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West Virginia, where lie guarded the trains through to Washington City, and then went to Norfoll<, Va., wliere he remained until September, 1864. He was mustered out at Camp Dennison. He saw much livel3^ service, and was in many severe skirmishes, but participated in no large battles. He enjoyed the best of health all through camp, and led his command at all times. He had a number of miraculous escapes, but was never injured. After the war, he was continued as Captain of the Count}' National Guards, and later was commissioned Major of the Ohio National Guards, holding that )K)sition until he resigned.

Since the war, Maj. Stephens has followed his trade, and has finished some of the finest buildings in the city. He has also had considerable business all over the county, and is the oldest painter now here. He resides on High, near Court Street. He was married in Columbus, Ohio, November 3, lHf)3, to Miss Oledia Garner, a native of Columbus, and of the eight children born to this union, six are now living, namely: Charles; Mary, at home; Jennie, now Mrs. Moeller, of Circleville; Thomas Y>., who resides in Circleville; .]osei)h, painter and practical paper-hanger; and Edward, clerk in a grocery store. Maj. Stephens is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, of Columbus, also a member of the Knights of Pythias, and is a member of Groce Post No. 156, G. A. R., and is ex-Aide-de-Camp of the Post, and is a member of the INIonumental Association. In politics, he is a true-blue Republican, and has been a delegate to conventions, etc. The Major is a member of the Methodist Church, and has been Trustee and Steward for fifteen years.

,^^ EORGE F. JEWETT, M. D. The calling of (il (_, a physician is one that brings into play as *^^^|( many of the powers of the mind and body as any in which man can engage. The constant strain upon the mental faculties and the nervous energy can scarcely be estimated by one outside a physician's family, and necessarily requires a strong constitution as a foundation. The city of West

Jefferson is the home of a number of men who are exerting themselves as practitioners, and who arc doing a grand work in alleviating suffering and saving life. One of those who has been thus occupied here since 1800 is Dr. Jewett, of whose life history we propose to give a brief outline, and whose portrait is noticed on the opposite page.

Dr. William II. Jewett, the father of our subject, was born in Franklin County, this Stale, ( )ctober 2, 1831, and began the study of mediciiu! in the oflice of Drs. Andrews >Si Johnson, of Worthington, this State, and later gained still further information in the science of medicine under the tutelage of Dr. Piney, of Dublin, Franklin County. Dr. Jewett then practiced for one year at Bell Point, and, on the outbreak of the Civil War, entered the Union service as a member of Company C, One Hundred and Twenty-first Ohio Regiment, for fourteen months. Returning home in 1864, he again entered upon tlie practice of his profession, this time in Hilliards, where he remained until 1872, when he took up his abode in Amity. After a successful practice there of eighteen years, he removed to Elmwood, Franklin County, where he is living retired from active work of any kind.

He of whom we write was the eldest son and second child in the parental family of ten children. He was born in Franklin County, March 17, 1857, and after obtaining a primary education in the common schools, entered the Ohio Central Normal School at Worthington, and later took a course in the State University of Ohio. Choosing the medical profession as his life work, our subject began the study of that science with his father at Amity, and was graduated in the Class of '82 from the Columbus Medical College. During the winter of 1885-86, he took a post-graduate course in New York City. He remained with his father twelve months after graduating, at the end of which time he located at Hilliards, where he resided for six years, and then came to West Jefferson, and has been engaged in active practice here since December, 1890. His ability and skill as a physician have been widely recognized, and in 181)1 he was elected Professor of Physiolog}' in the Columbus Medical College.

April 29, 1885, was Ida M. Forshee, who was born in Brown Township, Madison County, April 28, 1860. To them have been granted a family of three children, namely: Una, Ethel and Gladys. Religiously, Dr. Jewett is an active member of the Christian Church, while his wife holds membership with the Baptist Church. In politics, he is a Prohibitionist, and has done much towards furthering the cause of temperance in his locality.

^ OHN L. MILLIKIN, who is classed among the most prosperous farmers of INIadison County, has a well-improved and wellstocked farm five and one-half miles north of AVest Jefferson in Canaan Township. Mr. Millikin isa Pennsylvanian b}' birth, born on Ten Mile Creek, Amwell Township, Washington Count}', August 18, 1842, the youngest child of John and Rachel (Bane) Millikin, of whom an account is given in the sketch of Robert Millikin. He was reared in his native place until he was fourteen 3'ears old, and obtained his first schooling there. At the age mentioned, he came to this count}^ with his parents, and his education was completed in a district school in Canaan Township. He remained at home with his father and mother until he was thirt3--one years old, affording his father valuable aid in carr3ing on his farm until he was twentyone, and then engaging in agriculture on his own account.

Soon after marriage, Mr. Millikin located one mile north of his present place of residence and farmed as a renter three years before he bought a farm. He lived for seven years on that farm, which was one mile north of his present homestead, and at the end of that time he purchased this. He has here one hundred and eleven acres, which are mostl}' under cultivation, and are well supplied with modern improvements, lie devotes his time to mixed husbandry, and has his farm well stocked with horses, cattle, etc.. of tine grades. Our subject is an open-hearted, fair-minded man, who is well liked by his neighbors and all who have dealings with him. He is upright and reliable, and his word is as good as his bond. In politics, he is a firm believer in the polic}^ of the Democratic part}' and gives it his hearty support at the polls.

Our subject was married, March 27, 1873, to Miss Elizabeth M., daughter of Rowland and Almira (Hall) Thomas. Her father was a native of Wales and her mother of Franklin County, Ohio. She is still living and resides in Jefferson Township, and is aged sixty-one years. After the death of her first husband, before the birth of her daughter, Mrs. Millikin, who was the only child of that union, she married Nathan Bidwell, of Jefferson Township, by whom she had two children, John and Mary. Mrs. Millikin was born in Jefferson Township, November 28, 1850. Her pleasant wedded life with our subject has been blessed to them by the birth of three sons and one daughter, whom they have named respectively Charles R., Wj'att L., Marvin S. and Maud.

AVID E. ROBISON is engaged in general farming and stock-raising on the Circle ville road, about a mile from Mt. Sterling. He was born in Clarke County, Ohio, September 21, 1821, and is a son of John and Mary (Edmonson) Robison,the former a native of South Carolina and the latter of Tennessee. His parents removed to Clarke County just before his birth, and when he was a lad of seven years returned to Madison County and purchased the farm on which our subject now resides. It continued to be their home for sixty years.

The educational advantages which Mr. Robinson received were very limited, but by reading and observation he has become a well-informed man. He was reared upon the farm and was early inured to the labors connected with agriculture. He remained at home and aided his father in managing his property until his marriage, which was celebrated on New Year's Da}^, 1850, Miss Jane Carr becoming his wife. After that time, his father made his home with our subject until his death, in 1877. His mother had previously been called to her final vest. Six children weie born unto Mr. and Mrs. Robison, all having been born and reared on the home farm: John, who was born in 1850, is married and with his wife and five children resides upon a farm in Pickaway County; Mrs. Caroline AVhitlock is living in Pleasant Township and lias seven children; Mrs. Mar}- Bennett, who resides in Pickaway County, has two children; Willis is married, and, with his wife and four children, makes his home upon a farm in Benton County, Ind.; Lincoln is married and resides with his family, which numbers two children, on his father's farm; INIrs. Sophronia Atkins is living in Fa3'ette County and has three children.

Mr. Robison followed in the political footsteps of his father and has been a stalwart supporter of the Republican party. He has served efficiently as Township Trustee for about twelve years, and by his faithful performance of duty has won the commendation of all. He, however, has never been an office-seeker, preferring to devote his time and attention to his business interests. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church and are people of sterling worth. Mr. Robison had less than one hundred acres of land given him by his father, and with this as a nucleus has constantly added to it and now owns over five hundred acres of valuable land. He is one of the substantial citizens of the community and a leading farmer and stock-raiser.

EORGE H. FLOWERS, residing at No. 214 Columbus Avenue, AVashington C. H.,is jun- ^^^^ ior member of the firm of Flowers & Tobin, confectioners and bakers, at No. 212 East Court Street, who conduct a very profitable business in their line. Our subject was born in the town of Ewing, Hocking Count}^ October 28, 1853, and is a son of Jacob Flowers,who was born and reared in Pennsylvania. He in turn was a son of Heniy Flowers,who was a native of German}', but came to this countiy and settled in Pennsylvania.

Jacob Flowers was a man of good standing in his community and was a consistent member of the Catholic Church. In politics, he sympathized with the Democrats. He was one of the early settlers of Hocking County, locating in the forests and clearing a farm. He sold that property, and, removing to Ewing, engaged in tlie dry-goods and grocery business, continuing in tliat until his wife died. He then sold his store and stock and removed to Champaign County, 111., where he bought a farm. He lived there two years, when his father, who had resided in Periy County, was taken ill, and he went to see him, was suddenly- attacked liy illness himself and died, while his father lived five 3'ears longer, dying in his ninetj'-ninth year, lacking l)ut four months of rounding out a century of life.

Jacob Flowers married ]\Iary Bronstetter, who was a native of Germany and was brought to this country when she was five years old. Thc}' had a famil}^ of ten children, of whom five grew to maturity and are still living: Henry, a farmer in Illinois; Thomas, also a resident of Champaign Count}', that State; Albert, who is in the gardening business in Bloomington, HI.; Eli, a resident of Washington C. H.,and our subject, who is the youngest of the family.

George II. Flowers was educated in the public schools of Illinois, whither he went with his father when a small boy. He was left an orphan at an early age, his mother dying when he was seven years old, and his father when he was ten years of age. After he had completed his education, he learned the trade of a baker at Mahomet, 111., and worked at it in that place four years. Returning then to his native State, he engaged in the bakery business at Sabina nine years. From there he came to Washington C. H. and established himself in business as baker and confectioner, in partnership with his brother Eli, under the firm name of Flowers Bros. They were together six years and then our subject bought his brother's share in the business and ran the store alone for two years. At the expiration of that time, he took Mr. Tobin into partnership and they have since been together under the firm name of Flowers <k Tobin. They have a nicely fitted up establishment, in which everything is to be found that is sold in a firstclass bakery and confectionery store and they carry a full line of cigars and tobacco. In connection with their bakery, they have a lunch counter and they do a large l)U.siness in tiie sale of ice cream, etc., besides having tastefully furnished and attractive parlors for parties and banquets and like gatiierings.

Our subject was married in August, 1877, to Miss Emma Tobin, a daughter of Henry C. Tobin,a pioneer farmer of I\yette County ,Mho is still living in Paint Township. IMr. and Mrs. Flowers are very pleasantly situated in a home where comfort, cheerfulness and true hospitality abound. Their marriage has been blessed to them by the birth of five children, as follows: Violet, fourteen years old; Roy, twelve years old; Clarence, ten years old the 12tli of INIarch, 1892; Asa, who was six years old March 8, 1892, and Albert, who was three years old November 25, 1891. Mr. Flowers remains a steadfast adherent of the religion of his fathers, and the Catholic Church finds in him a valued member and a generous contributor to its expenses. Politicallv, he is a solid Democrat. Socially, his relations are with the United Order of Red Men.

<^f NDREW REID. No matter in what busi- (@//-l I ness a man may engage, if he is industrious ii' and fair in his dealings with his fellowmen, he IS sv;re, sooner or later, to win confidence, respect and liking, and to become in time well-to-do in worldly- goods. Mr. Reid possesses these qualities, and as a consequence stands remarkably ijigh in the estimation of all who know him.

He was l>orn in Madison Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, April 16, 1831, and is a son of Robert and Elizabeth Reid, the father a native of the Emerald Isle, and the mother of AMrginia. The elder Reid left the land of his birth and emigrated to America when a yonng man. After reaching tliis country, he made his way to the fertile regions of Ohio, and settled in Pickaway Count}', Madison Township, where, like the average pioneer, he began housekeeping in a log cabin in a thickly timl)ered region. To his marriage were born nine children, of whom six are now living: John in Missouri; George in Madison Township, this county; James in Illinois; Andrew and Robert in Harrison Township, Pickaway' County, and Nelson in Illinois. The father of these children was one of the honest, largehearted men of the county, and was prominentljidentified with its growth and development. He held the offlce of Justice of the Peace for some time and discharged the duties incumbent on this office in a very satisfactory manner.

Our subject became thoroughly familiar with pioneer life in boyhood, and assisted his father in clearing the farm of the heavy timber with which it was covered. Hard work was his portion in early life, and has been for the most part ever since, although he is so comfortably fixed at the present time that hard work is no longer necessary. Like other pioneer children, he was educated in a log schoolhouse, very different from the fine structures of to-daj', and in this he was taught " readin', ritin' ami 'rithmetic," the three R's. Although his advantages for receiving an education were not of the l)est, he has improved his time since and is now a well-posted man on all the current topics of the day. He is a very extensive reader and is intelligent and progressive.

As his future companion m life, he selected Miss Mary A. England, who was born on the 6tli of June, 1837, and their marriage was solemnized on the 20th of April, 1854. Her parents were John and Hannah (Fate) England. The four children born to our subject and wife are as follows: James M., Francis M.; Hannah E., wife of James M. Schamerhorn, and Sarah S.

For many years INIr. Reid has been a resident of Harrison Township, Pickawa}' County, Ohio, and has lived on his present farm since 1881. He owns eighty acres of land and is a self-made man in every sense of the term. For four years he served as Trustee of Harrison Township and discharged the duties of that office in a capable and efficient manner. In politics, he is a Democrat.

Mrs. Reid's father was a native of Marjdand and her mother of Perry County, Ohio. About 1853, the}' moved to Hocking County, Ohio, and later to Pickawa}' County, of that State, settling in Madison Township. The father subsequently died in Franklin Connty, Ohio, Januaiy, 1892, and was then in his ninety-second year. The mother passed away in Pickaw.ay County, Ohio, about 1873. ]\Ir. England had been twice married, and of his children the following survive: Isaac; Catherine, wife of James Shannon; INIrs. Reid; Harriet, Mrs. Northington, a widow; William, Wesley, David, and Samantha, wife of Robert Smith. jNIr. England was a member of the IMethodist Episcopal Church, as was also his wife, and both were well known throughout the county as honored and respected citizens.

R. EDGAR F. COLLINS,,a practicing physician and surgeon of Mt. Sterling, is a native of this State. He was born in Highland Countj^ August 29, 1850, and is a sou of George W. Collins, a native of Maryland. He was a carpenter by trade, and when our subject was about two years old removed to Clinton Count}', Ind. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Patton, was a native of Paris, Ky., and her father held an otilce under President Jackson. She was a relative of the Todds and Edgars, of that State, being a second cousin of Mrs. Abraham Lincoln. Mr. and Mrs. Collins spent two years in Clinton Count}', Ind., and then returned to South Salem, Ross County, where the father died in 1858. The mother was left with nothing but a little home and two acres of land, but she managed to keep her family together and provide for their support.

Our subject was the third of four children. He was only seven years of age when his father died, and in 1861, at the age of eleven, he began carrying the mail between South Salem and Lyndon Station, making daily trips on foot. That work he continued for six years and at the same time attended South Salem Academ}^ After four 3'ears spent at that school, he began teaching, which profession he followed for nine years, and worked on a farm during the harvest season. He began reading medicine under Dr. A. J. Strain, of London, Ohio. At the age of twenty-five, he entered the

Doctor's ofKce. where he continued his studies for a year and a half. He then entered the Starling IMedical College of Columbus, where he took a course of lectures, and then secured a position as attendant in an insane asylum, where at tiie same time he continued his studies. After comi)leting the course, he was graduated, in the spring of 1879, and located in Stark County, Ohio, wliere he engaged in practice for three jears.

During that period, Dr. Collins was married, June 15, 1882, to IMiss Edith Baker, of London, who was born in that place, and is a daughter of Nelson and Elizabeth (Starks) Baker. Two children have been born unto them: Inez, who was born in Mt. Sterling, March 15, 1887; andTodd, born July 2, 1891.

The Doctor continued to i)ractice in lAIinerva, Stark County, until the fall of 1883, and met with excellent success, but his wife's health failed and be removed to Newport, Madison County, where he spent a year and a half. He then came to Mt. Sterling, where he has resided since 1885. He now has a good practice and his patronage is constantly increasing. He is a member of the Madison County Medical Society and ranks high among his professional brethren. In politics, he is a Republican, and in former years took an active part in political affairs, but OAving to his increased practice does not now have the time to devote to it. He served as Township Clerk while living in Newport and is Health OHicer in Mt. Sterling. He is still a student of his profession, and is a well-informed man.

<jy^D E. COCKERILL. This gentleman, who 1^] started out in life without mone}- or influ- /J' - ^- ence, has by the exercise of fine executive ability succeeded in accumulating a comfortable competency. He is universally known throughout this vicinity as a progressive and wide-awake farmer, who is at present residing in Perry Township, Fayette County.

Our subject is the third son of Thomas G. and Sylvitha (Cochran) Cockerill, residents of the above-named township. He was born January 22, 1837, in this township and is, therefore, greatly in- terested in all measures that pertain to its welfare, lie was reared on his father's farm and, like other pioneer youths, attended the school of his district. On starting out in life for himself, which he did at the age of t\vent3'-one, Mr. Cockerill chose the occupation of a farmer, of which calling he has made so signal a success.

October 11, 1859, Miss Ilerrissa, daughter of George Bincgar, became the wife of our subject. Mr. Bincgar, who is now deceased, was one of the early settlers in Perry Township, where he was held in high esteem. Mrs. Cockerill was born in 1841, and by her union with our subject have been born eleven children, nine of whom are living. Their names areas follows: Dennis C.,Eldridge C, l)oth deceased; Minnie A., Albert G., Cari'ie P., Orville P., Melvin L., Mary Almedia, Harry G., Rellie, and Willard. Minnie A. married Eugene Ilorney, lives in Dayton and has three children; Albert G. is married to Miss Naomi Marks, has two children and lives near the old homestead. Mr. Cockerill rented a farm until the outbreak of the Civil War, when he enlisted in defense of his country's honor, and joined Company I, One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Ohio National Guards, and was mustered into service at Camp Dennison. With his company he was sent to Cynthiana, Ky., where they were captured by Gen. Morgan's force. Being paroled the succeeding day, the company was sent to Cincinnati and thence home. Mr. Cockerill, however, did guard duty at Lytle Barracks until the expiration of his term of enlistment, receiving his honorable discharge in September, 1864.

On returning from the army, our subject was engaged on his father's farm until 1865, when he removed to Madison County, Iowa. After a sta> there of eighteen months, he settled on a farm in Benton County, Mo., remaining there for a period of eight years, when he again returned to Fayette County. Mr. Cockerill purchased his present place in 1881; it comprises one hundred and fifty-six acres, upon which he has placed the best of improvements, lie carries on general farming and by a proper rotation of crops reaps a handsome income.

Mr. and Mrs, Cockerill are united with the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which society they are active workers, our subject being Superintendent of the Sunda3--school. Socially, he is a member of the Indei)endent Order of Odd Fellows at Martinsburgh, and has filled all the Chairs of that body. The Republican party claims him as one of its influential members as he always casts his vote in favor of its candidates. He has been Trustee of Perry Township and at the present time (1892) is a candidate for County Commissioner. Both ]Mr. and Mrs. Cockerill are greatly esteemed in their community as honest, upright people, and we are [)leased to be able to here present their sketch.

F. SCIILEYER, coal dealer, Circleville, Ohio. Circleville and vicinity are conspicuous for the Germans, who predominate, and their supei'ior methods in business are evident in the success they have achieved. Our subject is one of the large number of that nationality who have become prominent in their different callings, and he is now one of the substantial and successful coal dealers in Circleville.

He was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, on the 16th of Ma}^, 1822, and his father, George Schleyer, was also a native of the Fatherland, born in 1798. Grandfather Casper Schleyer was born in Germany, and was a contractor of stone work on the pikes. He died in his native countr}'. The father of our subject was also a contractor of stone work until the last years of his life, when he was engaged in farming. On the 1st of May, 1831, he left his native land for America, taking passage with his wife and two children from Havre, France, in a sailing-vessel, and was sixt3'-six daj^s on the ocean. The}' landed in New York city, and from there went to Liverpool, Medina County, Ohio, and remained there until the spring of 1832, when the}' located in Chillicothe, Ohio. There the father resided until his death in 1865. He was a Lutheran in his religious views, and a AVhig in politics. His wife, whose name was formerl}' Rosena Guuther, was born in Germany, and was the daughter of Matthew G anther, who was a weaver by trade, and who died in his native country, Germany. The mother of our subject received her final summons in Chillicothe. Of the nine cliildren born to this couple, only four are now living. One son, Charles, was in an Ohio regiment as Captain of his company during the Civil AVar, and served until the close of hostilities. He then located at Sabina, Clinton County, Ohio, and was killed by lightning.

J. F. Schleyer, the eldest of thealiove-mentioned children, attended the schools of his native country from the age of six years until he came with his parents to America. He attended school very little after reaching the States, for his parents were l)Oor and he was obliged to assist in getting a livelihood. He first engaged in sawing wood, and afterwards worked at different occui)ations until seventeen years of age. At the last-mentioned age, lie began learning the moulder's trade, and served an apprenticeship of three 3'ears with a Mr. Collins. He afterwards worked for this gentleman for one year, and then was with West & Collins for five years. Subsequently, he was head workman for Mr. Welch, remained with that gentleman ten years, and during that time cast thousands of mouldings.

In 1859, he bought a farm in Ross County, Ohio, and after tilling the soil for four years, concluded to move where his children could liave better educational facilities. In 1863, he located in Circleville, and, in partnership with Peter Schneider, started the wood and coal liusiness in this place. In this he has been very successful, and is now the owner of considerable propert}^ in the cit}'. He continued in partnership with Mr. Schneider for six years, when he bought his partner out, and then built a brick grocery store at the corner of Canal and Mounds Streets. This he conducted under the title of J. F. Schleyer & Son, his son William being in partnership with him, for about five years. He is one of the steady, industrious, business men of the city, and the oldest coal dealer in business here. His coal yards cover two blocks.

her parents in 1810, and settled with them in Chillicothe, Ohio. Mr. and Airs. Schleyer are the l)arents of five children, who are in the order of their birth as follows: William resides in Columbus, a real-estate man and ex-County Sheriff; Ileniy, a tinner by trade, resides in Circleville, and is in the coal business with his father; .John, Prosecuting Attorne}'; Fred, clerk in a dry-goods store; and Gustavus A., Assistant Cashier in the Second National P>ank. For years Mr. Schleyer has been a member of the Lutheran Church, assisted in building the church in this city, and is at the present time one of the Trustees. In jjolitics, he is a Democrat.

WIOHN A. SIMMERMAN, a prominent merchant of South Solon, was born in Stokes Township, .January 18, 1853. He is a son of Alexander and Sarah (Moon) Simmerman, the father, who was a farmer, still residing in Stokes Township, this county. John A. grew to manhood on the old homestead, and received a fair education in the schools of his district. When choosing an occupation for himself, he learned tiie carpenter's trade, serving an apprenticeship of four years. He received seventy-five cents a day as wages for his first six months' work, which was then raised to $1 a day, and the last year to $2.50.

At the expiration of the four years above mentioned, Mr. Simmerman engaged to clerk for a Mr. Hayes in a general store at South Solon. Remaining with him but a short time, however, he opened up a small stock of goods In partnership with his father, the connection lasting until 1879, when our subject purchased the entire business, which he has managed successful!}'^ since that time. He is the proprietor of a store, which is stocked with a full supply of general merchandise, and in addition to that property owns a comfortable residence in the cit}'.

and was the daughter of Isaac and Mai\y (Brown) Shingledecker, both of whom are now deceased. To our subject and his wife have been born one child, Gail, who was born in South Solon, September 15, 1878. In his political relations, our subject cast his first Presidential vote for Samuel .1. Tilden. Although not a politician, he has represented his party as a delegate to various State and congressional conventions. Socially, he is an Odd Fellow, and in all points is looked upon as one of the prominent and progressive citizens of the county.

^^EORGE WOOD. One of the most pleasant fij ^^ homes for miles around is that which is to ^^^ be found in Deer Creek Township, Pickaway County, a view of which is shown elsewhere in this volume. It is tastily furnished, and its inmates are surrounded by every refinement and comfort which their culture enables them to enjoy. The landed estate of Mr. Wood comprises about fifteen hundred acres of highly cultivated land, upon which may be found the embellishments of all first-class farms, and such improvements as indicate the owner to be a man of energy of character and perseverence.

Born in Franklin County, Ohio, Mr. Wood is a son of Thomas and Elizabeth (Kamsey) Wood, natives of the Old Dominion. The father served in the War of 1812, being a noted scout and spy, well known for his skill and daring, and his unerring marksmanship with the rifle. About the beginning of the present century, he removed to Kentucky, and some years later came to Ohio. He and his good wife became the parents of five children, of whom the only survivors are Lewis C, who resides in Colorado; and George, who was the third in order of birth.

When but a child, our subject was orphaned by the death of his parents, after which he was adopted by a bachelor uncle, George AVood, with whom he remained at Chillicothe, Ohio, until he attained his majority. In the year 1840, he accepted the position of clerk in a dry-goods establishment at Chillicothe, and remained for four years thus engaged. At the expiration of this time, he came to Pickaway Count}-, and embarked in the cattle business and general farmiuir.

April 8, 1852, Mr. Wood was united in marriage with Miss Hannah I., daughter of Hezekiah Ingham, a native of Bucks County, Pa. They became the parents of six children, only two of whom are living, William L, and Mary M. The political belief of Mr. Wood accords with the principles of the Democratic part}^, to which he adheres. In his religious convictions, he is in sympathy' with the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church, and is a man of genial and kindly nature, ever willing to extend his assistance to measures of public interest or private charity.

Prior to his retirement from active farming operations, Mr. Wood was one of the most progressive agriculturists, as well as the most extensive stock-raiser, in Pickaway County. Some years since, he retired from business, and his son, William I., has entire supervision of the estate with all its interests. However, he still finds sufHcient to occupy his attention, in the varied enterprises in which he is concerned. His geniality has won him a large circle of friends, and he maintains the respect of all his fellow-citizens.

\I]SAAC F. BARGER. The agriculturists of j Greene Township, Fayette County, have among /li their number many whose intelligence, activity and enterprise are a credit alike to themselves and the county in which they make their home. These help to give Fayette County- a standing for productiveness and business ability which enriches eveiy farmer within its bounds.

Mr. Barger, who resides on section 3,984 of the above-named township, is the son of John Barger, who was bcrn September 10, 1810, a native of this county. His grandfather, Philip Barger, was of German descent, emigrating to this county at an early day from Virginia, settling in Ohio in 1785, long beTore that then Territory was admitted into the Union. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Elizabeth Pave}^, a native of Kentucky, and the daugliter of Isaac Pavey, who hailed from the Old Dominion, ller father, after residing for a time in Kentucky, came to Highland County, this State, sometime in 1790. He was a minister of tlie Methodist Episcopal Church, and established a place of worshii) at Pleasant Hill. He met his death by being thrown from a horse manj' years ago. INIiss Elizabeth Pavey was born December 24, 1799, and met and married the father of our subject in Highland County, this State, the ceremony being performed July 4, 1832.

The parents of our subject soon after their marriage located upon the tract which is the present home of Isaac F., and where the father erected a log shanty, 12x14 feet in dimensions, and set about industriously the work of clearing and improving his iturchase. Here they passed their last days, Mr. Barger dying May 28, 1877, being killed by a team of horses, and his good wife March 18, 1879. They were the parents of five children, all of whom are deceased with the exception of him of Avhom we write. The elder Mr. Barger left an estate at Ills death of seven hundred acres, almost all of which was under cultivation. They were both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which denomination the father held the position of Class-leader for manj' 3'ears. He was very prominent in agricultural circles, where his word was considered as good as his bond.

The original of this sketch vvas born September 18, 1840, on the farm where he is residing at the present time. His primary studies were conducted in the common schools of that period, and were later sui)plemented by an attendance at Oberlin College and at Greenfield, this State. He remained under the parental roof until attaining his twent}'- fourth year, when he was married, October 25, 1864, to Isabel A., daughter of Samuel and Rosana (Willthong) Pavey, the father a native of Highland County, and the mother of Ross County, this State. Her grandparents on the paternal side were Jesse and Sallie (Stafford) Pavey, the former having been born Januar}' 14, 1814. The parents of Mrs. Barger were married in 1833. soon after which event they located in Highland County,

Mrs. Harger was born January 2, 1846, in Highland County, where she was given a good education in the common schools. After her marriage with our subject, they made tlieir home for a time on the old homestead of Jolm iJaiger. Later, however, our subject's father presented him with a farm valued at -^7,000, and upon the death of the latter he came into possession of the home farm. His landed estate now comprises nine hundred and sixty-nine acres, which bear all the latest improvements in the way of buildings and machinery. His present handsome residence was erected in 1880, at a cost of ^7,500, and is the finest in the township. His elegant barn, 48x70 feet in dimensions, was built in 1887, and is sup[)lied with all modern conveniences in the wa}' of ijroviding for his stock. His granary is 32x24 feet in size, and a barn which shelters twelve cows is 24x34 feet. His estate is thoroughly drained, having seventeen miles of tiling, one-third of which our subject caused to be laid. He carries on general farming, giving considerable attention to raising fine breeds of hogs and cattle, of which he has some fine specimens.

Mr. and Mrs. Barger have been granted a family of four children: John W., born March 6, 1868, married Ida Kratzer, and resides in Leesburgh, being Assistant Cashier of the Leesburgh Bank; Harry (}. was born December 18, 1871; Leroy T., June 7, 1880, and Elizal)eth Chloe, September 6, 1882. They are all being given good educations. Harry (^. attended the Portsmouth Military School for six months, and is now a student of the Ohio Wesleyan I'niversity. Mr. and Mrs. Barger are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which society our subject has been an active worker, serving in the capacity of Trustee, Steward and Class-leader. At the present time, he is Superintendent of the Sunday-school Avhere his son John W. is Secretary and his wife a teacher. The latter is connected with the Woman's P\)reign and Home Missionary Society, and is a member of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. He of whom we write has served on the School Board of his district, and in politics votes the Prohibition ticket. He has been Township Trustee and was elected Justice of the Peace, but refused to qualif,y. The family have an extended circle of acquaintan,ces in this section, where they are admired for their intelligence and uprightness of life.

ON. NP:LS0N J. TURNEY was one of the most jM'ominent citizens that Pickaway County has ever known. The part which he lias played in its development well entitles him to honorable mention in its history. He was born in Circleville, November 7, 1820, and died at his home in this city, March 4, 1883. He is a direct descendant of Daniel Turnej', a Erench Huguenot, who, with his brothers, Peter and Adam, was driven from Erance in the latter part of the seventeenth centur}- by papal persecution. They landed in Philadelphia in 1668. Henry Turney, son of David, was the grandfather of our subject. He removed to Shepherdstown, Jefferson Count}-, Va., where he married Miss Embly. of German descent. They had six children, all of whom died young, with the exception of Daniel, father of Nelson, who was born in Shepherdstown August 15, 1786. The father, Henry, removed to Chillicothe, Ohio, about 1800, and followed the occupation of a potter. His death occurred in 1812.

Dr. Daniel Turney was graduated from the Medical College of Philadelphia and began the practice of his profession in Jefferson, Ohio, in 1806. He was mnrried, November 5, 1816, to Jane Sirling, daughter of Gen. James Denny. They had four children, Henr}', Nelson, Isabella and Samuel, all now deceased. Gen. Denny was one of the most prominent pioneers of the Northwestern Territory. He was born in Chester County, Pa., September 11, 1767, and was in the War of 1812. Hewns married to Isabel Barr, of Wheeling, W. Va., in 1797, and in a keel boat removed to Marietta, Ohio, long before the era of steam navigation. In Marietta, his daughter,Mrs. Turney, was born April 11,1798. Gen. Denny moved to Chillicothe in 1799 and came to Pickaway Count}^ in 1807. He was a Government Surveyor and owned the Eredonia newspaper, the first newspaper published in Pickaway County. In 1813, he was Clerk of the Courts of tliis county. He entered the United States' service in the war Avith Great Britain as Major and rose to the rank of Major-General. He died in Philadelphia November 23, 1815. Eew men of his time filled a more honorable position in Ohio than did Gen. Denny.

The Huguenot emigrants to America contributed more, in proportion to their number, to the culture and prosperity of their adopted country than any other nation, and of his ancestry' Mr. Turney of this sketch may well be proud. No less than thi-ee of the seven Presidents of the Philadelphia Convention during the Revolutionary War were of Huguenot parentage. The members of the Turney family became prominent in their various lines of business. Dr. Turnej' showed the superiority of the race in the skill, intelligence and energy with which he practiced his profession. He was a Surgeon in the War of 1812 and rapidly attained eminence. His distinguishing characteristics were firmness and courage, qualifications indispensable to the successful surgeon. To these he added remarkable energy and great love for his profession, and his skill and nbility were widely recognized. He won a foremost rank among his professional brethren of the State, and his death, in 1827, was considered an irreparable loss to the community as well as to his fainily,which consisted of wife and four children, the eldest of whom was only ten years of age at the time of the father's death. One son, Dr. Samuel D., who died in 1878, was an eminent man in his profession and served with distinction as a Surgeon and Medical Director during the Rebellion, being breveted for his meritorious conduct. He was also Surgeon General of Ohio under Gov. Hayes, and was a prominent and popular member of the faculty of Columbus Medical College.

Nelson J. Turnej^, whose name heads this sketch, was educated in the public schools and in Dr. Washburn's Academy in Eranklin County. He was thrown upon his own resources when fifteen years of age and w\as employed as clerk in the Columbus postoffice under Belah Latham, an intimate friend of his father, and the father of the Hon. ^Milton S. Latham, a millionaire in California, lii 1837, he entered the house of Fay Kilbourne cV- Co.. of Columbus, where he remained until 1840, when, with his mother and her family, he returned to his native town. lie was employed by II. iV W. Bell until appointed by the Board of Public Works as Collector of Tolls for the Ohio it Erie Canal at Circleville, holding the position until superseded at the time of a change in the political administration of this country. In 1843, he entered the employ of the celebrated firm of Neil, INIoore tV- Co., the extensive and widely-known stage-coach proprietors. That was the day of stages. The coach wheeled through the village streets, its bugle awakening the echoes of the night, causing the inhabitants to start forth with more intei-est than a railway train ever occasions. While Mr. Turuey was in the emplo}' of the stage company, a difficult}' occurred with a Missouri company and he was forthwith dispatched to Missouri with a full equipment of coaches and horses to run an opposition line in tliat State and bring the Western company to a realizing sense of their temerity' in assuming to run counter to the will of the more i)Owerful Ohio corporation. This prompt action of the Ohio company brought the Missouri company to terms when i\Ir. Turney had only reached Indianapolis, and he was at once ordered North with his outfit and distributed the horses and coaches along the Lake shore between Sandusky and Detroit. He established headquarters in Toledo and remained in charge until the spring of 1844, when he returned to Columbus. The following year, he removed to Philadelphia and si)ent about a year in the wholesale dry-goods house of Miller, Cooper S: Co., after which he returned to the Buckeye State.

About that time, Mr. Turney married Miss Dorothy, daughter of George Renick, of Chillicothe. He embarked in the mercantile businesson hisown account in Circleville and afterward sold out and went to Chillicothe. In 1850, he was again in Pickaway Country and engaged in farming and stock-raising on an extensive scale. Twenty years after, with the intention of retiring from business, he sold his farm and removed to Circleville and there built a beautiful and commodious residence, which is still the home of his widow. He took a deep interest in agriculture tor many years and tried to secure a higher standard of excellence in farm management. He was an active member of the County Agricultural, Society from its organiization and served for many years as its President. He was a |)rominent member of the State Board of Agriculture from 18(;2 until 1870, and was President of the Board from 18(52 until 1863. He was much interested in the turnpike syslem and built the Circleville Pike to Darbyville. He was Superintendent of the building of the Masonic Tem|)le and was Chairman of the committee on arrangements on the occasion of its dedication, June 2, 1879, an event long to be remembered.

Few citizens of Ohio received a higher degree of respect and confidence than Mr. Turne}-. He ever discharged his duties with promptness and fidelity. He was appointed a member of the military committee of his county by the Governor in 1864, and performed his work in the most devoted and self-sacrificing wa}'. lie was active in providing for and raising and equipping troops, and otherwise aided in sustaining the State in the dark days of the Civil War. He never received any compensation for his public services, but did all for the love of thecause. In 1859 he declined a nomination for the Legislature. In 1868, he was the Republican candidate for Congress, but the Democratic majority was too great to be overcome. In 1872, he was a delegate to the Re})ul)lican national convention in Philadelphia, which nominated (ien. Grant for a second term. In 1871, he was selected by the Secretary of the Interior to go as a special agent to investigate the business of the Indian agencies of the Upper Missouri River. In the fall of the same year, in comi)any with liie Hon. B. R. Cowan, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Col. J. J. Woods, of Kansas, he ai)praised the Cherokee lands in the Indian Territory-. The following year, he visited Sitting Bull's tribe, and, after three months spent in I\Iontana among the savages, without an escort or protection, he led away three thousand of Sitting Bull's warriors and brought about thirty of (he most influential of his chiefs to Washington, D. C. He did othei- service in this line, all of which v/as most ably performed. In

1871, Mr. Turney was appointed by President Grant a member of the celebrated Brotherhood of Indian Commissioners, composed of men noted for their philanthropy, and did much to aid in the reform in the Indian service. He continued a member of the board until failing health compelled him to retire in 1875.

Mr. Turney was appointed b}' Grov. Ha3es as Trustee of the Cincinnati Asylum for the Insane. On account of his well-recognized business capacity and integrity, he was chosen assignee in the bankruptcy of Lemuel Steele's estate, one of the largest in the Scioto Valley. Unassuming in manner, he was undemonstrative in the expression of his opinions, but none the less firm in ])is convictions and unswerving in their support and advocacy. He was brave and generous to a fault, and was not bigoted or puritanical in his creed. No one doubted his integrity, and the sobriquet of "Old Honesty, "which was conferred upon him by his associate members in the State Board of Agriculture, was well deserved. In his life were made evident the best traits of his Huguenot ancestry. Honors were conferred upon him because of his worth, and he became prominent because his ability entitled him to high rank.

EV. J. P. A. DICKEY. Although born m the neighboring county of Ross, Mr. Dickeyhas spent the greater portion of his active life in Fayette County, and since May, 1888, has resided in Washington C. H. For thirtyfive 3^ears or more, he has been closely identified with the history of the county, and doubtless no citizen has accomplished larger results in the way of advancing the religious and moral status of his community. During almost the entire period of his residence in this county, he has served as Justice of the Peace, and has also occupied other positions of trust and responsibility.

In 1867, Mr. Dickey was licensed to preach in the Presbyterian Church, since which time he has filled different charges, among them the pastorates at Bainbridge, Wilkesville, McArthur and llamden, and at present is the minister in the last-named church. Through careful stud}^, he has become well versed in Biblical lore and his deep earnestness and broad knowledge admirably qualify him for the laborious work of a preacher. Prior to his removal to Washington C. IL, he made his home in Bloomingburgh, and still owns property in that village and a farm four miles distant.

Born May 4, 1828, our subject is the son of Alexander and Jane (Henry) Dickey, natives of South Carolina. Removing from their native State, they resided for a time in Tennessee, thence removed to Kentucky, whence, after a short sojourn, they came to Ohio. Grandfather Dickey was the owner of a large plantation in South Carolina, which Lord Cornwallis used for a camp during the Revolution. Our subject gained the rudiments of his education in the district schools of Ross County, and later attended Salem Academy. His schooling finished, he commenced to farm, and removing to the northern part of Fayette County in 1857, followed agricultural- pursuits.

July 31, 1852, Mr. Dickey was married to Miss Hannah C, daughter of Col. Peterson, of Frankfort, Ross County, and the>' became the parents of seven children, as follows: Edith Eliza, who died in Delaware November 6, 1882, and Hattie Ma}-, who died in Delaware, November 26, 1882; Elizabeth J., whose death occurred August 23, 1878; one who died in infancy; Martin Luther, who is a farmer residing on the farm in the northern part of the county; Lieut.-Col. J. L., of West Point, Aide-de-Canip to the Governor of Iowa, and now Professor of Tactics in Griswold (Iowa) College; and Nellie J., wife of Charles Sturgeon, of Washington C. H. The two daughters, Edith and Hattie, were lovel}^ young ladies and were students in college at Delaware, Edith having almost finished the classical course of the Class of '83, when they were stricken with typhoid fever and died within twenty da3-s of each other. Hattie was of the Class of '85.

Mr. Dickey is a veteran of the Civil War, having enlisted August 15, 1862, in Company D, One Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio Infantry. With the Thirteenth Army Corps, he marched to the South, took an active part in the siege of Vicks- burgh, and was discharged at Young's Point, in 1863, on account of general disabilit3\ He then resumed farming operations, but soon entered the mercantile business, which he continued until he was licensed to preach. It has ever been his aim to help his neighbors and friends with good counsel and substantial assistance, when it was possible, and it is safe to say that he is highly esteemed by everyone with whom business or social relations have brought him in contact.

One of the most interesting men in Washington C. H. is Kev. J. P. A. Dickey, J. P., supply of the Hamden Presbyterian Church of Vinton County, and who is called bj' his brethren in the Presbyter}- "The Bishop of Vinton County." The story of his life, as I heard it from his own lips, is decidedly unique in the ministerial annals of Presbyterianism. He is of South Carolina ancestry, and carries in his pocket a silver half-dollar Avliose date reminds him of the year of his birth, 1828. He says his father was very poor, and could only give him a long name, John Parsons Alexander, and as he has been a Justice of the Peace for thirty-five years, he has fairly ]Hirchased the degree, J. P., which he adds to his name. He became a member of the Presbyterian Church at tlie age of twelve years. He always wanted to pieach, and used to stand on the fence back of the smokehouse and preach to the sheep, which, he sa^'S, used to listen with as much interest and attention as the people do now.

Brother Dickey took his academic education at Salem Academy, but never went to college or a theological seminary. He says he is "a self-made man, and a little proud of the job." He served in the army during the Rebellion, and at its close was ordained to the ministry. His first field of service was in the Methodist Episcopal Church of Bainbridge, Ohio, for one year. He next supplied the I'iketon Presbyterian Church, in connection with Waverl}'-, Avhere he built a church. After six months' service in the field, he supplied the church at Mt. Sterling a few months. Thence he went to Carthage, Athens County, where he was one year, then to Wilkesville, where he built anotlier church. He remained here as supply for five years, and then went to Hamden, where he has now been four years. He also supplied McArthur for six months, where he also built a church. He has occasionally had a little help from the Board of Home Missions, but for the most jxart has chiefly supported himself.

He is highly respected by the whole community, is heard with pleasure in the Washington C. H. pulpits, and "dispenses justice" fully as much to the satisfaction of the people as did John Calvin liimself, to whose picture 'Squire Dickey bears a striking resemblance. He does not wield the sword in vain, and is "a terror to evil-doers." 'Squire Dickey has never been to the (General Assembly, because, he says, "the brethren always want to visit their relatives in the various cities, and I vote for them. But it is understood I am to go vviien the Assembly meets in Denver, as I want to see Pike's Peak." He has not taken a Presbyterian Church paper for twenty-five years, so that his vigorous views on Briggsism cannot be charged to the influence of the religious press, which a speaker at the Detroit Assembl}' held responsible for the whole trouble. However, as a subscriber to the Pkkskv- TEKi.w Bannkr from this on, he will be able to note more accurately the progress of the con trovers}'.

NDKEW CARY. Upon a beautiful and well-im|)roved farm in Darby Township, (t Madison County, is situated the home of Mr. Car}'. This handsome farm house' surrounded, as it is, by fine improvements and excellent buildings, is situated two and one-half miles east of Plain City. Mr. Cary vvas born in Canaan Township, this county, January 21, 1837, and is the son of Solomon Cary, who was born in 1809, in Madison County, and was there reared. His father, Abijah Cary, was a native of Pennsylvania, and came with his father, Luther Cary, to Ohio in 1790, and settled on Darby Creek in Canaan Township. There he died at the age of seventy three years. Luther Cary's father, John Cary, came from Ireland.

The mother of our subject was known in maidenhood as Anna Millikin, and was a native of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio with her parents, James and Elizabetli Millikin, when she was about sixteen years of age. It was in Canaan Township, Madison County, that she was united in marriage with Solomon Cary, in October, 1835, and they located on a farm there. It was not until 1856 that they moved into Darby Township, where they remained upon a farm until 1877, when the}' moved to Plain City. Here the}" spent tlie remainder of tlieir days, and both died at the age of seventy-three. They lie hui'ied side b}" side in the old Plain Cit}' cemetery. Of their three children, the two sons are living, and the daughter died at the age of nine years.

Our subject was the eldest child in his father's family, and his brother John, who now resides in Plain City, was born October 28, 1840. Mr. Carj^'s first schooling was in Darby and Canaan Townships, this county, and he afterward studied in Plain City. He remained with his father until he reached the age of majority, assisting him upon the farm, and was married October 7, 1858, to Flora E. Purnliam, a native of Ohio, who was born near Rosedale. Immediateh' after marriage, the young couple made their home upon the farm where they now reside, a place upon which but scant improvement had been placed, and of which onl}' about forty acres had been cleared. Upon this place were born their four sons and two daughters: Annie is now the wife of James B. Smith, of Monroe Township, Madison County; Henry is a farmer in Darby Township; Nettie E. is the wife of J. (I. Holycross, a farmer of Darby Township; and Rodney, Burnham and Frank P. reside at home.

Mr. Cary has six hundred and eightj'-two acres of land in Darby Township, and across the line in Franklin Count}-. His home farm consists of four hundred and fifty-seven and one-half acres, and his other place comprises two hundred and twenty-four and one-half acres. There was a dense forest upon his property in Darby Township, and with his own right arm he cleared most of this land. He has placed as much as seven miles of tiling in the farm, beside the main outlets. He has lieen successful in carrying on a general line of farming, and has his place in an excellent state of cultivation. He has helped to make most of the pike roads in the county, and in various ways has helped forward matters of public interest. For many years he was School Director, and has been prominent as Trustee of the township of Darby. His political views are in accordance with the doctrines of the Democratic party, but he is in no sense a politician. Upon his farm he at one time made a specialty of raising fine stock, devoting himself particularly to Short-horn cattle, and Shropshire sheep, but his main business has been in the line of general farming.

ON. WESLEY WORK, who has done cons])icuous public service and is influential in all things pertaining to the welfare of the -^ community with which he has been so long and closely identified, is a man of wide experience and of more than ordinary ability as a farmer and stockman who stands among the foremost representatives of the agricultural interests of Pickaway County, the farm on which he makes his home in Monroe Township being one of the best in its appointments and in the manner of its management in this part of the State.

Our subject was born March 28, 1829, on the shores of Clear Creek, in Fairfield County. Joseph Work, his father, was born in Kishekockley Valley, northwest of Harrisburg, Pa., of which his father, David Work, was one of the first pioneer settlers. He was of Irish birth, and had come to this country after the Revolution. At first, he lived near Harrisburg, Pa., and carried on his occupation as a farmer. He finally came to Ohio with his family in a wagon, and was an early settler of Fairfield County, where but few pioneers had preceded him, and there he spent his remaining days. He left a wife, who lived to be an old lady, and seven children, of whom the following are the names: Joseph, John, Henry, David, Robert, Elizabeth (Mrs. Carey), and Nancy (Mrs. Watson). Henry and David were tanners, and were among the early settlers of Ft. Wayne, Ind. Robert also located near that town on a farm, and became eminent in the public life of the county, which he represented in the State Legislature one term, and he was also Probate Judge.

Joseph Work, the father of our subject, was a farmer and owned a quarter-section of fine land on Clear Creek, in Fairfield County, where he lived manv vears. He finallv removed to Hock- ing Tovvnsliip, where he bought two hundred and forty acres of landed property. He was a hard worker, and was possessed of great mechanical genius, and besides attending to his farming interests, made plows and did some cabinet-work. He dealt in stock extensively, often buying cattle and driving them to Philadeli)hia, where he secured a good market for them. In him the Methodist Church had one of its most earnest and useful members. Politically, he was a Whig until the formation of the Republican party, and then he joined that. He was a well-known figure in the militar}- circles of Fairfield County as Captain of a company of citizen-soldiers.

The mother of our subject was Ann Harrison in her maiden daj's, and she was a native of Winchester, Va., whence she came to Ohio with her parents in the early j^ears of the settlement of this State, She w^as the mother of these eight children: Mary (Mrs. Geiseman), Martha (Mrs. Walker), John, Silas, William, Wesley, Margaret (Mrs. Schleich) and James. The mother was a devoted Christian and a member of the Methodist Church.

The subject of this biography passed his boyhood on his father's farm, working on it iu the summer time as soon as large enough, and attending school winters in the primitive log house of pioneer times, furnished rudely with slab benches, and conducted under the rate-bill sj'stem. At the age of seventeen, our subject crossed the mountains on his waj" to Philadelphia, five hundred miles distant, with a drove of one hundred cattle, which was quite a responsible task for one so young. He continued as a drover until 1857, making his headquarters one 3ear in Philadelphia, and driving cattle from there to New York. At the age of nineteen, his father gave him an interest in the stock business and he began life on his own account. In the year 1857, he located at Ashville, this cDunty, and engaged in feedinghogs at the distillery for the ensuing two years. His next venture was to buy a distillery, which he operated until 1864, when he sold it and bought seven hundred and fifteen acres of land here. He has disposed of a part of that tract, and now has five hundred and thirty-five acres of fine farming land, nearly all of which is improved, and nearly all the iinj^rovements are the work of his own hand; neat fences have been put up to divide the land into convenient fields, wiiich are well drained and highly cultivated, and substantial buildings for every needed i)urpose adorn the place, including a handsome and commodious brick residence that was built in 1867-68.

Our subject has raised a great deal of grain, and also of stock, making somewhat of a specialty of thorough-bred Short-horn cattle. He sold a steer for $350, and it was taken to Trenton, N. J., to be slaughtered at a barbecue given in honor of the inauguration of Gov. Beadle, the first Democratic (ilovernor of that State after the war. Mr. Work still has some fine Short-horns, but finds that the demand for this breed has decreased. He has raised some choice high-bred Norman and Hambletonians, as fine draft horses and roadsters as can be found in this vicinit}'. He had a young Norman gelding that weighed sixteen hundred and ninety pounds when it was only two years and two months old, and now at three years old weighs nineteen hundred and twent3'-five pounds and is sixteen and three-quarter hands high, and took first premium at the State Fair, September 13, 1892. In sheep, he raises the Cotswold, crossed with the Shropshires.

Mr. Work was united in marriage with Miss Catherine Grove September 8, 1859, and she has been to him all tiiat the word wife implies. She is a woman of noble character, of intelligent mind, and possesses a warm, generous heart, that makes her a true friend to all who come under Iier influence. Mrs. Work is a native of Pennsjlvania, born January 26, 1836, and she was but two years old when her parents, Henry and Rachel (Betz) Grove, brought her to this count}- in 1838. Six of the seven children born of her marriage with our subject are living: Joseph S., Mary S., Pliney G., Jessie F., Claud W. and Taswell B. Rose M. died March 15, 1875, in the fifteenth year of her age.

Our subject is one of the leaders of the Democratic party in this section, and was selected by his fellow-citizens to represent this district in the State Legislature in the fall of 1883. He served with honor four years, and his career as a legislator was marked with the same tact, accuracy, and far-seeing business policy that have always characterized his management of his private affairs. He was always found to be at his post during the sessions of the Legislature, and his public spirit and evident desire to help forward all plans devised for the improvement of county or State were an inspiration to his fellow-members. He was a member of the Committee on Public Buildings, and on Ditches, Drains, Watercourses and Public Ways; and he introduced the bill to authorize the building of the Soldiers" Monument at Circleville, also a bill to erect a schoolhouse at New Holland, liesides some minor bills.

EORGE V. REGGIN, of Monroe Township, ^ - , a farmer of progressive ideas and good business qualifications, who occupies a position of some [)rominence in the social and political circles of Pickaway County, was born in Madison Township, Fayette County, May 21, 1850. His father, Jeremiah Reggin, was born in Delaware December!, 1816. He was a son of William C. Reggin, who was also a native of Delaware, born February 22, 1789, and of English descent. He was a shipman and owned a vessel, which plied on the Delaware River. He also owned and managed a farm of finely improved land at Cannon's Ferry. He finally disposed of his property in his native State, and, coming to this county in 1831, located at Williamsport, having made the journey thither with a team in eight weeks. He subse- (juently went to Illinois and made investments, but continued his residence here for many years. His wife died here in the prime of life and he never remarried. His last years were spent with his children in Moultrie County, 111., where he died at tlie age of eight3--four. He reared a family of seven children, as follows: Isaac C.,who is living in Moultrie County, 111., at the age of eighty-six years; Emeline, Mrs. Timmons, aged eighty-four years, who is also living in that county; Deborah, deceased; Jeremiah J.; Ellen, Mrs. Huitt, deceased; Charles, deceased; and William.

Jeremiah J. Reggin was sixteen years old when he accompanied his parents to their new home in this State. He became one of the most prosperous farmers of this section, carrying on a good business as a mixed farmer, and he owned over two hundred acres of land in Fayette and Pickaway Counties. He was a driving, pushing, ambitious man, who knew just how to manage his affairs in the best manner. He was one of the truest and most loyal of men, with a deep and abiding patriotism, as was shown by his course in the late war, and no nobler or braver soldier went forth to help fight his country's battles than he. In August, 1862, he was busily stacking wheat when several of his neighbors called upon him, and said that if he would enlist they would. His immediate response as he descended from the rick was "Come on, boys," and he at once went to Mt. Sterling and enrolled his name as a member of Company G, One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infantr3^ He served nearly three years, was alwaj's at the front in every battle in which his regiment took part, and at all times displayed a true soldierly spirit, which would have won him high honors had he not modestl^Mleclined promotion. At Chickamauga, he captured the rebel flag after three men had been shot in making the attempt, and for that gallant act he was offered a commission, but he refused it, preferring to remain in the ranks, and on two other occasions bravery would have received like reward if he would have accepted. He passed unscathed through the heat of many a battle, and endured the hardships of the long march with Sherman to the sea and other campaigns without his health giving way so seriously as to necessitate his going to a hospital. He was a Repul)lican to the heart's core, and took a deep interest in politics, though he never cared for oflice. Religiously, he was a Methodist, and was one of three members to build the church at Waterloo.

Mr. Reggin was twice married. His first wife, a Miss Ritchie, of this county, died in 1846, a j^ear after marriage, leaving no issue. His second marriage, which took place m 1847, was Avith Miss

Mary Davis, who is still living on the old farm in PXyctte Count3^ She is a native of that county, born October 24, 1823, in the pioneer home of Jonathan and Mary (Van Doler) Davis, who were natives of Pennsylvania. The Xau Dolers were among the earliest settlers of Ohio, coming to this State in 1796, as was also the Davis family which came at about the same time. ]Mrs. Keggin's father was a farmer, and owned considerable land in Fayette County, where he always lived after he came to Ohio, and there he died in 1834. Besides his propertv here, he had some real estate in Illinois. He had but one child by his second marriage, Mrs. Reggin, but he had three children by a former marriage. Mrs. Reggin has five children, all living, as follows: William, George V., John O., Lawson 1)., and Eber A.

George V. Reggin of this biographical review was given educational advantages in the village school at Waterloo, Ohio, and in the Normal School at Lebanon, also in the Normal at Bloomington. III., which he attended in 1873. He entered the profession of teacher, and was engaged at it some twenty-five terms, teaching two terms in Macon Countj^, 111., one term in Douglas Count}', Kan., and the remainder of the time in Fayette and Pickaway Counties. He was married August 29, 1876, to Miss Alice McCafferty, whose father is represented in this volume. IVIrs. Reggin was born in this county October 24, 1851.

Mr. Reggin farmed in Fayette County for a year after marriage, but in 1877 he came to Pickaway County to live with his father-in-law, and he has ever since managed his farm, engaging in general farming. He tills about three hundred acres of land, and last year had one hundred acres in corn and sixty acres in wheat. He is also interested in stock, and has fift}' head of fine cattle.

Our subject is one of the tried and true Repub licans of this district, and is looked to by his fellow-Republicans at the county seat to make poll of the votes cast in this township on election days, and to look after the political fences of the part}' in general. He was Assessor of the township two years, and was Township Clerk three \-ears. In his social relations, he is a member of the Masonic and Odd Fellows' lodges at Mt. Sterling, being a member of the Royal Arch and Knight Templar lodges at Washington C. II. Religiously, both he and his amiable wife arc members in high standing of the Methodist Church, and tak(! an active interest in its welfare. He is Steward and Trustee of the Cliurch, and for tliree years he was Superintendent of tlie Sunda}' -school.

ANIEL A. COUNTS owns and operates three hundred and fifteen acres of valuable land a mile and a half from Midway. He was born in his present home, December 19, 1826, and is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Walker) Counts. His father was born November 30, 1780, in Pockingham County, \'a., and, when a young man, emigrated to Ross County, Ohio. He afterward came to Range Township, Madison County, where, hy his industry and good management, lie became owner of over tliree thousand acres of land in Ohio, seven liuiidred in Vermillion County, 111., and three hundred in Kansas. lie died January 22, 1873. His family numliered thirteen children, all of whom grew to mature years, while twelve of the children married.

Our subject grew to manhood in this localit}', and, at the age of eighteen, started out in life for himself. He cleared land for his father for the use of it for several years, and in this wa}' got a start m life. He was married, April 28. 1863, to Miss Rachel L. Trace}', of Range Township, who was born in Fayette County, August 12, 1838, Previously, he had purchased some land from the Government, and also had eighty acres in Livingston County, 111., upon which was a sawmill, but he never made his home there. After his marriage, he removed to his present place of residence.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Counts were born eight children, seven yet living: Laura A., born November 18, 1863, is the wife of William Dorn, and has two children; Jennie B., born November 28, 1864, is the wife of Charles Myers, and has two children; Frank L., born January 1, 1866, is at home; Charles W., born April 8, 1867, died November 2, 1886; Edward S., born August 10, 1869; Angie L., Feb-

For tlie benefit of the reader who may be unfamiliar with the matter, we give a brief account of the trouble whicii arose in Range Township, and whicli resulted in law suits, and the stirring up of ill feelings and enmity which it will take a generation to wipe out of existence. About 1873, one Solomon Crittenham came into tlie township and called upon Mr. Coiuits, desiring to rent a place for the 3'ear. Mr. Counts told him that his land was all rented, but he could occupy one of his houses, which was at tliat time empty, and the man moved into that place. He was hired by Mr. Counts to cut a ditch, which he did, but the ditch having no fall, our subject graded it. Wlien Mr. Crittenham finished the work, he presented a bill to Mr. Counts, which included the labor of the latter gentleman, and demanded pay for tlie entire job. Mr. Counts naturally refused to pay for his own work, at which Mr. Crittenham sued him, being advised b}^ the "Squire" that it was a good chance to make some money.

P^vidence of an immaterial nature, not at all connected with the case, was introduced, and the suit resulted in favor of Mr. Crittenham, and Mr. Counts was obliged to pa}' the costs and lose all his own work on the ditch besides. Then Crittenham commenced throwing down fences, letting stock into the fields, destroying the grain, hauling off rails, and in every way tr3'ing to injure Mr. Counts. Daniel Counts, Sr., died January 22, 1873, and in dividing up the estate, whicli was done by the Commissioners and the Court, Joseph Counts, one of the heirs, was dissatisfied with the division because they awarded land to Daniel A. that he himself desired. Finding that the Judge, eonstaltle and lawyers were in favor of Crittenham, he came over to their side, and united with them in an effort to secure one hundred and ten acres of our subject.

In the spring of 1871, the Crittenham "ring" was formed, and when ]\Ir. Counts gave Mr, Crittenham notice to leave the place, this ring made a plot among the tenants to change houses on the night previous, and when the constable came with his writ, nothing coidd be done. For another year, Crittenham held forcible possession, continuing his underhand meanness, and one night Mr. Counts' mill, with everything in it, was burned to the ground. Believing this to be the work of his enem}^ the owner had Crittenham arrested, but when the trial was held, the Judge wanted Mr. Counts to prove bejond doubt that Crittenham was the incendiary, which, of course, Mr. Counts could not do. The case was therefore gained by the defendant, and Mr. Counts had all the costs to pay.

Upon renting his share of the estate to James Lyons, Joseph Counts and Crittenham debarred the tenant and our subject from the land with injunctions for two years. This made Mr. Lyons so indignant, that, meeting Crittenham at London, he struck the man, and was thereupon arrested, and would have been put in jail had not our subject gone on his bond and paid all costs. Some of the neighbors, disgusted with Crittenham, attempted to get him to leave the country, but he had them arrested, and in the trial it appeai'ed that the matter was originated b}' two men named Timons and Thompson. Finding that the case was going against them, they swore that D. A. Counts asked them to go to Crittenham 's, and stated that the fact could be proved by a man in the court house. The man was put on the witness stand and gave his evidence that D. A. Counts did not get him to go to Crittenham 's, whereupon the lawyer inquired why he went, and he replied that he went to see what the others were going to do. Other witnesses swore that Mr. Counts had a supper as a means of persuading them to go. This was done in order to get out of trouble themselves, and have Mr. Counts responsible for the costs, and they were successful in the attempt, for the costs, about $1,200, were put on our subject.

By this time Mr. Counts had lost not only his money, but part of his stock, in law suits, and, being unable to pay his indel)tedness, the Squire issued a warrant to have him put in jail, but as there was no law permitting a man to be imprisoned for debt, he levied on some stock that was advertised for sale. Before the day of the sale, however, the amount was paid. The Commissioners of the estate of Daniel Counts, deceased, opened a country road across the land for the benefit of the heirs, hut the Crittenham "ring" fenced the road up at night, hauled the rails away, and threw tlieni in the creek. The judge, suspecting the perjury of witnesses, charged the jury, if they were doubtful of the evidence, to take it for what it was worth, but no attention was paid to the charge, and the case was decided in favor of Crittenham. Mr. Counts brought action before Squire McCorniick at London, but his lawyer failed to appear at the trial until the lawyer employed by Crittenliam had gained the case, and the costs, amounting to ^Sf), had to be paid by our subject. Mr. Lyons and others getting into trouble with the same man, and losing the case, the costs, 1226.94, were paid by Mr. Counts.

Our subject next brought action at Circleville before the Judge to dissolve the injunction, and gained the case. In the spring of IST.'}, he gave Crittenham notice to leave his place, but the man proved b}" his "ring" that he had rented of Mr. Counts, and so staid for another year, continuing his wicked deeds with the usual fine harvest for squires, constables and lawyers. Mr. Counts brought action before the Judge to try the rights of the land, and in the trial the "ring" produced a note against Daniel Counts, deceased, of 4^4,000 or $5,000 to cover the land in dispute, but the note was pronounced a forgery, and was laid on one side by the Judge. This suit was gained by Mr. Counts.

In the spring of 1876, Mr. Counts gave Crittenham another notice to leave his place, and on the day of the trial, the man removed his goods from the house, which was immediately taken ])OSsession of by one of Mr. Counts' farmhands. The "ring" forthwith cut down timber on his land, with which they built Crittenham a house on land belonging to Joseph Counts, and again commenced cutting down timber, hauling off rails, etc. Mr. Counts had them arrested and brought action against them for two years' rent, but in the trial tiiey proved the land was valueless, so the suit was decided against Mr. Counts, although he had proved that the land was worth ^50 per acre.

there, Crittenham left the neighborhood and removed to P\vette County, where he was soon injured in a fight. Having no friends there, he returned to Range Townshii), ])ut his old partners had found that there was no money in him, ]>ut considerable danger of getting into trouble, so they would have nothing to do witii him. He then ])acked his goods for the North, and the last heard of him was that he was killed in a smokehouse while in the act of stealing meat. Thus terminated the career of a scoundrel. We ma^' mention tliat Daniel A. and Jose|)h Counts were good friends until the Commissioners and Court awarded a piece of land to the former that the latter desired; also that not one of the heirs gave anything to our sul)ject for his loss and trouble.

Politically, Mr. Counts was a stanch Democrat, until his friends in that pai-ty united with Crittenham in the effort to swindle him, when he left the party and never expects to vote the Democratic ticket again. His place is among the most progressive farmers of his community, and his farm is in a high state of cultivation and well imjiroved.

?II()]\rAS S. WOKTHINdTON. Among the rei)resentative and successful farmers and stock-raisers of Concord Townshij), Fayette County, the name of IMr. AVorthington may well appear, as his magnificent estate of fourteen hundred acres bears ever}- mark of the hand of a i)rogressive and S3'stematic farmer. He is the eldest son of Joseph C. Worthington. his birth occurring in Highland County, this State, August 18,1829. He was reared on his father's farm and attended school in the log cabin of that early day. His advantages were very limited, however, but being an apt pupil, he gained sutticient knowledge to give him an impetus to go on by himself.

Thomas S. Worthington remained under the parental roof until reaching his twentieth year, at which time he formed a partnership with his father and brother Robert, and carried on farming for ten years in a partnership. He has given his entire time and attention to cultivating tlie soil, cariTing on mixed husbandry. His possessions, as has already l»een stated, comprise fourteen hundred acres, four hundred of which are under the plow. His place is constantly stocked witii tlie best grades of cattle, Mr. Worthington keeping on hand about two hundred and fifty head. He also deals extensivel}' in horses, sheep and swine, of which he has some fine specimens.

The original of this sketch when starting out on his own responsibility had three hundred and thirtj'-two acres of land. The remainder of his land has been obtained by his persistent industry and good management. He is one of the largest land-holders and stock-raisers in P'ayette County, and thus ranks among the wealtiiy and progressive business men of this section, wliere he is so widely and favorably' known.

He of whom we write served in the Morgan raid during the Civil War, and in his political belief is a strong Republican. He has made Concord Township his home since eighteen years of age and through his own efforts has attained an enviable position in the agricultural community, where his word is considered asijood as his bond.

M. ARTIX E. DREISBACH has been a resident of Pickaway County since he came here, a bo}^ of five years, in 1831. He is now engaged in the imi)lement and seed business at Circleville, and also superintends the management of the valuable farming lands which he owns. He was born near Lewisburg, Union County, Pa., September 8, 1826, and traces his ancestry to the holders of the earldom of Witgenstein, Germany, where his great-grandfather, Martin Dreisbach, was born in 1717. That gentleman married Anna Eve Hoffman, and with her emigrated to the United States in 1746, buying a farm in Lancaster County, Pa., and there engaging as a blacksmith and miller. In 1763, he removed to Berks County, Pa., and ten years later purchased a farm in Buffalo Valley, Union County.

The A'alley was at that time a frontier settlement, and three years after settling there, the great-grandparents of our subject were compelled to flee from the place, in order to escape the Indians' tomahawk. When danger was past, they returned to their home, where the wife died in March, 1789, and the husband in Februaiy, 1799. Their sons were Jacob, Henry, .lohn and Martin, and their daughters, Margaret and Catharine. Martin married Sabina F. Bucks, and their children were John, Anna P^ve, Susannah, Leah, P^lizabeth and Martin.

It is with the history of John, the father of our subject, that we are particularly interested. He was born in Berks Count}', Pa., June 5, 1789, the eldest of six children. He was the son of pious parents, both of whom were for many years members of the Evangelical Association, and it was therefore but natural that the son should inherit a deeply religious nature. He obtained a rudimentary education, and at an early age exhibited those traits of character which grew stronger as he grew older, and which made him one of the great forces in building up the Evangelical Association. He gave himself to his life work with enthusiasm and zeal, and every page of the history of the Association bears tribute to his influence and ability. He entered the ministry of the Association in Pennsylvania when eighteen years old, as is asserted by some of his descendants, but according to the early records of the church in Pennsylvania, at the age of seventeen.

One year after entering the ministry, Rev. John Dreisbach went out as a traveling preacher, and thus began his career of widely-extended usefulness. He was the fifth itinerant appointed, and during his first service in that capacity, was often accompanied b}' the famous founder of the Association, the brave, zealous and much-maligned Rev. Jacob Albright. In his later years, Mr. Dreisbach wrote of that co-laborer as follows: " I derived much benefit from his paternal instruction and pious example, as well as from his fervent prayers, childlike confidence in God and his humble resignation to His hol}^ will. All this made deep impression on my mind, and was highl}' useful to me afterward in my calling as a Christian and minister of the Gospel."

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In 1807, Mr. Dreisbach was stationed with another minister, George Miller, upon a circuit which embraced about twenty appointments and included parts of the counties of Dauphin, Lebanon, Lancaster, Berks, Bucks, Montgomery, Northampton, Lehigh and Schuylkill. The next year, he was transferred to the Northumberland circuit where his duties were difficult and attended with great disadvantages. About that time, there arose a powerful storm of opposition, persecution and calumny against the Association and those who labored in the cause. The storm was directed principally against the Methodists, who were increasing very rapidly at that time, but the people generally understood b}- the term Methodist the Evangelical Association also and all who held the same or similar views. Libels were uttered, violence was often threatened, and some even declared their willingness to take up arms against the struggling church, if it were not contrary to law.

An incident in the life of the Rev. Mr. Dreisbach confirms what has been said of the bitterness against the preaching of the Association. The facts as here recorded are taken from Rev. W. W. Orwig's " History of the Evangelical Association." In the month of August, 1808, it appears that the preacher returned from a general meeting in order to fill an appointment at Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pa. As he had been disturbed while preaching there before, it was his intention to hold services on that occasion among his friends, without giving any public notice. " From fear, not of the Jews, but of the heathen-like Christians," the doors were locked and the window shutters fastened on the inside before the services commenced. After singing and prayer, Mr. Dreisbach began his sermon, but the preliminary exercises had been heard by some of their enemies, who began to gather outside the house, and, forcing the doors and shutters open, entered the room, making a great noise and giving utterance to violent imprecations.

The preacher went among the crowd to restore order, but was seized by several ruffians and dragged toward the door. The lights were extinguished and he was verj^ roughlj' treated. The men who had seized him called to their companions who were outside, '- Boys, open the door; we have got him," and they replied, " Ciive it to him! kill the priest!" Mr. Dreisbach was apprehensive of the worst, and, concentrating his strength by a sudden effort, he freed himself from the men, but he was still in the midst of the crowd in the intense darkness. As his assailants were groping around for him, cursing his escape, the^- accidentally bestowed several blows upon each other, and while they were thus engaged, he slipped out of the crowd and escaped. The ringleaders of the mob were arrested. Mr. Dreisbach continued to preach in the Lancaster, Northumberland and Lebanon circuit for many years. He received a tempting offer from Bishop Asbur}', of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to join that denomination, but declined on account of his affection for the Association. His allegiance to the organization was unwavering, although he could have improved his financial condition by joining a church of similar faith. The pay was small for a number of years, first 130 and later $50, which seems insufficient to support a man and his family.

In 1812, Mr. Dreisbach was placed in charge of the mission of New York, and while there passed through many trials and suffered much from physical ailments, but soon gained renewed strength for his enlarged responsibilities. After 1812, the affairs of the Association devolved upon him, and he was thereafter engaged in la3ing out new circuits in the West. In 1814, the Conference elected him Presiding Elder. During 1815, he preached several times in Philadelphia, and in the following year traveled Westward as far as Buffalo and Niagara Falls, preaching there and in Canada.

From that time onward, Mr. Dreisbach 's sphere coustantl}' enlarged. He completed a catechism which came into general use, and in conjunction with a brother minister, arranged the German hymn book and rearranged and improved the Articles of Faith and Discipline. He enjoyed an ever-increasing popularity both as preacher and citizen. In 1828-29, he was a member of the Legislature of Pennsylvania, and at a later period his name was mentioned as candidate for Governor of that State, but he had no ambition for official distinction and no enthusiasm for any labor except that which would advance the interest of the church and the cause of Christianity. In 1831, he removed to Ohio, and bought a farm in Pickaway County. However, he paid only little attention to it, Init continued his labors as minister, beginning among his neighbors and afterward having charge of the circuit of Pickaway County. For a time, he was stationed at Da3'ton and Chillicothe, and for several years was editor of the Evangelical Messenger, the organ of the Association at Cleveland, Ohio. Ilis life was one of unremitting activity, and after he had ceased preaching on account of the infirmities of age, his pen was constantly employed in furnishing religious articles for the press. With scarcely a thouglit for himself, but seeking the advancement of the Church and the spiritual good of his neighbors and humanity in general, he labored on day after day until his life was brought to a close August 20, 1871, at Circleville.

Tlie first marriage of, Mr. Dreisbach united him with Catharine Eyer, who died leaving two children. The second marriage was to a sister of the first wife, Fannie Eyer, who died in 1876, at the age of eighty-five years. Our subject was the eighth in order of birth among the children of the second union. At the age of five years, he accompanied his parents from Pennsylvania to Ohio, where he received a common-school education. When tvvenly-one 3'ears old, his father assisted him to ])uy one hundred and sixt}- acres on section 17, Pickaway Township. He cleared the most of the land, erected fine buildings, and added to it until he owned one hundred and eighty-seven acres.

In 1863, our sul)ject enlisted in the Ohio State Militia, and in INIay of the following year, was mustered in at Camp Dennison, becoming a member of Company A, One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry. He did garrison duty at Norfolk, Va., City Point, Whitehouse Landing and IMartinsburg, Va., and at the expiration of his term of service returned home. He resumed his farming operations, and in 1874 bought a farm of one hundred and seventy-three acres on section 18, Pickaway Township, thus l)ecoming the owner of three hundred and sixty acres of fine land. In 1876, he rented his farms and located in Circleville, where he has since been engaged in the implement and seed business on Main Street near Court. In 1886, he built an elegant residence on Court and Union Streets, valued at $10,000, which in 1890 he deeded to his only daughter. He still owns a onehalf interest in a farm of one hundred and seventy acres in Monroe Township. In 1885, he assisted in organizing the Third National Bank, but sold his stock a few years later.