Pickaway Township (part 35 of 49)

Mr. Bolin was candidate of his district for Presidential Elector in 1880, on the Hancock ticket. In 1888, he was chosen by the Democratic party to make the race for Congress against Gen. R. P. Kenned}^ At the previous election the Republican majority was four thousand and twenty-five, but Mr. Bolin cut it down to thirty-two hundred and seventy, his great personal popularity winning him many votes. He has been an indefatigable worker for his part}^ and in 1888 canvassed Indiana as well as his own State, making fifty speeches in all. Mr. Bolin has l)een President of the Board of City School Examiners for the greater part of the time during seventeen years. He is Past Master of the Blue Lodge, High Priest of the Chapter, and Eminent Commander of the Sciota Commandery, K. T., of Circleville, and has been delegate and representative to the Grand Lodge. His wife, a most estimable lady, is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

Asa lawyer, Mr. Bolin is diligent and careful in the preparation of his cases, but his peculiar strength lies in his power of argument, his keen perception and fluent use of language. He possesses to a great degree natural grace and refinement of disposition. He is affable and pleasant, but never compromises his dignity as a gentleman. He IS also an excellent conversationalist, well informed on all topics of general interest, and therefore popular.

R. J. G. SMITH. Although young in years, our subject has every prospect of becoming one of the foremost professional men of Pickaway County, for he has won quite a reputation already as a practitioner of the "healing art." He possesses advanced ideas and progressive i)rinciples regarding his profession, and is gifted with a full share of the sterling characteristics of the native Kentuckian.

Our subject's birth occurred in Elizabeth town. Hardin Count}, K}., on the 12th of January, 1866, and he was the eldest of three children born to Albertus and Mary E. (Gardner) Smith. Grandfather Jacob G. Smith, after whom our subject was named, was born in Ilagerstown, Md., and was a shoemaker by trade. He left his native State and crossed the mountains on foot to Ohio, where he followed his trade for man}^ years. He died in 1891, when seventy-four j^ears of age. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Smith, is still living and makes her home with our subject. The grandfather was a quiet, unassuming man, and strictly temperate. His ancestors came from German}^ to Virginia and thence to INIarjiand. Our subject's maternal grandfather, the Hon. George II. Gardner, was born in the Blue Grass State, but came from Virginia stock. He was a well-to-do pioneer of Kentucky and held many prominent positions in that State. He was a member of the State Legislature, was also Sheriff and Judge, and he died there, one of the most prominent men of the count}'. He was a strong Presbyterian in his religious views.

Albertus Smith, father of our subject, was born in Circleville, Ohio, and learned the harnessmaker's trade in Kentucky. He remained with an uncle from the age of fifteen until twenty-one, and then started in the harness-making business for himself, c ntinuing this until 1870. During the trouble between the North and South, he was a strong Union man, and, as a consequence, he sold out and returned to Circleville, Ohio. After reaching tliis city, he embarked in merchandising and has been in business here since. In 1880, he engaged in the grocery business, continued this for eight years, and then returned to the harness business. He married Miss (Gardner, a native of Eliza) )etlitown, Ky.. and three children blessed this union: our subject; JMary E., at home, and Sarah J. Both the father and mother are members of the Methodist Church.

Dr. J. G. Smith remained in his native State until four years of age and then came with his parents to Circleville, Ohio, where he received his literary education. He left the High School when in the junior year to assist his father in the grocery business, and continued to assist him in this until he sold out his stock. His father wanted him to study law, but our subject was of a different opinion, and when about the age of twentyone, he began the study of medicine under Dr. Ralph Morden, with whom he continued until the fall of 1888. He then entered the University of Michigan, Homeopath}^ department of medicine, and after remaining there two j^ears, or until 1890, entered the Chicago Homeopathy College, from wliich he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1891. He then returned to Circleville, began practicing iiis profession, and has met with much success. He is independent in his [lolitical views.

ON. DANH:L J. MYERS. Tliroughout 1^ Southern Ohio, a ])rominent place in business and political circles is held by the gentleman whose name introduces this sketch and whose labors as Probate Judge shovved the possession of erudition and great aljility. He is known and lionored, not only in Circleville, where he resides, but also in other cities of the State.

father, Daniel Myers, was born in Green Township, Ross Count}^, Ohio, of which Grandfather Myers, a native of Pennsylvania, was one of the earliest settlers and a pioneer farmer, who also engaged in flat-boating down the Oiiio and Mississijjpi Rivers to New Orleans. Grandfather Myers became ill with the fever at Natchez, and there died. Daniel Myers was reared and married in Green Townsliip, where he aftei'ward operated over two hundred acres of farming land. In 1876, he rented his place and located on a tract of land, eleven acres in extent, adjoining the city of Circleville, where he now conducts a fruit and garden bvisiness. He owns sixty acres in the Scioto Valley and is in comfortable circumstances.

For six 3'ears, Daniel M^'ers served as Director of the County Infirmary, for two terms was Vicepresident of that institution, and has alwa3'S been prominent in public affairs. Socially', he is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and in his religious connections is identified with the Methodist Episcopal Church. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Julia Foust, was born in Salt Creek Township, Pickawa}- County. Her father. Christian Foust, was boin in Pennsylvania, whence he removed to Salt Creek Township at an early da}' and was proprietor of an hotel on the Zanesville and Maysville Pike. Mrs. Julia M3'ers died in Green Township, in 1870, leaving six children, as follows: Mary, George, Missouri, Daniel J , Ella, and Isaac Newton, who died in Ross'County, in 1875, at the age of eighteen years.

Born in Green Township, Ross County, July 3, 1851, oiu- subject was reared on the home farm and received the advantages of a common-school education. In 1868, he entered Heidelberg Col lege, Tilfin, Ohio, where he attended until the commencement of the junior year, and then, ceasing his literary studies, entered the office of the Chillicothe Advertiser, continuing thereuntil 1874. His health failing, he was advised by his physician to change his business, and accordingly came to Circleville, in March, 1874, where he and his brother George opened a meat market. In 1881, he sold out and embarked in the clothing business witli Robert P. Hain, as his partner, the firm name being Ilain i^' Mj'crs. Two 3'ears later, the connec-

The peculiar fitness of our subject for ollicial positions was recognized by his fellow-citizens and he was nominated by the Republicans for Mayor in the spring of 1887. Although the city had a Democratic niajorit}- of about four hundred, he lacked only four votes of being elected, a fact which, of itself, is a sufHcient indication of his popularity. In the fall of 1887, he was elected Probate Judge by a majority of two hundred and sixtj'-six votes against a regular Democratic majority of nearly twelve hundred, running ahead of his ticket more than fourteen hundred. lie assumed the duties of the office February 9, 1888, and during his incumbency of the position moved into the elegant new Probate rooms. At the expiration of his term,Februar3^ 9, 1891, he declined a renomination and withdrew from tlie position wliich he had honored by his faitliful discharge of duties and judicious decisions.

J. LILLY, M. D., D. D. 8., is engaged in the practice of dentistry in Circleville, and has ^/jL^ Y^ron an enviable reputation for the careful, skillful manner in which he performs all operations. He is well provided with every new applian< e for making the extraction of teeth as easy and painless as possible, also preserves the natural teeth and fills them, and likewise makes artificial teeth on gold, silver or platina plates, and always guarantees to give perfect satisfaction. He stands at the head in his profession, is well read and well posted (m all subjects relating to it, as the contributions from his pen to dental literature testify; but although he has the M. D. degree he has never practiced medicine as a specialty'.

The Doctor was born in Circleville, Ohio, on the 1st of January, 1858, and the people have had every chance to judge of his character and qualifications, for here he was reared. His father, Dr. W. R. Lilly, was a native of Pickaway County,

Ohio, and a graduate of the Cincinnati Dental College. When a young man, he came to Circleville, and, both here and throughout the State, stood high in his profession, which he followed until his death at the family home, June 7, 1892. He was always highl}' respected for his many estimable qualities and his upright character, which won him many friends. In politics, he was a Republican, and during the late war enlisted in the State troops, taking part in the capture of the celebrated Gen. Morgan, during his raid in Oliio.

Mary E. Robbins, as the mother of our subject was known in maidenhood, was born in Pickaway County and is the daughter of Matthias Robbins, a native of the Keystone State. During tlie War of 1812, Mr. Kobbins served valiantly in defense of the United .States, but by occupation was a farmer. l\Irs. Rol)bins is still living and has attained the oreat aue of more than one hundred years. INIrs. Lillv is a devoted member of tlie Methodist Church, to which her husband also belonged. Of their eight children, six are now living, our subject being the third. John is a physician in Toledo, Ohio; and Robert F., who was graduated from the Circleville High School at the age of seventeen, is also a graduate of the Cincinnati Dental College, in the Class of '92.

At a veiy early age, our subject evinced a stronglove for the profession he is now successfully following, and assisted his father when but a boy. He extracted teeth when he had to stand on a chair to do it, and in that way had a fair knowledge of the profession before he adopted it. For some time he studied under his father, and afterward carried on his studies in the Cincinnati Dental College, which he entered in 1877. During the following year, he became a student in the Universit}' of Michigan at Ann Arbor and was graduated from the department of dentistry in 1879, with the degree of D. D. 8.

During the fall of 1879, the young doctor entered the Starling Medical College, of Columbus, from which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in the following jquv. Subsequently, he practiced dentistry with his father for a few years, or until 1882, when he opened his present office. His dental parlors and operating rooms are ele- gaiitly furnished and contain every facility for carrying on work in the most convenient and successful manner. As a dentist, his reputation is of the highest order; as a citizen, he is highly regarded for his sterling worth; and as a friend, those w^ho know liim can best appreciate his noble qualities of heart and mind.

At Circleville, Dr. Lilly and Miss Ada Vernon were united in marriage. Mrs. Lilly was born in this cit3% where for manj^ years her father, the late Dr. L. C. A^ernon, w^as a prominent phj^sician. There have been born unto them two children, Harel and Stuart, and the family is comfortabh' domiciled in a pleasant residence on L^nion Street. Sociallj', the Doctor is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Elks. In politics, he affiliates with the Republican party, believing its principles best adapted to the national progress. Me holds membership in the Methodist Church and contributes liberally to its support, as he does to all laudable enterprises.

\^^xEHEMIAH NEDDS, a retired farmer, resid- I jj ing in London, was born in Westmoreland /il.^ County, Pa., September 6, 1832, into the home of Jacob and Margaret (Miller) Nedds, who were also natives of Pennsylvania. In 1838, they came to Ohio, and for a time the father Avas engaged in farming at Columbus, in Franklin Count3^ Later, he went to Indiana, and was similarly' employed in that State. He subsequently returned to Ohio, and the remainder of his life was spent at his occupation at Dayton. He and his good wife were among the foremost members of the Presbj'- terian Church, of which he was Trustee several years. Politicall}', lie was a Democrat, as was his father before him. He served with valor in the War of 1812 as Lieutenant of his regiment. Of his eleven children, three are living: Mrs. Elizal)eth Webster, of Franklin County; Mrs. Mar}- Reed, also of that county; and our subject. Their paternal grandfather, Godlip Nebbs, was born in Germany. He came to America early in life, and lived thereafter in Pennsylvania until his death.

following the trade of a hatter. He and his wqfe reared a famil}' of some six children to good I}'' lives. He belonged to the German Reformed Church, and was strict in religious matters.

Nehemiah Nedds, to whom these lines refer, was a small boy when his parents came to Ohio, and his life for some 3-ears thereafter was passed on a farm in Franklin County, where he obtained his education. He remained an inmate of the parental household until he was nineteen years old, and he then began his independent career. He tried wagon-making first, but did not like that trade, nor was he any better pleased with the weaving and coloring Inisiness to which he next turned his attention. The calling of a farmer, to which he had been reared, and in which he had had a good training, better suited his tastes, and for some four years after abandoning weaving, he worked as a farm hand by the month. By that time, he had made a good start, and, desirous of establishing a home of his OAvn, he was married to Miss Rhoda Roderick, of Madison Count} % daughter of Ludwick and Rebecca (King) Roderick, who were natives of Maryland and early settlers of this county. In his wife, our subject has found a capable helpmate and a cheerful companion, who has greatl}^ aided him in securing the competency that is the fruit of their early labors. They have two children living: IMilton W.,an engineer; and Albert T., a painter.

After his marriage, our subject continued to work as a farm hand for some ten years in Madison Count}', and then for a like number of years he rented farms. He subsequently^ purchased twenty acres of land in Union Township, erected suitable buildings, and lived on the same some six years, adding to it in the meantime by bu_ying other laud until he had quite a good-sized farm, with well-tilled fields and substantial improvements. At the end of six 3-ears, he removed to London, having bouglit four lots located on West High Street, on which he built a neat and well-planned residence, which he has since made his home. He is a man of solid worth, who is looked up to hy his fellow-citizens in the city and townsliip, where he is well known. He and his wife are consistent Christians, their dail}' lives showing the value of their religious professions, and in them the INIethodist Episcopal Church has two of its most efficient working members, lie was a Class-leader for several years and Sundaj'-school Superintendent for a time. Politi-* cally, he is a Republican of the true stamp.

"JYl AMEvS FRYBACK. Among the representative men of this county, none are more favorably' known or more highly respected than the above-mentioned gentleman. His prominence arises from personal worth, which the public are not slow in recognizing, as well as from distinguished famil}' connections, for he represents one of the oldest families in the county. A native of Pickawa}^ County, Ohio, born in Pickaway Township on the 20th of Januar}', 1834, he is the son of John and Letitia (Emerson) Fr3-back, the former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Virginia. The grandfather, George Fryback, was a native of German}' and was left an orphan at a tender age. He and bis brother crossed the ocean to America and both served in the Revolutionary War, the former enlisting when sixteen years of age. After the war, they returned to Pennsylvania, but later, George Fr^'back moved to Maryland, where he remained until about 1797. In the spring of that year, he came on horseback to Ohio, settled in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, and raised some corn and i)ut uj) some hay. He then returned tolMaryland for his family, and in the fall came back to Pickaway Township, settling on three hundred and twenty acres of new land on the Congo Creek. He erected a ructe log house and immediately began improving his farm. He was a hard-working, industrious man, and died in December, 1833.

John Fryback was born in the year 1788, and was nine years of age when he came with his parents to Ohio. He received a common-school education and remained under the parental roof until the breaking out of the War of 1812, when he enlisted to fight the British and Indians. He served as Sergeant in a rifle corapan}^ until the close of the war and then returned to his home in Ohio.

He was a great hunter and was considered a fine sljot, even in those days when all had a use for the gun and when there were very few \hh)v marksmen. Our subject now owns the gun used by his father and grandfather. The latter ]»uilt the old brick house which is now the oldest brick building in the county. It is quite a large house now and must have been considered very fine in its day. The father of our subject followed farming and trading in cattle for many years, and was very successful in both pursuits. He owned six hundred and forty acres of land near Circleville, also other tracts in different portions of thecounty, and gave each of his eleven childi'eu a good start. He was a stout, fine looking man, and about six feet, one inch in height, and his death, which occurred in 1876, was caused partly by a fall, when he sprained his hip. He was a great horseback rider and delighted in this exercise. He was a liberal supjwrter of all enterprises of a worthy nature, assisted in building churches and was active in all good work. He was an old-line Whig in politics, but was not radical in his views. His wife, who was also a member of the Presb^'terian Church, died when seventj'-seven years of age. Eleven of their twelve children grew to mature years, and seven are living at the present time.

James Fryback, the youngest son and tenth child, was early trained to assist on the farm, and his youthful days were passed in cultivating the soil and in attending tlie log schoolhouse, where he sat on a slab seat, used a quill pen, and warmed himself at the immense firei)lace. Later, a brick schoolhouse took the place of the primitive log cabin, and gradually other improvements were made. Young Flyback attended the winter terms principally, for there was plenty of work on the farm during the summer months, and when seventeen years of age he entered Kingston Academy, and remained there for two years. Returning home, he remained there until twenty years of age and then went to Indiana, where he passed a year or two, engaged in cultivating the soil. In 18G5, he bought two hundred and forty-five acres of land, part of the old home place, and there engaged in farming and in the stock business. He raised a fine grade of cattle and was quite actively engaged in

Inlying, selling and feeding stock. Seeing the need of more land, be bought eight3-five acres near Hayesville, and also improved sixty-eight and one-half acres in South Pickaway County. He has a fine farm, has it well improved, and is one of the substantial and prosperous men of the county. In 1889, he rented his farm and has since resided in Circleville. He takes a deep interest in all public enterprises and is one of the many public-spirited citizens of the county. He has found a great many Indian relics on his farm, which is a historical spot in Ohio, the Indian Chief, Cornstock, having had his village on this place many 3'ears ago. There is also a noted Indian spring on the farm, and in clearing around this spring seven gun barrels were found. JNIr. Fryback has a large barn on his farm and a wind-pump, as well as other improvements of like character. Grandfather Fryback bought apple seed, planted it, and thus had an orchard, but not a tree is left at the present time. Our subject was married on the 28th of September, 1875, to Miss Mary W. Sharp, daughter of John Denny Sharp, a native of Ross County, Ohio, born in 1803. Grandfather John Sharp, a Virginian, married a Miss Denny, a distant relative of Maj.- Gen. Denny. He came to Chillicothe at a very early day and settled in that city, or rather place, when there was but one house beside his own. He kept store and traded with the Indians, trusted them at first but found it did not pay, and later went on a farm. His father, Gen. Sharp, who was of Irish descent, was an officer in the Revolutionary War under Washington. His wife was a Taylor, a relative of Zachaiy Taylor, and of Scotch descent. Grandfather Sharp located in Pickaway Township, this county, in 1803, on three hundred and twenty acres of wild land, and Avas in the War of 1812. He was a Presbyterian in his religious views and lived to be sixty-six 3^ears of age. The father of Mrs. Fryback was a farmer on the old home place of three hundred and twenty acres in Ross County, and later he added enough to the original tract to make three hundred and forty-five acres. He was a Republican in his political views, and a Presbyterian in religious matters, and was an Elder in liis church. He died on the 26th of December, 1891. and his mind was clear and viaforous to the last. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Corwin, was born in Pike County, Ohio, and the daughter of Samuel Corwin, who was a native of the Ke3stone State but an early settler of Pike County, Ohio, and of English descent. He owned a good farm here and in the West, and was a prosperous man. Mrs. Fryback 's mother died in 1843. They were the parents of four children, three of whom grew to mature j^ears, our subject's wife being third in order of birth. She was born in Pickawaj' Township, this count}', and when fifteen years of age entered Marysvilie Academy at Marysvilie, Ohio, and remained there two years. She had two brothers in the army. Corwin enlisted in the Seven tj'-third Ohio Infantry in 1862 and served until the close of the war. He was wounded at Resaca. The other brother, John Taylor, was also in the same company, and now resides on the old place. Mrs. Fryback began teaching school when sixteen years of age, three years in one district, seven in another and all in sight of her father's home. To our subject and wife have been born two children: Letitia E. and Sue. Mrs. Fryback has been a member of the Presbyterian Church for a number of years, and she is a member of Groce Post, W. R. C. Mr. Fryback is a Republican in his political principles.

f(^ UGH SNIDER, whose life sketch we now present to our readers, resides in Union Township, Fayette County, and is the son of William Snider, wiio came to this State with his parents from Virginia, in which State he was born in 1805, while his parents were on the journey. For fifty years the father of our subject pursued the work of a drover and trader, and in those early days used to drive stock across the mountains. He was for many j^ears one of the most extensive drovers, and is now the oldest trader, in that line, in FaA-ette County.

The mother of our subject was Margaret, daughter of Hazard Hopkins, and she became the mother of six children, all but one of whom grew to man's and woman's estate. Those who are living are Sarah, now the widow of John Davis; F^lizabeth, wife of G. W. Taylor, a Kansas farmer; Henry C, who is at Dayton in the Soldiers' Home, and who served his country faithfully during the War of the Rebellion, and our subject.

Hugh Snider was born April 1(J, 1832, on Paint Creek, five miles from Washington C. H., and there had his early training and education, studying in the district schools of Wa3'ne Township. He worked with his father until after he was twenty years of age, and was married Novemlter 28, 1852, to Rebecca, daughter of William and Elizabeth Marchant. Mr. INIarchant was a farmer and blacksmith in Fa3'ette County, and came here among the early settlers.

The young couple passed a 3'ear on the old homestead and then came to the farm which they now occupy and which was purchased bj' the young man of his father. But little of it was then cleared but now it is all in a good state of cultivation. His spade turned the first soil that was ever turned on Pone Creek, and he has spent all his life in puttrng in excellent condition the farm that he bought when a young man. When he first settled here, he lived in a log house that had an old log fire[)lace, which took firewood so large that the 3^oung man used to drive his horse into the house to roll the log onto the fire, a log so large that it would last several days.

John Rowe, Abraham JNIcCoy and our subject are the only ones of the old settlers now living in the neighborhood. In the early days they found abundant opportunities for kindly interchange of work, and Mr. Snider says that he has sometimes gone every day for two weeks, helping his neighbors to roll logs. In 1873, Mr. Snider jHilled down his log house and put in its place a handsome and substantial brick residence, adding an excellent barn also to his farm. His only child, Clara, is the wife of Frank Lid}', who is in the oil business in Washington C. H., and is an enterprising and successful 3'oung man.

Mr. Snider has his farm in a fine condition and all the barns and outbuildings are creditable to his taste and good judgment. His crops are principally in grain and he also raises some stock.

In his political views, he is in S3inpath3' with the Repuljlican part3' and in the earl3' da3's was a Whig. In former times he was a School Director, but aside from that has not cared for official position and has not taken an active part in politics.

N. BEATTY. Among the prominent and representative farmers and stock-raisers of Perr3' Township, Pickaway County, we are glad to present to our many readers the life history of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He was born in this countv, April 18, 1821, and is a son of James and Margaret (Gil)son) Beatt3'. The father was a native of Virginia and removed to Ohio in 1818, and located in Fa3'ette County, where he spent the remainder of his da3^s, dying in 1879, at the advanced age of eighty-four years.

The subject of this sketch is the eld'.'st of five children born to his worthy parents. The family' comes of a long-lived race who were strong and robust, the grandfather, Charles Beatty, being eighty-two 3'ears old at the time of his death. Our subject has been a resident of Fayette and I'ickaawa3' Counties all his life and is one of the most successful and prosperous farmers in the count3'. Stock-raising and dealing have been his cliief occupations, besides engaging in mixed farming.

Mr. Beatt^-, of this sketch, was married December 27, 1847, to Margaret Hid3', a native of Fa3'ette Count3', Ohio, and a daughter of Joseph Hid3', a farmer b}' occupation. Immediately' after the marriage, of our subject, he commenced farming in Fayette Count}', and in 1867 removed to Pickawa3' Count3', where he has resided ever since. B3' this marriage two children have been born, Scott and Clara. A sketch of the former is written elsewhere in this work. Clara is the wife of William C. Boswick and is making her home in this county'.

In his political affiliations, iMr. Beatt}' affiliates with the Republican jjart}'. The fine farm of this gentleman consists of from seven hundred to eight hundred acres, all under splendid cultivation. Upon this place are erected a number of model buildings for the accommodation of his cattle and horses. The Short-horn breed is his favorite in cattle, and at the present time he handles many horses. He owes his success to his good judgment and skillful management, and he is a thorough gentleman whom it is a pleasure to meet. He is hospitable and kind and stands among the most highly-respected citizens in the county and township. His wife departed this life at her home, July 20, 1887.

as a farmer and stock-raiser, with one of the best farms in Walnut Township. He is a native of Ohio, born in Clarke County, September 20, 1826. When he was a child, he was taken to Delaware County and from there to Franklin County, when he was ten years old. When he was fourteen years of age, he came to Pickaway County, and has been a resident here for more than half a century. He early displa3^ed good scholarly ability, and was very ambitious to obtain an education.

The preliminary scliooling of our sul)ject was obtained in the log schoolhouses of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, and he was a close student, devoting every spare hour to his books. At the age of twenty-two, he entered upon the profession of teacliing, taking charge of a school in Harrison Townsliip, which he taught four months, at $15 per month, paying |1 per week out of his salary for board. Wishing to further pre[)are himself for his calling, he then became a student at the Wesleyan University at Delaware, and prollted veiy much b}^ the course that he pursued in that institution during the fourteen weeks that he attended there.

After leaving college, our subject taught in Walnut Township several years and in other places in different parts of Pickaway County during the fifteen 3'ears that he was engaged in teaching. He won a high reputation as an educator who was thorouglily adai)ted to his profession, who understood its requirements in the various schools with which he was connected, and won golden opinions as to his methods of imparting instruction, from pupils and parents alike. He is still interested in educational matters, is of a thoughtful turn of mind, with an active brain that still keeps pace with the times, as he is a careful student. His political views find expression, generall}^, in the platform of the Democratic part}'. Religiously, he is of the Methodist P^piscopal faith and a valued member of the church.

Mr. Humble 's successful career as a farmer began in 1851, when he settled on his present homestead in Walnut Township, which contains two hundred and forty acres of land, and was then in a wild, uncultivated condition. By persistent effort, seconded by intelligent and well-directed labor, he has wi'oughta marvelous change, clearing up much of the land and erecting a substantial set of buildings, and has a neat and orderly place that is an ornament to the neighborhood. Beside this farm, he has another of one hundred and sixt^'-two acres in Scioto Township, which is also well improved.

Our subject was first married to Rhoda Miller, who was born on the farm on which he lives, and was a daughter of Joseph and Pho?be (Hedges) Miller. One son was born of that marriage, Albert, a graduate of the Wesle3'an University, who is following in his father's footsteps as a successful educator, and was engaged in his profession in Oregon, but has now returned home and will take charge of the Nebraska School in Walnut Township. By his second wife, Catherine Miller, Mr. Humble had three sons, namely: Gilbert, Clerk of Walnut Township; Joseph, a resident of the State of Washington; and Frank, County Clerk and Recorder of Montezuma County, Colo., who was educated at the Lebanon, Ohio, Normal School.

Our subject's son Gilbert is a native of Pickaway County, and was born December 14, 1855. He was educated in the public schools of Walnut Township and, in due time, showed himself to be possessed of the requisite pusli and business tact necessaiy to secure success or to realize his ambitions, and he has already made his mark in his native count}'. He was first appointed Clerk of Walnut Townsliip in September, 1888, and in tlie spring of 1892 was re-elected to the office. In politics, he is an ardent Democrat, and socially, he is a member of the Masonic order, at Lithopolis.

The marriage of Gilbert Humble with Miss Lyda A. Brinker took place in 1882. She is a native of Walnut Township and a daughter of the late Barnabas and Elizabeth Brinker, who were early settlers of this part of the county. Mr. and Mrs. Humble have had four children, of whom two are livina: Edna M. and Frank.

eHARLES SLYH was born on the farm where he now lives, March 26, 1848, tlie old homestead being very pleasantly located five miles south of Plain City, Canaan Township, Madison County. His father, Mathias Slyh, was born at Harper's Ferry, Va., in 1800, and was reared amid the wild and i)icturesque scenery of that noted spot. He was a son of Henry Slyh, who was also a Virginian by birth, and was a gallant soldier in the War of 1812. He died in Columbus, this State, at the ripe old age of eighty years. He was of German descent, liis father having come from Germany in Colonial times and settled in Virginia.

Tlie mother of our subject, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Patterson, was born in Virginia in 1807, and was a daughter of Robert Patterson, who was also a native of that State, and was of Irish extraction. When she was about nine years old, her parents became pioneers of this State. The father of our subject came to Ohio in 1821. He was already married, having l»een wedded in Marj-- land when he was nineteen years old. His first wife, who accompanied him in his migration to this State, died in 1830, leaving four children, all of whom grew to maturity, and three of whom are still living. Mr. Slyh's second marriage was with the mother of our subject, and she bore him eleven children, of whom seven grew to manhood and womanhood, and six of them are still living.

The father of our subject is distinguished in the history of this county as one of its pioneers. He had first settled in Pickawa3' County, whence he removed to Columbus, where he remained one year, and at the expiration of that time he came to Madison County and located on the homestead owned and occupied at the Y)resent time by his son Charles. He built a log house, and vigorously entered upon the hard task of developing a farm, which under his careful management became one of the most desirable places in the vicinity, and in the comfortable home built up by his toil, he closed his eyes in death, January 12, 1883, thus ending a long and honorable life. He was greatly missed bv the people among whom he had lived so many years, who knew him to be a true Christian and an active worker in all good causes in which he was interested. He was for man}- years one of the leading members of the Darby Baptist Church, holding official positions therein, and doing miicli for its upbuilding. He was likewise a well-known figure in public life, having held the offices of Trustee and Assessor of the townshii) of Canaan. His wife survived liim until August, 1H91, and then she too passed away.

Charles Slyh, the subject of tliis biographical notice, is the tenth child and sixth son of his parents. His education was obtained in the district school, and on the old farm he early gained a clear insight into agricultural methods, and since he has been farming on his own account intelligently adapts the best to the conditions of the soil, and is a good, round-al)Out, practical farmer. He remained an inmate of the parental household until he was twenty-six years old, assisting his father in the management of the farm, and farming for himself. After marriage, he removed to the William Wilson Farm^ which he occupied two years. Returning then to the old homestead, he has ever since lived upon it. He has one hundred and fifty acres of land that is under a high state of cultivation, and is exceedingly productive. It is supplied with a neat and substantial set of buildings, and with all the modern appliances for carrying on agriculture to the best advantage.

Our subject is a lover of good horses, and keeps the best, having some fine specimens of blooded animals, and doing quite a business in buying and selling horses. He has a comprehensive knowledge of the horse, is an unerring judge of its good and bad points, and his opinion is often referred to by his associates. He is also interested in slieep, which he handles fortlie market, having handled as many as two thousand daring the season, and he now has a flock of Ave hundred of fine grade.

The marriage of Mr. Slyh with Miss Eliza Kilgore was cele})rated March 26, 1875. She was a native of Canaan Township, and here her entire life was passed, her death occurring in 1887. This was a sad blow, not only to the members of her own household, by whom she was greatlj- beloved, but by others bej'ond the home circle who were favored with her steadfast friendship. She was true in all the relations of life, and left a precious memory of a pleasant personality, and of a wife and mother who was devoted to husband and children, and self-sacriilcing in the faithful performance of her duties. Two daughters and a son are left to comfort our subject and help him in maintaining his home: Ora, Alma and Rodney.

This brief outline of the life of Mi. Slyh shows that he has arisen to an important place among the stockmen of his native county, and that he has been an influence in raising the standard of the horses bred within its l)orders. He has also mingled in the public life of the community, acting as Assessor of the township eleven 3ears, and he is active in social circles as a member of Urania Lodge No. 311, A. F. it A. M., at Plain City; of Lodge No. 159, K. P; and of the Red Men of that city. He was at one time a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in that place. In [)olitics, he is found with the Democrats.

ESSE NIGH, a leading groceryman of INIt. Sterling, who is also engaged in the under- ,^,.^1 taking business, has the honor of being a na- ^^1/ tive of Ohio. He was born in Fayette County, on the 24th of October, 1847, and is a son of Samuel and Jane (Kemp) Nigh. His father was born in Fairfield Count}-, Ohio, in 1812, is a carpenter by trade and still resides in Pickawaj^ County. Of the familv, three sons and four daughters grew to mature years, and four are j^et living: Mrs. Mary Beale, who resides on the farm in Pleasant Township, Madison County, and has five children; Mrs. Lucinda Smith, who died and left six children; Mrs. Charlotte Bragg, who resides on a farm in Range Township, Madison County, and has three children; Mrs. Emma Downs, who with her four children makes her home in Pickaway County; Otho W., who enlisted as a private in the One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, became cook for the Captain, and after one year in the service died of disease. His death occurred m Nashville and his remains were brought home and interred in Pleasant Cemetery in Mt. Sterling on his twenty-first birthda}-. Jesse P. is the younger, and Nathan died at the age of sixteen 3'ears.

Mr. Nigh, whose name heads this record, began life for himself at a very early age and has since made his own way in the world. He earned his first money by working as a farm hand. At the age of twenty-four, he was married to Miss Etta Javctt, their union being celebrated in Mt. Sterling, August 30, 1870. Mr. Nigh was then engaged in tiie harness business, which he continued for three 3'ears. On selling out, he engaged in farming for a .vear, after which he embarked in the grocery trade and was thus engaged for fourteen years. He then purchased fourteen acres of land m Pickawa}^ County, but after again following agricultural pursuits for one year, he abandoned that occupation to embark in his present business. He now has an excellent trade in the grocery business and his patronage is well deserved.

Unto Mr. and Mrs. Nigh have been born eight children: David Homer, Bertha Ora, William S., Freddie Milton, Flo^'d Bernard, Leslie Weir, Glenn and Ida Ma^' (twins). The eldest son was born in Harrisburgh, Franklin County, Ohio, and the other children are all natives of Mt. Sterling.

Mr. Nigh cast his first Presidential vote for Gen. Grant, supporting the Republican party for a number of years, but is now an adherent of the Prohibition part}'. He has never been an office-seeker, preferring to devote his entire time and attention to his business. Mr. and Mrs. Nigh and two of their children are members of the Methodist Chui-ch. He has served as Steward,

Class-leader and assistant Superintendent of the Sundaj^-school. In the churcli, he lias taken quite a prominent part, doini^ all in his power for its upbuilding. His life has been well and worthily spent and his straightforward course has won him the confidence of all with whom business or jjlcasure Iiave brouarht him in contact.

ELI HARSH. There is probably no citizen of Scioto Township, Pickaway County, better or more favorably known than Eli Harsh, whose portrait appears on the opposite page. He began life a poor boy, but has now gained considerable wealth. He has gained the esteem of all with whom he has come in contact in business and social life, and his standing as a merchant at Commercial Point is an enviable one.

Born in Carroll Count}^, Ohio, April 3, 1836, our subject is the son of Lewis Harsh, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1791. The}' are of German dfescent, grandfather Harsh having emigrated from Germany to America when a young man, just after the close of the Revolutionary War. After spending a number of 3'ears farming in Washington Count}', Pa., he migrated at an early day to Carroll County, Ohio, where he became one of the pioneers. There he bought quite a tract of land, and, settling in the wilderness, developed a fine farm. Indians were his near neighbors, and wolves and deer were often to be seen from his door. He was a noted huntsman and a good shot. He reared a large family and lived to complete more than ninety years.

The father of our subject was a 3'oung man when he came to Ohio. He bought eightv acres of timber land from his father and, having built for himself a house of hewed logs, settled down to develop his farm. He bought sixty acres additional and proved himself a hard worker and an industrious farmer, developing his estate and bringing it to a high state of cultivation. He lived to be ninety-one years of age, and was highl}' esteemed as a man of character and industry. He was a member of the German Reformed Church all his life and a faithful attendant upon religious services. In politics, he was a strong Democrat, but was not one who sought office. He married Silom i Gantz, a native of Pennsylvania, and tiiey reared to maturity eight sons and five daughters, namely: Andrew, Isaac, Rachel and Leah (twins), Cornelius, Zenus, Mary M., -Teremiah, Savina, Eli, Nathaniel, Maliala, and Philip. The mother of this numerous household, who was a member of the Reformed Church the greater i:)art of her life, died at the age of seventy-eight. Her family was also of German descent and her father was born in the Old Countr}-.

He of whom we write was reared and educated in Carroll County, Oliio, attending the pioneer schools in the log schoolhouses where the large open fireplace, the slab writing-desk, and the slab seats, were the only furnishing of which they could boast. The door had wooden hinges and a wooden latch, and the very earliest of these schoolhouses had oiled paper in the windows in lieu of glass. It was a subscription school and the teachers " boarded around." At eighteen years of age, iVIr. Harsh attended Mount Union College, in Stark County, Ohio, spending two years in that institution, and while there paid his expenses by chopping wood and making gardens. When twent}- years old, he began teaching school in Carroll County, and afterward pursued that profession in Franklin County, Vv'here he taught for one year in .Jackson Township and three years in Pleasant Township.

The marriage of our subject at Ilarrisburgh, Franklin County, this State, took place September 18, 1860, and united him with Caroline Miller, a native of that place. Her father, Henry Miller, was born at Ciuntersdorf, in Nassau, (jlerman}', December, 19, 1797, and her mother, Mary Catherine Strader, was born at Greifenstien, Prussia, April 10, 1789. They were married Septembei- 12, 1827, and in April, 183 4, took passage for America on the ship "Shenandoah." The vessel being wrecked, they were rescued and brought to this country by another ship, after having been on the ocean for six weeks. They lost one child in this disaster, but brought two safel}- through the trying ordeal to which they were subjected.

Mr. Miller began his career in the United Stales in great poverty, having lost ever3'tliing he possessed by shipwreck. At an early day, he settled in Columbus, Ohio, and after residing there for three years removed to Ilurrisburgh, where he carried on a general store and tailor shop, until within a few 3'ears of his death. He was one of the pioneer merchants of the town, and when locating there had to chop down trees to make a place upon which to build a house. His foiu- living children are Cathrine,Wilhelmina, Emily and Caroline; William was the name of the little son whom they lost upon the v03'age and who was then six years old. Mr. Miller died in his eight3'-second year and Mrs. Miller died at the age of seventy-five. They were both members of the German Reformed Church.

Three children have blessed the home of our subject: Lewis M. and Leslie A., who are partners in the dr3'-goods Imsiness in Columbus, and Carrie, who is still with her parents. Mr. Harsh located here in 1864 and established himself in the mercantile business, with a capital of onl3^ ^'300 or $400, and he is now considered worth some $40,- 00'). He has enlarged the business from time to time, and took his sons into partnership with him, continuing thu.s until a 3'ear ago, when the3' started their store in Columbus. He has had great success and has established a large trade. The present double two-stor3' store with baseinent was built in 1881, and he occupies the entire building, carrying a stock of from $10,000 to $12,000 in dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, hardware, wall paper and general notions. His handson)e and commodious residence was erected b3' him in 1870, and he has a splendid farm of two hundred and fort3' acres adjoining the village on the south, which he has in the hands of a tenant, besides a town residence which he also rents. His residence and store occup3' three lots, and are considered a handsome addition to the town architecturall3'.

Mr. and Mrs. Harsh have been meml)ers of the Methodist Church throughout most of their lives, and he is the Steward and Trustee of that bod3', as well as one of its main financial supporters. In [)olitics, he is independent, with strong Prohibition proclivities, and rendered efficient service as Township Treasurer for fifteen 3'ears. He has been ver3' successful, as might well be expected from a man of his ability and thorough study of business principles and practice. He is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Eellovvs and is influential in that body.

UAYNE CALDWELL is a representative of one of the oldest and most respected ^%' families in the county and is one of the pushing, wide-awake business men of Circleville. He is 3^oung, enterprising and energetic, and stands very high both in financial and social circles. He is a native-born resident of Pickawa3^ County, Ohio, born in Jackson Township on the 23d of Jul3% 1848, and his father, Alexander Caldwell, was born in the same county and township in 1812. The grandfather, Alexander Caldwell, 8r., was a native of Scotland, and when a bo3^ of thirteen emigrated to the United States and first settled in Pennsylvania. Later, he moved to Virginia, and from there to Ohio at an early date, settling in Jackson Township, within a mile of where his son resides at the present time. He was among the pioneer settlers; his farm was all wild land, and he resided in a log house for man3' 3^ears. He was industrious and ambitious and soon made many improvements on his place. There his death occurred when about seventy-five years of age. He was a member of the Presb3'terian Church.

The father of our subject passed his youthful days in assisting his father in clearing the farm, and, as might naturally be expected, his educational advantages were not of the best, for he attended only now and then the schools taught in the log schoolhouses of that period. He remained iinder the parental roof until after his marriage, after which he branched out for himself, choosing the occupation to which he has been reared as his calling in life. lie has been favored in ever3" respect and is to-da3' one of the most successful farmers and stockmen in the county. He makes a specialt3' of Short-horn cattle and fine heav3' draft horses. During the war, he dealt quite ex- tensively in sheep. He did not enter the firniy on account of ill-health. He gradually accumulated twenty-four hundred acres of fine land on Sciota River. He is a good manager, a man of excellent business acumen, and no doubt inherited his thrift and energy from his sturdy Scotch ancestors. He is now eighty years of age, and is an active member of the Presbyterian C'hurch. His wife, whose maiden name was Charlotte Morris, was born in Walnut Township, this county, the daughter of John Morris, a native of Pennsylvania. She is now seventy-eight years of age.

Of the six children born to this couple, five are now living, and our subject is the second in order of birth. His earl)' school days were spent in tlie log schoolhouse with slab benches, a log left out at one side for a window, and other rude contrivances. Later, a much better schoolhouse was erected, and in this our subject remained until seventeen years of age, when he entered Bloomingburgh Academy, in Fayette County, Ohio. Three years later, he was graduated from that institution and intended to enter college, but was called home on account of his father's illness. After this, he continued at home and assisted his father until 1874, when he became tlie possessor of a farm of three hundred and eighty-seven acres in Scioto Township, all well improved and well cultivated. He followed agricultui'al pursuits on this until 1879, when he located in Circleville, but he has still continued to operate the farm through a superintendent.

Our subject bought out F. M. Shulz's crockery store and has continued this business up to the present time, adding to the original stock wallpaper and moulding, and now occupies three floors of the First National Bank Building. Notwithstanding Mr. Caldwell's business and the urgent demand it makes upon his attention, he is able to devote a portion of his time to i)ublic matters and every laudable enterprise receives his hearty support. He is practical, energetic and persevering, and a most reliable man of business.

Mr. Caldwell chose his life companion in the person of Miss Maggie Renick, and their marriage was solemnized in the year 1879. The result of this union has been three children, of whom only one survives, Felix. Mrs. Caldwell's father, Felix Renick, was a very extensive farmer and was the first settler in this township. She was born iiere, was educated in Hillsboro Female vSeininary, and is a lady of intelligence and refinement. Mr. Caldwell is a member of the Board of Trade and was Secretary of the Pickaway Fair C(mii)any for some time. This company spent much time in building up and improving the grounds, but they received very little encouragement from the people, and so abandoned it. Mr. Caldwell still owns a partnership in this. He has shown his appreciation of secret orders by becoming a member of the Knights of P^^thias and the Ancient Free and Accei)ted Masons. He is a man of thorough understanding of public affairs and is interested in the success of Republican principles.

.ip^ AMUEL W. BENNETT, whose faini in ^^^ Monroe Township was reclaimed from the \j7\jl) primeval forests b}' his father, Samuel J_ ^^ Bennett, represents one of the early pioneer families of this State, and he is a fine type of the native-born sons of Pickaway County, whose agricultural interests he promotes by his progressive modes of farming. He was born on the old homestead on which he lives, December 11, 1851. His father, who was a native of Ross County, was a son of John Bennett, who was Itorn in Delaware, was of English ancestry, and was a farmer by occujiation. In the early part of the century, he came to Ohio, and made settlement in the forests of Ross Count}', where he bought a small tract of land, upon which he built a log cabin for a dwelling. He and his wife reared a large family, and in the fullness of time passed away from the scenes of their pioneer labors, his death occurring when he was seventy or more 3^ears old, and her's at the age of ninety-seven \'ears, nine months and fourteen days.

The father of our subject grew to a stalwart manhood in his native county, and in 1834 he was there married to Rebecca Hopkins, who was also born in Ross County, her birthplace lying on the shores of Big Paint Creek. Her parents, who lived to be very old, were among the early settlers of that county. These ten children were born to the Bennetts: Sarah A. (Mrs. Taylor), Mary A. (Mrs. Taylor), Jane (Mrs. Barnhart, now deceased), Will K,, Mahala (Mrs. Chittem), Nanc}' (Mrs. Corkwell, Samuel W., Fanny (Mrs. Barnhart), Rlioda (Mrs. p:nsley), and P^lnora (Mrs. Toben). The mother is still living, at the age of seventy-five, and bears her years well, still being active and retaining her faculties undinimed by the ravages of time. Nearl}' all her life she has been a member of the Methodist Church, and she is an exemplaiy Christian.

After marriage, Mr. Bennett came here to settle, and bought a tract of timber land, which is the old homestead occupied by our subject. He had to cut down the trees to make room to build a log cabin, which was the regulation pioneer dwelling, with its pnnclieon floor, open fireplace and rude home-made furnishings, and in that humble abode he and his wife commenced honsekeepmg. The country around was an almost unbroken wilderness, with but very few settlements, a log cabin here and there along Deer Creek marking the hon)e of some venturesome pioneer. Wild game of all kinds was abundant, and venison and wild turkey furnished agreeable additions to the somewhat limited bill of fare of the settlers. The father of our snbject was very diligent, worked hard to clear and develop his farm, and was well rewarded for his labors by the substantial competency that he acquired. He died lamented at the end of an upright, honorable life of sixty-flve years. He was of a trul}' religious nature, and took an active part in the upbuilding of the Methodist Chiirch at Yankeetown, to which he belonged. In politics, he was a Whig, until after the Republican party was formed, and from that time he gave the Republican cause his firm sup[)ort.

Our subject was reared on the old homestead, and early acquired a knowledge of agriculture in all its branches, that has been of good service to him. He was educated in the district schools, and the first that he attended was held in a log house, that was rudelv furnished with slab benches that were held up by wooden pins. At the youthful age of nineteen, he entered in earnest upon his lifework, and has farmed the old home place ever since. He has here tliree hundred and fift3^-eight acres, all under cultivation, and very thoroughly drained with tiles. He conducts mixed farming, and besides raising one hundred acres of grain each year, has his farm well stocked with cattle, horses and hogs of the most approved grades.

The marriage of our subject with Miss Mary Robison,a native of Mt.Sterlmg, Madison County, was solemnized August 26, 1874. Their pleasant home circle is completed by their two daughters, Lillis E. and Bertha M. Both have been well educated, and the former, who has a talent for music, is an accomplished pianist. Mrs. Bennett is a woman of fine disposition and character, whose influence for good is felt by all who come in contact with her. She and her daughters are members of the Methodist Church, and are prominent in its every good work. Mr. Bennett is a liberal-minded, open-handed man, who stands well in financial circles, and with his neighbors and fellow-citizens in general. His political sentiments are decidedly of the Republican order, and he is a stalwart advocate of the principles of his party.

<^ IVEISLEY DAVIS, a prosperous merchant of \/\//l Williamsport, Deer Creek Township, Pick- \^J awa_)- County, is a native-born citizen of this place. He was born October 28, 1839, and is a son of William and Mary (Funk) Davis, natives of Alrginia, who removed to Ohio in 1806. Wesley's father was a farmer by occupation, and came of a long-lived race.

Our subject received his education in the common school, and, at the early age of fifteen years, commenced in life for himself by working on a farm by the month, which he followed until May 30,1861. In that year, lie enlisted in the Civil War, being tlie first volunteer from his town. He enlisted in Company B, Thirteenth Ohio Infantry, served his time and was discharged August 23, 1868. After he returned home, he attempted to

Mr. Davis again returned home May 1, 18(55, and subsequently engaged in the merchandise Imsiness at Williamsport, in which line of business he has contin ued ever since. He has been twenty-two years in the same store, and has been very successful and prosperous in the business. The business consists of dry goods, hardware, groceries, queensware, boots, shoes, wall paper and clothing. He is the proprietor of two stores, one of which is devoted almost exclusively to gents' furnishing goods. Mr. Davis has been a hard Avorker and began in life with but small capital, but he has wisely devoted his time and attention almost wholly to his business affairs.

This gentleman of whom we write took as his wife Miss Frances Leiby, a daughter of James Leib}', a native of Ohio. The ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents in this place, July 15, 1865. Our subject is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, and has taken the Thirty-second Degree. He is a member of the Town Council, and, in politics, affiliates with the Republican party. He and his good wife are consistent members of the Methodist Episcopal Cliurch of their town.

THOMAS K. PERDUE is City Engineer of Washington C. H., and is also engaged in the nursery business here. He is a son of Gresham and Abigail (Morse) Perdue, who were natives respectively of Bedford County, Va., and of Tuckerton, N. J., their parents being pioneers of this State. The father of our subject was born in 1790, and in 1813, in the opening 3^ears of a stalwart manhood, came to Ohio, and was one of the early settlers of Highland County, where he was variously engaged, principally' in the nursery business, he being one of the pioneer fruitmen of the State. He was married after coming to Ohio, his wife's people having come here from New Jersey in 1825, and settled in Champaign County'.

(iresham Perdue was, in turn, a AVhig, a Freesoiler and a Republican, and was in full sympathy with the anti-slavery cause, but his religious principles as a Friend forbade his taking up arms when Avar was declared. He died February 18, 1885, at the venerable age of ninety-five years, leaving behind him a noble record as a man eminently worthy of the respect and regard in wliicli he Avas always held. He was the fatlier of eight children, one by a former wife, Elizabeth Dukeminere. Five of these children are still living, our sultject being the youngest, (iresham Perdue's second wife, the mother of our subject, passed away May 14, 1878, at a ripe old age.

Thomas K. Perdue was born July .SO, 1838, in NcAv Martinsburgh, this county(Fa3'ette). He carl}' showed himself to be a good scholar, and he acquired an excellent education, whereby he was enabled to teach in the public schools, in which he had obtained much of his learning, supplemented by reading and private study. He began teaching in 1860, and for twenty winters was closely engaged in the profession, winning a high reputation as an educator of more than average abilit}^ During that time, he was also interested in the fruit business, in Avliich he still continues, and has built up an extensive trade as one of the leading nursery men of Fayette County.

In 1880, Mr. Perdue Avas elected County Surveyor, a position for which he Avas Avell qualified, as he had learned surveying from his father and is an expert in that line. After his election, he removed to Washington C. H. to enter upon the duties of his office, which he held six years, and he still continued surveying after the expiration of his term. He was subsequently elected Cit}' Engineer of Washington C. H., and is serving his fourth year in that capacity, giving full satisfaction by his intelligent and faithful performance of the duties thus incumbent upon him. In the A-ear 1883, he bought the place where he now lives in an attractive part of the city, and built a good frame house for the accommodation of himself and famil}'.

To the lady who presides over his home Jiiid looks so well to the comfort as well as happiness of the household, Mr. Perdue vvas wedded April 30, 1868. IMrs. Perdue, formerly Jane M. Smith, was born in Pickaway' County, February 24, 1847, and is a daughter of Isaac and Mary Smith, who were pioneers of that county, her father being a blacksmith. Her marriage with our subject has brought them nine children, all of whom are living, namely: Whittier, a civil engineer at Chicago; Miriam; Judith, who married Otis Conner and resides in Indianapolis; Alice; Morton, a civil engineer in Chicago; Homer; Lizzie; Helen and Gladys.

Our subject is an uncompromising Republican, and is well posted in regard to politics. For three years, he was Clerk of Perr}'^ Township, was Trustee for years, and was School Director for man}' terms, using his influence to secure the best possible educational advantages for the youth of the townshi[). He has had a good deal to do with the County Infirmary, of which he was a Director six years. He and all his family are members of the Society of Friends at JMartinsburgh. He is known by all as a man of unimpeachable integrity and sound honor.

(i[ ^-ILLIAM MILLIKAN, Si;., is a meml)er of \pj// the firm of AVilliam IMillikan & Son, pub- WM Ushers and proprietors of the Fayette County WecMy and Daily Herald. The latter jiaper has been jniblished for the past six years and is the only daily in the county, while the weekly was the first Republican organ in Washington C. II. They are both bright and newsy sheets and find their wa}' into hundreds of homes throughout this section.

The Fayette County Herald was established in 18r)8 })y our subject as a seven-column, four-page weekly, and continued to l)e of that size until Mr. INIillikan built up a good circulation. In 1871, he associated Avith him as partner in the Imsiness his son, W. W. Millikan. Tlie paper has been enlarged three different times, it now beino: a seven-column, eight-i)age paper, and it is aiding materially in forwarding the interests of this section. In December, 1885, they started the Daily Herald, which proved a success from the start, it being now a four-})age, seven-column i)aper.

Our subject was born in Colerain Township, Ross County, this State, September 22, 1806, and is the son of John Millikan, who was born in North Carolina, Avhere he grew to mature 3'ears, The father of our subject came to Ross County in 1804, where he was married to Miss Mary Wyatt. He was a Lieutenant in the War of 1812, and died in 1814, while in charge of British prisoners at Chillicothe. He of whom we write received a good education in Delaware Count}^, Ohio, whither the family had removed, and there foinid his first emplo3aiient in the office of the Delaware Gazette. When quite a young man, he purchased a half-interest in the paper, his partner being Judge Iilzra Griswold.

Selling out a few years later, Mr. Millikan removed to ]\Iarion and established The Western Galaxy, of which he was the publisher for four years. He then took up his abode at South Bend, Ind., and edited the Indiana Free Press, beingjoined a year or two later by his brother John, and here they continued in partnership for nine years, making a success of the venture. Our subject then sold out to Schu^'ler Colfax, and, going to Kalamazoo, Mich., bought a half interest in the Kalamazoo Telegraph, which he managed for two years, when he went to La Porte, Ind., in company with his brother, having purchased of him a half-interest in the La Forte County Whitj, which they published for nine years. Mr. Millikan then rested from his arduous labors for four years, and then, coming to Washington C. IL, has been identified with the interests of this section since that time. He has followed the life of a printer since 1830, with the exception of the four years above mentioned, and has probably ])een in that line of business longer than any other man in the Buckeye State.

Mr. Millikan was twice elected on the Whig ticket to represent his district in the State Legislature from La Porte County, Ind., and while residing there also sei'ved as INIayor of the city of

La Porte for one term. In the fall of 1875, he was elected to the Legislature from Fayette Count}", Ohio, and again elected to tlie same i)0sition m 1879, his last service being with the session of 1881. During that time, he served as Chairman of the Committee on Pul)]ic Printing for four years, and was also a member of various other important committees. He served as a member of the School Board six years, over which body he presided as President one term.

The lady to whom our subject was married in 1829 bore the name of Rachel Abbott. She departed this life in 1833, and INIr. Millikan was afterward married to Miss Amanda, daughter of Judge Homes, of Newark, Ohio. The wife and mother died in 1836, at South Bend, leaving a son and daughter: Charles A., of Mar^sville, Ohio, and Ann Eliza, the wife of E. E. Wood, an attorney of Cincinnati, residing at Avondale. The lady who became the third wife of Mr, Millikan was Emma Cleveland, of Elkhart County, Ind., and at her death left live children. Two have since died and there are living William W.; Emma, at home, and Evaline May, who is teaching stenography in the Lexington (Ky.) College. His fourth wife was Mrs. Mary B. Bostwick. of Fayette County.

Mr. Millikan is a man of broad culture and has filled wisely the editorial chair in this and other States. His son, William AV",, Jr., was born at South Bend, Ind., July 24, 1846. He received a good education in the common schools and later learned the trade of a printer from his father. He was married, in 1874, to Miss Nannie Smith, a native of New Lexington, Ohio, and the daughter of L. W. and L^'dia Smith. To them have been been born three children, two of whom are living, Susie and Pauline. One son, Hugh, is deceased.

^jf^LMER W. AVELSHEIMER. Among the l^ prominent residents of Washington C. H., /I' - ^ there is perhaps no one more worthy of mention in this volume than our subject, who was elected to the position of County Treasurer in

1890. He is a native of this State, having been born in Ross County, October 4. 1843, to William II. and Mahala (Robbins) Welsheimer. Tlie father was one of the jnoneers of the above-named county and was reared to agricultural pursuits.

The original of this sketch was given a good education in the country schools of his district, and later attended the temple of leai'ning at Blooming])urgh for two years. On the outbreak of tlie Civil War, he enlisted, in November, 1861, as a member of Compan}' G, Seventy-third Ohio Infantry, and accompanied his regiment to West Virginia, where they were under the command of Gen. Rosecrans. He participated in the second battle of Bull Run in 1862, under Poi)e, in which conflict he was wounded. He later fought at Fredericksburg, Chanceilorsville and Gettysburg, and soon after the last-named battle went south with Hooker to re-in force Rosecrans. The company of which he was a member arrived at Bridgeport October 28, 1863, and opened up the "cracker line" for Rosecrans. At that lime. Col. Smith's brigade charged the enemy, who were stationed on Raccoon Mountain, in which battle Mr, Welsheimer was wounded, necessitating the amputation of his foot fifteen days later. He was in the hospital at Nashville until the spring of 1864, at which time he returned home, having served his country bravely for a period of nearl}- three years.

Returning home from the war, our subject spent two and one-half years in school at Bloomingburgh, after which he launched out in the gcnei'al merchandising Inisiness and continued so occupied until elected Clerk of the Court in 1875. He was the incumbent of that position for twelve years, and at the expiration of that time engaged in the grocer}' and insurance business. In 1889, Mr. Welsheimer was elected County Treasurer, but did not assume the duties of the ofiice until September, 1890. At the expiration of his term, he was reelected to the same office, which expires in September, 1894, He has given general satisfaction to the people and fills the office in a most conscientious and efficient manner.

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maiTiage, and to them have been born tliree children, namely: Otis, who assists his father as County Treasurer, Olive and Lulu, In social matters, our subject is a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and is also connected with the John M. Bell Post, G, A. R. In politics, he is a Rei)ublican.

'iflOIIN (iUINCY ADAMS OLIVER, the Secretary and General Manager of the Scioto Machine Works, of Circleville, McEwing and Oliver, proprietors, is a leading business man of this place. He was born in Clinton County, N. Y., April 24, 1826, and is the only child of Rufusand Annie (Stark) Oliver. The grandfather, Robert Oliver, was a native of New Y'ork and became a Vermont farmer. His last da3'S, however, were spent in Clinton County, N. Y., where his death occurred at the age of fifty-eight years. He was of Scotch-Irish descent.

Rufus Oliver was born near Orwell, Rutland County, Vt. He served in the War of 1812. He engaged in farming in New York and married Miss Stark, who was born in Grand Isle County, N. Y., and was a daughter of Benajah and Mary (Sweet) Stark, both of whom were natives of the Green Mountain State. Mr, Stark was a farmer by occupation and for a number of j^ears prior to his death followed that business in Clinton County, N. Y. He was a relative of Gen. Stark, of Revolutionary fame. In 1833, Mr. Oliver removed with his family to Ilinckle}^, Medina County, Ohio, and purchased a farm of sixty acres at $4.50 per acre. His first home was a log cabin. In the spring of 1841, he removed to York Township in the same count}- and bought one liundred and twenty-seven acres of land, which he transformed into a highly improved farm. In politics, he was a stanch Whig and was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church. He was quite a fine singer and served as a leader of the choir. His death occurred in 1862. His wife survived him some3^ears and passed away at the advanced age of eighty-three.

Champlain. His education was acquired in the common schools, and he was early inured to the labors of the farm. He remained with his parents until their deaths. In 1855, he married Miss Rebecca Kimball, who was born in East Lyman, N. IL, and was a daughter of Charlton and Mary Kim- ))all, of Maine. Before her marriage, she engaged in school teaching. The}^ began their domestic life upon the home farm, where the wife died a few 3'ears later. Mr. Oliver then left the farm and for ten years, including the period of the late war, was a dealer in pianos and organs in Medina, Ohio, and also engaged in teaching music. Early in life, he manifested great love for that art and had studied both vocal and instrumental music.

In June, 1877, Mr. Oliver wedded Mrs. Elizabeth S. Springer, widow of the Rev. Cornelius Springer, a Methodist Protestant minister, of Zanesville, Ohio. The following year they became residents of Circleville, and our subject purchased stock in the Scioto Machine Works, which were incorporated, he becoming their Secretary and a Director. That position he held until the works were closed. On the 3d of November, 1885, in company with Mr. McEwing, his present partner, he bought the works from the assignees and they have since carried on the business successfully. The Scioto Machine Works are the largest of the kind in the county. They have a fort^'-horse power engine and all the modern improvements. Their buildings cover an acre and a quarter and consist of two warehouses, a machine shop, foundry, l)lacksmith-sliop, boiler-shop and engine rooms. The}' have furnished employment to from seventy-five to one hundred hands and manufacture portable and stationary engines, portable sawmills, gristmill machinery, cook, parlor and office stoves, fire fronts and grates, house fronts, and window caps. Their Inisiness is constantly increasing and lias become one of the leading industries of Circleville.

By his first marriage, Mr. Oliver had a famil}' of five children, four of whom grew to mature years: De Witt C, who was engaged in the insurance business in Helena, Mont., lost his health and died in Circleville, in August, 1889, at the age of thirtyfour; Angle M. is the wife of J. M. Wright, Prosecuting Attorney of Lancaster, Fairfield County,

Ohio; Annie is the wife of C. W. Botkin, proprietor of :i mnsic store in Columbus; Rebecca is living" in Columbus; and Carrie Ida died in eliildhood. For the past four ^ears, jNIr. Oliver has been engaged in teaciiing vocal music and also gives lessons on the violin. He is a member of the INIethodist Episcopal Church, and is musical director of the choir and fills the office of Steward. In politics, he is a Republican. Social!}', he is a member of the Royal Arcanum, and the Independent Order of Good Templars, in which he is a very active worker. He spent two months of the past winter in Leesburgh, Fla. Mrs. Oliver owns two orange groves in that State. She is a very prominent temperance worker, being Vice-president of the AVomau 's Christian Temperance Union of Florida, wliere she makes her home through the winter. Slie has lectured in that State, in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, New York and New Jerse3% and is prominently known among temi)erance woikers throughout the States. She is also a regularly licensed minister of the Methodist Protestant Church. Mr. Oliver is one of the prominent citizens of the community and his success in life is well deserved.

SAAC E. DREISBACH is one of the early settlers of Pickaway County, and an honored _ retired farmer now living in Circleville. He was born in Plast Buffalo Township, Union County, Pa., March 28, 1819, and is a son of the Rev. John Dreisbach, whose sketch ai)pears in connection with that of Martin Dreisbach on another page of this work.

The gentleman whose portrait and biographv we here present was reared to manhood in the Keystone State, and at an early age became inured to the hard labors of the farm. On the emigration of the family to the West, he drove a team, and after twent3'-one days of travel readied Pickaway County. The family settled on a farm and the boys engaged in its cultivation. Many of their evenings were devoted to study, and in this way our subject acquired his education. He remained at home until he had attained his majority and

On the Dtli of Fel)ruary, 18 11, in Wahiut Townshi[), I\Ir. Di'eisbach married Miss L\(lia llittel, wlio was born in Lehigh County, Pa., in 1821, a daugliter of John Hittel, who was a farmer of the Keystone State. In LS;?!, he came with his family to Ohio, and settled ujjon a farm in Walnut Township, where his death occurred two years later. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Lydia Kern, was also a native of Pennsylvania, and died in Circleville at the age of sixty-two years.

Seven children were born to Mr. and ]\Irs. Dreisbach, namely: Mary, who is the wife of Prof. H. C. Smith, a music teacher of Naperville, 111.; Benjamin F.,who was graduated from the Northwestern College of Plainfleld, 111., is now farming in Circleville Township, Pickaway County; jNIartha, Avho was graduated from the Northwestern College, is the wife of Lewis Earnest, of Anderson County, Kan.; Rosalie is the wife of David Ludwig, of Pickaway County; tlie Rev. Charles, a graduate of the Northwestern College, of Naperville, 111., is a farmer and a minister of the Evangelical Church of Frankfort, S. Dak.; Reuben is a farmer of Pickaway Township, Pickaway County; Emma is the wife of the Rev. T. W. Woodside, a missionary, who is now in A'ilando, West Central Africa.

In 1840, Mr. Dreisbach bought a farm in Pickaaway Townshi[), upon which was a log house, and afterward jnirchased one hundred and sixty acres of land of his brother, making in all three hundred and twenty acres. In 1853, he built a brick residence thereon and subsequently bought one hundred and seventy-two acres of land adjoining his farm on the north. He afterward purchased two hundred and thirty-one acres one mile to the west, and engaged extensively in general farming and stock-raising. He stiil owns all of his land, which he rents. His home farm was one of the most highly cultivated in the communitj' and has yielded him a golden tribute, which has made him a wealthy citizen. In 1890, he left the farm and has since lived retired in Circleville, where he has a pleasant home. In February, 1891, he and his wife celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

1852 voted for John P. Hale, and in 1856 for Fremont, and then supported the Republican part}' until 1881, since which time he has been a stanch Prohibitionist. He is a consistent member of the Evangelical Association, has been a Class-leader for half a century, and for man}' long years was Superintendent of the 8unda3'-school. His life has been a busy and useful one and he has won the high regard of all.

LLISON GRIM, a prominent farmer and stock-raiser, resides on the old Federal Road, a mile east of Range, whei'c he owns a fine farm of four hundred and fifteen acres. He was born in Huntington Township, Ross County, July 30, 1843, and is a son of John and Barbara (Grub) Grim. His father was born in Marj'land, January 15, 1807, and the mother in Pennsylvania, February 12, 1815. While children, they came with their parents to Ross County, Ohio, where they were married, February 19, 1833. They afterward went to Fayette County, then returned to Ross County, and in 1861 again went to Fayette County. Five years later, the}' came to Madison Coiinty, where they resided during the greater part of the time until the father's death in November, 1888. His wife passed away in 1867.

Our subject spent his boyhood days in the usual manner of farmer lads. At the age of twenty, he bought his time of his father, and in February, 1864, enlisted in Company K, Eighth Ohio Cavalry. He was on the Hunter raid in the Shenandoali Valley, participated m the battle of Winchester, and was at Cedar Creek when Sheridan made his famous ride. He saw the General when he came through, and was one of thc)se who followed him to victory that day. On the close of the war, he was discharged in Clarksburgh July 30, 1865, his twenty-second birthday.

Mr. Grim at once returned to his father's home in Fayette County and gave his attention to farming. He married Miss Mary M. Foster, December 12, 1868. She was born on the farm which is now their home, Sei)tember 6, 1845, and is the youngest daughter of James and Margaret (Bo wyer) Foster. Her father was born in Ross County, Ohio, March 4, 1802, and shortly after his twentieth birth-day, was married to ]\Iiss Bowyer, who was born November 7, 1801. Soon after, they started for Madison County, and INIr. Foster worked by the month at $7.25, having charge of the farm of Gen. Worthington, with whom he remained until the latter's death. Mrs. Worthington then made him the proposition that if he would still attend to the farm and engage in raising stock, she would furnish the money and divide the profits. This he did for a number of years, and laid the foundation of his immense fortune. He eventually began buying land belonging to the Worthington estate, and at length became owner of over twenty-one hundred acres in this county. He also bought six hundred acres for Mrs. Eliza Chenoweth, his daughter, and purchased three hundred and twenty acres in Piatt County, 111., and six hundred and forty acres in Madison County, which now belong to other parties. He was very generous, and frequently would give a horse or cow to a man just starting out in life. He became a member of the Methodist Church at the age of eleven and served as Class-leader for forty years. His financial aid was not confined to his own cliurch alone, but he gave freely to all. On one occasion when help was needed for a colored church in London, one of the County Commissioners said that he would give as much as any one else in the room. Mr. Foster asked how many others would do that and six more agreed, so he laid $50 down on the table, and as his associates were men of their word, they also put down similar amounts and the indebtedness was paid off the church.

In 1824, Mr. Foster cast his first vote for John Quincy Adams. lie was an Abolitionist and voted for J. C. Fremont in 1856. He never sought oftice or cared for it. He was never known to take advantage of any man and often remarked that he would rather give a man $100 than cheat him out of a penny. His death occurred November 25, 1873, and his wife passed away July 29, 1858. Four of their eleven children are still liv- ing: Eleanor, wife of J. S, Pancake, wliose sketch appears in this work; Elizabeth, wife of Jaines V>. Clienoweth, whose sketch is also given in this volume; James P., the only living son, and ]Mrs. Grim.

After his marriage, Mr. Grim began operatingone hundred and sixty acres of land given him by his father-in-law, and has since resided upon the farm. At the division cif the Foster estate, his landed possessions were increased to four hundred and fifteen acres. Five children were born in his home but all died in childhood. Mr. Grim and his wife are both members of the Methodist Church and are highly respected people, widel}' and favorably known in this community. He cast his first Presidential vote in 1864, for Abraham Lincoln, and supjxnted the Republican party until recentl}', when he joined the Prohiliition party. Socially, he is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and has attended National Re-unions in Columbus, Milwaukee, Boston and Detroit, and was a delegate to the State Encampment at Piqua in 1892. Mr. Grim is a representative farmer of this community and he and his estimable wife well deserve representation in this volume.

^ ACOB L. JAMISON, an extensive farmer and stock-dealer of Perry Township, Pickaway County, is a native of Washington C. H., ^_^ Fayette Count}-, this State. Ilis birth occurred on the 7th of May, 1850, and he was born to William and Malinda (Cecil) Jamison, both natives of Ohio, the father following the vocation of a tiller of the soil. The grandfather of our subject, Jacob Jamison, was born in Kentuck}', and at an early day removed to Ohio and Iniiltthe first house in Washington C. 11, He was Judge of the court for several years and was a prominent citizen in that county.

Of the five children born to the father and mother of Jacob L. Jamison, he is the third in order of birth. At the early age of seventeen years, he started to make his own wa}^ in the world by farming b}' the month, which he continued for six or seven years, and then engaged in the stock business. In this he has been more tlian ordinarily successful and carries on about the largest business of this kind in the county. lie has now associated with him as a partner Mr. William Woods, of Deer Creek Township. Mr. Jamison enjoys the reputation of being one of tlie best-natured men in the community, and his genial, [)leasant face has long l)een familiar to tlie citizens of his neighborhood. His heart and purse are always oi)en to aid and encourage.

Jacob L. Jamison, of this Iirief sketch, on the 15th of October, 1873, took as his life companion and hel|nnate IMiss Josephine Curran. ]Mrs. Jamison is a native of Fayette County, Ohio, and is a daughter of John and Melissa (Conner) Curran, both of Fayette County, this State- The union of our sul)ject and his amiable wife has been blessed l>y the birth of three children, who bear the respective names of James Quinn, Thomas and Donna Opal. In his political affiliations, Mr. Jamison is a strong advocate of the Repul)lican party.

R. M. II. MIESSE, ph3sician and surgeon, of Circleville, Ohio. Among tlie people of Circleville and surrounding country, the name that heads this sketch is a very familiar one, for, in his professional capacity, he has become intimately acquainted with a majority of the inhabitants. He was ))orn in Chillicothe, Ohio, November 16, 1843, and is a son of Dr. Benjamin and Sophia (Carpenter) JMiesse, natives of Pennsylvania and Connecticut, respectively. Grandfather Jacob IMiesse was also a native of the Keystone State, and was a successful agriculturist of that State. Our subject's maternal grandfather was an early settler of Athens Countj^ Ohio, and was also a tiller of the soil. He died in that county when eighty \'ears of age, and his wife passed away at the advanced age of ninet3'-six.

University of Pennsylvania, at Philadelphia, in the department of medicine, and after coming West, he practiced his profession in Chillicothe for some time. Later, he came to Cireleville, and practiced his profession there until after the death of his wife, when he returned to Pennsylvania. His family consisted of three sons and one daughter, viz.: Dr. Benjamin F., who was an Assistant Surgeon in an r)hio Regiment during the Civil War and is now practicing his profession in Chillicothe; Edson B.,who lias a book-store in Chillicothe; and Lizzie, now Mrs. Reiche, who resides in York, Ya. Dr. M. H. Meisse was second in order of birth of the above-mentioned children. He passed his youthful days in Chillicothe, Cireleville and Athens, until his father went back to Pennsylvania, when he was a resident of that State for three 3ears. At the age of ten years, he returned to the Buckeye State and was a resident of Findlay for three years. After this, he was in Greenville, Ohio, with an uncle, until he was fifteen years of age, in 1859, when he entered tlie Ohio University' at Athens. He graduated with the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1864, after which he read medicine with his uncle. Dr. Jonathan IMeisse. From 1865 until 1866, he attended the Medical College in Cincinnati, Ohio, and in tlie fall of 1867 he went to New York, where he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, graduating in March, 1868, with the degree of M. D. Lie subsequently located at Royalton, Fairfield County, Ohio, and practiced his profession in that and Pickaway County until 1880, when he decided to settle in Cireleville for school advantages. During his residence in this count3\ he has become well and favorablj' known to the majority of her citizens as an able and successful medical practitioner. He has been a member of the Board of Pension Examiners here for the past three years, and was also a member of the Board of Pension Examiners at Chillicothe for about one year, or until the Board was estal)lished in Cireleville, when he was transferred to this place. He now has a pleasant office three doors north of the American House, and he has a comfortable residence on Scioto Street, near Main Street. He owns some real estate in Columbus, one hundred and sevent}' acres of well-improved land in Monroe Township, this county, and other property. All this the Doctor has made by his own industry and close attention to his profession. With money earned by teaching school, he received his medical education and he is now one of the leading physicians of the county, having a large and remunerative practice.

He was married in Chillicothe, Ohio, in 1868, to Miss Louisa E. Cummins, a native of Portsmouth, Ohio, and the daughter of Rev. S. P. Cummins, of West Virginia. Mr. Cummins was a Methodist Episcoi)al preacher and settled in Portsmouth, Ohio, at an early date. He was Treasurer of Scioto County two terms. The three children born to our subject and his wife are as follows: Ella, who married J. H. Chaney, an architect on the World's Fair buildings; Bertha, who graduated from the High School in 1891; and Alice, who will graduate in the Class of "93.

Dr. Miesse is a Knight Templar, and is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In politics, he is a true-blue Republican, and in religion, he is a Methodist. In May, 1864, after graduating, he enlisted at Athens, Ohio, in the One Hundred and Fort}^ first Ohio Infantry, Company B, and was mustered in at Gallipolis, Ohio, and four months later he mustered out at the same place. He was a Charter member of Groce Post. Dr. Miesse has been a delegate to several State and county conventions, and is President of the Garfield Republican Club, of Cireleville. He is Treasurer of the Republican Executive County Committee, which position he has held for several years, and he is a member of the County Committee. He was a member of the Hocking Valley Medical Society until it was disbanded.

EWIS NEISWANDER. The farming and stock-raising affairs of Pickaway County, ^ Ohio, and particularly of Madison Township, are ably represented by Mr. Neiswander, who is a descendant of thrifty and energetic German stock on both sides of the house.

Pa., on the 2d of December, 1846, and is a son of Daniel and Eliza Neiswander, who are now residing in Putnam County, Ohio. About 1850, the parents left the Keystone State, and hearing of tlie fertiU^ soil of Ohio, decided to locate witliin its borders. Tliey first settled in Walnut Townshi[), Pickawaj- County, and there made their home until their removal to Putnam County. Honest and upright in all their dealings, they won and held the respect of all who were fortunate enough to be acquainted with them.