Perry Township (part 2 of 2)

JOSHUA Y. MILLS, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, born in this township and county August 31, 1839, is a son of William and Jane Mills, whose history appears in sketches of G. M. Mills in this work. Our subject lived at home with his father till his majority. Was married, November 1, 1866, to Anna, daughter of Jacob and Catharine | Myers, whose history appears in sketch of Jacob Myers in this work. Mr. Mills and wife have had six children - Emma, Flora, John, Mattie, Cora C. and ijva Jane. Mr. Mills, after his marriage, located on the farm, where he now lives and has since resided, j His farm consists of eighty acres, sixty of which are in cultivation, with good brick house, a good barn and large tobacco shed, which he has erected since he came upon the place, the whole improvements in excellent condition, constituting a fine home and residence. Mr. Mills and wife are members of the United Brethren Church, to which they ;! have belonged twelve years. After the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, Mr. Mills answered the call of his country by enlisting October 28, 1861, in the Seventy-first Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Mason and served through the war in the army of the Cumberland, and was engaged in many of the hard-fought battles and skirmishes of that army ; some of the principal of which were the battles of Shiloh, Fort Donelson, Franklin, Nashville, Atlanta, etc., and escaped with but one wound which was obtained at the battle of Nashville; was discharged from the army on the 6th of January, 1866, and returned safely home.

GEORGE M. MILLS, farmer, P. O. Pyrmont, born in Montgomery County, August 1, 1850, is a son of William and Jane (Campbell) Mills. The grandparents, j Joshua and Lucy (Curless) Mills, natives of New Jersey; emigrated to Ohio iu 1819, living in Warren and Preble Counties for a short time, when, in 1820, moved into the woods in Montgomery County, Perry Township, opening out by cutting the first stick of timber, clearing up a small patch, putting up a log cabin, the wild beasts and deer being very plentiful. Here they made their start in life and endured all the hardships of those early days. They were parents of nine children; six now survive - Jane, John, Rebecca, William, Sarah and Mary. Mr. Mills was a very industrious, hardworking man, one who was physically and mentally strong, and, during his life, accomplished a great deal of work. He cleared up a good farm and erected good buildings, and enjoyed in his last days the conveniences and comforts of a good farm and home.

He died about 1850 or 1851, his wife having died a few years previous to his death. William remained with his father till his majority. Was married, February 10, 1827, j to Jane Campbell, a native of Warren County; by her he had seven children; five dow living - Bethany, Samuel, Naomi, Joshua and William. His wife died October .'7, 1848. On October 18, 1849, was celebrated his marriage with Jane Smith, daughter of John and Phebe Clemmer, he a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Virginia; by this second marriage, they had five children - George, Charles Edgar, Eliza Jane, j Josiah and Hiram. Mr. Mills followed farming as an occupation, and has always j| resided in Perry Township ; has labored industriously in his younger days, and was reasonably prosperous in his life, accumulated a good competency, and, as old age and infirmity came upon him, he retired to Pyrmont, and, in 1879, gave up all active labor, where he hopes to pass the remainder of his days free from the toils of life. Mr. Mills and wife are members of the United Brethren Church, and have been Christian workers for many years. Our subject grew up to maturity under his father's care, brought up to farm labor; receiving a good education, and, at eighteen years of age, became a teacher and taught school four winters, since which he has given his attention to farming. Was married, October ?4, 1878, to Martha Dell, daughter of Levi W. and Sarah E. (Sodders) Mundhenk, he a native of this county, and she of Greene County; they are parents of three children - Clarence Willie, Lizzie Forest and Martha Dell.

CHARLES E. MILLS, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, born in this county December 9, 1851, is a son of William and Eliza Mills, whose history appears in sketch of G. M. Mills in this work. Our subject lived with his father till about nineteen years of age. Was married August 7, 1870, to Anna, daughter of Charles and Margaret (Gustin) Wysong, he a native of Virginia and she of Ohio. They were parents of twelve children; ten now living - Hannah, Harrison, Mina, Stephen, Lydia, Elizabeth, Rachel, Jacob, Margaret and Anna. Mr. Wysong became an early settler of Montgomery County, locating here about 1826, and is now living in Preble County, seventy-nine years of age. Mr. Mills and wife have four children - Charles W., Stephen Elva, Hurly 0. and Maggie E. Mr. Mills lived in Preble County two years after his marriage, then in fall of 1872 located upon the place where he now lives and has since' resided. The farm consists of thirty-one acres, mostly in cultivation with good improvements.

DANIEL MUNDHENK (deceased), born in Philadelphia January 18, 1814, is a son of Daniel and Anna Maria Mundhenk, whose history is given in sketch of Charles Mundhenk in this work. Daniel (deceased) came to this county with his father and grew to maturity, inured to the hardships of pioneer life. Was married November 27, 1834, to Mary, daughter of Joshua and Lucy Mills, whose history appears in sketch of George M. Mills in this work; by this union they had eleven children; six now survive - Mary Ann, Rebecca, Eleanor, Daniel, Perry and Charles H. Mr. Mundhenk died October 9, 1875. He was a quiet, unassuming man, who attended closely to his own business; a man of strict integrity; a kind husband and father, providing well for his family; living honored and respected by all who knew him, and died mourned by a large circle of friends, and regretted by a confiding people. He and wife were members of the United Brethren Church to which they belonged for forty years. His widow is still living on a part of the home farm, where she has a good brick house constituting a fine home and residence.

FREDERICK MUNDHENK, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, a native of this county, born July 4, 1818, is a son of Daniel and Anna Maria Mundhenk. whose history appears in a sketch of Charles Mundhenk, in this work. Mr. Mundhenk remained with his father till twenty-six years of age. He was married, November 30, 1843, to Catharine, daughter of John Hook, a native of Virginia, who became a resident of Montgomery County about 1830 to 1832. By this union they had five children, three of whom survive - James, William, and Minnie Etta - and two deceased, Mary Elizabeth and Luella. His wife died June 4, 1870. On June 6, 1872, was celebrated his marriage with Martha, daughter of Charles and Catharine (Share) Fiet, he a native of Germany and she of Pennsylvania. Mr. Fiet emigrated to America in 1805, locating in Pennsylvania, where he was married and resided till 1823, when he removed to Ohio, locatingrin Warren County, where he resided two years; thence to Preble County, and resided one year; thence into Montgomery County, where he resided till his death, which occurred January 16, 1850. They were parents of ten children, five of whom now survive - Mary, Catharine, Barbara, Martha and Emma. His widow is still living, and is now making her home with her daughter, Mrs. F. Mundhenk. Mr. Mundhenk by his second wife has one child, Frederick. Mr. Mundhenk's entire life has been spent in this county, and in the immediate vicinity of Pyrmont. He has been an active and industrious man, and, like his father before him, has done much for the interests and benefit of his community. He ran a steam saw-mill for twenty-seven years, seventeen years of which was on the mill built by his father, and was the first saw-mill built in Perry Township. He and his brothers, Augustus and Henry, built the first grist mill and the only one ever erected in Perry Township, which mill they ran about sixteen years, when they sold it, and it was removed to Baltimore, on the border of Parke County. Since that time Mr. Mundhenk has lived retired from all active business. We feel justified in saying that his life has been one of activity, honor and usefulness, which can detract nothing from, but rather add further laurels to the history of the Mundhenk family.

JOHN MUNDHENK, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, born in this county and township October 14, 1820, is a son of Daniel and Anna Maria Mundhenk, whose history appears in a sketch of Charles Mundhenk in this work. Our subject maintained his home with his father till twenty-seven years of age. He was married in 1847 (the exact date being lost through fire) to Mary, daughter of John and Margaret (May) Levingston, natives of Virginia, by whom he had one child, Samantha, now Mrs. Joseph Shaffer. With her he only lived about two years, when the reaper, Death, took her away. On May 10, 1855. was celebrated his second marriage, with Mary Jane, daughter of William and Martha Sodders, he a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Warren County, Ohio, by whom he has had five children - Ida M., Clarence J., Cora, Howard, and Charles. Mr. Mundhenk, after his marriage, located in Pyrmont, where he entered upon mercantile trade in partnership with George Beid, and about one year after they were burned out, losing their entire stock, when Mr. Mundhenk found himself $1,600 in debt. But their creditors requested them to go on with business again, and they would furnish \ them with goods. They did so, and continued about eight or nine years, when Mr. Mundhenk, having paid up his indebtedness, bought out his partner, Mr. Reid, and [ continued the business about three years. He then sold out, and entered upon farming, purchasing the place where he now lives, being a part of the old Mundhenk farm, and here he has since resided. Mr. Mundhenk is a man who has held the confidence of his community. He has been Township Clerk eight years, and a Justice of the Peace six years. Politically, Mr. Mundhenk is a stanch Republican.

CHARLES MUNDHENK, farmer, P. O. Pyrmont, a native of Montgomery County, born October 7, 1832, is a son of Daniel and Anna Maria (Hagerman) Mundhenk ; j natives of Germany. Daniel was born at Pyrmont. Germany, December 28, 1777. He lived with his father till he grew to manhood, and at about twenty years of age, i being of an enterprising spirit, he gained the idea that there might be abetter country for a poor man than that in which he was raised, and he went to Hamburg, and fromj there, after a residence of over a year, he shipped on board a whaling vessel, and on his voyage reached Greenland ; returned to Hamburg, and finally arrived home to his parents in September, 1800. Was married, in 1803, to Sophia Louisa Sprengel, a native of Holzhausen, by whom he had five children, all now deceased. In 1807, Mr. Mundhenk, with his family and brother Henry, his sister Dorothy, and his uncle, Christian Heydon, after a journey of twenty-eight days, through Prussia and Holland, arrived at Texel, and shipped on board the vessel " William P. Johnson," under Capt. Moses Wells, bound for America, and set sail August 22, 1807. After an extremely stormy voyage, during which more than once they gave themselves up as lost and resigned themselves to the care of a merciful God, they arrived safely upon the American coast, and on the 2d of December of the above year landed at Philadelphia Here he lived till September 9, 1808, when he went with his family to New York,; thence to Hartford, Conn., where he entered upon farming, remaining only one or two years ; returned to Philadelphia, and here, on November 11, 1811, was called to mourn the death of his beloved wife. On July 30, 1812, he married Anna Maria Hagerman, by whom he had eight children ; four now survive - Henry, Frederick, John and Charles. From Philadelphia, about 1815, he removed to Lancaster County, Penn., and early in 1817 came to Ohio, and shortly after located in Montgomery County. Here he: became a pioneer in Perry Township, entering one-fourth section of land, entered upon the arduous task of clearing up the land from its primeval growth of forest timber to make a farm and a home. He toiled on from year to year, and in a short time became owner of more land, and finally became possessor of 600 acres, embracing the very ground upon which the village of Pyrmont now stands. He laid out the town, gave it its name after the name of his native place in Germany, and in honor and memory of which stands engraved upon his tombstone his name as proprietor of Pyrmont. On July 4, 1835, he was called to mourn the death of his second wife. On August 3, 1841, he married Mrs. Margaret Hubler, by whom he had one child, Caroline. He died in March, 1859, honored and beloved by a large circle of friends, and by all who knew him - a man of undaunted integrity - one who had seen the rough side and endured the many trials and hardships of pioneer life, having seen this country in its wildest state ; but through his and others' sturdy strokes lived to see the forests disappear, and waving fields of grain to take their place; the rude and primitive log-cabin and schoolhouses supplanted by fine frame and brick houses, and the comforts and conveniences which labor and wealth are sure to bring to prevail. His life was one of success and usefulness ; having the unbounded confidence of the people, he was elected to and served in nearly all the offices of his township. A man of great heart, kind, and given to ail just and benevolent purposes, truly public spirited, always first and foremost in all public enterprises ; and iu his death his family lost a kind father and hushand, and the public a great benefactor. Our subject, the youngest son of his father, remained with him till after his majority, was married, November 23, 1854, to Rachel, daughter of George and Rachel Ivens, natives of New Jersey, but who became early settlers of this county, probably locating here about 1825. Rachel was born November 19, 1835, in this county and township. Bv this union they have had five children ; four now survive - Elizabeth F., Carrie, Mary and Berdie. Mattie, the second child, died April 11, 1874, nearly sixteen years of age, just budding into womanhood. Mr. Mundhenk has always remained upon the old home place; has a beautiful home, with good buildings and improvements, and all the conveniences, constituting a pleasant home and residence, and which are doubly endeared to him by the fond recollections of his childhood, and the many works in sight the handiwork of his noble father. Mr. Mundhenk, though holding no offices of public trust, is such from choice, having refused repeatedly to accept them, which have often been pressed upon him by a confiding people, as he is a man of good literary attainments, great moral worth and undoubted integrity. This brief sketch is of a family whose life's labors form such a part of the history of this township, and are held in such high esteem by all who know them, that we feel we have been incompetent in the space we have to devote to this subject to do them the justice they deserve ; but trust we have so far portrayed the general character of their useful lives as to carry their memory down to future generations, who shall cherish and honor them long after their forms shall lay ruddering in the dust.

L. WILLIAM MUNDHENK, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, is the youngest sou of Mary Ann Mundhenk, who was born in Germany, February 13, 1790, and is a daughter of John Henry and Anna Maria Feit, natives of Germany. In the fall of 1806 they determined to .emigrate to America, their country then being engaged in war, it was expected that all their sons old enough to do military duty would be forced into the army, it was arranged that the mother and her children should proceed to America and Mr. Feit should follow the next year, or as soon as possible By strategy and careful management, the family eluded the sentries, and arrived at Amsterdam, where they obtained passes to America and set sail on the ship " Cornelia," under Capt. Delmore. But before reaching the ocean, while passing through the English Channel, the mother was taken sick and died, and by the kindness of the Captain they were permitted to take her body on shore where it was buried. Then the children were left alone, without father or mother, and continued their journey, and in due time landed safely at Philadelphia where the children were 11 sold" or bound out to pay their passage. The father, who remained in Germany, tried to follow his family, but as he was aged and no friends with him, he was refused passage, and before an opportunity came for him to get away he was taken sick and died. Mary Ann, the mother of our subject, after serving three years in Philadelphia to pay her passage, continued to work out till June 4, 1812, when she married Lewis Mundhenk, a native of Germany, and on the next day they departed for Yew York, where they resided four years ; thence removed to Ohio, locating in Montgomery County, near Germantown, and a few years after located on the place where she now lives and has since resided ; being the first and only settler at that time between Lewisburg and Brookville. Here they opened out in the woods in an open log cabin in November in the midst of a deep snow ; here they toiled and labored year after year to make a farm and a home, " Aunt Mary" proving a true helpmeet, being robust and healthy. She would chop wood, grub, make fence, etc., would do more work than half the men. They knew no such word as " fail," and they did not, but cleared up and became owners of a large farm, erected large and commodious buildings, and now have a beautiful home and farmer's residence. But for twenty-one years before the death of Mr. Mundhenk, his mind became affected from religious excitement, so that he was unfitted for business ; and during this time especially appeared the great powers, mentally and physically, of " Aunt Mary," who, with her children, took charge of and kept the business of the farm moving right along ; and we may safely say that not one woman in a thousand has gone through or could go through the hardships and trials she has endured. She has been the mother of eleven children, seven grew to maturity; five now survive - Anna Maria, Philip, Lewis, Daniel E. and L. William. Mr. Mundhenk departed this life April 10, 1859. Since his death his wife has resided with our subject on the old home farm. William was married September 11, 1857. to Sarah Elizabeth, daughter of Dr. William and Martha Sodders, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Ohio. William and wife have three children - Martha Dell, Clarence W. and Lizzie Forest. We have here a brief sketch of one of the early pioneers, and whose labors and hardships are but partially portrayed, yet we trust we have placed enough on these pages of history to carry her in grateful remembrance to the descendants of future generations, who shall have to sow and reap much from the benefits of her many labors.

JACOB MYERS, farmer, P. O. Pyrmont, born in Lancaster County, Penn., August 17, 1818, is a son of Samuel and Barbara (Harnish) Myers, natives of Pennsylvania, and who lived and died in their native State. They were parents of twelve children, ten growing to maturity, and nine now living - Ann, Rudolph, Barbara, Mary, Jacob, Fannie, Elizabeth, Mattie and Abraham. Our subject remained with his father till his majority; was married in 1843 to Catharine, daughter of John and Anna Hiller, natives of Pennsylvania ; issue nine children ; eight now survive - Anna, John, Jacob, Allen, Mary E., Emma, Amanda and Ida. Mr. Myers came from his native State to Ohio in the spring of 1845, and bought and located upon the farm where he now lives and has since resided, a period of thirty-six years. His first purchase was 160 acres from John W. Harris, from which he has since sold sixty acres, leaving him 100 acres, which is of excellent quality, and mostly in cultivation, with good buildings and improvements, constituting a fine home and farmer's residence. Mr Myers has been one of the industrious farmers of Perry Township, a man of integrity and honor, and who has been very successful in life ; has the confidence of the people and his community ; has held several offices of trust in the township ; was Township Treasurer for several years, and has been a man whose life and history form quite an integral part of the history of this township, and as such we take pleasure iu placing it upon the pages of this book for the benefit of his descendants and of future generations.

ABRAHAM NEFF, farmer, P. 0. New Lebanon, born in Jefferson Township, this county, June 7, 1818 ; is a son of Michael and Hester (Weaver) Neff ; he a native of Kentucky and she of Pennsylvania. The paternal grandfather, Leonard Neff, was probably a native of Virginia, and afterward a resident of Pennsylvania, thence became a settler in Kentucky, near Boonsboro, about 1793 or 1794, and lived and died there, being one among the early settlers, and shared fully in the dangers and trials with the Indians and the war of 1812. He died about 1844 or 1845, aged eighty years. Michael Neff was born, raised and grew to manhood in Kentucky, under the sturdy in- fluences of pioneer life, and about 1815 emigrated to Montgomery County, locating in Jefferson Township, where he resided till the spring of 1828, when he came into Perry Township and located on the farm where our subject now resides, and here he lived till his health failing he resolved to visit the White Sulphur Springs of Virginia and try to recuperate his health, but he failed to reach there, dying in Charleston, Va.,in July, 1851, aged fifty-seven years. His wife died many years previous, probably about 1825. They were parents of four children ; three now survive - Abraham, Michael, now a resident of Texas, and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Friedline, living in Indiana. Mr. Neff was thrice married ; his second wife was Barbara Flory, by whom he nad six children ; four now living - Sarah, Joseph, Eve and Jonathan. His third wife was Mrs. Lydia Flory. by whom he had two children ; one now surviving - Susan; one deceased - George; was killed in the army at the battle of Chickamauga. The maternal grandfather, Peter Weaver, was born in Baden, Germany, emigrating to America when a young man, locating in Pennsylvania, where he married and lived several years; thence became one of the early settlers of Montgomery County about 1806, residing here several years ; thence locating in Darke County, and finally in Northern Indiana, where he and his wife died. Our subject remained with his father till after his majority, and being born here, was familiar in childhood with the roughness of pioneer life, and obtained his limited education in the primitive log schoolhouse; was married January 9, 1840, to Tracey, daughter of Gabriel aud Margaret Billmyer. natives of Maryland, who became residents of this county in 1827, where they resided many years; thence, about 1848, moved to Illinois, where they lived till their death. They had thirteen children ; nine now survive - Margaret, Susan, Tracy, Charity, Martin, Harrison, Caroline, Euan and Thornton. Mr. Neff and wife have had fifteen children ; ten survive - John, Maranda, Allen, Mary, Maggie, xlmelia and Althea (twins), Peter, Hettie and Minnie. Mr. Neff has passed all his married life on his present farm, except the three first years spent in Defiance County, Ohio, having made a continued residence here of thirty-eight years. His farm consists of 157 acres of land, with good buildings and improvements, which are of his own erection, and has everything comfortable and convenient around Mm. He is a man well and respectably known in his community ; has held the office of Township Trustee three years, aud other local offices. He and his wife are worthy members of the German Baptist Church.

NOAH RHOADS, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont. About 1S10, Jacob and Catharine Rhoads emigrated from Bedford County, Penn., to Ohio, and located in Montgomery County, where they resided till their death. They came here in indigent circumstances, but by industry and economy, became possessed of an ample competency, owning a good farm and home with the comforts of life. They were parents of eight children ; six now living - Betsey, Jacob, Nancy, Abraham, John and David. Jacob, the second child and the father of our subject, was born in Bedford County, Penn., August 22, 1805, and consequently, when brought to this county by his father was about five years of age. Here he was raised and inured to the hardships of pioneer life ; they being strictly pioneers - the settlers at that time being few and far between - the country mostly a dense forest, inhabited by wild beasts and Indians. Mr. Rhoads has been twice married. First to Barbara Souders, by whom he had ten children ; eight now living - Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Peter, Jonas, Hiram, Catharine and Malinda. His second wife was Maria, daughter of Nicholas and Margaret Shade, natives of Pennsylvania. By her he had five children ; four now survive - Margaret, David, Henry and Amanda. Mr. Rhoads, like his father, has been a hard-working, industrious man, and has prospered and accumulated a good property. He purchased the farm upon which he now lives about thirty-four years ago and has siuce resided there. He is now in the seventy-sixth year of his age, and has been a resident of Montgomery County seventyone years, and his life and labors made up quite an integral part of the early history of this country. Our subject, the eldest son of Jacob and Barbara Rhoads, was born October 27, 1830, in Montgomery County, was raised here, remaining with his father till his majority ; was married, April 3, 1856, to Mary Ann, daughter of John and Rachel Thompson, natives of Ohio, and whose lives have been mostly identified with Montgomery

County. By this union they have had seven children ; six now survive - Levi, Allen, Lawreuoe, Abner, Charles and Luella. He lost his wife by death January 5, 1878. Mr, Rhoads started out in life, working out by the month for wages ; then rented farms for a time, and thus by industry and economy saved money, by which he purchased a farm. He became owner of the farm where he now lives in March, 1873, where he has since resided. Has erected nearly all the line buildings upon the place. Has a good improved farm, and every convenience for the comforts of life. Is now one among the most prominent farmers of Perry Township, and has accumulated most of his property by his own industry, economy and good management.

PETER RHOADS, farmer, P. 0. Brookville, born in this county and township January 13, 1835, is a son of Jacob and Barbara Rhoads, whose history appears in sketch of Noah Rhoads in this work. Our subject remained at home till after his majority. Was married, November 4, 1858, to Mary Magdalene, daughter of David and Grizza Ann Spittler, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Ohio. They were parents of five children, four now living - -William, Mary M., Catharine and Grizza j Ann. Mr. Rhoads and wife by their marriage have six children, five now survive - ! William H., born August 18, 1859; Ida Isabel, January 31, 1862 ; Minerva Adela, July 9, 1863 ; Simon Peter, January 30, 1870 ; and Althea Orilla, January 27, 1876. Mr. Rhoads has made farming his occupation throughout his life. In the spring of 1867, he bought and located upon the place where he now lives and has since resided. He started out in life with but little means and a very limited education, having in his childhood days enjoyed but few advantages of schools ; but his life has been one of remarkable success, showing a natural ability and euergy which, when coupled with industry and close application to business, has procured him a good competency. He j has an excellent farm, with fine large buildings, which he has erected by his means and labor, and has brought everything into convenient and comfortable condition, constituting a very pleasant home and farmer's residence. He now owns 165 acres of land, the greater portion of which is in good cultivation. He is an example of success in business life by his own industry and good management, without the aid and help of education, which is worthy of imitation and encouragement by others, and which is l rarely seen under like circumstances.

STEPHEN SWIIIART, farmer, P. O. West Alexandria, Preble Go., born in this county May 18, 1827, is a son of Jonathan and Sophia (Cloyd) Swihart, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Virginia. The grandfather, Adam Swihart, was | born in Pennsylvania, but emigrated to Ohio and located in Jackson Township in 1805. Here he participated in the pioneer work of opening out the country, which was then mostly a dense forest, and filled with wild beasts and Indians. Here he spent most of -i his life, till in his later years he moved into Preble County, where he died. The grand- jj father Cloyd was among the first settlers of Preble County, entering his land right from the Government, which he held till his death, after which the estate was divided j! among the heirs, and Jonathan Swihart took that portion of the property lying in ; Jackson Township, this county, to whom the court made a deed, being the first sale ot the laud made after its entry from the Government. Here Jonathan resided till his death, over half a century. He died September 19, 1876, aged seventy-four years: his wife is still living on the home place, seventy-six years of age. They were parents 1 of eight children, six now survive - James, Stephen, Jonathan, Catharine, Eliza and Anna. Our subject remained with his father till after his majority. Was married jj January 17, 1850, to Hannah, daughter of Andrew and Salome Clemmer, natives of Virginia, but who were among the first settlers of Perry Township, this county. They had eleven children, six now living - George L., David H., Andrew, Sallie, Mahala. and Hannah. Mr. Swihart and wife have had twelve children, eight now survive - Francis M., William Henry, James Oliver, Alva Walter, Mahala F., Eliza Jane, Lovina Alice and Sarah Ann. Mr. Swihart, after his marriage, lived a few years in Indiana, thence located in this county, and in 1859 bought and located upon the farm where he now lives and has since resided. This sketch gives a brief history of two pioneer families of this county, who went through all the many dangers, trials and hardships of that early day which only those who endured them fully knew and realized. Their first productions only found a market at Cincinnati, a distance of fifty miles. They hauled flour to Cincinnati over mud roads almost impassable, and sold it for $1.25 per barrel. These were times that " tried men's souls," and too much praise and honor cannot be given them by the present and future generations for the great labors they performed, the benefits of which they are enjoying and will continue to enjoy for ages to come.

CHRISTIAN YOGE, farmer, P. 0. Johnsville, born in Germany, March 21, 1840, is a son of Henry and Margaret Voge, also natives of Germany, but in September, 1847, they emigrated with their family to America, and landed at New Orleans, thence by steamboat to Cincinnati, thence by canal they came to Dayton, thence by two-horse wagon to West Alexandria, Preble County, where they soon located on a farm and resided till the spring of 1872, when Christian, our subject, bought and located upon the farm where he now lives ; then his father and mother came here and lived with him till Henry's death, which occurred October 22, 1874. The mother is still living with our subject, now in the sixty-seventh year of her age. They were parents of nine children, seven now living - Harmon, born December 17, 1837 ; Christian ; John, November 22, 1842 ; Detrick, December 9, 1848 ; Henry, April 7, 1851 ; Anna Margaret, June 28, 1855, and Charles, June 24, 1858. Our subject was in his eighth year when brought to this country. Here, he was raised and grew to manhood ; was married April 13, 1880, to Lena, daughter of Frederick and Mary Sandman, natives of Germany, and who are still residing there. They are parents of seven children, six now living - Henry, Sophia, Anna, Dora, Lena and Frederick. The two sons still live in Germany, the oldest living on the home farm, and the youngest is a teacher ; the four daughters having emigrated to this country. Three of them, Sophia, Anna and Dora reside in Cincinnati, all married and settled in life. Mr. Yoge's farm consists of 188 acres, the greater portion of which is in cultivation, with good buildings and improvements. This family, of whom we have written this sketch, came to this country with but little means, but by their own industry and labor, have become possessed of a good competency, Mr. Voge now owning a large farm with good improvements, which is one of the best in his neighborhood, and cost him over $13,000, and which he has nearly all paid for. This is an example of industry and prosperity worthy of imitation by all future generations.

GEORGE W. WARVEL, farmer, P. O. Johnsville, born in this county and township, November 7, 1839, is a son of George and Elizabeth (Haynes) Warvel, natives of Rockingham County, Ya. The grandfather, Christopher Warvel, was a native of Maryland, and removed to Virginia, where he died. The grandfather, Jonas Haynes, was probably a native of Maryland, but removed to Virginia, where he lived and died. George and family emigrated to Ohio, locating in Warren County, in the summer of 1823, residing there about six years, when they came to Montgomery County, iocating in Perry Township, where they resided until their death. He died in May, 1864. and his wife in December, 1863. They were parents of five children. Three now survive - Jonas, Christina and George W. Mr. Warvel was a farmer through life, a hardworking, industrious man, and religiously of the United Brethren faith. Our subject lived with his father till his death ; was married August 23, 1863, to Lydia, daughter of Joel and Elizabeth Wogamon (see sketch of Eli Wogamon). Mr. Warvel and wife by this union have had four children ; two now survive - Ephraim and Elizabeth. Mr. Warvel has spent his entire life in Perry Township; has given his attention to various kinds of business as circumstances seemed to justify ; has followed the carpenter trade considerably, erecting a great many buildings in his neighborhood ; has run a threshing machine three seasons, and has been one season in the saw-mill business. He is a large, muscular man, industrious and economical, aod one who believes in " wearing, and not rusting, out has the confidence and respect of his community ; has been Township Trustee, is a kind neighbor and a good citizen.

DAVID WEAVER, farmer, P. 0. Brookville, born in Greene County, Ohio, January 18, 1823, is a son of Martin and Susanna (Jordon) Weaver, natives of Virginia, the ancestors being written up in the sketch of W. A. Weaver, in this work.

Martin emigrated from Virginia to Ohio while a young man, about 1815, and located in Greene County, where he was married and lived about six years; thence moved to Montgomery County, near Gettersburg, and lived there a few years ; thence moved into Madison Township, on Wolf Creek, where he lived till his death. His wife lived till March 19, 1875, when she too passed away nearly seventy-seven years of age. They were parents of fourteen children ; nine now survive - David, Eliza, Sarah, Jemima, Martin, John, Adeline, Susanna and Catharine. Mr. Weaver was one of the early pioneers of this county, who endured the many hai'dships of that early day. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. He and wife were both active and consistent members of the Lutheran Church, he for many years and she for a period of thirty years, and raised her large family under her watchful care and earnest prayers. Our subject remained with his father till January 4, 1844, when he was united in marriage with Anna Mary, daughter of Richard and Margaret McSherry, natives of Adams County, Penn., who emigrated to Ohio and settled in this county in 1834, where he resided till his death, which occurred December 4, 1874, aged seventy-four years. He was an honest and industrious citizen, respected and highly esteemed by a large circle of friends and acquaintances. From a small beginning he had accumulated a good competency, and in his later years enjoyed the comforts of his labors. In 1872, was celebrated their golden wedding, the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage, at which time there was a pleasant reunion of relatives and friends. His venerable wife is still living at Germantown, now seventy-nine years of age. Mr. Weaver and wife have four children, Sarah Jane, Margaret S., Daniel R. and Mary J. C. Mr. Weaver's life has been that of a farmer. He bought and located upon the place where he now lives, in February, 1848 ; has resided there thirty-three years ; is highly esteemed and respected ; has been Township Trustee jj several years. He and wife are earnest and consistent memoers of the Lutheran Church, to which they have belonged over forty years.

PETER S. WEAVER, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, born in this county, Jefferson j Township, January 29, 1840, is a son of Peter and Cassidiana (Fisher) Weaver, natives jj of Pennsylvania. The grandfather, Michael Weaver, emigrated from Pennsylvania to j Ohio with his family and located in Jefferson Township in June, 1804, being one of j, the early pioneers, locating on Little Bear Creek, three miles north of Miamisburg. Here he opened out right in the woods, and experienced all the wildness and hardships S of those pioneer days, and here he lived and died. The maternal grandfather, Frede- j rick Fisher, was also an early settler here a few years later than the Weaver family. Peter Weaver was in his eleventh year when his father brought them to this new country; was raised and inured to the many hardships of pioneer life; grew to maturity ; was married and became the father of four childreu, three now living - Johu, Henry P. and Peter S. Mr. Weaver was twice married, and the first two childreu mentioned above were by his first wife, and the last mentioned by his last wife ; he died July 20, 1879, aged nearly eighty-six years ; his wife is still living, now eighty-one years of age. Mr. Weaver was a carpenter by trade and a natural mechanic, being able to make and construct almost anything made from wood. He made quite a leading business of manufacturing wind mills for many years ; he made and put up the first one ever erected in Ohio, and at the time was only nineteen years of age. He was a remarkably hard-working, industrious man, of undoubted integrity of character, an active church member, being a member of the Lutheran Church sixty years or more, and holding all the prominent offices in the church - Trustee, Deacon and Elder ; one who gave freely of his labor and means to build churches and support the Gospel, and ! in his death the community lost a worthy citizen and the church an earnest worker, jj Our subject lived with his father till his majority. Was married, March 1, 1860, to Huldah Anna, daughter of James and Sarah Sharits, he a native of Virginia, and she of Pennsylvania, becoming residents of this county about 1830 ; by this union they (j have had nine children, six now survive - Adelia M., Martha M., Sarah C., Adam 0., |j Margaret A. and Amanda E. Mr. Weaver, after his marriage, resided with his father and carried on his farm eight years ; thence bought and located in J ackson Township j till in 1876 he sold out, and in the fall of 1878 bought and located upon his present farm, which consists of sixty-five acres, fifty of which are in cultivation with good buildings and improvements, constituting a very pleasant home. Mr. Weaver, by his industry, acquired a good competency, but has met several losses - had his barn burned, lost quite heavily by a severe storm, and some by bad debts ; estimating all his losses since his marriage from above causes to reach at least $4,000. Notwithstanding, he still lives comfortably fixed, and has the right faith and courage to go on and take life agreeably. Mr. Weaver follows the footsteps of his father in his devotion to Christianity ; became a member of the Lutheran Church when seventeen years of age, and was taken into the church by one of the first preachers of this denomination in this county, Rev. Henry Heinaker ; since living at his present location, he is a great distance from any Lutheran Church, and for convenience he and his wife have joined the United Brethren Church.

WARREN A. WEAVER, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, born in this county March 20, 1850, is a son of Martin V. and Eliza (Zehring) Weaver, he a native of Pennsylvania and she of Ohio. The great-grandfather, Michael Weaver, emigrated from Germany and settled in Virginia, where he lived and died ; also the great-grandfather, Joseph Jordon, was from Germany, and came to Virginia, where he died. The grandfather, Jacob Weaver, and wife, Anna Catharine, came from Virginia to Ohio and located in Greene County in 1817, where they resided till 1830, thence moved into Montgomery and lived here till their death ; he died in the fall of 1854, and she in June, 1874; issue, eight children; six now survive - John J., George, Martin V., Levi, Jacob and Sophia. Mr. Weaver was a man of limited education, possessing in his boyhood days but meager advantages of schools, and being among the early pioneers endured the hardships and deprivations of those times, was a very industrious hardworking man, and whose character and integrity was undoubted. He was a soldier in the war of 1812. Martin V. was a carpenter by trade. Was married, April 26, 1849, to Eliza, daughter of David and Christine Zehring, natives of Pennsylvania, but who became residents of Warren County, Ohio, about 1820, where they resided till about 1831, thence moved into Perry Township, Montgomery County, where they resided till his death in June, 1863 ; his wife is still living with her daughter, now nearly eighty years of age. Martin V. was born December 16, 1823; Eliza was born May 25, 1826 ; by their union they have had eight children, five now living - Warren A., Alvin C., Alma M., Charles E. and Arthur G. Mr. Weaver, after his marriage, located at Liberty, Jefferson Township, where he followed his trade in connection with the undertaking business till 1864, when, after the death of his father-in-law, he moved on to his old home place, where he continued his former business till 1873, when he sold out everything connected with that business, since which he has engaged in the sale of agricultural implements and buying leaf tobacco. He owns seventy-five acres of land, fifty-one acres constituting the home place just at the outskirts of Johnsville, upon which he has remodeled the house and erected other buildings, and now has everything in good condition constituting a beautiful home and residence. Mr. Weaver is one of those active, stirring men who never "rusts out," and one who holds the confidence of his community ; has been Township Trustee two years and School Director for many years ; has given all his children a good education, who have nearly all become school teachers, and filling positions of trust and usefulness. Our subject remained with his father till nearly twenty-one years of age. Was married, January 1, 1874, to Elizabeth, daughter of David and Elizabeth Heeter, natives of this county ; by this union they have four children - Florence V., Perry W., Lulu C. and one infant. Mr. Weaver received a good education, and taught school two winters ; thence bought and located upon the place where he now resides ; the farm consists of thirty-six acres, all in cultivation, with good improvements, and is a very pleasant home. Mr. Weaver has served one term as Township Clerk.

DAVID W. WOGAMON, farmer, P. O. Pyrmont, born in Madison Township, this county, October 3, 1823, is a son of John and Sarah (Weidner) Wogamon, he a native of Pennsylvania, and she of Virginia. Christian Wogamon, the grandfather of our subject, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and settled in the southeast part of Perry Township in 1805, and was one of the first settlers of this township ; here he entered his land and commenced right in the woods, and lived and died here. John, who was in his eighth year when his father first located here, grew to manhood, inured to the hardships of pioneer life ; was married, still residing with his father for a short time, then bought and located on a farm just in the edge of Madison Township, where he lived till about 1850, when he sold out and bought a piece of land which included the farm upon which our subject now lives, and also the farm adjoining it on the south ; here he lived till about 1871, thence moved into Jefferson Township, where he still resides, now in his eighty-fifth year. His wife died about 1842. They had nine children - Joel, David W., Christian, Hannah, Margaret, John, Jacob, Sarah and Manassa, He married for his second wife Mrs. Susanna Bilheimer, with whom he lived several years, when she died ; for his third wife he married Mrs. Catharine Barks, with whom he now lives. Mr. Wogamon started in life a poor man ; saw many hardships of those early days, while the wild beasts and Indians were plentiful throughout this section. But by constant labor and a frugal and upright life, he gained a good competency, and can now rest from his labors in his later years. He was throughout his life a worthy member of the German Baptist Church. The maternal grandparents, David and Mary Weidner, were also early settlers of this county, locating here shortly after Christian Wogamon ; they lived and died here at the advanced age of eighty years. Our subject lived with his father and made that his home till twenty-five years of age ; was married in the spring of 1851 to Barbara Wogamon, by whom he had three children, two now living - John Henry and Barbara Ellen. His wife died September 29, 1855. On September 7, 1856, he married Mrs. Patience Olemmer, by whom he had two children, one now living - George W. His second wife died March 12, 1862. For his third wife he married Mrs. Grace Mundhenk, daughter of William and Jane Garwood, by whom he has had four children ; three now survive - Sarah J., Emma May and Lucy M. His wife has one child living by her first husband. Anna M. Mr. Wogamon bought and located upon his present farm, where he has now resided twenty-nine years; has a good farm of fifty acres ; has cleared up thirty-five acres of it ; has erected a good brick house and other buildings, and has a pleasant home and residence. This sketch is of one of the first pioneer families of this township, whose lives have been made up of hardships and usefulness, and whose character for honor, integrity and moral worth is undoubted ; and of such lives their descendants in years to come can read, and feel to praise them for their many labors and good works.

ELI WOGAMON, farmer, P. 0. Johnsville, born in Montgomery County, March 14, 1840, is a son of Joel and Elizabeth (Overholzer) Wogamon, natives of Pennsylva nia. The paternal grandfather is fully written of in the sketch of D. W. Wogamon, m this work. The maternal grandfather, Philip Overholzer, was a native of Pennsylvania, who became one of the early settlers of this county. Joel was but a child when brought to this county by his parents, was raised and grew to manhood inured to the scenes and hardships of that early pioneer life ; was married and became the father of thirteen children, eleven now survive - David, John, Mary, Susanna, Benjamin, Christian, Elizabeth, Eli, Lydia, Joel and Michael; was a farmer by occupation, and spent his entire life in Perry Township ; was a very industrious man, and acquired a good competency, becoming owner of 240 acres of land before his death, and all obtained by his own labor and industry. Our subject lived with his father till after his majority; was married, in the fall of 1861, to Eliza Jane, daughter of John and Mary King, natives of Virginia, who became pioneers of this county, locating on Section 20, Perry - Township, in 1815 ; they were parents of six children, four now survive - Eliza Jane, Sarah, Lucinda and Amanda. Mr. Wogamon and wife have five children - Philip, Nettie Jane, Ephraim, Elmer and Arthur. Mr. Wogamon has always resided in this township, and has followed farming as an occupation, and ever since his marriage has lived on the farm where he now resides, except five years, during which he lived on David Hull's farm. His farm consists of fifty-five acres, mostly in cultivation, situated on the northwest quarter of Section 21, this township.

ABRAHAM WOMBOLD, merchant and Justice of the Peace, Johnsville, a native of Montgomery County, born January 24, 1838, is a son of John and Susan (Williams) Wombold, natives of Pennsylvania. The paternal grandfather, Andrew Wombold, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and lived and died there. He was the father of eight children, four cow survive - Tobias, Elizabeth (now Mrs. Henry Brown) John and Peter. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. The maternal grandfather, Samuel Williams, was born in Pennsylvania and lived and died there. John with his family emigrated to Ohio, locating in the eastern part of the State, where they resided several years, thence moved to Montgomery County, where he still resides. His wife departed this life September 10, 1874. They had fourteen children, sis now survive - Abraham, John, Mathias, Eliza (now Mrs. Newsoek), Mary Ann (now Mrs. Heistand) and Lydia Ann (now Mrs. Keafaurer). Mr. Wombold is a boot and shoemaker by trade, which business he followed several years, thence entered upon farming, which he followed about twenty-five years, during which time he raised his large family to the healthy and honest labor of farming. About 1868, he located in Johnsville, and again took up his former trade, which he has since followed. He is now seventy-two years of age, but looks much younger, being very robust and active for one of his age. Our subject, at eighteen years of age, left home to learn the carpenter trade, and followed that business till 1874, with the exception of three years' service in the army. He enlisted August 22, 1862, in the One Hundredth and Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which was afterward consolidated with the Sixtythird Regiment, in which he served till the close of the war. He served in the Army of the Cumberland and was favored in passing through the war without a wound. He had five brothers in the service - all volunteers - two of whom, G-eorge and Henry, never returned, but died of disease contracted from hardship and exposure, Henry in the hospital at Corinth, Miss., and George at Charleston, Va. After 1874, Mr. Wombold followed farming three years. In February, 1878, he bought of Gilbert Davis his stock of merchandise in Johnsville and entered upon the mercantile trade, in which business he has since continued. Mr. Wombold started in life with no capital but a good physical constitution and willing hands. With these he went to work and with his firmness of character and integrity he has won the confidence of the people, has a good stock of merchandise with a good trade, which is yearly increasing. He was Township Clerk three terms and is now Justice of the Peace, which office he has held for six years. On June 19, 1859, Mr. Wombold was united in marriage with Mary A., daughter of William and Marger Ann Wallace, natives of Virginia, by whom he has had six children - Erven Leroy, Elmer, Lizzie Vinnettie, Charles W., Maud and Ruthie Bell.

JOSEPH R. WRIGHT, farmer and mail carrier, P. 0. Pyrmont, born in this county and township, February 12, 1837, is a son of Aaron and Ruth C. (Hackett) Wright, natives of New Jersey. The maternal grandparents, Aaron and Ruth (Maxwell) Hackett, were natives of New Jersey, emigrated to Ohio and located in W^arren County, in the spring of 1805, at Waynesville. There they resided till 1829, when they removed to Illinois. The great-grandparents were John and Elizabeth (Jones) Maxwell. Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas and Mary Jones. They had six children - Usher, born September 24, 1733; Elizabeth, born September 5, 1744; Ruth, born November 9, 1745 ; Thomas, September 24, 1750 ; Mary, September 4, 1753 ; Sarah, born March 28, 1756. John and Elizabeth Maxwell were parents of Ruth, born March 4, 1770; Mary, born February 20, 1772 ; Elizabeth, December 7, 1773; Sarah, October 14, 1777; Jones, March 28, 1780; Rebecca, January 18, 1782; and Armella, born February 2, 1786. Sarah, the fourth daughter, was married to Samuel Test, at Salem, N. J., May 19, 1796. He was of English descent. It is said three brothers by the name of Test came to America with William Penn, and from these have originated all of that name. Samuel and Sarah Test's family are as follows: Elizabeth, born March 31, 1797, and died August 9, 1836; Samuel, born August 6, 1798, united in marriage with -Hannah Jones, February 23, 1826, and died August 10, 1849 ; Rachel, born May 14, 1800, and died November 24, 1802 ; John, born February 25, 1802, married Mary Andrew, September 25, 1823; Rachel, the second, born September 19, 1804, married to Mark Test, November 20, 1833, and died March 8, 1845 ; Zaccheus, born November 10, 1806, and died March 7, 1816; Mary, born June 25, 1808, and married James Doyle, May 14, 1824 ; Sarah, born May 23, 1811, and married Israel Kirk, July 1, 1833; Lydia, born March 12, 1813, and married Benjamin Bond, March 28, 1832 ; Ruth, born April 16, 1818, and married Silas Bundrant, May 31, 1843, and Alpheus, born February 6, 1821, and married Elizabeth Moffitt, January 2, 1850. The mother, Sarah Test, died March 10, 1846 ; Samuel, the father, died September 18, 1856. John Maxwell, the great-grandfather above mentioned, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, serving faithfully through the entire struggle. Aaron Wright and family came from Warren County, and located in Montgomery County, in 1829, and resided iu Perry Township. His wife died in Mav. 1839. By her he had ten children, three now survive - Sarah T. (now Widow Birk), living in Darke County, Ohio, Jesse J. and Joseph R. In the fall of 1840, he was again married to Mary Monford, by whom he had two children - Cornelius M. and Mary, now Mrs. Albert, of Brookville. Mr. Wright remained a resident of Perry Township till in 1868, he located in Brookville, and lived retired from all active business till his death. He died May 20, 1879, aged nearly eighty-one years. Mr. Wright was among the early settlers of this county, an industrious, energetic man, and by his labor and economy gained a good competency. His integrity was undoubted, and lived a temperate, moral and Christian life. He became a member of the. Methodist Episcopal Church when quite young, was a Class-leader and Circuit Steward for many years, and in his death the community lost a good citizen and the church an earnest worker. Our subject was married October 18, 1858, and in three months after was called to mourn her early death. On April 19, 1861, he enlisted in the Eleventh Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for the three months service, under Capt. Nolan, and went forward to battle for his country. On June 25, 1861, he re-enlisted in the Twelfth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, under Col. Lowe ; served about two and one-half years, thence entered as a veteran, and was transferred to the Twenty-third Regiment, in June, 1864, in which he served till severely wounded in battle, near Winchester, Va., September 19, 1864, and placed in the hospital at Winchester. Thence from Cumberland, Md., received a furlough, and on February 21, 1865, at Camp Dennison; was discharged from further service on account of disability. He was in many hard fought battles, one of the severest of which was that of Antietam. During his entire service, he was under fire of the enemy, in the aggregate a period of forty days, and in consideration of his services and disability he receives a quarterly pension. In April, 1866, Mr. Wright was united in marriage with Caroline, daughter of John H. and Sophia Oelslager, natives of Germany, who emigrated to America and became residents of this county about 1837. By this union they have three children - Henrietta, Ruth E. and Charles Henry. After the war, Mr. Wright followed farming about six years, thence, in spring of 1871, he purchased his present property in Pyrmont, erected good and substantial buildings and in the fall of the same year located here with his family, where he has since resided, and for five years past has had the contract of carrying the mail between Pyrmont and Brookville.

WILLIAM WYRICK, merchant, Johnsville, As a representative of the mercantile trade in Johnsville, we here have the pleasure to present the name of William Wyrick, who was born in this county May 22, 1845, a son of David and Mary (Furry) Wyrick, he a native of the county, and she of Maryland. The grandfather, William Wyrick, was a native of North Caiolina, but emigrated to Ohio about 1817, and located in Jackson Township, where he lived till his death. David, who was born in this county in 1820, was raised and grew to manhood, inured to the scenes and hardships of those early days. He was married and became the father of two children, William and Elizabeth (deceased). Mr. Wyrick was a farmer by occupation throughout his life. He was a very industrious, hard-working man, one whose character was undoubted, and was esteemed and respected by all who knew him. He became possessed of a good competency, owning 200 acres of land, upon which he had good improvements. Here he lived till his death, March 18, 1872. His wife is still living, being now fifty-six years of age, and resides in Johnsville. Our subject remained at home upon the farm till the spring of 1872, when he and his father purchased the stock of general merchandise of J.K. Campbell, in Johnsville, and commenced upon mercantile trade, which continued only a short time, in consequence of the death of his father. Since then he has continued the business alone, or in partnership with others, the last partnership being dissolved in the spring of 1880. He is now carrying on the business by himself. Mr. Wyrick, as a business man, has been very successful. He has established a good trade - a trade second to none in Johnsville. He is very social and affable in his manners, kind and accommodating in business, and possesses the confidence of his community. Mr. Wyrick has been twice married ; first, in July, 1867, to Miss Rebecca, daughter of Jesse I). and Delila Harry, whose history is given in sketch of Jesse D. Harry, in this work. By this union they had four children, three of whom are now living - -Olive M., Mary D., and Berba T. His wife died March 6, 1875. On February 21, 1876, he was married to Mary, daughter of Andrew and Elizabeth Morrisson, natives of Maryland ; issue, two children - Myrtle M. and Daisie C.

TILMAN WYSONG-, farmer, P. 0. Pyrmont, born on the farm where he now resides March 27, 1840, is a son of Valentine and Lydia (Barnhart) Wysong, he a native of this county, and she of Preble county. The grandfather, Jacob Wysong, was a native of Virginia, but became a resident of Montgomery County prior to the war of 181 jl, and lived and died here. The grandfather, David Barnhart, was a native of Maryland, and also an early pioneer, coming here about the same time as the Wysongs. Valentine was born about the time of the war of 1812, and was raised and grew to manhood, inured to the scenes and hardships of those early and troublesome days. He was married, and became tbe father of seven children, five of whom are now living - Huldah, Tilman, Amauda, Sarah and Matilda Ann. Mr. Wysong followed farming and bricklaying during his life, which was all spent in this township except the last four years of his life, during which he lived in Covington, Miami County. He cleared up one farm in this township almost entirely, and did a great amount of hard work. He finally moved to Covington, having obtained a good competency, and intending to retire from all active labor ; but there he still worked more or less at his trade, and was elected a member of the City Council. He died in March, 1876, beloved and esteemed by all who knew him, and in his death the community lost a worthy man and valued citizen. His wife is still living, and is now in Shelby County, Ohio. Our subject lived with his father till twenty-three years of age. He was married February 24, 1863, to Elizabeth, daughter of Christian and Susan Martin, natives of