Jackson Township (part 2 of 11)

BENJAMIN NORMAN, retired farmer; P. 0. Millerstown. Another of the pioneers of Champaign Co. is Benjamin Norman, a grandson of John Norman, who was of German parentage ; he lived through many of the wild days of Virginia, where he died. Our subject is a son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. Norman ; Mr. Norman was born in Virginia, and she in Maryland ; they married in Virginia, early in the nineteenth century, and, in 1805, they emigrated to Ohio, locating on the present site of Millerstown. They were among the first white settlers in what is now Concord Township. He entered a half-section of land, which was all in the unbroken forest. He lived through nearly half a century in Champaign Co., when death seized him and severed him from his wife, who, twelve years later, also passed away. They were the parents of nine children, of whom four are now living, our subject being the eldest. He was born in what is now Concord Township July 16, 1806. He has since resided in the county, and is one among if not its oldest native. He lived through the pioneer days of the country, and watched its rise and progress, step by step, for three-fourths of a century. Mr. Norman is worthy of having a complete outline of his life, which we here record, on the pages of the Champaign Co. history. His earliest recollections are of the deep, unbroken forest that surrounded his father's lone log cabin, now supplanted by waving fields of grain. Their first visitors were the troublesome Indians, who have long been exterminated, and the wild animals that roamed the woods, now driven by advancing civilization to seek a home in the Far West. Fine buildings have taken the place of the rude log huts, and many things could here be given that properly belong in the body of this history. At the age of 25, he married Barbara Ward, born in Virginia in 1811 ; after the marriage, he engaged in farming, and, one year later, his father gave him a quarter-section of land, a part of which he yet owns. His first land purchase was made in 1840, since which many changes have been made, and he has nobly assisted his children, six of whom have married, and one remains at home and dutifully assists her parents. Mr. Norman is located on Sec. 7, Johnson Township, where he has devoted considerable attention to the raising of fine stock, which he made a success. Mr. and Mrs. Norman have for many years been consistent members of the Baptist Church, and raised their family in the faith of the same.

JOHN C. NORMAN, of the firm of Norman & Comer, general merchants, Millerstown, a beautiful village located in the east central part of Johnson Township, in Nettle Creek Valley ; like all towns of its size, is represented by one or more general merchants, among whom we mention the firm of Norman & Comer. They formed their partnership in 1868, since which they have been favorably known in their line, which consists of dry and fancy goods, groceries, and all articles kept in a general store. The post office is located in their store. John C. Norman is a son of Gabriel Norman, whose biography appears in Concord Township ; also a nephew of Benjamin Norman, of Johnson Township, in whose sketch proper mention is made of the ancestors. John C. was born in Concord Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, Jan. 22,1843; raised to farm life, and enjoyed the usual common-school privileges and a short period at the Urbana High School. He engaged in teaching, which he followed several years. March 17, 1868, he married Mary A. Pence, born in Champaign Co., in 1849. They have had two children - Maude, the survivor, and Charles, who died at the age of 5 months.

LEMUEL PENCE, retired farmer; P. 0. St. Paris ; is a son of David and Barbara (Offenbacker) Pence, both natives of Virginia, where they married. They emigrated to Ohio at an early day, locating in Champaign Co., where he became the owner of several fine farms, which he superintended during life. His wife died about 1840, and he in 1864. Their children were ten in number, of whom three are now living, Lemuel being the second youngest ; he was born in Concord Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1821, and was raised to farm life and obtained a common education. He remained at home and nobly assisted his father until Aug. 5, 1847, when he married Miss Ann Jeffries, after which they commenced housekeeping on the old farm and cultivating the land. Mr. Pence is a practical farmer, and success has accompanied him through life. In 1871, he erected his present commodious and attractive dwelling on Sec. 1, Johnson Township, where he owns a fine farm in connection with other land. His residence is decorated with many attractive ornaments, and is kept in complete order by his noble and worthy wife. They are the parents of three children, viz., Sarah L., born Aug. 8, 1848 ; Aug. 8, 1864, she married T. P. Kite, and March 1, 1877, j death severed their union, and she was consigned to the silent tomb. J. S., born July j 30, 1850, received his primary education in the common schools, improved it at college, and is now a resident of Concord Township. The third child, Alice S., was born Oct.

2, 1860, and Jan. 1,1879, married J. W. Byler. May 25, following, she was called hence by that destructive disease, consumption. Mrs. Pence was born in Butler Co., Ohio, March 8, 1826. On her 54th anniversary, there assembled about fifty persons of a refined class to celebrate the day. The parties came from Urbana, St. Paris and Millerstown. All passed off as merry as a wedding bell. After the big dinner, which ;

JACOB PENCE, farmer; P. O. St. Paris; son of Jacob and Sarah (Ebert) Pence, both natives of Virginia. They emigrated in their youthful days to Johnson Township, Champaign Co., where they married. They soon after became the owners of 80 acres of land (in Sec. 6, Johnson Township) which they took from its wilds to a good state of cultivation and improvement. During life, Jacob Pence, Sr., devoted most of his time to his trade of blacksmith, following the same until within a few years of his death, which occurred in August, 1857. His third wife now survives at the advanced age of 73. Jacob, Sr., was the father of ten children, of whom four are now living. Jacob, Jr., our subject, was born in Johnson Township in 1828, where he has ever since resided. He was raised to farm life and obtained a limited education. In 1849, he married Mahala Offenbacker, after which he engaged in farming for himself in the spring and summer months, and during the fall and winter months he was engaged in threshing. Mr. Pence started in life on a mere nothing, and by his own exertions has accumulated until he now owns a fine farm of 262 acres in a good location and well improved. Mr. and Mrs. Pence are the parents of seven children, of whom six. are now living.

WILLIAM F. PENCE, farmer; P. 0. St. Paris. His father, Fredrick Pence was born in Virginia, where he was drafted in the war of 1812. He married, in his eative State, Amelia Jenkins, and, in 1819, when the Pence emigration came from Virginia they, too, were a part of its company. On reaching Champaign Co. they settled near Millerstown, in Johnson Township. Fredrick erected a grist-mill at the head of Mosquito Lake. This he ran for years. On Feb. 2, 1836, after a stay in the newly settled country of nearly onescore years, he passed away. His wife followed about 1862. Nine children were born to' them, of whom William F. is the youngest and only one left to put on record the untold history of his father's family. He was born in Johnson Township, Champaign Co., Feb. 11, 1830 ; he has always been a resident of the county ; his father dying when he was but a child, and the duty of rearing the family devolved mainly upon the mother. In 1850, William F. married Emiline Pence, born in Clark Co., Ohio, 1833, and died April 15, 1877. Nine of their eleven children are now living. After the above marriage, W. F. settled on his father's farm. A few years thence rented until 1861, when he located on his present farm of 80 acres, in Sec. 28, Johnson Township. This he has mostly cleared up and has under a good state of cultivation and improvement.

ELI PENCE, farmer; P. 0. St. Paris; is a son of Samuel Pence, born in Champaign Co., where he was raised through the early part of the nineteenth century, many privations being connected with his life. He married about 1825, to Mary A. Howard, a native of this State. After a companionship of some years, he died and left nine children. Mary A. still survives ; has married and buried her second husband, by whom she had four children. Eight of her thirteen children now survive. Eli was born in Johnson Township Jan. 20, 1842, and was left fatherless when but a child ; he then fell into the hands of some of his relatives, by whom he was properly cared for until Aug. 4, 1862. At this time the great crisis of our country was raging, and he entered Co. H, 45th 0. V. I., serving to the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged at Columbus, Ohio. During his military life, he participated in the battles of Knoxville, Tenn. ; Loudon, Tenn. ; the battle of Resaca, Ga., where he was slightly wounded in the right shoulder, and many other battles of minor importance. On March 4, 1866, after his return from the service, he married Rachel A. Sroufe. One year later he located on what is now his farm. This he has since purchased by degrees, and now owns a well-improved grain farm. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Pence are Orlando, William F., Samuel C., Mary E. and Emma A. Mrs. Pence was born on their present farm, and is a daughter of George 0. Sroufe, who was a prominent pioneer of this township.

ELLIOTT PENCE, teacher, Millerstown; son of Barney and Jane (Morris) Pence, was born Jan. 24. 1848, and is one of a family of eight children, five by first wife, Jane, above mentioned, to whom his father was married in 1836, and three by second marriage, to Margaret Johnson in 1852. We mention them in the following order, viz., Benjamin F., John Wesley, Elliott, James H. T. and Nancy Jane by first marriage; and by second wife three girls, of whom Mary and Jenny are now living. Elliott was married Nov. 24, 1870, to Barbara A. Hanback, by whom he has two boys, Victor Augustus and Homer. The Pence family is a large one, and figures conspicuously in the annals of Champaign Co. We are indebted to the subject of this sketch for a brief record of the family. The paternal grandfather, Jacob Pence, was born in Buckingham Co., Va., and married Eve Prince, of the same county and State. Seven children were born to them, three boys - Peter, William and Barney (the latter being the father of our subject), and four girls - Anna, Polly, Betsy and Susie. With his family he removed in 1819 to Ohio, occupying a month in making the journey, and settled on Owen's Creek in Champaign Co. All the children reached maturity, married and struck out for themselves. In the following order : Anna became the wife of Jesse Jenkins ;

Peter married Sarah Dosh; William married Susan Hoak ; Betsy became the wife of Jacob Miller; Polly, the wife of Fredrick Dosh; and lastly, Barney married Jane Morris, as previously noted. Barney Pence settled in Concord Township, where he still resides, never moved but once, and has never voted outside of said township.

LAMBERT POND, St. Paris, President First National Bank of St. Paris; was born in Jackson Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, in 1828, and is a son of Samuel and Eleanor (Service) Pond. Samuel was born in Philadelphia, Penn., about 1798, and Eleanor in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1806, where their marriage occurred in 1825. They soon after moved to Jackson Township, Champaign Co., where they passed through the pioneer days of the county. He died at the age of 45 and she at 48. They were the parents of eight children, of whom our subject is the eldest. He was raised to farm life and acquired his education in district schools! Lambert, being but a boy at the death of his father, with brave heart and stout hands nobly assisted in caring for the family.

At about this time, he commenced teaching, which he chiefly continued until 1872, though, in the meantime, he devoted a few years to merchandising, in Springfield, Ohio, and Millerstown, Champaign Co. In 1874, he became cashier in the bank of Brubaker & McMorran, of St. Paris, which, in 1877, changed to the Citizens' Bank, where he remained until April, 1880, when he retired from the position. Since then, the bank of which he is now the President has been organized, in which he has been an able manager. In 1851, he married Miss Priscilla, daughter of Rev. Moses Frazee, Jr., a man of prominence in this vicinity. She, three years later, was consigned to the silent tomb, leaving one child - James L. Mr. Pond married for his second wife Miss Margaret Neff, of Clark Co., Ohio. Four children have been born to them - Charles L.,

JACOB POORMAN, retired farmer; P. 0. St. Paris; is a son of Daniel and Mary A. (Grreenwalt) Poorman, both natives of Pennsylvania, where they matured and married, probably in 1812. Ten years later, they and five children emigrated to Perry Co., Ohio, and, in 1826, they pressed onward to Harrison Township, Champaign Co., where they purchased a farm and cultivated it until within a few years of his death, which occurred in Johnson Township, his wife having passed away previous to him. j Our subject being the third child of a family of eight children, of whom four are now living. He was born in the year 1818, in Lancaster Co., Penn. Since 1826 he has ) been a resident of this county, where he was raised and schooled, in the pioneer days j of the county, passing through many privations and hardships, that can be described fcy only those who experienced the trials of those days. In March, 1841, he married Julia Ann Kesler. Two years later she died, leaving husband and one child - Daniel. ' June 28, 1844, Jacob married for his second wife Nancy Nichols, born in 1824. j Soon after the first marriage Jacob began farming for himself on the home farm, then j rented in Johnson Township, where he, in 1849, purchased seventy acres of his present farm, to which he has added until he owns 120 acres in Sec. 26, which has since under- j gone great changes and is now a fine grain and stock farm, operated well. Mr. and Mrs. j Poorman were the parents of eleven children, of whom ten are now living - Sarah E., j Philip (deceased), Barbara J., David, William, Julian, John L., Jacob A., Minerva E., j Greorge N. and James A.

DANIEL POORMAN, farmer ; P. O. St. Paris; was born in 1842, in Jack- j son Township, Champaign County, and is a son of Jacob Poorman. Daniel was raised ! to farm life, chiefly in Johnson Township, and his education was acquired in the common schools. In June, 1861, he married Susan Pence, and engaged in farming for himself as renter; thus he continued until 1864, when he bought 53 acres in Section 20, which he cultivated until 1877, when he sold it with a view of getting a larger farm, which he accomplished, and now owns 81 J acres in Section 21, Johnson Town- i ship. He is an enterprising farmer and well-to-do citizen of the county. To this union t six children have been born, of whom three now survive. Mrs. Poorman was born in Johnson Township in 1840, and is a sister to Eli Pence.

HENRY PUTNAM, retired farmer ; P. O. St. Paris ; is a son of Zachariah and Winafred (Collins) Putnam, who were both born in old Virginia, soon after the war of Independence. When but children, they, with their parents, were taken to Kentucky, and grew to maturity in the early days of that State, and married. In 1816, they and six children emigrated to Ohio, Henry being born one year previous ; they settled in Mad River Township, Champaign County, and five years later located in Jackson Township, where Zachariah purchased a farm of 100 acres ; this, he, by the assistance of his noble family, took to a good state of cultivation. In 1845, Winafred was called hence, being the mother of nine children ; ten years later, Zachariah, too, passed away. Our subject was raised through the pioneer days of Champaign County on his father's farm, enduring many privations and early-day hardships. Where at that time the handiwork of nature stood in all its grandeur, to-day are seen waving fields of grain, and fine buildings have taken the place of the rude log huts. These changes are to a great extent due to the pioneers of this county, of whom Mr. Putnam is one. His first wife was Mary A. Davis, with whom he lived six years; death severing their union, he married Margaret Wolgamuth, a native of Jackson Township, Champaign County, born about 1831. He remained on the old home farm until 1860, at which time he sold his interest and purchased his present farm of 143 acres in Johnson Township, whereon he located and cultivated until 1870, when he retired from its duties, leaving the farm in the hands of his sons, who are three in number. They also have three daughters, all are now living.

C. W. REED, farmer; P. 0. St. Paris; is a son of Thomas J. and Rachel (Canine) Reed ; he was a native of Pennsylvania and she of New Jersey. They came to Ohio in an early day, locating in Union Co., where they married, after which they located in Delaware Co., where Rachel died in August, 1829. Thomas J. married for his second wife Lydia (Orton) Peck ; they soon after came to Champaign Co., and remained residents of the same until 1848, when they located in Logan Co., where Thomas died, over threescore years of age ; his widow still survives. Thomas J. was the father of twelve children, seven of whom were born to his second wife. Our subject was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1822, and was raised to farm life in various families after the death of his mother. In 1844, he married Phebe Comer, born in Johnson Township in 1825. After his marriage he engaged in farming for himself in Johnson Township, where he has since followed the same upon a complete plan. His real estate amounts to 293 acres under good cultivation. The offices of public trust in his care have been Township Trustee, Supervisor and School Director, the former of which he now fills. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Reed are ten in number, of whom six are living - Adam, John T., William V., Philip M., Sarah A. and George B.

EMMET Y. RHOADS, County Treasurer, St. Paris. Was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Feb. 2, 1847, and when but 5 years old his parents located in Champaign Co., Ohio, where he was mostly raised and acquired a common education. In 1865, he commenced teaching ; this remained his pursuit until 1869, in which year he engaged as clerk in a hardware store in St. Paris, which received his attention until 1875. In the meantime, Feb. 24, 1870, he married Serena, daughter of George W. and Peninah Kite. She was born in Champaign Co., Ohio, Aug. 17, 1843, and has had born to her three children - Allie V., Oliver W. and Grace A. When Mr. Rhoads was 28 years of age, he was appointed as Internal Revenue Store-keeper, which position he filled with honor and success until March 8, 1879, when he was appointed by the County Commissioners to the office of County Treasurer (which term expired Sept. 1, 1880). During his official duty, he filled the position with honor to himself, and is now prominently identified in the county, and is one who manifests great interest in the welfare of the town in which he resides (St. Paris) in the educational and general elevation and progress, and at present is a member of the School Board and Council. Since May 16, 1868, he has been a member of the I. O. 0. F., in which he within two years thereafter rose to " Past Grand," being prominently identified in its duties since, and has filled the office of D. D. G. M. three years, and at present represents his district in the Grand Lodge of Ohio. In April, 1869, he became a member of the Champaign Encampment, No. 29, Urbana, Ohio, in which he remained until July, 1871, when, through his effort and management, the Russell Encampment, No. 141, was organized at St. Paris. In this organization he was first elected Senior Warden, and later Chief Patriarch," thence Scribe, in which capacity he served seven years. During this time, served as Trustee, two years as D. D. G. P., and two years as representative to the Grand Encampment of Ohio. In May, 1872, became a member of Minneola Tribe,

No. 37, I. 0. R. M. at Urbaua, Ohio, and now, after receiving all its degrees, is still a member. In January, 1875, he joined Columbus Lodge, No. 3, K. P.,' Columbus,

0., and has taken all its degrees, and remained a member until 1879, when he withdrew and united with Lauacelot Lodge, No. 107, K. P., Urbana, Ohio, where he now holds his membership. In 1872, was made a Master Mason in Pharos Lodge, No. 355,

F. & A. M. ; was that year elected Secretary, and filled that position several years, since which he has filled the offices of S. W. and W. M. In 1873, was made a Royal Arch Mason in St. Paris Chapter, No. 132, R. A. M., and, on the night of his exaltation, was elected Secretary, in which he served one year ; thence elected Principal Sojourner. One year later, Dec. 7, was elected as H. P., in which office he has since served. He represented the Chapter in the Grand Chapter of Ohio seven years, and is a member of the Council, Royal and Select Masters of Urbana, Ohio. The enterprise of the First National Bank of St. Paris was organized in June, 1880, at which time he was elected its Cashier.

SAMUEL RHYNARD, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. St. Paris ; is a son of Peter Rhynard, born March 30, 1801, in Preble Co., Ohio, and raised through the pioneer privations of that county. In 1820, he married Mary Martindale, born Sept. 10, 1808, in Miami Co., Ohio. They soon after settled on a farm in Adams Township, Darke Co., Ohio, taking it from its wilds to a high state of cultivation and improvement. She died, April 8, 1862, and he, June 1, 1873. Nine of their eleven children now survive. The subject of this sketch was born May 28, 1827, in Adams Township, 1 farm. At the age of 20, he engaged in the harness trade in his native county ; after completing his trade, he followed journey work in Dayton, Covington and other points j until March, 1851, when he opened the first shop of its kind in St. Paris, and con- j ducted it three years. On Dec. 12, 1852, he married Mary McKinley. In 1856, he emigrated to Benton Co.. Iowa, with the anticipation of permanently settling, but, not j both of which receive due attention. Mrs. Rhynard was born July 5, 1835, and died Sept. 24, 1878. She was the mother of six children - William A., Sarah E., Peter, George W., Albert and Ira E.

J. F. RIKER, gardener ; P. 0. St. Paris. Another of the noteworthy enterprises of St. Paris is the fruit and vegetable garden of J. F. Riker, which is a new and only feature of its kind in Johnson Township. He commenced in 1878, on a small scale, and since then great changes in style and size have taken place in his garden, to which he closely devotes his time. He was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, in 1828, and for the last half-century he has been a resident of Champaign County, where he was raised and educated. A portion of his life has been devoted to teaching. In the spring of 1852, he went to California, by the overland route ; his object was moneymaking, in which he was unsuccessful, but the trip greatly improved his delicate health.

He returned in the fall of 1853 ; the following year he married Eliza Lichliter, born in Virginia, in 1832; they have three children - one son, F. E., and two daughters, f

Carrie B. and Emma. In 1862, he enlisted in Co. E, 113th 0. V. I., serving two years, during which time he was remarkably fortunate, never participated in any battles, therefore returned home uninjured. Since his return he has been elected as Mayor of St. Paris a number of terms, which office he was the first to hold after the incorporation of the town.

H. SAYLER, manufacturer of carriages and buggies, St. Paris. Like all towns of its size, St. Paris is represented with various branches of industry. Mr. Saylor was born near Springfield, Ohio, in 1835, and raised to farm life ; his education was procured in the common schools ; being left fatherless when but a boy, he, as the oldest son, had much of the family duty devolving upon him, which he bore with brave heart and stout hands. At the age of 18 he commenced his trade in New Carlisle ; three years later, he opened business for himself in Clark County, and, in 1859, he located in St. Paris, being the second factory of its kind in the county. Here he at first labored under some disadvantages and a heavy loss by fire, but, by perseverance and close business habits, he has progressed until he now runs a first-class carriage and buggy manufactory. His experience of twenty-five years enables him to superintend the same with perfect success. He takes special pride in buying good material and employing men of competent ability to execute the work. Mr. Sayler is the patentee of several valuable fixtures to buggies, which are extensively used on his buggies. They are the Patent Cast-steel Fifth Wheel, and Patent Top-Lever, and can be seen at his factory, on Springfield street, near depot. Mr. Sayler, while a resident of ,St. Paris, has been a member of the Town Council, and at the organization of the First National Bank of St. Paris, in the spring of 1880, he was elected Vice President. December 25, 1860, his marriage was celebrated with Miss Lucinda C. Heaston, of Clark Co., Ohio, born in 1835. The fruits of this union are Albert R. and Emma C.

J. T. SCHOOLER, farmer ; P. 0. St. Paris; is a great-grandson of William and Margaret (Jones) Schooler. He was of Scotch parentage, born in Pennsylvania about 1735, and she was also a native of Pennsylvania and of Welsh parentage. In after years, they located in Kentucky, where Margaret died, after which William and family emigrated to Logan Co., Ohio, where he died. J. T. is a grandson of Benjamin and Margaret (Jones) Schooler. They were both natives of Pennsylvania, and married in Kentucky. Henceforward, from 1807, he was a resident of Logan Co., Ohio ; serving as a patriot of the war of 1812, filling a Captain's position through the entire struggle. In 1813, while in military duty, his wife was called away. He died in 1831. He was twice married, having six children by each companion. J. T. is a son of E. J. and Rachel (Cox) Schooler; he is a native of Logan Co., Ohio, born 1809, and she of Greene Co., Penn. He spent sixty-six years in his native township, and in the 22d year of his age he married. His life has been that of a farmer, witnessing and participating in many of the pioneer days of his native county. His last and only permanent change through life was that from Logan Co. to his present location in Johnson Township, Champaign Co., where he has resided since September, 1874. Our subject, J. T., was born Sept. 5, 1844, in Logan Co., Ohio, where he grew to manhood on his father's farm and acquired a common school education. In 1866, he married Sarah J. McMorran and settled on the farm where he was raised, remaining on the same and cultivating it until 1874, when he located on his present farm of 100 acres in Johnson Township, Sec. 20. They have three children - Lizzie C. M., Even T. and John Me. Mrs. Schooler is a daughter of John and Sidney McMorran and a niece of Capt. S. T. McMorran.

JASPER SCOTT, farmer and stock-raiser; P. O. Allen's, Miami Co.; is a son of Asa and Mary (White) Scott ; the former was born and raised in Trenton, N. J., where he enlisted in the war of 1812-15, serving to its close ; returned home and married. His wife was born and raised in Pennsylvania, near the Delaware River. They remained in the East until 1832, when he, wife and four children came West to Brown Township, Miami Co. They crossed the mountains in a two-horse wagon. On settling in the above-named township, he took a lease and worked hard to clear it up. He removed near Lena, same township, where they remained until 1839, when he bought 174 acres in Johnson Township, Champaign Co., and settled in the woods, cleared and improved it. This he cultivated until his death, which occurred during the late war. While plowing in the field, he seated himself on the plow-beam to rest. In a few minutes after he was seized with heart disease, and he passed into eternity ; his wife sur- vived until January. 1879, when she, too, passed away. Our subject was born in 1825 in New Jersey, and at the age of 7 years came West with his parents. His education was obtained in the common schools. In 1856, he began life for himself in Adams Township, where he continued eighteen years, though one year after' commencing in life he unfortunately had his thigh broken, and, through the incompetence of the attending physician, it has left him a cripple for life. In the year 1874, he moved from his farm in the above-named township to the old farm which he now owns. It is a fine grain and stock farm. His marriage was celebrated with Sarah C. W. Cory in 1856; after a united life of thirteen years, death seized her. She was the mother of three children, { of whom one, Asa, now survives ; he was born Aug. 24, 1857. Sarah was born in New York State, and came West with her parents in an early day. They settled in j Brown Township, Miami Co., where the father died. The mother survived several years. Sept. 15, 1869, Jasper married Sarah J. Pardington, a native of Shelby Co., Ohio. Two years later, she, too, was called hence, Aug. 3, 1871.

REV. J. W. SCOTT, Pastor of the Regular Baptist Church, St. Paris ; was born in Allegheny Co., Penn., in 1850, and, when but a child, he, with his parents, mojed to Washington Co., Penn., where he acquired his primary education in the common schools. At the age of 20, he attended a normal school, and soon after commenced teaching, and two years later he entered the ministerial profession, after which he was j in attendance at the Pleasant Hill Seminary, Monongahela College and Crozier's Theological Seminary. In 1877, he went from school, continuing his pastoral labors ; locat- i ing in Kingsbury, Ind., where he faithfully labored until January, 1879, when he located in Covington, Miami Co., Ohio, and, in December following, he accepted his present situation, where he has charge of a large and attentive congregation. Though j Rev. Scott is but a young man in his profession, he is a live and industrious worker.

In September, 1877, his marriage was- solemnized, in Delaware Co., Penn., with Miss Ida E. Springer, a native of Pennsylvania, born in 1858. They have one child, Ethel E.

JONATHAN SHAWVER, carpenter and builder; P. 0. St. Paris ; born in what j is now Carroll Co., Ohio, in 1821, and is a son of Daniel and Mary E. (Shultz) Shawver ; he was a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Maryland ; they married in Ohio, early in the nineteenth century. In 1835, he and his family, save the eldest son, located in Logan Co., Ohio, where Daniel purchased 300 acres of land, to which he added un- j til he had a sufficient amount to give each of his children 80 acres or its equivalent.

They were fourteen in number, all of whom reached maturity and married. All save two were living when Daniel died, at the age of 84 years ; and three years later his wife passed away at the age of 83. Our subject is the seventh son ; he was raised to ; farm-life and acquired his education in the common schools, and remaining at home until 21, when he commenced carpentering, in which he was well known. In the meantime, he took, in connection, the stonemason trade, which he made a success. In 1864, he purchased 90 acres of his present farm in Sec. 12, Johnson Township, to which he has since added 13i acres ; this is under a good state of cultivation and improvement.

Mr. Shawver has one of the finest locations in the township, on which he erected good buildings, doing all but the plastering himself. He is a man of genius, and success has accompanied him through life. Dec. 2, 1852, he married Sarah Apple, a native Champaign Co., Ohio, born in 1832. They have three children - Mary C., wife of M.

L. Lemman ; Solomon A. and Amanda M. Mr. and Mrs. Shawver have for years been members of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, and raised their children in harmony with its principles. j

CHARLES SLACK, farmer ; P. O. Allen's, Miami Co.; born in September, 1816, in Pennsylvania; his father, Cornelius, was born in the same State in 1773, and his mother, Achsah Graham, also a native of the Keystone State, was born in 1780, remaining in Pennsylvania until 1830. They and four children emigrated West, locating on Sec. 32, Johnson Township, Champaign Co., Ohio ; the original land purchased by Cornelius being 87 acres ; he gradually rose through life, and at his death, in 1856, he had 194 acres under a good degree of improvement. His wife survived to the age of fourscore years and more. Charles was a lad of 14 when he came West with his parents. He enjoyed the privileges of the common schools only^and remained his father's assistant until May, 1842, when he married Sarah Sills. Six years later the death messenger ealled her hence. She was near her husband's age ; she left one child, Cornelius ; her husband, afterward married Ruffina Offenbacher, a native of Virginia. They have three children living. At the date of his first marriage, he located on his present farm, for which his father afterward made him a deed. This he has cultivated since ; has it under a good tillable state and well improved. He is a well-to-do farmer of Johnson Township.

S. M. SLUSSER, farmer ; P. 0. St. Paris ; is a son of Peter and Mary (McFadden) Slusser. He was born in 1790, in Virginia, and she in 1801, in Pennsylvania. They both came West with their parents in the days of their youth, settling in Montgomery Co., where they married, remaining in Montgomery Co. until 1833, when they located on the farm now owned by S. M. Through his own industry and the assistance of his family, he reclaimed it from its wild state, and brought it under good cultivation, tilling it until his death, June 13, 1851. His wife now survives and resides in the county where she first settled in Ohio. The children of Peter and Mary were four in number, of whom three are now living. Our subject, the eldest, was born in 1829, in Miami Co. He was raised to agricultural pursuits, mostly on his present farm. In 1856, he married Louisa Jenkins, a native of Champaign Co., Ohio, born in 1829. He then commenced farming on his present farm, and at the death of his father obtained his interest, and has since by intervals purchased the remainder, now possessing the homestead, 47 acres, in Sec. 32, Johnson Township. Their children are three in number - Mary E., John H. and Cory F.

J. W. SMOOT, stock-raiser and retired farmer ; P. 0. Tawawa, Shelby Co.; is a son of Jacob G. and Catherine (Shank) Smoot. Jacob was a native of Hampshire Co., W. Va., and Catherine, of New Jersey. Their marriage was celebrated soon after the war of 1812. They immediately emigrated to Ohio, locating on Sugar Creek, Montgomery Oo. Jacob G. lived a renter through life, and made frequent changes. At the time of his death, April, 1850, he was a resident of Green Township, Shelby Co., Ohio. His wife still survives at the age of fourscore and six years. Eight children were given to their marriage, of whom five now survive. J. W., the third child, was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1822. He was raised to farm life and acquired a medium education, which was governed by privileges. His wife, Jemima Horsy, was born in the year 1829, in Shelby Co., Ohio. Their marriage occurred in 1847, and he continued farming as renter until 1850, when he purchased 44 acres of his present farm, all in the unbroken forest. This he has brought to a good state of cultivation, and added to it until he now owns 200 acres of well-improved land in this and Shelby Co. J. W. has for several years past turned his attention to stock-raising, in which he takes a pride. Mr. and Mrs. Smoot are the parents of six children, of whom four are now living, viz., Sarah C., wife of Hr. C. Offenbacher. Mary L. B., wife of Havid Mahan ; Eva A. and Ora E.

SOLOMON SNAPP, retired farmer ; P. O. Millerstown ; was born Hec. 18, 1825, in Montgomery Co., Ohio, and is a son of Haniel and Margaret (Barnhart) Snapp. Our subject was raised to farm life in this county, and obtained his education in the district schools. In 1847, he commenced life for himself by engaging in farming. One year later he married Emiline Pressler, a native of Montgomery Co., but raised in Indiana. xAfter his marriage, he farmed his grandfather's place one year, when he purchased 106 acres of his present farm, Sec. 10, Johnson Township, where he has since resided. Through industry and proper management, he has since added to it until he now owns 240 acres, which is in a fine state o.f cultivation, and he superintends it with good success. Mr. Snapp is a mm of social ability, and a decided Hemocrat.

VALENTINE SNIDER, retired farmer; P. 0. Miilerstown ; was born in Vir- j giniain 1793, and raised to farm life. His education was obtained in the subscription j schools. In 1818, he married Catherine Martz, a native of Virginia, born in 1795. They remained in their native State until 1825, when they moved to Ohio, locating in j,

Greene Co. Ten years later, they removed to Champaign Co. and purchased 105 acres of his present farm in Section 3, Johnson Township, to which he has since added until he now owns 178 acres, which is mostly under cultivation. This he cultivated himself, with the assistance of his five sons, until 1870, when he retired from its duties and is now entrusted to the hands of his children. Mrs. Snider died in 1838, leaving eight children. Mr. Snider has since married his second wife. He is one of the patriots of the war of 1812, having enlisted in Rockingham Co., Va., serving three months through j but few difficulties, and is now one of the surviving pensioners of that war. Mr. Snider !

ginia, and he of Germany. He came to America before the Revolutionary war. His f death occurred in Virginia, and his wife died in Ohio (near Dayton). They were the parents of eight children, of whom all save our subject are now deceased, he being the j only one left to relate the incidents and genealogy of the Snider family.

acquired his elementary education in the district schools. In the fall of 1858, he entered the Hillsdale College, Mich., from which he graduated in 1863, having passed through by his own exertions. In August, 1863, when the great war of the rebellion was raging, he enlisted in Co. H, 82d 0. V. I., from which he was honorably discharged in the spring of 1864, on account of poor health. Soon after returning home, he commenced teaching, and, while teaching a village school in Allen Co., Ohio, June 19, 1864, he married, after which he returned to Marion, Ohio, and opened a book and stationery store; this he continued until 1868, when he again took up the profession of teaching, and has had charge of Springfield Academy, Whitley Co., Ind., and other schools of the State. In the spring of 1874, he took charge of the De Graff schools, in Logan Co., Ohio, having conducted other schools in the State up to September, 1877, j when he came to St. Paris, where he has since remained. Mr. Snyder, having passed j the legal State examinations in Indiana and Ohio, has procured certificates of the same, and can legally teach in either State His ability enabled him to raise the schools of St. Paris from a low standard to a good condition. He has a high-school course, embrac- j ing a good graduating standard, from which eleven pupils have passed since his coming to St. Paris. The average attendance of his school the last year was 200 in five ; departments. I

TOMLIN & LOSH, hardware and agricultural implements, St. Paris. The abovementioned business, as well as other industries, is well represented in St. Paris, and, prominent among the citizens of the place who have been instrumental in building up this branch of trade, are the above-named gentlemen. This firm was formed, and established the agricultural implement trade, in 1876. One year later, they placed on their shelves a full and complete line of hardware. Owing to the acquaintanceship of Mr. Tomlin with the farmers in the agricultural implement trade in former years, they soon had a hearty and pleasing patronage. J. 0. Tomlin was born in Clark Co., Ohio, in 1844, raised to farm life, and obtained a common-school education. At the age of 18, when the great crisis of our country was raging, be enlisted in Co. I, 8th 0. V. C., serving eighteen months ; while in service, he was engaged in several battles ; was wounded in the battle of Liberty, W. Va., but was one of the fortunate ones to return to his native State, locating in Champaign Co., where he followed carpentering a few years, then engaged in the agricultural implement trade, in which his entire attention has since been occupied. In 1860, he married Mary E. Baker, of Champaign Co., Ohio ; the issue of this union was six children, of whom two are now living.

G. W. VERDIER, liverymau, St. Paris. In speaking of the business men of St. Paris, we give a personal sketch of G. W. Verdier. He was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1848, and raised to farm life; he obtained his education in the common schools. In 1867, he married Eliza Miover, three years his junior, born in Shelby Co.; he then rented a farm and commenced agricultural pursuits ; this farm he afterward bought ; in 1875, he sold it, and now owns a fine farm of 80 acres in Jackson Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, which he has rented. In 1873, he located in St. Paris and opened out a livery stable ; he is a man of experience and close observation, and keeps a good livery stable ; he is located on East Main street ; here he has everything neatly and comfortably arranged ; he does not aim to keep as large a stock of horses as city liverymen, but what he has are good, as are also his carriages and buggies. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Verdier are Eva 0. and Jennie B.

MARTIN WELLS, retired farmer; P. 0. Allen's, Miami Co.; he is a son of William and Phoebe (Hudleston) Wells; he was born near the close of the eighteenth century, in Kentucky, where he grew to majority; thence he went to Phoebe's native State, Virginia, and married ; in 1834, they and eleven children emigrated from Virginia to Jackson Township, Champaign Co., where the twelfth child was born to them. William engaged in farming in his newly settled home, which he followed through life ; his death occurred about 1842, and his wife died five years later. Mr. Martin was born Nov. 12, 1817, in Virginia, and, when 17 years of age, he, with his parents, emigrated to Ohio, where he matured and has since resided. In December, 1838, he married Pamelia Flowers and began farming as renter; in 1845, he purchased a small lot of land, and, three years later, changed it ("with difference in cash) for his present farm of 100 acres, in Secs. 30 and 36, Johnson Township; this is under good cultivation and improvement, and he is comfortably situated for life. Mr. and Mrs. Wells are the parents of ten children, of whom seven now survive. Mrs. Wells was born in 1820, in Pennsylvania, and, in 1834, shie, with her parents, George and Elizabeth (Everett) Flowers, emigrated from New Jersey to Champaign Co., where her parents lived and died - George at a medium age, and, a few years later, his wife, too, passed into the silent sleep.

D. M. WHITMER, physician, Millerstown. Among the medical profession of Millerstown, we record the name of D. M. Whitmer, who was born May 27, 1849, in Shelby Co., Ohio, where he grew to manhood on his father's farm, and acquired his elementary education in the common schools, after which he was in attendance at the Sidney High School, the county seat of Shelby Co. Dr. Whitmer, during life, has devoted seven years to the teacher's profession, during which time he was engaged in reading medicine. In June, 1875, he graduated from the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery. May 13 of the same year, he married Miss Rachel Key, and, July 9 following, located in Millerstown, where he has since been favorably known as a practitioner. Mrs. Whitmer is a daughter of John and Annie Key, and was born in 1852.

JOHN L. BODEY, merchant, Carysville. John L. Bodey was born May 27, 1853, in Johnson Township, Champaign County; his early life was spent assisting his father and attending school. When 16 years of age he began teaching school; taught eleven years. He owned a farm of 60 acres in Johnson Township; sold it in April, 1880; purchased a stock of general merchandise and began doing business in Carysville. He purchased his goods of John Mouk, a former merchant of this place. Mr. Bodey is an accommodating and obliging merchant, and has a great many warm friends who patronize him ; his annual sales are over $5,000 ; he is also partner in the furniture and undertaking business with Mr. Hensler. Mr. Bodey is Justice of the Peace of Adams Township. His father, Levi Bodey, is a native of Champaign County, now living in the southern part of Adams Township. John L. was married Aug. 17, 1879, to Miss Temperance L., daughter of Ephraim Halterman.

GEORGE G. BURDITT, farmer; P. 0. Quincy, Logan Co. Mr. Burditt was born Jan. 16, 1833, in Shelby Co., Ohio, near Pemberton; is a son of Booth Burditt, a native of Greenbrier Co., Va., who came with his parents to Ohio in a very early day, locating on Muddy Creek in Champaign County, near Urbana, and lived there until 1821, when he entered land in Shelby County, near where Pemberton is situated; he opened and improved the farm and lived upon it until his death. He was a man of importance; was Justice of the Peace more than sixteen years; taught school, and was a local preacher in the Methodist Episcopal Church ; and, what is remarkable about him, he never received but three months' schooling ; he educated himself by night study, and was said to be the best historian in the county in his time. George G. Burditt's early life was spent assisting his father ; he was 14 years old at the time of his father's death, when he began doing for himself; he worked for an uncle six years and before he was 21 years of age he purchased twenty acres of land; he afterward sold this and purchased the farm where he resides, which is located in the north part of Adams Township, Champaign County, containing eighty acres. He was united in marriage, Nov. 29, 1853, with Miss Rebecca, daughter of Jacob and Mary A. Kress, of Logan Co., Ohio. They had three children - Annie E., Martin E. and Frank.

SAMUEL CALLAND, retired farmer ; P. 0. He Graff, Logan Co.; born Sept. 10, 1816, in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is a son of William Calland, a native of Scotland, j who emigrated to America and landed in Philadelphia, Penn., November, 1817 ; he located near Barnesville, Noble Co., Ohio ; lived there eleven years, then moved to Champaign County and located in the northeast part of Adams Township, where he j opened and improved the farm owned at present by Gershom Calland ; he lived upon i this until his death, which occurred in the year 1863. Samuel was reared and educated a farmer ; when young he learned the trade of a carpenter or cabinet-maker, and fol- J lowed the business for three years ; since then he has been engaged in farming. He owns a farm of 320 acres, located in Section 8, Adams Township, with good improvements. He is highly respected by all who know him. Mr. Calland was united in marriage, June 23, 1841, with Miss Mary, a daughter of Jacob Sarver, a native of Virginia. They were never blessed with any children of their own, but adopted a girl J - Nettie Gene Bunker. Mr. Calland served in the hundred-days service during the late rebellion. i

GERSHOM CALLAND, farmer and stock-dealer ; P. 0. De Graff, Logan - 1 Co.; he was born Oct. 23, 1822, in Noble Co., Ohio, and came to Adams Township, Champaign Co., with his parents in the year 1829. He is a son of William and a brother of Samuel Calland. His early life was spent in assisting his father and attending school. When 19 years of age, he began teaching school, and taught five terms. He then commenced farming, and has always been engaged in that way.

He has twice been married; first to Miss Margaret, daughter of John Wilson, of this county. By this union they had one child, which died in infancy. Mrs. Calland died Aug. 20, 1847. He was again united in marriage June 24, 1852, with Miss t Rebecca J., daughter of William Dickey, of Fayette Co., Ohio. From this union they had five children of whom three are living, viz , William D., Ida M., and James G.

L. C. CLEM, farmer ; P. 0. Carysville. L. C. Clem was born Dec. 16, 1838, in Johnson Township, this county, and was raised and educated for a farmer. After he attained his majority he began teaching school, and was engaged in that way for fifteen years. During this time, he was also engaged in farming or, rather, superintending it. By industry and economy, Mr. Clem has accumulated considerable property, and owns several valuable farms in Adams Township, and other property besides. He is a son of Isaac Clem, a native of Virginia, who came to Ohio in 1828, located in Johnson Township, Champaign Co., and lived there until death. His wife still survives. L. C. was united in marriage June 9, 1864, to Miss Amy, daughter of William D. Pence, a native of Mad River Township, this county. They had five children - William E., Ira F., Joseph A., Emmett E. and Emma R. He has held several public offices, and is a highly respected citizen.

WILLIAM T. CURL, farmer; P. 0. Quincy, Logan Co. Mr. Curl is a son of John Curl, a native of Clark Co., Ohio, and a grandson of William Curl, a native of Virginia, who came to Ohio in the year 1800, and located in Clark Co. He lived there until 1830, when he moved to Champaign Co., and located in the northern part of Adams Township, upon the land owned now by 0. P. Curl, and lived there till death. William T. was educated and raised upon a farm, and has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was born April 5, 1829, upon the farm mentioned, and has twice been married; first, Dec. 12, 1851, to Miss Rosanna, a daughter of Nicholas Strayer, of Virginia. Mrs. Curl died in April, 1853. His second marriage was celebrated Dec. 13, 1855, to Miss R. A., daughter of Morinus Kinan, a native of New York. From this union they had four children, of whom three are living - Mary, Eldora and Elmer. He has a splendid farm of 254 acres, located in the north part of Adams Township.

ELISHA DICK, retired minister, Carysville ; born Jan. 30, 1820, m Frederick Co., W. Va. ; is a great-grandson of Peter Dick, a native of Germany, who came to America in 1750, and located in Pennsylvania. He is a grandson of Peter Dick., Jr., a native of Pennsylvania, who afterward moved to Winchester, Va., and a son of Philip Dick, a native of Virginia, who emigrated to Ohio in 1823, and located first in Pickaway Co., where he lived for nine years. He then moved to Champaign Co. and located in Adams Township, three miles northeast of Carysville, where he opened a farm and lived upon it till death. His wife still survives, and is living on the old farm. The subject of this sketch was raised and educated upon the farm above mentioned. When 1 5 years of age, -he received an injury from a fall that dislocated his hip, laming him for life. After that mishap he devoted his time to preparing himself fur future business. At the age of 18 he began teaching school, and was engaged in that way ten years. His father gave him 40 acres of timber land, valued at $150. He then began making shingles, and purchased a shingle machine run by hand or lever power. With the assistance of a couple of hands, they made 300,000 shingles in two years. He then rented his land and moved to Carysville, purchased goods, and did business there seven years. During this time Mr. Dick was preparing himself for the ministry. He received his letter of fellowship in the year 1854. The year following he was ordained minister of the Universalist denomination. Since that time he has been engaged in the cause. He was very fond of controversy, and had thirty theological discussions with different men at different places, some lasting four days. By industry and good management, he attained considerable wealth, and now lives retired from labor of any kind. He has been twice married; first, Jan. 30, 1845, to Miss Elizabeth Ebert, of this county; she died Jan. 12, 1846, leaving a child, which followed the mother some time later. He was again united in marriage April 22, 1847, with Miss Elizabeth A., daughter of Levi Valentine. From this union they had four children, of whom two are living, viz., Sylphenia A. and Stephenia A.

A. W. DICK, retired farmer; P. O. Carysville; was born May 7, 1833, upon his father's farm in Adams Township, this county ; was raised and educated as a farmer. He is a son of Philip and brother of Elisha Dick, whose biography appears in this history. His father died Feb. 19, 1877 ; his mother still survives, and is living with him; she is in her 82d year. His marriage was celebrated Sept. 23, 1860, with Miss Mary, daughter of Levi Valentine, a native of Vermont. They had no children. His farm where he lives is located in the central part of Adams Township, with good improvements and under a good state of cultivation. He also has 40 acres of land one-half mile north of where he lives. Mr. Dick never learned a trade, but, when carrying on farming, being handy with tools, he did all his own smithing and carpentering.

THOMAS R. HALL, retired farmer; P. 0. Carysville. He is a son of John Hall, a native of Patrick Co., Va., who emigrated to Ohio in the year 1806, and entered land in Concord Township, this county,, where he remained till death. Thomas R. was born in Concord Township, Nov. 8, 1811, and was raised there upon his father's farm, t When 17 years of age, he entered the land owned at present by James Wilkinson, in j Sec. 19, Adams Township, and traded that for a farm in the southeast part of the town- j ship. He lived there until 1868 ; sold it and purchased the farm where he resides. ! He was twice married; first, in 1833, to Miss Maria Bousman. They had five children - three living - Jasper N., John and Ann, all living in Oregon. Mrs. Hall died ! i» the year 1844. His second marriage was with Miss Theresa Dickerson, in 1846. They had seven children - four living - Maria, Jane, Mary E. and Judah C.

ELISHA HARBOR, farmer ; P. 0. De Graff, Logan Co. Mr. Harbor was born Feb. 3, 1829, in Concord Township, this county ; is a son of Jesse Harbor, a native of Virginia, who came to Ohio in 1809, on horseback, and entered land in Concord Township, Champaign Co. He opened and improved the farm and lived upon it till death.

He was a Justice of the Peace for several terms in that township. Elisha was raised and educated upon his father's farm. His educational advantages were very limited, as j he never received more than twelve months' schooling in all. His marriage was cele- \ brated May 10, 1853, with Miss Margaret, daughter of Daniel Crim, a native of Loudoun ' Co., Ya. They were never blessed with any children of their own, but have adopted his brother's son, Staly S. Mr. Harbor served in the one-hundred-day service during j the late rebellion. He has a splendid farm of 141 acres, located on Sec. 1, Adams Township, with first-class farm buildings upon it.

L. B. HARMON, farmer; P. 0. Carysville. L. B. Harmon was born Feb. 28^ j 1844, in Miami Co., Ohio, near Lena. His early life was spent assisting his father and attending school. When 18 years of age, he enlisted in the 45th 0. Y. I., and was engaged in a great many battles during the late war. He was taken prisoner at East ; Philadelphia, Tenn., and was in the Libby and Belle Isle Prisons six months. He [ was discharged from service June 15, 1865, being in the service thirty-four months. 1 He was twice married ; first, July 4, 1865, to Miss Julia A., daughter of Joseph Clem, a native of Yirginia. Mrs. Harmon died Dec. 25, 1872, leaving one child - Cary E. j His second marriage was celebrated June 21, 1873, with Miss Martha R., daughter of f Erastus Martz, whose biography appears in this work. They have two children - Ed- j ward F. and Rosa - Mr. Harmon owns a farm of 160 acres a short distance north of j Carysville, under good cultivation and with a fine farm residence upon it He is a son i of Josiah P. Harmon, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in quite an early day, i and is now living in Johnson Township, this county.

J. H. HEATON, Jr., farmer; P. 0. Carysville ; was born Oct. 31, 1826, in War- j ren Co., Ohio. Fie is a son of J. H., Sr., who died before J. H., Jr., was born. The [ subject of this sketch was raised upon a farm until he was 16 years old; he learned the carpenter trade and worked at it for twenty-six years. He has three times been married ; first, with Miss Eleanor Solomon Jan. 1, 1848. She died in August of the same I year. His second marriage was celebrated Feb. 27, 1849, with Miss Jane Murphy. j From this union they had three children - Albert, Mary A. and Millard. Mrs. Heaton died Feb. 15, 1859. His last marriage occurred Nov. 17, 1860, to Rhoda Mahan, Jackson Beaver's widow. From this union they had five children - three living - Nannie, Miles and Emma. Mr. Heaton was a member of the Board of Education for twelve years. His farm is located in the extreme southwest corner of Adams Township, and contains 96 acres.

JOHN M. HUNT, farmer; P. 0. Carysville ; was born Sept. 22, 1840, in Shelby Oo., Ohio, four miles east of Sidney. He is a son of I. W. Hunt, a native of New York, who came to Ohio with his parents in the year 1818 and located in Butler Co., and lived there until 1833. He then removed to Shelby Co. and purchased land several miles east of Sidney. He lived there till 1853 ; sold his land and moved into Champaign Co., and purchased a farm in Adams Township, Sec. 13, where he is living at present. John W. Hunt was raised a farmer, and has always been engaged in agricultural pursuit. He married Miss Julia, daughter of Erastus Martz, March 31, 1864. Mrs. Martz died Feb. 11, 1880, leaving three children - William S., Hallet L. and Laura D. Mr. Hunt served in the one-hundred-day service during the late war, and was wounded in a skirmish near Petersburg, Va.

H. B. HUNT, physician, Carysville. H. B. is a son of Justus T. Hunt, who was born Feb. 28, 1809, in Butler Co., Ohio; was raised and educated upon a farm, and also worked in a saw-mill. His educational advantages were very limited, but he made good use of the little chance he had. He embraced religion in the early part of the year 1829 ; was baptized and received in the Christian Church in Huntsville, Ohio, September, 1829, by Elder John Dudley. In the year 1833, he moved into Shelby Co. and located near New Palestine. Began preaching in June, 1841, and united with the Miami Conference in September, 1842. He was ordained by Elders Jacob G. Beeder and Samuel Fuston, Dec. 11, 1843. He was twice married, first Aug. 14, 1828, to Miss Hannah, daughter of William McVay, of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Hunt died May 14, 1867, leaving five children. He was again united in maYriage, Jan. 4, 1870, with Mary Conover, widow of James Faries. He lives retired in Carysville, Ohio. H. B. Hunt is a great-grandson of Thomas Hunt, who was born (old style) Aug. 17, 1745 (new style Aug. 28, 1745), in Nova Scotia. He was a school-teacher and farmer, but served seven years in the Bevolutionary war. He was one of the minute men at the battle of Bunker Hill. H. B. Hunt's grandfather, Ira Hunt, was a native of Connecticut, who emigrated to Ohio in the year 1800 and located in what is now Butler Co., where he lived until death. The subject of this sketch, H. B. Hunt, was born Nov. 18, 1846, upon his father's farm, near New Palestine, Shelby Co., Ohio. His early life was spent in assisting his father and attending school. He was a pupil of the Sidney High School for several years. When 18 years of age he began teaching school and taught seven years. He began reading medicine with Dr. J. C. Leedom, of New Palestine, in 1869. He attended the Medical College of Ohio several terms, and graduated March 2, 1874. Located in Carysville, Champaign Co., March 22, 1874. His marriage was celebrated May 22, 1874, with Miss Mary J., daughter of Dr. J. C. Leedom. They have one child, Wallace L. Mr. Hunt is the leading physician in Adams Township, and is highly respected by all who are acquainted with him.

JAMES LINE, farmer; P. O. Tawawa, Shelby Co. Mr. Line was born July 24, 1834, in Shelby Co., Ohio, near Port Jefferson; was raised and educated a farmer, and has always been engaged in that way. He is a son of Abraham Line, a native of Kentucky, who came to Ohio in the year 1812 and located near Cincinnati. He lived there several years, then moved to Shelby Co.,andis living near Pemberton at present. James Line moved to Champaign Co. in 1865 and located in the west part of Adams Township. His farm contains sixty-one acres, with good improvements. His marriage was celebrated in December, 1865, with Miss Amanda, daughter of Nimrod Monroe, a native of Virginia. They had five children, all deceased.

ERASTUS MARTZ, retired farmer; P. O. Carysville. Erastus Martz was born July 9, 1813; was reared and educated on a farm, and has always been engaged in agriculture* until five years ago, when he retired from hard labor. He emigrated to Ohio in the year 1835, located in Fairfield Co., and lived there several years. He was united in marriage Aug. 21, 1836, to Miss Grace C., daughter of Jacob Cowen, of Fairfield Co. In 1837, he moved into this county, and located in Adams Township, living upon rented lands until the year 1843, when he purchased a farm of 80 acres, one mile east of Carysville, where he now resides. Mr. Martz has done a great deal of j hard work in his time. His farm was all timber when he bought it, and he cleared most all of it himself. He had ten children, of whom four are living - Martha B., Michael J., Adelaide C. and Clara A. Mr. Martz has held several public offices; was Township Clerk five years, Trustee one year, and is now entering upon his third year as Justice of the Peace. His father, Michael Martz, a native of Virginia, died in 1814. I JOHN MONK, tile factory, Carysville; was born Feb. 11, 1836, in Springfield, J Clark Co., Ohio ; he was raised principally in town. When 9 years of age, he began j working at brick-making, and worked eleven summers. After his majority, he engaged i in the mercantile business in Donnelsville, seven miles west of Springfield, and carried ' on business there eighteen years, six years of this time he was also engaged in the man- }! ufacture of drain tile. In 1875, he sold out and moved to Carysville, Champaign Co., }j Ohio, and was engaged in selling goods for five years. He sold out to John L. Bodey, J and moved upon his farm one mile southeast of Carysville, on the Urbana and Sidney Pike, where he is engaged in making tile and farming. In the year 1862, he married Miss Ann Elizabeth, daughter of James Alexander, of this county. They had three children, viz., Ceneith, Susanna and Burton. His farm contains 78 acres. He has also a tract of 960 acres in Missouri.

B. H. NEAL, farmer and teacher ; P. 0. Tawawa, Shelby Co.; was born Nov. 6, 1852, upon his father's farm, where he now lives; his early life was spent helping his father and attending school ; when 19 years old, began teaching school, and has taught seven winter seasons. During the summer time he farms. His marriage was celebrated, Dec. 24, 1878, with Miss Florence H., daughter of Edward and Caroline Allen, residing in Johnson Township, this county. B. H. and Florence are the parents of one child, Edna. B. H. is a son of Daniel D., and a grandson of Daniel Neal, a native of Maryland, who came to Ohio in January, 1802, and located in Champaign Co., five miles east of Urbana ; lived there ten years, and served six months in the Indian war. Immediately after the close of the war, he entered the land where Daniel D. Neal resides, in Adams Township. He endured all the hardships and trials that the early settlers had to contend with. He was born June 25, 1778, in Maryland ; died in the year 1840. Daniel D., father of B. H. Neal, was born April 24, 1820, upon the above-mentioned farm ; was raised, educated and has resided upon the farm now over sixty years. He has seen the development of this community in full up to the present time. His farm contains 200 acres of valuable land, nicely situated, with a very strong spring a short distance from his residence. Mr. Neal is a highly respected citizen, and will leave to posterity an untarnished record.

JOHN O'LEABY, blacksmith, Carysville ; was born July 15, 1825, in Ireland. His parents never came to this country. He learned the blacksmith's trade when quite young; has always been engaged in the business. He came to America when 15 years of age, locating in New York. In the year 1850, he emigrated to Ohio, and located in Carysville, Adams Township, Champaign Co., where he began smithing. He is a first-class workman, and has all the custom he can attend to. He has twice been married; first, to Miss Nancy Bowers, of this county. She died in the year 1865. His second marriage was to Miss Sarah C., daughter of Benjamin Martz, of Carysville. Mr. O'Leary served in the 113th O. Y. I., during the late rebellion; worked at smithing ; served three years. He owns a residence and several vacant lots in Carysville, also 25 acres of land joining the town on the northeast.

BENJAMIN W. POOL, farmer and stock- dealer ; P. O. De Graff, Logan Co.; born Jan. 9, 1848, in Logan Co., Ohio ; is a son of William B. Pool, a native of Shelby Co., Ohio, who lived there until he was 28 years of age, then moved to Logan Co., where he has been engaged in farming and carpentering until a few years ago. He now lives retired in Bellefontaine, the county seat of Logan Co. Benjamin W. was reared a farmer and never learned a trade, but is very handy with tools, and does all his own carpentering, blacksmithing and harness-making. Feb. 1, 1872, he married Miss Mary

A., daughter of Cyrus Makemson, of Logan Co., and, in March of the same year, they moved upon the farm where they now reside, located in the north part of Adams Township, Champaign Co., containing 400 acres, of which 170 acres belong to Benja- * min W. He makes a specialty of raising and shipping stock. They have two children - Laura A. and Loren W.

J. C. BEMLEY, farmer; P. 0. Spring Hill. Was born Feb. 10, 1835, upon the farm where he now lives, located in Sec. 2, Adams Township, Champaign Co., Ohio. He is a son of Solomon Remley, a native of Pennsylvania, who came with his parents to Ohio in the year 1802, and located in Warren Co.; lived there till 1831, when he moved into Champaign Co., and purchased 80 acres in Adams Township, a part of the farm above mentioned. He opened and improved the farm. He was born May 16, 1794, and died Oct. 12, 1868. J. C. was raised and educated a farmer, and has always been engaged in that business. His marriage was celebrated March 22, 1860, with Miss Mary E., daughter of Samuel Lambert, of Logan Co. They had three children, of whom two are living - Ella M. and L. S. Mr. Remley served in the hundred-day service during the late rebellion. He and family are members of the Old School Presbyterian Church.

JOHN ROBINSON, farmer; P. O. Quincy. Is a son of Samuel Robinson, a native of Pennsylvania, who was born March 3, 1780, in Philadelphia. He emigrated to Ohio in a very early day, and located first near Spring Hills, Harrison Township, this county. In the year 1817, he entered land six miles southeast of Sibley, Shelby Co. He at first had only two neighbors, and they lived three miles distant. He opened and improved this farm, and lived there until death, which occurred in 1876, in his 97th year. He served as a soldier in the war of 1812. John Robinson was born Sept. 29, 1819, in Shelby Co., Ohio, upon his father's farm above mentioned ; he was raised and educated there, receiving a very limited education. Mr. Robinson was united in marriage Dec. 7, 1847, to Miss Elizabeth, a daughter of William and sister of Samuel Calland, whose biography appears in this work. They had eight children, of whom four are living - Samuel C., Mary E., Thomas J. and John W. He has also a grand-daughter whom they have had bound to them - Leolah May Yohn. Mr. Robinson has a splendid farm of 240 acres, with good improvements and under a high state of cultivation. He has been a faithful member of M. E. Church for fiftyone years.

JOHN SHAFER, retired farmer; P. O. Carysville. John Shafer was born May 23, 1815, in Wurtemberg, Germany ; emigrated to America and located in Adams Township, one mile northwest of Carysville ; lived there twelve years ; sold his farm to Jacob Shanely and purchased a farm of 150 acres two miles north of Carysville, where he resides. He was twice married, first in January, 1845, to Miss Christena B. Stietli, of his native place. Mrs. Shafer died in September, 1847, leaving one child - Lewis. His second marriage was celebrated in May, 1848, with Miss Catharine Hovalt, of his native place. They had five children, of whom three are living - Barbara, George and David A. Mr. Shafer has a nice farm with good improvements. His residence is situated on a high elevation descending in every direction.

JACOB SHANELY, farmer, P. O. Carysville; was born April 27, 1822, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is a son of John Shanely, a native of Wurtemberg, Germany, who served as a soldier under Napoleon eight years ; deserted and fought against him three months, and was in the battle of Waterloo. He came to America in the year 1816, and located in Cincinnati, Ohio ; lived there seven years, then moved to Miamistown, Hamilton Co. ; from there he moved to Shelby Co., Ohio, and lived there until 1830 ; he then moved to Adams Township, in this county, and located on the farm where Isaac Shanely lives, and lived there till his death. Jacob was raised and educated on a farm. He has followed farming all his life, with the exception of two years when he was in California, mining; he came home in 1850, with $3,000. He then purchased a farm of 120 acres (the farm where he now resides). Since then, by industry and economy, he has added to this farm 305 acres more. Besides this farm, he owns a farm in Shelby Co., of 165 acres; one in Fayette Co., Iowa, of 325 acres ; and 464 acres in Clay and Davis Cos., Kan. His marriage was celebrated Feb. 12, 1853, with Miss Caroline, daughter of Christian Dormire, a native of France. They had two children - David E. and Laura E.

CHRISTIAN SHANLEY, farmer ; P. 0. De Graff, Logan Co. He was born Nov. 5, 1826, in the southeast part of Indiana ; he is a son of John and brother of Jacob Shanley. He was raised upon his father's farm, in the west part of Adams Township, and never learned any trade, but has always been engaged in farming. He married Miss Susan S., daughter of William and sister of Samuel and Gershom Calland. They had three children, viz.: Mary C., John William and Edwin C. He owns several farms in the county ; the one where he lives is located in the northeast part of Adams Township, containing 240 acres, with good improvements ; his other farm is located near Spring Hills, Harrison Township, and contains 143 acres, well improved. Mr. Shanley served in the 100-day service during the late war.

JOHN SHANELY, farmer; P. 0. Tawawa, Shelby Co.; he was born Aug. 23, 1827, in the southeast part of Indiana; he is a son of John Shanely, Sr., and brother of Jacob Shanely. He was raised and educated a farmer. After he attained his majority, he learned the trade of a wagon-maker, and followed the business until the late war. He enlisted in the 42d 0. V. I., and went forward to battle for his country ; he was engaged in eleven hard battles and a great many skirmishes, and served three years. After he returned home, he purchased the farm where he resides. He was married Aug. 12, 1861, to Miss F. L., daughter of Richard Henry. They had four children - Richard M., David D., Lizzie L. and Estella B. He has a splendid farm of 172 acres, with good farm buildings. The farm is located in the west part of Adams Township, in Sec. 36.

DAYID SHANELY, farmer ; P. 0. Tawawa, Shelby Co. David is a son of John and brother of Jacob Shanely, whose biography appears among the biographies of Adams Township, in this work. Was born June 20, 1830, upon his father's farm in Sec. 31, Adams Township ; was raised and educated a farmer, and has always been engaged in that pursuit. He has twice been married - first, April 26, 1860, to Miss Sarah J., daughter of Richard Henry, a native of this State. From this union they had five children, of whom four are living - John W., Alice B., Charles M. and Alvia L. His second marriage was with Miss Lydia A., daughter of Michael Wright. From this union they have one child - Tina. He has a farm of 227 acres, under a good state of cultivation, with good farm buildings. Mr. Shanely served in the 100-days service during the late rebellion.

THOMAS STEPHENSON, farmer ; P. 0. Quincy, Logan Co. Mr. Stephenson was born Feb. 2, 1830, in Clark Co., Ohio, near Springfield; was raised and educated upon a farm. He is a son of David Stephenson, a native of Virginia, who came to Ohio with his parents in the year 1809 ; they stopped one year in Greene Co., then came on to Champaign Co., and located near Urbana, where they lived two years, but removed to Clark Co. and remained there sixteen years. He moved about considerably, but finally located in Logan Co., Ohio, where he lived till death. Thomas S. lived with his parents until he was 22 years of age, his father telling him it was time to do for himself. His father, being in limited circumstances, could give him no assistance except good advice. He started, with his possessions tied in a handkerchief, and not a cent of money, to hunt a position or a place to work, which he found in Clark Co., Ohio ; he worked there until Dec. 22, 1853, when he married Miss Hettie, daughter of Jacob Whitmer, of Miami Co., Ohio ; they moved to Fountain Co., Ind., and lived there six years. They then removed to Ohio and purchased 40 acres of timber land in the extreme north part of Adams Township, Champaign Co. By industry and economy, he has since added 60 acres more. He has now a farm of 100 acres, with good improvements, and under a high state of cultivation. They had six children - Clara B., James F., Marion W., Charles D., George E. and Thomas J.

JOSEPH STEPHENSON, farmer ; P. 0. Tawawa, Shelby Co.; was born May 16, 1830, in Clark Co., Ohio, four miles west df Springfield, and is a son of Charles Stephenson, a native of Greenbrier Co., Va., who came to Ohio in the year 1820, and located in Champaign Co., four miles east of Urbana; he is living at present in Shelby Co., Ohio, near Pemberton. Joseph was raised upon a farm, and has always been engaged in that way. His farm is located in Sec. 31, containing 60 acres. He was united in marriage, Dec. 16, 1854, to Miss Lydia Johnston; they had four children ; one living - Alexander. Mrs. Stephenson is a daughter of Walker Johnston, a native of Fayette Co., Ky., who emigrated to Ohio in January, 1803, and located in Johnson Township, Champaign Co. He was the first white settler in that township. He lived there fourteen years, then moved into Adams Township, stopping one year near Carysville. He had previously entered land in Sec. 31 of this township, upon which he erected a cabin and moved into it. Here he began the laborious task of opening a farm in the wilderness. He spent the rest of his days upon this farm. His grandfather came to America in the year 1720, and located in Virginia. His father, Silas Johnston, was born in Virginia in March, 1758; emigrated to Kentucky in the year 1785, and to Ohio in 1803. Mr. Johnston and his father both served in the war of 1812, he being a Lieutenant of a company and his father the commander of a regiment. Mrs. Johnston still survives, and is living upon the old homestead.

CHARLES C. WOOLLEY, retired farmer"; P. O. Tawawa, Shelby Co.; born Dec. 12, 1812, in New Jersey; is a son of Elihu Woolley, a native of that State, who came to Ohio with his parents in 1814, locating in Butler Co.; lived there twenty-two years ; sold his property there and moved to Shelby Co., purchasing a farm south of Palestine, where he lived until his death ; he was a weaver by trade. Charles C. was raised principally as a farmer, but worked some at the carpenter's trade. June 30, 1839, he married Miss Barbara, daughter of Nicholas Speece, a native of Virginia ; they have five children, of whom two are living - William E. and Josie. Mr. Woolley has served as Township Trustee for eighteen years. He lives retired from hard labor. His farm is located in the west part of Adams Township, this county. He is one of Champaign Co.'s best and most highly respected citizens.

v ELISHA YOST, farmer and saw-miller; P. O. Pemberton, Shelby Co.; is a son of Samuel Yost, a native of Virginia, where he lived and died. Elisha was born Dec. 25, 1838, in Morgan Co., Va.; he was raised and educated a farmer; when young, he learned the trade of a carpenter, came to Ohio and worked five years at his trade. When the late rebellion broke out, he enlisted in the 99th 0. V. I., and went forward to battle for his country. After the close of the war, he returned, and, Sept. 12, 1865, he married Miss Callie, a daughter of Peter Weimer, a native of Germany, who came to America in the year 1824, locating first in Pennsylvania; from there he came to Dayton, Ohio, and lived there till 1833, when he moved to Shelby Co., where he has resided since until the last few years, but is now living with Mr. Yost, and is enjoying good health; he was born in the year 1797. Mr. Yost has a splendid farm of 229 acres, located in Sec. 33, Adams Township, with good farm buildings upon it. He has also upon his farm one of the best saw-mills in the county, and is doing a large and extensive business in that line, doing all the custom work for miles around, besides a great deal of bill sawing. Mr. Yost is prompt and exact in all his dealings, by which he has gained the confidence of all who know him, being the key to his success in business. They had seven children, of whom six are living, viz., Ettie May, Olive Myrtle, Dora A., Callie B., Mary M. and Daisy A.

WILLIAM M. BEAN, proprietor of Spring Hills Flouring Mills ; P. 0. Spring Hills ; born in Virginia Feb. 2, 1837. The early part of his life was spent on a farm. At the age of 19, he went to learn the milling business, which he has followed principally ever since. He served in the confederate army about twelve months, entering under the conscript act, in July, 1862. Being all the while dissatisfied, he deserted in August, 1863. He, in company with a young man by the name of Perry, went out from the Shenandoah Valley, through Maryland, into Pennsylvania, where they got employment on a farm for a short time. By the aid of friends, they then pushed farther West. They came to Clark Co., Ohio, where Mr. Perry had an uncle and where he remained till the close of the war. Mr. Bean, in a short time, went to Illinois, and remained until 1865, when he returned to Virginia. In the fall of the same year he moved to Champaign Co., Ohio, where he was engaged in running the Arrowsmith Mill, on Mad Elver, until 1869. He then, in company with a brother-in-law, emigrated to Southern Missouri and purchased 400 acres of land. After farming about three years, they were engaged in the milling business for nearly two years, when they were burned out, and then returned to Champaign Co. Again our subject was destined to suffer misfortune. In shipping his goods, the car took fire and the contents burned, leaving him with nothing but a small amount of money and what baggage they had with them. However, by rigid economy, and adopting the cash system where at all practicable, he has advanced step by step, until he now owns the Spring Hills Flouring Mill and is in a fair way to free it from debt ; he is doing a flourishing business. In 1862, April 6, he married Isabella Kesler, a native of Botetourt Co., Va., born Nov. 17, 1843. Three children are the fruits of this union ; two of these, Eosa V. and Ira E., are still living. Mr. Bean and wife are members of the German Baptist Church.

HEZEKIAH M. BUENS, farmer ; P. 0. Spring Hills ; born in Virginia May 22, 1830 ; is a son of Peter and Elizabeth Burns, both natives of the above-named State. She was born in April, 1798, and he March 31, 1797. They were the parents of eleven children, ten of whom survived their infancy and grew to maturity ; seven are still living, three sons and four daughters. Peter Burns departed this life June 17, 1877. She survived till Feb. 18, 1880. H. M. was raised to agricultural pursuits, and is still engaged in that business. He emigrated to Ohio in November, 1859, and located in Champaign Co., where he has since resided. He has recently purchased a farm in Sec. 30, of Harrison Township, Champdgn Co., Ohio, on which he will soon locate. Mr. Burns participated in suppressing the rebellion. He was a member of the 134th O. N. G., Co. B, served four months, and received an honorable discharge. On May 26, 1853, he married Mary L. Bradshaw, also a native of Virginia. She was born Oct. 25, 1836. Three children are the fruits of their marriage - Ida B., Charles V. and Bertha B. Mrs. Burns is a member of the M. E. Church.

PEEEY DANIEL, retired farmer ; P. O. Spring Hills ; born in Harrison Township, Champaign Co., Ohio, Jan. 8, 1814; is a son of Thomas and Sarah Daniel. She was born in Bourbon Co., Ky., March 29, 1785, and he in Virginia Feb. 2, 1777, but was taken to Kentucky while quite young. In 1808, he moved to Ohio and settled in Pickaway Co., Ohio, then went to Champaign Co. in 1810. To depart from what is truly biographical, his great-great-grandfather was a native of Wales, and a carpenter. His great-great-grandmother belonged to the nobility of Wales. Her maiden name is not known. It was contrary to the laws of the country for any of the nobles to marry among the common people. He loved this lady, and, as love is not to be defeated, he made a chest, in which he carried her out of the country, and married her. In early life, Thomas " picked up " the carpenter trade and built several houses for the fatherin-law of Henry Clay. For several winters following his settlement here, he engaged in teaching. His principal occupation, however, was farming. He owned 317 acres of land. The subject of this sketch has been a life-long farmer, but has retired from active farm labor within the last year. He owns 157 acres of good land under good cultivation. In 1849, Nov. 5, he married Mary E. Barkshire. She was bom in Montgomery Co., Ohio, Nov. 6, 1825. Her ancestors on both sides of the house were of Irish and Welsh blood, the latter predominating. Eight children are the fruits of their marriage - Allen G., Sarah, Alice, Margery, Adelia, William T., Maggie R., Minnie E. and Anna May. Mrs. Daniel and one daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Five of the children are members of the Presbyterian Church. Allen G. is a minister of the latter, and is officiating in the State of New York.

.. J. W. DEMORY, farmer and stock-dealer; P. 0. West Liberty; was born in Clark Co., Ohio, April 22, 1832, and is a son of William and Elizabeth (Neer) Demory. They were both natives of Virginia, but were early settlers of the above-named county. Four children were the fruits of their union - John W., Sarah Ann (now Mrs. George Irven), Susan (now Mrs. Benjamin Long, of Indiana) and Matilda (the deceased wife of William Stephens. After the death of William Demory, his wife married Michael Couchman, by whom she had eight children. Mr. Couchman is also dead. The subject of this sketch was bred a farmer. In his 19th year, he went to learn the carpenter's trade, which he followed till 1867. He then bought a half-interest in 169 acres of land, and engaged in agricultural pursuits, and dealt in stock. He handled about $20,000 worth of stock in the past year, and expects to do more in the future. He has recently sold his interest in the farm, and expects to locate in the vicinity of West Liberty. Mr. Demory is a live business man, and will do well wherever he may locate. In 1854, Oct. 5, ..he married Susan Earsom, by whom he has had the following children : Joseph W., Jacob M., Nannie L., Lula L., Flora and Katie. The latter is deceased. Mrs. Demory was born April 1, 1836, and is a daughter of Joseph and Nancy Earsom. They were also natives of Virginia, but came to this State about 1837, and located in Champaign Co. Mr. Demory and two of the children are members of the M. E. Church.

JOHN C. EBY, proprietor of Eureka Hotel, Spring Hills, was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Aug. 1, 1825, and came to Ohio in 1851. He located at Terre Haute, Champaign Co., where he remained about six years, and carried on blacksmithing, which he had learned in the East. In 1857, he moved on a farm then known as the Judge Taylor farm, but now owned by Valentine Russell. Here he remained two years, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits. He then moved to Northville and worked at his trade until the death of his wife, Julia Eby. She was a native of this State, born March 23, 1827, and was left an orphan when quite young. Her death occurred Aug. 12, 1862. Mr. Eby, having no children to comfort him, then went East, and spent the winter at Harrisburg, Penn. In the following spring, he returned to this State and located at Spring Hills, and for eight or nine years followed his trade. He was engaged in the mercantile business a few years, but for the last sixteen years has been keeping hotel. He owns 38 acres of land near town, which he cultivates. He has served his township as Justice of the Peace over six years, and is now filling his third term. He has also been Township Clerk, and is Mayor of the town the present year. He married Mrs. Harriet Cretcher July 16, 1863. She was born in Logan Co. July 12, 1829, and is a daughter of Joseph Tavadell, a prominent teacher of his day. Her first husband, Mathew Cretcher, departed this life March 1, 1853, the father of one child - Thomas W., residing in Kosciusko Co., Ind. John C. and Harriet A. are the parents of five children. One - Oscar E. - survived his infancy, and is still living with his parents. They are all members of the Presbyterian Church.