Madison Township (part 23 of 30)

The early life of our subject was passed on a farm, and as he was naturall}' thoughtful and studious, he eagerly seized every opportunity to gain an education. His first schooling was ol)- tained in his native county, in an old log school house, that was furnished with slab benches, a board resting on wooden pins driven into the wall being the Avriting-desk, while a hole made in the wall by cutting out a log served as a window. At twenty years of age, Mr. Hall entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and was a student there for several terms for four or five years, having to stay away a part of the time to teach in order to get money to pay expenses, but he contrived to complete most of the studii's of the scientific course. He taugiit in all, during the early part of his life, twenty-five terms, having charge of the schools in Hocking, Pickaway and Franklin Counties at different times. He taught several terms after his marriage, and until upwards of thirty-eight years of age, when he abandoned the profession entirely. Two of his children had the benefit of his instruction as his pui)ils in schools that he taught. He used to sell fruit trees at intervals wltile teaching. About twenty years ago, when tile was a new thing, in a laudable spirit of enterprise he established a factory for its manufacture in Jackson Township, Franklin County, and operated it some fifteen years in the summer seasons, while he taught occasionally in the winter. March 12, 1884, he removed to the site of the present village of Derby, erected the first house herein, and his was the first family- to select this locality as a home. The same year he established a tile factory, which he still continues to operate with undiminished success, and with fine profits. He now manufactures about fifteen thousand rods of tile, or about two hundred and fifty thousand tile a year, making all sizes, from two to fifteeninch bore, and sells it over a scope of country for ten miles south and east. He has a large and comfortable residence erected in 1884, and his surroundings are very i)leasant.

Mr. Hall was united in marriage with Miss Mary C. Miller April 8, 1863, and in her he has a congenial and companionable wife, who looks care fully to the comfort and happiness of her household. Mrs. Hall is a native of Jackson Township, Franklin Count}', and was born August 16, 1838. Her marriage with our subject has been blessed by the birth of five children, of whom these four arc living: Bertha B., Isaac C, James M., and Klmmet M. Lovet is the name of the child that has passed on before.

Mr. Hall has thoroughly identified himself with the interests of his adopted village, and his fellowcitizens owe him a debt of gratitude for his zeal in securing educaticmal and religious advantages. He is School Director, is very much alive to the need of a good education for the young people of tiie village, and he spent much time and money to have tiie present High Sciiool, an excellent institution of learning, established here. He and liis family are all members of the Methodist Church, towards the upbuilding of which he has contributed generously, he being one of the leaders in procuring the erection of the neat and attractive house of worship in which he and his fellow-members congregate for divine services. He teaches in, and is Treasurer of, the Sunday-school, while his eldest son, Isaac, is Superintendent thereof. Our subject carries his religion into his politics, and is a Prohibitionist of no uncertain stamp.

[|[ |__ the extensive land-owners of Madison ^^^^( County, was born November 29, 1814, in Range Townshi}), where he still resides. His grandfather, Henry Johnston, was a Revolutionary soldier, who served for seven years in the Colonial army. At one time, he was chasing an Indian and another redskin took after him. He tripped and fell over a root, and while the Indian stood over him with uplifted tomahawk, an Irishman shot the savage, wlio fell over Mr. Johnston.

William Johnston, the father of our sul)ject, was born in Westmoreland County, Pa.. April 12, 1781, and in early life emigrated to Ohio, locating in Ross County. He bought about four hundred acres of land in this vicinity. On the Dtli of May, 1H().5, he wedded Margaret McClimans, who was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., January 10, 1784, and was a daughter of John and ]\Iary (Crevistine) McClimans. Her father was born April 29, 1756, and her mother IMay 27, 1765. On coming to Ohio, they located in Range Townshij), Madison County. The father's death occurred August 8, 1829. In the family Avere the following children: Mrs. Johnston; William, who was born September 29, 1786, and died February 10, 1842; George W., born April 20, 1789, died August 22, 1850; Sara]i,born August 28, 1792, became the wife of Isaac Houseman, and is now deceased; John, born

In Ross County, three children were born unto Mr. and Mrs. Johnston: John, born March 13, 1806; Mary, October 1. 1809 and William, September 24, 1812. In 1813, tliey removed with their family to Madison County. Our subject was the first child born in this county. He was followed l\y Henry, born May 2, 1816; James, December 23, 1817; Sarah, July 26, 1819; Hannah, July 29, 1822; Joseph, September 19, 1824, and Margaret, January 28, 1827. James died September 29, 1823, but the others all grew to mature years. Those now deceased arc Mary, who died July 24, 1839; Sarah, April 13, 1854; John, in July, 1882, and William, in April, 1889. The mother of this family passed awaj^ in February, 1862, and the father was called to his final rest October 29, 1866. He was a Democrat in politics and cast his first vote for Thomas Jefferson in 1804. He was a prominent man and held the office of Justice of the Peace for eighteen years.

Our subject grew to manhood on his father's farm. He was married December 24, 1835, to Barbara Bean, daughter of Henry and Rachel (Roose) Bean. On botii sides, she is of German descent. Her parents came to Champaign County, ( )]iio, when she Avas about twenty years of age. She was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., September 4, 1812.

For a year after his marriage, Mr. Johnston resided upon his father's farm and tlien lived upon rented land for twelve years. His l)rothers and sisters having then mostly left home, he returned to care for his parents and at their deaths he purchased the interest of the heirs in the farm which he now owns. He has added to this until his landed possessions now aggregate nine hundred and eighty-seven acres, whicii are operated in partnership by his sons.

I'nto INIr. and Mrs. Johnston have been born seven children: Margaret M., born Januarj' 1, 1837. is the Avife of D. B. Foster, whose sketch ai> pears in this work. William T., her twin brother, died September 21, 1850, at the age of thirteen years. James, born FelK'uary 25, 183',l, was married, December 21, 1871, to Miss Lenora llarnheck, of Stokes Township, Madison County. She was born Jannar}^ 26, 1852, and died April 18, 1874, leaving one child, Carrie, born October 30, 1872. Rachel E., born January 26, 1842, died March 2;», 1845. Henry Bean, born April 28, 1844, was married, December 24, 1874, to Emma Froud and resides in Range Township. Susan 11., born ]\Iarch 8, 1848, became the wife of "William Cannon, of Range Township, September 2, 1874. John W., born November 7, 1850, was married, December 24, 1876, to Lizzie Gregg.

Mr. Johnston is a Democrat. lie cast his (irst vote for Martin Van Buren in 1836. and has never failed to vote at a fall election. He has never aspired to public office and when once elected paid his fine rather than serve. His son James has been Township Trustee. Our subject is one of the prominent and influential citizens of the community. His entire life has here been passed and he is one of the oldest native citizens of Madison County. He well deserves representation in this volume and with pleasure we record his sketch.

^'OHN OITINCY ADAIMS, a member of the firm of Jenkins A: Adams, local agents of the White Sewing ^Machine Company at AVashington C. H., is honored as a veteran of the late war, and for his merits as a man and a citizen. He is a native of this county, and was born December 9, 1839, on the old homestead that belonged to his father, Albert Adams. The latter was born in Pennsylvania in the 3'ear 1807, and was of mingled English and German blood. When he was two 3^ears old, his father, Robert Adams, brought his family to Ohio, and settling in the sox;thern part of Fa3'ette County as one of its earl^- pioneers, spent his remaining daj's there. He took up several hundred acres of land in the forests, felled the trees and cleared a goodl}' farm. His father and mother had accompanied him to tlieir home in the wilderness, and his mother fell a victim to the Indians, who were then numerous in this i)art of the countr}-. There was a little spring house near their dwelling, to wliich she re})aired for water on tluit fatal day, and she was shot b^' an Indian just as she had arrived at the door on licr return Avith the water. Robert Adams had two sons: Albert and Robert J., the latter of whom died in 1843.

Albert Adams' iKnhood was passed amid the wild scenes of frontier life. He remained with his father until the time of his marriage, at the age of twent^'-five, to Miss Nancv Coffev, a daughter of John Coffey, who came to this part of Ohio witli a colony, and located on the banks of Paint Creek, on the line between Ross and Fayette Counties, at a ver^' early da^- in the history' of this section. He was the first white settler to set foot on the banks of Paint Creek, and his little son William was the first white child buried in the county of Highland. Albert Adams continued to farm on the place that his father gave him in Perry Township at the time of his marriage until 1883, when he bought a farm in Highland Count}', having sold his other one, and he died in that county in 1885, He was a Republican from the time of the formation of the part}' until his death. He was active in the administration of public affairs, holding the office of Trustee of Perry Township, and serving as its first Constable. He was likewise a conspicuous figure in the Presb3'terian Church, which he faithfull}' served as an Elder fort3'-seven years. His wife departed this life in 1858. They had a family of eleven children, of whom four daughters and two sons are living. Our subject's brother, tJie Rev. R. W. Adams, a resident of Minneapolis, Minn., is prominent in the Presb3'terian ministiy, and has charge of the S3'nod work in that State. He is also known and honored in military circles for his record as an officer during the late war. He entered the arm3- as a private, and rose to the rank of a General soleh' through personal braveiy and merit.

Our subject is the fifth child of the family in order of birth. He was educated in the district schools of this count}-, and had entered upon a promising manhood when the war broke out. As soon as possible, all personal aims and ambitions were laid aside tliat he might talve part in the great contest, and on tlie 25th of August, 1861, his name was enrolled as a member of Compan}' C, Eight^'-tirst Ohio Infantry, which was commanded by his brother, who then bore the title of Captain.

The regiment was first enlisted as Fremont's Independent Rifle Regiment, was attached to the AYestern Army, and was sent to Missouri. It was stationed in that State until the following spring, when it was disi)atched to Pittsburg Landing, to take part in the battle at that point. After that, our subject and his comrades went to Corinth to help besiege that, and subsequently took part in several skirmishes with the enemy. The followingyear, they went to Chattanooga, and from there to Atlanta, and did valiant service in the capture of that citj'. Mr. Adams' efficiency as a soldier won him promotion to the rank of Corporal, and he retired from the army on the expiration of his term of enlistment, while fighting at Atlanta with a good reputation as an officer.

Our subject returned from Southern battlefields to his father's home and found a glad welcome from his friends, and the following spring he was well rewarded for his loyalty to his country by the hand and heart of Miss Eliza J. Anderson, in whom he has found the best of wives. They have one son, Isaac Newton, eighteen years of age, wiio is attending school. After his marriage, Mr. Adams staid on his father's farm a year, and then bought a farm six miles from Wilmington, to which he removed, and lived thei-eupon the ensuing three years. He then embraced a good opportunity to sell a half of the place, and with the l)roceeds he purchased a flouring mill at Vienna, in Clinton County. After operating the mill two years, he traded it for a farm in Missouri. lie spent the ensuing six years in Greenfield, and then bought one hundred and seven acres of land in Fayette County. A year later, he sold it, and removed to the Joe Rodgers' farm of sixty acres, which he purchased, and which lay along the waters of Paint Creek. Ten j^ears were passed on that place, but in 1884, he abandoned farming, and coming to Washington C. IL, represented the Singer Sewing Machine Company in this city for five or six months. At the end of tliat time, he went into business as a dealer in agricultural implements in grain and feed, and was thus engaged a year. After that, he resumed charge of the Singer office, and worked for the interests of that company the following three years. Since that time, he and Mr. Jenkins have had the agency for the White Sewing Machine Company, and are doing a good business in introducing that machine in this county and vicinity. Mr. Adams and his wife and son stand high in social and religious circles in this city, and are valuable members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Adams belongs to the Grand Army of the Re})ublic, and is deeply interested in its welfare, as well as in all things that will in any way benefit the community.

ORNELIUS G. LEAYELL was one of the most practical and successful farmers of Faj'- ette County, his farm in Madison Township being one of the finest in that vicinity. His birth occurred November 7, 1825, on the farm where his last da^'S were spent. He was the son of John and Cynthia (Hedges) Leavell,both of whom were natives of Virginia. The father was born in 1774, and when thirteen years of age, started for Kentucky in company with his parents. The Indians l)eing very hostile,the grandmother became alarmed and the party then stopped in Greenbrier County, Va., where the grandfather departed this life. The next 3^ear they floated down the Kanawha River, and located near Lexington, Ky., soon after which the mother met her death bj^ a tree falling upon her. The grandfather was a soldier in the Revolutionary arm}', serving through the entire conflict.

The father of our subject in 1797 came to Ohio, and located either in Ross or Pickaway County. He was married in the last-named county in 1822, soon after which he took up his abode in this county. His estate, which originally comprised ninety-eight acres, was added to from time to time, until at his death Mr. Leavell was the possessor of nine hundred and sixty-eight broad acres.

Of the eight children comi>rising the parental family, our subject was the third in order of birth. He was given a fair education in the district school, and, when reaching his majority, began to Itattle with life on his own account, farming on property which had been given him by his father. Ai)ril 17, 1849, he was married to Miss Emma, a daughter of James and Mar}' (Harr) Phillips, who was born in Chillicothe May 23, 1829. Mr. Lea veil inherited one hundred and forty acres of land from his father and added to that tract until at his death, which occurred April 12, 1892, his estate included seven hundred acres. On this property is located the old log house which was erected in 1816.

To Mr. and Mrs. Leavell were granted a famil}^ of two children: John P., who was born March 25, 1850, is a graduate of the Ohio ]\Iedical College at Cincinnati, but did not long follow his profession on account of ill health, and is now farming in Fayette County. He is married, and has two children. Benjamin Ward, who was born May 12, 1856, is also engaged in farming in jMadison Township, is married and has three children. He of whom we write in politics was a true-blue Republican, and in township affairs had been Trustee, Clerk and Treasurer, and had represented his part}' in various county and State conventions.

E. SILCOTT. In reviewing the leading business houses of Washington C. H.,more than passing notice belongs to the firm of Bragg ct Silcott, dealers in boots and shoes. It has always been the aim of the proprietors to keep abreast of the times, and their high standing has been attained by unremitting attention to the wants of customers. The}' are men of high ability and strict integrity and are universally respected in the financial and social circles of Fayette County. The Silcott family is of sturdy Scotch descent, and has been represented in America for many generations. The father of our subject, Jacob Silcott, was a farmer in the Old Dominion and owned a large plantation there. Owing to his aversion to slavery, he freed his slaves in 18.S6, and with his wife, whose maiden name was Tainar Cowgill, removed to Ross County, Ohio. There he bought a large tract of wholly unimproved land, from which he evolved a splendidly cultivated farm, that continued to be his abode until his death in 1846.

Our sultject was born in Loudoiui County, ^'a., INIarch 8, 1832, and was a child of four years when he accompanied his parents to Ohio. He grew to manhood in Ross County, receiving his education in the common schools and at Salem Academy. In 1846, he commenced to clerk for a firm inBainliridge, this State, where he remained until 18.")1, with the exception of one year spent in Cincinnati. He came to Washington C. H. in 1854, and found here a small village wliich, however, had favorable prosi)ects for growth. He established a di-y-goods store on Court Street, where he remained in business until 1861. Being elected County Treasurer during that year, he sold out his business, and during the entire period of the Civil War gave his whole attention to the duties of his office, which he held two terms. A great deal of money being distributed at that time increased his responsibilities. In September, 1865, at the expiration of his term of office, he purchased a stock of dry-goods from a firm of the city, and once more embarked in the mercantile business, which he carried on until 1886.

At the time of his election to the position of Sergcant-at-Arms of the Ohio Senate, INIr. Silcottsold out his mercantile interests and devoted himself to the duties of his position during 1886-87, after which he returned to Washington C. II. and formed a partnership with James Bragg in the shoe Imsiness, which he has since conducted. Throughout his long business career, his course has been such as to win the confidence of all with whom l»usiness brings him in contact, and he is known as one of the most enterprising and successful merchants of Washington C. H.

November 25, 1851, Mr. Silcott and Miss Lucinda Taylor, of Bainbridge, Ohio, were united in marriage. The l)ride was the daughter of Jared Taylor, a prominent citizen of Ross County, and the niece of Dr. James Taylor, the founder of the dental college at Cincinnati. Mrs. Silcott was a lady of lovable disposition, and her death, which occnrred December 16, 18!>1, was dee[)l3' and widely monrned. She left four children: Effle, wife of Loren Wilson, of Lawrence, Kan.; Charles E., foreman in D. H. Chambers' Carpet House, at Catlettsburgh, K^-.; James, who is a dentist at Washington C. II.; and Nina, Avho is at home with her father. The religious home of the family is in the Methodist p]pisco[)al Church, of which they are regular attendants.

<:<1 n^/ILLIAM M. WILSON, who is descended \w// ^^'*^"^ early i)ioneers of Madison County, \yW of which he is a native, is one of the leading representatives of its agricultural interests, being an extensive land-holder, and having one of the largest, best-equipped and finest farms within its borders, situated six miles south of Plain City, in Canaan Township. In this township he was born, August 10, 1841, a son of William D. Wilson, a former well-known and prominent citizen of this locality.

The father of our subject was born in Greene County, and was a son of Valentine Wilson, who was born in Kentuck}' very early in the history of its settlement. He came to Ohio when young, and after living for a time in Greene County, he settled in this county, in Summerford Township, when there were but few pioneers in this part of the State, and he spent his remaining 3ears in the pioneer home that he established in the wilderness, dying in his sixty-sixth year. The mother of our sul)ject bore the maiden name of Nancy Moore, and she, too, was a child of an early pioneer family of Ohio, her birthplace being amid the primitive scenes of Clarke County, where she grew to womanhood.

After their marriage, the parents of our subject took up their residence in Canaan Town hip, in a log house, which humble dwelling was rei)laced by Mr. Wilson with a more commodious brick house, in 1842. Here he led a busy and prosperous life, accumulating a goodly amount of property, until death closed his successful career in his sixty-seventh year, and the county was deprived of one of its most worthy pioneers, who had materially increased its wealth by his industiy. His wife died in her seventj'-fourth ^'car. They were the parents of eight children, two daughters and six sons, all of whom grew to maturity, and three sons and one daughter are yet living.

The subject of this biographical sketch is the fifth child and fourth son of the family. Canaan Township has always been his home. He was educated in its schools, and grew to a vigorous, selfreliant manhood under the influence 'of good home training at the hands of his parents. He helped his father in carrying on his farm, and continued to live with him some two years after his marriage, in 1867. He then established himself where he now resides, in his native tow^nship, beginning with but little capital as to mone}', but well equipped with brain and energy, ambition and enterprise, and in the quarter of a century that has since elapsed, he has risen to be one of the foremost men of his class in this part of the county, and one of its most successful stockmen. In his home place there are thirteen hundred and eighty-five acres, and he owns the old homestead on which he was born, which comprises one hundred acres, making fourteen hundred and eighty-five acres of choice farming land that he owns in Canaan Township. He rents about three hundred acres of it, and attends to the management of the remainder himself.

The farm is amply supplied with buildings of a good class, including four neat and well-built dwellings, and the same number of barns, and Mr. Wilson has every improvement and convenience to be found on a model farm. A view of the place is shown on another page. The most of his land has been improved by himself and his father, and is under a high state of cultivation. It is finely adapted to stock-raising ])urposes, to Avliich our subject partly devotes it, engaging quite extensively in that line of business. He handles on an average one hundred and fifty head of cattle a year, from twenty-five to thirty horses, and shii:)S a number of hogs and cattle to the Eastern and Western markets. He is a man of marked business ability and a cool calculator, forethought and careful discrimination characterizing his dealings, as well as promptness in seizing every advantage offered to make a good investment or to increase his wealth, and his name stands high in financial circles wherever he is known. Politically, he is a Republican, and always exerts his influence in favor of his party, and to advance all schemes that will in any way enhance the prosperity- of his count}'. During the Civil War he enlisted, July 14, 1863, in Company B, Eighty -sixth Ohio Infantry, and was mustered out February 14, 1864.

Mr. Wilson was married January 10, 1867, to Miss Mary Slyh, a daughter of Mathias and Sarah Slyh, and a native of Canaan Township. They lived happily together for more than twenty years, and then she passed out of his life October 3, 1889, leaving behind her a golden memory of true wifehood and motherhood that is cherished in the hearts of her loved ones. Two children were born to our svibject of his marriage, a daughter and a son: Ella A., wife of Ernest Beach, both of whom reside with our subject, and Lero}', who was born May 3, 1888.

ONAH WOODS is a native of IMadison County, the value of whose citizenship has been proven not only b}' his patriotic course as a soldier during the Civil War, but also by his career as a farmer and stockman in later years, his good-sized farm, twelve miles north of London, in Monroe Townshi}), comparing very favorably in point of cultivation and equipment with the best in the neighborhood, and it is well stocked with a good class of horses, cattle and hogs.

Mr. Woods was born in Monroe Township, December 26, 1837, a son of Jacol) AVoods, who was a A'irginian by birth and was reared in the Old Dominion. He was still a young man when he came to Ohio in pioneer times, and was eventuall}' married in this county to Mar}- Bradley, a native of this county, and a daughter of Jonah and Susan Bradley, who were among the earl}'' settlers of this region. After marriage, they settled in Monroe Township on a farm, but they were destined not to be very long-lived, as he died at the age of thirty-eight, and she when she was twenty eight years old. They were the parents of five children, the youngest of whom was but a month old when the little tlock was left motherless. Three of these children are still living: our subject; Olive, the wife of David Stephens, of Seattle, Wash.; and Mar}', wife of Xewton Thompson, of this county.

He of whom we write is the second child and the only son of the family. He was about nine years old when his mother died, and eleven when he had the further misfortune to lose his father. For two years thereafter, he lived with his uncle, Samuel Baker, and then went to reside with his uncle John Bradley, with whom he remained until the war broke out. lie was filled with ardent enthusiasm for the cause of his country, and desired strongly to serve in defense of the Stars and Sti-ipes. Accordingly, he enlisted in Company A, P'ortieth Ohio Infantry, and for three years and one month he acted well his part as a loyal soldier, and fought with true courage in many a hotlycontested engagement with the enemy, taking an active part in all the i)rincipal battles in which the Western army participated, the terrible and disastrous conflict at Chickamauga being the most noted battle at which he was present. At the close of his term of enlistment, he was honorably discharged at Altoona Pass, Ga., and was 'there mustered out of the service.

Before the war, Mr. Woods went across tiie Alleghany Mountains to Lancaster, Pa., with a drove of cattle, with "Uncle" Billy Wilson. After he left the army, he came back to his native county, and about a year later, he went to McLean County, 111., where he spent one year. Returning then to Ohio, he has ever since engaged in farming, and when he married in the early winter of 1870, he settled on his present farm, having previously bought the place. He has here two hundred and thirty acres of choice land, the most of which is under good tillage, and he has made all the improvements that are of any value, with the excep- tion, perhaps, of a fine old orchard that was set out soine sixty 3'ears ago. There was a house on the place when he took possession of it that was one of the oldest in the count}-, one of the original pioneer habitations of tliis section. His business is that of a general farmer, and he has his farm fully stocked with standard breeds of horses, cattle and hogs.

Mr. Woods was married in February, 1870, to Miss Belle Bennett, a native of this county, her birthplace being in Fairfield Township. She filled in a perfect measure the offices of wife, mother and friend, and her death, September 15, 188fi, was a sad loss to her household, and to others who had known and loved her. She was the mother of these four children: Leora and Juliet, at home with their father; Winnie, wife of William Guy, of Canaan Township; and Jessie, who died at the age of eighteen months.

Our subject is a man of good mental calibre, sound and sensible in his views on all subjects with which he is conversant, and plain-dealing and probity are among his characteristics. Politicall}', he stands with the Republicans, and socially, he affiliates with the Masons, belonging to Leonore Lodge No. 311, Plain Cil}'. He has held various offices of trust and responsibility. He was a Trustee of the township three terms, was Appraiser of Land in 1890, and has been School Director for many years.

ENRY MAY is an old and honored resident of Pickaway County, who has been identified with its interests for years, and has an attractive home on his fine farm on the edge of Kingston. Mr. May is a native of Ohio, born in Chillicothe June 27, 1817. His father, Henry Ma}', was a native of Virginia, and was a son of James May, who was of Irish birth, and came to Ameiica in early life. He located first in Mrginia, but subsequently came to Ohio and settled in Chillicothe, when it was a mere hamlet, with but one shingle-roofed house. He was a gunsmith, and made guns for the War of 1812. takino- his pay in Continental money, which proved worthless. He acquired considerable property, but eventually lost it all. His death occurred in Pickaway County in 1825.

The father of our subject was the youngest of three sons, all of whom married and had families. He was young when his parents settled in Chillicothe, where he was reared, and in his youth learned the trade of chair-maker, serving an apprenticeship of three years. For several years thereafter, he manufactured chairs in that city. He finally purchased ten acres of land two miles north of Chillicothe, and carried on his calling there many years. He subsequently built a hotel to accommodate the travel, which was very extensive in those days. In 1822, he came to Pickaway County, and, buying a quarter-section of land, only partly improved, he built a comfortable house thereon, and spent the remainder of his days here, dying in 1861, in the sixty-fourth year of his age. He was a prominent man in his day, a gallant soldier in the War of 1812, a trusted office-holder, and one of the most active members of the Presbyterian Church of Kingston, which he was active in helping to upbuild, and of which he was a Trustee. The mother of our subject was Susan Mc Cutchen in lier maiden days. She was a native of Kentucky, whence she came with her parents to Ohio in an early day of its settlement. Her father, John McCutchen, was also a Kentuckian by birth. After he came here, he built a large dwelling and kept a pul)lic house, beside managing his two hundred-acre farm. The mother of our subject died in 1859. She was a true Presbyterian in her religious belief. Three of her children are living.

Our subject is the eldest of these three. He received as good an education as the times then offered. He had to remain at home and work much of the time, as he was the eldest of the family, but he occasionally found an opportunity to attend the old log school house, with its slab seats and other primitive furnisliings. In his youth he learned the trade of a currier, and when he became of age he was given full charge of the tannery, which he purcliased after a time of his father, and was engaged in the manufacture of leather very successfully for a quarter of a centur3^ At the expiration of tliat time, he turned his attention to farming. lie purchased a lar^e tract of land just across the county line from Kingston, in Pickaway Count3% where he has since lived. His farm comprises two hundred and seventy acres, lying on section 34, Pickaway Townsliij), and eighty acres in Green Township, Ross County, and it is under excellent cultivation and well supplied with modern improvements. The buildings are of a neat and tasteful style of architecture, and the commodious residence, which is built of brick, has all the conveniences that make life comfortable.

Fiftj'-three years ago, February 20, 1839, Mr. May and Miss Margaret Steele were united in marriage, and for over half a century have lived together in true wedded hapi)iness, he finding her an able helper and a sagacious counselor who shows unfailing devotion to his interests, and she fin dingin him a kind, considerate and affectionate husband. They have been abundantly l)lessed in their children, of wiiom they have six, and to whom they have been wise and tender parents. The following is recorded of then- offspring: Jane is the wife of James Machir, of Kingston; Ilattie died April 16, 1891; Laura is the wife of Alson C. Foster, a farmer of Pickaway; Edward P., who is Deacon of the Presbyterian Church, is unmarried and lives with his parents, and Kate L. is dead.

INIrs. May was born in Chillicothe, Ohio, March 22, 1817, and is a daughter of Thomas Steele, who was a prominent man in the early pioneer history of Ross Count}', of which he was at one time Sheriff. Her parents died when she was quite young, and she went to live with William Renick and his wife, in Pickaway Township, by whom she was reared.

During a long and busy life, in which he has had the making of his own fortunes, as he began with no means, our subject has adhered to the principles of truth and righteousness that were early instilled into his mind, and is a man of honor - simple, unpretentious and reticent in his manner, yet alwa3's pleasant, thoughtful of others, and friendly in his relations with all about him, and strictly conscientious in his dealings. He was formerly an old line-Whig, and he cast his maiden vote for Gen. Harrison (grandfather of our present President) for tlie Presidency. He is now an unswerving Republican. P>oth he and iiis wife are Presbyterians, and have l)een exemplary church members for many ^ears.

THOMAS K. SMITH, who is engaged as a blacksmith in jNIt. Sterling, claims Clifton, '^J CJreene County, Ohio, as the place of his nativity-, his birth having occurred June 2.5, 18,t8. His father, Thomas Smith, was a laborer. Himarried T>eah Littleton, a native of Warren County, Ohio, and his death occurred when our subject was a little more than a year old. At an early age, I\Ir. Smith of this sketch had to begin life's battle Avith tlie world. He made his home with his mother and his wages were given for her support. He attended school for a short time each winter, and in this way acquired his education, which has been greatly suj)plemented by reading and observation in subsetjuent years. At the age of seventeen, he began to learn his trade in North Lewisbui-gh, Champaign County, serving an apprenticeship of three years. He received his board all of the time and the first year was paid ^5 per month, the second %% and the third year 87.50 per month. Mr. Smith then worked as a journeyman for six months for his old employer, after which he went to Clifton and started a shop, where he carried on business for two years.

On the expiration of that period, Mr. Smith went to North Lewisburgh, where he was married on the Ist of June, 1882, to Miss Ella Einbrey, of that place. The lady was born in West Liberty, Logan County, Ohio, January 29, 1860, and is a daughter of Enoch and Abliie (Daw) Embrey. Two interesting children have been l)orn of their union: Edna, born in Pleasant Township, Madison Count}-, March 4, 1886; and Goldie. born in 3It. Sterling, on the 25th of January, 1890.

For about two years after his marriage. Mr. Smith was employed in the llouring mill of his father-in-law. He then rented the mill in ]\It. Sterling for three years and engaged in business in that line. When that period had elapsed, he went to Columbus, where he was employed with the Columbus Bugg^- Company for four months. He then established a shop in Mt. Sterling and has here since followed the trade with good success. He purchased his residence in 1889, and has a pleasant home, which is the abode of hospitality.

]Mr. and Mrs. Smith are members of the Presbyterian Church. They are people of sterling worth, highly respected in the community and have many friends. Mr. Smith served as Deacon in the church and takes an active part in its upbuilding. In politics, he is a stanch Republican, having cast his lirst vote for James A. Garfield. He has served as a member of the Citj' Council for three years and his public duties have been discharged with promptness and fidelit}', as his re-election indicates. Sociall}', he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Mystic Circle, and has held various offices in these lodg^es.

UMPHREY JONES. The legal fraternity of Fayette County finds a worthj'^ and successful representative in this gentleman, who is a prominent attornej-at-law in Washington C. H..and is also interested in loaning money for Eastern capitalists. Mr. Jones was born in the count}' of which he is still a resident, his birthplace being near Jeffersonville and the date of his birth January 31, 1858. He is therefore at present (1892) in the prime of manhood and the full vigor of a successful career.

The father of our subject, Dr. William H. Jones, emigrated to the United States from Liverpool, England, and i)racticod ihe medical profession at Jeffersonville, whiliier he removed prior to 1850. There he was married to Miss Olavi, daughter of Joseph Hidy, Sr., an old resident of the county. He continued actively engaged in the practice of his profession at Jeflfcrsonville until recently, when on account of failing health, lie was compelled to retire. He has been a man of firm convictions, more than ordinary intellectual ability, and stands deservedly high in the estimation of all his fellowcitizens. He was at one time Commissioner of the County and occupied numerous positions of trust and responsibility, wherebj- he was enabled to do considerable effective service for others.

The family of which our subject is a nember comprised six children, namely: Mary J., wife of Luther M. Irwin, of Jeffersonville, this State; William H., Jr., whose occupation is that of civil engineer and abstractor; our subject; Emma and Minnie. Humphrey received a good education in the Jeffersonville schools, after which he followed the profession of a teacher for about five j^ears, then commenced the study of law, and for three years read under the preceptorship of Mills Gardner, at Washington C. H. In May, 1883, he was admitted to practice at the Bar of the State of Ohio and has since been engaged in the practice of his profession,except during the years 1887-88-89, at which time he was acting as the special loan agent of the Northwestern Mutiaal Life Insurance Company of Milwaukee for Southern Ohio, his duties being to examine securities, close up loans and look generally after the financial interests of the company' in his district. In October, 1889, he resigned this position and resumed the practice of law, opening his office in the Melvin Block, where he has since remained.

The marriage of our subject, June 18, 1888, united him with Miss Laura B., daughter of James M. Willis, a prominent citizen of Bloomingburgh, this State, and the young couple have established a pleasant and attractive home in Washington C. H.

\|j OHN M. McCAFFERTY, who is a fine representative of the native-born citizens of ^;^ Madison Township, Fayette County, is one ^^IIJ of the most industrious and useful farmers and stock-raisers within its limits, where he has a well-improved and well-stocked farm. He was born December 4, 1849, his parents being AYilliam and Elizabeth (Mace) McCaffert3% and was reared on the home farm. In addition to attending the country schools, he took a course of study at

Mei'oni, Ind., after which he made his home with his parents until 1887. He lias been a great traveler, and has visited many of the Western States and the Pacific Coast.

June 20, 1886, Miss Frankie E., a daughter of Robert S. and IMary E. (Leach) Waters, and our subject were united in marriage. The lady was born January 7, 1868, and by her union with our subject has become the mother of two children: Tweed, who was born May 29, 1887, and Thad, born October 29, 1889. Mr, McCafferty soon after his marriage moved to his present home, wliich contains nearly three iiundred acres, two hundred and fift3^-one of which were inherited from his father. He has placed his estate under excellent tillage, and has one of the l)est-cultivated and most desirable farms m the neighborhood, having it well supplied with buildings and machinery, and everything necessary for carrying on agriculture to the best advantage. Beside tilling the soil quite profitably, Mr. McCafferty has another source of income in the fine graded stock which he raises.

Politically, our subject is a stalwart Democrat, and gives steadfast adherence to his party. He has been Trustee of his tOAvnship for four j-ears, and in social matters is a Mason, belonging to the Blue Lodge at Mt. Sterling.

ARON TEECIARDIN. There is little need to portray the virtues or defend the memory of this gentleman, for he lives in the affection of his family and friends as a devoted husband, kind neighbor and public-spirited citizen. A native of the good old State of Penn- S3'lvania, he was born in Westmoreland County on the 23d of February, 1810, and was about a year old when he was brought to Pickaway County, Ohio, by his parents, George and Christina (Brobst) Teegardin. The elder Mr. Teegardin located in Madison Township, this count}', and there followed agricultural pursuits for many years. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and died shortly after returning from service. His wife followed him to the grave about two vears later.

Thus our subject was left an orphan at a tender age and he made his home with his grandfatlier, Aaron Teegardin, until he had reached his tenth year, when the latter died. After this he made his home with an uncle, Jacob Teegardin, until twentyone years of age, when he commenced for himself and began working on the Ohio Canal, lie received a limited education in youth, but his remarkable powers of observation and naturally line mind remedied this in a great measure. As he was an extensive reader and a man of studious habits, he became one of the most intelligent and best-p(,)sled men of his section.

On the 2r)th of March, 1833, Mr. Teegardin was married to INIiss Sarah Hoy, a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, born February 17, 1814, and the daughter of Philij) and Elizabetli (Eyer) Hoy, who were pioneers of Fairfield County, locating there in the early part of the present century, about 1806, when the country was wild and unsettled. The mother lived to be seventy-three 3-ears of age. To Mr. and Mrs. Teegardin were born nine children, six of whom are living: Ephraim, in Indiana; Mahala, at home; Augustus, in Madison Township, Pickaway County; Mary, at home; Philip and Levi, who reside in Pickaway County.

In Mr. Teegardin the community had a faithful and unswerving friend, ever alert to serve its best interests and generous in his contributions toward every movement tending to the general advancement. He served for a year as Trustee of ]Madison Township, also as Justice of the Peace, and as Captain and Major in the militia. He was deeply interested in educational matters, a stanch advocate of schools, and served as School Director for some time.

This worth}' and highly respected citizen, after a life of success and usefulness, was called from the scenes of his earthly labors on the 26th of November, 1887. He was known throughout the section as a man of kind disposition and an intelligent and respected citizen. He was a Democrat in politics and took an active interest in all local political affairs. While not a member of any church, he contributed liberally to the cause of Christianity, and his word was as good as his bond. In character he was generouis, free and frank, and as he was keenly nlive to the sufferings and misfortunes of others, no one ever appealed to him in vain for aid or consolation. lie was a hard worker all his life and tilling the soil was his chosen occupation. Socially, he was identified with the Masonic order. His widow resides on the home place and is now enjoying the fruits of a life spent in usefulness and well doing. She is well known in ^Madison Township, and highly respected as a lady of culture and refinement.

ILIJAM HENRY TYLER, who is engaged in farming and stock-raising in Paint ^^ Township, ^ladison County, claims New York as tlie State of his nativity. He was born in Monroe County, November 16, 1837. His parents, Benjamin and Catherine (Kelley) Tyler, were both natives of Herkimer County, N. Y., the former born September 1, 1810, and the latter .Tanuar}^ ;3(), 1807. Their oldest son, Benjamin E., was born July 12, 1835, after which they left Herkimer County and removed to JNIonroe County. Here our subject was born. The otiier son resides in I'arkersburg, W. \a., and is an oil refiner. He is married and has two daughters, Carrie and Mabel. On emigrating to Ohio, Mr. Tyler purchased one hinidred and thirty-seven acres of land in Paint Township, Madison County, where he resided until his death, wliich occurred April 13, 1879. The paternal grandfatlier of our subject, William Tyler, was born in Massachusetts in 1765, and, at the age of fifteen, entered the Colonial army during the Revolutionary ^yar.

We now take up the personal liistory of Mr. Tyler, of this sketch, who was educated in the common schools and assisted his father in the cultivation of the fai-m until his death. He now resides on the old homestead, and his home is supposed to be the oldest in the county. During the late war, he enlisted in 1861, in the second company organized in Madison County, but as the required quota was filled, he was not mustered in. Shortly afterward, he was attacked with inflammatory rheumatism and confined to his home until the next winter. In April, 1864, he again offered his services to the Government, and became a member of Company I, One Hundred and Eiftyfourth Ohio Infantry. He was principall}' engaged in guard duty with the Arm}' of West Virginia, and was mustered out in September, 1864. Since the close of the war, he has been engaged in farming with good success.

On the 8th of January, 1863, Mr. Tyler led to the marriage altar Miss Hannah M. Sifrit, of Paint Township, a daughter of Jacob and Emily (Hall) Sifrit. She was born Ma}- 6, 1844. Their union has been blessed wdth five children: Minnie, born October 29, 1865, married Charles B. Sougli, of Union Township; Owen D., born September 22, 1870; Katie, born May 5, 1874, died September 1, 1879; William Henry, born June 5, 1879, and Mar}- Emma, December 25, 1883.

Mr. Tyler cast his first Presidential vote in 1860 for Abraham Lincoln, and has since been a stanch supporter of the Republican party. His son expects to vote for Benjamin Harrison in 1892. Mr. Tyler is a well-known farmer of this community, is an enterprising and successful business man, and has won the confidence and good-will of all with whom he has come in contact.

here present the life sketch of one of the most prominent and well-known residents ,5^^ of Plain City, who owns a large and valuable farm in Darby Township, where he was born, September 6, 1821. Beside this fine property, he has considerable property in mortgages on farms and other real estate. His father, Richard Morgridge, was born at Amesbury, Mass., November 18, 1771.

When twentj^-one ^-ears old, the father went to A^ermont, and there married in May, 1800, Miss Sally Emerson. Tliey came to Oliio in 1816, and first located in Licking County, where the}^ remained three 3'ears, and then removed to Madison Count}', and made their home in Darb}' Township, establishing themselves upon a farm. The father died here, August 10, 1843. He was a Democrat of the Jackson ian type. His father, Samuel Morgridge, was a native of Massachusetts, and a ship carpenter by trade, a son of John Morgridge, who was born in England, and settled in Massachusetts at a place which was afterward known as Morgridge Point.

Our subject's mother, Sally Emerson, was a native of New Salem, N. H., where she was born August 18, 1781. She was the eldest child of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Bailey) Emerson. Mr. Emerson was born in Massachusetts, May 7, 1756, and carried on farming throughout life. He was the son of Jonathan and Elizabeth (Mitchell) Emerson, the former of whom was killed, or died in service, during the French and Indian War, leaving this onl}' son, who became the grandfather of our subject.

The parents of our subject had nine children, five of whom were sons, and four were daughters. Their eldest, Charles Grandison, was born June 23, 1801, in Washington County, Vt., and died in 1872 ; Samuel was born November 17, 1802, and died June 21, 1817, in Licking County, Ohio; Fannie, who was born April 4, 1805, and Anna, who was born June 24, 1807, have both passed from earth, and Sally, whose birth took place June 11, 1812, died October 21, 1836, in Madison County; William Jacman was born January 12, 1810, and died October 16, 1836; Joshua Bailey was born August 2, 1814, and Harriet Byron, who is dead, was born March 27, 1817.

Our subject was the 3'oungest of the household, and received his education in the log school house in Darb}^ Township, and that was tlie only institution of learning with which he was connected as a scholar. It was, indeed, a primitive school, with rude benches and puncheon floor. He remained with Ills father until he reached tlie age of twent3'-one, and after that lie taught in the district school for five winters, part of the time in Clarke County, Ohio, and he cherishes as a souvenir of those early times a certificate, which he received from Peter Smith, in Clarke County, in 1840.

After closing his career as a teacher, Mr. Morgridge devoted himself to farming and cattle-raising, and he has fed cattle for market for forty winters. In 1861, he left the farm upon which he had lived from childhood (with tiie exception of the time he was in Clarke County), and located where he now resides. He commenced his stockraising witli about five head of young calves, and has wintered, some seasons, as many as eighty head of steers. He is now a man of wealth, and has reached this position by economy and a strict attention to business. He has a fine estate of five hundred and seventy-five acres, which is well-improved, and much of this land he has in the hands of tenants. Beside his property here, he has an estate in Marysville, Ohio. He voted the Democratic ticket until the Civil War broke out, but since that time has been a stanch adherent of Republican principles.

jJ/_^ON. JOHN B. KOONTZ, the present Mayor '"'^^ of Washington C. H.. was elected to that honorable position April 5, 1890. He is a native of the Buckeye State, having been born in Shelby Count}', August 22, 1845, and is a son of Joseph W. and Hannah (Baldwin) Koontz, natives respectively of Rockingham and Greenbrier Counties, A'^a. The father of our subject emigrated to Shelby County about 1815, and the mother accompanied her parents on their removal to the same county about 1812.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Koontz remained in the above-named count}- for a number of years, and in the spring of 1846 removed to Madison County, which was their home for a period of twenty-one years. They then came to Fayette County, wiiere the father died in July, 1870.

Mr. Koontz of this sketch was given an excellent education, finishing his studies in the schools at London, and the Lebanon Normal, from which latter institution he was graduated. He was engaged in teaching school for a period of five years, during which time he determined to follow the profession of a lawj'er, and, pursuing a diligent course of reading, was admitted to the Bar in May,

1872. Mr. Koontz located in this city for practice and has been activ^el}- identified with its interests since that time, with the exception of three 3'ears. He has built up an extensive clientage, and devotes his entire time and attention to his profession.

1873, and is still serving. In politics, he is a Democrat, and, although this city is Republican by five hundred majority, 3'et our subject has the confidence of the community to such extent that he has been elected five times to the Mayoralty'. He has been Justice of the Peace for some time and takes an active interest in the progress of public events. He is an enterprising business man, of broad and intelligent views, and enjoys tlie entire confidence of the communit}'.

February 11, 1872, our subject and Miss Mary B., daughter of Joseph and Nancy Adams, of Highland County, tliis State, were united in marriage. They are both members of the JNIethodist Episcopal Church, and in social matters Mr. Koontz is an Odd Fellow, and a Knight of the Golden Eagle.

^HEODOR MATTHAES. The citizens of Ohio Avho have come from Germany have invariably brought with them such traits and habits of life as have rendered them of value in their new home. Their industry, frugality, and rugged perseverance have helped to achieve such a degree of success as enhances the prosperity of their neighbors. Such an one do we find in the man before us, who, twent^'-two years ago, began life a poor boy, and to-day is one of the wealthiest citizens of Darby Township, Pickaway County. His large estate has been accumulated through his persistent industry, whicli almost invariably wins success.

Mr. Matthaes was born in Saxony, Germany, on the 18th of June, 1830, and is the son of Ilenr^' M. Matthaes, also a native of the Fatlierland, wdiere lie followed the occupation of a farmer. Of liis father, the grandfather of him of whom we write, but little is known, other than that he was a prominent physician in his native land. Henry M. Matthaes departed this life when sixty years of age, firm in the faith of the Lutheran Church. He had married Miss Anna Si fert, also born in Saxony, Germany, b}' whom he became the father of six children: Henry, Charles, Caroline, Margaret, John, and Tlieodor. Mrs. Matthaes also died when about sixty years of age.

The original of this sketch was reared on his father's farm, and, like all German youths, was given a good education, attending school from the age of five to thirteen. AVhen reaching his twentieth year, he served for two j^ears in the regular army, and embarked alone for the New World in 1852, being twenty-six days en route. On landing in New York City, he made his way directly to Columbus, this State, near which city he found employment in a sawmill. He was thus engaged for a twelvemonth, when he changed his occupation, and for four 3'ears worked in the State Stone Quarry, four miles west of Columbus. When abandoning that line of work, he began farm labor, being in the employ of one man for two or three years, and later worked ten 3'ears, by the month, for another party.

Mr. Matthaes, after having cultivated a rented farm for two years, returned to Germany, in 1857, where he spent the winter. On, coming again to his new home in this State, he purchased, in 1870, his present farm, which then was little more tlian a wilderness, bearing but slight improvements. He borrow^ed money, for whicli he had to pay ten per cent, interest, and with a family of eleven children to care for, he often became discouraged, fearing that he would not be able to pull through. But, in his voeabulaiy, there was no such word as "fail," and he bravely pushed on, overcoming every difHculty and surmounting every obstacle that beset his path, until he was able to pay both principal and interest of his borrowed money, and la}^ b}^ a handsome competency to be enjoyed in liis later 3ears.

May 10, 1858, Miss Anistene Schilling became the wife of our subject. She was born in Saxon}^ Germany, and on coming to the United States, wlien

Mr. Matthaes is engaged in mixed husl)andry, and, in addition to raising tlie cereals, breeds numbers of cattle, hogs, and horses, making a specialty of the Norman breed in t!ie latter. He is the owner of two valuable estates, the home farm containing one hundred and twenty-two acres, and the farm located one mile north numbers one hundred and thirteen acres. His present large frame residence, a view of which is shown elsewhere, was erected in 1878, and bears all the comforts and conveniences which indicate its inmates to be people of means and culture. His barn, which is one of tiie best in the township, was built in 1873, and is admirably adapted to the storage of gram and shelter of stock.

Both our subject and his estimable wife are members in good standing of tlie Methodist Church at Harrisburgh. Coming to this country a poor bo}', with no other means of gaining a livelihood than strong hands, Mr. Matthaes to-day ranks among the wealthy and progressive citizens of Pickaway County, and it gives the biographer pleasure to be able to herewith present to our numerous readers a sketch of so worthy a gentleman.

OSHUA MAHAN. One of the most conspicuous figures among the agriculturists of Madison Township, Fayette Count}-, is the gentleman above named, who makes a specialty of breeding Polled-Angns cattle, for which he receives the largest prices paid. As is usually the case with one who makes a specialty of anything, he is something of an enthusiast regarding the stock which is his favorite, and has many statistics to give showing their superiority over other breeds.

Our subject was born near Chillicothe, Ross County, this State, December 18, 1836, and is the son of Joshua and Sophia (Beck) Mahan. His father, who was born near Richmond, Ya., was a farmer, and died when Joshua was eighteen months old. The parental family included three children, of whom Martha Jane, the eldest, died when eighteen years of age; Harriet married a ]\Ir. McCoy, and makes her home near Chill i(;othe.

The original of tliis sketch was given a fair education in the country schools, and, wlien eleven or twelve years of age, his mother was married to James McCoy. His step-father dying four 3'ears later, his mother sold her interest in the estate, and located upon a farm in Ross County, which our subject aided her in paying for. In 1858, they traded that property for the estate where Mr. Mahan is at present residing, the mother taking as her share one hundred acres, and our subject sixty.

The lady to whom Mr. Mahan was united in marriage, September 13, 1859, was Miss Margaretta Plyly. She was born m Ross County, September 23, 1836, and is the daughter of Joseph and Mary A. (Baldwin) Plyly. To them have been born a family of six children: John Carrey, who is engaged in farming in partnership with his brother, Spencer; Hattie Jane, who was born May 29, 1868, and died July 31 of that year; Mary Belle, who was born July 17, 1869, and died January 8, 1885; Roscoe Lee, December 26, 1876; and Delia May, April 25, 1878, now at home with her parents. The mother of our subject made her home with him until her decease, March 21, 1877. His half-sister, Mary McCoy, was also an inmate of his household until her marriage. Mr, Mahan purchased the home farm from his mother, and now has an estate which comprises two hundred and ninety acres. He has erected thereon a handsome dwelling and all the necessary outbuildings, and by thoroughly draining the place has made of it one of the best in the township. A view of the estate is shown elsewhere in this work.

Originally- inclined toward tlie Whig party, Mr. Mahan east his first Presidential vote in 1860, for Bell and Everett. In 1864, he voted for George B. McClellan, the Democratic candidate, and was a member of that party until 1891, when he joined the ranks of the Earmers' Alliance. In 1878, he was elected County Commissioner, which office he filled most acceptably, and has also served as a Delegate to the various county, congressional and State conventions. In 1873, he became a Mason, holding membership at Bloomingburgh with Lodge No. 449.

"ill OHN WALLACE, the versatile and genial editor of the London Enterprise, whose energetic character and indomitable will ' have triumphed over the affliction of the loss of e_vesight that would have been an insuperable bar to further progress to most men, has had a wide experience in public life, and is one of our best-known and most honored journalists.

Mr. Wallace is a native of London, and was Iwrn June 4, 1839. He was onl}' twelve years old when he left school to enter the office of the London Sentinel, a paper published liy G. W. Sprung, and during the five years that he was there he acquired a thorough knowledge of jn'inting, beside gaining a good insight into the methods of conducting a newspaper. In the winter lH55-r)6, friends secured him the appointment of page in the Ohio Senate, through Lieut.- CJov. Myers. At the organization of the Senate in January, 1860, through the influence of the Hon. R. A. Harrison, he was elected Second Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms, and was given charge of the postoffice department of the Senate.

Our subject's early experience in the otlice of the Sentinel gave him a taste for newspaper work, and deciding to adopt the editorial profession, in 1863, in connection with J. B. Stine, he purcliased the London Union, now the London Times, and engaged in its publication one year. Disposing then of his interest in it advantageously, he devoted himself to other pursuits for some years, but Januar}^ 1, 1872, he resumed his journalistic labors, establishing on that date the London Enterprise, which has steadil}' gained in popularit}' with each passing 3'ear, and is held in high estimation by its many patrons as a well-edited newspaper, and as a pure, high-toned family journal, whose influence is elevating and healthful. Notwithstanding that he has been totally blind since 1880, Mr. Wallace has continued the publication of his paper. Eor some years it was independent in politics, but in April, 1879, at the solicitation of the Republican County Executive Committee, it was made a Republican organ, and has continued to give vigorous support to the polic}' of the Republican part}-. In October, 1890, the paper was made a semi-weekl}-, and is the only semiweekly paper in Madison County, and it is steadily increasing in circulation and business generall}'. Mr. Wallace was married May 26, 1862, to Miss E. E. Baker, of Eranklm County. She died July 6, 1887, leaving two children: Elizabeth S., and Milton H. Her memory is tenderly cherished in the hearts of those who knew and loved her for her amiable disposition and true womanhood.

W/ OHN G. DUN. This well-known name is borne l)y one of the most prominent and wealthy residents of Madison County, its owner having prosecuted his worldly affairs so well that he has acquired ample means, and has for a number of years been the largest resident tax-payer in Deer Creek Township. He is at present residing in a fine house, surrounded by all the conveniences and adornments of modern farm life, where means are not lacking to procure whatever is desired. The large estate of Mr. Dun has been acquired by his own industrious, long-continued and wise efforts, as he began his career without other means than his natural ability and the fundamental education acquired in early manhood.

The Dun family was one of the first in this section of Ohio, representatives of that name having come here in an early day. The father of our subject,

Walter Dun, was born in (ilasgow, Scotland, and died near Lexington, Ky., while bis mother, who bore the maiden name of Ann Mary Angus, was born m or near Petersburgh, Va., and died in Columbus, Ohio. John G. Dun was born in C'liillieothe, Ross County, this State, September 21, 181 1, and was a lad of eight or nine years when lie accompanied his parents on their removal to Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. He grew to manhood near Lexington, and supplemented the knowledge gained in the subscription schools of that vicinity by a course in the Transylvania University, from which institution he was graduated. Mr. Dun, after completing his college career, learned the art of surveying, and came to Madison County, resurveying some of the property which belonged to his father in the Virginia Military District, in the counties of ]\Iadison, Union, Logan, Hardin and Champaign. His father had been Military Surveyor in that district for eighteen years. After completing that work, our subject returned to the Blue Grass region, but, at his father's request, again came to Madison County, in 1836, and took possession of a tract of twenty-five hundred acres of land, which he improved.

Mr. Dun resided in this locality for two 3'ears, or until his father's death, which occurred early in the fall of 1838, when he was called home to Kentucky, and became executor of his father's large estate, which he succeeded in settling in the spring of 1842. He then returned to Madison County, and since that date has been a permanent resident of Deer Creek Township. While in Kentucky, settling up the estate of his father, John (i. Dun was married to Miss Elizabetli, daughter of Thomas and Jane B. (Claypool) James. They were natives of Virginia and New Jersey, respectively, and the mother was a daugliter of Col. A. G. Claypool, a native of Pennsj'lvania. The date of the ceremon}" was October 6, 1841. Mrs. Dun was born October 11, 1821, and by her union witli our subject has become the mother of nine children.

Mr. Dun is a stanch supporter of the Democratic principles, and has been honored b}' being elected to several offices of local responsibilit3% His possessions include three thousand acres of land in Madison County, in addition to which lie has large interests in other parts of the State. Mr. Dun is considered to be one of the wealthiest men in Madison County, which is noted for its prominent and well-to-do ciLizens. He lias always been singularly successful in money-making, and througli his own exertions attained success.

s^ ALEM S. McClelland. Through unaided exertions, this gentleman has become prosperous and well-to-do and is the owner and operator of a splendid farm on section 20, Salt Creek Townshi}), which he purchased in September, 1866. Since its purchase, he has devoted his attention to its improvement, and through the introduction of the latest methods of agriculture, as well as the use of modern machinery and proper rotation of crops, has made his estate one of the best in Pickaway County. The residence which he erected after locating here is a substantial dwelling, and the other buildings are in keeeping with the apparent thrift on every hand.

About 1792, Col. James McClelland, grandfather of our sultject, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio and settled in Fairfield (now Hocking) County, where he entered land, some of which is still in the possession of his descendants. By his marriage, he became the father of seven children, three of whom still survive. His son, Alexander, was born in Hocking County, Ohio, June 3, 1807, and grew to manhood upon his father's farm. After gaining an education in the neighboring schools, he engaged as a teacher in his early manhood, and in that way earned sufficient money with wiiich to purchase the old homestead. In the house where his eyes first opened to the light of day, they closed upon the scenes of time November 3, 1888, when he had reached the good old age of eightyone years and live months.

During his long and useful life, Alexander Mc- Clelland was closely identified with the progress of Hocking County, which he had seen change from an uninhabited tract of country to the abode of thousands of people, the site of thriving cities and fertile farms. For twenty-one years, he served as

Justice of the Peace and occupied the various offices of tlie township. In his religion, he was a Cumberland PresM'terian and filled the office of Elder for many _years. Ilis farmina; enterprises were successful and he became a large land-owner and successful financier.

The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Minerva Spangler. Her father, Col. Samuel S. Spangler, was a native of Pennsylvania and a veteran of the AVar of 1812. About 1792, he removed to Fairfield (now Hocking) County, Ohio, and was a prominent farmer there until his death, wJiich occurred December 13, 1863, aged eightyone 3ears and six months. He had tliree daughters, Barbara, Elizabeth and Minerva, all of whom survive. The last-named was born February 13, 1812, and lias for man}^ years been a faithful member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She became the mother of eight children: John A., James H., Samuel (deceased), Salem S., Susanna, William Enos, Charles and Clark (deceased).

The fourlli in this family, Salem S., was born in Hocking County, Ohio, April 10, 1838. His education was gained in a log schoolhouse, which still stands on the old INIcClelland homestead, a landmark of the early part of this centuiy. When nineteen years old, he commenced to teach and continued in that way for a number of years, being instrumental in advancing the educational status of the community and creating a more extended interest in the acquirement of knowledge. At the age of twenty-three, he commenced farming operations in Salt Creek Township, one mile north of his present home.

October 21, 1860, occurred the marriage of Mr. McClelland and Miss Margaret E., daughter of Daniel K. and Ann (Armstrong) Defenbaugh. Her father was born in Pennsylvania and died December 13, 1889; her mother was a native of Ohio, where she died INIarch 25, 1875. INIrs. McClelland was born May 11, 1842, and was reared to womanhood within her father's home, which she left to enter that of her husband. Their marriage has been blessed b}'^ the birth of two children: Dora L., who was born September 23, 1861, married William H. Newhouse, a farmer of Salt Creek Township, and the}' have one child, Daniel W.;

Daniel A., the only son, was born September 1, 1863, and is at present taking a commercial course at Parsons' Business College at Columbus, Ohio.

A firm Democrat in his political belief, Mr. Mc- Clelland has served as delegate to (iounty and district conventions, and since 1881 has been Township Trustee. In educational matters, he has since boj^hood maintained a deep and unswerving interest and uses every influence to forward the interests of the schools. His one hundred and ninet}' acres of land on section 20 are highly improved and exceedingly fertile, being watered by Moccasin Creek. Since 1889, Mr. McClelland has raised Short-horn cattle, and he also deals in sheep extensively, the Merino being his favorite. His ability in the settlement of large estates has been often and thoroughly proved, and he has sometimes given a bond as high as #70,000. He possesses excellent information concerning all public matters, and his wonderful memory for dates has been invaluable to him, while his qualities as a citizen are of a superior order.

ILTON J. TOOTLE. This energetic business man and progressive agriculturist of Monroe Township, Pickaway County, was born near Clarksburgh, Ross County, Ohio, on the 11th of December, 1840. ?Ie is a son of James Tootle, born in the same place as his son, our subject, August 11, 1814, and he, in turn, is a son of Thomas, who was born in Delaware and came to this State with his parents some time in the year 1800, and settled near the mouth of Deer Creek, in Ross County, where he engaged in the distiller}^ business and followed flat-boating down the Ohio and Mississippi to New Orleans. There the grandfather married Mary Ann Davis, and they had born to them five sons: John, James, Thomas, Isaac and Amos. The country was then practically a wilderness, and he here engaged somewhat in farming, owning one thousand acres of land. He was a successful business man and died when about seventv years old.

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The father of our subject was reared to farming pursuits and received his education in the pioneer schoolhouse. He kept a country store for a number of years and, on selling out, engaged in farming, owning at one time fourteen hundred acres of land, of which he improved a great deal himself. He was a hard-working man and an excellent manager, and raised a great number of cattle and swine. Religiously, he was a member of the Methodist Church, and though not very active, he was very strict in his belief. Politically, he was first a Whig and later a Democrat. He never aspired to office and was of a quiet disposition and attended closely to business.

The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Mary Clarkson and was a native of Ohio, having been born May 5, 1818. She reared a family of five children, four boys and one girl, as follows: Milton J., E^dward T., Eliza E., Monroe AV. and Douglas E. She was also a member of the Methodist Church and was called from this earth two years after the death of her husband, October 6, 1885, he dying May 12, 1883.

Our subject was reared on the home farm and had but a common-school education, attending in the winters and assisting on the home farm in the summers. He began for himself in life when about twenty-three years old, when he came to his present place and began farming. He was married November 28, 1867, to Mary H. Abernethy. ]Mrs. Tootle was born in Ross Count}', near Bourneville, Ohio, September 13, 1847, and to them have been granted seven children, four bo^'S and three girls: Robert T., Samuel C, Ollie E., Minnie T., Rhoda E., John M. and J. Milton.

Our subject has now about eight hundred acres of land, nearly all of which is finely improved and located in the townships of Muhlenberg, Monroe and Darby. He farms about sixty acres himself and rents out the rest, and on his portion carries on mixed farming, raising large quantities of wheat and corn, and caring for large numbei-s of hogs and cattle, and now has over one hundred head of cattle, to which he feeds all his grain and prepares them for the market.

attributes his success to careful attention to business affairs and good management. In his political affairs, he espouses the principles of the Democratic party, and has held some of the township offices, among them l)eing the responsible one of Trustee four or five terms. iNIrs. Tootle is a consistent member of the ^Methodist Church and an active worker in the same.

OHN F. JOHNSTON. The village of London IS fortunate in having at the head of its government in the time-honored office of Mayor this gentleman, a member of the hardware firm of Johnston & Farrar, at No. 42 Main Street, who has had wide experience in public life, is an exceedingly able business man, and is thoroughly imbued with the spirit of progress that encourages public improvements and tends to foster enterprises for the furtherance of civic interests and the promotion of the growth of the village and county.

Mr. Johnston is a native of Madison County, and was born in Range Township, June 15, 1841, a son of John and P^lizabeth (^Mathers) Johnston, who came of the early pioneer stock of Ross County, of which they were both natives. John Johnston, Sr., was reared on a farm and became a skillful farmer, which business he carried on through life. In 1813, he came to Madison County and cast in his lot with the pioneers who had preceded him, he being one of the first to settle in Range Township, and while he lived he was one of its most important citizens, acting as Trustee of the township a number of years, and alwa^'s interesting himself in its welfare. Politicallj', he was a Democrat without guile. He and his good wife reared a family of ten children, nameh': Margaret, Mrs. S. M. Morgan; Sarah, Mrs. S. Armstrong; Ruth. Mrs. R. FuUerton; Mary, Mrs. G. Myers; Martha, Mrs. D. C. Yates; William, John F., James T., George W. and Luther M.

grandfather was brought up as a farmer. In early life, the}' came to Ohio, and were married in Ross County, of which the}- were ver}' early settlers. In 1813, they removed to a farm in Range Township. It was a large farm of some six hundred acres, and the grandfather died thereon at a ripe old age. lie was the father of nine children. He was Justice of the Peace for man}^ years in Range Township, and was a sound Democrat in his political creed. He was of (iermau descent, while his wife was of English antecedents. Her father was one of the pioneer jMethodist clergymen of Ross County, where he died.

Our subject was educated in the district schools of his native township, and continued to make his home with his parents until he was twentyseven yeai'S old, when he married and established a home of his own, taking as his wife Miss Ellen Rodgers, whose pleasant social traits have undoubtedly contributed to her husband's success in his puljlic life, and their genial hospitality and kindly consideration for the well-being of others have attached to them many tried and true friends. ]\Irs. Johnston is a native of Champaign County, 111., and a daughter of Wilson and Massie (AVarner) Rodgers, who were born in Ross County, this State. The father was a large farmer and one of the well-to-do men of his community. His politics were of the Republican order. Mrs. Johnston is one of twelve children, of whom nine are living beside herself, namely: Mrs. Mary McDorman, Mrs. Lydia Harrison, Mrs. Phebe Heisler, Simeon, Levi, Mrs. Margaret Heisler, Mrs. Belle Griffin, I^mma and Allie. Our subject and his wife are blessed with five children, whose names are Myrtle, Eva, Howard, Florence and Ernest, respectively.

After his marriage, IMr. Johnston continued farming pursuits in this county until 1881, when he was elected to the responsible office of Sheriff, and for four years, of two terms each, he acted m that capacity, discharging his duties in the interests of law and order with uncompromising fidelity and without fear or favor. When his last term expired, he entered the hardware business, in which he is still engaged in partnership with Mr. Farrar. They have a commodious store, well fitted up,

Our subject has been the recipient of many public honors, being often called to positions of trust, for which he is eminently fitted b}' reason of those fine traits of character that mark him as a man f)f well-poised intellect and of great stability of character, whose words carr}' weight, and who exerts a beneiicial influence on the affairs of the community. He was Trustee of Range Township a number of years, and held the same position in Union Township after he left the office of Sheriff. He is President of the Board of Supervisors of Elections, having been appointed a member of the Board in 1891 by the County Judge. In 1891, he was elected Mayor of the village of London, which position he still retains, and in his administration he has pursued a wise and liberal polic}' that has materially enhanced the prosperity of the village. He is a member of the Board of Trade, and is always ready to lend a helping hand to push forward any scheme devised for the public good. In politics, he is a Democrat of the true stamp, and, socially, is allied with the Masons and the Knights of Pythias.

OHN L. KENT. The citizens of Circleville claim to have the best-equipped second-class postoffice in Ohio, and attribute the perfect system of business to the management of the genial and poi)ular Postmaster, the subject of this sketch. As a veteran of the late war, who proved his loyalt}' to the Union on many a hardfought battlefield, and as a public-spirited citizen, it gives the biographical writer pleasure to record for the present and future generations a brief account of the life of Mr. Kent.

In noting the ancestral history of our subject, we find that his father, John B., was a painter and followed his trade in Richmond, Xa., his birthplace. In 18.36, he came to Circleville, where he worked at his trade until his death, twelve years later. The mother of our subject was Isabella, daugh- ter of Thomas Hare, a native of the Shenandoah Valley, Va., and by trade a hatter m early life, and afterward a carpenter. He came to Pickaway County in 1808, and two years afterward assisted in platting the city in circles, from which it derived its name. In the War of 1812, he was so conspicuous for valor as to merit promotion to the position of Quartermaster of the regiment. Ilis death occurred when he was eighty-five years old. His wife, who was the daughter of a Methodist minister, lived to be eighty-eight years of age.

In the family of which our subject is a member, there were four children, only two of Avhom grew to mature years. James served during the Civil War as a member of the One Hundred and Fiftyfifth Ohio Regiment, and was afterward drowned in the Scioto River, in which his father had also lost his life by drowning in 1848. The only surviving member of the family is the subject of this notice, who was born in Circleville, October 13, 1839. He was educated in select schools and was one of the first pupils in the High School of the place. About 1852, he was apprenticed to learn the trade of a wagon and carriage maker with Allen Dean, of Fairfield County, and after serving an apj^renticeship of three years, lie worked as a journeyman for two 3'ears in Ohio. Later, he took a trip through tlie Western States, and worked at his trade in Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa. Returning thence, he opened a shop in East Ringgold, Pickaway County, and after conducting it for a time, removed to Lockbourne, Ohio, where he was emploj'ed in a similar manner for one year.

1861, he became a member of Company H. Thirtieth Ohio Infantry, and was mustered into service at Camp Chase, August 28 following. Ten days later, he proceeded to Clarksburg, W. Ya., and participated in the battle of Colfax Feny, also in several skirmishes, after which the regiment went into winter quarters at Fayetteville. In the spring of

1862, he was ordered to join Cox's Division, West Virginia Troops, in the rear of Gen. McClelland's army, and was activel}^ engaged in the second battle of Bull Run, Antietam, South Mountain, and in other places where danger to life was greatest, and on every side otiicers and private soldiers were falling. At South Mountain, lie was made Sergeant, and after some skirmislies witli Gen. Lee's troops, was ordered to Logan County, W. Va., to destroy some mills of (ien. Fh)yd's, and meanwhile endured great suffering, walking Un six days with notliing but r.ags to protect his feet from the sharp rocks, and at night sh-eping in tlie snow. During the following year, lie took pnvl in the siege of N'icksburg, and marched f)\erlaii(i from INIemphis to Knoxvillc, Tenn., fighting all the way. At .Alissionary Ridge, the regiment lost sixt^'-five out of one hundred and fifty men and suffered great hardships.

In the winter of 1803-(;i, Mr. Kent veteiani/.ed at home on a furlough, and, rejoining his regiment, marched to Dallas, Tex., where he was injured by jumping from a fence on retreat. lie man.aged however, to remain with his company and refused to go to the hospital. He was detailed as Ordinance Sergeant of the Second Division, and at the battle of Jonesboro had charge of the distribution of ammunition, in whicli capacity his risks were great. He was with his regiment at Ft. McAllister and Bentonville, and at the close of the war took part in the Grand Review. He was afterward ordered South to Arkansas, but while en route there, was detained at Logan's Camp. Louisville, Ky., where he had charge of fifty-five men. After the regiment was disbanded, he proceeded to Little Rock, where the troops were mustered out, August 13, 1865.

At the close of an honorable service, during which he was of ttimes in imminent danger and had many narrow escapes, Mr. Kent returned to Fairfield County, Ohio, where he worked at his trade. He was married at Circleville, in 1866, to Miss Fannie Swej^er, who was born in Pickaway County, where her father, John Sweyer, was the proprietor of the old National Hotel. In September, 1873, Mr. Kent became clerk in the Circleville postoffice, and remained there eight years uninterrupted!}-, being retained by the various postmasters. When President Cleveland was elected, he was for three months engaged in other work, but returned to the postortice and has since been in charge of its

Mr. Kent is a member of the lioard of Trade of Circleville, and served in the City Council for one term. He is a stanch Republican and stands high in party ranks. Sociall}^ he is a Knight of Honor and a charter member of Groce Post No. 156, G. A. R., in which he has served as Past Commander. He is a devoted member of the English Lutheran Church, in which he is Trustee and Secretary of the Council. Eor eight years he has been the efficient Superintendent of the Suudaj'- school, a work in which he is deeply interested and where his methods of work and efficiency are meeting with marked success.

John Morris, father of the subject of this sketch, was reared in his native township and was married there to Miss Delilah Bowman, also a native of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, born in 1814. After marriage, he and his wife began housekeeping in a rude log cabin, but thej' subsequentl3' erected a good brick l)uilding, and became the owners of two hundred and seventy acres of land in Walnut Township, Pickaway County. There the father died in 1874, when seventy-two years of age. He held a number of local offices in his township and discharged the duties of the same in a manner hiohly satisfactory to all. He was Justice of the Peace for two years, also County Commissioner two terms and was School Director for several years. He was a member of the United Brethren Church, was Steward for years, and was prominent in all religious matters. His house was always open for religious worshi]j and the preachers generally made their headquarters at his hospitable home. In politics, he affiliated with the Democratic party. His aged wife is still living and resides on the old place with a son and two daughters.

The foUowin children were born to the parents of our subject: Samuel, our subject. P21izabeth, now Mrs. Robert Eleming, died in Wayne Township, this county. Lydia, Mrs. Wells, resides in Jay Count}', Ind. Malinda, Mrs. Lincoln, resides in Mt. Pulaski, Logan County, 111. Mary, Mrs. Hall, resides in Circleville. Jane, Mrs. Wholaver, of Circleville. Catherine is at home. Sophia, at home. John died when sixteen years of age. Milton has l)een Deput}' Sheriff, Clerk and Deputy Auditor of Pickaway County. He is one of the county's most biilliant lawyers, having been admitted to the Bar in 1875, and is now practicing in Circleville. Lewis is on the old farm. Charles E. is an attorney at Springfield, Ohio, and is Police Judge, and Flora, ]Mrs. Warner, resides in Circleville. The maternal grandfather of these children, William Bowen, was a native of the Keystone State and one of the early pioneers of Washington Township, Pickaway, County, Ohio,

Like so many men who have risen to positions of confidence and trust, the subject of this sketch was reared on a farm, and received his primaiy education in the home schools, attending during the winter months. When eighteen years of age, he entered school at Westerville, Ohio, but one year later was called home to take a school in the home district. He first taught five months and then nine months, and in 1854 came to Circleville, where he was book-keeper for Wolfle}', Gregg it Shulze, one of the largest diy-goods firms, for eight years. From there he went to Ashville, started a store there, conducted it for two years and then returned to the old firm, with which he continued until 1867. After this, he was bookkeeper and teller in the Second National Bank and a few years later was elected Assistant Cashier. When the Third National Bank was organized, on the 1st of January, 1883, he was made Casliier. The first Piesident of this bank was C. Benford, and his successor W. .7. Weaver, and in IcSS.") I\Ir. Groce was elected to that position. The Alee president is W. J. Weaver. The capital stock is 1100,000 and the surplus $11,000.

Mr. Morris was married, in 1855, to Miss Rose Lincoln, a native of Pennsylvania, and the daughter of Thomas Lincoln, who came to this county from the Ke^^stone State. Mr. Morris is a meml)er of the Methodist Church and has been Recording Steward for the past twenty -six years. lie has also been Superintendent of the Sunday-school for the past thirteen years and Secretary' of the County Bible Societ}^ for some time. He has been a Republican since Lincoln's time, 1861.

DAM MILLAR. Few families of Pickaway County have a higher reputation in all matters of character, intelligence and liberality, than the one represented by the name we have just given. This gentleman was a native of this count^^, born in Harrison Township, on the 15th of March. 1815, and came of a prominent Virginia family.

The father of our subject, William Millar, emigrated from the Old Douiinion, his native State, to Ohio, in the year 1791», and settled near the junction of the Scioto River and Walnut Creek. There he entered seven hundred and one acres of excellent land, upon which he made a number of improvements, and which has remained in the Millar family for ninety-three years. At the time Government lands were sold in Chillicothe, Ohio, the elder Mr. Millar i)urchased section 23, partly in Walnut and partly in Harrison Township, and section 22, lying entirely in Harrison Township.

Mr. Millar spent the best years of his life in improving this land, upon which he built the first brick house erected in Harrison Township. In this house his grandson, the late Z. T. Millar, resided for many years. William Millar and his excellent wife, Mary, were the second settlers of Harrison Township, and it is with pleasure that we place their names at the head of tlu' list of pioneers wlio underwent privations and hardsliips tliat tliey might develop tlie rich resources of this region, and bring al)Out the condition whicii we see today. A fine residence was erected upon a beautiful l)uihling spot, on tiie west side of tiie Cohimbus and Chillicothe Pike, about one mile south of South Bloomfield, and other substantial buihlings were subsequently erected. Here the mother died in 1860, and tlie fatlier three years later, aged eighty-six.