Mrs. Crawford D. Carrothers) was born May 16, 1870; Miss Annetta was bora March 17, 1874; Margaret H. was bora May 30. 1876. and is the wife of Lee Dunlap; William M. was bora July 3, 1879, and his death occurred April 1, 1901 ; Albert J. was born July 28. 1882, and the maiden name of his wife was Blanche Dickerson; John F.'died In early childhood; Elliott, who was born January 25. 1894. died while serving a9 an American soldier in France during the late World war.

Elliott Dickerson was one of the fine sons of Harrison County who entered the nation's military service when America became involved In the great World war. He entered service July 25. 1918, proceeded to Camp Sherman, and was assigned to Company K, Three Hundred and Thirty-sixth Infantry, Eighty-fourth Division. In the latter part of August he went with his command to Camp Mills. New York, and early in the following month they sailed for France. Shortly after his arrival in France he suffered an attack of influenza, and as a result thereof he died, In Base Hospital No. 3, on the 7th of October, 1918. He sacrificed his life on the altar of patriotism - as fully as though he had fallen on the field of battle - and his death was deeply mourned by his host of friends in bis native county.

For twenty-six years after his marriage Mr. Carrothers was engaged in farming in Nottingham Township, and he then returned to the old home farm, in Moorefield Township, where he has since continued his vigorous and successful activities as a progressive agriculturist and stock-grower. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party and he and his wife hold membership in the Nottingham Presbyterian Church. They have five children: Ella

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M.. who was born August 17, 1891, is the wife of George W. Beall and they have one child, Francis Wayne. Chester S., who was bom May 30. 1893. married Miss Bessie Stevens and they have three children - Elsie May, Ralph Cecil and Harold Love. Elsie, who was bom in 1896, died in 1904. Irene was bom May 22, 1902, and Bessie M. was bora May 21, 1904.

James Lawrence Williams Is owner of a farm of eighty-six acres in Rose Township, getting his mail on Route No. 1 from Mineral City. A hard worker, he has striven to do whatever he undertook well, and to render efficient service, and as a result he has acquired a fair competency and good standing in his neighborhood.

Mr. Williams was bora in Rose Township October 9. 1863, son of David Noble and Emmaline (Guess) Williams. His grandfather Williams was a native of England. David Noble Williams spent his life as a farmer in Carroll County, where he was reared and educated, being the second in a family of six children. He was twice married, and of his five children James L. is the fourth.

The latter attended school regularly until he was sixteen, the school being in District No. 5 of Rose Township. He grew up on his father's farm of eighty acres, lived there and shared in its work and management until he was thirtythree. when he married and established a home of his own. It was in 1897 that Mr. Williams married Miss Sarah J. Mowls, daughter of John and Louise (Gamble) Mowls of Rose Township. They have three children : Louellice, bom in

1898, a graduate of the Dellroy High School and of the Normal School of Kent, Ohio, now a popular teacher at Canal Fulton, Ohio; James Paul, bom in 1900, and Oscar, born in 1903.

The first two years after his marriage Mr. Williams looked after the farm of Mrs. Williams' father, and in 1900 moved to his present location. He first bought a small place of ten acres and later thirty-eight acres more and Mrs. Williams inherited forty-six acres from iher father. Of this he sold eight acres so that his present farm comprises eighty-six. He does general farming, raising considerable livestock. Mr. Williams is an independent democrat and has responded to the confidence of his fellow citizens by serving a time as supervisor of Rose Township and as a member of the school board. He is a Methodist and his family are Lutherans.

John A. Crawford still retains ownership of one of the fine farm properties of Archer Township. Harrison County, but is now living retired, in the village of Adena, after having been for many years actively associated with farm industry in his native county. He is a representative of one of the old and honored pioneer families of this county and is a venerable native son who is specially entitled to recognition in this publication.

Mr. Crawford was bora in Archer Township, on the 6th of October, 1846, and he is a scion of families that were founded in Virginia in th<* colonial period of our national history. His father, Thomas Crawford, was born in Brooke County, Virginia, on the 3rd of December, 1894, and both his paternal and maternal grandparents likewise were natives of the old Dominion State. Thomas Crawford was a son of Edward and Mary (Wiggins) Crawford, and in the early part of the nineteenth century they became pioneer settlers in Archer Township, Harrison County, Ohio, where they established their residence in a primitive log cabin and girded themselves to bear the burdens and hardships of frontier life. It was in the year 1806 that Edward Crawford instituted the development of a farm in the midst of the forest wilds of Harrison County, where he reclaimed a large tract of land and became one of the substantial and influential men of the pioneer community. He was a stalwart advocate of the principles of the democratic party and both he and his wife were zealous members of the Presbyterian Church. Of their twelve children six were bora prior to the removal from Virginia to Harrison County, and the other six were born on the old pioneer homestead in this county. Mr. Crawford's death occurred in 1831, and his widow passed away in 1864, at a venerable age.

Thomas Crawford was an infant at the time w'hen the family home was established in Archer Township, where he was reared under the conditions of the early pioneer days and where he assisted in the work of the home farm until he was about nineteen years of age. He then went to Cadiz, the county seat, where he learned the blacksmith trade, to which he gave his attention for fifteen years. He then resumed his association with farm industry, and lie continued to reside on his fine homestead farm, in the eastern part of Archer Towuiship, during the remainder of his long and useful life - a man of sterling character and a citizen of loyalty and liberal spirit - one who commanded the high regard of all who knew him. The old home farm Is that now owned by his son John A., his entire landed estate having comprised 220 acres. He honored Harrison County by his worthy life and achievement and his death occurred in 1893. He was unfaltering in his allegiance to the democratic party and both he and his wife held membership in the Presbyterian - Church.

In 1829 Thomas Crawford married Miss Jane Kelly, daughter of Hugh Kelly, of Cadiz, and she was still a young woman at the time of her death. She was survived by four children - Hugh, Edward. Isabella and Thomas.

On the 5th of March. 1839, was solemnized the marriage of Thomas Crawford to Mrs. Eleanor (Ginqey) Forbes, widow of Joseph Forbes and a daughter of Robert Ginney, who was an early settler In Carroll County. Mrs. Crawford passed to the life eternal in the year 1889, five children having been bora to the second marriage, namely: Jason, Robert F., John A., Elizabeth (died in 1864), and James F.

John A. Grawford gained in his youth a full ' quota of practical experience In connection with farm enterprise, and his early education was obtained in the district schools of his native Township. He remained with his parents on the old home farm until their death, and there he continued his Independent activities as an agriculturist and stock-grower until the death of his wife, since which time he has lived re- tired at Adena, where he resides in the home of his older son, Dr. Homer C. The old home farm, now comprising 126% acres, is now under the effective management and control of his younger son, John R. Mr. Crawford Is a staunch advocate of the principles of the democratic party, but has never had any desire for the honors of public office. He is an active member of the Presbyterian Church at Cadiz, as was also his wife.

In September of the Centennial year, 1876, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Crawford to Miss Margaret M. Campbell, who likewise was born and reared in Carroll County and who was a daughter of the late James and Catherine (Huston) Campbell. The supreme loss and bereavement in the life of Mr. Crawford came when his devoted wife was summoned to eternal rest, her death having occurred on the 0th of August, 1910. after their companionship in the pleasant home had continued for nearly thirty-five years. Of the two children the elder is Dr. Homer C., who Is a dentist by profession and who is engaged in practice at Adena, the maiden name of his wife was Vergie Townsend, and their three children are Margaret A., Raymond C. and Georgia. John R., the younger son, is still a bachelor and he has, as previously noted, active charge of the old home farm.

Otto Eick. The opportunities given the Carroll County farmers to acquire more than a competence are many, for not only is the soil fertile, but the transportation facilities are excellent and the agriculturists can market their produce rapidly and profitably. One of them who has taken advantage of these opportunities is Otto Eick of Harrison Township, who owns and operates a farm of seventy-eight acres of land. He was bora at Sherodsville, Carroll County, February 9, 1860, a son of John and Martha (Belknap) Eick, and grandson of Peter Eick, who, after his marriage to a Miss Jennings in New Jersey, drove overland to Orange Township, Carroll County, with a wagon, and lived on the farm he bought there, and he and his wife both passed away on their homestead. They had seven children, of whom John Eick was the youngest. On March 22, 1869, John Eick moved to Harrison Township on a 160- acre farm he has bought and there he rounded out his useful life, passing away July 5, 1903, his wife having died in 1900. They had five children, Otto Eick being their first bora.

Until he was eighteen years old Otto, Eick attended the Swamp school In Harrison Township during the winter terms, and always made himself useful on the farm, where he remained until he w\*is twenty-two years old. For the subsequent two years he operated his father's homestead, and then moved on his present farm, where he has lived ever since, being occupied with general farming. He has other interests and is a stockholder of the First National Bank of Carrollton. Very active as a republican, he has been elected on his party ticket to several offices, in 1909 becoming county commissioner for a two-year term, and being elected to succeed himself for another two years, and he was also elected township treasurer of Harrison

Mr. Eick was married to Elizabeth Hess, a daughter of John and Christine (Vance) Hess, of New Harrisburg, Ohio, and they have one son, John H., who is at home, married Blanche Conway of Carrollton, and they have one son, Samuel Otto. An excellent farmer and good business man Mr. Eick has made a success of his work, and won approval as a public official.

Robert Taylor Montgomery is the owner of one of the fine farm estates of Loudon Township, Carroll County, where he has 200 acres of the exceptionally fertile land that has made the county the stage of successful agricultural enterprise. He was bora in Jefferson County, Ohio, January 14, 1864, and is a son of John H. and Emeline (Henderson) Montgomery, the former of whom was born in the Bacon Ridge district of Jefferson County and the latter was a native of Morgan County, this state. After their marriage the parents established their home on a farm on Bacon RJdge, Jefferson County, and there the father died in 1879, the mother surviving him by nearly a score of years and passing to the life eternal in 1898.

Robert T. Montgomery is Indebted to the schools of his native county for his youthful education and there he was reared to the sturdy discipline of the home farm. He is the elder of the two children and his sister, Martha Jane, is the wife of Ezra Peterson, of Jefferson County. March 11, 1891, Mr. Montgomery was united In marriage with Miss Elzan Peterson, who was born July 6, 1859, daughter of John and Emily J. Peterson, and reared in Loudon Township, Cadroll County, his record being that resided on a farm of 156 acres in his native section of Jefferson County for one year. He then traded that property to his brother-inla w, Joseph Scott Peterson, for the farm of 200 acres which was his wife's old homestead and his present place of residence and which he has made one of the model rural estates of Loudon Township, Carroll County, his record being that of a progressive and successful agriculturist and stock-grower and a liberal and public-spirited citizen. Their only child, Martha Grace, is the wife of Durell C. Algeo and they remain on the home farm of her father, Mr. Algeo being actively associated in the work and management of the farm. He was bora in Loudon Township and is a son of George and Salina (Miller) Algeo. Mr. and Mrs. Durell Algeo have two children - Gladys Marie and Leona Grace.

Mr. Montgomery is a democrat in his political proclivities, is an active and influential member of the Amsterdam Grange, of which he is a director, and he is assistant classieader in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Amsterdam

William F. Martin. Varied business inter ests carried on over a long period of years give William F. Martin a place of prominence in the affairs of Georgetown, Harrison County. His home and business headquarters are at that village, and he is still engaged in the poultry buying and commission business. He is a ster-

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Mr. Martin was bora in Jefferson County, Ohio, October 9, 1853, son of Jonathan and Eliza (Spence) Martin. A complete outline of the family history is given under the name George A. Martin, a brother of William F. Martin. The latter was about sixteen years of age when the family moved to Harrison County. His early education had been acquired in the schools of Jefferson County, and he also attended school for a time from his parents' new home at Georgetown in Short Creek Township. His work became an increasing factor in the parental home and he assisted In the labors of the farm until attaining his majority, when he began farming as a croper. For about fourteen years Mr. Martin gave his attention principally to the teaming business. Since retiring from that enterprise he has been a buyer of poultry, his buying facilities reaihing out all over Short Creek Township and he ships large quantities of eggs to market from Cadiz. For a number of years he has also bought and sold veal calves.

While never a radical partisan Mr. Martin gives his support to the republican party, and in community affairs takes a loyal interest. Outside of family and business his deepest interest has been in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Georgetown. He has been an active member since he was seventeen, and since he was eighteen has sung in the church choir. He has filled various lay offices in the church and is now a steward and trustee, and at intervals during a period of twenty years has been superintendent of the Sunday School, an office he still holds. He has been active and zealous in all work promoting righteousness morality and temperance.

August 17, 1875, Mr. Martin married Dora Lamb, who was born April 23, 1858, daughter of Lemuel B. and Mrs. Kate (Brooks) Lamb. He was a Civil war veteran in Company C of the First Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, serving four years. He resided in Georgetown from the close of the war until his death, being a city postmaster for twentyseven years, merchant for forty-five years and county infirmary director two terms, township trustee two terms, and was also township treasurer for several years, a and was a general depository and banker for the community. Mr. Martin was a republican in politics and his religion was with the Methodist Episcopal Church. Her mother was born January 17, 1838, and died March 15. 1887. The married life of Mr. and Mrs. Martin continued for a little more than a quarter of a century until Mrs. Martin's death May 26, 1901. To their union were bora the following children : Clyde A., born May 22, 1878, a resident of Akron, Ohio, married Bessie Hughes ; Carl W., born August 30, 1880, and died August 28, 1881; and Katie L., who was bora January 19, 1883. Katie is the wife of Emmet C. George of Georgetown, and their children. Mr. Martin's five grandchildren, are Frank Earl, born March 22, 1902, Nellie, born March 4. 1904, Willard A., born March 20, 1906, Howard W.,

On October 6, 1903, Mr, Martin married Sadie McLaughlin, who was bora and reared in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, daughter of William Gilmore and Minnie (Livingston) Mc- Laughlin. Her father was born April 25, 1847, in Smithfleld Township, Jefferson County, Ohio, and attended Franklin College after leaving the common schools. He has been justice of the peace in Short Creek Township since 1879, and is still acting as such. He takes an active part in all public movements as well ns moral and religious movements. The mother of Mrs. Martin was born September 19, 1848, in Monroe County, and died at Georgetown, Harrison County, May 17, 1918. She was a student In Franklin College, a prominent teacher for years and an active Christian worker. Both parents were active in the United Presbyterian Church. They were married June 27. 1872, and the McLaughlin children were: Clyde L., bora May 28, 1873, and died January 22, 1881, Sadie M., was born December 3, 1874, Genevra H., bora November 29, 1876. died July 11, 1918, survived by her husband, Clinton Dickerson, and two children, Evelyn and Nellie, the latter the wife of Jack T. Boone. William Sewell, born December 30, 1878, married Martha Watson and his children are Raymond, Leonard, Stanton, Clinton, William and Mary. Ralph M., bora October 21, 1883, married Lillie Cunningham and has two daughters, Virginia and Margaret. Lida, born August 14, 1885, is the wife of Warren Reichard and was the mother of Genevra now deceased, Elizabeth, Marjorie and Howard Gilmore. Pearl K., bora December 10, 1888, is unmarried and lives at home with her father In Georgetown and Is active in the Springdale Friends Church as a minister of that faith.

William Gilmore McLaughlin devoted his years to farming in Jeffersan and Harrison counties until 1916, when he removed to Georgetown. He is a son of William J. and Elizabeth (Berry) McLaughlin. His father was bora in Smithfleld Township, Jefferson County, in 1812, and his mother in Washington County, Pennsylvania, July 15, 1815. Elizabeth Berry was a daughter of William G. and Jane (McConnell) Berry. The parents of William J. McLaughlin were John and Anna (Johnson) McLaughlin, who were married in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1801 and became pioneers of Jefferson County. Ohio, where John McLaughlin achieved prominence and for seventeen years represented the county in the Ohio Legislature. William J. McLaughlin spent his entire life in Jefferson County, where he died January 15, 1894, and his widow on December 28, 1898. The children of William J. McLaughlin and wife were William G., James A., Samuel, John and Jennie. Jennie became the wife of James L. Hawthorn, and Martha married Alexander Haw thorn, and died in 1895.

The story of the Berry family, with which the McLaughlins are connected- by intermarriage, is an interesting one. John Berry married Elizabeth Gilmore, and their son William Gilmore Berry married Jane McConnell in 1894,

At the age of eighteen years Elizabeth Gilmore and her younger sister Ann left their home in old Ireland and came to America. On the same ship they met John Berry, a young Irishman, on his way to join the Continental army. As soon as the ship reached Philadelphia John Berry enlisted in Washington's army, while the Gilmore sisters joined as nurses, and for seven years the three followed the fortunes of the struggling colonists. A family tradition has it that Elizabeth Gilmore enlisted as a private in the Continental army and that she actually fought in several battles. In whatever capacity she served, official records show that she received pay from the state of Pennsylvania as a private in the army. John Berry and Elizabeth Gilmore were married in 1780 and continued with the army until the close of the Revolution. After peace was declared they settled at Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, lived there until the spring of 1794, and then removed to Washington County, Pennsylvania. John Berry bought a farm in 1796 from George Washington. The original deed for this land Is still in the Berry family. John Berry died at his old homestead in southwestern Pennsylvania, June 7, 1809, at the age of fifty-six. His widow died on the same farm August 31, 1823.

William F. Compheb. To the thoughtful person, the reading of history carries with it a large measure of enjoyment, be it of nations, communities or individuals, but most particularly is it interesting when it portrays the life and efforts of the family to which he belongs, if that family has had a long and honorable record well worthy of preservation. Such is the situation in regard to one of Harrison County's old and substantial families, that of Oompher, that has belonged to Moorefleld Township for more than one hundred years. Its original home was Germany. After immigrating to the United States, it sojourned for a time in Pennsylvania and then removed to Loudon County. Virginia, to which section of the country most interest is attached by the Ohio Compilers, as there was the family seat for many years.

William Oompher, father of the late Samuel Compher. was born in I^oudoun County, Virginia. July 13, 1796, and was a son of Peter and Maria (Cramer) Compher, who owned and lived on their plantation there until they died. They had a family of five children, two daughters and three sons. John, Peter and William. John Compher married Margaret Spring, who became a widow and married Peter Compher as her second husband. In 1817 William Compher married Mary Spring, who was born September 19, 1793. a daughter of Frederick and Barbara (Stoneburner) Spring. Frederick Spring was a soldier of the Revolutionary War. As a youth of sixteen years. William Compher had enlisted in a Virginia Tegiment for service in the War of 1812. but was taken ill with a fever and j fter six months was discharged because of this disability.

In the fall of 1817, accompanied by his wife. William Compher left Virginia to seek a home in the rich lands open to settlement in Ohio, and after wearisome travel reached Harrison County, where he entered the northeast quarter of section 22. Moorefleld Township, the deed for which bears the date of March 7, 1818. His land was entirely unimproved at the time but he soon had a comfortable log house erected on a cleared space, in which almost all his children were born and in which he lived until 1839, when he built the present commodious brick residence. William Compher was a man of great energy and of marked good judgment. He took part in public affairs and was prominent in church matters, and as time passed acquired one tract of land after the other until he was one of the heaviest tax payers in the township and owned sufficient land to be able to give all his children who reached maturity, an unencumbered farm.

January 3, 1818, married Hiram Cecil, died September 21, 1883; John, born February 8. 1819, married Mrs. Amanda M. (Collins) Huston, died July 23, 1902; Elizabeth, born September 19, 1820. married James Sproal, died October 22, 1911; Adam, born May 5. 1821, married Elizabeth Boone, died October 31. 1899; William, born December 13, 1823, married Elizabeth Moore, died November 7. 1868; Miriam, born April 15, 1826, married George W. Winrod. died March 27, 1903; Peter, born April 25, 1828, married Elizabeth Hall, died November 8, 1913; Jacob, born March 3. 1830, married Mary McAdam. died January 15, 1919; Samuel, born January 28, 1833, died February 15. 1912; Joseph. born March 25, 1835, married Mary E. Smith : and Sarah Jane, born June 27, 1840. died July 20, 1844. The parents of the above family were sturdy, vigorous people into old age. the father dying April 4. 1872. and the mother. August 27. 1877. Originally the family belonged to the German Lutheran Church. After coming to Moorefleld Township, William Compher and his wife united with the Nottingham Presbyterian Church, but prior to the Civil war dissention arose over the abolition of slavery question, which caused their withdrawal to the Stillwater Free Presbyterian Church. After the war old contentions were either forgotten or viewed in a Christian spirit, and the Comphers returned to the Nottingham Church.

Samuel Compher was long one of Moorefleld Township's most respected citizens. He w»s born, reared and spent his entire life on the l^nd his father had entered from the government his own farm containing 133 acres. He was a man of upright character, an Intelligent and thrifty farmer, and a quiet, peace-loving man. greatly attached to his home. Wliile never very active in politics, he was always awake to anything concerning the welfare of his township and ever ready to bear his share ns a responsible citizen.

Samuel Compher was married November 28. 1855, to Jane Moore, who was born October 11. 1835. and died August 15, 1864. She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Williamson)

Mr. Compiler's second marriage took place April 18, 1866, to Marv Scott, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Hogg) Scott, who was bora July 4, 1838. and died July 11. 1866. On December 19. 1867, Mr. Compher was married to Caroline Bethel, who was born October 10, 1838, a daughter of John and Elizabeth (Oglevee) Bethel, and three children were born to them, namely: Ella J., who was born October 27,

1868: Addison, who was born March 15, 1872: and William F., who was bom July 20, 1875. The mother of the above family died January 28. 1917, the father having passed away February 15, 1912. William F. Addison, Miss Ella J.. and their half sister, Miss Mary Elizabeth, reside together on the old homestead, preserving the comfortable old family ways and traditions. They are all highly esteemed in the township and all are members of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church.

The ancestors on their mother's side of the above children were among the earliest settlers of America. Bethel family is of Welsh origin, but for many years residents of England. The first Bethel of which we have any special record was James Bethel, third son of Richard Bethel, of York County, England, who at twenty-seven years of age embarked from the port of London August 10. 1635, on the good ship "Safety" with John Graunt as Master, arriving at Jamestown, Virginia, the same year. He married Miss Danbridge, they being the ancestors of the Bethels of America. The Bethels were residents of Virginia for a number of years, and there a great number of their descendants still live.

Edward Bethel, son of James Bethel who was a great-grandchild of the first James Bethel of Virginia, moved from Charles City County, Virginia, to Stafford County, Virginia, about the year 1800. where he was known as Edwin of the Forest, so called from his residence in the tract of land granted to Lord Culpepper, he immigrated to Ohio in 1810 and settled in Flushing Township, Belmont County, and was the ancestor of the Bethels of Ohio. They followed the pursuit of agricuture, and being of a homeloving disposition remained much in the same community, and at the present time their descendants probably number more than any other family of Eastern Ohio. Edward Bethel was the father of nine children as follows - Henry. Anna Katherine. Elizabeth, Simpson, William. James, Thompson, Katie, and John Thornton.

Sim;»son Bethel, son of Edward Bethel, was born in Virginia July 23. 1781, and married Nancy Holloway, to this union was born five c' U^ren: John. Mary. James. Caroline and

John Bethel, son of Simpson and Nancy Holloway Bethel, was born in Stafford County, Virginia, June 29, 1806, he with his parents came t«> Ohio in 1810 and settled in Athens Township, Harrison County, where the family resided the remainder of their lives. They made the Journey in covered wagons through unsettled country over roads that were little more than trails through the new country. John Bethel's educational advantages were limited, but by diligence and perseverance he succeeded in securing an unusual education for that time and engaged in teaching school in the winter and in farming the remainder of the time, and by his energy and good business management he was very successful in both occupations. He married March 7, 1827, Elizabeth Oglevee, a daughter of John and Mrs. Agnes (Passmore) Patterson Oglevee. who wras born February 4. 1864, and died December 5. 1881. His death occurred April 4. 1.887. and their remains now rest in the cemetery at Nottingham.

December 29. 1827. married Francis Clemens, died September 5, 1905: Agnes, bom August 26, 1829. married John Price, died January 20, 1903: John Holloway, bom November 7. 1831, and died in Infancy: Sarah Jane, bom February 12. 1834. married Monroe C. Dnnn. died June 3. 1898* Mery Ellen, bom May 16, 1836. married Samuel Dunlap, died In 1872; Caroline, born October 10. 1838. married Samuel Compher De comber 19. 1867. died January 28. 1917 ; Hiriam, bom February 15. 1840. died in infancy; Isaac H., born September 17. 1843; Elizabeth, born June 18. 1846. married William J. Dunlap.

Vrs. Caroline Compher was a member of the Nottingham Presbyterian Church from childhood. possessing a large measure of the Master's spirit, she loved the church dearly, and in her quiet manner gave herself diligently to the work of the S udor's Kingdom on earth. Her sweet kindly spirit won for her the deepest regard of the entire community and the ardent love of those who knew her best.

Emerson McCort Capper. Emerson McCort Capper, owner of a large general and stock farm in Fnion Township of Carroll County, represents some of the pioneer names of this section of Ohio.

He was born In Perry Township March 7. 1866. son of James and Elizabeth G. (McCort) Capper, the former a native of Perry and the latter of Union Township. His paternal grandparents were David and Mary (Elliott) Capper, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio, and they came to Carroll County more than a hundred years ago. entering Government land in Perry Township. The maternal grandparents were James and Ann (Fawcett) McCort. both natives of Ireland, and they likewise were early settlers In Ohio.

James Capper and wife were married May 30, 1861, and lived for seven years in Perry Township and later bought land in Union Township. where he owned 240 acres and for many years was a successful grower of livestock. James Capper died December 25, 1903, and his

Emerson McCort Capper, only child of his parents, was well educated, attending Harlem Springs College. October 17, 1889, Mr. Capper married Carrie Fawcett, who was born in Union Township December 4, 1868, daughter of Charles W. and Elsie (Norris) Fawcett also natives of Union Township. Mrs. Capper's grandparents were Alexander and Elizabeth (Brooks) Fawcett, natives of Carroll County, and William and Martha (McComas) Norris, all numbered among the early settlers in Carroll County. Mrs. Capper was the youngest of six children, the others being William W. of Harrison County; James A. of Carrollton, Martha E. and David, both deceased, and Melville S. of Union Township.

After his marriage Mr. Capper bought the old homestead of his father, where he has erected a fine frame house, and has continued to make substantial improvements and carry on the affairs of the farm with commendable prosperity. He is one of the leading growers of Merino sheep in the county. Mr. and Mrs. Capper's children are: Melville at home;

James W., of Union Township, married Anna Tripp and has two children named Ralph and Wilda ; Charles E., of Union Township; Frank R.. of Harrison County; Grace A., Lawrence E., Lester P., David Norris and Kendall, all at home.

Mr. Capper is a trustee of Mount Pleasant Methodist Protestant Church. He has served as township clerk and is now a member of the school board. He is a republican, is active in the Petersburg Grange and is deputy master of the Ohio State Grange. His father during the Civil war served as a member of Company I of the 98th Ohio Infantry.

Cary A. Gamble. Carroll County has profited by the stable citizenship and faithful industry of the Gamble family since the beginning of the '60s. Practically all bearing the name have been interested in agriculture, but their services have been extended also to politics, education, religion and society. Cary A. Gamble, a resident of East Township, where he is successfully engaged in farming and stock raising, is a worthy representative of this family and a valued citizen of hi9 community. He was born in East Township, June 19, 1868, and is a son of Jacob M. and Margaret Jane (McMillin) Gamble, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and his maternal grandfather being John Mc- Millin. All were early settlers of this part of Ohio.

Jacob M. Gamble was bom in Columbiana County, Ohio, where he was educated, and after growing to manhood married Miss McMillin, who was born in East Township. Following their union, they settled on a farm in Hanover Township, Columbiana County, but after a short residence there Mr. Gamble bought the Joseph Cox farm in East. Township, which had been entered by Mr. Fox from the United States Government. Here the parents rounded out long, useful and honorable careers in the pursuits of agriculture, the father passing away

December 18, 1892, and the mother surviving about nine years ajid dying December 9, 1901. They were the parents of the following children : John A., of Alliance, Ohio ; Jane J., the wife of Nathan Rakestraw, of Berlin Center, Ohio; Mary Ann, the wife of Jesse McBride, of East Rochester, Ohio; George W., of Salem, this state; Cary A., of Carroll County; Delbert H., of Salem, Columbiana County.

Cary A. Gamble received his educational training at the Oak Dale district school, taught school for one term, and was reared to farming under the instruction of his father. On March 10, 1892, he married Maggie Stenger, of Loudon Township, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Ann (Wier) Stenger, the latter bom In Washington Township, Carroll County. Following their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Gamble spent the first summer on the farm of Mr. Gamble's father, then going to Mechanicstown, where for four years Mr. Gamble divided his time between farming and conducting a charcoal kiln. At the end of that period Mr. and Mrs. Gamble returned to the home farm, and in 189S Mr. Gamble bought eighty acres of that property. This was partly improved, but he added new improvements and more substantial buildings, and in 1913 increased the extent of his holdings by the purchase of an additional twenty-five acres of land. He has continued in the work of clearing the brush and timber, and of building good structures and adding equipment, and at the present time has a valuable and attractive farm, on which he is making a decided success in his general farming operations, as well as in the raising of Holstein cattle. Among his associates and acquaintances he is known as a man of the strictest integrity and the worth and sincerity of his citizenship has never been doubted. He has rendered efficient and valued service to the community in the capacity of township clerk, an office of which he was the incumbent seven years and four months, and likewise acted capably in the position of township trustee, holding that office two terms, and holds the office of assessor at the present time. In politics he is a republican. His fraternal connection is with the Knights of the Maccabees at Augusta, and he also holds membership in the Kensington Grange. Mr. and Mrs. Gamble belong to the Still Fork Presbyterian Church, in which Mr. Gamble is an elder.

Mr. and Mrs. Gamble are the parents of two daughters:* Flo Ina, the wife of Ralph Manfull. an agriculturist of Augusta Township, Carroll County; and Eulah Jane, the wife of Earl Long, also farming in that township.

Francis P. Wallace. The growth of intelligence and sound optimism has advanced agriculture to a combination of art and science, the profound possibilities of which can be but iml>erfectly mastered by any one man during his comparatively brief span of years. Man, whose faith is pinned to the soil, and whose delight and privilege it is to use its stored fertility for the most enlightened needs of civilization, has brought it to a stage of usefulness unequaled in any other walk of life. To such must come the greatest material satisfactions also, as wit nessed in all prosperous farming communities, of which Carroll County is one of the best examples. Since the early history of this part of the state, certain families have been connected with its continuous advancement, lending color and enthusiasm and splendid purpose to its unfolding prosperity. Of these, in Fox Township, few are better or more favorably known than that of which Francis P. Wallace is a representative.

Mr. Wallace was born on his father's farm in Fox Township, October 31, 1866, a son of John and Mary (Allrnon) Wallace, natives of the same township, and a grandson of Isaac and Matilda (Kean) Wallace and B. P. and Elizabeth (Wood) Allrnon, all natives of Jefferson County. John Wallace was reared in his native township, where he was educated in the public schools, and where his marriage to Miss Allrnon took place. When the Civil war came on he enlisted in Company K, Second Regiment. Ohio Volunteer Infantry, with which organization he served bravely and faithfully to the close of the struggle, in which he was twice woundfed. once in the jaw at the Battle of Resaca and once by gun-shot wound in the leg at the battle of Chattanooga. Three of his brothers also served In the Union army during that conflict. William, at home. Francis who died at Vicksburg, and James, who is still living and served three years. On his return from military service Mr. Wallace again took up work on his farm in Fox Township, on which his son, Francis P. was born, and resided there until 1875, when he *took the family to a new farm which he had purchased, and which is now owned by his son. Here Mr. Wallace rounded out his worthy and useful career as a tiller of the soil, dying September 1. 1000, aged fifty-eight years, seven months, while his wife survived until December 12. 1010. and was lacking a few days of seventy-six years at her demise. They were the parents of the following children: Francis widow of David MeCay: Wilford, of East Liverpool, who married Mary Martin and has had six children - Lola, the wife of William Kirkum, Hugh who is deceased, Otis, Marie,. Edith and William: Annie, who married Albert W. Rush of Berkholz, and has seven children - Frank, Wilma. Blaine. Cora, the wife of Paul Madison of Salineville, Harry. John and Clara : John W., of Now Somerset. Ohio, who married Sarah Edmonson and has four children - Clyde. Lester. Margaret and Laura May; and Marie E., who is unmarried and a resident of East Liverpool.

Francis P. Wallace attended the public schools, and from the age of fifteen years until twenty resided with his paternal grandparents at Berkholz. In 1886 he began farming at Bergholz, and continued to be so engaged until his marriage, June 5, 1805, to Mary A. Boyd, who was born at Mooretown. Ohio. November 23, 1871, a daughter of John and Melissa (Hess) Boyd, natives of Amsterdam, Ohio. Mr. Boyd served three years in the Union army during the Civil war. Following his marriage Mr. Wallace continued to farm in the Bergholz community until 1900, In which year he bought out the heirs to the home estate in Fox Township, where he is now the owner of Walnut Hill Farm, a splendidly cultivated tract of 200 acres. He carries on general farming and is accounted one of the practical agriculturists of his locality.

Mr. Wallace is a republican in politics and at one period in his career served his township as trustee for one term. He Is a member of the Knights of the Maccabees and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics at Bergholz, in both of which orders he has numerous friends. He and Mrs. Wallace are consistent members of the United Presbyterian Church. They have three children : Cora May, who Is the wife of

David Allen Finefrock. Visitors in Rose Township of Carroll County have occasion to comment upon and admire the productive farm and the Improvements created by David Allen Finefrock. Through hard work and courageous facing of adverse circumstances he has come to independence and a position of esteem, and is a good farmer and an equally good citizen.

Mr. Finefrock, whose home Is near Sherodsville. was born on the old Phillip! farm in Sandy Township. Stark County, Ohio, near Waynesburg, April 25. 1864. His grandfather, John Finefrock, came out of Pennsylvania and was an early settler in Rose Township of Stark County, and farmed that place the rest of his life. He married Elizabeth Harpel, and they died within eight hours of each other. Their family consisted of seven sons and three daughters. Of these Nathaniel grew up on the home farm in Stark County, acquired his schooling there, and about 1869 moved to Rose Township in Carroll County, where he married. He followed farming and was also a harness maker by trade. His death occurred in July, 1910, and he was survived by his widow just ten years, until July, 1920.

David A. Finefrock was five or six years of age when brought to Carroll County, and during the winter sessions he attended school in District No. 9, and later was a student in the Magnolia Academy until he was about nineteen. In the meantime be had worked on the farm.

In 1898 Mr. Finefrock married Anne (Tressel) Xewhouse. widow of James Newhouse of Cumberland. To their marriage were born three children : Clarence Brice, born in 1899, who died in 1900 at the age of nine months, twenty-three days; Azilla May, bora in 1901; and Hazel Lucile, bora in 1904, now a pupil in High School. The mother of these children died in 1905. In 1908 Mr. Finefrock married Margaret (Borland) Molls, widow of Joseph Molls and daughter of Washington and Magdalena (Easterday) Borland.

After his first marriage Mr. Finefrock rented a place of 150 acres at East Sparta in Stark County, remaining there one year, and then on another place of 150 acres near Sparta for two and a half years. Leaving the farm he moved to Magnolia, and was employed in a brick yard there for three and a half years.

After the death of his wife he returned to the home farm for a year and a half, and in spite of discouragements have always kept his affairs moving along and eventually was able to buy and come to his present farm of eighty acres. Mr. Flnefrock is an independent republican, usually voting for the man rather than the party. He is a member of the Lutheran Church at Waynesburg.

Harvey L. Thompson was born in Carroll County, Ohio, on June 7, 1842. He was the son of Gabriel D. and Elian beth (Allen) Thompson who were born in Maryland, and who later removed to and became residents of Carroll County, Ohio, where the following children were born. viz. : Gilbert, Lydia Ann, Antoinette. Howard, Bathsheba, Harvey L., Joseph and Sarah A.

Harvey L. Thompson grew up as a farmer's son, acquiring a practical knowledge of farming and also a common school education such as the country schools of that day afforded, and there the seeds of patriotism took deep root in his heart, and he later manifested his loyalty by enlisting in the service of his country on August 13, 1862, as a private in Company A, 126th Regiment O. V. I.

He was promoted to corporal and then to sergeant, and took part in quite a number of the bloodiest battles of the Civil war, among them Harper's Ferry, Second Bull Run, Spottsyl vania, Petersburg, Cedar Creek, and many others, and was wounded in the battle of the Wilderness on May 6, 1864. After his discharge in 1865, Mr. Thompson returned home and still desiring a better educational training he entered the Hopedale Normal College at Hopedale, Ohio, In 1865, and later became a student of the Scio College at Scio, Ohio, following which he taught school a few years and then went into business with N. E. Clendennin at Conotton, Ohio, where they conducted a general store.

On August 3, 1871, Harvey L. Thompson was united In marriage to Maria Shambaugh, born August 22, 1844, a daughter of Michael and nettie (Hazlett) Shambaugh; Michael Shambaugh being one of the sturdy, honest and strictly reliable, as well as successful farmers of Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio, and whose family were as follows: James, Elizabeth,

Mary, Simon B., Adam H., Charlotte, Maria, Jane, John and Philip. Mr. Shambaugh was for many years one of the pillars of the United Brethren Church at New Rumley and led a truly and exemplary life, his family all being reared in this faith and uniting with the church. In 1874 Harvey L. Thompson having been elected treasurer of Harrison County, with his family removed to Cadiz. Ohio, where he served as treasurer for two terms, with a highly creditable record: while Mr. Thompson's aspirations were for a higher education along literary and other educational lines, he sacrificed these in a degree and chose the rural life, purchasing a farm in Archer Township, Harrison County, on which he resided until his death which occurred on February 3, 1907, and which is still known as the home farm. He was a good business man, possessed with rare social qualities, a great reader, and one of Harrison County's prominent men.

Simon Edwin, bom July 9. 1872, served as recorder of Harrison County six years, he was married to Mildred R. Ryder, of Scio, Ohio, whose children are Andrew R., Marie, Harvey (deceased), Margaret and Frederick, S. Edwin dying in 1910. B. Frank Thompson, bom August 28, 1S74, married Charlotte A. Probert of Richmond, Ohio, an accomplished musician widely known as a composer and teacher. Their children are Anna Doris, and Harvey Duard. Charles H. Thompson, bora November 30, 1876, married Jennie Spence of Jewett, Ohio, their children are Charles Spence and Donald. Mary C., born October 30, 1878. single and living at home. J. Paul, bora January 13, 1880, who is now an attorney at Cleveland, Ohio, married Georgella Ikert, of East Liverpool, Ohio. Nellie, who died in 1888, aged six years. Fred A., bom June 16, 1888, married Carrie Grove of Jewett, Ohio, their children are as follows: Forrest, Mary Florence, John, Gwen and Eva.

Mr. and Mrs. Harvey L. Thompson were members of the Methodist Church of Jewett, Ohio, of which religious organization their children are all members. Mrs. Thompson is a lady of more than ordinary ability and refinement and of a literary and artistic temperament, her natural talents. She still remains on the farm in company with her daughter Mary, and at this writing still radiates an influence for good in all community welfare, and in trying to carry out the desires of her late husband for the best interests of the family and community at large.

Frederick L. Roof. That a main has attained to venerable age is a matter of little more than biographical significance, but if those years which give him this status have borne their evidence of worthy character and worthy achievement, then the life record of that man can not fail to offer both incentive and inspiration. Frederick L. Roof, who Is now living in retirement in the village of Deljroy, Carroll County, has passed the eightieth milestone on the journey of life, and in the evening shadows that lengthen from the golden west there is to be discerned in his career the transfiguring glow of large and worthy service as one of the world's workers and the gentle radiance Indicative of nobility of character and loyal stewardship. He is one of the venerable native sons still residing within the borders of Carroll County and is in every sense entitled to recognition in this history.