Moorefield Township (part 4 of 6)

SYLVANUS TUTTLE. farmer; P. O. Springfield; he lives on the National road, four and a half miles east of Springfield; he is the son of. John and Margaret (Prickett) Tuttle and was born in this county Jan. 28, 1822. Sylvanus' father was a brother of Zebedee and Caleb Tuttle, and died in June, 1849, his wife following him in March, 1879. Sylvanus worked for his father until 20 years of age: he then began farming for himself; he was married, Dec. 16, 1841, to Jane D. Garlough, daughter of John and Anna (Patton) Garlough. Jane was born, Jan. 29, 1823; when 2 years old was left an orphan by the death of her mother; she lived with her grandmother until her marriage with Mr. Tuttle: six children have been born unto them, viz: Margaret Ann, John G. (who died when nine months old). James O., Marian, Tabitha J. and George H. Margaret was married. July, 1872, to Charles Holland, and James, Nov. 6, 1870, to Catharine Todd. Sylvanus' father served in the war of 1812, helping guard the frontier at MeCarthy's Block House and at Fort Recovery. The Tuttle family are noted for their integrity, and for their honorable and upright dealings. y 1 Á

JACOB TUTTLE, farmer: P. O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle lives in a fine, large and convenient house, four miles southeast of Springfield: his farm of

125 acres of land is under a high state of cultivation and is pleasantly located; the land is rolling; his barn and other outbuildings are of modern style, and supplied with many necessary conveniences. Mr. Tuttle is the eleventh child of John and Margaret Tuttle, and was born on the old homestead farm near where he now lives, Nov. 12, 1836; he was twin brother to David (deceased); he was married, Aug. 27, 1857, to Nancy L. Todd, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Garlough) Todd. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle commenced house-keeping at their present home soon after their marriage; of their seven children, viz.: Lelia, Nina E., Ada V. and Etta L. (twins), Fred, Clifford, and Louis D., but four, Lelia, Fred, Clifford and Louis, are now living. Lelia was married, Dec. 17, 1879, to John W. Larkins; they live in Greene County. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are of a quiet nature, and take great comfort with their family; they are courteous and pleasant to all Mr. Tuttle takes great delight in the improvement of his stock, believing that it is the best stock that pays the best. Mrs. Tuttle was born, Aug. 3, 1839; her parents were among the early settlers of this county, and ranked with the first families of the county. Jacob's father bought and settled on the farm now owned by David's heirs, in 1824, for $7 per acre. John and Margaret had fifteen children, viz.: Nicholas P.. Catharine, Caleb, Sylvanus, George W., Tabitha J., James H., Mary, William, John J., Margaret A., David, Jacob, Isaac and Harvey H. The father, mother, and six of the children, Nicholas, Catharine, Caleb, Tabitha, William and David, have entered the spirit life; James lives in Indiana; Isaac in Green Township, this county. and Margaret in Union Co., Ohio, and the rest live in Springfield Township, this county.

GEORGE W. TUTTLE, farmer: P. O. Springfield. His farm of 152 acres is located in the southeastern part of Springfield Township; his house and other improvements on the farm show that he is a good, industrious farmer. He was born in this county in July, 1823; his schooling consisted of about two months each year until 14 years old; after that, the longest time he attended school any one year was eighteen days. He was married, Feb. 23, 1847, to Catherine A. Todd, daugther of James and Elizabeth Todd; the Todd family were among the early settlers of this county, coming here about a year after the Tuttle family. Their home has been blessed with five living children - Elizabeth E., John P. (who died in 1868), James T., William E. and Elma K. Mr. Tuttle has held the office of School Director for twelve years, and has always been an honorable, upright citizen; he and his good wife enjoy their beautiful home, and strive to train their children to live such lives that they will not dishonor the name of Tuttle. James T.,their third child, is at present engaged in teaching the home school; he is a young man of excellent character, and not only has good ideas how a school should be taught, but puts his ideas into practice; he is President of the Clark County Teachers' Association; also a member of the F. & A. M.; he has a library of over two hundred volumes of the best authors; he has gained his education mostly from his library, by a close appiication to study; if he keeps on as he has started, he will no doubt some day stand at the head of his profession.

REV. HARVEY H. TUTTLE, minister, Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is the son of John and Margaret Tuttle, and was born in this county, Sept. 20, 1842; he worked for his father on the farm, attending the district school during the winter until 19 years old, when he enlisted in the 44th O. V. L, in the late rebellion, and was appointed Corporalof Company F; he was honorably discharged from the service, in December, 1862, on aecount of a wound received at Georgetown, Ky.; he was on picket duty, and in climbing a fence, his gun was accidentally discharged, blowing the third finger from his left hand, he having lost the first and second fingers of the same hand when but ? years old; he and one of his brothers were playing chop corn stalks, he holding them and his brother chopping them, when his brother made a miss-lick, severing the two fingers. In the spring of 1863, he entered Wittenberg College. from which he graduated in 1867, delivering the English Salutatory at the commencement exercises; in 1864, served in the army with the 100 'days' men; in the fall of 1867, he entered the Newton Theological Seminary, near Boston. Mass., where he remained one year, and on account of his health, he was obliged to seek a more healthy climate, and in the fall of 1868. entered the Crozer Theological Seminary, near Philadelphia. Penn., where he graduated in 1870. his class being the first graduating class of that school: during the summer of 1867, he received license from the First Baptist Church of Springfield, this county, to enter the ministry, and was regularly ordained in 1870, and in October of that year began his pastorate of the Baptist Church at Bradford Junction, Miami Co., Ohio, where he remained nearly two years; and owing to poor health was obliged to stop preaching; since then has spent his time on his farm, preaching occasionally; he was married, June 14, 1870, to Laura J. Luse. (She is a sister of Mrs. W. H. Tuttle.) Mrs. Tuttle is a lady well suited for a minister's wife; she attends to her household cares with ease and grace. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have six children. Laura May. John Luse, Martha Bird, Adoniram Judson, Margaret Ann and Harvey Wallace. Mr. Tuttle is at present, temporarily, supplying the pastoral work of the First Baptist Church of the city of Springfield, expecting, if his health will permit, to again enter the ministry.

JOHN TUTTLE, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is the son of Nicholas P. and Mary (Nave) Tuttle, and was born in this county Aug. 19, 1853; he is the grandson of John and Margaret Tuttle; his father, Nicholas, settled on the farm now owned by David Crabil! about the year 1839, where he lived until his death, July 6,1858; his widow survived him seventeen years, her sons carrying on the farm until her death, in 1875, when the farm was sold. Of Nicholas and Mary's family there were seven children - two boys and five girls. The subject of this sketch was married, Oct. 14, 1875, to Melissa R., daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Stecher) Fatzinger; they have two children, viz., George N. and Charles F. John lived at home, working on the farm, until his marriage, when he moved to Lagonda and worked in the shops there some two years; he then moved to the farm where he now lives. He is a member of good standing of Ephraim Lodge. No. 146. I. O. O. F.; he is also a member of the M. E Church. Melissa, his wife, was born in this county June 4, 1853; she is a member of the U. B. Church; her parents settled in this county about the year 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle are hospitable and polite in their manners.

WILLIAM H. TUTTLE, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Tuttle is one of the active, leading farmers of Springfield Township. He was born Aug. 2, 1838, in this county. He was married. Oct. 26, 1871. to Mary C. Luse, daughter of John and Martha A. Luse; their home is blessed with three loving children, viz., Fannie A., Carrie D. and Clarence J. Mr. Tuttle, although a young man, has been very successful; he began business with 125 acres of land, given him by his father, and. by his industry and integrity, has added to it until now he owns 600 acres of excellent land, and has expended $10,000 in improving his present home; he lives in a fine, large brick house, located two miles east of Springfield. on a beautiful eminence overlooking the village of Lagonda; his house 's of the most improved plan. and is furnished with all the modern conveniences. Mr. Tuttle has been elected to several posts of honor; he is one of the Directors of the publie school of his district. and looks after its interests with a watchful eye; he is one of the Directors of the Springfield & Clifton Pike, also Treasurer of the same: he has always followed farming. and has lived an honorable. upright life; although he has accumulated considerable wealth, he is liberal. and takes an active part in the public improvements of the county. Mrs. Tuttle was born in this county Sept. 11, 1850; her parents were among the pioneers of this county, coming here as early as 1804. Caleb Tuttle, the father of William H., was born in Virginia May 14, 1799, and moved from there with his parents, to Ohio and to Clark County in 1806, and settled near where he now lives; Caleb was united in bonds of wedlock, March ?1, 1822, to Mary Pricket. When the Tuttles settled in this county, it was yet a wilderness, and quite a number of Indians were still here. Caieb and Zebedee, the only two surviving children of the original family that came to this county, are truly pioneers, and have experienced the trials, hardships and pleasures of early pioneer life; they have witnessed the gradual growth of the county from a wilderness to its present beautiful and prosperous condition. May their names ever be honored as noble men. Caleb has voted at sixteen Presidential elections, beginning with James Monroe's second term, and casting his sixteenth vote for James A. Garfield.

MRS. SARAH M. TUTTLE, Springfield. Mrs. Tuttle is the widow of David Tuttle, deceased; also, sister of Mrs. George W. and Mrs. Jacob Tuttle. She was born Aug. 2, 1832; was married to David Tuttle March 20, 1862. David was killed, July 4, 1874, by falling off an excursion train on his way home from Columbus, where he had been to celebrate "Independence Day." The circumstances were as follows: The train was crowded, and he was in the baggage car; the doors were open, and, in moving around to find a good position, he eaught his foot, tripped and fell out of the car, killing him instantly. (Mrs. 'Puttle, with her six children - Ernest A., Clara I., Myra I., Everett D., Cora M. and William B. - carries on the farm. Mrs. Tuttle is an industrious woman, and provides well for her children; they live on the old homestead farm.

SILAS JEROME UHL, artist and portrait painter, Springfield. Genius is indigenous to Ohio, not only in her statesmen, military heroes, scholars, scientists, inventors and poets, but artists as well; and the subject of our sketch is destined to be - if he is not even now - an eminent illustration of our statement. Mr. Uhl's family, for generations back, is one, on both sides, of remarkable longevity; his immediate ancestors came from Maryland and Pennsylvania, close to the dividing State line, and his parents, as also those of his wife, are still living, his father and mother being now respectively about 67 and 64, and hale and hearty. Mr. S. Jerome Uhl was born in Holmes Co., Ohio, in 1841, hence has just completed his second score, and, having a most robust constitution, he is in the very prime of manhood in all the term implies. Mr. Uhl had quite a varied army experience, enlisting at first for three months in Co. E, of the 16th O. V. L, under Col. Irving, and, in the fall of 1861, he re-enlisted for the war, under Col. (afterward General) John F. De Courcey, serving, in all, over three years and a half, the last nine months being one of the Veteran Reserve Corps; he took part in many of the battles in Western Virginia, among which were those of Phillippi. Carrick's Ford, Cheat Mountain Gap and Cumberland Gap, and he was also for some time a prisoner of war at Vicksburg, and at Jackson, Miss, and at Cumberland Gap. He is a member of Anthony Lodge of F. & A. M.. and Palestine Commandery, No. 33, of Knights Templar of Springfield. At an early age, young Uhl discovered an irresistible penchant for sketching and delineating, and so strong and dominating was this propensity that. after returning from the war, in 1865, he commenced in earnest the study of the limner's art, making a specialty of the portrait branch of it; he studied under Hart. of Cincinnati, and traveled in the East, studying the best works, and has for several years been conducting a studio here with marked snecess, the products of his brush gracing to-day the parlors and drawing-rooms of all the prominent, leading and wealthy citizens of Springfield, and many of those of Cincinnati; as an evidence of the estimation in which his ability as an artist is held, he has already booked, for his prospective visit to the Continent, orders from a number of the wealthiest citizens and patrons of art here, for paintings to be executed by him while there, within the space of two years, to the aggregate amount of thousands of dollars; he éxpects to spend at least three years in the art centers of Europe, studying the best works of the most renowned masters of this art divine, among whose illustrious names, it is the prediction of the author of this sketch, that " Uhl" will erelong appear. Mr. Uhl married, in October, 1873, Miss Martha A. M. Philips, daughter of Jason P. Philips and sister of Jason W. Philips, of this city; they have a fine 5-yearold boy. Besides being an artist, Mr. Uhl is a whole-souled, genial gentleman of culture, refinement, and much personal magnetism; has lots of friends, and deserves them all; is a man of strikingly fine physique and personal appearance, and would always be singled out in a crowd as one above the ordinary.

SILAS VAN BIRD, Jr., law student, Springfield. Silas was born in this county Sept. 19, 1857; lived at home, working on the farm and attending school during the winter, until 1875, when he entered Wittenberg College; he graduated in 1880, with the same honors as the rest of his class; by the request of his class, the faculty allowed them to graduate without any "first and second honors," each one graduating with equal honors. Silas is a young man of good moral habits, and is at present pursuing the study of law, with the expectation of making the practice of law his profession. Silas Bird, the father of Silas, Jr. is a native of Virginia, and came to this county with his parents in 1816, and, at the age of 17, began the trade of millwrighting, at which he worked until 50 years old, when he quit his trade, and has since then devoted his time to farming. He was married, March 8, 1848, to Margaret Tuttle, daughter of Caleb and Mary Tuttle.

EDGAR V. VAN NORMAN, homeeopathic physician and surgeon, Springfield. "There are those characters that stand out from the ordinary plane of humanity as a "bas relief" from a frescoed wall, which can be distinctly: seen from positions whence the surrounding figures are hid in obseurity. Such a character is Dr. Edgar V. Van Norman- - an admirable illustration of sturdy self-reliance and indomitable will, against which difficulties are presented but to be overcome - obstacles but to be removed. Although but nine years a resident of Springfield, his influence has been widely felt, professionally and otherwise, having rescued the homoepathie practice from the languishing and moribund condition in which he found it, and placed it at least upon a plane with the allopathie school, on a flourishing and growing basis. Edgar V. Van Norman was born in Halton Co., Canada, in 1838; emigrated to Ohio in 1857, attending school at Berea six months; thence. he went back to Canada. Here he spent some time on the paternal farm, for the double purpose of clearing it of incumbrance and studying his profession; having accomplished the former, and becoming dissatisfied with the allopathic school, he decided to abandon it, and traveled a few years, accomplishing again a double purpose, as, while collecting for an agricultural implement house, he was studying homoeopathy; he then attended the homoeeopathie school in Cleveland, from which he graduated in 1869; during this course, he practiced medicine in Cleveland with his uncle, Dr. H. B. Van Norman, subsequently consummating a copartnership with Prof. T. P. Wilson. During his residence in Cleveland, he had charge of the Opthalmie and Aural Institute of that city. In 1871, he came to this city, finding hommeopathy at zero, and before him the difficult task of establishing the practice in the face of almost organized opposition. The present status of homeopathy here, and the Doctor's onerously large practice, speak his unqualified success. The Doctor was married, in 1867, in Indiana, to Miss Martha N. Hazlitt, of a family of culture and refinement, and has been blessed with two children, a boy and a girl, of singular beauty and attractiveness. The Doctor comes of a sturdy pioneer family, from whom he inherits his strong points of character and an iron constitution fully equal tothe gigantic tasks imposed upon it. He isa member in good standing of Springfield Lodge, No. 33, I. O. O. F.; a Master Mason; a 32-degree member of the Scottish Rite, and for a time Orator of the Anderson Lodge of Perfection, of Anderson, Ind.; he has done much effective work in the temperance movement, and was District Grand Marshal of Good Templars for the Dominion of Canada; is a prominent and zealous member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and has always been actively engaged in Sunday-school work. Although just in the very prime of vigorous manhood, the gratifying results of the Doctor's well-directed efforts are manifest in his very comfortable circumstances, having surrouuded his family with all that a spacious and elegant homesiead implies. In politics, the Doctor is a "Stalwart ;" physically, he is hale and muscular, with a commanding and at the same time a pleasing and welcoming presence - a man who makes friends without any apparent effort.

HARVEY VINAL, now liveryman, formerly attorney at law, Springfield. Col. Vinal is truly one of the " oldest and best." Born in New York State in, 1807, April 13, he spent the prime of his life in the " Queen City," when it was smaller than the Springfield of to-day, leaving Cincinnati in 1829; in 1833 (memorable as the year in which the stars fell) he pitched his tent in the then little village of Springfield, innocent, at that early date, of anything like railroads or corporation lines, and the Colonel's career of nearly half a century as a worthy citizen, gentleman and friend, finds him to-day venerated and beloved by all - for all know him. Aug. 18, 1879, was his " golden wedding" anniversary, and Mys. Col. Vinal is still living; of their three children, the son is Adjutant of the 16th Regiment of United States Regulars; one daughter is single, and the other is Mrs. Elizabeth Smith. Col. Vinal had' to abandon his legal profession fifteen years ago on account of his health, hence his present avocation. His business affairs compelled him to decline the appointment tendered him, during the war, of the Coloneley of the 44th Ohio State troops. The Colonel served his constituency (of the Senatorial distriet composed, as now, of Clark, Champaign and Madison Counties) four years in the State Senate, and was thrice chosen Clerk of Courts here, filling the office from 1850 to 1859 most creditably; during his Senatorial term, he drafted the charter for the town of Springfield, which was at that term granted. The manufacturers of this miniature Birmingham then consisted of a blacksmith-shop; Dr. John Ludlow, Ed H. Cumming (now an Episcopal clergyman) and the subject of this sketch organized the second military company of which Springfield was the headquarters, and young Vinal was elected Captain. The Colonel is a prominent and bright Mason, a Knight Templar, and at present Prelate of Palestine Commandery, of this city, and was for one year Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Ohio. To do Col. Harvey Vinai's long, honorable and varied career any sort of justice would require greater space than can be afforded in this volume; but enough has been said in this superficial sketch to establish his strong and acknowledged claims upon the affections and esteem of his fellow-citizens and all who know him.

EDWIN S. WALLACE, attorney, Springfield; was born in Mt. Sterling, Montgomery Co,. Ky., July 28, 1846; is a son of Dr. Joseph S. Wallace, whose father is prominently mentioned in connection with the history of New Carlisle, Bethel Township. Dr. Wallace removed to Kentucky about 1812, being then but a boy; returned to Clark County in 1855, when he became a resident of

Springfield, and resided here until his decease, which occurred in 1876; he was the youngest child of Rev. Thomas Wallace; he had a family of six children four of whom are living; Edward S. and Charles D. are theonly representatives of the family now in Clark County; William T. is the present Chief Justice of California; Joseph S., is also in California; has been fora number of years Superintendent of the San Francisco & San Jose Railroad; a daughter, Mrs. Little, is a resident of Boston. The subject of this sketch came from Kentucky with his father's family in 1855, and, after attending Wittenberg College several years, went to Europe in 1865; during his stay of nearly four years, he graduated at Heidelberg University, receiving the degree of LL. D., and, after visiting different parts of Europe, returned to Springfield in the fall of 1868; was admitted to the practice of law in the Supreme Court in November of the same' year; opened a law office in Springfield and practiced his profession. Mr. Wallace has been an active Democrat in polities; was the Democratic candidate for the office of Attorney General of Ohio in 1871, and, although there is a standing Republican majority of five to seven hundred in this city, he was elected Mayor in April, 1879, by about four hundred majority. He married, in 1875, Mrs. Mary L. Coleman, of Dayton; she is a daughter of William Reynolds; her mother was a daughter of Col. John Johnston, of Piqua, and was born in Cineinnati, on the present site of Robert Clark & Co.'s publishing house.

JAMES WALLINGSFORD, auctioneer, Springfield. Mr. Wallingsford owns a farm of 100 acres where he lives, two miles south from Springfield, on the road leading south from the Charleston Pike. Mr. Wallingsford devotes his attention chiefly to auctioneering, and those wanting a good, reliable man to sell property, both personal and real estate, should call on Mr. Wallingsford. He was born in this county in 1826. In 1855, he opened a store in Vienna, this county; after running the store some five years, he sold out, and has since then devoted his time to his present occupation. Mr. Wallingsford, is the leading auctioneer of Clark County; he is a man of good judgment, and keeps himself well informed in prices, and the record he has made as a salesman entitles him to the rank of the "best auctioneer in the county." He was married, in 1847, to Percy H. Sprague, daughter of James and Mary (Bailey) Sprague; they have two children - Nannie J. and Gilkey J. Mr. Wallingsford is the son of Richard and Fannie (White) Wallingsford; Richard, the father of James, was a native of Kentucky and died in this county in 1842; Fannie, his mother, was born in this county, and departed this life in 1872; her (Fannie's) father was a native of Canada, and her mother of Massachusetts. The Wallingsfords were among the early settlers of this county. James, our subject, is a member in good standing of Ephraim Lodge, No. 146, I. O. O. F.; he was instructed in the mysteries of said order and became a member of said lodge in 1856; when he moved to Vienna, he took his card from Ephraim Lodge, and was one of the charter members of Vienna Lodge, No. 345; of said lodge he obtained the rank of Past Grand; he has, since leaving Vienna, again removed his membership to Ephraim Lodge.

MRS. CATHERINE WARD, Springfield; was born in Moorefield Township in 1810, and grew to womanhood in the pioneer days, and was familiar with the flaxbrake, spinning-wheel, and other useful pioneer treasures. She was married, in 1827, to Charles Ward, and raised a family of seven children, five of whom are living, all residents of Springfield. Mr. Ward was a son of William Ward; one of the early settlers of Moorefield Township; after their marrige, they began domestic life in Moorefield Township, and resided on the same farm until Mr. Ward's decease, which occurred in 1847. After her husband's death, Mrs. Ward remained on the farm with her children until after her father's death, in 1863, after which, her youngest child being nearly grown, she removed to

Springfield, where she has a handsome residence on High street, and has resided here since; she also owns a large tract of land in Moorefield Township, which formerly belonged to her father. She is now in her 71st year, enjoying very good general health, and, notwithstanding she has had a very laborious life, is still in possession of all her faculties.

WILLIAM H. WEBB, Pastor Second Presbyterian Church, Springfield. If there are any, the recollections of whose lives and personal associations will awaken in the hearts of the rising generations at some future day more pleasurable emotions than others, they must be their Pastors, whose ministrations, pleadings and exhortations served to keep them clear of the temptations that so thickly and persistently beset the unwary in the springtime of life; his words of reproof, warning and counsel from the pulpit, of consolation at the death-bed, and of good cheer and encouragement in social intercourse, will live in the mind and memory, when the recollection of cotemporaneous happenings and acquaintanceships have grown dim. To this revered and beloved class belongs the subject of this sketch, the Rev. William H. Webb, present Pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church of Springfield, which pulpit he has filled, in the most satisfactory manner, for seven years. Mr. Webb was born June 7, 1833, in Homer, Courtland Co., N. Y. ` On May 9, 1861, a little after the first gun of the great civil war had been fired, he married Miss Harriet Elizabeth Prince, of Auburn, N. Y., their only living child being a son of 9 years, they having lost two sons and one daughter by death. Mr. Webb graduated from Hamilton College, in 1858, and Auburn Theological Seminary, N. Y., in 1861; he had a charge in Adrian, Mich., nine years just preceding his coming here. Mr. Webb is a minister of the earnest, persuasive sort, converting by pleas rather than threats, preaching the doctrine of infinite love to reward rather than infinite power to punish; his sermons are replete with gracefui metaphor, aptly drawn simile, and happy illustration, and he has the faculty of holding his congregation well in hand, and keeping their attention closely to the last; his impression on strangers is immediately favorable, and by his eongregation, as well as the community at large, he is held in the highest esteem and affection, as is his excellent wife, whose thorough gentility and refinement are apparent at a glance. The Second Church commenced its separate existence eighteen years ago, and is in a most flourishng condition, numbering among its members some of the oldest, best and-wealthiest of Springfield's citizens. Long will the memory linger in the minds of his congregation, of that most feeling, pathetie and plain discourse delivered on Sabbath night of Oct. 31, 1880, from one of the most prolific themes ever used as a text, the words of the Master as recorded in John, viii, 11: * Neither do I condemn thee; go and sin no more."

PHILIP WEIMER, merchant tailor and dealer in clothing and gents' furnishing goods, Springfield. Among the business men of Springfield who deserve a more than passing notice, is Mr. Weimer; he is a native of France, born in Woeth in 1831; came to the United States in 1849; learned the tailor's trade in New York City; he first engaged in business for himself in Jeffersonville. Fayette Co., this State; after doing business there about ten years, removed to this city, and has been a leading and reliable business man for the past fifteen years; being a praetieal tailor of long experience, he has secured a large patronage in custom made work, while his extensive acquaintance with the trade, enables him to get all possible advantages in the selection and purchase of his goods; he carries the largest stock of ready-made ciothing to be found in the city, and his straightforward style of business has enabled him to build up a valuable reputation and profitable trade. He married, in 1857, Miss Mary J. Creamer, of Jeffersonville; she having died, he married again, in 186},

Miss Sarah J. Honey, also of Jeffersonville; they have three children. Mr. Weimer's residence, No. 304 East High street, is a handsome property, improved and built by him; he is member of the Masonic fraternity, and an active, enterprising business man and respected citizen.

WILLIAM WHITE, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, Springfield. The hardy growths of nature are those that battle the storms, the fiercer the conflict the more robust becomes the trunk, and the deeper down do the roots descend. Man is but a part of nature, and he who has endured the storms of life from childhood, mounting, step by step, the rugged path leading to success, winning recognition by his talent and force of character, until he has reached one of the highest positions in the gift of his adopted State, is the strong growth, the man of mark. In every generation, a few such men come to the front, and the people recognize them; they make our laws, mold our institntions and free the minds of the masses from that ignorance that would otherwise trammel its intellectual development. In the foremost rank of this class of men ean be safely placed the Hon. William White, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, who was born in England Jan. 28, 1822; his parents having died when he was quite young, he eame to the United States with his uncle, James Dory, in 1831, who took up his residence in Springfield; when Wilham became 12 years of age, he was apprenticed to a cabinet-maker for nine years; after serving six years, he obtained a release from his master, giving his notes for a considerable amount, which he paid by working at his trade in Springfield; he was instilled with a laudable desire to obtain an education, and to secure the necessary means for this purpose, he devoted all his energies to his trade, working during vacation, and such other spare time as he had; his principal education was obtained at the Ohio Conference High School, under the tutorship of Chandler Robbins; on completing his studies, he was encouraged by the late William A. Rodgers to read law, which he did, managing to earn sufficient means to defray his expenses by teaching school at intervals and serving as night clerk in the post office; in 1546, he was admitted to the bar and immediately taken into partnership by his preceptor, Mr. Rodgers; this relation continued to exist until 1851, when the latter was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas. Mr. White was elected Prosecuting Attorney at the Oetobor election of 1847, and continued to hold that office eight years, receiving large majorities at each succeeding contest; in 1856, without solicitation on his part, he was put in nomination as an independent candidate for the Judge of the Court of Common Pleas, by the members of the bar of his subdivision, embracing the counties of Clark, Greene, Warren and Clinton, and was elected by a large majority over the nominee of the dominant party, his own county giving him an almost unanimous vote; in October, 1861, he was re-elected; on the resignation of Judge Hocking H. Hunter, Judge White, at the request of the bar of his district, was appointed, by Gov. Brough, Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, in February, 1864, and in October of the same year was elected to the unexpired term; in October, 1868, he was re-elected, and again in 1873 and 1878. At the latter election he received in the county 2392 majority, being about.double the usual party majority; his vote in the State was also the highest of any candidate on the State ticket. He has always been devoted to his profession and regarded as a pre-eminently safe Judge; his reported decisions (see Ohio State Reporte, Vols. 14 to 26 inclusive, and Vols. 29, 31, 34 and 35) are distinguished for clearness and accuracy, and are justly held in high esteem by his cotemporaries. He married, Oct. 21, 1847, Miss Rachel, daughter of Charles and Margaret Stout. Her family were old residents of Springfield, and her mother, now upward of 86 years of age, resides with Mrs. J. Warren Keifer, who is also a daughter. Mrs. White is a member of the Second

Presbyterian Church, and a pleasant, intelligent lady. Of their six children, three are living - Charles R., Mrs. Robert Rodgers and Nora R., all of whom have received the advantages of a liberal education.

W. J. WHITE, Superintendent Springfield Schools. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch is the Superintendent of the Public Schools of this city, and by virtue of his position, is one of those who have much to do in the education of the pupils under his supervision. In his department there is a large amount of work, occupying wholly his time, as the 2,266 students in the different schools and the teacher of each department are visited frequently during each week. Mr. White was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, April 1, 1844; until his 17th year his education was limited to what the common schools afforded; in the fall of 1861, although a mere boy, he enlisted in the O. V. L; for five long years he served under his country's flag, during which time he was in every battle in which his regiment was engaged, and was at no time excused from duty during his entire term of service; after his discharge from the service, he took a four years' classical collegiate course in the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, Ohio, graduating in 1870; he married, in the same year, Miss Bertha A. Butterfield, of Bucyrus, Ohio, who graduated in the class of 1870 from the Ohio Wesleyan Female College, Delaware, Ohio; they removed to Pana, Ill., in 1870, where he was engaged as Principal of the high school, and afterward Superintendent of the schools; in 1874, returning to Ohio, he became connected with the schools of Springfield as Principa] of the high school, in which capacity he served one year, when he was elected Superintendent of the schools, and has filled this position since with credit and honor. At the last election, June, 1880, he was unanimously elected for two years, thus adding additional luster to his name as an efficient worker in the educational interests of the people. Since his connection with the schools, the enrollment of names has been nearly doubled and the efficiency greatly increased, due, largely, to the untiring efforts of Prof. White and his excellent corps of teachers. During the whole of the time since his connection with the schools of this eity, he has been County Examiner, and has examined, probably, 2,000 teachers; his efforts have ever been to elevate the standard of the teachers of the county, necessarily increasing the effieiency of the county schools; for six years he has been a member of the City Board of School Examiners; he is Master of Clark Lodge, No. 101, A., F. & A. M., and a member of Palestine Commandery, and, for a number of years, Sabbath School Superintendent of High Street Methodist Episcopal Church.

ANDREW WHITELEY; resident of the city of Springfield; was born in Harrison Co., Ky.. May 31. 1812; his parents were natives of North Carolina and Kentucky; the father. John Whiteley. was born in the former State, and the mother. Christiana Hall, in the latter: the father, though born in the State of North Carolina, was reared in Virginia, going to Kentucky in early manhood; the ancestrial lineage was English on the side of the father, and likewise English on the mother's side, the more remote ancestors, however, on the father's side have been traced back to France. Ireland and Germany, and those of the mother to France, Scotland. Wales, Germany and Spain. The father was married to Christiana, daughter of William Hall, at the house of the latter, some five miles east of Springfield, Ohio (now owned by William Wilson), in the year 1811, and returned to Kentucky, where they remained until 1814, when they came to the Reid neighborhood, some three and a half miles east of Springfield, where he was occupied for two years in teaching school, then permanently located in the vicinity of the Hall farm. He was a man of considerable prominence, having been for some years County Commissioner and a Justice of the Peace. The subject of this sketch was united in marriage with

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Nancy C. Nelson, of New England parents, Sept. 24,1833, to which union there were born six children, viz.: William N., Amos N., Eliza J., Nancy C., Caroline and James B., all of whom are married and have children. William N. married Mary McDermett; they have two children; Ainos married J osephine E. Ferrell, and has two children; Eliza married Johnsón Morton, and has one child; Nancy married W. T. Stillwell, and has one boy; Caroline married Edward Myers, and has one child, and James married Maggie Johnson, and has one girl Until the year 1852, Mr. Whiteley had devoted his entire attention to farming; then, for the next five years, in connection with farming. he was engaged with his son, William N., in the invention of the reaping and mowing machine, which, as it were, has been wafted by the four winds of heaven to all parts of the civilized globe, and the genius of the inventor heralded to every clime. Since that period, Mr. Whiteley has given his attention to inventions, principally, in the line of the same machines - improving the reaping. and mowing machines, and the automatic and spring binder; taking out and re-issuing patents, etc., etc. Many of his best inventions are found in the Champion reapers, mowers and binders. The father of our subject was a strong Whig, in whose footsteps his son trod, and on the coming of the Republican party, became an advocate of its principles, to which he adhered until the close of the war. In 1872, he voted for Horace Greeley; in 1876, for Samuel J. Tilden, and in 1880, for Weaver, who, in his opinion, was an upholder and respector of the rights of the laboring classes.

WILLIAM WHITELEY, Springfield. Throughout Clark County the name of Whiteley is a household word, and there are few families more widely known over the State, in fact, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and wherever machinery for farm labor can be utilized, there the product of the inventive genius of the Whiteley family have found a lasting welcome. They come of English stock, who settled in Virginia before the Revolution, William's grandfather, Joseph, with his brother, John Whiteley, serving throughout that struggle for liberty, the latter yielding up his life in that great cause. Joseph raised a large family, John, the father of William, being one of the number, he being born in North Carolina while his parents were on a visit to that State, but always claiming Virginia as the State of his nativity. In 1804, John Whiteley came from Kentucky to Ohio on a prospecting tour, and again, in 1810, made a like trip, and in the spring of 1811, was married in what is now Clark County, to Christiana Hall, a native of Virginia, of English, German and Scotch extraction, whose parents came to this portion of Ohio at an early day. John and wife went back to Kentucky where he engaged in teaching school, being a man of good education, and there they remained until 1814, when they returned to Clark County, where he continued school-teaching, being one of the early educators in the neighborhood of * Fletcher Chapel;" they raised a family of seven children, four sons and three daughters, as follows: Andrew, Freelove. William, Abner, Joseph, Nancy and Sarah, the eldest being the father of William N. Whiteley, head of the Champion Works, and the leading spirit in their growth and development. John and wife lived and died in this county, having done their duty well in the building up of the moral and material interests of the neighborhood, in which they were honored and respected people. The subject of this sketch was born in the eastern part of Springfield Township Jan. 18, 1815, and grew to manhood, working on the home farm; but the whole family being natural inventors, they early turned their attention to the invention and improvement of farm machinery. Beginning in a small way on the farm in the manufacture of plows, and later, mowers and reapers, which have developed into the gigantic manufacturing interests known far and wide as the Champion Company, the history of which will be found in this work.

William was married, in 1848, to Mary Ann Stickney, daughter John and Sarah Stickney, natives of England. Mrs. Whiteley was born in this county, and has had one child, Mary E., and the family are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Whiteley has been identified with nearly every manufacturing interest that Springfield can boast of to-day, and has been prime mover 1n many of them; his time and money have ever been devoted to all classes of publie benefits, and few men have done more, according to his means, for the material welfare of his native county, than William Whiteley; charitable and benevoient to all, his generosity in helping his neighbor has been the cause of much financial trouble to himself, yet he has gone on in this path and his indefatigable industry, coupled with his great natural inventive genius, has again attained for him a competency; politically a Republican, he has filled many positions of trust and confidence, and, his only desire through life has been to do his duty, benefit his fellow-man, by helping to build up the moral and material interests of his native county, and thereby merit the respect of all good citizens, as well as leave to his family an unsullied character.

Nors. - Mr. Whiteley needs no biography for the citizens of Clark Co., his history is synonymous with that of Springfield and its best and grestest interests. His native modesty moved him to request that no personal mention be made of him.

AMOS WHITELEY, manufacturer, Springfield; is a native of Clark County; was born near Springfield in 1838; he spent his boyhood on the farm with his father, Andrew Whiteley, but like his brother, William N. Whiteley, early gave mechanical pursuits nearly his entire attention, spending most of his time in the same workshop, serving an apprenticeship, and thus rendering valuable service to his brother, and assisting in producing the first Champion machine; from the formation of the firm of Whiteley & Fassler and Whiteley, Fassler & Kelly, he was the principal business manager (the firm devoting most of their time to the improving and perfecting of the Champion machines), having charge of the accounting department and traveling salesman, until 1867, when the Champion Machine Company, the history of which is fully g1ven elsewhere in this work, was organized with Amos Whiteley at its head, since which he has held the office of President of this company; he is also the "Treasurer and the General Ticket Agent of the Springfield Southern Railroad Company, having entire charge of the accounting department; his rare energy and business ability, the economy of his management and the value of his systematic methods, are fully demonstrated by the prosperous condition of the immense interests under his supervision; he is one of the foremost citizens in all public enterprises; is President of the City Council, and one of the men to whose progressive energy aud industry is due the development of Springfield, from a country village to one of the leading manufacturing cities of the country; he married, in 1860, Miss Josephine Ferrell, daughter of Nathaniel and Sarah Ferrell. She has borne him two children, both of whom were boys, and are receiving a thorough edueation at Wittenberg College.

_ WASHINGTON WILSON. retired farmer; P. O. Springfield; son of Michael and Temperance (Judy) Wilson; was born in Greene Co., Ohio, near Fairfield, Oct. 18, 1811; his father was in the war of 1812, came home, took sick and died from disease contracted while in service. Shortly after his death, the mother, with her two children, Washington and Josiah, moved to Clark Co., Ohio, and settled in Harmony Township, where Michael, the youngest child, was born; she was again married; this time to James" Turner; she died, in 1880, at the age of 92 years. Washington spent his boyhood days working on the farm in summer. and attending school in winter; he taught one term of school when about 20 years old, for $10 per month; he was married, May 22, 1836, to Mary Ann Foreman. daughter of William and Nancy (Johnson) Foreman; they have ten children. viz.: Michael, William J.. George W., Harrison, John J., Addison, Nancy T. Harriet, Mary Ann and Flora. all of whom are married except Addison and Flora. and well-to-do. Mrs. Wilson was born in this county, Feb. 9. 1820; her parents came from Kentucky, and settled in Clark County at an early day. When Washington was 21 years old, he and one of his brothers purchased 500 acres of land, at $3.60 per acre, and afterward, 300 acres more, at $5 per acre; and so on, from time to time, bought different portions of land, ranging in price from $10 to $50 per acre; he was one of the Trustees of Harmony Township for twelve years, and a member of the School Board of that township some six or eight years; he has, mainly through his integrity and good management, aequired his handsome fortune; he moved to Springfield in 1868, and is pleasantly located, corner Washington and Factory streets, where he and his good wife enjoy the fruits of their labor. Mr. Wilson, his sons and sons-in-law. in 1880, gave to James A. Garfield ten straight, solid votes. Mr. Wilson has been a life-long Republican.

WILLIAM S. WILSON, Treasurer, Springfield. . Mr. Wilson was born in Moorefield Township, Clark Co., Ohio, in 1836; removed to the city of Springfieid in 1851; in 1861, enlisted as private in the 71st O. V. L, and reenlisted in 1864, when the regiment was veteranized; he was promoted, from time to time, through all the intermediate grades, to the office of' Captain; he served on the staff of Maj. Gen. Rosseau as Provost Marshal of the District of Middle Tennessee; also on the department staff of the the Department of the Cumberiand as Commissary of Musters; he resigned in October, 1865, holding the last-named staff appointment. In 1880, he was elected Treasurer of Clark County, receiving a larger majority of votes than any of the candidates for the different offices on either the State or county tickets.

WILLIAM W. WILSON, manufacturer, Springfield; is a native of Pennsylvania, born in Washington County in 1821; he was raised on a farm, then a want of facilities made it necessary for the boys to know hard work, and he began to follow the plow when 12 years of age, and made a full hand in the harvest field at 16, and consequently received but little education. He remained on the farm assisting his father, until 27 years of age; afterward, was engaged in milling and mercantile pursuits, and did quite an extensive business; but two fires, one burning his mill and the other his store, were a severe loss, and led to his removal to Springfield in 1865, and in 1868 he became a member of the new Champion Machine Company, being the road man of the firm, and traveled eight years; 'but: of 'late years, the home business has required the attention of all the members of :the/firm. Mr. Wilson is one of the sélf:made men, having begun life as.a farmer boy, and remembers when he cradled all day for 75 cents, and, although so unfortunate as to have the proceeds of the labor of his early years consumed by fire, has more than replaced his loss, and is now in good circumstances. He has been twice married; his first wife was a Miss Mary Parish, of Eastern Ohio, and his present wife was Nancy Sharpe; she is a native of Belmont County; by her he has one child - Anna, now Mrs. I. W. Frey.

ROBERT WILSON, retired woolen manufacturer, Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Wilson was born in Selkirkshire, Scotland, near the home of Walter Scott, June 26, 1807; he came to Americh in 1819; lived in New York State until 1830, when he moved to Pennsylvania, where he resided two years, and thence to Knox Co., Ohio, where, in 1843, he erected a woolen-factory, which he ran until 1863, when he sold out and retired from active business, and in 18'/8 removed to Springfield, Ohio, and is comfortably located at No. - South Limestone street.

He was married, in 1837, to Adeline Whitney, who was born in New York Jan. 19, 1814; they have but two children - Aurilla U. and Charles; Aurilla was married, Sept. 2, 1880,to James H. Perrin, of the firm of Perrin & Shanks, house-builders of this city; Charles is located at South Charleston, Clark Co., Ohio, where he is engaged in commercial pursuits. i

^ ÅMAZIAH WINGER, lumber-dealer, Springfield; he is a son of Jacob and Catherine (Trout) Winger; was born in Lancaster Co., Penn. He came with his parents to Clark Co., Ohio, in 1838. His boyhood days were spent in school; at the age of 20,he began work in a lumber-yard. In 1862, he received a commission as 2d Lieutenant to recruit a company, and was assigned to the 94th O. V. L; he served to the close of the rebellion, when he received an honorable discharge; in 1864, he was promoted to the rank of Captain for meritorious service; he was in the battles of Chickamauga, Stone River, and with Sherman on the march to Atlanta, participa*ing in the battles of that march, and was also in Sherman's grand march to the sea; he was in the grand review before the President, Gen. Grant and others in 1865. His father, Jacob Winger, an old pioneer of Springfield, was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., Aug. 6, 1810, where he lived until 1837, when he moved to Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, in a wagon; he has been connected with quite a number of enterprises here, but his chief occupation has been that of a house-builder, In 1852, he went into partnership with William Whiteley, Esq., and erected a shop for the purpose of building cars, but first began making the Cook reaping machine; they sold one of these machines to Andrew Whiteley for $30; with this machine, he (Andrew Whiteley) experimented, and the now famous Champion is the outgrowth of that machine. They began building ears in 1853, but in 1854, when the railroads failed, they were compelled to quit the business. In 1857, Jacob was engaged very extensively in manufacturing wheat drills, known as the Enoch drill, but, on account of the failure of the "Trust Company," it so affected his trade that he was obliged to suspend; but, being of an indomitable will, never allowed himself to be discouraged. He was married, Dec. 27, 1832, to Catherine Trout, who was born May 11, 1809, in Pennsylvania; of their ten children, but six are now living; their son Hezekiah died at the age of 26, from the effects of wounds received in the late rebellion. Amaziah has been twice married; the first time, to Mary A. Crothers,in November, 1867; she died in 1873, leaving two children, both girls; his second wife was Mrs. Mary D. Torbert, widow of James L. Torbert (deceased), and daughter of Amos Barr. In 1865,the Captain formed a partnership in the lumber trade with Mr. Hayward, his present partner.

H. A. WISE, of the firm of Andrews, Wise & Putnam, Springfield; is a native of Massachusetts, born in Deerfield Jan. 18, 1845. His youth was spent on a farm and attending school; he began his business career as a clerk in Greenfield, Mass., when about 21 years of age; subsequently learned the photographer's art, and was thus engaged in Greenfield until 1869, when he removed to and continued his business in Springfield until the fall of 1874; during this time, he also conducted a gallery in Xenia. In January, 1876, he became a member of the firm of Wilson, Wise & Putnam, who were the successors of Rice & Co.; this firm continued without change until 1878, during which time they had established a branch house at Urbana, under the firm name of H. A. Wise & Co., Mr. Wise being in charge; in 1878, Mr. Wilson took the Urbana stock, and Mr. Wise returned to the establishment here, the firm then being Wise & Putnam until April, 1880; when Mr. Andrews came in, and the style of the firm became as now, Andrews, Wise & Putnam. Mr. Wise is now in the prime of life, systematic, enterprising and successful in business, and affable and respected in the social circle. He married, in 1868, Miss Frances E. Burnam, who was also a native of Deerfield, Mass.; she having died, he married, in 1876, Miss D

Flora, daughter of William Ford, now a resident of Urbana, but formerly for a number of years a resident of this city; two children have been born of the second union - H. Edna and Mallie.

LEWIS WISE, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Mr. Wise was born in this county Dec. 14, 1829; he has followed farming all'his life, and is of a true, genuine, hospitable nature. He was married, Sept 18, 1856, to Melinda Hatfield, daughter of James and Margaret (Kitchen) Hatfield; they have had six children, viz., Alice, Joseph, Charles ©., James H., Minnie E., John S., all living except Alice and Joseph, who have crossed the river to that purer and better home in heaven. Mrs. Wise was born in this county Sept. 8, 1833: Mr. and Mrs. Wise moved to their present home a few days after their marriage, being their first and only moving. Mr. Wise is the son of Jesse and Debora (Strong) Wise; Jesse was a native of Virginia, and, when but a small boy, his father died, leaving the mother with the care of their two children, Jesse and Polly, and, in 1807, she, with her children, came to Ohio and to this county, traveling all the way from Virginia here on horseback, with one of the children before and the other behind her on the horse. Mrs. Wise's father, James Hatfield, was a native of Keritucky, and her mother of Pennsylvania, he coming to Clark County in 1806, and she in 1812. Lewis' mother died in 1832, and his father in 1876. The farm cn which Mr. and Mrs. Wise now live was entered by her Grandmother Hatfield about the year 1808, and has remained in the possession of some of the family ever since; and on the 25th of August, 1850, when a family re-union was held on the old farm, there being present 100 persons, all relatives, except three, of Mrs. Wise; during the day, the older ones related many interesting incidents which had occurred on the old farm during their boyhood days.

DANIEL WISSINGER, wholesale and retail coal, Springfield. Mr. Daniel Wissinger comes from good old Virginia stock, being born at Harper's Ferry March 27, 1812; came to Springfield in 1833, commencing business as a builder and contractor, which he followed thirty-five or thirty-six years. In 1871, he commenced the sash, door and blind manufacture, under the firm name of Wissinger & Shanks, which was subsequently changed to Wissinger & Arthur. In March, 1879, he discontinued this business, and, in September following, he went into his present business - wholesale and retail coal - with his son, under the style of C. E. Wissinger & Co. Mr. Wissinger was married, in 1834, to Miss Cynthia Conklin, of this city, by whom he had eight children, of whom four sons and two daughters are living. Losing Mrs. Cynthia Wissinger in August, 1848, he was again married, on Feb. 7, 1850, to Miss Catherine Kelly (cousin of Oliver S. Kelly, so prominently known here) who bore him three sons and three daughters, the latter of whom they lost; all three of his sons by the first marriage were in the Union army, the first, Luther, enlisting in the 94th O. V. L; the second, Daniel, was also in the infantry service, and the youngest, John, in the 5th O. V. C. first, and, after being wounded, he joined the 110th O. V.L; he was again shot, through the hip, in this, in the battle of Monocacy, Md. Of Mr. Wissinger's sons by his second union, C. E. Wissinger is his partner in business, and was formerly of the firm of Morrow & Wissinger; the second, F. K. Wissinger, is a physician; and George W. Wissinger is a book-keeper in Peet & Elsters Novelty Works; Oscar W., his oldest son, is a coal-dealer. in Urbana; Luther is a machinist in railroad employ in Memphis, Tenn.; Daniel, a carpenter in Springfield; and John, machinist in the Champion Knife & Bar Works. The Wissingers are a large, widely known and highly respected family, and have been for many years identified with Springfield's best interests. Mr. Wissinger's family attend the Second Presbyterian Church.

(Haller) Wolfe; was born near Harper's Ferry, Va. June 14, 1809, When Samuel was 11 years old, his parents came to Ohio and settled on the farm now owned by him; they were among the early settlers of this county; their family consisted of nine children, of whom Samuel is the seventh child. Mr. Wolfe was a man who never sought publie office, but worked quietly along on his farm, providing well for his household; and Samuel, like his father, has passed through life having the Golden Rule for his motto, following the same strictly, being loved and respected by all who know him. Samuel has always lived on the farm, and received his education at the district school. He was married, in 1847, to Margaret J., daughter of George and Rachel (Prickett) Kitt; Mrs. Wolfe was born in this county in 1823, and it was her Grandfather Prickett. who bought the old mill of Lagonda from Simon Kenton. To Samuel and Margaret J. Wolfe were born the following children; Elizabeth C., Rachel Ann, James Milton, George H., Louisa; John K., William (who died Jan. 20, 1878), Frank and Howard. For thirty-three years they lived happily together, enjoying the comfort of each other's society and doing their duty in all things; but, on the 19th of July, 1880, death visited this happy home and took from him his partner through life's joys and sorrows. leaving a void in the household and heart of her companion that can never be filled. Mr. Wolfe remembers, when a boy, of seeing the Indians on his father's farm, but at that time they were friendly. He is a Republican in polities, and is considered one of the honest, upright pioneers of his township - a plain, practical man, with no pretensions but honesty. morality, charity and justice toward all mankind. In 1865, he and wife united with the Baptist Church, in which faith his wife died, and of which Mr. Wolfe is a consistent member, patiently awaiting the day when he shall meet, in a better land, those whom he knew and loved on earth - such being the hope and consolation that religion gives him.

PHILIP N. WOLISTON, manufacturer of plows, etc., Springfield. At the tender age of 43 years, Philip N. Woliston accompanied his parents to Springfield; they came from Adams Co., Penn., in May, 1828, the place of his nativity. In the fall of 1849, Mr. Woliston married Eliza Anderson; they traveled life's journey together for thirty years; she was taken from him by the hand of death May 10, 1879; Mrs. Anderson, his mother-in-law, and her daughter Mary, are living with him at 25 Clifton avenue; his only brother, John G. Woliston, his senior. by four years, lives in South Springfield. Mr. Woliston has been all his life a wood-worker, pattern-maker and machinist, and an industrious and thorough-going man; four years since, he formed his present copartnership of Woliston, Chambers & Burnett, for the manufacture of the Whiteley plow, and sash, doors and blinds, under the trade name of the Springfield Plow Manufacturing Company; their business has prospered, and they have all they ean do to supply the demand for their manufactures. Among Mr. Woliston's recollections of early days is that of the rude log crib-bridge over Mill Run, its south end occupying the present site of the extensive factory of the St. John's Sewing Machine Company; he says he used to hunt squirrels at what is now the corner of High and Plum streets, and remembers when he Springfield Republic was printed on a hand-press of the old quaint style, in a one-story frame house, and edited by John D. Nichols; he also alludes to a 4th of July celebration on the common about where David West's shop now is, on which occasion Samuel Rouser's arms were shot off by the accidental premature discharge of the cannon. Rouser was an intemperate man, but this terrible accident quite reformed him. ' In the mouths of these same cannon, birds used to build their nests, ad interim. Mr. Woliston is a consistent member of the First Congregational Church - a whole-souled, cheerful man, with a smile and manner that bespeak the absence of guile or malice.

ISAAC COREY WOOD. retired farmer; P. O. Springfield. This wellknown pioneer comes of pure English origin, his paternal and maternal grandfathers, Jeremiah Wood and Thomas Corey, having been natives of England, who settled in New Jersey at an early day. Here his father, Isaac Wood, was born, July 10, 1771, and was married, Oct. 9, 1797, to 'Jane Corey. a native of that State, born July 2. 1779, and in 1798 they came West and settled in Warren Co., Ohio, where they remained until March, 1812, when they came to Clark County, settling on Sec. 15. Springfield Township, removing, in the following: year, to Sec. 9, where his son Thomas now resides; they had thirteen children; six are yet living; five sons reside in this county, and one daughter in Allen Co., Ohio; he died Aug. 24, 1825, his wife surviving him forty-six years, dying May 12, 1871. The subject of this sketch was born in Warren Co., Ohio, May 16, 1802; removed with his parents to this county in 1812, and here grew to manhood, attending the primitive log schoolhouse a short time, where he learned. the rudiments of reading, writing, etc. On the 15th of June, 1825, he was married to Honora Scantlin, daughter of Jeremiah and Diana Scantlin, he a native: of Ireland and she of Virginia, her father being killed in the war of 1812, while bravely fighting against the English foe, sacrificing his life in behalf of freedom and to defeat the oppressors of his native land. Mrs. Wood was born in Virginia Dec. 12, 1808, and, after her father's death, her mother married John Collins, who died in that State, when she was married to Spalding Winchester, who came: with the family, in November, 1822, to Clark County, settling in the west part. of Harmony Township, removing thence to Springfield Township, where they died in 1857, sincere members of the M. E. Church, she dying Aug. 15, and her husband Sept. 15, of that year. About forty-five years ago, Mrs. Wood joined. the Free-Will Baptist Church, and has since taken an active interest in that. denomination. Politically, Mr. Wood was a Whig, casting his first vote for Clay in 1824, but, upon the formation of the Republican party, he joined its ranks, and, since his first vote, has never missed casting his ballot for the Presidential nominee of his party, and has always been an Abolitionist; he has been. 8 rigid temperance man all his life, and his honesty and integrity are too well known to be doubted, his word at all times being as good as his note. On the 15th day of June, 1875, they celebrated their golden wedding by an excursion to the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, whither they were accompanied by twenty-two of their friends, and, if both live to the same date of June, 1881, £hey will be: fifty-six years man and wife - an event that seldom occurs in the annals of married life. Mr. Wood belongs to no church, his motto through life being the Golden Rule, which he has ever tried to follow in all his transactions with his fellow-men. For over sixty-nine years he has lived in Clark County, and has judieiously.saved.the,results.of his industry, but is without children on whom. to 'bestow his means; he has retired from active business, and, with his aged wife, is now enjoying the blessings of. a moral, well-spent life.

THOMAS S. WOOD, farmer; P. O. Springfield. His farm, which is located four miles east of Springfield, on the Charleston Pike, is among the best in the county. He was born in Butler County, this State, April 30, 1810; he is a sor of Isaac and Jane (Corey) Wood. In 1812, his father entered the land now owned by Thomas, on which he settled the following year and began clearing: the land, getting it ready for cultivation. When Thomas was 6 years old, he started to school; he had a little over a mile to go, and would frequently meet twenty and thirty Indians on the way. Of his father's family of thirteen chil. dreg, but six are now living. When Thomas was 15 years old, his father died, and he, being the oldest of the boys at home. took charge of the farm for his mother. He was married, March 27, 1837, to Rhoda Ann Morton, daughter of Abraham and Jane (Sampson) Morton; Rhoda was born Oct. 25, 1819, near allipolis, this State; their issue has been fourteen children - seven boys and ee boys and five girls still living, . Mr. Wood cast his first Presidential ballot for Henry Clay, and has been identified with the Whig and Republican parties ever since; he has never missed an election, except two ips. ship elections, since he has been old enough to vote. He is now i0 years o and is considered one of the well-to-do, upright citizens of his township.

JOHN WOODROW, wood worker and turner, Springfield. Mr. John Woodrow, although numbering his threescore and fifteen, is virtually a native of Clark County, for, although born in Fayette Co., Western Pennsylvania, in 1805, his father moved from Pennsylvania to Kentucky when the subject of this sketch was less than 1 year old, and moved again to this county, settling in Montgomery County, at so early an age that Mr. Woodrow has but the faintest recollections of it, being too young to remember well the events of this period; he relates from hearsay that, after coming to Ohio, his father and a man named Oberholz made up a flat-boat load of flour, pork and similar produce for the Lower Mississippi market; on reaching Natchez, his father was taken sick and died, and was buried at Natchez, Miss.: young Woodrow was then left an orphan. Oberholz went to New Orleans and sold out; a short time thereafter, one Daniel Rouser, from Maryland, but then living in Miami County, about half way between Springfield and Troy, came to Dayton looking for a boy to adopt, he and wife being well-to-do and childless, and, finding our subject a bright boy and an orphan, and liking him, adopted him and took him with him to Miami Co. and raised him to years of maturity and self-support. From Miami Co. he came to Clark Co. to live, when Woodrow was but 10 yearsold. He first worked on a farm, then commenced learning the trade of wood-working and turning, under a man named David Pettigrew. His adopted father died on Oct. 18, 1832, when young Woodrow was about 18 years old, since which time he has, in every sense of the word, "paddled his own canoe," having no help whatever 'from any one. This Daniel Rouser, his foster-father, was the uncle of Samuel Rouser, whose arms were blown off at a 4th of July celebration in early days, of which mention is made in the sketch of Philip N. Woliston, of Springfield; he afterward fell down the stairs and broke his neck. Mr. Woodrow belonged to a home artillery company about seven years, from 1830 to 1837. He was married, on March 8, 1829, to Mary Berry, from Virginia: he has one son and two daughters living, one of his daughters having married Mr. J D Smith, of this city; his son, David N. Woodrow, was in the Union army as a member of the 100- day troops, and re-enlisted in the 58th O. V. L, and is now working in the Champion reaper shops, and is still unmarried. Mr. Woodrow has been a wood-turner for over half a century, and probably no man in Ohiohas doné more work with a foot-lathe than he; and he still does it daily, at his advanced age of 75. Mr. Woodrow is one of stock that are now so rare - blunt, square, to the point, but withal so courteous and kind, and to know him even slightly is to like , him.

ROBERT C. WOODWARD, City Librarian, Springfield: is a native of Springfield, a son of Jacob and Sarah (Christie) Woodward; his father was a native of Pennsylvania, and came, when a young man, to Springfiold, and was connected with the business interests here until his decease, which occurred in 1829, being associated with Judge Ira Paige inthe proprietorship of the woolenfactory, and subsequently a merchant; his widow and two sons still survive. The subject of this sketch was born in 1829, and was but 3 months old when his father died; his mother, by teaching, took eare of him and gave him a rudimentary education, and, after her second marriage, in 1837, he attended the Ohio Conference High School, and was one of the first students enrolled at Witten. berg College, but, after passing the Freshman year, cireumstances compelled him to rehnquish school and he entered the Republic office, and, after two years' service as "devil," was promoted to foreman of the office, but, three months later, accepted a position as compositor on the Cincinnati Commercial, a position he obtained by reason of his ability to read short-hand; during the three months in which he was employed in the Commercial office, he completed a commercial course under the direction of R. S. Bacon, after which he returned to Springfield and accepted a positionas traveling salesman for his step-father, J. D. Nichols, who had a special contract to sell stationery, etc., on the Pan Handle line of railroad; after one year's experience, he discontinued that business, as it did not prove as profitable as he had hoped; after spending eighteen months at Davenport, Iowa, he went South and spent the winter of 1857-58, and in 1859 he was induced to pucrhase a book store here in Springfield, which business he continued until September, 1861, when he engaged in the same business in Lima, Ohio; there Mr. Woodward became prominently identified with the local religious interests, being the honored and trusted Superintendent of the Sunday school connected with the Presbyterian Church, and his wife, nee Miss Lizzie A. Crooks, formerly from Lowell, Mass., but at the time of their marrige, April 12, 1860, a teacher in the Springfield publie schools, was an active and prominent member of the Women's Christian Commission, gratefully remembered by every soldier of the late war; but in 1865 his wife died, and the five years which followed were filled with bitter experiences; dispirited by the loss of his wife, his partners took advantages of him, and, in the spring of 1868, he returned to Springfield, to retrieve, as far as possible, the losses he had sustained. In 1869, he, in partnership with his step-brother, W. G. Nichols, bought his old bookstore, and, with the proceeds of that stock, eredits, and some money Mr. Woodward was able to borrow, they started a job printing office, and in eighteen months, by dint of careful management and at the expense of severe wear to his constitution, they sold out and were clear of debt. From this time Mr. Woodward was variously employed until 1877, when he was appointed City Librarian. When he entered upon his duties, he found matters in a chaotic state; but, by his usual energy and industry, he has brought system and order into all the details, and no better regulated publie library ean be found than that over which Mr. Woodward presides; he is ably assisted by his wife, nee Miss Harriette De Witt, formerly of Fostoria, but, at the time of their marriage, Oct. 10, 1866, a teacher in the Springfield schools.

BENJAMIN F. WRIGHT, farmer and stock-shipper; P. O. Springfield. He is a son of John and Jane (Sampson) Wright, and was born in this county Jan. 28, 1827; has followed farming and stock-shipping the greater part of his life. He was married, Dec. 24, 1848, to Olive C., daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Chenoweth) Whittredge; they have five children - four girls and one boy - all of whom are married. Her father was a native of Vermont, and came to Clark Co., Ohio, about the year 1820; he departed this life in 1869. Her mother was born and raised in this county. Mr. Wright's father was a native of England, and emigrated to America in 1820, and settled in what is now Harmony Township, Clark Co., Ohio, the same year. His mother was born in Massachusetts; came to this couuty in 1822. The father died in 1842, and the mother in 1844. In 1865, while engaged in threshing wheat, Benjamin got his arm caught in wheels of the thresher, losing his right hand. In 1868, he engaged with the Champion Manufacturing Company of Springfield as agent, and since then has traveled for said firm during the busy season of each year; during the winter, he devotes his attention to the buying and shipping of stock, which he has followed for the past thirty winters, being the oldest stock-shipper now in this county. In all his dealings, he has ever sustained an honorable

WILLIAM M. YEAZELL, retired farmer and stock-dealer: P. O. Springfield; is a native of Clark County, and a descendant of a pioneer family of Moorefield Township. The subject of this sketch was born in Moorefield Township in 1885; isa son of William and Eliza ( Foley) Yeazell. He remained on the farm with his parents during his youth, receiving a limited common-school education. When about 20 years of age, he went into the mill at Moorefield, where he remained about six years. When the war broke out, he returned to the old homestead and assisted his father in farming; in 1862, his father died, and he remained on.the old homestead until 1872, when he removed to Springfield, and has since resided here. Mr. Yeazell still retains the old homestead in Moorefield Township, and, though not permanently engaged in any active business, occasionally purchases a shipment of stock, which, with other occasional speculations, serve the double purpose of employing his time and producing profit. He married, Dec. 11, 1866, Miss Ann Clark, sister of Charles M. Clark, whose biography also appears in this work. Mr. Yeazell's house, No. 425 East High street, purchased just previous to his removal to the city. compares favorably with the fine residences for which this street is noted.

MRS. MARY S. YOUNG, Springfield. Mrs. Young is the widow of Henry Young, deceased. Mrs. Young was born in Frederick Co., Md., March 17, 1837; she is the daughter of Samuel and Maria Remsburg; was married to Mr. Young Dec. 18, 1856, and in 1861 they moved to Ohio and settled in this county, on the farm north of Springfield now owned by Daniel Young, Sr. Mr. Young died June 16, 1871, leaving Mrs. Young with three children - Clarence M., Jennie V. and Annie M. In 1878, Mrs. Young purchased and removed to the beautiful farm of 80 acres, which is located about three miles southeast of Springfield. Clarence is now old enough to carry on the farm; he and his two sisters are a great help and comfort to their mother. Mr. and Mrs. Young's parents were natives of Maryland.

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THE ARMSTRONG .FAMILY. The family bearing the above name is, strictly speaking, one of the pioneer familiesof the vicinity of Springfield. The head of the family, Oliver Armstrong, was born at Bennington, Vt., April 26. 1783, and was united in marriage with Annie Hanes in the year 1802, when but 19 years of age. In 1812, he emigrated to Ohio, settling in the Maumee district, away from which locality he was driven by the Indians in the year 1813. He started for the village of Urbana with a sick wife and four small children, in a cart, with two oxen. The journey was attended with great privation and danger, and extended over a period of six weeks. On reaching Urbana, he had only 25 cents, but found in Judge Reynolds a warm friend, who loaned him great assistance. In the year 1814, he removed into Clark County, where his wife died March 11. "Their children were Oliver, Cyrus, Phidelia and David. One year later (1815), Mr. Armstrong married Mrs. Lucinda (Paige) Muzzy, widow of Joseph Muzzy, and sister of Judge Ira Paige. She was born in Hordwic, Mass., July 28,1780. Two of her children by Mr. Muzzy - Lucius and Franklin - are now residents of Springfield. To the second union of Mr. Armstrong and Mrs. Muzzy, there were born the following children: William. Ominda, Louisa and Lucinda; the latter two are residents of Springfield; Louisa, the wife of Benjamin Furniss, to whom she was married in 1857, both having previously been married; tothisunion there were born three children, namely: Edward, Frank and Mary. Mr. Furniss was born in the State of New York in 1811, and Mrs. Furniss was born on the old homestead known as "Greenside," in East Springfield, inthe year 1822. Lucinda was born at the same place August 4, 1824; was also raised and married in the same house; married to George O. C. Frankenburg, September 17, 1815. The grandchildren of the Armstrongs and Muzzys number fifty-eight. Of Mr. Armstrong's children by his first wife, Cyrus was for twenty consecutive years Treasurer of Clark County. P

JESSE CHRISTIE ; is a resident of Springfield. This venerable gentleman, rapidly nearing the goalof four-score years - nearly sixty-five of which have been passed in Clark County - was born of parents of Irish descent. His immediate parents, Robert Christie and Rebecca (Smith) Christie, were natives of the State of New Hampshire - the former of New Boston, Hillsboro Co., and the latter of Mt. Vernon, same county. The mother died in her native State in 1804, when our subject was a babe. Their children were James S., Mary, Jesse and Rebecca. Mr. Christie was married the second time in 1806, and died in Springfield, Ohio, in 1822, at the age of 47 years. Our subject was also a native of New Boston, N. H., born March 25, 1802. The family removed to Vermont in the year 1811,:and, in 1817, to Clark County, Ohio. Mr. Christie's early youth was passed in the country, his father being a tiller of the soil. In later years, he learned the carpenter's trade in Springfield, which he followed many years, having assisted in building. many of the early-built houses of the city. He also, for a period of years, was engaged in mercantile pursuits. He assisted in constructing the cupola erected on the first court house of Clark County. On the 28th of January, 1829, Mr. Christie was united in marriage with Miss Martha S. Lowry, daughter of David Lowry, and to them were born the following children: David L., James W., Martha S., Charles B., Mary E. and Sarah R. - two dying in infancy without having been named. The parents are members of the First Presbyterian Church of the city, to which Mr. Christie has belonged for more than half a century. During his long term of years as a citizen of Springfield, he has ever been highly respected and esteemed by the community at large.

JOHN A. KINGORE ; is a residentof Springfield, and is familiarly known as "Uncle John." He was born in Frederick County, Va., June 22, 1822. His parents, Amos Kingore and Hannah Buckley, were natives of the- same county and State, the former being by trade a shoemaker. Our subject, with his parents, eame to Clark County in the year 1831, and settled at Donnelsville, where he resided until 1858, then went to Springfield, where he has ever since resided. By an accident which befell him in eariy life, Mr. Kingore was incapacitated for farming or manual labor, so turned his attention to books, and received, probably, a fuller education than he otherwise woud have done. This he did with a view of teaching, which occupation he followed for at least twenty-five years. He was united in marriage with Miss Lydia Smith, Sept. 5, 1855, and to them were born five children, namely: William, Amy, Charles, Azer and Eddie, the latter being the only one now living. Mrs. Kingore died May 13, 1869. Both were members of the First Baptist Church of Springfield, to which Mr. Kingore still belongs, and is a consistent member. He is the present Weighmaster and Market Clerk of the city, having held such position for the past decade. He has also served the people of Springfield Township as Clerk for many years. Mr. Kingore is an esteemed and highly respected citizen. The father of our subject died in 1859, in the 71st year of his age, and the mother died in 1854, in her 69th year.

WILLIAM A. KILLS, Sz; a resident of Springfield. On the 15th day of October, 1824, Jacob W. Kills (the father of our subject) and family came into Clark County. The father just mentioned was a native of Hunnelstown, Penn., born Dec. 22, 1788. He was married to Mrs. Rebecca S. Davis (whose maiden name was Carter, Aug. 11, 1807, who was also a native of Pennsyl- vania, born in the year 1777. To this union were born William A., Mar, J noe Rebecca S., ae Susan O. The father was a paper manufacturer, which business he immediately connected himself with on his arrival in this county, as aforesaid. He joined David James and Lowry under the firmname of James Lowry & Co., in the manufacturing of that article in mills located in the vicinity of Donnelsville. In 1828, there was a change in the firm, it becoming J. W. Kills, Dr. A. Blunt & James Lowry, which firm left the old mill and built à mill in Springfield the same year (1828) continuing in the same business. Our subject was born at Ingham's Mill, Pennsylvania, Sept. 11, 1808. His youth was passed in and about the mill with his father. He received a fair common-school education which was obtained mostly in the school of Clark County, in the vieinity of the old mill In the year 1837 he was taken into the firm, which finally become "Jacob W. Kills & Son." The mill was operated by them until the outbreak of the late civil war in 1861, when they succumbed to the pressure thereby brought about. The father died in the spring of 1868, one of Springfield's early enterprising manufacturers. The mother died the summer "previous, Our subject in 1861 after "the downfall" entered the Lagonda Agricultural shops, where he has ever since been employed. He was united in marriage with Miss Charlotte Hawkins, a native of Yorkshire, England, daughter of James Hawkins, Oct. 29, 1830, by Rev. Saul Henkle. The union was blessed with the following children: Sarah A., John, William, James, Jacob (the latter fell in defense of his country in the war of the rebellion). In politics Mr. Kills is a staunch Republican, having been identified with that party since its organization. He is a man of very fine physique, being scant six feet in height, and weighing 180 pounds, masculine in the extreme, well developed and finely proportioned, and of a very jovial nature.

MATHEW ANDERSON, farmer; P. O. Springfield. Born in the north part of Ireland, about six miles from Giant's Causeway, in August, 1798. Emigrated to America in the year 1820, and located in Franklin Co., Penn. Was married, May 26, 1825, to Jane Brown, who was also born and raised in,Ireland, coming to this country before Mr. Anderson. By this union they have had seven children, all grown to maturity and all living, viz., John, Martha, Agnes, Joseph B., Mary Jane, Sallie B. and Margaret A. Mr. Anderson, after his marriage, lived in Franklin Co., Penn., until the spring of 1832, when he removed to Ohio, locating in Clark Co. He lived on rented farms for some years; he then bought a farm of 100 acres in Sec. 20, Moorefield Township, where he resided twenty years, when he purchased the farm upon which he now lives and has since resided. The two farms consist of 191 acres of land, with good buildings and improvements. Mr. Anderson started in life a poor boy, and by his own industry, economy and good management, he has acquired a good home and property. He saw much of the hardships and trials of the early pioneers, but has lived to see the growth and progress of the county, which now stands among the first counties in the State in good farms and manufacturing interests. His wife died May 26, 1875, on the fiftieth anniversary of their wedding day. The "golden wedding" was to have been celebrated that day. The invitations had been sent out for 200 guests, with the anticipation of an enjoyable occasion. But He who rules the universe saw fit to call her on that very day to a happier and better world, '' where they neither marry nor are given iu marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven." She was a worthy member of the United Presbyterian Church for more than half a century, and raised her children in the fear and admonition of the Lord, and saw the fruits of her labors in the good works of her children. they all becoming members of the church while young and before leaving the parental roof. Mr. Anderson is now past 82 years of age; has also been a member of the same church for more than fifty years, and an Elder in the same for over forty years; and we trust that their teachings and good works - the seed they have sown - will continue to spring up and bear fruit for generations to come.

HORATIO BANES (deceased). Among the early prominent pioneers of Clark Co., Horatio Banes stood deservedly high. He was born in Virginia Aug. 11, 1791, and was the son of Evan and Mrs. Sina (Chenoweth, nee Hayes) Banes, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Virginia, who came to Moorefield Township, Clark Co., Ohio, in 1811, locating upon the farm where their descendants yet live, Evan dying Nov. 3, 1827, and his wife March 28, 1836. They had four children - Horatio, Gabriel, Evan and Sarah, all of whom are now dead,,the two latter dying in Champaign Co., Ohio, Sarah being the wife of William Chenoweth, and Gabriel dying in Illinois. Horatio Banes was 20 years of age when his parents came to this county, and, being a young man full of vigor, he commenced to clear up the farm, while his father, who was a physician and a student of the celebrated Dr. Rush, of Philadelphia, continued to practice his profession during his lifetime, having a very extensive practice. Mr. Bancs was married, May 6, 1824, to Miss Polly Miller. daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Miller, a sketch of whom wil be found in this work. Mrs. Banes had born to her eleven children, viz., Robert M., Louisa (the wife af Justus Wilson), Joseph (deceased), Reuben, John (deceased), Gabriel W., Evan (deceased), Elizabeth (the wife of W. G. Waters, of Toledo, Ohio), Nelson (deceased), David (deceased) and Sarah (deceased). She was born in Fleming Ço., Ky., Feb. 23, 1800, and has been a member of the M. E. Church all her life, and is the only survivor of a class of seventy-five persons who organized the Moorefield M. E. Church at an early day. She is now past 81 years of age, and still resides upon the old homestead, and awaiting patiently the call to a better world, where she will meet her loved ones gone on before. Horatio Banes, during his vigor, brought his farm of 240 acres into good cultivation, which took many years of hard labor, and there he peacefully died Sept. 5, 1868, aged 77, full of honorable years, devoted to fulfilling the dutics of an upright citizen, good neighbor, kind father, fond husband and trusted official. He was an officer of militia, and filled from the lowest rank up to that of Major General. He held many township offices; was Justice of the Peace for a number of years, taking an active interest in the advancement and progress of education and all public improvements of his day, and possessed the entire confidence of his community. His parents came to Old Columbia, Ohio, in 1802, where they lived a few years; thence moved to Warren Co., where his father, Evan Banes, was instrumental in laying out the town Of Waynesville, and there they resided until their removal to Moorefield Township.

TIMOTHY L. BOSART, deceased. This gentleman was one of the staid and substantial pioneers of Clark County, and was born in Pendleton Co., Va., Sept 4, 1803. His parents, Henry and Elizabeth (Hunter) Bosart, came to Clark County in 1811, settling on Sec. 21, Moorefield Township, where his mother died in 1817, and his father in 1841. Mr. Bosart grew to manheod in this couhty, and, Dec. 25, 1832, he was married to Miss Matilda Moss, daugh'er of Jacob and Sarah Moss, natives of the ** Old Dominion," and pioneers of Clark Co., Ohio, Mrs. Moss being yet living, and in her 90th year. To Timothy L. and Matilda Bosart were born seven children, five sons and two daaghters, two of the sons dying in childhood. Mrs. Bosart died Nov. 18, 1854, leaving behiad those whom she had loved and ¢ared for to mourn her loss. Mr. Bosart was always looked up to as one of the leading men of his township, and all who knew him trusted and respected him for his true manliness and rigid honesty in all things. In religious belief, a Universalist; in polities, à Whig, which, on the breakingout of that foul blot on American liberty called * Know-Nothingism," he forsook for the Democratic party. He held the positions of Township Clerk, Treasurer and Trustee, and was Justice of the Peace for a number of terms, also acting as School Director some foriy consecutive years. He died June 9, 1876, in his 73d year, leaving a name and character that his descendants can point to with just pride.