Pickaway Township (part 12 of 49)

Horsey, Crabb, Mills, Funston Hafey, Leiter, Mackey, Asher

The ancestors and descendants of Fielding HUBBARD were hard working people who coped with the problems of daily life that we still face today. They lived in Five Points, Williamsport, Commercial Point and Harrisburg until they moved to Columbus, Ohio. At one time all of the people in Pickaway County named HUBBARD were descendants of John Senior and there may still be a few today. All of the HUBBARD burials in Harrison Township Cemetery, Ashville, Ohio, are of this line. Some of the Pickaway County surnames associated with this family in addition to those mentioned are: RUTH, HARVEY, HELPHENSTINE, WARD, PROPST, BOWDLE, HORSEY, CRABB, MILLS, FUNSTON, HAFEY, LEITER, MACKEY, ASHER.

Uriah Humble Family

Uriah Humble was born in Virginia, moved to Kentucky, then to Adams County, Ohio and finally to Madison County, Ohio where he died. Uriah built the first log court house at London, Ohio.

Uriah's son, Custer marrie Deborah (Creviston) Humble. Custer served in the Creole War and did not return. His son Elkanah was six years old, having been born September 20, 1826 in Clark County, Ohio. The mother and son lived in Delaware County, Ohio, two years, then Edwards Station, Franklin County, and later went to Lockbourne, Ohio, where Elkanah met

Rey. Joseph Creighton and his brother Samuel. The Humbles moved into the Creighton's Walnut Township home in 1840. At age 16, Eklanah lived with the Cydrus Hedges family and attended school. At 18 he united with the Hedges Chapel Church where he was a Sunday school teacher and a temperance advocate. He attended Ohio Wesley University, Delaware, Ohio and taught school for the following 15 years throughout Walnut, Harrison, and Madison Townships.

Elkanah married Rhoda Miller, daughter of Joseph and Phoebe (Hedges) Miller, June 8, 1851. Rhoda gave birth to son, Albert on May 25, 1852. She died two weeks later. In 1854 Elkanah married Rhoda's sister, Catherine Miller. They had three sons: Gilbert, born December 14, 1855, Joseph, born November 28, 1856, and Frank, born February 16, 1859. In 1856 the Humbles built their Walnut Township home on Miller land inherited through Joash Miller that was given for Revolutionary War service. Elkanah continued to teach until 1864, then managed the 240 acre farm full-time. Catherine died in 1880.

Son Albert, an Ohio Wesley graduate, was a teacher and principal. He worked in Wilmington, Ohio; Texas; Colorado; and Oregon. Upon his return to Madison Township, he lived on his farm and then with his niece, Edna Coon, until his death November 28, 1938.

Joseph lived on the home farm into manhood, then went west, visited the Pacific Coast, and mined for gold in Victor, Montana, dying from injuries in 1896.

Frank was educated at the Lebanon, Ohio Normal School. He went to Colorado in 1886 and served six years as clerk and recorder of Montezuma County. Having large gold mine investments at Cripple Creek, he resided at Denver and was a world traveler, having gone around the world three times. Frank Humble died in California on December 7, 1948.

Gilbert married Lida Ann Brinker, daughter of Barnabas and Elizabeth (Knight) Brinker, on December 14, 1882, establishing their residence at the home of Gilbert's father. They had four children: an infant son that died at birth October 19, 1883; Frank Howard, born July 3, 1891 and died October 1, 1898; Edna May, born May 4, 1886; Algy Millard, born December 20, 1889 and died June 23, 1891. Gilbert served as clerk for Walnut Township. He was a Democrat and was a member of the Masonic Order at Lithopolis, Ohio. In 1907 Gilbert was one of the original members of The Citizens Bank of Ashville's board of directors. Gilbert died January 24, 1931. Lida, a valued member of Hedges Chapel United Methodist Church, Ashville, Ohio, since youth and church organist, died January 2, 1936.

On February 9, 1910, Edna Humble married James Arthur Coon, a strong Republican, establishing their residence with Edna's parents. Edna and Arthur had five children: Helen Irene, born June 10, 1912; George Humble, born January 15, 1914; Donald Gilbert, born January 31, 1915; Frank Emerson, born July 18, 1916; and Normagene, born 1926. Helen, Don, and Frank never married and resided at the family home all of their lives.

George Humble Coon married E. Burdell Stir. Their children are Mark and Ruth. George, like his father and grandfather, was a director of The Citizens Bank of Ashville, serving as president of the board. George, a prominent farmer, died January 20, 1980, and Burdell died December 12, 1995. There are six grandchildren and two great grandchildren.

Normagene Coon graduated from the Ohio State University with a degree in medical technology. She worked at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio as a medical technologist. She married David George Cornwell March 14, 1959, and they live in Upper Arlington, Ohio. Their children are Karen and David. There are five grandchildren.

It looked like any other small town grocery store. From the outside it seemed inviting with its covered porch, single gas pump and white siding. Yet with all its simple charms, there was something special inside Hunter's Grocery Store. More than twenty years after it closed everyone still agrees on what made the store so special: it was the owners, Fred and Frances Hunter.

Fred and Frances married in 1934 and Fred followed his dream of owning a farm, but a grocery store and working side by side with his wife became his passion. Fred built a store front onto a new home on an empty lot next to his sister's home in the middle of Whisler on Hayesville Road in 1955. They opened Hunter's Grocery Store in April of 1956. They were open from 6 A.M. to 10 P.M. seven days a week with their busiest day on Friday. They sold the farm in 1957 and Fred joined Frances at the store with the women who came into gossip at the counter on barstools during the day and the farmers who came in the evening to watch television and tell tall tales. It was always a busy place full of people.

- The grocery store sold a wide range of items. One of the best sellers came from an old glass front case full of penny candy. Everyone knew when a kid came in with ten cents to buy penny candy they left with twenty cents worth. They had an extensive meat and cheese counter with a colby cheese that all ages loved. Special orders could be made and were delivered on Fridays. They also carried things that were needed in a pinch like rat traps and tool sets. Occasionally Fred or Frances would be called after closing time and without a second thought would be there to provide anything that was needed.

Not only providing things from the store, they helped provide the abundance of community spirit that radiated throughout the town. They helped neighbors by offering a place to put a garden behind the store, and were always offering credit to those who were caught short on money before payday. They were counted on every time to collect money for flowers, supply a card for the town to sign for those who needed a congratulation or those who needed to know someone cared.

Frances continued on after Fred died in 1971 for ten years. She kept their passion for the store going as it kept the community together in a way that is hard to find today. Fred and Frances Hunter's contribution to the Pickaway County community will never be forgotten as they live on through stories of her great nephew who liked to roam the store stealing candy, those who made having a Pepsi at her counter a daily ritual, and others who remember their kindness, love for each other, and the way that Hunter's Grocery Store will always be a snapshot of Americana.

John Hiatt, who owned and operated a valuable farm of seventy-three acres in Saltcreek Township, in the vicinity of Tarlton, was one of the reliable, representative citizens of this section. He was born in Hocking County, Ohio February 19, 1839 and was the son of Ezra and Mary Poling Hyatt.

In Hocking county the Hiatt family was a well-known one, having been settled there for several generations. The Paternal Grandmother of our subject was a very remarkable woman. She had been educated in Eastern Schools, was capable and became a brave pioneer woman in what was then the far west. Her memory and that of many events of her long life, which extended almost over a century, were preserved by the families of other old settlers of that county. They learned to know her value in the hardships and sometimes the tragedies which fell upon pioneer neighborhoods.

Until John was seventeen years old, he lived in Hocking County, where he obtained his education. He then came to Pickaway County and followed farming, until the outbreak of the Civil War. On July 17, 1861, he enlisted in Company A, 27 Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, which became a part of the western Army, operating in Missouri. Subsequently on November 6, 1861, John was taken prisoner in Jackson County, Missouri. He was then released and returned to his regiment, where he was mustered out and forced to take the oath of allegiance. He then returned to Pickaway County where he engaged in farming on the John Boggs farm in Pickaway County.

On December 25, 1865, Mr. Hiatt married Sarah Call, who was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. To this union was born five children, Charles De., William P., Of Saltcreek Township, Alva C., and Harley G. who owned and operated the Hyatt Brothers Mercantile firm in Amanda, Ohio and one daughter Della, wife of Charles Kreider, a well known educator.

In the spring of 1865, John and Sarah moved to Hocking County, where John engaged in farming and stock raising for about eighteen years. In 1884 he returned to Pickaway County and resided in Saltcreek Township for the remainder of his days. In addition to his good farm, he had other real estate in the county and although an entirely self-made man, he was one of the substantial and successful ones of the section of this county.

John was a member of Groce Post G.A.R. at Circleville, where the memorable days of the Civil War were frequently recalled. In political sentiment he was a Republican. For many years he was a worth member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and was a Trustee and a class leader in that church at Tarlton, Ohio.

John has one great granddaughter living in Pickaway County, Addie (Wertman) Lockard; two great great grandchildren, Cynthia (Lockard) Cathel and Billy Lockard living in Circleville, and four great, great, great children in Pickaway County, Nathan Gloyd, and Justin, Joseph and Jillian Lockard.

Henry Imler

Henry Imler was the son of George Michael Imler, Jr. and Catherine Walter. He was also the great-grandson of Wilhelm Imler who emigraed from Bavaria, Germany in 1732. Henry's father, George Michael Imler, Jr., fought in the Revolutionary War with the York Militia, York County, Pennsylvania.

Henry Imler was born 1769 Bedford County, Pennsylvania and died at the age of 71 in Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. In Pennsylvania in 1796 he married Elizabeth Saltsgaver. She was born in 1770, Bedford County, Pennsylvania and was the daughter of Jacob and Margaret Saltsgaver. Henry and Elizabeth had nine children. They were: Mary Catherine, born 1796, married William Betz and migrated to lowa; Daniel, born 1798, fell from a horse at age 8 and died in 1806; Henry, Jr., born 1799, married Hannah Walter and migrated to Indiana; George B., born in 1801, married Sarah Betz and migrated to Seneca County, Ohio; Julian, born 1805, married Greenbury Thomas; Jacob, born 1808, married Elizabeth and migrated to Wyandot County, Ohio William Lewis, born 1810, married Maria Zehrung and migrated to Indiana; and Martin Michael, born 1814 and died in 1828. Henry and Elizabeth migrated to Ohio about 1802 and settled near Stringtown, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio and established himself on a farm owned by his father. Elizabeth died in 1815 at age 42.

home farm. He married her in 1816. She was the daughter of Henry Russell. That same year his father died and the Pickaway County farm became his through his father's estate. He then returned to the farm in Saltcreek Township and continued farming. He claimed his part of his father's estate, which was the farm in Stringtown, Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County.

Henry and Rachel had eleven children: Elizabeth, born 1817, married David Harman; Mary T., born 1819, married John R. Zehrung; Daniel, born 1820, married Elizabeth; Rosannah, born 1822, never married; Moses, born 1824, married Harriett Rockey; Ephraim, born 1826, married Malinda Bochart; Jeremiah, born 1828, married Mary Baum; Esther, born 1830, died shortly after birth; Hester, born 1831, married Peter Friece; Rachel, born 1833, married Levi Fraunfelter; David Russell, born 1836, married Hannah Eliza Dumond.

During his lifetime Henry farmed a large farm and donated land for a church, a school, and the Imler Cemetery, where he and most of his family are buried. Henry died in 1841 at age 71. Rachel continued the farm with her son Ephraim as the primary farmer. Hester and Rachel, along with David assisted in the effort. Henry's estate was settled in April 1845. Jeremiah, Hester, Rachel and David were listed as children of Henry. Adam Nye was executor and administrator of the will. After members of the family inherited portions of the estate, the remaining property was valued at $2,500 in 1850. It was quite a large farm. Rachel died in 1867 at the age of 75.

Jeremiah Imler

Jeremiah "Jerry" Imler was born 1828 in Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, Ohio. He was the son of Henry Imler and Rachel Russell. He inherited money from his father upon his death in 1845 and purchased a farm in Pickaway Township near Kingston, Ohio. In 1849 he married Mary Baum who was born in 1830 in Ross County and was the daughter of Samuel Baum and Mary Holman.

Jeremiah and Mary had eleven children: Missouri born 1852, married John S. Wheeler; Daniel W., born 1854, married Laura Barnhart; John M., born 1857, married Emma Marinda Webster; Henry William, born 1858, married Cora Belle Greeno; Clara A., born 1861, married Jacob C. Rihl; Lincoln, born 1864, married Effie Belle Rooker; Jeremiah, born 1868 and died 1871; Laura, born 1869 and died 1871; Edward H., born 1871, married Cora S. Myton; and Florence, born 1875, married Henry Frank Webbe.

Jeremiah worked his farm, which was valued at $500 in the 1860 census. This could have been a sizable farm. In 1870 the value of the farm was placed at $400. This indicated that he might have experienced some difficulties of one type or another and was disposing of portions of his farm. In the 1880 Census he no longer owned a farm and had moved to Green Township, Ross County. In 1891, at age 63, he died in Yellowbud, Union Township, Ross County. His death was from consumption (tuberculosis) which is typically a slow and painful death. It is thought that his illness was the cause of his loss of the farm.

His daughter, Missouri, also died of consumption at the age of 44 in 1896. Additionally, in 1897 his son Edward H. died of consumption at the age of 25. It becomes more likely that his and his family's health were a factor in his losing the farm. At any rate, the family estate was diminished and while most descendants of Jeremiah's father maintained and flourished in financial success, the family of Jeremiah and his descendants were not blessed with financial success after and even before his death. His body was reportedly moved from Imler Cemetery in Saltcreek Township, Pickaway County, to Springbank Cemetery in Green Township, Ross County, perhaps because his wife was still living at that time and she had been born in Ross County.

Irwin

Edwin W. Irwin (1905-1997) and Delight Ladd Irwin (1903-1991) were born in Highland County, Ohio, and moved to Ashville, Ohio in 1925. Edwin graduated from Wilmington College and Miami (Ohio) University, and Delight graduated from Ohio University. Edwin taught two years at this hometown of East Monroe, Ohio before relocating to Ashville where he taught and was Principal at Ashville Elementary School for 43 years. He became an insurance agent for the Farm Bureau in 1935 and subsequently founded and was President of the Irwin Insurance Agency, Inc., until 1990. He was also a truck farmer and helped in the development of hybrid seed corn in the 1940's. Delight taught at her hometown of Leesburg, Ohio, and resumed teaching at Ashville in 1941 until her retirement.

They had three children: Helen Edwina Cookson (1926-1991) who graduated from Capital University and was head of the Commercial, Departments at Walnut High School and Teays Valley High School. John Edwin (1928-1983) graduated from Capital University and The Ohio State University and taught at Pickaway Township High School, Marion Franklin High School, Coral Gables (FL) High School and Miami University (Florida). James Everett (1929- ) graduated from The Ohio State University in 1951 and retired as Corporate Tax Manager for the Columbia Gas System Distribution Companies in 1991. James also served as Clerk of Harrison Township, Pickaway County, for 40 years, retiring in 2004.

John Cook Irwin

JOHN COOK IRWIN was born in 1805 in Washington County, Pennsylvania. He married Sophia Bear and they had three children: Edward Matthew, Alexander, and Mary Elizabeth. It is presumed died in childbirth. In 1842 in Bloomington, now Muscatine, Iowa, John Cook Irwin married MARY PRENTICE, who was born September 26, 1818, Hockingport, Athens County, Ohio, daughter of STANTON PRENTICE III and Susannah Brookhart. In 1839 Mary's father purchased a large tract of land along the Mississippi River in the future Eliza Township, Mercer County, Illinois, across the river from Muscatine. John Cook and Mary had one child, WASHINGTON IRWIN.

In September 1848, John Cook Irwin married NANCY DAUGHERTY THOMPSON, who had three children by a previous marriage: Edward M., Isabel, and Martha J. Together they had three daughters: Alice M., Anna, and Mary Ellen. Apparently Nancy's mother, MARY DAUGHTERTY owned a large tract of land in Wayne Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, and they moved back to Pickaway County in 1855. Washington Irwin was twelve years old.

In the summer of 1861, under the first call of President Abraham Lincoln, the Ist Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry was organized. "It being the first organization of its class raised in the State, there was at once manifested a great anxiety to join its ranks...it may well be doubted whether a more noble band of men in physical development could possibly have been selected from the yeomanry of Ohio."

Washington Irwin enlisted in Company E, First Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, in August 1861 for a term of three years and mustered out at the expiration of his service in October 1864. "Under the leadership of Stanley, Crook, Mitchel, McCook, Kilpatrick, Garrard, Long, Minty and Wilson, this cavalry achieved triumphs for the country and fame for themselves. The magnitude of such conflicts as Pittsburg Landing, Stone River, Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, and Atlanta, mostly fought by other arms of the service, equally brave, but not superior, have so occupied the public mind that the achievements of the cavalry -- its fearless rides, its daring raids, its bloody charges, its long nights of weary marching, as it carried desolation and destruction into the very heart of treason - have been almost overlooked."

In September 1862, John Cook Irwin, Washington Irwin's father, enlisted in the 114th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry for three years' service. He was 56 years old. This Regiment was organized at Camp Circleville, Ohio. Marching from Circleville, "it took the cars at Chillicothe, Ohio for Marietta, Ohio ... on December 1, it was ordered to Memphis.

"On December 20th the regiment moved on transports down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers to Johnston's Landing, on the Yazoo River, where it joined General Sherman's army, then about to operate in the rear of Vicksburg." In the Battle of Chickasaw Bayou, Mississippi, on December

29, 1862, the federals were surrounded on all sides by bluffs on which the enemy was heavily fortified. There was fierce fighting and John Cook Irwin was wounded in the thigh and died January 2, 1863. From the Circleville Democrat, Circleville, Ohio, January 30, 1863, "this was the hardest days fighting of all, but it is all of no use, they have got a perfect Gibraltor of a place. We drew off at dark and sank down on our cold and cheerless beds. This night we had a pelting rain all night, which did not add much to our comfort, you may depend." John Cook Irwin was buried in Shiloh, Tennessee, probably in an unmarked grave.

Washington Irwin returned to Pickaway County for a short time but in the summer of 1865, he returned to Illinois and engaged in the profession of teaching. Nancy Daugherty Thompson Irwin lived in Pickaway County until she died in 1873. Alice M. Irwin married George Barton and they had a son, George E. Barton. Anna Irwin married Daniel Miller and Mary Ellen Irwin married Merriman L. Whaley and they had three children: Glen Bassett, Myrtle C. and Lloyd Bliss.

Andrew Lee Jackson Family

Andrew Lee Jackson was born on November 18, 1959, in Chillicothe, Ohio. He was the son of Arthur and Patricia Joann Lauerman Jackson. Andy was a 1978 graduate of Zane Trace High School and a 1982 graduate of Ohio University.

Jerri Lynn Kaiser was born on January 13, 1962, in Circleville, Ohio. She was the daughter of George Ray and Evelyn Irene Myers Kaiser. Jerri was a 1980 graduate of Westfall High School and attended college at Bowling Green State University.

Andrew and Jerri were married on October 6, 1984, in the Williamsport United Methodist Church. They resided in Circleville before moving to Kingston in November of 1985.

Their daughter, Sarah Christine, was born on March 24, 1985, in Circleville, Ohio. Sarah was a 2003 graduate of Zane Trace High School. Their son Zachary Thomas, was born on November 6, 1986, in Circleville, Ohio. Zack was a 2005 graduate of Zane Trace High School.

five years, Andy found a career with Nationwide Insurance in Columbus, Ohio. He began in March of 1987 as a carpenter an is currently the Supervisor of the Building Maintenance Shop in the home office. Andy was very active with his children. He coached baseball for Green Township, Ross County, football for Zane Trace Biddy League, and was the videographer for the Zane Trace Junior High football team and the Junior High and Junior Varsity girl's basketball teams.

Jerri stayed at home with her children for sixteen years. During that time she helped coach baseball and basketball. She was the Secretary for the Green Township Youth Baseball League. Jerri was also an advisor for the Wild Bunch 4-H club, a Girl Scout troop leader, trainer and delegate for the Seal of Ohio Girl Scout Council, and Day Camp Director at Tea-Qui Mead. She was also a Red Cross and American Heart Association Instructor. Her love for crafts led to Jerri being named Ross County Fair Homemaker of the Year in 1999 and 2004. Jerri worked as an Office Operations Supervisor for the 2000 Census and is currently with the Pensions division at Nationwide Insurance.

Andy and Jerri love to travel. Their adventures have included several trips to Las Vegas, Florida, Tennessee, and Washington D.C. International excursions have included the Eastern Caribbean, Canada, and Ireland. Jerri also made a pilgrimage to Germany with her father to find her great-grandfather's birthplace in Singlis, as well as meeting several relatives along the way.

John W. Jenkins Family

John's great, great, great-grandfather, Azariah, served in the Revolutionary War. He was given land in Greenbriar County, West Virginia for compensation. Eventually, the family migrated to Jackson County, Ohio. Azariah's son, William H.C. (Nancy), was very active in the community there. William's father-in-law, Joseph Horton, also served in the same war as his father. William and Nancy's son Joseph married Elizabeth Cummings in 1803.

John M. Jenkins, son of Joseph and Elizabeth, married Adaline Smith. The youngest of their three sons, Charles, married Della Brooks in Pike County. Charles suffered from diabetes and passed away in 1920 from complications during an influenza epidemic, leaving Della with three young children, Minnie, Joseph and John W. Della went on to marry Nathan Perkins, a soldier recently returned from World War I. Nathan and Della moved the family to Circleville. They lived on South Court Street, and later purchased a house on East Mound Street.

When they were young boys, John and his brother, Joe, caddied at the Pickaway Country Club (PCC) to earn extra money. This job instilled a love for the game of golf that lasted a lifetime. John attended Circleville High School, where he excelled in sports, earning thirteen varsity letters. In his adulthood, he earned the title of PCC golf champion at least twice, and also won the Ohio Mayors golf championship.

After his graduation, John went to work for the local gas company. Then, he left for World War II. He received basic training at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg, MS. While there he met Kathaleen Davis, an employee at the Leaf Hotel. John spent four years in the Pacific theater during the war. After receiving his discharge, he stopped in Hattiesburg and married Kathaleen on July 1, 1945. The Jenkins' returned to Circleville, where John began to work at Eshelman's Mill and also worked as his brother Joe's Sunoco Station in the evenings. He retired from the mill 43 years later as a traffic manager.

During this time, John was very involved in the local community as well. For several years he was the Secretary and Treasurer of PCC. Along with that, he spent 17 years as the 2"! Ward Councilman for the city of Circleville. Later, he served two terms as mayor.

John and Kathaleen had four children: Cheryl, Tom and twins, Janie and Joni. Chery married Richard Bircher and has two sons, Tyler and Trent. Tyler is married to Katherine Stonerock and has two daughters, Morgan and Victoria. John's first great-grandchildren. Tom married Jill Robertson and has three daughters, Amy, Emily and Megan. Emily is married to Eric Melson. Janie has two sons, Ryan and Kurt Lehman. Joni is married to Robert Erwin. They have three children, Stephanie, Elizabeth and Blake.

John passed away in 1999 at age 81. His widow, Kathaleen, passed away April 17, 2005. Many of their children and grandchildren continue to live in and around Pickaway County as well.

Harry Johnson Family

Harry Johnson (1870-1950) traveled to Ohio from London, England. He married Anna Bleakley (1868-1941) in 1893. There were seven sons from this union. Earl Robert (1893-1970) the first son, was born December 2. He married Clara Gee (1893-1977) in Grayson, Kentucky. Earl worked for the Norfolk and Western Railroad, the first in Circleville, Ohio, then in Portsmouth, Ohio and later in Roanoke, Virginia. Marjorie Ann was born in 1925. She married Robert Walter (1922- ) in 1950. They adopted three children: Margaret Ellen (1954- ), John Robert (1957- ), and Elizabeth (1960- ). Robert taught chemistry at George Mason College and Marjorie was a teacher. Earl Junior was born in 1927. He married Nancy Taylor (1930- ). They had four children: Christopher Alan (1956- ), Katherine Anne (1957-), Stephen Anthony (1958-) and Keith Adrian (1963-2000). Earl was a physician in Roanoke and Nancy was a nurse.

Lawrence John (1896-1991) was second. He married Mary Lukens (1898-1990) in Washington, D.C. on August 3, 1918. They had one daughter, Carol Ann (1939-). She married George Bowling (1939-) on June 17, 1961. Lawrence was an insurance agent and Mary was a teacher and principal at Mound Street School, Circleville, Ohio. George was an electrical contractor and Carol Ann was a teacher in the Logan Elm School District, Pickaway County, Ohio. They had one daughter, Sheri Lynn (1966-). She married Eric Theis in 1989. They had two children: Michael John (1991-) and Kayla Ann (1993-).

Irvin Andrew (1900-1978) married Florence Hermann (1902-2003). They lived in New York City, New York where Irvin taught English at New York University and Florence was a librarian at a hotel, later working at the Plaza Hotel. There were no children.

Benjamin Bleakley (1908-1984) lived in Circleville and worked for the Container Corporation. He was not married. He was active in the Elks Lodge.

Arthur Kenneth (1911-1981) married Norah Cotton (1910-1970) in England in 1945. They had Brenda Mary (1947-) who married David Williams (1946-) in 1970. They had one son, Christopher David (1976-). He married Andrea Susil (1972-) in 2003. Arthur was a teacher in the Westfall School District, Pickaway County, for five years. He also worked for Ralston Purina and the United States Post Office in Circleville. Norah was a secretary for the Johnson Insurance Agency, Circleville. Brenda was a teacher in the Circleville City Schools. David was a nurse at The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio. Sue Ann (1949-) was the second daughter. She married Paul Schiff (1947-) in 1970. They had one son, Brian Stewart (1974-). Brian married Jennifer Alkire (1969-). Their son was Cole (2002-). Sue was a teacher in the Circleville City Schools. Paul was in the florist business. Brian was a physical therapist and Jennifer was a personal trainer.

It is interesting that seven brothers had only five marriages and five children in the next generation. Four of them stayed in Circleville and the others went to a larger city to live. Five are buried in Forest Cemetery in Circleville.

ACountry Editor. In this age of instantaneous communication, it is difficult to imagine that only less than seventy-five years ago the source of news and communication came to your rural and many city homes once a week. In those times the weekly newspaper provided this source of information.

John Wesley Johnson known to the newspaper world as "J.W.J." lived in Circleville, Ohio. He was active in the newspaper profession until the end of his life writing letters and editorials even in his retirement. This is a brief story of his career and his impact.

"J.W." as many also called him was born in Liberty Township, Jackson County, Ohio on December 6, 1853. His grandfather Phillip S. Johnson who was born in England, probably in Wales, migrated to America with the influx of the Welsh people who were skilled in the production of iron and the raw materials necessary for its manufacture. The raw materials needed were found in abundance in the hills of Southeastern Ohio.

The Welsh had been engaged in this industry in their home country and now came to this country with their expertise to fill the need for these skills in Jackson County. Phillip left his large family and came to America as a young man to find a future as did many others from Wales. There are still places in that area that bear names reflecting the industry founded in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains such as Franklin Furnace, Ironton, Coal Grove, Union Furnace, Buckeye Furnace.

Coal was mined from drift or "hill side" mines. This coal was dug from a deposit found exposed on a hillside then followed underground by tunneling into the vein, a dangerous procedure because of cave-ins, flooding, and explosions from methane gas.

America and he and his wife Mary Justice became the parents of seven children. One of the three sons was Daniel Hamilton Johnson, born September 24, 1827. This was J.W.J.'s father. He married Eliza Tope who was born in 1826. Of this fruitful union were born nine children, six girls and three boys. The oldest son was John Wesley Johnson, our subject.

Most of the people engaged in the production of this "pig iron" like many immigrants wished to better their situation by acquiring property of their own. During this time in the early 1820s, the Johnsons changed their vocation by acquiring land and becoming farmers. J.W.J.'s family followed this pattern and blessed with the large family they produced, found this to be an advantage as well as a responsibility. Some children would eventually leave the farms. As did J.W.

Children that did well in the elementary grades in the schools of that period often stayed on by becoming teachers themselves. This must have been the case with J.W.J. because he taught school in Jackson County schools from the age of nineteen. This was for a period of ten years from 1872 to 1882.

While still teaching school, he married Seralda A. McLaughlin who was from Jackson County and the Madison Furnace community. Her ancestors had followed the same path from the British Isles and Scotland to Jackson County. She was a strong, determined woman who had raised her brothers and sisters on the family farm following the death of her mother when Seralda was only twelve. She was a petite lady with thick auburn hair. Her most noticeable feature was her prominent long lashed eyes. These characteristics have been passed to the Johnson family descendants even today.

As one who enjoyed written communication, and submitted many letters to the local newspapers, it soon followed that in 1882 we find that J.W.J. had acquired an interest in the ownership of the Jackson Herald, a weekly newspaper that was published in Jackson, Ohio. He soon acquired the ownership from his partner. True to his background as a Jeffersonian Democrat and subscriber to the religion of his namesake John Wesley, the founder of Methodism; he espoused those principles without reservation in his editorials in his weekly publications.

After seven years in Jackson the opportunity to acquire the Waverly, Ohio newspaper known as the Waverly Courier presented itself. J.W.J. and Seralda who now had three surviving children moved the family to the county seat of Pike County. Shortly after their arrival, Seralda gave birth to her fifth child, the fourth to survive. He was named Paul Alcott Johnson. Paul's name was a tribute to the father of Louisa Mae Alcott, a literary figure that J.W. admired.

The paper's name was later called The Waverly Watchman after the merger of two Pike County Democratic papers, The Waverly Courier and The Waverly Democrat. Both sons, Carl and Paul, came into the newspaper business with their father at a young age. Paul was adept in the business aspect traveling the countryside in

Pike and Jackson Counties selling subscriptions and advertising with considerable success. Carl was the newsman and printer; J.W. was the publisher and J.A. Jones editor. J.W. became even more involved in politics. His editorials were plain spoken on matters of temperance, honesty, and morality.

In 1906 after the election of the Democrat candidate John M. Pattison to governor, J.W. became President of the Ohio Newspaper Association. After that recognition, the newly elected Governor appointed J.W. State Printer (or Supervisor of Public Printing). This was an office which controlled the purchasing powers for the state at the time. In 1916 choosing to leave the notorious political environment of Pike County, J.W. and Paul learned of the opportunity to purchase from an estate sale, The Democrat and Watchman paper in Circleville, Ohio, the county seat of Pickaway County. J.W. and Paul made the purchase.

They moved to Circleville where they published three weekly papers: The Democrat & Watchman in Circleville, The Kingston Journal in Kingston, Ohio and The Adelphia Record in Adelphia, Ohio. In 1917 Paul was called to serve in the Army until 1918 when he returned from France at the end of the first World War. When Paul returned they continued to publish the papers until 1927 when they sold to The Circleville Herald who consolidated the weeklies with the daily paper. At this point J.W. wrote "30" which in news parlance means: "End of Story" and he retired.

However, a restless pen compelled him to write regular editorial columns and comments to many publications such as The Ohio State Journal, The Chicago Journal of Commerce, and many Southern Ohio newspapers about a variety of topics under the by line of "As J.W.J. Sees Life". Reflecting his rural childhood he continued.te garden, make apple butter, raise animals, and entertain his grandchildren and readers with stories of days gone by. He published three small volumes, which are to be found in the Ohioana collection in the State Library. A small slight man he was noted for his full goatee, slouch hat, and flowing ties. He lived an active life up until his death on October 15, 1939.

Paul A. Johnson opened a printing and office supply company after the sale of the newspapers. The location was where the present Ted Lewis museum is situated. He married Irene Orr a schoolteacher of Kingston, Ross County on August 28, 1926. They had three children: Robert Marr Johnson, Martha Sue Johnson, and Mary Anne Johnson.

Robert returned to Circleville after service in the Korean War. While in the service he married a fellow Air Force officer Marilyn Cook of Akron, Ohio. They have five children: Virginia Lee (Davis), Kathleen Cook (Sassa), Paul Kelly (Carol), Eric Robert (Pam), Patricia Irene (Rothe).

children; Jeffery, Carrie, and Glen; Kathleen (Joel) Sassa has three children also: Lindsey, Taylor, and Robert; Paul and Carol have a daughter Samantha; Eric and Pam have three sons: Steven, Mitchell, David, and daughter Hannah; Patricia (Mike) Rothe has a son Nicholas.

Robert, Paul, Eric, and Patricia are all engaged in the family businesses R/P Johnson, Inc., and Four J Properties, Inc. which are active in construction and real estate ventures in Circleville. They continue to reside in the Circleville area.

Robert & Marilyn Johnson Family

At the end of the Korean Conflict in 1954, Robert M. Johnson and his wife Marilyn M. Johnson decided to return to civilian life. Both served in the United States Air Force as officers. Marilyn was a First Lieutenant in the Nurse Corps. Robert (Bob) was Base Petroleum Officer and also a First Lieutenant. White both had enjoyed their service and Robert was offered a Regular Commission to stay in The Strategic Air Command of the Air Force, they made the decision to leave active duty.

The young couple stopped at Robert's home for a visit while interviewing for employment in Ohio. A neighbor of the Johnson family, C.F. Replogle, a civil engineer, was expanding his new heavy construction company into one of the largest in the area. He asked Robert to join his organization to see if it was something that might be beneficial to both parties.

Mr. Replogle was a dynamic person with rare vision and a flair for innovation in the construction of heavy highway and industrial construction. It was an opportunity for a young man to learn about construction as well as being well paid. A few weeks turned into eight years for Marilyn and Robert while the Eisenhower interstate construction program provided many opportunities for people returning after the Second World War and the Korean Conflict.

retire to Florida. This was the opportune time for Robert who had always wanted his own business to make the move. Putting $100.00 in anew account called "Contractors and Industrial Supply Company", Bob and Marilyn started a new venture to provide industrial equipment and buildings to heavy contractors and industries in a three state area where Bob had prior experience and had many contacts.

Marilyn, who was a registered Nurse, worked nights and took care of the four children during the day helping the business to grow and survive economically. One of the first orders was for a gross (144) of red warning flags that a customer needed the next morning to move equipment from Chicago into Ohio. Bob purchased a bold of red cloth and 150 %4" wood dowels. Marilyn stitched them on her sewing machine while Bob assembled the flags. The order was ready to deliver the next morning.

Marilyn and Bob worked as a team along with the children, now numbering five, who helped whenever and wherever they were needed as they "grew up" in the business. Three of the children, Paul, Eric, and Patty have remained in Circleville and are company officers now managing the company business. The original forty-three year old enterprise now includes: R/P Johnson, Inc., engaged in construction, real estate, land development, and crane rentals. The Four J Properties owns, rents and manages commercial, industrial and residential properties. JODIRO, Inc. develops residential properties.

The family now includes the five original children: Virginia (Dick) Davis, their children Jeff, Carrie, and Glenn who live in Holland, Michigan; Kathleen (Joel) Sassa and children Lindsey, Taylor, and Robert; Paul (Carol) Johnson, Ashville, Ohio and their daughter Sammantha; Eric (Pam) Johnson, Circleville, Ohio and their children Steve, Mitchell, David, and Hannah; Patty (Mike) Rothe also of Circleville, and their son Nicholas.

The Johnson Family has always believed in participating in activities that benefit the community. The family members continue to support and provide leadership for worthy causes and needs in the Central Ohio area.

The picture attached was taken in 2004 at Marilyn and Bob's fiftieth wedding anniversary party at Marblehead, Ohio where the family has gathered and boated for many years.

Jonathan Johnston Family

JONATHAN JOHNSTON FAMILY Jonathan Johnston was born in Pickaway County, Ohio on 3/16/1812. His parents are unknown at this time. For many years it was thought that he was born in Northern Ohio, however after obtaining the death certificate of his daughter, Frances Ida, it was found that his birthplace was Pickaway County and his wife Catherine Upp was born on 9/29/1819 in Fairfield County. It is unknown for certain where this couple died, but at the time of death they were making their home in Licking County and both were buried in Maple Grove Cemetery in Delaware County. Jonathan

Mary, against the wishes of her parents, became a Registered Nurse. When she married Robert Denman on 6/12/1915 in Franklin County, she returned to her roots and became a resident of Pickaway County. She was a Nurse at Berger Hospital in Circleville, Ohio and helped with the delivery of many of the next generations of children in Circleville. Mary loved her profession. At the age of 86, Mary was still nursing, doing limited private duty and administrating injections, in private homes, to patients who could not go the their physician's offices regularly. Due to being older than most of the local physicians, she often referred to them as "her boys". While showing them the respect due their profession, she counted them among her many friends. She claimed to have helped deliver a great amount of the children of Pickaway County and many residents made the same claim.

Robert liked to stay close to home, however, this did not stop Mary from traveling. She traveled to all 50 States in the Union ad many foreign countries. Mary was active in the Eastern Star, the Pickaway County Nurses Association and the Pickaway Senior Center.

Robert and Mary had 2 children: James Elmore and Ann Elizabeth. More of Robert and Mary's family in included in The Denman Family history in this book.

La. Jones Family

Isham Atchison Jones along with his wife and children came to Pickaway County, Ohio in 1885 to farm some of the land, which had been willed by former Governor Duncan McArthur to his grandchildren, who included the former Effic McArthur, the wife of I.A. Jones. Other heirs of Duncan had broken his will in the Ross County, Ohio court and sold this land before all of the grandchildren reached the age of consent. A portion of this land was returned to the rightful heirs after a lengthy lawsuit, which had been pursued by the youngest grandchild Allen Campbell McArthur to the United States Supreme Court.

Mrs. Jones was considered a native of Pickaway County and had lived here for a while as a child. Her father, Allen McArthur, was trained both as a lawyer and a surveyor. Mr. Jones' father was a native of Pennsylvania and was said to be a Captain under Duncan McArthur during the War of 1812. After the War he purchased land grants issued to veterans and eventually worked his way westward until he settled in Logan County, Illinois.

Mr. Jones and Effie McArthur were married December 12, 1873 and had three children: Flora Tice, married Frank Anderson and they had four daughter, Effie Louise, Mary Frances, Eleanor Jones, and Flora Lee; Susie Van Bibber married Joseph Shortridge and they had two daughters, Mary Isham and Lillian Josephine; Arthur Stephen the son of Isham and Effie married Carrie Trimble, a daughter of James Trimble who was a Civil War Veteran from Pickaway County and a native of County Tyrone in Ireland. Carrie (Trimble) Jones also descended from Samuel Dawson, one of the early settlers in Pickaway County. Their children who reached majority were Arthur Trimble, Richard Edward, Dorothy Emily, and Janet.

Great-great grandchildren in the county are Stephanie Martin, Sean Jones and Jackie Sill. Great-great-great grandchildren in Pickaway County are Zachary and Joshua Sill and Marlee and Taylor Martin.

One interesting incident that befell the Jones family happened not too long after the advent of the automobile. In the middle of the intersection of what is now Route 104 and 56 Pickaway County, there grew a large tree. Whoever was in charge of the roads took it upon themselves to remove the tree without permission. When the workers appeared at the intersection, A.S. Jones met them with a shotgun and ordered them away. Only by sneaking in under cover of darkness after midnight were they able to remove the tree. As with many other governmental actions, it was not a solution to the safety problem because automobiles just collided with each other rather than the tree for the next eighty years.

Lewis Edward Jones

LEWIS EDWARD JONES According to memoirs of Mary Belle (Jones- Peters-Buzzard) Bradford, in 1909 Lewis Edward "Ed" and Mary Elizabeth "Mame" (Eccard- Families

Klingensmith) Jones moved into a log cabin on Walnut Creek Pike, Pickaway County, near the Rainbow Bridge with Mame's three sons and Ed's daughter by previous marriages.

Ed (b. March 12, 1886, d. December 7, 1965) was born in Hocking County, Ohio. He and Mame (b. August 1, 1878, d. August 9, 1959) were married by Rev. George Troutman in Circleville, Ohio on April 30, 1909. Mame died of a stroke. Ed died of a broken heart on December 7, 1965. They were soul mates and are buried together in Forest Cemetery, Circlevlle.

Edward's parents, George Bullard Jones (b. September 6, 1863, d. May 25, 1935) and Ethel Lenthelin Murphy Jones (b. December 11, 1860, d. November 26, 1954) lived in an adjacent farm house, later residing in Akron, Ohio and Williamsport, Ohio. They are buried in Springbank Cemetery, Pickaway County.

Ed and Mame had each been married previously, their spouses have died. Mame, widow of Daniel M. Klingensmith (d.1902) was left with three young sons: Minard Daniel "Mike" Klingensmith (b. August 6, 1898, d. April 15, 1990); Ira Gideon "Bo" Klingensmith (b. November 7, 1900, d. September 21, 1962); Vernon "Penny" Klingensmith (b. May 5, 1902, d. August 13, 1977).

Ed survived his first wife, Elizabeth Nancy (Hastings) Jones, and cared for their little daughter, Myrtle, (b. 1905, d. September 1910) who life was taken by spinal meningitis.

In 1910, Ed and Mame moved to Circleville and lived in a house on the Pickaway County Fairgrounds where Ed worked. Rosa May was born there on December 6, 1911. From there the family moved to the Pearl Watkins farm on London Lancaster Road near Walnut Creek, Pickaway County, where Olive Marie was born January 22, 1914.

Aunt Mary Belle remembered the 1913 flood when their father, Ed, with Rosa in his arms and Bill and Mary hanging to his pant legs carried them to safety. Mike, Bo and Penny were old enough to be on their own.

On October 13, 1915, Mame's mother, Mary Alice (Drake) Eccard rose before her husband, Gideon Eccard. Gideon found his wife in the barn, dead from ingesting poison. Not being able to live without her, he drank horse medicine. No exact motive was ever determined. It was speculated that health issues were involved.

Ed and Mame were the most loving, most generous, most Christ-like people who ever lived. Their unconditional love touched all who knew them.

Nelson Edward Jones

Peter Jones, Sr., came to America from Wales and settled in the state of Maryland in 1750. He was a Wagoner at Bradock's Defeat in 1755, and was with Washington throughout the Revolutionary War. His wife's name was Catherine, and they were the parents of ten children, of which the fifth child was Peter Jones, Jr.

_Peter Jones, Jr., was born in Maryland on April 20, 1762. On August 7, 1785, Peter took Mary Whiteman as his wife. Peter and his wife had four daughters and one son. The son, the eldest child, was Henry Jones. Peter Jones, Jr., fought under St. Clair and also in the War of 1812. Peter died at the age of 65.

Henry Jones, Peter and Mary's son, was born on March 15, 1796, in Hampshire County, Virginia. Henry and his father sold their 172 acres of land and came by ox-drawn cart to Ohio from Virginia about 1808. Old letters tell of how Henry went to war with his father, Peter Jones, Jr. On October 3, 1816, Henry Jones married Nancy Moss from Pennsylvania. Henry was the father of fifteen children. Henry Jones died at the age of 71 and is buried in the Hallsville Cemetery.

Silas Dixon Jones, Henry and Nancy Moss Jones' thirteenth child, was born on February 19, 1841. On February 23, 1861, Silas married Mary Ann Kerns, and on March 6, 1862, their first child, William, was born. Their happiness as a family was interrupted when, on August 9, 1862, Silas enlisted for three years in Co. A, 73" Regiment O.V.L., as a private in Captain Luther Buchwalter's Company in the Civil War. He was honorably discharge from Fintry Hospital, Washington, D.C., on December 1, 1862, for a disability. During his lifetime he was the father of seven girls and two boys, the youngest being Henry Edison Jones. Silas Dixon Jones died in Hallsville, Ohio, on May 11, 1923.

Henry Edison Jones, Silas's son, was born on January 22, 1878, in Ross County, Ohio, near Hallsville. On October 25, 1899, he married Harriett Louise Cryder (Crider). They had five children: Harry Edison, born October 29, 1900; Roy Wesley, born on March 26, 1903; Russell Orland, born on March 11, 1906; Helen Louise, born on August 2, 1910; and Edith Marie, born on February 11, 1916. Harry Edison Jones married Ethel Conway and their only child was Charles. Roy Wesley married Marry DeLong and their child was Maxine. They divorced, and Roy married Ruth Dawson Dunkle, who had a daughter, Genevieve. Russell Orland married Emma Merle Strous and their first born was a son, Nelson Edward, born February 4, 1926, and two years later, a daughter, Jennie Louise, born February 12, 1928. Helen Louise Jones married Wilbur Pontius and their child was Victor. Edith Marie married Marvin Leist and adopted David and Janet to complete their family.

Henry Edison Jones had no war record. His son, Russell, was classified as I-A for World War II and thought he was going to be calied. He was trying to make final decisions for his store, but he never was called, most likely because of his age. The young were called first. His son, Nelson Edward, at the age of 17, proved his integrity when he said he was going to serve even though someone who thought dearly of him had offered him a job on his farm so Nelson would not have to go to war. He dutifully served as Staff Sergeant in the 117" Army Airways Communications System in France. He enlisted on February 1, 1944, entered on April 7, 1944, and returned home on June 15, 1946. He had served in the 117" Army Airways Communications System as Communications Chief in the European theater of operations for nineteen months.

Nelson Edward Jones married Mary Ann Macklin, the daughter of Kathryn Armstrong Macklin and Daniel Macklin on August 27, 1947. They gave birth to a daughter, Connie Diane, and a son, Jeffrey Macklin Jones. The grandchildren born were Jason and Erin Herbert and Julie, Marissa, and Andrew Jones. Mary Ann Jones died after a courageous battle with cancer in 1986. Nelson then married Jane Ann Willman on June 10, 1989. Jennie Louise Jones married Glenford Mathews and they had a daughter, Cindy. Their grandchildren born were Patrick, Russell, and Gregory Goeller.

Nelson's father, Russell, since 1926, owned and operated Jones' General Store (Clover Farm Grocery), Tarlton, Ohio, with his wife, Merle. It is well remembered for their hospitality and helping those in need. Stories are often recalled of the town pranksters; the wheel of cheese and crackers; the shimmying up the gas pump sign post; the candy treats for the little ones; and, of course, the famous large ice cream cones. Many are the stories recalled of the Huckster Route days to Buena Vista on Tuesdays; all day out in Hocking County on Wednesdays; and one-half days on Thursdays in the Salt Creek area of Pickaway County. Since the latter was a shorter route, Merle and Jennie Louise (Sis) worked this route. Nelson took over the management duties in the late 1950's. To accommodate the community, he sold feed and hardware from a store across the street.

In the 1970's Nelson remodeled the store across the street, increased the hardware inventory, and operated a general hardware store. He sold the grocery to Charles and Peggy Jones and continued his business in the hardware. In December, 1988, Nelson sold the Jones' Hardware Store to Mike Hupp, and Nelson retired.

In his lifetime Nelson was dedicated to serving mankind, be it his Lutheran Church membership; as a member of the Pickaway County and Pickaway-Ross Vocational Center school boards; as a member of various service clubs and Logan Elm School Athletic Boosters; and for the community of Tarlton, where he served forty years on the Salt Creek-Tarlton Volunteer Fire Department. He remembers well a day of his childhood when the circus came to Tarlton and the elephants cooled themselves off in Salt Creek, squirting water everywhere. There are more stories than time to tell!

R.A. Jones Family

Robert Alexander (Sandy) Jones was born in Columbus, Ohio on March 2, 1929, the son of Richard E. and Elizabeth Gibson Jones. After the birth of his brother Steve, the family moved to Circleville, Ohio, and lived for a while on North Court Street and later on Union Street in the house now owned by the Pickaway County Historical Society.

When Sandy was about nine years old the family purchased and moved to a farm, which they named "Briar Patch" in Saltcreek Township. The boys attended Saltcreek Township School, where Sandy met through school sports and 4-H Club work, Lois Defenbaugh, daughter of William and Gwendolen Lewis Defenbaugh. He graduated from high school in 1947 and went on to receive a bachelor's and master's degree in forestry at the University of Michigan in 1951. He then worked briefly for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources before serving in the Army during the Korean War. He was discharged as a 2" Lt. in 1953.

Lois, who had lived her entire life in Saltcreek Township, also graduated from Saltcreek High School in 1949, and from The Ohio State University in 1953. Sandy and Lois were married in 1952. Following her graduation and after a brief time near Washington D.C. while Sandy was stationed at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, she served as acting home demonstration agent in three different Ohio counties while Sandy was stationed in Korea.

When he returned home in late 1953 he took a position with International Paper Company, and they moved south to Florida and later to Georgia where he was a forester at Southlands Experiment Forest owned by the paper company. Sons Alex (1954), Stewart (1956), and Kyle (1959) were born during that period of time. In 1961 after the death of Lois' father, they decided to return to Ohio and farm some of his land and satisfy a little homesickness. Their daughter Stephanie was born in Circleville in 1963. Lois taught school part time and substituted for many years in Logan Elm School District.

Their son Robert Alexander Jones Jr. graduated from Logan Elm High School and the Ohio State University. He married Karen Jackson and they are the parents of Jami Lynn, who graduated from Otterbein College and now teaches in Westerville, Ohio, and Ashley Elizabeth Jones who is a senior at Ohio University studying mathematics and athletic training. After a divorce he married Ellen Hribek and they have a daughter Allie born in Kazakhstan in 2001. They live in LaGrange, Texas, where they are presently opening a farm market. Formerly he worked many years in retail management.

Stewart McArthur Jones graduated from Logan Elm High School and Ferris State College in Big Rapids, Michigan, where he met Kim Kopeck of Livonia, Michigan. After their marriage they moved to Florida where Stewart had gone to work for the Kroger Company. They have two daughters; Rachel Michele who will be a junior at Florida State University in 2005 and Lindsey Marie who is a freshman at University High School in Orlando, Florida. Stewart now works for an advertising agency in Orlando, is president of the Central Florida Watercolor Society, and exhibits many of his paintings throughout the area in restaurants, shops, libraries and the Orlando City Hall.

Lewis Kyle Jones also graduated from Logan Elm High School and completed two years at Hocking Technical College. After spending a summer as a Tern Warden on Cape Cod he interned at Manomet Bird Observatory before continuing his studies at the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine. Later he earned a master's degree at the University of Massachusetts where he met Jennifer Megyesi, who later became his wife. They have a son Bradford Kipling Jones born January 4, 2000. Kyle has worked many years with the National Park Service, presently at the Billings Rockefeller Park in Woodstock, Vermont. He and Jennifer own and operate an organic farm near South Royalton, Vermont, and Kyle also enjoys woodworking in his spare time. Recently a book "Harvest" by Nicola Smith with photographs by Geoff Hansen was published, which covers a year in the operation of Kyle and Jennifer's organic farm.

Stephanie Kay Jones graduated from Logan Elm High School and then attended Bowling Green State University for two years before graduating from Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana. Later she earned her master's degree from Marygrove College in Detroit, Michigan. She is completing her 19" year of teaching in the Amanda-Clearcreek School District. Her two children are Marlee Kay Martin (1994) and Taylor Robert Martin (1996). Both attend Saltcreek Elementary School. Stephanie is active in the Ohio Education Association and serves on many educational committees, as well as keeping her children involved in church, music, 4-H and sports activities.

About 1987 Sandy switched from farming to work in the Eddie Bauer Catalog warehouse in Columbus and worked 12 years before finally retiring. Lois did alterations and worked for ten years in fabric sales at Wal-Mart. Both are members and elders of the Presbyterian Church. Sandy was president of the Pickaway County Farm Bureau and Lois was a 30-year 4-H advisor, and was involved in County, District and State 4-H and extension over the years. Since retiring, gardening, reading, church, genealogy, volunteer work at Clear Creek Metro Park and sewing keep them busy.

Ruben Jones Family

Reuben R. Jones (1917-1990) and Jenevee Keels-Jones purchased their first farm in Pickaway County, on State Route 56 near Tarlton, in 1955. Seven years later they purchased a second farm in Washington Township and moved the family farming operation from Ross County. Ross County was the birthplace of five children: Marvin, Inez and Eunice (twins), Lewis and Raymond.

prince who was aboard a slave ship that docked in Jamestown, Virginia in 1754. The family history has been chronicled from that time to the present by the book "History of the Jones Family", written by John Lysandrous Jones in 1933 and periodically updated electronically by Reuben and Jenevee's son, Lewis.

Reuben and Jenevee were married in1939 and immediately began farming with his mother, Emma Tanner Jones-Cosby in Jackson County. Father, John Marshall Jones, died in 1920, a victim of an influenza epidemic. They started farming on their own in 1941 near Greenfield and moved again to a rented 280 acre farm southeast of Chillicothe in 1946. The family settled on living in the farm's wooden frame house, not being offered the opportunity to reside in the property's modern brick house where previous tenants had lived. The landlord did keep his promise, and within three years, running water, a bathroom and modern heating were added to the older structure.

The family's first debt was a $6,000 loan by Production Credit Association to purchase livestock, a used Farmall H tractor, cultivators, seeds and fertilizer. The Jones Family quickly increased the dairy herd size as the children grew older and became active in 4-H. As resources would allow, more farming equipment was purchased, and custom farming supplemented the spirit to expand crop acreage and the registered Holstein herd size.

For his first 4-H project in 1952, Marvin entered a grade calf in the Ross County Fair. Since the animal was young and not registered, it had no chance of winning the grand champion prize. Within a few months, Reuben purchased four registered cows and one special heifer for Marvin's 1953 4-H project. Yes, he did win with that animal, and the drive for more registered Holsteins was born; leading to a dairy herd noted for production and show winnings throughout the state and numerous national livestock contests. With a three-year-old cow, they won the coveted National Holstein Futurity in 1968.

During the 1950's and 60's, Reuben became very involved with agricultural activities in Ross and Pickaway Counties and statewide, and in 1970, he was appointed as Director of the Livestock and Dairy Division of the United States Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service in Washington, D.C.

On August 7, 1986 Reuben was inducted into the Ohio State Fair Hall of Fame and on August 10, 1990 was inducted into the prestigious Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame. He died less than a month later on September 7". His wife of ten years, Dorothy Ford-Jones, was appointed to complete Reuben's term as a member of the Ohio Expositions Commission. We are all grateful that he lived to receive these deserving awards and to be the first non- White to garner either honor.

4. Yvonne Mae Jones-Simmons is retired following a long career as an educator and owner of daycare centers in Forest Park, Greenhills and Mason, Ohio. She resides in Mason.

6. Lewis Russell Jones is the chief of the Dairy Division for the State of Ohio and President of the Dairy Division of the National Association of Departments of Agriculture. He and his wife, Carol Harris-Jones, reside in Grove City.

7. Raymond Reuben Jones is a former executive with American Express Financial Advisors and currently a financial advisor with American Express. He and his wife, Diane May-Jones, reside in Reynoldsburg.

Young doctor Nelson E. Jones moved to Circleville with his wife, Virginia Smith Jones, in 1853. He was the grandson of early Ross County settler who moved to Ohio in 1797. With them was their first child, Genevieve. Howard Jones was born soon after they arrived. Doctor N.E. Jones practiced medicine at 151 West Main Street, Circleville, Ohio, until his death in 1946, He once said that he thought he had delivered half the population of Pickaway County - an unlikely claim.

Virginia Smith Jones, daughter, Genevieve and son, Howard, created The Nests and Eggs of the Birds of Ohio, details of which are available in the Clark/May Museum.

Howard married Mary McMullin, daughter of the minister of the First Presbyterian Church, Samuel Hildeburn McMullin, who lived only a few years in Circleville. The Howard Joneses had five children who grew to adulthood. Hildeburn (Habe), Nelson Howard (died at age 15), Lillian, Lloyd, Eleanor, and Virginia. (Lloyd changed the spelling of the name to Jonnes at age 16.) They moved into the beautiful home, Park Place, just

Hildeburn married Florence Rector and had one son, Burn (1917-1991). They were divorced in 1938 and Habe married Helen Saradino of Cincinnati, Ohio. Lloyd married Barbara Lukemire of Williamsburg, Ohio in 1922. They had two sons, Lloyd, Jr. (1924-) and Nelson (1926-). Lloyd and Barbara were divorced in 1936 and Lloyd then married Dorothy Jones, daughter of Steve and Carolyn Jones of Fox Post Office (near Circleville). Lillian never married and died in 1935. Eleanor likewise never married. She was a registered nurse, lived and worked in many places returning frequently to Circleville. She died at age 90 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Virginia married Dale Kitzmiller of Philadelphia. They had two children, Virginia (1928-1996) and Michael (1931-). Virginia and Dale divorced in 1942. She remarried John Hedges of Connecticut in 1963.

Lloyd graduated from Amherst College in 1912, and received an MD degree Cincinnati Medical School in 1918. He was a lieutenant in the US Navy for two years at Norfolk, married, then practiced medicine for a few months in Gnadenhutten, Ohio in 1923 before returning to Circleville where he practiced medicine at 151 West Main Street until his death in 1952. Dorothy started The Children's Shop at the site of the doctor's offices and operated it with her sister Janet and husband Charlie Boggs. Dorothy died in1993.

Extensive detail about many of these people is available at the Ohio Historical Society n Columbus. (Ask for the papers of Nelson Jonnes.) The Pickaway County Historical Society has a copy of JONNES FAMILY RECORD. There are no blood relatives of this Jones family presently living in Circleville.

Chris & Becky Justice Family

David Christian "Chris" Justice is the second son of Larry and Cinda Justice. He is a graduate of Westfall High School and Rio Grande College, graduating Cum Laude with a degree in Communications. He excelled in football in high school being the leading pass receiver in the state of Ohio during his junior year and attended Boys State. He enjoyed participation in the Swing choir, and musicals and was Student Body President his senior year.

He quickly began a career in Communications by volunteering to do color on the radio for football games while attending Rio Grande. His senior year there he was offered the Sports Directors job at the radio station in Gallipolis.

After graduation from Rio Grande he married his high school sweetheart, Rebecca Ann Cochran, daughter of Tom and Dee Cochran of Clark Lakes in Pickaway County. Chris had been offered a job at a TV station in Beckley, West Virginia, as a weekend Sports anchor. He and Becky moved to Oak Hill, West Virginia. There he met Mohammed Ali and Bobby Bowden and learned how to operate a film camera to do his own shooting of sports events. After two years there, Chris was chosen to be the Sports Director of a TV station in New Bern, North Carolina. Becky began working as a secretary for a dentist and it was there that their first child, a daughter, Jordan was born.

From New Bern, Chris auditioned for a sports job at NBC-6 in Charlotte, North Carolina. At this station he moved into News and is currently the main anchor of the evening news.

Charlotte has been the birthplace of their three other children, Caroline, Jake and Tyler. Another birth there was the Chris Justice Golf Tournament for Special Olympics to honor his younger brother, Tad.

Ancestors of Chris once lived in North Carolina and moved to Ohio at the beginning of the 1800's This connection comes through his maternal great grandmother, Mary "Mame" Crawford Anderson. Mame's first ancestor to Ohio was George Crawford b. 12/26/1801 in Delaware. The son of George Crawford and Lovey Short who married in New Castle, Delaware 8/31/1794. George Sr. died there before 1810. Lovey and three sons: George, Elisha, and Augustus came to Shawnee, Ohio circa 1825 in Perry County. George Jr. married Rebecca Rambo of Pennsylvania and moved to Pickaway County. They were parents of Augustus, Allen, Alfred, Eliza, Jane, Rachel, Maria, Hannah, Suzannah, Amanda, Sarah, Rebecca, and Solamon.

August, first son of George Jr. was b. 2/6/1838 at Shawnee. He married Martha Jane Tilley v. 4/16/1847 in Jackson, Ohio, the daughter of Benjamin Tilley and Mary Bheam. It was the Tilley family which moved to Ohio from North Carolina. Augustus and Martha were parents of Daniel, Virginia, William, Lewis, Charles, Plezza, George, John, Cleveland, Mary "Mame", and twins Nora and Cora.

Chris and Becky are very active in the Baptist Church in Charlotte. Chris is studying for a divinity degree and Becky is a soloist for the large choir. Their children also participate in the Christmas and Easter programs.

Larry Justice Family

George Larry Justice was born in Texas City, Texas to George Webster Justice and Olive Maud Shuster. Larry's mother, Olive was born in Chillicothe 4/24/1920 and died in Circleville, Ohio 1/23/1989. Her second

Olive's parents were Floyd Wanee Shuster (1899-1976), son of John E. Shuster and Olive Ann Osborn, and Golda M. Murphy (1900/1972), daughter of Thomas Murphy and Cora Maude Johnson. Olive's siblings were Harold, Paul, Margery and Charles. Olive's father was a retired Conductor on the B&O Railroad. (The Justice line is found in this book.)

Larry graduated from Circleville High School and served in the US Navy for a total of 7 years and retired from the Navy Reserves as a First Class Petty Officer Seabee and, in 1998, from DuPont. He graduated from Circleville High School and holds an Associates Degree from Ohio University. His occupation was in the field of electronics and business. He has served on the Mental Retardation Board and many committees in the program. He is a member of Emmett Chapel UMC, Sunday school Teacher and Treasurer, and Lay Delegate to conference. Both he and his wife are born again Christians. He and Cinda Anderson, born in Williamsport, Ohio to Earl and Justine Anderson (their history found in this book) were married in Williamsport in September 1965. They are the parents of three sons, Larry Michael, David Christian and Thaddaeus Lane. The family served 3 years in Newfoundland, Canada, with the Navy and Cinda taught in school on the base.

Cinda graduated from Williamsport High School, Ohio University with a BS in Education and Ohio State University Reading Recovery Program. She retired from teaching in 1998 from the Westfall Local School District. She served on Boards for Emmett Chapel United Methodist Church, Mental Retardation, and Pickaway County Historical and Genealogical Society, and volunteered at the Genealogy Library. She is an accredited McGown Rug Hooking Teacher and served on their National Board. She enjoys Lay Speaking at her church, Bible study, genealogy searching and is a published article writer. She is a life member of PCHGS, OGS, RCGS, and First Families of Ohio, First Families of Ross County, and Pioneer Families of Ross County.

Cinda's maternal grandparents were double second cousins and descendants of early settlers of Ohio before it became a state. Her grandmother, Mary Chenoweth (3/16/1887-3/28/1977) m.

10/28/1908 William Robison Bales (7/13/1889- 10/2/1959). Mary's parents - Elmer Chenoweth and Abigail Alexander; grandparents, Elijah Chenoweth and Susan Pringle; great grandparents John Foster Chenoweth (who served in the Ohio legislature) and Margaret Ferguson; great great grandparents Eliah Chenoweth and Rachel Foster who came to Ohio in 1799 and settled near Harrisburg. He was the son of Thomas Chenoweth and Mary Prickett. Thomas was the son of John Chenoweth and Mary (?).

Justine's father, William "Rob" Bales was the son of Elijah Bales and Mary Robison, Elijah the son of Moses Bales and Rachael Chenoweth (daughter of John Foster Chenoweth above and Moses's sister Catherine m. William Pringle father of Susan Pringle above) Moses the son of Thomas Bales and Jane Graves, Thomas son of William Bales and Mary (?). In the combined families there were veterans of the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, both World Wars, and Vietnam. There were also two Methodist Circuit Riders. Rev. John Foster and Rev. Agustine Munson Alexander, who once served the Deercreek Circuit in Darbyville.

Michael & Kelly Justice Family

The earliest Justice known to the family was Francis Justice, a Union Soldier in the Civil War who served with the 73" reg. Co. D of the OVI. He enlisted 11/1/1861 and was discharged 12/30/1864. He received a gun shot wound of the hand and forearm in Resaca, Georgia, disabling his left hand. He was b. circa 1843. He was married 6/23/1868 to Elizabeth Ann Davis b. 1848 in Greenland, Ross County. They were parents of Sarah Ellen 8/6/1869, Minnie Victoria 2/20/1871, Mahala Jane 1/13/1873, William Allen 1/9/1875, Lulu Etta 7/7/1877, David Franklin 11/2/1879, John 3/27/1881, Elmer 9/7/1884 - 2/11/1913, Bessie 2/17/1887, Emmitt 9/26/1889, Elias Harrison 5/30/1892. Francis died in Pickaway County, Ohio 9/4/1922 and was buried at Brown Chapel near Clarksburg, Ohio. (His enlistment states in 1861 he was light complexioned, blue eyes, light hair and 5'10".)

County. They were the parents of 10 children, Myrtle 1899, Grace 1900, William 1902, Herbert 1904, Harold 1906, Clara Jane 1908, Jacob 2/4/1915, Rosa Marie 1917, George Webster 4/30/1920, James Franklin 1923. They resided in Atlanta, Perry Township and Yellowbud in Wayne Township. Both are buried in Springbank Cemetery, Ross County.

George son of William and Minnie Justice and his brother Jacob joined the service in 1941. George had an emergency appendectomy and was transferred to another company. He was sent to Camp Hood, Texas and was married to Olive Shuster in Texas City, Texas 4/30/42 on his 22" birthday. Their only child, George Larry, was born there in 1943. Olive and Larry returned to Chillicothe when George went overseas. He served under Maj. Hawlsey and Gen. McArthur. He was ona Navy Ship headed for Guadacanal on his 24" birthday, was in the first wave to go into Japan and had equipment to set up a beach head when the bomb hit. He returned home landing in California on a Navy ship in October 1945. A dirigible played music over the ship and the men landed to an 8-course meal. He earned ribbons: America Defense, Asiatic/Pacific Theater with two bronze stars, Philippine Liberation with | bronze star, Good Conduct Medal, Military Occupational Light, Combat Infantryman Badge, and Rifle Sharp Shooter Badge.

George Larry Justice, son of George W. served in the US Navy after graduation aboard an LSD-35 and did two tours of duty in the Philippines in his first enlistment, and 8 years later rejoined the Seabees for 4 years.

Larry Michael Justice joined the US Navy after graduation from Westfall High School where he excelled in football and enjoyed participation in the Swing Choir and Musicals. While serving in the Ceremonial Guard in Washington DC, he met Maureen Kelly Smith, born in Fairbanks, Alaska, daughter of a military couple who retired from the U.S. Air Force, William Burt Smith and Audrey Rose Furnal of Maryland.

While in the Navy, Michael also served aboard the aircraft carrier, The USS America. During his service earned 2 Presidential Unit Accommodation Ribbons, Expert pistol and rifle ribbons, Good Conduct and the Navy Achievement Medal for helping to save a man's life while off duty. He continued to serve in the Naval Reserves for several years and has served as a Police Officer in Circleville, and Columbus. He assists with coaching little league football in Circleville.

Kelly Justice has a degree in Journalism from the University of Maryland. She is an accomplished paralegal and has worked in that capacity in Washington DC, and Columbus. She and Michael married in Maryland before coming to Ohio to live. They have three children, Emily Justine, William Anderson and Evan Michael.

Wesley E. & Dolly Grabill Justus

in Circleville. He was a road and bridge contractor. He built and repaired them. He also painted bridges. He married Dolly Ann Grabill, daughter of William R. Grabill and Mary A. Crabb.

Kathern Marie Justus was born June 1885 and died May 1907. She died of Consumption or TB on what was to be her wedding day in Zwicker Park. She is buried in Palestine Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Pickaway County, Ohio.

Cora Victoria Justus was born November 1887 and died October 1966. She married Harry W. Riffle in 1911 in Circleville. Harry was born 1890 and died 1960. They lived in Saltcreek Township and Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio. They had seven children, of whom 5 lived to be adults. They are buried in Forest Cemetery, Pickaway County, Ohio.

William Monroe Justus was born 1890 and died 1977. He married Doris A. Smith. They had one son, Jack. They are buried in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Fayette/Pickaway Counties, Ohio.

Geneva Palmer Justus was born 1891 and died 1969. She married Howard Young. He was born 1888 and died 1965. Howard was a stationary engineer at Circleville water works. They had no children. They are buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio.

After Dolly died he married Marie Debus in 1915. Marie died in 1971 and is buried in Pleasant Cemetery, Mt. Sterling, Pickaway/Fayette County, Ohio.

Miles A. Kahler Family

Miles Kahler, originally from Hardin County, Ohio, served as an army sergeant in the 37" Division-during World War II. Following the war, he was a farmer and operated a grain elevator in Kenton, Ohio. He relocated to Pickaway County in April 1961 along with wife Rose, son Michael and daughter Jill.

The family lived on London Road in Darby Township where they were engaged in farming. In addition to farming, Miles was later involved in the excavation business up until the time of his retirement. He also served as Darby Township

Jill Kahler married Randy Smith from near Five Points in 1973. She is employed by Grant Hospital in Columbus. Michael Kahler graduated from Ohio State University and served in Vietnam as an officer in the Army Corps of Engineers. He was married in Circleville in 1975 and has resided in the Ashville area since that time. Mike is employed by Motorists Mutual Insurance Company in Columbus. He has two sons, Stephen and David, who attended Teays Valley Schools. Stephen graduated from Otterbein College and is employed by a Columbus law firm. David graduated from Ohio University and is a computer consultant in Columbus.

Evelyn & Jay Kaiser

Evelyn Myers was born in Circleville, Ohio to Chet and Viola Myers on February 28, 1941 and moved to Williamsport, Ohio in 1946 with her siblings, Shelvia, George and David. She attended the Williamsport School and graduated in 1959.

She worked at the Root Beer Stand, Montgomery Ward, Columbus State Office Building and DuPont. She attended Ohio University and graduated in 1973 with a degree in Education. She substituted for 2 years, then was hired full time in the Teays Valley School District in 1975. She taught fifth and third grades at Ashville, then third, fourth, and fifth grade classes at Scioto. She quit in 1995 to spend the winters in Florida. In 2001, she retired.

Now she likes to sew cement goose outfits, can different kinds of pickles, make strawberry freezer jam, bake cookies, cakes, and pies and go scavenger hunting to yard sales.

George Ray "Jay" Kaiser was born on March 14, 1938 in Walnut Township to Harriett and George H. Kaiser. The family moved to their grandfather's farm in 1943. He attended the Scioto School and graduated in 1956. Afterwards he served in the U.S. Army from 1956-1958, stationed in Illesheim, Germany with the 54" Helicopter Transport Battalion.

On March 25, 1961 Evelyn and Jay were married at the Williamsport United Methodist Church and became parents of Jerri Lynn on January 13, 1962 and Jeffrey Alan on January 13, 1964. We lived in Williamsport from 1961 to 1986 then built a new home on Kingston Pike. For the last ten years, we have spent the winters in our home in Winter Haven, Florida.

While in Williamsport, Jay served on the Board of Public Affairs. He is a member of the United Methodist Church, writes the monthly newsletter, has served in all offices within the church, and is a Sunday School teacher.

Evelyn has been active in several churches: the Williamsport United Methodist Church during her younger years, the Nazarene for 35 years where she helped with dramas, taught Junior Church and adult Sunday School Classes, she now attends Crossroads and Good Shepherd, and while in Florida, they attend the Presbyterian Church.

They have traveled to all 50 states, cruised Alaska, the Eastern and Western Caribbean, Panama Canal, Central and South America, also Canada and Mexico. Jay traveled to Europe several times on DuPont business and also visited relatives in Germany. He visited several countries while in the service.

We have six precious grandchildren, Sarah and Zack from Jerri and Andy Jackson; Elise, Michaela, Gabriel, and Christina from Linda and Jeff Kaiser. They are the lights of our lives.

George Henry Kaiser Family

George Henry Kaiser was born May 30, 1910 in Pickaway County to John Henry and Christine Schneider Kaiser. He married Harriett Lucille Cullums on June 14, 1934 in Greenup, Kentucky. Harriett was born on December 12, 1916 in Circleville, Ohio to Ray and Ethel Florence Hugh Cullums. Ray Cullums fell as a victim of the Flu Epidemic of 1918. After his death, Harriett's mother remarried and she was raised by her stepfather, Roland Brintlinger.

George drove a school bus for Walnut Township and later worked at Orient State Institute for several years. He was a member of the Fire Department. Harriett worked as a nurse for a few years at Orient State Institute. Together they raised six children in Scioto Township.

John Henry born June 7, 1936, married Marilyn May Davis on February 27, 1957. She was born May 10, 1941. They had three children: Lisa Annette born on January 22, 1958; Julie Ann born on December 16, 1962; and Steven Lee born on June 15, 1965.

George Ray born March 14, 1938, married Evelyn Irene Myers on March 25, 1961. She was born on February 28, 1941. They had two children: Jerri Lynn born on January 13, 1962 and Jeffrey Alan born on January 13, 1964.

Robert Eugene born on November 3, 1939, married Julia Kinsell on June 4, 1963. She was born on June 12, 1943. They had two children: Kevin Eugene born on January 31, 1964 and Craig Aaron born on March 30, 1966.

Richard Cullums born on July 10, 1941, married Norma Sealock on August 17, 1963. She was born on September 2, 1943. They had four children: Kimberly Kay born August 12, 1965; Melanie Sue born July 19, 1967; Kerry Eugene born March 2, 1970; and Kyle Richard born on February 6, 1973. Richard married the second time to Sharon Lockington who was born on December 19, 1942. Her daughter, Donna Lockington, was born on February 19, 1973.

Ethel Christine born on December 29, 1942, married Clark Lee Casto on February 22, 1963. Clark was born on April 18, 1936. He had a daughter, Gloria Lynn, born on August 15, 1959. Together they had two daughters: Christina Sue born March 15, 1966, and Melissa Ann born on August 2, 1967.

Karen Sue born on September 25, 1949, married William Patrick Rowe and had two children: Angela Sue born on February 4, 1969, and William Patrick II born on May 21, 1973. Karen married the second time to George Craig Woods on September 11, 1982. Craig was born April 5, 1952.

After a lifetime of working and raising six children, George and Harriett retired to Williamsport, Ohio and lived there until each of them passed away. George died on February 4, 1984, at Mt. Carmel Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Harriett died on March 20, 2003, at Berger Hospital in Circleville. They were both laid to rest in Forest Cemetery, Circleville.

John Henry Kaiser Family

Johann Justus Kaiser was born on December 30, 1877, in Singlis, Hessen Kassel, Germany, to George and Elizabeth Beidebach Kaiser. He had six siblings: Eliese, Martha, Elsie, Elizabeth, Heinrich, and Sabina. Not particularly wanting to serve in the German military during the years leading up to World War I, Johann decided in 1898 to immigrate to the United States. His father's siblings, Henry and Martha Kaiser had settled in Pickaway County in the late 1870's. Sometime during this transition, Johann's name was Americanized to John Henry Kaiser.

Christine Schnieder was born on May 30, 1878, near Koln, Germany, to Conrad and Marie Kauffner Schnieder. She immigrated to New York City in 1898. During her stay in New York City, she fell in love with a young man who worked on the Hudson Canal. He died while building the Canal, but Christine gave birth to a daughter. Elizabeth Christine was born on September 2, 1904, in New York City, New York.

John learned of this and traveled to New York to bring Christine and baby Elizabeth back to Pickaway County. John and Christine were married on December 6, 1904, and raised Elizabeth as his own.

John and Christine had five children together. Mary Elizabeth was born on October 9, 1908; George Henry was born on May 30, 1910; Henry John was born on April 30, 1914; Arthur Frederick was born on September 25, 1917; and Anna Martha was born on June 14, 1919.

John was a farmer by trade. German was the primary language spoken in the household until young Elizabeth came home one day from school and said she had gotten into trouble for not speaking English. From that time forward, Christine made it a rule that only English was to be spoken in the house. Although on occasion, John was known to lament in German. Henry passed away in December of 1931 at the age of 17 from scarlet fever. Henry, Art, and Anna all graduated from Walnut Township High School. Neither John nor Christine ever became naturalized citizens.

Christine passed away on December 24, 1932. John passed away on August 23, 1967. They are both laid to rest in Reber Hill Cemetery in Walnut Township.

John only returned to his beloved homeland once since his immigration in 1898. He and daughter, Anna, visited for a month in 1955. There was a large article in the Columbus Dispatch with a picture of John with his siblings. In June of 2001, my father and I traveled to Germany and found the quiet village of Singlis. Communication was difficult, since nobody but the school age children spoke any English. But when they recognized the name Kaiser, what a commotion it raised. The old timers in the village told us about the huge party they had when Justus had come home. What a thrill it was to visit the birthplace of my great grandfather, Johann Justus Kaiser.

Kinnear Family

Originally from Scotland, the family had taken the name from the lands of Kinnear in the 12" century. The name is Celtic derived from Gaelic and was first recorded as DaKyner, meaning "of the land of height or headland".

The James Kinnear family migrated from Scotland to Londonderry, Ireland around 1685 and later to near Carrick, on the Shannon River, County Leitrim, Ireland. After their death, all the living children of James' great-grandson, William and his wife Jane Simpson Kinnear, emigrated with their families to America between 1791 and 1795. They were Andrew, Alexander, Margaret and Robert Kinnear. Ann and William Kinnear, whose parents William and Eleanor Carney Kinnear, had died, came with their uncle Alexander.

Andrew and Mary Delamar Kinnear brought a growing family with them from County Leitrim to Pickaway County. They both died in Pickaway County, he in 1824, she in 1835 and are buried in Whisler Cemetery. Their children were William; David; Andrew (Reverend) lived in Pickaway County 1814-1824, moved to Marion County, Ohio; Francis, Pickaway County sheriff from 1820 to 1825; Margaret, died in Indiana; Mary, married Michael Earnest in 1811, Pickaway County, died in Kansas; James; and Samuel, married Hannah McCutcheon in Circleville 1826, married Ellen Hill, Pickaway County 1830, died in Franklin County, Ohio.

David Kinnear was born in Ireland September 19, 1779, married Mary Ann Koch in Pennsylvania in 1802 and moved to Pickaway County around 1806. He farmed the land he owned in Salt Creek Township, served the county as Clerk at the formation of the county, was one of the three original county commissioners, the first county recorder and surveyor, county auditor and judge. He died in 1850, she in 1851 and they are both buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. The children of David and Mary Ann Kinnear were Joseph, married Mary Sullivan, Ross County 1827; Benjamin, married Catherine Spencer, Pickaway County 1829; Phoebe, born Pickaway Township, Ross County 1807, married John P. Monnett, Pickaway County 1825; Charles, died Illinois; David, died Kansas; Stephen A., married Mary Williams; Mary, married Thomas Monnett,

Stephen A. Kinnear was born in Pickaway County September 1, 1813. Mary Harris Williams was born there January 13, 1821. They married in 1839, owned and worked two farms until shortly before his death in 1880. Stephen Kinnear was a Pickaway County neighbor, farmer, businessman and local Methodist preacher. His diaries or daily logs for the years 1862, 1863 and 1879 are documented on the USGenWeb Project, Pickaway County, Ohio Genealogy Page. The entries contain the names of numerous residents of the area and provide interesting detail of life at that time. Their children were Albert C., married Isabella Dudley, Pickaway County 1868. He was a hospital steward during the Civil War, in the 90" Reg. Ohio Volunteer Infantry; Nelson F,, attended Ohio Wesleyan University 1863-64, married Theodocia Carpenter 1879; Josephine, attended Delaware Female College, Delaware, Ohio 1862, married James Harrison Jones 1875, moved to Columbus; Elizabeth; Anna, married Lewis Bryant, moved to Kentucky.

Early Pickaway County families with branches in the Kinnear family tree are Caldwell, Carpenter, Gulick, Jones, Monnett, Reichelderfer, Renick, Saylor, Seymour, Strous, Stumpf and Williams.

Kline-Murphy

William Murphy was born in Ireland in 1818. He migrated to Pickaway County and married Mary Shephard. They raised 11 children: Nathan, Belinda, Nancy, Lucinda "Effie" (m. George Jones), Edward (m. Carrie Hough), Sara Jane (m. Hastings), Grace, John "Jack", Albert, Abby (m. Charlie Bennett), and Hafed (m. Jessie Louisa Mace).

William, Mary and their family lived for many years in the lock tender's house at the Ohio and Erie Canal Lock #33 near Whiskey Switch, the Cincinnati and Muskingum Valley Railroad crossing along Canal Road in Wayne Township. William was the lock tender when Hafed Murphy was born in 1859.

Hafed and wife Jessie had 9 children: Jesse, Louisa, Naomi (m. Charles Zurmehly), Ina, Charlotte "Lottie" (m. Walter Derexson), Stella Layton (b. 1895, d. 1969), Hared, Jr. (m. Bernice Ott), Maud Ellen (m. Louis Helwig) and Mabel Ruth (m. Almond Crockett). The family was raised in Yellowbud, a Ross County canal boomtown known for it's boat "dry docks" and located just south of the Pickaway County line.

In 1915, Stella Layton Murphy married David Earl Kline (b. 1892, d. 1964). Dave was the youngest of 11 children born to George Kline, a prosperous farmer, storekeeper and canal boat owner. George's brother, Henry, contracted to build a portion of the canal. Stella and Dave lived near the banks of the canal and parented 8 children. George David (b. 1916, d. 2004) was a farmer, township trustee and storekeeper. In

George David and Iona Kline lived on Dungan Road in Wayne Township for 28 years before retiring to his homeplace along the canal. Their 6 children are: George Roger (b.1942) known for his giant pumpkins; Richard David (b.1944) a U.S. Army Veteran, farmer and elected Wayne Township Trustee for 21 years; Linda Evelyn (m. Joseph Darnell) lives on Immell Road; Kay Ann (m. Paul David Jacobs) works for Circleville schools. She and Paul reside in Circleville with sons Justin and Jevan; Kris Alan (m. Sharon K. Snyder) earned a degree in Optometry and with Sharon opened the Kline Vision Center on Court Street, Circleville, and raised sons Kelton (m. Hillary Roe), Kyron and Kabron; and Ken Eric (m. Sandra Malone) works for the Circleville Water Department.

In 1968, Richard David "Dick" Kline married Loche Louise MacKenzie. She is the daughter of Circleville residents, John and Madeline MacKenzie. Dick and Loche established themselves at Kline Krest Farms which borders the old Ohio and Erie Canal along State Route 104. They farmed and lived at that location for 27 years with their 3 daughters Tonja (m. Carl Reichley and relocated to Denver, Colorado); Mitzi (b.1970, works for Franklin County Board of Health); and Amber (m. Kevin Saeger, she now lives in Canal Winchester). Dick and Loche have 3 granddaughters, Savannah and Noelle Saeger and Clarise Ella Reichley.

August Koch

August Koch was a native of Prussia, a province of Germany and was born May 10, 1823. He was married to Hannah Dorothea Gehring in Germany and shortly afterward immigrated to this country, settling in Chillicothe, Ohio. August owned and farmed 125 acres in Huntington Township, Ross County and later moved to Pickaway County occupying the Isaac Stage farm located north of Circleville, Ohio. A few years later, he purchased the farm he had occupied since 1874. It stretched from Stage's Pond to the Scioto River. He and Hannah had three sons and two daughters.

Charles, b. 18 August 1845 in Prussia, Germany, d. 5 January 1905, m. 15 October 1878 Barbara Elizabeth Dorn, b. 27 October 1850 in Ross County, Ohio. Children were: Bertha, m. John L. Hunsicker, Williamsport, Ohio; Elizabeth, b. October 1873, m. W.J. Graham, Circleville, Ohio; Albert, b. August 1874; and Earl A., b. August 1890.

August, b. September 1850, d. October 1912, m. Anna Gergeans, b. April 1857, d. June 1919. Both are buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.

After the death of his first wife, August married Elizabeth Smith Kramer in 1871. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Smith of Germany and the widow of Adam Kramer who died in 1865 of hardships of the Civil War. Elizabeth, who resided in Chillicothe, moved to Pickaway County with her two children: Carrie and Adam.

Carrie Kramer, b. August 1883, m. George C. Gerhardt in 1889 at the home of her stepfather August Koch in Walnut Township, Pickaway County. George was the son of George and Caroline Blum Gerhardt. In 1900, he purchased the farm home "Pleasant View Farm" along Darby Creek near Fox Post Office in Jackson Township, Pickaway County. In 1904, he built a brick estate on the farm which is still standing. Carrie and George had a son and two daughters: Harry Smith, who drowned at the age of 15, Marguerite Elizabeth and Hazel Katherine, who married Oliver P. Clutts. The Clutts' children were Betty and Robert.

Charles Adam Kramer, b. August 1865, m. 1897 Melinda (Minnie) Louise Schweyer (Swoyer) b. 1871. They lived in Circleville 9 years at 155 W. High Street and moved to North Dakota to live on a homestead. Charles d. 1945 and Minnie d. 1913. They had two boys and two girls: Elizabeth Ferne, b. 1897, m. 1922 Frank Nicholas Zook, b. 1898; Robert Charles, b. 1907, d. 1957; Roy Kenneth, b. 1910, d. 1953: and Helen Annette, b. 1912, married a Neudeck and later an Anderson.

The children of Mr. Koch anglicized the spelling of the family name from Koch to Cook, but August hung tenaciously to the old spelling and never changed it.

Elizabeth Koch died August 1924 at the home of her daughter, Anna Ritt, and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. August Koch died in 1906, at the age of 83, and is buried in Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio.