Noble Township (part 5 of 8)

Joun H. Witiiams, M. D., one of the prominent physicians of Summerfield, was born in Stafford, Monroe county, November 4, 1860; where he grew to manhood. He received his primary education in the common. schools of that county, attended the Normal schools in Monroe and Noble counties, and engaged in teaching for about two vears, before taking up the study of medicine. He entered the Starling Medical College at Columbus, graduating in 1885. Dr. Williams began the practice of his profession at Harrietsville, where he remained four years, continued at Macksburg three years, and later came to Summerfield, where he has since practiced. In 1890 he was elected by the Board of Trustees of the Athens Insane Hospital, as assistant superintendent of that institution, and filled that position until 1892, when the change of administration caused his retirement. Dr. Williams was married December 31, 1900,.to Marv FE, Calland, a daughter of William Calland, an old resident of Noble county. Dr. Williams is a member of the Masonic Order, and of the Knights of Pythias.

Ricumony B. Taytor. - Rev. Edward H. Tayler, a pioneer Methodist minister in southern Ohio, was born in Pennsylvania and was taken by his parents to Jefferson county, when a boy. He grew to manhood there and at the age of eighteen vears began preaching, which ealling he followed all his life. His first circuit was all the territory south of the national pike, and between the Muskingum and Ohio rivers. He was married in 1823 to Lydia Barstow, a native of Rhode Island, and to them were born six children: Edward F., a retired farmer in Kansas; Richmond B.; Cornelia Ann, deceased ; Rev. Themas Tavlor of the Ohio M. E. Conference, now stationed at Columbus; Melville C., at Marshall; and Olivia R., widow of Shepherd Wilson, of Cedar Falls, Iowa. Rev. Tavlor died in 1856, and Mrs. Tiavlor in 1880. Dr. R. B. Taylor was born in New Lisbon, February 3, 1828. He was four years of age when his parents moved to Sunimerfield, and it was here that he grew to manhood. At the age of seventeen he took up the study of medicine and after reading it for five years, began the practice of it at Summerfteld, where he followed that profession for thirty-three years, excepting ihe time he was in the army. In 1865 he enlisted as a private in Company G of the One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, and two weeks after was detailed as acting assistant surgeon, and stationed first in the hospital at Cleveland, Tenn., then in the brigade hespital at Dalton, Ga., and finally in the general hospital at Chattanooga, Tenn. In 1881 he went to Kansas where he practiced his profession for ten years, returning to Summerfield, where he now resides. Since 1860 the doctor has been a local minister in the M. E. church, afid fer a great part of that time, a local deacon. He has been twice married; in 1849 to Martha J. Kirby, of MeConnellsville, who died in 1893, leaving four children: Rev. Edward H. Taylor, of Mitchell, Ind.; Rev. M. B. Tavlor of Dresden; Lydia A., wife of II. B. Faber; and Truman E. Tavlor, M. D., deceased. Dr. Taylor was married in 1901 to Sarah C. (Parvell) Buell. In polities he is a prohibitionist.

Greorce W. Boyp. - Thomas Boyd, one of the earliest settlers of Noble county, was born and reared to manhood in Belmont county. He moved to Noble county in an early day, entered land from the government, and engaged in farming. Ile married Nancy Wiley, of an old Noble county family, and of the seven children bern to them, all are now dead. John Boyd, the oldest son of Thomas Boyd, was born in Sharon township, and alw: avs lived in Noble county, a farmer by oceupation, and somewhat of a real estate dealer. John and Margaret (Shepherd) Boyd were the parents of nine children: Thomas, farmer in Sharon township; George W.; Ilester, deceased: the latter two, twins; Robert M., deceased; Sarah Ellen, deceased; William Riley, deceased ; Dara. ette, of Enoch township; Theodore, and John N., of the same township. Myr. Boyd died in 1892, and his wife in 1890. George W. Boyd was horn in Enoch township in 1848, where he has always lived the life cf a farmer. Te was married in 1868 to Helen M. Woodford, a daughter of Aranda Woodford, an old resident of Noble county, and to this union were horn eight children: Laura Bell, wife of \. E. Harris; Mageie, wife of C. M. Carpenter; William R.; Charles A., of Olive; John S.: Catherine Alis, wife cf J. C. Swank; Nellie May, and Carrie Adelphia. Mr. Boyd is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, both the subordinate lodge and the Encampment. Aranda We olford, father of Mrs. Boyd, was a native of Olive township, and a farmer by occupation. He married Merey Ellis Wheeler of an old Noble county family, and to them were horn eleven children, only four of whom are now living. Those deceased are, Lucretia, Lois Ann,

ArTuuR Oepen Arcuer, comes of an old and highly respected family of Ohio, a family that has sturdy, noble men, prominent in the history of the county and of the state. The grandfather, Absolom Archer was a son of Simon Archer, and a native of Stock township, where he lived the quiet life of a farmer. His wife, Rhoda Swainey, of an old and pioneer family, was the mother of five children: Isaac, who gave his life on the altar of his country in 1865; Aaron; Adaline, whose daughter, Rhoda McGovern, is a Sister of Charity in Nebraska ; George W.; and Andrew Jackson, who died in boyhood. The father Aaron Archer, was born in Stock township October 24, 1844. He served in Company G., of the One Hundred Eighty-Sixth Ohio Volwnteers, in the war and was injured in an explosion at Chattanooga, but aftei a short time in the hospital, rejoined his regiment. He followed farming as an occupation after his discharge, until 1890, when he moved to Caldwell. He was married to Cordelia Riddle, daughter of Michael and Susanna Riddle, one of the substantial citizens of the community. Mr. and Mrs. Archer are the parents of five children, one of whom died in infancy, the others being Isaac E., ex-school teacher and railroad man, and one of the Superintendents of decorations of the American exhibit at the Paris Exposition, now of Columbus, Ohio; Columbia A., wife of Marshall E. Merry, a well known and prominent stock dealer of Caldwell, and the mother of one child, L. Walton, a musical prodigy of ten years of age, who began his career as a pianist at six vears of age and who frequently sings at concerts; Marcilla Archer, the youngest child, a student of Hiram College and now manager of the Ladies' Department in the A. E. Starr Department Store at Zanesville; and Arthur Ogden. Mr. A. O. Archer was born on his father's farm in Stock township. He received an academic education, and at the age of twenty years began the study of law under the tutorship of Judge Charles A. Leland, of Caldwell, later Associate Supreme Judge for the territory of New Mexico. After three vears study, he was admitted to the bar, standing second in a class of fifty-nine, only seventeen passing the examination. Mr. Archer began the practice of his profession at Caldwell, where he remained six years, going at that time to Lorain, and was successful in his practice there. At the age of twenty-three he was elected Mayor of Caldwell, a very high compliment to his ability, being the voungest mayor ever elected in the city, and at that time, the voungest mayor in the state of Ohio. He has been a member of the Cabinet for the Fifteenth Congressional District of the Ohio

Republican League, and has in many ways served his party. Mr. Areher is one of the successful young members of the Ohio bar, and his past brilliant record augurs well for his future. As an orator he is without a peer in southeastern Ohio; there has been no political campaign since he was nineteen years old, with which he has not been prominently connected, and rarely has there been a public occasion without Mr. Archer delivering an address. On March 5th, 1904, Mr. Archer received the appointment of Assistant United States Attorney in the Dawes Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes of Muskogee, Indian Territory. He is the attorney representing the government in the enrolling and allotting of lands in the Choctow and Chickasaw Indian nations. This appointment is an unusual recognition of eminent ability in one of his years and is especially gratifying 1o Mr. Areher's friends.

Urtan Sprincer. - Jacob Springer, an early resident of Noble county, was born in Carrol county, in 1819, where he grew to manhood, received a limited education and adopted farming as an occupation. In 1841 he transferred his farming interests to Noble county, and has since lived there. In 1862 he enlisted in Company B of the Seventy-Seventh Ohio volunteer infantry, as a private, and served ten months, his regiment doing guard duty all the time at Alton, Ill. Jacob and Mary (Florv) Springer were the parents of ten children: Henrietta, Daniel, Simeon, deceased ; Samuel, of Noble county; Uriah; Washington; Lydia, widow of Weslev Robbins; Tabitha J.: Catherine, wife of Josiah Presdee and Jemima, of Noble county. Mr. Springer died in 1887, and his wife in 1894. Uriah Springer was born in Noble county June 14, 1846, and has always lived there but for three vears spent in Missouri. He enlisted as a private in Company C, of the Twenty-Fifth Ohio volunteer infantry, serving over two years, and being in the following engagements: Honey Hill, and several skirmishes along the Savannah and Charleston railroads. After the war he took up the life of a farmer, and for the past ten years has been in Olive township. Mr. Springer was married first to Harriet J. Bonnar, daughter of Vincent Bonnar. an old resident of the county, who died in 1874, leaving one child, Louise J., now Mrs. Murray, of Noble county. In 1876 he married Rosanna Mossberg, a native of Belmont county, and five children have come to bless this union: Etta I., wife of Silas Roher; Walter; Verna M., wife of William Farley, of West Virginia; Angeline, wife of Alonzo Kohart; and Modlene, deceased.

Davin Rapcrirr, a farmer and early settler of Noble county, was born in County Down, Ireland, January 16, 1813. His parents both died when he was young, and he came with his brother to America, settling in Noble county in 1830. He entered government land in Olive township, engaged in farming and wood cutting most of the time. Aside from these interests he followed keel boating along the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, making trips as far as New Orleans. In 1837 he married Jane Miller, a daughter of William Miller, one of the oldest Irish settlers of southern Ohio, and who at the time of his death, was the oldest Mason in Ohio, and said to be the oldest in the United States. He lacked one month of one hundred years at his death. Mr, and Mrs. Radcliff were the parents of seven children: Margaret, deceased; William,.farmer in Olive; Martha, wife of Joshua Davis; Ann, wife of William Willey; Mary, and George, died young; and David H. Mrs. Radcliff died in 1898, and Mr. Radcliff in 1902. Mr. Radcliff was a member of Sharon Lodge No. 136, Free and Accepted Masons; he and his wife were members of the Universalist church at Dudley, Ohio. David H. Radcliff was born in Olive township October 24, 1865, where he was reared and educated, and where he has followed the life of a farmer. Mr. Radcliff was married March 9, 1893, to Georgiana Allison, and to this union have been born: Robert Kenneth, Harvey' Allison, deceased, and Orton Dale. Mr. Radcliff is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Castle Hall Lodge No. 280 at Caldwell; Keith Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, No. 466, and Keith Encampment No. 245. He and his wife are members of Rebecca Lodge at Caldwell.

Wiriram Rapcutrr, oldest son of David and Jane (Miller) Radcliff was born in Olive township March 30, 1840, where he was reared and educated, and where he has followed the strenuous life of a farmer since reaching manhood. Mr. Radcliff was married in 1864 to Eliza Shriver, daughter of J. J. Shriver, of an old Noble county family. She died in 1883, leaving three sons, George, a farmer in Sharon township; William Elmer, a student at the Starling Medical College ; and David W., a school teacher. Mr. Radcliff was again married in 1885 to Mrs. Jane Danford, a daughter of W. W. Stringer, and to them have been born two children; Mary Jane and Charles Francis. Mr. Radcliff is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, subordinate Lodge, and Encampment at Keith.

Joun Rapcutrr, the elder of the three brothers who came to Ohio from Ireland, was born in County Down, in 1803. ° Settling in Noble county in 1830, he lived there twenty years, following the trade of a stone mason, and then moved to Randolph county, Illinois, where he became a farmer, until his death in 1868. Mr. Radcliff was married in Treland to Sarah Jane Smith, and to them were born six'children, two of whom, David and Margaret, are living, and the others, J ohn, William, Mary Jane, and Francis, are now deceased. Mrs. Radcliff died in 1875. David Radcliff was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1830, and was about two months old when his parents came to Asnerica. He was reared in Noble county and has spent his life in farming in that county but for ten years spent in Hllinois. He was married in 1849 to Lois Ann Woodford, a daughter of Aranda Woodford, and old settler of Noble county, and to them have been born nine children, Charles, John, and William, deceased; and Sarah, wife of John C. Blake; Martha Marinda, wife of Ansel Blake; Eunice, wife of B. A. Landaker; Aranda M.; Lillie, wife of Martin McAtee; and Margaret Jane, deceased. Mrs. Radcliff died in September, 1900. Mr. Radcliff is a member of the Universalist church.

Wirriiam Haca. - John Haga, one of the earliest settlers of what is now Noble county was a native of Pennsylvania. In the early part of the Nineteenth century he came to Ohio, and took up land from the government in Jackson township, removing later to Sharon township where he lived till his death in 1875. John and Susan (Day) Haga, were the parents of Milo, of Olive township; Adam, deceased ; Amanda and Susan, twins, the former the wife of Stephen Delancy, of Iowa, and the latter the widow of George Baker, also of Iowa; Jacob and Benjamin deceased; Mahala, wife of Ralph Kirkpatric; Matilda, wife of Rufus Tilton, and Paul, both of Olive township. Milo Haga was born in Pennsylvania, and at the age of two years was brought by his parents to Ohio, Noble county, where he has lived the life of a farmer. He was married to Rebecca Wagner, who died in 1846, leaving two children, William Morgan, and Francis Marion. The second marriage was to Rebecca Tilton, a daughter of Hebron Tilton, who also died, leaving four daughters and two sons: Susan, wife of Samuel Archer; Matilda; Rufus; Melissa, wife of George Spear; John; and Mahala, wife of Samuel Gardner. Francis M., the second son, was born in Noble county in 1844, where he was reared and has followed farming all his life. He was married in 1875 to Elizabeth Shriver, a daughter of Nicholas Shriver, and to them have been born six children: Alvali R.; Rebecca, wife of Linas Treadway, of Caldwell; Anna May, wife of Daniel Landaker; Minnie Myrtle, wife of Thomas Briggs; Nicholas Milo, and Alice Frances Elizabeth. William Haga, the eldest son of Milo Haga, was born in Noble county in 1842, and has always lived in Olive township, following the occupation of a farmer, residing at home and caring for his aged father.

James N. Brown. - George W. Brown, an early resident of Noble county, came to Ohio from Pennsylvania with his parents when he was sixteen years of age. He was a son of Jeremiah B. Brown, a glass blower by trade, who took up farming on coming to Ohio. and con- tinued that until his death in 1864. George W. was the oldest son, and was born in 1815. He grew to manhood in Noble county and spent his life there. . In 1861 he enlisted in a Michigan battery of light artillery, serving three years, after which he resumed his occupation ofa farmer. He was married in 1836 to Mary Ann Shafer, a daughter of Conrad Shafer, an old resident of Noble county, and. to that union were born eight children: James N.; Jeremiah B., deceased; George W., of West Virginia; Caroline, wife of Joseph Rutherford ; Margaret M., wife of Isaac Hickel; Mary Ann, wife of Lewis Moore; Isabella, wife of Joshua Davis; and Lucinda, deceased. Mr. Brown died in 1894, and his wife in 1896. James N. Brown, the subject of this sketch, was born in Center township, December 29, 1836, and has always made Noble county his home. He chose the most independent occupaticn in the world, that of a farmer, and has been particularly successful in it. He was married in 1857 to Isabelle Mansperger, and to this union have been born eleven children: John, a farmer of Meigs county; Emma, wife of John K. Hedge; William, a carpenter in Caldwell; Edward L., a farmer of Jackson township ; Anna, wife of Rev. J. E. Iams, of New York; Asbury, an oil driller; George, 4 teacher; Ira, an oil driller; Frances, Charles, and Pearl. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the United Brethren church.

Sytvester CunnincHamM. - Ebenezer Cunningham, an old settler of Noble county, was a native' of Maine, being born there in 1790. While but a boy he engaged as a sailor with his uncle, and on the ship Fox made two trips to Liverpool, England. During his absence upon his second trip, his father William Cunningham, removed to Ohio, settling in Olive township. On his return from the trip, Mr. Cunningham went west to join his parents, and soon after his arrival, the War of 1812 breaking out, he walked to Zanesville to enlist in the army, under the command of Captain Carnes. The company marched from Zanesville to Fort Erie and there joined General Harrison's command. At the call of Commodore Perry for volunteers from the land forces, Mr. Cunningham and his mess mate volunteered their services, and were taken aboard the flag ship Lawrence. They assisted in getting the ship over the bar, and the following morning came the great battle of Lake Erie. Mr. Cunningham was an active participant in that battle, at the close of which only nine men on the ship were able to walk, and some of them, Mr. Cunningham among them, were wounded. After the battle he was put in charge of one of the captured vessels, and thus served during the winter. The following spring he was discharged, and returned to Noble county to his occupation of farming, which he did on a small scale, and worked at the millwright business also. He was a Jackson Democrat, but never aspired to office. Ebenezer and Sally (Morgaridge) Cunningham were the parents of ten children: George, William, John, Sally, Elmira, Parmelia, all deceased, Ebenezer, Ambrose, Francis Gilead, and Jane Rowland, still living. George Cunningham was born near Dexter City in 1817, and always lived in Noble county, a carpenter during the summer season and a cabinet maker during the winter. He was not an office seeker, but served his township as trustee and treasurer, besides several minor offices. He was married to Matilda Ogle, a daughter of James Ogle, a native of Ireland and one of the early settlers of Noble county, and they were the parents of seven children: Sylvester, Charlotte, Jeannette, Marilla, now Mrs. Brown ; Alvaretta, wife of Rufus Haga; Nancy.Jane, and an infant, deceased. The father died in 1874, and the mother in 1890. Sylvester Cunningham, a well-known farmer of Dudley, was born in Olive township January 14, 1844, and there was educated and grew to manhood. When only twenty years of age he enlisted in Company F of the One Hundred Sixty-First Ohio volunteers, serving a little over a year. During that short time he was in the battles of Newmarket, Lynchburg, Harper's Ferry, Manassas Junction, Winchester, Cedar Creek. Mount Jackson, Appomattox Court House, and many minor engagements. After his discharge he tried carpentering for a time, but owing to ill health, he was obliged to give it up for farming. He has served his township as trustee, clerk, and as school director for twenty years. He has been a delegate to the Democratic state convention four times and to every Congressional convention for years. Mr. Cunningham was married to Eliza Woodford in 1867, and five children have come to bless their union: Nancy Jane, now Mrs. Davis; Austin Ludwig, a farmer; Matilda Alice, now Mrs. Sanford; Alta Eleanora Hurst, now deceased; and Mary Ieephine, also deceased. Mr. Cunningham has been 'a member of the Caldwell Lodge Independent Order of Odd Fellows for nearly forty years, and is also a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Witu1am Davis. - Levi Davis, Sr., an early settler of Olive township, was born in the state of Maine, in 1800. When he was six years of age, his parents moved to Ohio, locating in Noble county, where he grew to manhood, always living on the farm eccupied by William W. Davis. Levi and Betsy (Hutchins) Davis, were the parents of ten children: Rhoda Ann, Joseph C., Levi, Levi, Jr., Benjamin E., Elizabeth P., all deceased; Daniel V., of West Virginia; William W.; Rosanna M., wife of Joseph R. Webber of Montana; Amy R., wife of Benjamin B. Tilton, all living. Mr. Davis died in 1877, and his wife in 1885. William W. Davis, a well known farmer of 'Noble county, was born in Olive township on the place where he now lives, in 1835. He was reared and educated there, and in 1857 was married to Catherine L. Woodford, daughter of

Aranda M. Woodford, an old resident of Noble county. They were the parents of eight children: Aranda, Benjamin' M., George E., Joseph Wilbur, deceased; Noble, Eddie Otto, Dock, Frank W., all of Olive township. The mother died in 1881. Mr. Davis was again married in June 1888, to Edith Gattrell, of Washington county. Mr. Davis is an ardent temperance man, and practices in private life what he advocates in public.

Joun W. Hurcuinson, a farmer of Noble county, was born in Enoch township in 1859. He is a son of John W. Hutchinson and Abagail (Tutcle) Hutchinson, both natives of Noble county. The father was a cooper by trade, but followed farming as an occupation most of the time. He died at South Olive in 1862, and Mrs. Hutchinson is still living. There was a family of four children, Jane, John W., Jr., and Mary and Amy, deceased. Mr. Hutchinson was reared in Noble county, and given a common school education. He chose as his occupation one that seemed to offer him the most. independent livelihood, that of tilling the soil, and the has been very prosperous in his calling.

Francis R. Dutron, a farmer of Olive township, was born in Washington county, June 30, 1857, and is a son of Smith W. and Marilla (Ogle) Dutton, the former a native of Washington county, and the latter a native of Noble county. Mr. Dutton was reared and educated in Washington county, and at the age of twenty-three removed to Noble county and engaged in farming. He was married in 1879 to Elizabeth A. Shriver, a daughter of Johnson J. Shriver, an old resident of Olive township. Mr. and Mrs. Dutton are the parents of seven children: Mary Luella, wife of Richard Parish, of Bealington, W. Va.; Eliza, wife of Charles Boyd, of Olive; Carrie Marilla, Columbia Ellen, Ruth, Florence (deceased), and Clement C. Mr. Dutton is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at Keith, of both the subordinate and the Encampment.

Franx Guippren. - John Glidden, an early settler of Noble county, was 4 native of Maine. He received a fair education, took up the study of medicine and after completing his studies, moved to Ohio, locating at Marietta, then at several places, and finally near Caldwell, where he practiced his profession and taught school, until his death in 1816. He was married to a daughter of Samuel Allen, an old resident of Noble county, who is said to have erected the first water mill in the county. They were the parents of three children, Sidney, James and John. John Glidden, the youngest son. was born on the day of his father's death, January 16, 1816, the father living just long enough to give him a name. He was reared and educated in

Noble county, learned the trade of a tailor, which he followed until incapacitated by the amputation of a finger, and then took up farming. John and Matilda (Delong) Glidden, were the parents of ten children: Sidney, Isaac, Nancy, Mary, and. Edwin, deceased; and Emily, widow of J. B. Tilton; Martha, wife of Milo Stevens, of Kansas; Frank; Ruth, widow of Lafayette Tilton; and William, a resident of Muskingum county. Frank Glidden, the subject of this review, was born in Olive township, in 1850, where he has always lived. He received a common school education there and began farming at an early age, which he continued until 1897, when he engaged in the oil and gas business. Mr. Glidden was married May 4, 1873, to Sarah Murdock, a daughter of James B. Murdock, an old resident of Noble county, who lived to the advanced age of one hundred years, three days. They were the parents of seven children: Samuel, a farmer; Martha, wife of Jacob Wells; William; Edwin, farmer; May, Sidney and James, the last two being deceased. Mr. Glidden is a member of the Knights of Pythias of Dexter City.

Timotny B. Kenr. - William Kent, one of the early pioneers of that portion of Monroe county, which is now included in Noble county, was a native of Pennsylvania. He came to Ohio in 1817, and became an extensive land holder, conducting besides, an old country tavern. William and Ann (Neiswanger) Kent were the parents of nine children, all of whom are dead but Mary Ann. Mr. Kent died in 1856. Josiah Kent, the oldest son of William Kent, was born in Pennsylvania in 18138, and was only four years old when his parents moved to Ohio. He received his education there and followed farming as his oceupation, until 1852, when he went to California, by the way of the Isthmus of Panama, and engaged in gold mining for seven years. He returned to Noble county and resumed his farming. Mr. Kent was married in 1836, to Lewenna Bates, a daughter of Timothy Bates, one of the early settlers of the county, who died in 1860, having become the mother of four sons. They are: Israel A., a resident of Tjlinois; Abraham, of Colorado; William T., of Iowa; and Timothy B. Two daughters, Ruth and Susan, died in infancy. Mr. Kent was married a second time to Catherine Trenner, of Brookfield. He died in 1866. Timothy B. Kent was born in Seneca township March 12, 1849, and lived in Noble county until he was of age, when a desire to get away from the old environments caused him to cross the continent to California. He remained only a year, engaged in farming and cattle herding, and then returned to Noble county for a short time. For nearly eight years he was engaged in the mining business, in Nevada and Colorado, returning again to Noble county to resume his farming. Mr. Kent was married in 1882 to Rebecca C. Brown, daughter of George W. Brown, an old resident of Noble county, and

Orin G. Tiirox. - Soon after the War of 1812, four brothers, Hebron, Benjamin, Joseph and Davis Tilton, came to Ohio, locating first in Steubenville, and scon after in Noble county. Hebron Tilton was born of Welsh parentage on Martha's Vineyard and there grew to manhood, following the business of codfishing along the coast. After coming to Ohio, he took up government land and became a farmer for the rest of his life. He was the father of eight children by his first wife, and one by his second. Alden D. Tilton, second son of Hebron Tilton, was born on Martha's Vineyard in 1814, and was five vears of age on his arrival in Ohio. He received the usual education of those days, and followed farming as his occupation. He was married to Julia A. Gibbs, a daughter of Dennis S. Gibbs, an old, well remembered, resident of Noble county. Mr. Gibbs erected the first frame house on the west fork of Duck Creek, and it is still standing in good repair, oeeupied by Orin G. Tilton. He was a native of Maine, a carpenter by trade. and a man of great ambition. He paid for his land by working at his trade thirty-two miles distant, walking it on Saturday nights and Monday mornings, without missing a day's work. Mr. and Mrs. Tilton were the parents of seven children, only two of whom lived to grow up, Orin G., and Marv L., the wife of Columbus MeAtee. Mr. Tilton died in 1885, and his wife died in 1904 at the age of eighty-two vears. Orin G. Tilton, the only surviving son of Alden Tilton, was born in Olive township, October 20, 1849, where he grew to manhood, engaging in farming most of the time, and conducting a store at Dudley for three vears. He was married October 29, 1870. to Adaline Blake, a daughter of Francis Blake, an old resident of Noble county, and to them have been bern four children: Charles E., of Caldwell, Wesley B., of Dudlev, Nora M., and Alden D. Mr. Tilton is a member of the Masonic fraternity, Odd Fellows. subordinate and) Eneampment, Rebecea, and the Knights of Pythias.

Jomx K. Annersoy, a well known farmer of Noble county, was born in Center township April 3, 1837. He is a son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Keller) Anderson. who were the parents of six children, three of whom are living, Matilda and Ezekiel of Tllinois, and John Kx.. the only one living in Noble county. The father died in 1842. Mr. Anderson was early thrown upon his own resources and consequently his education was only such as the schools of the community afforded. He adopted farming as the occupation most to his liking, and has alwavs followed it. He was married in 1860 to

Susanna Casner a daughter of John Casner, an old resident of Noble county, who came from Maryland in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson are the parents of eight children: William Asbury, deceased; Mary Catherine, wife of John Morris of Cambridge; John Wesley ; Charles Henry ; Wilbert Ezekiel ; Elizabeth, deceased; Alice, and George W. Mr. Anderson and family are members of the Methodist Protestant church.

Daniet M. Bucxry. - George S. Buckey, one of the old residents of Noble county, was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, in 1802. He was reared in Virginia, and was for some time an overseer of slaves in the south, and also a boat man on the Ohio River, running from Steubenville to St. Louis. He came to what is now Noble county in 1834, purchased a farm and engaged in farming. He also took up government land on Long Run, near Macksburg, but never occupied that land. He was married to Henrietta Wheeler in 1825. To this union were born eight children: Elizabeth, wife of Captain Rhinehart, and now deceased; Nancy Ellen, wife of John Lady, deceased ; John V.; William H., who was killed by a horse; Daniel M.; George F., deceased; Samuel B.; and Sarah Ann, wife of Benjamin Clark, all of Noble county. Daniel M. Buckey was born in Noble county, August 11, 1839, where he was reared and educated, and where he has followed his chosen occupation, that of farming. In 1863 he enlisted in the Ohio State Guards, in which he served a year, being then mustered into the United States service, as a member of Co. H. of the One Hundred and Sixty-First Ohio volunteer infantry, but never saw service on account of illness. Mr. Buckey was married to Sarah M. Drake, on July 31, 1863, and they are the parents of six children: George B.; Elisha H.; Ulysses H.; Edward F.; Joseph B.; and a daughter who died in infancy. Mr. and Mrs. Buckey are members of the Methodist Church at Ava.

R. A. Bucxry. - John V. Buckey, a farmer of Noble county, was born in Brook county, Virginia, on December 12, 1833, and at four years of age came with his parents to Ohio, locating in Noble county, where he has always lived. He has been a farmer for many years, and has been also very successful in all his undertakings. He enlisted in 1864 in Company H of the One Hundred Sixty-First Ohio volunteer infantry, and served until the close of the war. Mr. Buckey was married in 1863 to Sarah E. Clark, a daughter of William Clark, an old resident of Noble county and they are the parents of five children: Mary H., wife of John Fowler, of Noble township; William S., married Jennie Kackley; Robert A., married Iona Knight, living in Noble township; Lucy A., wife of John Hamilton of Byesville; and Clara Emma, wife of Jacob Webber, of Byesville.

Wiriiam Bripceman, one of the older citizens of Noble county, was born in Lancaster county, Virginia, October 15, 1833. His parents died before he was ten an ars old, and the children, six in all, came to Ohio, where two uncles lived in Barnesy ille, Belmont county. Mr. Bridgeman was reared and cdueated there, and on reaching manhood, went to Monroe county, and engaged in the ocenpation of a tobacco pacer, for ten vears. After that lie, was a tiller of the soil m Marion township for twenty vears, and in 1892 removed to Noble township, where he has since resided. Mr. Bridgeman was married in 1857, to Mary Ann Herrell, of Morgan county, and to them have been born nine children: Nancy Jane, deceased; John W., of Noble township: Rachel L., wife of ames TH. Danford. of Whieville: Anna, wife of William Danford, of Marion township: Samuel, a resident of Pennsylvania; Lena G., wife of Will Erton, of Pennsvlvania: Martha Frances, wife of J. W. Bond, of Noble township; Charles R., of Montana; Emma R., wife of William Perry, of Center township. Mr. Bridgeman is a member of the Christian church.

Herwan Bares. - Ephraim Bates was the progenitor of the large Bates family which reside in the sonthern portion of Ohio. He was a native of England, being born there in May, 1744. In early manhood he came to. America, locating in New Jersey, where he remained until 1815, when he went to Olno, and settled at Sarahsville. Mr. Bates and his son entered one hundred acres of government land in Center township, and built upon it the first grist mill to be erected in the county. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, serving, it is thought, in a New Jersev regiment. He was the father of nine ehildren, among whom was Timothy Bates, who was probably a native of New Jersey, and whe Ieeated in Sencea tewnship in an early day, taking up government land, and engaging in farming. Ar. Bates was twice married, first to Ruth Moore, who became the mother of fourteen children, only one of whom, Timothy, is now living. The second marriage was to Mrs. Anna Hughes. Mr. Bates died in 1867. Bethel Bates, the second son, was born in Seneca township March 12, 1809. He received only thirteen days of school, but was energetic enough to educate himself. He took up farming, and followed that oceupation all his life. At the election in 1869, he was chosen to represent Noble county in the Ohio Legislature, and served one term. During this session the XVth Amendment to the United States Constitution came up for ratification, and Mr. Bates took an active part in its behalf. The contest was exciting and close but the Amendment was ratified. He refused a re-election on account of ill health. Bethe] and Marv Ann (Mcighe») Bates, were the narents of thirteen children: Abram, of Indiana; Hughey, deceased ; Rebecca, now Mrs. MeNutt; Harriet, now Mrs. Moore; Simeon, deceased; Lewis, deceased: Patrick; Rosaline, now Mrs. Snode; Herman; Luanna, now Mrs. Groves; Susanna, now Mrs. Christopher; Bethel; and Levi, deceased. Mr. Bates died November 2, 1899, and his. wife is still living on the old homestead, at the advanced age of ninety-one years. Herman Bates was born at the old homestead on April 10, 1845, received a common school edueation, and grew to manhood there. He chose farming az his occupation as didhis father. In 1862 he enlisted in Company G, of the Seventy-Eighth Ohio volunteers, and served until the close of the war. He was in the following engagements: Siege of Vicksburg, Resaca, Big Shanty, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, July 22 and 28. Joneshoro, Sherman's March to the Sea, Siege of Savannah, and Bentonville. After the war he lived in Illinois until 1895, except for one year spent in Ohio, then returned to Noble county. Mr. Bates was married in 1870, to Emaline Stewart, and to them have been born six children: Robert B., of Douglas cc.unty, Tllinois; Simeon O., of Paris, Illinois; Samuel R., of Redman, III.; Cora D., wife of Clifford Harris, of Columbus; Myrtle and William F. Mr. Bates is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Rozsert F. Lowr. - Robert Lowe, one of the early residents of Noble county, was a farmer in those pioneer days, and was the first to bring the name into Noble county. James Lowe, his son, was born in Sharon township, in 1829, was a school teacher for a time, but followed farming the most of his time. His wife was Catherine O. Donovan, a native of London, England, who came to America with a neighbor family when she was eighteen years of age, and lived with that family in Sharon until her marriage. They were the parents of eight children: Arclisa Ann, widow of Charles Morrison; Robert F-. ; Mary, Rosa, and William, deceased; Andrew J.; Minnie and Linnie, (twins). Mrs. Lowe died in 1896, and Mr. Lowe, in 1898. Robert I'. Lowe was born at the old homestead in Sharon township in 1856, and has followed the plow most of the time as his occupation. He was married in 1882 to Isaphene Walters, a daughter of Harvey Walters, an old resident of Noble county. They are the parents of five children, Karle D. ; Pearl, deceased; Murley Myrtle, Mott Morton. and Erie Otella. Mr. and Mrs. Lowe are members of the Methodist Protestant church.

Witx1am N. Corns, of Noble township, is a native of Muskingum county where he was born July 24, 1851. When a boy of fourteen, he lived with his parents in Allen county for two years, but returned to the old home where he lived until he was nineteen. At that time he went to Caldwell to work at the carpenter's trade, and remained there for about six years, when he decided that following the plow was preferable, and so purchased a farm near Caldwell, making that his home since. He was married in April 1871, to Martha Jane Nesselroad, daughter of John Nesselroad, an old resident of Noble county. She died in March, 1895, leaving three sons: Arthur Elwood, of Pittsburg, Pa.; John N., also of Pennsylvania; and Archibald Wiley. Mr. Corns was married a second time to Mrs. Mary Ellen Hutchins, a daughter of Thomas Wiley, an old resident of Noble county, and to them one daughter has been horn, Gaynell G.

ILarvey Barynovsr. - The first of the Barnhouse family to settle in Noble county were four brothers: Jacob, George, Benjamin and Sampson ; all natives of Pennsylvania. They came to Noble county in 1839 and entered and purchased land. Thirty-two vears later Benjamin removed to Muskingum county where he died. George went to Missouri a few years later and never returned ; the remaining members of his family are living there still. Sampson moved to Morgan county, where his descendants live. Jacob remained in Noble county, following farming as an oceupation until his death in 1845. He was married soon after locating in Ohio to Mrs. Elizabeth Hull, also a native of Pennsylvania, and to this union were born four children: Snsanna, deceased; Abner, of Sharon township: Jacob, a resident of Nebraska; and Harvey. Mrs. Barnhouse died in 1895. Harvey Barnhouse, the subject of this sketch, was born on the old homestead where he now lives, in 18438. He was educated in the common schools of the time ; he chose farming as an occupation and has followed it ever since. He has served his township in the capacity of trustee and now holds that position, having heen elected for three years in 1902. Mr. Barnhouse was married in 1873 to Anna Martha Pearson, of Muskingum county, and their union has been blessed with nine children: Oliver, deceased; Silas Sermour, who married Anna E. Lomley in 1898, they having three children, and residing in Noble township; Abner Clyde, who married Rebecca Dudley in 1898. residing in Brookfield township and having two children; Lizzie, the wife of Ellis Fogle, whom she married in 1900, thev having two children and living in Noble township; William D. ; Cora; Jacob Wilber : George Clement; and Charles Ivan, still at home. Mr. Barnhouse has been a member of the Masonic order since 1871, and is also a member of the Grange.

Anvrew J. Brown. - Dexter Brown, an early resident of Noble county, was a native of Providence, Rhode Island. He learned the carpenter trade and engaged in that business until he came west in the early part of the last century. THe first located at Worthington, Franklin county, where he remained three years, and then entered 166 acres of land from the government in section nineteen, in Noble township, and there lived the remainder of his life, a tiller of the soil. He was not politically ambitious, but served the county as commissioner for a short time. Dexter and Mahala (Hicks) Brown were the parents of eight children: Edmund, Lydia, and Charles deceased ; Caroline, widow of Jacob Lyons; James D., of Perryopolis; John, of Kansas; Andrew J.; and Sarah, widow of A. Lyons. Andrew J. Brown was born on the old homestead in Noble township, in 1832. He was reared and educated in his native county, and has followed the occupation of a farmer there all his life. He was married in 1870 to Martha J.Cozzens, daughter of Albin E. Cozzens, a native of England, who came to Noble county in an early day. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are the parents of eight children: Mahala, Rebecca, now Mrs. Smith; Etta and John Andrew, deceased; Viella Vista, wife of E. W. Rayley, cf Marietta; Inez Arizona, Joseph, and Ruth. Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the Methodist Protestant church of Hoskinsville.

Siras Witrry. - William P. Willey, the grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was the first of the name to settle in Noble county. He wasa native of Pennsylvania, born there in 1785, and in early manhood came to Ohio, entering two 160-acre tracts of land in what is now Section seventeen of Noble township. With the exception of a few years, he spent the rest of his life on the new farm. Mr. Willey was a very religious man, and was one of the founders of the Methodist Protestant church at. Hoskinsville. His first wife was Miss Dye, who became the mother of thirteen children only one of whom is living, Rebecca, wife of Nathaniel Cain, of Olive township. The other children lived to raise families, the mother dying in 1840, and the father in 1859. William Willey, the youngest son of William P. Willey, was born at the old homestead in Noble township February 22, 1823, where he received a limited education, and adopted farming as an occupation. He was married in March, 1848, to Ruth Belford, a daughter of Daniel Belford, one of the earliest settlers of Noble county, and to them were born five children: Almilda, wife of David Ayers, of Marietta; Silas; Abigail, wife of 'John McLaughlin, Lewis Walter, and a baby unnamed, all deceased. Mr. Willey died February 24, 1896, and his wife is still living on the old home place. Silas Willey was born near Belle Valley April 11, 1855, and was reared and educated there. -He taught school for seven winters and then took up farming as his occupation, being also interested in the grist mill at Belle Valley. He has served his townshin as clerk for some time, and takes an active interest in political affairs. Mr. Willey was married February 24, 1881, to Eliza McCune, danghter of William McCune, an old resident of Noble county. and have three children to bless their union: Albert, Miriam, and Oclo. Mr. Willey is a member of the Masonic: Lodge at Caldwell; Knights of Pythias of Hiramsville, and of the Patrons of Industry.

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Curis McKer, a prominent farmer of Noble county, was born near Caldwell December 13, 1840, and is a son of Ezra and Alma (Wescott) McKee. The father was born near Stanleyville, Washington county, in 1802, and has lived at Caldwell since he was seven vears old. te was a very prominent man in his time, served his citv as Justice of the Peace for twenty-one years, and served his state in the Legislature in 1836-7, and again in 1850-51, and was the author of the bill creating the new county of Noble. He built the house in which the first court was held in Caldwell. Mr. McKee, the father, was twice married, first to Abagail Wescott, who became the mother of five children; and for his second wife, Alma Wescott, a cousin of his first wife, and a native of Rhode Island, who became the mother of four children: Mary, Manlev, both deceased; Chris, and another child also named Manley. Mr. McKee died in 1875, and his wife in 1899. Chris McKee grew to manhood in Noble county and received a limited education, and at the age of twenty-two, being of an adventurous disposition, went to Oregon across the plains, where he was engaged in gold mining for a time. He was engaged in the same occupation for a few years in Idaho, and then gave it up to return to farming in his native county. Mr. McKee was also in the lumber business for about twenty vears, and has been interested in the oil and gas industry and somewhat in coal mining. Jn 1889, Mr. MeKee was elected on the Demecratic ticket to the state legislature when his county was four hundred Republican, and again ten vears later, when the Republicans were even stronger, showing how highly he was esteemed bv his fellow-men. Mr. MeclXee was married in December. 1865, to Martha A. Scott, of Belmont county, and to them have heen born four children: JLonis, deceased: Trvel, Cora B., now Mrs, Connor; and Mverly T.

Danrev Wesster Bates, a prominent edueator of Noble conrty, was born in Center township, in 1860. He is a son of Isaac Bates and Rachel (Brothers) Bates, both natives of Noble cornty. The father was born in 1838, elIneated in the sechcols of the t'mes, and has followed farming on the old homestead all his life. Mrs. Bate: was of an old family of Noble county, and became the mother of thirteen children: Daniel Webster: Jaeoh; John, of Pennevlyania; Tsaiah, and Mary Moore, also of Pennsylvania; Will''am, Martin. Joseph, James Garfield; Isaac Hayes, deceased; Isaac Blaine, and Deborah Jane, deceased ; and Deborah Carter. Mr. and Mrs. Bates are membere of the Christian church, and active in its work. Daniel W. Bates was educated in his native township and through extensive studv in private. and at. the age of sixteen hevan teaching school. He has found this line of work so interesting and so well fitted to him, that he has continued it to the present time. He finds benefit in mind and bouy to engage in farming during the summer months, and in this way can lead a quiet life full of study and meditation. Mr. Bates was married May 30, 1882, to Elizabeth Devolld, daughter of Peter Devolld, of Olive township, and to them have-been born four children: Linus, Levi, Bertha, and Earl.

Bensamin F. Youne. - William' Young, Sr., grandfather of Benjamin F., was a very early resident of Noble county where he located in 1825. He was a native of Rhode Island, was reared and educated there, and for sixteen years before leaving his native state, he was superintendent of a cotton factory there, owned by a Mr. Sprague, father of Gen. Sprague of Civil war fame, and afterward Governor of Rhode Island. Mr. Young and his wife, Dorcas Smith, with several children, drove in a two-horse wagon across the Alleghenies to Ohio, 'where he took up land from the government, and became an extensive land holder, owning at one time, twelve hundred acres. Of the ten children born to them, only one, John Q. A., of Brooklyn, is living. The father, Henry J. Young, a son of William Young, was born in Rhode Island, in 1819, and was six vears of age when his parents moved to Ohio. He has spent all his life at farming in Noble county. Henry J. and Mary A. (Davidson) Young were the parents of ten children: Sarah, Elizabeth, John W., William G. and Amy, are deceased ; Benjamin F.; Caroline, wife of M. Shaw; Henry Clay, of Delaware county; Marv A., wife of Frank Adduddle; and James F. Mr. Young died February 28, 1890; his wife is still living at the advanced age of eighty-four vears. Benjamin F. Young, was born in Center township February 9, 1849, was reared and educated there and has spent his life in farming in Neble county. except for eighteen months in the mercantile business at Sarahsville. Mr. Young was married April 26, 1871, to Susanna Rucker, daughter of an old resident, Wyatt Rucker. Thev are the parents of nine children: Mary J., now Mrs. Merrv; Sarah E., now Mrs. McGovern, of Dresden; Angie C.; Weltha Lillian, and Earnest Bradford, deceased; Henry J., of Canton; William J.; Benjamin F. Jr.; and Susan Winifred. Mr. Young is a prosperous farmer and one of the 'substantial men of the county.

Ropericx C. Arcurer. - John Wesley Archer, deceased, was the third son of "Preacher Jim," as James Archer was familiarly called, and was born in Stock township, where he grew to manhood, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits. After his marriage, he moved to Center township, making that his home the rest of his life. John Wesley and Frances (Deverel) Archer were the parents of nine children: Robert, Maggie, Frances, and Sophia, deceased ; Maria, Lionel, Susan, (now Mrs. Withington, of Kansas), Roderick C., and Hattie.

Mr. Archer died in July, 1882, and his wife still lives at the old homestead in Center township. Lionel married Anna Lincium, and has four children. Roderick C. married Georgia Settles, who died August 14, 1901, leaving no children.

Jacos Foerr. - Jacob Fogle, a very early resident of what is now Noble county, and grandfather to the subject of this article, entered government land in Center township, and lived there, a tiller of the soil, all his life. Of the seven children, all of whom are dead, Elijah was one, father of Mr. Fogle, of whom this is written. He was born in Center township, and lived there until his death in 1841, a farmer by ocenpation. Elijah and Sallie (Mayborn) Fogle were the parents of eight children, only one of whom, Jacob, is living; they were: Peter, Jonathan, Amy, Hannah, Rufus, Luther, Sallie, and Jacob. Jacob Fogle, was born in Noble county November 1, 1836, was there reared and educated, and on reaching manhood chose the time-honored ocenpation of an agriculturist, and has been interested only in that all his life. My. Fogle was twice married, first to Margaret Bryan, daughter of Garry Brvan, an old resident of the county, who became the mother of four children: Males, a merchant in Zanesville; Nancv Ellen, now Mrs. Vanfleet, of Wisconsin; Sarah Catherine, deceased ; and Marvy, now Mrs. Davis, of Zanesville. The second marriage was to Mrs. Sallie (Merry) Miller, daughter of Colton Merry, an old resident of Noble county, and to them have been born three children: Abigail, now Mrs. Oliver, of Zanesville; Elizabeth, now Mrs. William Oliver, of Summerfield; and Ambrose, a merchant of Summerfield. Mr. and Mrs. Fogle are members ef the United Brethren ehurch.

Joun H. Yorvne, a farmer and dealer in live stock, was born in Noble county, December 25, 1851. He is a son of Robert J. Young and grandson of William Young, the father a native of Rhode Island, born in 1825, but long a resident of Noble county. The mother, Catherine Bovers, a native of Pennsvlvania, is now living in Sarahsville. There were eight children: William, Thomas Edgar, John Wesley, all deecased: Eliza Ann, new Mrs. MeLaushlin: Tehn TH. : Robert, of Menree county: Gearee W.. of Wheeline, W. Va.: and Margaret D., wife of Herman Ulrich, of Chicago. The father died in 1868. Ar. Young has always taken an active interest in politics, but he has never aspired to office. A farmer by occupation, he is interested also in live stock, and is a dealer in leaf tobacco. Mr. Young was married November 17, 1870, to Johanna Hedge, daughter of James Hedge, an old resident of Noble county, and to them have been born six children: Herman E., merchant and postmaster at Sarahsville; James E., coal operator at Sarahsville; John W., engaged in the same business; Celina Louise; Hugh G., at home, and Hannah, deceased.

Janes Bates, a farmer of Noble ccunty, was born in Seneca township March 6, 1867. He is a son of Simeon Bates, and a grandson of Bethel Bates, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this history. The father was born in Seneca township in 1836, and always lived in Noble county, following the occupation of a farmer. Simeon and Mary (Kirkbride) Bates were the parents of fourteen children: Robert, of Guernsey county; Sheridan, of Marion township; James, of Center township; Irvin, of Marion township; William, of Center; Frank, of Seneca; Peter, of Seneca; Garfield, of Guernsey; Clyde, of Wayne; Ray, Daisy, Harley, Ella Pearl, and Dock, the two last ones deceased. Mr. Bates died in 1897, and his wife is still living in Wayne township. James Bates was reared and educated in Noble county, and has been a farmer since growing to manhood. He was elected trustee of Center township in 1899, and re-elected in 1902, his second term haying not vet expired. Mr. Bates was married April 20, 1894, to Eva Lou McCarty, daughter of John McCarty of Sarahsville, and they are the parents of three children: Mary Elizabeth, Ethel Marie, and John Sherman. Mr. Bates is one of the substantial farmers of the county, and a man deeply interested in the good of his fellowmen.

Wituiram D. Merry, a prominent educator of Noble county, was born on the place where he now lives in Center township, on August 1, 1867, and is a son of Colton Merry, an early settler of Noble county. He was educated at the district schools and at the summer sessions of the Caldwell Normal School, teaching in the meantime. By close application to his studies he secured a fine education, and holds a life certificate from the state board of examiners. He has been engaged in teaching for twenty years, having secured his first certificate in 1883. In 1894 Mr. Merry was appointed a member of the school board of examiners for Noble county, and filled that position for six years. At the Republican county convention, of 1904, he received the nomination for county auditor on the first ballot, receiving seventyfour out of a total of one hundred fourteen. Mr. Merry was married May 4, 1892, to Mary J. Young, a daughter of Benjamin F. Young, and to them have been born two daughters, Susan Isabella and Adah _ Marguerite. Mr. Merry is a member of the Knights of Pythias, Caldwell Lodge No. 280.

Wiiam ©. Arcuer. - Bell Archer, a prominent educator of Noble county, was born June 4, 1845, and is a son of Simon and Elizabeth (DeLozier) Archer. He is a grandson of Nathan Archer, who is the youngest son of James Archer, Sr., and Rebecca (Morris) Archer, a daughter of Isaac Morris, who was a nephew of Robert Morris, the Financier of the Revolution. Nathan and Rebecca Archer were the parents of ten children: Simon, Stephen, Henry, Thomas, J ames,

Rose, Teener, Lucinda, Sophia, and Elizabeth. Simon and Elizabeth Archer were the parents of four children: Bell, Sylvenus, Marcellus, and Mary A. Mr. Archer, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated in the public schools of his native county, which education he supplemented by diligent private study. He has been a teacher since 1865, holds a state certificate, and has served as examiner of Noble county for twenty years, being a member of the board at present. Mr. Bell Archer was married September 4, 1866, to Clara J. Thompson, and to them have been horn three children, Effie C., William C., and Blanche R. Effie C. is now the wife of W. H. Smith, superintendent of the Newport, Ohio, schools, a graduate of Lebanon College, and a member of the bar since 1900; and the other daughter is still at home. William C., the only son, was born March 30, 1876; he has had a first class education, taught school for several years, studied law under Judge Follett of Marietta, and was admitted to the bar in 1899. He was connected with the Zanesville Herald for a short time, and in 1902 bought the Caldwell Press, the Democratic paper of the county, which he is now editing. He was married in 1898 to Monica Collins, and is the father of one child. Mr. Bell Archer is a man of broad culture, and one who has made his mark in the world entirely through his own efforts.

Joun McWituiams, a farmer of Noble county, is one of the old McWilliams family which came to Ohio in @ very early day. The grandfather, Philip McWilliams, was the first of the family io settle in the county, having done so in 1808. He was born in Ireland, and came to America in 1794, settling first at Wheeling, Va., but on account of the destructive storms, moved to Guernsey county, Ohio, taking up land near Gibson's Station, later moving to Noble county, where his descendants now live. At the organization of Noble county, he served as its first treasurer, and filled many other positions of trust in the county. He was the father of ten children, only one of whom is living, Mary, widow of Charles Noble, now of Kansas. The father, William McWilliams, was the youngest-son of Philip, and was born in Guernsey county, July 6, 1826. At an early age his parents came to Noble county, and he became a farmer of that county, upon reaching manhood. He was a man of affairs, and served his county in various capacities, particularly as commissioner. He married Louisa McCollum, a native of Dayton, Ohio, and their union was blessed by the birth of six children: Frank, and Jennie, deceased ; Ella, now Mrs. Little, of Sarahsville; John, of the same place; William, of Center township; and Arthur, a druggist of Urichsville. William McWilliams died in 1895; his wife still lives on the old homestead near Sarahsville. John McWilliams, the subject of this review, was reared and educated in Noble county, and took up farming as his principal occupation, aitnough he is a man of varied interests. Aside from his farming he is an extensive - dealer in live stock, and in wool. Although not an office seeker, he has always taken an active interest in political affairs, being at present the chairman of the Republican Executive Committee of Noble county. He was married to Rose L. Secrest, a daughter of Frederick Secrest, an old resident of Noble county, and to them have been born two children, Clara and Fred, both in school.

Isaac Henry Bass, a farmer of Center township, was born in Belmont county, near Barnesville, November 24, 1849. He is a son of Joseph Oxley and Ann (Hayes) Bass, the father a native of England. There were two children, Malinda Jane, now Mrs. Parker, of Lockwood, Missouri, and Isaac. The mother died in 1855, and the father in 1877. After the death of his mother, Isaac Bass went to live with his uncle, Job Johnson, of Belmont county, remaining with him until his twenty-second year. He received only a limited education and took up the occupation of farming, which he has followed all his life. In the spring of 1873, he moved to Noble county, going a short time afterward to Colorado, where he engaged for thirteen months in the tinker business, returning at that time to Noble county, where he has followed his old occupation since. Mr. Bass was married January 16, 1875, to Margaret Carter, daughter of Robert Carter, an old resident of Noble county, and to them have been born two children: Emma Dell, now Mrs. Stottsberry, of Byesville, and Herbert Clyde, of Wheeling, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs.. Bass are members of the United Brethren church at Fredericksdale.

Levi D. Merry, an educator and farmer of Noble county, was born in Center township on the same section of land on which he now lives, June 16, 1850. He is a member of the family so well known to the residents of the county, the grandfather, Ambrose Merry, being one of the earliest settlers of Center township, though a native of New York where he was born in 1770. He came to Ohio in 1817, making the journey by wagon, and in 1819 located in Noble county. where he is said to have had the first hearing orchard in the county. He was a typical pioneer, and followed farming all his active years. Mr. Merry's children were born in New York, all but Calton, and are: Rufus, Rouse, Benson, Calton, Samantha, Miranda, Amanda, Betsy and Hannah, most of whom have descendants in Noble county Ambrose Merry died in 1864, at the advanced age of ninety-four. The father of Levi D., was Calton Merry, who was born in Belmont county in 1817, being two years old when his father moved to Noble county. He entered land in Noble county, paying for it by working on the docks in the Muskingum River, walking to and from his work, twice a week, a distance of twenty-five miles. Mr. Merry was married in 1836, to Elizabeth Weekley, who became the mother of ten children: Mary, Margaret, Josephus, Andrew J., and Benjamin H., now deceased ; Sally now Mrs. Fogle; Abby, wife of Rev. Headley, of Caldwell; Ada, now Mrs. Brown; Maria, now Mrs. Cranston, and Jacob M., of Kansas. Mr. Merry was a Whig, later became a Republican, casting his last vote for Haves in 1876. He and his wife were members of the Christian church. By a second marriage, he was the father of two children, Rufus E., of Caldwell, and William D. Mr. Merry died in 1878, and his wife in 1894. Levi D. Merry, son of Calton Merry, received a common school education, and attended for one term the Normal School at Lebanon. He began teaching ai the age of twenty, and has taught every winter since with the exception of six when he was engaged as county surveyor. In addition to his school, he has carried on his farming, stock dealing and surveying, and has proved himself to be a man who can turn his hand to any honest labor and make a success of it. In the fall of 1888, he was appointed on the board of school examiners, serving a little over two vears. Mr. Merry was married in 1882 to Sue L. Neyman, of Guernsey county, who died in 1887, the mother of three children: Charles Calton, Edward Livingstone, and Levi Delbert. Mr. Merry is a member of the Independent Order cf Odd Fellows Lodge at Caldwell.

NATHANIEL BatEs. - Isaae Bates, son of Ephraim Bates, is the progenitor of a large family in and around Noble county, and was an early settler of that county. A native of New Jersey, he settled first in Pennsylvania, then removed to Ohio, locating near Sarahsville, where he was interested in farming and milling, in later life moving to Indiawa, where he died. He was twice married, first to Kate Moore, who died in 1813, the mother of six children: Daniel, Jacob, Israel, Isaac, Samuel, and Phoebe. By a second marriage to Miss Powell, there were born: Catherine, Nathaniel, Abraham, George, Andrew, and Richard. Daniel Bates, a native of Pennsylvania, oldest son of Isaac Bates, a farmer of Noble county, and his wife, Jane Heddleison, a native of Scotland, were the parents of, John, Isaac, Joseph, Margaret, Pobert, and William, of whom the first three are now deceased. Jacob Bates, the second son of Isaac Bates, was a native of Noble county, born in 1810, where he has followed the occupation of a farmer, and that of a cooper to some extent. He was prominent in the affairs of the county and one of the substantial citizens. Jacob and his wife, Jane Davidson, a native of Virginia, were the parents of Sarah J., Caroline, and Daniel W.., deceased; Phoebe; Phelps; Isaac; Catherine Province; Mary A.. the wife of the subject of this review; and William T., nearly all of

Center township. Mrs. Bates died in 1877, and Mr. Bates in 1883. John Bates, the oldest child of Daniel Bates, and grandson of Isaac Bates, was born in Center township, in 1825, and has since lived there following the occupation of a farmer. He-was married in 1844 to Easter Christiana Lincicome, and they were the parents of Daniel, William (deceased), Nathaniel, Jane, now Mrs. Weekley of West Virginia; Hannah, now Mrs. Moore, of West Virginia; Caroline; Mrs. Sarah Ann Archer, deceased; and Isaac, of Marion. Nathaniel Bates, the second son of John Bates, was born in Enoch township, November 4, 1847. He lived there until he was sixteen years of age, receiving a limited education, and in 1864, enlisted in Company I of the One Hundred Seventy-Sixth Ohio volunteers, serving one year. After his discharge he engaged in farming in which he has been extraordinarily suecessful. He was married July 1, 1868, to Mary A. Bates, and to them have béen born eight children: William H., Christina C., both deceased; Sarah J., now Mrs. Mansperger, of Center township; Charles M., a resident of Guthrie Center, Iowa; Jacob B., also of Iowa; John W., Isaac T., and Olive E. Mr. Bates is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic.

Dicnton M. Bares, a farmer and substantial citizen of Noble county, was born in Seneca township May 9, 1844. He is a son of Barna and Martha (McWilliams) Bates, a great grandson of Ephraim Bates, a veteran of the Revolutionary war, and a grandson of Timothy Bates, among the first settlers of Noble county; the father a native of Noble county and the mother of Guernsey county; the father was born in Seneca township July 15, 1815; he grew to manhood there, receiving a common school education and adopting farming as an occupation, which he followed all his life. He enlisted in 1861 in Company D., Forty-Second Ohio volunteer infantry, Garfield's regiment, as a private; he served with that regiment two vears and was transferred to the First Wisconsin battery with which he served as a veterinary surgeon for six months. He participated in the arduous campaigns of his regiments including the siege of Vicksburg, at Champion Hills, and Cumberland Gap. He was the father of thirteen children: John S., Joseph, Julia Ann (Barnes), Aaron V. (deceased), Hannah W. (now Mrs. Patterson of Illinois), Susanna (now Mrs. Stevens), Dighton M., Eliza R. (now Mrs. Yoho of Illinois), Ruth (now Mrs. Scott of Pleasant City), Timothy (of Brookfield township), Kellar J. (of Oklahoma), Finley (of Mississippi), and Nancy H. Stevens, of Byesville, Ohio. Mr. Bates died in 1869 and his wife in 1886. Dighton M. Bates was reared in his native county and at the age of eighteen years enlisted in Company F, of the One Hundred Sixteenth Ohio volunteers, being transferred soon after to Company H, of the same regiment. In J une, 1865, he was transferred to Company E, of the Sixty-Second regiment; he was mustered out August 7, 1865, at Richmond, Va. He was in sixteen engagements, including Moorefield, W. Va.; Winchester, Halltown, Berryville, Fisher's Hill, Winchester the second time, Opequon, Newmarket, Cedar Creek, Hatcher's Run, in the charge of Ft. Greeg; in front of Petersburg; and at Piedmont, a minie ball hitting him in the mouth, but it did not prove a serious injury. Returning he took up farming, and in the fall of 1867 he moved to Illinois where he remained on a farm for a year; he returned to Noble county in the fall of 1868, and a year later went back to Illinois, remaining there three years; in 1872 he moved to Reno county, Kansas, where he lived about seven years. Moving to Colorado, he worked in the mines for nearly three years. Ohio still held out her arms for him and in the fall of 1883 he returned to Noble county and resumed farming, in which he has been engaged ever since. Mr. Bates is a local preacher for the United Brethren church. He has been twice married; the first time on October 29, 1868, to Miss Eliza A. Brain, of Christian county, Illinois, and to them were born five children: Joanna, Elmer, both deceased; John E., of Oklahoma; Maude, now Mrs. Henderson, living in Kansas; and Charles H., a teacher, also of Oklahoma. The second marriage was with Miss Anna Phelps, daughter of John H. Phelps, a veteran of the Civil war; this oceurring April 23, 1884; the Phelps family being of Noble county; six children have been born to them: Phoebe J., now Mrs. Ball; Aaron D., Elvin G., William McKinley, Minnie Belle, and Mary Caroline. Mr. Bates is a member of the Grand army of the Republic; he has filled the position of assessor of Center township, in which he lives, for two years.

Jacozs Bates, one of the substantial farmers of Noble county, was born on the farm where he now resides in Center township, January 28, 1862. He is a son of Isaac and Rachel (Brothers) Bates, one of the old pioneers of Noble county. He was reared and educated in'the common schools of his time, and by application to study, became licensed to teach, but never used the license. He adopted the occupation of farming as best suited to his tastes, and has never had reason to depart from his choice. Mr. Bates was married in October 1899 to Mary E. Kirkbride, a daughter of Burton Kirkbride, an old resident of Noble county, and to them have been born three children, Isaac Burton, Iva Bertha, and Rosa Belle. Mr. and Mrs. Bates are members of the Christian church.

November 2, 1845. He is the only living son of Cyrus and Jane Moore (Miller) Matheny. The father is descended from Joseph Matheny, who became a resident of Noble county in 1813. Mr. Cyrus Matheny was early left to look out for himself, received but a limited education, and through his own ambitions and efforts, became a well posted man. After reaching manhood, he entered eighty-three acres of land in Center township, and made that his home until his death in 1872. He was-twice married, first to Lucinda Balis of Noble county, who left eight children: Andrew, Thomas, Samantha, Cyrus, and two others who are deceased, Naney Ann, now Mrs. Lanam, of Zanesville; Rachel, now Mrs. Archer. The second marriage was to Mrs. Jane Miller who became the mother of three children: Martin, Mary, now Mrs. Linsicum; and Martha, deceased. Mrs. Matheny survived her husband several years. Martin Matheny has always been a farmer on the old homestead, and has been particularly successful in his calling. He was married April 28, 1864, to Mary A. Gorby, a daughfer of Rev. David Gorby, an old resident of Noble county. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Matheny: Martha Jane. now Mrs. Mansperger: Emma V., now Mrs. Willev of Cambridge; Carrie A., now Mrs. Schwartzwalder; and Josiah William. Mr. and Mrs. Matheny are members of the Free Methodist church. Rev. David Gorby, father of Mrs. Matheny, and an old resident of Noble county, was a native of Virginia who came with his father, Job Gorby, to Ohio in an early day. He was one of a large family of children, all of whom are now deceased. He was a farmer and carpenter most of his life, was ordained minister of the Protestant church, afterward joined the United Brethren and later the Free Methodists, preaching a great deal in connection with his other interests. He was twice married, first to Mary Mason, by whom he had six children: Henry, Levi, and David, deceased ; Martha Jane Davidson: Mason; Mary A. Matheny. The second marriage was to Eliza Hunter, who became the mother of twelve children, of whom only John and Clark are living. Rev. Gorby died _in 1887, his wife surviving him several years.

James D. Brown, a prominent farmer of Noble county, was born in that county June 30, 1822, and is a son of Dexter Brown, referred to elsewhere in this history. He was reared and educated in his native county, and on reaching manhood adopted farming as his occupation, a calling which he has conducted intelligently and very successfully. He enlisted in Company H of the One Hundred Sixty-First Ohio volunteers, in 1864, serving the term of his enlistment. A few years after his discharge, he went to Missouri, where he followed farming as his cecupation for four vears. returning then to Noble county, where he has since lived. Mr. Brown has been twice married, first to Hannah Marquis, (daughter of John Marquis, an early settler of Noble county, who died in Missouri), the mother of eight children: Caroline, wife of Sampson Harris; Sarah Jane, now Mrs. Margrove, of Oklahoma; Edward C., of Jefferson township; John D., deceased; James W., deceased; Mary E., now Mrs. Kay, of Missouri; McClellan, of Caldwell; and Mahala, deceased. The second marriage was to Mrs. Mary (Porter) Mills, daughter of Arthur Porter, an old resident of Noble county, and to this union has been born one son, Samuel G. He was born May 16, 1877, was well educated and began teaching school at the age of seventeen, following that during the winter, and working on the farm in the summer. He is unmarried. Mr. Brown is a member of the Grand

Hveu Cox, an early resident of Noble county, now deceased, was' a native of Ireland, born in County Kildare, in 1813. He was edueated in his native country, and at the age of nineteen came to America, locating in Marion township, where he remained about two years, removing then to Center township, where he purchased a farm, upon which his son now lives. He was married in 1834 to Alice Fay, also a native of county Kildare, Ireland, who came to America at the same time and with the same family as Mr. Cox. Thev were the parents of eight children: Edward, William Thomas, Marv Ann, Emily J., Caroline, Hugh, John Wesley, and an infant son. All are now deceased except Hugh and Caroline, the latter being the wife of Richard Cleary. Mr. Cox died in 1875, and his wife in 1900. Hugh Cox, Jr., was born on the farm where he now resides, May 22, 1844, was educated in his native county, and has been a tiller of the soil all his life. He is interested in the affairs of his township, and though not an office seeker, has served his township as trustee for a number of years. Mr. Cox was married in 1880 to Angeline Ball, a daughter of James Ball, an early settler of Center township. Mrs. Cox died in 1890, the mother of six children: ~James Wesley, Charles Edward, Anna Alice, Hugh, Harry J., and Mary Caroline, the two last twins, and both deceased. He was married a second timo to Laura Archer, daughter of Peter Archer, one of the old family of that name. Mr. Cox affiliates with the Methodist church.

Joserpn G. Garrett,.one of the substantial farmers of Noble county, was born in Millwood, now Quaker City, Guernsey county, Ohio, January 2, 1846. He is a son of Christian Garrett, a native of Marvland, and Mary J. (Connelly) Garrett, a native of Ohio, and a grandson of Chris Garrett, who died in the War of 1812. After coming to Ohio, the father learned the shoemaker's trade in Summer- field, and followed that occupation for sixteen years ; he then took up farming for six years in Ohio, and then moved to Missouri, where he was engaged in farming until his death in 1885; he was the father of thirteen children: John W. and James G.; the former enlisting in Company I, Twentieth Ohio regiment, and falling at Pittsburg Landing in 1862; James G. enlisting in Company K, Sixtieth Ohio regiment, who fel] at Cross Keys, Va:, June 8, 1862; the others were Joseph G., Eleanor L., now Mrs. Mommell; William T., Benjamin L., Julia I., Elijah and Harvey F. (twins), and Samuel G., the last six deceased; Melvina L., now Mrs. Coffield, of Seattle, Wash. ; Lydia A., now Mrs. Gamble of Kansas; and Clifton C., also of Kansas. Mr. Garrett died in 1885 and his wife in 1901. Joseph G. Garrett attended the public schools until the breaking out of the war, when he enlisted in Company I, Twenty-Fifth Ohio regiment, and served until the close of the war; he was in the following engagements: Getiysburg, Honey Hill, Fort Wagner, Camden, S. C., Lexington, Georgetown, and in many skirmishes; he was never wounded or captured. Mr. Garrett was married December 10, 1868, to Sarah J. Cater, and to them have been born six children: Clyde D., deceased; William A., Emery W., James G., Benjamin F., and Mildred May. The oldest son, Clyde, served in Troup A, Sixth cavalry, for five vears; he was on duty at the Chicago riots in 1894; served in the Spanish-American war as a private in Company A, Eighteenth Pennsylvania regiment; at the conclusion of the war he returned to his position as baggageman at the union depot in Pittsburg, but was compelled to give it up soon after, being taken ill, and on December 24, 1898, less than three months from the time of his discharge from service in the army, he died, at his home. William A., the second son, is a cenductor on the Pennsylvania railway, running ont of Pittshurg. Emery is emploved in the Carnegie Steel Works at Homestead, Pa. James G. is with a furniture house in Homestead. The two voungest are at home. Mr. Garrett is a member cf the Grand Army of the Republic at Caldwell, and he and his wife are members of the Methodist church.

Davin Lee Downey, one of the prominent farmers of Noble county, was born near Greencastle, Indiana, March 8, 1862. He is a son of Edward and Sarah (Thompson) Downey. both natives of Noble county, where the father has been a farmer all his life but for a few years spent in Indiana, and five in Missouri. He was twice married, by the first marriage being the father of seven children: Merriman, a dairyman in Pennsylvania; Robert Y., dezeased ; John E., a dairyman in Pennsylvania: Leah Jane, now Mrs. Lepage: Minerva, deceased; David Lee; and Salathiel P., of Pennsylvania. The second marriage wes to Jane C. Morrison, who is still living in

Buffalo township, Mr. Downey having died in 1899. The grandfather, Merriman Downey, was the third son of Thomas Downey, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this history. He was a native of Maryland, but long a resident of Noble county, a farmer by occupation. Merriman and Jemima (Van Horn) Downey were the parents of twelve children: Martha Lewis, of Muskingum county; Edward V.; Tracey, of Missouri; Thomas, of Kansas; Margaret and Ann, deceased; Merriman; Florella and Harlan, deceased; Ophelia Johnson, of Nebraska; Clarinda, of Nebraska; and Jemima Hineline of Pleasant City. David Lee Downey was two years of age when his parents returned to Noble county, and it was in that county that he grew to manhood and received his education. At the age of twenty he went to Nebraska and Kansas where he engaged in farming for twelve years, returning to Noble eounty in 1893, where he has been engaged in the same occupation since. Mr. Downey was married August 11, 1888, to Mattie Powelson, a daughter of John W. Powelson, an old resident of Noble county, and one son has been born to this union, Arden Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Downey are members of the Methodist church.

James W. Gipson, one of the substantial farmers of Seneca township, was born in Chester county, Pa., in 1832. He is a son of Samnel and Elizabeth (Hoffman) Gibson, both natives of Pennsylvania, where tht father was a farmer until his removal to Ohio in 1837. Mr. Gibson rode on horse back from his old home in Pennsyivania to Seneca township, bought his farm, and then returned for his family, moving them in two wagons. He engaged in his old oceupation and in the saw mill business on coming to Noble county, and was very successful in his chosen work. He was the father of eight children: Sarah Jane Barber, of North Carolina; James W.; Charles Wesley, of Cumberland; Mary Elizabeth Turnbull, of Cambridge; Hannah Frances Anderson, of Oklahoma; Martha A. Langheed, of Columbus; Martha, deceased ; and Samuel Benson, a veteran of the Civil war, now of Kansas. He died in his eighty-second vear. James W. Gibson was five vears old when his parents came to Ohio, and it was in this county that he grew to manhood and received his edueation. Mr. Gibson has served his township as assessor for two terms, and as school director for a number of years. In 1902 he was appointed by the board of Infirmary directors as superintendent of the county infirmary. which position he still holds, giving the best of satisfaction. Mr. Gibscn was married in April 1862, to Snsan Finley, a daughter of William Finley, an early resident of Noble county, and they are the rarents of six children: George B. and John, cf Seneca township; Franklin and Hepey, deczased ; Alice Kate Kellar; and Mary Jane Hancher, both of Marion township. Mr.

176 THE COUNTY OF NOBLE. Gibson is a highly respected citizen of Seneca township, and a man who is unselfishly interested in the welfare of his fellow men.

Joux Westey Rrsy, one of the prominent farmers of Noblo county, was born in Wayne township, December 1, 1851. He is a son of Johnson and Elizabeth Ann (Tucker) Ruby, the father a native of Ohio, and the mother a native of Pennsvlvania. The father was early thrown upon his own resources, by the death of his father, and with a limited education, came to Noble county, at the age of eighteen where he became a farmer, removing in 1875 to Coshocton county, where he now resides. In 1861 he enlisted in the Company G of the Seventy-Eighth Ohio volunteers, serving in that company three years and participating in all the arduous campaigns of his regiment. Mr. and Mrs. Ruby are the parents of eleven children: James Lewis, Mary Jane, Sarah EPen, Urbana, all deceased: John Weslev, Isaac N., Ella, Thomas, Savannah Cochran, Albert. Johnson, and Samuel Oscar, all of Coshocton county. John Wesley Ruby has alwavs lived in his native township but for one vear in Illinois, and has been a most. successful farmer. Tle is a staunch Republican and has served his township in various capacities; as trustee for six years, and as a director of the Noble county Infirmary, in which capacity he is serving his second term. At his first election, he had a majority of 826, and at the second, a majority of 418. During his ineumbency, the most noticeable feature has been the decrease in the running expenses of the county institution and an improvement in its management. Mr. Ruby was married in 1875 to Nancy Allen Ostler, daughter of Henry and Margaret (Donnelly) Ostler, of Belmont county, and to this union have been born twelve children: Joanna Nicholson, of Beyesville; Albert J., of Center township;. Margaret J., John Gilbert, Isaac Newton, Glenn C., James Murphy, Hiley, Zoe and Ree (twins), Frank W., and Simon. Mr. Ruby is a member of the Masonic fraternity at Sarahsville, and the Knights of Pythias at Summerfield. Mr. and Mrs. Ruby are members of the Methedist church at Mt. Ephraim.

Mirey Famtry. - The Miley family of Noble county, are of German, Scotch and Irish descent. George Miley, the progenitor of the Miley family, in this country, came from Germany with his father and three brothers and settled in Monongalia county, Vias which is now a part of West Virginia, on the border line between Pennsylvania and West Virginia. George Miley and one of his brother remained with their father, and one brother settled in the western part of Ohio. George Miley married Miss Jane Moore; their children were: Abraham and John. Mr. Miley was killed ata raising about the year 1803. The sons were small at the time, one being five and the other but two years old. After six years of widowhood, the mother married George Rich, a native of Pennsylvania; two of their children, Sally and Ann, were born in Virginia, Ann being but three weeks old when the family moved to Ohio; three more children were born in Ohio: Jeremiah, Rolly, and Jane. Jchn Miley was born in Monongalia county, Va., on the 6th day of December, 1801, and moved to the state of Ohio in the year 1811, accompanied by his brother Abraham, and Abraham Rich, they settling on the east fork of Buffalo Water, which is now Buffalo township; they came in the spring of 1811, built a camp, and heard the wolves prowling about the door at night; bear, deer and wild turkeys were also numerons; they made a small clearing, raised a few potatoes, and lived there through the winter, subsisting on potatoes, chiefly ; in the following year they were joined by John and George Rich, brothers of Abraham Rich, one the step-father of Abraham and John Miley; Abraham Miley afterwards settled in Wayne township, near Wills Creek, Ohio, and married Rachel Millhon in the vear 1823; their children were Jane and Elizabeth (twins), John, Margaret, Norman, Mary and George. This family were probably the first white people to reside within the present limits of Buffalo township. John Miley was married to Elizabeth Kackley, daughter of Isaac Kackley, February 23, 1828; she was born in Frederick county, Va., May 7, 1807, and moved to Ohio in 1817. In 1829 they moved to Seneca township on Opossum Run; to them eleven children were born: Sarah A. (Keller), of Seneca township; George; Jane (Larrick); Isaac, all of Buffalo township; Emily (Vorhies), of Seneca township; Hannah Graham, deceased ; Jeremiah, of Guernsey county, Valley township; William K., of Seneca township; Eliza (Craft), of Noble county; Mary E., deceased; John F., of Seneca township; Mr. Miley died May 27, 1883; he was a consistent Christian, a member of the Buffalo Lutheran church, and a most excellent man; in polities he was an unswerving democrat; he served as Infirmary director several terms; he was a prominent man in his day. Mrs Miley passed away December 24, 1894; she was also a member of the Buffalo Lutheran church, a consistent Christian and a most excellent mother. The government land which Mr. Miley entered upon reaching manhood, is still in the family, owned and occupied by his son, William Kiel, who was born November 23, 1843; in 1876 he married Mary I. Rich; they have one child, Lettie. John Fordyce Miley, one of the most prominent farmers of Noble county, was born in Seneca township, March 9, 1851; he is the youngest son of John and Elizabeth (Kackley) Miley; he was reared and educated in his native township and has spent most of his life as a tiller of the soil ; though nct an office seeker, he has served the township as aseessor cne term, as trustee two terms, and in the spring cf 1903 was elected a third time without opposition; this is the more remarkable when it is known that Mr. Miley is a democrat and that Seneca is a strong republican township. At the democratic county convention of 1903 he was nominated for the office of county commissioner. He was married October 27, 1887, to Eliza Sibilla Ulrich, daughter of Herman Ulrich, a native of Germany; they are the parents of one son, Forrest Raymond, born August 2, 1888. Mr. Miley is very prominent in his township, standing for good, clean government, and, above all, for progress. Myr. Herman Ulrich was a sailor for 'seven 'years and crossed the ocean nineteen times; he was born in Gottingen, Kingdom of Hanover, Germany, October 18, 1818; his early education was obtained in the schools of his native city, and at the age of ten years he was sent to a higher school at Goslar in the Hartz mountains. He remained until 17 years old, when he went to Bremen as clerk in a counting house; remaining eighteen months, he shipped as a sailor on the "Augusta," a sailing vessel bound for the West Indies ; from there he again sailed for Bremen, thence to New York, Havana, Matanzas, Plymouth (England), back to Bremen, thence to Richmond, Philadelphia, New York, and finally to Lisbon (Portugal), and Rio de Janeiro, South America, remaining at the latter place a year; he then went to New Orleans, back to Bremen, then home to Gottingen where he remained until 1842; he then sailed for Baltimore, reaching that city July 4, 1842; the same month he went to New Gottingen, Guernsey county, Ohio, where he entered the employ of Charles and Washington Heidelbach, merchants, with whom he remained five years. He visited Germany in 1847, returning in 1848 and settling at Mt. Ephraim, in which locality he spent the remainder of his life; marrying Susan Hill in November, 1849; eight children were born to them, of whom five survive: Henry, Herman, George, Sibilla and Frank. Of him a local paper said: "It would certainly be no disparagement to others to say that a more polished gentleman never lived among us; and few, if any, among us have come in close and 'sympathetic touch with a larger circle of admiring friends than 'Herman Ulrich."

James M. Mvrpuy, a prominent merchant of Mt. Ephraim, was born in Buffalo township, February 21, 1854, and is one of a very prominent family of the county. His grandfather, Andrew Murphy, who settled in Noble county in 1833, was a native of County Derry, Treland, and one of the few free holders of that island. His oceupation was that of a farmer though he was also engaged in the manu- 'facture of linen; in 1830 he sailed for America, landing at Quebec, and three years later located in Ohio, where he again took up farming. He had a family of eight children, only two of whom are living, Andrew, of Kansas, and James. The father of the subject of this sketch is James Murphy, also a native of Ireland; he was born in 1809, and early showed great ability in music, becoming later very proficient as a violinist and fifer. He came to America at the age of 21, and was variously engaged in different places, and on coming to Noble county began the life of a carpenter, which he followed for some years, giving it up to engage in agricultural pursuits. James and Eliza (Secrest) Murphy, are the parents of eight children, four of whom are living: Hercules, of Pleasant City; Henry, of Seneca; Mansel, of Senecaville; Ann, Andrew, John L. and William are deceased ; and James M.; Mr. and Mrs. Murphy are still living, the former at the advanced age of ninety-four, and the latter at the age of seventy-nine. James M. Murphy received a good common school education, attending three terms at the Normal School, and two vears at Mt. Union College. Thus prepared, he began teaching, and for twenty-one vears was engaged in that vocation, interspersing it with carpenter and farm work, during the summer. He has served nine vears as Justice of the Peace in Seneca township, one vear as assessor in Noble, and in the fall of 1893 was elected by the Republican party as their candidate for sheriff, and that by the largest majority ever given a candidate in Noble county. He was re-elected two years later by an increased majority, serving in all four vears. After retiring frem the sheriff's office, he went to Mt. Ephraim, where he engaged in the mercantile business. Mr. Murphy has beeu twiee married, first in 1877, to Rachel Kackley, who died in 1883, the mother of three children; Cythera Saltgaver, of Iowa; Ira W., at home, and Bertha, deceased. The second marriage was to Jane A. Watson, in 1884, a danghter of John V. Watson, and to them has been born but one child, Anna L., who is at home. Mr. Murphy is a member of the Masonie Lodge at Sarahsville, being now the Worshipful Master cf Olive Lodge No. 210. He is also a member of the Odd Fellows, Olive Lodge No. 259, at Caldwell, and Caldwell Encampment No. 260, and Noble Rebecca, No. 576. He is a member of the Methodist church.

Wit11Am Henperson Ricu. - The Rich family is a very old and a very highly respected one in southeastern Ohio. The first to come to this state was Abraham Rich, a native of Fayette county, Pa., who came with his brother, Thomas Rich, to Miami county, thence to Noble county in 1811. Upon reaching manhood, he entered government land, and became a farmer of Noble county. He was in Capt. William Lowrey's Company in the-War of 1812, serving his term of enlistment. By the first marriage with Ann Thompson, he was the father of the following children: James, Jacob, William, Ann, Mary, Alvira, and Rebecca, all deceased: Thomas, of Guernsey county; Abraham of the same; and Mehitabel Stephens, of Illinois.