Jerome Township (part 7 of 19)

]\Ir. Willis was married May 17, 1803. t^" Nellie T. Fisher, daughter of Jacob and Jennie (Gebliart) Fisher, of Broadway, Union county, Ohio, natives of German}- and X'ernmnt, respectively. Mr. and Mrs. Willis ha\-e two daughters, Roberta J. and Alma M., both in scIkidI. The family are members of the Methodist Episcoiial church and earnestly dexDtcd to ever}'- thing pertaining to its interests. For a time Air. Willis «-as superintendent of the Sunday school and is now teacher of a Bible class. In exery department of church and Sundav school work Mr. Willis takes an actixe interest. He is active!}- interested in exery cause that has for its (iliject the good ot the communitv and the promotion of things that tend to right li\ing.

As a lawver of marked abilit>- and a citizen cif high standing Air. W^illis is a desirable acfjuisition to an_\- comn-iimit}-. In his office, at No. 122 South Main street, he has a librarv well stocked with legal lore, and at his home.

at Xo. 3J() ^\'est Seventh street, he has a hotise well furnished with everything necessary to make home real and happy. This includes not only the material furnishings of the home but the most essential furnishing of a real home, the wife and children. With these a home may be happy regardless of the home furnishings ; without them the house may be ever so finely furnished, but is not a home. Mr. Willis is in the enjoyment of a happy combination of wife and children is a home furnished with everything for material comfort.

Dr. Herman Clyde Duke

The man who devotes his talents and energies to the noble work of ministering to the ills and alleviating the sufferings of humanity is pursuing a call which in dignity, importance and beneficial results is second to no other. If true to his profession and earnest in his efforts to enlarge his sphere of usefulness, he is indeed a benefactor of his kind, for to him more than to any other man, are entrusted the safety, comfort and in many instances the lives of those whc.i place themsehes under his care. It is gratifying to note in the series of personal 'biographies appearing in this volume that there remain identified with the professional life of the county many who are native sons of the county, and who are ably maintaining the prestige of honored names. Such a man is Dr. Herman Clyde Duke, whose father has for forty years been one of the leading physicians of Union county, Ohio.

Dr. Herman C. Duke, the son of Dr. William B. and La\'erna V. (Tre\itt) Duke, was born in Richwood, Ohio, September i6, 1875. Dr. William B. Duke was born and reared in Licking county, Ohio, and came to L^nion county in May, 1875. J^''- ^^'illiam B. Duke and his wife were both natives of Licking countv, his liirth occurring Eebruary 21, 1843, and that of his wife April 25, 1847.

Dr. W. B. Duke remained on the home farm until he reached his majority and then made an overland trip to California, where he was engaged in various pursuits until i86t^. He then returned to Licking county, Ohio, and worked on a farm for alxnit a year, after which he went to .\rkansas and sjjent a }-ear. LT])on retiu'uing to Licking county, he studied medicine at .Alexandria under Dr. C. H. Stimson, and startetl the acti^-e practice of his ])rofessiou in Humansville, Polk county. Missouri. After remaining there fifteen months, he returned to Ohio and located in Knox county at Mt. Lib- erty. Two and one-lialf years later he removed to Arkansas, 1)ut in the spring of 1875 he returned to Ohio and on the first day of June of that year he began tlie practice of liis profession in Kichwood, where he has since continued to reside.

Dr. W'ilHam W. Duke was married September 16, i86q, to Laverne V. Trevitt, the daughter of John and EHza1:)eth (Nichols) Trevitt, and to this union one son. Dr. Herman C, has been born. Airs. Duke died June 16, 1907, at the age of sixty. .She was a loyal member of the Baptist church. Dr. W. B. Duke belongs to the I'Yee and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is a member of the Ohio State Eclectic and the National Eclectic Medical Associations.

The paternal grandparents of Dr. Herman C. Duke were David and Sarah (Conard) Duke. She \\-as his second wife. David Duke and wife were pioneers in Licking count}', Ohio, antl both died there at an ad\-anced age, lea\'ing a family of nine children, Salathiel -Mien, John Crawford, Nathan \\'., Jonah B., I^avid 'M., Sarah Elizabeth, ^^'illiam Benton, Joseph \V. and Lewis C. The paternal great-grandfather of Dr. Herman C. Duke was John Duke, wln) was the son of Francis Duke, born in Ireland in February, 1 75 1. Francis Duke was killed by the Indians on September i, 1777, in an heroic attem]it to relie\e the besieged garrison at Fort Henry. "Wheeling, Ohio countv, \ irginia. Francis Duke married Sarah, the third daughter of Colonel David Shepherd, a colonel in the Rexolutionary War.

John Duke was twice married, his first wife being Catherine Hoover, presumed to have been the daughter of Jacob Hoover, fonnerly of Dunkard's Creek, Pennsylvania. Nine children were born to this first marriage of John Duke. The second wife of John Duke was Mrs. Elizalieth Wheeler and to this second union six children were born. John Duke nio\ed to Licking county, Ohio, in 1803 when there were onl}- fifteen residents in the whole countv, and he was the first justice of the peace in Granx-illc township in the count\'. Later he ni(i\-ed to Iowa and settled in Jones count}' with his wife when at an advanced age, and died there in 18^19 at the age of se\ent}--two.

The maternal grandparents of Dr. W illiam li. Duke were Nathan and Hannah (Butcher) Conard, natives of Virginia anil early settlers in Licking countv, Ohio, where they located in 1807. Six children were born to Nathan Conard and wife. Sarali, Jonah, John, Cyrus, Joseph and T.etsey.

Dr. Herman C. Duke was reared in Richwood. Ohio, and graduated from the Richwood high school in 1805. He then entered the FA'lectic Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, in the fall of 1895, graduated May 10, 1898. and began the active practice of his profession the next month in Richwood with his father. He and hi.s father have been in partnership for the past sixteen years and have built up a practice which extends over a wide territory.

Dr. H. C. Duke was married September 16, 1899, to Laura Jane Cahill, the daughter of Benton and Lavina (Rowland) Cahill, and to this union two children have been born. William Benton and Mildred Eloise. Mrs. Duke was born in Claibourne township. L'nion county, Ohio, January 5, 1877. Her parents were natix'es of this state and are now living in Richwood. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cahill, Sylvia, Laura J., Emery and Delmer. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Duke were John E. and Hannah (Brisben) Cahill. Her maternal grandparents were Jonathan and Jane (Stewart) Howland.

Mrs. Duke is a member of the Presbyterian church. Doctor Duke belongs to the Free and Accepted Masons, while he holds his membership in the Ohio State and National Eclectic Medical Associations. Politically, he is a Democrat anil at ])resent is a niember of the board of education in Richwood. He is a director in the Richwood Telephone Company and in the Farmers Deposit Bank of Richwood. He and his father own a farm of sixtv acres one mile south of the xillage.

John M. Fox

John M. Fox, superintendent of Union county children's orphan home, has spent the greater part of his acti\e life in this county and is justly regarded as one of its most enterprising public-spirited citizens. He is a native son of the Buckeve state, having been born on a farm near Washington C. H., in Fayette county, January 5, 1862. He is the son of George W. and Elizabeth (Adams) Fox, who came from the East among the early settlers of Fayette count)-.

George W. Fox was a farmer and stock raiser and his location in Fayette countv afforded a favorable field for that industry and also a good location for a home in which to raise a family. He had seven children in that home. Charles. Ellen, Nancy John i\l., Philip and Minnie, all of whom are living, e.Kcept the daughter, Nancy. The father of George W. Fox was br>rn and reared in the luist and did not come to Ohio. George W. enlisted in the arm\- and ser\-ed through the Ci\il War. and after his discharge at the close of the war he returned home and again took up his work on the farm.

his early training in habits of industry. He was reared in close touch with nature in the healthful, life-inspiring labor of the fields. His education was obtained in the country schools of the neighliorhood which he attended while at home. After he had grown to manhood and his school da}'s were o\'er he started farming on his own account and was cjuite successful. In the course of a few years he was the owner of a farm containing one hundred and fift}' acres. He afterwards sold this farm and bought another farm of one hundred and fort_\-nine acres in .Allen township. Union county. He sold this and then liought sixt\'-eight acres in the same township, which he still owns.

On June 2. 1895, Air. Fox was united in marriage with Anna Cross, daughter of George P. and Margaret (Williams) Cross. George P. Cross was a farmer and stock raiser in Licking count}-, Ohi<T. He had a family of nine children, David, Daniel, William, Howell. Charles, Jane, Edward, Anna and Frank. He was a son of Daniel and Phoebe (Howell) Cross, who came from Pennsyhania and settled near "Xewark. in Licking county. Ohio. After living there for a few years the family remo\-ed to Union countv, and this has been their home c\er since.

Airs. Fo.x is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and is especially interested in mission work. She is matron of the children's home, of which Mr. Fox is superintendent, and is well qualified for that responsible work. Politically, Mr. Fox is in full accord with the principles of the Repul)lican party and gives to the candidates of that part}- his heart}- and earnest support.

Taaies H. Gillespie

One of the highl}- respected citizens of Union count}', Ohio, of a past generation is James H. Gillespie, who is well remembered by the older citizens of this county. Although a (|uiet and unassuming man with no aml)ition for public position or leadership, }-et he contributed much to the material, civic and moral ad\-ancenient of his communit}-, while his admirable c|ualities of head and heart and straightforward, ui)right course of his daily life won for him the esteem and confidence of the circles in which he mo\-ed. In every community some nien are known ])\- their upright lives, good common sense and moral \\orth rather than fi.ir their wealth or prilitical standing, and such a man was the late Air. fhllespic. He was a fine type of the relial:)le. self- (42) made American, a friend to the poor, charitable to the fanlts of his neighbors and always stood ready to nnite with them in every good work.

James H. Gillespie, the son of James and Mary (Phillips) Gillespie, was born at Urbana, Champaign cotinty, Ohio, March 7. 1819, and died at his home in Union county, Ohio, July 27,. 1894. His father was bom in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia, and his mother was a native of Kentucky. His father came to Ohio early in its history and settled near Urbana, where he followed the trade of a tanner until his death in February, 1823. His widow survived him three years, not passing away until September, 1826.

James H. Gillespie learned the tanner's trade and followed that occupation for a number of years at Mil ford where he located after leaving Champaign county. He began work at Milford, March 4. 1841. and continued to reside there until the fall of 1848, when he moved to a farm between Irwin and Milford, w hich he made his home the remainder of his days.

Mr. Gillespie was married October 2, 1845, ^o Anna E. Hathaway, a daughter of Doctor Nicholas and Elizabeth ( Mitchell) Hathaway, and to this union were bom three children: Mary E., who died September 7, 1910; Harvey M., who died in Pennsyhania, June 21, 1888, and Gertrude, the wife of William D. Parrish, an insurance agent of Columbus.

Dr. Nicholas Hathaway, the father of Mrs. Gillespie, was born December 4. 1773. Doctor Hathaway's wife was born at West Newton, Pennsylvania, while the Doctor was a natix'e of Ereetown, Massachusetts. Dr. Hathaway came to Union county, Ohio, with fifty-one people, arriving in this county July 15, 181 7. The party drove through from the East, leaving Massachusetts June 1, and being on the road day by day until they arrived here on the 15th of the following month.

Dr. Hathaway was a graduate of Brown University, at Providence, Rhode Island, and practiced medicine at Freetown, Massachusetts, for a number of years before coming to Ohio. He also practiced for a number of years in Union county. He was one of the first judges of this countv, serving at a time when three judges were elected in each county. He was later elected to the Legislature and ser\e(l two terms, his lirst term beginning in 1825 and his second term in 1832. He was a large land owner and had one thousand acres of land between Irwin and Milford where he lived. He did not care to continue in the practice of his profession, but as physicians were few in his day in number and poorly equipped for their work, he was frequently called upon as long as he lived. With his college training it is safe to say that he was as well qualified to practice medicine as any man in the

Mr. Gillespie was a life-long farmer and continued to follow this occupation until a few years before his death in 1894. His widow is still living on the old home farm and in the same house in which they moved in March, 1849. She now makes her home with her daughter, Mrs. William D. Parrish.

Tohn Elliott

There is no calling, lnjwever humble, in which enterprise and industry, coui^led with intelligent and well directed purpose, will not be productive of some measure of success, and in the line of agricultural pursuits the (pialities mentioned are essential, .\mong the well kn^nvn and highl}- respected farmers of L'nion count}', who have attained to a degree of success in their line, is the gentleman who is the subject of this brief review.

John Elliott was born on the farm just across the road from where he now lives, July 25, 1859, and is the son of \Yellen and 'Slary J. (Taylor) Elliott. The father of our subject was born near Belmont, in Belmont county. Ohio, and was the son of John Elliott, Sr., who brought his family to Union county and settled here in an early day. W'ellen Elliott had a family of nine children, Asbury, Har\ey, [Marker, Mrs. Zelda Reams, (ieorge, John, W'ellen, Alonzo, and one who died in infancy.

John Elliott receixed his education in the common schools of the county and worked on the farm when not attending school. On January 6, 1S81, he was united in niarriage with (7)li\e Wood, daughter of Alpheus and Fannie (Staley) \\'ood, who were nati\-es of L'nion county and have alwa^'s resided here. In the Wood familv there were nine children, namely: Mora, who married Air. Shank: 01i\"e, wife of Mr. I^Illiott; Lulrell : Sarah, who married Mr. Beightler ; Emma: Clara J., whi> married Mr. Elliott: Mary, who also married a !Mr. Elliott: John, and William, deceased.

John Elliott has seven children in his famil}-, namely: Lutrell, who married Jessie Beard; Debbie, who married 1. Parthmer, and has a family of fi\e children, named Cecil, Hershell, S\lvia, Harold and Luilell : Pearl, Hazel, Lewis, Arthur and one who died in infancy. Mr. Elliott is connected with the L'nited Brethren church of which he has been a life-long member and a consistent communicant. He is identified with all the acti\'- ities in \\hich his church is engaged, and he is interested in e\'erv cause that

The farm \\ hich Mr. ElHcitt owns and operates is not one of the larger farms of the count}- but it contains some of the finest land in the county. There are fifty-two acres in his farm and it has been brought to a high state of ailtivation under INlr. EUiott's judicious management. In addition to his farming he engages extensi\'el\- in stc^ck raising which adds considerably to the rex'enue recei\ed from tlie farm. Politically, Mr. Elliott is a Republican and lias firm faith in the policies of that party, believing, with McKinley. the fa\'orite son of Ohio, tiiat Republican policy is the synonym for prosperity.

Frank P. .Aiiller

Union township. Union county, Ohio, has been the home of Frank P. ^liller since he was born more than forty years ago. He is now operating a fine fanu of two hundred and twenty-four acres which he has been managing for one year. Pie is taking an active interest in the life about him and has so lived as to merit the high esteem in which he is held by his fellow citizens.

Frank P. Aliller, the son of James and Elizabeth (Romine) Miller, was born in E'nion tti\\-nship. Union county, Ohio, February 2, 1871. His father was born in Pennsvlvania. His parents reared a family of nine children, eight of whom are still li\'ing; Oscar, of Alilford Center: .-Vbbie. the wife ot John ISnjwn, a farmer of this county: .\rthur, who lives at Alger, Ohio; Anna, the wife of A\'illiam Lloyd, of Dayton, Ohio: Lydia, the wife of Thomas Hinton, a farmer of this county: George \\'., of Mechanicsburg, Ohio: Mary, who li\es near ]\tilford Center: Frank P.. with whom this narrative deals: and one who died at the age of two. The mother of these children died [March 6, 1874. and the father is now living at Alger. Ohio, with his son.

Frank P. Miller was educated in the scliools of Union township and remained at home until his man iage. He then l:)egan farming and has lived in this county all his life except seven years which he spent in Champaign county on a farm. He has engaged in general farming and stock raising and has met with good success in this dual line of activity.

this union were Ijorn four children, two of whom are Hving, tlie other two dying in infancy. Cecil I), and Ercil F. are the two children now li\ing and are at home with their parents.

The mother of Mrs. Miller died in Union county. May 2, 1897, ha\-ing been born and lived all of her life in this county. After the death of her mother, her father married Flora Barker and moved to Kenton, Ohio, where he died March 21, 1911. To the first marriage of Joseph Shanks were born three children, Mrs. May Hill, Mrs. Frank P. Miller and Clinton, who married Sallie Skiles, and now lives in ^lechanicsburg, Ohio.

Fraternally, Mr. Miller is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fallows, the Modern Woodmen of ,\merica and the Sons of Veterans. His father enlisted in 1862 from Champaign county, Ohio, as a member of Company V, Sixty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served for about a year and a half, being discharged on account of disabilities arising from wounds. Mr. Miller has given his hearty support to the Republican party but is not a partisan in any sense of the word, always casting his ballot for the best men in local affairs, irrespective of their political affiliations.

Oliver P. Lexox

Holding distinctive prestige among the leading business men of Richwood, Union county, Ohio, and standing out clear and distinct as one of the public spirited citizens of his community, Oliver P. Lenox has an honorable record, and is worthy of special mention among the representative business men of the county of which he is a native and in which he has always made his home. His life has been one of unceasing industry and perseverance, and his strict integrity and honorable dealings with his fellow men have gained for him the confidence and esteem of the community. He is eminently worth}- of the place which is conceded him among the progressi\e enterprising citizens of the town, one of those to whom the town is largely indebted for its advancement.

Oliver P. Lenox was born in Claibourne township. Union county, Ohio, December 4, i8'48. He is a son of John T. and Rachel Lenox, the father a nati\'e of Maryland and the mother of Delaware county, Ohio. There were seven children in this family, namely: William H., of Marion, Ohio; Lavonia, wife of Jason Case, of Richwood, Ohio; 01i\er P., of Richwood; Cvnthia, wife of W. C. Flastings, of Richwood: Anna, wife of F. M. Mun-

John T. Lenox was reared in Maryland and came to Ohio when a young man. He settled first in Delaware county and was married while living there. He came to Union county in 1848 and located about two miles northwest of Richwood where he bought one hundred acres of land and engaged in farming. He added other acres to his original purchase from time to time until he had a landed estate of six hundred and forty acres, mostly covered with the native forest at the time of purchase. The clearing of this forest and the changing of the primiti\e wild into cultivated acres required an amount of labor and toil that can be fully appreciated only by the pioneer settler. To this labor and toil the father of our subject applied himself. He cleared the forest, fenced the ground and cultivated the fields, which were very productive and yielded good returns for the labor expended. In time he had one of the largest and best farms in the county. As a farmer he was full}' abreast of the times, employing all of the improved methods and machinery known to farmers of his day. On this farm he had a comfortable home and here he li\ed and reared his fannly. He died here in 1880 at the age of sixt}-one years. His wife died in 1892, aged seventy-two years. They were both members of the ^Methodist Protestant church.

The paternal grandfather of our subject was John Lenox and the maiden name of his wife was Phillii)s. They were born in ^Maryland and were of English tlescent. Their children were John T., Susan, Luke, Mary, Richard and Elijah. The maternal grandfather was John Hoskins and his wife's maiden name was Perry. They were natives of Wales and coming to American in early years they settled in Delaware county and were among the pioneers in that county. They Ijoth died there, he at the age of fifty-five and she at the age of sixty years. They had eight children, Elizabeth. Jane. .\nn. Rachel. La\onia, Jacol). Perry and Ebenezer.

01i\er P. Lenox was reared on his father's farm and Ii\ed there until he was thirty years of age. r'rom early youth he was trained to the rugged work required of farmers in the time in which be li\ed. As a boy he contributed his share in this required rugged work and as a young man he continued to devote his energies in the development and improvement of his father's farm. By practical methods and intelligent application of ideas in tiic Inisincss of farming he was no small factor in the development of the farm to the high state of cultivation which it attained. His education was obtained in the district schools of the neighborhood, which he attended with as much regnlarilv as permissible of a farmer bo_\-. When he left the farm lie moved to Richwood but continued to operate the farm for two years. Then he and his brother, \VilHani, engaged in the live stock and grain business until 1 886, when they Ijought the Camp, Randall & Lyon elevator. His brother retired from the firm in 1900 and 01i\er P. continued the business alone until 1913. Since then he has been retired from active business, occupying his time in looking after his property interests, his son, Ralph W., ha\'ing succeeded him in the grain business.

^Ir. Lenox was united in marriage. September 12. 1878, with Ruth Fisher, daughter of Larkin D. b'isher. Five children have been born to this union. Ralph W'., Oi\er P., Alarian. Helen and Robert S. As has been stated, Ralph U". is his father's successor in the grain business in Richwood. He married \'era \'an Winkle. 01i\'er P. died at the age of thirty years, lacking one da\- : he married Mayme Hickey. Marian died at the age of six months. Helen is a graduate from the Columbus high school and Ohio State L'niversity and is now li\-ing at home. Robert S. is at home.

]\Ir. Lenox is a stockholder and director in the Fairbanks Steam Shovel Compan\-, of INIarion : is president of the Richwootl Telephone Company: a stockholder in the Richwood Banking Compam-. and is interested in two live stock commission firms in Cle\eland. .\side from his various business interests he takes an acti\'e interest in political affairs. Flis affiliations are with the Republican party and he is an ardent ad\'ocate of the principles of that partv. He belie\'es that the simple name, Ixepulilican, is sufficient to co\-er all the principles for which that partv has alwa^'s stood and for which it stands now, without any prefixes or affixes. But if there is a classification necessary for the political faith to which Mr. Lenox adheres it should be understood that he is a Republican "standpatter."

Mrs. Lenox was btirn in Claibonrne township, Union county, Ohio, October, 1859. Her father and mother were early settlers in Lhiion county and spent their lifetime here, the mother's death occurring at the age of thirty-six and the father's at the age of eighty-four years. In their family of children there were Ruth. Charles '\L. Fannie, and two who died in youth. The paternal grandfather of ]\lrs. Lenox was Benjamin Fisher: the maiden name of his wife was Cramer.

Up to the time of his retirement in 191 3, Mr. Lenox was the oldest continuous business man in Richwood, covering a period of over thirty years. In all the various business enterprises in which he has been engaged, while concerned in the ad^-ancement of his personal and private interests, he has not placed private interests above the welfare and development of his town.

The !Marvs\ille Wire F"ence and Liinilier Companv is one of the prosperous business estabhshments of AJar\'s\ilIe, and under the efticient management of Fred J. Auer has come to occupy a prominent place in the business hfe of ]Mar\s\ine and Union county. Mr. .\uer was born in this county and has spent practically all of his life since reaching the age of fifteen in Marys\ille. Starting in as a carpenter, he afterwards organized the ]\Iarysville Cabinet Company, with which he was connected for many years and here secured that wide experience which has made him such a successful manager of the \\'ire Fence and Lumber Company of IMarysville.

Fred J. Auer. the son of Peter and Alary ( Geer ) Auer, was born in Darby township, I'nion county, Ohio, August 3, 1858. His parents were natives of Bavaria, Germany, and Union county, Ohio, respectively, and reared a family of six children in this county: Fred J., of Marysville; Alaggie. the wife of Frank Maas. of Olympia, Washington; Barbara, deceased, the wife of Frank Roher; John, of Alarysville : William, uf Alarys- \'ille: and Bertha, the wife of J. L. Aliller, of Marysville.

Peter Auer was reared and educated in Germany and there learned the trade of a dyer. He came to America when a young man, in 1856, and located in Darby township, in this countw where he followed farming until 1869. In that year he moved to Kansas and lived five years in Shawnee county, near Tnpcka. He then returned to Union county, Ohio, and went into the butcher business, following this until his death, in 1899, at the age of sixty-eight. His wife died in May, 1914, at the age of seventv-six. Both were members of the German Lutheran church.

The maternal grandparents of Fred J. .Vuer were Leonard and Barbara (Preiss) Geer, natives of Germany and early settlers in L^nion county, Ohio, where they were farmers in Darby township. ]\Ir. Geer died on the farm, while his wife passed away in Marysville. Four children were born to Leonard Geer and wife. Margaret, Barbara, Leonard and Mary. Mr. Geer's widow married a second time, to IMr. Wagner, and to her second union one son, John, was born.

Fred J. Auer was reared on his father's farm in Darby township until he was fifteen years of age. He then came to Marysville and learned the carpenter's trade and became an employe of the Robinson-Curr\' Companv. Subsequently, he organized the i\Iarysville Cabinet Companv and remained at the head of this establishment for about sixteen years as general manager.

After spending alsout one _\'ear in the saw mill business at IjcUefontaine. Ohio, he returned to Mar\-s\ille and became associated with the Alarys\ille Wire Fence and Lumber Company as assistant manager. Four }-ears later he was made general manager of this company, which position he has since retained. This company was incorporated in 1909 with a .capital stuck of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

Air. Auer was married in i8S'o tn Xettie Schmidt, the daughter of Henry and -Vnnetta Schmidt. Tu this union three children ha\'e been born. Wilhelmina, Marie and Chester I,. W'ilhelmina became the wife of Charles L. Schlegel, of AJar_\s\'ille, and has une daughter, Florence. Marie is the wife of Louis Ta\'lor. of Plain City, Ohio, and has three children. Eugene, Russell and Alnett. Chester L., wlio married Georgia Jewell, is in the cement stave silo manufacturing business in Marysville.

Airs. Auer was born in Gallon, Ohio, her parents being nati\"cs of German}- and early settlers in that place. Both are now deceased. l*"i\e children were born to Air. and Airs. Schmidt, Henry, Xettie, Reinhardt, Frederick and Lizzie.

Air. Auer and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. He gives his hearty support to the Democratic i)art\" and has served two terms as a member of the council of A'larvs\'ille.

Rowland C. Aioultox

A review of the life of the honored and lamented Rowland C. AIoult<in must of necessity be brief and general in character. To enter fully into the interesting details of his career, particularly the struggles of his early manhood and the successes of his later days would far transcend the limits of this biography. He filled a large place in the ranks of the enterprising and puljlic spirited men of his day and generation and the luster of his deeds and the memories which attach to his name antl character form no inconsideralile chapter in the history of Lnion county, where he did his work and achieved his success. Sufficient is sulimitted to prove him entitled to the honoral)le position he long occupied among the energetic, self made men of L'nion county, Ohio, wh(.i, by enterprise and unswerving integrity, forge to the front despite all opposition.

home in Cliampaign county, Ohio, May 2"], 1908. He received a good common school education in the public schools of his native state and later entered a law school and received the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was also interested in music and in his younger days taught vocal music at various places.

In 1848 Rowland C. Moultcm came to Ohio and remained here for about two years, after which he went to Illinois and stayed a few months. From that state he went to Wisconsin and for a year lived at Sheboygan. He then returnetl to Ohio and taught \ocal music and also practiced law.

Mr. Moulton was married ]\\wt f\ 1854, to Olive Pearl Howard, a -daughter of Anson and 01i\e ( Pearl ) Howard. Anson Howard was born April 3, 1 78 1, and his wife was born July i, 1790, both being natives of \\'indham, Connecticut, .\nson Howard and wife were married at Windham January 2, 1812, and came west in 1817, locating in Union township, L'nion county, Ohio. They made the long overland trip in a wagon and during the first winter in Uniim county li\ed with a man by the name of Cuh'er. In the f(.illiiwing spring of 1818, they mo\ed to Champaign county and 'Sir. Howard enteretl into i)artnership Mr. Burnham in the dairy business. They bought dairy cattle and made butter and cheese, hauling their product to Cincinnati by wagon. For nearly two years Mr. Howard followed this business and then l)OUght the farm on which his daughter, Mrs. ]\Ioulton, is now li\ing. This was military land and owing to the peculiar manner in which it was surveyed, Mr. Howard was compelled to make many trips on horseback to the land office on the Ohio river. He added to his land holdings from time to time and at the time of his death owned five hundred acres of land where Mrs. Moulton is now li\'ing, and also had a half interest in iWi: hundred acres in Champaign county, Ohio. Mr. H(.iward died March 28, 1849. and his widow passed ;n\ay Oct(il>er 6, i860. Anson Howard and wife were the parents of four children: Anson Pearl, who died Jnlv 29. 1901 : George Pearl, wlm tlied April 14, 1855: Charles Phillip, who died July It, 1829, and 01i\e Pearl, the widow of Rowland C. Moulton.

Mr. Moulton and his wife were the parents of two children, Olive Pearl, who died September 11, 1863, and Mary, the wife of Charles B. Whiley. of Lancaster, Ohin. Mr. and Mrs. Whiley have two children, Dorothy Bell, wh(j married Pliili]) li. Peters, and 01i\e Pearl.

Mrs. Moulton is now li\ing on the old homestead in the same house which was built by her fathei- in 1834. She still enjoys good health and is l>eIo\ecl b\- a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

Jofin Foster Bennett

An enumeration of those men of a past generation of Union county. Ohio, who were successful in their life work and at the same time left the impress of their strong personalities upon the community, men who wun honor and recognition for themselves, and at the same time conferred hon(jr upon the localities in which they resided, would be incomplete without the mention of John Foster Bennett, who for many years (Occupied a prominent place in the history of this count}-. Although he is now sleeping the sleep of the just, his influence still pervades the li\-es of those who were so fortunate as to enjoy his acquaintance and his name is deeplj^ engraved on the pages of Union county history. His life was a busy one, but he ne\'er allowed it to interfere with his Christian obligations, or the faithful performance of his daily duties, so that his entire life was a steady effort for the worth of Christian doctrine. Quiet and unassuming in his daily life, yet he was a man of strong convictions and c)ne who could ne\er Ije swerxcd from the path of duty.

John Foster Bennett, the son of William F. and Experience (Foster) Bennett, was born in \'ermont, November 22. 1834, and died at his home in Union county, Ohio, October 23, 1006. His father and mother were both nati\es of Vermont and spent all of their li\es in that state.

John F. Bennett came west \vith his aunt, IMrs. Anna Smith, when twehe _\-ears of age. He receix-ed bis education in the schools of Vermont and this count}'. He came b}' water to Cle\eland, Ohio, and then drove in a carriage to Union county, where be found w(.)rk on the farms and a home in one of the hospitable log cabins of Union township. This was his first step in the world after leaving school. He W(_)rked on a farm about two miles east of where his widow is now lixing. He grew to manhood in this county and spent his entire life in this count\- <.)n the farm.

Mr. Bennett was married December 9, iS'57, to Harriett AIcBride, a daughter of .\lexander and Elizabeth ( Melenef}- ) McBride, nati\es of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent. The AlcBride family came from Penns^'hania to Union county, Ohio, in 1835, and here li\ed the reniaintler of their (.la\-s. Alexander Mcfjride died in Septemlier, i88j, his wife ba\ing died man\- vears before, November i, 1861.

'Sir. and Mrs. Bennett had two children, one wIkt died in infancv, and Cora B., who married Joseph Grant Gault on October 2t,, 18S8. 'Sir. and Mrs. Gault are the parents of five children, three of whom are living : John

Bennett, a stmlenl in tlie .State L'ni\'ersitv oi Ohio: Edgar Howard, who is attending the Oliin XA'esieyan University at Delaware. Ohio, and Mary Louise, who is stiU in the ])uhhc scliools (if her liome county. Mr. Gault is a leading citizen of his township and county and one of its most progressive and enterprising farmers. He has just built a fine country home and owns one cif the largest and best improxed farms of the county. He and his wife are giving their children the best of educational advantages in order that they mav be the Ijetter able to become useful members of society.

Kihn F. Bennett was a Republican in [jolitics and held numerous township offices at \arious times. He had two hundred acres of fine land in this township and was remarkably successful in all his farming operations. He was an attendant of the Methodist Episcopal church and interested in all its acti\ities. During the Civil ^Var he was a member of the Home Guards although he was ne\er sent to the front. His widow is now living on the farm where thev mo\ed in Alarcli. 1872, about two miles east of Irwin.

Louis John Zwerner

A member of the official family of Marysville is L(juis John Zwerner, who is now filling the important position of city clerk. Although he was born and reared in Marysville, he has spent most of his career since reaching manhood in Columbus, Ohicx in the employ of a paper company in that city, b'or the past five years he has been engaged in the fire insurance business in Marysville as a member of the firm of Taylor & Zwerner, and has been \'erv successful in building up a lucrati\e Ijusiness.

Louis J. Zwerner, the son of John Michael and Amanda Catherine (Mast) Zwerner, was born in Marys\'ille, Ohio, February 17, 1882. His Ijarcnts were both natives of Ohio and reared a family of nine children: .Anna, a trained nurse of Marysville: Louis J., of Marysville: William A., of Columbus. Ohio: Clara V.. the wife of Harry Sparks, of Geneva. Ohio: Matilda, single, of Columlius: Laura, single, of Columbus: Carl G., of ("olumbus: and twi.), Elizabeth .'Utd an infant, who died in infancy.

John M. Zwerner was reared in Union county, and when a young man became interested in the carriage manufacturing Inisiness in Alarysville. l-'or the ])a^l fourteen years he has lived in Columbus, Ohio, where he is now employed in the wood-working deparement of the Jeffry Manufacturing

The paternal grandijarents of Louis J. Zwerner were George and Anna (Gunderman) Zwerner. nati\es of Germany and early settlers in }iLarysville, Ohio, where they both died at an advanced age. George Zwerner operated a grocery store, with the striking title "Across the Rhine." for his trademark. George Zwerner and wife reared a large family of children. Adam. John F.. John Michael, Cieorge, Anna. Margaret, Mary and others whose history is not recorded. The maternal grandparents <jf Louis J. Zwerner were early settlers in LInion county, Ohio, and later moved to Indiana and settled near TAirtland, in Ja\- county, where they died well along in _\'ears. Mr. antl Mrs. ]\Iast reared a family of several children, George, John, Amanda Catharine. Mary. Katie and others who died in childhood.

Louis J. Zwerner was reared in Marys\'ille and received his education in the (ierman Lutheran parochial school of this place. At the age of thirteen he was confirmed in his church and then entered the high school, where he was a student for three years. He then went to Columbus and worked for the Central Ohio Paper Company for nine years, after which he returned to Marysville and formed a partnership with John R. Taylor, under the firm name of Ta_\-lor & Zwerner. This firm is doing an eyer-increasing business in fire insurance antl during the four }-ears it has been in operation has built up a large clientage in Marysville and throughout the county.

Mr. Zwerner \\-as married on November 23, 1904, to Mabel Taylor, the daughter of Jijhn R. and Emma ( P>owen ) Ta}lor. To this union two children ha\'e l>een Ijorn. Elemjr, Catharine and John Limis. Mrs. Zwerner was born in Leesburg township, in this county, on a farm. Her father and mother were both nati\es of this county. Her father is now a jiartner with Mr. Zwerner in the insurance business. Fi\'e children were liorn to Mr. and Mrs. Taylor. Ada, Effie, \\'a>iie, Ma1>el and Opal.

Mr. Zwerner and his w\ie are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and are acti\e workers in both the church and Sunday school. Mr. Zwerner is financial secretary of the church and is president of the \\'ea\'er Bible class. Politically, he has been a stanch Democrat and at the present time is serving as clerk of Marys\ille. as clerk of Paris townshi]) and as clerk of the school Ijoard. The Zwerner home is known f(ir its genuine hospitality. Mr. Zwerner and wife take an acti\-e ])art in the \arious mo\ements of ^ilarysyille which are advanced for the general \\ el fare of the community.

Arthur Burdett Simons

Among the more recent additions to the bar of Richwood, and one who gi\es promise of becoming an influential member of the legal profession in this town, is the gentleman whose name heads this sketch.

Air. Simons is a native of the Empire state. He was born in South New Berlin, Chenango county, Xew York, July 20, 1881. He is the son of Jewett Burdette Simons and Alice Cad}' Simons, but of whom are natives of New York state. Tiiev had five children, namely, Charles, of New Berlin, New York; Plarl, of South New Berlin, New York; Arthur B., the subject of this sketch: .Vudella. wife of Ray Sprague, of Albion, New York; and J. Cady Simons, who is living at the old home in Sidney, New York. The father of this family was born and reared on a farm in Chenango county. New York, and followed the occupation of farming for se\eral years. It was about the vear 1889 that he decided to change his occupation and turn his attention to other lines of business. With that pur]>ose in view he removed to Sidney, New ^'ork, and made in\estments in real estate and engaged in business in that line. He and his wife are both living and still have their residence in Sidney, and are respected citizens of that community. They are both adherents of the Baptist faith and are faithful members and actively interested in affairs of that church.

The paternal grandfather of our sul)ject was Elisha .\. Simons; the maiden name of his wife was Abigail Sage, both natives of New York. The elder Simcjns was also a farmer in Chenango county of his native state. He was among the early settlers in that count}- and experienced the toil and privation incident to those earlv times. He and his wife lived on this farm until their death at an advanced age. Only one of their small family, Jewett B., lived to the age of maturity. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject was Jewett Simons, who was distinguished by honorable ser\-ice as a soldier in the War of 1812. On the maternal side the grandfather was William Cadw a native of New York. He had a famil}- of five children, William, \\ illis, Ceiia Wall, Lewis and Alice. Lewis was a soldier in the Civil War, was taken prisoner and died in Libby prison at Richmond, Virginia.

Looking back along the line of the Simons ancestry, as far as it can be fk-terniined, it appears that they were principally engaged in farming, the older representatives of that family being among the hardy pioneers to whom the country is indelited for its early development and later progress. It is from such ancestr\' as this that Arthur B. Simons comes, although he has departed somewhat from the ancestral hne of occupation. While he first saw the light of day on a farm he did not see it early enough to enable him to see much of farm life. Before he was of sufficient age to answer the call to the field of toil and perspiration, the parental home was removed to Sidney, where the most of his youthful years were spent.

Whatever there may have been of deprivation in the lack of industrial training in agricultural pursuits incident to a life on the farm, was compensated by the greater ad\antages iov accpiiring an education, afforded by the schools of Sidney. .And Mr. Simons made good use of these educational advantages. He completed the course of study in the Sidney schools and graduated from the high school in 1900. Deciding to enter the legal profession, he at once took up the study of law. He matriculated in the law department of Cornell University, graduated from that institution in 1903 and was admitted to the bar that same year. His first venture in practical application of his chosen profession was in Dunkirk, New York, where he opened an office and engaged in the practice for one year. He then returned to Sidney, his home town, where he formed a |:)artnershi]> with Charles H. Seeley and continued in this practice for four years. In 1908 he came to Rich\\ood. Ohio, and engaged in the wholesale produce business in partnershi]:) with R. C. Case, his Ijrother-in-law, in which business arrangement he is still interested. In a few years the desire to return to his first lo\e prevailed, and turning the management of his mercantile business over to his partner on February i, 1912, he opened a law office in Richwood and again engaged in the practice of his chosen profession. On the first of March, 1914, he associated himself with Milton Haines, a brief biographical sketch of whom appears in another place in this volume.

On October 11, J905, Mr. Simons was united in marriage with Rose Case, a daughter of Jason and Lavonia ( Lenox ) Case. Three children have been born of that union, Jason, Elizabeth and Alar}-. Air. and Airs. Case are members of the Methodist Episcopal church and take an active interest in everything pertaining to its maintenance and welfare.

In fraternal aft'airs Mr. Simons is a member of Sidney Lodge, Xo. 801, Free and .Accepted Alasons, and the Knights of Pythias lodge of Sidney. New York. Politically, he has always been a Republican and alwavs ready to devote his time and his best efforts for the promotion of his party's interests. He is city solicitor of Richwood at the present time.

Airs. Simons is a native of Richwood, Ohio, as were her parents, who still reside there. They have two children, Ralph C, and Rose, the wife of Air. Simons. Jason Case w'as among the young men of Ohio who responded tLi tlie call of their countn' and did faithful senice during the Civil War. ?Ie is still li\"ing in the enjoyment of honors that belong to those who, in patriotic de\-otion. offered their Ii\es as a sacrifice in the time of their country's need. The maternal grandfather was John Lenox; the maiden name of his \vife was Hoskins.

Ottw'A A. Keigley

Among the men who ha\e been identified with the newspaper business and who have made good in that line of industry the gentleman whose name heads this article is entitled to special mention. Ottwa A. Keigley was born in ^Madison county, Ohio, June 9, 1876, the son of McCrea and Margaret ( ^^'atkins ) Keigle\', who are also nati\es of Ohio. In the Keigley family there were fi\e children, namely: Anna, wife of Howard Ray, of London, Oliio: William, of Madison county, Ohio; Catherine, living at home; Ottwa A., the subject of this sketch, of Richwood : and Carl, of Madison county, near London.

[NlcCrea Keigley was Ijorn in Perry county, Ohio, and when he Avas about fifteen years old he came to Madison county and engaged in farming. This occupaticin he has followed all his life and he is thus engaged. The onh' interruption in his agricultural pursuits was when the rebels fired on Fort Sumter, a shot that electrified the nation and aroused the patriotic zeal in ever\- loyal heart. The father of our subject was among the first of the loA-al sons of Ohio to respond to the call of President Lincoln to defend the f^ag that had been outraged and dishonored at Fort Sumter. He enlisted as a private in the Thirty -first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a regiment that rendered conspicuous and Aalorous ser\ice in the Ci\il \\'ar. After a four vears' service in this regiment he received an honorable discharge and returned to his home and resinned the peaceful pursuits of farm life.

settlers of Perry county. The grandfather died in Hocking county at the age of eight\-se\en ^-ears. In this family of children were McCrea, Robert. Maria and .\nna. The maternal grandfather was Robert Watkins and his wife was Catherine ( Carrell ) Watkins. Fie was liorn in Lebanon, Tennessee: his wife was born in Clark count)', Ohio, of English descent. He was a farmer and stock buver in Madison countv, Ohio, where he resided the most of his married life. He was living here at the time of his death, in 191 1, at the age of ninety-three years. The wife was eighty-two years of age at the time of her death. Their family consisted of seven children, David, Amanda, Margaret, William, Sarah, Alice, and one who died some years ago.

Ottawa A. Keigley was reared on his father's farm in Madison county. In common with all boys with like environments he was trained to habits of industry from his youth up. There is never any trouble in finding something for the boy on the farm to do and his hours of labor are not governed by the union scale. From early morn till dewy eve he is expected to be busy and there is generally a controlling influence to see that he meets the requirements in case he should be inclined to overlook a chance. While he may not so regard it at the time, such training and discipline are most essential elements in the promotion of healthy physical development and strength of character, fitting him to compete successfully with others in the activities of life. He remained on the farm until he grew to manhood, receiving a good elementary education in the district schools which he regularly attended. He then went to Columbus and was employed for some time as bookkeeper for the Hocking Valley Railrcjad Company. Coming to Richwood, November 18, 1908, he began work in the Ga::cttc printing oftice and has continued in that employment e\-er since. He is now the manager of the office, a position which he is well cpialified to fill, as he is himself a practical printer and thoroughly familiar with the mechanical work and business details of a printing office.

Mr. Keigley and Lulu Wdrden were united in marriage Septemloer 6, 1908. Mrs. Keigle>' is a daughter of George \\\ and Syh'ia (Stephenson) \Vorden. She was born in Richwood on April 9, 1883. Her father was born in Shelbyville, Indiana, Februar}- 5, 1859, where he grew to manhood and followed the printer's trade. He came to Richwood in the seventies and here met the girl who afterwards became his wife. They returned to Shelbyville after marriage for about a year and then came to Richwood. In 1 88 1 Mr. \Vorden purchased the Richwood Gasette, which was establishetl in 1872, and he continued as ]iu1olisher of that paper for a period of twent\-tliree years. He always took an active interest in public aft'airs and was a strong advocate of public improvements. He \\as largely instrumental in securing paved streets, the fine cement sidewalks and other important public improvements in Richwood. Hie Gacrttr has always been independent (43 > in politics and always an advocate for things best for the community. Mr. Worden died February 27, 1913, in the fifty-fifth year of his age. His wife, who was born ^lay 4, i860, is still living. Since early youth she has been a member of the Church of Christ, with which church her daughter, Mrs. Keigley, is also connected.

The paternal grandfather of Mrs. Keigley was Elisha Worden and his wife was Rebecca (Wingate) Worden, natives of Indiana. The grandfather was a soldier in the Civil \\'ar and died in Shelbyville, Indiana, when a voung man. His wife died on December 30, 1912, at the age of eightyseven vears. They had four children, George \V., William, Anna and Smith. The maternal grandfather was L. H. Stephenson and his wife was Abigail (Graham) Stephenson. He was born in Licking county, Ohio, April 25. 1823. Thev had three children, Sylvia R., Rachel and Bluma Arabel.

Johx X. Laird

The chief executive officer of Union county, Ohio, is John X. Laird, who has been filling the sheriff's office since the fall of 1912 in a manner which places him among the most efficient officials the county has ever had. His father was a native of Ireland and when he died in this county in 1896, he was one of the largest land owners in«Leesburg township, and a man who was highly respected by everyone who knew him. Mr. Laird for many years has been connected with the business interests of Marysville and has so conducted his aft'airs as to gain an enviable place in the estimation of his fellow citizens

John X. Laird, the son of Moses and Phoebe (Hanawalt) Laird, was born in Leesburg township. L'nion county, Ohio. October 12, 1859. His father was a native of county Londonderry, Ireland, and his mother of Ross countv. Ohio, and in this county they reared a family of twelve children : George H., decea.sed : John X.. of Marysville; Allen, of Marysville; Anna, of Marysville; Lincoln, of Coal City, Indiana; Mollie, the wife of Charles Sands; Lula, the wife of Albert Fields, of Dayton. Ohio; Ray, of Leesburg township; Frank, of Dover township; Clarence, of Dover township; Bessie. the wife of Rov Stiner, of Paris township, and Harry, who died at the age of fourteen.

Moses Laird was reared in Ireland and li\ed there until he was eighteen years of age. He was a descendant of one of those families who came from

Scotland and settled in the northern part of Ireland, and a representatix'e of that large group of good American citizens who are known as Scotch-Irish citizens. In 1838 Moses Laird came to America and first located in Philadelphia, later settling in Lancaster ccmnty. Pennsxivania. I<Voni that state he came to Pickaway county, Ohio, where he li\-etl for several years and eventually permanently located in L'nion county. Upon coming to this county he cleared and improved a farm of twcj hundred acres in Leesburg township and gradually added to his land holdings until at the time of his death he owned five hundred acres of well improved land. He died in 1896 at the age of seventy-nine and his wife followed him in 1898 at the age of sixty. Both were loyal members of the Methodist church.. Moses Laird was married three times. His first wife was a Miss Parker and to this union four children, Isaac, Samuel, William and James, were born. His second wife was a ]\liss Rittenhouse and to this second union three children were born, David, Washington and Henry l\[elson. His third wife was the mother of John N". Laird.

The paternal grandparents of Mr. Laird were Thomas Lairtl ami wife, natives of Ireland of Scotch-Irish descent. Thomas Laird came to America late in life and died in Pickaway county, Ohio. Five children were born tc, Thomas Laird and wife, Thomas, James, Moses, Jane and Catherine Rebecca. The maternal grandparents of John N. Laird were George and Beckv fLatta) Hanawalt. natives of Ross county, Ohio. The parents of both George Hanawalt and his wife were bom in Pennsyhania. George and Becky Hanawalt came from Ross county to L^nion county, Ohio, earlv in the historv rif the county, and Mr. Hanawalt helped to cut the first road w hich ran from Plain City to ^^'atkins. George Hanawalt located in ]Mill Creek township where he died at an advanced age. A large family of children were born to -\Ir. Hanawalt and his wife, .Allen, John, William, Thomas, Phoebe. Hester, Mary and Sarah.

John X. Laird was reared in Leesburg township on his father's farm and recei\'ed his etlucation in the schools of that township. He then farmed on the home farm for se\-eral }-ears and in 1S83 came to Marys\-ille, Init returned shortl}' afterwards to the old home farm where he lix'ed until 1890. In that year he returned to Alarysx-ille where he has since resided. For twenty years he managed a feed and sales stable on Sixth street. While he is filling the position of sheriff of the county he is renting his stable in order to give all of his attention and time to his official duties.

Air. Laird is a stanch Republican in politics and has taken an active interest in political affairs in his county. He was elected to the position of county sheriff in 1912 and filled this office with such universal satisfaction that he was re-elected on November 4, 1914, by the largest majority of any man ever elected to an office in Union county. He was chief of the fire department of ]\iarysville for nine years and was deputy marshal of the village for two terms. He was president of the board of agriculture for six vears and a member of the board for about twelve years. Fraternally, he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pvthias and the Improved Order of Red Men.

Cyrl'S C. Williams

The three score and ten years which have covered the career of Cyrus C. Williams thus far have all been spent in LTnion county, Ohio, where he was born. Serving as a mere youth in the Civil War, he returned to his home county at the close of that struggle and has been engaged in peaceful pursuits for the past half century with a \ery flattering degree of success. Year in and year out he has taken his part in the community's affairs and has had unusual pride in the general ad\'ancenient of civilization in his county. As a business man he is one of the oldest in the county and as president of the Williams & ^Mclntire Compan}-, he is one of the leaders in the business life of Mani'syille.

Cyrus C. Williams, the son of ^Matthew and Sarah (]\Iather) Williams. was born in IMarysville, Ohio, November i, 1845. His parents, both of whom were natives of Ohio, reared a family of five children: Cyrus C, of Marysville: Dorcas A., deceased, who was the wife of Samuel P. Mclntire: Florence, the wife of James ^McAdams, of Marysville; Robert, of Columbus, Ohio, and Elias. who died in infancy.

Matthew Williams was born in Ross county, Ohio, and reared in I'nion countv, where be spent most of his life. His birth occurred in 1815 and he died at New Dover, Union county, in 1895. His widow survived him about three vears and passed away at the adxanced age of eighty. ^Matthew Williams and his wife were both members of the Presb}1:erian church for many vears and later transferred their membership to the Methodist Episcopal denomination.

The paternal grandparents of Catus C. \\'illiams were Daniel and C'bristi;uia (Badley) Williams, natives of Maryland and pioneer settlers in Ross and L'nion counties, Ohio, dying in the latter county. Three children were bom to Daniel Williams and wife, Matthew, Elias and Hester. Tlie maternal grandparents of CN'rus C. Williams were James Mather and wife, natives of Virginia and pioneer settlers in Union county, Ohio. James Mather was a soldier in the War of 1S12 and he and his wife reared a large family of children in Union county, Aaron, John, Sarah, Maria, ]\Iary, Angeline, Rebecca and Caroline.

Cyrus C. Williams spent his boyhood days in Marysville and attended the public schools of this city. Later his parents moved to New Dover, in this county, where he continued his schooling until he enlisted for service in the Civil War in 1863. He was a member of Company G, One Hundred and Twenty-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a regiment which was mustered in for a six-months' service. At the expiration of his enlistment he came home in March, 1864, and six days later he re-enlisted in Companv F, Sixty-sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, a veteran regiment, and served until the close of the war. He was mustered out in June, 1865, and discharged in the following month.

After the close of the war Mr. Williams returned to his home in Union county, married and began farming in Dover township. A few years later he went into the timber and lumber business and has followed this line of activity since that time. For many years he was in company with S. E. Mclntire in the manufacture of lumber and drain tile. In 1909 the company was incorporated under the name of Williams & Mclntire Company with a capital stock of twenty-five thousand dollars. This company is now doing a large business throughout this section nf the state. The company has forty acres of land in connection with their plant and are equipped in such a manner as to turn out a large quantity of goods each year.

Mr. Williams was married April 12, 1866, to Margaret A. Filler, the daughter of Adam and Mary Ann (Griffith) Filler, and to this union se\en children have been born, Willerd, Lewis, Claude, Charles, Fred, Harry and Mary. W'illerd, who married Annie White, is secretary of the Williams & Mclntire Company. Lewis is in the insurance business in Delaware. Ohio. He married Vertie Hobert and has two children. Max and Erdine. Erdine married Bernard Cody and has two children. Claude is treasvu'er and general manager of the Williams & Mclntire Company. He married Emma Hurd. Charles, who died at the age of thirty-five, married Maggie JNIader and had four children, Paul, Donald and Ernest. Fred, who married A.nna Otte, works in his father's factory. His wife died, leaving one daughter, Anna, and he afterwards married Gertrude Walker, a native of Tennessee, and by his second marriage he has two sons, Harold and John.

^Irs. Williams, the mother of these children, was born in Dover township. Union county, Ohio. October 2-j. 1846, and died at her home in Alarysville, Ohio. Tune iQ. 191 1. She was a devout member of the ]\lethodist Episcopal church, a model wife, a kind and loving mother and a woman whose sole interest was in the welfare of her family. Her father was a native of \'irginia, while her mother came fnim Maryland. After their marriage her parents came to Union county and lived the remainder of their days here. Seven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Filler. John. Francis. Lewis. Nancy Jane, Margaret A. and \'irginia.

Mr. Williams belongs to the Knights of Pythias and was a charter member of the New Do\er lodge. He belongs to the Grand Army of the Republic at ;Marvs\ille. He is a Republican in politics and takes an intelligent interest in the current issues of the da v.

Andrew S Mowry

A highly respected citizen of the past generation, who made his home in I'nion county. Ohio, for nearly half a century, was Andrew S. Mowry, who lived in Union county from [80..|. till his death in 191 1. His life's work was that of civil engineering and the abstracting of land titles. As an abstractor he was recognized as one of the ablest men in the whole state of Ohio. He did a large amount of work in Union as well as adjoining counties in the state and many of the records which he collected and prepared are indispensable in perfecting titles in many counties of the state. He was county surveyor for man\- \ears and a man who always tocik a great deal of interest in the civic welfare of his community.

Andrew S. Alowrv, the son of Fnos and Julia (\'ose) !Mowry, was born in Smithfield. Rhode Island. September 4, \'^^2, and died at his home in Mar\'s\ille, Ohio, December 2^, 191 1. He was one of three children born to his parents, the other two being Edward Livingston and Miranda Alelissa, who became the wife of Lyman Eager.

Enos Mowry was Ijuni in Rlmde Island, March 31, 1805, and was a son (jf Enos i\l(j\vr_\, who was born in the same state February 27, 1765. I'".nos Mowry, .Sr.. was married to Abigail Lapham, of Burrillville, Rhode Island, his wife being born in Rhode Island. September 10. 1763. Abigail

(Lapham) JNTowry died Xovemher 5, 1828. and her husband died June 17, 1815. The children of Enos Mowry, Sr., and wife were Alarmaduke, Asa, Nahuni, Ruth, Levi, Amos, George and Enos.

The mother of Andrew S. Mowry, JuHa (Vose) Mowry, died at the age of thirty-fi\e and her husband married again, his second wife being Sarah Jane Harris. Air. Mowry married his second wife in West Virginia and hved there until his death, after which his widow- moved to CaHfornia, where she died. To tliis second union four children were born, Edward Livingston, William Alason, Lucy Alabel and Mary Eleanor.

Andrew S. Mowr}' was educated at the Providence Conference Seminar}- at Greenwich, Rhode Island, and made a special study of civil engineering while in the seminary. He followed his profession for many years in the office of Henry ¥. Walling, remaining with him for eight years. In 1857 he went west and located at Waukesha, Wisconsin, and made the first map ever produced in that count}-. Subsequently, he came to Ohio and mapped Ross, Madison and se\-eral other counties in the interest of Walling and in February, 1864, came to L'nion county under a contract with tlie county to make maps for the land appraisers. .After a short time in Union county, he decided to make it his permanent h(jme and here he lixed and worked until his death. He enlisted in the Ci\il War and went to Camp Chase, but was rejected because the examining physician thought he had a weak heart, but despite those ominous words he lived to an old age.

Mr. Mowry was elected county surveyor in 1866 and filled this important position for nine }-ears, during which time he straightened out many land titles in the count}-. He did the engineering on the first g-ra\-el road in L^nion county and it is safe to say that this county lias ne\'er had a more efficient and painstaking civil engineer than Air. Alowry. In the last twenty years of his life he devoted his entire attention to the abstracting of land titles in which he was especially proficient.

Air. Alowrv was married December 2, 1862, to Joanna Doolittle, a native of Oneida count}-, Xew A'ork. She was the daughter of Wolcott and Aliriam (Cronkhite) Doolittle. To this union was born one daughter, Adele Vose Alowry, who married Sterling S. C'heney. Air. Cheney and his wife ha\-e one daughter, Helen Jeanine Cheney.

Mrs. AIoNvry was born in Camden, New A'ork, February 2, 1842, and is still li\-ing in Alarysville. The paternal grandparents of Airs. Alowry were Elisaph Doolittle and wife, natives of Connecticut and early settlers of Oneida county. New A'ork. Airs. Alowry was one of fi\-e children, the others being Ermina, Alahala, Zacharv T. and Alta.

Mr. Mowry and his wife were loyal members of the Presbyterian church. He was connected with the Masonic order for many years and was always interested in the welfare of that fraternity. He was a man highly respected throughout the county and one whose ability in his chosen field was never questioned. He lived such a life that he left behind him a name which will long be remembered and honored by those who knew him. The lives of such men do not go out, they go on.

Aaron Fay Robinson

One of the substantial business firms of Milford Center, Ohio, is the Robinson & 'Richter Company, dealers in hardware, implements, etc. Aaron Fay Robinson, the senior member of the firm, started in business here in 1900, and for the past fifteen years has been building up a trade which has increased year by year until it now extends over a large extent of territory. Mr. Robinson is a man of excellent education, has taught in the high school of his county and has all of those characteristics which go to make a successful business man. Of irreproachable character and with a high standard of integrity, he has won the esteem and confidence of the people of this community and justly merits inclusion among the representative men of his county.

Aaron Fav Robinson, the son of John W. and Sarah (Coe) Robinson, was born in Marysville, on the Waldo road, December 30, 1863. His father was born in Ohio and his mother in Pennsylvania, and to them were born seven children: Heber, of Marysxille: Mary, the wife of A. E. Piatt, of Marv'sville; Aaron Fay, of JNIilford Center; Jennie, the wife of Albert Burnham, of Union township: James E., an attorney in Marysville: Carrie, the widow of John Longbrake, of Marys\'ille; and Clyde, of Allen township.

John W. Robinson was reared in Darby township, Union county, Ohio, where he was born and has been a life-long farmer. He owns a farm of two hundred and twenty acres in Paris township, where he lived until five years old, when he moved to Marysville to spend his declining" years. His wife (lied in 1899, at the age of about sixt)'. Both were members of the Prcshyterian church and Mr. Roljinson is a deacon in the Marysville church at the present time. He has been a prominent man in his community and has held various township offices during his active career.

Aaron F. Robixsox

Mary (Mitchell) Rubinsun, pioneer settlers of Uniun county, Ohio. They came here when the Indians were roaming the forest and here they built their home in the dense woods and commenced life under pioneer conditions. He lived to be about fifty-six years of age and his widow survived him many years, being about eighty-five at the time of her death. The grandparents of Aaron F. Robinson reared a large family of children, Mitchell, James \V.. Aaron B., John \V.. Robert, Emma, Martha and some who died in childhood.

llie maternal grandparents of Aaron F. Robinson were Daniel and Mary (Gladden) Coe, natives of Pennsylvania and early settlers in Union county. Mary Gladden came to this county with her parents when she was a little girl. In 1849, during the gold field excitement, Daniel Coe made the long overland trip t(j California and died out west. His widow remained in Ohio and died on the old home ])lace where she had started housekee])ing in Union county and was buried in the Milford Center cemetery. A large family of children were born to Daniel Coe and wife. Philip, Joseph, Moses. Mary, Sarah, Mattie, Olive, Jennie and some who died in childhood.

Aaron F. Robinson was reared on his father's farm in Paris township, attended the country schools of the neighborhood and later graduated from the ^larysville high school in 1883. He then taught school for five years, spending three terms in the district schools of Union township, one term in Paris townshi]) and one term in the high school at New California. He then married and went to farming in White county, Indiana, and farmed for five years near Reynolds. He went to Alonticello, Indiana, in i8'g2 and engaged in fire and life insurance for two years, after which he went to Chalmers, Indiana, and embarked in the hardware business. A few years later he moved l)ack to Union county, Ohio, and went on the roafl as a traveling salesman for the \)'arder, Bushnell & Glessner Company at Spring-field. Ohio. He also tra\-eled for a time for the Detroit Heating and Lighting- Company. He spent about four years on the niad and in 1900 came to Milford Center, Uni(.in county, Ohio, and bought the st(jre with which he has since been connected. He purchased the store of Thompson & Connor and later took Mr. Connor into the business with him. Mr. Connor was his partner for two years and then F. C. Richter bought Mr. Connor's interest, and it has since been known as the Robinson & Richter Company. They ha\e a large and well assorted stock of general hardware and ha\'e built up a big business in Milford Center and the surrounding comnninitv.

three children ha\e been born. Ernest, Lucille and Carrie. Lucille, who has taught five years, graduated in the 191 5 class of Wooster College. Carrie has taught for three years in the Milford Center high school.

Mrs. Robinson was born in 'Union township, Union county, Ohio, and her parents, both now deceased, were also natives of this county. There were four children born to Mr. and Mrs. Burnham, Albert. Simeon, Elizabetli and Harriett. The paternal grandparents of Mrs. Robinson were Jacob and Eliza (JMeachani) Burnham. They had three children, Nicholas, Hiram and Eliza. Jacob Burnham died April 23, 1866, and his wife died August 30, 1886. Jacob Burnham was a son of Eliphaz, who, in turn, was the son of Ebenezer Burnham. Ebenezer I'.urnham was horn in Windsor. A'ermont. November 2^^. 1761. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Robinson were Benjamin and Elizabeth (Williams) Hopkins. They were one of the pioneer families of L'nion county, Ohio, where they lived to old age. Six children were born to Benjamin Hopkins and wife. Emeline, John, George, \\'illiam. IMarv Ann and Harriett.

Mr. RoliinsdU and his famil_\- are consistent members of the Presbyterian church, to which they give their earnest support. He is a member of the Free and Accepted Alasons, Koyal Arch Masons. Raper Commandery of LTrbana and .\laddin Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. He also holds his membership with the Milford Center Knights of Pythias. In politics, he has been a life long Republican and has been one of the leaders of his party in local affairs. Pie has served as trustee of his township, as a member of the school board for several terms and has also been a member of the city council. In addition to his interests in the hardware Imsiness he is a director in the Maddock Textile Company, of Milford Center.

Fred T. Asm An

Prominent in the banking circles of Marysville, Ohio, Fred J. Asman has been interested in the banking business in Marysville for nearly twenty years and has been connected with the Union Bank in various capacities since March, 1896. He is a man of strict integrity and recognized ability of a high order and has a thorough knowledge of all phases of banking. He is a man who takes a dee]) interest in the welfare of Marysville and is a public spirited citizen who is universally esteemed for his many good qualities.

ville, was born in lliis city. May 26, 1877. His parents, John C. and Barbara (Emmert) Asman, were natives of Bavaria, Germany, and Union county, Ohio, respectively, and reared a family of eight children, William, Charles, Fred, Thomas, Charlotte, Elizabeth and Margaret. Charlotte is the wife of E. F. W. Stellhorn and the other two daughters are still single.

John C. Asman was reared t(_i manhood in Germany and came to America when a young man and settled in Columbus, Ohio, where he was engaged in the retail meat market business.. He later came to Marvs\'ille, where he has li\ed f(ir the past fortx- years and conducted a retail meat market during all of that time.

The paternal grandparents of Fred J. Asman were Samuel and Margaretta (Beldener) Asman, both of whom \hed all of their days in Germany. Samuel Asman and wife were the imrents of three chiklren. Leonard, Charlotte and John C, the father of Fred J. .\sman. The maternal grandparents of Fred J. Asman were Michael Emmert and wife, earlv settlers in Union county. Ohio.

Fred J. Asman was reared in ^Iar\sville and graduated from the local high school in 1895. ^" -^larch of the following year he became a bookkeeper in the Union Banking Company and has been in the continuous employ of the bank since that year. At the present time he is cashier of the bank, a position to which he was elected in June, 1014. He is a stockholder in the Marysxille Cabinet Company and a stockh()lder and director in the Union Banking Company.

Mr. Asman was married June 19, 1902, to ^Matilda M. Trapp, the daughter of George and .Vnna ( Xicol) Trapp. To this unidu three children have been born, Harold. Luther and Norman.

Mrs. Asman was born in L'nion cnunt}-, Ohio, and her parents, l^oth of whom were natives of Ohio, are now li\ing in Paris township. Four children have been born to >,Ir. and JMrs. Trapp, Matilda ]\I., Carrie Mader, Edith Neutzel and Fred. The maternal grandparents of IMrs. Asman were John George N^icol and wife, who reared a large family of children.

Mr. Asman and his wife are members of the Trinity Lutheran church at Marysville and ]\Ir. -\sman belongs to the Trinitv Lutheran Bene\-olent Society. In politics he has long held to the principles of the Democratic party but his connection with the liank has kept him from taking an active part in political affairs. Howe\er. he is a dee]:) student of the current issues of the day and is an intelligent man who can always be depended upon to support measures of public welfare.

For more than half a century Nathan P. Westheimer has been connected with the business interests of Richwood, Union county, Ohio. He has always been an enterprising and public-spirited citizen and has taken an active interest in the welfare and upbuilding of his town. He is well known throughout the county and is held in high esteem, as was his wife, who was always a true and faithful helpmate to him. While in good health she did much to encourage him in his business and helped to make him the successful business man that he was. He always felt that he owed much to her for her many kind deeds, wise counsels and constant and loving assistance. As a business man he has been one of the leaders of Richwood for more than half a century, and has always conducted his affairs in such a way as to keep the high regard of his fellow citizens.

Nathan P. Westheimer, a retired merchant and business man, was born at Baden, Germany, Septemljer 24, 1836. His father and mother both died when he was only three years of age and he knows nothing of his ancestral history. He was reared to manhood in Germany and when about nineteen years of age came to America with an uncle and settled in New York city for a short time, and there learned the cigar-maker's trade. He then went west with a cousin and located in Ohio, remaining for a short time in Rushsyl- \ania, Logan county. His first inisiness \enture was as a peddler and he started out from Rushsylvania with a pack on his back and peddled his goods from farm house to farm house throughout that section of the state. A year or so later he found a friend and they started from Bellefontaine, Ohio, with a wagon and peddled notions over five counties. He continued in this way for four years and in 1858 came to Richwood and here he has since resided. *

He started into lousiness b}- buying leaf tobacco of the farmers and making it into cigars in a little log cabin on the corner of Franklin and Blagrove streets where the Richwood Banking Company is now located. He remained on this c(jrner f(jr se\-eral years and in this log cabin began housekeeping on the day of his marriage in i860. -As his business increased he moved" into another log house which he also owned in the same block, the site now occupied by W'ilkins' dry goods, boot and shoe store. He later embarked in the grocery business, although he still kept up his cigar making. He would make cigars until he had accummulated four (^r five thousand and then take them

Nathan P. Westheimer And Family

About 1868 Mr. Westheimer built a brick store room twenty by si.xtv feet and two stories high, which was burned down April q, 1875. This was the first brick store building in RichxMJod, and he rebuilt on the same spot the same year. He and George Court went into partnership and erected a building one hundred and thirt}-two feet deep, and Mr. Westheimer still owns his part of the liuilding, which is now occupied by Mr. Wilkins with a boot and shoe store. Here Mr. Westheimer remained for a number of years and then leased it and retired from active participation in business afYairs.

Mr. Westheimer was married June _m, i860, to Sarah Elizabeth Irwin, a daughter of Richard and Eliza ( J^uckworth) Irwin. They started to housekeeping in the little log cabin which has been mentioned and li\'ed there for several }ears. When his fortunes imiiroxed, Mr. Westheimer erected a beautiful brick resilience on Xorth Franklin street, the first lirick dwelling house in the town, and here he has li\ed e\er since. He owned several business blocks, which he sold and all of them are now occui)ied b\- substantial business houses.

-Mrs. Westheimer was ill for sex'eral years, and in October, 1912, Mr. \\'estheimer took lier to Murida for her health. A\'hile in that state she became worse and on January _'8, KJ13, she jiassed away. She had lieen afflicted se\'eral \'ears with dropsv, rheumatism and kindred complaints, but through all of her sufl:'erings she ne\cr cumplained. She was a good wife, an excellent mother and a wimian who was helnxed b_\- all wlm knew her. Mr. Westheimer and wife had one child, Ida IMabel, the wife of J. li. Thompson, a native of Richvvood. 3.1r. and Mrs. Thompson now live in Daytona, Florida. They have one daughter, Ida M., who married Ribba Sadler. Mr. and Mrs. Sadler make their home in BrookI}'n, New York,

Mrs. Westheimer was rearetl in Licking county, Ohio, where her ])arents were among the earliest settlers. Mr. Westheimer was a member of the first council of Richwoocl and ser\ed while Hilas .Sa])in was mayor. He was a charter memlier of Richwond Lodge Xo. 443, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and furnished the first hall for the fraternity in Richwood. He also belonged to the Encampment and had held all of the chairs in both subordinate and camp lodges. He also furnished the furniture for the first Masonic hall in Richwood, which stood where the Richwood Banking Company is now located. He also has the honor of furnishing the first hall for the use of the Baptist church, the hall being located in the second storv of his brick building. Mr. W'estheimer was the third merchant in Richwood, the otliers being L. H. Hasting.s, a dry goods merchant and postmaster, and a Mr. ]\Iiles, who kept a small grocery in a log cabin.

Mr. W'estheimer is now seventy-eight years of age, but has the appearance and actions of a man much younger in years. He has always been very charitably inclinetl and no l)ene\olent enterprise has ever appealed to him in vain. He was formerly a Hepublican, but for many years has been a stanch supporter of the Prohibition party. He is an earnest advocate of total abstinence ami has ne\er neglected an opportunity to further the cause of temperance in every way. No man in Richwood is held in higher esteem or honor than Mr. Westheimer, and his whole career has been such as to justh' entitle him to inclusion among the representative men of his village and county.

Tames Fullixgtox

A prominent citizen of Union county, Ohio, of a past generation was the late James Fullington, who has been deceased nearly thirty years. Born in this county in the latter part of the twenties, he spent most of his life here, although he was engaged in the buying and shipping of live stock throughout the west in his earlier manhood. In fact, he started out as a cattle buyer when he was only sixteen years of age and traveled throughout the west buying cattle until his marriage in 1851. He then returned to Union countv and made his home here until his death in 1886, becoming one of the largest land owners and most extensi\e st(3ck raisers of the county.

James Fullington, the son of Moses and Flarriett (Guy) Fullington, was Ixjrn September 12, i8j8, in Union county, Ohio. His mother was born in Vermont and she came with her parents to Ohio and located near Granville, Ohio, later settling in Union county on a farm, where they lived the remainder of their days. Moses Fullington died on the farm in this county and his wife had previously passed away.

Tames Fullington attended the common school in I'nion count}- and also had a private teacher f(jr a few winters. When he was only sixteen years of age he started out west to buy cattle and went as far as Indian Territory, now known as Oklahoma. He l)ouglit cattle in \-arious places and then collected them in a large herd and then (lro\e them thn:)ugh to New York city, taking several months for the tri]). lie remained in the west until after his

James Fiillington was married December ii. 1851. to T-liza H. Mc- Alnllen, this marriage taking place in Springfield. Illinois. She was a daughter of Join and Luc}- ( Matthews) AicAIullen, and was born in Oswego, Xew York.

John McMulIen was born in Belfast, Ireland, and came to the United States at the age of twenty-four and located in W'orthington, Ohio. He was an architect and followed this profession after coming to America. John McMullen and Lucy ?^Iatthews were married in Worthington, Ohio, by Bishop Chase, and to this union ten children were born, two of whom are living. Sail}- Ann. John F.nimett, Henr)- Matthews, }ilrs. Helen Carleton, I\Irs. Eliza Fullington,' Edward Hiram, .\deline Matthews, Harriett Matthews, Charles .\dair. Eucy Matthews and Edward Carleton. Edward C. AIcMullen is now lixing in Columbus. He served in the Ci\il War and was taken a prisoner by the Confederates and confined in the Andersonvilie prison for nine months. He was a traveling man for many years, traveling for a firm out of Columbus, Ohio. Edward and Eliza H., the widow of Mr. Fullington, are the only two of the ten children li\-ing who were born to Mr. and Mrs. McMullen.

James Fullington and wife were the parents of se\'en children, six of whom are li\ing, Lucy \'irginia, Walter Curtis, James Frank, Charles Phellis, Edward Mc}>lullen and hVank Guy and Isabelle Brown. Lucv A'irginia became the wife of .\nson Howard, who died in September, 1913. Mr. Howard was a farmer until about twehe years ago, when he gave up fanning and engaged in the grain business at Milford Center, following that until his death. \\'alter Curtis is no\v president of the Marysville Bank and one of the substantial men of the county seat. James Frank was accidentally killed at the age of six. Charles Phellis is now Ii\ing in Louisiana, where he is engaged in the real estate business. Edward McMullen, now living in Columbus, Ohio, ser\-ed one term as auditor of the state of Ohio. Frank Guv is the cashier of a bank in Milford Center and one of its prosperous citizens. Isabelle Br(.)wn, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. h'ullington, is the wife of R. C. .Skiles, an attorney at Shelby, Richland county, Ohio.

After his marriage in 1851 James Fullington came at once to Union county, where he followed general farming until his death. He also engaged in the buying and shipping of stock on an extensive scale. .At the time (jf his death he was the owner of about thirteen hundred acres oi excellent lantl in Union countv. He was one of the stockholders of the Marysville Bank and was also a director and stockholder in the Milford Center Bank. He was a member of the state board of equalization and president of the State Agricultural Society at one time. In fact, there was no more public-spirited man in Union county during his day than James Fullington. He was universally recognized as a man of superior talent along many lines. He was a Republican in politics, but never cared to become identified with official life, preferring to de\ote his time and attention to his large business interests. He was still in the prime of life when he died July 3, 1886, being only fifty-six years of age. His widow is now making her home with her daughter, ]\Irs. Anson Howard, at Milford Center, Ohio. ,

The physician of today must have a better and a more extensive knowledge than the physician of the past. He must be more intelligent in all lines of knowledge and must combine with his strictly medical education, a knowledge of psychology and psychotherapy if he wishes to succeed. Dr. Paul Ehrlich, the noted German scientist, has said "that more has been done and more discovered in the science of medicine in the past twenty years than in the past century." The theory of toxin and antitoxin, serum, the study of bacteria and the methods of combating these destructi\'e forces has made the range of medical science almost beyond one man"s power of learning in the brief space of time which is his allotment on earth. Therefore, special physicians have become necessary and we have the eye specialist, the throat specialist and specialists for a great nuntber of diseases. On the other hand, there must be in every community a general practitioner and it is this class of physicians which forms the l)ulk of the profession. Dr. Byron Evans Baker has Ijeen practicing in Mil ford Center, Union county, Ohio, for the past twenty years anil lias met with a success which is commensurate with his ability and efforts.

Dr. Byron E. Baker, the son of I.evi Hugh and Mary Ellen (Huff) Baker, was born in Croton, Hartford township. Licking county, Ohio, September 5, 1868. His parents were both nati\-es of Ohio and had three children: Dr. r.yrf)n V... the only living child; I.ida, who died at the age of lifteen. and Mae. who died at the age of six.

l.i-\i jiaker was reared in liartford township. Licking county. Ohio, and died there in iSSo at the age of about forty-three. Mis wife died in 1875

The paternal grandparents of Doctor Baker were Henry and EHza (Ford) Baker, natives of Virginia antl Penns}'lvania, respectively. They were early pioneers in Licking county, Ohio, where he owned the first saw mill in the county. He engaged in saw-milling and farming and also ran a blacksmith shop on his farm. He and his wife both lived to a good old age, he being about eighty and his wife seventy-seven _\'ears of age at the time of their death. Eight children were born to Henry Baker and wife, Levi, Martin R., Theodore, William H., Benton W., George P., Sarah and Chloe. The maternal grandparents of Dr. Baker were Bartlett and Evaline ( Roney) Huff, pioneer settlers of Delaware county, Ohio, locating near the \illage of Sunlniry. They lived to a good old age and reared a family of eight children, Clifton, Scott, Alonzo, Mary, Ellen, Louise, Delia and Addie.

Dr. B}'ron E. Baker was reared in Licking county, Ohio, on the father's farm. After tinishing the district schools he attended the Ohio AVesleyan University at Delaware, and later became a student in the Normal University at Ada, Ohio, receiving the degree of Doctor of Science from the latter institution in 1891. Previous to this time he had taught in the public schools of Logan county for a numl)er of years and after taking the course at Ada he taught two more terms. He then entered the Starling Medical College at Columbus, Ohio, and graduated from that institution in the spring of 1895. On April 16, of that year, he began the practice of his profession in Milford Center where he has since continued to reside. He keeps fullv abreast of the latest ad\"ances in medical science and the twenty years which he has spent in the ser\-ice of his fellow men in this community have found him more proficient year by year and better able to alleviate the sufferings of humanity.

Doctor Baker was married July 6, 1893, to Sarah lienry, the daughter of George \\'. and ]\Iary (Scott) Henr\'. The second wife of Dr. Baker was Mrs. Lizzie L. Gary, to whom he was married May 9, 1901. His second wife was the widow of John Car}' and the daughter of Jacob C. and Elizabeth (Dines) Lee. To this second union, one daughter, Francis Marvine, has been born.

Doctor Balder and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Fraternally, he belongs to the Free and Accepted Masons of Marysville and the Royal .Arch Masons. In politics, Mr. Baker is a Democrat, but his profession prevents him from taking" an acti\'e part in political matters. He prefers to devote all of his time and attention to his chosen profession. He is a man of genial disposition and has so conducted himself in this community as to endear him to a large circle of friends and acquaintances.

Charles M. Diehl

The Diehl family have been connected with the history of Union county, Ohio, since 1885, when the father of Charles M. Diehl came to this county to become the manager of one of the large farms of the county. Mr. Diehl has a tine farm of one hundred and three acres known as the "Prairie Run Farm," which lies about four and one-half miles southeast of Milford Center. That J\Ir. Diehl is held in high esteem by the citizens of his county is shown by the fact that he has been twice elected commissioner of his county. He has also held various township offices, showing that he is a man of ability in the handling of public affairs.