Madison Township (part 24 of 30)

(_)n this delightful location, and amid scenes of grandeur and beauty, the subject of this sketch passed almost his entire life. He was educated in the pioneer schools, and assisted his father in niaking possible the pleasant homes of to-day. He selected as his wife Miss Nanc}" R. Howell, and their nuptials were celebrated in 1841. Their union gave them ten children, seven sons and three daughters: William, Mary and George (twins), Michael, Taylor, Tecumseh, Fillmore, Adam, Lucinda, and Ilattie. The last-named is now ]\Irs. Dr. Ilumlston, of Cleveland. Ohio. JNIichael resides about one mile north of the iiomestead, and Tecumseh about one mile southwest. Mr. Millar became one of the m()st successful agriculturists in this region, and had a wide reputation as a breeder of fine running horses, and other stock. He was extensively known, and his uniform geniality and affability gave him a host of friends, wiiile iiis enemies were few, if any. In all the relations of life, as husband, father, and citizen, he was kind, considerate, and indulgent, and his pleasant, cordial greeting has been sadly missed ))y his family and friends. This honored and much esteemed citizen passed to that realm from whi<;h no traveler returns on the 1st of November, 181)1, aged seventy-six years, leaving an aged wife, wiio had shared his joys and sorrows for flft}- years, three children, Michael, Tecumseh and Hattie, and eight grandchildren to mourn his death.

Mrs. INIillar. whose womanly graces and virtues are well known, was born on the 27th of April, 1819, and her parents, Elisha and Louie Howell, were natives of Delaware. Her father was a soldier in the War of 1812. and fought bravely and gallantly against oppression 1)}' the British. About 1827, he emigrated, with his family, to Pickaway County, Ohio, making the entire distance in a wagon, and was three weeks en route. After reaching this county, they resided in Walnut Township for a short time, and then made their advent into Scioto Township, this county, where Mr. Howell purchased one hundred and twenty acres of rich land, mostly covered with timber, which he at once commenced clearing. He erected a log house, and in tliis he and his worthy wife resided many years, and received their last summons.

Mrs. Millar was one of seven children born to her parents, and her youthful days were spent amid rude surroundings, and in the early schools. She is a faithful adherent of the Methodist Church, of which her parents were prominent members, and is a liberal contributor to its support. She has a host of friends, and well merits the respect and esteem accorded her. Her portrait and that of her deceased husband are presented in connection with this biographical notice.

^"jf7RIAH F. PAULLIN, who is at present residlli 1 "^S ^^ ^ farm in Paint Township, Fayette ^V^^|\ County, was born in Greene County, this State, February 24, 1813. He is the son of Jacob and Polly (Furnace) Paullin, the former of whom was born in New Jersey in 1787 and was taken to Kentucky by his parents when an infant of eighteen months. When about sixteen years of age, he went to Jackson County, Ohio, and engaged in making and selling salt in company with his father, Uriah Paullin. Jacol) finally went to Greene County, where he was married, and where our subject was born.

Our subject was the second in order of birth of the parental family of eight children, and is the only one now living. He grew to manhood in Greene County, receiving his education in the good common schools of that day, and was especially well versed in mathematics. The father of our subject was very wealthy, and at the time

Uriah was married, presented him with a farm of two hundred and twenty-five acres in Paint Township, FaA^ette County. His wife, in her maidenhood, was Miss Martha Greene, also a native of Greene County, but who had been taken by her parents to Fayette County when six weeks old. The 3'oung couple took up their abode in a log house, which was on their farm, and which gave way a few years later to a more comfortable frame structure, in which they still reside.

The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Paullin: Letitia, Mrs. Capt. Noah Jones, of Washington C. H., who departed this life September 9, 187,5; Samuel J., whose sketch will be found on another page in this work, was the next in order of birth; Mary Margaret, who married J. M. Klever, resides in Paint Township; Sarah C, Mrs. Albert Hankins, also makes her home in Fayette County, as does Matilda J., now Mrs. J. M. Clarke; Lewis M. and Willie died at the respective ages of seventeen months and two 3'ears.

In his political relations, our subject voted the Whig ticket, and took an active part in the campaign of 1840, supporting Harrison. He has been in sympathy' Avith the Republican partj^ since its organization, voting for Benjamin Harrison in 1888. With his wife, he is a member of the Christian Church, with which denomination he has been identified for the past ten years. His father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and very prominent in his locality.

found in the annals of Pickaway County, and whose bravery and endurance upon the battlefield and in the miserable prison pens of the South are a story well worth telling, we can give the name which appears at the head of this paragraph. His father, William Kirkendall, was a native Virginian, who came to Ohio by team at a very early date and began working on a farm near Mt. Sterling. Subsequently, he bought properly and began keeping one of the first hotels in Darbvvillc, Pickaway County. This he continued for years, and helped lay out the streets of that town. He was ver^' popular with all classes, and on sporting matters he was a keen authority and judge. He was very fond of fine horses. He died about 1852. In politics, he was a Whig. His wife, who was formerly Miss Jane Trego, was a native of Ross County, Ohio. Her father was killed by a runaway team (see sketch of Andrew Trego). She died in 1855. Of the four children born to this couple, three are now living: our subject, Dr. John Theo, of Darbyville, and Frances, INIrs. John Fissell.

The original of tliis notice was born on the 22d of June, 1841, in Darbyyille, Ohio, and attended the Union School until seventeen years of age, when he went on a farm for a Mr. INIcKinley. His home throughout life, excejjt during his army experience, has been in this county, and naturally his interests are centered here. Young Kirkendall, when very little past nineteen years of age, enlisted, September 13, 1861, in Company D, Fifteenth United States Infantry, and was mustered in at Newport, Ky. He participated in the ])attles of Shiloh, Murfreesboro, Chickamauga, and at the latter place, on the 19th of September, 1863, he received a slight wound in the head He was captured by the Confederates and taken to lielle Island, Va., where he remained one month. He was then taken to Richmond, Pemberton Bluff, across from Libby, until November, 1863, when he was conveyed to Danville, Va. There he remained in prison until April 17, 1864, when he was transferred to Andersonville Prison, where he suffered horrors untold. He remained in the stockade until September 13, 1864, when he was taken to Florence, S. C, and pai'oled as a prisoner of war on the li»th of December, 1864. While at Danville, he was on the parole of honor to assist at the small-pox hospital, for he was 3'oungand had a good constitution, and he appeared to bear a charmed life. At Newport, he was made Sergeant, and after the battle of Stone River, Company D was broken up and the men transferred to other companies, he being placed in Company A as Sergeant. After being paroled, he went to Vt.

An excellent soldier: served with distinction and bravery in battles of Shiloh, Stone River, Corinth, Champion Hill, and Chickamauga, wlicre he was captured and held by the enemy until recently, and consequently could not receive his discharge until exchanged.

Returning home, our subject went to work on the farm, and after his marriage rented a farm in Scioto Township for two years. After this, he was in Darin- Townshii) for a year, and then located in Darbyville, where he clerked for six 3ears. Suljsequently, he engaged in general merchandising in that place, continued it three years, and on the 6tli of Sei)tember, 1880, he came to Circleville. where he was proprietor of the Union House for four years. On the 1st of April, 188(), he was appointed by the State Board of Pultlic Works as Foreman on the Ohio Canal, and had charge of that division of the canal from Columbus to West Fall, and was made Captain of the State cnnnl boat with a crew of from eight to ten men.

Our subject was married in Darbyville on tiie 21st of December, 1865, to Miss Sarah A. Fissell, daughter of John Fissell, who was born in Pennsylvania, but who came to Ohio, where he was engaged ill business as a merchant in Cii'cleville, P'ivc Points and Darbyville. He died in Darbyville in 1876. His wife, whose maiden name was Catherine Dift'enderfer, was also of Pennsylvania nativity, having l)een born in Lancaster, and died in Circleville, at the home of our subject, in 1886, when seventy years of age. Slie was a inemlier of the Methodist Episcopal Chinch. They were the [)aients of ten children, four sons being in the late war. Mrs. Kirkendall was the fifth in order of birth of these children, and was born in Circleville, where she remained until thirteen years of age. After this she was at Five Points from 1859 to 1863, and after that in Darbyville. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkendall are the parents of six children, who are as follows: John T., a mechanic in the North American Tube Works, of McKeesport, Pa.; Frances, a graduate of the Class of '90, now a teacher in the public school in Circleville; Mabel w^ns graduated in 1891, and is also a teacher; Mark, clerking in a grocer}' store; p]stella and Harry, at home.

While a resident of Darb3^ville, Mr. Kirkendall was School Director for many years, was in the Council there for several 3'ears, and also served as Township Clerk. He was Assistant Postmaster for eight years. Since residing here, he has served in the City Council, and is an ardent Republican in his political views. He has been a delegate to the State conventions frequently, and was a delegate to the Ohio Republican League. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and his wife, w4io is one of the most agreeable and pleasant of ladies, is also a member of the church. Socially, Mr. Kirkendall is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and Groce Post No. 156, G. A. R., of which he was a charter member, and is now Past Post Commander. He was Aide-de-Camp on Gen. Warner's Staff Department Committee, and Trustee of the Memorial Hotel. Mrs. Kirkendall is a member of the Groce Post No. 68, W. R. C, of which she is a Past President and charter member.

RS. JULIA A. (CALHOUN) CONVERSE, who has a beautiful home on her extensive and well-appointed farm in Canaan Township, situated five miles south of Plain City, is a native of Madison Countj^ born amid its primitive scenes in the township where she has lived since her birth, October 30, 1826. She is a representative of the sturdy old pioneer stock of the State, her paternal grandfather, William Calhoun, a native of Ireland, who came to America when a young man, being one of the first settlers of Portage County, where iier fathei-, James Calhoun, was born in 1802.

and was a pioneer of Little Darby; he died near Sandusky, Ohio. Mrs. Converse's mother was Elizabeth Carpenter in her maiden da3'S, and was a native of Pennsylvania. She was about eight years old when she came to Ohio with her parents, Samuel and Sarah Carpenter, who were early settlers of Licking County, where she was reared. Her father was of Irish descent and her mother of German exti'action. Mrs. Converse's grandmother, on her father's side, was Jane Mc 01- aster, a native of Scotland.

The parents of our subject were married in Canaan Township in 1823, and located on a farm five miles southwest of Plain City. A rude log house, with no doors or windows, stood on the

! The mother died in 1844, and two years later the father married Lucretia Burnham; about 1867 he left his home farm and spent his last daj'S with his daughter of whom we write, by whom he was tenderly cared for until his death at the age of sixt}'- eight years. He was a strcmg Democrat in polities, and was a leader in township affairs. He was a man of sovmd common sense, keen and accurate in judgment, and of marked executive talent. His fellow-citizens placed great confidence in him, and often sought his advice, and his services were frequently required as administrator to settle estates. He was also an auctioneer and had charge of many sales. He held the ofHce of Township Trustee, and various other local offices, and alwa3S acted for the best interests of the comm^lnit3^ Of his five children, two died in infancy, and Mrs. Converse and Losson, a resident of Plain Cit}-, are the onl}' ones that lived to maturity, she being the eldest of those who lived to be of any age.

Our subject was educated in the pioneer schools of Canaan Township, and in the home of her parents, of which she was an inmate until her marriage, she was carefully instructed in all that goes to make a good housewife, while principles of right living were earl}^ instilled into her mind. She was thus well fitted for the duties and responsibilities of wedded life and to preside over a home of her own, when she gave her hand and heart in marriage to James N. Converse, November 22, 1845. She cheerfully devoted herself to his interests, and filled in a perfect measure her position as wife, friend, counselor and helper, and was thus potent in bringing about his i)rosperity. She is of an amiable, pleasant disposition, is thoughtful of others, and her social standing is high in the county, where she has alwa3^s lived and has many friends. In her religious views, she is a strong Universalist, and is a prominent member of the society of that denomination that worships in Alder Chapel. Her husband willed her a farm of four hundred acres, which is under the management of her son Henry and her son-in-law, Cary Millikin.

James Converse was a native of Madison County, born in Darby Township, October 29, 1823, the eldest son of Charles and Pliebe Converse. He was reared in his native townshij), and completed his education in its district schools. He early became a farmer, and after his marriage he and his bride began life together on a place five and one-half miles northwest of where she now resides, and they remained there some fifteen vears. At the expiration of that time, they located on the farm that is now her home, and here he died May 24, 1887, and was laid to rest in the peaceful old cemetery at Plain City. He was a noble, wholesouled, large-hearted man, with a keen sense of honor and a genial natui'e, and the citizenship of his community met with a sad loss at his death. He was broad-minded and tolerant in his religic)us views and in his political sentiments. The former found expression in the Universalist faith, and he was a stanch member of the church of that denomination known as Alder Chapel, in Jefferson Township. In earl^- life, he was an old-line Whig, but he later joined the Democracy, and ever after voted with that party. He was well known in township and county as a liberal contributor to all good causes, and as a promoter of the interests of the public in the various civic capacities in which he acted. He was at one time Trustee of the township, and he w^as Justice of the Peace, and also held all the school offices. Mr. and Mrs. Converse were blessed in their marriage by two children, a son and a daughter: Henry B.. of whom a sketch appears in this volume, and Elizabeth Ann, wife of A. C. Millikin. They also adopted a daughter, at the age of ten months, Eva J. Stephens, who lias been carefully reared. She was born in this township, October 28, 1.S7;"), and is now seventeen vears old.

AVID HOPKINS, a veteran of the late war, whose elficient soldiership raised him from the ranks to an ofliicial position, has a valual)le farm in Fayette County, and is engaged in farming, although a resident of the city of Washington C. H. He is a son of Jeremiah Hopkins, who, for many years j)rior to his death, w\as a prominent citizen of this part of the State. The father w^as born in Washington County, Pa., and was of P^nglish descent. During some ])eriod of his life, probably in early manhood, he removed from his native county to Ross County in the same State, and lived there until he came to Fayette County in 1827, and identified himself with its sturdy, hard-working, brave iiioneers. He first located in Wayne Townshii), in the northern part of the county, wliere he bought sixtytwo acres of land. During his long residence there, he was prominent as a farmer and in its public life as Trustee of the township, whicli position he held with honor several Acars. He was successful in the accumulation of property, and in 1871 he retired from active business to Wasiiiugton C. II. Here he passed from life to dcalli in April, 1875, and thus closed the record of an upright, honorable man, who Avas a genuine Christian, and was for many years a leading meinlK-r of the Wesleyan IMethodist Church. In politics, he was first a Whig, then a Free-soiler, and lastly a Republican. The maiden name of the mother of our subject was Nancy ChiyiKx)!, and she was a daughter of a prominent pioneer of Ross County.

The subject of this biography is one of eleven children, of whom ten are still living. He was born January 29, 1834, in the pioneer home of his parents in Wayne Township, and was educated in the local public schools, and remained at home with his parents, affording his father valuable assistance in the management of his farm, until he was twenty-seven years old. At that age, he entered upon his career as a soldier, springing with ready response and patriotic devotion to answer Lincoln's first call for seventy-five thousand volunteers to defend the honor of the Flag that had been fired upon at Ft. Sumter. His name appeared upon the roll of Company E, Twenty-second Ohio Infantry, w'hich was commanded b}' Capt. John M. Bell. At the end of his tliree months' term of enlistment, our subject re-entei-ed the army as a member of Company C, Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry, and again re-enlisted as a veteran in the same compan}-, and he stood stanchl}' by his colors until after the war was closed, receiving his discharge papers in the middle of August, 186;"). He had ver}' soon sliown that he possessed the rare qualities that make a good soldier, displaying true courage in the hour of danger, and always found at the post of duty, whether on the long and tedious marches or in camp, or on the battle-field, and always obedient to orders. His superiors trusted him implicitly, and he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant of his company. He saw much hard service, and was in man}' a battle and skirmish. He was at the battle of Shiloli or Pittsburg Landing, and was present at the siege of Vicksburg, and was active in the memorable two-days' assault on that rebel stronghold on the 19th and 22d of May, 1863. He was with Gen. Sherman on his famous march to the sea, and did bis share of fighting during the siege of Atlanta and in the numerous engagements around that city, and at other times during the campaign. lie was at Raleigh, N. C, when news reached them of Lee's surrender, and he went to Washington to take part in the Grand Review of the armies after tlie war was finally ended.

When Mr. Hopkins returned liome and resumed the duties of a private citizen after his experiences as a soldier during those long and trying years of the rebellion, he remained witli his father for a short time, and then married and established a home of liis own. Miss Kate Kerr l)ecoming his wife December 28, 1865. Mrs. Hopkins is a daugliter of James and Nancy Kerr, who were formerly residents of Ross Count}', of which her fatlier was a prominent farmer. After his marriage, our subject settled on a farm in Marion Township, this county, as a renter. Seven years later, he bought a farm in Wayne Townshii), and lived on it seven years. At the expiration of that time, he took up his residence in Washington C. H., where he has since made his home, and he is veiy pleasant! }' situated here. He still conducts farming, however, and with good profit, as he is an experienced farmer, and has a thorough knowledge of agriculture in all its branches, so that he is enabled to manage his farm after the most approved methods. He is a popular man among his fellowcitizens in this county, as he is of a genial, generous disposition, is friendly and helpful in his relations with his neiglibors, and is wise in counsel. His war-record is commemorated by his connection with the Grand Army of the Republic. Politicalh', he is firm in his allegiance to the Republican party.

RANK REIF, a representative of the grocery trade at AYashington C. H., with a fine location on the corner of North and Court Streets, was born February 1, 1833, in Bavaria, Germany, and was educated in the excellent public schools of the Fatherland. His father, John Reif, was also of German birth and antecedents. He came to this country and passed his remaining days in Cass Country, Neb.. He had married Margaret AVetzel in the C)Id Country, and she bore him five children, and died when our subject was a 5'ear and a half old.

When he of whom we write was twenty j^ears of age, he came to the United States, and first located at Cincinnati, where he was variously employed some eight or nine months. He then w^ent down the Ohio to Riverport, Ky., and remained there a short time, working at whatever he could find to do. From there he went to one place and another until he found himself in Washington C. H. in 1864. Here he first engaged in working in the spoke facory, and then he entered the grocery business in partnership with Peter Scheiman, under the firm name of Sclieiman iV' Reif. He continued with that gentleman from 1865 until 1870, and in the latter year went into business by himself. He continued so until 1877, when he entered the employ of Stimpson & Bro., and was engaged in their wholesale house two years, and for eight 3'ears was on the road in their interests. His next engagement was M'ith Dahl tt Baer, and he was subsequently witli Welton & Buker for about six months. John Blackmorewas his next employer. In July, 1891, he opened a store for himself for the sale of groceries, and he has built up a good paying trade already, as he is well known, has a thorough knowledge of the business, and enjoys a high reputation for honesty and trustworthiness. He handles a full line of staple and fancy groceries of all kinds and of the best grades, and is up to the times in everything pertaining to the trade. He has made himself a good name in the city of his adoption and is regarded with favor by all who know him. The Presbyterian Church finds in him a useful member, and the Democratic party an unswerving adherent.

Our subject was married in 1854 to Anna Mary Bentz, a daughter of Jacob and Katherine Bentz, residents of Piketon, Pike County, and Germans by birth. B}^ this union were born three children: John, who is thirty-five years of age, and is engaged in the grocery business in this city; Anna Katherine, wife of Oscar McClellan, City Marshal; and William, who is in partnership with his father.

EZAKIAH J. CROWNOVER. In Perry ^ Township, Pickaway County, lies a tract of well-improved land, adorned by a comfortable residence, the usual buildings that advance so materially the success of the farmer, and the orchards that contribute so effectively to the enjoyment of rural life. Tlie land is divided and subdivided into fields of convenient size for the raising of the various (jereals and tlie pasturage of stock. Since Mr. Crownover settled upon the farm, he has contributed greatly to its development and has introduced the latest and best improvements in the way of farming machinery and implements, so that it now needs but a single glance to prove that the proprietor is a thrifty man. '

The remote ancestors of our subject were from England and Holland, while his immediate progenitors were of Penns3lvanian birth. His parents, Hezakiah and Ruth Crownover, removed from the Keystone State in 1880 and made settlement in South Bloomingville, Hocking County, Ohio, where ten years later, on the lltli of September, 1840, their son, the subject of tiii.s notice, was born. He was onl}' two years old when his parents removed to iMcCuneville, Pen-}- County, this State, which was their home for ten years. Meanwhile, our subject attended the schools of the district and acquired a good knowledge of agriculture while Avorking on his father's farm during the summer season.

In 1855, Mr. Crownover accompanied liis parents to Perry Township, Pickaway County, where he still resides. He began life for himself at the age of twenty-one 3'ears with no moneyed capital except fift3'-four cents and a Mexican coin. Two years later, he was enabled by economy' and industry to establish a home of his own, to which he brought his bride May 3, 1803. ]Mrs. Cr(Mviiover was known in maidenhood as iS'anc>- .lane O'Neal, and was born in the Buckeye State, whither her parents had removed from Kentucky in 1828. The union of our subject and his estimable wife has been blessed by four cliildren, who are living, namely: Ida M., who was born in 1864, and married John E. Busick, December 11, 1888; Esther E., born in 1867; Fanny M., in 1872, and Ansel H., in 1878.

Since coming to Pickaway County, Mr. Crownover has combined the occupations of miller and farmer. His homestead, being located on Deer Creek, affords admirable facilities for milling, as well as for stock-raising, which he carries on extensivel}'. In politics, he is a Democrat, and has occupied several iini)ortant positions, to which he has been elected by large majorities, notwithstanding the fact that his township has a majority of one hundred and twenty Republicans. In 1868, he was elected Township Trustee; in 1873, was chosen for the office of Assessor, and the following year was elected Justice of the Peace, carrying every vote in his township with the exception of flft^'-five. In 1880, he was elected Commissioner of Pickaway County by the largest majority' ever received by any person, a fact which of itself sufficiently indicates the high place he occupies in the regard of his fellow-citizens.

<if] SAAC LUDWKi, who was a soldier in the : Union Army during the Civil War, is a native [t of Pickawa}' County, and is one of its practical, experienced farmers, who has contributed his quota to its upbuilding. He has a farm on section 4, Pickaway Township, that is complete in all its appointments, and is also the owner of a quartersection of land in Marion County, Kan.

Mr. Ludwig was born on the old Ludwig homestead in Circleville Township, September 21,1834. He was brought up under pioneer influences, and obtained his education in a log school-house such as was common in the eaily days of tlie settlement of the count3^ He was inured to the hard work of farming in his youth, and early became a skillful farmer. He remained at home, assisting his father in the management of the farm, until the second year of the war, when he threw aside his work to go to the front to help defend the Stars and Stripes. August 6, 1862, was the date of his enlistment in Company F, Ninetieth Ohio Infantr}'. He soon displaj'ed excellent soldierly qualities, and fought well at the battle of Stone Rivei, and in the other engagements in which he bore an active i)art. But, unfortunatel}', his usefulness as a soldier was terminated by his contracting a chronic disease which confined him in various hospitals for six months. He was in the general Held hospital at Nashville, at Lanesville, Chattanooga and Bridgeport, and in the last-named hospital was discharged from the army on account of physical disability, November 23, 1863.

His home farm comprises one hundred and thirtyeight acres of rich and well cultivated land, and is well supplied with substantial buildings, modern machinery, and everything to facilitate agricultural pursuits, besides being well stocked with graded stock. His residence, a view of which will be noticed in this volume, is a large frame house, and there he and his famil}^ have a pleasant home, rejilete witli comfort and coziness. Our subject is a plain-spoken, honest man, who never breaks his word when once given, and his neighbors know that lie is one in whom they can trust unreservedly, and who will not fail them if tlic}' are in need of help or in trouble, and they have great respect for him. His politics are of the Democratic order, and he is always loyal to his part3'.

The marriage of Mr. Ludwig to IMiss Charity Margaret, of this county, was solemnized February 1, 1882. Two children have been born unto them, whom they have named Cora E. and INIary M., respectively.

^ OHN SALMON. This well-known name is borne b}' the proprietor of the Oakwood Breeding Farm, a view of which will be ^ ^ noticed on another page. INIr. Salmon has on his place in Madison Mills, Fa3ette County, full-blooded Shropshire sheep, trotting and draft horses, Poland-China hogs and Jersey cattle, and in addition to these, devotes considerable time and attention to breeding Mammoth Bronze turkeys. White China geese, Liglit Brahmas, White Singlecomb Leghorns, Brown Single-comb Leghorns, Barred Plymouth Rocks, Langshans, and Duck- Aving Game Bantams.

The original of this sketch was born in Paint Township, Fa^'ctte County, June 13, 1837, to Perry and Elizabeth (Moore) Salmon, the former of whom was also born in that township, April 10, 1810, and the mother in 1805. Perry Salmon was born, reared and died on the farm in Paint Township and did much toward the upbuilding and advancement of the county's interests. On the death of liis father, lie aided in clearing the estate of four hundred and forty acres from indebtedness, and passed to the land beyond, October 26, 1890, after a long and useful life. Our subject was one in a family of four children: his eldest sister, Lucretia, who was born August 21, 1842, married R. D. Lane and makes her home on the old place; Solomon, who was born November 17, 1833; our subject was third in order of birth; and IMary Ann Cleaber, who was born August 1, 1845, married John W. TwaA' and also resides on the old homestead.

Tiie bo3diood da^'S of our subject were passed on his father's estate, and as the father was in poor health, the management of the place fell upon himself and brother. He received a commonschool education and has been more than ordinarily successful in all his undertakings. His mother lived to be sixty-six years of age and departed this life in 1871. On both sides of the house his ancestors were German, his maternal ancestors locating at first in Virginia, whence they removed to Bourbon Count}', Ky., where the mother was born. She was about fifteen years of age when her parents came to Ohio, during which trip they lost many of their possessions in crossing the Ohio River, among which was the family' record, so that the exact date of her birth is not known.

The paternal grandfather of our subject ran away from his father's home in INIaryland when a boy, and made his wa}' to Ohio, where he resided unknown to his people. In 1887, when some of his relatives were visiting in this State, they made tlie acquaintance of his descendants. Mr. Salmon of this sketcli was married October 26, 1866, to Miss Mary Margaret, daughter of Lewis and p]lizabeth (Alkire) Green. Mrs. Salmon was reared to womanhood in Mt. Sterling, in the home of an uncle, William II. Alkire, and after her marriage located with our subject on the old homestead.

In 1875, our subject lost his comfortable fortune by going security for others, but, nothing daunted, commenced life again, this time locating in Paint Township, 3Iadison County, where he rented land for three years. At the end of that time, he returned to the old farm and resided there until P'ebruary, 1890, when he took up his abode in Madison Township. In 1861, Mr. Salmon

Mr. and Mrs. Salmon liecame the parents (»f two children, both of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Salmon is a member of the Christian Churcli. in which body her father was a minister, while our subject is connected with tlie IMethodist Episcoj)al denomination. In political matters, he is independent. He has been called upon to rei)resent his district at various times on the School Uoard and has served as a Trustee of Paint Township. Socially, he is a member of the (i range and was President of the Alliance.

'T'SAAC ALLFREE, of Wayne Township, has I lived on the fine farm that is still his home for |1\ more than half a century, and though not among the earliest settlers of Fayette County, is worthy to be classed among its pioneers as one who has reclaimed a goodl}- portion of soil from the forest wilds. He was born in Hardy Countv, Ya., in 1808. His parents were Joseph and Polly (Keller) Allfree, the father of English descent, and they were life-long residents of old Virginia. The father's educational advantages were very limited, and when young in life he married a daughter of George Keller and set about building up a home. They reared a family of seven children, whom they named Anna, Betsy, Rebecca, Kate, Aliraham, Isaac and David, respectively.

Our subject is the sole survivor of the family. His father died when he was thirteen years old. while his mother lived several years longer. When his father died, our subject began life on his own responsibilil}'. His education was such as could be obtained in the district school of his native place, which was held in an old log schoolhouse. He worked out by the month during the early part of his career, and at the age of twenty-four had laid by enough to enable him to marry, and he was wedded to his cousin, Katherine Keller, daughter of George and Mary Keller. In the busy years that followed, she was a true helpmate, faithfully performing her duties, and slie was a good mother to the children born to them, eiglit in number, of whon\ these five are living: Mary C, Rebecca, David, Eliza J. and Eunice L. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Allfree married again, taking as his wife a most estimable 3'oung lady by the name of Maggie Jones, a daughter of Wells Jones, and she is a great comfort to him in his declining years. In 1835 Mr. Allfree loft his old home in Virginia with his famih' to seek another in the wilds of Fayette Count}-. He located in the woods in Wa3'ne Township, purchasing two hundred and fifty-five acres of wild land, which are comprised in his present farm. As a shelter for his family, he constructed a cabin of oak poles, hewn on the inside after it was comi)leted, and he built a chimney of mud and sticks on the outside of the house. He worked industriously to clear his land and put it under cultivation, sometimes varying his labors by hunting deer, turkeys and such other wild game as abounded, that he might add to their limited bill of fare. He has improved the most of his farm himself, placing it under good tillage, and he has added to his original purchase sixteen acres more land. On this last tract stood a brick residence into which he moved, and is now passing the sunset of life in comfort, the result of his patient and unremitting toil earlier in life. He has always stood by the Democratic party in politics, and is a good citizen, who is much- respected b}' his neighbors.

(j^ ELANCTHON WORTHINGTON is a wealthy and prominent citizen of Canaan Townshi)), and is noted throughout Madison and adjoining counties as one of the most successful stockmen of this place, who makes a specialt}' of breeding Shetland ponies and trotting horses of the best strains. He has a home, beautiful and attractive, pleasantly situated five miles from Plain City, on the East Pike, which connects it with West Jefferson.

Our subject was born in the township in which he resides, in the village of Amit}', December 9, 1841, being the date of his birth. He is a son of a late veteran of the Civil War, and is himself honored as a representative of that noble band of the sons of Ohio who went to the front to help preserve the Union, when the very life of this great Republic was threatened by foes from within. The father of our subject, Joel H. Worthington, was born in New London, Conn., in 1814, and was reared in his native town, learning the trade of a cabinet-maker in his youth. In 1836, he came, on his way home from the Florida War, to Cincinnati, and thence to Madison Count}-, where he was a pioneer in his calling, opening a cabinet-shoi) in the little hamlet of Amity. lie was engaged in manufacturing all kinds of furniture and coffins there until 1847, when he removed to Appanoose County, Iowa, and for a year resided in the village of Centreville. From there he went to Harrison County, Mo., and located in Bethany, where he carried on the cabinet business until 1856. In that year, he returned to this count}-, and again established himself in the village of Amity. He turned his attention to carpentering and painting, and was engaged at those callings when the war broke out. He had had some experience as a soldier in the Florida War many years before, and he was not long in deciding to again place his services at his country's disposal, he being among the first to enter the array, enlisting April 16, 1861. Discharged at the end of his three months' term of enlistment, August 16, he again enlisted on the 30th of the same month, and served until the following year. His third enlistment followed soon after, for he was nothing daunted by the hardships and miseries that he had previously undergone, but kept the light of jxatriotism burning brightly in his breast. In 1865, he received his final discharge, and returned to his home with the rank of Corporal, honorably earned by his bravery and fidelity. Ohio is where he died in 1878. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Polly Kinney, and she was born and reared in New York. She was still in early womanhood when she died in Iowa in her thirty-first year.

Our subject is the only child of his parents. He was but six years old when they took him to Iowa, but he had previously attended school in his native village. He was but eight years old when he was deprived of a mother's tender care by her untimely death. When he was thirteen years of ai^e, lie left his father in Iowa and returned to Amity to live with his nnele, 1. N. Worthington, with whom he remained until the brealving out of the Keltellion. Like his father, lie too sprang to tlie defense of the Stars and Stripes, and in the hard and trying 3'ears that followed, well did he show his loyalty to his country on many a hotl^'-eontested battlefield. Me devoted the opening years of his manhood to the great cause for which the Union army fought, enlisting at first for three months in Company C, Eighteenth Ohio Infantry. He was honorabl}' discharged the lOth of the following August, but soon re-enlisted for a longer term of service as a meralier of Company I), Fortieth Ohio Infantry, and was honorably discharged October 7, 1864, at Atlanta, Ga., receiving his pay at Louisville, Ky. He was with Gen. (Jarfield in the engagement at INIiddle Creek, and took part in many of the principal battles of the war. He had man}' a narrovv escape from death, but fortunatel}- escaped unscathed by bullet or bayonet thrust of the enemy. At one time, a ball passed very closely b}^ his ear, and lodged in his blanket, which was strapped on his back.

When his soldier life was over, ]Mr. Worthington returned to the village of his nativity, and was soon engaged as a clerk in the store of Miss Delilah Lane, an ambitious, energetic and business-like young lady, who has since become his wife, and has contributed much, not onl^' to his success in life, but to his well-being in other directions. Her store, which was for the sale of general merchandise, was two miles south of Amity on the place where she and our subject now reside. She was born in Amity, ]May 7, 1837, and is a daugliter of Luther and Elizabeth (Morrison) Lane. She was reared in her native village, was given a good education, and at the youthful age of fourteen, the self-reliant, self-contained young miss taught school, getting a salary of -SI.SO a week. But she was of a business turn of mind, and when fifteen years old, abandoned that profession to enter upon a mercantile career as clerk in her father's store. She learned perfectly ever^^ detail of the business, and at the end of eleven vears bought out the concern of her father, she was remarkably successful in iier venture, ;nul duiing three years of the war cleared >! 1,21)0 annually. She added to her funds by judicious investments and lu' loaning her money at a good rate of interest. Sju' was married to our subject, October 21, iHOti, and then turned over the management of the store to him.

'Sir. Worthington re))laced llie original sl(»ie by a large brick building, erected at a cost of *.3,UUU, and he also built a fine residence that cost the same amount, which stands on his present farni, and the buildings together are now woi'th ¥8,000. They have in Pike and Canaan To\vnslii|).s two hundred and twenty-nine acres of land, one hundred and eighty-eight in Brown 'rownship. Franklin County, and also fine [)ropei'ty in ('<»lunibus, which he exchanged for his stock of goods when he closed out his business as general merchant, said property including a substantial twostory dwelling, fitted up with all the modern conveniences. Mr. Worthington now devotes himself to raising blooded stock, and has one of the prettiest and best herds of Shetland ponies in the country, including a valuable stallion of that breed. He also has some very fine brood mares in trotting stock, and has some beautiful and swiftstepping horses, which have been bred on his place and have notable hlood in their veins. He likewise has well-graded cattle, sheep and hogs.

Our subject has strong Republican proclivities, early manifesting his sympathies with the i)rinciples of the party, and lighting for them on Southern battlefields. When a lx)y, he taught a runaway negro to read, and from hearing his stories of slavery became an earnest Ai)olitionist. Our subject is a man of civic and social importance in his communitj'. He has been Township Clerk, and is now Treasurer of the Township. He is prominently connected with the following (organizations: Urania Lodge No. 311, F. ik A. M., at Plain City; Lodge No. 412, L O. O. F., at West Jefferson; Ardent Encampment No. 244, at the same place; for two years he has been Commander of Canton Lodge No. 72, at West Jefferson; both he and his wife are members of the Daughters of Rebekah; he is charter member of the Knights of Pvthias Lodse. at West Jefferson: he belongs to the Chapter of Columbus, F. & A. M.; and is Commander of the Harry Scribner Post No. 222, (i. A. R. Religiously, he is a member of the Darby Baptist Church.

Mr. and Mrs. Worth ington have had two children, a son, who died in infancy, and a daughter, Lillie Maud. She is the wife of William C. Beach, of Jefferson Township, and the mother of two sons, Thomas Melancthon, who was named for his grandfathei', and Welling. These children are the pride and delight of our subject's heart, and he takes great pleasure in them.

=^EORGE W. BOTKIN, a leading and rep- (5 - , resentative citizen of Paint Township, ^^S«l ]M:^dison County, was born October 10. 1822, about three miles from his present home, in Madison Township, Clarke County. His parents, Jeremiah and Anna (p]llsworth) Botkin, were both natives of Harrison County, Va., the former born October 31, 1784, and the latter January 1, 1790. The mother was a distant relative of Col. Ellsworth, who led the Zouaves, and was shot in the early part of the War of the Rebellion, at Alexandria, Ya. The Botkin famil}^ was descended from two brothers of English birth, who in 1650 crossed the Atlantic and settled in A'irginia. The parents of our subject came to Ohio in 1802, with their respective families, and were married December 9, 1806. For a few years they resided m Clinton County, where the eldest child, Jesse, was born November 5, 1807. About 1808, the}^ removed to Clarke County, where Mr. Botkin bought land and carried on farming and wagonmaking. The second child, Sanford, was born on Birch Creek, Novemlier 7, 1809. The other children were all boi'u on the farm, which was the birthplace of our subject, and were: Ruhamah, born January 21, 1813; Margaret, March 13, 1815; Amos, May 15, 1817; Moses E., May 6, 1819; George, of this sketch; Anna, born Maj- 10, 1827; and William I., April 8, 1832. The father of this family made his own way in the world, and was very successful, owning two hundred and fifteen acres of land at the time of his death. In early life he was a Whig, and joined the Republican party on its organization. He became a member of the Methodist Church when a young man, and was licensed to exhort. By all who knew him he was held in the highest regard. His death occurred September 7, 1861, and his wife passed away August 24, 1864. Two of his sons were in the army. William L, who was married and had two children, enlisted in 1861, in Company F, Forty-fifth Oiiio Infantry, for three years' service, was taken prisoner at Philadelphia, Tenn., and incarcerated in Libb}- Prison, Belle Isle and Andersonville, where he died June 15, 1864. Our subject was a member of the onehundred-day service. He enlisted Ma}- 2, 1864, and returned home on the 26th of August, the day after his mother's burial.

At the age of twenty-one, INIr. Botkin, began teaching at $12 per month. After being employed for three months, he was solicited to retain the school for another month, and was given an increase of salaiy of $1. For ten 3-ears, he followed teaching at intervals. He was married April 5, 1849, at the age of twenty-seven, to Miss Eliza S. Maxey, of Paint Township, who was born on the farm which is now her home, January 10, 1823. Her parents were Stephen and Fannie (Troxel) Maxey. Unto them have been born six children: Frances E., bora April 13, 1850; Albert C, who was born November 13, 1851, and wedded Mary Tumbleson; Mary E., born January 4, 1853, is the wife of H. II. Snyder, a druggist of London, Ohio, and has five children; Florence I., born December 10, 1854, became the wife of Frank W. Pierce, and died, leaving two children; Stephen II., born September 23, 1856, resides in Madison County; and Anna J., born October 8, 1860, completes the family.

Mr. Botkin was in Fulton Count}^ 111., from September, 1847, until June, 1848, engaged in teaching school. After his marriage, he resided upon his father's farm for three years, when he removed to South Charleston, where he worked at the carpenter's trade for five 3'ears. In the meantime, he took a Western trip through Missouri and Iowa in 1857, in order to locate some land, but did not do so. He removed to his present home April 17, 1860, and has resided there continuously since. He owns one hundred and seventy-eight acres of valuable land, under a high state of cultivation and well-improved, and his residence was erected by himself and sons. He is an enterprising and progressive citizen, and may truly be called a self-made man.

Mr. Botkin cast his first vote for Henry Clay in 1844, supported John C. Fremont in 1856, and has since been a stanch Republican. He has served as Township Trustee, and for the long period of eighteen years has been Justice of the Peace, which fact indicates his faithfulness to duty. Himself and wife are consistent and active members of the Methodist Church, in which he has served as Steward and Trustee. He has also been a prominent Sunday-school worker, and was Recording Steward for the circuit for six years. Socially', he is a member of McMillan Post No. 122, G. A. R., of South Charleston.

^ OHN C. JONES, an enterprising and progressive farmer of Paint Township, Madison County, owns more than four hundred and fifteen acres of land, which he has under a high state of cultivation and well improved. The good buildings, the well-tilled fields and the neat appearance of the place, indicate the industry which has been one of the prominent characteristics of Mr. Jones through life.

He was born in Cumberland County, Tenn., June 11, 1817. His parents, Zacheus and Elizabeth (Ke}') Jones, were natives of Tennessee, and after tlieir marriage emigrated to London, Ohio. The family is originally of English descent. The father of our subject died soon after coming to this State. He had secured some wild land but left his family in limited circumstances. The mother taught our subject to plow and he became her main support until she married Charles Atkinson, who lived but a few years.

Mr. Jones of this sketch remained with his stepfather, and at his deatli had charge of the Atkinson farm. At tlie age of twenty-one, he was married October .'51, 183i>, to Sarah A. Taylor, who was born in Ciiillicothe, Ohio, September 5, 1«2(). Her parents, Thomas and Isabel (Hume) Taylor, were early settlers and i)r()nnnent citizens of Madison County. >L-. .Jones continued to reside on tlie old farm in Deer Creek Township with his mother for a few years. In the meantime, he bouglit one hundred and twenty acres of land and began the development of the farm on wiiicli lie now resides. It is now one of the most desiral)le places in the community, and its boundaries have since been greatly extended.

Into Mr. and Mrs. Jones were born eleven children: Mary Elizabeth, born September 11, 1840, is the widow of Capt. AVatson. She had three children and resides in London, Ohio. William II., born May 23, 1842, is a farmer of Deer Creek Township, ^Madison County, and by his marriage has three children. Isabel was born June 1, 1844. John ('., born August 29, 1846, died July 27, 1867. DeWitt Clinton, born September 5, 1848, married Miss Laura Hoeriger, of Columbus, and is a practicing attorney of that city. He served as Postmaster of Columbus under President Cleveland, and is a prominent Democrat, liy his marriage he has two children, Eldon and Norma. Francis M., born June 3, 18.")2, is married and resides in Paint Township, (ieorge D., born May 25, 1854, is a well-known lawyer of Columl)us. He married Eva Lattimer, of that cit\-, and they have two children: Grace, born April 3, 187i>, and Margaret Fuller, June 24, ISISG. Thomas T. died at the age of three mouths. Flora born April, 21, 1861, is the wife of Freeman ^Murray, b^- wliom she has one child. Ada, born October 7, 1863. Fannie, born October 20, 1865, is the wife of C. W. Adams, a lumber dealer of Cincinnati, and they have a little daughter. Hazel. Mrs. Jones, the mother of the famih', was called to her final rest, November 18, 1886.

In connection Avith his home farm, Mr. Jones owns six hundred acres of well-improVed land in Bates County, Mo., and is a stockholder in the National Bank of London, Ohio. He cast his first vote in 1840 for Gen. Harrison, and sup- ported the Whig party until 1856. since which time he has been a stanch Republican. lie has never failed to support a Presidential candidate of his parly, although at one time, when in ill health, the doctor told him if he went to the polls his death would result. lie has filled the offices of Justice of the Peace, Town Trustee and a Director of the Infirmary. He has always been found on the side of morality, temperance and integrity, and is regarded as one of the valued citizens of the community, respected by all for his sterling worth.

|/L_^ENRY WRIGHT, who is the proprietor of a large and valuable farming projierty three miles south of Plain City, in Canaan Township, is a fine type of our self-made men, whose energy, persistent purpose and spirited enterprise have contributed in no small degree to the enduring prosperity of Madison County as one of the principal agricultural centers of the State.

Our subject was born in Frederick County, Md., February 17, 1827, a son of Ileniy Wright, who was a physician, and died when our subject was about seven years old. His mother bore the maiden name of Margaret Bogen, and was the daughter of German parents. She married a second time, hecoming the wife of John Sager. From that marriage there were five children, of whom two are living.

The sul)ject of this biograph}' was his father's onl\' son. When he was nine ^^ears old, he came to Ohio with his mother and step-father, and at the age of eleven the sturdy, cap.al)le little lad ])ecame self-supporting, working out by the montli on a farm for his board, and he was so engaged until he was twenty-three years old. lie then devoted the ensuing two years to learning the trade of wagon-maker with T. N. Wortliington. At the expiration of that time, he bought the shop of his employer, and was interested in the manufacture of wagons for several years, winning a high reputation for his skill in that line. In 1864, he threw aside iiis business to join the brave boys in blue at

1 he front to hel[» fight his country's battles, and from that time until after the war ended, he did good service as a member of Company D, Twelfth Ohio Cavahy, receiving his discharge atKnoxville, Tenn.

- Returning to Madison, Ohio, after his exciting and trying experiences of a soldier's life, Mr. Wright resumed his old business as a manufacturer of wagons, and conducted it successfully until 1877, when he sold his shop to John McWigin and Strickland and devoted himself exelusivel}^ to the management of his farm, which he had previously been carrying on in connection with his business. In the year 1875, he located in the village of Amity, and has lived here ever since. He has four hundred and twenty-eight acres of land in Canaan Township, which is divided into four different farms, each of which is well equipped and under the best of tillage. They are all under his sui)ervision, and he is carrying on a profitable general farming business. He has secured all this land since 1875, and has been the sole architect of his own fortunes, as he had no one to give him a good start m life, never having had as much as |50 given him, and he had very early to live on his own resources. This was no misfortune to him, however. as it developed his manhood in a fuller degree and brought into greater prominence those sturdy traits that have enabled him to win his way against odds. He is a man of fine character and spotless reputation, and his fellow-citizens think highly of him. He is a Republican in i)olitics, and has borne his part in the administration of public affairs, liolding the responsible office of Treasurer of Canaan Township for many years. He is a devoted member of the Christian Church.

Mr. Wright was first married to Miss Elizabeth Mahaffey, who died in 1853, the year following their marriage, leaving one son. Albert, a successful school teacher in Canaan Township. Our su))- ject's second marriage was with Miss Nancy Harris and took place in 1858. She died in 1860, leaving two daughters: Elizabeth, wife of William Carr, of Washington Township, Franklin Count}'; and Iva, wife of Cassius M. Walker, of Brown Township, Franklin County. Our subject's present wife was formerly Polly Dominy, a native of

Franklin Count}'. They are the parents of eleven children, of whom nine are living, as follows: Harriet, wife of Charles Tagg-art, of Norwich Township, Franklin County; Ella, wife of Thomas Hummel, of Canaan Township; Howard, Maud, Laura, Delia, Henry, Lissie, and Abby, all of whom are at home with their parents, with the exception of the married daua:liters.

<^ HfclLLIAM H. PKOFFITT, who resides in \/iJ// ^^^^^^y-i Madison County, was born in J^^/ Rock Fish Township, Nelson County, Va., .lanuar}' 17, 1856, and is a son of Obediah Pickney and Mary Louisa (Walker) ProfHtt. The father was born in Nelson County, Va., in December, 1829, and for many years followed farming, but about two years before his death Avent into a mill owned by his father-in-law, AVilliani Harrison Walker, who was a distant connection of Gen. William Henry Harrison. The Protfitt family was of Scotch origin. The father of our subject died June 17, 1862, in his native count}', leaving three children, who were cared for by the mother. Mrs. Proffltt was born in Louisa County, Va., June 30, 1839, came to Ohio in the fall of 1880, and is now living in Midwav.

Our subject, the eldest child, was onl}' about six years of age when his father died. Quite early, he began working in the tobacco fields in the summer months, and in the winter season worked at the carpenter's trade with his maternal grandfather. He did not attend school between the ages of nine and fifteen years. After that, his education was not so badly neglected. At the age of nineteen, he came to the home of his uncle, John R. Winfield, near Midn-a}', Ohio, and began working by the month as a farm hand. He attended school the following winter at Midway and the next winter at Bloomingburgh Academy, after which he passed an examination for a certificate, and began teaching in the spring of 1877. He has taught each succeeding winter since that time, except in 1882, 1884 and 1891. In 1881, he bought his little home of thirty-two acres, which

On the 10th of August, 188.5, Mr. ProfHtt wedded Miss Relle S. O'Day, of :\Iidway, who was born in iMadison County, January 3, 1860, and is a daughter of Thomas and Isabel (Timmons) O'Day. Her mother died when she was but a few weeks old. Her father was again married, and is a prosperous farmer of Pleasant Township. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Proffltt have l)een born two children: Homer Franklin, born June 29, 1886; and Edgar Henry, born February 12, 1889.

Mr. Proffltt supports the Democratic party. He has served as a Councilman for five years, and was elected Clerk of Midway in April, 1892. He served as Clerk of the School Board for several years in Midway special school district, and in 1886 received the appointment of County School Examiner, which i)osition he has since filled. He belongs to Leanore Lodge No. 512, A. F. it A. M., of Midway, and the Chapter of London. Himself and wife hold membership with the Presbyterian Church, in which he is an Elder, and is serving his second year as Sundaj-school Superintendent. He has led a busy and useful life, and well merits the high regard in which he is held.

ADISON HAMMEL, IM. I)., a practicing iihysician and surijeon of Circleville, has *\ the honor of l)eing a native of this city. He was born Deceml)er 22, 1840. and is a worthy representative of one of the honored ])ioiieer families of Pickaway County. His grandfatliei'. John Ilammel, was born in Virginia, and his father was a native of Germany and the founder of the family in America. John Ilammel, accompanied b}' his family, came to Ohio in 1806. making the journey with a team and wagon. He entered land in Clear Creek Township, Fairfield Count}', becoming one of the early settlers of that locality. He broke his arm the first winter and had to go forty miles to a doctor. His home was a log cabin, and wild game, which was to be found in abundance, formed the pi-incipal article o^ diet.

Though he had many hardships to endure at first, he became a successful man and the owner of a highly improved and valuable farm of one hundred and sixt3' acres. lie reared a faniil}- of twelve children.

The father of our subject, Isaac llammel, was born on the new farm in 1813, and remained under the parental roof until twenty 3'ears of age, when he came to Circleville and learned the carpenter's trade. In 1837, he wedded Mary Funk, who was born in Fairfield Townshi]j, and was a daughter of Abraham Funk, a native of Virginia, who emigrated b}' team to Ohio in 1810. He entered land on the present site of the State Reform School, built a log house and there engaged m farming. He afterward removed to Circleville, Avhere his death occurred at the age of seven t^'- eight 3'ears. His father owned a large mill in Virginia. His second son served in the Revolutionar}^ War. Abraham Funk, although but a boy, drove a team in the Revolutionary War, carr3ing provisions.

After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Hammcl located in Circleville. He built a house in the midst of the cornfield, on what is now East Franklin Street, and became a successful contractor and engaged in business until seventy-five years of age, when he retired to private life. He died on the 13th of April, 1889. He was a prominent citizen, an upright, honorable man, and was a leading member of the Lutheran Church. In politics, he was a Democrat, and served for three terms as Township Trustee. Mrs. llammel passed awa^^ on the 12th of September, 1873. In the famil_y were seven children, five of whom are now living. Catherine is the wife of R. H. Moore, of Circleville; the Doctor is the next younger; P^lla makes her home in Circleville; Carrie is the wife of AVilliam Atkinson; Edson died in 1890; Martha is the wife of J. Christie; and Daniel is the Chief of the Fire Department in Chillicotlie, Ohio.

Dr. llammel began his education in the common schools and afterward attended the graded schools and the High vSchool. The war came on, and, I)rompted by patriotic impulses, he enlisted in the Lnited States service in 18G1, but his father exercised his parental authority and the Doctor returned home. On the 11th of August, 1862, he again enlisted, becoming a member of Company A, One Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio Infantry. He was mustered in at Camp Circleville, and then went South to Memphis. He participated in the battles of Chickasaw Bayou, Arkansas Post, Port Gibson, Champion Hill, Black River Bridge and the siege of Vicksburg. He afterward went to Texas, and finally- mustered out at Houston, Tex., July 31, 1865. He was a faithful soldier, always found at his post of duty.

When the country' no longer needed his services, Mr. llammel returned home, and in the autumn began the study of medicine under Drs. Griswold & Wilder. In the fall of 1866, he entered the medical department of the LTniveisity of Michigan, and the following year became a student in the Ohio Medical College, of Cincinnati, from which he was graduated in 1868, with the degree of M. D. He located at Five Points, where he engaged in practice for six months, and then spent a halfyear in Waterloo, but since the spring of 1869 he has made his home in Circleville and has successfully- engaged in practice. He served as Township Ph^'sician four successive years, from 1869 until 1873, was then County Jail Physician from 1874 until 1881, and in February, 1882, was emplo^yed as ph3'sician at the Infirmaiy, but in the latter part of the year he resigned on account of the mistreatment of the inmates by the Superintendent and Matrons, who did not cany out his directions or see to the sanitar3' affairs of the building. In consequence. Dr. llammel resigned, and denounced the management of the institution. Since that time he has given his attention to private practice, and his skill and ability have gained him a liberal patronage.

On the 2.5th of June, 1868, in Five Points, Dr. llammel wedded Miss Martha Sommers, who was born near Bournevillc, Ross Count3 , Ohio, and is a daughter of Ileniy Sommers, an agriculturist. Tlie3' have a pleasant home on the corner of Water and Court Streets, where the Doctor's ottice is also located. In his social relations, he is a member of Groce Post No. 156, G. A. R., of which he has been Surgeon, and belongs to the Knights of P3'- thias, and has held all the offices. He was a Secre- tar J of the Monumental Committee of Groce Post, and largely through liis influence and efforts a fine monument was erected and dedicated to the lirave boys in blue, who gave their lives for the Union. In 1888, the Doctor attended the National (Irand Army Encampment at Columbus, where lie met many of his old comrades. In politics, he is independent. He belongs to the Presliyterian Church, of which he has served as Elder. He was also President of the Pickaway County Medical Society, and has been a member of the State Medical Societ3\

^ILLIAM L.MORGAN. The portrait on the opposite page represents one of the prominent farmers of Scioto Township, Pickaway County. lie has a fine, large brick residence onl}' one-half mile from the village of Morgan, which is situated on the banks of Darbj- Creek and bears liis name, as he was one of the most active in building up its interests. He was born in Eraiiklin County Ohio, in Pleasant Township, February 24, 1837. His father, Joseph Morgan, also a native of Ohio, was born INIarch 8, 1801. and was a son of William, and a grandson of John [Morgan.

The great-grandfather of our subject was of Welsh birth and came to this country from London, England. He became a soldier of the Revolutionary War and later farmed in Pulaski County, ^'a. lie was a pioneer preacher of the INIethodist Church, devoting much of his time to preacliing in the scattered settlements, and lived to a good old age. His son William was a farmer and an extensive stock-dealer. He was married in Virginia and came to Ohio in 1800, journeying by team and wagon across the mountains and making a settlement in Ross County at the mouth of Deer Creek, where he bought land and built a log house. Here he underwent the hardships of pioneer life, and used to journey on horseback to Zanesville with two sacks of wheat across his horse and return with two sacks of salt, obtained by barter, as there was practically no money in the State at that time. In 1808, William Morgan removed to Fayette

County, settling near Yankeetown, whci't' Indians were all about him. lie ei-ectcd a log liuusc. in which the family lived for llic lh>l >umnier wjiliout its being completed, as he had no tinu' to go on with his building on account of tlic nccr>sit\- tliat he should clear sijme giouiid and raise aciop. So through that sinnmer they lived without roof, door oi- window, going in and out <»f this ])rimitive abode by means of two ladders, one on the inside and one on the outside, the latter being taken in at night to prevent unexpected calls from the Indians. There this brave family lived and developed a farm, and came in time to own more than fifteen hundred acres of land. The fatheiwas a large stock-raiser and used to diive cattle to the Philadelphia and New York niaikcts. He was a man of laige business capacity, a Whig in politics and a ISIethodist in religion, and lived to be seventy-six years of age.

The father of our suliject married Rachel Foster, who was born in Ross Count}-, Ohio, in 180(), and they became the parents of nine children, of whom the following grew to maturity: A\'illiani F.. .John F.; Martha, who became Mrs. Chenoweth; Mary, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Elizabeth. The mother of these children died at the age of forty-two. She was an active member of the Methodist Church. Her father, John Foster, who was of Scotch descent, was a native of \'irginia and an early settler in K'oss County, where he carried on tlu' double calling of farmer and Methodist i)reachei-. lie was \-eiy prominent in the community, and m the (tpinion of his neighlxtrs was a veritable sage, to whom they came for counsel under all circumstances, and he did much to establish the cause of I'eligion in those pioneer days. He lived to a good old age, and reared twelve children, nine daughters, and three sons, all of whom grew to maturity and e-tablished families of their own.

Our subject passed his boyhood days as did all lads of pioneer times, and began for himself upon reaching his majority, about which time his father died. He carried on the home farm for thiee years before his marriage and finally settled upon it permanently. It was on the *'*^h of July. 186.5, that he was united with Maiy E. Morgan. Fpon his beautiful estate of five hundred acres, he. for-

In 1884, the Midland Railway was secured here by the efforts of Mr. INIorgan and others, and on his land in 1885 he laid out the town of Morgan, which has grown to be quite a flourishing village- Mr. Morgan platted and laid out sixty lots, all of which, with the exception of six. have either been sold, or built upon by him. He has made three additions to the plat and expects soon to make another. In organizing the village of Morgan, he put a provision in every deed forbidding any one to keep a saloon on the lot. A man undertook to run contrary to this regulation last year and our suliject began action in court, which action was sustained by law and the saloon had to close.

The Methodist Church is highly favored in having such active and liberal members within its number as Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, who are ever read}^ to devote time, effort and means to promote its interests and the cause of religion, and whose intelligence and character make them people of influence in the community. Although in no sense a politician, our subject is stanch in his adherence to the principles of the Republican party. His beautiful home is elegantly furnished and is a delightful center of social life.

ON. DANIEL HAAS, a well-known farmer residing on section 4, Washington Township, and present Representative of his Dj district in the Ohio Legislature, is one of the native-born sons of Pickaway County of whom she may well be proud, as he has won his way to positions of honor and trust solely through liis ability and own merit. His birth occurred in Walnut Township, on the 14th of August, 1839, and lie is a son of the venerable Jacob Haas, who is honored as a pioneer of tliis county, and is still living in Walnut Township, on the fine farm that he inircliased in a wild condition more than sixty years ago and redeemed from its primitive state. The father was born in Berks County, Pa., in 1809. He learned the trade of a blacksmith in earh^life and worked at it several years. In 1830, he came to Ohio, and has since lived in Walnut Township. He has been prominent in its public life and in religious circles. He has been a devoted member of the Evangelical Association many years, and has been very active in church work, holding various official positions, such as exhorter, leader, steward, etc., and has been an influence for much good. He married Rebecca Miesse, a native of Pennsylvania, and a daughter of John Miesse, who was a Pennsylvanian farmer until he established himself as a pioneer farmer of Fairfield County, this State. The mother of our subject was an earnest Christian, belonging to the same church as her husband, and she lived to the ripe old age of eighty-seven years.

He of whom we write is one of nine children, four of whom are living. He was reared under the best home influences, principles of the highest integrity being early instilled into his mind by his worthy parents. He was early inured to farm work, but was also given excellent educational advantages, by which he profited, as he was naturally a bright, quick scholar. From the local district school, he went to a school in Circleville, where he spent a short time, and for about eight months pursued a course of study in the academ y at Greensbui'gh, paying his own way and working with zeal and industry to obtain the means to do so. After leaving school, he entered the teacher's profession at the age of twenty-two and soon made his mark as an intelligent educator, so that his services were always in demand. For some time, he was Principal of the Ringgold Schools and had charge of other schools in different localities, spending in all fourteen hundred and fifteen days in the school room. He had remained at home until he became of age, and during the time he was teaching found time to complete a commercial course in Lebanon.

Our subject eventually turned his attention to farming, locating in Walnut Township, where he owned a farm. In 1872, he sold that and purchased the one on which he now lives on section 4, Washington Township. This contains one hundred and twenty acres of good land, under a high state of cultivation and provided with a neat and commodious set of buildings. The residence is a large and sightly brick house, erected since the farm came into Mr. Haas' possession, convenient in its arrangements and cozy and attractive as a home. Our sul)- ject has not been actively engaged in farming tlie past few 3^ears, althougli he carefully superintends the management of his property, as his attention is given to other business; he has been appointed executor and trustee of estates, and lias had many to settle since he entered upon the duties of liis {)Osition. He is regarded as a man of fine judgment and of more than ordinary business acumen, and has a high reputation for unswerving honesty and sound integrity in looking after other peoi)le's interests. So highly is he regarded b_y his fellowcitizens, they have often lionored liim and themselves by calling him to responsible offices, and his sagacity and talent for alTairs have l)een of great help in administering public duties.

Mr. Haas is a leader among the Democrats of this section and has been delegate to several county, district and State conventions. He has served as Assessor of his township, and was Land Appraiser for the same in 1880. He was at one time made Justice of the Peace, but he resigned the office before the expiration of his term. In the fall of 1891, his fellow-Democrats selected him as tlieir most available candidate for the Legislature, and he was elected. He has shown l)y his course since lie became an incumbent of the ottice tliat he is eminently fitted to fill it, as regards his native talent, and also by reason of his sense of the responsibilities thus imposed upon him as a loyal and public-spirited citizen holding a high civic position. He is a member of the Water Commission, of the Committee on Federal Relations, and of that on Geology, Mines and Mining.

Our subject was married, in 1866, to Miss Sarali J. Gra}', and their domestic relations are of the pleasantest character. Two children have been born unto them: Cora A., wife of Henry F\ Hampshire, a farmer of Washington Township, and Florence M., who is at home with her parents. Mrs. Haas is also a native of Pickawav County and is the only daughter of John and Lucinda Gray, who were Pennsj^lvanians. Her paternal grandfather, Joseph Gray, was born in England, and came to this country during the devolution, it was lie who ^wam the Potomac River to deliver to (ien. Washington the news of the surrender of (Jen. Cornwallis at Yorktown. Jolin Gray, who was a farmer, came to ()hio in 1H2.'), in tiie o|)eiiing years of a vigorous manhood, did line woi-k as a pioneer of Pickaway County and die(l in IMSS. aged eighty-six years. His wife, Lucinda Heavers, had been j)reviousIy married to John i\Lartin.

Mr. Haas has fought his own wa^' in life, not sta^'ing to query wliether or no it were worth living, but striving to make it so, and success has followed his efforts, if we are to judge by the respect that is paid to him. Both he and his wife are among the foremost meml)ers of the Evangelical Associati'jn, in which he has filled various i)ositions, and their names are associated with mucli that has been done to elevate the religious and social status of the community.

'ifOSIIl/A BAH.EY MORGRIDGE. of Darby Township, who is one of the wealthiest and best representatives of the farming, stock ' and landed interests of Madison County, is widelv and prominently known tliroughout Ohio, as a leader in the People's party. He wields an important intluence on the political destinies of this section as one of the most able and gifted expounders of the doctrines of his party within its ranks.

Mr. Morgridge was boru August 2, 1811, amid the beautiful hills of Vermont, in the town of Berlin, Washington County, three miles from INIontpelier. He is the fourth son and seventh child of Richard and Sally Morgridge, who are represented in the biography of our subject's brother. When our subject was but two yeai's old, the family migrated from his birthplace to the wilds of Ohio, and when he was five years old, they settled in Madison County. (Occasionally in his boyhood he went to school in the primitive log schoolhouses of the time, with their rude home-made furnishings, and, in order to reach them, he had to go nearly two miles over the wet prairies. He only went to school about thirty-five clays in the year, but was taught at home by his mother, and from her instructions learned more than he ever did at school.

At the boyish age of ten years, the lad became independent, going out to work for his own living, and when fourteen years old he was able to do a man's work, so vigorous, strong and industrious in his habits was he. He was an expert in handling the sc3'the and hand-rake in haying time, and with a rope, used to haul the ha}- to stack it in the field, plowing around the stack to keep the fires from it. His father broke down in health before Mr. Morgridge was twenty-one years old, and he helped his mother carry on the farm. He also became noted as a teacher, and engaged in that profession in fourteen counties, numbering among his pupils many who afterward became noted as prosperous farmers, merchants, inventors, mechanics, civil engineers, lawyers, doctors, educators and county sheriffs, and had one who afterward became a preacher. He received $1 a month from his pupils for their tuition.

When our subject turned his attention to farming permanently he bought and located on one hundred and thirtj' acres of his present farm. He was not then able to pay for it, but devoted his energies to wiping out the delit, for he had a great aversion to owing any one. It happened that when he was a boy of ten years, liis father was arrested for debt, Init, though he was released in a short time, it made a great impression on the child's thoughtful mind, who then first began to realize that poverty was inconvenient and oftentimes humiliating. He says that the purpose and fixed resolution of his life then rushed to his mind to avoid debt when possible, and that is the advice that lie would give to every young man if he values his comfort and freedom.

By dint of persistent hard labor, Mr. Morgridge was not long in paying for his first purchase, and he next added to it by the purchase of one hundred and forty acres at a slier itf's sale. At another time, he bought five hundred acres of land, the largest tract that lie ever bought in one lot. He now owns twenty-four hundred acres of fine farming land in this vicinity, all of which has been developed under his supervision, is fenced into two convenient fields, and well drained by ditches and tiles. The comfortable and commodious residence that he occupies is on his farm five miles southwest of Plain City in Darby Township, where he has substantial and conveniently arranged buildings for every purpose, and all the modern improvements of a model farm. He has a large number of fine stock, comprising from one to three hundred cattle, from one thousand to twent3'-four hundred sheep, and from twenty-five to sixt}' head of horses and colts.

Besides his valuable property in this State, Mr. Morgridge has large landed interests in Kansas, consisting of a farm of six hundred and forty acres and pasture land of more than ten thousand acres, which have come into his hand by the foreclosure of mortgages. His son resides on his Kansas farm, keeping bachelor's hall, and superintending its management, and he has from one hundred and fifty to three hundred head of cattle there. Our subject has never taken stock in any joint stock compan}', except one, and then he found that the assessments amounted to more than the dividends. He has never had a partner in any of his transactions, or been helped to a dollar of his fortune by any friend. All that he has, and all that he is, he owes solely to his indomitable ambition, determination to succeed in life, far-reaching foresight, and his ability to plan and execute his undertakings with unerring sagacity.

Mr. Morgridge was married in 1850 to Miss Hannah Tuttle, a native of Connecticut, in whom he had a devoted wife. She had come from her native State to this at the age of twelve. She was a lady of strong character, well read and well educated, had a remarkable memory, and was positive in her convictions. Her death, in March, 1889, caused great sorrow, not only in the household, but among the many who knew her and appreciated her great worth. She was the mother of eight children, two sons and six daughters, namely: Josephine, wife of R. W. Thompson, of Union County; Blanche, wife of John Florence, of Madison County; No Ira, wife of A. Jay Dyer, of Delaware County; May, wife of Perry Rowlen, of East Pittsburg, Pa.; Ruth, wife of Al Williams, of Madison County; Harriet, wife of Cliarles Butler, of Madison County; Ilotcbkiss and William.

As before mentioned, our subject is a promineut factor in local politics. He voted the Democratic ticket thirtj'-seven 3'ears without a scratch, but long before he left its ranks he saw and felt the need of a new party, for as a thoughtful man and an intelligent observer, he realized that the scope of the old one was not broad enough to suit the exigencies of the times. For seven years, he was» ready and waiting to join forces with others who held like views, and at length he had the happiness to assist in the organization of the first Farmers' Alliance in Madison County. He was present at the great Farmers' Convention at Gallon in 1890, and was active in its deliberations as one of the Committee on Resolutions. He was sent as a delegate to Cincinnati when the People's party was formed and named, and in the Camp of 1891 he was nominated ])}' the People's party for State Senator, to represent the district composed of Madison, Clarke and Champaign Counties, and was endorsed by the Democratic Centi-al Committee of each of those counties, but the counties were so overwhelmingly Republican that he was defeated at the polls. Mr. Morgridge was a delegate to the great Labor Convention held at St. Louis is 1892, which excited so much interest among all classes that the largest hall in the city was found to be too small to hold all that wished to be present at the meetings.

The People's part}- has no more enthusiastic or devoted worker within its ranks than our subject, who has done important service in its organization and upbuilding in this section. He is thoroughly conversant with its object and aims, and has done much to acquaint his fellow-citizens with its principles and to rouse their interests in the new movement bv his earnest and eloquent speeches, which show careful study of the subject and are replete with facts bearing on the case that can only have been gathered through a wide range of reading. He is also a welcome speaker at farmers' institutes and similar gatherings, and his practical, interesting addresses, replete with useful information and containing frequent happy hits, are of much Itenefit to his fellow-farmers, who are glad to profit by liis experience and ol)servation. He served as delegate-at-large to the Omaha Convention, the first held by ti)e People's party to nominate candidates for President and Vice-president. He is now (1892) a candidate on that ticket for Congress from the Seventh Congressional District, comprising the counties of Madison, Pickaway, FaAOtte, Clarke, and Miami.

ILAS M. SEEDS, M. D. This well-known physician and druggist at Commercial Point, Pickawav County, is an old resident of this vicinity, and was born on the south line of Franklin County, Ohio, September 22, 183G. His father, Dr. John Seeds, was born in Pennsylvania in 1801, and his grandfather, William, was a native of Ireland, who came to America alone when a young man, and after living for a number of years in Pennsylvania, journeyed by team and wagon to Ohio during the '20s. He located in the northern part of Scioto Township, Pickaway County, and although poor, bought some land, which he proceeded to develoj). He was a hard worker and good manager, and became a prosperous farmer, living to he near seventy years old.

The father of our subject was a young man when he came here with his parents, and remained with them until he married, settling near the boundar}- line of Franklin County, Ohio. He there owned one hundred and twenty-five acres of land, which he cleared and improved, and, being a man of much intelligence and extensive reading and of indomitable energy and industry, he became a marked man in the community.

Dr. John Seeds was one of the mainstays of the Christian Church, and was most faithful in his devotion to the cause of religion. He married Asenath Britton, who was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Va., in 1807, and who came here with her parents when only two years old, being brought hither across the mountains on horseback. Mr. Britton came with a colony of the Christian Church, and was their preacher and shoemaker, with which two vocations he mingled that of a farmer. They settled ten miles west of Columbus, and did their trading at Chillicothe. This good man did much to establish the church in that part of Ohio, and lived to be eight3' odd years old, having reared a family of three sons and six daughters.

The mother of our subject is still living and now, in her eight3'-fifth year, she resides with this son. His four brothers and sisters are Henry, Britton, William, Zenas, Eliza J. and Elizabeth. The father died when Silas was but twelve years of age, and his childhood and youth were spent u[)on a farm, and in the rudely-constructed district schoolhouse. He had been for two years under the instruction of his father, who was a teacher, and later pursued his studies with much zeal and interest. At seventeen years of age, he entered Central College, east of Columbus, and after two years there, attended the Capital University, of Columbus, spending j)art of the year there.

The young man now undertook the calling in which his father had done honorable service, and taught much of the time for the next decade, reading medicine in the meantime under William J. Scott, of Shadeville, Franklin County, who is now a Professor in the Medical College at Cleveland. After two years of private study, he entered the Michigan University of Ann Arbor, but his i)rofessional studies were cut short by his enlistment in the Union army. He was given a commission as Surgeon in 1862, serving for over three years, being under Gen. Sherman all that time. Among the most important battles at wliich he was present were those of Nashville, Stone River, Resaca, and Chickamauga.

Upon being mustered out of service at San Antonio, Tex., December 5, 1865, and receiving his discharge at Columbus in January, 1866, he located in Commercial Point, and for ten years carried on a practice here. Later, he practiced at' Vernon, Shiawassee County, INIich., during whicli time he lost his wife, and subsequently returned to Commercial Point, where he has practiced since 1877. In 1883, he established a drug store in the twostory brick building which he erected, and he has built up a very important and extensive practice. His first wife, to whom he was united in Februaiy, 1866, bore the maiden name of Emma M. Deyo, and was a native of Ann Arbor, Mich. Her one child, Jesse, is married and resides here, is a teacher in this township, beside having an interest in the drug store. Mrs. Emma Seeds died in 1876. She had for j^ears been a member of the Presbyterian Church, but just previous to her decease united with the Methodist bod>'.

The marriage of Dr. Seeds and Miss Lizzie Cassady took place in September, 1877. This lady was born in Ross County, Ohio, and is the mother of two children, Karl and Otto, both of whom are in school here. Both the Doctor and his wife are earnest and active members of the Methodist Church and faithful in their attendance upon its services. Their pleasant home is located in a fine, large frame residence which was put up in 1891. The Doctor is a Democrat in politics, and has served four years as Trustee of his township, two years as Clerk, and two years as Mayor of the village. He is a demitted member of the Masonic order, and belongs to the lodge of Odd Fellows at Commercial Point.

OHN L. MISER, who is prosperously engaged at his business as a blacksmith at Washington C. IL, enjoys the reputation ^ of being one of the most skilled of the men of his calling in this part of Fa3'ette Count3^ He was born in Cincinnati, Januaiy 8, 1851, and is a son of the late John Miser, who was for many years a prominent citizen of this city and township. The father of our subject was born in Putnam, Muskingum County, November 15, 1818, opening his e>es to the light of the world amid pioneer surroundings. His father, Peter Miser, was also a resident of that count}'. Of his four children, three sons and one daughter, the father of our subject was the eldest. He left his native place wlien he was a young man, having learned the trade of a blacksmith of his father, and, making his way to Illinois, he worked at his calling in Marietta and other towns until 1848, when he returned to his native State, and ^ for three or four years resided in Cincinnati. In the spring of 1852, he came from that city to this, and first engaged in blacksmithing with a Mr. Weller, who had learned his trade of Peter Miser, the grandfather of our subject. That partnership lasted several years, and then John Miser started up for himself, and continued in the business until 1864, when he went into the carriage business. He carried on that until 1876, when failing health obliged him to retire. He died April 9, 1889, and was greatly lamented by the entire community where he was so well known, and where he had passed thirty-seven years of his life. He was a strict Republican in politics, and stood by his party until death. His first Presidential vote was cast for Gen. Harrison, of Tippecanoe fame, and his last for his grandson, the Gen. Harrison of today. He was honored by his fellow-citizens by being placed in offices of trust. He was Township Trustee for a number of years, and was a member of the City Council for a term or two. He was one of the leading members of Fayette Lodge No. 107, A. F. >Si A. M., in which he held the offices of Treasurer, Senior Warden and Senior Deacon. John Miser was married in the cit}' of Cincinnati to Miss Allie, daughter of James Warden, and they had a family of three children, two sons and one daughter: John L., Hiram R., and Maggie, who is now dead. Hiram is a carriage-trimmer in this city.