Jefferson Township (part 10 of 15)

1873, aged fifty-five. Warren. Edward. Silver Creek, 1813 ; soldier of the Revolution; a resident of Silver Creek township. Warren, Henry. Miami. 1826. Whalin. Thomas. Xenia. 1807. Whalin, John. Bath. 1813. Whalin. Joseph. Ross. 1840. Ward. William. Xenia. 1807. Warren. C. H.. Miami: son of Luther; died in

Ward, Jonathan. Xenia. i8ti: from South Carolina; born November 29, 1783 ; died June 3. 1838 ; buried in Woodland. Ward, Henry. Beaver Creek. 1803; soldier of 1812. Ward. Enos. Ross. 1828: January 6. 1824. married Betsey Bull. Ward. Lewis. Xenia. 1840: buried in M'assie's

Ward. Joseph C, Xenia, 1840; March 24, 1835, married Sarah A. Stevenson : administrator of the estate of George Ward, Clifton. Ohio. Ward, James L.. Xenia, 1840 ; died Febrirary 27, in Clifton cemetery. Wamble, Edward, Xenia, 1810: from Virginia; served one year in War of 1812 ; died .April 30, 1852. 'aged sevcniy-tbrce : buried in Woodland. Wamble. Mahlon. Xenia. 1840: son of Edward. Sr. ; died in Xenia May 18. 18S5. aged sixty-one ; buried in Woodland. W/adams. Noah E.. Xenia, 1826. Waugli. William. Xenia. 1826; his wife was the

Wcade. John. Miami. 1826; died October 31. 1833, aged fifty-two - buried in Bloxsoni graveyard, near Selma, Ohio. Weade. James. Miami. 1829; died October 3, 1872, aged eighty-two ; buried in Massie's Creek churchyard (Stevenson's). Weade. Henry. Miami. 1828.

Weade. Ebenezer. Beaver Creek. 1810; died August 28. 1830, aged eighty-two ; buried in Beavertown cemetery. Wagoner, George. Bath, 1826. Wagoner, Jobn, Miami. 1.S40; died June 6. 1875,

Warner, Henry. Bath. 1828 ; died February 24, 1894. aged eighty-one ; buried in Petro graveyard. Warner, James. Bath. 1830 ; September 2, 1827, married Elizabeth Hopping. Warner. George W., Bath, 1840: died December 6, 1848. aged fifty-eight ; buried in Petro graveyard, Fairfield, Ohio. Warner. Henry, Bath, 1840. Waldridge. Isaac. Sugar Creek. 1804. Walburn. John. Miami. 1808; March 29. 1832, married Jane Shaw. Walburn. Robert. Miami, 1808; soldier of 1812. Warnick. James. Xenia. 1840: died May 11, 1862, aged fifty-five : buried in Massie's Creek cemetery, ^ Walters. Tobias. Ross. 1840. Wanamaker. Nancy. Bath. 1840; widow of John

1837. married Margaret Savill. Wieatherholtz. James. Xenia, 1840. Weatherholtz. Washington. Xenia. 1840; died in Spring \'alley township February 17. 1892, aged seventy- four : from Virginia. Weeks. John. Beaver Creek, 1807.

\\ hitenian. Benjamin. Beaver Creek. 1803; from Virginia: settled on Beaver Creek in 1798, Miami township in 1809: soldier of the Revolution in the northwest; died July 30, 1852 aged eignty-th'ee ; buried at Clifton.

Whiteman. Jacob. Xenia. 1809: soldier of 1812: from Frederick county. X'irginia, in 1773; came to Ohio in 1809; died August 28, 1839. aged sixty-six ; buried in Massie's Creek churchyard.

buried at Bellbrook, Ohio. Whicker, James, Sugar Creek, 1816. Whicker, James, Jr., Beaver Creek, 1813. White. John, Sugar Creek, 1810; soldier of 1812 ; of Xenia Woolen Mill in 1826; buried in \\Toodland. While, Joseph, Beaver Creek, 1820. White. John, Beaver Creek, 181 1. White, Lemuel, Beaver Creek, 1840. White, Joseph, Bath, 1813. Wliite. Joseph W., Bath, 1813. White. Jame:-. Sr., Ross, 1806; from Kentucky;

Willson. John. Sr.. Sugar Creek, 1803; from New Jersey to Pennsylvania, thence to Kentucky: thence to Ohio in 1796; died at West Creek, Miami county. Ohio; one of the first settlers of Greene county, Ohio.

Wilson. Williaiu W.. Xenia. 1830; son of James, of Clark's Run : died in Xenia March g. 1836. aged twenty-seven. Wilson, Joseph, Caesser's Creek. 1803: died March II. 1823, aged si.xty-ninc; buried at Jaiuestown. Ohio; born in 1754. Wilson, Joseph, Caesar's Creek, 1803; soldier of 1812; born in North Carolina August 27, 1787: died December 26. 1872. aged eighty-five; buried in Baptist gravevard, southwest of Jamestown. Ohio. Wilson. Amos, Caesar's Creek, 1805; removed to i8.?9, married Malinda Boblett. Wilson. Joseph, Xenia, 1806: son of John, Sr. ; November 10. 1808. married Joanna Townsley. Wilson. John. Xenia. 1807; deputy sheriff of Greene county under Jas. Popenoe in 1827; married Sarah Buckles April 17. 1820. AVilson. Samuel. Xenia. 1817; was a brother of

Wilson, Rev. Samuel. Xenia, 1830; from Pennsylvania ; son of William ; pastor of the Second U, P. church. Xenia. for years ; died September 5. 1887; buried in Woodland; father of Dr. S. S. Wilson, of Xenia.

Wilson. Isaac, Bath. 1801 : from Redstone, Pennsylvania, in 1801 ; died April 10, i860, aged sixtv-nine : buried at Fairfield. Ohio; father of Uriah.

county, Illinois. Wil.-on. William. Miami, J819; son of Jacob; died at French Grove, Peoria county, Illinois. January 6. ICS58. aged forty-three. Wilson. Junia .\., Miami, 1819. Wilson. William. Bath, 1840; died December 4, 1881. aged sixty-nine: buried in I'nii>n i-hurchyard. Byron. Ohio. Wilson. George, Miami. 18.^0.

Wilson, Jacob. Miami. 1830: died in Xcnia February 14. 1859. aged seventy-one; buried in Clifton. Ohio; soldier of 1812; married Jacob Pcrsinger's mother. Wilson. John Q.. Miami. 1840.

\\'ilson. William. Ross. 1813; died January 27. 1821- aged eiglity-one; buried in Massie's Creek churchyard ( Stevenson's). Wilson. John. Ross. 1815; December 9. 18.10. married Mary Wilson. Wilson. James. Ros.s, 1819. WiLson, Warner, Ross, 1820.

Wilson. Perry, Ross, 1828; died January 4, 1831, aged forty-nine; buried in Baptist graveyard, Cedarville, Ohio. Wilson. John T., Ross. 1840; died May 22, 1857, aged forty-four ; buried in Baptist graveyard, Cedarville. Ohio. Wil.son. Joseph, Jr.. Ross. 1811; born in 1788; died

July 8, 1873, aged eighty-five. Wilson. Joseph, Sr.. Silver Creek. 1803 ; died March II. 1823, aged sixty-nine; buried at Jamestown. Ohio. . Wilson. George, Silver Creek, 1813. Wilson, John, Silver Creek, 1816; died September 20, 1886. aged eighty-two; buried at Port W'illiam. Clinton county, Ohio. W'ilson. James L., Silver Creek, 1817. Wilson. Mary. Silver Creek. 1820. Wilson, Benjamin. Silver Creek, 1840; February 27, died in Sugar Creek township in 1823. Williamson, Jo3eph, Sugar Creek, 1816; his son, Joseph, died at his home, three miles west of Bcllbrook. November 10, 1897, aged seventy-one. W'illiamson, Eleazer, Sugar Creek, 1818; July, 1838. married Eliza Abercrombie ; in 1823 he was a member of State Militia. Williamson, David. Xenia, 1836; from York county. Pennsylvania ; died October 18, 1858, aged seventy-eight : buried in Woodland. Williaiuson, John S.. Xenia, 1836; born in York county, Penns3lvama, .-Vpril i. 1817: died at Cedarville. Niovember 18, 1898, aged eighty-two; buried in Massie's Creek cemetery. Williamson. Andrew D., Xenia. 1836; born January 30. 1815. in York county. Pennsylvania; died near Spring Valley August 24. 1899. AVilliamson. James, Bath, 1812; died in 1855, aged

Williamson. George T., Miami, 1830; a native of Cincinn-iti. Ohio ; owned a farm in Ross township: dijd in London. England, December 5. 1858.

Williams, Remembrance. Sr., 1803; native of Flarrison county, Virginia, near South Branch of the Potomac River; came to Kentucky in 1790, thence to Ohio in 1799; died February 2, 1803; buried near Madison, Indiana.

Williams, James, Ross, 1828; father of D. B. Williams ; born August, 1807 ; died December 27, 1891, aged eighty-four: buried west of Jamestown, Ohio.

Winter, Stephen, Xenia, 1806; died in Xenia January 16, 1837, aged eighty-five ; buried in Massie's Creek churchyard; soldier of the Revolution.

Wilkenson, James. Xenia. 1820 ; a native of Antrim. Ireland: born January 15, 1769; died July 26, 1826, aged fifty-seven : buried in Massie's Creek cliurchyard (Stevenson's).

Woolsey, Dr. Jeremiah, Xenia. 1827; died February 6, 1834. at Cincinnati, Ohio ; a former resident of Xenia, Woolsey, Uanicl, Xenia. 1821 ; removed to Evansville, Indiana. Wolf, George, Sr., Bath, 1803; wile, Mary Catherine; born in 1755; died December 6, 1813, aged fiftv-fivc; buried in Union graveyard, Bvron, Ohio. Wolf, Henry, Bath, 1806.

Wolf. John, Bath. 1806; from Lanca.-ster county. Pennsylvania; a tailor; his wife, Christine: died Oetol)er 27, 1831, aged sixty-seven: buried in Union graveyard. Byron, Ohio. Wolf, David, liath, 1816; born November 6, 1803: died June 30, 1879; buried in Union graveyard; son of George and Catherine. Wolf, Lewis, Bath, 1840; son of John and Christina; removed to Kokomo. Indiana. Wolf. John, Bath, 1807; son of George, Sr. ; soldier of 1812. Wolf, Jacob. Bath, 1812: son of George and Mary; died May 8. 1870, aged seventy-six; buried in Union graveyard. Wolf. Jacob, Bath, 1819; son of John and Cliristina. Wolf, John, Bath, 1819; son of John and Christina;

May 25. 1815, married Yants. Wolf, Daniel. Bath. 1820; from Pennsylvania; died November 6. 1885. aged eighty-seven; buried in Union graveyard, Byron. Wolf. George. Jr., Bath, 1820; son of John and Christina; born March 14, 1796; died December 9. 1844: buried in Union graveyard. Byron. Wolf. Adam. Maimi, 1814; soldier of 1812; died in 1857, aged tifty-nine; buried in Muddy Run cemetery. Wolf, Daniel. Bath, 1820; born in 1803; died in 1879; buried in Union graveyard, Byron, Ohio. Wolf, Jacob C, Bath, 1826. Wolf, ITios. F.. Bath, 1826.

Wolf, David, Bath, 1826; born in 1803; died June .30, 1879. aged seventy-five ; buried in Union graveyard. Byron, Ohio. Wolf. John W., Bath. i82(); from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania; died June 25. 1877, aged eightyfour; buried in Union graveyard. Byron, Ohio. Wolf, Benjamin. Bath. 1826; first white child born in Bath township; born in 1800; son of George, Sr. Wolf. Joshua. Bath, 1840; died September 3, 1889. aged sixty-three ; buried in Union graveyard, Byron, Ohio. Wolf, Henry, Bath, 1826; son of John and Christina. Wolf, Simon. Bath, 1826; son of John and Christina : was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1805; died June 3. 1S70. near Byron, aged eighty-five. Wolf. John H.. Bath. 1827. Wolf. John I.. Bath. 1827. Wolf. Jacob B., Bath, 1830. Wolf. Abraham. Bath. 1840: died July 15, 1849:

Wright, George. Caesar's Creek, 1816;- soldier of the Revolution ; father of Mrs. Henry Hypes ; died September 25, 1829, aged seventy-three; buried in Woodland, Xenia.

Wright. Wm., Ross, 1821 ; from South Carolina: father of John B. ; died January 9, 1859, aged seventy-nine; buried in Massie's Creek cemetery.

Wright. .Mcrrit. Xenia, 1816: from Brun?\vick county, Virginia ; soldier of 1812, under Capt. Aplcwhite; died .\pril 10, 1855. aged sixty: buried in Wuodland ; father of the late J. B. M. Wright.

Wright, Lewis. Xenia, 1816; son of George; soldier of 1S12, nnder Capt. Aplewhite; died November 8, 18(16, aged sixty-nine ; buried in Woodland ; born February it, 1796.

Wright, Thos. C., Xenia, 1821; mn of Sainuei ; died February 24, 1871, aged seventy-three; buried in Woodland ; ex-auditor of Greene county.

Wright, Ira .1., Xenia, 1826; a brother of T. C. W'right ; died at Cairo, Ilihiois, of the cholera ; a tombstone was erected by his brother to his memory.

and Sophia; born June 22. 1808; died in Cincinnati ; liuried in Woodland, Xenia. Wright. Richard H., Ross, 1840. Wright. .Andrew, Ross, 1832; from South Carolina:

Biographical Rev. James G. Carsox. D. D.

¥(>v a third of a century the pastor of the Second United I'resbyterian ciuircli of Xenia. Re\-. James Giilespy Carson, has been \veli known througliout this portion of tlie state wiiere his lal)ors Iiave Iieen effective in promoting' the intellectual development of the c< immunity, his inlluencc being (.)f no restricted order. He commands not only the highest respect of his own people but of all denominations, and has attained considerable distinction as a leading divine in the L'nited Presbyterian ministry. Arriving in Xenia in December. 1869. his consecrated life, zeal and untiring efforts have been the means of greatly increasing the numerical and sjjiritual strength of his church and his life history forms no unimportant chapter of the history ol the moral progress of Greene county.

Blount countv, Tennessee, on the nth of February. 183.3, a son of the Rev. David and Jane Walker (Giilespy) Carson, the former a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and the latter of Blount county. Tennessee. At an early age the father was graduated in Jefferson college and then continued his studies under the direction of Dr. John M. Mason, of the Associate Reformed church for three vears, while later Dr. Joseph Banks, of Philadelphia, (jf the Associate church, was his preceptor. His first pastorate was in a church near Maryville, Temiessee, where he remained for nine years, and in T833 he was elected professor of the Associate Presbyterian Seminary, at Cannonsburg, Penn.sylvania. The school was afterward removed to Xenia, and in July. 1834. Rev. David Carson removed to the north to assume his duties in the seminary, but on the 25th of September of the same year, before taking up the work of his professorship, he was called to his fmal home. In the family were three children, the eldest being Dr. David Walker Carson, of Burgettstown, Pennsyh-ania : James G., of this review; and Ellen J., who died in May, 1858, at the age of twenty-three years. The paternal grandfather, David Carson, emigrated from Ireland, it is believed, as early as 1784 and settled at Greencastle, Pennsylvania, where he followed tlie tailor's trade. His wife bore the maiden name of Jane Oliver and was a granddaughter of the Rev. James Fisher, author of Fisher's catechism, and the great-granddaughter of Ebenezer Erskine, one of the founders of the United Presbvterian church.

The maternal grandfather of the Re\'. James G. Carson was James Giilespy. who was born in Augusta county, ^'irginia. in 1772, and about 1780 removed with his parents to Tennessee, where he became a prominent farmer and poHtician, representing his district in the general assembly, and a member of the constitutional conxention of that state. He married Eleanor Cowan. She had an aunt who was captured by the Shawnee Indians in Tennessee and was conveyed by tliem to Old Chillicothe, now Oldtown, (ireene county, Ohio, where she was assisted to escape l)y the Indian chief. wh(T sent her across Lake Erie on the ice to Detroit, whence she was taken to Pittsburg and from there down the river to Maryville, thus being returned to her home after an absence of seven vears. Her husband was killed at the time she was captured but she secured his scalp, which had been taken by the Indians and carrietl it in her bosom. Subsequently she was again married and was captured the second time by the Indians - this time by the Cherokee trilse - with whom she remained two years in Georgia, when her old neighborhood having captured some of the tribe, an exchange was made and her release secured.

When onlv a few months old Rev. Carson, of this review, was taken to Pennsvlvania. His father died soon afterwanl. He was reared in Cannonsburg. that state, acquiring his education there, and was graduated from JeffersonCollege with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, in the class of 1849. In 1875 the degree of Doctor of Divinitv was conferred upon him by Monmouth College. After his graduation he followed the profession of teaching for about three years. In the summer of 1852 he entered the seminary at Cannonsburg. in which he was graduated in March. 1855. and I in the 226. of June, that year, he was licensed to preach, after which he supplied various churches, including his father's old congregati(in in Tennessee. In November. 1856. he was ordained antl installed as pastor of the congregation at South Buffalo, now Claysville. \\'ashington county, Pennsylvania, where he remained until May, 1867, which covered the period of the Civil war. During the progress of hostilities between the north and tlie south Dr. Carson was connected with the Christian commission, stationed at Romney. \'irginia. and in the spring of 1864 was stationed at Knoxville. Tennessee. His most important work. however, during the Civil war was that which he performed as the president of the Union League of Buffalo township, and also in the active support which he gave to tlie administratidU in its work of putting down the rebellion. He met with much opposition in the community where he was located, but his eloquent words and logical utterances had marke<l influence in moldingsentiment.

In 1867 Dr. Carson removed to Cannonsburg. where he remained until 1869 as pastor of the United Presbyterian church, and in the month of December, of that year, he came to Xenia. accepting the pastorate of the Second United Preslivterian church, and since that time he lias filled its pulnit. covering a period of almost a third of a century. In the fall of 1873 ^^^ ^^"^^ ^l^o elected professor of homiletics and pastoral theology of the Xenia Theological Seminary, occupying that chair for fifteen years, or, until the spring of 1888, when, finding that his duties were too arduous he resigned the ]irofessorship and gi\-es his attention only to the pastoral work. He has served as a member of the board of managers of the Xenia Theological Seminary, and was its secretary for four years.

^on was married to Miss Mary H. Clarkson, a (laiigliter of the Rev. Thomas B. Clarksoii. of Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, a granddaughter of tlie Rev. James Clarkson, of (luinston, Pennsylvania. Her death occurred in Xenia, March 21, 1894. She possessed a most amial)le and kindlv disposition and was of great assistance to her husljand in his work. The Doctor's labors have covered a wide range along lines that tend to uplift humanity. He has been a strong supporter of the temperance policy of the Republican party, and in this way has been a factor in political circles. He indorses every movement and measure for the promotion of education that will fit the young for the practical and responsible duties of life. 1 Ic has been a delegate to different sxnods of his church, and his wise counsel and keen insight to possibilities have made his opinions of value in such gatherings. His knowledge is broad and comprehensive, for his reading has covered a wide range. He is interested in anything that will give him a clearer, broader view of life and its purposes and of human nature, and aid him in the work of so presenting the truth to his parishioners ami his auditors that his words will intluence their lives for good. He is an able and eloquent divine, is an earnest student who reads widely and brings to his duties the riches of a strong mind and untiring zeal.

George A. McKay is holding the position of citv engineer of Xenia and of county sur\-evor of Greene countv and in lioth offices is displaying his capabilitv and fidelity to the trusts reposed in him. He was born in this county on Christmas day, of 1850, and is the son of Samuel I*", and Angeline A. McKay. The father was a native of Ohio, and after arriving at years of maturitv was married in 1850 to Miss Angeline Moore, who was born in \'irginia and came to Ohio when only se\en years old. Her father, Presley Moore, was numbered among the pioneer settlers of the Buckeye state ami at length l(jst his life liy accident, a tree falling upon him. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Mc- Kav were born five children: George .\., Maria L.. Oscar F.. Sarah J. and Irxing V. Samuel F. McKay (f'cd in 1895 and his wife, who survi\-ed him some years, died in the spring of 1900. He was a member of the Baptist church and the mother of the Reformed church. He was, until his tleath, a resident of Caesarscreek township. George A. McKay, of this review, was reared upon his father's fami. but could not content himself with the work of the fields, desiring broader (opportunities. He accpured his education in the common schools and in Antioch College of Yellow Springs. He became master of the various branches of mathematics and his qualification in this regard has made him a capable surveyor. He commenced engineer work when only sixteen years of age and for a long period served as civil engineer in connection with the Aliami Valley & Columlnis Railroad, the Cincinnati, Hamilton «& Dayton, the Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad, and later with the Chicago & West Michigan, now the Pere Marquette Railroad, with which he had been connected for four years prior to his election to the office of county survevor in 1892. He assumed the duties of that position on the 1st of January, 1893, and In- re-elections has since Ijeen continued

On the 25th of September, 1873, 'Sir. McKay was imited in marriage to Miss Ida I. Peterson, a daughter of Jacob S. and Sajrah C. Peterson, of Ohio. Four children have graced this union: W'erter P., Mabel L., Nellie (t. and Edna. !Mr. AIcKay is a member of Xenia Lodge, F. & A. M., and also of Xenia Chapter, R. A. M., while he and his wife hold membership relations with the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. He is well known as a publicspirited and progressive citizen, whose advancement in life is the outcome of his own efforts. He lias won a credital.ile reputation as a public offlcia!. who is prompt and faithful in the discharg-e of his duties, and in social life he has gained tiie regard of all with wlioni he has come in contact by reason of his fidelitv to manlv ]M'inciples, his genial disposition and his deference for the opinions of others.

George W. Harper

Xo history of Greene count)- would be complete without the life record of George \\'. llar])er. He has passed the seventiethmilestone on life's journew and has witnessed much of the remarkable advance which this country made through the nineteenth century. He has lived to witness the dawning of a new century of ]irosperily and prf)gress, and yet takes a deep interest in all that pertains to the national welfare and to local improvement. He was a friend of Abraham Lincoln in early life and has known nianv other prominent men of this and other states. He has been a very important factor in the business development of this section of Ohio, and as the years ha\e passed he has pros])ere'(.l in his undertakings until now he is numbered among the men of affluence in his community. Honored and respected by all, there is no man in Cedarville or Greene county who occupies a higher place in public regard, not only by reason of this splendid success, but also' because of the honorable, straightforward business policy he has ever followed.

George W. Harper was bom in Ross township, this county, on the 30th of May, 1825, and comes of a family of English origin. His paternal grandfather, John Harper, was born in \'irginia, near Harper's Ferry, and it was in honor of this family that Harper's Ferry was named. During the early days the ferry was owned by Thomas Harper, a brother of John, who operated a boat at that point for many years. John Harper was a lo_\al defender of the cause of liberty at the time of the Revolutionarv war, and carried his musket over many a field where the battle waged, contributing his share to the brilliant victory wliich crowned the American amis. Leaving the Atlantic coast he made his way inland to Ohio, and liecame one of the h(-)nored pioneer settlers of Greene county, his last days being passeil upon the old home farnt in Ross township. Pie purchaseil there a large tract of land which was afterward (li\-i(lcd among his children. He died at an advanced age and was laid to rest in a cemetery of Ross township.

Thomas Harper, the father of our subject, was born at Harper's Ferry, a large part of the property there being then owned b\- his uncle Thomas, for whom he was named. lie came tu Ohio about 1812 ami located in Ross tnwnsliii). wlnere lie engaged in farming and stock-raising. Tlie land which he purchased was a raw tract, but he improved it, transforming it into a farm of rich fertility. Bv judicious investment of his cajjital he liecame the owner of fifteen hundred acres, and in addition to its cultivation he successfully engaged in the raising of hogs and cattle on an extensive scale, lie married Mary Sirlotte, a nati\-e of Maryland, and a daughter of George and Elizabeth Sirlotte, who were probably natives of ^larx'land. and trace their ancestry back to France. Tiiomas Harper lixed to the age of eightv-one years, passing away in 1882. In his religious faith he was a Mcthiidist and in his political views was a Democrat. His wife died u])on the home farm in Ross township, in 1872, at the age of seventy-one years. She, too, was a niemlier of the Methodist church d.uring the greater part of her life. ;uid her earnest Christian character left its imjiress upon the lix'es of her children, 'ihe remains of Mr. and Airs. Harper were interred in Blackson's cemetery in Clark county. In their family were five children, George \V. Harper being the ehlest of the three sur\'i\'ing niembers.

Until twent}-one years of age Mr. Harper, of this review, remained upon the old homestead. He attended the common schools of the township, also select schools in Xenia. and later becaine a student at Greene Plains. After attaining his majijrity he turned his attention to the cattle business, buying cattle in both Illinois and Indiana, and driving them through to Lancaster, Ohio, and Philadelphia, where he sold them in the market. This was before the era of railroads in the west and the long journey was acc<:)mplishcd on foot, tie also crossed the .\lleghanv Mountains several times before a railroad had been built across that chain. He finally extended his operations as far west as Springfield, Illinois, flriving cattle through from that ])oint to Philadelphia. While in the former city he boarded in the same house with Abraham Lincoln, whose acquaintance he formed and with whom he formed ties of friendship. Mr. Harper now recalls many entertaining reminiscences connected with their acquaintance. He continued in the cattle business for five or si.x years, after which he ])urchased some farm lands in Greene and Clark counties. He there bought and bred cattle and shipped them to the markets after fattening them. He still owns his original homestead, which lies largely in Ross township. Greene county, consisting of about one thousand acres. He continued to successfully deal in cattle until his removal to Cedar\ille in 1865. Here he engaged in the banking Inisiness for ten or twelve vears ;uid was the chief mover in the establishment of the bank, which opened its doors for business in 1888 and soon was placed on a safe financial basis which brought to it man\- patrons, yir. PIar])er continueil as its president until al)out three years ago. when he withdrew in order to lead a retired life. He is not engaged in any active lousiness pursuits at the jiresent time, save the supervision of his projoerty interests. Since remox'ing to Cedarville he has always managed his large farming property from this ])oint. He has at present se\'enteen hundretl acres of valuable lanil, while his wife has seven hundred and seventy-five acres. He also owns about two thousand acres in Missouri, mcjst of which is grazing land. I\Ir. Harper has careful) v controlled his business affairs and his snund judgment, business foresigbt and enterprise have been the strong features in his remarkably successful career. He has erected a number of fine buildings in Cedar\-ille, including his own residence, a handsome brick structure, and has thus contributed to the impro\-ement of the town.

In i860 I\Ir. Harper was united in marriage to ^liss Vinna M. Murray, a daughter of George ]\Iurray. of South Charleston. Ohio, an extensive and prominent farmer who died about twenty years ago. In his political \ie\\s Mr. Harper was formerly a Democrat, but is now a Populist. He served as a member of the city council of Cedarville for a number uf years, and was the Democratic candidate for state senator on one occasion, but he never sought office, preferring tn devote his care and attention to his business affairs. He belongs to the Methodist church and is and has been for many years one of its trustees. For more than forty years he and his wife have traveled life's journey together, and throughout the long period their home has e\er been hospitably open for the reception of their many friends. Mr. Harper is a man of strong purpose, of unfaltering determination in the execution of business projects, and his success is attributable to his own efforts. He has a very wide acquaintance throughout this portion of the atate and is held in the highest regard by all with whom he has come in contact.

Asa Little

County. His parents, Robert and Elizabeth (Hiatt) Little, were natives of Virginia and were there Ixtrn. reared and married, but about 1830 emigrated westward and cast their lot with the early settlers of Ross township. Greene county, where the father engaged in farming. He made agricultural pursuits his life work and died in 1875 at the age of sixty-five years, while his wife passed away in 1889 at the age of seveniycight years. The}- were the parents of six children, all of whom reached years of maturity, namely: J. H., who is now a resident of Yellow Springs. Ohi6; John, deceased; Mrs. Lucy Ritenhour. who has also passed away ; Emily, the w ife of J. !M. Birch, of Yellcnv Springs; Asa, of this review; and Anna, the wife of Henry J. Flagg of ?veiiia.

To the public school system of his nati\'e lownship Asa Little is indebted for the early educational privileges w hich he enjoyed. He afterward attended Antioch College, in Yellow Springs, where he took a special course, completing his education in the school room at the age of eighteen years. He then engaged in teaching in Greene and ^ladison counties, successfully following that profession for several years. He afterward became an active factor in commercial circles, being engaged in the grain business at Jamestown, Xenia and Yellow Springs, operating along that line for several years. In 1898 he put aside personal interests in order to serve his fellow townsmen in the office of county treasurer, to which he had been elected in the fall of that year. In 1901 he was again chosen to the position, so capably had he filled the office, and will continue as the incumbent until September, 1904. He is a careful custodian of public office, being most reliable, honorable and capable.

In 1865 Air. Little was married to Aliss Margaret Moprnian, a daugliter of Charles T. and Matilda Moorman, who were early settlers of this county. Two children graced tiiis marriage, but Arthur Ward died at the age of thirteen years. Tiie surviving son is C. H. Little, who is now engaged in the wholesale grain business in Xenia. In his social relations Mr. Little is an Odd Fellow, belonging to the lodge at Yellow Springs, and both he and liis wife are members of the Christian churcli. In liis political views he has always been a Repuljlican but had never souglit or held office prior to the time tliat lie was elected county treasurer. His official rc'.-ord has demonstrated the fact that the confidence reposed in him was well placed, lie is most capable and loyal and his word no man cam question.

Augustus Thompson

Augustus Thompson has now passed the seventy-seventh milestone on life's journey and is a venerable and honored resident of Yellow Springs. He was lx)rn March 12, 1825, in Geauga comity, Ohio, and lived at the place of his birth for twenty-si.K years. His parents were William and Lucinda (W'alden) Thompson. The family is of Scotch-Irish lineage. The great-grandfather after coming to this country from Scotland settled in Pennsylvania at an early day. His son, Isaac, the grandfather of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He married and had eight children six sons and two daughters.

iSi J. He was born in Pennsylvania, March 21, 1789, but catue tcj Ohio with his parents in 1 80 1, being about twelve years of age. His father purchased a tract of timber land in Geauga county and much labor was required in clearing this in order to make it cultivable. William Thompson, although the youngest in the family, sJKiuldered his ax and went to the woods with the rest, doing his full share in the arduous undertaking", and ere long became quite an expei't woodsman, and this led him to believe that he could make a farm for himself. He therefore ijurchased a tract of one himdred acres of timber land adjoining his father's fann and began its cultivation and improvement. He built a house from timber from his own land and as companion in his new home and one with whom he might share the joys and sorrows of life he chose Miss Lucinda Walden, who at that time was teaching school in Huntsburg township. She was an earnest Christian lady, a member of the Alethodist church, and her brother, Asa, was a minister of that denomination. She had two other brothers, Elisha and Rial, the fomier a Methodist in religious faith, and the latter a Universalist. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were married in Warren, Ohio, on the 8th of February, 18 15, and then started to make a farm in the midst of the forest. As the result of his industry and perseverance he was enabled to pay for his farm from his sale of maple sugar, which he manufactured from his own trees. He did all of the work in connection therewith even to the manufacture of the buckets and troughs. The wife faithfully performed the work of the home, using the spinning wheel and loom and thus furnishing the family with an abundance of towels, table linen, bedspreads and clothing. Nine children came into this household, eiglit sons and one daughter. All were married and secured homes for themselves, and five of the brothers became defenders of the L'ninn in the Civil war. ^^'illiam Thompsdn did his full duty to his children, to his friends and to his country, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. He served as township treasurer and filled many minor ofifices with credit to himself and satisfaction to his constituents.

The family passed through varied experiences and two sad accidents occurred in the family history. One was the death of Elisha James, who had gone to the woods in order to get fuel for the schoolhouse fire together with many other patrons of the school. He was then but a little more than twelve years of age and was killed by a falling tree. Again three years later the youngest child, Henry Thom])son, was struck l.iy lightning when he and a cousin had gone to gather wild strawberries. William Thompson, the father, died at the age of eighty-four years and six months. The mother, who was Ijorn in Massachusetts and lived there until a few years prior to her marriage, passed away at the advanced age of eighty-four years and four months. The former was an Episcopalian in religious faith and the latter a ]\Iethodist.

Augustus Thompson, who was the fifth in order of birth in that family, spent the first twenty-six years of his life upon the home farm in Geauga county, and in the district schools of the neighborhood obtained his education and through the summer months assisted his father upon the home farm. He was the first of his family to respond to the country's call for aid, enlisting April 27, iSrii, as a member of Company D, Xinetecnth Reg'iment of Ohio Volunteers. He served for four months and was then discharged at Columbus, but he afterward re-enlisted in Company A, Twentyninth Ohio \'oluntcer Infantry, and served until July. 1862, wlien he was again discharged on account of disability. Upon his return from the war he remo\-ed to Bay City, ^lichigan, in 1862, in order that he might educate his children, and there engag'ed in teaming, which he followed for a number of years, also devoting some attention to farming. In 1877 he removed to Little Rock, Arkansas, where he was first employed in a planing mill for three years. He then engaged in the somewhat n<>\e\ employment of building up the trade of run down hotels, going to Texarkana, Texas, for that purpose in response to a telegram. Six months' faithful service Iirought the desired result, yir. Thompson then resigning to become the manager oi another run down hotel in the same town. Here he was again successful. Init irom his excessive labors so exhausted his vitality that he was forced to abandon this occupation and for five months devoted himself to traveling for his health. At that time he reached Dayton, and he has since been a resident of Ohio. Sixteen years ago he located at Yellow Springs, where he has since resided. Here he has since been connected with agricultural pursuits, and although he d(.ies not do any of the hard work ujion the farm he still has the general ox'ersight of his agricultural interests in Miami township.

In July. 185 1, Mr. Thompso.n was united in marriage to Miss Ro'.illa L. Johnson, who was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, and died in Bay City. ^Michigan, when about sixty years of age. She Avas the mother of two children. Henr_\- C, who was born in (ieauga county, Ohio, was educated in Bay City. }ilichigan. He spent his evenings in the office of the city surveyor, acting as assistant in the work of (h'awing maps, and dinnng llie jieriods of vacation lie was in tlie ticld, heconiing fanniiiar with tlie ]5raclical \\()i-i< of civil engineering and surveying. Jic has become an expert surveyor and is still following tjiat business in Bay City, Michigan, where he has served as city surveyor. He also served as city surveyor of Lansing for one year. At the age of si.xteen \ ears he began teaching school and followed that profession until he had mastered siu"ve}"ing, when he abandoned it in order to take up his chosen life wiirk. He married Kate Wliitmore, and they have three chiklren. Frank C. Thompson, the youngest son, was born in Ashtabula county, Ohio, and Ijegan teaching in the district schools before attaining the age of sixteen. After two years he was made jjrincipal of a graded schoul, a piisitiiin wjiich he held for live years, when he resigned in order to accept another position in which he continued for live years. He afterward held the office of city comptroller at West Bay City, Michigan, and later was employed on the farm of Hiram Confei- in Greene county, but he soon returned to West Bay City to assist his brother Henry in surveying and civil engineering, and was afterward appointed by the postmaster general to the mail delivery ser\'ice in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, in which position he has since served. He married Carrie Confer, a daughter of Hiram Confer, then of Yellow Springs, but now a resident of California.

David and Susan (Wolff) Hamma. Her father was born in Pennsyhania of German lineage, on the paternal side, while on the maternal side the line is of English descent. The parents of Mrs. Thompson removetl to Ohio during her early girlhood, settling in Richland county, where her father carried on farming. He afterward sold his farm, settling in Greene county, purchasing a tract of land in IMiami township. Here he died in 1865 at the age of seventy-seven years, rmd his wife died some years previous upon the old homestead in Miami township. She was the mother of seven children, but only three of the number are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson make tlieir home in Yellow Springs and are well known there. Mr. Thompson owes his success in life to his own earnest and indefatigable efforts. He has led an upright and honorable life, characterized by loyalty to his country and b\' fidelity in friendship as well as honor in business relations.

Robert S. Jacoby

Roliert S. Jacoby is numbered among the native sons of Xenia township, Greene county, for here his birth occurred on the 22w\ of November, 1842. His parents were Mathew Cory and Phoebe A. (Jackson) Jacoby, the latter a daughter of General Robert Jackson, who died in Xenia. The father of our subject was born in Xenia township, and for many years was engaged in distiling and milling. He died when about thirty years of age and our subject is the only surviving member of the family of three children.

township schools and worked upon the home fami until the Civil war began, when with patriotic spirit he offered his services to the go\-ernment, enlisting in Company D, Seventy-fourth Ohio A'ohinteer Infantry, with which he served until the close of the war, when he received an honorable discharge at CaoTip Dennison, being mustered out with the rank of sergeant. He was a participant in many of the great battles under the cnmmaaid of General Sherman antl did not miss a single day's service in four years of warfare, taking- part in all of the encounters in which his regiment was engaged. He was always found at his post of duty, whether on the picket line or in the firing line, and with a most creditable military record he returned to his home.

After the close of the war Mr. Jacoby located upon the old homestead farm in Xaiia township and there engaged in the tilling of the soil tor an umber of years. He also purchased the gristmill which was erected by bis grandfather and has since operated it in ci:>nnection with agricultural pursuits, being successfully engagetl in the manufacture of flour and in the work of tilling the soil. He farms two hundred and fifty acres of good land and his place is regarded as one of the best in the locality. For some years after the war he was also engaged in the grocery business in Xenia and in the agricultural implement business..

In 1 87 1 was celebrated the marriage of Mr. Jacoby and Miss Mary C. Humphreys, who was born in Xenia township, Greene county, a daughter of Joseph Humjibreys. who was also a natii\-e of this county and died at the age of eighty-seven years. Mr. and I\Irs. Jacoby have a pleasant home on the old paternal homestead in Xenia township, He is a charter member of Yellow relations with his old armv comrades through this connection. In his political \iews he is a Republican, having firm faith in the principles of the party and strongl\- upholding its interests, yet never seeking office as a reward for party lealt}-. He is today as true tri his duties of citizenship as when he followed the starry banner of the natiiin upon southern battlefields.

Joseph H. Hussey

Joseph H. Hussey owns and operates one hundred and forty acres of land in Jefferson township and is a progressive, wide-awake and diligent farmer. His birth occurred on the old family homestead, August 31, 1856. His father, Christopher Hussey. was burn in Tennessee in the year 1794, while the grandfather, Christopher Hussey, Sr., was a native of Xorth Carolina, born in 1757. \\"hen the country l>ecame invoh-ed in the war with England. stri\ing for national independence, he joined the colonial forces, thus gallantly fighting in the war of the Revolution. His son was a valued soldier in the war of 181J. When about twel\-c years of age he was brought by his parents to Jefferson township, Greene county, Ohio, they settling near w hat is now the village of Bowersville, on the old homestead occupied by J. H. Hussey. There a log house was built, circular in form, "which until a few vears ag'o stood as one of the landmarks of the ccjuntry side, but it has now been replaced by a fine brick residence, one of the most attractive and comfortable farm residences in the township. The grandfather bought twentv-seven luuidrcil acres of land. In his faniij}- were the followin<i^ children, namely : 'i'hdnias, Stephen, Elijah, Nathan. Christopher, Jaciih. I'olly, Sophia, Nancy. Rebecca and Elizabeth, who came to maturity.

Christopher Hussey, Jr., the father ot our subject, acquired his education in the old time log school house near his home, sitting upon the slab seat and resting his feet upon the ])uncheon floor. He studied liis lesson:? by the light which came through greased paper window.s. while the room was heated by an immense rire-])lace occupying almost *» one entire end of the building. When eighteen years of age he put aside his te.xt books and ceased his attendance at school, to which he had to walk a distance of three miles both morning and evening. He then began \\( irking for his father, but his training pre- \ious to this time hail not been meager, in fact he worked so steadily in the held that jjerhaps his entire attendance at school would cover only about a complete year. So meager had Ijeen his educational privileges that after drr\-ing a lot of hogs to Cincinnati to market he was unable to figure up the profits. He worked with, his father until his death and then took control of the large fami. which he contineud to cultivate and improve until his own death, (iwning eleven hundred and twenty-five acres. In early mimhood he was united in marriage to ^liss Mary Haug'hey, a native of Jefferson township, Greene county, and they became the parents of nine children, namely : Christopher, Stephen, John, Elijah, ATary, Thomas, Nancy J., and two wlio died in infancy. The father was again married, after the death of his first wife, his second union being with Miss Catherine Lockhart, a nati\-e of Silvercreek township, Greene countv, the marriage being celebrated in 1838. In their family were the following children : Narcissa. Henry, Lydia Ann, Evelyn and Emma, twins, James. Alliert, Flora, Joseph H., Catherine. Emma died in infancy. The father died ]\Iarch 8, 187.;, and the mother November 4, 1900.

Josepii H. Hussey, whose name introduces this record, acquired his early education in the common schools of tlie village of Bowersville and later continued his studies in the private scJiools in the '-:ounty and state, receiving much Ijetter educational privileges than were afforded to many boys of the time and locality. Later he began working for his father, to whom he gave bis assistance until the death of his parent. Tiie management of the home farm then dev61ved upon him and to its further development and imjirovement he has gixxn his attention, lie has since remodeletl the house and barn and has placed many excellent improvements and accessories upon the old homestead, making it a valuable and attractive farm. For about four years he was engaged in the grocery l)usiness in Springfield, Ohio, but during the greater part of his life his attention has been given to agricultural pursuits. When the farm was originally purchased by his grandfather. Christopher Hussey, it contained t\vent\-seven hundred acres of land, but b\- division among the heirs and by sale, the present homestead of our subject has been reduced to one Iiundred antl forty acres. At the time of the original purchase the land was bought for one dollar per acre and at the present time it is worth one hundred dollars [ter acre.

In the year 1879 Mr. Hussey was united in marriage to Miss Anna Hall, a native of Clinton county, Ohio, and to them have been born two children, Frank and Truman, both residing at home with their father. Mr. Hussey is a stanch Republican in politics when issues are in\-ulvc(l, but ai lucal elections, where tlie nu\y question before tlie people is the capabiHty of the caiKhdate to discharge the business of town or county, he votes independently. He is a devout man of unquestioned honor and integrity and. with his wife, huld.s membership in the Christian church at Bowers\-ille.

John H. ^IcPherson. who is now acceptably filling the office of auditor of Greene county, was born on the nth of July, 1840, upon the farm where he continued to reside imtil after the outbreak of the Ci\'il war. .\l that time Mr. M'cPherson enlisted in tlie Union army, with which he served for three years and two months, and was then honorably discharged at Savannah, Georgia,- in 1865. Returning to the home farm he then engaged in carrying on agricultural pursuits in Greene county until 1884, when he left the farm in order to become a factor in the mercantile circles of Xenia, where he engaged in tlie hardware business as a member of the firm of Williams & ]\lcPherson. In 1896 he was elected to the office of county auditor and has since served in that capacity.

Marcus Shoup

Out of the dq)ths n\ his mature wisdom. Carlvle wrote: "History is the essence of innumerable biographies." ^lacaulay has said : "The history of a nation is best tolj in the lives of its peojile." It is therefore fittiu"- that tile sketches of Greene countv's eminent men should find a place in this x'olume. Marcus Shdup is known as one of the most capable law_\'ers (.)f the Greene county bar, as a Republican of prominence and as a promoter of many industries which have proved of great value to the city and countv while ad\ancing his individual success. He was born in Beavercreek township, Greene county, on the .^th of ]\Iay. 1869, and is a son of Daniel M. and Maria ( \\ ampler ) Shoup. He comes of <jne of the old pioneer families of Greene county, the ancestral history h?iving long been interwoven with the annals of this portion of the .state. His paternal great-grandfather. George Shoup,' located in Bea\ercreek township in 179''), having removed to Ohio from Hagerstown, Maryland, which was the old home of his ancestors who had come froiu Switzerland to the new world during the latter part of the se\-enteenth century. Soon after his arrival George Shoup entered two sections of land in Bea\'ercreek township, and devoted his attention to the development and improvement of the farm. He was also a minister of the German Baptist church, and engaged in proclaiming the gospel throughout his portion of the country, his influence contributing in no small degree to the moral development of his community. Closes W. Shoup, the grandfather of our subject, was born, reared and died on the old family homestead which his father had developed and improved. He was a prosperous farmer, owning about one thousand acres of land. His life was ever honorable and upright antl he became a preacher of the Dunkard church.

Marcus Shoup

hovliood (lays, in fact. CDntinuing to make Iiis lionie there until 1H54. wlien lie purcliaseil lanil in Bea\'ercreck tii\\nslii[) an<l reniuxed to tlie farm wliicli lias since been his lionie. 'I'hrtmg'liout liis entire life he has carried on agricultural pursuits, and has prospered in his undertakings, his well directed labors bringing to him creditable success. In early life lie was a stanch advocate of the Whig |)arty, anil upon its dissolution he joined the r.anks of the Republican party, with w hich he has since aftiliated. He, too, is a member and minister of the German Baptist clunx-h. lie married Maria Wampler in August, 1S44, and took her as a bride to the old home farm. Slie was burn in Stark county, (^hio, February 24. 1827, a daughter of Phili]) and Catherine ( Ro_\er ) \\'ani])ler. who reniiixeil from Carroll county, Maryland, to Ohio. They spent one year in Stark county and subse(|uentlv they took up their abode on the StillwrUer, in Montgomery county, which was the home of Mrs. Slioup at the time of her marriage. She died in 1900, but the father of our subject is still li\ing.

Mr. Shoup began his education in the district schools of Bea\ercreek township, and was later graduated in the high school of that township. Subsequently he entered the Ohio Normal University at Ada, Ohio, where he spent four years and on the completion of the regular course was graduated in the class of 18SS with the degree of Bachelor of Sciences. He then entereil the office of Craighead & Craighead, of Dayton, as a law student, remaining with them for more than a year, when he continued his studies in the office and under the direction of Judge E. H. Munger. of Xenia, Ohio, with whom he remained until admitted to the bar, on the 6tli of .March. 1S90. At that time Mr. Shouj) openeil an office in Xenia and has since engage! in general practice. Professional advancement is jiroverbially slow. The first element of success is perhaps a persistency of purpose. an eff'ort as enduring as the force of gravity. These Mr. Shoup possessess. He also possesses aptitude, character and individuality. He has gained a good clientage which has constantly increaseil. connecting him with much of the most important litigation tried in the courts of his district. His careful preparation of cases is supplemented Ijy a power of argument and a forceful presentation of his [joints, so ijiat he ne\er fails to impress court or jury and has gained many verdicts favorable to his clients. Mr. Shoup has taken his part as an active factor in the Republican ])arty in Greene county. He has served as chairman of the C(junty central connnittee and of the county executive committee, and lias been a delegate to various congressional and state conventions. In 1894 he was elected, without opposition, as ])roscculing attorney for Greene county, and three years later was re-elected without opposition for the second term, so that he continued in tlie office for si.K years, discharging his duties acceptably to the people and with credit to himself. On the 7th of April, 1902, he was nominated t)y the Republicans as their candidate for probate judge and in this county a nomination is equivalent to an election on the Republican ticket.

\N'hile the practice of law has been the real life work of Mr. Shou]), he has yet contributed in a large measure to commercial and industrial activity and has been the promoter of man}- enter[)risc. 'aid Inisiness interests of great Isenefit to his community. In connection with J. W. Xeff he was line of the acti\"e organizers of the Rapid Transit Comiiany. which was later consolidated with the Dayton & Xenia Tractitm Company. 'Sir. Shonp became secretary, treasurer and attorney of the former, which constructed its line and operated it for two years prior to the consolidation. To our subject much credit is due for g-i\-ing to Xenia better transportation facilities, that being the fu'st electric railway in the county. He also organized the Citizen's Telephone Company and was its president until its consolidation with the Springfield Home Telephone Company. In company with others he organized the Xenia Buggy Company, and is now its secretary and treasurer. This is one of the successful manufacturing institutions of the city, turning out about five hundred vehicles each year and giving employment to about forty men. In connection with J. F. Orr, Mr. Shou]) organized the Home Building & Savings Company, in 1894, and it is now the second largest building and loan association in the county. Mr. Shoup has been its attorney from its organization and is also attorney for the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad.

In 1S92 Mr. Shoup was united in marriage to Miss Carrie Bradley, who dietl the following year. On the 12th of January. 1897, he was joined in wedlock to ]\Iiss Mary ^lahanna, of Hillsboro, Ohio. They now have two children, Pauline E. and Catherine I^. Fraternallv Mr. Shoup is connected with Xenia Lodge, Xo. 49, F. & .\. M., and has also taken the chapter degree. He also belongs to Iwanhoe Lodge. Xo. 56, K. P., of which he is ])ast chancellor, and is one of the charter members of Xenia Lodge, No. 668, B. P. O. E. In his social and professional life he is a most honored antl honorable man. He is likewise a loyal, patriotic American, devoted to the interests of his native land and his community. His life has l)een a straightforward, honorable and uprig-ht one. Indolence is utterly foreign to his nature and his enterprising and progressive spirit of persexerance, supplemented by strong mentality, have been the stepping stones by which he has risen to an eminent position at the Greene countv bar.

One of the most highly esteemed and respected citizens of Beavercreek township is Squire Samuel G. Andrew, who is successfull}- engaged in genei'al farming and stockraising. He has always resided in this county and his life record commends him to the confidence of those with whom he has been associated, for lie has ever been honoral)le and relialile in all his relations with his fellow men. Fie h-as li\ed and labored to goodly ends and has g-ained a position of distinctive prominence in the county, wihich he has aided to develop, winning the respect which is never denied a man whose integrity and honor are beyond question.

Mr. Andrew was born in Xenia townshij), August 23, 1840, his parents being George and Jane (Ouinn) Andrew. FT is father was a naitive of South Carolina, lx)rn on the 1st of March, 1791, and during his Iioyhood came to Greene county, where the family has since been a potent factor in public progress and improvement. He early l>e- came familiar witli the difliciilties of jjinnecr life and was also familiar with- the arduous task of developing a new farm on the fr<intier. On the 29th of January. ]8i-, he married Miss Elizabeth Ann Foster, who was horn Ajjril 13. 1798. After her death he was a;^ain married on the 22(1 of Decemlier. 1839, to Mrs. jane (juinn. who 1)\- her first marriage had one daughter. Mrs. John B. Lucas. The children of the father's first marriage were: William: .Mexander: Martha, the deceased wife i)f James Turner: Rciliert: William; John: I'-lizalieth ; Hugh: and (ieorge. The only surviving members of the second marriage are: Samuel of this re\iew, and John Calvin, who resides in Xenia. The father of this family passed away .\|>ril 22. i8f)S. at the age of seventy-twi) years, ten months and ten days. He had witnessed a large part of the growth of his adopted county and liad been an active partici])ant in its development and upbuilding. I'mth he and his wife were members of the l-'irst United Presbyterian church in which he served as deacon, doing everything in his power to adxance the growtli of the church and promote the infiuence of Christianity. In his business affairs he was cpvite successful. He started cut in life on his n\\n acciiunt with almost nothing, taking ujy his abode west of the ])ow(ler mills. He there cleared a large tract of huifl and developed a good farm, becoming the owner of three hundred and twentv acres of valuable land. In 1854 he sold this property and bought two hundred and fiftv acres upon which his son. Samuel G. Andrew, now resides. The house upon the place is a brick structure wliich was erected in 1840 and was one of the finest farm residences in the entire ciiuntx'. The life record of George .Andrew pri>\es cnnclusi\-ely that success is not a matter of genius but can be gained as the legitimate reward of earnest, persistent and honorable effort. In his political views he was a Whig until the dissolution of that jyarty, when he joined the ^'anks of the new^ Republican party.

In the district schools of his native county Samuel G. Andrew pursued his education. He attended school during the winter months, for in the summer seasons iiis services were needed in the work upon the liome farm. He did not leave hume until the s]3ring of 1864 when ne j'lined Cnmijany F, of the One Hundred and ^ifty-fourth Ohio Infantry. He had fcirmcrly been a member of the National Guards of Xenia. With the regiment he went to the front <'ind ])artici- ])ated in the battle of Xew Creek. \'irginia, and did guard duly Ihrnughout he remainder of his term of service, when he was honorably discharged at Camp Dennison in September. 1864.

Returning to his home the S(p.iire resumed the work upon the farm. He was married on the 21st of August, 1866, to Miss Keziah Luse, a nati\e of Clark county, Ohio. They had no children of their own b,ut adopted a daughter, Carrie Romelia, who became the wife of Joseph Hutchison, a resident farmer of Beavercreek tnwnshii), and their children are: Sanniel Andrew, named for the subject of this review, and Louis Bell. The Scjuire was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife in 1889, her death occurring- on the 7th of May of that year, while her remains were interred in the Xenia cemetery. ISIr. Andrew was again married in 1889, his second union being with Mrs. Rachel Jones, a native of this township, who by her first marriage had a son, Daniel O., who is now living with our suliject.

bvterian cluirdi, while his wife is a member of the Reformed cluirch. He votes with tiie Repuljhcan party and in 1890 he was elected upon that ticket to serve for one term as justice of the peace. He has a pleasant home in Beavercreek township, having remodeled the old brick liDUse. which was erected sixtytwo vears ago. and stands in the midst of riclilv cultivated fields. He is successfully carrving on farming and stock-raising. He has always resided in Greene county and his life record is in many respects worthy of emulation. His career has been characterized b\- practical inisiness ability and sturdy common sense, qualities which are too often lacking. His life, too. has been in harmony with his religious belief and his friends throughout the communitv are manv.

Clemext W. Lixkhart

For four terms of two years each Xenia has honored Clement W. Linkhart with the mayoralty of the city and as the chief executive he h.as largely promoted the city's welfare, improvement and substantial uplaiilding. His [lolitical recortl is one nmst commendable. He is known as one of the leading members of the Repulilican party in Greene county and his labors in its behalf have been effective and earnest. Since casting his first presidential vote for (leneral U. S. Grant, his zeal and interest in the i)arty ha!\-e never wavered, but ha\e grown with passing years as lie has studied more closely into the political situation of the country and viewed its needs from a broader stan<lpoint. .\o higher testimonial of the confidence and trust reposed in him by his fellow townsmen could Ijc "iven than the fact that he has been continued in the position of the chief executive of Xenia through four consecuti\-e terms, honoring the city which has honored him through the faithful performance oi duty and through his effective lal)ors in promoting its advancement along many lines that contribute to its prosperity. de\elopment and attractive appearance.

]\Ir. Linkhart was born in Xenia township. Greene count\'. im the JOth of Octuber. 1847, lii-'' parents being Joseph and Clara (Collier) Linkhart. the former a native of \'irginia and the latter of Greene count)-. The Linkhart fannly is of German origin. and the grandfather of our subject, on leaving his native country, crossed the .\tlaniic to the Old Dominion. Later he remo\-ed u> Barnesville. Belmont county. Ohin, where he ranained until the father of our subject was alxiut ten years of age. when he came to Greene county, where he spent his remaining days. Joseph Linkhart was a mechanic and early in life learned to hew timber. In early manhood he was engaged in cutting ties for the Little ]\Iianfi Railrdi'd and later he cut the timber and built the dam for the Miami Powder Works. He afterward learned the cooper's trade antl f(ir years was engaged in the mamifacture of pnwder kegs. In this countv he married Clara Collier, a native of Xenia township and a daughter of Moses Collier, one of the old settlers of Greene county. L'nto Joseph and Clara Linkhart were born nine children, ot wbonr four reached years of maturity: Clement W. ; Joseph, of Colorado; Xettie. who was first married to John Cromwell and after his death became the wife of Thomas Madden, of Xenia; and Harry A., who resides in Indiana. The father Ii\e 1 to the age of seventy years and his wife passed away .April 2j. 1899. at the age of seventy

In the district sclitiols Clement W. Linkliart ]5ursued liis primary education and at the age of sixteen responded to iiis country's call for troops, enlisting on the Jjd of February, 1864, as a niemhcr of Company D, Eighth Ohio C<'i,i\alry. with which he ser\ed for nearl\- two years, until the close of the war. lie was mustered in at Columl)us and the regiment y"\s assigned to the Army of West \^irgiuia, liecoming a part of the First Brigade, Second Division, under command of General \\-erill. Mr. Linkhart ])artici]3ated in the Ilunlcr raid, taking part in a number of skirmishes when on the way to Lynchbttrg and on the retreat, and at that place his company was in the thickest of the fight. Mr. Linkhart lost his horse on the first day of the battle and for several days attempted to follow- his company on foot. He then fell in with the Twelfth Ohio infantry. Its Comjiany I) was from Xenia and they rendered him nuich needed assistance. For five days and five nights he had been on the retreat and ]ia<l not had a single bite to eat. When he was found 1)\- the L'nion troojis he was almost exhausted. With the Twelfth Ohio he returned tO' Charleston. West Virginia, where he remained for a few days when some stragglers of Company 1). Eighth Ohio, 'arri\-ed in Charleston, and with them he was sent to Parkersburg and tlien t<> Martinslnu'g, where he finmd the greater part of his compan\-. There he was gi:ven another horse and then went to the front. On the second day after obtaining his horse he was on tiie skirmish line and his horse was shot dead. He then went to the rear and was sent to Sandy Hook, and was then put on guard duty at Bolivar Heights. He was (jn dut\- in front of one of the general's lieadquarters when (i;'neral Sheridan made his famous ride and could hear him galloping dow n the valley long before he had reached his destination. On being relieved Mr. I-inkhart w;is put on commissary dutv at Harper's Ferrv, but after two weeks was taken ill and from the hospital there was transferred to a hospital in Hagerstown, Maryland, and then to Harrisburg. In the fall of 1864 he was granted a thirty-days furlough and returned home. On account of ill health he remained at home for forty days and tlien proceeded to Columbus and Pittsburg and at the latter ])lace was arrested because lie out-staid his furlough. He was transferred to Baltimore and next to Washington and after being in the barracks facing the capitol grounds for two weeks under guard, then on to .Alexandria, Virginia. Ten days later with a squad of men of his company he was sent to Grafton, West \'irginia, where he was released. With fifteen others he started to march to Beverly, arriving on the itth of January, and that night the whole Union command was captured by General Rosseau's Confederate Cavalry. The regiment lost forty men before surrendering. The Union troops were then marched to Stanton, West \'irginia, enduring many hardships, and were then loaded into freight cars like cattle and sent to Libby prison, but that place was so crowded that no more could be received and these men were put in a large four-story brick warehouse across the street, afterwaril known as the Pemberton prison, .\bout four lumdred were put in one room on the sec(jnd floor. On the 14th of February, 1865, they were paroled and transferi"ed by rebel boat to General Butler's lines, and thence on the City of Xew York to Annapolis, Marvland, and after a week ]\Ir. I^inkhart was sent

Illume on a fiiiiough. Several weeks later he reported for duty at Claiksburg, West Virginia, w liere he remained for a month in charge of several thousand horses and mules. He was mustered out of service July 30. 1865. at Clarksburg. \\'est Virginia, transferred to Cincinnati and then proceeded to Camp Dennison, where he was paid off and finally discharged. He was a brave and loyal soldier and deserves the gratitude of his country for what he accomplished as one of the defenders of the .Union.

Soon after his return Mr. Linkhart learned coopering and for fifteen years was in the employ of the Aliami Powder Cimipany, most of the time in the coopering department, but some of the time in the p')wdcr department. He also engaged in painting for that company for a time.

On the 6th of }ilarch, 1870, ^Ir. Linkhart married Bessie J. Clark, a native of Fairhaven, Connecticut, and a daughter of Thomas Clark, who was connected with the Miami Powder Compan\'. He was an expert powder make- and was killed at Xewburg, now a part of Cleveland. Our subject and his wife were married in Cleveland and to them were born four children, but twin daughters died in infancy and Ira Fay died at the age of eighteen months, while Clara G., the only surviving child, is the wife of Xewton L. Reutinger. of Chillicothe, Ohio, by w honi she has one child, Clement H.

i\fter se\'ering his connection with the powder company Mr. Linkhart removed to Xenia. and was employed as janitor of the courthouse, in which capacity he served for four years, in the meantime he was elected township clerk of Xenia township, and served in that capacity for three years. At the end of his service as janitor he was appointed deputy sheriff under Janies .\. Johnson, which office he held for four years. He was elected sheriff of Greene county in

1887. and was re-elected in 1888, holding the office until January. 1891. He thus served for four years, when, accordijig to the la^vs of Ohio, he was no longer eligible to re-election. He then li\'ed retired for a time, but in 1892 was made the Republican candidate for mayor. Two years later he was again nominated but both times was defeated. In 1896, however, he was again nominated and this time was elected and so capably did he administer the affairs of the office that he has been ciintinued in the position by re-election to the present time.

Fraternally he is a member of Lewis Post, X'o. 347, G. A. R. ; Xenia Lodge, Xo. 52, L O. O. F. ; Elks Lodge, Xo. 668 ; and he also belongs to the Trinitv Methodist Episcopal church of Xenia. He was elected to the office of president of the Ohio League of Municipalities at Columbus. January 7. 1902, an organization f(jrmed to further tlie interests of the cities and their officers. He is today as true to his duties of citizenship as when he wore the blue uniform of the country and fought to protect the stars and stripes upon southern battlefields. The terms progress and ]>atriotism might be termed the keynote of his character, for throughout his career he has labored for e\ery public interest with which he has been associated, and at all times has been actuated by a fidelit\- to his countr\' and her welfare.

Samuel W. Cox

was built within tiie limits of wliat is now known as the village of Yellow Springs. His natal day was December 5, 1833. and his parents were Samuel W. and Elizabeth (Jones) Con:. The hitter's father, Dennis Jones, who was born in Wales, and emigrated to America, married in Loutluun county, \'irginia, and came to Ohio at a very early day, locating in Clark county, where he lived and died, lie had followed merchandising in X'irginia The father of our subject was born in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. The parents were married in (jeorgelown, D. C, where two children were born unto them. The father w:ii a lilacksmith Ijy trade and followed that pursuit throughout his entire life, lie was employed on the Chesapeake & Ohio canal during its construction and in 1827 he came to this state, spending his first winter in Clark county. later becoming a resident of Miami township, (Jreene countv, his home being near the springs from which the \ illage rccei\ed its name. His farm is now known as the Kneff place. There Mv. Cox lived for seven years and on the expiration of that period he purchased a place near the village, upon which he remained until called to the home ])eyond, when he was seventy-seven years of age. At the time of llie war of 1812 he joined the army, but remained at the front only a short time. He served as postmaster of the village of Yellow Springs, under the administration of James K. Polk, for four years, and was a stanch ad\-ocate of the Democratic party and its principles. His wife survived him for t\ientv vears, passing away about seven years ago. Both were consistent and faithful members of tht Methodist church and Mrs. Cox, the mother of our subject, was one of the twehe who organized the first Methodist church in

Samuel W. Cox learned the blacksmith'i trade of his father, and fcjllowed that pursuit at Yellow Springs for forty-five years, when he retired. This in brief is the histor_\' ot his business career and one must read between the lines in order to learn of the untiring activity, the good workmanship, his honesty in all trade relations and his ni'- fallcring perseverance. All who knew him recognized these sterling traits in his business life and thereby he won a liberal patronage rmd eventually secured a comfortable competence which now enables Iiiin to rest from further labor in his pleasant home in the village of Yellow Springs. He has Iieen a prominent factor in public life here anil for the i)ast fifteen years has filled the ])osition of treasurer of the village. He has also l)een a member of the school board and for seventeen years has been treasurer of Miami township. In matters of citizenship he has always been loyal and faithful and this has been manifest not onlv in ]nib!ic office, for at the time of the Cix'il war lie joined the army iov one hundred days' service as a member of Company A, One Hundred and Fifty- fourth Ohio Infantry, and on the expiration of that term he re-enlisted as a member of Company K, One Hundred and Eighty-fourth Ohio Infantry, serving until the close of the war. He particip-ilcd in a number of battles and skirmishes and was at length discharged in Colimibus. Ohio, holding the rank of sergeant at the time he was mustered out.

Before he went to the war Mr. Cox was married. It was on the 4th of December, 1855, that he was joined in wedlock to Mary J. Rice, a daughter of Edward and Alviza ( Sivirrow) Rice. By this union were born tour cliildren. all of whom are deceased. Cora J. liaving Idied at the age of eleven months, Edward W. at the age of nineteen years. Mary F. when nit'.eteen years of age, and Franklin R. in infancy. Mvs. Cox was born in Maine, and in 1851 came with her parents to Ohio. Her father was superintendent of the construction of Antioch College, and afterward became treasurer of the institution, continuing in that position for aliout three vears. He then went to Oxford ;'.nd built an addition to the college there. ThrouglKHit the greater part of his business career he was a carpenter and contractor, successfullv carrying on the work which he had chosen as a life vocation. He died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Cox. when about eighty years of age. and his wife ].)assed away about twenty-two years ago. Both held membership in the Christian church and were people who enjoyed in a high measure the confidence and respect f>f their fellow men.

Mr. and Mrs. Cox have long been members of the Methodist church, in which he has ser\ed as trustee for many years. They have a large circle of friends in Yellow Springs and thrmighout the surrounding country, and are highly esteemed by all with whom they have been brought in contact. Throughout his entire life Mr. Cox has resided in this locality and at all times his allegiance to public welfare has been a marked trait in his career.

Sannie! hranklin Woodward, of Osborn. is now li\ing a retired life, although for mativ \cars he was i<lcntitied with agricultural i)nrsuits. He was born in Crawford county, Pennsylvania. December 15, 1830, and is a son of John and Mary (Foster) ^^'oodwar(l. The familv is of English lineage and the ancestry can be traced back to one of six brothers. Five of these brothers Avere over six feet in height and were in the King's Guard. The one who was under six feet came to America, settling in Massachusetts, and was the founder of the family in the United States. John Woodward, who was born in Massachusetts, removed to \'ermont when a young man and there f)])erateil a farm until 1809, when he took up his abode in Cortland countv, Xew York. Se\en years later he removed to Crawford county, PennsyKania, settling in Spring township, where he purchased land and became a prominent, influential ;uid well-to-do agriculturist. When he was a \oung man he served for one year with the (ireen Mountain biiys in the Revolutionary war under that bra\e and intrepid officer. Colonel Ethan Allen. He married into the Washburn family, which is still one of the prominent and well known families of Vermont.

To John Woodward and his wife was born a son named for his father. John. His l)irth occurred near Rochester, Vermont, in 1795. and he remo\ed with his father to the Emjjire state when but fourteen years of age. After his parents removed to l^ennsylvania he lived for a year in Ceneseo County. Xew York, and then joined his father and mother in the Keystone state. Becoming a fanner there, he accumulated some money and became the possessor of one hundred and fifty acres of land. In jiolitics he was a Republican from 1856. when that j^arty was first organized, and held se\'- eral townshi]) dttices. while his rehf^'ious faith was w itli tlie Xew f.islil. (ir Cliristian. churcli. He remained uiion a farm until he reaciied tiie age of four-score years, wlien lie sold his property and for two years li\eil with his daughter in Winneshiek Cfnmly. Iowa. He then .spent nine years with his son. Samuel F. Woodward, and then went to live with another son at Girard. Erie o>unty, Pennsylvania, where his death occurred Fehruary 24. 1889, his remains heing interred in Spring township, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, where he had lived for so manv vears. The mother of our suhject liore the maiden name of M.iry Foster, and was liorn near Pittslnirg, Pennsylvania, in 1794. there remaining until she was eight vears of age. when she accompanied her parents to Crawford county, where she was married to John Woodward in 1819. .^he possessed great activity of both mind and body, and was particularly skillful in <any kind of housewifelv arts, including wea\-ing. She possessed much nattn^al skill as a matiiematician and in her life dis- ])layed many graces of character and kindly acts which endeared her to all who knew her. She entered into eternal rest in i83('>, at the age of sixty-two years. Her father, (ieorge Foster, was born in the north of Ireland, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, was a farmer by occupation and was married near Belfast.

Unto John Woodward and his wife were born six children, of whom Mrs. Mary J. Nicholson, the eldest, died in Hamilton county. Iowa : Charlotte, w ho became Mrs. Huntley, died in Erie county, Pennsylvania: John, who was a lieutenant in the Pennsylvania militia, is m^w living in Erie county, that state; Caroline is the wife of H. P.

Nicholson, a resident of Winneshiek countv, Iowa: and George died in 1863, si.x months after his marriage. He had great talent as a jiortrait painter, and had he lived would doulitless have become famous in that line. His (iwn ])ortrait. painted by himself, now hangs in his brother's resilience in Osborn as an evidence of his remarkable talent.

Samuel Franklin Woodward was the fifth of the famil\- in order of birth. He received a conimon-scliool education, and displayed more than the ordinary talent for learning. He seemed to have inherited his mother's mathematical ability and at the age of nineteen he began teaching in his own t(jwnship. In the summer months he attended Kingsville Academy in Ashtabula county. Ohio, and was graduated from that institution in the class of 1853. While in school he never had but one fellow pupil who was his equal in mathematics, and he earned much of his tuition money by acting as teacher of mathematics and siu-veying. In 1853 he filled the chair of mathematics in his alma mater for four and one-half nKjiiths during tlie absence of the regular profess(^r, and he is still one of the best mathematicians in the county, .\mong his fellow students in college were J. C. Burrows, who is now rei^resenting the state of Michigan in the United States senate; J. B. Burrows, now a lawyer of Painesville, Ohio; also S. W. and A. W. Chapman, E. H. fiilkex- and many other prominent men who ha\e attained eminence in national fame.

In 1S34 Mr. Woodward started westward, journeying b_\' way of the canal to the Ohio rixer, thence proceeding down the latter river by steamer to Maysville. Kentucky. He had intended stopping at that place and teaching-, but was dissatisfied and soon afterward made his way to Iowa, where he remained two montlis. During that time he invested some money in real estate, buying government land in Black Hawk county. Two or three years later he pvnxhased more land lying- in Webster cnunty. Iowa, and at one time he owned over four hundred acres, but has since disposed of all of it. After two months spent in Iowa Mr. \\'oodward returned to Pennsylvania and in August. 1854, went to Montgomery county, Ohio, on the opposite side of ]\Iad river from Osborn, in this county. There he began teaching, remaining in Montgomery county until 1859. when he located in Osborn. where he followed educational work until i860. On the expiration of that [leririd he became principal of the school at Fairtield. In 1862 Mr. Woodward began dealing in fruit trees ruid successfullv followed that business for twelve years. During the first live years he tra\eled with his men and always came in at the end of the week with the largest sales. His motto was: '"One thing at a time and that well done."" He was verv successful, and by honest dealing- made an excellent reputation for himself and the firm. In one day he delivered seventy-three thousand dollars" worth of goods and rcceixed sixt\-five hundred dollars and twenty-three cents, in cash. He has done from twenty to sixty thousand dollars' worth of Inisiness in one year. In 1874. feeling that the oversight of so large a business was too severe a strain, he retired and invested his money in real estate. On the ist of .\pril. 1875, '''^ broke ground for his large fine brick home, which is of modern architectural design. He o\-ersaw the erection of this building and on the 24th of Xovember he mo\-ed into the house, which is one of the finest in this section of the county, costing about ten thousand dollars. It is surrounded by a beautiful and well kept lawn, and the house in the interior is designed in white walnut. He also has a very select library of many choice volumes.

On the loth of Xovember^ 1856, ^Mr. .Woodward was united in marriage to Mary C. Sloan, a native of \\'ayne township, Montgomerv county, Ohio. She was born in Lycoming county. Pennsyh'ania, July 3, 1833, and was only a year old when her parents came to Ohio, the journey being made in a one-horse covered wagon. Mrs. \\'oodward received a good education, anil at the age of eighteen years began teaching, but, not finding the work congenial, she discontinued it after nine months. She was a daughter of Alexander and Elizabeth (Crook) Sloan. Her father was born in Lebanon county. Pennsylvania, in that part which was afterward cut off to form Dauphin county. He was a son of John Sloan, a native of that county, of Scotch- Irish descent. In 1833 he came to Wa_\ne township, ^Montgomery county. Alexander Sloan followed his father's occupation - farming. - but being a natural mechanic, able to make an\thing out of wood, he became a fine cabinet-maker, and also did the carpenter work upon his farm at Jersey Shore, Lycoming cotmty. Pennsylvania. In 1834 he also came to Ohio, locating near his father, where he continued agricultural pursuits for a number of years and then turned his attention to loaning money. Elizabeth Crook, his wife, was born in Somersetshire, England, and came to America when four years of age. She was the mother of seven children, five of whom are now li\ing:

James S.. wlio resides updii tlie old liomestead farm in Wayne tMwnsliip. Montgomery connt}- ; ElizalK'th S.. who resides witli our subject; Lucinda R.. now ^frs. Powell, of Champaign county, Ohio; and William H., who is a farmer of the same county. Mrs. Woodward has always manifested considerable poetic ability and talent, but slie never devoted her time to literary work until 1880, siiice which time she has given much attention tn the writing of poetry. She has published a book of miscellaneous poems entitled, "Roses and Thorns." and has another book almost ready for publication, called "Darkness and Dawn." She writes upon local and national themes and many of her poems have' elicited the highest commendation from capable critics. She lias a broad mind and deep sympathy added to her artistic temperament, and her literary work is of a very high character. We take jileasure in pul)lishing at the end of this review one of her poems that gives a glimpse of the old educational institution of learning of the pioneer days, and thus possesses historic value. The reader will see that the merit of the poem is so great that no "apologies"' should be made to \\'oodworth for its copying his metre. It is the equal of "The Old Oaken Bucket" in pathetic description, and will carry the memory of all of our oUJer readers back to the days when they went to the "deestrick"' school in the log house of the early days, with its hewed log benches, succeeded later by rough lumljcr l)enches. ]^Irs. Woiidward was a "scholar" in the log schoolhouse she so fittingly describes, and the Rev. D. Berger, of Dayton, Ohio, was there one of her teachers.

In his political views Mr. Woodward is a Republican, having supported the party since its organization. Prior to that time he was a member of the Free Soil party. For five years he served on the Republican central committee, and at various times has been a delegate to the county and state conventions. He was also a member of the first school board of Osborn, and for twenty consecutive years filled that position with the exception of a brief period of two years. He was also clerk of the board at the time of the building of the schoolhouse. He served as a member of the first town council of Osborn and continued in that position for fifteen years. In 1890 he was a member of the state board of ecjualization. He Ijas always been very active in jMlitics but of late years has largely left political work to younger men. Mr. \\'oodward is a Rationalist, while his wife is a Spiritualist. He is a Mason, having attained the Royal Arch degree, while with the lodge at New- Carlisle he is connected. He has been three times a delegate to the grand lodge and is also a member of the Knights of Pythias fraternity of Osborn. Mr. Woodward may well be called a self-made man, as his ad- \ancement in life has come as the direct result of his earnest and capable efforts, his judicious management and careful investments. He stands to-day a strong man ; strong in his individuality ; strong in purpose and in his good name; and his wide acquaintance in Greene county has gained for him many friends who hold him in the highest regard for his many excellencies of character.

Our spelling quartet has Ijeen scattered aud broken, And one has passed on, but we tliink of him still ; We greet him no longer - his form lies enshrouded Far, far from the schoolhouse t^n top of the hill.

My teachers in mem'ry all rise up before me, I look in their faces - their vnices I hear ; Their kind commentlations when lessons were perfect. Their generous praise which to each was so dear. They all have passed on, and their mem'ry I cherish. The old house is gone, vet I gaze on it still. Like all mundane things, it was destined to licrish. The dear old log schoolhouse on top of hill.

David B. Watt

The occupation to which he was reared David B. Watt has made his life work, for he is still foUcnving farming and stock-raising in Xenia township, owning a valuable tract of land of one hundred an<l fifty acres on the Jamestown jiike, the rich fields, highly cidtivated, bringing to him a good return for his lalxar.

Mr. Watt was lx)rn in this township, February 21, 1855, ajid is of Sct)tch descent. His parents, William and Sarah G. (Carruthers) Watt, were both natives of Scotland, and the former having spent tiie days of his lx>yhood and youth in his native land, came to the United States when twenty-one years of age, spending a short time in Xew York city, wdiere he worked at the carpenter's trade, which he had learned in the land of his birth. Continuing his westward journey he establisheil his home in Eainbridge, Ohio, where he followed carpentering and building until 1849, when he came to Greene County, and turned his attention to agricultural pursuits in Xenia township. He purchased the farm of one hundred acres upon which our subject was born, and to that propertv he added from time to time, -\fter some years he removed to Cedarville township, wdiere he bought a tract of land upon which he remained for twenty-three years, when he retired from acti\e business life and removed to Xenia, there to sijend his remaining days in the enjoyment of a well earned rest. He took U]) his abode there about 1884 and his death there occurred onthe 6th of June, 1894, when he was seventynine years of age. Throughout the greater part of his active business life he had followed general farming and stock-raising and had prospered in his undertakings. Trul\- a self-made man, he came to this country w ith nothing but the tools which enabled him to work at carpentering, and as the years passed his industry and enterprise brought to him a very gratifying competence. A Republican in politics, lie took a deep interest in the growth and success of his party, doing all in his power to promote its advancement. About 1874 he was elected and served as county commissioner. In early life he wa^ identified with the Whig party. Long a consistent Christian, holding membership in the Pre.sbyterian church, for many years he ser\-ed as one of its elders. He was laid to rest in Woodland cemetery, at Xenia, and his wife, surviving- him about two years, passed aAvay June 9, 1896, and was then laitl by his side. She was in her seventy-ninth }ear at the time of her death. Before her marriage she was a member of the United Presbyterian church, but afterward placed her membership in the church to which her liusband belonged. She was always active and interested in church work and her services in that regard were very valuable.

Unto Mr. and ]\Irs. \\'att were liorn ten children: Alary E., now the wife of D. H. Cherry, a resident farmer of Xenia township; Sarah J., the wife of Warren Johnson, of \\'ichita, Kansas, where he is engaged in the raising of fruit and vegetables : Margaret E., who died at the age of eighteen years; James B., who is engaged in the wholesale clothing business in Chicago; John C, a minister of the Presbyterian church, of Columbus, Ohio; Agnes G., the wife of R. H. Nash; David B., of this review; Robert C, who is a farmer and stockraiser living near Cedarville, in Cedarville township; Emily H., who died at the age of four years ; and Rosetta, who died at the age of eighteen months.

David B. Watt spent the first ten years of his life upon the home farm in Xenia township and then went with his parents to Cedarville township, where he remained for fourteen years, removing thence to his present larm <in the Jamestown pike, in his native township. While under the parental ri5of he had received ample training in the work of the farm, early becoming familiar with the labors of field and meadow and the best methods of caring for stock. In the public schools he had acquired a good English education and was thus well ecpiipped iov the practical duties of business life when he started out on his own account.

In 1880 Mr. Watt was united in marriage to Aliss Annie Fleming, who wa.s bo' n in Franklin, Ohio, and removed to this county when about six years of age. Her parents were Joseph B. and Margaret ( Bosserman) Fleming. Her father was born in Pennsylvania and was a tinner by trade, following- that pursuit throughout the greater part of his active business life. He was also interested' in the canning factory in Xenia. He is still residing in Xenia and is now connected with the Baldner Motor Company. The mother of Mrs. Watt is still living as is her grandmother. Unto our subject and his wife ha\-e l^een burn three children : William F.. who is engaged in farming with his father ; Rcrbert Bigger and Jennie Alay. The parents are members of the Presbyterian church and are widely and favorably knnwn in this community. Throughout their married life they ha\-e resided upon their present farm which Mr. Watt purchased in the spring of 1880. Here he has one hundred and fifty acres of rich land and in the conduct of general farming- and stock-raising he is meeting with creditable success. He has for twenty-five years made a specialty of raising Cotswold sheep, being the first to introduce the variety in this section of the state, and he u.sually keeps a number of imported sheq) at the head of his flnck. He has taken niany premiums at the county