Liberty Township (part 1 of 2)

Liberty Township

fill ; after resting one year, he was called to Loveland Station, remaining there one year. He then began the study of medicine, and was engaged for two years in Springfield practicing medicine, when he received a call from Richmond, Ind., and filled the pulpit of Grace M. E. Church for one year ; thence transferred to the North Ohio Conference ; at Clyde two years, also at Ashland, Ohio.; here, during the first year, he was stricken down with paralysis, and laid aside for some three years. In 1876, Mr. Yourtee moved to Delaware. At the last conference he was appointed to the Woodbury Circuit, which he is now filling. He was married, in 1840, (o Miss Alice C. Alpaugh, of New Jersey ; they had one son, now residing in Kansas City, Mo.; she died in 1868, at Yellow Springs, Ohio ; he was married, in 1869, to Mrs. Laura A. (Henshaw) Sears, of New York, she having one child, a daughter.

FREDRICK ZEIGLER, farmer ; P. 0.. Delaware ; son of Reuben Zeigler; he was born Oct. 18, 1840, in Delaware Co., Ohio, on his present farm of 130 acres. He was married, Sept. 16, 1860, to Sarah A Bieber, a daughter of George Bieber, a farmer of Pennsylvania ; they have seven children, all of whom are living - William, Anna, Frederick, Alice, Luther H., Edward and John ; Mr. Zeigler takes an interest in the education of his children. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran Church at Delaware, Ohio. They have made good improvements on their farm ; every necessary convenience being upon it ; especially praiseworthy is the improved spring in daily use. Mr. Zeigler's father was born in Pennsylvania and came to Ohio in 1834, settling where Frederick now lives ; they had three children, two daughters and one son ; Mr. Zeigler is forfortunate beyond the common lot of humanity in being surrounded by all that makes life pleasant. WILLIAM ZIMMER (deceased), was born in Prussia, Germany, Feb. 1, 1824; in 1844, he, with his parents, emigrated to America, landing in New York City ; from there they came to Ohio and located on a farm in Crawford Co.; here our subject remained a short time, then went to Columbus and commenced to learn his trade as a blacksmith, where he remained but a short time; then traveled in different parts of the country, visiting New Orleans, St. Louis and other points, returning to Columbus, and from there, in 1853, moved to Delaware, where he first worked at his trade; in 1861, commenced the grocery business, on West Winter street, in a house built by him ; he carried on business here until his death, which occurred May 9, 1877, having died with typhoid pneumonia and inflammation of the bowels, leaving a wife and four children to mourn his loss ; he was known in the community and by ail with whom he had business, as a man of honor, commencing life a poor boy, and, by hard work and good management, had accumulated a good property. He married Catharine- Bear, who was born in Germany, having emigrated to America with her people when she was 13 years of age.

WELLS S. ANDREWS, farmer; P. 0. Powell; was born June 20, 1831, a son of Timothy Andrews, a native of Connecticut, and was one of the early settlers in the county, and came to this State when he was but 20 years of age ; Wells' school advantages were poor, but by dint of perseverance, acquired an education which enabled him to teach school, which he followed for eleven years. Jdn. 3, 1855, married Amelia Mercer, born March 12, 1835, in Deavertown, Morgan Co., Ohio ; she is a daughter of Dr. N. Z. Mercer ; after their marriage, remained on the homestead until 1857, when he moved to his present home, one mile and a half west of the Olentangy ; has

100 acres of improved land. Mr. Andrews has never sought office, yet he has been selected by his neighbors to fill every office from the Supervisor down, and has filled the office of County Commissioner; is a member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, I. 0. 0. F., and is now District Deputy Grand Master of Delaware Co. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews have four children - Blanche, born Aug. 10, 1858 ; Clarence, Aug. 17, 1862 ; William H., June 6, 1868 ; Birdie, Sept. 13, 1871. Mr. Andrews has been a resident of this county for nearly fifty years, and has been closely identified with its interests.

Biographical Sketches

Sharon Township, Dec. 13, 1812, is the daughter of Caleb Hall, whose wife was Mercy Khodes, both of whom are natives of Massachuseetts, and emigrated to this State in the year 1817, making the trip by wagon, which time occupied nine weeks ; Mrs. Bartholomew was then but 5 years of age, but she distinctly remembers the time of their coming; they located at Worthington, and in 1831 moved to Orange Township. Mrs. Bartholomew was united in wedlock" June 14, 1833, to Maj. Bartholomew, who was born Dec. 13, 1806, in Connecticut ; four children were born, but only one, Benjamin F., now living; Jasper, Jane and Thomas C, are deceased; the two former arrived at maturity. After Mrs. Bartholomew's marriage, they moved to the place now occupied by her ; they started empty handed, he began work at $9 per month, this he continued some time, and then bought a team and began farming on his own account ; after years of patient . industry and the exercise of rigid economy, he succeeded in making a start ; being a shrewd business man, he was soon enabled to do business on a large scale, and continued to be successful up to the time of his death, Oct. 17, 1875, which was hastened by injuries received some years previous by being entangled in a mowing machine ; since his death, Mrs. Bartholomew has remained on the homestead conducting the business of the farm for two years, since which time, her son, Benjamin F., who resides near her, has had charge'.

B. F. BAETHOLOMEW, farmer and stockraiser ; P. 0. Powell ; is a son of Major and Roxie Bartholomew, and was born in the southeast corner of the township April 3, 1837 ; his father being a farmer and trader, Benjamin concluded to follow in his footsteps, and at an early age gave evidences of his partiality in this direction ; he remained with his parents until he attained his 30th year, when he was married to Miss Amanda Payne, born April 30, 1842, daughter of Hiram Payne ; their nuptials were duly celebrated Jan. 18, 1868 ; they have one child - Leslie, born April 16, 1869. After marriage, they located on the farm he now owns ; has 980 acres of land, which is well improved ; is a man of energy and inherits the business tact possessed by his father, with a strict regard for justice and possessing the esteem of all who have business relations with him ; he is actively engaged in farming and stock-raising, and is making a successful career.

Feb. 15, 1835; is the eldest of a family of four children; James Barringer, his father, married Nancy Leasure, who was born in Maryland and is of Dutch descent; William, arriving at maturity and having a desire for mechanical pursuits, entered a wagon-shoj) and made himself as handy as a regular workman, then took up the blacksmith's trade and was soon master of both. In his 23d year, he married Elizabeth E. Howard, born Sept. 16, 1838, in Licking Co.; their, union was celebrated Nov. 26, 1857, after which he farmed and worked some at his trade, continuing until 1862, when he moved to Sandusky and stayed three years and a half, and in 1865 he moved to Powell and started in business, where he carries on both wagon-making and blacksmithing ; has a large shop and is doing a good business, and fully merits the patronage he receives. Has two children - James F., born June, 1859 ; Sarah E.,born April 2, 1862. His father died in August, 1844 ; his iQother is living in Wood Co.; Mr. Barringer is a member of the Christian Union Church and of Powell Lodge, I. O. 0. F., No. 465.

HIRAM F. BBEDLE, farmer; is a son pf Hiram and Amanda (Bishop) Beedle ; the former was born in Warren Co., this State, and was a cooper by trade ; he died in Fayette Co., in 1876 ; his people were from New Jersey ; David Bishop, the father of Mrs. Beedle, settled in Warren Co. in 1803, being among the first settlers ; Mrs. Beedle is still living; Hiram F., the subject of this sketch, is also a native of Warren Co., where he was born Dec. 6, 1838 ; from the time he was 12 years old until of age, he worked out by the month during the summer, and spent the winters at home ; in 1858, he came to this county, where he worked by the month at farming until 1863 ; ifras in the employ of the Government as teamster one season ; has followed farming since. On Sept. 8, 1874, he was married to Mary B. Scott, born in Franklin Co.; they have one child, James E., born Oct. 24, 1876. Mrs. Beedle's parents were Jackson and Sarah (Gossage) Scott.

IDN BISHOP, farmer; P.O. Powell; born in Fauquier Co., Va., June 28, 1803 ; son of John and Katie (Idn) Bishop ; she was born in Loudoun Co., Va., and her husband in Pennsylvania ; Idn came to this State with his parents in 1826 ; they located near Dublin, in Franklin Co., and erected a log cabin and lived until the father's death, in 1847, in his 92d year. Idn was married while on the way out here from Virginia, to Matilda Walker, born in Fauquier Co., Va., in May, 1805 ; they were engaged to be married before starting, but he having some business to adjust, could not attend to the matter then, and the "party started on, he overtaking them to Zanesville, where the " knot was tied." Mr. Bishop made several changes after he came to this State, but finally located in Liberty Township, where he bought 100 acres of land at $7 per acre ; after his arrival here, he learned the trade of a stonemason, which he followed for many years; Mr. Bishop has always been a very hard-working man, has made a good deal of money from his labor, yet has been unfortunate by going security for his friends, and has had to give up his home entire, having been on a friend's paper to the amount of 83,000, and had to pay it ; this was before he came to the township ; he made another start near Dublin, previous to his coming to this county. Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have had ten children - Maria, Sarah, Hampton, Heaton, Marion, Rachel, John, Vinton and Margaret, the latter deceased, and one infant unnamed. He has now 70 acres of land, upon which he and his wife reside, and are enjoying the eve of life in peace and quietude.

SAMUEL BARE, farmer; P. 0. Powell; was born in Franklin Co. Oct. 16, 1816; son of Andrew Barr, a native of Pennsylvania, whose wife was Nancy Ball ; born in New York ; Andrew Barr came to Franklin in 1805, and settled in that county ; he died in 1842, and his wife died in 1851 ; Samuel remained at home until his 28th year. On Feb. 6, 1845, he was married to Elizabeth Steely, born in Ross Co., March 22, 1821, and was a daughter of John Steely ; her mother's maiden name was Moore, who died in 1866 ; her husband in 1856 ; after marriage, Samuel Barr and wife located in Franklin Co., on land given him by his father, where he remained about ten years ; then went to Alton, same county,. remained there three years ; then went seven miles northeast of Columbus ; stayed seven years ; moved back six miles south of Columbus ; stayed one year ; then went to Westerville ; stayed one year ; then moved east of Worthington ; stayed eight years ; spent three years on Alum Creek ; spring of 1878, moved to this township, and bought twenty acres, upon which he i§ now living ; they have- four children - Ma*-y C, Hannah, Anna and Nancy ; the elder, Mary C., is a teacher, and has been engaged successfully as such. Mr. Barr is a member of the M. E. Church ; his wife a member of the Dunkard Brethren.

Ralph and Mary (Skeels) Case ; the mother was a native of Vermont, while her busband was born in Connecticut and came to this country with an ox team, with one horse in the lead, reaching this county in 1810, and settled in this township ; the settlements were then few and far between, and game was in rich abundance ; his wife died Feb. 29, 1834, and he in February, 1864. Albert left the parental roof in his 27tb year, and married Abby Williams, a native of York State ; they have two children - Henrietta and George M. ~ His first wife dying, he was married to Sarah Williams December, 1862 ; she died in 1866, and Feb. 19, 1868, he married his present wife, who was Amelia Gross, born in Pennsylvania Sept. 14, 1833 ; no issue. Mr. Case has 110 acres of land and valuable property in Columbus ; is a good farmer and stanch Democrat.

JOHN W. CLARK, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; was born in this' township Sept. 6, 1831 ; is the fifth of a family of seven children born of David H. and Laura (Humphrey) Clark, the former was a native of Orange Co., N. Y., aiid the latter of Connecticut ; John's father located in this county about the year 1820, and bought land upon which he lived until his death. Sept: 17, 1857, in his 68th year ; was a mechanic, and worked as an operative mason, and, at the same time, carried on farming. John still lives upon the homestead. He was married Dec. 25, 1865, to Mary A. Webber, born in New Hampshire in 1835 ; she is a daughter of Lyman J. Webber, born in Vermont ; no issue ; after their marriage, he brought his wife to the old homestead. May, 1864, he was mustered in the 100-day service in Co. K, 145th 0. N. G.; returned home after his discharge Aug. 24 of the same year, and has since been engaged as a tiller of the soil. Mr. Clark and wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at this placci

C. W. CLEMENTS, farmer; P. 0. Powell; was born in Union Co., and is the son of Ransom and Susanna (Weaver) Clements, both born in Virginia; came to this State in 1827, and. married in Ross Co. in 1829; located in Union Co., where they purchased land, remaining there until 1847, when they came to this county and lived in Orange Township until their death, Mr. Clements in January, 1865, and his wife in August, 1877. Charles W. did not leave the parental roof until he was 34 years of age ; while his brothers were in the serv- ,^ce, he remained with his parents, and cared for their wants and necessities. March 19, 1868, he married Melissa Ann Ewers, born in Morrow Co.; after their marriage, they mov6d to Orange Township, and remained there until 1875, when he moved to where he now resides, where he bought twenty-five acres of land ; has one child, Minnie, born March 25, 1871. Mr. Clements and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Has all his life been engaged in farming pursuits, and expects to spend the remainder of his days in the same employment. Is an advocate of the Greenback principles.

C APT. JOHN CELLAR, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; he is the third child of a family of five children ; his father, Thomas Cellar, was born in Franklin Co., Penn., Jan. 19, 1784 ; and his wife's name before marriage was Margaret Gabrile, a native of Maryland ; the Cellar family emigrated to this State in 1800, and first located in Franklin Co., and, in the year 1802, made their way up the river Olentangy in a keel-boat "and settled about one mile north of Liberty Church, on the west bank of the Olentangy, where they built a rude cabin in which they lived uQtil they could afford better ; John's grandfather was a gunsmith, and the Indians came from Sandusky to get their guns repaired by him ; ChUlicothe was the principal trading-point at that time, and where they got he their milling done; Thomas Cellar died June 11, 1854; his wife Nov. 4, 1827 ; they were married Jan. 10, 1815. John Cellar was born on the place where he now resides, April 23, 1820. July 3, 1856, he was married to Cornelia Cellar, born in this township Nov. 13, 1830 ; they have had eight children, but five now living - Frances A., Sarah, Edward, Mary E. and Henry. May 10, 1864, he went out as Captain of Co. A, 146th

0. N. G., in the 100-days service, and served his time in and about Forts Smith, Tillinghast and Woodbury, near Washington City ; was mustered out Aug. 24, 1864, at Camp Chase, and returned home to farming pursuits. Himself and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church ; he also holds the office as Township Clerk.

JOHN G. F. CELLAE, farming; P. 0. Powell ; John was born in this township Deo. 15, 1837 ; son of John T. and Lucy (Wilson) Cellar ; John was born on the homestead now occupied by his sister, where he lived until the year previous to his marriage, when he built him a house just south of the homestead, and made preparations for the reception of his prospective wife, and, March daughter of John Luke, who married Lucy Karos. Mr. and Mrs. Cellar have one child - Mary W. - born Nov. 15, 1876. He has 124 acres of land. They are both members of the Presbyterian Church. He was in the 100-da^s service in Co. K, 145th 0. N. 6., and returned home in August, 1864, and since has been engaged in farming pursuits.

ROBERT M. CELLAR, farmer; P. 0. Powell; was born in this township Oct. 3, 1834 ; is a son of George and Rachel Cellar, who were among the early settlers of this county ; the former was born in Franklin Co., Penn., April 23, 1791, and died Feb. 23, 1860; his wife is also a native of Pennsylvania, born Oct. 11, 1803; she is still living. Robert was married, Dec. 27, 1860, to Sarah A. Schanck, born in this county Dec. 20, 1840 ; she is a daughter of William Schanck, a native of New York ; they have six children - William A., born Oct. 22, 1861; Cora, March 22, 1864; Eliza, June 1, 1868; Alfred B., March 7, 1870; Sophia S., March 15, 1873 ; Nellie A., June 4, 1877. ,In 1864, Mr. Cellar enlisted in the 100- days service, Co. K, 145th 0. N. G., and was stationed at Fort Tillinghast, on Arlington Heights, in District of Columbia ; was mustered out and received his discharge at Camp Chase, at Columbus. Seven of the Cellar boys were out in the service, one of whom, Joseph Addison, who went out in Co. A, 15th Regulars, died from a wound received at Pittsburg Landing. Robert Cellar is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

GEORGE C. CELLAR, farmer ; P. 0. Powell; enlisted in Co. F, 96th 0. V. I., July 26, 1862, and was out three years and four days ; during this time participated in the battles of Arkansas Post, Chickasaw Bluffs, Vicksburg, Grand Chateau, and those of the Red River campaign. Forts Gaines, Morgan and Spanish Fort ; during the battle at Arkansas Post, he received a wound in the leg, which disabled him from duty four months ; he was a soldier who was always at his post and ready for duty when detailed; was mustered out at the close of the war, at Mobile and received an honorable discharge at Camp Chase ; upon his return, he resumed farming and was married, Feb. 13, 1867, to Mary Gray, a native of this State ; she died Nov. 18, 1874, leaving one child - Oliver, born Aug. 8, 1869. Mr. Cellar married a second time Mary A. Bard, a native of Pennsylvania ; this took place in November, 1876 ; they have one child - Bard, born Sept. 16, 1877. Mr. Cellar was bom in this

HENKY COOK, general store ; now a resident of Hyattsville ; was born Oct. 22, 1847 ; son of Seth Cook, a native of Morrow Co., where Henry was born ; his mother's name, previous to her marriage, was Nellie Hardman, born in West Virginia ; Henry came to Delaware Co. when he was 16 years of age, and hired out to work at a saw-mill, and continued working by the month for two years ; he then bought a fourth interest in the mill owned by Steitz & Cook, which they ran under the firm name of Steitz & Cook, and did a large business, buying timber land and cutting ' off the timber, sawing it for the market.; they sold the mill and divided up the land ; Henry farmed one season, and subsequently traded his land for the town property he now owns, and Sept.

16, 1878, opened up a general store, which he has since carried on ; keeps a selected stock of such goods as are required in the community, and proposes to treat the people fairly, and thus hopes to merit their patronage. On Oct. 17, 187^, was united in wedlock to Mary Webster, who was born in Concord Township Nov. 16, 1848 ; she is a daughter of Frebourne Webster ; prior to her marriage, was a teacher several years. He and wife are- members of the United Brethren. Mr. Cook_is also a member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, I. 0. O. F. They have had three children - Alice I., born Aug. 4, 1873 ; died May 3, 1877 ; Jay, born July 18, 1875 ; Nellie, born Feb. 5, 1878.

THOMAS CASE, farmer; P. 0. Hyattville ; was born in this township May 26, 1847, son of SethW. Case, who came to this State in 181 6 and located in this county, and remained here until 1863, when he moved to Franklin Co., where he died on May 1, 1866, in Blendon Township ; his wife survives him. Thomas, the subject of this sketch, during his 16th year, enlisted in the 60th 0. V. I., Co. A, and was engaged in the battles of Spottsylvania, the Wilderness, North Anna, Cold Harbor, the James River movement, and was wounded in the battle before Petersburg June

17, 1864, by being shot in the left side, and was only absent from his regiment forty days, and joined them July 27 ; was present at the mine explosion in ftont of» Petersburg, and participated in all the battles that the regiment engaged in up to the close of the war. Upon his return home, attended school and farmed. July 17, 1870, was united in marriage to Lavinie Thomas ; born Aug.

14, 1849 ; have three children, but two living - Helen A., born Sept. 8, 1871 ; Walter R., Dec. 16,1878; afler his marriage he continued farming ; came here in 1873, and has since remained one mile south of Hyatt's Station ; member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, 1. 0. 0. F. . Mr. Thomas' father, during his life, was a member of the Republican party, served over thirty years ag Justice of the Peace. Thomas W., in the last election, was elected to the ofiBce of Land Appraiser, as a Democrat.

JOHN F. COLFLESH, farmer ; P. 0. Delaware ; is among the well-toido farmers of this township, and was born in Philadelphia Co., Penn., Dec. 25, 1810; is a son of Jacob and Margaret (Nugan) Colflesh, both of them natives of Pennsylvania ; John received his education in the common schools, and, at the age of 15, commenced the carpenter's trade, at which he worked in Philadelphia, and was there when the cholera raged in that city ; saw the dead hauled out in cart-loads and dumped into pits for their reception. Dec. 23, 1833, was married to Mary D. Weed, born in 1814, same county as her husband ; her father's name was Christopher Weed ; her mother's name was Hannah Wiley before marriage ; in the spring of 1837, Mr. Colflesh moved to this State and located on his present place ; his father preceded him the previous fall, and had bought 248 acres of land, which he subsequently divided between John and his brother James. John, though raised to a mechanical pursuit, readily turned his attention to farming ; has improved his place, and has as desirable a location as can be found in the county ; they have ten children, five boys and five girls - Jacob, now in Berlin Township; John A., in Dea Moines, Iowa ; Ellen, now the wife of John Harter, of Kentucky ; Amanda, now Mrs. John .Baker, of Plymouth, Ind.; William J., same place ; Lydia, wife of George W. Young, of Delaware; Eliza, wife of Vance Jaoox ; Henry and Hattie, at home. Miss Hattie took a $60 premium at the last fair for cooking the best meal and in less time than any of her competitors. Samuel, the second son, and deceased, was among the number who first responded to the call in 1861 ; he was a brave and valiant soldier ; he was in Co. C, 4th 0. V. I., and was through some of the severest battles of the war ; was at one time in command of the company when the Captain and Lieutenants were killed or disabled ; in one battle on the Peninsula was the second man to cross the rebel works, and a rebel snapped a cap at him three times, and Samuel finally wrenched the gun from him and took him prisoner ; he lost his life at the battle of the Wilderness three weeks before his time would. have expired; Jacob was in the 100- days service, and John A. served about one year in the mechanical department. Mr. and Mrs. Colflesh are members of the Protestant M. B. Church ; he is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., No. 57, located at Delaware. Has served two years as Justice of the Peace and was elected another term but refused to serve. Is a Democrat.

HIRAM CHAPMAN, farmer; P. 0. Delaware ; is a native of Summit Co., Ohio, born Feb. 28, 1849 ; son of T. Chapman, who was born in Vermont and married Hannah Ann Lippincott, a native of New Jersey, and moved to Ohio in 1848, locating in Summit Co.; Hiram was the youngest of a family of three children ; his father was a tinner by occupation, and Hiram learned the trade of him, remaining at home until he was about 28 years of age. April 5, 1877, was married to Miss Alice S. Pierce, born in 1852, daughtet of Samuel and Ann Pierce; tjhey have one child - Hattie Bell, born Sept. 6, 1878. Hiram moved to this township in April, 1877, aud since has been engaged in farming. He and his wife are both members of the Presbyterian Church at Liberty ; he is also a member of the Masonic B'raternitv, Ashley Lodge, No. 407, A., F. & A. M. .

CYNTHIA M. CASE, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; was born in this county Aug. 16, 1819; her name before marriage was TuUer ; the Tullers are from Connecticut, and her mother was from Vermont; Mrs. Case was married, Sept. 13, 1839, to Augustus L. Case, who was born in Licking Co. ; they farmed for some time after their marriage, and subsequently ran a livery stable, and some time before his death had a contract for carrying the mail, had five lines or contracts, and carried on this business for about sixteen years ; in 1854, he died, leaving considerable of his mail contract unfilled, yet Mrs. Case conducted the business and filled out the unexpired part of the time; Mrs. Case has a farm adjoining Powell where she lives ; her daughter Dora, who married Charles Carlson, lives with her.

0. J. CASE, farmer; P. 0. Powell; was born in Beachtown April 6, 1840 ; son of Augustus L. Case, who married Cynthia Tuller ; Oscar left home in his 19th year to " to paddle his own canoe;" Aug- 4, 1862, enlisted in Co. G, 96th 0. V. I., and was in the service three years.

and returned home without a scratch, received his discharge July 30, 1865. October 25, same year, was married to Martha Tone, born in 1841, daughter of Christopher Tone, a native of Vermont, came West when she was about 1 year old ; After their marriage, they moved to Franklin Co., stayed one year ; in the fall of 1866, returned to Delaware Co., and located on the farm he now owns ; has four children - Aurla, Nelson F., Oddie and Owen (twins) ; Mr. Case cast his first vote for Abraham Lincoln.

NORMAN CASE, farmer, was born in this township Oct. 12, 1824, and is a son of Ralph Case, who was a native of Connecticut, and came here at an early day, making the trip, with ox teams, and horses in the lead ; upon arriving in this country, he had but one ox left. Norman was born on the place now owned by his brother William, and obtained his education in a log schoolhouse, with slabs for seats and boards nailed up to the side of the house for a desk. April 17, 1849, he married Almira Holcomb, who was a native of Connecticut ; they have three children, Alice L., Mary A. and Laura P. After marriage, they located on the place where he now lives, and where he " kept bach " the year previous. Mr. Case pays taxes on 178 acres of land, and has been a successful farmer. Although he has never identified himself with any church organization, yet he is an advocate and supporter of Christian principles. He is a member of Powell Lodge, 1. 0. 0. F., No. 465. His father was a Democrat, and the Case family have remained true to those principles.

M. 8. CASE, trader ; P. 0. Powell. Miles Js a native of this township, born Jan. 29, 1832 ; there were four children in his father's family. Miles being the third ; his father, Titus Case, is a native of Connecticut, and came to the State with his father, George,, many years ago, and was among the early settlers in this country. Miles' mother was born in New Jersey ; her name was , Anna Fisher, before marriage. Miles left home at the age of 17, and at 22 he was married to Emily Jane Bartholomew, daughter of Maj. Bartholomew, April 5, 1855 ; they have ten children - Elizabeth E., Mary E., Franklin M., John T., Emily, Luella, Peter, James, Hattie and Roxie. After marriage, he located on the homestead, where he lived until 1869, when he moved to this place. His wife died April 7, 1873, and July 15, 1874, he was married to Carrie Lentz, born in' Fairfield Co., near Lancaster ; she died during child-birth, Get,

6, 1879 ; she was 38 years of age. Mr. Case has, for the last twenty years, been engaged in stocktrading ; has 137 acres of land adjoining Powell, on the east. Is a member of Powell Lodge, 1. 0. 0. F., No. 465, of which he is Permanent Secretary. ' HIRAM R. CARPENTER, farmer; P. 0. Delaware; was born in this township Nov. 18, 1821 ; the Carpenter fkmily are said to be the first family who settled in the county ; the Carpenter family can trace theii* genealogy back several generations - to one Abraham, who was born sometime in 1600 ; then Abiel, born 1708, next Capt. Nathan, born April 12, 1757 ; then James, born in 1794, the father of Hiram ; Capt. Nathan was born in Chenango Co., N. Y., and emigrated to this State May 1, 1801 ; he started for Pittsburgh in a sleigh ; sold it at that point and bought a keelboat and came to what is known as West Columbus, and from there they came up the Olentangy, and the last night before reaching their destination, they camped on an island about one-quarter of a mile north of the iron bridge near the Bartholomew estate ; they came on the next day, and camped at a spring opposite the Carpenter estate, where they remained until they found the exact location of their land which had been bought by Capt. Nathan Carpenter before coming, and they brought a surveyor along who established their lines, and then they built a log cabin near the gate which leads into the Carpenter farm, where they lived several years, when they moved to the hill and erected a house on the site of the present structure built by Hiram. The Carpenter family are very long-lived, very few of them have died under 80 years of age ; Hiram is the first child of James Carpenter by a second marriage ; there were eight children in the family ; Hiram and sister remained on the homestead consisting of 350 acres of choice land ; Mr. Carpenter is running a dairy of Jersey cows, and is the originator of a new process of butter-making or aid to the same by submerging the milk in cold water, which is a success. Hiram and sister are members of the Presbyterian Church ; he is also a member of the Masonic Fraternity of both Lodge and Chapter, and is Master of the Liberty Grange, No. 124. " WILLIAM CRUIKSHANK, farmer ; P. 0. Delaware; Mr. Cruikshank is one of the number of self-made men in the county, and there are few men who have manifested more energy and done more for their families in an educational way than he ; early in life, he became impressed with the great importance of obtaining an education and has from his first outset in life made everything tend in that direction, beginning in life at a time when advantages of this character were very unfavorable indeed ; yet, notwithstanding all the disadvantages and discouragements that attended him, he never lost sight of his desire to obtain a good education, working for his board and cutting several cords of wood each week at times before and after school hours, to enable him to procure the means to prosecute his studies ; he left home at the age of 17 and educated and clothed himself by the fruits of his own labor and arduous study ; at the age of 18, he began to teach, which he followed until he was 30 years of age ; at the age of 23, he was married to Cynthia M. Fisher, a native of New York; their marriage took place May 14, 1839. Mr. Cruikshank was born in Liberty Township, on the east side of the Olentangy River, one and a half miles north of Beeber's Mill, in the year 1816; is«a son of George and Elizabeth Cruikshank ; the former was a native of Washington Co., N. Y., and came to this State about the close of the war of 1812, locating in this township; the Cruikshanks are of Scotch descent. After William's marriage, he began farming ; subsequently, when his children grew up, he moved to Delaware on purpose to educate them and lived there about fifteen years, where several of them graduated. They have had seven children, but four living - Edward died at 14 years of age ; Homer graduated and prepared himself for the ministry and died at 23 ; George W. enlisted in the late war, served three years and then re-enlisted, was promoted to First Lieutenant, was taken prisoner at the Weldon R. R. affair and has never been heard of since; Eugene died at the age of 18 ; William, married and at home ; Eunice, also graduated, now the wife of W. P. Leeper, of Indiana ; Lois J., graduate of same school ( Wesleyan Female College), now the wife of Rev. Daniel Murdock ; Mary T. lives at home. Mr. Cruikshank has 164 acres of land that he has cleared up, and has done an unusual amount of hard labor ; could have been, wo^th much more, had he not spent so much in educating his family, but this he does not regret. He and family are members of the M. E. Church. WILLIAM 0. DIXON, farmer ; P. 0. Lewis Center ; was born in 'this township Feb. 27, 1841 ; son of Abel Dixon ; his mother's name was Lydia Clark before marriage ; Abel was born in Vermont, and his wife in New York. William's father died when he was a mere lad, and he wag left to look out for himself; his mother was poor and not able to maintain him, and he started out to do for himself. Nov. 7, 1861, he volunteered his services in defense of his country, and was out over four years in Co. B, 46th 0. V. I., and no better soldier was in the regiment than William ; he participated in all the battles the regiment was engaged in, with the exception of one, and that took place while he was a prisoner ; his first battle was at Pittsburg Landing ; he was at Vicksburg, Jackson (Miss)., and ,Mission Kidge : he veteraned while in Tennessee, and went immediately on the campaign, and was at all the battles of the Atlanta campaign, and was taken prisoner while on a foraging expedition in North Carolina ; was taken to Libby Prison, and from there to Annapolis, and from there he was sent to Columbus, where he got his discharge in June, 1865. Jan. 1, he was married to Phcebe L. Lowry, born in this county Aug. 30, 1848; daughter of Andrew J. Lowry. After their marriage, they moved to Ashley, remained two years, and in th>e fall* of 1868 moved to the place where he now lives, and bought thirty-seven and half acres of land. They have five children - William A., born Nov. 2, 1866 Alice J., born Dec. 29, 1868; Henry B., born Jan. 8, 1870; James E., born Dec. 8, 1872 Mary, born Dec. 1, 1874.

' W. H. EDMAN, farmer and stock-raiser ; P, 0. Powell ; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, Aug, 6, 1822; is the second son of a family of sii children, born of Paul E. and Hannah (Harris) Edman. Samuel Edman, the grandfather of 'William, was one of the " minute men " in Revolutionary times ; he was a native of New Jersey. Paul, the father of William, came out to Licking Co. in 1813, and entered land, and returned to Pendleton Co., Penn., where he was born (1794) and brought out his family in 1815, and remained in Licking Co. until the year 1855, when he moved to Allen Co., where he met with an accidental and painful death ; he was gored by an , infuriated bull, and died a few hours afterward. William remained at home until his 25th year, when he was united in matrimony to Mary Ann Fry, born Dec. 4, 1822, in Greene Co., Penn. Their marriage took place Dec. 2, 1847, after which he rented for two years, and in December, 1851, moved on land he had previously bought, where he still remains ; he first bought 100 acres covered with , standing timber, built a log cabin with clap-board roof, which was weighted down with poles, and moved into it before there was any chimney; he and his wife began work in good earnest, he clearing up his land, and she spun and wove the cloth for their clothes. The log cabin is now ecUpsed by a modern brick structure, recently built. They have had seven children - Abram, Susan, Angelina, Juliet, Malinda, Amanda and Mary (deceased). He and his wife are members of the Christian Union Church. Mr. Edman can remember cheering ibr Gen. Jackson, and is still a Democrat.

BENJAMIN FRESHWATER, farmer: P. 0. Powell ; wafi born in Knox Co., Ohio, Aug.. 15, 1820 ; is the seventh cjiild of a family of ten children, born of George and Mary, (Hunter) Freshwater, both of them born and married in Pennsylvania, and at an early day moved to Knox Co., and were among the first settlers ; Benjamin remained with his parents until he was 23 years of age, and, Dec. 21, 1843, was married to Mary Ann Buxton, born in 1824, daughter of James Buxton, of Union Co., who died Oct. 18, 1879, in his 78th year. When Mr. Freshwater married, they had no landed possessions nor bank accounts to draw .from, but their hands and their resolutions were their stock in trade, and they embarked for themselves by renting land, which they continued for six years, and in this time saved enough to purchase fifteen acres on the east bank of the Scioto ; they remained on this six years, and then moved to the place where they now live ; they now have 100 acres, which he has acquired by additions as they had means to invest - the result of many years of toil and careful management - being ably assisted by his wife. They have one child - Mary Lavina - now the wife of E. Billingsly, who is merchandising in Fairfield Go. Mrs. Freshwater is a member of the Christian Union Church.

M. L. FOWLER, saw-mill, Powell ; was born in Orange Township, July 3, 1842, the only child of Moses and Emily (Hall) Fowler, both natives of this State. Maj. Fowler, at the tender age of 14 months, was left an orphan ; the death of his parents occurred but a few months apart ; his grandfather Hall then cared for him until he became 14 years of age, and then the greater portion of his remaining minority he was oared for by his aunt, Roxie Bartholomew. He then ran as fireman on the lakes one season, and worked in the salt works at Bay City ; spent one year in Indiana, and went to Dakota, where he remained six years, three of which was spent as engineer in a saw-mill at Cheyenne Agency, in Government em- ploy. In the fall of 1871, returned to this county, ' and the year following obtained the hand of Miss Hannah Webster in marriage, which was celebrated Oct. 19, 1872 ; she is a native of Concord Township, born Jan. 14, 1853 ; she is a daughter of Frebourn Webster, a native of Rhode Island ; they have three children - Edwin G., William F. and Frank L.; after their marriage, moved to Powell, where he bought the saw-mill owned by £. J. Hall, and has since run the same and has been doing a good business ; does all kinds of sawing and in a satisfactory manner ; saws by the hundred and also on shares. Maj. Fowler is a man that attends to his own business, and is an industrious and upright man. Is a member of Powell Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., No. 465.

JOHN FREESE, farmer ; P. 0. Delaware ; was born in this township in August, 1830 ; he is the third son of a family often children born to Abram and Elizabeth Humes ; Mr. Freese was from Pickaway Co.; John had but common school advantages ; he stayed at home and assisted his father until he attained his majority, when he subsequently married Susan Smith, a native of Delaware ; after marriage, he settled in Concord, two miles east of Bellepoint, where he stayed two years; then he moved east of Delaware where he farmed five years ; then he went to Troy, and remaining there one year ; he then went to Berlin, where he lived two years ; in 1864, he moved to the place where he now lives, in the northwest corner of Liberty, where he bought sixty acres of land ; Mr. Freese has all his life been engaged in farming, except seven years which was spent in the cooper business ; he learned his trade before marriage ; Mr. Freese began life poor, but has been a hard-working man, and been prudent and saving ; had six brothers in the late war, and only two returned home ; ihey have had eight children - Henry, Martha, Eliza, Almira, William, Louis, Georgia and Isaac (Isaac, Georgia and William deceased). Mr. Freese and wife are members of the United Brethren Church.

A. S. GOODRICH, farmer, retired; P. 0. Worthington, Franklin Co.; is one of the worthy and stanch citizens of the township, who was born in the same tract he now occupies Oct. 7, 1813; his father's name was Ebenezer, and his mother's maiden name was Betsey Dixon Goodman, the former a native of Connecticut, and the latter a native of Vermont ; they came to this country at a time when Columbus was a place unknown i the ground on which it stands was a wilderness ; Indian trails traversed the country in various directions ; upon their arrival, they built a log cabin in the woods ; they thus lived for many years, enduring the privations and hardships of the early pioneer ; Mr. Goodrich, Sr., was a carpenter and assisted his neighbors in erecting their rude structures ; when not thus employed was making improvements on his farm. His death occurred Oct. 15, 1846, and his remains now repose in the family burying-ground. Aaron S. was born i in Licking Co., where the father died in 1832 ; Mr. Howard started out f^om home without a dollar, and about the first employment he secured was on the canal at $7 per month as teamster, where he continued for about seven years. In his 25th year, he married Sarah Pratt, a native of Virginia, who was born in 1810 ; they have had eight children ; they moved to Liberty Township in 1846, and to the plaice where he now lives in 1849 ; Mr. Howard first bought ten acres of land, subsequently adding to it four more, then thirtyseven, and so on until he now has a farm of eightyseven acres ; at the time of moving to this township it was very difficult to make a living; the land was exceedingly wet ; it was necessary to exercise the most rigid economy ; butter sold at 6 cents per pound, and 5 cents apiece was the highest price paid for chickens ; but as the timber was cleared from the country, the land became drier and more tillable, from which time it was less difficult to make progress in accumulating for the comforts of life.

AMOS KID WELL, farmer; P. 0. Powell; was born in Fairfax Co., Va., Nov. 10, 1812 ; is the eldest of a family of ten children of Hezekiah and Elizabeth fRidgeway) Kidwell, both of them natives of that county ; Amos' father was a miller by occupation, and his services were not required at home, and, at the age of 17, went out to work by the month. In his 23d year, was united in marriage to Rachel Frederick March 3, 1835 ; she was born in Shenandoah Co. in 1815 ; subsequent to this, he rented land for four years ; in the fall of 1839, he moved to Union Co., Ohio, where he farmed one year ; the year following moved to Franklin Co., where he bought 100 acres at $6 per acre ; built a log cabin and went to clearing ofi" the timber ; here he remained twenty-five years, and before he left had seventy acres cleared and a good frame house and good improvements, orchard and all the conveniences that pertain to an old settled place ; in the spring of 1867, he moved to Yellow Springs in Greene Co.; remained there five months, and, in October, 1867, moved to Liberty Township, one mile and a half west of Powell, where he bought a farm, and still lives. He and wife are both members of the Christian Union Church, he having been connected with that body for thirty years.

ROBERT KIRKPATRICK, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; was born in Scotland, near Dumfries, May 26, 1806 ; he is a son of James Kirkpatriok ; his another's name, previous to her marriage, was

Marion Wells; Robert is the fourth child of a family of eight children, and was about 20 years of age when he emigrated to America, landing at New Brunswick, where he stayed about sixteen months, and from there went to Philadelphia, where he remained about six years. On Dec. 27, 1832, he was married to Esther Wood ; born in Chester Co., Penn ; in May, 1833, they moved to this township, and located where he now lives, buying ninety acres of land, covered with timber; at this time, there was but one settler on the Stanbery section of 4,000 acres, and that was a colored man"; at this time, he could have bought ten acres in East Delaware, where the depot now stands, for $10 per acre. Mr. Kirkpatriok built him a log cabin and began clearing up the land ; subsequently added to this until he had about two hundred acres ; he has sold and divided up his land until he has now 126 acres ; they have had eight children, but four living - John, Marion, Mary E. and Joseph C. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church at Liberty. Mr. Kirkpatrick has been a resident of this county for over forty-six years, and has been one of the solid men of the neighborhood, and well merits the esteem he enjoys in the community.

JOHN LOWRY, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. O. Powell; was born April 29, 1816, in Ireland; son of Andrew and Mary (Thompson) Lowry. John was the oldest of a family of eight children, and when about 2 years old, his parents emigrated to Ainerica ; they stopped a few years in the " Old Dominion State," and later came to Ohio, and stopped for awhile in Berlin Township, and then located in Liberty. John remained at home until his 22d year, when his father and mother died, with the milk sickness ; the care of theyounger members of the family then devolved upon him. Soon after this, he united in marriage with Betsy Thomas, born in this township ; five children were born to them - Charles, Ann A. and Eliza, now living. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Lowry located on the east side of Liberty Township, across the river, south of Liberty Church; remained here over twenty years. His wife died during her 35th. year. Subsequently, he moved to where he now lives. In September, 1855, he was married to Sarah A. Post, born in New York Dec. 20, 1834, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Boss) Post ; have five children - John A., Emma J., Florence B., Mary E. and James C.; Mr. Lowry has now two good farms, well improved ; has bean a resident of the county fuU forty-five

ANDREW J. LOWRY, farmer; P. 0. Lewis Center;^ is the fourth son of a family of seven children, born of Andrew and Mary Lowry, who were natives of the Emerald Isle, and emigrated to this country and located in Virginia, where Andrew J. was born Jan. 14, 1822, near Richmond, and at the age of 5 calne to this county, in company with his parents ; they located on what was called Sackett's farm, remaining there a short time ; they finally settled on the place now owned by. Andrew, remaining thereuntil his father's death, Oct. 4, 1838, at which time Andrew was thrown upon his own resources. At the age of 22, he united in wedlock with Elizabeth Cunningham Feb. 20, 1844 ; she was born in Delaware Co., and is a daughter of B. and Mary (Eaton) Cunningham ; they had six children - Robert E., Julia E., Phoebe, Mary E., Philo J and Joseph C. (the latter deceased). After his marriage, Mr. Lowry bought the remaining heirs' interest of the estate, and moved on the same, where he still lives. He has been a resident of the county for fifty years ; has 104 acres of land, beautifully situated. Mr. and Mrs. Lowry's children are married and doing for themselves.

CHARLES T. LOWRY, merchant; Powell ; is a son of John Lowry, and was born in this township March 9, 1850 ; his father taught him the rudiments of husbandry, and early impressed on his mind and character the principles of economy and industry, which have characterized his father's successful career. He remained with his parents until his 24th year, and before embarking in business for himself, " wooed and won" the hand of Elizabeth Demorest, born in this county Feb. 9, 1856 ; she is a daughter of John Demorest, who was a native of New Jersey ; their nuptials were celebrated Sept. 1, 1874, and they moved to Powell, where he engaged in the mercantile business with T. N. Richey ; this partnership lasted about two years, at which time they dissolved. In February, 18Y9, he started business on his own account ; keeps a general stock ; is successful, and bids fair to become one of the solid merchants of the county. They have one child - Andrew, born March 11, 1876.

J. C. LOWRY, saloon, Powell ; was born in this township, July, 1857, and is the son of Crosby Lowry, who was a native of this county, and volunteered his service in the late war in Co. G, 96th 0. V. I., and lost his life in the defense of his country. In early manhood, he married Cynthia Thomas, daugiiter of James Thomas, a farmer of this township; she is still living, and resides in Liberty Township. There were six children in the family (but four living), of whom John is the eldest ; William P., Rosea L. and James C. are at home with their mother ; Jphn, after the death of his father, worked out by the monih, and assisted his mother in the support of the family, and worked about among the farmers until September, 1879, when he set up in the saloon business in the town of Powell.

W. P. LILLY, farmer ; P. 0. Delaware ; was born in Vermont in the year 1813 ; son of S. D. Lilly ; at the age of 14, he began the study of medicine, which he pursued until his graduation, after which he began the practice in Orange Co., which he followed until the year 1841, when he came West, locating in Vinton Co., this State. While here was united in marriage to Miss Harriet McDougall, born in Jackson Co., Ohio, Jan. 30, 1825, daughter of Redhard McDougall, a native of Hagerstown, Md.; her mother's name was Mary Atherton before marriage ; born in Pennsylvania; she died in 1844; her husband in 1841. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Lilly occurred in July, 1857 ; subsequent to their marriage, located in Vinton Co., where they lived until 1865, when they moved to this county, locating on the west side of the Olentangy River, in Liberty Township; they have but one child - Caroline Veronia, born Dec. 21, 1858 ; she is a graduate, receiving the degree of B. L.; attended the high school two years and Monnett Hall four, and is an accomplished lady. Mrs. Lilly's father and two of his brothers were in the war of 1812 ; one of her brothers was killed in the Morgan raid during the late war. Mrs. Lilly's parents were born and married in Connecticut ; her grandfather McDougall was from the North of Ireland. Mr. Lilly's wife and daughter are members of the M. E. Church.

SAMUEL LOWRY, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; is a native of the Emerald Isle; born Dec. 13, 1819 ; son of Andrew and Mary Lowry, who emigrated to America when Samuel was quite young ; his parents died and he remained on the homestead some time, and assisted in caring for the younger members of the family. In his 22d year, he married Mary Slain, a native of Virginia ; had five children, but two living - Mary, wife of W. Meeker ; Lucinda, wife of John Roach ; after his marriage, moved into a log cabin with , one room, on his present place, which was unimproved, and bought of Judge Powell,- who was then keeping store in Delaware, a "reflector," "spider" and a few utensils to cook with. Wolves were plenty, as well as deer and wild, turkeys, and many a one became a target for his unerring rifle. Indians passed down in gangs to Columbus quite frequently ; Delaware was their nearest post office, and it cost 25 cents to send a letter, and if a fraction over weight it was double price, and he remembers having paid 50 cents each for several letters. His log hut was subsequently replaced by one built by his own hands ; his wife died Feb. 2, 1850. Sept. 28, 1851, married Eliza Cherry, born Sept. 16,1 834, in Concord Township, daughter Burroughs and Elizabeth (Ball) Cherry. Mr. and Mrs. Lowry have had born to them twelve children, eleven living - Burroughs, Maggie E., Phoebe, Charles, Cynthia, Jennie E., Minnie, Samuel B,., Roxey, William H. and Hila.

PLAVEL MOSES, farmer; P. 0. Powell; born in Litchfield, Conn., Feb. 27, 1814; is the oldest of a family of five children born of Salmon and Orpha Moses, who emigrated to this county when Flavel was but 3 years of age ; he remained with his parents until he was 28 years of age ; his youth and manhood up the time of his marriage were spent at school and in assisting his father in the duties of the farm. May 11, 1842, he married Elizabeth A. Dunton, born April 17, 1818, in Mechanicsburg, Ohio ; her father's name was William Dunton, and her mother's name previous to her marriage was Zeroia Withey, both of them natives of Vermont ; after marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Moses moved to a cabin situated on the land they now own, where they began for themselves ; have had six children, but five now living - Orpha, Sarah D.', Flora B., William S., Lois and Andrew F. Mr. Moses has been a very hard worker and always attended to his own afiairs, and 349 acres of land that he now has are evidences of his industry and frugality. Has been a consistent member of the Methodist Church for nearly one-half a century, and by his exemplary conduct and upright Christian deportment enjoys the confidence and esteem of his neighbors.

RUSSEL B. MOSES, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; was born in this township April 1, 1822, on the same plat of ground he now owns and where he has been a constant resident ; his youth was spent with his parents, who lived in a log cabin for several years; his father, Salmon Moses, married Orpha Case and settled on the land now owned by

Russel; they were among the early pioneers of this county, and he was the first class-leader of the Methodist society of that early time. Russel was married at the age of 27 to Ally Gregg ; she was a native of Greene Co., Penn.; their marriage was duly recorded May 24, 1849 ; but one child was born - Helen, Aug. 8, 1850. Since their marriage, they have been located on the old homestead, where he has been engaged in farming pursuits. Oct. 22, 1877, he had the misfortune to lose his companion, who fell by that dire disease, consumption ; since that time he has remained on his farm, his daughter keeping house. Has been a member of the Methodist Church since 1843; his wife also belonged to the same denomination. The life that Mr. Moses has lived has merited for him the esteem and the regard with which he is held in the community that has for so long a time known him.

WINFIELD' S. MARKS, farmer; P. 0. Powell; is a namesake of the noted Winfield Scott, of military fame, and was born in this county, on the same hill where he now resides, Dec. 4, 1839. He is a son of Sheldon and Ann (Knight) Marks ; his father a native of Adams Co., Penn., came to this county about the year 1837, where he engaged in farming, and lived until his death. May 14, 1879; he was born June 4, 1792, and was 87 years of age. His wife survived him but aboutfourweeks, and died verysuddenly June 9, of the same year. Winfield, during his 20th year, married Josephine Case, born Feb. 13, 1842 ; she is a daughter of Augustus and Cynthia (Fuller) Case ; their marriage took place Sept. 29, 1859 ; six children born - Milo S., William 0., Clara F., Edward C., Lillie Bell, Alvin Halstead. Mr. Marks has always been engaged in farming, and has 344 acres of land. His mother was born Jan. 20, 1800.

HENRY C. MADDOX, farmer and stockraiser ; P. 0. Powell. Among the self-made men in this township, who have come up from small beginnings, is Mr. Maddox, who came to this county with $100 in his pocket, and this was his entire start to begin with, yet he has from that unpromising beginning acquired him a home and a competence, after several years of patient industry. He was born in Warren Co., Va., Dec. 15, 1832 ; is the eldest of a family of thirteen children, born of Bennet D. and Mary S. (Horn) Maddox, both natives of that county ; the Herns a*;» of German and the Maddoxs of English extraction. Henry was raised a farmer,' and remained at home until his 25th year, when he, having heard of the

West, and the advantages that were open to young men of enterprise, bade the land of his fathers an affectionate adieu and turned his steps toward the setting sun, and came to this county, and the year following, April 22, 1858, was married to Elizabeth N. Frederick, born in Licking Co., Oct. 27, 1835, daughter of John W. Frederick, a native of Virginia. After their marriage, they located in Concord Township, where they began farming in a small way, by renting land, where they remained about seven years, and in the fall of 1865, moved to the place they now live, and have since remained ; has now an excellent farm of 140 acres of land, and well improved ; has the very best of buildings thereon, all of which he has built himself, and everything about his premises gives ample proof of the thrift and enterprise of the owner. Has eight children - Olive, born July 10, 1859; Frederick T., Sept. 6, 1861; Harry C, Aug. 22, 1863 ; Mary C, March 14, 1866; Ralph B., March 5, 1868 ; John W., April 12, 1870 ; Floy, Sept. 7, 1873 ; Ruth, Nov. 27, 1876.

B. B. MARKS, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; was born a short distance from Baltimore, Md., near the Pennsylvania line, March 8, 1825 ; is the third of a family of eight children. His father, Sheldon Marks, was amon;; the enterprising business men of his day, and when he engaged in any . undertaking, success was almost sure to crown his efforts. Erastus B. was about 14 years of age when his parents came to this State ; he remained with them until 18 years of age, when he started out on foot and with- hand trunks and straps over his shoulders ; sold notions through the country one year ; the next year traveled by wagon and sold tinware, and the third year sold patent medicine, making Cincinnati headquarters ; then went to St. Louis, and clerked in a store for his uncle, Daniel Marks, and was second clerk on the Lucy Bertram, of which his uncle was part owner ; soon after this, the cholera broke out, and he returned home. Oct. 16, 1850, he married Lucy E. Dedrick, born Sept. 22, 1832 ; daughter of William Ledrick, who was born in New York, and came here at an early time ; he was Fife Major in the war of 1812. Mrs. Marks is one of sixteen heirs of a large estate in England, which is valued at $100,000,000, said to be the largest estate ever litigated in that country ; one suit has been gained establishing their heirship ; the Dedricks can trace their ancestry to near relatives of Queen Elizabeth. Mr. and Mrs. Marks have three children - Sylvester B., Theodore S. and Florence E.; soon after their marriage, they located on the east side of the Olentangy River, where they began farming. May, 1864, he went out in Co K, 145th 0. V. I.; was mustered out Aug. 24, 1864. After his return home, bought a farm in Scioto Township ; was there three years ; then sold out and bought near Powell ; stayed one year; then went to Franklin Co., near Worthington, and bought land, and remained there seven years ; sold out and moved to Columbus, wh6re he bought property and remained two years ; then renting it, returned to the old homestead ; remained one year, and in 1877, moved to the place he now lives on ; has valuable property in Columbus. Is a " simon pure " Democrat.

WARNER MARQUET, farmer ; P. 0. Delaware ; was born in Ottenweiler, Wurteriiberg, Germany, Jan. 10, 1830 ; son of Antony and Mary (Hartsing) Marquet. At the age of 23, Warner crossed the ocean, and made his way to Columbus, Ohio, where he drove team and worked in the stone quarry. Feb. 1, 1855, was married to Joanna Whiteman while at Columbus ; moved to Radnor Township, and began farming, where he stayed one year ; went to Delaware Township, where he remained one year ; from here went to Millville, where he was one year ; then returned to Delaware, and stayed two years ; he then bought fifty acres of land where he now lives, which was covered with timber ; has since added to it until he has ninety acres. They have had twelve children ; ten living - Louis, John, Mary, Peter, Charles, Sarah, Ann, Louisa, Callie and Minnie. Mr. Marquet has made all his property by hard labor ; had nothing when he came to this country. He and his family are members of the Catholic Church ; he is Democratic in sentiment.

MRS. M. J. McKINNIE, farming; P. 0. Lewis Center ; was born in this county Sept. 13, 1833 ; is the third child of a family of five children ; her father's name was L. C. Strong, and her mother's maiden name was Mahala Andrus, who was born in New York. Mr. Strong was a native of Delaware Co.; his father's name was Daniel Strong, and was among the early pioneers of the county. Mrs. McKinnie was united in marriage to Josiah McKinnie Sept. 12, 1861 ; he was a son of John McKinnie, who was born in Pennsylvania; Josiah was a native of this township, and was born on the farm where Mrs. McKinnie now lives, where his grandfather had settled ; after their marriage they settled on this place ; Oct. 5, 1870, he died. He was an active business man and a conscientious Christian ; was a member of the church from the time he was 12 years of age, and during his life he filled several official stations in the same. Three children were born to them - Clara, June 30, 1862 ; William James, Oct. 10, 1864 ; Lucius Franklin, Sept. 14, 1867. Mrs. McKinnie has 300 acres of land which she is farming. She is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

ALVA MACOMBER, farmer ; P. 0. Hyattsville ; is a representative of one of the first settlers in Orange Township ; his- father, Jeremiah Macomber, came to this county in 1811, from Dutchess Co., N. Y., and settled on the pike in Orange ; the place is now occupied by Mr. Gooding ; Alva was born Dec. 25, 1812, on the place his father first located ; the family subsequently moved into Concord Township ; about the year 1849, Alva came to Liberty, where he bought land which was unimproved ; has since added to it until he now has 350 acres. He was first married to Mary Green, born in Washington Co.; she died in 1840, leaving two children - Zeno and Susan ; Zeno was in the late war - Co. E, 30th 0. V. I. - and lost his life at Vioksburg ; Susan is now the wife of Ural Thomas, in this township. Mr. Macomber was married a , second time to Mrs. Matilda Hinkle ; she died in 1863, three years after their marriage, leaving one child - Mary Alice. Mr. Macomber received his early education in a log schoolhouse, sat upon a slab, and his desk was a board nailed up against the wall ; yet, notwithstanding these unfavorable surroundings, he is to-day one of the best informed men in the township ; is a man of excellent mind and good information, and loyal to the principles of Republicanism.

J. S. PETERS, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; is a native of Fairfield Co., Ohio, born Nov. 28, 1824, and is the son of Samuel Peters, who was born July 5, 1779, and whose wife Parmelia was born Sept. 23, 1782 ; both were natives of Virginia and came to this State and located where Jonathan was born ; they were pioneers of that county ; his death occurred May 14, 1851. Jonathan was married, in his 21st year, tCi Tabitha Walcutt, born in Franklin Co., near Columbus, Sept. 15, 1823, daughter of Robert and Susanna (Legg) Walcutt; she is a near relative of Gen. Walcutt. The nuptials of Mr. and Mrs. Peters were celebrated Jan. 2, 1845 ; their children's names are Jacob, Samuel, Robert, Laura, Susanna P., Tabitha C, Jonathan W., Lydia A., Samuel and Robert, deceased.

After marriage, Mr Peters located in Franklin Co., where he engaged in farming, living there until 1878, with the exception of four years and a half, which he spent in Illinois. March 26, 1878, he moved to the place where they now live, one mile east of Powell ; have seventy-eight acres of land, which they are farming. Mr. and Mrs. Peters are members of the Regular Baptist Church ; the ordinance of baptism was administered to both at the same time over thirty years ago, by Hiram Handon ; Mr. Peters has for several years officiated as minister, and both are firm believers in the doctrines of their church.

ORRIN POWERS, farmer ; P. 0. Hyattsville ; is a son of Erastus Powers, who was the first white person that was born in Delaware Co.; his father's name was Avery Powers, who was among the first families who settled in this county ; Avery Powers and Capt. Nathan Carpenter came together and located on the east side of the Olentangy River, north of Beeber's Mill, where Erastus was born, Nov. 6, 1803, and died April 9, 1879. Orrin was born Oct. 17, 1834, in Orange Township, and when he was 17 years of age went to live with his grandfather, Jeremiah Macomber, and lived with him four years ; Nov. 11, 1855, he was united in marriage to Rebecca Stallman, born in York Co., Penn., . July 30, 1836; her father's name was Henry L. Stallman; her mother's maiden name was Maria Pilm. After marriage, they located in Concord Township ; subsequent to this they made several removes, once to Union Co., Madison, and in 1860 made a trip to Kansas, returning in the fall, when he purchased the land he now owns, moving on the same March, 1861, and has made it his permanent home. In May, 1864, he enlisted in Co. K., 145th 0. N. G., returning in August, and returned again to the service in response to a draft which occurred in September of same year, and responded to it and reported for duty in Co. I, 82d 0. V. I., and was out until the close of the war ; discharged in June, 1865 ; upon his return home, he resumed farming pursuits. He has 110 acres of land, which he has since farmed. Mr. and Mrs. Powers have never been blessed with any children, yet they have raised two and have one now under their care. He and his wife are members of the United Brethren ; has never taken special interest in political matters, but is an advocate of Republican principles. Is among the best men of the township. , the eldest of four children, born of Edward Y. and Rebecca (Buxton) Richey, natives of Union Co.; her father was a native of Pennsylvania, and was one of the first settlers in Union Co. Thomas was left an orphan at the age of 15, when he was placed in charge of his grandfather Buxton, with whom he lived until 19 years of age, when he went to Lima, Allen Co., where he remained about four years, where he was in charge of a pearlash manufactory, owned by his uncle, at MarysvUle. In June, 1874, came to Powell, and associated with J. E. BUlingsly in selling goods, under the firm name of Billingsly & Richey. This partnership lasted about two years. He then went into business with C. T. Lowry, under the ,firm name of Richey & Lowry, which association lasted two years, when they dissolved by mutual consent, and Feb. 8, 1879, Mr. Richey began on his own account. He keeps a general stock of merchandise, and is an obliging salesman. Feb. 18, 1875, he married Octavia Behm, born Feb. 27, 1853 ; she is a da;ughter of Jacob Behm ; they have one child, Charles W., born Aug. 28, 1876. Mr. Richey is a member of Powell Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., No. 465.

LEVI RHODES, carpenter, Powell ; is a son of William Rhodes, a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Fairfield Co., Ohio, at an early period ; his wife's name was Elizabeth Cramer, born in the " Keystone " State ; Levi was born in Franklin Co. Feb. 15, 1825, and at the age of 14 moved to this county with his parents, remaining with them until he was of age ; subsequently learned the carpenter's trade, and worked in this county and other places for several years. At the age of 30, he married Miss Eliza Beasley, daughter of Lewis Beasley ; the ceremony took place Feb. 15, 1855, before breakfast. Mr. Rhodes worked at his trade up to the breaking-out of the late war, when he volunteered in Co. I, 82d 0. V. I., Dec. 6, 1861, remaining in the service until Aug. 17, 1864, when he was discharged on account of injuries to the spine producing partial paralysis of lower extremities, received while on a forced Inarch, by being run over by a body of cavalry ; since that time, he has been unable to do steady manual labor. They have three children - George B., Ella J. M., and Olive M. A. Mr. Rhodes' life and general character have been such, that he commands the esteem and confidence of those who knew him.

Nov. 13, 1799 ; at the age of 17, he went to learn the trade of brickmason, and in 1822 emigrated to this State and came to Delaware when it was but a small place, and spent about fifty years of his life in that town, during which time was engaged in the prosecution of his occupation ; has built nearly all the prominent buildings in that place, among which are the college buildings. Was married, Dec. 25, 1830, to Sarah Stewart, who was born in New York State, and came to this State about the year 1816; she died September, 1869, leaving no issue ; was married a second time, June 8, 1873, to Mrs. Eliza B. Cruikshank, a native of this county, in Orange Township, born May 3, 1816 ; she was a daughter of Stephen L. Eaton, born 1784, in Boston, Mass., her mother's name was Olive Davis, born in Vermont in 1788. Mrs. Rheem is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Rheem has been a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church over fifty-three years, and has always been an advocate of temperance, and is a strong Prohibitionist in the strictest sense of the word ; since his marriage to Mrs. Cruikshank, they have been living in the norlSheast part of Liberty ; Mrs. Rheem's father came to this State in 1811, and was in the war of 1812 as trumpeter; was drafted twice.

G. S. ROLOSON, farmer; P. O. Hyattsville; was born in Berlin Township Dec. 4, 1824 ; is the fourth of a family of eleven children born to Nathaniel Roloson, who was a native of New Jersey, and emigrated to this State in 1817, and subsequently located in Berlin Township, where G. S. was born ; Nathaniel was born in the year 1792, and his wife's name, previous to her marriage, was Phoebe Rosecranz ; she, like her husband, was a native of New Jersey, true representatives of the Anglo-Saxon race ; after his arrival to this county, he was identified with it during his life, and, after living here sixty years, he died Aug. 15, 1877. G. S. Roloson was raised up under the care of his parents, and received a fair education, such as one could obtain in the common schools ; he assisted his father in the duties of the farm, remaining with him until he was 25 years of age, when he was ma.rried to Susan Swartz ; born in Pennsylvania in 1827 ; after their marriage, they moved to Liberty Township, and located on land he had previously bought, situated in the northern part of the township, north of Hyattsville oiie mile and a quarter ; he has 100 acres upon which he has since remained ; they have five children - Lusma,

Hannah L., Nathaniel B., Susan Emily, Henry W. - all grown and doing for themselves, except Henry. The Koloson family are of Republican sentiments, and have always been stanch and true to whatever principles they maintained, either politically or religiously. Mr. Eoloson has filled several offices of trust in the township, and is among its best men.

PETER SHARP, merchant and Postmaster, Powell ; was born in Harrison Co., Ohio, Aug. 20, 1834, and is a son of Daniel T. Sharp, who was born near Pittsburgh, Penn., and whose wife's name before marriage was Abilene K. Long, born in Jefferson Co., Ohio ; the senior Sharp was a merchant, and brought his son up in the same business, giving him common school advantages. At the age of 22, Peter was married to Elizabeth J. Wiseman, born in Gallia Co.; they had ten children, but seven .living - Anna M., David A., Henry E., Charles A., Robert P., Julia E. and George E. After their marriage, they located in Patriot, Gallia Co., where he sold goods for his father three years; then moved to Minnesota, remaining one year ; then moved to Lawrence Co., Ohio, where they lived three years ; then removed to Gallia Co., remaining two years ; thence to Franklin Co., and, in the fall of 1865, located in Powell, since which time he has filled the office of Postmaster, with credit to himself and satisfaction to the people ; also carries on a store and keeps a , general stock, consisting of groceries, dry goods, boots and shoes, etc. His wife died in November, 1862; was again married, Aug. 5, 1879, to Miss R. Anna Gregg, born in Delaware Co. Jan. 28, 1845 ; she has taught thirty-six terms of school, and is one of the county's best teachers ; she is a daughter of John Gregg ; her mother's maiden name was Rachel Long, both natives of Pennsylvania.

ALVIN SMITH, plasterer, Powell. Among the efficient mechanics in the town of Powell, we find Alvin Smith, who was born in Franklin Co. Nov. 7, 1847 ; he is a son of John M. and Naomi (Carver) Smith, the former a native of Caledonia, Vt., and the latter of New York State ; they were married in Genesee Co., N. Y., and came West at an early time, locating east of Columbus, in Franklin Co.; remaining here a short time, they went to Wbrthington ; he was a member of the 2d Vermont Regiment in the war of 1812 ; his discharge and land-warrant he always retained as a treasured souvenir, and it was with delight and satisfaction that he afterward referred to his army experiences and would sometimes get a gun and give the " boys " a course in the " manual of arms " and an exhibition of the tactics then in use ; he followed farming during his lifetime, and was, for over forty years, a member of the Masonic Order, and died at Worthington in his 67th year. His widow still survives him, and lives with her son Alvin in Powell ; he remained in Franklin Co. until his 10th year, then went to Erie Co., N. Y., where he remained five years, and came West in 1861, and for three years was at work on a farm ; then learned the plasterers' trade, and since followed the same in Delaware, and in the surrounding country; is an excellent workman and his services are always in demand.

ORLO SMITH, druggist, Powell ; is a son of John M. and Naomi (Carver) Smith, and born in Erie Co., Penn., Feb. 5, 1837; he is the second of a family of seven children, and at 12 years of age came to this country with his parents ; when about 19 years of age, he made a trip South, where he worked one year and a half in a mill in Arkansas ; then went to Little Rock, where he was engaged as teamster in a Government supply train, and went across the Plains ; returning home he learned the use of the trowel as an operative mason, and worked at this until the commencement of the war. June, 1861, he hired to the Government as wagonmaster, worked nine months, and, in 1862, got a situation in the U. S. military telegraph cor^s, remaining with them until October, 1867, when he received his discharge at Columbia, S. C; during his term of service, he was through all the Southern States ' in which that branch of the service was employed. Upon his return to peaceful pursuits, resumed his trade, and continued at the same until 1877 ; during this time was at work in this county, and had built the greater part of the brick buildings and structures in Liberty Township up to the time he abandoned the business. Dec. 9, 1868, he married Mary Thomas, born in 1847 in this township; they have had one child - Minnie G., born Dec. 14, 1871. Since 1877, has been engaged in the drug business in Powell, in which he is prospering.

DAVID SHAW, shoemaker, Powell; was born in Delaware April 13, 1846 ; is a son of William and Mary (Wilson) Shaw; his mother was born in Delaware Co., and is now living in Delaware ; his father was a native of Scotland, and died in this county in 1854. David began to learn his trade in Liberty Township in his 16th year, but the following year, June 1, ,1864, enlisted in Battery B, 2d Ohio Jleavy Artillery, and was mustered in at Mansfield, encamped a short time in Kentucky, then went to Chattanooga for garrison duty, thence to Cleveland, Tenn., from there to Loudon on the Tennessee River ; their next move was on the Stoneman raid, then to Strawberry Plains and to Knoxville, Tenn., and froGi this point to Greenville where they remained until the close of the war ; was mustered oAt at Nashville, and discharged at Camp Chase. Upon his return home, he completed his trade in Delaware ; March 12, 1867, came to Powell and began business on his own account. September 2, same year, married Alma Youel, born in this township; she died Dec. 26, 1869. Was married a second time to Addie Hays, born in Franklin Co.; their marriage took place June 15, 1870; she is a daughter of H. and Hannah (Robeson) Hays ; they have three children - Frank H., born Aug. 31, 1871; Nola, June 30, 1873; Jennie, Sept. 11, 1877. Mr. Shaw is an excellent workman, and merits the patronage he receives ; keeps readymade work on hand ; is a member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, L 0. O. F.

CHARLES STANBERRY, retired farmer. The Stanberrys are of English descent, and are supposed to be of the same stock who came over with the Pilgrims in the Mayflower. Charles Stanberry, whose name heads this sketch, was born in New York City Aug. 10, 1809, and is the fifth child (by a second marriage) of Jonas and Ann Lucy (McCreadey) Stanberry ; Jonas Stanberry was born in New Jersey about the year 1760, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and a brother was a Major in that long and doubtful struggle, and was wounded in one of the many battles in which he participated ; Jonas was also in the war of 1812; afterward located a large amount of land (principally through land-warrants) in several different counties ; about 20,000 acres in this county, and 6,000 acres in this township ; he died Feb. 22, 1840, in Zanesville, Muskingum Co. The McCready's are of Scotch descent ; the father was an Earl in bonnie Scotland, and was forced, through persecution, to leave his native country. Charles Stanberry, the subject of these notes, came to the State of Ohio in 1814 with his parents - they locating in Zanesville ; he remained there until after the death of his father, when he went to Delaware where he remained one year. He was married. May 28, 1832, to Mary Smith, a native of New York City, born July 10, 1810, and a daughter of Hon. Theophilus W. and Clarissa (Rathbone) Smith ; he was for twenty-five years one of the Supreme Judges of the Southern District of Illinois ; later, was in Northern District, located at Chicago ; he was among the early settlers, was a prominent landholder, and died in Chicago May

6, 1845. Subsequent to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Stanberry, they resided about fifteen years in Columbus, and in 1857 located in Liberty Township ; six children have been born to them, four of whom are living, viz.: Clara, nci,w wife of Gen. Neff, of Cincinnati ; John, near the homestead ; Charles at home, and Edward at Cincinnati, in the insurance business. Mr. Stanberry is a brother of the Hon. Henry Stanberry, who was a member of the Constitutional Convention of the State, a prominent jurist of the West, and was once Attorney General of Ohio, a position he resigned to defend Andrew Johnson in the grand impeachment trial.

M. G. STAGGERS, farmer ; P. 0. Powell ; was born in Greene Co., Penn., Feb 11, 1827; is a son of Andrew and Sarah (Snell) Staggers. Her grandfather came from France, and fought under Gen. La Fayette in Revolutionary times., Mark's parents came to this State in 1839, where they lived until their death, after which Mark lived with an older brother until he was of age, and then he started out in the world for himself ; he worked out at f 10 per month, first for Lawson Bull, in Franklin Co., also for Solomon Beers ; has done many a hard day's work on the groujid where North Columbus now stands ; plowed, cradled and mowed over the ground that to-day is a city. Sept. 7, 1848, lie Was married to Elizabeth Phipps, born in Franklin Co. Oct.

7, 1829, daughter of John Phipps, born May 25, 1800. After their marriage, they moved north of Columbus, where he farmed two years ; then went one-half mile west and lived there one year ; in 'the spring of 1851, he moved to this county and bought fifty acres of land one mile and a half west of Powell, and remained there until November, 1877, when he moved to the west side of Powell Station, where he made his present improvements. His son, Joseph F., born Dec. 16, 1851, now occupies the farm, which consists of 155 acres, which Mr. Staggers and wife have made by their own exertions and good management. Mark, like his father, is true to the principles of Democracy, and is a member of Powell Lodge, No. 465, I. 0. O. F.

March 27, 1820 ; is the son of Henry and Elizabeth (Brown) Slack ; came to this country with his parents when he waa about 7 years of age and located in Licking Co. ; his father, being a poor man, could not give him any pecuniary aid, and, at the age of 16, he started out for himself, and began to work by the mouth at low wages ; he and his brother took a job of cutting 500 cords of wood at 25 cents a cord, and boarded themselves. In his 23d year, Dec. 29, 1842, he married Mary Geach ; she is a daughter of Peter and Rebecca (Benjamin) Geach. The Geaches and Slacks are of Irish descent and were among the number who fought in the Revolution. After their marriage, he bought sixty acres of land which he' farmed for seven years; then sold out and moved to Orange Township, where he purchased ninety-five acres of land and remained there twelve years, and finally sold out and moved to the place where he now lives ; has now about one hundred and sixty acres of land. In 1864, in May, he enlisted in Co. G, 144th 0. N. G., and was out in the 100-days service, and was mustered out at Camp Chase in August, same year. Mr. and Mrs. Slack have had ten children, but six of whom are living - George, GUbert, Henry, Alice, Emma and Clara. Mr. Slack is among the self-made men, and, with the assistance of his wife, who has been an efficient helpmeet, has acquired a good home and a reasonable competence for their declining years.

JOHN STEITZ, farmer P. O. Hyattsville. John is a brother of Jacob and Michael, and born in Baden March 4, 1836, and son of Jacob Steitz, and in common with others, emigrated to America, to better his condition ; he had heard glowing accounts of this country, and he resolved in his mind, if the half were true that was said of it, he would be willing to cast his lot in such a land ; he arrived in New York the 20th of September, 1854, and was $32 in debt, having to borrow of his friends to enable him to pay his way over. He began to work near Albany, at gardening, at $6 per month ; the next season he received $8 a month ; that year he worked on a farm ; the winter following, he worked for his board, and went to school. The next three years, he received $10 per month, and in 1859 and 1860, received $150 per year. In 1857, he married Elizabeth Ost ; she had one child ; they both died before leaving New York. In 1862, he came to this State, and stopped at Delaware, where he first worked at driving team ; the next summer, worked in the brewery, also some time in the stillhouse, and subsequently in the wholesale house of R. E. Hill & Son, and after this turned his attention to farming. In 1865, was married to Mary Brownmiller, born in Germany, daughter of Reuben Brownmiller and Lydia Snyder, his wife ; they have had six children - Reuben, William, Lorin, P]dward and Annie; John, deceased, died at the age of 7. John is now located about one mile west of Hyattsville, where he bought fifty acres in the woods, and has since cleared the same up, and built the brick house, barn and all the improvements about the place. He and wife are members of the Lutheran Church, and he, like his brothers, is loyal to the principles of Democracy.