Pickaway Township (part 7 of 49)

John Boggs served in the War of 1812 and advanced to the rank of major. Before the War, in 1803, he started shipping flour to New Orleans by boat, the first to do so from the Scioto River. He made three trips and returned on foot or on horseback the whole distance from New Orleans to Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio; passing through the Indian nations and keeping a sharp look out for robbers. He was very fortunate not to have met with any mishaps or injuries. Through hard work and good management, Major Boggs became owner of about one thousand eight hundred acres of land in Pickaway Township, two thousand acres in Indiana, and a large amount of personal property, including the grain elevator at Elmwood, near Kingston, and his residence.

as his son. Captain Boggs died February 6, 1827 and Major John Boggs died February 6, 1861. It is a curious fact that had they each lived until his next birthday, they would have been, at the dates of their death, the same age - eighty-seven years old.

Direct descendants of Major Boggs and his wife Sarah were their children: William, Jane, Lemuel, John, Nancy, Lydia, Moses, James, and Sidney. Present day descendants and Boggs land continue to be part of Pickaway Township.

Charles D. Boldoser

Charles D. Boldoser was born at home in Pickaway Township, Pickaway County, Ohio on February 24, 1885 to Simon P. Boldoser, born May 29, 1849 in Fairfield County, Ohio and Caroline (Stumpf) Boldoser, born February 28, 1849 in Pickaway County. He was a lifelong resident and farmer of Pickaway County. As a young boy his parents moved to a farm that Simon had purchased in 1886 that was located near Mead off St. Rt. 159 and is still in the family. Charles and his younger brother, Russell, grew up there. Simon died at home on May 25, 1921 age 72. Caroline also died at home on November 7, 1945 age 96. Russell, died at age 38 on April 26, 1930 from complication of a ruptured appendix while in the White Cross Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He never married and also farmed.

Charles' grandfather, Daniel, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania on March 12, 1824 to Daniel and Catherine (Swank) Boldoser and came to Perry County, Ohio with his parents after 1830. Charles' grandfather settled in Fairfield County after losing his first wife, Elizabeth Cochran, in Illinois in 1858. He married Harriet North of Fairfield County in 1859 and was given a farm by her parents. This farm remains in the Boldoser family. Charles' father, Simon, was a leading and progressive farmer of Pickaway County in his time. His mother, Caroline Stumpf, was a descendant of Conrad Stumpf, a Pickaway County pioneer in Saltcreek Township, who came in 1801 and permanently settled in 1803. He had obtained a land grant from President James Monroe for being in the Revolutionary War. Caroline was born on this farm which remains in the family.

Charles married Marie Riggin on November 27, 1930 in Andersonville, Ross County, Ohio and lived on the Mead farm for the rest of their lives. They raised 5 children, Betty Boldoser; Joyce Hedges; Ned, married Connie Hellmann; Mary, married William Evans and Charles, married Rena Burris. All are still living in Pickaway County. Marie was born in London, Madison County, Ohio on November 27, 1898 to John W. Riggin and Mary L. Emerson. Mary was a decendant of Thomas Emerson, Revolutionary War soldier, who settled in Pickaway Township in 1807 on a farm, obtained by grant, located on Emerson Road. This historic farm is located on the Pickaway Plains on what used to be the village of the Grenadier Squaw. Thomas Emerson died May 11, 1826 at 71 and is buried in the family

Charles loved to travel. The picture submitted is from one of his many trips in his younger days. He has twelve living grandchildren and one deceased. He died quietly at home on Mary 17, 1963 age 78. Marie died quietly at home on August 18, 1986 age 87. They are buried in the Maple Hill Cemetery, Stoutsville, Fairfield County, Ohio.

Benjamin Bolender Family

Benjamin Bolender (1791-1879) came to Washington Township, Pickaway County, Ohio from Northumberland County, Pennsylvania in 1813. In 1824 Benjamin married Elizabeth Leist, daughter of Andrew Leist, Jr. and Catherine Row. They spent their lives as farmers in Washington Township. Elizabeth died in 1868. Benjamin and Elizabeth are both buried in St. Paul Church Cemetery, near where they lived. They were the parents of ten children, all born in Washington Township, nine of whom are identified.

Eliza Ann (1826-1908) married David Frazier in 1844 in Pickaway County. They lived and died in Wyandot County, Ohio and had one child, Noah.

Mahala (1829-1905), was first married to Rufus Huddle in 1847 and had no children. She was married second in 1859 to David Wise and had 4 children. They were Charles along with 2 sons and a daughter who died as infants. Mahala is buried in St. Paul Church Cemetery.

Levi (1836-1908) married Catherine Wannamaker and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Stoutsville, Ohio. They had seven children: Elizabeth (Hoffman), George, Benjamin, Isaac, Jacob A., William, and Cora (Conrad).

Susannah (1839-1932) married Henry Stout and is buried in Maple Hill Cemetery, Stoutsville. They had three children: Catherine (Kocher), Lydia (Aldenderfer), and Sarah (Courtright).

John (1831-1908) was a farmer in Washington Township and built a two story brick home on Bolender Pontious in 1882 which still stands. In 1852 he married Sophia Stepelton (1836-1862) who is buried in St. Paul Church Cemetery. She was the mother of six children: (1) Isiah (1855) died at age 21 days, (2) Lewis (1853-1859), (3) Levi (1854-1860), (4) Isaac (1856-1907) who was in the grocery business in Circleville. He was married to Eliza Anne Heffner, and had 2 children, Harley and Sadie (Riegel), (5) Eliza A. (1858-1932) married S.E. Valentine and had one son who died in infancy and two daughters, Mrs. Eliza Marie (John) Speakman and Mrs. Floyd Cook, (6) Noah (1860-1924) lived on part of the home farm and was married to Lydia Ann Heffner, also of Washington Township, and had three children: Ada (1885-1894), Nellie (1887-1971) and John W. (1888-1986). John W. was a World War I veteran. Their two story frame house still stands on Old Tarlton Pike.

John was married second to Susan Leist (1842-1924), daughter of John D. and Catherine Valentine Leist. Together they had ten children: (1) Lydia (1864-1949) was married to Martin Riffle of Pickaway Township and had six children, Florence (Wharton), Arista (Mowery), Lyman R., Nellie A. (Morrison), Ruth (Barthelmas), and Bernice (Barthelmas), (2) Catherine (1865-1881), (3) Henry (1869-1949) lived in the family home, (4) Lucy (1871-1938) married William H. Stout and had one son, J. Boyd Stout, (5) Ida (1873- 1937) lived at home, (6) Charles (1875-1957) was married to Emma J. Peters, daughter of Martin and Elizabeth Peters of Stoutsville, (7) Lillian (1884-1911) was married to Harry B. Welch. Families

She died at age 27 and they had one daughter, Lillian (Stevens), (8) Nelson (1877-1955) married Daisy Valentine. They had five children: Iva (Shonkweiler), Flo Ines, Mabel (Kilian), Goldie (Rinehart), and Bethel, (9) Edward (1886-1920) was not married. (10) George (1867-1940) married Ede May Glick (1837- 1951) the daughter of Caleb of Washington Township and Anna Fisher of Madison Township, Pickaway County. He farmed in Wayne Township, Pickaway iil County, and had five children, two of whom died in infancy. (1) Byron (1896-1977) married Jessie B. Sampson (1896-1936) of Kinderhook, Ohio. They are buried in Spring Lawn Cemetery in Williamsport, Ohio. They had two children. David (born 1925) married Luella Wilson and they reside on the Caleb Glick farm in Washington Township. David is a World War II veteran. They had five children, Betty Jo Hathaway (born 1953) of Green Bay, Wisconsin, Dwight David (born 1955) who died shortly after birth, Bonnie Jan Disbrow (born 1956) who lives in Wheaton, Illinois, Barbara Jane Weber (born 1958) who lives in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania and Brenda Jean Willke (born 1959) who lives in Hilliard, Ohio. Martha (born 1927) of Fairfield County married Maynard Hulse and has four children, twins (born 1952) David of Circleville and Daniel of Pataskala, Ohio, Ellen Jordan (born 1953) of Kinderhook, and Doris Horn (born 1959) of Fairfield County, Ohio. (2) Vernon (1899-1998) first married Mabel Dunkel (1897-1946) of Circleville and then Bernice Hinton (1910-1997) also of Circleville. They farmed in Harrison . Township, Pickaway County, and had two children. Vernon Jr. (born 1951) is married to Rita McGrath Daugherty of Zanesville, Ohio. They reside in Circleville. They have three children, Denise Daugherty Castle (1973), Andrew (1982), and Amy (1987). William (born 1952) has two children, Kenna (1989) and Jayme (1991). They reside near Circleville. (3) Ralph (1909-1991) was married to Goldie Rayburn and lived on the family farm in Wayne Township. John's family is all buried in Hitler Ludwig Cemetery, Pickaway Township, except first wife Sophia and children Isiah, Lewis, Isaac, Eliza A. Valentine, and Catherine who are buried in St. Paul Church Cemetery. Vernon and Ralph are also buried in Hitler Ludwig Cemetery. -Submitted by Vernon Bolender

Bower Family

First generation Jacob Bauer married 7/25/1695 and died before 1739. Second generation Nicolaus (Bauer) Baur was born 11/15/1714 and third generation Johann Georg (Bauer) Baur was born 3/5/1742 and died 10/12/1825.

Johannes Bauer/John Bower, born 1792 and died in 1840, sailed from Wuerttemberg, Germany and landed in America at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, finally settling in Ross County, Ohio. In 1819, he married Anna Margaretha/ Margaret Schaad, who was born 1/13/1795 and died 3/7/1879.

Their son was John Jacob Bower, born 1/2/1824 and died 5/21/1891. He first married Harriet Ortman. His second wife was Mary Ann Arrowsmith and 11/30/1862 he married his third wife, Charity Francis, who was born 3/14/1833 and died 6/5/1912.

Bower, born 6/12/1859 and died 11/14/1894. William Lewis Bower married Laura Ellen Flaningam, born 8/6/1860 and died 11/28/1939. They lived on the Flaningam Farm at 9626 St. Rt. 180 east of Hallsville in Ross County, Ohio. They were parents to a son, William Kelson Bower, who was born 3/23/1891 and died in 1981.

William Kelson married Ida Hazel Fetherolf, born 11/15/1894 and died 12/16/1975. They were married 9/22/1912. They first lived on the Flaningam Farm where William Kelson was a farmer. They later moved to the location of 12167 Hayesville Road, east of Whisler, Ohio in 1935. William Kelson Bower served on the Salt Creek Township School Board, Pickaway County.

farm located at 5852 Tarlton Road and in 1948 they moved across the road to 5817 Tarlton Road where they established the Plain View Stock Farm. William Kelson and Ida Hazel Bower were parents to seven children: Ellen, Robert, Donald, Edith, Mildred, Marjorie, and Wayne. Wayne Bower now owns the Plain View Stock Farm.

Their son, Robert E. Bower, born 12/18/1915 and died 2/8/1992, married Sarah Elizabeth Heffner, born 8/22/1913 and died 6/22/1999. Robert E. Bower worked as a farmer and soil conservation technician. On their farm, he raised cattle, sheep and they were grain farmers. Their farm was named Willow Brook Farm, located at 28315 Jackson Road in Salt Creek Township. Robert and Elizabeth were parents to one son, Robert Louis Bower, born 4/25/1944.

Robert L. Bower married Melodee Colleen Bartholomew on 10/1/1967. They are parents to John Michael Bower, born 8/20/1970 and Carey Suzanne Bower, born 5/31/1973. Carey married Tim Ward 7/3/2003. John and Carey are the present owners of Willow Brook Farm, which is operated as a grain farm. Crops raised are wheat, corn, and soybeans.

George W. Bowers Family

Simon Bowers, who was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1796, the son of immigrants from Wurttemberg, Germany, traveled to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1833 and purchased a farm there. Six years later, Simon was instrumental in organizing and building the Lutheran Church in East Ringgold, Ohio. He is buried in the cemetery adjoining the church property. Jacob Bowers, one of Simon's 14 children, married Elizabeth Gessley, one of 11 children of John Goesele (the name later being anglicized to "Gessley") who was born in Schlesbadt, Germany in 1863 and came to America in 1817, settling in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. George W. Bowers was one of Jacob and Elizabeth's seven children.

On April 8, 1897, George married Clara Lucinda Brown, a daughter of Joseph and Lucinda Peters Brown, of Walnut Township. Soon after their marriage, George and Clara purchased Joseph's farm and later raised their family there.

In addition to farming, George taught at Walnut Township School after graduating from the National Normal University in Lebanon, Ohio. He also served as a justice of the peace. In 1905, he was elected to the Ohio House of Representatives and served two terms in the legislature.

George and Clara had four children: Harold Jennings, born August 5, 1904; Helen Elizabeth, born June 29, 1908; Stanley Jacob, born January 1, 1912; and Georgia Claire, born April 19, 1916, six weeks after George's untimely death at age 44.

A few years after George's death, Clara became a cook at Walnut Township School. Later, after selling the farm and moving to Ashville, she was a cook at Ashville School. Clara died July 20, 1949.

Each of George and Clara's children graduated from college. Harold began his 44-year career in public education as a teacher in Walnut Township and retired as Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction in the Ohio Department of Education. Harold also served 12 years as a member of the Selective Service Board in Pickaway County.

Helen's career began as a teacher in Ashville. She also served with the USO during World War II, was Assistant Dean of Women at Capital University, was Director of Information and Services Center with the Council of Social Agencies of Columbus and Franklin County, and concluded her career as an Associate Professor of Social Work at Capital University.

Stanley became a lawyer and spent 29 years with the Ohio Department of Taxation, serving 9 years as State Tax Commissioner. After retiring from the Department of Taxation, Stanley was Executive Director of the National Tax Association for 9 years.

Georgia, also a teacher, taught in Sandusky, South Bloomfield, Walnut Township, and Ashville during a 32-year career. She was also the first director of the Pickaway County Head Start Program.

Harold Bowers married Josephine Peters on June 12, 1930. They were the parents of Marilyn Pollitt of Naperville, Illinois and G. Robert Bowers of Columbus, Ohio. Josephine died April 13, 1988; Harold died February 6, 1989.

Marilyn and Robert Pollitt were married in 1958 and have a daughter, Nancy Pierson, and a son, Mark Pollitt; they also have two grandchildren.

Stanley Bowers married Ruth Allison on September 15, 1934. They had two daughters, Judith Nicely of Akron, Ohio, and Mary Jo Py of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Stanley died November 20, 1992. Ruth resides at Friendship Village in Dublin, Ohio.

Judy Bowers and Alfred Nicely were married in 1960; they have five children, Charles Nicely, Cindy Stevenson, Fred Nicely, Ben Nicely, and Cathryn Nicely, and seven grandchildren. Mary

George Bowers married Felix Dore on November 7, 1942. They had a daughter, Marty Dore of Columbus, Ohio, and a son, Bill Dore, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. Georgia died September 27, 1988.

Jacob Bowman Family

Jacob and Mary Richards Bowman moved into Pickaway County from Fairfield County in the late 1800's. Jacob was a son of Benjamin and Catherine Kessler Bowman and a grandson

Alta (1878-1946) married Herbert Leist. They were farmers and had three children: Elsie (1911-1924), Arthur (1913-1981) married Sylvia Rattray and had Carrol (Nelson Stevens) and Jerry (Susan Smith). Carrol has three boys and four grandchildren. Jerry has four daughters and seven grandchildren. Alta and Herb's third child Oakley (1915-2002) married Inez Lane. They have three children, Myron (Ellen Blue), Donald (Belinda Plum), and Jeannie (Larry McDowell). They have five grandchildren.

Jacob and Mary's third child was Daniel (1884-1967) married to Stella Klingensmith. Daniel was a carpenter. They had two children. Leona (1912-1998) married Ralph DeLong and Arthur K. (1924-2003) married Elaine Radcliffe. Leona and Ralph's child is Lydia.

Ray (1886-1939), the next child of Jacob and Mary, married Hazel Leist. Their only child was Cleo (1910-1992) who married Guy Stockman. Their child is Linda (Roger Davis). They have three children: Rick, Anthony and Scott and five grandchildren. Ray was a farmer in Washington Township.

was Merrill (1892-1969). Merrill was known as "Dick" in the community. He married Grace DeLong and was a farmer on the home farm in Washington Township. They had two daughters, Mary Kathryn (1922-2002) married Frank R. Lands. Mary Kathryn was a teacher and Frank a farm implement dealer. They had three sons: James (Jean Strous), Robert (Diana Schall) and Keith (Rebecca Smallwood). Mary Kathryn and Frank have six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Their second daughter is Helen (1924 - ) who married Richard Rattray. Helen was a teacher and Richard was in business. They reside on the home farm of Jacob's in Washington Township. Their children are Margaret (Jeff Spevak) and Scott (Gail Chin). They have two grandchildren.

The last child of Jacob and Mary was Milton (1893-1953). He married Grace Stebleton and was an insurance salesman. They had two children. Vera (1921 - ) married Ned Kraft who was a farmer in Washington Township. They have two children: Carol (Kevin Driesbach) and Dale (Julie Litterall). They have four grandchildren. The second child of Milton and Grace is Donald (1924 -) who is married to Betty Holcomb. Donald was a printer by profession and they reside in Lancaster. Their children are Dana (Steven Shouldis), Jill (Dorian Richards) and Mark (Terri Rostafer). Donald and Betty have three grandchildren.

Anthony & Christina Bowsher Family

Anthony Bowsher Sr. (1755-1837) was an early settler and landowner of northern Circleville Township, Pickaway County, along the Scioto River. He was the second son of Daniel and Anna (Drach) Bauscher of Albany Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Anthony's father was an immigrant from Alsace-Lorraine of Huguenot religious heritage. Daniel and Anna Bauscher had eleven children, many of whom moved west through Ohio.

Anthony Bowsher served as a private,in the Continental Line during the Revolution. In 1788 he married Christina Reichelderfer, daughter of his commanding officer.

Around 1800 a number of families of Northumberland County moved west to Pickaway County, Ohio. Brothers Anthony and Peter Bowsher (a blacksmith) and their families settled on the "island" of the Scioto in 1808. Anthony purchased the island and two sections in 1813. Afterwards, the river cut westward redeeming the eastern channel as flood plain within the Township as it is now configured, and crossed by Island Road. Anthony and Christina reared eleven children on the Island Farm. The parents are buried on the farm cemetery close by the road.

Mr. Justice, Jacob (1799), William (1800) and Barbara(y) (1802) married John Buck. All were born in Pennsylvania. From an early date the Island Road families established strong ties to Jackson Township, children crossed the river to attend school there instead of Circleville.

Anthony Bowsher, Jr. (1792-1861) succeeded his father at the homeplace and married Sarah Reeder (1796-1834). During the War of 1812 he served in the Pickaway County Mounted Militia. Three other brothers served, according to tradition, in the War of 1812.

Anthony Jr. and Sarah are also buried in the Island Farm cemetery. Many of their descendants and other relatives migrated to Northwest Ohio after the plague years along the Scioto River. Children born on the Island farm of this generation were: Elias (1815), Matilda (1817) married John Orrison, Mary (1818), Harriet (1819), Christina (1820), Henry Oscar (1825), Elizabeth (1830) married John, Marian (1831), married Henry Blacker, Sanford (1833). This generation widely scattered.

Anthony's second son, Henry Oscar Bowsher (1825-1880) married Elizabeth Hoover of Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, 1849. They had six children and first lived in Deercreek Township, Pickaway County, on Keyes Road then relocated to the Ashville, Ohio vicinity near the Hoover family. Their children were: Ezra (1851-c.1905), Marcus (1853-1930), Edward (1855-1878), Josephine (1858-c.1905) married J.E. Pierce, Anthony (1860-1935 "Bowshier''), and Ida (1861-1886).

Their second son, Marcus Bowsher (1852- 1930) remained near Williamsport, Ohio and owned a small farm on Yankeetown Pike. He married Alice Hoagland (1853-1880), a Deercreek Township school teacher and had two children, son Harry who died as an infant and Florence (1878- 1952) who married John Seaburn in 1901. Marcus Bowsher remarried in 1886 to Emma Alice Cox (1859-1949) of Williamsport. Their family moved to Akron, Ohio during World War I, including sons Clarence and Williard Bowsher and daughter Grace, wife of Emmet Rector.

Brehmer Family

Jacob Brehmer, born near Wittenberg, Germany, emigrated to Chillicothe, Ohio in 1847 with his wife, born Elizabeth Schull, from Baden, Germany. By trade he was a cooper.

A son, John, was born to them Oct. 7, 1854. To learn a trade John found work in the "Rose Grove Nursery" ultimately going to Cincinnati where he managed the Jackson greenhouses. From there he went to Adelphi, Ohio to take charge of the Reigel nursery, later becoming a partner. After 12 years, he came to Circleville in 1886 and es- tablished the Brehmer nursery on Sumpter Avenue. Four years later, he moved to the old fair grounds on the Folsom place and in 1902 built his greenhouses on North Court Street.

He married Katie Landsdorfer, whose family were coopers in the hills near Laurelville. They had three children - Pearl, who died a young man, Robert (Feb. 16, 1884) and Hazel, who located in Columbus.

Robert (Bob) remained in Circleville working first as a lineman for the Central Union Telephone Co., Circleville becoming manager. He married Nettie Hermann of Chillicothe, an operator for the Chillicothe Telephone Company. In 1913 he became a partner in the Noecker and Brehmer Ford Agency and in 1915 established the Brehmer Ford Agency.

In 1932 he returned to the family business of Brehmer Greenhouses where he remained until his death. He was quite active in the community being one of the founders of the Circleville Rotary Club and the Pickaway Country Club and was on the original Board of Governors of Berger Hospital. He served on the board and was president of the Circleville Rotary Club, the Pickaway County Chamber of Commerce, the Forest Cemetery Association, the Ohio Florists Association and the Circleville Oil Company. He was active in scouting having received the Silver Beaver Award.

They had a daughter, Elsie and a son, Robert (Bud), Jr.. Elsie graduated from Ohio University and married Joseph Bell of Circleville. She taught at Atwater Elementary School and became a very beloved teacher having the library there dedicated to her memory. She had four sons: Brent, Brian, Bruce and Brock.

They had three daughters: Melanie, Marcia, and Marion. Bud graduated from Ohio State University in 1943. During World War II he worked on the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. At war's end he returned to the family business with his brother-in-law, Joseph Bell, where he remained until retiring. In 1987 they sold Brehmer Greenhouses completing 100 years as a family business.

Bud was recipient of the Circleville Jaycee's Distinguished Service Award and the Circleville Rotary Club's Service Above Self Award. Elected to the Circleville Board of Education he served for 20 years, 10 as president. He served on the board of directors of the First National Bank and The Circleville Oil Company and as president of the Circleville Jaycees and the Circleville Rotary Club. A member of St. Philip's Episcopal Church, he served on the vestry, choir, and as lay reader.

William Briggs Family

William Briggs was born December 7, 1858, in Fayette County, Ohio, the son of Allison and Jane Snider Briggs. On December 24, 1879 he married Elizabeth James, who was born August 2, 1860, in Ross County, Ohio, the daughter of Strawder and Rebecca Bush James. William and Elizabeth had 11 children: Harry, Lillie, Strawder, Jane, Warren, Bryce, Cecil, Lena, Anna Lee, Dudley and Elizabeth. Coming from Concord Township, Ross County, Ohio, they settled in the New Holland, Ohio area in 1886.

William operated a blacksmith shop in New Holland for many years. He served on the Village Council and then as Mayor of New Holland from 1909-1913, during which time he was instrumental to a great degree in bringing electricity to the village. He also served as Postmaster of New Holland from August 25, 1913 to April 1, 1922, and then from 1925-1932 he worked as a deputy in the Pickaway County Auditor's office during the two terms his son, Bryce, served as Pickaway County Auditor. Elizabeth died on December 29, 1935, and William died September 20, 1936. Both are buried at Greenlawn Cemetery in Frankfort, Ohio.

Strawder Cleveland Briggs was born May 8, 1884, in Ross County, Ohio, and married November 17, 1907 to Georgia Kenyon Trotter, who was born July 24, 1892, in Columbus, Kansas, the daughter of Luke and Gertrude Crawford Trotter. Their children were: Mabel Elizabeth "Betsy" and Wilma Georgia. Strawder lived most of his life in the New Holland area, with the exception of 15 years when he resided in Ganado, Texas, and worked as a farmer. Georgia died January 4, 1916 and is buried in Cherokee County, Kansas. Strawder died April 12, 1966 and is buried in the New Holland Cemetery.

Wilma Georgia Briggs was born September 27, 1913, in Ganado, Jackson County, Texas, married March 26, 1934 to Forrest Glendon McCune, who was born November 27. 1908, in Wayne Township, Fayette County, Ohio, the son of William and Jane Price McCune. Their children were: Barbara, Georgia, William and Janey. Wilma and Forrest lived most of their lives in the New Holland community. Forrest worked as an auto mechanic and Wilma worked as a beautician and an aide at Orient State Institute. Forrest died February 13, 1978, and Wilma died November 17, 1984. They are buried in the New Holland Cemetery.

Clarisse Jane "Janey" McCune was born June 2, 1950, married February 3, 1971 to John David Sprouse, who was born May 14, 1946, the son of John and Viola Bostwick Sprouse. They are the parents of: Chris, born March 15, 1971 and Scott, born October 25, 1975. They resided in Circleville, Ohio from 1973-1985 and in New Holland, Ohio from 1985-1989, before moving to Chillicothe, Ohio in June 1989.

Floyd Brigner Family

This story is about my parents Floyd Irvin Brigner and Maxine (Hummell) Brigner. I first want to tell you about my father's family since they have Pickaway County, Ohio roots. His grandparents were Martin Brigner (12-15-1850) and Clarinda (Southworth) Brigner (3-27-1852) from Pike County, Ohio. They were the parents of 7 boys. One of the boys was Floyd's father, Charles 'Irvin' Brigner (12-01-1877). On August 3, 1903 he married Elizabeth 'Gertrude' White (3- 8-1883). She was one of 14 children born to John C. White (7-19-1845) who was in the 114" Ohio Inf. during the Civil War and Eliza Long (11-6- 1847) born in Monroe Township, Ohio. They were married in Circleville, Ohio on November 8, 1866, so that means his mother's family had been in Pickaway County since 1847.

My father (Floyd Brigner) was born on May 18, 1913 to Irvin and Gertrude (White) Brigner in Darbyville. He had 2 brothers (Leonard and Ernest) and 3 sisters (Clarinda, Bernice and Medrith). He graduated from Muhlenberg High School, Pickaway County, in 1932 where he played baseball and basketball. He loved baseball and he played on an independent team in Royalton, Ohio. He met my mother (Maxine Hummell) in Royalton where her parents owned a grocery store. She was born on December 3, 1913

My parents were married on July 29, 1934 in Amanda, Ohio and they moved to Darbyville, Ohio and lived there the rest of their lives. They were the parents of Jerry Eugene Brigner and myself. Jerry married Janet Wiiliams and I married James Edwards. My father farmed, drove the starting gate at Beulah Park Racetrack in Grove City, Ohio, drove a truck for Pickaway Dairy, sold siding and he served as a Muhlenberg Township Trustee. My parents bought a small grocery store in Darbyville in 1946 and ran the store until 1978. They worked very hard because the store was open 7 days a week from 10 to 10. If anyone needed help they always knew they could come to my parents. They would let people charge their groceries until they got paid. There was an old church bench that sat out in front of the store where several men sat and told many big stories so my mother made a sign that said "Liar's Bench Now Open".

My mother was always a wonderful cook and she was known for her pies and angel food cakes. They also enjoyed their two grandchildren, Brian Andrew Brigner and Beth Ann Brigner. When the grandchildren would come to visit, my father would always put a dollar under the dinner plate so they would find it when they sat down at the table. To this day they still talk about how good a cook their grandmother was and they remember how special they were to their grandparents. My mother passed away July 19, 1981 and my father passed away on February 21, 1990.

Lawrence Brigner Family

Lawrence Brigner was born February 23, 1912 and married Margaret Jinks on April 3, 1935. She was born on July 21, 1911. He was a farmer in Pickaway County and farmed 582 acres in 1934. He had tractors with steel wheels and farmed with horses prior to having tractors with all rubber wheels. She was a housewife and they had six children.

Barbara Annice Brigner was born January 20, 1936. She graduated from Walnut High School in Ashville in 1954 and took six months training at Bliss College. She took a job with a Farm Acceptance Company and moved to Illinois in the early 1960's. She married Wayne Carlisle on October 30, 1963 and became the mother of two and grandmother of two. Ronald Wayne Carlisle was born April 21, 1964 and he married Mary Ellen Dembinski on September 10, 1988. They had two children: Bryce Ronald Carlisle was born February 19, 1998 and Kyra Ellison Carlisle was born on December 1, 1999. Wanda Carlisle was born September 26, 1968 and married Dan Gaston on May 21, 2002

Rowena Brigner was born February 26, 1937. She graduated from Walnut High School in 1955 and took six months training at Bliss College. She was a secretary for several years and became a Credit Analyst and is still working in her 45" year at Franklin International. She married Don Stange on December 3, 1966 and became parents of one - Tippy Ann Brigner, born August 8, 1959.

David Eugene Brigner was born April 29, 1938. He graduated from Walnut High School in 1956 and served in the army starting November 1, 1956 with 24 weeks of basic training and served in the reserves for eight years. He became a member of Ironworkers Union Local 172 and worked for 40 years before retiring. He married Darlene Brumfield on January 22, 1966.

Marvin Leroy Brigner was born December 3, 1939. He graduated from Walnut High School in 1958 and was an ironworker from 1959-1999 before retiring. He married Marilyn Goldsberry on October 6, 1961. They had three children: Merrilie Ann Brigner was born on November 16, 1961 and married Jerry Simmons on February 17, 1984. They had two daughters: Amy Alena Simmons, born September 4, 1985 and Kristen Danielle Simmons, born on June 22, 1988. She divorced Jerry and married Greg Munsey on March 7, 1992. They had a son, Marvin Andrew Brigner, born on August 4, 1964 who married Suzanne Laver on August 23, 1992. They had a son, Corbin James Brigner, born on September 26, 1994. Divorced in 2003. Son Mark Alan Brigner was born May 14, 1968. He married Pamela Marie Hillis on July 21, 1990. They had a son, Mare Alton Brigner, born on January 9, 1991 and a daughter Ashton Marie Brigner, born on August 6, 1992. They were divorced.

Lawrence James Brigner was born December 10, 1947. He graduated from Teays Valley High School in Ashville in 1966. He was drafted and served in the Vietnam War. After an honorable discharge at the end of the war, he went to work for the grainery in Ashville, Ohio. He married Darlene Friend on April 13, 1968 and they became the parents of two and grandparents of two. Darletta May Brigner was born on August 13, 1973 and married Max Steinmetz on August 3, 1996. They had a son Eric Steinmetz who was born on March 5, 1993. Daughter Dustee Marie Brigner was born on October 24, 1974 and married Matthew Plum on June 11, 1994. They had a son Jacob Allen Plum born on May 6, 1999.

George W. Brinker Family

W. Franklin Brinker married first Ida Jane Belong (1869-1908) and had sons William Samuel born Dec. 18, 1893 and died Sept. 12, 1941 and Wilbur who died April 20, 1967. On May 26, 1910 he married second wife Cora Evangelyn Knepper (1867-May 2, 1944).

William Samuel married Bernice Musburger who was born in 1895. They had a son John Milton born May 25, 1929 and daughter Joan born April 17, 1927. William Samuel died September 12, 1941. Bernice was married for the second time to John Ucker 1949? Bernice died November 18, 1977.

John Milton married Beverly Buskirk in 1950. Beverly was born January 6, 1929 and was the daughter of Daniel and Jessie (Veale) Buskirk. They had children: Mark born April 27, 1951; Dale John (Jack) born December 19, 1953 - died November 20; Jay born September

5, 1955; Brenda born September 14, 1956; and Daniel born July 31, 1957. John Milton died August 28, 1986. Beverly died February 19, 2002. Joan married Harold Hall. They had children: Larry Richard, Brent Allen, Kim, Traci B., and Terri Ann. Emma A. Brinker married John Jacob Mast, a farmer, who was born Sept. 3, 1853 and died Oct. 13, 1919. Their children were: John, Phoebe, and George. John Brinker Mast married Mabel G. Valentine and they had: Helen Louise, Emanuel, Paul, Rosemary, and Wilbur. Rosemary married Miller Dunkel and had a son Bryan M. Miller. He died and Rosemary married Atwell G. Strickland who died Nov. 27, 1999. Bryan married Nancy and they have son Aaron M. Wilbur married Elinor Shull and had: John Edward and Carl Stephen. Second Wilbur married Thelma Hines. John Edward married Teresa Musselman and they had Ryan and Jarod. John died May 31, 1997 as a result of an automobile accident. Phoebe was married and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville. -Submitted by Jay Brinker

George Brinker Family

George Brinker, born in 1786 came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in 1810 when he was 18. He was the son of Hans Konrad Brinker born Mar. 5, 1723? in Switzerland and Catherine Miller born Mar. 9, 1768 in Delaware. George, a hero of the War of 1812, played a prominent part in developing agricultural resources in Pickaway County. The Hedges Chapel Class was organized by Rey. J.H. Creighton in George's home in 1841.

April 13, 1830 George was married for the second time to Elizabeth Young, born 1799, and had three children: Catherine E. born May 1, 1836; Oliver Perry born Dec. 11, 1837; and Angeline born 1843. George died Oct. 25, 1856, age 70. Elizabeth died Sept. 5, 1856.

W. Brinker married Martha Orrison born May 1853. Their children were: Mark Elmer born 1871; John Trimble born Dec. 10, 1876 and died June 24, 1933; Elyda, Maude E. born Jan. 1882, and Clyde born Oct. 1889 and died Feb. 9, 1962. Mark Elmer married Emma Longenbaugh. Emma died June 14, 1889, and he married Harriet Probst June 22, 1899. John Trimble (Trim) born Dec. 1875 married Lillie Brintlinger born Dec. 1876 and died April 26, 1945. Their children were: Clesta F., George Manard, Edgar, and Elliott. Edgar M. married Norma J. Hoover and they had son Thomas E.. Thomas E. had daughter Amanda and grandson Zachary. Maude E. married Jacob Felmeth Feb. 9, 1962. Clyde married Mary B. Gessler who died Dec. 21, 1965, and they had a daughter Martha Mary. Martha Mary died Dec. 21, 1982. Clyde owned a confectionary in Ashville.

Jonathan married Lida J. Weaver (1854- 1951), daughter of D.F. Weaver, on Jan. 29, 1879. Their children were Harry W. and Meda Alice (1882-1948). Harry married Margaret Hoe. Their daughter married Bob Hobb. Meda Alice married Charles T. Hay and their daughter Louise married Harold Hines, a farmer. Louise and Harold had sons: Harold Charles, Larry, and Bobby. Larry married Alice Baum. In addition to managing an extensive agricultural operation, Jonathan operated a farm implement and general store at Brinker's Corners, and he was a member of the Knights of Pythias and Hedges Chapel M.E. Church. His home was a large brick house built in 1889 by himself and his father.

Lida Ann Brinker married Gilbert Humble. They had children Frank and Edna. Edna married James Arthur Coon and their children were: Helen, George, Donald, Frank, and Normagene.

Brookins Family

I am sharing my records in the hope that it will help ease my future generations in their search for their ancestors. I had a great deal of help from "A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE BROOKINS FAMILY" by Homer De Wilton Brookins. This booklet is a tremendous wealth of information and my family is most thankful to Homer.

My records of the Brookins family begin with the birth of William Brookins on or about 1544 in Tottenes, Devonshire, England. He had a son in 1579 and named him John. John married Agnes Prideux. They had a son in 1620 and named him John. This John married Elizabeth Hollard and came to Boston, Massachusetts in 1658. He owned the Salutation Inn. In 1692, nine years after his death, his widow sold this Inn to Sir William Phipps, then Royal Governor of Massachusetts. Eighty years later this Inn was used as a secret meeting place by Samuel Adams to plan the Boston Tea Party and the Revolution.

Philip played an important part in our history. He had 17 sons and at least 13 of these sons and several grandsons fought in the Revolutionary

War. Philip fought in two wars, the French and Indian War, which decided that the civilization and government structure of this country should be English instead of French, and the Revolution, which decided that this nation should be free and independent.

One of Philip's sons, Artemas, rode with General George Washington and fought at Saratoga and Valley Forge. Several of Philip's sons are listed in the DAR Patriots Index. When Philip died, he had 75 male descendants still living.

Philip's son Ithamar, born 1741, is next in my line. Ithamar (wife unknown) fathered Benjamin in 1767. Benjamin married Esther Olds and was the first to move to Ohio. He moved to Trimble, Athens County, Ohio. He fathered Eleazer in 1802, who married Hannah Price and they had Cyrus Abel in 1849. Cyrus was born in Athens but moved to Jackson, Ohio. Cyrus married Eliza Stephenson and they had Leander in 1873. Leander married Hester Wilson and they had Roy in 1909 in Jackson, Ohio. Leander moved his family to Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio. Roy married Margaret Leroy and fathered Leroy in 1939. Leroy married Lucy Mynes and brought his family to Circleville, Pickaway County, Ohio in November of 1971.

Leroy had three children. Leroy II (Tony) born in 1965. Leroy II had a daughter, Kayla. Lora Brookins Raudins, the second child of Leroy born 1971, had two children Sofija and Nathaniel Bruno Raudins. Luther Adam, the third child was born in 1976, which brings us back to the celebration of the results of the American Revolution.

Brooks-Higman

James E. Brooks, one of 12 children born to James and Polly (Skinner) Brooks, was born June 14, 1834 in Amesville, Ohio and moved to Pickaway County in 1952 at the age of 18. James E.'s great grandfather, John Brooks, was said to be a Revolutionary War soldier and later served as the tenth governor of Massachusetts. On August 29, 1859, James, a farmer, married Christina Jane Reeves (January 23, 1839 - February 15,1904) and they settled in the Dublin Hill area to raise their 5 children: Owen T. and Mary Emma both died in infancy, Dayton Reeves (May 6, 1868

Dayton Reeves Brooks continued to farm the family land left to him by his father. He married Lolie Rose Gray (August 27, 1869 - March 26, 1948) on October 10, 1889 and they had 5 children: Alta Elda (July 14, 1890 - August 12, 1969), twins Vivan Ray and Viva May (March 22, 1896- Vivan, March 10, 1983 & Viva, August 9, 1983), Rosa Inez (April 12, 1898 - January 9, 1991) and Una Fern (March 22, 1903 - April 1, 1993). Dayton was a member of Odd Fellows and Modern Woodmen of America. Dayton and his wife are also buried at the New Holland Cemetery.

The family farmland was sold upon Dayton's death and the proceeds divided among the children. Una married Charles Alfred Higman (January 10, 1901 - October 2, 1964) on November 17, 1928, and they settled in Williamsport. Charles was the son of William J. and Matilda B. (McGath) Higman. He was a mechanic and electrician. Una loved caring for their 8 children (including 2 sets of twins): Judith Laverne (September 8, 1929), Maralyn Rose (September 13, 1931), twins Gary Edward and Larry Ray (June 7, 1935 - Gary, August 30, 1987), Myrna Jean (August 12, 1937), Charles Lowell (August 17, 1939 - January 8, 2000), and twins Harlan Dan and Garlan Don (July 27, 1942 - Garlan, March 3, 1944 of measles and pneumonia). Charles, Una, Garlan, and Lowell are buried at Springlawn Cemetery in Williamsport. Gary was buried at Veteran's Cemetery in Piti, Guam.

Marriage, jobs, and education began to pull the family members away from the home. Larry married: Virginia (Jinny) Lee Rodgers (June 17, 1936 - August 21, 2003) on November 10, 1953. He worked as a hogbuyer for Armour in Mt. Sterling and was a farmer in the New Holland area with his father-in-law. They had 2 children: Jeffrey Jay (August 28, 1956 - February 25, 2003) and Rena Beth (June 19,1958). Jinny was able to stay home to raise their children until their high school years. They eventually settled in Columbus (Franklin County) Ohio. Jinny and Jeff are buried at Union Cemetery in New Holland.

Brown Family

Evidence supports that James Brown, b.1732 was the father of William Samuel Brown (WSB), b. August 30, 1758 in Maryland. Evidence indicates that they were close with a Lane family there, perhaps even before this period of time. These two families migrated to Pennsylvania about 1770. Samuel Lane Sr. had one son, Rev. Samuel Lane Jr., who was a Baptist Circuit Rider and father of Ruth Lane b. about 1763.

In March 1778 WSB signed on to serve in the Revolutionary War about eight months. General Roberdeau had arranged with Washington to build a frontier "Lead Mine Fort" in "Sinking Valley" of the Allegheny mountains (NE of Altoona, Pennsylvania near Culp, Pennsylvania of Blair County) to protect the precious lead being removed from the mountains for use to fight the War. It was a very valuable resource. Frontier settlers and miners were threatened by British sympathizers and Indians. Historians have rebuilt the fort which today is called Fort Roberdeau.

In November/December 1778, WSB was discharged and returned to Bedford, Pennsylvania. Evidence implies that this is when he married Ruth Lane. They seem to have been farmers even though the Lanes were an affluent family line. They had eleven children: William B., Mary, Samuel, Joshua, Nancy, Sarah, Elizabeth, Elisha, Elijah, Hannah, and Eliza Brown.

formed a group of families and left Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania and headed west. They stopped in the Northwest Territories around today's Lancaster, Ohio. Wilkinson obtained land on Toby Creek which had been an Indian village with a chief named Toby.

WSB was Wilkinson's neighbor in Pennsylvania and in 1805 he bought, as an "Entryman" the NE and SW Quarter sections of Section 23 of today's Walnut Township, Pickaway County, Ohio, at the intersection of Ringgold Northern and Ashville Fairfield Roads. Traveling west from the intersection, the first half mile on the right and the next half mile on the left was what he bought. One whole Section is one square mile. Ashville Fairfield Road divides the northern half and southern half of Section 23. In the Fall of 1806, WSB, with children and in-laws, arrived from Pennsylvania and moved onto this land.

Standing, Lto R: Ralph W., Ruth, Rosa Hutchins Brown, Marie, Dorothy, and Addison Brown. Squatting, L to R: Betty.Gonrad, and Marvina Brown.

dot Indians near Upper Sandusky, Ohio. They obtained lands there and moved there. In 1840 Ruth died and was buried on the homestead but later moved to Reber Hill Cemetery, Walnut Township. WSB moved north to live with Joshua's family in Hancock County, Ohio. A large contingent of the Brown line developed around Upper Sandusky, Ohio. WSB lived to age 95 and died in Mt. Blanchard. He is buried in Lee Cemetery along with many of his children and in-laws.

However, some of WSB's family line stayed in Pickaway County and from those I descend. Most being buried in Reber Hill Cemetery. William B. Brown, son of WBS, b.1787 in Pennsylvania, married Rebecca Morris, b.April 12, 1776 in Pennsylvania.

Harry & Fairy Brown

Harry Groce Brown was born | August, 1893 in Walnut Township, Pickaway County to Charles Elmore Brown and Clara Jane Groce. His wife, Fairy Fern Wolfe, born on 12 September, 1893, near Stoutsville, Ohio, the daughter of George Wolfe and Hannah Jane Shupe. They were married on 4 February 1915 in Circleville, Ohio. Around 1940 they moved to Ashville, Ohio and established Brown Tractor and Implement Company, a John Deere business which continued in the Brown family until 2003. Fairy passed away on 24 March, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio. Harry died in Pickaway County 15 July, 1984 and is buried beside his wife in Forest Cemetery in Circleville, Ohio.

Harry and Fairy had 2 children, Eleanor Jane and Warren Elmer. Jane, born 28 August, 1917 in Fairfield County, Ohio married Robert Bausum on 2 September, 1939 in Pickaway County. Bob operated Bausum's Variety Store in Ashville. Their children were Tom, Janet, and Brenda. They have several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Jane is still living in Columbus near her daughter Brenda. Tom is retired from the John Deere business and lives in Little Walnut with his wife Nancy. Janet resides in Tennessee with her husband Bill:

Warren was born on 27 January, 1916 in Walnut Township and graduated from Walnut High School. He served in the United States Army during World War II. He married Lillian Kay Boyer in Mt. Sterling, Ohio on 23 May, 1936. She was born on 11 March, 1915, the daughter of Claude Boyer and Dora East. Warren worked at the John Deere in Columbus and about 1943 they moved to Ashville and began working with his father. Warren continued the business until 1976 when his son, Richard, took over. Warren was active in the Ashville Community Club, the Lockbourne Masonic Lodge, the American Legion, and served on the Ashville School Board.

the family business with his father and grandfather. His first marriage was to Carole Ruth Reed. Their children are Sandy Jo and Julie Ann. After divorce he married Martha Stevenson Wells. Martha passed away and he then married Karyn Reeb. He currently resides in Ashville.

Bonnie was born 23 October, 1942 in Columbus. She became a registered nurse, graduating from Riverside White Cross Hospital School of Nursing, Columbus. She married Harold Myers on 3 January, 1964 at Lockbourne Air Force Base, Ohio. They had 3 children, Michael Wayne, David Warren and Lucinda Jane. After a divorce, Bonnie worked as a nurse in Dover, Delaware. She returned to Lancaster, Ohio where she lived for 18 years. Her son Michael lives in Chauncy, Ohio and has 2 children, Michael James and Allee. David lives in Milford, Utah and has 4 children, Jordan, Kody, Cheznie, and Erinn. Lucinda (Robinson) lives in Lancaster, Ohio and has 2 children, Hannah and Jacob. Bonnie is a volunteer at the Ashville museum and resides in Ashville.

John Brown Iv

John Brown IV, a Revolutionary War soldier, is the subject of this biographical sketch. John Brown was born August 25, 1763 to John Brown Ill. While residing in Westmoreland County, Virginia, John enlisted in the spring of 1779, served as a sergeant in Captain John Mazarett's Virginia Company of Artillery; marched to Hampton, Virginia, was stationed at the fort, then went to Williamsburg, Virginia; served in Colonel Thomas Marshall's Virginia Regiment; thence he marched to Petersburg, Virginia, in Captain Christopher Roane's Virginia Company; then to North Carolina where he was in the Battle of Comlen or Gates' Defeat, returning to Virginia under Captain Roane and was at the siege of Yorktown and surrender of Lord Cornwallis after which he received his discharge. John applied for a military pension on October 19, 1818 while residing in Hampshire County, Virginia.

John married Anne Murphy in November, 1792. Anne was born September 10, 1765 and died January 7, 1844. In March, 1837 they were living in Wheeling, Ohio County, Virginia and in August of 1837 they moved to Pickaway County, OH where they lived the remainder of their lives. John died February 10, 1843 in Pickaway County, OH. Children born to John and Anne were: Corbin, born September 13, 1793 and died January 5, 1844; Frances H., born January 10, 1796; Eliza M., born September 14, 1800; William and Margaret (twins), born March 1, 1803; John and Nancy (twins), born March 10, 1804; and Richard, born May 16, 1808. Margaret (Peggy) married a Hustin, Frances (Fanny) married McCullough, Eliza married a Hansbrough, and Richard married Sarah McCammon on April 12, 1814.

Their son Richard and his wife Sarah (Mc- Cammon) had six children: Margaret, born about 1841; William Henri (Malinda Fox, daughter of Jacob Fox, Revolutionary War veteran) born

March 29, 1846, died March 16, 1903 from an injury while in the Civil War; Elizabeth Ann born September 5, 1847; Mary Catherine (Martin Tisdale, Civil War veteran) born September 18, 1849 in Pickaway County and died October 26, 1918 in Hancock County, Ohio; Leora (Abraham Cassel) died January 4, 1916 in Lucas County, Ohio. Thomas Ballard Brown, born December 19, 1850 and presumed to be Richard and Sarah's son as he was entered in the Brown Family Bible currently owned by Gay N. Brown Jones. The Richard Brown family moved to Hancock County in the early 1850's and Richard died there, March 24, 1853. Sarah later married Abraham Cassel and she died December 7, 1873. Sarah and many members of her family are buried in Benton Ridge Cemetery, Hancock County, OH. -Submitted by Dr. Gay N. Jones

Oscar Ellsworth Bumgarner was born 24 September, 1865 in Pike County, Ohio. He died 17 November, 1962 in Circleville, Ohio. His wife, Catherine Vogel was born 05 October, 1868, also in Pike County. They were married 02 November, 1892, in Pike County. Catherine died 01 February, 1944, in Pickaway County, Ohio.

Oscar was a farmer and raised horses and cows. After he retired from farming he worked several years as a groom attending fairs throughout Ohio. He retired from that when he was 90. It is not known when they moved to Pickaway County. They did have four children: Walter Oliver, Dorsey Lewis, Harold Albert, and Orville. The first three children were born in Pike County, with Orville being born 15 December, 1898, in Pickaway County.

Oscar farmed at Route 56 and Route 104. They then moved to Cromley Road near Ashville. His son Harold also lived on Cromley Road. Harold was a tenant farmer.

Harold Albert Bumgarner was born 24 May, 1897, in Pike County. He died 12 January, 1984 in Circleville, Ohio. He married Nellie C. Eitel 01 December, 1923, in Pickaway County. She was born 16 November, 1899, in Pickaway County and died 26 January, 1986, in Circleville. Harold served in the U.S. Army during World War I and was later a farmer. He and Nellie were very active in the Grange and other community activities. They attended the Lutheran Church. Their children were Dorothy May, Richard Glenn, and Carl Edward.

Carl Edward Bumgarner was born 08 January, 1931 in Pickaway County. He married Mary Irene Partee 10 October, 1952, in Pickaway County. She was born 20 March, 1931, to Guy and Sadie Hoover Partee.

Carl attended Madison School in northern Pickaway County and graduated from Walnut High School. He served in the Ohio Air National Guard, 121 Supply for 9 years at Lockbourne Air Force Base. He also worked at McDonnell Douglas Aircraft as a mechanic. He retired from Rockwell North American Aircraft. His wife, Mary, was a secretary for the insurance firm of Hummel and Plum located in Ashville, Ohio.

Bumgarner Family

Oscar E. Bumgarner was born September 24, 1865, in Pike County, Ohio. In 1891, he married Catherine Vogel, who was born October 5, 1868 in Pike County. In 1895, they moved to Pickaway County with their two sons, Walter and Dorsey. After moving to Pickaway County, they had two more sons, Harold and Orville.

Oscar was a farmer and they lived on a farm near Ashville, Ohio,owned by James Valentine. After a few years, the Bumgarners bought a 308-acre farm in Jackson Township, Pickaway County. Their son Walter graduated from Circleville High School in 1912 and later became a well-know auctioneer. Orville graduated from Jackson Township High School in 1916 and went on to be a school teacher and taught 6" grade at Jackson School. Dorsey and Harold didn't graduate as they helped with the farming.

In 1915, Walter married Maude Heistand of Fayette County, Ohio. They became the parents of four boys and two girls. In 1916, Dorsey married Ida Florence Wilson, also of Jackson Township. They had two daughters. In March, 1920 Ida passed away from tuberculosis. Grandparents, Oscar and Catherine, took the two girls to raise. In June, 1925 Dorsey married Beatrice Finley of Circleville. They had no children of their own.

In 1925, Harold married Nellie Eitel of Circleville and they had three children, two boys and one girl. In 1925, Orville married Helen Peters of Circleville, who was also a school teacher. They had two daughters.

In 1928, Oscar and Catherine decided to build anew house on their farm. Mr. Bumgarner went by train to Davenport, Iowa, to order a pre-cut house from Sears and Roebuck Co.. The house was shipped by train to Circleville. Harold and Dorsey then hauled it to the farm by horse and wagon. A carpenter, Charles Barch and his crew from Ashville, built the house. In February, 1929, Bumgarners and their two granddaughters, moved into the new home. The Bumgarner home is still in very good repair, located at the corner of State Rts. 104 and 56.

Forrest Short, a well-known race horse driver, was looking for help with horses. Always having a love for horses, Oscar, at age 85, went to work with Short. At age 90, Oscar began to have leg problems and had to have his right leg amputated at the knee. He lived until November, 1961 when he passed away at age 96.

Bumgarner grandchildren still living in Pickaway County in 2004 are Grace Boyer, Mary Walker, Dorothy Carle, Richard Bumgarner and Carl Bumgarner.

Oscar E. Bumgarner Family

Oscar Ellsworth Bumgarner and his wife, Catherine Vogel Bumgarner came to Pickaway County, Ohio in the spring of 1895, living one year on the Zwicker farm on Lover's Lane, Circleville, then to the Valentine farm in Harrison Township north of Ashville, Ohio. In 1904, they purchased the farm at the southwest corner of State Routes 104 and 56, where they resided the rest of their lives together. After Catherine's death in 1944, Oscar lived with Harold at his farm home south of Ashville.

They were parents of four sons: Walter and Dorsey born in Pike County, Harold and Orville born in Pickaway County. Harold and Orville served in World War I, Harold in the Army, Orville in the Navy. Harold and Dorsey lived and farmed in Pickaway County all their lives. Walter was a farmer and an auctioneer, Orville was an accountant.

Mr. Bumgarner was born Sept. 24, 1865, in Pike County, Ohio and was a son of Joseph and Mary Dillard Bumgarner. Mrs. Bumgarner (born 1868) was the daughter of Martin Vogel, a Swiss immigrant who fought in the Civil War, and Mary Angelina Schilling. Mr. Bumgarner was always engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was especially interested in stock-raising and dairying. After he retired from farming, he worked several years as a groom, (harness horse racing) attending fairs throughout Ohio, and retired from that when he was 90 years old. He died 17 Dec 1961. He and Catherine (who were Methodist) are buried in Springbank Cemetery, Rte 104, Ross County, Ohio.

He was born at home the youngest of five siblings to George W. and Hazel Cloud Burns, 220 Long Street, Ashville, Ohio on January 17, 1939 and was delivered by Ralph S. Hosler, M.D. Right from the start he picked up the nickname of "Barney".

get back home, Barney had already returned. His brother, Ralph, would also take him to school and make sure he went to his classroom. He didn't like to sit still and it was difficult for him to do. Barney got his love for cars, motorcycles, anything with an engine early in life from his father and two older brothers. By the age of 14 and barely able to see over a steering wheel, he drove cars from Michigan for Mary Katherine Rife's Dodge dealership on the west side of Ashville. A friend, Neal Leatherwood, taught him to ride a motorcycle and he would take his older brother's motorcycle as often as he dared.

Barney's primary occupation for several years started when he was fairly young. A gentleman by the name of Mick Radford had a small body shop in his garage directly behind Barney's home. He and Barney developed a really good relationship, which got him started with his love for painting.

He was a rascal for several years until he enlisted in the Marine Corps June 29, 1956. He proudly served for two years stationed in California. He got to see such places as the Philippines, Guam, Okinawa and Japan. He spoke often of the rigors of training and conditions they had to endure, but was very proud of the fact he had served in the United States Marine Corps. He did receive a Good Conduct Medal and also Marksman Medal for mortar and pistol. He received an Honorable Discharge on May 14, 1958.

Returning from the military, he began to work with his father and brothers to learn more about auto mechanics. After his father's death in 1962, he helped his brothers with maintenance of Fischer's Produce Company trucks in Ashville. He started working for C.F. Replogle of Circleville where his skills with a spray gun excelled. Other companies he worked for after Mr. Replogle closed his business would include, Columbus Equipment Company of Columbus, and D.E. Goodchild of Circleville. He spent the last 25 years working for Kenworth Truck Company in Chillicothe, no longer a painter, but a cab builder.

He married Linda K. Caplinger on June 14, 1963 and they shared their lives together for 40 years. There were no children, but they lived in or around Ashville all his life.

During his lifetime, the working years were the most enjoyable. He was quick with a smile or torment and always was a rascal. He enjoyed sharing a joke, drinking coffee with friends or helping a friend work on cars or motorcycles. No matter what, he was always willing to lend a hand. He was easy to talk with and always made new friends quickly. He could fix most things and always enjoyed new cars and motorcycles.

He lost his battle with heart disease at the age of 64 on August 19, 2003 and was laid to rest in Harrison Township Cemetery, Ashville, Ohio.

As his wife and having shared more than forty years of his life, I can only say what a kind and loving person I know, but I have to wonder what he was like the first few rascally years?

George Washington Burns

George was born February 22, 1897 in Ross County, Ohio. The early years he lived in Chillicothe, Ohio and from there moved to Circleville, Ohio. His parents were William Burns from Virginia and Elizabeth (Hallet) Burns from Witham- Friary, England. William was an electrician for the Scioto Valley Traction Line. He died rather young, at fifty-six years old due to complications received from an electrical shock while working the line during a storm.

His mother was an immigrant from England, going through Ellis Island. While young, she worked in England as a housekeeper for a well-toto family. Make no mistake, she was a true British lady in her actions and speech. The grandchildren had to behave whenever they would go to visit their grandmother.

After George W's father died, he became the man of the house and helped support the family. At what age he moved from Chillicothe to Circleville isn't really known. It was always obvious all his life, that Chillicothe had a place in his heart. Later in years he and his wife Hazel would drive to Chillicothe to get their donuts and have coffee. The donuts were always better in Chillicothe.

getting married. They had four children before moving to Ashville. The youngest of their five children was George Byron Burns, born in Ashville at home, delivered by the late Dr. Ralph Hosler. Barney, as everyone knew him, lost his life August 19, 2003. He knew about everyone that ever lived in Ashville during his life and about everyone knew him.

George W. worked as a mechanic all his working years and had the reputation as the best around during his lifetime. He worked and learned the trade at the automobile dealership of Gus Shiers in Circleville. The dealership sold new cars and provided the service work on them also. The cars sold were Cadillac, Packard and Studebaker to name a few. He had a lot of factory training and there weren't that many cars or mechanics to really learn from in those early years. He always did a lot of reading, furthering his knowledge of his profession. He never could get enough knowledge.

During his working years he gave away thousands of dollars in work and information to anyone that would ask him. There wasn't anything selfish about him, as he would help anyone for just a thank you.

Many years ago the Village of Ashville purchased a new fire truck that had some problems. Different people tried to figure out the problem, but to no avail. The Village returned the fire truck to the company that built it, but they weren't able to fix it either. George was now asked if he would have a look at the problem. It was only a matter of minutes before he found the problem and made the necessary repair.

George's military service was not for a very long period. He entered the service and was stationed at Camp Taylor, Louisville, KY. There was an pneumonia epidemic at camp and he contracted the illness. He was so sick that the military in charge gave him up for dead. He was nearly put in a coffin when one of the soldiers saw that he was still breathing ever so slightly. Somehow he was able to recuperate enough to be discharged and sent home where he was fortunate enough to survive and lead a normal life. He loved life and most everyone he knew. His life ended on his sixty-fifth birthday, February 22, 1962.

He was and is still missed by anyone that ever knew him. He would be very proud to know his Army uniform is displayed in the Ashville Area Heritage Society Museum. I am proud to be able to tell this story of my father, since I am the only living child.

Everyone knew them as "Mom & Pop." Harry Howard Butler was born on 5 November, 1864 in Circleville, Ohio, the son of Thomas Glaze and Sarah Elizabeth Butler. Dora Icy Leist was born on 18 April, 1866 in Pickaway County, Ohio. Her parents were Thomas J. Leist and Ellen Wann. Dora and Harry were married on 20 October, 1887.

Harry worked at the local Heffner Grain Mill until he was seriously injured in a terrible accident that left him partially disabled. His body was torn from under his arm to his waist. The doctors grafted skin from Harry's sister Nellie to repair his injury. Harry was never able to do heavy labor again. He made a living by gardening and selling the fruits of his labor to support his family. Harry and his brother-in-law also bought a double next door to where Harry and Dora lived on Corwin Street that they rented for extra income.

Harry and Dora lived their entire life in Pickaway County except for the wintertime when they would go to Florida for the winter with their daughter Sadie and her family. They traveled in a camp car that Sadie's husband, Earl Weaver, made from a Model A Ford. It was equipped with a stove and a bed and was probably one of the first motor homes in the county (see above). They owned property there where they raised a garden to make money and for food for their table.

Dora and Harry also had two sons, Harry Howard Jr. and Robert. Dora died in Circleville, Ohio on 17 Aug 1944 and Harry died on 14 June, 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia, at the home of his son Robert.

Henry Calvert Family

When Jacob Richard Calvert and his wife, Margaret Grant Calvert, arrived in Ohio early in 1853 after making the journey from Virginia on horseback, they settled in Hocking County about a mile south of Rock House. All their children were born there except the eldest, Henry R. who was born on July 28, 1852, in Frederick County, Virginia.

In 1874, Henry married Eliza Jane Wilkins, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Jenkins Wilkins. She was born May 23, 1857, in Hocking County. They moved to Pickaway Township where they were active members of the Morris Church and Henry was elected to the Pickaway Township School Board. Their children were Pearl who married Bertha Alice Leist, Myrtle Florence who married Harry Anderson, Leona Blanche who married Harley Allen, Cora who married Clifford Allen, and Berman R.

Berman R. married Modie May Rudisill on October 16, 1910, in Pickaway County. To this couple was born Franklin Gale Calvert. Modie died at their home on the John Ritt farm in Washington Township on June 18, 1911, while their son was still an infant. Berman then married Bertha M. Justus, daughter of Isaac and Mary Coakley Justus, on March 2, 1913. Berman died in 1961 and Bertha died in 1967. Both are buried in Harrison Township Cemetery, Pickaway County, Ohio. Four children were born to Berman and Bertha: Berman Rey, Velma, Doyle and Merryelyn.

Franklin Gale was born March 14, 1911 in Pickaway Township and died January 27, 1979 in Columbus, Ohio. He married Helen Frye on February 22, 1933 in Pickaway County. She was the daughter of Frank and Leona Hinton Shirkey. Gale, as he was known, later married Mary Minerva Hutchison, daughter of Ransford and Lydia Smith Hutchison, on April 11, 1934. She was born September 27, 1907 in Walnut Township. Children of Gale and Mary were James Franklin and Robert Eugene, both born in Ashville, Ohio and Gale David, born in Columbus, Ohio.

Berman Rey married Louella Hime and they had four children: Michael who married Elsie Garcia, Daryl who married Tana Ellis and later Dianne Couch, Douglas who married Charlotte Harroll, and Mark who married Michele McClellan. Berman later married Dovey Manning.

Velma married Robert Burtner. They resided in Ashville, Ohio for a time and operated a restaurant there. They adopted two daughters, Lois and Patty. Lois married Donald Hollis and later Al Zardinskas. Patty married John Rush.

Doyle was first married to Reva Smith. She was born March 7, 1925 and died April 30, 1977. Their daughter, Linda Calvert, married Clyde Preast, Jr. and resides in Circleville, Ohio. Doyle later married Jean Hill. She was born in 1927 and died in 1979. Both Reva and Jean are buried in Harrison Township Cemetery, Ashville, Ohio. Doyle is currently married to Mary Katters and resides in Florida.

Robert Campbell

Robert Campbell was born circa 1780. He came to Ross County, Ohio and on 21 April 1808 married his first wife, Nancy Atchison. Their children were: Mary, Isabelle, Samuel A and Joseph. Mary married George Williams on 7 December 1826. Isabelle married William Williams on 11 November 1835. Samuel A. married Mary Ann Owens. Joseph married Sarah Fleming on 9 February 1843. Robert died 24 March 1848 and Nancy died about 1814. Robert was buried at the Owens-Campbell Cemetery in Pickaway County, Ohio.

Robert married his second wife, Mary Polly Davis, in Ross County on 3 November 1814. Mary Polly died 7 July 1828. Robert married his third wife, Sarah Barr, on 31 March 1829. Sarah was the widow of Aaron Sullivan. Robert and Mary Polly had one son, Robert, who was born 2 December 1824 and died 22 May 1916.

Robert and Mary Polly's son Robert married twice. He married his first wife on 1 October 1845, Nancy A. Hanson (daughter of Daniel Hanson) in Pickaway County. Nancy and Robert had the following children: Mary (b. 16 September 1846, d. 17 September 1849); Barbara Hanson (b. 10 February 1849, d. 1 December 1892) who married Martin Schryver; Isabelle Florence (b. 14 March 1851, d. 11 November 1934) who married George Glodgett Rector; Robert H. (b. 20 June 1953, d. 11 November 1875); Emma (b. 4 December 1853, d. 15 March 1941) who married Jacob David Wiggins; Samuel Brumback (b. 24

July 1858, d. 29 July 1879) who married Owen McDill; and Nellie Alkire (b. 8 January 1861, d. 1 March 1886) who married Thomas I. Creath. On 22 September 1868, Robert (b. 1824) married his second wife, Rebecca S. Westenhaver, who was the daughter of Joseph M. and Mary "Longenbaugh" Westenhaver. Rebecca was born in 1839 and died 19 September'1884. They had the following children: Fannie Campbell (b. 18 October 1868, d. 4 November 1957) who married Charles Fremont Puffinbarger; Jessie F. (b. 3 September 1871, d. 3 December 1971); Wilda (b. 12 June 1873, d. 2 October 1926); Polly "Ollie" (b. 29 November 1875, d. 18 September 1892); Frank W. (b. 1 April 1878, d. 12 December 1932) who married Bessie Tootle; Gracie (b. 1880, d. 8 December 1908) who married William L. Metzger; and Harry White (b. 12 October 1882, d. 25 October 1962) who married Myrtle Smith. Robert, Nancy, Rebecca, Jesse, Wilda and Polly are buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio. Frank and Bessie Campbell, Gracie and William Metzger are buried in Brown Chapel Cemetery, Clarksburg, Ohio. Fannie and Charles Puffinbarger and Harry White and Myrtle Campbell are buried in Springlawn Cemetery, Williamsport, Ohio. -Submitted by Patty (Schein) Weiland

Lawrence J. Carle

L to R, Back row: Mike, Tom, Dave and Jim Carle. Middle Row: Donna Findley, Rosemary Kirk, Martha McCoy, Janet Matthews. Font Row: Donald Carle, Dorothy and Lawrence Carle, Pat Carle. Taken 10/5/97. Lawrence & Dorothy's 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Lawrence worked on the family farm until December 1944 when he was assigned to Camp Wolters, Texas for Basic Training. Following a furlough he was deployed with The Bushmasters of the 158" Infantry to the Philippines, arriving as the war was ending. Lawrence was then sent to Japan where he remained until his return home 10-1-46.

Lawrence marrie Dorothy May Bumgarner, daughter of Harold and Carrie Nellie Eitel Bumgarner, on 10-1-47. Dorothy's brothers, Richard (Wilda) and Carl (Mary) Bumgarner, reside in Pickaway County. Lawrence and Dorothy's children are David (Clarice), Martha (Randy) McCoy in Pickaway County, Donna Findley, Thomas (Laureen), Janet Matthews, Michael (Mary) in Pickaway County, James (Vera) in Pickaway County, Rosemary Kirk, Patrick and Donald. Grandchildren are Carolyn, Samuel and Daniel Carle, Beth McCoy (Branden) Skaggs in Pickaway County, Eric McCoy, Brad (Tina) Findley, Julie Findley (Kevin) Rack, Matthew, Steven (Beata) and Timothy (Melissa) Carle, Rebecca Carle (Reda) Boustani, Michael (Michelle) and Joseph Matthews, Kathryn Carle (Joseph) Blake, Charles and Sherry] Carle in Pickaway County, Aaron, Sarah, Peter, Steven and Rachel Kirk. Great grandchildren are Logan Skaggs in Pickaway County, Elizabeth and Michael Rack, Kaleb and Tori Findley, Caroline and Juliana Carle, Samantha and Alexander Matthews, Alexxis and Shawn Vanhoose and Ariana Speakman in Pickaway County.

Lawrence and his brother Joseph together farmed the family farm on Alkire Road and Route 22 north of Kinderhook Road until Lawrence and Dorothy purchased the farm on Alkire Road. Joseph and Mary Ann purchased the Route 22 farm.

Lawrence passed away 11-9-04 at his home. He was a lifelong member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Circleville, Ohio, a member of the National Farmers Organization, the Ohio Farmers Union and the American Legion in Williamsport, Ohio.

1853 from Alsace-Lorraine, France, locating in Chillicothe, Ohio then moving to Circleville in 1868. Joseph owned a grocery store on W. Main Street in Circleville until 1878 when he sold the business and the family moved to 459 N. Court Street. Many of the Carle's were born at Catholic Hospital Baden, Germany and lived in Alsace- Lorraine, France.

Dorothy's great, great, great grandfather, Rudolph Baumgartner, came from the Palatinate Region in Germany in 1736 on the ship Princess August settling in Hampshire County, Virginia. Her grandfather, John Eitel, son of George Frederick and Wilhelmina Wilbert Eitel (some records show Wilhelmina Snyder), came to America with his family from Germany 3-30-1882 when he was in his early 20's. The family settled in Wayne Township, first moving to a home on Route 104 then to the home at Route 22 and 104 that in later years was owned by Mildred Schein.

Dorothy's grandparents, Oscar Ellsworth and Catharine Vogal Bumgarner, came to Pickaway County from Pike County in the late 1890's. They were the original owners of the home on the southwest corner of Route 56 and 104.

James Carlos Chandler

James Carlos "Jim" Chandler was born at Dixiana, Alabama on November 28, 1930. He died March 2, 2002 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dayton, Ohio. He is burried in the Harrison Township Cemetery, Ashville, Ohio.

On June 26, 1951 Carlos and Eleanore Naomi Privett were joined in matrimony. Eleanore was born March 12, 1931 in Pennsylvania. She was reared in West Virginia by her adoptive mother.

Children of this union are: James Eugene (b. June 10, 1952) Rockville, Indiana; Jeffrey Lynn (b. April 26, 1955) Charleston, South Carolina Naval Base; Melanie (b. June 26, 1957, d. December 23, 1980) Ardmore Air Force Base, Oklahoma (Melanie is buried in Harrison Township Cemetery, Ashville, Ohio); Joseph Lee (b. November 13, 1962) Sewart Air Force Base, Tennessee.

James married Sharon Kuhlwein on October 26, 1973. They reside in the Hocking Hills, Ohio. They have two daughters: Rebecca Constance (b. October 8, 1976) and Melinda Dawn (b. January 28, 1978). Jeffrey married Cindy Henson (b. May 7, 1968) of Denver, Colorado on February 29, 1992. They live in Jacksonville, Florida. They have two children: Haley Rhiana (b. December 7, 1992) and Garrett Landon (b. October 7, 1996). Cindy has a son by a prior marriage: Anthony Joseph (b. April 6, 1988). Joseph married Chery] Myers of Denver, Colorado on May 22, 1992. They live in Logan, Ohio. They have two sons: Matthew Vincent (b. January 16, 1991) and Nathaniel Joseph (b. January 5, 1993). Joe has a daughter, Morgan Taylor (September 19, 1984), from a prior marriage. Joe and Cheryl adopted a precious newborn baby girl, Amanda Rae (b. April 21, 2002).

The Chandler family moved to Pickaway County in 1965 when Carlos was transferred to Rickenbacker AFB from Sewart AFB, Tennessee. He later retired on a service-connected disability from the USAF with a rank of Technical Sergeant. He served in the Korean conflict. He is buried in Harrison Township Cemetery beside Melanie.

Eleanore is retired from the Teays Valley School System where she worked in the high school cafeteria. She also worked several years in the Rickenbacker child-care facility. Currently, Eleanore is a volunteer in the Ashville Elementary School Safety Patrol, a member of the Ashville Area Heritage Society, a Museum volunteer, a good neighbor and friend. She is an active member of the Scioto Chapel United Methodist Church.

William Edgar Clark

William Edgar Clark was born February 15, 1898 in Columbus, Ohio, the son of Thomas W. and Mary Elizabeth (Peterson) Clark. William was the youngest of six children born to Thomas and Mary. Around 1905 the family moved to Vinton County where William met and married Blanche Marie Seitz, daughter of John Oliver and Stella B. (Scott) Seitz. William and Blance moved to Amanda Township, Fairfield County, around 1920, and later to Circleville. William and Blance reared 5 children: William E. (stillborn), Ovid (deceased), Mary, Kathleen, and Ronald (deceased).

Ovid Eugene Clark married Ruby Ann Neff, daughter of Rosetta and William Neff of Five Points, Ohio on August 10, 1941 at Cedar Hill United Brethren Church, Fairfield County. During World War II, Ovid joined the United States Navy. After the war they resided in Williamsport, Ohio. He was employed at Texas Eastern and Rockwell International. Ruby worked at R.G. Barry in Columbus, Ohio. They were members of Williamsport United Methodist Church. Ruby passed away in 1971 and is buried in Springlawn Cemetery, Williamsport, Ohio. Ovid passed away in 1983 and is buried in Forest Cemetery, Circleville, Ohio.

Kathleen Joan Clark married Forrest Hoffman and they have two children: Marsha (Don) Balthaser of Ashville, and Mark (Donna) Hoffman of Circleville. They have four grandchildren: Adam and Ben Balthaser and Beth and Jenna Hoffman.

Ovid and Ruby reared three children: Patricia, Gene, and Roger Clark. Patricia resides in Hebron, Ohio. She has two sons, Thomas and John (Heidi) Christman, and four grandchildren: Jamie, Clark, Bonnie and Scarlet Christman. John and his family reside in Ashville, Ohio. Gene married Lois Shaw and they have two children, Chantal and Christopher, and two grandchildren, Brian and Kaleigh. They reside in South Charleston, Ohio. Roger married Marsha Reynolds and they reside in Ashville, Ohio. They reared two sons, Todd of Sacramento, California, and Kyle (Erin Barr) of Ashville. -Submitted by Erin Clark

Joseph and Mary Clendening were married in 1856. Joseph was born April 21, 1834, in Bedford, Pennsylvania. Mary was born on July 18, 1832. At some point, they moved to central Ohio. Their daughter, Laura Ann, was born on June 20, 1866 in Amanda, Ohio. Joseph died in Circleville, Ohio on August 4, 1916 and Mary died in Circleville on December 14, 1914.

Laura Ann Clendening married Barton J. Lukens on December 2, 1894 in Tarlton, Ohio. Barton was born in Williamsport, Ohio on March 13, 1867, the son of Alexander and Mary Catherine Porter Lukens. They first lived on a farm on State Route 159, later moving to Circleville and residing on Pleasant Street. Their daughter, Mary Elizabeth, was born on May 26, 1898. Barton was a plumber. Following the 1913 flood, he bought a home at 322 South Pickaway Street, Circleville, to be on high ground. He died June 9, 1939.

Mary Elizabeth Lukens married Lawrence John Johnson on August 3, 1918. Lawrence was born in Pickaway County, Ohio on June 22, 1896. He lived on Mill Street, Circleville, Ohio with his parents who had immigrated from London, England and his six brothers. Lawrence was the owner of the Johnson Insurance Agency. He was the treasurer of St. Philips Church, Circleville, for many years. Mary was a graduate of The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Mary was a teacher and the principal of Franklin Street School, Circleville and later Mound Street School, Circlevyille. She was very active at the Methodist Church, Circleville. Their daughter, Carol Ann, was born late in their lives on September 12, 1939.

Carol Ann Johnson married George William Bowling on June 17, 1961. George was a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He was an electrical contractor. Carol Ann was a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, and the University of Michigan. She was a teacher in the Logan Elm School District, Pickaway County, Ohio. Their daughter, Sheri Lynn, was born on November 20, 1966 in Newport News, Virginia, while George was in the Army. They returned to Pickaway County in 1970. Sheri married Eric Theis on June 17, 1989. Sheri was a graduate of The Ohio State University and Eric was a graduate of Ohio University, Athens, Ohio. Eric worked for RCA, later Thompson, Circleville. Sheri had an interior decorating business. Their son, Michael John, was born on September 23, 1991. Their daughter, Kayla Ann, was born on May 6, 1993. They lived in the family home at 322 South Pickaway Street, Circleville.

Clifton Businesses

At the time of the father's death (George) in 1913, he was living with his son William Harrison and family in Darbyville, Ohio. His sons Elmer, Ned and Harry lived in Circleville. Turney lived in Yellowbud. The family farm had been willed to William Harrison Clifton who was a well established contractor-builder with instruction to pay Elmer, Ned, Turney and Harry $1,200 each as their shares.

Elmer and Harry formed a partnership: purchased the Edward and Elizabeth Jones Wittich home on West Main Street in Circleville; razed it; and built a wood frame structure to operate a garage. Later as their interests changed and their partnership dissolved, the building housed Funk's IGA store, then Lloyd Wardell's Carpet store. It burned in the Easter fire in 1967; five people lost their lives.

Elmer purchased Dr. Thompson's home and office located on South Court Street next to City Hall. He built a modern masonry and steel building in 1923. It contained a garage, a showroom with shelves on the south walls for auto parts, and a counter for parts catalogues. Also in the showroom Min Lyle sold driver's licenses, George Pherson Bach had a desk for his insurance business and a Plymouth automobile was displayed. Upstairs offices were rented to elected city employees: some were B.T. Hedges, Judge Sterling Lamb, and Pidge Eveland. As a young announcer, Dave Kadel described Pumpkin Show by radio from the upstairs. Some car salesmen through the years were Dewey Speakman, Hildeburn Jones, Donald Watt, and Adrian Yates. Gladys Noggle was the bookkeeper.

Auto Pae

Harry Clifton opened the Cliftona Theater in 1928. A brick building on West Main Street for the Ford agency and the Pure Oil station on North Court Street were under construction when Harry Clifton met an untimely death in 1935. The Ford agency was completed but under another name. The Pure Oil station was not completed as such.

W. Harold Clifton, son of William Harrison Clifton, joined his Uncle Elmer in October 1933 first as a night man, then as a day employee with an interest in the parts business. Later an addition to the south of the main structure was built to house a machine shop. Clifton Auto Parts moved to its present location on East High Street and affiliated with the National Auto Parts Association (NAPA) in 1950. W. Harold Clifton retired January 1, 1975, as co-founder and manager after 40 years of service. David Clifton, grandson of E.E. Clifton, is the present manager.

Clifton Motor Sales under Jack Clifton, now a Cadillac and Oldsmobile dealership, moved to US 23 south of Circleville. The agency is no longer in operation and was sold to Thompson Motors.

William Harrison Clifton's grandsons (sons of E. Eugene Clifton) are mega farmers and businessmen in Pickaway County. Harry E. Clifton's grandson, Scott, is a real estate developer. George and Missouri Clifton's sons, grandsons, and great grandsons left their mark in Circleville and Pickaway County.

Collins Family

My mother was Mazie Celeste Danner. Born 1892, near Adelphi, Ohio, she was one of Charles and RosaBelle Childers Danner's 13 children. On December 13, 1913, she married Austin Lonzo Collins, son of John and Mary Corsin Collins.

To this union, nine children were born. A daughter died of convulsions at two years of age, but Maize and Austin raised their other four sons and four daughters in Pickaway County.

Here in Pickaway County, Austin found work with various farmers in the county. Among those farmers were Edison Crites, Roe Valentine, Ed Schlich, Sam McKindrick, Jesse Thompson, Gene Alkire and Cary Hinton. It was hard work for Austin, and Maize was left to tend the children as her husband worked from daylight to dark to make enough to raise his family.

If a farmer was generous, we often got a hog to butcher in the fall. I won't ever forget the taste of fresh sausage, tenderloins and cracklins. We always sugar cured the hams and shoulders because we had only ice boxes in those days.

Like most folk back then we had an outhouse path instead of a bath. We never had electricity until 1941 when Mom bought her first Maytag wringer washer. Before that, she scrubbed our clothes on a washboard and hung them on the line or on the grass to dry.

Their last rental was John Bell's farm on old Route 23 North. Around 1950, Mazie and Austin had managed to save enough to buy a home of their own on Walnut Creek Pike. However, in April of 1953, while helping Frank Teegartin on his farm, Austin drove his tractor too close to a ditch, it overturned, pinning him beneath it, and he lost his life. It was a terrible loss to his family as he was only 61 years old.

However, the family continued without him. The two older sons Charles and Edison worked the CCC camps during its early stages of formation, Charles in Yellow Springs, Ohio and Edison in Utah.

Later, two sons joined the military. Russell spent three and a half years during WWI in the South Pacific and became a decorated war hero. John went on to fight during the Korean conflict.

Looking back, I realize it could not have been easy for Mom raising all of us children, moving so much, and losing Dad. After his death, she married Van Smith and lived 22 years with him, always in Pickaway County. It was there she died at age 96 years and five months.

Now, most of the family is gone except for my older sister, but I am blessed with many nieces, nephews and cousins. I, like my mother, have lived my entire life in Pickaway County.

Edward Collins & Descendants

Edward Collins and his descendants broke, tilled, and tended the rich Pickaway County earth. Edward was born about 1817 in Ireland. It is uncertain when he first came to Pickaway County, but he was living here with his family in 1850. Edward and his first wife, Martha Jane, had six children: Mary Ann, James Henry, William H., John H., Jacob S. and Roseanna Collins. Martha died May 29, 1852. Edward married Margaret Metcalf in December of that same year. It is unclear if this couple had one son, Richard, or if this child was born to Edward and Martha. Edward Collins died in 1880.

James Henry Collins was born January 5, 1843. The farm boy took up soldiering during the Civil War. He volunteered and first served in the 155"" Ohio National Guard Infantry. As part of this unit, James performed garrison duties and was likely involved in raiding parties throughout the North Carolina countryside. Private Collins was discharged August 27, 1864. Interestingly, one month later he was drafted, and served in the 78" Ohio Volunteer Infantry for the duration of the war. The 78" marched with Sherman to the sea. James finally went home May 30, 1865. After the war, he continued farming, but suffered health problems related to his military service. James married Lavina Hastings on July 2, 1868. They had 10 children: Margaret J., Emma K., Jacob S., Mary, Joseph C., William E., Richard L., John H., Charles A., and Robert. James and Lavina lived in western Pickaway County until their deaths in 1915 and 1921 respectively.

L to R: Myrl Collins, William E. Collins, and Wert Collins. ca 1937. William Edward Collins was born March 17, 1876. He married Clara Bell Cox. William and

Clara had seven children: Wert, Robert J., Helen, Gertrude, Ruth, Doris and Myrl. William's farm was between Darbyville, Ohio and Derby, Ohio on London Road. Well-known and liked, he served on the local school board. He died on July 25, 1939. Clara Collins passed away September 5, 1958.

Wert Collins was born January 30, 1897. He joined the US Army during WWI. While at Camp Sherman in Chillicothe, he caught the flu. His toe was tagged and he was covered up for dead. But he didn't die - Wert lived to be 102! His war-time illness resulted in damage to one lung, causing him complications his entire life. Wert married Wanda Fullen on February 13, 1920. They had 11 children: Pauline, Robert, Emerson, Dwight, Betty, Eleanor Belle, Mary Jane, Bill, Helen, James, and Jerry. Wert and Wanda bought a farm and moved the family from Darbyville to Fairfield County, Ohio in 1937. He retired from farming and returned to Pickaway County in 1972. Wanda passed away March 24, 1983. Wert Collins was the last surviving WWI veteran in Pickaway County when he died on May 16, 1999.

Edward Collins has many descendants still living in Pickaway and neighboring counties. He came from Ireland and worked this land with the honesty and grit of the common man.

Hazel Marie Collins was born January 2, 1927, on the Roe Valentine farm outside Circleville, Ohio. Her parents were Austin Collins and Mazie Celeste Danner. Austin was the son of John and Mary Corsin Collins, and grandson of Eli and Catherine Collins. Mazie was the daughter of Charles Henry and Rosabelle Childers Danner, granddaughter of James Henry and Nancy Jinks Danner. James Henry died during the Civil War and is buried in Nashville Military Cemetery in Tennessee. His widow went on to marry Lewis McQuaid.

Hazel grew up on numerous farms in Pickaway County and went to five different schools in the area before quitting high school before graduation. Needing to help the family, she worked as a clerk at the old corner Murphy's Store in Circleville.

In 1949, she met and married Arthur William Westbury, born in Circleville, February 15, 1921, son of Emma VanBuskirk and Robert Westbury. Robert's father, John Westbury, had immigrated to the United States from England about 1872 and settled in Wayne Township. Art's grandfather, Richard VanBuskirk, was taken as a prisoner of war during the Civil War.

Hazel and Art began "housekeeping" in Darbyville, in the little two story next to the old cinema. Art, who had worked for Renick's farms, took on the job of janitor at the Muhlenberg School. They often talk of the nights he stayed late to keep the coal fires stoked in the wintertime or for ball games.

Darbyville. Hazel was a stay at home mom and it wasn't until later in life, she took on a custodial job working with her brother, Edison Collins, at Teays Valley High School in Ashville. Over the years, Art went on to work at Orient Institution, and the fence and the glove factories in Mt. Sterling before going to work and retiring from Sweden Freezer in Columbus. He could always be found playing his guitar, working on old cars, or going fishing in his spare time and he had a hand in building half dozen of the houses in Darbyville.

Always a very strong believer in family, Hazel in later years has become the "family historian." With an avid interest in genealogy, she is a living storehouse of family facts and stories, always ready to talk about the times she stayed with Charlie and Rosabelle when she was a teenager, her numerous aunts and uncles, to info on her siblings and in-laws who are no longer living. A cancer survivor, Hazel always has a listening ear, a supporting shoulder, or a smile to anyone who is in need. Always active in the church, Hazel is the last living charter member of the Darbyville Church of the Nazarene.

Art, who moved to Darbyville as a young child, is now the oldest living resident in the town and, in 2004, he and Hazel, grandparents of two grandsons, celebrated 55 years of marriage.

George H. Colville Family

Dr. George Henderson Colville (b. June 10, 1855 in Jackson County, d. Oct. 25, 1922 in Circleville) came to Circleville around 1880 from Cadiz, Ohio, together with his wife Melissa Garrett Southward (b. October 20, 1859 in Pickaway County, d. August 2, 1945 in Circleville) and his four children. They had one son, Robert, and three daughters - Edith, Lillian, and Helen. All graduated from the old Everett High School. The family lived on East Main Street not far from Court Street, and the doctor had an office in a little house close by. Neither building is there today. During Pumpkin Show, the family had dinners in the basement of the house.

At this time, Circleville only had two M.D.s - Drs. Colville and Courtright. Dr. Colville had an electric car and used to drive it out in the county, making house calls. Often his grandson J. Fred Colville accompanied him.

Dr. George Colville's son Robert Gordon (b. Dec. 27, 1884 in Harrisville, d. Nov. 23, 1964 in Circleville) married Bertha Louise Granewitsch (b. April 11, 1885 in Hamburg, Germany, d. May 19, 1969 in Phoenix, AZ) on June 20, 1910. They had five children: George William (b. July 5, 1911), John Frederick (b. March 19, 1914), Helen Marie (b. May 13, 1916), Elizabeth Ann (b. June 19, 1920), and Jane Louise (b. January 19, 1922). The only one of the five living at this writing is J. Fred, who is 90 years old and living in Springfield, Ohio.

Robert G. Colville was one of the originators of the Pumpkin Show in Circleville and was nicknamed "Mr. Pumpkin Show." He served as Pickaway County Treasurer for many years and was famous for always having an unlit "stogie" in his mouth as he walked the streets of downtown Circleville. During the summers, he traveled the county to church dinners, fish fries, and ice cream socials, where everyone seemed to know him. He, along with most of the other Colvilles and their descendants, is buried in Forest Cemetery. During Pumpkin Show, his grave - located near that of Ted Lewis - sports a pumpkin labeled "Mr. Pumpkin Show."

George W. Colville had one son, Michael; J. Fred Colville had one son, Richard; Elizabeth ("Betty") Colville had two sons, Charles "Tommy" and David, and two daughters, Melissa and Anne. Jane Colville had no children, and Helen Colville had one son, Robert Charles Beckman (b.

Helen Colville married New Yorker Charles Frederick Beckman, whom she met at a dance in Circleville when she was a school teacher and he was a dental student at Ohio State University. Helen taught at Atlanta, Darbyville, and Walnut Elementaries. After living in New York, Charlie and Helen relocated to Scioto Township, Pickaway County, opening a commercial lily greenhouse on Walker Road. This business had been started by Charlie's grandfather in New York and was known as Charles Beckman and Son, Wholesale Growers of Lilies. Son Robert Charles Beckman continued the business until his untimely death in an airplane crash. He had married Sandra Kay Sanderson and had two children, Morgan Lee Beckman (b. January 9, 1970) and Mallory Lynn Beckman (b. Dec. 9, 1973). Morgan had one son, Robert Alexander (b. April 15, 2003), and Mallory had one daughter, Bryce Alexa (b. Dec. 21, 1998). Daughter Judith Anne Beckman had two daughters, Anna Jane (b. Jan. 10, 1991) and Helen Alice (b. Aug. 28, 1992).