Harrison Township (part 6 of 37)

Dr. John H. Mattern was born in Archer Township on Febrary 2, 1875. He attended the common schools and Hopedale Normal School and then taught school for several years.' He read medicine and entered the Ohio Medical University at Columbus in 1900, where he was graduated with the Doctor of Medicine degree in 1901, he having been a member of the first class that was required to take the State Board's medical examination. Doctor Mattern began the practice of medicine June 1, 1904, at Unlonport, Jefferson County, Ohio. In 1908 he located at Cadiz, where he has since practiced his profession. He is recognized as a leading physician and surgeon of Harrison County, but of recent years has limited his professional activities to office practice. Doctor Mattern is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society and belongs to the Masonic fraternity, holding membership in the Blue Lodge at Unionport, the Chapter at Cadiz, Commandery No. 11, Steubenville; Scottish Rite (32d degree) and the Temple at Columbus, and in the Eastern Star at Cadiz. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias.

On February 6, 1901, Doctor Mattern was united in marriage with Etna I. Baker, and to them have been born the following children: Rezin Neil and John Elmo.

James E. Birney has the distinction of being one of the representative farmers of the younger generation in Washington Township, Harrison County, where on his excellent farm of eightythree acres he is proving the value of his earlier experience In connection with the basic industries of agriculture and stock-growing. He was born on his father's old homestead farm in Washington township, this county, June 5, 1896, and is a son of James N. and Anna R. (McFadden) Birney, both representatives of sterling pioneer families of the county. James N. Birney was born In Washington Township August 27, 1845, and was a son of John Birney, who was bom and reared in Green Township, this county, whence, soon after his marriage to Miss Hannah McKee, daughter of Robert McKee, he removed to Washington Township, where he eventually accumulated a fine landed estate of 560 acres and where he remained until his death, September 9, 1885. His first wife died in 1872, and later he married Sarah Eaton. The children of the first marriage were six in number: Rachel (Mrs. Henry Pittis), Nelson, Robert M., James N., Rebecca J. (Mrs. Matthew Simpson) and John T. John Birney was a leader in the local councils of the republican party, served several years as township trustee and was called upon to serve also in other township offices. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and contributed loyally to its support.

James N. Birney gave his entire active career to farm industry, and continued to reside upon a part of the old home farm until his death, December 22, 1902, his farm estate at the time having comprised 373 acres. He was known and honored as a liberal and public-spirited citizen, was specially successful in his enterprise as an agriculturist and stock-raiser, was a Republican in political allegiance and was a zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Tippecanoe, as is also his widow.

The year 1869 recorded the marriage of James N. Birney to Miss Anna R. McFadden, who likewise was bora and reared in Harrison County and who is a daughter of Robert and Sarah (Moore) McFadden. Robert McFadden was born in Belmont County, Ohio. September 4, 1813, and was a son of Robert and Mary (Morrison) McFadden, the former of whom was born in Vermont October 13, 1768, and the latter of whom likewise was born in the old Green Mountain State, June 13, 1772; their marriage having there been solemnized October 13, 1795. Soon after their marriage Robert McFadden, Sr., and his wife came to Ohio and became numbered among the earliest settlers in Belmont County, where he began the reclaiming of a farm in the midst of the forest wilderness. Eventually he removed with his family to Stock Township, Harrison County, where he continued his pioneer farm enterprise and where both he and his wife passed the residue of their lives.

Robert McFadden, Jr., passed his earlier life in Belmont County, whence he accompanied his parents to Harrison County, where he took up wild land and Improved the farm later owned by his son John S. In Stock Township. He was one of the substantial and honored citizens and representative farmers of this township at the time of his death, March 15, 1876, and here his widow's death occurred on the 21st of June, 1879, both having been zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Pleasant Valley, in which he served a number of years as class leader. In politics he was a staunch democrat.

November 6, 1837, recorded the marriage of Mr. McFadden to Miss Sarah Moore, daughter of Robert Moore, another well known pioneer of Harrison County, and of this union were born eight children: Mary (Mrs. George S. Johnston), James M., Margaret (Mrs. William A. Welch), Robert H., John S., William W., James and Anna Rebecca (Mrs. James N. Birney).

Mr. and Mrs. James N. Birney became the parents of five children: Robert Hopkins, who has the management of the old home farm, and there remains with his widowed mother, who is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Tippecanoe, as was also her husband; okn M, who owns and resides upon a farm of 119 acres in Washington Township, was united In marriage October 27, 1915, to Miss Eva McClintock: Betha Viola is the wife of Charles W. Adams, or Archer Township, and they have two children - Birney and Mabel Virginia; Harry Moore, now engaged in farming in Franklin Township, married Miss Ella McClintock, and they have two children - Forrest Earl and Anna Rebecca ; and James Earl is more specifically mentioned in the following paragraph.

James Earl Birney was born on the old homestead mentioned in the preceding context, and the date of his nativity, as before noted, was June 5, 1890. In addition to profiting by the advantages of the public schools of his native county he was for one term a student in the business college at Urichsville, Tuscarawas County. Thereafter he continued his association with the activities of the old home farm until his marriage on the 7th of November, 1917, to Miss Bessie Olive Auld, daughter of Allison P. and Mary Belle (Aleeks) Auld. After this Important event In his career he established his home on his present farm, which he has made a center of progressive enterprise in both the agricultural and live-stock departments. Mr. Birney has made no inroads Into the arena of practical politics but gives his allegiance to the republican party, and his wife holds membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church at Tippecanoe. They have a fine little son. James Allison.

Lafayette Martin, whp -Was born and reared in Harrison County and Js a scjon of one of its sterling pioneer families, ' has "now passed the psalmist's span of three score years and ten and is living virtually ^retired in 'the attractive little city of Cadiz, the county seat. . He was but sixteen years of age when his youthful patriotism prompted him to go forth as a representative of Harrison County in the Civil war in which he made an excellent record as one of the gallant young defenders of the Union. The same loyalty has characterized him during the long intervening years and in all of the relations of life, so that it is but natural that he should have secure place in popular esteem.

Mr. Martin was born in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, October 23, 1847, and is a son of George and Mary (Kesey) Martin, both of whom passed their entire lives in this county and the latter of whom was a daughter of Conrad Kesey, one of the early settlers in Cadiz Township. George Martin's parents likewise were pioneers of the county, where they continued to reside until their deaths. He was reared under the conditions of the pioneer days and finally became the owner of a farm of 120 acres in Cadiz Township, where he and his wife passed the remainder of their earnest, unassuming and useful lives, both having heen zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. They became the parents of four children, Fafayette, Angeline, * William and Olander.

The district schools of Cadiz Township afforded Lafayette Martin his early educational advantages, and he gained a full quota of youthful experience in connection with the activities of the home farm. In 1864. when but sixteen years of age. he enlisted as a member of Company D. One Hundred and Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, his enlistment having occurred In May and he having soon afterward accompanied his command to the front. He took part in the battles of Snickers Gap and Maryland Height, besides participating in various skirmishes and other minor engagements, his honorable discharge having been received at the expiration of his term of enlistment. September 10. 1864. In later years he has vitalized his interest in his old comrades by his active affiliation with the Grand Army of the Republic, in which he is one of the comparatively few remaining veterans of the post at Cadiz.

After the war Mr. Martin passed one year in the state of Missouri, and he then returned to his native county and learned the carpenter's trade, in 1868. To this trade he gave the major part of his time and attention for many years, and he became one of the successful contractors and builders in Harrison County. In 1895 he purchased a furniture and undertaking business at Cadiz, but this he sold two years later. Shortly afterward he purchased a store, and this enterprise he continued sixteen years, with his son as his efficient assistant. In 1908, as candidate on the republican ticket, he was elected sheriff of the county, In which he served two terms and gave an excellent administration, his period of service continuing from November, 1904, until January, 1910. He and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in their home village.

The Centennial year, 1876, recorded the marriage of Mr. Martin to Miss Margaret Finical, daughter of Robert Finical, of Harrison County, and they had two children: Harry Warren

Martin and Florence. The son still resides at Cadiz and is actively engaged in business. He married Miss Grace Zimmerman, and they have three children, Robert L., Ralph and Harry W., Jr. Mrs. Martin died October 24, 1919.

Charles W. Ruff is distinctively one of the progressive and wide-awake citizens and business men of the younger generation in his native county and is at the present time serving as mayor of the village of Malvern, an office to which he was elected in November, 1918. He is actively identified with industrial and commercial interests of importance as general manager of the Consolidated Clay Products Company, the headquarters of which corporation are maintained in the city of Canton, Stark County.

Mr. Ruff was born in Brown Township, Carroll County, October 21, 1881, and is a son of Jesse C. Ruff, of whom individual record is given on other pages of this work, so that further review of the family history is not here demanded. Charles W. Ruff continued his studies in the public schools until his graduation in the Minerva High School as a member of the class of 1899. Soon afterward he initiated his association with the clay-working industry, which is one of much importance in this section of the state, and his ability and effective service won him advancement in this field of enterprise, as indicated by his present incumbency of the position of general manager of the Consolidated Clay Products Company. He is also vice president of the Valley Electrical Company and president of the advisory council of Carroll County. His personal popularity, as coupled with his staunch loyalty as a democrat, resulted in his election to the office of mayor of Malvern, In which he is giving a characteristically vigorous and progressive administration. He is serving also as Justice of the peace and seems to have an unlimited capacity for application to work and service. He is affiliated with the Knights of Pythias, the Pythian Sisters, of which latter organization his wife likewise Is a member, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and both are zealous members of Bethlehem Presbyterian

In the year 1902 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Ruff to Miss Josephine Haskey, daughter of Henry Haskey, a sketch of whose career appears elsewhere in this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Ruff have two daughters, Helen, born August 17, 1908, and Esther, born in September, 1912.

Chables C. Whitsett, M. D. Both by inheritance and training Dr. Charles C. Whitsett is a physician and surgeon of marked ability, and he has built up a reputation in his locality for dependability and earnest faithfulness which has won for him the warm appreciation of his fellow citizens. He was born at California, Pennsylvania, February 19, 1800, a son of Dr. James E. and Clara V. (Martin) Whitsett, and grandson of Ralph C. Whitsett, the latter being a farmer and owner of a shovel factory of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. Ralph C. Whitsett married Rebecca Estep.

Dr. James E. Whitsett was born at Perryopolis, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and his wife was born in the same place, a daughter of John and Mary (Vale) Martin. John Martin was a glass manufacturer and merchant of Perryopolis, Pennsylvania, at the time of his death. For a number of years Dr. James E. Whitsett was engaged in the practice of his profession at Bethany, West Virginia, and died there while still in practice. He and his wife had the following children; Emma, who Is deceased; Dr. Charles C., who was the second in order of birth ; Annie. Ollie and Ralph, all of whom died when small children; and John W., who lives at Sardis, Ohio. Dr. James E. Whitsett and his wife belonged to and worked in the Christian Church. They were people of the highest character who took their religion Into their everyday lives, and made the world the better for their having been in It.

Dr. Charles C. Whitsett attended the public schools and college of Bethany, West Virginia, and later became a student at the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 18S2. Following this he entered upon the practice of his calling at Hendrysburg, Ohio, and remained there until 1908, at which time he moved to Freeport, and has made this city his place of residence ever since. He is recognized as one of the reliable and skilled men of his profession In Harrison County, and belongs to the County and State Medical Societies. He is a Blue Lodge Mason, and still holds his membership in his lodge at Hendrysburg.

In 1885 Doctor Whitsett was married to Rosa Jones, a daughter of Dr. William and Rebecca Jones, and they had four children, namely: William, Percy and Leona, all of whom died in infancy, and Bessie, who is now married. The first Mrs. Whitsett died in 1801. In 1901 Doctor Whitsett was married to Lena McLaughlin, a daughter of John and Emily (Glass) McLaughlin. Doctor and Mrs. Whitsett belong to the Disciples Church. They have gathered about them a pleasant circle of congenial companions, and are factors in the social life of Freeport. While much occupied with his professional duties, Doctor Whitsett finds time as a good citizen to take an interest in civic matters, and gives his support to those men and measures which he deems will be for the best of the majority of the people.

Prior to her marriage with Doctor Whitsett Mrs. Whitsett was married to Sherman Penn, of Hendrysburg, Ohio, and they had one son, Harold Floyd, who is now living with his mother and Doctor Whitsett, and is a very promising lad.

John M. McConnell. For one full century the name McConnell has been known in Harrison County, the business roster of Cadiz having the name of Michael McConnell, who came from Maryland in 1820 and operated a chair factory and paint shop one hundred years ago. His children were John A., William, Sarah, Nancy, James, Amanda, Ezra, Rebecca, Samuel B. and Martin A. McConnell. The second son of that pioneer family, William McConnell, became the father of John M. McConnell, the present day dealer in wall paper, paints and varnishes in Cadiz, a business established practically one hundred years ago. In turn it has been owned by Michael, William and John M. McConnell, and has been carried on through three generations in the family.

William McConnell was born March 28, 1828, in Cadiz, and he married Eliza Mary Burns, whose father was an itinerant Protestant Methodist minister. She is a daughter of Rev. John and Mary (Pierson) Bums, and at the time of her birth they were living in Wheeling. Their son. John M. McConnell, was bom January 27, 1859, In Cadiz. He has always lived In Harrison County. While the grandfather, Michael McConnell, was born in Maryland, the grandmother, Susan (Gallagher) McConnell, was born in Ireland.

In the study of domestic economy pain is recognized as a preserving agency, and Michael Mc- Connell was a painter. His son William McConnell was a house painter and paper hanger, being the first man in Cadiz to offer wall paper for sale, and his son has continued the business. The death of William McConnell occurred in 1906, after many years as a business man in the community. It is an unusual record for three generations in one family to round out a century in the paint business, but Michael McConnell, who came to Cadiz in 1820, was a painter. While there is no record that he sold paint, his son William McConnell was a dealer as well as house painter, and the McConnell store today specializes in paints. What other family shows one hundred years in the same line of business? The record Is unique In any community.

John M. McConnell was the oldest son bom to William and Eliza Mary (Burns) McConnell. A brother, Edwin P., was bom July 1, 1860, and died January 16, 1902. A sister. Susannah, was born February 27, 1862, and died July 30, 1863 ; George was bom February 7, 1864 ; Lizzie, February 16, 1866; Harry B., September 14, 1867; Ann J., was born January 3, 1870, and died November 2, 1871 ; Frederick W. was bom October 30, 1871, and died November 18, 1876; and Eliza Gertrude, bora July 13, 1874, was the youngest of the family. The father died October 30, 1906,

After completing his education in the public schools of Cadiz J. M. McConnell learned house painting, and later he became a postal mall clerk, finally traveling as a saleman for a wall paper firm and later becoming a business partner with his father in the store he operates today. Because of the emergency occasioned by the World war Mr. McConnell spent another year and a half in the mail service, doing it as a patriotic duty.

In 1912 he married Mary Harriet Mansfield, a daughter of James W. and Samantha Jane Mansfield, of Jefferson County. Mr. McConnell is a member of the Masonic Blue Lodge in Cadiz; P. H. P. Chapter No. 171, of Cadiz; Hope Commandery No. 26, K. T., of Bellaire; Aladdin Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Columbus, and of the Masonic Veterans of Columbus. Mrs. McConnell is a member of the Eastern Star of Cadiz; White Shrine of Jerusalem, Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania ; and Isis Court, Ladles of the Oriental Shrine, of Wheeling, West Virginia. She is an honorary member of the Supreme Council. Mr. and Mrs. McConnell are members of the Methodist Church in Cadiz. Mr. McConnell's first Sunday School teacher was "Uncle" Matthew Simpson, the man who raised Bishop Simpson. Mr. McConnell was the most active member of the local Red Cross Society during the World war, he having had charge of all the packing and shipping of supplies forwarded by the Red Cross. In politics he is a republican, and is now and has been for the last four years coroner of Harrison County.

Robert H. Lyle has had the good Judgment to appreciate fully the advantage afforded for successful farm enterprise in his native county, and has secure vantage-place as one of the substantial and representative agriculturists and stockgrowers of Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where his birth occurred on the 17th of April, 1882. He is a son of George L. and Nancy J. (Gillespie) Lyle, both of whom were born In Belmont County, this state, and the latter of whom was a daughter of Robert Gillespie. David and Mary (Love) Lyle, paternal grandparents of the subject of this sketch, remained in Belmont County until their deaths, and the grandfather was there a prosperous farmer. Their children were seven in number, George, John, James, Miller, Annabelle, Ella and Sarah.

George L. Lyle was reared and educated In Belmont County, and there he continued his association with farm enterprise until the late *708, when he came to Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where he developed a fine farm property and where he remained until his death In 1907. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church at New Athens. He is survived by his widow and five children. Dr. Walter G. is a successful physician and surgeon at Bloomingdale, Jefferson County; Robert Harvey is the immediate subject of this review; Joseph G. is engaged in farming in Harrison County ; Gretta Is the wife of Harvey T. Elliott, of this county ; and David M. Is engaged in business with the

In addition to receiving the advantages of the district schools of his native township Robert Harvey Lyle also attended for one year the celebrated Valparaiso University at Valparaiso, Indiana. As a young man he was for two years engaged in farming in Athens Township, and he then returned to his native township of Short Creek, where he has since staged his activities on his well Improved farm of 104 acres. In connection with well regulated agriculture he gives special attention to breeding and raising registered Shorthorn cattle and Poland China swine. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party, and he and his wife hold membership In the Presbyterian Church at New Athens.

The year 1909 recorded the marriage of Mr. Lyle to Miss Jennie W. Whittaker, daughter of Dr. John W. Whittaker, of Bloomingdale, Jefferson County, and the one child of this union is a winsome little daughter, Frances Irene.

Thomas E. Geobge Is another of the honored representatives of a family that has been one of prominence and influence in Carroll County for nearly a century and a quarter, and In various other general and personal sketches appearing In this work will be found further rg^prd concerning this sterling pioneer family. ,

- Thomas Edgar George, who Is now serving as county clerk of Carroll County, was born in Fox Township, this county, February 9, 1887, and is a son of John C. and Anna E. (McGinnis) George, both likewise natives of Fox Township, where the latter's parents settled upon coming to the county from Pennsylvania. Their home was later established in Iowa, where the daughter Anna E. remained until the time of her marriage. She was born in 1850. John C. George was born May 22, 1842, a son of Thomas George, who was born in Cumberland County, Maryland, and who was a child at the time when ,in 1809, the family home was established in Carroll County, Ohio, his father having settled in the midst of the virgin forest and having reclaimed one of the pioneer farms of Fox Township. After his marriage Thomas George and his wife, whose family name was Walker, settled on a farm near the present village of Mechanicstown, where they endured the full tension of pioneer life but developed the excellent farm on which they passed the remainder of their lives. Mrs. George passed away in 1874 and his death occurred in the following year, their children having been nine in number.

John C. George was reared on the old home farm and received the advantages of the schools of the locality and period, including an old-time select school at Carrollton. He continued his allegiance to the great industry of agriculture during his entire active career and was one of the substantial farmers and Influential citizens of Fox Township at the time of his death, April 28, 1919, his widow still remaining on the old home farm, which is one of the finely improved places of Fox Township and situated about one mile south of Mechanicstown. Mr. George was a stalwart republican and was an earnest member of the United Presbyterian Church, as Is also his widow. They became the parents of six children: Myrtle, Ethel, Edwin and Thomas (twins), Walter and Ernest. The son Edwin died July 3, 1907.

Thomas E. George early gained experience in connection with the activities of the home farm, and in addition to receiving the advantages of the public schools he pursued a higher course of study by attending Muskingum College. For three and one-half years thereafter he was engaged in the general merchandise business at Canfield, Mahoning County, and for an equal period he followed the same line of enterprise at Carrollton, judicial center of his native county. In 1918 he was elected county clerk, of which office he has since continued the efficient and popular incumbent, the preferment indicating the secure place which is his in the esteem of the people of his native county. His political allegiance is given to the republican party, he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and both he and his wife hold membership In the United Presbyterian Church at Carrollton, his father having long served as an elder of the church of this denomination at Mechanicstown.

March 9, 1910, recorded the marriage of Mr. George to Miss Elizabeth Andrews, daughter of Samuel L. Andrews, of Fox Township, and the one child of this union is Carl Edwin, who was born September 28, 1911.

Frederick Buel has been actively engaged in the lumber business at Malvern, Carroll County, for nearly half a century and has been a resident of this county since he was a child of about three years. As a young man he went forth as a valiant soldier of the Union In the Civil war, and aside from this patriotic service he has further honored his home county by his worthy achievement as a successful business man. He is now senior member of the firm of Frederick Buel & Son, dealers in lumber, cement, plaster, hardware, and paint and other builders' supplies, and the establishment of the firm is one of the oldest and most important in the village of Malvern, Brown Township.

Mr. Buel was born In Wurtemberg, Germany, June 18, 1836, and Is a son of David and Fredericka (Bendle) Buel, both natives of Wurtemberg, where the former was born In 1805 and the latter in 1803. The original spelling of the family name was Buhl, and the present Anglicized spelling was adopted after the immigration to America. In 1839 David Buel, accompanied by his wife and their three children, Fredericks, Caroline and Frederick, came to America on a sailing vessel of the type common to that period, and In that year the family home was established at Lodi, Carroll County, Ohio, a village to which later was given the present name, Malvern. The father here engaged in the work of his trade, that of tailor, and this constituted his vocation for many years. He was one of the venerable and honored citizens of Malvern at the time of his death in 1891, and his widow passed to the life eternal In 1895. Their four younger children were born In Carroll County, and Fredericks, eldest of the three born in Germany, is now the wife of Joseph Fishel, of

Malvern. She was born July 28, 1833, Frederick, immediate subject of this review, was the next in order of birth. Caroline became the wife of Moses Gascon and is now deceased. Henry still resides at Malvern. David, who entered the Union service in the Civil war, was wounded in an engagement at Jackson, Mississippi, May 14, 1863, and was brought back to the parental home, where he died, on the 30th of the following July. Catherine died in Infancy, as did also the seventh child, a son. David Buel, the father, was a soldier In the Mexican war and also was in active service In the Civil war, as were three of his sons, Henry, of Malvern, being a veteran of the latter conflict, as is also the subject of this sketch. This family record of loyal service bespeaks the loftiest of patriotism.

Frederick Buel acquired his early education in the village school at Malvern, and he attended also the seminary that was here conducted in that early day. In 1859 he entered Mount Union College, where he pursued a higher course of study. In the meanwhile he had become a successful teacher in the district school, and he continued his service in the pedagogic profession until the outbreak of the Civil war, when he promptly tendered his services in defense of the Union. Of the early experiences of Mr. Buel there is one to which special attention may be called. When he was a lad of eleven years he found employment as driver of horses used In transporting the boats on the old canal between Cleveland and Portsmouth.

In May, 1861, he enlisted as a private In Company F, Fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and at the expiration of his three months' term was mustered out, August 18, 1861. On the 4th of the following November he re-enlisted, becoming at this time a private in Company A, Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was mobilized at Camp Meigs, whence It went forward to Paducah, Kentucky, and then to Corinth, Mississippi, where it took part In the siege against that city, including the battle continued during the 4th and 5th of October, 1862. 'Thereafter Mr. Buel was with his regiment in numerous spirited engagements, including those of Raymond and Jackson, the siege of Vicksburg, the battle of Missionary Ridge and participated in Sherman's historic march from Atlanta to the sea. Efficient and faithful service gained to him promotion to the office of second lieutenant January 15* 1863, and on the 27th of the following April he was made first lieutenant. He was mustered out at Savannah, Georgia, December 21, 1864, at the expiration of his second term of enlistment, and returned with his regiment to Ohio, where he received his honorable discharge.

After the termination of three and one-half years of gallant service as a soldier of the Union Mr. Buel returned to Malvern, and on the 10th of April, 1865, he here engaged in the general merchandise business. He continued this enterprise until February 21, 1871, when he sold the stock and business and became a partner of hi 8 brother-in-law, Joseph Fishel, in the lumber business. . The business was successfully conducted under the firm name ef Fishel & Buel for many years, and a few years before his death Mr. Fisbel sold his interest to his partner, who In 1904 admitted his son Henry V. to partnership, the substantial and well ordered business having since been conducted under the firm name of Frederick Buel & Son.

Mr. Buel has been signally loyal and publicspirited as a citizen and has been unwavering in his allegiance to the republican party from the time when he cast his vote in support of Abraham Lincoln for the presidency. He has inviolable place in the confidence of the people of his home county, has served as a member of the village council, as treasurer of Brown Township, and as a member of the school board, besides which he gave eight and one-half years of effective service as a member of the board of trustees of the Girls* Industrial Home at Delaware. He has been influential in the local councils of the republican party and was a delegate to the national convention at which Hon. William H. Taft was nominated for the presidency for the second time. He is an appreciative member of the Grand Army of the Republic and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States. He and his wife have long been active and zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in their home village, and in the same he has held various official positions, including those of steward, trustee and class leader.

On the 21 8 1 of April, 1864, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Buel to Miss Julia A. Fishel, who was born in Brown Township, Carroll County, May 25, 1840. She is a sister of the late Joseph Fishel, who was long her husband's associate in the lumber business, as noted in a preceding paragraph. Mrs. Buel is a daughter of Henry and Margaret (MeClurg) Fishel, who were bom in Pennsylvania but their marriage was solemnized in Ohio and they were numbered among the sterling pioneers of Carroll County, where they passed the closing period of their lives. The concluding paragraph of this review offers brief record concerning the children of Mr. and Mra Buel :

Agnes Roberta is the wife of Henry H. Tracy, of San Francisco, California. Joseph F. married Miss Lillie Thompson, and they now reside at Lodi, California. Henry V., who is junior member of the firm of Frederick Buel & Son, was bom at Malvern in 1873, and after completing the curriculum of the local high school he continued his studies in and graduated from Mount Union College, which his father had attended in his youth. Henry V. likewise proved his powers as a successful teacher in the public schools, and he continued to assist his father in the management of the latter's lumber interests until 1904, when he was admitted to a partnership in the business, the greater part of its active supervision and direction now devolving upon him, the while he is well upholding the prestige of the family name both as a progressive citizen and as an able business man. In politics he Is a republican, and he holds the office of notary public. He has received the thirty-second degree of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of the Masonic fraternity, is affiliated also with the Knights of Pythias, and he and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal

Church. Mr. Buel wedded Miss Vinnie Pearson, of Malvern, and they have two children, Elta and Harlan. Frederick H. Buel, youngest of the children of the subject of this review, resides at Youngstown, Mahoning County, and is a successful lumber salesman.

Eli H. Pretty is one of the executive heads of the Carrollton Motor Company, which is giving the most effective service with its well equipped garage in the city of Carrollton, judicial center of Carroll County, and It has been due to his Initiative and progressive policies that this city has gained this up-to-date establishment, which is the only garage at Carrollton that maintains a battery-service station and carries a full line of automobile supplies, besides having a repair department that affords the best of service to patrons. The company have the local agency for the celebrated Chevrolet and Overland automobiles and the popular Tuscan tires, which latter they sell to patrons at factory prices, with a guaranty of 6,000 miles of service. F*alr and honorable dealings and the maximum excellence of service have gained to this concern a substantial and representative supporting patronage.

Mr. Pretty, a representative business man or the younger generation at Carrollton, was bora in Center Township, Carroll County, January 1886, and is a son of William and Elizabeth Pretty, both natives of England, where the former was born in 1854 and the latter in 1852. The parents were reared and educated In their native land, where their marriage was solemnized, and they became residents of Carroll County, Ohio, in 1880. Here the father continued his successful activities as a farmer in Center Township until his death in 1902, and his widow still maintains her home in the county. They became the parents of ten children, all of whom are living, namely: Mary, Emma, William, Allen and Ell H. (twins), George, Ralph, Albert, Howard and FYanki

Eli H. Pretty passed his childhood and early youth on the home farm and was afforded the advantages of the public schools of Carrollton, including the high school. In 1914 he effected the organization of the Carrollton Motor Company, which was incorporated In 1919, and of which he has since been the vice president and manager. The modem and finely equipped garage of the company Is situated on East Main street. Mr. Pretty is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity. His name is still found on the roll of eligible young bachelors in his native county.

James S. Morgan is the owner of a productive and well-improved farm of seventy-five acres in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where he has maintained his home since 1901 and where he has made an admirable record as a progressive and successful agriculturist and stock-grower. His farm enterprise includes a prosperous dairy department, and since 1906 he has been known as a breeder of registered Jersey cattle of the finest type.

(Lemmon) Morgan, both likewise natives of that county and the latter a daughter of Griffith and Mary (Shirdon) Lemmon, of whom incidental record is given in other sketches appearing in this work, as is also additional data concerning the Morgan family. Levi Morgan, a son of George and Catherine (Jenkins) Morgan, was born and reared in Wheeling Township, Belmont County, the date of his nativity 'having been March 1, 1829. He continued to be identified with farm enterprise in his native county until 1800, when he came to Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where he continued to be engaged in farming until 1863, when he returned to Belmont County and became a farmer in Colerain Township, where he passed the residue of his life, his death having occurred on the 17th of April, 1892, and his widow having survived him by several years. Both were zealous members of the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of six children: James S., Lindley J. (who died October 24, 1917) ; Ross L. (died at the age of three years) ; John H., Mary E., and Elizabeth L.

James S. Morgan acquired his early education In the district schools of Colerain Township, Belmont County, and spent two years at the Hopedale Normal School of Harrison County. In Belmont County was staged his initial actitity as an independent farmer. He there continued operations until 1901, when he purchased and established his residence upon his present farm In Harrison County. He has never desired the honors or emoluments of public office but is a rstaunch supporter of the principles of the democrat party, and both he and his wife hold mem- Iherahdp in the United Presbyterian Church.

0* ttot 9th of September, 1890, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Morgan to Miss Margaret E. Rusk, daughter of Archibald and Elizabeth C. (Yost) Rusk, of Belmont County. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan have four children: Edna Vinora, Mabel L., A. Rusk and Margaret Elizabeth. Edna Y. Is the wife of Delbert Spragg, and they have three children, Mildred Irene, Helen Elizabeth and Marion Lester. A. Ruck Morgan was one of the gallant* young men who represented Harrison County in the nation's military service in the World war. He entered the service on the 17th of May, 1918, and received his technical training at Fort Benjamin Harrison, near Indianapolis, Indiana. He became a member of Company B, Forty-Eighth Engineers, In which he was made a sergeant of the first class. On the 31st of July, 1918, he embarked with his command for France, where he landed at Brest on the 12th of August. He continued In active service in connection with the American Expeditionary Forces for eleven months, in the construction of railway lines and terminals - a most essential part of military operations In the zone of conflict, and he remained abroad until June, 1919, on the 30th of which month he arrived at Brooklyn, New York, his honorable discharge having been given on the 18th of the following month. He honored his home county and state by his loyal service, and he is now in the employ of the Pennsylvania Railway Company at Cambridge. Ohio. He married Pauline Lixie MInto, of Cambridge, on November 21, 1919.

William T. Shields has not found is necessary to leave his native township in order to find opportunities and advantages essential to successful achievement, and he is to-day one of the vigorous representatives of farm enterprise in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, where he holds the position of farm superintendent for the Short Creek Coal Company and has supervision of the operations of a fine farm property of about 1,200 acres. In the sketch of the career of his older brother, Milton M., on other pages of this volume is given ample record concerning the family history.

William T. Shields was born in Short Creek Township on the 14th of April, 1873, and is a son of Joseph and Lucinda (Ruth) Shields, the former of whom died in 7880 and the latter in 1906. The subject of this review was afforded the advantage of the district schools of his native township and was seven years old at the time of his father's death. Thereafter the family resided about five years in Belmont County, Where William continued his studies in the public schools, and after the return of the family to Short Creek Township he here eventually engaged in independent farm enterprise. He continued his farm activities, besides giving considerable attention to teaming, until the autumn of 1906, when he removed to the village of Georgetown, where he has since maintained his home. Here he conducted a general store for three years, and for five years thereafter was here engaged in the livery and teaming business. Since 1916 he has held the responsible office of farm superintendent for the Short Creek Coal Company. Mr. Shields has never manifested any ambition for political activity or preferment, but is aligned in the ranks of the republican party and Is a loyal supporter of Its cause. Both he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church.

Adda M. (Barr) Shields, wife of the subject of this review, was born and reared in Harrison County and is a daughter of David and Mary Barr. Mr. and Mrs. Shields have two children: Carrie M., who was born September 22, 1896, is the wife of Clement Dorsey, and they have two children, Craig and Donald. George C., who was born August 2, 1898, is with the Short Creek Coal Company. The maiden name of his wife was Nettle Woods and they have one child, Adda May.

John E. McPeok. It is specially gratifying to be able to present in this publication a review of the career of the venerable and honored native son of Harrison County whose name Initiates this paragraph, for his life has been marked by worthy thoughts and worthy deeda He has not only been a prominent representative of farm industry in his native county but also w^ent forth as one of the gallant young defenders of the Union when the national integrity was Jeopardized by armed rebellion. He made a valiant record as a soldier in the Civil war and the same loyalty and integrity of purpose have characterized him in all of the relations of life. Mr. McPeck remains on his fine farm in Arches Township with his two older daughters, Misses Jane and Mattie, as his devoted companions.

John E. McPeck was born In the village of Hanover, Harrison Comity, August 1, 1832. He is a son of George and Jane (Endsley) McPeck, the former of whom was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1808, and the latter was born in Archer Township, Harrison County, Ohio, a daughter of John and Jane (Blaine) Endsley, her father having come to Harrison County from Pennsylvania in 1808, and having become one of the sterling pioneer farmers of Archer Township, where he died April 29, 1835, his widow passing away January 29, 1848. The old Endsley farm is the homestead now owned and occupied by John E. Mc- Peck, who came into possession of the property In 1870. George McPeck's parents passed the closing years of their lives in Harrison County. Their children were nine in number, six sons and three daughters. George McPeck came to Harrison County in 1829, and here he followed the trade of brick mason for fourteen years thereafter. October 6, 1831, recorded his marriage to Miss Jane Endsley, whose death occurred August 22, 1852, and who was survived by seven children. In 1853 Mr. McPeck wedded Mrs. Barbara Endsley, whose death occurred about one year later and who was survived by one child. In 1857 Mr. McPeck contracted a third marriage, when Mrs. Catherine A. Caldwell became his wife, her death having occurred July 10, 1883, and one child having been bora of this union. Mr. McPeck, who had become a representative farmer in Archer township, died on the 24th of March, 1886, at the age of seventyseven years and five months.

John E. McPeck acquired his early education in the pioneer schools of Harrison County and later attended the academy at New Hagerstown and also Richmond College in Jefferson County. As a young man he was a successful and popular teacher in the rural schools and after his marriage he continued his association with school work and farm enterprise until the outbreak of the Civil war gave the call of higher duty. Leaving his young wife and their two small children, he enlisted on the 11th of August, 1862, as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry* in which he was made first lieutenant of his company. The regiment proceeded to Virginia and took part in the battle of the Wilderness, in which the captain of Company C was killed, Mr. McPeck succeeding to command of the company. He was commissioned captain on June 27, 1864, and thereafter commanded his company in numerous battles and minor engagements, including the battles of Spottsylvania Court House and Cold Harbor, the siege of Petersburg, and in the turning back of the Confederate forces under General Jubal A. Early. On the 9th of July, 1864, after having been severely wounded in the left leg, Captain McPeck was captured by the enemy, his comrades having supposed him dead and having thus reported to the people at home. At the same time that Captain McPeck was wounded in the battle of the Mononacy, Colonel Taft of the "Heavy Ninth of New York," was also wounded and lay on the field but a short distance away from where Captain McPeck lay. Captain McPeck requested that he be taken to the wounded colonel. Both of the wounded officers were taken by ambulance to Frederick City and placed in hospital and given especial attention, a fact which Captain McPeck was at a loss to understand. The explanation which later came to him proved that Colonel Taft was a Mason, and that their captors were likewise members of that order. Captain McPeck was soon taken from his captors, in connection with the activities of the Union forces, and after remaining in a field hospital two months he received leave of absence. He received his honorable discharge on account of disability December 12, 1864, and returned home about the time of the Christmas holidaya After recuperating his health he served two terms as sheriff of Harrison County, and after his retirement from office he made a trip through the west, but his investigation but led to increased appreciation of his native county, with the result that he returned and in 1870 purchased the fine farm on which he has resided during the long Intervening years. He is an honored member of the Grand Army of the Republic, in which he Is affiliated with the post at Cadiz, and though venerable in years he retains splendid physical vigor, the while his mental alertness is undiminisbed and Is shown in his lively Interest In community affairs and the questions and issues of the day. He Is a zealous member of the Ridge Presbyterian Church, as was also his loved and devoted wife, who passed to the life eternal on the 7th of December, 1904, and whose memory is revered by all who came within the sphere of her gracious influence.

On the 8th of September, 1858, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. McPeck to Miss Mary Davidson, daughter of Rev. Lewis H. and Lucy (Latham) Davidson, who were at that time residents of Washington Township, Harrison County, the father having been a clergyman of the Methodist Church. Mr. and Mrs. McPeck became the parents of five children: Jane and Mattie remain with their venerable father; Dr. Elmer E. was graduated from Starling Medical College at Columbus as a member of the class of 1889, and is now engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of Cleveland. He married Miss Lillie S. Crowe, and they have two children, John Kendall and Mary Frances James, who was born November 2, 1865, died October 11, 1866. Lewis, who has the management of the old home farm, is individually mentioned on other pages of this volume.

William Maffett is giving a characteristically careful and effective administration as Judge of the Probate Court of Carroll County, and is a representative of a sterling pioneer family of the Buckeye State, being a scion of staunch old colonial stock In Virginia, that gracious cradle of much of our national history. Judge Maffett was born in Center Township, Carroll County, February 27, 1874, and is a son of Alfred and Lucinda (Champer) Maffett, the former of whom was born in Columbiana County, this state, In 1825, and the latter was born in Carroll County in 1838. William Maffett, grandfather of Judge Maffett, was born in Loudoun County, Virginia, as was also his wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Lodge. They became pioneer settlers of Columbiana County, Ohio, whence they came to Carroll County about the year 1828. William Maffett took up a tract of heavily timbered Government land In Center Township, and to the reclamation, Improvement and cultivation of his pioneer farm he continued to devote his attention during the remainder of his active career. He was well advanced in years at the time of his death, and his widow, who attained to the very advanced age of ninety-seven years, remained on the old homestead until her death.

Jacob Ohamper, maternal grandfather of Judge Maffett, likewise was a native of the historic Old Dominion state, where was solemnized his marriage to Elizabeth Earnst, and they were numbered among the earliest settlers in Carroll County, Ohio, where they established their home long before the organization of the county under its present name. They developed a farm in Center Township, and there passed the residue of their lives. George Champer, a brother of Jacob, was one of the first surveyors in northeastern Ohio, and another brother. Leo Champer, made the original survey of the village of Carrollton. Jacob Champer not only became a representative farmer but also a pioneer miller in Carroll County, his mill having been one of the first established in this section of the state, and he was the second incumbent of the office of county surveyor of Carroll County. Both the paternal and maternal great-grandfathers of Judge Maffett were patriot soldiers of the Continental Line In the War of the Revolution. Alfred Maffett was reared on the old home farm in Center Township, and made good use of the advantages afforded In the common schools of the locality and period. He eventually became the owner of the old homestead, and he continued as one of the substantial exponents of agricultural industry In Center Township until his death in 1885. He was a man of fine mentality and sterling character, commanded unqualified popular esteem and was influential in community affairs, his political allegiance having been given to the democratic party. His widow survived him by more than a quarter of a century and passed to the life eternal in 1912, as one of the venerable and revered pioneer women of Carroll County. They became the parents of six children: Jonathan, Martha (deceased),

The environment and influence of the ancestral home farm compassed the childhood and youth of Judge Maffett, and after having completed the curriculum of the local schools he entered the Ohio Northern College at Ada, in which he completed both classical and law courses, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1899. Proving himself well fortified for his chosen profession, he was admitted to the bar of his native state in 1899, and in the following year opened a law Office at Carrollton, where he built up a substantial and representative general law practice, to which he continued to give his undivided attention until his election to the office of judge of the Probate Court in 1912, the estimate placed upon his administration having been shown in his re-election at the expiration of his first term. His present term expires in 1921. The Judge was twice elected mayor of Carrollton, served two terms as prosecuting attorney of his native county, and has secure status as one of the representative members of the bar of this section of the state, as well as a progressive and public-spirited citizen. He is an uncompromising advocate of the principles of the democratic party and has been influential in its councils in this section of the state. He is affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and he and his family hold membership in the Christian Church. Though Carrollton is a rockribbed republican stronghold, yet Judge Maffett, a democrat, was twice elected its mayor, besides he served a few years as city solicitor and also as clerk of the election board of the county. These statements bear significance as testifying to the inviolable place he has in popular confidence in his native county. As a young man he was a successful teacher in the district schools of Center, Union and Washington townships, and in the pedagogic profession likewise he made an excellent reputation, besides cementing the staunchest of friendships in the districts in which he taught. During the World war Judge Maffett was chairman of the Carroll County War Savings Committee, and in connection with the various loans he was influential in causing the county to go "over the top." As chairman of the committee mentioned he was gratified when the county gave subscription for war-savings stamps in excess of $400,000. A memorial tablet is to be placed In the Court House to commemorate the splendid response made by Carroll County In support of war activities.

In 1915 was solemnized the marriage of Judge Maffett to Miss Anna Morrow, who likewise was born and reared In Carroll County, a daughter of William F. Morrow, a respresentative farmer in Fox Township. Judge and Mrs. Maffett have two children, Martha E. and Elizabeth L.

Albert Singer still resides on his well improved farm of about ninety-three acres in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, but the active management of the place is now vested in his son Milton S., who rents the property. It is specially interesting to record that the name of the Singer family has been linked with agricultural enterprise In Short Creek Township since the year 1808, though at the time when John Singer came to Harrison County from Virginia he found no fields awaiting cultivation, but was compelled to make a clearing in the virgin forest before a place could be made for his primitive log cabin. Then followed the herculean task of reclaiming land for cultivation, and John Singer and his wife endured the full tension of frontier life, with increasing prosperity attending them as the successive years brought advancement in civic and industrial affairs In this section of the Buckeye State.

John Singer was born in Virginia, where the family was founded in the colonial days, and his name is enrolled on the list of honored pioneers who aided in the initial development of Harrison County, Ohio, where he and his wife remained until their death. Of their seven chil- dren tbe eldest was James, who was born In Virginia in 1806, and who was thus about two years old at tbe time when his parents made the overland journey and established a home in Harrison County, Ohio. Here he was reared under the influences of the early pioneer days, and as a young man he engaged in the overland hauling of merchandise and other commodities from Philadelphia and other eastern points, to which he took the produce from the farms of Harrison County. He made many of these tedious overland trips through a wild and sparcely settled country, and made the business a success. Finally he purchased a tract of land near the old homestead of his father, and he continued as one of the prosperous farmers and honored and influential citizens of Short Creek Township until his death in March, 1880, his wife having passed away in August, 1872. In politics he was originally an old-line whig, but he united with the republican party at the time of its organization and ever afterward supported its cause. He and his wife held membership in the Presbyterian Church. They became the parents of twelve children, of whom three sons and one daughter are living at the time of this writing, in 1920. In 1838 Mr. Singer wedded Miss Tacy Goodwin, who likewise was born and reared in Short Creek Township, a daughter of Jesse Goodwin, an honored pioneer who was a member of the Society- of Friends.

Albert Singer, the seventh in order of birth of the twelve children of James and Tacy (Goodwin) Singer, was born on the old homestead farm of his parents in Short Creek Township, and the date of his nativity was June 22, 1851. Here he has maintained his home during the long intervening period, and as a farmer and citizen he has effectively upheld the honors of the name which he bears. His early education was obtained in the district schools, and he was a young man when he began his independent enterprise as an agriculturist and stock-grower. He continued in the active management of his farm until about 1911, since which time he has here remained, with his son Milton S. In active charge of the farm operations. He is a republican in his political proclivities, and both he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church in the neghboring village of Adena. Jefferson County.

On the 31st of October, 1872, was solemn i zed the marriage of Mr. Singer to Miss Cynthia E. Shields, who likewise was born and reared in Short Creek Township, and who is the only surviving child of Joseph and Martha (Stires) Shields the latter of whom was born in Harrison County, a daughter of John Stires, another sterling pioneer. Joseph Shields was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, March 22, 1825, a son of Benonl and Lydia (Woodward) Shields, who came from the old Keystone State to Harrison County, Ohio, in 1829 and settled on a pioneer farm in Short Creek Township, where they passed the remainder of their lives. Their eleven children were all born prior to the family migration to Ohio. Joseph Shields was about four years old when the home was established In Short Creek Township, where he was reared to manhood and where he continued a prosperous farmer until his death, June 16, 1880. His first wife died in 1854, as did also her first two children, and the one child who attained to maturity is Cynthia Eleanor, wife of Mr. Singer of this review. Mrs. Lucinda (Ruth) Shields, the second wife of Joseph Shields, survived her husband by several years, both having held membership In the Presbyterian Church at Adena. They became the parents of nine children, and of their son Milton M. individual mention is made on other pages, with further data concerning the family.

In conclusion is entered brief record concerning the children of Mr. and Mrs. Singer: Iva Grace, who was born in 1873, married Preston Dickerson, of Short Creek Township; Emma L., born in 1875, Is the wife of Robert Hendershot, and they have seven children, Waneta, Irene, Floyd, Foster, Carrie Marie, Grace May, and Fay Eleanor. Joseph Oscar, who was born in 1878, married Miss Grace H. Reppart, and they have two children - Lloyd A. and Delbert Ray. Walter A., who was born in 1881, married Miss Mabel Mercer, and they have three children - Hazel May, Dorothy Adell and Frances Isabel. Milton S., who was born in 1883 and who now rents and operates his father's farm, married Miss Irma W. Reppart, and their two children are Mildred Edna and James Louis. Harvey H. was born in 1888 and died In 1891. Carrie Odessa, who was bom In 1892, is the wife of Horace S. Heaton, and they have one child, Helen Leona.

John R. Sergeant, who is still identified with farm Industry in Short Creek Township, Harrison County, has been a resident of this county from the time of his birth, and when* it is noted that he has now passed the psalmist's span of three score years and ten it becomes evident that he is a representative of a family to which pioneer distinction applies. He was born on the 25th of December, 1848, and thus became a welcome Christmas arrival in the pioneer home of his parents, Charles and Tabitha (Strodes) Sergeant. Charles Sergeant likewise was born lu Short Creek Township, and thus emphasis is given to the pioneer honors which touch the family name. He was a son of Amos and Elizabeth Sergeant, who were numbered among the earliest settlers in Short Creek Township, the father having been bora and reared in the State of New Jersey. The children of Amos Sergeant were six in number - Redden, Amos, Mary, Rainey, Catherine and Charles.

Charles Sergeant was reared under the conditions that marked the pioneer era in the history of Harrison County, and in Short Creek Township he continued his farm activities until about 1870, wheu he removed to Missouri. Later he settled in the State of Kansas as a pioneer and there he remained until his death, his wife also having died in that state. They became the parents of seven children - Elizabeth, Amanda, Charlotte, David, William, Vanselis and John R.

working by the month. For a period of about twenty years he was in the employ of the Kerr family, and during all of this time his work was in connection with farm industry. Shortly after his marriage, which occurred in 1875, he purchased and removed to his present home farm, which formerly comprised 115 acres, but a portion of which he has sold, with the result that the homestead now comprises eighty-two and one-half acres. Though now venerable in years, Mr. Sergeant takes satisfaction in giving a personal supervision to his farm, in a general way, and the passing years, marked by earnest and honest endeavor, have brought to him a just measure of prosperity. His political support is given to the republican party, and he and his wife hold membership in the Presbyterian Church at Adena.

June 10, 1875, recorded the marriage of Mr. Sergeant to Miss Martha Shields, a daughter of the late Jackson Shields, of whom specific mention is made in the sketch of his son Harvey on other pages of this work. To Mr. and Mrs. Sergeant have been bora five children, Ira married Miss Ida Moffett and they have three children, John, Olive and Marie; Eva, who became the wife of Perry Masters, died July 28, 1913; Kersey, who is associated with his father in the operation of the home farm, married Miss Leota Morgan; Mary Ella is the wife of Henderson Moore, and they have had seven children - Thelma E., Pauline, Martha (deceased), Mary Emma, Margaret Ellen. John D. and Mildred Luclle; D. Leroy died on the 23d of June, 1899.

Leinard Rowland, of Cadiz Township, who specializes in fruit as a side line with farming, is in the third generation from the Welsh emigrant, John Rowland. This ancestor had part in the Indian wars early in the nineteenth century, and almost before the dawn of present day civilization he married in Pennsylvania and brought his wife to the Harrison County frontier, where they worked together to overcome the wilderness conditions.

In 1830 James Rowland, a son of John and who was a young man in Harrison County, married Elizabeth Leinard, and the family name of the wife has been perpetuated iu the name of their son, Leinard Rowland. He is one of twelve children born to this family; John, Mathew, Henry, James, Leinard, Jane, Ann Christina, Elizabeth, Rachel, Mary, Margaret and Nancy Ellen. They knew the vicissitudes of life through the reconstruction period following the Civil war, when there were large families and all were industrious. When twelve children grow up in one homestead it causes divergent interests when they leave the family shelter, and the Rowlands of that generation scattered to the four corners.

Leinard Rowland was born March 1, 1848, the fifth child in this pioneer household. In 1873 Mr. Rowland married Margaret Mehollin, a native of the same community - Cadiz Township. She was a daughter of John and Elizabeth Mehollin. For a time they lived in Moorefleld Township on the original Rowland farm, the home of the grandfather, John Rowland, and in 1880 they came to the original Mehollin homestead in Cadiz Township. There are 160 acres in the land, the life time home of Mrs. Rowland, and she died there December 18, 1889. Their children are : Estella Blanche Is the wife of Rev. Harry Deeds, residing in Monta vista, Colorado, and their children are Paul, Edith, Mary and Ruth. Claude Rowland married Gertrude Knight and lives in Cadiz. Joseph Rowland married Ola Moore, and their daughter, Golda, is the wife of James Baker. They reside in Jewett, Ohio, and have two sons, Harry and Charles. Carrie Rowland is the wife of Carl Fulton of Lorain, Ohio. Their children are Syble, Guy, Ross and Nellie. Thomas Rowland, the youngest son, is still at the old home.

On June 3, 1890, Leinard Rowland married Margaret B., a daughter of Aquilla and Moriah (Scott) Tipton, of the Deerville community in Harrison County, Ohio. Their daughter Opal N. is the wife of John Laughlin who reside with him. Their children are Margaret Anna { deceased) and Woodrow Wilson. Another daughter, Kate L., is the wife of Guy Carson and their daughter is Edna Irene. Mr. Rowland has seven children in all. In his social life he belongs to the Cadiz Lodge Knights of Pythias, and he votes with the democratic party and has named a son for President Wilson.

For many years Mr. Rowland has specialized in horticulture. He has 1,600 bearing peach trees and 300 ydung peach trees not yet at the bearing age. In his orchard are 200 plums, 150 apples and 100 cherry trees. The hills and dales of Harrison County are adapted to fruit culture, and Mr. Rowland is a specialist with small fruits of all varieties. He is the most extensive fruit growing specialist in Harrison County.

William A. Black. The life history of William Black, Cadiz Township farmer, reverts back to Clarion County, Pennsylvania, where he was born November 29, 1874, a son of William and Lucinda (McKissick) Black. The mother was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. She is a daughter of Henry and Lucinda McKissick. Mr. Black bears the name of his grandfather, William Black, who was a contractor in eastern Pennsylvania.

As a young man William Black, Sr. entered the army as a Civil war soldier. He was out three years in the heavy artillery a part of the time stationed at Fortress Monroe. After the war he farmed in Clarion County and in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. He died in Lawrence County, March 17, 1876, and his wife died there July 26, ten years later. Their children were George M., who died March 2, 1903; John H., Samuel P., David H., Frank L. Marian and Edmond R.

As a young man in Pennsylvania Mr. Black attended public school in Lawrence and Fayette counties. Wrhen he settled into business for himself it was as a driller and contractor in the oil fields of Pennsylvania, and he continued operations there until 1917, when he came to the farm in Cadiz Township, Harrison County, that he had bought as an investment four years previously. There are 222 acres in the farm-

While Mr. Black had been a mechanic in the Pennsylvania oil fields, he has settled into the methods of a thrifty farmer in Harrison County. The farm Improvements are of the best, and he is engaged in general farming and livestock production. He is a breeder of thoroughbred Jersey cattle, and has plenty of pasture for them.

On August 28, 1904, Mr. Black married Lilliam M. Hibbs, of Fairview, West Virginia. She is a daughter of Thomas and Huldah (Husted) Hibbs, the father a native of Marion County and the mother of Taylor County, West Virginia. The children are : Faye, Glenn A., Edward H., Joseph J., Emma L., Benjamin F. and Doris Louise Black. Mr. Black and his sons Glenn and Edward are members of the Masonic Lodge, Mr. Black belonging to Lodge No. 153, F. & A. M., Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, while Glenn and Edward belong to Lodge No. 171, F. & A. M., Cadiz. Mrs. Black and her daughter Faye belong to the order of the Eastern Star.

Thomas Hibbs, of Marion County, West Virginia, is a farmer and still lives there. He served through the Civil war. His children are: Wilbert, Bertie, Lillian (Mrs. Black), and Howard, who died in 1913, in California. The mother died in 1880, and Mr. Hibbs later married Rhody King. They have a daughter, Ethel. The family are Methodists, as are also the Blacks.

Tipton J. Queen was an honored member of a family whose name has been significant of prominence and influence in Carroll County for virtually an entire century, and in all of the relations of life he well upheld the prestige of the name which he bore. He was a resident of Carrollton, the county seat, at the time of his death, August 3, 1919, and his sterling character and worthy achievement make most consonant the entering of a memorial tribute in this history.

Tipton Jonah Queen was born in Fox Township, Carroll County, October 3, 1858, and was a son of Jonah and Catherine (Robb) Queen, the former of whom was born in Fox Township on the 12th of September, 1823, and the latter born in Jefferson County, Ohio, August 15, 1825, she having been of German and Irish lineage. Jonah Queen was a son of Samuel George and Mary (Hesser) Queen, both natives of Virginia, where the former was bora June 3, 1790, and the latter on the 5th of September, 1792, their marriage having been solemnized in Loudoun County, Virginia, in March, 1820. Within a short time thereafter occurred their removal to Ohio, where they became numbered among the early settlers of what is now Fox Township, Carroll County. Samuel G. Queen here purchased the Government land, 160 acres, which had been originally taken by Samuel Morgan, and the young couple established their home in a primitive log cabin, the while Mr. Queen set himself vigorously to the task of reclaiming his land from the forest. He later secured 240 acres of Government land in the same township, the deed to the same bearing the signature of President Andrew Jackson, and he was one of the most vigorous and successful of the pioneer farmers of Carroll County. He remained on the old homestead until his death, in May, 1840, and his widow survived him by more than forty years, she having been nearly ninety-two years of age at the time of her death, June 21, 1884. They became the parents of two sons and six daughters. The ancestral homestead Is still held in possession by the family. Samuel G. Queen was a volunteer soldier in the War of 1812, and after his death his widow received a pension as well as a grant of land In recognition of this patriotic service on his part.

Samuel G. Queen was a son of Jonah Queen, who was born in County Donegal, Ireland, May 5, 1753, and whose wife, of German descent, was born April 15, 1767. As a young man Jonah Queen immigrated to America and became a farmer in Loudoun County, Virginia, whence be finally came with his family to Ohio and became a pioneer settler in Columbiana County, where he and his wife passed the remainder of their lives. His loyalty to the land of his adoption was significantly shown by his gallant service as a patriot soldier in the War of the Revolution.

Jonah Queen II, father of the subject of this memoir, passed his entire life in Fox Township, where he long held prestige as one of the leading farmers of the county, and it may consistently be said that no citizen had higher place in popular confidence and esteem in Carroll County. His fine stock farm, comprising 320 acres, was by him made one of the show places of the county, and he gave special attention to the raising of Spanish Merino sheep, Shorthorn cattle and Clydesdale horses. He made the best of improvements on his farm, and the fine old brick house on the place is one of the landmarks of Fox Township at the present time, the building having been erected in 1863. Mr. Queen was a republican and served in various local offices of public trust. Both he and his wife were zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He passed to eternal rest August 10, 1892, and his wife did not long survive him, her death having occurred November 8, 1895. Concerning their children, all now deceased, the following data is available: Mary E., bora

Tipton J. Queen, the last to survive of the above mentioned family of children, was reared on the old home farm, to the ownership of which he succeeded upon the death of his parents, and in his youth he received the advantages not only of the public schools but also those of a veterinary college of Toronto, Canada. In the management of the old homestead he well upheld the prestige of his father as a progressive agriculturist and stock-grower, and he remained on the farm until 1904, when he was elected county sheriff and removed with his family to Carrollton, the county seat. He retained the office of sheriff five years, and thereafter remained at Carrollton until his death. In this city he erected a fine residence of modern type at 56 Southeast Second Street, where his widow still remains, and the valuable old homestead farm Is still retained in the possession of his wife and children.

Mr. Queen was vitally concerned in all things pertaining to the welfare and advancement of his native county, and here his circle of friends was coincident with that of his acquaintances. He gave his allegiance to the republican party, was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity, his widow and daughters being members of the adjunct organization, the Order of the Eastern Star, and his religious faith was that of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs. Queen likewise is a devoted member.

September 26, 1882, recorded the marriage of Mr. Queen to Miss Alma Green, who was born in Fox Township, Carroll County, January 17, 1804, a daughter of George W. and Catherine (Lindersmlth) Green, the former of whom was born in Jefferson County, Ohio. May 7, 1819, and the latter in Columbiana County, November 3, 1821. George W. Green was seven years old when his parents established their residence on a pioneer farm In Fox Township. Carroll County, and here the parents, George and Susan (Ferguson) Green, passed the remainder of their lives. George W. Green was one of the prosperous farmers of Fox Township, and there his death occurred In June, 1891, his devoted wife having passed away in August of the preceding year. Of their sixteen children seven are living at the time of this writing, in 1920.

To Mr. and Mrs. Queen were born the following children : Catherine, the widow of Edwin L. Booth, resides at Carrollton, her two children being deceased; William Barrett died in Infancy; Mary E. is the wife of John Westfall, of Carroll County, and they have one son. Tipton Marshall; Samuel David, who is now back In his home county, served nineteen months as a member of the Three Hundred and Forty-Eighth Infantry in the period of the nation's participation in the World war, was made sergeant of his company and was in an officer's training camp in France, ready to go to the front when the signing of the historic armistice brought the war to a close; Elizabeth has prepared herself for business by attending a leading commercial college in the City of Cleveland ; Byron Tipton and Owen Burgett, twins, died In infancy; and Martha Irene remains with her widowed mother, whose attractive home is known for Its gracious hospitality.

John M. Reed, who maintains his residence and business headquarters at Carrollton, is one of the successful buyers and shippers of live stock in his native county and is a young man who has made an admirable record in this important field of enterprise, to which he has given his attention since 1913, besides which he has developed a real estate business of very appreciable proportions. He was born In Loudon Township, Carroll County, June 9. 1889, and is a son of James and Selma (Miller) Reed, the former of whom died in the year 1895, after having become one of the prosperous farmers of Carroll County. Mrs. Reed later became the wife of David Nevin, of this county, and both are now deceased. John M. Reed Is the younger of the two children of his parents, and his sister, Frances, Is the wife of James S'meltz, a farmer of Carroll County. The maiden name of the first wife of James Reed was Fawcett, and their one child, Bessie, died young.

John M. Reed is indebted to the public schools of Carroll County for his early education, and as his stepfather was a dealer in live stock he was enabled early to gain practical experience in this field of enterprise. In 1913 he established his residence at Carrollton, where his energy and progressiveness have enabled him to develop a large and substantial business in the buying and shipping of live stock, his operations extending into counties adjacent to Carroll County. He owns and occupies a very attractive modern residence on Blast Main Street, and is one of the popular young business men of his native county. After the death of his mother Mr. Reed's stepfather married Miss Mildred Donaldson, and with them the stepson continued to maintain his home until the time of his marriage. Mr. Nevin died in 1914, and his wife also is deceased.

Mr. Reed married Miss Lois Fisher, who was born at Smithfleld, Jefferson County, Ohio, February 21, 1896, a daughter of Charles and Ruella (Plunkett) Fisher, now residents of Carrollton. Mr. and Mrs. Reed have one child. James David, who was born August 18, 1913. Mr. Reed takes loyal interest in community affairs and is a republican in politics.

Walter J. Henderson Is the owner of one of the many admirable farms that mark Archer Township, Harrison County, as a center of progressive and prosperous industry along agricultural and live-stock lines, and his popularity and prominence in his home community is shown by the fact that he is now serving as township clerk, besides having previously held the office of township trustee and that of member of the township school board.

Mr. Henderson was born at Leesville, Carroll County, Ohio, on the 13th of July, 1870, but has the distinction of being a representative of one of the honored pioneer families of Harrison County. He Is a son of John C. and Mahala P. (Fisher) Henderson, the former of whom died on the 31st of January. 1919, and the latter died October 8, 1877. Of the children of this union the eldest is Hester Virginia, who Is the wife of Ephraim Thompson, of Warren, Trumbull County: James Homer, who was bom July 1, 1868, died October 14, 1905, the maiden name of his wife having been Ida Worsted; Walter J., of this review, was the next in order of birth; Susie Rebecca is the wife of Joel Cramblet. of Stock Township, Harrison County; Robert H. married Miss Gertrude Welsh, and they now reside in the City of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

John C. Henderson, who achieved marked success as a teacher and civil engineer, was bom in North Township, Harrison County, July 21. 1839. and was a son of James and Susanna

(McClintock) Henderson. James Henderson was born in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, September 10, 1813, and was four years of age when his parents became pioneer settlers in Harrison County, Ohio. He was a son of John Henderson, who was bom in Ireland and who came with his parents to America when he was sixteen years of age. Upon arriving in this country he ran away from his parents, who made a futile search for him and who finally returned to their native land without him. Many years later one of his brothers came to the United States, and through him he measureably renewed the family associations of his childhood. After eluding his parents, in a boyish spirit of adventure, John Henderson made his way to Maryland, in which state was eventually solemnized his marriage to the doubly orphaned daughter of George Henderson, who had bequeathed to her a large amount of property, she having been in the home of her uncle at the time of her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Henderson removed to Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and later became early settlers in Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio, where Mr. Henderson purchased a large tract of land and improved a fine farm. There his death occurred in February, 1882, and his widow survived until May 13, 1877. They became parents of four sons and seven daughters, nearly all of whom remained in Harrison County.

James Henderson remained with his parents until October, 1838, when he married Miss Susanna McClintock, of Monroe Township. Thereafter he followed the trades of carpenter and cabinetmaker at Hanover, Harrison County, until 1857, when he purchased and removed to a farm In that vicinity. There he passed the remainder of his life, his death having occurred November 1, 1889, and his widow having survived him by a number of years. Both were members of the Presbyterian Church and he was a democrat In politics. Though not a seeker of such preferments, he was called upon to serve in various offices of local order. His wife was a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Fisher) McClintock, the former a native of County Cork, Ireland. Mr. McClintock and his wife were married in Harrison County and here passed the remainder of their lives on their farm in North Township, their children having been ten in number.

John C. Henderson gained his early education in the common schools of Harrison County, and supplemented this by a thorough course in New Hagerstown Academy in Carroll County, where he fitted himself both for teaching and for practical work as a surveyor. He followed the pedagogic profession with marked success for nearly thirty years, and also did an appreciable amount of important surveying service. He passed the closing years of his life on the old Schaffer farm in Harrison County. He was a staunch democrat, was affiliated with the Masonic fraternity and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. A man of noble character and high intellectual attainments, he made his life count in worthy achievement add ever commanded the high regard of all who knew him. At the age of twenty-three years he wedded Miss Hester Fisher, of North Township, and she died January 4, 1865, her only child having died on the 5th of the following November. April 2, 1866, recorded the marriage of Mr. Henderson to Miss Mahala P. Fisher, a sister of his first wife, and, as previously noted in this review, her death occurred in 1877, mention having also been made of the children of this union. Mrs. Henderson was, like her husband, a devout member of the Presbyterian Church. In 1879 Mr. Henderson married Miss Sarah, a daughter of George McPeck, of Archer Township, and she survives him, no children having been born of this marriage.

Walter J. Henderson was but seven years old at the time of his mother's death and was but two years old when his parents returned from Carroll County to Harrison County, where he was reared to manhood and where he has resided continuously in Archer Township save for a period of three years passed in Cadiz Township. In addition to the advantages of the public schools he attended Scio College one term and was for a similar period a student in Franklin College at New Athens, besides which he had the privilege of being reared in a home of distinctive culture and high ideals. He is now the owner of a well improved farm of 131 acres and is one of the successful exponents of agriculture and live-stock enterprise in Archer Township, the while he has secured vantage place in popular confidence and esteem and is leader in community affairs. His political allegiance is given to the democratic party, and he and his wife are active members of the Ridge Presbyterian Church.

On the 13th of February, 1895, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Henderson to Miss Eva M. Dosson, daughter of Alexander and Margaret (Shambaugh) Dosson, of Harrison County, and they have five children - Mahala C., Earl B., Joseph S., Gladys R. and Ralph Clement. Mahala C. is the wife of iFrederick Greer, of Cadiz, and now resides at Holliday's Cove, West Virginia. They have three children - Lloyd A., Ida Elizabeth and Mary Margaret.

Lewis McPeck has the satisfaction of having under his immediate control the fine old homestead farm of his honored and venerable father, John E. McPeck, of whom individual mention is made on other pages of this volume, so that further review of the family history is not here required. He whose name initiates this paragraph is well upholding the prestige of the family name in connection with farm industry in Archer Township, Harrison County, and is progressive and enterprising as an agriculturist and stock-grower, with a farm that affords ample opportunities for successful achievement.

Mr. McPeck was born in Cadiz, this county, but was only about eighteen months of age when he removed with his parents to the farm where he now lives, and where he has spent all of his life with the exception of seven years following his marriage. After having profited by the advantages of the district schools in Archer Township he attended Scio College one year and Franklin College at New Athens for a similar period. From his youth to the present time he has been actively associated with farm enterprise in Archer Township. For seven years after his marriage, which occurred in 1900, he conducted operations on a farm situated on the Cadiz and Jewett turnpike, and in the spring of 1908 he returned to his father's farm, of which fine property he has since had the active control and management. The farm comprises 187 acres and is equipped with good buildings and other high-grade improvements. Mr. McPeck is a republican in political allegiance and he and his wife are zealous members of the Ridge Presbyterian Church, in which he is serving as an elder, besides which he has held other official preferments, including that of superintendent of the Sunday school.

October 2, 1900, recorded the marriage of Mr. McPeck to Miss Etta May Adams, daughter of John S. and Sarah J. (Welsh) Adams, of Archer Township. Mr. Adams was one of the leading farmers of this township, developed also a large business as a shipper of live stock and was for many years a director of the First National Bank of Cadiz. He was born September 4, 1837, a son of Samuel Adams, who was bom January 20, 1808, and died June 13, 1874. He married Jane Stewart, who was bora October 22, 1811, and died in March, 1892. The death of John S. Adams occurred on his farm on August 10, 1884, and his widow remained on the find old home farm until 1904, when she removed to Jewett and later removed to Cadiz, where she died December 16, 1915, aged seventy-one years. She was born in Archer Township, Harrison County, on August 2, 1844, a daughter of John Welsh, who was born November 20, 1808, and died in Cadiz in 1880. His wife, Margaret (Gilmore) Welsh, was born January 18, 1816, and died in Cadiz in 1902. Mr. and Mrs. Adams became the parents of five children - Etta May, Samuel F., Charles W., Zella E. and Mary A. Mr. and Mrs. McPeck have two children, Chester Adams and Florence Esther.

Robert L. Timmons. In consideration of the remarkable impetus that has in later years been given to the good roads movement in all sections of the United States it is specially interesting to record that in his native county Mr. Timmons was actively and successfully identified with the construction of improved roads for fully forty years, and he was one of the oldest road contractors not only in Harrison County but also in this entire section of the state. He also had the distinction of having constructed the first macadamized road in his home county.

Mr. Timmons was born in Cadiz Township, this county, January 14, 1850, and died in Cadiz on October 29, 1920. He was a son of Forney and Elizabeth (Lacey) Timmons, both natives of Cadiz Township, where the respective families settled in the early pioneer period. Forney Timmons was born in the year 1817, and was a son of Charles Timmons, who was born at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1755 and whose wife, Mary (Forney) Timmons, was a native of Georgia and a daughter of Abraham Forney, who came to Harrison County in the early pioneer days and settled on a farm near the present City of Cadiz. He was of French ancestry, was a captain of a militia company in Georgia and served as a soldier in the war of the Revolution. Charles Timmons came to Harrison County at the same time as did his father-in-law. He was from Berkeley County, West Virginia, and he died within a few years after coming to Ohio.

Forney Timmons became a successful manufacturer of pumps at Cadiz. He supplied pumps to residents of Harrison and adjoining counties for many years and was associated with his son Robert L. in the construction of pike roads. He died in 1886, and his wife survived him by a number of years. Her father, John Lacey, was an early brick and stone mason in Harrison County and was also engaged in the manufacturing of brick. Mr. and Mrs. Timmons held membership in the Methodist Episcopal Church. They became the parents of four children : Caroline Elizabeth married Charles Allen and they established their home in the City of Columbus, Ohio; Milton J. and Benjamin F. removed to the State of Kansas in the pioneer days; and Robert of this review, is the youngest of the number.

Robert L. Timmons gained his early education in the public schools of Harrison County and began to aid In his own support when he was but eleven years old, after his two older brothers entered service in the Civil war. His first work was as a boy in a stone quarry, and finally he learned the trade of stone mason, to which he devoted his attention about a decade. For thirteen years thereafter he conducted a hardware and tin shop at Cadiz, and in the meanwhile became a contractor in the building of turnpike roads. This latter enterprise finally proved so successful that he sold his shop and business at Cadiz, and during the long intervening years he continued his operations as a contractor in the construction of high-grade roads. He was a pioneer in the good roads service in this section of the Buckeye State, in which he achieved worthy success. He was a loyal and public-spirited citizen, was a member of the democratic party, was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was affiliated with the Masonic and Knights of Pythias fraternities.

In 1868 Mr. Timmons was united in marriage to Miss Isabella Amanda Howard, daughter of Capt. John M. and Elizabeth (Edney) Howard, of Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio. Her father was captain of his company in an Ohio regiment in the Civil war. To Mr. and Mrs. Timmons were bora the following ten children: Bessie May (deceased), Harry Howard, Florence (Mrs. Jesse Smith), Forney Wellington/ Bernice Lacey (Mrs. M. M. Mansfield), Lillian (Mrs. James Clark), Frances, who married Brydon Pearce and both are now deceased, their only child, Charles, being reared in the home of his maternal grandparents, Robert Lacey, Jr., Donald (deceased), and Isabel, who married Dr. Bradford C. Godfrey, of Burlington, Vermont.

Harry Howard Timmons, the eldest son, was one of the gallant young patriots who represented Harrison County in the nation's military service in the late World war. On the 3d of