Pickaway Township (part 44 of 49)

In politics, our subject was a Whig, casting his first Presidential vote in 1852. He then joined the ranks of the Republican party, with which he voted until 1886, and is now a Prohibitionist. He has served his party as a delegate to county and State conventions, but has in no wise been an office-seeker. Mr. and Mrs. Foster and several of their children are members of the Methodist J^piscopal Church, of which denomination our subject has been Class-leader for twenty-two years, and Sunda3'-school Superintendent for a period of twent}' years. On the death of his father, he fell heir to one hundred and twentj^-five acres of land, and by his union with his first wife became the proprietor of one hundred acres. His possessions now aggregate five hundred acres, which are adorned with all the necessary buildings which make of agriculture a pleasurable as well as profitable business. In 1862, Mr. Foster erected a beautiful residence on his estate, which is finished and furnished in a manner which indicates its inmates to be people of means and culture.

The paternal grandfather of our subject was a soldier in tlie War of 1812. His father was a twin brother of James Foster, the father of Mrs. J. B. Chenowith, Mrs. J. S. Pancake and INIrs. Allison S. Grimm.

TLLIAM H. JONES. This gentleman is an ex-soldier of the late Civil War, in which \3/ he won a military record that reflected credit on the soldiery of this State and of which he may well be proud. He is one of the leadingfarmers of Deer Creek Township, Madison County, where he has a finely located estate, which, in regard to improvements, is considered one of the most desirable pieces of property in this county.

John C. Jones, the father of our subject, a prominent citizen of Paint Townsliip, this county, was born in Tennessee, June 11, 1817. His mother, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Ann Hume, the dauo-hter of Thomas and Isabella Tavlor and is now deceased. She was married to Mr. Jones October 30, 1839, and reared a fauuly of nine children, of wliom our subject is the eldest but one. He was born in Sonierford Township, this count}', May 23, 1842, and was four years of age when his father removed to Paint Townsliip, where he grew to manhood. Our subject remained under the parental roof, aiding his father in cultivating the home farm and attending scliool. IIis education was received mostly at London, and later in life he taught school for about twenty years during the winter seasons, following farming in the summers.

November 9, 1865, William II. Jones was united in marriage to Miss Sallie A. Minter. The lady was born in Deer Creek Township, Madison County, October 11, 1846, and was the daughter of John Minter, also a native of that place. Her mother, who bore the maiden name of Mary Jane De Lany, was born in Urbana, this State, in November, 1818, while her father was born in 1806, in Harrison County, Ky. After their marriage, Mr. and Mrs. Minter located in this township, where they have since made their home and reared a famil}' of six children, of whom Mrs. Jones was the fourth in order of birth.

After his marriage, the original of this sketch made his home upon the farm where he is at present residing, in Deer Creek Townshi}), and which comprises one hundred and seventy acres of excellently improved land. Of his family- of four children, one is now deceased. Those living are: Annie L., the wife of D. H. Lattiraer; Paul and Vera.

Mr. Jones has always been interested in local affairs and has been Township Trustee and Assessor. His interest in school affairs has led him to be placed upon the School Board, in which position he has rendered efficient service. In politics, he is a Democrat, believing in the principles laid down in the platform of that party. He is liberal in his religious a^cws, while his good wife is a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. In May, 1864, Mr. Jones became a member of Company I, One Hundred and Fift3'-fourth Ohio Infantry, in the one hundred davs' service. Wherever known, he is honored for his sturdy integrity of character and indefatigable perseverance, and, like all good citizens, he is proud of the advancement of the section in which he lives and willing to bear a hand in movements which will further increase it.

ALIAS O. Fl'LTS, Editor and pn.piietor of the Ohio Citizen, of Jefferson ville, Fayette ^ County, was born in Auglaize County, this State, on the 22d of May, 1858. He is a son of John and Anna A. (Bush) Fults, both natives of Fayette County. The parents removed to Auglaize County, where they remained for atunit one 3'ear, at which time the}- returned to this county, and located in Jefferson Township, where they still reside on a farm. The father has l)eeii a stanch Republican all his life. They have had born to them ten children, as follows: Jacob II., O. E., L. O., J. E.,Mary F. (wife of J. AV. Edmondson), Clora A., Ivy (wife of Loran Clevinger), Etta, Rosetta (wife of John Wilson) and Lizzie.

Our subject was reared on the home farm, and educated in the public schools. He spent several years in the West, but in the spring of 1887 returned home and puichased the Ohio Citizen of L. A. Elster, M. D., and has since then owned and published this spicy family sheet. It has a circulation of between six hundred and eight hundred. The editor makes it a point to gather all the current news each week, and his paper is considered an interesting one, and one of the best country papers in the county. He has gained a great deal of ground since he has had charge of this paper, and now has almost the entire patronage of his township for the paper and job work. He has been very successful in all his business undertakings, and pays strict attention to his business, which is ever his motto to success. Socially, he is connected with the Masonic fraternity and Knights of Pythias, of Jeffersonville.

The subject of this brief notice was united in marriage with Miss Emma B. Marshall, a daughter of Dr. O. W. Marshall, of Jeffersonville. This ceremony took place at the home of the bride's parents on the 26th of October, 1888. To this couple one daughter, Cora L., has come to bless their home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Fults are leading members of the Protestant Methodist Cliurch, and M'. Fults is a member of the Town Council, to which he was elected in 1891.

who keeps abreast with the progress of the times, and one who has advanced the interests of his adopted countrj' in ever^- possible way, is lie whose name is at the head of this sketch. He was born in Hanover, Germanj-, on the 30th of July, 181,^), and his parents, Hector A. and Dorothy E. IMithoff, were natives of England and Germany, respectively.

About 1830, the family emigrated to America, taking passage at Bremen, and after an ocean voyage of sixty-nine days, landed in New York City. Later, they moved to Pennsylvania, and aftei- residing in Schuylkill County for about ten years, or until 1839, they emigrated to Fairfield County, Ohio, locating in Violet Township. The father was one of the earliest representatives of the Teutonic element in that section, and possessed all the sturd}' characteristics of those of that nativity. There the father and mother died in 1854. Only four of the seven children are now living: Frederick E., Henry, Edward T. and Theodore.

When a young man, our subject learned the coach and wagon-making trade, and followed this for about four years, since which time he has been engaged in farming. He received a fair education in (ierman, and has since acquired a good knowledge of the English language. He was first niar- I'ied to ]\Iiss Wilhelmina Hose, who bore him four children: Dorothy M., wife of Prof. George Eversole; Lillie A., the widow of J. A. Koffman; AVilliam H., and Ella R., wife of Harry Beaver. Mr. Mithoff selected his second wife m the person of Amelia Becker, a native of the same place as her husband, born September 11, 1830, ^nd their nuptials were celebrated on the 18th of September, 1862. Her parents, Ernst and Dorothy (Lammerhirt) Becker,were also natives of the Old Country. In 1847, Mrs. Mithoff crossed the ocean to America, and located first in Fairfield County, Ohio, l)ut later came to Pickaway County. Four children were the fruits of this union: Anna, wife of Truman Vairan; Frank W., Edward E. and Fredrick G.

In the year 1875, Mr. Mithoff, accompanied by his family, moved to Harrison Township, Pickaway County, and purchased a farm of two hundred acres. On this he lias since erected many good, substantial buildings, and the place is now known as one of the best in the locality, Mr. Mithoff is a self-made man, and what he has accumulated in the way of this world's goods is the result of industr}^ and strictest economy. An intelligent gentleman, of superior mental attainments, he seeks to develop himself as well as his agricultural interests in the best and broadest directions. In church preference, he and his estimable wife are Lutherans, and are liberal contributors to the church, as to all other enterprises worthy of mention. In politics, he advocates the principles of the Democratic party, and is a wideawake and thorough-going citizen.

'^^ AMES II. ALLEN. In the proprietor of the Springdale Stock Farm, of Darby Township, we present a man of national reputation as a breeder of fast horses and one who is well and favorably known for his honesty, morality and thorough business principles. Born in Darbyville, April 8, 1838, he has always made his home in Pickaway County and is closelj^ identified with its progress.

The great-grandfather of our subject, Ananias Allen, was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, and early settled in New Jersey, later removing thence to Penns3'lvania. John Allen, grandfather of our subject, was a native of New England but removed to Pennsylvania at an early day and in that State carried on his trade of a cooper and turner, being a very skillful workman. About the year 1811, accompanied by Iiis family, lie came to Ohio and stopped for a short time at Cincinnati. For an old grey horse, which was blind in one eye, he was offered one hundred acres of land on the site of Cincinnati, but refused to trade.

Leaving liis famil}' temporarily in Cincinnati, Grandfather Allen proceeded to Rloomingshurgh, which he selected for his home on account of it being a strong Presbyterian settlement, and he was a devoted adherent of that faitli. He lionght a farm near the village, removed Ins family thitlier, and from the wilderness developed a finely improved farm, which was his home until his death at the age of seventy-. During his first season there, he cleared a piece of ground b}' burning a brush heap, and then, building a rail fence around it, planted apple seeds. Afterward he set out the Siioots in an orchard, in which some of the original trees are still standing. During the War of 1812, he went to the Lakes to fight, but was not called into active service. In politics, he was a "Whig.

James Allen, father of our subject, was born in Pennsylvania in 1804 and was one of four children, the others being Henry, Polly, and a daughter that died. AVhen nine years old, James accompanied liis parents to Ohio. Naturally- studious, he availed himself of the best advantages he could obtain in the district schools, and thus gained a good foundation for future life. At the age of fifteen, he went to Ross County and lived with a relative, working for his board and attending a subscription school which was held l)y a Mr. McNail}', who had been educated as a Catholic priest and was a fine scholar and teacher.

While attending school here, young Allen was at the head of his classes and was also a leader in games and sports. After three years thus occupied, he spent some time in a school at Chillicothe and began the study of medicine under Dr. Tolan, of London, Ohio. He also studied under Dr. Johnson, of Frankfort, and after examination by the Eighth Medical District of Ohio, was admitted to practice, February 6, 1827.

practice at Lond(ni, IVIadison County, liut finally settled at Darbyville, where he practiced the lemainder of his active life, building up a vei-y large practice, which extended for many miles. In those early times, he traveled on hoiseback, following Indian trails and fording streams, and doing much un remunerative work for the poor. A graduate of the Ohio Medical College, he was a man of wide information, very attentive to business, regular in his habits and very exemplary in all respects. Among men of his profession, he was held to possess more than ordinary ability in the diagnosis of difficult cases. He retired from active life and spent his last days in London, Ohio, dying there July 8, 1807. He was a Whig in his early da3S and a Republican after the organization of that party.

Elizabeth Russell, who became the wife of Dr. Allen, was born in Pennsylvania in 1803 and died June 29, 1855. Her two daughters, Martha J. and Matilda, are deceased, and her son Homer, who served in the late war, died while at home upon a furlough. ^Irs. P^lizaltcth Allen was an earnest and active member of the ^lethodist Church. Her father, Joseph Russell, a native of Pennsylvania, came lo Madison County, Ohio, about 1810, and after a short residence there settled in London, this State, and built a hewcd-log lu)tel. While officiating as landlord of his hotel during the War of 1812, man}' a soldier, going to and from the Lakes, would beg to sleep upon the Hoor. Later, Mr. Russell removed to Indiana and afterward to Minnesota, where he died after completing fourscore 3'ears.

The subject of this sketch was reared at Darbyville and educated in the village school. At the age of fifteen, his father set him to buying stock, and thus directed his interest in that direction, so that the youth soon began farming independently. At the age of twenty-two, he settled in Darb}- Township, as his father had given him an interest in the farm, which originally' comprised seven liundred acres, increased by our subject to nine hundred, and which was eventually divided between our subject and his sister. Of this land, Mr. Allen has cleared and developed several hundred acres. He now has four hundred and twenty acres here

The wife of our subject, Mary C, is the daughter of Joseph B3i)ee, and was born in Fayette County, Ohio, becoming the wife of Mr. Allen September 15, 1859. Her father was born near Charlottesville, Va., and came with his father to Fayette County at a very early day. He was atone time the largest taxpayer in the county, owning two thousand acres of land and grazing as many as five hundred cattle at a time. He was a man of wonderful natural ability, liberal and kind-hearted, and was accustomed to keep all his acconnts and financial matters mentall3' and without the aid of books. His death occurred at the age of fifty-five years. His wife, Alice Da}', was a native of Fayette County, and her mother, Elizabeth (Compton) Day, planted the first corn ever put in the ground b^^ a white woman in Fayette Count}'. Compton Creek was named for her father, who settled on its banks among the Indians in very earl}' da^s. He was a man of high education, and endeavored to educate and civilize the savages.

Our subject and his worthy wife have two children, Frank M. and Charles. Both are fine young business men, the former being Manager of the Perry Manufacturing Company of Indianapolis, Ind., while the latter is Superintendent of the wheel department of the Columbus Cart Company at Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Allen at first farmed extensively and dealt largely in stock, buying and selling until 1880, when he began devoting himself to breeding the American road and trotting horses.

Our subject became a member of the National Breeders' Association and has trotted his horses at tiieir meetings with a success that has given him distinction as a breeder. Horses that have been bred by Mr. Allen and trotted to records are ''Buck Morgan," 2:20^; "Bliss," 2:2U; "Speedaway," 2:241; "TriHe," 2:26^, and ''M'liss," 2:27^.

At each of his six sales he has disposed of about thirty horses and has buyers throughout the entire country. In all his dealings, lie is known to be exceptionally honest, and will never dispose of a horse at private sale after it has been advertised for public sale, although by so doing he has often lost considerable money. He ships brood mares to Pennsylvania, Iowa, Kentucky and other points and breeds to the best horses in the United States. In his stalls are some fine young stallions of the "FllectiOneer" and "George Wilkes" families.

His business interests engage the entire attention of Mr. Allen, and he has therefore never aspired to office. In his political inclinations, he is a Republican but is independent in regard to his ballot, which he considers best qualified to serve the people acceptably.

^l/OIIN R. ENTREKIN, residing on section 27, Pickaway Township, on the old Entre- ^^_. I kin homestead, known as Bellevue, is a rep- ^^^ resentative in the third generation of a family that has long been illustrious in the annals of Pickaway County as potent in its upbuilding and in its public life, and the name will ever be associated with its rise and progress.

Our subject was born on the farm that he still lives on, October 1, 1844, and is descended from an ancient Highland Scotch family. The first of the Entrekins to come to America was James Entrekin, whose early home was in a mountain pass of Scotland known as Entrekin Pass. He married a lady of Scotch-Irish extraction, who was born in the North of Ireland, and lived to be one hundred and three years old. They came to America in Colonial times and settled in the eastern part of Adams County, Pa. One of their sons, William by name, and his entire family were killed by the Indians on a small stream called Bloody Run. James, another son, married P^lizabeth Hall, who was of Scotch-Irish lineage, and they made their home on the battleground near Gettysburg. They reared the following children: James, John, William, Elizabeth, Jane, Esther and Martha.

1792 went with his father's family to Huntingdon County, Pa., wiience he, with others, came to tlie Northwestern Territory and settled in Ross County, Ohio, in April, 1798, traveling from Wheeling to Chillicothe by a bridle-path known as Zaiie's Trace, and seeing only four houses on the way, so wild and unsettled was the country through which they passed. John and his friends cleared that season ninety-nine acres of land, afterward entered by Cryder and now known as the Dun Farm. After raising a crop, they returned to their homes in Pennsylvania and prepared to remove their families to the new dwelling-place in the wilderness. They came back to Ohio in Octol)er, 1798, with the following members of the Kntrekin family: father, mother, .John, William and Martha. The mother died in Ross County September 5, 1«(MI. at the age of sixt3'-seven years, and the family then breaking up, the father returned to I'ennsylvania and spent his remaining j'ears with his son James. Martha went to Kentucky to live with her sister, Mrs. James Parkes, and subsecjuently married Thomas INIcCutchen. William returned to his native State, and died there in July, 1854.

December 25, 1801, John Kntrekin married Nancy Crouse, daughter of John and Catherine Crouse, who had emigrated with their family- to Ross Countj' in April, 1798. Her parents were both born near Baltimore, her father January 13, 1759, and her mother May 1, 17(U, he being of German extraction and she of Welsh. After settling in Ross County, the father purchased a mill on Kinnickinuick Creek, which was the first mill built in the Scioto Valley. He died September 5, 1845, aged eighty-eight years, and she died on the 12th of the same month at the age of eighty-one years. He had served in the Revolution with great credit when a young man.

John Kntrekin was prominent in Ross and Pickaway Counties for a good many years. His life up to 1828 was identified with Ross County, but in March of that year he removed to Pickaway County and thereafter made his home in I'ickaway Township. From papers 3ellow with age, now in the possession of his sou, William W. Kntrekin, we cull a few facts concerning his official career. The oldest, dated Januarv 14, 1802, Territory of the

Knited States northwe>t of llic()liio, is his commission as Captain of a comitany of tlic first regiment of militia of the county of Ross. A little later he received the following letter:

Ciiii.i.K oTiiK, May 20, 180J. Sii;:^You will please immediatel}' inform yoiu- neighborhood that the Indians are in force on our frontier, and that they ought immediately to arm and ecjuip themselves for the defense of the neighl)or]iood, and be ready to obey such other orders as they may receive.

Another, who signs his name Jesse Prentiss, wrote: "It is certain they have killed Capt. Herod." Fortunately for all, the attack did not take place.

John Kntrekin received his commission as Captain of the Second Comjjany, First Battalion, First Regiment, Second Brigade of Ohio Militia, dated March 24, 1809, and signed by Samuel Huntington, then Governor of the State. He performed arduous service during the War of 1812, first having charge of a company of horsemen in the Auglaize country, where he was sent to aid in the relief of Ft. Defiance. Returning to Clnllicotlie from that expedition, the following fall and winter he was at the head of a force which guarded the wagon trains that conveyed supplies from the tlien capital to Upi>er Sandusky, and he also had the management of the business in a conuneicial way. Near the close of the war, he w.as appointed Captain of a company of infantry, and in .June, 1817, Gov. Thomas Worthington notified him of his appointment as Major of the Second Regiment, of which only a few days later he was made Lieutenant-Colonel. November 13, 1818, he was commissioned Colonel of the Third Regiment, Third Brigade, Second Division of the Ohio troops. He was three times appointed Justice of the Peace - in 1815, b3' Gov. Worthington; in 1819. by Gov. Kthan A. Brown; and in 1822, In' (iov. Allen Trimble. In 1821, he represented Ross County m the Legislature, and in 1838 the Legislature elected him Common Pleas Judge of Pickaway Count}-, which position he held until his death. May 10, 1842, at the age of sixtv-four years. The county then lost one of its most distinguished and valuable citizens, a man of remarkable activity and force of character, who was very influential in its social, religious, political and public life, and was known for his generous encouragement of all things that would in an}- way benefit the community. His was one of the half-dozen families who organized the Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Cliurch, the first churcli in Ross Country. The father of our subject has in his possession a sword which is a memento of the Captain's bravery in an encounter, in 1814, with the Indians near Little Sandusky, he having saved his life by its dexterous use when they were upon him with their knives, anxious to secure his scalp as a trophy.

Capt. Entrekin's wife, who was born Eebruary 16, 1783, died January 16, 1845, at the age of sixty-one 3'ears. The following is the record of their children: Elizabeth, who was born January 4, 1803, and subsequently married James McCoy, died August 23, 1872; James, born October 18, 1804, married Margaret Steele for his first wife, and Elizabeth Shirley for liis second wife, and died October 19, 1870; Catherine, born November 1. 1806, married .John Carter, of Nicholas County, Ky., and died in Missouri in November, 1867; John, born April 9, 1809, married Frances Moore who is now dead: William W., father of our subject, was born March 12, 1812; Daniel Crouse, the next in order of birth, was born September 21, 1814, married Jane Torbet, and died in Independence, Jackson County, Mo., in 1891; Pheraby, born Ma,y 25, 1817, was first married to Russell D. Rockwell, and next to Abram Jones, of Ross County; Dianthe, born August 1, 1819, married Dr. A. W. Thompson, of Circleville, and died August 22, 1858; Jane, born January 30, 1822, died in infancy; Nancy C, born December 8, 1831, is living in Kingston, Ohio.

The father of our subject obtained his education in the crude pioneer schools of Ross County, that were taught on the subscription plan, his first teacher being George H. Kimball, of Vermont. Mr. Entrekin attended scliool but two and onehalf years in his youtli. He was a tall lad, his head grazing the ceiling of the old log school house. His Itoyhood days were spent on his father's farm in clearing away the timl)er and preparing the soil for cultivation, as they were living in a perfect wilderness. At the age of sixteen, his father, who had engaged extensively in farming after the War of 1812, established him as a farmer, cattle-breeder and dealer, giving him charge of four farms, and he did an extensive business. He went to Kentucky annuallj- for twenty-three years, to buy cattle to feed and sell. He has lived on the old Entrekin homestead on section 34, Pickaway Township, a half-mile north of Kingston, since 1828, a period of sixty-four years. At first he lived in a part log and part frame house, but in 1840 he built a commodious brick house, which he occupied until his death, hewing the iieavj' timbers that form the foundation, and having the brick made on the farm, teaming one hundred and forty-four loads of stone to be used in the construction of the dwelling, the only material not found on the farm. He drove a six-horse team in doing his work. He had been a very large land-owner in his time, once having nearly eight hundred acres in his home farm, and had had tliree thousand acres of land in his possession, but he divided a good deal of it among his children.

Mr. Entrekin, Sr., was married May 31, 1842, to Miss Jane Bell, a native of Circleville, born March 7, 1820, and a daughter of Thomas and Ruth (Foresman) Bell. Her father came to America from Ireland, his native country, when he was a lad. He afterward returned to his old home, but eventually came back to the United States and settled in Ohio. He was a miller and a storekeeper, and for many years was a well-known business man of Circleville. He died in 1823, and his wife in 1833. Four of their six children are still living, Mr. and Mrs. Entrekin had four children, as follows: John Rockwell; Creaton, born March 24, 1847; Flora Belle, September 18, 1849; and Tac}' C, February 24, 1862, who married Newton Davis, of Decatur, 111., where they live. Flora Belle died June 25, 1892. The parents of our subject were both members of the Presbyterian Church, of which Mrs. Entrekin still continues a member, since their childhood days, and their names are associated with many good works that have benefited the community where they have lived so man}' years. Mr. Entrekin was an oldline Whig in earlv manhood, and he voted for

Gen. W. H. Harrison in 1836 and 1840, and in 1888 had the pleasure of casting his vote for Gen. Benjamin Harrison. He died at his home June 1, 1892, and his widow still survives him on the old homestead.

John R. Entrekin has always lived in Pickaway, his native township, where he was reared on his father's farm, ol)taining his education in the local schools, and becoming thoroughly familiar with all branches of agriculture under his father's instruction. Since his marriage, he has lived on section 27, where he has one hundred and sixty acres of good farming land, that are ampl3'supi)lied with modern buildings and all the improvements that go to make up a farm that ranks with the best in the vicinity.

Our subject was married vSeptember 13, 187(5, to Miss Laura J. Anderson, a native of Frankfort, Ross County. They have one son, Carl A., born November 15, 1878. Both Mr. and Mrs. Entrekin are among the leading members of the Presbyterian Church at Kingston, of which he is Elder, and they have done much to promote its usefulness as an influence for good in the community.

OLIVER PERRY BRINKER, M. D., a resident physician of Darbyville, and a native-born son of Pickaway County, whose life record is an honor to its citizenship, is distinguished in his profession, which he still practices, and also has an enviable reputation as a business man, whose valuable farming and stock interests are very ably managed.

Dr. Brinker was born in Walnut Township, December 11, 1837, and is a son of George Brinker. a hero of the War of 1812, who in after years played a prominent part in developing the agricultural resources of this count}' b}- reclaiming several hundred acres of land from its original wildness, and was also a conspicuous figure in the religious life of his communit}-. He was a Pennsylvanian by birth, and was reared on a farm in his native State. In early manhood, he married Elizabeth Young, who was a native of Virginia, and he and his wife came on iioiseback, with tlieir earthly i)ossossions in a small bundle, to Ohio to found a home in the forojst wilds of Pickaway, in the early da3's of its settlement, and in the busy 3-ears that followed were among its most diligent and useful pioneers. Mr. Brinker iKniglit a (juarter-section of land in Walnut Tpwnsiiii), and worked out by the month to pay for it. Game was plentiful, the country being wild and s{)ar.sely settled, and as he was a fine marksman, the man who emplo3ed him paid him to hunt deer and Other wild animals by the month instead of working on a farm all the time. He was a man of fine phvsique, six feet in height and straight as an arrow, and was well endowed with those traits that lead to success in any walk in life. He and his wife began life here in a log house, and bent their energies to better their fortunes, working early and late, and with her active co-operation, he gathered tc)gether a valuable propert\-, becoming the proprietor of seven hundred acres of choice farming land.

At the age of sevent3-tliree, death closed the life of this good man, but he still lives in the hearts of those who knew and loved him for his pure, noble character. He was simple and straightforward in his manner, sound and sensible in his opinions, and he was a veritable Christian, with strong religious convictions. He was a member of the Methodist Church, and did much to encourage the growth of the denomination in his neighborhood, having preaching at his house, and in other wa3'S promoting the cause in which his sympathies were so deepl3- enlisted. He had a good record as a soldier, serving with devoted patriotism throughout the War of 1812. He helped to cany the da3' in the famous battle of Lake Erie, fought near Put-in-Bay September 10. 1813. when for the first time a whole British squadron surrendered in a naval contest with Americans, the victory being announced to Gen. Harrison by the brave Capt. Oliver H. Perrv, In- wiiose invincible courage and determination it had been won, in the message so famous for its simple brevity', 3'et so full of meaning: " We have met the enemy and they are ours - two ships, two brigs, one schooner, and one sloop." So greatl}- did the father of our subject admire and reverence his old commander, he named his son of whom we write in his honor. An uncle of our subject was killed in that same war. The Doctor's mother, of blessed memory, departed this life at the age of sixty-five. She was George Brinker's second wife, and was the mother of three children : Catherine E., now deceased, one who died in infancy, and the Doctor. His first wife was the mother of a large family of children, carefully training them to honorable lives: Barney, John, Silas, George, Nancy, Susan, Elizabeth, Sarah, Mary and Lavina.

Our subject was reared on a farm in his native township. His father and mother died when he was a boy, within seven weeks of each other, and after that sad event in his life he went to live with his sister Nancy. His earl}' education was conducted in the district schoolhouse, which was built of logs and furnished with slab benches, and the school was carried on undei- the rate-bill system. When about eighteen years of age, the Doctor went to college at Delaware, but was taken sick a few months later and had to return home. He then had private instructions in Fairfield Count}', and after obtaining a certificate, taught school one winter there and one term in Franklin County. Deciding to enter the medical profession, for which he had a natural taste, he began to prepare himself for it under tlie instruction of Dr. George E. Eels, of Lithopolis, with whom he read medicine three years, thus laying a solid foundation for the course that he subsequent!}^ pursued at the Ohio INIedieal College, at Cincinnati, of which he is a graduate.

After leaving college, the Doctor entered upon the practice of his profession with his old instructor, Dr. Eels, with whom he remained six months. Returning tiien to Pickaway County, he established himself at Bloomfield, whence he went a year later to Shadeville, Franklin County, where he built up a large and lucrative practice. He was a resident of that town from 1865 until 1880, with the exception of a year spent at Circleville. In the latter year, he came to Darbyville, which he has since made his home. For some time, he devoted himself exclusively to liis practice, which was extensive, covering a good deal of territory, for he early made a name for himself as a physician of rare alulit}', well grounded in medical learning and the proper treatment of the prevailing diseases of this section of the country. Of late, he has given much attention to farming and stock interests, and buys and raises a considerable number of cattle and hogs, owning some very fine cattle of standard breeds. He has two hundred and thirt3'-six and one-eighth acres of land, one hundred acres in one tract, the remainder in another, and all in Muhlenberg Township, except thirtythree and one-third acres in Jackson Township, and he rents it, taking his pay in grain, which brings him in a good income. In the season of 1884-85, he built the frame residence on ISIain Street, Darbyville, in which he and his wife have a home attractive in its appointments and abounding in the comforts that add so much to the pleasure of living.

Our subject was married, in the fall of 1864, to Miss Kate Hill, a native of this township, whose family history will be found in the biographical sketch of her sister, Mrs. Anna Montgomery. Mrs. Brinker is a true, womanly woman, whose fine personal attributes have won her the sincere regard of all who come under her influence. She is of the Methodist faith in religion and a devoted member of the church. Of the four children born to her and her subject, three have passed through the gates of death to the land of the immortals: George E., Annie Bell and Frank. One son, Erasmus W., is left to be their pride and comfort in their declining years. He is a bright and talented young man, well educated, a member of the Columbus Bar, and has a promising future before him in his profession. He is popular in social circles, and is an earnest worker in the INIethodist Church, of which he is a member in high standing.

Dr. Brinker is a man of strong personality, with a broad, calm, practical mind and firm will, and a keen sagacit}^ in business matters, whereby he has achieved financial success. He is of a generous temper, has given liberally of his means to churches and charitable objects, and his name is associated with man}' of the progressive movements that have resulted in local improvement. He was head of the village government as Mayor for some years, and administered public affairs with a firm and steady hand, and he was also School Director for a short time. In his politics, he was a Democrat, until that part}' repealed the Dow Prohibition Law, but since then he has been independent.

'^ AMES A. McLEAN, who is widely and favorably known throughout Fayette County as one who has held high official positions, / is one of the leading citizens of AVashington C. II.. where he has a beautiful home. He is a native of that city, born March 4, 1841, in a house that stood on the present site of the Arlington House, the place being at that time the property of his father, Samuel IMcLean.

Samuel McLean was born in one of the early homes of Ross County in 1808, and was reared amid the pioneer scenes of his birthplace. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania and were of Scotch descent. After completing his education, Samuel McLean came to Washington C. H., in 1837, and established himself in this city m the general mercantile business. He was married that year to Miss Eliza C. Robinson, who was a daughter of John Robinson, a prominent farmer of Ross County at that time. Mr. McLean continued prosperously engaged in his business until his death, August, 22, 1852. He was one of the original settlers of Washington C. H., and his widow, who is still living at a venerable age, is one of the oldest residents of the town, whose good fortune it is to have witnessed its rise and progress almost from the beo-inning. Samuel McLean was a Whig and had an intelligent understanding of politics in his day. He was the father of seven children, of whom these four are living: James A.; John R., a resident of Washington C. H.; Cincinnatus, a jeweler at Athens; and lone, the wife of M. B. Bryan, a resident of Washington C. H. and a farmer by occupation.

The subject of this sketch attended the public schools of his native city, and after his education was completed, he taught two terms of school <luring the winters of 18()1 and 1802. In tlie latter year, in which he attainc<l iiis inajf>rity. he threw .aside all personal aims and ambitions, to take his pl.ace in the ranks of brave hoys in blue If) iielp fight his country's battles, his name being placed on the roll of Company C. One Hundred and Fourteenth Ohio Infantry, on the 0th of August, he having been engaged previously in assisting to recruit the regiment, and he w.as commissioned Sergeant of his company. He was present at the siege of Vicksl)urg, faced the enemy in the Itattle of Arkansas Post, on the White River, and did his share of fighting in other engagements. However zealous he was in the interest of the cause for which he and his comrades did battle, and however loyalty to the flag prompted him to dare and suffer much, he was obliged to succumb to the hardships and privationsof war, and Fel)ruary G, 1803, was honorably discharged on account of disability and returned to his home and friends with a fine i-ecord for good soldiership, of which they were proud.

After he left the army, Mr. oNIcLean resumed teaching and was so employed one term. He tiien received the appointment to the office of De|)uty Collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth District of Southern Ohio. He acted in that cap.acity for two 3^ears and was then made Deputy Assessor of the Internal Revenue for the same di^strict, which position he filled six years. He next worked as civil engineer and Surveyor of the County. He filled the office of Surveyor of Fayette County twelve years and was regarded as one of the most useful and reliable of the officials who liad eveiserved the county in that position. At the ex [)i ration of his term of office, Mr. McLean turned his attention to farming, purchasing a farm of five hundred .acres in Wayne Townshij); and taking up his residence on the place, he devoted himself zealously to tilling the soil and r.aising stock and continued to occupy the farm for ten years, with the exception of several winters spent in W.ashington C. H. that the children might attend school. In the fall of 1888, he settled here permanently with his family, having jiurchased a residence at No. 225 East East Street, in a very attractive quarter of the city. Mr. McLean is prominent socially as a member of the Masonic fiaternity and as a Knight

Mr. McLean was married, in 1867, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Charles Briggs. who Avas a prominent farmer of Ross County. She is a woman eminently fitted in ever}^ way for a home-maker, and to her devotion to his interests our subject owes much. The}' are the parents of five children: Nettie, the wife of Dr. Charles B. Jones, a practicing ph3'sician at Kingston; Charles R., who is at home; Eliza, wlio is attending the Ontario Ladies' College, at Whitb^', Ontario, Canada; Fred B. and Mary, who are at home attending school.

eR. DALBEY is a member of the famous firm of Dalbey Bros., of Washington C. IL, proprietors of the Fayette Poultr}' Yards, and one of the largest dealers in their line iii the State. The Dalbey brothers are sons of the Rev. R. M. Dalbey, who was born in Great Grove, Greene County, in 1816, coming of one of the early families of Ohio. He attended the pioneer schools of that county, but was mainly self-educated, as he was very fond of books and tlu'oughout life was a great student. He was earl}- converted to the cause of Christ, into which he threw his whole soul, and at the age of twenty-six he entered the ministry, joining the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church. He devoted himself earnestly to his sacred calling twenty years, and then, being obliged to abandon it on account of a throat trouble, lie turned his attention to the grocery business, which he carried on some twelve years. Returning then to the pulpit, he continued to occup}- it until the hour of his death, which occurred at -Tasper Mills in the fifty-ninth year of his age.

The mother of our sul)ject was Elizabeth A. (Harrison) Dalbe^', a native of England, and a sister of Hon. Richard A. Harrison, of Columbus, and a daughter of the Rev. Robert Harrison, who was a native of England, and a resident of Springfield, this State, many years, coming to this country in 1830, and a pioneer preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Six of the seven children born to the Rev. R. M. Dalbey and wife are still living, five sons and one daughter. The eldest is the Rev. J. H. Dalbey, who is a member of the Ohio Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church ; the sister, Mar_)' E., lives at the family residence at Washington C. IL, as also does her brother next younger; the Rev. A. F. Dalbey, a member of the Cincinnati Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church; our sul)ject is the fourth in order of birth; after him comes J. L., a member of the Cincinnati Conference, who has charge of a church at Christiansburgh; W. R., the youngest of the family', is city editor of the Cyclone., a Republican organ, is Secretary of the Southern Ohio Poultry Association, and a member of the Mystic Circle. The Rev. J. H. is a member of the Masonic fraternity, to which his brother A. F. also belongs, beside being a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. All are Republicans, with the exception of J. L., who is a Prohibitionist. Like his brother, our subject is also a zealous member of the Methodist Church, and is an active worker in the Sunda3'-school. The mother of this famil\- died in 1880, at Jasper Mills, and her mortal remains were placed beside those of her husband. The principal subject of this sketch, C. R. Dalbe}', was born in the town of Xenia. He was educated in the public schools of Springfield, and after leaving school learned the trade of a carpenter, at which he worked five years. At the end of that time, he inaugurated the enterprise which has grown into one of the most extensive poultrj' businesses in this part of the country. All of his brothers are associated with him, and theirs is one of the largest poultry firms in the State. Tlieir establishment is located at Nos. 387, 389 and 391 Washington Avenue. Their business is ably conducted under the name of the Fa3'ette Poultry Yards, which is known far and wide, as they have patrons throughout the Ujiion. They breed about thirt}^ different varieties of fanc^' poultry, dealing in none but the purest breeds. One reason for their remarkable success is their far-sighted policy of extensive advertising, hy which means the}' have readied nearly two millions of people in various parts of the United States. They are now getting out their seventh annual catalogue, which will be issued in a neat form, and will be fully illustrated-

^OlIN RIDDLE and liis intelligent and interesting wife are recognized universally as among the foremost people of Darby Town- ^ ship, Pickaway County. He is a man of excellent judgment, and few farmers who began with scant means, as did he, have accumulated so much property in as short a time. He was born in Madison County, just north of Mt. Sterling, Ohio, September 1, 1831. His father, Abner Riddle, was bc;"i in Pennsylvania, in 1783, but came to Madison Count}', Ohio, when a young man, traveling by wagon. He worked out for neighboring farmers for several years, and after his marriage bought a farm one-half mile north of Mt. Sterling.

The young couple settled in the woods in a log cabin and had frequent calls from Indian neighbors. Game was plentiful and the deer and turkeys which fell by the young farmer's gun supplied his family with meat. He owned one hundred and thirty acres of land, which he improved and developed into a good farm. At one time, he was a member of the Christian Church. His politics were of the Whig persuasion, but he never cared to occup}^ office. His death occurred in 1848.

The mother of our subject was born near Harper's Ferry. Va., and was known in maidenhood as Sarah Thomas. When quite young, she came to Ohio with her parents, who were earh^ settlers in tliese parts. She reared to ^-ears of maturity eight children, namely: Mary A., Mrs. Alkire; Jackson; Maria, Mrs. Robison; Harrison; Letha, Mrs. Corney; John, Abner, and William L. The mother died at the age of eighty-four, having spent a long life in usefulness. She was a member of the Christian Church, and was very active in her early days, but on accoimt of her loss of eyesight in her later years, she did not often attend divine service. Both parents lie at rest in the Alkire Cemetery, near Mt. Sterling.

He of whom we write had his early training and education upon the farm mihI in tlic piimitivc! schoolhouse. Ho wa>^ allowed to attend scho(jl in the winter only, as his help was needed upon the farm during the summer. He Itegan life for himself at the age of eighteen, hiring out to neighbors by the month at the wages of %7, and continued working for otiiers until he readied tlie age of thirty-five, laboring most of the time in Ohio, hut spending some time in Illinois and Indiana. During I8o6, he was in Piatt County, 111., and in 1S63 was in Benton County. Ind., where he had an interest in some cattle wliidi he was engaged in herding. In 185(5, he drove a large number of cattle through to the Eastern market.

November 21, 1866, our subject was married to Martha Elizabeth Young, who was born near Mt. Sterling, December 16, 184L They lost two ciiildren, who died in early infancy, and have one living, Tenny E., a son of eighteen years, who is now attending school at Darby. Immediateh' after marriage, they settled on tlie farm where tiiey now live, a property which belonged to tlie father of Mrs. Riddle, and which was bought In Mr. Riddle in 1868. To the three hundred and forty original acres he has added until he now has five hundred and thirty acres and here he has made substantial and permanent improvements, putting in drainage, establishing fences, and erecting excellent farm buildings. They first settled in a log house, but in 1876 built the large frame house in which they now reside, and during the same year put u[) the frame barn.

Although Mr. Riddle pays considerable attention to wheat, his principal crop is corn, much of which is fed to his stock and the remainder sold. He keeps large numbers of hogs, cattle and shee|). and has shipped some stock, but sells most of it in the home market. His financial success has been principall}' gained in this way, through the medium of corn and hogs. One hundred acres of his land are in timber and four hundred and thirty acres are improved.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Riddle are efticient and earnest members of the Christian Church, in which they take an active interest and for which thej' are ever ready to give of their means and efforts.

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They contributed to build the church and are generous in its support. The doctrines of the Republican party were in accordance with the views of Mr. Riddle, and he voted that ticket until two years ago, since which time he has been a Prohibitionist. He began in poverty, but has made a great success of his work and business by dint of hard work and good management. He never borrowed a cent of mone3\ but now is able to loan large amounts. He was one of the five men who laid out and platted the city of Derby, in the progress of which he has ever been interested.

(^ MLLIAM E. MORRIS, Clerk of the Courts \rJ\l of Pickaway County, and an enterprising, \^m public-spirited citizen of Circleville, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, September 8, 1861, and is a son of John and Elizabeth (Elliott) Morris. The grandfather, Isaac Morris, was Ijorn in Pennsylvania, and when a young man emigrated with his family to Highland County, Ohio, where he was engaged in farming until his death. The Morris famil}^ is of English descent.

John Morris was born in Highland County, and his wife in Clinton County. Her father, Benjamin Elliott, was also a native of Clinton County, and is still living, at the age of eight}' years. Mr. Morris located in that county, where he engaged in farming until 1861. In that year, he removed to Jay County, Ind., and there enlisted as private in the One Hundredth Indiana Infantry. He died in the hospital in Nashville, Tenn., in 1863, and was there buried. After his death, his widow returned to Clinton County, Ohio, and now resides in New Holland.

Our subject was their onl}' child. His education was acquired in the common schools, and when sixteen years of age he began clerking in the postofflce in Sabina, where he remained two years. He then spent eighteen months as a clerk in a drug store, after which he removed to Canon City, Col., and spent one summer in the drug business at that place. On his return to Sabina, he was employed as a salesman until 1882, when he removed to New Holland and established a drug store. He built up the largest business at tliat i)lace, and is still owner of the store.

Mr. Morris was married in New Holland, November 22, 1885, to Miss Kate Kennedy, a native of that place, and a daughter of Andrew Kennedy, a native of the Emerald Isle, who became an early settler of New Holland. He now resides in Springfield, Ohio. Two interesting children have been born to our subject and his wife: Mary and Frank.

Mr. Morris held the position of Postmaster in Holland from 1885 until 1889, and was a member of the City Council for several years. In the autumn of 1890, he was nominated on the Democratic ticket, and elected to the otlice of Clerk of the Circuit Court and Court of Common Pleas, and entered upon the duties of the position February 9, 1891. Socially, he is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and has represented his lodge in the Grand Lodge. He is a charter member of the Sons of Veterans of Bob McCook Camp, the largest camp in the State, and has twice served as its Captain. Mr. Morris is a gentleman of sterling worth and integrity, held in high regard throughout the community for his many excellencies of character.

0-^ RLANDO VAN BUSKIRK. The greatgrandfather of our subject, Peter Van Buskirk, was one of the first pioneers to brave the dangers and hardships of the wilderness to found a home in Pickaway County, and from that day to this the Van Buskirks, from generation to generation, have been closely identified with its rise and growth, with its material progress, and with its higher interests. Orlando Van Buskirk, of whom we write, is one of the most intelligent and enlightened farmers of Monroe Township. He was l)orn in said township, one mile east of his present home, August 25, 1848. His father, Peter Van Buskirk, was born in Perry Township, May 15, 1826, a son of John Van Buskirk, who was born in Allegan}- County, Md., November 19, 179^. The American branch of the family tliat originated in Holland was established by nine brothers, who came here in Colonial times and settled in different parts of the Plast.

The great-grandfather of our subject, who was a Maryland farmer in the early days, came over the mountains to Ohio in 1799, with pack-horses. He spent a 3'ear in Chillicothe, and then penetrated into the wilderness to a point on Deer Creek, near Williamsport, in this county, where he located on a tract of nine hundred acres of land that he bought of the Government. He there erected a log cabin, and with his family began the primitive life necessitated by their wild surroundings. He partly developed a farm, and on Deer Creek built the first grist-mill in that vicinity, building it of logs and fastening the shingles with wooden pins, there being no nails then. He operated the mill for some years, and also a distillery in connection with it. He and his wife both lived to a good old age, and reared a large family of boys and girls. When she came to this State, she brought some apple seeds in her pocket from ^laryland, and planted them on the farm on Deer Creek now owned by Mr. Dunlap, and some of the trees that sprang therefrom are still standing and are very large.

The grandfather of our subject was a boy when he came here. He had no school advantages, with the exception of one term's schooling, but learned to read at home. He was married Februarv 8, 1821, to Sophia Seward, who was born in Mrginia July 8, 1799. In early life he was an infidel, Init soon after his marriage he was converted, and began to preach the Gospel in houses, barns and schoolhouses, as there were no churches at that time. August 8, 1823, he united with the Christian Church at Williamsport, and was a noble worker in its upbuilding. He was a self-educated man, of strong common sense and of no mean ability, and his earnestness and desire to do good carried conviction to the hearts of those with whom he labored. He was prospered in his calling as a farmer, and became the owner of six hundred acres of land in this township, beside seven hundred acres near Muncie, Ind. His wife was a woman of strong convictions, though lacking in education, and she fdled a useful si)liere in life, being well beloved by all who knew her for her fine qualities of mind and iicait. She was a Christian in every sense of the word, always cherishing tlie welfare of the church, and she was noted for her benevolence in giving to the needy, and in helping lo build different churches. She passed away .January 10. 1868. and ( i rand father ^'an Buskuk, September 15, 1874, the latter aged nearly seventy-nine 3'ears.

This is the record of their children: Caroline, l)orn June 18, 1822, married John Wood .Inly 5, 1840, and is now dead; Diantha, born October 12, 1824, married Lieut. Samuel Roland, August 23, 1846, and died January 20, 1849; Peter, the father of our subject, was the next in order of birth; then came Rhoda, who was born June 2, 1831, married William Bennett in August, 1845, and died March 22, 1874; Sarah, born August 28, 1833, married Hiram Russell February 3, 1857, and lives in Delaware County, Ind.; Orlando, born June 6, 1829, was married in August. 1856, to Elizabeth Betts, and died in Clarksburgh, .January II, 1858; Francis M., I)()rn September 5, 1838, married Diana T. Ha\s, and died September 27, 1865; Mary, born March 26. 1836, married Adam Bailey, and lives at JNIt. Sterling; William FI., horn May 3, 1842, died November 2, 1865.

The father of our suV>ject was reared to the life of a farmer, and when he began his independent career in that line, he settled on the farm now occupied by his son Orlando, and in due time had the woods cleared away, and the land under good cultivation. He owned four hundred acres of land, and did an extensive business as a general farmer. He made a specialty- of raising hogs, and also had other stock, and was one of the substantial men of his townshi[). He was an exemplar}- citizen and a sound Republican, l»ut never aspired to olHce. He was of a sincerely religious nature, and nearly all his life was a consistent member of the Christian Church. The mother of our subject was Rebecca Wood in her maiden days, a daughter of Col. William D. and Elizabeth Woofi, and was born in Madison County. December 5, 1825. She took an active inteiest in the Christian Cliiuch.

of which she was a life-long member, and in her death, at the age of forty-nine years, it lost one of its most devoted followers. She was the mother of three children: Orlando V.; Elizabeth, who was born July 17, 1850, and is now the wife of W. F. Mercer, of Columbus; and Isabelle, who was born August 20, 1852, married 8. Timmons, and is now dead.

The boyhood of our subject was passed much as that of other farmer's boys in like circumstances. The first school that he attended was held in a t3'pical pioneer log house, with a large open fire-place for heating purposes, and slab benches for seats. The scliool was conducted on the subscription plan. He later attended the Normal at Lebanon for about four months. He lived at home with his parents until their death, his father buying a farm and giving him a half-interest in it if he would remain with them. After marriage, he settled on the farm that he now occupies, and his mother came to live with him and died a year later. At the time of the death of his father, our subject and his mother and two sisters were ill with typhoid fever, and unable to be present at the last sad rites when the beloved one was laid to rest.

Mr. Van Buskirk has a fine farm of three hundred acres of land, all improved and well drained. He was formerly engaged in the manufacture of tile, the second man to establish that line of business in this county. He began it in 1874, and was extensively employed in making it until 1887. He made from two-inch to ten-inch tiles, burning as many as twelve kilns a season, and he had the reputation of manufacturing the best tile in the county. There was a large demand for it, and during the fourteen years that he dealt in it he always gave perfect satisfaction. He now gives his attention to mixed farming, raising grain and stock. He formerly engaged quite extensively in dealing in cattle and hogs, buying many cattle in. the northern part of the State, and he has wintered as many as one hundred and fifty.

Our subject is a great reader, and has a well-selected library as one of the attractions of his pleasant home. He is possessed of a large fund of information, is an interesting conversationalist.

and always seems to know when to say the right word in the right place. He is a man of gen^ous breadth, unselfish in thought and action, and it is said of him that "he is one of the few who live not alone for self, but to do good to others." He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, both taking an earnest interest in religious matters, and he was once Trustee of the church, and served three j'ears as Superintendent of the Sunday-school. Politically, he is a Republican, and he held the oflSce of Land Appraiser in 1890. He is a member of the Masonic order at Mt. Sterling; Fayette Chapter No. 103, and Garfield Commandery No. 28, at Washington C. H. Mr. Van Buskirk was married .January 11, 1872, to Miss Emma Rowlen, by whom he has five children: William G., Pearl, Ma^^ and Minnie (twins) and Verna.

HARLES W. HORN, the Editor of the Plain City Dealer, was born at Martin's Ferry, Belmont Count}-, Ohio, August 19, 1857 His father, Gary Horn, a native of Ohio, born near Cadiz, Harrison County, was a farmer and tilemaker. He was married in Ohio to Miss Sarah Spring, a native of this State, and they located at Martin's Ferry. They became the parents of four children, three sons and one daughter. The eldest, Adolph, is the Postmaster in Plain City; Armeda is the wife of D. La Mar Lombard; and M. W., who is the twin brother of our subject, is a painter. All of the family, both parents and children, make their home in Plain City. Our subject, in his earlier years, lived with his parents at Somerville and Woodstock, then in INIarion, Ohio, before coming to Plain City. He remained with his father until his marriage, and began learning the printer's trade after coming to Plain City, working for several firms before starting a paper for himself.

Mr. Horn established the Plain City Dealer, which has now about seven hundred circulation and has been very successful as a business enterprise. A fine grade of job printing and a great variet}^ of work is done in his office. The mar- riage of our subject, wliicli took place in the 3'ear 1885, united him with Miss Jessie ITaynos, of Plain City. She was born in New California, Ohio, but as she came to Plain City with her parents when an infant, has found her home here through life. One daughter has blessed this home, to whom has been given the name of Louise. Altliough Mr. Horn is, in his personal preferences, a Republican in politics, his paper is neutral in political affairs and devotes itself mainly to the promotion of the prosperity and business interests of Plain City.

OHN W. ALLEN is nxunbered among the enterprising and successful farmers of Range Township, Madison County. He was born in Jefferson Township, Fayette County, December 13, 1835, and is a son of Adam and Rosanna (Hidy) Allen. His father, who was born in March, 1811, is still living in Jefferson Township, Fayette Count}'.

Our subject had limited educational advantages, but his training in hard labor was not at all meagre. After attaining to man's estate, he led to the marriage altar, on the 5th of October, 1857, Miss Harriet A. Fent, of Jefferson Township, and unto them have been born twelve children, nine of whom are still living. Vena Olive was married, and at her death left two children; Addie May died at the age of seven years; Delia is the wife of AVilliam Badger, of Fayette Count}-, and has one child; Hulda and Eugene Sheridan are at home; Rosanna Catherine is the wife of Charles Baughn ; Cora F., Icy, Urban, Osa and Emily are under the parental roof; and one child died in infancy.

When Mr. Allen started out in life for himself, he had to go in debt for his team and farming implements, and for two years he resided upon rented land. He entered the army August 13, 1862, joining the boys in blue of Company K, Fortyfourth Ohio Infantry. He participated in the battles of Dutton Hill, Louisville, and the siege of Knoxville. In 1864, he was transferred to the Eighth Ohio Cavalry, and saw service in the Shenandoah

A'alley, under Sheridan. lie participated in the battle of AVinchestei-, and also in the engajicmenl when (ien. Sheridan made his famous ride. He was never wounded or taken prisoner, and was honorably discharged in May, 1865.

When the country no longer neecled his services, i\Ir. Allen retuiiied Ikiuu' and ai^aiii rented land for a time. 11 is lirst purchase consisted of tiftyeight acres in Jefferson Township, Fayette Counly. After two years, lie sold this, and bought one hundred acres in Stokes Township, Madison County. In 1884, he purchased his present farm, becoming owner of one hundred and fifty-four acres. His fields are well tilled, his improvements many, and a glance at the place indicates the supervision of a careful manager.

]Mr. Allen has been a stanch Kepulilicun since lie cast his first Presidential \M)te for Abraham Lincoln in 1860. He has fre(iuently served as a delegate to the county conventions, but has never sought or desired public office. He holds niemliership with A'incent Allen Post No. 678, (i. A. K., of Sedalia, and attended the National Reunion in Columbus and in Detroit. He was a valiant soldier during the late war, is a leading agriculturist of the community, and a prominent citizen, highly esteemed by all who know him.

RS. DR. E. A. VAN RIPER is a lady whom nature seems to have es{)ecially fitted for the profession she is now following, and she has met with unusual success in this calling. She has all those attributes, physical, mental and moral, and the host of minor graces of manner and person, essential to the making of a truly great physician. The Doctor was born in Lodi, Washtenaw County, Mich., and is a daughter of Edmon G. and Lucinda (Isbell) Rogers, both natives of New York State, the father born in Orange and the mother in Madi^-on County.

Grandfather Edmon G. Rogers was a native of Sheffield, England, but came to America at an early date and located in Orange County. N. Y., where he became a very wealth}' man and a man of leisure. His wife had been formerly Miss Martha E. Galk\y, a lady of Irish descent and a descendant of one of the best Irish families. The Rogers are also descendants of a very prominent famil}^ and trace their ancestrj' back to Lord Rogers, of England.

The father of our subject was a well-educated man and a graduate of West Point. After finishing his education, he came to Michigan and purchased a farm in Lodi Township, Washtenaw County, which he operated until his death, early in 1861. He was an excellent citizen and a man universally respected. In politics, he was a strong adherent of the principles of the Republican part}'. His wife was the daughter of Leonard Isl)ell, who was a native of one of the Eastern States, of Scotch descent and an early settler of Washtenaw Count}', Mich. He served in the War of 1812, and later located at Stoekltridge, Mich., where he received his final summons. The mother of our subject resides in Jackson, Mich., at the present time. Five daughters and one son were born to her marriage.

At the early age of three years, our su])ject was sent to school, where she displayed so much abilit}- and advanced so rapidly in her studies that when fourteen years of age she went to Ann Arbor, Mich., and attended the High School for aliout five years. On the 4th of Augest, 1864, she married Dr. M. H. Van Riper, a native of New York State, and of Dutch and Welsh extraction. II is father, John Van Riper, was a prominent attorney of Albany, N. Y. Mr. Van Riper was educated in New York, studied medicine for two years at Eellevue College and then went to Michigan, where he intended entering the medical department of Ann Arbor Universit}-, but instead enlisted in a Michigan regiment as Surgeon. He was wounded at Malvern Hill and, after being in several Southei-n hosi)itals, was taken to Detroit more dead than alive. He finally recovered, was honorabl}' discharged and, when able, continued his medical studies, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1865, with the degree of M. D.

After marriage, our subject and her husband removed to Momence, 111., practiced there for three vears and then located at Kankakee. She began the study of medicine under her husband and took lectures from him every evening for eight years. She became very proficient in this profession and was examined and registered by William Kanagie as a practicing physician in Illinois. She then practiced in Kankakee until April 16, 1881, when she located in Circleville and has been a successful practitioner here since.

Three children were born to this union and were in the order of their births as follows: Myron E., a practical printer, of Chicago; Garrett A. is a pressman in New York City, and Marquis De La- Fayette is at home. Dr. Van Riper has given her children good educational advantages and they are all bright young men. In politics, the Doctor is a stanch Republican.

'~ R. MARSHALL, the popular Editor and Manager of the Ohio State Register at Washington C. IL, has occupied that position on the paper for the past two and one-half A native of New York, he was born in Newark, Wayne County, October 22, 1843, and is the son of Francis H. Marshall, who is engaged in the manufacture of wagons, buggies, etc. The maiden name of our subject's mother was Sarah J. Miller; she was the daughter of Jasper Miller, who is now deceased, having lived for nearly a century. He of whom we write was given a good education in the schools of Lockport, N. Y., whither his parents removed when he was quite young. When old enough to start out in life on his own responsibility, he began work in the office of the Daily Union, at Lockport, where he learned the "art pre servative," and remained for six 3'ears. At the expiration of that time, Mr. Marshall went to Albany, in the same State, and later to New York Cit}', where he was employed on job work, and there made his home until 1867, which was the date of his coming to Highland County, this State. At Hillsboro, he was engaged in publishing the Gazette for seventeen years, at the end of which time he went to Springfield and puz'chased an interest in the Siinday News, where he remained for the five succeeding 3'ears. In September. 1888, he came to

Wasliington C. H. and assumed the business management of the Register Democrat. A year latei', however, in company' with Wolf and Jones, our subject established the Ohio State Register, with which paper he is still connected, although the paper is owned b}^ R. B. Palmer.

The lady to whom our subject Avas married July 14, 1862, was Miss Sarah L.Barnes, and to them have been born three children, viz.: Nellie M., Maude and Maurice. Mrs. Marshall was born in Niagara County^, N. Y.,in 1845, and was the daughter of Joel P. and Sarah A. Barnes, her father being a prominent bridge contractor and builder. The father of our subject is still living and makes his home in Lockport, N. Y. In social matters, he of whom we write has been for many years a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Religiously, Mrs. Marshall is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

"jflOHN G.WILSON, M. D. The witness of tlie transformations wrought b}^ fifty years in the improvement and development of Fayette County, Dr. Wilson not only endured the hardsiiips of pioneer life, but it has also been his privilege to enjoy the fruits of his early toil. He is the sole survivor of the little band of physicians who were engaged in practice at Washington C. H., in June, 1841, when he cast in his lot with the pioneers of the place.

The childhood years of our subject were passed amid the scenes of Ross Count}', Ohio, where he was born March 19, 1811. His father, John Wilson, was a soldier in the War of 1812, and came to Ross County from his native State, Penns^'lvania, at a very early day, taking up a tract of unimproved land. He married Miss Luc}' Ta} lor, and unto them were born eleven children, our subject being the fifth in order of birth. Few events of importance occurred to break the monotony of our subject's youth, his time being diligently devoted to tilling the soil in the summer and attending school during the winter seasons. The " temples of learning " in those eai'ly days were primitive in construction, made of logs, with split rails fojseats, and with greased paper in>tead <»f window lights. At a somewhat later date, a better house was erected, and gradually the opportunities afforded the children for accpiiring an education were improved, both in I'cgard to the furnishings of the l)uilding and the method of instruction.

Upon attaining to his majority, our sulijcfi commenced to read medicine with l)v. James Robbins, of Greenfield, Highland County, Ohio, who was a memljor of the l)oard of examiners appointed by the State to exainine for litiiess to practice. After gaining a thorougli practical knowledge of therapeutics, the young Doctor removed West as far as Dayton, then a town of four thousand inhabitants. He i)racticed his profession there in 1835 and 1836. in partnership with Henry Van Tuyl. a prominent physician. He next proceeded to Indiana, locating nineteen miles up the river from the old Tippecanoe battleground, where at the time there were plenty of Indians and wild animals. At that time, the Wabash Canal was being built, along which he had a large practice. He voted for William Henry Ilanison for President in 1836, and again four years later, when he was the successful candidate.

Coming to Washington C. H. in the spring of 1841, Dr. Wilson purchased the property on the corner of Court and North Streets, which was then in the suburbs of the village, but is now in the center of the cit}'. Here he has resided for fifty years and more, while those avIio were children when first he settled on the old iiomestead have grown to maturity, entered the world of active business, and some, grown old and weary with the cares of life, have sunk intc) the slumber of death. But all of them - youth, and middie-aiicd and old - have known Dr. Wilson and have f)een proud to regard him as their friend. Tc> his patients, he was more than the kind, considerate, skillful physician - he was the unchanging friend.

For twent}' years. Dr Wilson was an attendant at the County Infirmary. President Grant appointed him Examining Surgeon of Fa\ette County, and he served as President of the Board until the election of President Cleveland, when he resigned. He had established a splendid practice, which, to- gether with his position at the Infirmary, lie resigned when he accepted the position of Examining Surgeon. Some four years ago, he retired from active labors, and now is passing his declining years in quiet seclusion.

In 1838, Dr. Wilson was united in marriage with Miss Lucinda Mackerley, whom he had known in childhood, her father's farm adjoining that belonging to his father. At the time of his marriage, the Doctor rode on horseback two hundred and fifty miles to the bride's home, and, after the ceremony was performed, drove back to \Yashington C. H. with his young wife, the journey being made in a buggy which he had purchased. They have had two daughters: Mary L., the. wife of -Tared L. Millikan, who now resides with oar subject, and Lucinda, who died when about twentyone years old. Politically, the Doctor has always been an active Republican and is firm in his adheieuce to the principles of the party.

<^ jhlLUAM ATKINSON stands among the W^l ^^ ^''^ progressive, enlightened WW anfl enterprising farmers and business men who have had the making of Madison County, and perhaps no man has done more for the development of its rich agricultural resources within the last three or four decades than he. His farm, which is four miles south of Plain City, in Canaan Township, is one of the largest and best-managed, and is considered one of the finest-improved, in this part of the State.

Our subject was born in Ross Township, Greene County, February 2, 1832. His father was Cephas Atkinson, who was born in York County, Pa., in 1790. He in turn was a son of Joseph Atkinson, who was of English descent, but is thought to have been a native of Pennsylvania. The mother of our subject, Abigail Oren, was likewise a Pennsylvanian by birth, and was of English extraction. She M^as reared partly in Tennessee and partly in Ohio, coming to this State when she had nearly attained womanhood. She Avas married to Cejihas

Atkinson in Clinton County, and they moved soon after to Clarke County, whence they returned to Greene County. From there they subsequently went to Champaign County, where the father died in 1860 and the mother in 1875, finding their last resting place in its soil. They were the parents of eleven children, eight sons and three daughters, three of whom died in infancy, the others growing to maturity, and these four of them are still living: .Tane; William; Margaret C, wife of James Hunt, of South Charleston, Clarke County; and Thomas S., a resident of Indianapolis, Ind! The father was a man of superior business qualifications, who invested his money judiciously, and acquired a goodly amount of property, including fifteen hundred and ten acres of land in Madison County, which he purchased from 1842 to 1852.

The subject of this biographical review is the ninth child and fifth son of his parents. He was eight years old when they removed to Champaign County, where the rest of his boyhood was spent, and he remained with his parents until he was twenty-two years of age. He obtained his education in the district schools, and on bis father's farm was well trained in all that pertains to farming. In the opening years of a vigorous, stalwart manhood, he came to Madison County, in 1854, to enter upon the hard pioneer task that lay before him of literally hewing out a farm from the forests by the strength of his strong right arm, seconded by the force of a steady brain to plan his work wisely. His father had given him three hundred and seventy-seven acres of timber land and oak openings in Canaan Township, on which no improvements had been made. He went to work with a will, and in time had the forest cleared away, had dug ditches for drainage, and had placed his land under fine cultivation.

All this Mr. Atkinson accomplished without a cent of capital, but his labors lesultcd in his becoming wealthy, and he was enabled to buy more land, and now has one thousand and thirty-seven acres of the very best farming land, of which between four and five hundred acres are under a complete system of drainage, tiles and ditches running in every direction, making the rich soil more productive, and the farm one of the most perfectly drained in the county. He was the first to introduce tiling in this part of the county, having shipped tile on the cars before it had ever been manufactured in this section. He lias spared neither raone}^ nor pains in making improvements and has a well-ai)- pointed set of buildings. P^lsewliere in this volume will be noticed a view of his large and eh^gant twostory brick residence, whicli is situated a quarter of a mile from the Wilson Pike. It was erected in 1882 at a cost of $6,000, and contains thirteen spacious rooms and halls, finely finished and tastefully furnished. His barns are commodious and convenient!}" arranged, and lie has other necessary buildings. He pays considerable attention to raising stock of high grades, and has one hundred cattle, having disposed of fifty last winter; six hundred and fifty sheep, and some liogs, having sold seventy-five of the latter last fall. He has had as many as fifteen hundred and fifty sheep at one time, and raises and keeps as many horses as he needs to work his extensive farm.

Mr. Atkinson was married May 29, 1866, to Lucinda, daughter of John and Mary (Rliulen) Nonnemaker, and widow of Robert V. Fleming. Mrs. Atkinson is a native of Ohio, born in Fairfield County November 2, 1839, and is of (ierman extraction. She is a woman of noble character, who fills in every way her position as wife, mother and friend. She has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church since the age of seventeen. To her and our subject have been born three children, to whom is being given the best of educational advantages the State affords. Their son. Charles Francis, born June 24, 1870, attended Wittenburg College, at Springfield, four years, and is now pursuing a course of study at the Nelson Business College in the same city. Cephas, who was born December 24, 1875, is preparing for college in a school at Plain City. Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson's only daughter, Mary Eva, who was born June 17, 1867, attended AVittenburg College two years, was a student one year at Wooster and one year at Gambler, Ohio. She became an expert stenographer and type-writer, and commanded a salary of $100 a month prior to her marriage with Henry S. Francis, a prominent druggist of Uhrichville. Mrs. Francis belongs to the Episcopal

Church, while her husband and brotlier Cephas are identified with the INIethodist Episcopal Chiirch. Mr. Atkinson is a man of large, roundalxmt common sense, positive character, more than average executive ability, and his standing in financial circles is of the highest. He is well known as President of tlie Farmers' Bank, of I'laiii City, which, under his administratujn, is one of tin- lead - ing monetary institutions of Madison Count\-. In l)()litics, he is first, last and alwa\'s a Republican, and uses his inllueiu-e to further the interests of his party. Socially, he is identified with rrania Lodge No. ."51 1. A. F. and A. M. lb- is publicspirited, and all enterprises looking to the advancement of his township or county are sure of his cordial ai)probation and material assistance.

\f|EREMlAIl REA. Tiie geiitleiiian of whom it is our pleasure and privilege to here give a biographical sketch in outline has spent his life in doing good to others and u})- holding the rights of all. Few of the agriculturists of Oak Run Township. ^ladison County, are better known than is he, who is engaged in cultivating the soil and lireeding fine stock. His beautiful home is pleasantly located seven miles from London and is supplied with all the comforts wiiicii are to be found upon a first-class estate.

Our subject, who was born in London October 19, 1824, is the son of Mathew and Ann (Amos) Rea. His father was also an agriculturist and stock-breeder and was born near Rockbridge, ^'a.. in 179:5. He participated in the War of 1812 under (4en. Harrison and did eflicient and valiant service during those trying times. In 1H18. the elder INIr. Rea located in Union Township, Fayette County, and worked on rented laud for a time and later became one of the weallliy and prominent men of this section. The grandparents of our subject also came hither in the above-named date, but being poor people Mathew had to make his own wa}- in the world without an}- monetary assistance, and at the time of his death, in company with his sons, was the possessor of two thousand acres of land. Ill polities, he was a Whig uutil tiie dissolution of that pai-t3% when he became a Democrat. He is what may be termed a self-made man as his advantages for obtaining an education were very limited. He was elected County Commissioner of liis township and in many ways represented lus district in positions of trust.

Our subject was the eldest of the parental family of four children: Joseph, wlio was born April 10, 1829, died November 6, 1873; Robert, who was born in 1831, is a prominent stock-dealer in London, this State; Margaret Elizabeth married F. M. Cbenoweth and makes her home in London. Jereiniali of this sketch was reared to farming pursuits, and after establishing himself in business on his OM'u account, remained in partnership with his father until reaching liis thirty-fiftli year. He was married, August 22, 1850, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Benjamin and Sarah (Bostwick) Leach. Mrs. Rea was born in Fayette County, September 19, 1829, and shortly after her marriage removed to what is now the present home of oar subject.

In his political relations, he of whom we write cast his first Presidential vote in 1848 for Zachary Taylor. In 18.56, he joined the ranks of the Democrats and voted for James Buchanan. He has been Clerk and Treasurer of the township and has also served as School Director for over twenty 3'ears. He was at one time a candidate on the Independent ticket for County Commissioners, but as he refused to electioneer, was defeated. He at one time was the nominee for County Treasurer, his opponent being elected bj' a very small majority.

Mr. Rea received about six hundred acres of land on the division of his father's estate and has added to it from time to time until now he has a handsome proi)erty of fourteen hundred acres. By industry and energy, he has placed his farm under thorough tillage and put in man^' feet of tiling. The buildings are of the best description, and stamp their owner as a man of enterprise and progress.

The two children born to Mr. and Mrs. Rea are Mathew, who lives on the old homestead and was boi'n July 19, 1858, and Sarah Louisa, who was born August 1, 1863. The son, in addition to receiving a common-school education, attended the

High School at London and is now^ one of the prominent farmers and stock-raisers of this section. He was married, December 13, 1882, to Miss Grace Dodds, of Mason, Warren County, this State, where she was born January 9, 1862. She is a most intelligent and cultured lady and is the daughter of E. C. and Lavina F. (Keever) Dodds. She has become the mother of two children: Earl D., who was born January 15, 1886, and Robert C, who was born July 24, 1889, and resides with her husband on a portion of the old home farm. Mathew li. is also a Democrat in politics, and in 1880 voted for Hancock. He has been very prominent in local affairs and when only twenty-two j^ears of age was elected to the responsible position of Trustee, which office he held two terms, and was made Treasurer of his township in 1891. His interest in school affairs led him to be placed on the School Board as Director in 1890 and in the fall of the following year he was elected County Commissioner. His popularity is shown in the fact that his opponent was one of the representative men of the count3' and the opposing party had a majority of three hundred and fifty. He received every vote in his township with the exception of nineteen and carried the Fourth Ward in London, which had always been given to the opposing party. The daughter of our subject married Isaac F. Beery, a banker of Upper Sandusky, this State, and is the mother of three children, viz: Isaac R., Mathew L. and Brooks F.

\fj OHN PERRILL. The finely-improved farm I belonging to Mr. Perrill is conveniently and pleasantly located in Jasper Township, Fa3'ette Count} , and consists of five hundred and thirtj'-seven acres, upon which first-class improvements have been placed. While he devotes considerable attention to general farming, he makes a specialty of raising cattle and hogs, in which he has been more than ordinarily successful. His residence is one of the most attractive in the township, while the other buildings are substantial and well adapted to their various uses.

During the early 3ears of the settlement of Ohio, Hugh Perrill, father of our subject, came hither with his parents and located eight miles east of Lancaster. His birthplace was in Virginia, although the most of his active life was passed in the Buckeye State. He was married to Miss Margaret Caldwell, of Ohio, and shortly afterward removed to Highland County, which remained his home until the death of his wife. He then removed to Kentucky and resided near Greensburgh until his death, which occurred several years since. It is thought that he met with foul play, as he had started on a visit to his children in Ohio with considerable money in his possession, and when his body was found in Tiger Creek, tiiere was no mone\^ whatever upon it.

John Perrill was born in Highland County, Ohio, June 17, 1823, and until he was twenty-two, I'esided in the place of his birth. During the following eight years, he was a resident of Pike County, where he was emplojed in farming pursuits and also drove cattle across the mountains. He was thirt}' yeavs old when he came to Fayette County and settled upon the farm where he still resides. Shortl}' after coming to this county, he was married to Miss Margaret J., daughter of Elias and Elizabeth (Hall) Sparks, natives of Bourbon County, Ky. Mrs. Perrill was born in the Blue Grass State November 9, 1837, and died October 7, 1890, mourned not only by her immediate family, but by all who knew her and who esteemed her for the noble traits of character and sincere Christian earnestness which characterized her life.

Mr. and Mrs. Perrill became the parents of nine children, as follows: George N., who married Elizabeth Vaneman ; Iva, who married .Tolin Acton ; Louis, who married Mamie Gray; Edward, who married Sall}^ .Tarrill; Rebecca, who married James Curtis; Charles, Laura, Maggie and Frank. All of the children are living. Mr. Perrill has been a kind and generous father, and has provided well for his children, having presented them with land and given them a good start in the world. He has secured his large property by diligence and economy, seconded by wise judgment and excellent investments. In the political issues of the day, he maintains a deep interest, and is an ardent adherent of Republican princi{)les. In liis religious sympathies, he is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and a liberal sui)portcr of Christian enterprises.

-II.LTAIM D. WOOD, a retired farmer of I\It. Sterling, and an honored veteran of the late war, was boin in I'nion Townsliip. IXvette County, Ohio, on the 27th of February, 1841. His parents were Daniel and Tabitiia (Feach) Wood. He was I'eared to manhood upon liis father's farm and actpiired liis education in tlic common schools, which he attended during tiic winter season, while in the summer months he worked in the fields. He remained under the parental roof until twenty years of age, when he responded to the country's call for troops, enlisting in Compan}- A, Fift}'-fourth Ohio Infantry. 'I'he regiment was assigned to the Army of the Tennessee, and he participated in the battles of Siiiloh, Corinth, the siege of \'icksburg, .lackson, ^Mission Ridge, and the Atlanta cami)aign. Previous to this, he had re-enlisted as a veteran, his three-years term of service having expired. While his regiment was engaged in the Atlanta campaign, Mr. Wood served on detached diity, guarding railroad bridges. He rejoined his regiment in Goldsboro, N. C, and participated in the (irand Review in Washington, D. C., the most brilliant military pageant ever seen in this country. He tlien went to Louisville, Ky., and on to Little Hock, Ark., where he was mustered out in August, I860.

When the war was over. Mr. Wood returned to his home, and on the 27th of February. 1866, was joined in wedlock with ^liss ^Nlarj' Parker. He began farming on a part of his father's farm., and afterward his father gave him seventy acres or more of land. In 1871, he was called upon to mourn the loss of his wife, who died on the 12th of Jul}'. He was again married. May 2, 1872, his second uftion being with Miss Rebecca Swope, of Fairfield County. Two children grace their union: AUtert Thomas, who was liorn in Madison Town- ship, Fayette County, Ohio, March 23, 1874, is now attending the High School of Mt. Sterling; and Arley Ray was born in Madison Townshii) on the 13th of November, 1878.