Madison Township (part 22 of 30)

money to pay his tuition in college. When twenty years of age, he entered the Western Reserve College at Hiram. In the fall of 1857, he engaged in teaching in Circleville, then returned to college. In 1858, he went West to Kansas and Iowa, spending al^out a year in travel. In 1859. he I'eturned to Circleville, where he again taught school.

In 1861, on the first call for troops to crush out tlie rebellion, Mr. Bostwick joined Company D, Nineteenth Ohio Infantry, was mustered in at Camp Chase and sent to West Virginia. He was made Orderly Sergeant, and after serving three months was mustered out in Columl)us, August 30,

1861. He then proceeded to assist Capt. John Brown, Jr., in raising a company, and was mustei'ed in again at Ft. Leavenworth, Kan., as First Lieutenant of Company K, Seventh Kansas Cavalry. He participated in many important battles, including the engagement on the Little Blue, the battles of Independence, Neosha, Corinth, Holly Springs, Oxford, Water Valley, Coffe3^ville, Salem, Tupelo, Ripley, (run town. Buzzard's Roost, Pine Creek, Florence, Hamburg Landing, Savannah, Swallow Bluft', and man}' others. He was commissioned Captain of the company September 4,

1862, and his own bravery and daring inspired his men with courage and made them do their best. At Little Blue, he was shot in the head, and his horse was killed at t!ie same time. At Corinth, his horse fell with him and four of his ribs were broken. At Wyatt, a liorse was shot from under him and one at Sandy. The regiment in which Capt. Bostwick enlisted was known as the "Jayhawkers." Tbeir motto was"Union and Laws, "and their banner bore the words "Flag of the Free." He was mustered out at Ft. Leavenworth, September 29, 1865.

Immediately after the war, Capt. Bostwick returned home, and in 1866 came to Circleville. The same year he married Miss Hattie A., a daughter of Jeremiah Hall, and a native of Ross County. He then returned to Ashtabula County, where he engaged in farming one year, but his health was so badly impaired by his army life, that he had to abandon that work. He then began the study of law under Mr. Hall, his wife's father, and was admitted to the Bar in 1869. He at once began practice, and the law lii-m of Hall ci- liostwick was formed, the pai'tnerslup continuing until 1885, when Mr. Hall removed to Lancaster, Oliio, where he now resides. Capt. Bostwick has won excellent success in his chosen profession. In the early part of his practice, he dealt considerably in real estate, but on account of his increased jiatronage, was forced to abandon that business. His skill and abilit}' have won him an enviable position, and he is one of the l)est-read lawyers in Circleville.

The Captain and his wife have a pleasant home on the corner <tf Pickaway and Mound Streets. Their union has been blessed with four children: Ninnie B., who graduated from the Circleville Hii;h School, is now ]\Irs. J. C. Zinser, of Joliet, 111.; lUur J., a graduate of the Circleville High School and the Cincinnati Law School, was admitted to the Ohio Bar, Novcndter 12, 1891; Mabel died at the age of two years and three months, and Linck C. is a student in tlie High School.

Capt. liostwick is a Mason, belonging to the lilue Lodge, Cliapter and Commandery. He is also a prominent member of Groce Post No. 156, C A.R., and was Trustee of the Memorial Hall building. In politics, he is a stalwart Hepublican. untlinching in supi)ort of the party i)rinciples. He served as a member of the State Central Committee, was Chairman of the County Central Committee, and has l)een Delegate to the count}', congressional and Slate conventions. He was nominated as Prosecuting Attorney and as Judge of the Court of Common Ph'as. but as his i)arty is in the minority, lie failed of election, ('ai)t. P>ostwick may well Ite proud of his army record. He was a brave and faithful soldier and is a true and valued private citizen. Iiigiily esteemed throughout the communit V.

AUL SOLT, late of AValnut Town.sliip, with J whose agricultural interests he was closelv identified for many years, until death removed him from the scenes of his usefulness, was a pioneer of Pickaway County, who was greatly respected u\ tlie peojile among whom lie lived and lal»ored for more than half a century. He was born in Pennsylvania, December 27, 1807, and was a son of Conrad and Elizabeth (Nagle) Solt, both of whom were of German extraction.

Our subject's educational advantages were comparatively limited, but he later in life made up for his early deficiencies in schooling b}' intelligent reading, and he was endowed with those sturdy mental characteristics that led him to prosperit}-. He also had his own fortune to make, as he had no means with which to begin life. When he was seventeen years old, he came to Ohio witli his mother, his father having died in Pennsylvania, and for several years the}' lived in Fairfield County. Earh^ in the 'oOs he came to Pickawa}' County to settle among its pioneer environments, and from that time until his death he was a valued citizen of Walnut Township.

With the active co-operation of his capable wife, our subject built up one of its most comfortable homes, and redeemed a farm of two hundred and twenty-five acres from the wilderness, improving it extensively^ so that it compares favorably' with the best in its vicinit}- in every respect. lie lived a long and honorable life, and had passed his eighty-third milestone on the journey from the cradle to the grave, when, on that summer day, the 25th of June, 1891, he closed his eyes in the sleep that knows no waking, dj'ing lamented not only by his wife and children, to whom he had been a loving husband and a tender father, but by the entire community, where he was known as a kind and obliging neighbor and steadfast friend. His honesty was proverbial, all who knew him placing perfect trust in his word, and his life was guided by true Christian principles, as he was a most worthy member of the Lutheran Church. Socially, he was a member of the Masonic order. Politically, he was a Democrat, and he was in favor of whatsoever would promote the growth of the county or advance its higher interests. He was Assessor of Walnut Township eleven years, and discliarged the duties thus incumbent upon him with strict integrity.

Mrs. Solt, the wife of our subject, still resides on the home farm in Walnut Township, and in her declining years is enjoying the fruit of a life spent in well-doing. She is a consistent Christian, as is shown by her everyda}^ life, and in her the Lutheran Church has one of its most faithful members. Her maiden name was Rebecca Brown, and she was born August 27, 1819. She is a daughter of William and Rebecca Brown, who came to Walnut Township in the early da3'S of its settlement, and founded a new home in the forests. The marriage of our subject and his wife, which took place .June 9, 1835, and endured fifty -six years, was blessed to them by the birth of these nine children: Elizabeth; .John R.; William; Sillanthia, wife of Henr}' Brown; Thomas; Eveline, wife of David Heist; Charles; Ruflna, and Sarah A., deceased.

and favorably' known, not only in Wayne Township, where he resides, but also in Pickaway County. A man of great energy and untiring industry, it was nothing unusual for him, when operating as a renter, to farm as much as three hundred and seven t^f-five acres m corn, and he is now the owner and manager of three hundred and thirty-five acres of splendid land, the soil of which is black sandy loam and exceedingly fertile.

Pearly in the '40s, -John Coffland, father of our subject, removed from West Virginia, where he followed the trade of a miller, to Ohio, where he located in Monroe County, but subsecjuently removed to Morgan County. He operated a gristmill and also followed farming pursuits, being successful in both vocations. Eor a time he operated a farm in Hocking Count}', which he owned, and thence, about 1865, removed to Marshall Count3% Kan., where he resided upon a tract of land purchased after his location there. His death occurred in the Sunflower State in 1876, when he was sixty-eight years old.

A prominent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, John Coffland was Class-leader for many j^ears and took an active part in i-eligious services, which were often held in his house. He was also the incumb(;nt of the office of -Justice of the Peace, and served his fellow-citizens with efficiency in various positions of honor. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Eowler, belonged to one of the F. E. Vs., and died in Ivansas in 1883, passing away in the faith of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which she had long been an earnest member. Grandfather James Coffland was born in Germany, whence he crossed the Atlantic Ocean, and, settling in Virginia, followed agricultural pursuits until his death.

Three of the nine children comprising the parental family still survive, ]Mr. Coffland being the fourth ill order of liirtli. He was born near Wheeling, W. Va., April 9, 1837, and gained a limited education in the schools of the early 3'ears of this centurv. When he was fourteen years of age, he started out to earn his living and secured employment on a farm at |13 per month. He continued in that wa}' until he reached his majority, when he began farming for himself in Hocking County, Ohio, and two years later removed to Pickaway Count}-, locating in Salt Creek Township, one mile from Leistville. Two years afterward, he removed to Jackson Township and there engaged in farming for twenty-two 3'ears, removing thence in 1885 to Wayne Township, where he still resides.

In 1858, Mr. Coftland was married to Miss Mary A. Hockman, of Hocking County, Ohio. Mrs. Coffland is the daughter of Noah and Catherine (Bucher) Hockman, natives of Virginia and Ohio, the mother now residing in Hocking County, the father having died in ]March, 1892. l^^leven children have been born to 3L'. and Mrs. Coffland, namely: Theodore, Elmira. Electa, Benjamin, Samuel, Daniel, Hariy, Courtney, Eranklin (deceased). Nelson and Ida. Samuel attended college at Lebanon, Ohio, and is now engaged in the grocery business at Tulare, Cal.

Although ]Mr. Coffland is a politician, he is by no means a partisan, and guards the honor of his chosen party as sacredly as his own. He has served as Delegate to county and State conventions; Trustee of Jackson Township for seven years; School Director for a number of 3'ears, and is greatly interested in educational matters. Eor three years he has served as Justice of the Peace, and is now filling that resi)onsible position to tlie satisfaction of all interested. lie was elected Director of the County Infirmary in the fall of 1881, and served two terms of three years each. Mrs. Coftland is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Churcli, and is active in promoting its welfare.

In connection with farming, iMr. CofHand has always devoted considerable attention to stock-raising and each year makes sliipments of cattle to the Eastern markets, often shipping as many as three ear-loads. He has introduced an excellent system of drainage upon his farm and every modern improvement wliich reduces manual labor, making his farm one of the best in the communit3\ The family residence is an attractive brick structure, wliose cozy interior arrangement indicates refined tastes and domestic happiness. In his social connections, INIr. Coffland is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Improved Order of Red Men, liaving held the various Chairs in lioth orders.

;OBERT S. WATERS ranks among the successful and progressive agriculturists of Madison Township, Fayette County. The acreage is all under cultivation, ai.d even the passing stranger will note the orderly arrangement of substantial buildings and the evidences of thrift that pervade the entire tract.

Our subject is a native of Massachusetts, having been born .lanuary 7, 1821), in Berksliire County. He is a son of Levi and Lucinda (Twining) Waters, also natives of that State and county, the father being born April 9, 1796, and the mother November 9, 17i>8. Thomas Waters, the paternal grandfather of our subject, was a patriot in the War of 1H12, and died in the Bay State about 1836 or 1837.

The father of our subject was a farmer by occupation and remained in his native State until aliout 1862, when he moved to Copenhagen, Lewis County, N. Y., and there made his home until his decease, December 11, 1882. The mother dei)arted this life in the above-named i)lace .Tanuar3' 1,

1886. They were the parents of six children, five of whom are living. Lyman is a farmer in Copenhagen; William also follows that occupation in Champaign County, 111.; .Joseph is a hardware merchant in Oakland, Coles County, 111., having fornnerly been engaged in the grocery business in New York Cit}; our subject is the next in order of birth; Nelson lives in Marshall County, Kan.

Robert S, Waters grew to manhood in his native State, and in addition to attending the common schools, took a course of study in a select school at Otis. When reaching his majorit}^, he came West to Ross County, this State, and made his home in Chillicothe for three years. July 20, 1857, he was united in marriage with Miss Mariame Leach, of Madison Township, Fayette County, where she was born March 10, 1832. Mrs. Waters was the daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Bostwick) Leach, her father being born in Virginia, November 2, 1803, and her mother in Vermont, July 21, 1805.

He of whom we write located in Cincinnati in 1853, where he made his home for ten years, being engaged in a wholesale jobbing house. In 1863, he settled upon his present estate, which then contained one hundred and thirty acres, but to which he has since added until he is the proprietor of a tract of five hundred acres. He has placed his farm under excellent cultivation and as an agriculturist he has been very successful, ranking among tlie worthy and rejiresentative citizens of this township.

Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Waters, one of whom died in infancy and one when seven years of age. Ciiarles A. was born June 16, 1858, and died May 21, 1863; Byron B., born June 18, 1860, died February 14, 1862, Charles B., born June 7, 1863, was given a good education, and September 6, 1883, was married to Mattie Durham, and to tliem have been born two children; Frankie, born January 11, 1868, married John M. McCafferty, whose sketch will be found on another page in this work.

Although reared a Whig, our subject joined the ranks of the Democratic party when reaching his majority. He has represented his township as Clerk one year but has since refused all political honors, as he prefers to devote his time and attention to his private interests. AVith his wife, he is a member of tlie Grange, and l\y liis honorable course in life has won the universal resj^ect and esteem of all who know him.

188 MARY M. KING. This well-known and highly-esteemed resident of INIadison Township, Pickaway Count3%came to Ohio with her parents from her native home in Pennsylvania when only three years old, and when al)Out seven years old they removed to Madison Township and located on the farm where she now resides.

The birthplace of Miss King is in Berks County, Pa., and she is a daughter of Henry and Barbara (8tump) King, who were also natives of Berks County. The famil}' is of German descent, as the great-grandparents of our subject on both sides came from Germany. Her great-grandfather 8tump is said to have engaged as a soldier in the Revolutionar}' War under Washington's command.

Henr}' King, the father of our subject, did not live long after coming to Ohio, as he died about a year and a half after his emigration. 8ome three 3'ears after his death, his widow and daughter removed to the farm where Miss King now lives, in Madison Township, thus becoming pioneers of section 35. They took a quarter-section of land, which was largely in timber, and endured great hardships and self-denial in their sturdy efforts for self-support and their endeavors to subdue the wilderness and derive a maintenance from their new farm.

A number of 3'ears after settling here, the widow was again married, becoming the wife of John Souser, a native of Penns3'lvania, who came to Pickaway County at an earlj' da3'. He was an esteemed citizen and highly regarded on account of his upright character and intelligence. He was a consistent and earnest member of the German Reformed Church, and in his political views espoused the doctrines of the Democratic party. For some time, he served the communit3^ as 8chool Director, but died in 1877. His wife, the mother of our subject, passed from earth May 12, ]«'.>-2, initunicd by all who knew her.

Miss King is an active and ellicient member of the German Reformed Church, and her inlluence is alwa3'S cast for good in the community, she being ever ready to help on ever3' worth3' cause. 8he owns about one hundred and fort3'-rive acres of land, which she is cultivating in a thorough manner and from whicli she obtains excellent croi)S. 8he has a large circle of friends, whose attention is invited to her portrait.

\|[ AMES G. BEATTY. The main features of our subject's life are those of many another, ^^ he having had Init few opportunities as a ^^^l) bo3\ His educational advantages, though consisting of but a few months' schooling in each year and at such odd times as he could be spared from the duties of the farm, were improved as far as possible, and in later years, possessed of a strong individuality and perseverance, by reading and investigation so 1)roadened and enlarged his earlier studies as to become an intelligent student of the topics of the day, as well as a wide-awake business man.

James Beatt3', 8r., the father of our sul)ject, was born in Virginia in 1793. He, in turn, Avas the son of Charles Beatt3', who was also a native of the Old Dominion, where the family were among the F. F. V's, and of P]nglisli descent. The latter-named gentleman died September 27, 1X50, and the wife September 2, 1826. The father of our subject came to Ohio in 1818, and, locating a few miles southeast of Bloom ingburgh, began life in the woods b3' erecting a cabin and clearing his land. He then returned to Virginia, brought his father's famil3' to this section, and here made a permanent home, where they were among the earliest residents.

The maiden name of our subject's mother was Margaret Gibson, a native of Virginia and a daughter of Robert Gibson, a prominent pioneer of this

State. She was boi'ii in 1800, and passed from this life July 28, 1828. To them were born six children, three of whom are living, and bearing the respective names of Isaac Newton, Charles M., and James G. The father of our subject was a soldier in the War of 1812, and also an officer in the State militia. After the death of Mrs. Margaret Beatty, he Avas married to Elizabeth P^vans, b}' whom he became the father of three children, all of whom are deceased. Mr. Bealty died in January, 1878. He was an influential member of his community and served as Appraiser of the county. He was also Associate Judge of the county, and his wise and judicious decisions are known wherever he was known. The original of this sketch was born May 2.'3,

1828, on the home farm near Bloomingburgh, where he was reared to man's estate and attended the district school. He remained at home until attaining his majority, and in April, 1852, was married to Miss Airy House, daughter of Isaac and ]\Iary (Winegardner) House, natives respectivelj- of Virginia, and Fairfield County, this State. The parents were married in the latternamed county, and, settling in the woods, passed through all the privations and hardships which fall to the lot of the pioneer. Mrs. House died in 1831, and her worthy husband in 1850. They were the parents of six children, four of whom grew up and three are now living: Mrs. Jane Zimmerman, Mrs. Charity Plyley and Mrs. Beatty. Tiie latter-named lady was born September 1-1,

1829, in this county. Soon after her marriage she located with her husband on the old homestead, wliich they operated until 1856. In February of that year, they settled upon their present farm, Avhich comprises two liundred acres of valuable land, which the persistent industry and good management of our subject have placed under excellent cultivation.

To Mr. and Mrs. Beattv have l)een born one child, Talcott, who married Frostie Evans and resides in Greenfield; they are the parents of two cliildren. Our subject and his estimable wife are members in good standing of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which denomination they have been identified since l)-;55, and in which body INIr.

Beatty has been Steward, Class-leader and Trustee. He is also active in Sunday-school work, and has been Superintendent of the same. In school matters, he has served his district as Director. His son has been given a fine education, having attended college at Delaware, Ohio, also at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In politics, Mr. Beatty is a believer in and supporter of the principles advocated by the Republican party.

^^ ARDNER A. AVILDER, M. D. This promi- II (=-, iient physician and skillful surgeon is en- ^^(|l gaged in the practice of his profession at Circleville, and has probably met with greater success than any physician in the city. It is a remarkal)le and peculiar fact that any case which he may read about in medical history, its treatment and success, dwell in iiis memory in the form of a panorama passing before his eyes, while the language of the article and the work in which it appeared have been entirely forgotten.

A peculiar fact in the history of the Wilder family is that our subject's father, grandfather and great-grandfather are buried in the same graveyard, side b}^ side. The great-grandfather was a farmer, and one of tlie earliest settlers of Buckland, Franklin County, Mass. He owned several hundred acres of land, upon which he built a frame house, 12x14 feet in dimensions, which is still standing. The grandfather, whose name was Gardner Wilder, occupied the same place and engaged in farming until his death, which occurred when he was about sixty-five. He was Captain in the State militia and a prominent citizen of Franklin County.

Hon. Gardner Wilder, father of our subject, was also born in Buckland, where he was reared and gained a good education in the common schools of the village. He and his brother became owners of the old homestead, which they divided. The father of our subject built a commodious house upon his half and cultivated the land, which was beautifully located in the Deerfield Valley. He was a man of influence in the community and rep- resented his district in the State Legislature. His interest in educational matters was great, and while a member of the School Committee, he was the first to insist upon the public securing the services of some one to build (ires in the schools, and inaugurated the plan by pa3'ing the first fee himself. A man of liberality and enterjirise, prompt in attendance at the services of the Congregational Church, of which he was a member, a stanch advocate of the Union during the late war, and an old-line Whig in early days, he was universally mourned when he died in December, 1888, at the age of eighty-two 3'ears.

The mother of our subject was Fidelia, daughter of Joseph Griswold, who was born in Luckland, Mass. The first representatives of the Wilder and Griswold families came from P^ngland in 1638 and settled in the old Bay State. Grandfather Griswold was a carpenter b\' trade, and was Major in the State militia. Mrs. Fidelia Wilder died when scarcely forty years old, leaving five children who grew to mature years. Lorenzo is a bridge builder and contractor, and resides in Caldwell County, Tex.; Jane, Mrs. Davis, lives in the vicinity of the old home; Joseph enlisted during the Civil War. in the Fifty-second Massachusetts Infantry, and, contracting lung trouble while in the service, died in New Orleans; Maiy, Mrs. Hawkes, resides in the East.

The subject of this notice was born in Buckland, Mass., March 23, 1837, and was reared to manhood upon the old homestead. He was fitted for college in select schools, and remained at home until he was nineteen. In the spring of LS56, he came West to Circleville, where he became clerk in a drug store and read medicine with (iriswold il: Ballard, the former gentleman being his uncle. He employed his leisure hours for seven years in reading medicine, and in 1863 entered Berkshire Medical College, where he graduated in the following year. Upon completing the course of lectures, he i-eturned to Circleville and commenced to practice with Dr. Griswold, w^th whom he remained in partnership some three years. When Dr, Bowers entered the firm. Dr. Griswold retired, and the partnership has since continued for twentyfive years under tlse firm name of Wilder & Bowers.

Our subject practices in ever}' township of Pickaway County and in adjoining counties, and has had some ver}' intricate cases, in which lie has met with success.

In August, 1885, Dr. Wildei' was appointed Postmaster at Circleville and lilled that position foiuyears, during which time he advanced it from a third-class post-otHce. with sales amounting to 86,700 per year, to a second-class office, with $8,000 worth of sales. He has served at different times as member of the Board of Pxlucation, and was its President for six years. In 1862, he was married at Circleville to Miss Martha Wilkes, a lady of intelligence and amiability, who received her education in Circleville, and at the Ohio Female College, at College Hill, Ohio. Her father, Joseph Wilkes, was born m England, and emigrated thence to America when about nineteen years old.

Dr. and Mrs. Wilder are the parents of six children, namel}': Joseph (Gardner, who is in the drug business at Circleville; Wayne (Jriswold, who resides at home; William Lallard, who is in partnership witli his brother as druggist; Fidelia, Arthur Lorenzo and ]Mary Emily, wiio are at home. The family residence on Mound Street is a commodious structure, erected by the Doctor, and the center of true hospitality. Politicall}', Dr. Wilder is a Democrat, and has served .as a delegate to county and State conventions, and as Secretary of the County Central Committee.

ILLIAM M. TWAY, who occupies a high place among the representative farmers and stock-raisers of Range Township, Madison County, is residing upon his beautiful estate located one-half mile from Chenowith on the old Federal Road. He was born in Paint Township, Fayette County, August 10, 1848, and is the son of John and Elizalieth (McMillen) Tway.

The father of our subject was born in Madison County, while the mother was born in West Virginia, and came with her parents to Ohio when a child. The father started out in life a poor man, and at liis death left an estate of six hundred broad acres of land, which was the direct result of his indiistr}^ and good judgment. Me was born August 4, 1814, alid cast his first Presidential vote in 1836 for William II. Harrison. He was opposed to slavery, and in 1856 voted for John C. Fremont, and during the War of the Rebellion was a firm supporter of the Union cause

The parental family included the following children: Catherine married James Whiteside and died in Fayette County, leaving seven children; Allen served in the army from 1862 to 1863 and died daring the siege of Yicksburg; Morgan departed this life in Fayette County in 1881; Mar}' E. became the wife of Ezekiel Whiteside and at her death left ten children; our subject was the next in order of birth; Margaret married William Durllinger and is the mother of three children; John W. makes his home in Faj^ette County, is married and has two children; David is a farmer in that county and has a family of two children, as lias also James Austin, who is also an agriculturist in Fayette County.

William M. Tway was given a fair education in the schools of his day and remained under the parental roof until his marriage, October 17, 1877, at which time Miss Amanda R. Wilson, of Pleasant Township, Madison County, became his wife. She was born in Darby Township, Pickaway County, December 23, 1853, and was the daughter of William E. and IMary A. (Creath) Wilson, natives respectively of Virginia and Madison County, this State, the father being born April 23, 1829, and the mother Fel)ruary 11, 1834. Mr. Wilson was one of the prominent farmers in Madison County, and is a stalwart Republican who is always found at his post during campaigns. Mrs. Tway was the eldest in tiie famih' of five children; Milton H., the next in order of lurtli,died at the age of sixteen years; Mary J. and Ota M. reside at home, the latter having been a school teacher for some time; William F. died when twelve months old.

Mr. Tway was for many 3'ears Townsliii) Trustee and has represented his party as delegate to county conventions many times. He took an active part in raising men for the army during the war, and in this manner saved his township from the disgrace of being drafted. At the time of his marriage, our subject had $700 in money and owned several head of stock, which rei)resented his earnings. He rented land from his father three or four 3'ears, and in 1 880 moved to liispresent home, which he inherited from his parents. He has thoroughly drained the estate and added to the dwelling which now takes on the air of a more modern structure. The three children born to Mr. and Mrs. Tway are Edward M., born in 1879; John M. in 1881, and Yonna Lee in 1886. Our subject and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which bod}' he is Trustee, and takes a leading part in Sunday-school work. In politics, he cast his first vote in 1872 for U. S. Grant, and since that time has voted the straight Republican ticket.

r^^RANCIS M. CHENOWETH, retired farmer rriG)) and capitalist, has materially added to the l\ wealth of Madison County by his skill as an agriculturist, by his enterprise in the stock business and by his sagacity as a financier. The home that he has built up in London, pleasantly situated on Elm Street and surrounded by well-kept grounds, is one of the finest in the county.

Mr. Chenoweth is a native of this county, born in 1833, on Deer Creek, in Fairfield Township. He is a son of the Hon. John F. and Margaret (Ferguson) Chenoweth, who were of Kentucky birth. The paternal grandfather of our subject, I^lijah Chenoweth, and his wife, who was a Foster, were born in Kentucky; in the earliest d.ays of its settlement, and they, too, became pioneers, crossing the Ohio into this State in 1796 and locating" in Franklin County, near Ilarrisburgh, being among the first to settle in that county. There the grandfather lived, and died at a ripe old age, and left behind him a good name as a Christian gentleman. The Hon. John F. Chenoweth was one of the foremost men of Madison County in his day, taking the lead in business and in public life. He was one of the extensive land-holders of this part of Ohio, owning over three thousand acres of realtv, and he was a large stock-dealer, often in early life driving cattle over the mountains to Pennsylvania markets. He was Justice of the Peace for thirty jears or more, and in an early day was a Representative for his district in the State Legislature. He was known far and near and was held in high honor. The latter part of his life was spent in London. ( )f his lifteen children, only seven are now living, namely: Mrs. Rachael I)ales, .leremiah, Mrs. Isabel Warner, Lewis F., Mrs. Mary Warner,- Elijah and our subject.

He of whom we write attended the local schools in his boyhood and was reared under wholesome home influences. He remained with his parents until he took upon himself the responsibilities of domestic life by marrjang, in 1856, Miss Margaret, daughter of Mathew and Ann (Amos) Rea, who were natives, respectively, of Mrginia and Maryland. They had come to this count}' with their parents, who were among its original settlers, and they were here married. They settled near London and Mr. Rea was one of the large farmers and stockmen, and one of the wealthy citizens of the county in his day. He was a Democrat and was prominent in local politics. He gave liberally' of his m'eans to support churches and all good causes. His worthy wife was a member of the Methodist Church. They had a family of seven children, of whom only two are living beside Mrs. Chcnoweth, Jeremiah and Robert.

When he married, our subject settled on a farm of three hundred acres in Oak Run Township, to which he afterward added seventeen hundred acres, a part of which lay in Fairfield Township. He lived in the former township fifteen years and then spent fourteen years in the latter township, and in the meantime was engaged in the cattle business and in raising hogs with corn that grew on his land. He had several tenants, renting a good deal of his land, and he employed many hands hy the month to look after his immense farming and stock interests. Six j^ears ago, he left the farm and, coming to London, selected a few lots on Elm Street and built the handsome residence in which he now lives retired. He still superintends his property, and is connected with some of the leading Interests in the city. He was one of the organizers of the Central Bank of London, and is one of the stockholders of that institution, and President of the Building and Loan Association. He has been a member of the Bonrd of Education and iuis been an incumI)entof various public itositions, to which he brought the same Inisiness acumen, promptitude and habits of accuracy that have characterized the administration of his own aft'airs. His political views are in full accord with those promuigatecl by the Democratic party.

In his wife, our subject has one of earth's choicest blessings. She is a i)ure, noble-hearted woman, of serene and kindh' bearing, and she understands ful well how to guide her household affairs so as to contribute to the well-being of all underneath her roof. Her husband and sons may well be proud of her. She and our subject are identified with every good work of the Presbyterian Church as among its most earnest meml)eis. Two of their eight children are living: Robert F. and Rea. Robert, Avho lives on and manages his father's farm, was educated at Keny<m College. He married Genevieve Kennedy and they have one son, Austin K. Rea lives at home with his parents and is a student at the London High School. The following are the six children of Mr. and INIrs. Chenoweth who have passed to the land of the immortals: p]mma A., Ada, Annie E., Myrtle, Ella, and an infant unnamed.

HOMAS H. BALDWIN, who holds an lion- ^A\ orable place among the farmers and stockraisers of Fayette County, was born in Range Township, INIadison County, on the farm, where he now lives, June 5, 1852. His farm, which consists of one hundred and lift3-two acres, the greater part of which is under the plow, shows signs of good management and intelligent improvement.

The parents of our subject were William and Maiy Jane (Howsman) Baldwin, the former of whom was born February 12, 1817, in IMadison Township, Fayette County, and the latter born March 6, 1825, in Range Township, Madison County. The father died September 11, 1887, and the mother, August 28, 1886. The grandfather of our siilijecl, William Baldwin, was a twin-brother of Jonah, who is mentioned in the sketch of J. M. Baldwin on another page in this volume.

Our subject's father grew to manhood in this settlement and March 26, 1846, was united in marriage with Miss Howsman. He was very energetic in prosecuting his affairs, as is shown by the fact that he inherited only eighteen acres of land, but at the time of his death was the owner of an estate comprising seven hundred acres. In politics, he was a Democrat but in nowise could be called an ofHce-seeker.

The brothers and sisters of our subject were eleven in number and bore the respective names of Isaac, Sarah C, Nancy Margaret, William II., John R., Martha Jane, Elizabeth Arabella, George M., Enoch, Mary Erances and James Harrison. They were all given good educations, which fitted them to become useful citizens. As a citizen, our subject stands deservedly high in the esteem of all who know him and has been a strong advocate in whatever measures he deemed were calculated to advance the interests of his community.

AIMES PERRILL. Belonging to that class of emigrants whose industry and econom}' soon placed them in comfortable and responsible positions on coming into the new country, our subject has taken advantage of every circumstance that he could turn to his own account, and the consequence is that he is in a most comfortable financial position, and a farmer and stock-raiser who has accumulated a handsome competency in the pursuit of his calling in this State.

Hugh Perrill, the father of our subject, was a native of Virginia and a millwright by trade. His father was John Perrill, also a native of the Old Dominion and a soldier in the War of 1812. The famil}' originall}^ came from England and located in Virginia, where they were among the E. E. V.'s. The latter-named gentleman came to this State seventy years ago and made settlement in Highland Count}'. The maiden name of our suljject's mother was Margaret Colwell; she was born in \ivginia, where she was married, and died in 1833. Her husband departed this life in 1848, being the father of six children, two of whom are deceased. Those living are Nathan, who makes his home in Indiana; our subject; John, who resides in Jasper Township, and Mary (Mrs. Joseph P. Brown), who lives in Ross Count}'.

The original of this sketch was born March 4, 4821, at Winchester, A^a., being brought when an infant b_y his parents to the Bucke3'e State. He received a good education in the log schoolhouse in Highland County, and was thrown upon his own resources w4ien quite 3'oung, working out on a farm in Ross Count}' for ^7 per month. He then engaged in the cattle business, driving the animals to market in New York City, Philadelphia, Boston and other large cities, making three trips each season and being thus employed for ten years. He was very economical and industrious, and with the 12,000 which he had saved, bought a drove of cattle for himself, drove them to New York City and cleared on them 1 1,600. He was similarly engaged for five years, when, in 1845, lie purchased wild land in Eayette Count}', upon which he i-emoved in 1850.

James Perrill was married November 4, 1855, to Miss Ann Nichols, a native of Ross County, this State, by whom he became the father of two children, now deceased. Mrs. Perrill departed this life in 1860, and September 3, 1862, our suliject was married to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Al)raham and Jemima (Blackstone) Chenoweth, natives respectively of Pike and Ross Counties. Her father was the son of Abraham Chenoweth, Sr., a native of Virginia and of English descent. He M'as a soldier in the War of 1812 and was a very prominent man in Pike County, this State. Mr. and Mrs. Chenoweth were married in Ross County and later removing to Pike County, located on the old homestead, where the father passed his last days, dying in May, 1878. ]\Irs. Chenoweth still survives and is in her seventy-seventh year. To them were born a large family of thirteen children, ten of whom are living. IMi'S. Perrill was born October 30, 1840, in Pike County, and was given a good education in the schools of that period.

granted a family of seven children, only one of whom is deceased. ,Iennie P>. married ,). I). Sh(K^»|) and resides in Illinois; Mary M. was the second child; James T. married INIary N. Ilenkle and rr Ikes his home in Fayette County. The remain-

\ children are John W., Carrie E. and (iilbert '- They have all l)een given excellent educans and Miss Mar\- is very expert with enil)r(>id-

Mr. Perrill removed to his present beautiful farm in 1872, where he is the jiroud possessor of a tract of fourteen hundred acres, all of which is ' iider cultivation. lie has placed good and sub- .antial buildings on his estate, not the least among which is the farm residence, a neat and commodious structure and which is presided over by his f^xcellent wife, to whom he owes much of his present high standing in the agricultural community. She is economical and judicious in the expenditure of money and is noted throughout this section as an excellent housewife and caretaker.

He of whom we write has always been greatly interested in educational affairs and has served efiiciently as a member of the Board for a number of terms. In politics, he is a strong Republican and during the Civil War was one the "Squirrel Hunters." He feeds every season about one Jiundred and fifty head of cattle, being one of the largest stock-dealers in this section. Mr. Perrill can be justl}' proud of his vast possessions, as he started out in life empty-handed, and his good judgment and progressive spirit have resulted in the accumulation of his vast possessions. We are pleased to be able to place his sketch in the hands of our numerous readers as an example of a selfmade man.

\l| - !5] LIJAH BRAGG, an enterprising and progressive citizen of Pleasant Township, Madison County, who is engaged in general farming and stock-raising, claims Ross County, Ohio, as the place of his nativity. He was born in Buckskin Township, June 18, 1810, and is a son of William and Juditli (Lightfoot) Brago-. His father was horn in X'irginia. aliout 17;>1. and was a soldier in the Hevolutioiiary ^Var. He was twice mariied. By his first union he had six children, and our sultject was the eighlli in a family of nine. His mother died in 1811.

i\Ir. Bragg of this sketch grew to manhood in the county of his nativity. His father died August 27, 1831, and he made his home witli his mother for aliout three years afterward. He began to work foi' himself at fifty cents per day. and was also employed by tlie month at -i?!*. He was engaged in digging the canal from Portsmouth to Cleveland, and worked on it after it was comi)leted. lie was married in November, 183r), to Miss Melinda Kmmons, and unto them were l)orn seven sons and four daughters, who are yet living, with one exception. The}' made their first home in Chillicotlie, where thej- remained until 1813, wlien Mr. Bragg settled upon a farm belonging to Gen. Worthington. He w'as to superintend the building of some barns and other buildings. In 18I!>, he formed a partnership with the General in farming and stock-raising, and at the end of two years a sale was made. Having made some money, Mr. Bragg [)urchased two hundred acres of land of a sister of the General, and from time to time has added to this until his landed possessions now aggregate six hundred acres, and he is the owner of one of the fine farms of the community.

Mrs. Bragg died March 5, 1862. JNIr. Bragg was again married, INIarch 1 7, 1864, to Miss Letitia Howsman, who was born in Range Township, April 4, 1838, and is a daughter of John B. and Mary (Foster) Howsman. For a number of years she made her home with her uncle, Benjamin Harrison. Of the sons of the first marriage, Alexander enlisted in Compaii}' G, One Hundredth Ohio Infantry. He was in the hospital at Franklin, Tenn., for some time, and in 1863 his father went for him, but he died soon after being brought home. By the second marriage, three children have been born, two yet living. The daughter, Lizzie F., who was born ]March 19, 1867, was married January 13, 1892, to Thomas F. Slettery, who was born April 16, 1867; and Maggie L., who married J. M. Edwards, November 5, 1890. and resides in Mt. Sterling.

Mr. Bragg casl hi.s fiist vole for Andrew .Jackson in 1828, when only a boy. He has since been a supporter of Democratic principles, and has filled various offices of lionor and trust, having served as Road Supervisor and School Director for over thirty years, and has been Township Trustee for seven years. Ilis long-continued service well indicates his faithfulness to duty, and tlie confidence in which he is held. lie has also served as a delegate to the various county conventions. Sociall}', he is a member of the IMasonic fraternity, with which he has been connected since 1861.

I \ residing on a valuable estate situated on section 8, Circleville Township, where he is cultivating the soil in a most profitable manner. He was born in Amanda Township, Fairfield Count}^, this State, .June 5, 1819, and is the son of Henry Glick, a native of Pennsylvania.

The grandfather of our subject was a native of Germany, emigrating to this country in an early day and making his home in the Iveystone State. He there followed his trade of a blacksmith, in connection with which occui)ation he farmed to some extent. On removing to Ohio, he purchased land in Fairfield County, paying for his farm ^8 per acre. He died when on the return trip to Pennsylvania. His large family of eighteen children subsequently came to the above-named countv where thej^ resided for a number of years.

Henry Glick, the father of our subject, was a young man when the family came to this State, and, having acquired a good education, taught school in his early life. He later followed agricultural pursuits, and died in 1872, in the seventyfourth year of his age. He was very prominent in township affairs, and held the responsible position of .Justice of the I'eace for several 3'ears. He was well informed upon all events of interest, and was a man whose advice was much sought after. In religious matters, he was a consistent member of grew to mature years. Philip was the eldes^ family, and received limited advantag schooling, his privileges being limitec, t<- three months in the year. The house v in that early day was not supplied \ conveniences and comforts which are a orded the youth of to-day, for the seats were made of slabs and the floor of puncheon. He remained on the homestead, aiding his father in its cultivation, until reaching his eighteenth year, when he went to Circleville to learn the trade of a brewer, having clerked in a store in Royalton during the previous winter months. In 1838, he rented the brewer}' from his former employer and carried on business for himself. In 1843, he erected a building suitable for his line of work on the banks of Hargus Creek, in the northern limits of Circleville, and there was engaged in business until 1868. In the fall of that 3'ear, he removed to his present home in Circleville Township, which he had purchr ed many years previous and which he has impro "d by the erection thereon of a fine brick residen- ^ Elsewhere in this volume is shown a view ol homestead.

September 13, 1842, Miss Nancy Hoover becan the wife of our subject. She is a native of th county, having been born in that part of Madiso Township which is now included in Walnut Town ship, January 8, 1822. Mrs. Glick is the daughter of .Jacob and Ann M. (Rollman) Hoover, natives of

Virginia, who emigrated to Pickaway County in au early day, where they were among the i)ioneers of Madison Townshi]). Mr. Hoover died in 1825, and the mother in 1862, when eighty-three years of age. The father was a patriot in the War of 1812, and was a gentleman greatly esteemed in his community. Mrs. (Uiek was the youngest in the parental famil}- of ten children, seven daughters and three sons. Only three of the daughters are living at the present time.

Of the live children born to our subject and his estimable wife, Caleb married Anna Fisher, and is farming in Washington Township, Pickaway County, lie served three years in the late war. Joshua married Mary Crist, and is also engaged as an agriculturist, his place of residence being in Walnut Township, this count3\ Jacob married Mary Westenhaver, and cultivates his father's farm as well as the farm adjoining. The remaining two children, Joseph, and one unnamed, died in infancy.

Formerly a Whig, Mr. (ilick now casts his vote in favor of Republican candidates and principles. Sociall}', he is an Odd Fellow, with which order he has been connected for many years. In religions matters, he is a member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, in which body he has lieen Deacon. Ilis landed estate comprises one hundred and eighty-two and one-half acres of valuable property in the home farm, ninety-two acres in Walnut, and two hundred acres in Washington Township. Mr. Click began in life for himself empty-handed, and his persistent industry has been rewarded, for his farm ranks among the finest in Circleville Township. He is a gentleman whose word is considered as good as his bond, and his friends are as numerous as his acquaintances.

aHARLES SOLLARS is connected with the ^ rich agricultural interests of his native ' county, Fayette, as the fortunate proprietor of a well-appointed and highly productive farm in Waj^ne Township. He was born January 9, 1857, and is a representative of the earl}' pioneer stock of the count}-. His father, Allen Sol- lars, was also a native of Fayette County, his l)irth occurring in 1811. Ilis education was limited to the schooling that he obtained lu the primitive pioneer schools of his day, and his boyhood was passed in clearing ;iway the forest on his father's farm, wiiich was his iiome from birth to death.

Alh'u Sollars began life on his own account by taking charge of tlie old homestead after his father's death, and previous to his marriage, at the age of thirty-live, he purchased it of the other heirs, and enjoyed uninterrupted prosperity in tilling the soil and raising stock until his untimely demise in 1868, ere old age came u[)on him. He was a Whig in his younger days, and later in life the Republican part}^ found in him a sturdy supporter. His wife, Sarah J., daughter of Anslum and Abigail (Jackson) Ballard, survived him until 1885, when she too passed away. They were people whose many excellent traits of head and heart -won them the regard of the entire community of which they were members for so many 3'ears. They were the parents of five children, as follows: Elizabeth, wife of Henry Fustier; Charles; Emma L., wife of J. C'. Schrock; and two who died in infancy.

Upon the old homestead where he was liorn, Charles Sollars remained witli his mother until he was twenty-seven years old. At that age, he married and established a home of his own, taking as his wife Emma E., daughter of Franklin C. and Sarah A. (Bush) Finch. She belongs to one of the oldest families of Fayette County, and her father was born on the same farm where he died. He was a son of John and Elizabeth (Brackney) Finch, natives of Kentucky, who came to Fayette County in 1790. Elizabeth Finch was a daughter of Benjamin Brackne}', a Kentucky frontiersman. Sarah A. Finch was a daughter of William and Nancy Bush. Our subject's wife is one of eleven children, of whom the following beside herself grew to maturity: Laura A., wife of J. B. ]Mc- Connell; Eliza; Mary; Nanc\'; Sadie (Mrs. A. W. Junk); John, and Reece. Mr. and IMrs. Sollars are the parents of two children. Hazel and Hugh.

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and attends strictly to bis business as a tiller of tbe soil and stock-raiser. He lias a one bundred and ninety acre farm, amply supjilied witb modern improvements in tbe sbape of a bandsome brick residence, roomy barns, and neatly-built outbouses for various purposes, and is well fenced and drained. On anotber page is sbown a view of tbis place. ]Mr. SoUars stands well financially, and is popular socially as one of tbe leading members of Greenfield Lodge No. 318, A. F. and A. M., and Garfield Commandery No. 28, K. T., at Wasbington. Politically, be is a Republican, and bas represented bis townsbip as Assessor.

^^|] sured position among the best representatives of tbe medical profession in Obio. He is a close student, devoting tbe few leisure bours allowed bim by tbe demands of bis large practice to the sludj' of tbe best medical and scientific authorities, and taking advantage of any new discoveries that will in any way aid bim in bis work. At tbe commencement of bis professional career, be placed his standard of success so high that be was not content witb mediocrity, but aspired to a broad knowledge of medical investigations and research.

The family to which our subject belongs bas resided in Circleville for man}' years, and was first represented in Pickaway County by Grandfather Peter Row, who was a very early settler of Washington Townsbip, and there improved a farm from a tract of wild land. The father of our subject, Samuel Row, was liorn in Pickaway County in 1811, and during bis entire active life followed farming pursuits in Washington Tow-nsbip. He is now retired from tbe arduous labors which formerly engaged his attention, and, at a venerable age, is making bis home in Circleville, where be is highly esteemed h}' bis fellow-citizens. Politically, he is a Democrat. His religious affiliations are with the Lutheran Church.

of Flan nab Ta3'lor, and was born in Circleville during the opening years of this centur3\ Her father, William C. Taylor, was a direct descendant of William Cromwell, and thus traced his lineage to one of Engband's oldest and most famous families. Mrs. Hannah Row attained to the age of three-score and ten when she closed her eyes to the scenes of earth, leaving to mourn her loss a devoted husband and eight of the ten children born of her marriage. One of her sons, Reuben by name, now a resident of Kansas, enlisted in 1862 in defense of tbe Union, and served until tbe close of tbe war, being breveted First Lieutenant in recognition of bis valor.

Born in Circleville, June 13, 1846, our subject was reared on the home farm in Washington Township, receiving a common-school education and gaining a practical knowledge of agriculture. After stud3ang for some years in tbe neighboring log schoolbouse, be attended the Circleville High School until be had almost completed the course of studv there. He remained in the parental home until be was twenty-five years old, when, in 1871. be removed to Seymour, Jackson County. Ind.,and there operated a farm for three 3'ears.

Having resolved to enter the medical profession, our subject came to Circleville, where be began tbe study of medicine under Dr. Samuel Turney. In 1875, he entered the Medical College of Obio, at Cincinnati, attending two terms and graduating at tbe University of Maryland in 1877. Thus admirably equipped witb a thorough theoretical knowledge of the profession, tbe 3'oung Doctor opened an office with Dr. Thompson for active practice. Three years afterward, tbe connection was dissolved, since which time Dr. Row bas been alone. His practice is not limited to Circleville, but extends into the neighboring counties of Fairfield, Ross, Hocking, Franklin, Madison and Fayette. He is a member of the Pickawaj' County Medical Association and tbe Ohio State Medical Society. During the administration of President Cleveland, he was Pension Examiner for this district, which embraced five counties, and he is now examiner for various insurance organizations.

Elks. Although not a partisan, he is a firm supporter of Democratic principles and candidates, and conscientiously upholds the party platform. In religion, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Not a little of his success may be attributed to his wife, whose affectionate assistance and cheerful counsel are constantly exerted in his behalf. Prior to 1878, the year of her marriage, she was known as Hannah Dishong, and her birthplace is in Perr}- County, this State. She is the mother of two bright daughters, Minnie and Jennette, who are being carefully trained in the schools of Circleville, as well as beneath the shelter of the parental home.

\T'/0HN SCHLEYER, a. B., a. ]\I., Prosecuting Attorney of Pickaway County, who is suc- ^^ cessfully engaged in the practice of law in ^^^^ Circleville, is a native of the Buckeye State. He was born in Chillicothe. Ross County, December 16, 1851. and is a son of John F. Schleyer, a sketch of whom appears elsewhere in this work. The father was born near Stuttgart, Germany, and after his death, his wife married a Mr. Schleyer, whose name the children took. She brought her family to America when John was only eight years of age, and settled near Cleveland, Ohio, whence she removed to Ross County. The father of our subject had to make his own way in the woild. He sawed wood until sixteen years of age, and then became a m older. He afterward invested his earnings in a confectionery store, but failed in this line and later located in Huntington Township. He wedded Margarette Schneider, and after some years spent in that locality, came to Circleville in 1862. Since that time, he has been a coal and wood dealer of this city. In the family were six children, five of whom grew to mature years. The eldest, William, served as a private during the late war, and is now engaged in the real-estate business in Columbus.

Our subject was the third in order of birth. The first six years of his life were spent in his native State, after which he went to Huntington with his parents, and with the family came to Circleville in 1862. His education has been acquired in the common schools and in the High School of this city, and he studied pharmacy under William W. Ballard, continuing in his drug store for six \ears and two months. He then accepted a position in Camlnidge City, Ind., and afterward spent a year and a half in the drug business in Ft. Wayne, Ind. In 1875, he entered the I'niversity of Columbus, Ohio, from which he was graduated in 1871), with the degree of Bachelor of Arts, after which he continued his studies in the theological department of the same school for a year and a half. During the second year, he had to fill temporary engagements as a minister, and preached both in CJerman and English.

Subsequent to this time, Mr. Schleyer determined to make the practice of law his life work, and to this end began studying with the firm of Smith ct ]\Iori is, with whom he remained two 3^ears, being admitted to the Ohio Bar on the 2d of Januaiy, 1883. He then continued with his preceptors for seven months, after which he opened an olHce and engaged in practice alone until February, 1891, when the firm of Schleyer iV Abernethy was formed. They have a [)leasant office in the Masonic Tcmi)le building. In 1886, our subject was elected Cit>- Solicitor on the Democratic ticket, was re-elected in 1888, and in the autumn of 1890, was elected Prosecuting Attorney, which position he still holds. Mr. Schleyer possesses much natural ability as a lawyer, and this has been supplemented by thorough preparation, so that he has steadil\' worked his way upward, and has already won an enviable reputation at the Bar. He is a member of the Lutheran Church, and is Secretary of the Association.

ON. JOHN GROCE is one of the most lion- |] ored and highly-respected citizens of Circleville. He is now President of the Third National Bank and senior member of the firm of John Groce S: Son, pork packers of this cit}'. He was born in this city when it was a mere hamlet, January 29, 1818. His grandfather, Charles

Groce, was a native of Mar^^land, of German descent and followed farming in Frederick County, that State. The father, John Groce, was born in Frederick County, and learned the carpenter's trade. About 1805, he emigrated AVestward and located in Pickaway County. He there worked until 1810, when tlie city of Clrcleville was platted. Mr. Groce then returned to liis native State and married Elizabeth Jacobs, a native of Loudoun Count}', Va., after which he returned to Ohio and located in the new city. He built many of the first buildings of the city and was engaged as a contractor until his death, which occurred in 1834, at the age of fifty-five years. He was a member of the Presbyterian Clhurch, and was a prominent pioneer of this locality. The deatli of his wife occurred in 1824.

John was the fourth in the parental family- of six children. He has only one sister now living, Mrs. Lydia Atwater, of Circleville. Mr. Groce attended the subscription schools until the academy was built in Circleville, of which his father was one of the principal owners. He was left an orphan at the age of sixteen years, and thus thrown upon his own resources, he sought the counsel of his father's intimate friend, Matthew McCrea, who advised him to learn a trade, so he served a fouryears' apprenticeship to John A. Wolfley, a saddler. He afterward worked as a journeyman, and on the 13th of June, 1839, commenced business for himself at Kingston, Ohio, with a capital of 885. For nine years, he engaged in trade in that line, when he determined to give his attention to other business.

In August, 1848, our subject came to Circleville. He at once began dealing in grain and pork with R. D. Atwater, and in the summer of 1852, went into partnership with Mr. Atwater in the drv-goods business. Li the fall of 1852, Mi. Groce went to Milton, Ind., to pack pork, while Mr. Atwater attended to the business in Circleville. In tlie winter of 1852-53, Mv. Atwater died and Mr. Groce purchased the Atwater interest and took Jacob Helman in as partner, without capital. La the fall of 1853, Mr. Groce again took up the pork trade and this time his venture proved profitable. In 1860, he exchanged his interest in tlie drv-goods store for

On the 12th of Novemlier, 1872, Mr. Groce admitted to partnership his onh' son, Charles PI, and the firm name of Groce ct Son was assumed. In 1870, he built the present brick block at the foot of High Street. There is a main building, 40x130 feet, and wing 40x90 feet, with engine and boiler room, killing room, packing room, curing and smoking rooms and all the modern improvements for carrying on a successful business in that line. This has become one of the leading industries of the city and has made Mr. Groce a wealthy man.

On the 19th of December, 1839, in Kingston, Ohio, Mr. (Jroce wedded Elizabeth E. Graham, who was born two miles west of Kingston, September 25, 1820, and is a daughter of Robert J. Graham, a native of Virginia, who followed farming in Ross Count}'. Five children were born unto them, four of whom grew to mature years: Mary E., wife of B. Foresman,of La Fa3'ette, Ind.; Ellen G.,wife of F. ]\L Schuze, a wholesale grocer of Circleville; Jennie, wife of L. Boggs, of Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, and Charles E., an enterprising business man, associated with his fathei'.

Mr. Groce has been prominently identified with the cit}' interests for many years. He was one of the organizers of the cit}^ and served several times as Alderman. He was instrumental in securing the Scioto Yallej' Railroad through this place and was a stockholder and Director. He took an active part in securing subscriptions for the purchasing of the beautiful grounds for Forest Cemetery and has been one of its Directors since its oi'ganization in 1858, and is now President of the association. He owned an interest with his brothers and sisters in the Franklin and Groce Addition to Circleville, and has other real estate in the city, including his magnificent home.

Mr. Groce cast his first Presidential vote for William Heniy Harrison. He joined the Republican party on its organization ai\d was Chairman of the Count}' Central Committee for man}' years. He served as a delegate to the National Convention in 1876, when R. B. Hayes was nominated, and again in 1880, when Gen. Garfield became the Presidential candidate. Durin<j' the war, he was

Cliairmaii of the Relief Committee. Mr. Groee is truly a self-made man. He started out in life empty-handed, but has made the most of his opportunities and has worked his way upward to success. He is now known throughout tiie countr3\ His honesty is proverbial and he is highly respected hy all with whom he has come in contact. In 1889, himself and wife celebrated their golden wedding. Not one who witnessed their nuptials fifty years before was then living. Their lives have been happy and prosperous and none are more worthy of representation in this volume than this worthy couple.

RS. ANN (HILL) MONTGOINIERY, a resident of Jackson Tovvnship, where she has a well-conducted and a well-appointed farm, is of the old pioneer stock of the county of Pickaway, and is a worthy representative of the daughters of its early settlers. She was born in Muhlenberg Township, one mile east of Darby ville, October 12, 1826. Her father, Francis E. Hill, was a native of Virginia, born in Hampshire County in 17'J7, and he was a son of Leroy Hill, who is supposed to have been of Scottish birth. Tiie latter owned land in A'irginia. which he sold in 1815, in order to l^egin life anew in the primeval wilderness of Ohio. He journeyed thither with wagons, accompanied by his family, making but slow progress over the mountains and through interminable forests until he at last arrived at his destination, and made a purchase of about a thousand acres of land in this and Clark County. He made his home across Darby Creek from this township, and at once entered upon the pioneer task of developing a farm, the one now owned by J. B. Wright and others. He was one of the first to settle in this region, and he built a double log cabin at the foot of the hill, wiiich was the first erected in this vicinity. In 1824, he erected a house on the top of the hill, and here he dwelt until his death, October 1, 1837. He was a stanch member of the Baptist Church, and in his political relations, was a true Whig.

The father of our subject came to this county in the vigor of early manhood, well fitted for the pioneer life before him l)otli by constitution and temperament, and by reason of a natural capacity for laboring wisely and well. He took unto himself a wife the year after the family came iuM-e, and with her ready assistance acquired a goodly amount of property, being worth $20,000 at the time of his demise. He erected one of the first saw and grist mills on Darby Creek, and did a great deal of custom work in early days, besides engaging extensively in farming. The year before he died, he erected a four-story custom mill for the manufacture of Hour. He attended closely to his business, and was growing richer every daj', when death closed his career in 1837, while he was yet in the prime of life, and his community lost one of its most useful and highly respected citizens. He was of a quiet, peace-loving disposition, alwa3'S glad to oblige anyone in every way possible, and he was a right royal neighbor and a friend as true as steel. His jjolitical views found expression in the platform of the Whig part}'.

The mother of our subject was Nancy, ilaughter of William Florence, who is distinguished in the history of the early settlement of this county as one of the first to locate within its borders. He came here in 1806, and took up his abode on the banks of Darby Creek, in Muhlenberg Township, and at one time he owned fifteen hundred acres of land. He bore an active part in tlie development of the agricultural interests of the county as a farmer and stock-raiser. At his death, in March, 1870. at the venerable age of ninety-seven years, one of our earliest pioneers passed to his long rest. The mother of our subject was born in 1709, and was a child of seven years when the family removed to this count}-. Her education was conducted in the typical pioneer log schoolhouse of the earl}- years of the settlement of the State, that was heated by means of a large open fireplace and furnished with slab benches, that were supported by wooden pins. The rate-bill system of schooling was then in vogue, as there were no free schools. She was carefully trained to be a good housekeeper, and w.as well fitted to preside over a home of her own when she was married in 1816. She became the inothei- of ten children, of whom seven grew to maturity, namel}': Robifeon, Sarah, William, Matilda, Ann, C'atlierine and Mary. The good mother died at tlie age of seventy-two 3^ears. She had led a true Christian life, and for forty years was an active meml)er of the Baptist Church.

Mrs. Montgomei-y was given excellent educational advantages in the district school and in a school at Darlnville, and her home life was well calculated to make her a good wife when she left the home of her girlhood to preside over one of her own, her marriage to Joseph Wardell takingplace August 16, 18G(). Mr. Wardell died September {>, 1<S()9, and she was married January 1.5, 1873, to David Montgomery, who was a native of New York, born in that State in the year 1818. After coming to this State, he settled in Chillicothe, following the dry-goods business a few years, when he removed to Circleville, and later to the farm where Mrs. Montgomer}' now lives.

Our subject bought her present farm in 1877, and located on it at that time. She has twice since returned to Circleville to live, but finally sold her city property and has settled permanently on her farm, having here a very pleasant home. She owns two hundred and fourteen acres of land, which is nearly all well improved, and a part of it she farms herself, while she rents the remainder. In 1877 she built a commodious frame residence, and has other substantial buildings, .and under her thrifty and able management the farm is in a fine condition.

^^^EORGE W. BAUDER is one of the most prominent business men of Circleville. He is President of the Board of Trade, a member and Secretary of the Board of City Control, and one of the most extensive dealers in carriages and buggies and agricultural implements in the county. Ilis energy and enterprise have made his life a success, and the manufacturing interests of Circleville would be much inferior to what they are to-day iiad it not l)een for our subject.

Mr. Bander was born in Circleville, on the 22d of May, 1850, and is a son of William Bander, one of the honored early settlers of this place, whose sketch appears elsevvhere in this work. When a lad of about thirteen, he raised and drilled a compan}'^ of some sixty Republican boys, he acting as captain. Young George wrote the Governor that he was ready to go South (for the war was then in progress), and be mustered into service. The Governor replied, complimenting him for his bravery, but said that he could not accept the company on account of their 3^outli.

]Mr. Bauder graduated from the High School at the age of fifteen, and began serving an apprenticeship in his father's shop, learning the trade of carriage-making. In 1871, he went to Rochester, N. Y., where he finished his trade with the firm of Cunningham & Son. The following 3'ear, he returned, and in Januar^^, 1874, was admitted to partnership with his father, under the firm name of William Bauder & Son, and continued in the manufacture of carriages for seven years. In January, 1884, our subject bought out his father, and became sole proprietor of tlie extensive and lucrative business. Since that time, he has also become a dealer in agricultural implements, keeping on hand a large stock of ever^'thing in that line, from hand-seeders to steam-threshers. He has a large assortment of buggies, and makes a specialty' of those manufactured by the Columbia Buggy Company-. He also engages in the harness business, and, as in the others, has the largest stock in the cit3^ His goods occupy two stories and a basement in a large building, 70x150 feet, and his warehouse, on the Scioto Valley Railroad, is 40x72 feet, and two stories in height. He emi:)lo3'S two or three men all the time as commercial travelers.

Not these enterprises alone engross the attention of ]Mr. Bauder. He has been instrumental in promoting man}' of the leading interests of the city. He was one of the prime movers in building the Opera House, and was President and Superintendent of the company who had the enterprise in charge. The work was completed in 1888, at a cost of $18,000. He is a member and Secretary of the Board of Control, vvas one of the organizers and is President of the Board of Trade of

Circleville, is Director and Vice-president of the Circleville Building and Loan Association, and is a Director of tlie Building and House Association. He also owns considerable real estate, having invested quite extensively in Western lands. He owns a number of residences in Circleville, and in 1882 he erected his fine residence, at a cost of 17,000.

In Monroe, Butler County, Mr. Bander was united in marriage, October 22, 1873, to Miss Adelia Clark, daughter of James Clark, a farmer of that county, who came to Circleville in 1882, and is now living a retired life. Two children have been born of their union, Cora and Georgia. The home of the family is one of the tinest in Circleville, and is the abode of hospitality.

Mr. Bauder joined the Odd Fellows' society at the age of twenty-one, and has since been connected with it. He was a charter member of the Royal Arcanum, also belonged to the Knights of Honor and to the Red Men, but at present holds membership only with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Elks. In politics, he is a Republican. He belongs to the Methodist Church, in which he has served as Steward. He contributes liberally to the advancement of any enterprise calculated for the public good, and has the best interests of the community at heart. Pickaway County finds in him a valued citizen, and one it could ill afford to lose. His straightforwardness and upright life have won him the high regard of all, and his industry and enterprise have gained him a well-deserved prosperity.

DWARD MASKELL MORGAN, the Vicepresident of the Farmers' Bank, of Plain City, was born in Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio, June 19, 1839, and until Jannary, 1890, he remained a resident of that county, l)assing his life up to that date upon the farm where he was born. The death of his son, Charles F. Morgan, called him from this life of comparative retirement to a more active business career, and in 1890 he removed to Plain City to assume

Our subject is the third in a family of four children. The father of this household died when Edward was but ten years old, and as both the elder brothers were delicate in health from early childhood, the hardships and responsibilities of the farm devolved upon this more rugged son, while still very young. Before he arrived at the age of fifteen, both brothers and the sister died, leaving to him the care of his mother and the entire management of the farm. His education consisted of what he was able to obtain at the district school, which he attended for a few months in tlie winter of each year.

At the age of twenty-three, Mr. Morgan was united in marriage with Miss Elizabeth B. Walters, a native of Virginia, and to them were born two sons, Charles Forrest and Albert Hugh. The youngest son died in infancy, but Charles lived to manhood and became not only the pride and comfort of his parents, but a young man of great popularity, and most highly esteemed l)y all who knew him. This son was born January 6, 1864, and after studying in the district school, attended the High School at Urbana, and in 1879 entered the University at Urbana, remaining there until January, 1880, receiving during his attendance there a gold medal as a reward for proficiency in his studies. He then entered the Ohio State University at Columbus, and undertook a course in civil engineering, but a severe attack of lung fever during the ensuing winter resulted in a change of his life plan.

In April, 1881, Charles Morgan took a temporary position in the Farmers' Bank, of Fontanelle, Iowa, and after a nine-months' experience in that line of work, he returned to Ohio and took a commercial course in Nelson's Business College at Cincinnati. His subsequent business career was characterized by marked ability and integrit}'. He served the Ohio Mutual Relief Association at Urbana and the American Sewing Machine Company at Cincinnati, and when the Home Savings Bank began business in Urbana he entered its office, and before he was twenty years old, was promoted to the responsible position of Cashier, hold- ing that position until October, 1885, when he resigned to accept a similar ofHce in tlie Farmers' Bank, of Plain City. This young man was very prominent in Masonic circles, and also in the order of the Knights of Pythias, and in both social and business circles won the respect and friendship of hosts of the best citizens of tlie community. It was in the summer of 1884 that an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs presaged his death, Avhich took place .Tanuar}' 3, 1890. The winter of 1888- 80 he spent in California, hoping for benefit from the climute there, but returned in the spring with slight gain in strength. His death left his parents childless, but their grief is assauged b}' the memory of wliat liis life has been, and by the universal affection and esteem with whicli lie was regarded b_y his fellow-citizens.

Tiie political afHliations of Mr. Edward M. Morgan are with the Democratic part}", and the confidence with which he has ever been regarded b}^ the people of his neighborhood made him, in 1880, the nominee for County Commissioner in Champaign County. He is universally conceded to be a man of good judgment and strict integrity-, capable of filling well an}' position wiiere decision of cliaractcr is refpiired. In the hands of no man could the affairs of the county be more judiciously l)laced than in his, but his desire has ever been for a more ([uiet life, and although he has been repeatedly urged to accept the nomination formeml)er of the State Legislature, he has invariably declined. The farm upon wliich Mr. ^Morgan has spent his life was obtained from the Government by his grandfather in 1824, the patent to it being signed In' James Monroe, and it is still in the possession of the jMorgan family. This [)roperty has never l)een in the hands of any but the Morgan family. George \. ]\Iorgan, the father of our subject, migrated with his father's family to this .State in 1813 or 1814, settling at that time upon this tract of land. lie was a cousin of the late Senator Thomas Ewing, who spent a portion of his boyhood days in the family of the ^Morgans.

Socially, Mr. Morgan is held in the liighest esteem, and in the Masonic lodge to which he belongs he has served several terms as Worthy Master. He is also a member of the Frbana Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons, and of the Roper Comraandery of the Knights Templar. He is largely interested, financiall}', in the Farmers' Bank, and b}' his straightforward business dealings and unassiiming manners, has made many friends in his new home in Plain City, where he and his estimable wife will, in all probability, spend the remainder of their lives.

LI MOCK is a farmer residing in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, where he has a beautiful place that is under an excellent state of cultivation. He is a son of Daniel H. and Elizabeth (Robinson) Mock, both of whom are nafives of Ohio. Our sul)ject was born in this county, on the 30th of April, 1838. The paternal grandfather, John Mock, came from North Carolina and settled in Fayette County, where he was among the pioneers. The maternal grandfather, AVilliam R()l)inson, was also an earh' settler of this county, and both these grandparents died in this count}", were lieroes in the AVar of 1812, and were farmers by occupation.

The fatlier of our subject carried on farming all his life, and died October 22, 1885, the mother dying soniC years previous, in 1878. They had five children l)orn to them, our subject being the eldest son. He was reared and educated in this county, and learned all the details of farming, which vocation he cliose as his life work. He is now the fortunate possessor of four hundred and four acres of line fertile land, and one of the best farms in the county, and has made nearly all the improvements on the i)lace with his own hands. On his place mixed farming is carried on with more than ordinary success, and some stock is also cared for.

Mr. Mock was united in marriage December 14, 1865, to ]\Iiss Elizabeth Shockley, a native of Madison County, this State, and to this union three children have been born, one deceased. Ginevra, who is married to G. INI. Simmerman, and has one child living, Carrie; and Herbert, who resides with his father, and assists him on the farm. The es- timfvble wife of our subject is a member of the Metliodist Protestant Church. Mr. Mock is a representative farmer of Fayette County, and his surroundings show him to a man of tlu'ift and enterprise who keeps everything in first-class shape. In his political views, he is astancli Democrat, and has never been an oftice-seeker.

BSALOM J. WELCH, M. D., a piominent physician and surgeon of INlt. Sterling and a self-made man, was born in Paint Township, Madison County, Ohio, JMarch 24, 1851. He has an older brother still living, James W., a resident of this county.

Our subject was born and reared on a farm, and his early education was supplemented by a cours^e in the High School of London. He began teaching in the district schools at the age of twenty-four years and taught for five years, during which time, in his leisure hours, he began reading medicine under Dr. A. D. IVIorris, then of London, but afterward in charge of the Insane Asylum at Columbus. He completed his private studies under Dr. Higgins, of California, Madison County, and then attended a course of lectures in Starling INIedical College of Columbus, from which institution he was graduated in March, 1881. He opened an office and began practice in Palestine on the 20tli of April of that year, and there i-csided until the autumn of 1882.

While in Palestine, Dr. Welch Avas married, September 15, 1881, to Miss Nellie M. Crossley, of Clyde, Ohio. She was born in Seneca County, in 1862, and is a highly educated and refined lady, who previous to her marriage successfully engaged in teaching and since her marriage has taught for one year in Mt. Sterling. Three children, who are yet living, have been born unto them: David Rupert, who was born in Mt. Sterling, October 18, 1882; Nellie May, who was born in Mt. Sterling, June 5, 1886; and Carleton, born in 1891. Charles W., the second child, died at the age of eleven months. Dr. Welch came to Mt. Sterling in 1882, and has here met with excellent success in his practice. He has been enabled to purchase a good office besides his pleasant residence. He is a meml)er of the Madison County INIedical Society, tlie Fayette County ]\Iedical Society and the State Medical Society. In politics, he is a stalwart Republican, has served as a member of the City Council and as a member of the School Board for about six years. The Doctor is a self-made man, who by his unaided efforts has made his own wa}' in the world. He Iiegan to work by the month at the age of nine years, educated himself, and has made his life a successful one of which he may well be proud.

1 FORCE W. IIITLER,one of the prominent and substantial men of the county, was born in Pickaway County, Circleville Township, Ohio, on the 29th of April, 1845. His father, George Hitler, was a native of the Keystone State, born in Somerset County, on the 27th of September, 1798, and the latter 's father, George Hitler, Sr., was born in .Maryland, and moved with his parents to Franklin County, Pa., when quite young. The senior George Hitler settled in Somerset County, Pa., in 1793, began farming, and there resided until April, 1799, when he came to Ohio, by tlatboat down the Ohio Kiver to Portsmouth and the rest of the way with w'agons. He settled m Ross County, in a wilderness, at a time when neighbors were few and far between, and became thoroughly familiar with the privations and trials of new settlers. There he resided until coming to Pickaway County, when he purchased section 33, Washington Township, and became one of the substantial farmers of his locality, owning over two hundred acres of land. He died on the 2d of April, 1818. His wife, whose maiden name was Susanna Ga}', was born in Pennsylvania, and died on the IGtli of September, 18-48. Her father lived to be one hundred and three 3'ears of age and is buried in Pickawa}' County.

sixty acres of laud in South Washington Township in 1819 and iDegan raising wheat. They manufactured flour tliere and sliipjied it to New Orleans by flatboat, realizing a much greater proflt in that wa}' than by selling the grain at home. He followed this for ten years, making one trip each 3'ear. He became the owner of one thousand acres of land, with improvements of all kinds, both in Washington and Circleville Townships, and resided in the former township until 1838, when he moved to the latter. Honest and upright in every particular, he was one of the most highly respected citizens of the county and had a host of warm friends. No worthy movement lagged for want of support from this honored man and in his death the county lost one of its best men. He died January G, 1884, and his death was the occasion of universal sorrow, for all felt the loss to be sustained by the departure of such a man. In politics, he was a Democrat. He married Miss Hannah Ludwig, a native of Penns3'lvania, and the daughter of Thomas Ludwig, also a native of the Keystone State. The latter came to Circleville Township with his father, Daniel Ludwig, at an early day (see sketch of Daniel Ludwig), and died here when comparatively a young man. He was the father of one child, Hannah, our subject's motlier. She died in 1863, when fifty-seven ^'cars of age, and was a worthy member of the Lutheran Church. Of the seven children born to this much esteemed couple, five grew to mature years and three are living at the present time: Susanna, now Mrs. Ross, in Michigan ;Thomas, in Washington Township, this county, and our subject.

The original of this notice was reared in Circleville Township and received a good i)ractical education in the common schools. At an earl^^ age, he became thoroughly familiar with the duties of the farm and assisted his father in tilling the home place until twenty-one years of age. After his marriage, in 187H, he took charge of the farm of one hundred and fifty-seven acres and has carried it on successfully ever since. He is now the owner of two hundrd acres of good tillable soil in Circleville and Washington Townships, and is one of the substantial and progressive men in his section. His buildings are all large and commodious and everything about the place indicates the owner to be a man of enterprise and thoroughness. In connection with his farming industry, he is engaged in stock-raising and has met with success in this as in all else. He has a stock farm of one hundred and fifty acres in Wayne Township, on Darby Plains, and has a fine brick residence. In 1890, he erected the fine residence in Circleville and has since made liis home in this city. He rents his land and is now^ prepared to enjoy the fruits of his labor.

He selected his wife in the person of Miss Ida M. Lutz, a native of Circleville Township, Pickawa}' County, Ohio, and their nuptials were celebrated in 1878. Her father, Eli Lutz,was a native of this county and his father, Jacob Lutz, was born in Pennsylvania, and was a prominent old resident here. Eli J^utz was a farmer of Circleville Township and became quite wealthy. He died in 1882. To our subject and wife have been born five children, three living: Bertha, Guy L. and May. Mr. Hitler has served on the grand jury two terms and also on the petit jury for some time. In politics, he is a Democrat and has been a delegate to county conventions. Mr. Hitler's wife died April 6, 1892.

\fjEREMLVH L. HALL, who has extensive I tile works at Derln, is distinguished in the brief history of this wide-awake and prosperous village as one of its foremost citizens, who built the first house within its corporate limits, whose public and progressive spirit has been the means of extending its improvements and of forwarding its educational and religious interests, and whose influence is felt in all good causes that will in any way benefit this part of Pickaway County.

Mr. Hall was born July 6, 1833, two miles south of the village of Bremen, in Fairfield County, of which his father and grandfather, both named James Hall, were early pioneers. His grandfather was born in 1760, and is supposed to have been a native of this country, although he was of English descent. He carried on his occupation as a farmer in Maryland until his removal to Virginia, where he lived a few years prior to taking the long and eventful journe}-, with a cart and horses, which led him over the mountains to the wilds of Fairfield Count}', in 1811, He took up his residence in a log cabin among the i)ioneers near Rushville, and at the time of his death, in 182(1, had cleared and improved a small part of his land.

After the family came to Ohio, the father of our subject returned to West Alrginia, was there married and sul)secj[uently came back to Ohio. He owned a quarter section of land two miles soutli of Bremen, from which he felled the trees, placed it under a good state of cultivation, and made of it a wellimproved farm. He was an eas^-going man, but a constant worker, and though he started in life poor, he acquired a handsouie com[)etence liy his excellent management. He took an active interest in church affairs and was an ardent Methodist, who was greatly missed by his fellow-members when he departed this life in 1868, leaving behind him the blessed memory of a thoroughl}' good man. His politics were of the Whig stamp. Elizabeth Lockwood was the maiden name of his wife, and she was born in Connecticut, March 31, 17i>2. Her life was prolonged to the age of sixty-two years and six months. She too was of English antecedents. She was strict in her religious belief, and was a devoted membei of the ]\[ethodist Episcopal Church. To her and her husband were liorn these ten children; Benjamin (deceased), David L, (deceased), Susanna (deceased), James, Isaac (deceased), Mary A., Caroline, Isaiah (deceased), Jeremiah L., and Elizabeth.