Madison Township (part 8 of 30)

He of whom we write is the seventh cliihl and third son of the family in order of birth. In his boj'hood he went to school in a log house in his native township, and finished his education in Hardin County, after the family removed there. He remained with his father until the latter's death, and was well instructed in all that appertains to farming. He watched the course of the Civil War with intense interest, and in 1863, in the 0[)ening years of a vigorous, self-reliant manhood, he enlisted in defense of the Union, and it may well be his pride that he lieli)ed to give victory to Northern arms, and had a part in saving his country's honor. He went to the front as a mcmljer of Company I, Forty-fifth Ohio Infantry, and fought valiantly as long as his services were needed, remaining in the army until after the Rebellion closed, not receiving his discharge until October 7, 1865, at Victoria, Tex., and obtaining his pay at Columbus, the State capital. He accompanied his regiment on the Atlanta campaign, and he took an active part in the fight at Nashville, December 16, 1864, beside being present at numerous other engagements. For two months he was sick at Knoxville, having succumbed to the hardships and privations that he had to endure.

After his return from Southern battlefields, ]Mr. Bradl}' resumed his early occupation, that he had abandoned in order to become a soldier, and soon after his marriage, in 1867, he located on a rented farm, which he farmed one year and then bought a farm of his own west of his present homestead, which he purchased in 1875, having sold the other one at a good price. This contains fifty-nine acres of choice and exceedingly fertile land, which is in a fine condition and is well stocked with cattle, hogs, and other stock. The buildings are kept in good order, and our subject and his wife have established here a very pleasant, cozy home, the seat of an abiding hospitality, with the latch-string always out, and friend or stranger sure of a cordial welcome from the amiable hostess and genial host.

the blessings that have come to them are three children, two daughters and a son. The eldest child died in infancy. The otliers are Ammazeta A., who was born September 4, 1871, and is the wife of James Clunk, of Canaan Township; and Fidelia M., born October 30, 1876, and at home with her parents.

Our subject is a man in whom his fellow-citizens have perfect confidence, as his character is without blemish and his principles are of the highest order. He has figured largely in the public life of the community as an incumbent of various offices of trust. He has been on the School Committee and was School Director, was Trustee of his township for six 3^ears and is now Supervisor of Roads. In politics, he is a strict Republican. He is one of the leading members of the Harry Scribner Post No. 222, G. A. R., of which he was Sergeant-Major at onetime. He belongs to the Urania Lodge No. 311, A. F. & A. M., at Plain City. He is a man of earnest religious thought, and perhaps no one has done more to build up the Methodist Episcopal Mission Chapel, of which he is a member, than he. He is one of the Stewards, Trustees and Elders of the church, is Treasurer of the Sunday-school and has been the Superintendent thereof.

III ,-- - , ily was among the first to settle in Picka- ^^^4) way Count3% and its various members have borne an honorable part in the development of its agricultural resources. Its present representative, of whom we write, who is a prosperous farmer, was born August 11, 1840, upon the farm on section 18, Pickaway Township, which has always been his home.

Thomas Emerson, the father of our subject, was born in Hampshire County, Ya., September 27, 1785. In 1806, he came to Ohio, and located in the primeval wilds of Pickaway County. His father, whose name was the same as his own, came hither with his family at the same time, and he was one of the very first to select the site of his home on the famous Pickaway Plains. Indians still lived here, wild game was plentiful, and the surrounding country was mostly in all its primitive wildness. The grandfather of our subject erected a log cabin for a dwelling, and busied himself in the development of a farm while his life was spared. He died in 1826, at the ripe old age of three-score and ten 3'ears.

The father of our subject was twenty-one years old when he came here, and being in the opening years of a stalwart, sturdy manhood, he was well equipped for his work as a pioneer, and well did he perform it by improving a good farm in Pickaway Townshi]), where he lived an esteemed citizen for seventy years, his death occurring in 1876, at the venerable age of ninety-one }^ears. He married Margaret Kennedy, who was a native of Kentucky, and whose parents settled here in an early day. She was the mother of four children: James; Mary A., wife of Julius J. Wright; one who died in infancy; and our subject, who is the 3'ounggest of the family. She died in 1848, aged fortylive 3^ears.

George T. I^merson attended the district school in the neighborhood of his birthplace in his boyhood, the first school he went to being taught in a log house. As he grew up, he gained a thorough insight into farming, on the old homestead under his father's instruction, and in 1871 he began farming on his own account on his father's farm, which is now his own. B3' his excellent management he shows himself to be a good, practical farmer, who uses intelligently methods best adapted to the soil, and keeps everything about his place in good shape. He has eighty-four acres of well-tilled land, and the farm is adorned with a neat set of buildings, including a substantial brick residence, built in 1879. Mr. Emerson is loyal in his citizenship, taking pride in the flourishing condition of his native count^^, and in him the Democratic pftrty has a faithful adherent.

Our subject was happily married in 1871 to Miss Ruth Ann Lindse3^, who was born in Circleville Township in 1848, and is a daughter of John J. and Mar3' (Harmon) Lindse3'. Her parents were natives respectively of Virginia and Ohio. The fatlier died in 1875, aged sixt3'-five years, and the mother in 1873. The latter was of the old pio- neer stock of the State, and a Lutheran in religion. Mrs. Emerson is one of twelve children, ten of whom grew to maturity, and nine of them still living. Her union with our subject has been fruitful to them of four children, whom they have named Mary L., Thomas D., George II. and Ned Ray, respectively.

<^f^^ LIAB L. FORD. There are some men in l^] every community who naturally come to ,'jL-^ the front in spite of the lack of early advantages or the many discouragements which may meet them in their upward career. They i»ossess sutlicient energy and perseverance to overcome the obstacles in their path and win for themselves a foremost position in their vocations. A most worthy illustration of this class of self-made men is afforded by the life of Mr, Ford, a prominent citizen of Fayette County and the owner of a splendid farm in Jasper Township.

When Mr. Ford came to Fayette County, in October, 1846, he settled on his present homestead, making a purchase of one hundred acres, for which he paid $18 per acre. He has since added to the original amount, paying different i)rices, ranging from $18 to $90 per acre, until now he is the owner of sixteen hundred acres of finely-improved land. He has embellished the place with a substantial set of farm buildings, including a commodious and comfortable residence, and a store building in which he keeps a stock of dry goods and groceries. In connection with farming, he carries on an extensive live-stock business, in which he has met with success.

A native of Maine, born in Gray, September 20, 1819, our subject traces his lineage to the Pilgrim Fathers. His paternal grandparents were Nathaniel and Mary (Jones) Ford, natives of Maine. His father, James Ford, was born August 19, 1796, and was reared to maturity in his native State, Maine, where he married Miss Lucy Latham. They were the parents of six children, as follows: Eliab L., of this sketch; James, Jr., born March 14, 1823, died September 3, 1860; Mary J., born July 24, 1824,

During the summer of 1850, James Ford removed from Maine to Warren County, Oliio, where he resided until his demise, April 1, 1865. His death was the result of an accident, he being thrown from a wagon and sustaining injuries which finally proved fatal. The mother of our subject was born December 18, 1798, in Gray, Me., and died December 25, 1891, at Maineville, Warren County, Ohio, having one week before her demise celebrated her ninety-fourth birthda3^

In the public schools and academies of his native State, our subject received a good education and employed the vacation seasons in aiding his father in the store. When twenty years of age, he started out for himself, coming to Montgomery, IIamiltf)n County, Ohio, where he taught school for a coui)le of years. He was there married, June 4, 1843, to Martha M. Snider, a daughter of (xcn. John and Hannah (Moore) Snider, the former a native of Hamilton County, Ohio, and the latter of Newburgh, N. Y. John Snider was born August 31, 1798, and served in the Indian Wars, gaining the distinction of Brigadier-Creneral; he also recruited men for the Mexican War. He passed his entire life in his native county, where his death occurred May 24, 1857. His wife was born March 9, 1800, and died July 24, 1832. Two of their nine children are now living: Mary and Martha, The deceased are: Cindory, Rozeny, Ethelinda, Cornelius, John, Harvey and Sarah.

Mr, and Mrs, Ford are the i)arents of seven children, as follows: Sarah L., born June 10, 1844, married John L. Barnes; Lucy E., born June 13, 1847; Mary O,, June 24, 1851; Charles E., born January 23, 1854, is a farmer in Illinois; Frank, born July 22, 1856, is a lawyer in St. Paul, Minn.; James, born March 3, 1862, is engaged in the hardware business at Washington Court House; William S., born December 21, 1864, completes the family circle. Mr. Ford and ids estimable wife are members of the Universalist Church, and are prominent in the social circles of the community.

cupy public positions of trust. For a period of almost tliirty 3'ears he was Townshi}) Treasurer, and in 1872 was elected County Commissioner, serving one term. He was a Director in the Farmers' and Merchants' I>ank, at Washington Court House, for several years. During the late war, he contributed freely to the sn[)port of the Union, but being advanced in 3'ears, and with his family dependent upon him, he was unable to enlist for active service. In 1847, he became a member of Fayette Lodge No. 107, F. & A. M., and has taken the Chapter degrees at Wilmington, Commandery degrees at Chillicothe, and Scottish Rite, Thirtysecond degree.

NDREW JACKSON STROUP. The gentleman of whom we write is engagetl in farming and stock-raising on his fine arable farm, located one mile south of Mt. Sterling, Pleasant Township, Madison County. He was born in Highland Count}', this State, October 29, 1838, and is the son of Clayborn and Mary (Stroup) Stroup, also natives of Highland County. Grandfather Stroup came to Highland County from Pennsylvania, in 1801. His father was a native of Holland, and emigrated to America in 1770. The paternal grandfather, Michael Stroup, was the owner of over three thousand acres of land in Highland County, and was the father of a family of fourteen children. His wife bore the maiden name of P0II3' Walker, and is a native of Fleming County, Ky. The grandparents gave to each of their children one hundred acres of land, the father of our subject's portion being in the possession of his son, Franklin P. Stroup. The father accumulated considerable i)roperty, and at his decease left an- estate aggregating four hundred acres.

Of the ten children included in the i)arental family, seven grew to mature years, namelj-: Louisa, who married Arthur A. Puckett, resides in Kansas;

Armenus, a farmer in Highland County, this State; Margaret, who married George Ellis, died in Dodson Township, Highland County; our subject is next in order of birth; Mary Ann, who married Philip Creamer, keeps an hotel in Ilillsboro, this State; Joseph, who resides on a part of the home farm; and Frank P., who also lives on the home place. Eli died when twelve or fourteen j^ears old.

Andrew Stroup received a fair education in the common schools, and when old enough, aided his father in clearing the home farm. He began life for himself when eighteen years of age, at which time his father gave him a farm of fifty acres, which he placed under excellent cultivation, and which was located near L^-ncliburg. December 25, 1861, Mr. Strouj) was married to Miss Martha Puckett, who was born in Mt. Sterling, March 20, 1840. She is the daugliter of John and Catherine (Busick) Puckett, and removed with her parents to the farm which is the present home of our subject, when thirteen 3'ears of age. After his marriage, our subject located on his own propert}', where he made his home until 1865, then lived for one season with his father-in-law. He then purchased sixty-four acres in Darby Township, Pickawa}' County, which he still owns, and which they resided upon until 1890, when they removed to their present home, which was the inheritance of his wife. The estate includes one hundred and nine wellimproved acres, which our subject has cultivated in a most intelligent manner. IMrs. Stroup was the youngest in a family of four children, her brother and sisters being Arthur, Mav and Sarah.

To our subject and his wife have been born the following seven children: Joseph, who was born January 15, 1866, is married, and is engaged as an engineer on a passenger train on the Pan Handle Road; he has two children, and lives in Columbus, this State. Georgiana, who was born June 8, 1867, married William Simpkins, and resides at Conneaut; Seymour, who was born October 7, 1863, is married, and lives in Columbus; Minnie W., who was born August 26, 1871, is now at home; Alma, who was born March 3, 1874, died May 11, 1891; B3'ron, who was born February 9, 1876, is at home, and Charles Cleveland, who was born April 30, 1885, is the youngest of the family.

James Stroup, the maternal uncle of our subject, was the first male child born in Dodson Township, Iligliland County. He departed tliis life September 14, 1891, when eighty-three years of age. Another uncle, Joseph Stroup, removed to Huntington County, Ind., in 1840, where he became very wealthy, and died in May, 1891, in Warren, tliat State, when eighty years of age.

He of whom we write is a Democrat, in i)olitics, as was his father before him. His grandfathers on both sides of the house, Michael and Antony Stroup, fought in the War of 1812, under Gen. Jackson, and participated in the battle of New Orleans. Our subject, together with his wife and several of their children, are members of the Christian Church in Mt. Sterling. Mrs. Stroup 's father was the second settler in Mt. Sterling, where he owned a large tan 3'ard. He commenced life as an apprentice, and at his death was very wealthy, owning over six hundred acres of land. He died May 13, 1888, on the place where our subject lives at tlie age of eight^'-three years.

^^ I^ILLIAM R. DUVALL, editor and proprie- \/\j/l tor of tlie U n ion- Herald of Civcieville, was ^^ born in Shadeville, Franklin County, Oliio, on the 16th of July, 1859, and is a son of Thomas B. and Chloe (Chester) Duvall. His matrnal grandfather. Miles Chester, was a farmer and a prominent citizen of Franklin County. The family is of French descent. The paternal grandfather was born in Berks County, Pa., and when a young man emigrated to Ohio, in 1804, locating near South Bloomfield. He was a successful faimer and spent his last da3"s near Shadeville. Thomas Duvall was born in South Bloomfield, and in his early life drove cattle to market in Baltimoie and New York for same ten seasons. He even went to Illinois for parties, driving their cattle from IMonticello to the East. He afterwards turned his attention to general farming in Harrison Township, and bought land, which lie operated from 1859 until March, 1875, when he removed to a farm, which he purchased near Wapakoneta, Auglaize

County, Ohio. He there engaged in agricultural pursuits until his death in 1885. His wife was a native of Licking County, Oliio, and prior to lier marriage engaged in school teaching. Slie yet survives lier husband and is living on the old home farm.

Our subject is the eldest of four children, three of whom are yet living. He spent his boyhood days in Harrison Tovvnship until fifteen years of age, when he accompanied his parents on their removal to Auglaize County. He attended the common schools until seventeen ^ears of age and then began teaching, whicii profession he followed for five years. During his vacations he attended college in Danville, Ind., and at the age of twentytwo became connected with journalistic work. He spent one year in the office of the Wai)akoneta Bee, and was then with the Auglaize County Democrat as its foreman, from May, 1883, until August, 1887, when he bought a one-third interest in the Auglaize liepublican. He afterwards ovvned a half interest in that ollice, with which he was connected until January 1, 1890, when he came to Circleville, and with Harry E. Lutz, Postmaster of Circleville, became proprietor of the Union-Herald. On the 1st of September following he bought out his i)artner and is now sole proprietor.

The Union-Herald was established in August, 1817, and is the oldest paper in the county. It was originally published under the name of the Olice Branch by James Foster. It is a weekly, sevencolumn quarto, a bright, newsy sheet, which supports the Republican party. With it is connected a good job office, which is run l)y steam power and does one-half of the job work of the county. Mr. Duvall is an easy and fluent writer, has won success in journalistic work and well deserves a liberal patronage.

On the 29th of April, 1890, in Wai)akoneta, Mr. Duvall married Miss Minnie Torrance, who was born amid the Adirondack Mountains in P^ssex County, N. Y., and was reared in Auglaize County, Ohio. Her father, Prof. William F. Torrance, was for a number of years Superintendent of Schools in that count}-, then held the office of County Auditor seven years, retiring in 1891. Mr. and

Mrs. Duvall have a little daughter, Marguerite. They are well known and prominent people of this coninnuiity who rank high in social circles. Mr. Duvall is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the INfethodist Church, and is Secretary of the County Republican Executive Committee. He is a pleasant, courteous gentleman and all who know him esteem him highly.

\fl OHN M. BRADLEY, who was born in one of the pioneer homes of Madison County, June 17, 1833, occupies an important position both in the industrial and public life of Monroe Townshii), where he makes his home on his farm, which is situated ten miles west and a little south of Plain City. He is a son of Alfred Bradley, who was born in Virginia, in 1804. He in turn was a son of Jonah and Susan (Powers) Bradle}^ who came to Ohio in 1805, and were among the first settlers of Monroe Township, where the father of our subject passed his bo}'- hood. After attaining manhood, he was married to Jemima Morrow, a native of New York, who had been brought to Ohio when she was a small child by her parents, who were pioneers of Madison County, where she was reared. After marriage, the Bradleys took up their home on a new farm, and the father worked industriously at its improvement until his untimely death by drowning, at the age of forty-five. The mother died in ]\Ionroe Township when her son of whom we write was ten years old. She had four children that grew to manhood and womanhood, of whom our subject and his sister Elizabeth are the only survivors.

Our subject was the second child Ijorn to his worthy parents, who early instilled into his mind the principles that have been his guide through life. He first attended school in a log house, that was a typical pioneer institution of learning, with rude home-made furniture, the seats being made of slabs, and the desks of the same material, placed against the wall for the convenience of the older pupils in writing. When but ten years old, the little lad was thrown mostly on his own resources and had to work out by the month for a living, so that his schooling thereafter was confined to the winter terms, when he worked for his board that he might have an opportunity to gain an education. He lived with his Grandmother Bradley a part of the time, and also with an uncle, earning his own living entirely after he was twelve 3'ears old. AVhen he was sixteen years old, he crossed the mountains with a drove of cattle, walking all the way to Pennsylvania and back. AYhile still a bo}^, he lived two years in Mercer County, this State, and passed a year in Logan County, 111., but with those exceptions he has always lived in Madison Count3'.

Mr. ]>radley located where he now resides at once after his marriage in the autumn of 1859. There were but few improvements on the place at that time, and he has made the farm what it is today by skillful and untiring labor, working systematically, carrying out every detail carefully and employing none but the best methods in cultivating the soil and in managing his affairs generally. He has one hundred and seventy acres in his homestead, beside eighty-seven acres elsewhere in the township. The buildings are substantial and well arranged, and everything about the place is indicative of the thrift, business energy and practical ability of the owner. He devotes it to general farming, and has it well stocked with fine horses, cattle and hogs.

Our subject was married to Miss Surrild, daughter of David and Sarah (Wever) Morris, in November, 1859. She, too, is a native of Monroe Township, born here June 24, 1839, and here she has passed her life thus far. Her marriage with our subject has brought them four sons and three daughters, of whom these four are living and complete their pleasant home circle: Lorenzo T., Stella M.,M. A'iola, and D. Cushman. Three of their children have passed to the life beyond: DeWitt C, who died at the age of twenty-five j^ears; Lydia, who was twenty years old at the time of her death, and Morris, who died in infancy.

Mr. Bradley is one of the leading public officials of the township, and has played a prominent part in the administration of local affairs, holding va- rious responsible positions, for which he is well fitted, as he has the interests of his township at heart, is possessed of good business habits, and exercises the same skill and careful supervision in civic matters that he does in looking after his own private concerns, and he has never been known to neglect a trust. He was Clerk of the township from 1858 to 1864, and he still holds the office of Trustee, to which he was first elected in 1867, and of which he has been an incumbent continuously since, with the exception of the year 1880. He has also been Supervisor of Roads. In politics, he is first, last and always a Republican. He helped organize tlie first Christian Church in the township, and is one of its most active working members. Socially, he is a Mason, and belongs to Lodge No. 311 at Plain City.

ARTI^ L. M( COY. The subject of this sketch makes his home in Union Township, Fayette County, and is the son of Abraham McCoy, of the same township, who was born near Washington C. II. about 1823. His father, James McCoy, came to Ohio from the Eastern part of the country. The mother of our subject bore the maiden name of Margaret Iloppes, and was the daughter of John Iloppes, of this county, a prominent farmer and a man of considerable wealth. Abraham and Margaret McCoy reared a family of ten children, and all of that large circle are still living. Elias, the eldest, lives at Washington C. H. and is a farmer; Sarah is the wife of Joseph Briggs and lives in Wayne Township, this county; John resides in Marion Township; James lives in Washington C. II. and is in the grocery business; Nannie is the wife of Al Melvin, a hardware merchant of Washington C. H.; our subject and a twin sister are next in order of age, the latter being Mary, the wife of W. J. Burnett, who is a farmer in North Dakota and President of the Farmers' Alliance there; F. M. McCoy lives in Wa^aie Township, where he carries on a farm; AUie James is in the poultry business in Muncie, Ind.,and Clara married William Cleveland, who lives in the same city, where he is carrying on a clothing business. Mrs. Abraham McCoy died on the 3d of May, 1885, and was followed to her grave at Washington C. H. by her bereaved husband and all her chiklren.

The subject of this sketch was born June 26, 1855, in Union Township, Fayette County, at the old homestead. His education was received in the district schools of his township, where he has always resided. On the 20tli of November, 1883, he was united in marriage with Miss Annie M., daughter of Elias and Sarah Parrett.

Mr. Parrett was born Februaiy 4, 1811, in Virginia, his native place being in Shenandoah County, six miles north of Woodstock, and his parents were John and Catherine Parrett, who came to Ohio in the fall of 1811, when their son Elias was above eight months old. Tlie}^ traveled by wagon and settled six miles nortli of the Court House in Paint Township, thus becoming one of the earliest pioneers of the county. During the War of 1812, John Parrett was called to serve his country and fought all through that period of conflict. Upon the land which he bought upon Paint Creek he lived from 1811 to 1859, during which year he died. Eight of his eleven children grew to man's and woman's estate, and four of them are still living. The mother of Mrs. McCoy was Sarah, daughter of James and Elsie Conner, and of her five children, all of whom are now living, Mrs. McCoy is the youngest.

Mr. McCoy has a family of two cliihlren, one son and one daughter: Walter E., who was born January 10, 1887, and Florence, May 7, 1891. The splendid tract of one hundred and ten and onehalf acres, which belongs to Mr. McCo}' and comprises his home farm, is in a fine state of cultivation, and here he carries on general farming and stock-raising. He also operates a farm of three hundred and fift}' acres adjoining, and this j-ear (1892) he is harvesting one hundred and eighty acres of wheat, and makes a specialty of fine Brahma chickens and has some very fine specimens of this fowl.

Our subject is a member of Temple Lodge No. 227, 1. O. O. F., at Washington C. H. His political views bring him into sympathy with the Demo- cratie party, but he also belongs to the Farmers' Alliance. He ranks as one of the most enterprising young farmers of the count}' and is a most pleasant and agreeable gentleman to meet. His father-in-law, Elias Parrett, makes his home with iiis family and is now eight3'-one years of age.

l^EV. HENRY MITCHELL, B. A., Rector of l|^ St. Philip's Cliurch at Circleville, was born /4i 1 in Plymouth, Devonshire, England, February 4, 1H49. His father, James, is likewise a native of that place and is a stone-cutter by trade. Grandfather Mitchell was killed in a stone quarry in England, and during the cholera plague at Plymouth, in 1849, his wife was the first to fall a victim to that dread disease. In 1853, .Tames Mitchell emigrated from England to the United States, and during the following year his family joined him in Westchester Count}^, N.Y., where he worked at his trade.

In Ma}', 18(n, James Mitchell enlisted in the Seventy-ninth New Yoik Highlanders, and participated in the first and second battles of Bull Kun, A^icksburg, Knoxville, Cliancellorsville,and numerous engagements of less importance, although not less hazardous to life. In June, 1864, he was mustered out as Sergeant, and was offered a commission, but refused on account of his family. He was twice wounded at the first battle of Bull Run, but the injuries were not severe and he was never prevented from active duty on account of sickness. After the close of the war, he continued to work at his trade until old age compelled him to cease from active labors. He still resides in New York, at the age of seventy years (1892). He is universally esteemed, and in the community where he has so long resided is regarded as a man whose word is as good as his bond.

The maternal grandfather of our subject, Erastus Stephen, served in the English navy and participated in the Crimean War. His death occurred in England when he was quite old. His daughter, Jane E., was l)orn in Plymouth, England, and now makes her home in New York. Her union with

James Mitchell brought them thirteen children, four of whom are living. The eldest son, William S., served in the Civil War, enlisting as a member of the Twelfth New York Infantry.

The fourth, in this family was Henry, who was a child of about five years when he accompanied his mother from Plymouth across the broad Atlantic in the sailing-vessel "Martha Ann," to New York, the V03'age being a stormy one and occupying eight weeks and four daj's. He received common-school advantages in New York until he was fourteen, when he became clerk in a store. ' In 1865, he was apprenticed to learn the trade of a printer and was emi)loyed in that way for more than seven 3'ears. Feeling the need of a broader and inore liberal education, he entered St. Stephen's College in .January, 1873, and five years later graduated witli the Degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Having resolved to become a minister of the Gospel, our subject entered the General Theological Seminary in New York and completed the course in 1881, after which he was ordained as a minister in St. John's Cathedral, at Denver, Colo., Bishop Spalding officiating. His first charge was as missionary at Pitkin, Colo., and after remaining in that connection one year, he returned East, and during the three following years was .assistant Pastor of the Trinity Church, at Pottsville, Pa. In 1884, while in that city, he was ordained to the priesthood bj' Bishop M. De Wolfe Howe, Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.

After being Chaplain of St. Luke's Hospital in New York City one year, Missionary in Pennsylvania the same length of time, and Rector at Phillipsburgh, N. .T., two and one-half years, in April, 1890, Rev. ]\Ir. Mitchell came to Circleville and has since been Rector of St. Philip's Church. This church is one of the oldest in the State, having been organized in 1817, by Philander Chase, and the congregation now worships in a magnificent edifice, erected at a cost of $16,000. The work accomplished by Rev. Mr. Mitchell since he took charge of the church can hardl}' be over-estimated, and through his instrumentality the congregation has increased in numbers. He is a forcible and pleasing speaker, a genial companion and faithful pastor, and, as may well be imagined, occupies a high place in Ihe esteem of his parishioners. lie is prominent in the Diocese of Soutliern Ohio and well known thronyhout the coiinti'v. Ilis ministerial duties occup3' his attention to the almost entire exclusion of public affairs, but he believes it is a part of a man's religion to take an interest and keep well informed on political matters as well as all the great issues of the da^'; therefore he identified himself closely with the Republican party and never loses an opportunity to cast his ballot in its beiialf. Socially, he is a Royal Arch Mason and prominent in the order. He is a welcome guest in the social circles of the city, where his genial disposition and sparkling wit enhance the enjoyment of the occasion.

\i;JJ[| finest and most productive farms for which the famous Pickaway Plains are noted, is a native of this county, and a son of that excellent old pioneer, Jacob Ludwig, of whom extended mention is made elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Ludwig was born June 16, 1835, in the first brick house ever built in Pickawa}' County, on the old Ludwig homestead, that stood in the southeast corner of Circleville Township. He attended the district school, but, like man}- of the boys of his time, and even of the present day, was not fond of study and was not anxious to avail himself of the comparatively poor advantages afforded b_y the schools of that day. The one that he first attended was kept in the old-fashioned log house, furnished with slab seats, and a slab hewed with an adz and placed against the wall served as a writing desk for the scholars. The room was ding}' and poorl}' lighted, and evidently- offered poor attractions compared with the elegant modern structures which now dot this fine section of country, and it is little wonder that so many, like our subject, preferred to remain at home and assist in farm work, or spend the time in clearing.

and then, in 1860, he married the lady of his choice. Miss P^liza Jane Young, a daughter of James Young, and a native of this count}-. Her fatlier was also a native of this county, and a son of William Young, one of its early settlers, coming here from old Virginia in 1806. He was a descendant of one of the old families of that State. James Young was reared amid the primitive scenes of pioneer life in this count}', and became one of its prosperous farmers, owning and occupying a farm in Pickaway Township, upon which he died in 1873, at the age of fifty-seven years. Mr. and Mrs. Ludwig have two sons: Jacob L., who Is married and is a prosperous farmer in this township, and Charles E., who is at home with his parents, and has had charge of the farm since 1885. He is well educated, having attended the disti'ict school and the Commercial School at Columbus.

After his marriage, our subject turiied his attention to farming, devoting his whole time to it, and lived in various localities in this township until 1882, when he came into possession of his present fine farm on section 5. He has since added a commodious and well-built frame house, and various other substantial improvements. Tiie soil is a rich, sandy loam, easy of cultivation, and as productive as any in the Scioto Valley. In 1885, Mr. Ludwig turned over the management of his farm to his son Charles, as before mentioned, and has since lived in retirement.

Pickaway Township and County are noted for the numerous traces of the aboi'iginal settlers of the Northwest found within their borders. Several Indian mounds are found near our subject's farm, and he is quite familiar with their locality and distinguishing features. His farm is noted as the site of an old Indian bui-ying-ground, comprising about five acres on the west side of it, the spot being marked by four ancient oaks. Many Indian relics have been found on the farm, and there are parts of it that, if thoroughly explored, undoubtedly would reveal many curious and interesting facts concerning the vanished dwellers of this soil in past centuries.

Mr. Ludwig is prominent in local politics as a time-honored Democrat, who is well known in the councils of his party as delegate to county, dis- trict and State conventions, but he is not an aspirant for office. He is a zealous member of the United Brethren Church, being active in church matters, while his wife is a valued member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

(ACKSON BAKER, a capitalist and one of the wealthiest as well as most successful farmers of Monroe Township, is a native of Pickawa3' County, descended from its early pioneer stock, and is potent in advancing its interests. He was born February 21, 1830, into the pioneer home of Daniel and Mar}' (Davis) Baker, the former a native of Sussex County, Del., born in 1800, and the latter a native of Ross County, a daughter of one of its earliest settlers.

The paternal grandfather of our subject, Pernal II. Baker, was a farmer and a miller by occupation, and a native of Sussex Count}^, Del. He came to this county in 1820, journeying across mountains and a wild country generally with a team. He settled in AVilliamsport, this county, and established himself as a miller, being the ^^ioneer of that industry in this part of the State. He built a gristmill on Deer Creek, the first one erected on the banks of that stream, and he oi)erated it some 3'ears. He then bought a quarter-section of land in Perry Township, and erected the first gristmill there on Deer Creek, which is now known as Crownover's Mill, and he had that under his management man}' years. He also partly developed his farm, and died in the comfortable home that he had built thereon at a good old age, leaving behind him a golden record as one of our most useful pioneers. He was a Whig in politics and in religion was of the Methodist faith, a church-member. He and his wife, Sarah Baker, reared three boys and three girls. The mother lived to be over a hundred and four yeais old, and was also a devoted Methodist. The father of our subject had not attained his majority when he accompanied the family to the new home in the wilderness of this count}'. He was married a few years later, and in the course of time became a prosperous farmer, working hard to reclaim his homestead of one hundred and eighty acres, and placing the most of it under cultivation. His farm was just over the line in Fayette County, and there he died at the age of fifty-two years, in the midst of a busy career. He was a worthy member of the Christian Church, interesting himself earnestly in its welfare, and his wife, who died at the age of fifty years, was likewise a member of that church, being quite strict in her religious views. He was a Democrat, sound and true, in politics. The following are the seven children reared by himself and his wife: Sarah, Mi'S. Cutright; P^lizabeth, Mrs. Nye; Mary, Mrs. Kemp; Jackson; Hester A., Mrs. ChalHn (deceased); Lucinda, Mrs. Chaffin; and J. Counts. The maternal grandfather of our subject was Jesse Davis, a native of Delaware. He was one of the early pioneers of Ross County, where he developed a farm of about fifty acres, and there died at the age of seventy-five years, having been the father of five children.

The subject of this biogra2)hical record passed his early life as most other farmers' boys, and was educated in the primitive log schoolhouse of pioneer days, which was heated by a rude fireplace j had a clapboard roof, held down by logs, and was furnished with slab benches, a board against the side of the room serving as a writing-desk for tlie scholars. He was young when his experience of farm work began, and at the age of twenty-one he commenced to work out at twenty-five cents a day. He subsequently obtained possession of a piece of land, comiirising sixty-five acres, lying partly in this county and partly in Fayette County, and after his marriage he took up his residence thereon. A few years later, he sold it, and after renting land for a year in Fayette County, bought his present farm in Monroe Township in 1856. This consists of four hundred and seventeen acres of fine farming land, nearly all under cultivation and in a high state of improvement. The buildings are of a good class, a large frame residence, built in 1878, and a barn, put up in 1868, adorning the place, beside other necessary outbuildings. Mr. Baker devotes his farm to mixed farming, raising grain and stock. He raises and fattens manv cattle each year, but he has made much of his money by raising hogs. He has nearly abandoned that of late years, however, on account of the cholera. He derives a part of his income from loaning mone}^ and is one of our most extensive capitalists. He rightly attributes his success to close attention to business and to judicious m.anagement of his affairs. He has been School Director, but he never aspires to ofHce, preferring the pleasures and comforts of his own cheerful fireside to the cares and vexations incidental to public life. He is a Democrat in his political views, and stands firmly b}' his party.

Mr. Baker was wedded in 1853 to Miss Elizabeth A. Fisher, who was born in Faj'ette County September 15, 1835. She is a woman of great worth, and for over twent3--five years she has been a conscientious and upright nieml)er of the Methodist Church. Her marriage with our subject has been a true union and has been fruitful ot eight children, of whom these five are living: Oren, Rosette A. (Mrs. McCafferty), John AV., Lawson S. and Edward. The names of those deceased ai-e Austin J., Charles U. and Alva.

ILLIAM M. HOTT. No theme is more agreeable to the biographer than that of pioneer times, and the life story of one who passed through that trying period and made his way to comfort and prosperit}- through hardships and privations is of great interest to every reader. Of especial interest, therefore, to the intelligent reader, is this sketch of Mr. Hott, whose portrait ai)pears on the opposite page.

A pioneer of Harrison Township, Pickawa}^ County, Mr. Hott was also one of its most esteemed and respected citizens. He was born in this township, and in such men we find true loyalt}' to the interests of their part of the State. They understand, as it were by instinct, the needs, social and industrial, of their vicinity, and have a thorough knowledge of its resources. They are therefore better adapted to succeed here than a stranger could be and are probably without exception warmly devoted to the prosperity of their native place, at least such was the case of the- subject of this sketch. His birth occurred on the 3d of August, 1829, and he was a son of Jacob and Catherine (Coon) Hott, natives of Virginia and early pioneers of Harrison Township, Pickaway Count}-, Ohio.

The subject of this sketch was early inured to the hardships of pioneer life and was educated in the primitive log schoolhouse of those early days. Although his advantages for receiving an education were limited, he was a great reader, and by his own observations became well posted and un usual 1}' intelligent. AVhen twenty years of age, he started out to fight life's battles for himself, and when his father moved to Circleville, Ohio, and there died, our subject began working as a farm hand. This he continued during the summer months for several years, receiving as compensation $12 per month witii board. During the winter season he received fifty cents per day for chopping, ma'dng rails, and clearing. He was hardworking and a man of indomital)le will, the same being evinced in his youth by his determination to succeed at whatever he undertook.

On the 25tli of February, 1851, INIr. Hott was married to Miss Sarah E. Ward, a native of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, lK)rn January 3, 1834, And the daughter of Richard C. and Matilda AVard. Mrs. Hott is a sister of Sidney J. Ward, of Pickaway County, in whose sketch further mention is made of the Ward family. After marriage, Mr. Hott and wife located on the farm now owned by A. C. Nothstine, in Walnut Township, this county, and seven years afterward they removed thence to Circleville, Ohio. Less than three years later, they came to Harrison Township, Pickaway County, and here Mr. Hott died on the 21st of September, 1890.

In every private relation Mi\ Hott was known as a true friend and affectionate father and husband; he generously responded to every enterprise worthy of note, and has left behind as a heritage a spotless name and fame for those who came after him. In religious work he was active and especially interested in the Sunday-school. He had frequently been solicited to fill local offices in his township, but refused all, preferring to attend to his farming in- terests. He was a self-made man in eveiy sense of that term, for he started with nothing, and what he accumulated was the result of tliriftand energy on the part of liimself and wife. In those early days they had nothing to rely upon except their own willing hands and sturdy independence. In politics, he was a Republican. During the late war, he enlisted for one liundi-ed days as a member of the One Hundred and Fifty-fifth Ohio Infantry. Mrs. Hott was a true helpei-, not only to her husband, but to all who come witliin her influence, and is a faithful member of the United Brethren Church. She is a lady of refinement and excellent business capacity, and superintends her farm of ninety acres so as to secure the best possible results. The confidence in which Mr. Hott was held is proved by the fact that he was administrator for various estates and also acted as guardian frequently. The confidence thus reposed in him was never abused, for he was ever considerate and tlioughtful in his relations with others.

r^ MANUEL AVESTENHAVER is a represental^ tive of tlie old pioneer stock of Pickaway JL^^ County, and for many years he has held an important position among its farmers as the proprietor of one of the large and well-ordered farms of Walnut Township, located on section 12. Our subject was born in Circleville, in one of its early pioneer homes, September 16, 1824. His parents were Jacob and Rebecca (Miller) Westenhaver, wlio were natives of Virginia and both of German extraction. In the early years of the settlement of Pickaway Count}', they came hither, at the same time that the Hedges family came, and located at Circleville, which was tlicn in its infancy and had but few inhabitants, and there Mr. Westenhaver engaged at his trade as a cabinet-maker. Ilis w^ife's father had settled in the woods in the northern portion of Walnut Township, and here came Mr. Westenhaver with his family in 1832, and also took up his abode in the forests, where he died in the year 1846, a most worthy man and an honored pioneer. His wife died in Fairfield County at a ripe age. They were the parents of eight children, of whom our subject and his sister Frances, wife of Absalom Ashbrook, of Kansas, are the sole survivors. The names of the deceased are Nancy, Peter, Elizabeth, Susan, Joseph and Sophronia, respectively.

The subject of this life record was a boy of eight years when his parents came to Walnut Township to live. He grew up to a vigorous manhood, experiencing all the vicissitudes, trials and privations of pioneer life, as well as its compensations, and he early became inured to the hard labor necessitated by their environments. When a boy, lie attended school in a log cabin that was rudel}' furnished with slab seats, and the onl}' desks were boards resting on pegs driven into the walls. He has alwa^ys followed agricultural pursuits and has a farm of four hundred acres that compares favorably with the best in Walnut Township in regard to tillage, drainage and substantial improvements. He is an example of our self-made men, persistent industry, forethought and sensible methods of carr3ing on his work contributing to his prosperity and giving him high financial standing in the community where he has dwelt as bo}' and man for sixty years, and he is known by all the people, who hold him in the utmost respect. In his social relations, lie is a member of the Masonic order.

Mr. Westenhaver has been twice married. His first marriage, which took place in 1845, was with Miss Caroline Doan, who bore him a number of children, of whom three survive: Frances,wife of Simon ]\Iiller; Lorette, wife of John Clements, and Addie, wife of Josephus Oman. Our subject's second marriage with ]\Iiss Sarah Courtright has brought him two children, Jesse and Annie. His pi'esent wife is a sister of John and Judge Samuel Courtright, of whom biographies appear in this volume.

^^, EORGE S. REICHELDEKFER. The village [/[ ,_ - I of Tarlton contains a large number of at- ^^^ tractive residences, and among them there is, perhaps, none more elegant or perfect in every detail than the home of Mr. Reichelderfer, which is a frame building, modern in its st^yle of architecture and neat m its interior furnishings. Besides tliis residence, he owns two hundred and thirty acres of well-improved land in Salt Creek Township, and is numbered among the prosperous citizens of Pickaway County.

The father of our subject, Venus Reichelderfer, was born in Berks County, Pa., in 1823, and accompanied his parents, Jacob and Rebecca Reichelderfer, to Ohio when he was quite small, settling with them in Salt Creek Township, the grandfather residing here until his death, June 25, 1875, at the age of eightj'-two years. Venus R. here grew up, and engaged in farming, which occupation he followed until his decease, September 19, 1856. He was the father of two children, our subject and Sarah Jane, who married Stephen D. Crites, and died July 19, 1873.

The maternal grandfather of our Subject, John Mowry, emigrated from Berks Count}', Pa., where he was born August 1, 1805, to Ohio, when he was a lad of five years, and made his home in Pickaway County until his death. His daughter, Leannah, first became the wife of Venus Reichelderfer, and after his decease was united to Elias Crites, her home being at present in the Buckeye State. The birthplace of our sul>ject was in Salt Creek Township, and the date thereof April 18, 1850. He was the recipient of splendid educational advantages, of which he availed himself to the utmost, and, after completing his commonschool studies, entered Ohio Wesleyan l^niversity. at Delaware, in 1868, remaining there for two years, diligenth' engaged in the acquirement of knowledge. He completed his commercial course in Eastman's Business College, at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., after which he embarked in business.

The first occupation of Mr. Reichelderfer was as an employe in a railroad office at Stoutsville for a short time, and afterwards he was with the P^ureka Planing Mill Compan}', at Laurelville, in the capacity of book-keeper for a while. Subsequently, he located at Tai'lton, and has since followed the profession of a teacher, having taught fifteen terms of school during the winter seasons, and in the summer engaging in various occupations. He has an enviable reputation as a thorough instructor and efficient disciplinarian, who gains the affection and confidence of his pupils to an unusual extent, and secures their advancement in tlieir studies through creating a love for knowledge and an enjoyment of mental research.

In 1873, the marriage of Mr. Reichelderfer to Miss Lucy A. Ilousel, of Pickaway County, took place at the residence of the bride's parents, John A. and Catherine (Alexander) Housel. The parents of Mrs. Reichelderfer were born in Northumberland and Columbia Counties, Pa., respectivelj', whence they moved to Oiiio at an earl}' day and were married in Pickawa}' County. During tl;e past forty years he has been engaged in the grocery business, and is a reliable dealer, an enterprising citizen, and an upright man. His wife belongs to the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and he aids with liberal contributions the various benevolent and religious enterprises, in which he is greatly interested.

In her childhood, Mrs. Reichelderfer received a thorough education in the schools at Tarlton and the Normal at Lancnster, and was a teacher in Fairfield County for nine years. She is the mother of one child, John rfacob, born January 24, 1874, and an intelligent young man, to whose education his parents have devoted constant attention. IMrs. Reichelderfer clings to the faith of her parents, and is a devoted member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, while the belief of Mr. Heiclielderfer is that of the Lutheran Churcli, with wliich he is identified. In politics, he is a stanch Democrat, and is well informed on all the prominent issues of the day which engage the attention of thouofhtful men.

r^ON. MILLS GARDNER. The official work of this gentlem.an has extended over many years and has brought him prominently before the gaze of the public, and in him his constituents have found a man of ability and integrity and one whose activities have ever been employed for the good of the community. He now makes his home in Washington C. H., with whose interests he has been connected since 1854.

The original of this sketch was born in Russellville, ]irown County, Ohio, January 30, 1830, thus being one day older tlian James G. Blaine. His parents, Setli and Elina 8. (Barreie) Gardner, were natives respectively of New York and Ohio. The father followed the combined occupations of merchant, hotel-keeper and farmer, and, emigrating to Brown County in an early day, departed this life in 1871, aged eighty-one years.

Mills Gardner received a good practical education in the common schools of Highland County, after which he engaged as clerk for an uncle for nine years at New INIarket. During that time, he read law with his uncle. Nelson Barrere, of Hillsboro, and in 1855 was admitted to the Bar. Our subject has built up a \ery flattering reputation, and from 1856 to 1860 was Prosecuting Attorney. In 1861, he was elected State Senator, during wliicli time he served on many important committees in the Senate. He was later a member of the House of Representatives of the Ohio Legislature, during the 3'ears 1866 and 1867, and served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1872 and 1873. He was also a member of the Fortyfifth Congress, his term beginning on the 4tli of March, 1877, the day on which President IIa3'es was inaugurated. Previous to the formation of the Republican part}', the Hon. Mr. Gardner voted the Whig ticket. In connection with his duties as a lawyer, our subject is a member of the Ludlow Soap Comi)any and the Washington Stamping Company.

October 9, 1851, Miss Margaret A., daughter of John Morrow, was united in marriage with our subject. They have become the parents of two daughters, Gertrude and Edith, both of whom are at home. Mr. Gardner, with his family, is an influential member of the Methodist Episcopal Chvirch, with which denomination he has been connected for over forty years, during that time serving as Superintendent of the Sunda^'-school and as a member of the Board of Trustees. In social matters, he is connected with Fayette Lodge, Fayette Chapter, Fayette Council and Garfield Commandery of the Free and Accepted Masons.

maidenhood as Miss Elma Sands Barrere. She was the daughter of George W. and Abbie (Mills) Barrere and was born in New Market, Highland County, Ohio, July 4, 1806. She was married to Seth Gardner in 1827 and became the mother of three sons, viz.: George B., our subject and Thomas F.

Grandfather George W. Barrere was born at Wheeling, W. Ya., March 17, 1770, and on emigrating to Kentucky was there married. In 1803, he removed to Highland County, this State, and reared a large family of five sons and three daughters, whose average life was seventy-eight I and one-half years. The mother of our subject departed this life July 13, 1891, in this city, and was the last of this remarkably long-lived family to pass to the land beyond. She was a very strong-minded woman, having not only convictions as to right and wrong, good and et^il, the true and the false, but had also the courage of her convictions. She kept herself well informed upon subjects of general interest and always manifested a lively and loving interest in the welfare of young people, who in turn loved, confided in and were devoted to her, finding in her society' a delight and joy that grew as their knowledge of her character increased.

OIIN SOLLARS. This venerable and honored gentleman is one of the oldest citizens living within the borders of Fayette Coun- 15^^ ty, the most of whose growth he has witnessed, as he is a son of one of its early pioneer families, and for sixty years he has been a landholder here, owning and occupjing a farm of one hundred acres in Wayne Township, that he reclaimed from the forest wilds.

Our subject was born in St. Clair, Allegheny County, Pa., in 1806. His parents were Samuel and Elizabeth Sollai's. Samuel Sollars was born in the same place as his son, January 12, 1784, in the home of Isaac and Elizabeth (Blackinore) Sollars, who were natives respectively of England and

INLiryland. The latter was a daughter of vSamuel IMackrnore, who was of Englisli liirtli. Isaac SoUars was of Kevolutionary fame, and was located at Ft. Mcintosh during the struggle of the Americans for freedom from the mother country'. Some time after marriage, be removed to Kentucky, in the latter part of the seventeenth century, and settled in the forests of that State, and he was there killed by the Indians in 1792.

Samuel Sollars was very young when the family went to Kentucky, and was but eight years of age when his father was killed. lie continued to live with his mother and relatives in the Kentucky home nntil he grew to manhood. Ills education was quite limited, owing to the absence of schools in that part of the countr}'. He was married to Elizabeth Train, September 20, 1803, in Pennsylvania, Avhither he had returned. She was a daughter of John and Joan (Weiley) Train, who were natives respectively of Scotland and Pennsylvania. John Train came to America after he had attained manhood, and married in Pennsylvania. In 1808, Samuel Sollars brought his family to this part of Ohio, which has since become known as Fayette County, and established a home in the woods within two miles of where his son, of whom we write, now lives. He purchased two hundred acres of land, to which he afterwards added two hundred and fifty acres, and in due time had hewed out a goodly farm. His first house was like all early dwellings of that day, constructed of logs, but was warm and comfortable. He was one of the first to settle in this region, and had no neighbors except the Indians, who were numerous. Wild game was plentiful in the forests, and as he was a good marksman, he had no ditticulty in providing plenty of venison and turkey for the talile. He and his wife reared eight children, named as follows: John, Isaac (deceased), Hiram (deceased), Allen (deceased), Samuel, Jacob (deceased), Matilda, widow of Hamilton Rogers, and Mary (deceased). The father served in the War of 1812 two months. He was a Democrat in earl 3' life, but later joined the Whigs, and was a conspicuous figure in pnblic life, having been Commissioner of Fayette County nine years, and at different times held most of the township offices.

Our subject labored hard to acquire an education, spending his school days in the old log schoolhouse of i)ioneer times, that was furnished with S[)lit log scats, and lighted by greased paper instead of glass. He has always been fond of books, and has supjilemented his early education by a wide range of reading, including much that bears on the topics of the day, and he is especially fond of history, in which he is well posted. He remained v/ith his parents until he was twentythree years of age, and then went into the timber to cut cord-wood. At the age of twenty-six, he took unto himself a wife in the person of Nancy, daughter of John and Nancy (McCulloch) Me Williams, who were natives respective!}^ of Scotland and Pennsylvania, and early pioneers of Belmont County when Ohio was a Territory. John McWilliams was a man of solid attainments, and a school teacher by profession. He arose to l)rominence in his county, which he represented in the Territorial Legislature of Ohio. He served his count}' as Auditor a number of years and in 1796 was engaged by the Government as a civil engineer to survey land near Cincinnati.

Our subject bought one hundred acres of iiis present farm in Wayne Township in 1832, and has since made it his home. He now owns nine hundred and fifty acres of land in this county and in Illinois, and his means are ample to enable him and his wife to enjoy a serene old age in quietness and comfort. He was formerly active in local public life, and has held most of the township otiices, in which he used his influence to forward every useful measure planned for the benefit of the community. Politically, he is a Republican of long standing.

jNIr. and Mrs. Sollars have had eight children: John, Jr.; Samuel and Franklin, deceased, the latter having been a member of Compan}' E, One Hundred and Twenty-second Ohio Infantiy; William, who married for his first wife Anna Crosby, and for his second Neonla Culy; Lucy and Anna, deceased; Nancy, wife of Samuel Hoppes; and Elizabeth, deceased, who was the wife of George Blackman. Samuel Sollars gave up his life for his country during the late war. He first enlisted in Company E, Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantiy, and subsequently re-enlisted in the one hundred days' service, was wounded in Kentuck}^ by Morgan's men, and died in the hospital at Covington, tliat State. Our subject and his wife have sixteen grandchildren to gladden their hearts.

HOINIAS KALES has been a resident of Madison County for over half a centur}' and was formerly one of its most extensive farmers and stockmen, owning a large landed estate. lie ac- (luired a fortune by his ably conducted operations, and is now living in pleasant retirement in the attractive village of London. He is a native of the old Commonwealth of A'irginia, born in Frederick County, August 9, 1817.

The parents of our subject were Moses and Mary (Fish) Bales, who were also Virginians by biith. The Bales originated m "Wales, and were among the Colonial settlers of Virginia, where David Bales, the grandfather of our subject, was born some time during the last century. He was one of the prominent farmers of Frederick County, and was a gallant soldier of the Revolution. In the great struggle for freedom from the mother country, he was shot in the leg, and died from the effects of the wound a few years later, thus giving up his life for his country as though he had perished on the battle- held. He was a Christian gentleman, and was greatly respected by all who knew him. The maternal grandparents of our subject were Robert and Mary Fish, the former a native of this country, the latter of foreign birth. Mr. Fish was a farmer in Virginia until he came to Ohio, and passed his remaining years at his occupation in Richland County. He and his wife were members of the Methodist Church, and were devoted to its interests. They reared a family of twelve children.

The father of our subject came to Ohio in 1833, and, settling among the pioneers of Clarke County, purchased a farm there, and engaged in agricultural pursuits until death rounded out liis life at a ripe age. In him the Republican party found an earnest advocate from the first, and the Methodist

Church was strengthened by his membership. He was the father of twelve children, having been three times married. His first wife, the mother of our subject, was a noV)le woman of many Christian virtues, and a memljer of the Methodist Church. She was tiie mother of four children, of whom but two are living: our suJ)ject and his sister Betsy, Mrs. Potee.

The subject of this biographical review passed his early years on a farm, at first in his native State and afterward in Clarke County, where his education was completed. He remained at home with his father until he attained his raajorit}^ and then started out into the world to see what life held for him elsewhere. In 1845, he came to Madison County, purchased two hundred and fifty acres of land in Summerford Township, and made tliat his home for thirty-eight years. Going to Deer Creek Township from there, he took up his residence on one of his farms, that contained five hundred acres of fine farming land, and he was extensively engaged in raising high-bred horses and cattle for some time. He had in his possession fifteen hundred acres of realty, all in this count}', except three hundred acres. May 5, 1887, he came to tlie village of London, and purchased a residence on Fourth Street, where he now lives. In the accumulation of his property he has materially^ increased the wealth of the county, and he has alwa^'S sought to use his means for the promotion of those enter))rises best calculated to develop its resources and improve its condition. He is a man of well-balanced intellect, of sound and sensible views ui)on all subjects with which he is conversant, and his political preferences lie wnth the Republican party, to which he is devotedly attached. The Methodist Episcopal Church has in him a liberal and exemplary member, and he has held the office of Steward in the same.

Fortune has also favored our subject in his domestic life, as by his marriage in 1845 with Miss Emeline Rigdon,hc secured a companion who fills in a perfect measure her position as wife, mother and friend, and conducts the affairs of her household so as to contribute to the comfort and happiness of all who come under her influence. She is the mother of three children: Talipha, Mrs. Dr.

Beach, who has four children: Roy, Carrie, Ada and Downing; Mrs. Alta Gra}^; and Mrs. Carrie Fitchgiven, who has three children: Clarence, Laura and Harry. Mrs. Bales is a native of Madison Count}', born January 22, 1828, a daughter of Charles and Lydia (Mitchell) Kigdon, who were natives respectively of Kentucky and Pennsylvania. Her maternal grandfather, who was a native of Massachusetts and a farmer, served throughout the Revolution. Mr. Rigdon was a farmer. He lirst settled in Champaign County after he came to Ohio, but he afterward came to Madison County, and was one of its most prosperous pioneer farmers, farming over four hundred acres of land. He died in Indianapolis, Ind. He and his wife were prominent members of the JNIethodist Episcopal Church, of which he was Trustee. He was also Township Trustee at one time. His father was Dr. Lamb Rigdon, a native of Germany, and a physician and surgeon of some note in his day. Mrs. Bales is one of nine children, of whom three are living besides herself: Mrs. Julia Bales, Mrs. Jennie Burt, and Mrs. Maggie Davidson.

AYARD T. KELLER, of Bloomingburgh, stands among the first of his profession in ! Fayette County as an able and learned physician, and is an important figure in its political and social life. He was born in the town of Cumberland, Allegany County, Md., February 22, 1850. His father, D. T. Keller, was a native of Virginia, and soon after the birth of the son of whom we write, he returned to that State, and became one of the leading business men of Romney, Hampshire County, now a ixart of West Virginia, where he had a large foundry and machine shop. He married Mary J. Thistle, a native of Maryland, and a granddaughter of J. II. Bayard, an uncle of ex-Secretary of State Bayard, who was a member of Cleveland's cabinet.

parents took up their residence in Romney, and he passed his ))oyhood amid its pleasant scenes until he was eighteen years old, receiving his first schooling at Romney, and comi)leting his literary education at Alleghany Academy in his native town. At the age of nineteen, he entered the University of Maryland for the i)urpose of studying medicine, and was graduated from that institution in March, 1871, at the age of twenty -one, the youngest member of his class, in which he had attained high rank for excellence of scholarship. Leaving the University with a fine equi()ment for the successful practice of medicine, and with ever}' promise of a bright future in his chosen calling, our subject entered upon his professional career at Grantsville, Garrett County, Md., and was in active practice at that point some ten years. His next move was to Oakland, the county seat of that county, where he remained six years. In 1887, he came to Ohio, and has since made his home at Bloomingburgh. He has proved a valuable acquisition to its citizenship, thoroughly identifj'ing himself with its best interests, and actively co-operating with his fellow-townsmen in all feasible schemes for its advancement. He is popular as a physician, has a fine practice, and, though he has lived here but a few years, his talents have won him due recognition from his medical brethren, who have elected him Vice- [)resident of the Fayette County Medical Association, and he is also a member in high standing of the Ohio State Medical Association. His further social relations are with the American Legion of Honor. He has been appointed medical attendant for the Baltimore & Ohio Railway from Washington C. H. to Mt. Sterling. P^ver since he was old enough to vote, the Doctor has been a power in politics wherever he has lived, and is influential in the councils of the Democratic partj^ He was Chairman of the Democratic Committee of Garrett County during his residence in Maryland, and since coming here he has been a member of the P\ayette County Democratic Committee. He is distinguished as being the first of his party ever elected to any office in the village of Bloomingburgh as a member of its Council.

Casteel, a native of Giantsville, Md., took place in that town, October 10, 1875. Mrs. Keller was born in June, 1854, and is a daughter of William Casteel, Commissioner of Garrett County, and one of the leading citizens. A felicitous union has brought to our subject and his wife eight children, as follows; Mary A., Alice INI., Daniel C, Charles B. (deceased), Charles II., Bayard C, Nellie C. and William (deceased).

^ ^ILLIAM DAVIS. This wealthy and proni- \^// *^^^J^^ gentleman is a resident of Monroe \^^ Township, Pickaway County, where he is the possessor of a fine farm. He is a native-born citizen of this place, having been born November 14, 1836. He is a son of John Davis, who was born on the George Woods Farm, in Deer Creek Township, this county, August 22, 1807. The grandfather bore the name of Benjamin and was a native of Virginia. He came by team to this State, over the monntains, about the year 1800, and settled in Deer Creek Township, and some time later located on Darby Creek, in Muhlenberg Township; after a residence here of some time, he removed to White County, Ind., where he spent his last days, dying when past his ninetieth year.

The father of our subject was reared on the home farm, receiving but little education iu the common schools, but being a man of strong natural ability, he became quite wealthy, and is still living, making his home in Palestine, this county. He is the owner of five hundred acres of fine land, all in one body, and has given about -1525,000 to his children, besides. Stock-raising and farming have been his life vocations, which he has carried on on an extensive scale. He married P^lizabeth Crabb, who was born in Ross County, Ohio, in 1810, and bore her husband sixteen children, ten of whom grew to mature years: Martha (deceased), William, Joseph, Isaac (deceased), David, Thomas, Fletcher (deceased), Mary A., Amanda, and INIiilard. The mother of this family died in 1882, when seventytwo years old. The father was a Repu))lican in his political affiliations.

Our subject was reared on the farm and educated in the common district schools, which were in the pi'imitive log schoolhouse, with its large open fireplace and slab benches, and vvliich were conducted on the rate-I)ill S3'stem. He began for himself in life when twenty-one 3'ears old, in which 3^ear he was married, and rented his father's farm for seven years, when he bought it. The date of his marriage was November 22, 1857, the lady of his choice .Rebecca A. McGuire. Ten children were born of this marriage, five growing to maturity, namely: Emma, Milton, Marion, John and Edward. The good wife and mother died April 28, 1881, and Mr. Davis was again married, January 19, 1886, this time to Rosanna Ta3'lor, a native of Pike County, this State, where she was born, March 10, 1852.

The fine estate of hiin of whom we write consists of eight hundred and sixty acres, five hundred and eighty acres in this township and the balance located in Darby and Muhlenberg Townships. This is all splendidl}^ improved, there not being one acre of waste land. On this he is extensively engaged in stock-raising and agriculture and is more than ordinarily' successful in his pursuits. He has heretofore rented some of his land but will hereafter attend to all of it himself. Horses seem to be his favorite stock and he now has some fifty head of draft horses and roadsters, besides a number of hogs and cattle which he fattens for the market. The crop of wheat raised the past year on this place was four thousand bushels, for which he got 11 per bushel from the machine, and one hundred and forty acres of corn was raised, beside what was rented out.

erecting tlie new church buildi . ariafiii'.jjH , views, he is a stanch Republ' ; oil aye^v/ ,1. his fellow-citizens as Treasure) two 3'ears and has held man uiiices of smaller note. He has taken an active part iu the public schools and was one of the Building Committee on the new brick house here, and has been one of the Directors nearly ever since he came to this place. Starting out in life with no capital whatever but a strong hand and a willing heart, Mr. Davis has, by his push, pluck and perseverance, made a success of life. In his first home, he drove pins in the wall and laid boards on them for a cupboard and this was the best one they could contrive. Mr. Davis has an interest in the elevator at Palestine, which is run under the firm name of C. Tanner it Co., buying and shipping large quantities of grain.

, ETER HOFEMAN. No member of the farming community of Pickaway County is more worthy of representation in this biographical work than this venerable and venerated gentleman, who is not only a son of one of the earliest pioneers of the county, but is himself entitled to be considered a pioneer on account of what he has done to promote the progress of agriculture in this favored section of the State, of which he is a native, and in whose public as well as industrial life he has borne an active part.

Mr. Hoffman was born in Washington Township, May 2, 180'J, and is a son of George Hoffman, who was a native of Berks County, Pa. He came to Ohio in a wagon with his wife in 1806, and took up a tract of land in Washington Township, being among the first to locate here. The countr}^ was a wilderness, with but few attempts at cultivation, and deer were so plentiful that they had to be chased from the wheat fields, where they often did much damage. Indians often used to pass through the country, and still had their huntinggrounds in this vicinity. Mr. Hoffman built a log cabin, and every year cleared awa}' some of the timber standing on his land, which in time he improved into a highlj^ productive farm. During the War of 1812, he served as a soldier forty days. He was an earnest Christian, and a strict member of the Lutheran Churcli. This good old pioneer passed to his reward in 1862, at the end of a life long and well spent.

ous farmer there. In 1806, he emigrated to Fairfield County, this State, where he died an old man. The mother of our sul)ject, whose maiden name was Mary Harpster, was born in Pennsylvania, and died in this State, in 1870.

Mr. Hoffman is the eldest son and second child in a family of eleven children, of whom nine grew to maturity, and five of them are still living. His educational advantages were exceedingly limited, as there was no school for some time after he was old enough to go to one, and when a subscription school was finally established in an old log house he had to walk three miles to get to it. The building was rudely constructed, with a puncheon floor, slab seats for furniture, and greased paper instead of glass in the windows. Our subject was born in a log cabin, and underwent all the experiences of frontier life. The farmers mostly used oxen instead of horses in their work, and had the most primitive tools with which to carry on their farming.

Mr. Hoffman remained at home with his parents until 1836, when he started out as a farmer on his own account, having previously become thoroughl_y familiarized with every department of agriculture. On tlie 18th of March of that year, he purchased eighty acres of land, and diligently worked to develop it into a farm. In 1856, he bought the farm in his native township upon which he has ever since lived, and he has greatly increased its worth by the many valuable improvements that he has made. He has here one hundred and seventy acres of land on section 21, which is finely cultivated, and well adapted to general farming. Tlie buildings that adorn it are of a good class, substantially built and well arranged, and everything about the place is neat and orderly. Mr. Hoffman began with but little means, but he has done so well that he is one of the moneyed men of his native county, and when his children began life for themselves he generously gave them each $1,000.

June 20, 1836, Mr. Hoffman was married to Elizabeth Leist, who was born in Washington Township, May 2, 1815. She died in 1877, leaving behind her the blessed memory of a good and true-hearted woman, who had nobly fulfilled the duties of life, and was warmly loved by all who came under her influence. She was a daughter of David Leist, a native of Berks County, Pa., who came to Ohio in 1806, and was a pioneer of this township. The following are the children that were born of her happy marriage with our subject: Jacob, who is married, and lives in this township; Catherine, the wife of Abraham Adams, a farmer in Fairfield County; George, deceased; David, who is married, and lives in this township; Noah, who is married, and lives in Madison County; Amanda, wife of Manoah Shoemaker, a farmer in Henry County, Ohio; Isaiah, who married Emma Stout, and lives on the old homestead, and Peter, who is married, and lives in this township.

In his political views, Mr. Hoffman is a tried and true Democrat, voting first for Gen. Jackson, and he has onl}^ missed one Presidential election since that of 1840. He has been much sought after to help administer local affairs, his fellow-citizens having a full appreciation of his fitness for responsible positions. He held the office of Trustee of his township fifteen jears, was Director twenty years, and Supervisor a like length of time. He has also been conspicuous in promoting the religious interests of the community as one of the foremost members of the Lutheran Church, which he joined when about eighteen years old, and to which his good wife also belonged, and he has filled the various official positions of the chvu'ch, among them those of Deacon and Elder.

ROF. MARTIN L. SMITH. Among tlie prominent and successful educators of Pickaway Count}', selected for representation in this biographical work, we take pleasure in introducing to our readers Prof. Martin L. Smith, the well-known and popular Superintendent of the High and Public Schools of Ashville, with which he has been identified since the fall of 1882.

March 26, 1854. He is descended from the early pioneer stock of this part of the State, his grandparents being among the first to settle in Madison Townshii), where his i)arents, Reuben and Eliza Smith, were also born. Our subject's father was a prosperous farmer and the son passed his boyhood days on a farm. He early displayed an aptitude for learning, and was given every advantage to obtain a liberal education, laying a solid foundation for it in the district school. At the age of sixteen, he began attending schools of a higher grade at Lithopolis, where he passed his school days for several terms, and he also had the benefit of several sessions at different Normals. At the age of seventeen, our subject entered upon his professic^nal career by teaching in District No. 5, Madison Township, where he taught some ten3'ears, and he also had charge of District No. 1 one year. He was then given the position of Superintendent of the Ashville schools, in which capacity he has since officiated, giving universal satisfaction to pupils and parents. The branches taught in the High School include mathematics, book-keeping, philoso[)hy, general history, English literature and rhetoric, and such other studies as are usually pursued in such an institution in this State, languages, however, not being included. The Professor has three lady teachers under him, who earnestl}' cooperate with him in his work. He has been County Examiner for some five years with his other duties, has also served as Clerk of Madison Township for a time, and under Cleveland's administration he was Postmaster at Ashville.

Professor Smith is a close student, and keeps well abreast of the times in all things pertaining to his profession, to which he is devoted heart and soul, and to his energetic labors is largely due the present high status of the Ashville schools for thoroughness and efficiency, of which qualities the citizens of the place are justl}- proud. The Professor has been President of the Pickawaj' County Teachers' Institute four years, an honor not often conferred on one teacher so long. He has also assisted in conducting Normal Schools at Ashville, and he is always found in the lead in promoting the cause of education in his native county. He is wellknown as the author, in conjunction with Prof. C.

B. Shook, of a work entitled "The New Orthography," a manual containing nearly one hundred and fifty pages, designed for teachers and pupils m the schools, and which has attracted favoral)le notice among the educators of the country. AVhile County Examiner, our subject took an active part in the meetings of the city and county examiners in the State. lie has done much to broaden and elevate the religious and social interests of the city, and to his taste for music, and elTorts in securing the organization of a band, is Ashville much indebted for its excellent cornet band, of which he is the leader. The Professor is a member of the Lutheran Church, and is active in the Sundayschool. He belongs to the Knights of Honor and the Knights of Pythias, and, politicall}', is a Democrat.

Prof. Smith was married April 15, 1880, to Miss Anna Eridle}^ daughter of the late Joshua and Julia Eridley, formerly of Madison Township. Of the four children born to our subject and his wife three survive: Anna B., Ra^^ F. and Marie. Professor and Mrs. Smith have a charming home, and as leaders in Ashville society' they have many friends, attracted to them by their pleasant ways and truly courteous and friendly manners.

li;SAAC H. HAMBLETON. Among the wellj regulated estates of Madison County, one in Iw, Jefferson Township, which is owned and occupied by the gentleman above named, is worthy' of considerable notice. It is thoroughly tilled, supplied with a complete assortment of farm buildings and a substantial commodious residence, and here Mr. Hambleton has lived and labored since 1854, witnessing the gradual development of the country around him and doing much pioneer work with his own hands. He has been a resident of Ohio since 1840, and is one of the best and most publicspirited citizens in his township.

Stephen G. and Sarah G. (Galbreath) Hambleton the parents of our subject, were natives respectively of Bucks County, Pa., and Columbiana Count}^ this State. They were married in New Lisbon, Ohio, and from there removed to Erie Count}', N. Y., in 1835. After a residence there of five >'ears they returned to Ohio and made their home for three \ears in Miami County, thence removed to Franklin Count}', where the father died, March 25, 18G0. Tlie inother,who reared a family of twelve children, passed away in Montgomery County, Kan.

The original of this sketch was born in New Lisbon, August 6, 1824, which jilace was his home until reaching his tenth year when with his parents he removed to New York and returned with them to Ohio a few years later. He made his home with his father until twenty-eight years of age, and since old enough to engage in work of an}' kind followed the occupation of a fai'mer. Mr. Hambleton and Miss Jane Reynolds were united in marriage in Georgesville, this State, May 8, 1853. The lady was the daughter of Thomas and Jane (Cunningham) Reynolds, natives of Pennsylvania, the former of whom died in Georgesville, and the latter passed away at the home of our subject in Madison County. Mrs. Hambleton, who was born in Franklinton, Franklin County, October 31, 1825, was the seventh in order of birth in a family of ten children.

After his marriage Mr. Hambleton located on the farm where he is at present residing, and which comprises eighty -seven well-tilled acres. By his union with Miss Reynolds, four children were born, namely: Ida, the wife of Dr. George H. Smeltzer, who enlisted during the late war in Company C, One Hundred and Fifty-fourth Ohio Infantry in the one hundred days' service and while in the army was commissioned Second Lieutenant of his company. He occupied a prominent position in local affairs and has filled the oflice of Township Trustee, and Infirmary Director of the county. Herbert W., the second child of our subject, married Leoni Bell; Clara J. was the next in order of birth, and James C, the youngest, married Sarah Paulsen.

INIr. Hambleton always casts a straight Republican vote during elections, and is always interested in every measure which tends toward the upbuilding of his community. He was born and reared a Ouaker,with which religious sect he is still in sympathy. Socially, he is a member of Wilson Bur-

^RP:D C. F0R8TER, of Washington C. II., who lioids the office of Inspector of Oil for tliis district, is a leader among the Democrats of this part of the State, and as Chairman of the County Central Committee, he exerts a potent influence in local politics. Mr. Forster is a native of Ohio, born December 29, 1845, in the town of Middletown, Butler County, his birthplace being next door to that of ex-Gov. Campbell. Ilis father, Adam Forster, was a hotel-keeper in that town and was well known.

Our subject was educated in the excellent public schools of his native town. He was a bright boy, apt in his studies, and at the early age of twelve years began to do business for his father, displaying, though so young, a decided talent for business matters, and he remained with him until his marriage in 1875. He then opened a book and stationery store at Washington C. H., to which place he had come in 1867, and he continued in that line until 1888, when he sold out. After coming to this city, he had been engaged in the sewing machine business with his brother. December 1, 1889, Mr. Forster was appointed by Gov. Campbell Oil Inspector of this district, which place he still holds. He is the right man for the position, as all concede without regard to party, as he thoroughly understands the requirements of his office, is prompt and scrupulous in the discharge ot his duties, and is known to be a man of sound judgment and integrity.

Mr. Foi-ster was united in marriage to Miss Fanny, daughter of Dr. P. A. Green, of Bloomingdale, Hocking County, in 1875. Mrs. Forster is a native of Hocking County, but at the time of her marriage she was living at Washington C. H. She is of an amiable, pleasant disposition, and her ready tact has been a factor in her husband's social and material success. Their home life is felicitous and their union has been blessed with three children, of whom Mabel C. is the eldest; Dane D.,the next in order of birth, died at the age of five years; Freme C, the youngest, is eight years old.

Our subject is Avell dowered mentall}', having a vigorous, thoughtful mind and those traits of cliaracter that command respect and trust, and in whatever position he has been placed he has always acquitted himself honorably. His fellow-citizens, having a due appreciation of his talent for affairs, have called him to places of trust. He has ever been an active and untiring worker in the ranks of the Democracy and has been elevated to the Chairmanshij) of the Democratic Central Committee. He has held the office of Township Clerk for six or seven years, having been elected on the Democratic ticket when the Republican majority in the township was over five hundred.

\TJ OSEPH L. ROTHROCK, senior member of the firm of J. L. and J. W. Rothrock, is a ^~. I prominent liveryman at Washington C. H., (.(^^ where for six years or more he has been engaged in business on Fayette Street, opposite the City Hall. The firm occupy a large building with a frontage of eighty feet and depth of one hundred and sixty-five feet, and keep about twentysix head of horses in their feed and sales stable. In 1890, the firm name was changed by the admission of J. W. Rothrock into partnership, since which time they have carried on the most extensive livery business in WashingtonC. H.

The subject of this sketch was born in Adams County, this State, June 11, 1858, and is the son of Philip and Rebecca (Shaw) Rothrock. His father, who was a farmer and music teacher, was killed during the Civil War at Cleveland, Tenn., and the widowed mother afterward removed to Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, where our subject gained his education. On embarking in life for himself, he first engaged in railroading, and later conducted a tannery business at Winchester, Adams County, where he superintended a tan-yard.

in 1880 and continued successfully in that line of business for five years, when he sold otit. Upon locating in Washington C H. in 1885, he opened a livery, sales and feed stable, which he has since successfully managed. He is a shrewd business man, farseeing and discriminating, and possesses the peculiar qualifications which bring success. In financial circles, he has an established reputation as a reliable man, and it is safe to predict that the future 3'ears will bring him merited honors in the business and social world.

In 1871, Mr. Rothrock was united in marriage to Miss Anna Long, who, dying, left two children: Luc}' and Anna Louisa, both of whom reside with their father. Afteiward, Mr. Rothrock was again married, choosing as his wife Miss Jennie Ilowells, a cultured lady of Xenia, this State. Mr. Rothrock has social connections with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in i)ublic affairs maintains the warm and deep interest which impels him to favor those measures calculated to advance the welfare of his fellow-citizens. Besides being one of the most enterprising business men of Washington C. II., he is one of its most public-spirited citizens and is alwa3'S ready to furtlier an}' truly meritorious project that will advance its prosperity. In politics, he is a thorough Republican.

i Ohio, and in all the affairs of life he bore himself in an upright manner, and was recognized as a man of true worth. He was born in West Virginia on the 16th of December, 1816, and was a son of Isaac and Rebecca Bean. The father was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was a pensioner. In 1834, he emigrated with his family to the Buckeye State, making the journey with a team, and located in Madison Township, Pickaway County. There he and his wife passed the remainder of their days.