Pleasant Township (part 6 of 18)

WILLIAM H. CHANDLER, Si;., a prominent retired merchant. London, was born at Hanover, N. H, April 1(J, 1814. His father, Henry H. i 'handler, was born in Pomfret, Conn. , June 1 1. 1 786. In early life he learned the trade of a wool-carder, and subsequently that of a cabinet-maker. He married Anne Wright, born at Hanover, N. H. May 20. 1790. The former died November 20, 1869, aged eighty-three years, and the latter May 1,

1875. aged eighty-live years. W. H. Chandler was the second child and first son of a family of six children, three yet living, and received only a limited education. When twenty-one years of age, he secured a situation as a clerk in a retail store, and two years later went to Charlestown, now a suburb of Boston, Mass., securing a position as keeper in the McLane Insane Asvlum, which he filled for three years. He then went to East Cambridge, not far distant, and again engaged as clerk. In 1839, he came to Columbus. Ohio, obtaining a situation as clerk in a drug house. He was subsequently employed as keeper in the Ohio Insane Asylum, remaining in that position until 1843. He then came to London, and after clerking for some time, started in the grocery business on West High street, opposite the court house, but shortly after sold out to "Uncle Ben Tinder." During the succeeding year, he was engaged in farming, and May 2, 1844, married Isabella Fellows, born in Hanover, N. H. , Fobruary 5, 1816. Some time after marriage, he went to Washington C. H., Fayette Co., Ohio, and, with Nathan Blodgett, was engaged in mercantile pursuits for three years, under the firm name of Chandler & Blodgett. He then sold his interest to his partner, and upon his return to London formed a partnership with W. W. Fellows, the firm continuing business for seven years. At the expiration of this time. Mr. C. a^ain sold his individual interest in the business. Subsequently, with Jeriah Swetland, he engaged in business at Mt. Sterling, in Pleasant Township, this county. Three years later the stock was sold to Benjamin Leach, and the firm of Swetland & Chandler removed to London, and there continued business until both agreed to retire. The partnership is yet to be dissolved. Mr. Chandler was a merchant for twenty-one years, and gained quite a competence. He is the owner of sixty-eight acres of land in the corporate limits of London, and resides in the northeastern part of the village. He has been a Democrat in politic-. and for two terms served as County Treasurer. He has also held the offices of Councilman and member of the School Board in the village. He is connected by membership with Chandler Lodge, No. 138 (Masonic), and the Presbyterian Church. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler have three children - Anna. William H., Jr., and Harvey F. Mrs. Chandler is a member of the M. E. Church. Will H. Chandler, Jr., the oldest son, was born in London Novemper 4, 1848. He grew to manhood in his native place, receiving a good English editcation. In early life he was a clerk for his father and Jeriah Swetland, remaining with them till they sold out. On March 1, 1873, he purchased the stock and trade of Z. T. Graham, book seller, and has since conducted that business, meeting with fair success. Mr. Chandler is one of London's most enterprising business men. and a member of the Masonic fraternity. He has always been an active Democrat. He was Trustee of Union Township three or four terms, has been Treasurer of London corporation six years, and is a member of the County Democratic Central Committee. Mr. Chandler was married to Annie, daughter of S. H. Uartzdafner, grocer, of London. Of their six children two are Living -- Edward W. and Wright. Mrs. Chandler is a member uf the Presbyterian Church. Harvey F. Chandler, the youngest son of William H, was born in London August 6, L854 Like his brother, he grew up in London, being educated in its public schools. When nineteen years of age, he went to Enfield, N. H., and was there employed by Dodge, Davis & Co., woolen manufacturers. He remained one year, and then returned to London, where he soon after accepted a position with John Kinney, dry goods. He remained in this business about sixteen months, and then came to his present position, with

F. M. CHAPMAN, undertaker, London, was born in Union (now a portion of Paint) Township, this county, February 8, 1836. His father, James Chapman, is a native of Frederick County, Va. , and his occupation in life has been that of a farmer. He came to this county in IS 16, locating on some land in Union Township which he had purchased while at Winchester, Va. He was born July L6, 1801, and is now eighty one years of age, enjoying good health. He married Mary A. Chapman, also a native of " Old Dominion." They are the parents of nine children, three living - our subject, and a brother and sister, residing in Illinois. F. M. Chapman was the third child and lirst son of these parents, and resided on the farm in Paint Township until sixteen years of age. He then came to London, and learned the carpenter's trade with Calvin Newcomb, serving a three years' apprenticeship, and subsequently working for him two years longer. In the fall of 1862, he purchased his present business. Mr. Chapman is at present the pioneer in his line of business, and has met with very fair success. In 1873, he suffered the loss of his entire stock by tire, but immediately erected his present building, at a cost of $1,500. He is connected by membership with the following organizations: Funeral Directors' Association of Columbus; Masonic Lodge and Chapter, Knights of Pythias and American Legion of Honor, of London. He was married, October 15, 1804, to Mrs. Rebecca J. Newcomb, a native of London, and a sister of Clinton D. Rayburn, gro cer. They have one child - Bertie. Mr. and Mrs. Chapman are membere of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN F. CHENOWETH, retired farmer, P. O. London. The parents of our subject were Elijah and Rachel (Foster) Chenoweth, he a native ol Pennsylvania, and she of Virginia. They were married in Virginia, and about 1700 emigrated to Kentucky, and settled in .Mason County: thence, about ^OOT^they came to Ross County, Ohio, and the next year, 1800. they located in Franklin County, on the Big Darby, where his wife died about 1820. He died in 1880. They had five sons and four daughters, all deceased but two - John F. and Elijah. They were among the early pioneers of Franklin County, as they had been prior of Mason County, Ky., where John F.. our subject, was born September 15, 1793. He was a child of about six years when brought to Ohio, where he grew to manhood fully inured to the wildest and roughest of pioneer life, where he says he had many a race and wrestle with the Indians, who were then in plentiful numbers in this vicinity. He was married, March 21, 1811, to Margaret Fergurson. by Rev. Simon Cochran. They settled on his father's place and lived until about 1820, when he located in Madison County, where he purchased 133 acres of land, which is now embraced in the tract of land owned by his son Elijah. He says that at the time he purchased that tract of land, he thought if he could succeed in paying for it, he should feel satisfied: but before that was paid for, he saw another piece he desired, and he bought it. He early engaged in stock-raising, and soon was largely engaged in buying and driving -tod over the mountains to the Eastern markets. In this trade he prospered, and from time to time purchased more land, till finally he owned about 8.000 acres, all in one body, extending from California westward for two and one half miles, constituting him one of the largest land-holders in Madison County; and all this was accomplished through his industry, energy and financial ability. He not only raised from poverty to wealth and affluence, but was also placed by the people into many public offices of trust. He

DENNIS CLARK, London, proprietor London Woolen Milt-. in Fairfield County, Ohio. April 8, 1827. His father, Ralph Clark, was a native of Maryland, and a farmer by oooupation. Wo oame to Ohio in 1813, whoa eighteen years of age, locating in Fairfield County, and re siding there until IS38. He then removed to the " Sandusky Plains." near Upper Sandusky, and ton years later to northern part of Greene County. In ls62, ho oame to London, where ho died February 8, 1872, in his seventy seventh year. He married Man Rose, also a native of Maryland. The) were married in Ohio, and the parents of ten children, four living, Mrs Clark died in January, 1879, aged eighty-three years Our subject is the only one of the family in this oounty. and learned his present trade when seventeen years y^ age, at Springfield, Ohio. Ho completed his trade in Dayton, and m the spring o( isr>0. oame to London. Ho wont into the woolen mill of C. EL Slagle, one mile north of London, on the Somerford pike, and soon after the mill was romod to a man named Fish, Two oor three years later, Mr. Clark rented the mill, and ran it a few years. He thou purchased it. and operated it till January 28, 1864, when it was burned down. Thou, with others, ho formed a stock oompany, and built and opei ated the woolen mill on the sit" o( the present London Flouring Mill. I860 till 1871, it being consumed by fire in the latter year, In i^T'J, ho erected his present mill, and has operated it to the present time with suocess Mr. Clark is a member >'( the Odd Fellows Lodge and Enoampmont. and the Methodist Episoopal Churoh, all of London, Wo was for merry a Republican in politios. but of late years has been an earnest Prohi bitionist. He was united in marriage, Februar) 8, 1852, to Virgini \ daughter of 0. EL Slagel (deoeased) Of their ton ohildren, >i\ are living Wilbur 1\. married Virginia Blizzard, and resides in London; alioe M y, wife of John R. Manning, of London; Gteorge W., Mary F., Albert S. and Nellie MoOlimans, Mrs Clark is also a member of the Moth Episoopal Churoh.

JOB J. CLARK, insurance agent, London, was born in that city Jul/ 15, 1851. He is a son of Judge B. F. C'ark, Cashier in the Madison National Bank, whose sketch appears in this record. Our subject was reared in his native village and educated in its public schools. He embarked in the boot and shoe business, with his brother Quinn, remaining with him till the latter' s death, September 10, 1878. He soon after sold his stock and trade to Leon Minshall, and then engaged in his present business. He had been made an agent of the Security of New York, in 1870, and the Hartford in 1871. To these two he has added the agency of the/^tna. Phoenix, Putnam, Queen of Liverpool, American of Philadelphia. Insurance of North America, Franklin of Columbus, Ohio, and National of Hartford. These companies are among the very best in existence, and Mr. Clark has sue ceeded in issuing many thousand policies throughout Madison County. Mr. Clark is a member of the Masonic Lodge and Chapter- - Enoch Grand Lodge of Perfection, Franklin Council Princes of Jerusalem, Columbus Chapter Rose Croix, being A. A. S. R. Orient of Ohio Valley of Columbus, American Legion of Honor, Knights of Honor, Knights of Pythias, of London, and Mt. Vernon Commandery, No. 1, Knights Templar, of Columbus He is also connected with the Presbyterian Church, and is Democratic in political matters. He was married, November 14, 1872, to Minnie, daughter of L. P. Wildman. Thev have three children - Myrtle, Franklin and Burt.

JOSEPH CORNS, ornamental painter, London, was born at Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England. May 13, JS28. He is a son of Abraham Corns, a native of England, and a gunlocksmith by trade. He came to America in 1853, locating in Lancaster County, Penn. , and there died in December, 1861. He married Sally Robinson, a native of England, who died there of the cholera in 1849. They only had two children - a son and daughter, the latter now deceased. Our subject learned ornamental japanning, on waiters, etc., in England, and has in his possession a piece of such work executed by himself when but eleven years of age. He was twenty five years old when he accompanied his parents to America, and. after a nine years' residence in Lancaster County, Penn. , went to Harmony, Clark Co., Ohio, and from thence to London about the close of the war. He has since been engaged at his trade, and that of house-painting and frescoing In the latter line he was employed in decorating the walls and ceilings of the different houses of worship, and the schoolhouse of London. Mr. Coins is connected by membership with Madison Lodge, No. 70, London Encamp - ment, No. 126, L O. O. F., and Chandler Lodge, No. 138, Masonic. He was married, March 2, 1850, to Anna Bracknell. Six children have been born to them, four living - Annie S., widow of O. C. Smith, deceased. and present wife of D wight Olds, of Springfield; Mary, wife of "Cad" Peterson, a farmer of Union Township, this county; William and Harry.

ADDISON CORNWELL, farmer, P. O. London. This old and respected farmer and pioneer school-teacher was born in Virginia September 19, 1819. He was the son of George and Sarah (Fleming) Cornwell. natives of the Old Dominion, of English, Scotch and Welsh descent, They settled in Union Township in 1840. Our subject was educated in the sub- Bcripton schools and at Washington College. He was married, in 1839, to Tabitha Trussell, and raised a family of eleven children, of whom eight - five boys and three girls - survive. His wife died in 1870. The children are all married and doing well. Mr. Cornwell owns a farm of 137 acres

SlA-i. RICHARD COWLING, deceased, was born in Cornwall, England, July 7. 1 TUT. His parents were Richard and Man- (Parnell) Cowling, who accompanied our subject to this country in the year 1818. They landed at the oitj of Baltimore, but soon went to Chambersburg, Penn. , where Richard, Sr.. died shortly after their removal. Our subject and mother remained here Beveral years, then removed to Pittsburgh, in the same State, and subsequently to Urbana, Ohio. At these places, Mr. Cowling was engaged in the butchering and mercantile pursuits. The mother died iu London, Ohio, in the year 1850. Our subject settled in Madison County in 1883, residing on a faun some eight or nine miles distant Erom London In 1840, he removed to London, and, on the 1st day of May, L849, was united in marriage with Mary, daughter of Lemuel and Ann (Holmes) Brush, and Bister to Judge Benry Brush, cf Chilli oothe, who subsequently settled in Madison County. No children were born to this anion. Mr. Cowling was engaged in active business in Madison County until just prior to the la te war. when ho retired, having dealt largely and principally, during this period, in stock, and, by natural shrewdness and close application to business, he amassed a large fortune. He gave liberally of his wealth to eral public enterprises, such as building of the Presbyterian Church, to which he subsequently donated $5,000 by will. He also supplied the pie with a town clock at his own expense. He donated the land for Oak Hill Cemetery, ami built a beautiful soldiers' monument therein. Ho built

Madison, formerly Cowling House, and erected some twenty or more tenant houses in London. In Ids will, among the public bequests are the donation of the old homestead at the north end of Main street, together with about four and a half acres of Land, to the town of London as a public park. Between sixty and eighty acres adjoining Oak Hill Cemetery apart as an extension of the grounds for perpetual use. For years Mr. Cowling was a large shareholder and Director in the old Franklin Bank of Columbus; as one of the original starters of the first bank in London, which afterward became the First National Bank Although peculiar and eccentric, he had many personal friends, and whom he never forsook. He did much good with his money, and was closely identified with the growth of London. The title of Major was simply one given him by his o;. I quaintanoes and friends. Maj. Cowling was not identified With any church. His death occurred October 3, 1873, and that o\' Mrs. Cowling March 11, L873.

FRANK T. CREAMER, one of the youngest and most enterprising grocers t)( London, was born at Columbus. Franklin Co., Ohio. October 11, 1855. His father, 'Thomas Creamer, was born in Ireland, and came to rioa in 1848, Locating in .Massachusetts, and. five years later, at Columbus, where he remained until L866. He then settled in London, where he has since remained, and has been engaged in mercantile pursuits. He married Lorimla. daughter of James Walcott, one of the oldest and most prominent citizens of Franklin County. He wa8 a native of Virginia; married Tolly Legg, a daughter nf Mason, of Kentucky, and located in Frank lin County before Columbus was settled. He died about L877. Mr. and Mrs Creamer are both living, and are the parents of seven children, six living. Our subject was reared in his native county, and educated in the public schools of Columbus and London. In early life he was a clerk in Howard's grocery at Columbus, and later was employed as I

He ha had far bettei in business thai i. and enjoys probably the l,< -t retail trade in the city. Hi- employee aumber eight, and two wagons are constantly deli verity ad fruit, tohif fche most complete libraries; of standardworks in the city. If'- married, 79, to Katy. daughter of Levi E. Wilson, of Columbus, Ohio. Mi ,i<-r died December 29 of the same < i conr;t member of the [Jniversalist Church.

1807 settled on the farm where William no* lives. The father was a prominent farmer through life, and ;*t his death i »f land. Oux subject I ed his life to farming. He now own-, land, afl of which he has made by his own industry and economy. He wat mar- December L3, 1836, to Susan Carr, a native of Ohio a A chael Carr. Mr i born October L3, 1816, and by her Mr. Cryder has had eleven children, eight surviving, nameh M Danii 0 Creamer; Albert, Elizabeth, James B., Ellen E., William and Bertha Mrs. Cryder is a member of the Methodist copal Church. Mr. Cryder i- a Republican. He is a natural mediantime carried on wagon-making in rnship, hi when ed the m< lanufactory in the aection with his Wroth';]'-, in the formation of a firm engaged in buying and selling live stock. T, end Mr. Dalbey'e attention for I and in 1876 he turned his he married Matilda B., a daughter of William Fitzgerald, an early settler of this county. Four children have, blest this union, viz.. J. Jo William. Hannah May and Charles Franklin. Mr. and Mrs. Dalbey are members of the Meth< jcopal Church, in which he has been Class-

Leader for a number of years. His father was a preacher from the age of eTl to the age of eighty-four years. HON. JAMES A. DUN, I ad stock-raiser, P. 0. London, was stock for six years. 1m L352, be went to California, .uul Eor six years wan engaged in mining. In L858, he moved to Missouri and engaged in mer oantile pursuits and in dealing in town lots, being a partner of William James, with whom be Laid out the town of St. James in L862. In the lattei year be went to Nevada, and, until L868, speculated in mining stook, after which be worked a silver mine Eor one year. In l^ii1.'. be again wont to San Franoisco and acted Eor R. G. Dun & Co.'s mercantile agenoy. Ho afterward engaged in the iron mint's of Missouri until L876, and in the silver mines of Colorado until L881, when he returned to Ohio and purchased the Judge Thomas farm of 200 aores, Eour miles west of London in Missouri during the war, was a member of the First Nevada Legislature in isr>l lh> has experienced all the vicissitudes of a miner's life, and has undergone all the hardships of Western travel in the early days - the mining craze. He was married, January 28, L871, to (.'destine Bou ner. a daughter of Matthew Bonner, of Clark County.

J. \Y. DIXON, an enterprising and well known citizen of London, member of the firm of J. W. Dixon & Co., dealers in dry goods, notions, etc., was hern in Loudoun County. Va., June '1. l^ld. He is a son of W. H. Dixon, a native of and now residing in Maryland. He has been engage in the milling business through life, and now, at the age of sixty-four years, has retired from active business on account o\' Eeeble health. He married Elizabeth Feller, a native of Loudoun County, Ya.. and yet living, at the age of si\t\ three years. Our subjeot is the oldest of nine children, Beve liviue;. and obtained a ^<od common school education in his native State He subsequently attended Pennsylvania College at Gettysburg, and in 186$ embarked in the mercantile trade at Lime Kiln, Md.. in company with a Mr. Grove, and two years later the firm divided stock. Mr. Dixon going t< Baltimore. From L868 to 1^71. ho traveled Eor a wholesale house, and ii September of the latter year be married Mrs. M. M Bradfield, and sooi after engaged again in the mercantile trade in Loudoun County, Va. He remained then' two years, and. after closing out his business, went to Den of himself and wife, returned Bast, suffering the loss of his wife in Virgin ia. March '_!<>, |S;n. He soon after went to Philadelphia, and was employee. in the well-known bouse of John Wanamaker for a period ^f six sear- He came to London in September, L877, and clerked Eor Dakin & Cowling until June, L878, when be was united in marriage to Miss E. 1 Morgan, born near Harrisburg, Ohio, and daughter of Mrs. Martha Morgan, whos famih i< well known throughout Madison County, and closely related to th Posters, Chenoweths, Pancakes, Johnsons and others. Pbe November fol Lowing this union. Mr. Dixon engaged in his present business, in the Swet land A:. Dixon Bl >ok, on the corner of d ain and High streets. In L881, bo ereoted his present hand- line block, and removed his stock there in F< ary, L882, Dbe building is of brick, three -tones high, with a stone Eronl It is 1 1 ^ k '_' _' feet in size, with sixteen Eool ceilings, and ereoted ai a cost oi about $12,000. Mr. Dixon oarries r large stook of Ar\ goods, notions and carpets, and. although in business here but a short time, be has built up a very fine trade employing five clerks, and with sales averaging $30,000 pet annum. Mr. Dix the d isonic fraternity, Lmerioan Le notions, etc., was born in Philadelphia Penn., February II. L842. He ie <»!' .John Duddy, a native of [reland, and a farmer by occupation. He came to Ohio who] I;"1 five Cincinnati, and subsequently in Logan County, Ohio, where In* died

Duddj enjoysagood, steady trade. Mr. Dud Mi onic fraternity and the Knights of Honor. H<- it Democratic in poli tics, but ba* never been an aspiranl for office. He was married, in L867, to Sallie Betl . a native of this county. On phael later, he began renting, and finall} he bought forty-five where he dow lives II< tried, in 1859, toCaroline Loofboura daughter of Thomaf and -Sarah (Glaize) Loofbourrow, native county, of Grerman descent. Mrs. Duncan j- a member of the Lj terian Church. He is a Democrat in politics, and ha been a School Ditown hip fourteei WILSON DUNGAN, an old and honored citizen of London orn in Pennsylvania August L6, 1807. His father, Jesse Dungan, was ed on a farm about nine milee from Philadelphia, and tied the trade cutter at the latter city. If- married Jane

Wilson, proprietress of the Red Horse Tavern, Philadelphia. Thej came to Madison County in September, L809, locating on 320 acres of land in /'- Township, six miles south of London. He had purchased this land Philadelphia at $13 pei acre. I!" resided there during life, arid died August 16, 1823. Of their eight children, five are living, our subject the ! of the latter. Mrs. Dun equently married Joseph Laj, was never out of dried venison. Mr. Dungan has been a faithful and consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for over half a century. He was formerly a Whi<^. but of late years has been a Republican. He once served as Marshal of the village. Mr. Dungan was married, in S tember, 1831, to Sarah Groves, a native of this county, and a daughter of David Groves. They had six children born to them, three living - Amanda, wife of William Kayburn. of Bloomington, McLean Co., 111.; David M., a leading undertaker of Monmouth. Warren Co., 111., for the past twenty-six years; and Mary E., wife of John Duddy, a prominent dry goods merchant of London. Mrs. Dungan departed this lib* in the winter of 1S72-73. Our subject resides in London, with his daughter and her husband.

JOHN DUNGAN, one of the oldest and most respected merchants a' London, was born on Bradford Creek, in Range Township. August 3, 1814. He was a son of Jesse Dungan, a native of Pennsylvania, who removed his family to Madison County, Ohio, in September, 1809. He was a farmer through life, ami died on the old homestead, in Range Township. August L6, 1823. He married -I a mi Wilson at Philadelphia, Penn., who bore him eight children. Five of these children are now living. Mrs. Dungan sub sequently married Joseph Pancake, a native of Virginia, but residing here .Mr. Pancake died September L5, L853, and the mother of our subject July 30. L863. John Dungan remained on the old homestead till sixteen years of age. His educational facilities were those of pioneer days, and rather limited. At sixeen years of age, he went to Midway and there learned the tinner's trade. He remained there a few years, and, on May 1, L834, married Susan Blue, a native of Ross County, Ohio. On June 5, L835, he eame to London and opened a shop for the manufacture of tinware. He subsequently commenced dealing in stoves, and afterward general hardware. His trade increased slowly but Bteadily, and for thirty-one years he enjoyed a large and remunerative trade. He had commenced life poor, his only capital being two willing hands, good health and a Large stock of tireless energy. At the expiration of his thirty-one years of mercantile life, he had accumulated means sufficient for old age and its attending wants, and sold out to his son, James M. Dungan, and P. C. Cowling, with the intention of retiring from the business cares of life. A desire to assist his other son-, induced him to engage in the furniture trade. He sold out to one of them two years later, and subsequently engaged in his present, business. In this latter enterprise he has also met with fair success. Mr. Dungan has been a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church for fifty years - half a century - and is at present a Trustee in that body. K % is amemberof the Masonic fraternity and the Republican party. lie served two years as member of the Village Council. Ten children have beep born to himself and wife living Elmira, wife of Stephen Watson, President of the Madison Na tional Bank of London; -lames ME., engaged in mercantile pursuits at Lima, Ohio-, Martin W ". . dealer in Furniture, London; Elizabeth; LeRoj with his father in business; and Eliza, wife of Franklin X. Bebee, of Co lumbus. Mr. Dungan's oldest Bon and child, Jesse \V.. enlisted in Company A, One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was wounded at the battle of Kenesaw Mountain June 27, 1863. One leg was subsequently amputated, from the effeotsof which he died on the Eol lowing anniversary of the nation's independence. Mrs. Dungan is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal denomination. John Duugan has been a Lifelong resilient of Madison County, and an exemplary Christian in all his acts, both in mercantile aud social life. His integritj and sincerity in all business matters 1ms never been questioned, and liis influence has over been asserted for the right. He has always taken an active interest in the welfare of this city, and is an enterprising citizen.

MARTIN \V. DTJNGAN, London, the oldesl dealer in furniture, was born in that city December 25, 1843. He is a son of John Dungan, whose sketch can lie found elsewhere in this volume. His mother's maiden name was Susan nine. Our subject was reared in London, and has always resid ed there. In September, 1861, he enlisted in the Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer [nfantry, Col. Crainor,of Darke County, commanding, and served two years. He then re enlisted in (he One Hundred and Tenth Regiment, serving a like term, and was honorably discharged in June, 1865. During this latter period of service, he participated in the battle of the Wilderness; witnessed Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, ami came very near Hoeine; Johnston's surrender He returned home and assisted his father in the hardware trade until 1874, when he purchased the Furniture stuck and trade of his two brothers, Le Roy and Jehial (the latter now deceased), and was a partner of his father until L878, since which time the (inn has been Dungan & Watson, the latter member being Algiers Watson, Cashier of the

London Exchange Bank, The linn have met with very good success. Mr. Dungan is a member of the Masonic Lodge, Chapter and Council of London, ami Mt. Vernon Commandery, No. I. Knights Templar, of Columbus. He is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and its Board of Stewards, and connected with the American Legion of Honor. Mr. Dun gan was married, Augusl 12, lStiT, to Mary, daughter of George W. Lohr. Of their live children, four are living Minnie. Emmett, Bessie and Prazia. M Dungan is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal denomination. Mr Dungan is Republican in politics, and at presenl oneof the Trustei Union Tow oship.

A. DUNKIN, farmer, and stock raiser, residence, London, was born in the village of London, Novembers. L830. His father. David Dunkin, was a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Madison County, Ohio, about iSL'D He located in London and engaged in the dr} goods business. He was a pioneer merchant of the then small village, and his mercantile operations were verv profitable. In after years, he was engaged in loaning money He was a Whig in politics, and later a Republican, and for many years was Coroner of the county. David Dunkin married Nanc\ Turner, a native of London. and daughter of William Turner, They were the parents of throe children. Our subjecl the only survivor. Mrs. Dunkin departed this life in 1835, and Mr. Dunkin afterward married Jeanette E. ChenOweth, a native of Bourbon County, K \ . Three children were born to this onion, only one living - Mrs. R. B. Cowling. Mr. Dunkin died in July, I StVJ. Our subject was reared in London, and has resided there during life, the greater a farm in Range Township of 1,500 acres, and one of 237 acres in Den ('red. Township. For eight or nine years he was proprietor and landlord of the Madison House. London. He is Republican in politics, and once d as a member of the Village Council, lie was married, July 11, IMS. to Sarah, daughter of Simon Kenton, the lattej of whom was a nephew of old Simon Kenton, the Kentucky pioneer hunter and trapper. Thirchildren have been bom to Mr. ami Mrs. Dunkin, nine living S. Kenton; Nannie, wife of B. H. Lewis, an attorney at law of London; William B., proprietor Madison House, London; Fannie, wife of S. 1). Kumler, »f

London; McCloud, David Tod. Clara May, Nellie and Sarah. Mrs. Dun kin's father, Simon Kenton, was one of the largest stock-dealers in Madison l !< iinty, his principal operations extending from 1834 to 1844,. He was a ., ive ol Kentucky. Mrs. Dun kin was born in 1832.

JAMES DWYER, merchant. London, was born in the town of Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland, October 25, L834. His parents were William and Johanna (Roach) Dwyer, living in Ireland till their death. The fordied in 1870, and the In Iter when our subject was hut ten years old.

rew up in Ireland, and. when but sixteen years of age, came to America. He had previously worked some ;ti tailoring, and located in Philadelphia, where he remained two years and finished his trade. He then came to Xenia, Ohio, and remained there till 1856, when he located in Springfield, Claris County. He was working at his trade there for abc ut three years, and then lived in Vienna, same county, cne year. After six mouths' residence again in Springfield, in April, 1800, he came to London. He immediately opened a shop. and. by perseverance and energy, succeeded in building up a fine trade, and gradually worked himself into general merchandising He erected a portion of his present building in INTO, and finished it in 1879. It is a two story brick, containing four rooms, with sizes as follows: 22x80, 17x65, 16x45 and L6x25. The building was erected at si of $10,000 to $12,000, and the larger portion of it is filled with a general stock, embracing dry goods, boots, shoes and clothing. Mr. Dwyer enjoys a very good trade, and has been fairly successful during his business life. He is one of the more prominent members of the Catholic Church of London, and is Democratic in state and national politics, but in local affairs voting for the man who will best subserve the interests of the people. He was married, while residing at Xenia. December 80. IS, "Hi, by the Rev. Thomas Blake, to Margaret Anderson, also a native of Ireland. Of their ten children, eight are living - Johanna, wife of Thomas Maddigan. an assistant in the Central Ohio Insane Asylum at Columbus: Will, traveling salesman with R. W. Linen, of Columbus; John. Edmund. Walter, Joseph, Emmet and Robert. Mary and Edward are deceased. Mrs. Dwyer and family are also members of the Catholic Church.

many. He obtained employment with John Stahl, and remained with him two or three years, and in 1869 went to Midway. Range Township, v, here he opened a shop. I l'e returned to London in 1871, ami in L873 established his present business. lie first commenced dealing in boots and

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R. H. EDWARDS, proprietor Empire Livery, and a prominent grain dealer of London and Central Ohio, was born in Fayette County. Ohio. January 16. 1844. He is a son of James P. Edwards, a native of Pennsylvania, and a member of the Society of Friends. He came to Ohio about fifty years ago, locating in Jeffersonville, where he was a pioneer merchant. He subsequently removed to Charleston, Clark County, where he died in October, 1872. He married Susan, daughter of Col. Robert Hill, of Virginia, and a pioneer of Clark County. Ohio. Mrs. Edwards passed away from earth, in December. 1879. Our subject is the oldest of four children, ihree living, and two residents of Madison County. He was mostly reared in Charleston, Clark County, and when young assisted his father in the mercantile trade. He subsequently traveled for Erhart & Beeson, wholesale grocers of Columbus, remaining with them six years In 1862, he enlisted m Company C. One Hundred and Tenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but officiated as Private Secretary to Gen. Milroy. during his two years' services. After leaving the army, he traveled some, and finally located at Detroit, where he became a member of the firm L. W. Linker & Co., wholesale grocers and tea dealers. He was engaged in this business eight or nine years, and in 1879 came back to Ohio, locating in London. In April. L880, Mr. Edwards purchased the Empire Livery Stable, where he has met with good success. He first commenced buying grain in L878, and has I >urchased and shipped for Eastern parties since. He buys all over Cen ual and Southern Ohio, his yearly trade averaging 1.000 to 1,200 cars. Mr. was one of the organizers, and is now a Director and Secretary of the London Driving Park Association. He is Unitarian in religious belief md Republican in politics. He was married January 10, 1869, to Fannie . Thomas, of Delaware County, Penn. Mrs. Edwards died of consump- 'ion in October, 1876, while in attendance at the Centennial Exhibition, at Philadelphia. He was again married, October 2, 1878. to Lydia M. Leach, a native of Fayette County. Ohio, a sister of Mrs. Jeremiah Rea. of London, and daughter of Benjamin Leach, a pioneer of Fayette County. Ohio. They have a son and daughter - Pierrepont and Wanah.

'WILLIAM A. EVANS, farmer, P. O. London, was born in Clark County, Ohio, April 25, 1846. He is the son of William B. and Sarah (Bowen) Evans, the former a native of Virginia, of Welsh descent, and the latter a native of New York, of German and English descent. His father died when our subject was eighteen years old. and the burden of supporting the family devolved largely on him. He took charge of the farm and operated it successfully. He is a natural machinist, and can set up or use almost any piece of machinery. He was married, in 1869, to Victoria P. Orcutt, born in Greene County. January 11, 1848, and a daughter Henry < >rcutt. They have had two children, viz.: P. B., born November 3, 1870, and Carrie E., born May 21, L873. Mr. Evans is a Republican, and is now serving his third term as Trustee. He has served as a delegate to the Ohio State Convention. He has been an Odd Fellow twelve years.

WILLIAM FARRAR. London, Cashier of the Central Bank, was born at the mouth of Oak Run, in what is now Oak Run Township, this county November 26, 1882. His father. Jonathan Farrar, was born in Yorkshire, England, in August, 1790. He was there reared, and in April. 1820, came merica. locating near Lawronceburg, Ind., where he remained three years. He then went to Cincinnati, and two years later to Columbus. Two years subsequently, he located on what is no>v the "Gwynne land." in both Pleasant and Oak Run Townships. He resided there two and a half or three years, and then on Deer Creek, a short distance away. He bought a large amount of land, having at one time 1,300 or 1,400 acres in different farms throughout the county. He remained in Oak Run Township several years, and after a short residence at Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, located at London, where he died July 22, 1874, aged eighty- four years. He married Mary Kilby, a native of England, and daughter of Henry Kilby, one of the better class of farmers of Great Britain. They had born to them eleven children - six now living, and four residents of Madison County. Mrs Farrar died about 1852. aged fifty-nine years. Jonathan Farrar was a great reader, and well read in Bible history. In early and middle life, he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, but at the time of his death, of the Protestant Episcopal Church. He was an honest, industrious man, fond of intelligent company, and when he hired a man to labor for him, the contract was made on the basis that the employe was to use no profane language while working for his employer. Mrs. Farrar was a very pious woman, and both were highly honored and respected. On one occasion (after his wife's death), Mr. Farrar, in company with Benjamin Browning and Charles Phellis, made a trip to England, for the Madison County Importing Company, and returned with a herd of fine cattle. At the time of his death, he was very comfortably fixed, financially and otherwise. William Farrar was reared on the home farm, receiving a common school education. In early life, he went to Dayton, Wis., and for a year was engaged' in shipping grain and flour to Chicago. He then returned to Madison County, and on January 1, 1859, he, in company with his brother John, purchased the business now owned by Jones Bros., and soon after the property. He also bought wool, and was engaged there until January 1 , 1876, when he, in company with his brother John, Robert Rea and others, organized the Central Bank, and was made Cashier, which position he still holds. He continued the wool business two years, and is now engaged in the grain trade with Thomas Wood, under the firm name of Farrar & Wood. The firm own the large elevator on the Pan-Handle Railroad, and have an office on Center street. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for the past eight or nine years has been a Trustee in that, body. He is a strong iiopublican, and has served as Trustee of Union Township, member of Council and Clerk of the Village. Mr. Farrar was married. February 8, 18(H). to Harriet S. Thomas, a native of Genese-' County, N. Y. They have five children - Ida, Jessie, Colbttrn, Wade and Morton. Mrs. Farrar and the three eldest children are also members of the Methodist Episcopal denomination.

FRANK FATH, London, retail dealer in wines, liquors and cigars. was born in Bavaria. Germany, August 2, 1845. He is a son of Jacob Fath, who came to America in 1851. He was a miller by trade, and located at Miamisburg, in Montgomery County, Ohio, ten miles from Dayton where he died in 1875. He married Phebe Mayer, also a native of Bavaria, and who bore him eight children, four now living. Mrs. Fath resides ir. Dayton, and is sixty four years of age. Our subject was the second child of this union, and was six years old when he accompanied his parents to America. In early life, he was in the butcher business, and subsequently learned the printer's trade. He came to London in the spring of 1875, and worked at his trade the greater part of the time for the succeeding five years. He then engaged in bis present business. In March, 1882, he refurnished his place of business, al ;i cost of over $3,000. His rooms are

E. R. FLORENCE. ex-Treasurer of Madison County, London, was born in Paint Township September 7,1837. His father, Robinson Florence, is a native of Pickaway County, Ohio, and came to Madison County about 1831 or L832. He located in Paint Township, where he still resides, and is engaged in farming and stock-raising. He married Elizabeth Williams, a native of this county. This union has been blessed with ten children, seven of whom are living. Our subject is a second child and son, and obtained a very thorough English education at a private school. He was engaged in farming and stock-raising on the old home farm until January, 1873, when he was elected Sheriff of Madison County, on tho Democratic ticket. He served four years in this position, and during that period was further honored by being nominated and elected to the position of Treasurer of Madison County. He took possession of the latter office in September, 1S7S. and was subsequently re-elected in 1879. His second term expired 1882. Mi*. Florence was an able and efficient public official and well esteemed by all. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, the Presby terian Church, and has ever been Democratic in political matters. He was united in marriage in the spring of 1879, to Mary E. Cover, a native of Madison County. They have no children. Mrs. Florence is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

A. W. GARDNER, of Gardner & Lohr, the popular clothing mer chants of London, was born in Adams County, Penn., November 17, 1846. His father, Daniel Gardner, was also a native of the Keystone State and a lime burner by occupation. He died in 1863, aged fifty-two years. Mr. Gard ner marrie.l Harriet Arnold, a native of Pennsylvania, who became the mother of four children, one daughter and three sons, the former now deceased Mrs. Gardner is living in her native State, at the good age of sixty-eight years. One son. J. M. Gardner, formerly of Gardner & Miles, resided in" London from 1870 to 1877. Our subject's paternal grandfather was Jacob Gardner, and the maternal one Dr. Arnold. He was reared in old Pennsylvania, receiving a good common-school education, and subsequently attending a college for two years. He taught school for six months, subsequently cultivating tobacco for one year. He was then employed as a clerk live or six years, and in the spring of 1870 came to London, securing like employment from Gardner & Miles, with whom here mained two years. Then, in connection with William Ronemus, he pur chased the stock and trade of his employer, and the firm enjoyed a good trade for six years, when Mr. Gardner purchased the half- interest of Mr Ronemus. and subsequently sold a third interest to William F. Lohr, the new firm being the present one of Gardner & Lohr. They have met with fine success and enjoy a rapidly increasing trade. A merchant tailoring department is connected with the house, with Charles C. Corey as cutter, and employs from twelve to fifteen hands. Mr. Gardner is a charter member of the Knights of Pythias Lodge of London, and connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Republican party. He was united in m arri a ge, October 10, L872, to Florence, daughter of George YV. Lohr, a pioneer citizen of London. They have three children - Frank W. and Howard L., twins, and George D. Mrs. Gardner is also a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

F. C. G1LLETT, dealer in coal, London, was born in Clark County, Ohio, July 17. L852. His father. Dr. J. H. Gillett, is a native of Medford,

Mass., and a physician by profession. He came to Ohio about 1840, and located at Springfield, Clark County, where he was engaged in attending a large and lucrative practice until his death. He was one of the oldest and most prominent physicians of Clark County, and died at Springfield October 16, 1881. He married Leonora Vickery, a native of one of the Southern States. They were the parents of four children, all living, and residents of Clark County except our subject. Mrs. Gillett is still living and resides in Clark County. Our subject was the youngest child, and was sent to Wittenberg College, Springfield, where he was in attendance only a short time. He left school to accept employment as clerk in a bookstore, and was engaged in that capacity four or five years. He then purchased a like business at Tiffin, Ohio, whore he was in business three or four years. In 1880, he came to London and started a tobacco store. He then established his present business, in which he has an excellent trade and is meeting with increased success. Mr. Gillett is Republican in politics. He was married, October 16, 1877, to Hattie, daughter of Washington Wilson, a retired farmer of Springfield. Mrs. Gillett is a member of the Presbyterian Church.

JOHN GILLILAND, a well-known citizen of Madison County, and a merchant of London, was born in what is now Fairfield Township, July 25, 1812. His father, Andrew Gilliland, was a native of Virginia, and came to Pickaway County, Ohio, in 1807 or 1808. He removed to Logan County, but subsequently back to Pickaway County, where be died in August, 1832. He was a son of Samuel Gilliland and Elizabeth Smith. He married Mary, daughter of John Williams, and a native of Maryland. Of their nine children, six are living - three daughters and three sons. Our subject was the second child of this family, and was reared in Pickaway County. He has been engaged in farming nearly all his life, and resided in Fairfield Township, where he now owns sixty-five acres of land. In March, 1874, became to London, entering into the boot and shoe trade. He has gradually drifted into general merchandise, and his success has been fair. He was formerly a Democrat, but is now Republican in politics. He was married November 3, 1836, to Palmyra, daughter of Shubal and Esther Crippen Waldo, natives of the Eastern States. Of their ten children, six survive - all daughters. Mrs. Gilliland is a member of the Christian Church.

E. J. GOULD, of E. J. Gould & Co.. proprietors of planing mill and lumber yard, London, was born in Essex County, N. J., January 6. 1828. He is a son of J. N. Gould, also a native of New Jersey, and came to Ohio in 1841. He located in Pleasant Township, this county, and resided there for ten years. He was a Methodist Episcopal minister, hut also carried on a farm, with the aid of his sons. He sold the farm about 1851, and removed to London, where he re?ided till his death, about twenty years ago. He married Elizabeth Reeve, a native of New Jersey. There weir born to them five sons - three living. Mrs. Gould died about 1S7(.>. Our subject is the only son in this county (other two residing in Newark, N. J.), and was reared to manhood in Pleasant Township. He was a farmer in early life, but accompanied bis father when the latter removed to London. Mr. Gould then engaged in the lumber business,- in company with his brother William. They were also carpentors and builders, and remained together two or three years. Mr. Gould was in Oregon four years, building sawmills, but still carried on his business in London. In the spring of 1875, Gerald Fitsgibbons became associated in business with Mr. Gould, and the firm of E. J. Gould & Co. cany <>n the most extensive business in their line of trade in Madison County. Mr. Gould is a conservative Democrat, and while a resident of Oregon represented Coose and Curry Counties in the State Legislature. He has had fair success in his business operations. Mr. Gould was married October 5, 1864, to Anna G. Kollogg, a native of Georgia, and daughter of the Rev. Ezra Kellogg, D. D., an Episcopal minister Seven children have been born to them, six living - Theodore, Florence, Anna, Stephen, Donald and Cecil. Mrs. Gould is a member of Trinity Episcopal Church of London, and Mr. Gould is a regular attendant on its services.

THOMAS GRAGG, farmer, P. O. London, was born in this township February 2, 1823. He is a son of Reuben and Phobe (Harpolo) Gragg, natives of Virginia, of Dutch descent, who came to Ohio in 1810, and, after one year's residence in Chillicotho, settled in Union Township, where the father died in 1828. His wife still survives, at the age of eighty-six years Our subject was the second child of a family of six children. His father died when he was a child, preventing him from obtaining more than a lim ited education. He early began the work of a farmer, and has since followed that avocation, now owning 125 acres of land. He commenced work ing by the month at the age of fourteen years, soon after rented a place, and finally purchased a small farm. He was married, in 1851, to Hannah E. Wagoner, a native of Paint Township, and a daughter of James Wagoner They havo seven children - Stephen D., Mary Elizabeth, Josephine M , Rhoda M., Emma, Grant W. and Lucy Lucinda. Mr. and Mrs. Gragg, and the four eldest children, are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, with which he has been connected twenty five years. He is a Re publican in politics.

JOHN M. GRAHAM, farmer, P. O. London, was born in Pleasant Township July 19, 1836, and is a son of John and Lydia (Alkire) Graham, the former a native of Kentucky, of Irish descent, and the latter a native of Virginia, of German descent. Our subject attended school at London, and remained on the farm until seventeen years of age, when his father moved to London and opened a store, and John became a clerk, in which capacity he continued five years. He was married, in 1859, to Gertrude, a daughter of John Smith, and by her he had seven children - John K, Anna S. , A. L., Lydia J., Gertrude. Milton and James S. Mr. and Mrs. Graham are members of the Christian Church. He is a Republican, and owns a well improved and highly cultivated farm.

CHARLES GULCHER, baker and confectioner, London, was born in Rhine Bavaria, Germany, November 30, 1837; his father was Charles Gulcher, a native and farmer of Germany; he married Mary Weber, also o: Germany. The former died about 1875 or 1876. The latter is still living in Germany, and is about sixty-five years of age. Thoy have four living children, three in America. Our subject is the only one of the family in Madison County; he learned the baker's trade in the old country, and in July, 1855, came to America, locating in New York City. He there learned the confectioner's trade, and then came to Ohio; he worked at Waynesville, Warren County, two years, and then came to London. He was employed by his uncle, Peter Weber, for some time, and then returned to Waynes ville. He came back to London again in April, 1861, and was once more employed by his uncle. About 1867, he commencod business for himself, and has succeeded very well; he has a nice restaurant in connection, and enjoys a fine trade. Mr. Weber visited the Paris Exposition in 1878, and Centennial exhibition in 1876; he was Chief of the London Fire Depart- ment for five y ears, and with Philip Speasmaker purchased its first engine (one worked by hand), from Springfield, Ohio. Mr. Gulcher is a member of Madison Lodge and Hiawatha Encampment (I. O. O. F.); Presbyterian in religious belief, and a " Jackson Democrat " in politics. He was married January 16, 1859, to Miss R. K. Giegley, a native of Baden, Germany. Of their eight children six are living, three daughters and three sons - Mollie, wife of Joseph Rea, a farmer of Oak Run Township; Barbara, William, Harry, Edward and Matilda. Mrs. Gulcher is also a believer in the religion taught by the Presbyterian denomination.

TIMOTHY HALEY, London, Deputy U. S. Marshal of the Eighth Ohio District, and U. S. Railway Postal Clerk, residence, London, was born in Ireland April 6, 1842. His father, Michael Haley, was a native of County Ki Harney, and came to America when our subject was seven years old; he located at Springfield, Ohio, and subsequently went to Mattoon, 111., where he died. Mrs. Haley died in Ireland. Our subject came to London when but nine years of age; he was adopted by Mrs. Mary Freeman, and resided with her till of age; for two or three years, he was engaged in traveling over the Southern States. In 1861, he enlisted as a private in Company C, Seventeenth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Capt. Acton, and served the three months' term of the regiment. He then reenlisted in the One Hundred and Thirteenth Regiment; was in the Army of the Citinberland, and with Sherman marched down to the sea; witnessed the destruction of Raleigh, N. C. , and participated in the grand review at Washington, D. C. ; mustered out of the army as First Lieutenant of his company. After returning to London, in company with S. E. Freeman, he engaged in the grocery business, under the firm name of Freeman & Haley. Three years later the firm was dissolved, and Mr. Haley then conducted the business alone; he subsequently went to Paulding County, Ohio, remaining a short time. In December, 1880, he was appointed Deputy U. S. Marshal of the Eighth Ohio District, by Col. Ullery, of Cincinnati. In September, 1882, he was appointed U. S. Railway Postal Clerk. Mr. Haley is Adjutant of Lyons Post, G. A. R., of London, a member of the Lodge and Encampment (I. O. O. F.), and Republican in politics. He was married, October 25, 1880, to Ellen Holland, a native of Louisville, Ky. They have one daughter - Florence.

JAMES HAMILTON, dealer and shipper of grain, London, was born in Livingston County, N. Y. , March 150, 1836. His father, James Hamilton, Sr. . was a native of Scotland, and there reared. He came to America about 1881, locating in Livingston County. N. Y., where he died in 1878. He was a farmer by occupation, and married Grace Marvin, also a native of Scotland. They had eight children, six now living, James being the only one in Ohio. Mrs. Hamilton departed this life in 1875. Our subject was reared and educated in New York, and in early life was a school teacher. He located in Clark County, Ohio, in 1850, and taught school there for seven years. He was in the mercantile trade one year at Selma, that county, and next engaged in general merchandising at Plattsbuxg. He was there in business for nine years, and then sold his stock. He removed to Newark, Ohio, and resided there two years, being exclusively engaged in the grain trade. He came to London in the spring of 1870, and at present is probably the largest grain dealer in the county. He handles about 1,000,- 000 Imshels of grain per year, buying and shipping from London and nine other points in Ohio. He employs an average force of twenty-five men during the grain season, and has the personal supervision of the entire business. Ou June 16, 1879, Mr. Hamilton suffered the loss, by lire, of his warehouse at London, containing 2,000 bushels of wheat, and 400 bushels of corn - total loss, over insurance, about $4,000. Mr. Hamilton is a regular attendant on the services of the Presbyterian Church, and a Trustee in the official board. His politics are Republican, but he uever aspired to office. Mr. Hamilton was married. March N. L866, to Addie Chamberlain, a native of Ohio. They have four children - Ralph, Grace. William L. and Mabel.

ROBERT M. HANSON (deceased), late United States Consul to Bremen, was born in Madison County, Ohio, on the 14th of April. 1837, being the youngest son in a family of four brothers and three sisters. He was left an orphan at an early age by the death of his parents. In his boyhood days. he was distinguished among his fellows and playmates as a boy of more than common energy and determination. On arriving near the years of maturity, and foreseeing the necessity of it, he determined to avail himself of the advantages of a more thorough education than the facilities of his neighborhood supplied. Having prepared himself, he entered the Miami University at Oxford, Ohio. The path of knowledge to him was no "flowery path of ease," he being obliged to earn the means to pay for his tuition. This he accomplished by teaching part of the time, and attending his stud-. ies the remainder. Having accomplished his studies, he chose the profession of law, and began reading in the office of Hon. H. W. Smith, of this place. Here again stern necessity held him back, and he returned to teaching to procure means. This life was a laborious one, for as soon as school hours were over, he was reading Kent and Blackstone. He was admitted to the bar late in the winter of 1860-61. Before he could locate himself, the distant mutter ings of thai storm of civil war that for four years deluged our land with blood was heard, and when, on the memorable 14th of April the wires flashed the news to us of the fall of Fort Sumter, and then the immediate call for 75,000 men -the formation of the first company of Madison County's quota- -the enlistment of the Madison Guards - their departure for the front - the wild enthusiasm that pervaded the community - all these incidents are still fresh in the memory of most of us. Capt. Hanson was among the first to enlist under this call. His feelings and comprehension of the work before him can be better shown by quoting from his own correspondence with the writer, dated at Camp Jackson, Columbus, Ohio, May 2. 1861. Referring to some of his comrades who wished to return home, he says: "As for myself, I feel in duty bound, by my oath, to stand by that flag, and that only, and I will do so at all hazards und all sacrifices, and as long as there is a pulse in my arm I will be seen under her wide folds." And again, when en route for the front, he writes from Parkersburg, Va., June 24, 1801 : "I have been sick for two or three days, but now feel better, and will go on with the regiment, live or die on the way. This war. my friend, will be no fool'splay; thousands are entering the devouring jaws of death. *' How well and truly he carried out these assertions, the result lies before you. The Eagle Guards were mustered in under Capt. Acton as Company C, Seventeenth Regiment, and served their three months in "West Virginia, and were discharged from service at the expiration of that time. The second call for troops was made soon afterward, and the Military Commission of the county appointed him Captain and gave him permission to recruit a company for service for three years. This was speedily done, and the company was mustered at Camp Chase, by Gov. Tod, on the 19th of August, 1802, as Company B, Ninety-fifth Regiment, and immediately started for the front. On the 30th of August, at Richmond, Ky., our army met the rebel forces under Kirby Smith, and the battle of Richmond was fought, resulting disastrously to our forces. Most of the Ninety-fifth were captured, paroled and sent to Camp Chase. In December following, they were exchanged, re equipped and arrived at Memphis, Tenn.. about the 20th of January, 1803; from thence, about April 1 to Vicksburg, thence back with other regiments into the interior, and on the 12th of May fought the battle of Jackson Court House. Here, Company B, under Cupt. Hanson, took an active part, and distinguished themselves by capturing three pieces of artii lery. Again they went back to the trenches at Vicksburg, and participated in that long, terrible siege that was followed by the fall of Vicksburg on the 4th of July. The regiment again went back to Jackson C. H, which bad been re-occupied by the rebels and fortified, and after a siege of nine days again captured the town. From thence, they were sent out on the Charleston & Memphis Railway, to guard against the raids of Forrest, and were thus employed from October to the 1st of May, when a raid was nunl^ by our forces to a point near Ripley, Miss. A second raid was started from Memphis the 1st of June, of which the Ninety-fifth was a part, and on the 10th of June, near Guntown, Miss., they met Forrest with an overwhelm ing force; a severe engagement ensued, our army was driven back fighting over the ground, foot by foot. About 3 o'clock P. M., Capt. Hanson fell, ter ribly wounded, being struck by a minie ball in the left breast near the heart, the ball lodging under the lower point of the shoulder blade. He was carried back by his own men a mile and, placed in an ambulance, an ! taken about six miles, when the driver, supposing him dead, cut the harness loose from the ambulance and fled, leaving him to be captured. The next morning about daylight he returned to consciousness, and about 10 o'clock was taken as prisoner a short distance to a cabin. Here the rebel surgeons removed the ball, and dressed the wounds. He lay at the cabin some two weeks, and was then taken to Catawba Prison, near Selma, on the Alabama River, where he was nursed by the Sisters of Charity until he was able to be paroled, about the 20th of November. All this time his friends supposed him dead. He returned North about the 1st of December, when his wound opened again, and for nearly three months it was very doubtful if he would ever recover. Having sufficiently recovered, he was placed in the Reserve Corps, and ordered as Judge Advocate to report at Milwaukee, Wis Here he remained until his term of enlistment expired, and he was honors bly discharged. Again we quote from his correspondence, dated July 1865. He says: " On last Thursday I was made a citizen again. Con gratulate me, for I am free to think and act for myself, and truly, my dear friend, after almost four years' service, it is no small gratification to be thus placed in this independent position. Knowing that I have faithfully labored for my Government, this people and the people yet to come after me, and that I can reflect on the past without scruple and without sorrow, only that I could not have done more." In the fall of 1805, after his return, he was elected a member of the Ohio Legislature, and represented the county in the sessions of 1866-67, with credit to himself and the county. After the election of Gen. Grant as President in 1808, he received the appointment of Consul to Bremen, and arrived there in June, 1869. His strength had almost returned from the long weakening influence of his wound. Under the effect of the cool summers he rapidly recuperated, and was much elated, thinking the climate would make his recovery complete. But the long, northern winter began, and the piercing, chilly winds of the North

Sea were more than his weak lungs could endure. In the spring, hemorrhage set in. We again quote his own language. He says: " On May 28, I went to Hanover, to visit some American friends, and to tear myself away from business and relieve the mental exertions under which I had been laboring for weeks. In the afternoon, we visited Herren Hausen, and other places of sight-seeing. Having walked several miles, we returned, and feeling fatigued, I retired early and slept soundly all night. I awoke about 7 o'clock in the morning, and arose, feeling perfectly well and natural. I was immediately attacked by a hard cough, and the first I knew of anything like hemorrhage, the blood tlew splattering over the mirror and wash-stand before me. I was not frightened, for I had seen blood before, and from the same source. It continued for near half an hour, and at first was so rapid that it almost produced strangulation. What was, and always will be, strange to me. this spell of bleeding was a repetition of Guntown to me, in feeling. All the horrors of that day were emblazoned before my vision in a burning light, which produced a feeling as if I were again in the midst of the commingled reality. Artillery deafened my ears - powder burnt in my face - the din and smell of battle filled my nostrils, and oh ! horrible ! the skrieks of the wounded and dying paralyzed my very soul; and all the while I sat "'gulping' out blood. I shall never be able to account for this strange turning back into the midst of one of the active scenes of my life. The hemorrhage returned again about G P. M , and lasted near forty minutes. This attack was followed by a chill and fever, and was the climax of my case, and on my back! laid for thirteen days, and in my room for twenty-one days. This attack brought me near the valley, where I could look over and see the 'dark shadows. 'once beneath the shadow of which you are lost from the sight of all things earthly forever. The sighs, and love, and friendship of those whom one leaves behind may go out faintly across that vale of immortality and futurity, but the departed never returns, and we close our eyes, enshrouded with his memory around us that he was once among us, loved, but the still, deep, dead silence which comes back to us from the departed, says ' never to return ' " From this attack, he never recovered his strength, and fearing to stay another winter in Bremen, hreturned in December to the United States. On the '29th of February following, he was married to Miss Kate Williams, and with renewed hope and energy sailed again for Bremen on the 21st of March. From this time until his return, it was a gradual wasting away of life. He was advised by his physician to ^o to Meran, in the Tyrol Valley, among the Alps From there they went to the Island of Sicily, and in early spring returned to Naples, Italy, where they remained until they embarked, on the 20th of August, 1873, for New York. He was then so weak that he had to be carried aboard the steamer, but he started with the strong hope of being able to reach home. A few days after the vessel sailed, the old wound opened again, externally, and from that time he sank rapidly. On September 14, while the bright sunshine of the calm Sabbath morn was throwing its first rays over the iron steamer, far oul on the deep, rolling ocean - there, in the midst of that grand scene of beauty and holiness, with none but the faithful, grief-stricken wife kneeling by his side - the vail of man's immortal destiny was lifted, and long suffering and sorrow was with him no more. The officers of the steamer were very kind to the deeply-afflicted widow in her grief and loneliness, and did all they coiild with the means at hand. There was nothing aboard the steamer by which the body could be preserved. The carpenter made a coffin of pine, and it was placed on the upper deck to get the sea breeze, which was fortunately cool. On Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock P. M. the vessel arrived at her dock in New York. The remains were brought to this county and interred in Paint Township Cemetery.

CYRUS HORNBECK, deceased, was born west of Midway in this county January 27, 1823. At the age of twenty-one years, he married Elizabeth Miliner, daughter of John Miliner, of Highland County, Ohio. Mr. Miliner was born in Halifax County, Va., August 25, 1800. With his father, moved to Highland County, Ohio in 1807, where he married Mary Slaughter when twenty-one years of age. He settled on a farm three miles from Leesburg, where he has followed the occupation of farming and milling ever since. His wife died three years after marriage leaving Elizabeth, who was the only child. She was taken when one year old, by her aunt, Elizabeth Slaughter, who cared for her until her marriage. Mr. Hornbeck started in life as a poor boy, but one year after marriage bought a farm of 200 acres, two and a half miles from London, on the Springfield road, which, by hard labor, he succeeded in paying for. He took great delight in raising fine stock, was of a cheerful disposition, kind to all, and at his death owned 400 acres of land. He died July 23, 1863, at the age of forty years. He was the father of four sons and three daughters, four surviving, viz. : Mary E.. Cyrus R. , Sidney E. and Isaac W. Cyrus was married at the age of

-teen to Rolla Parker: he is a farmer, and also studied theology at Union Christian College. He is a member of the Christian Church, and the father of one child - Roscoe Garfield. Sidney E. is the wife of Jackson Hays, and the mother of two children, one deceased. Isaac W.. left the farm at the age sixteen, went, to Colorado, and in two years came back to London, where he is engaged in photographing. John Q. Hornbeck, Cyrus Hornbeck's eldest child, married Cornelia Watson, and was the father of two children, one, Owen Edgar, surviving; John enlisted in the Fourth Ohio Cavalry for three years, but was only in the service one month, when he

"ned and died at Nashville, Tenn. , at the age of twenty years, another martyr to freedom. He sacrificed wife, children and life for his flag.

T. J. HOUSTON, of Houston & Burnham, dealers in hardware and agricultural implements, London, was born in Somerford Township, this county, April 24. 1842. His grandfather, Joseph Houston, was a native of K-eetwefcy, and located on Buck Creek, in Clark County, Ohio, in an early day. He subsequently removed to Charleston, same county. One son, J. M. Houston, the fathei of our subject, was born in Kentucky, being only two years of age, when his parents came to Ohio. He was reared near Springfield, Clark County, and married Maria Cartmill, a native of Clark County, and daughter of Nathaniel Cartmill, shortly after he removed to a farm in Somerford Township, this county, where he resided some years He died June 30, 1879. He was tin* father of ten children, only two living - our subject ami sister, Mary Iv. both residents of London. Mrs. Houston is Mill living, at the age of sixty seven years. T. J. Houston was the fourth child of this family, and his early life was passed on the home farm in Somerford Township. He received only a common school education, and n young was engaged in trading and handling stock for a period of ten years. He then came t<> London, and, in connection with L. P. Burnham, purchased the hardware Mock and trade of P. C. Cowling, the new firm heing known as Houston & Burnham. They have been very successful for the short time they have been engaged in this business. Mr. Houston - Republican in politics. He was married, November 11. 1875, to Kate

A. A. HUME, ex-Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, London, was born in Paint Township, this county, September 30, 1809. His parents were Robert and Isabella S. (Davis) Hume, natives of Virginia, and pioneers of Madison County. The subject of this sketch was about two years of age when his parents removed to London, and he has since resided there, with the exception of four or five years in Kentucky. He enjoyed but limited educational facilities in early life, and when quite young was employed as a clerk. He soon after established himself in business on the northeast corner of Main and High streets, remaining in mercantile circles about four years. He subsequently engaged in bringing cattle into Madison County from the West, and in the business of hotel keeping. In 1841, he was appointed Clerk of the Courts of Madison County, and served in that position the remarkably long period of nearly forty -two years in succession, a case without parallel in the history of the Stale, and probably in the Union. He has now retired from public life, and is the oldest officer (that has served or is serving) in the county. Mr. Hume is a member of Madison Lodge. No. 70, and London Encampment, No. 36 (I. O. O. F. ). In early life, he was a member of the Whig party, and of late years has been identified with the Republicans. He has several times served as Councilman in the village of London. He was united in marriage in June, 1852, to Rachel Groves, a native of this county and a daughter of David (troves. Two children were sent to bless this union - a daughter and a son; the former is deceased, and the latter is a stockbroker at Quincy, 111. Mrs. Hume died in 1860, and Mr. Hume's second marriage occurred in 1868, when he was united to Mrs. Matilda (Harpole) Cheney, widow of Jonathan Cheney. Mr. Hume's first wife was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and the present wife of the Presbyterian denomination. Mr. Hume's son, James R., enlisted in Company K, Twenty- sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was siibsequently appointed Captain of another company in the same regiment. He was elected First Lieutenant of Company K, and was subsequently made an aid to Brig. Gen. Haskell. He served about three years altogether. A. A. Hume has been a resident of Madison County for seventy-three years, and his actions, in both public and social life, are well known to the present generation. The long term in which he held public office was a high appreciation of his sterling integrity and clerical qualifications. He is a quiet, unostentatious citizen, and a pioneer of Madison Count v.

WILLIAM M. JACKSON, farmer, P. O. London, was born in Virginia. February 29, L820. He is a sen of William and Nancy (Rea) Jackson, the former a native of Pennsylvania, of Irish descent, and the latter a native of Maryland, of Welsh descent. Our subject's education was limited to the subscription schools in the old log schoolbouses. He came to Madison County with his parents in L828, and here grew up to farm life, which he still follows. He was married in 1851 to Melinda Peterson, daughter of Michael and Susan (Buffenbargei i Peterson, and has two children - Filmore and Eudora. Mr. Jackson is a Democrat, and he has served his county as a member of the board of Infirmary Directors.

JOHN F. JOHNSTON, London. Sheriff of Madison County, was born in Range Township, this county, June 15, 1844. His father, John Johnston, is a native of Ross County, Ohio, and a farmer by occupation. He came to this county with his parents. W/illiain and Margaret (McClimans) Johnston.

They located in Range Township, where they reared a family of eight or nine children, and lived till death called them away from earth. Seven of this family of children are yet living. John Johnston has resided in Range. Township all of his life. He married Elizabeth Mathers, a native of Ross County, Ohio. Our subject is the seventh child and second son of a family of eleven children, ten of whom are living. He obtained a good English education in early life, and was engaged in agricultural pursuits until the fall of 1881, when he was elected Sheriff of Madison County, on the Democratic ticket, for the*term of two years, being the only man elected on that ticket. He took possession of his office January 2, 1882. Mr. Johnston is a member of Chandler Lodge, No. 138, of the Masonic fraternity, and has always taken a great interest in church matters. He was married, March 19, 1872, to Ella, daughter of William and Massey Warner. Of their five children, the following four are living -Myrtle, Eva, Howard and Florence. Pryor died at the age of six years. Mrs. Johnston is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

WILLIS D. JOHNSTON, farmer and machinist, P. O. London, wa, born in Oak Run Township, August 15, 1853. He is the son of William and Felicity (Hall) Johnston, natives of Ohio, of Dutch, Irish and English descent. Our subject attended the common schools of his township, and th - graded school of London, after which he took up the occupation of farming. He has a natural inclination for machinery, operated a self-binder an steam thrasher, and is a good engineer of stationary engines, with which he has had a good deal of experience. He was married in 1879 to Mary K Hust, by whom he has three children - Irene and Inez (twins), and Wilso:: Cooper. Mr. Johnston's father is a prominent and wealthy farmer of Oak Run Township.

DR. TOLA.ND JONES, physician and surgeon, London, was born four miles west of London, in Union Township, Madison County, Ohio, January 10, 1820. His father, Thomas Jonas, was a native of Worcester Count) Md. , a farmer by occupation, and came of English parents on both sides. \ His great-grandfather, on his father's side, was among the early English settlers of Maryland. His mother, Elizabeth, was a daughter of Dr. Edward Cropper, who also came from England. Thomas Jones, father of the subject of this sketch, becoming disgusted with the institution of slavery, and wanting more room for an increasing family, emigrated to Ohio in 1M6, locating first in Ross, bnt soon moved to what is now known as Union Township, Madison County, Ohio. Here he purchased a small tract of land which was afterward increased to 1,000 acres. Thomas Jones resided in Madison until his death at the old homestead in 1859. He was an Old-Line Whig until the formation of the Republican party, when his interest in the latter became as intense as it had previously been in the former. He took an active interest in politics, and under the old constitution served as Ajss ciate Judge from 1841 to 1851 inclusive, and was also a member o* the Board of County Commissioners for many years. He was a charitable, warm-hearted man, and an enthusiastic partisan. He married Mary P.- - Truitt, a native of Eastern Maryland, who died in L865. Their childre seven boys and one girl, all grew to maturity, and five are now living. Dr. Jones was reared on the home farm, where he remained until twenty years of age, obtaining only a limited education. He then came to London, and three months later went to Springfield, where he remained three months. Leaving Springfield he entered the preparatory department of Granville College, in which two terms completed his literary education. Delicate health and inability to do farm work were perhaps the main reasons for his being sent away to school. He was named after Dr. Aquila Toland, of London, with whom he read medicine three years, and in 1847-48, attended one course of lectures at the Ohio Medical College in Cincinnati. Scarcity of money precluded graduation, but the degree of M. D. was subsequently conferred by the Cleveland Medical College for the first successful amputation of the leg at the hip joint, in this State. After leaving college he commenced practice in London, ostensibly alone, but really under the tutelage of Dr. Toland. In 1802, he left a lucrative practice to enlist as a private in a company then forming in London, to assist in putting down the rebellion. He was, however, elected Captain of his company by unanimous choice. This was afterward Company A, of One Hundred and Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This position he continued to till up to 1864, when he succeeded to the command of the regiment at the battle of the Kenesaw Mountain, and in this position continued to command it through all its fortunes, bivouacs, skirmishes and battles. His regiment belonged to that brigade which was always in the front - the Second Brigade of the Second Division of the Fourteenth Army Corps. At the battle of Jonesboro, it led the brigade that captured everything before it. Col. Jones halted his regiment within sixty yards of the enemy's works under a terrific fire, dressed it up for a final dash, and carried all before it. Gen. Goran, of the rebel army, surrendered in person to him on his own breastworks, with all his headquarters, papers, etc. The spoils of the day were many prisoners, two cannon, one battle flag, etc. He marched with Sherman to the sea and back through the Carolinas, and was in the last grand battle of Sherman's army, at Bentonville. where his regiment fought front and rear from both sides of its breastworks, capturing many prisoners. It was complimented by the Division Commander, in a general order with the remainder of the division, for saving the army on that day. His term of service lasted until July 6, 1865, when he and his regiment were mustered out at Louisville, Ky. Col. Jones returned to London, and engaged in the practice of his profession. In 1878, he purchased the drug store of Dr. A. H. Underwood, and has since been engaged in that business, in connection with the practice of medicine. He owns Toland Block, in London, and about sixty acres of land within the corporate limits. He is a member of the Ohio Medical Society, Central Ohio Medical Society, Madison County Medical Society and the Masonic Fraternity. He has been President of the Madison County Medical Society, and has undoubtedly performed more surgery than any other physician who has ever lived in this county. Politically, he is a Republican, and has served as member of the board of the City Council of London, and of the board of Public Schools. In 1866-68, Dr. Jones was a member of the Ohio State Senate, from Madison, Clark and Champaign Counties. Dr. Jones was married March 19, 1846, to Frances Ann, daughter of his preceptor, Dr. Aquila Toland. They have four children living, viz.: Imogene, wife of E. K. Stewart, of Columbus; Eva, widow of Z. T. Graham, and now the wife of W. B. Hamilton, of London; William Pitt, and Bessie Mary, wife of John Biley. of London. Dr. Jones is a man of much natural ability, and considerable culture, firm in his convictions and Justin his dealings with his fellows. He takes a deep interest in the welfare of his town and county, lends his assistance freely to any enterprise tending to the good of the people, and is always found ready and willing to make any reasonable sacrifice for the upbuilding of the moral condition of the community. His

JOHN JONES, a well-known retired merchant of London, was born in that village October 31, 1818, and is probably the oldest native -born resident in it. His father, William Jones, was born and reared near Knoxville, Tenn. He accompanied his father, Solomon Jones, to Ohio, at a very early day. William Jones was a blacksmith and a pioneer in that trade in London, where he settled in November, 1814. He was also engaged in various occupations through life, such as buying property, dealing in grain, buying and selling goods, etc., and became very wealthy. He was a very liberal man, giving a great deal of money to assist those who needed financial help and for various charitable purposes. He was familiarly known as "Dad Jones," and was " everybody's friend." He suffered severely in the " crash of 1837, " by paying security debts, and removed to his farm. A. few years later, he died at London. John Jones was reared in the village of London, an.l the entire period he attended school would probably not exceed two years He assisted his father in the store till of age, and was then employed v.+ clerk in the store of William Warner, remaining in that position two years. In February, 1841, he married Jane H. , daughter of John and Sarah Mel vin, and a native of this county. After marriage, he rented a piece of land near London, where he farmed that following summer. The same fall, William Warner was elected Sheriff of Madison County, "and Mr. Jones was made his Deputy, removing to town, and serving in that position for four years. He was then elected Sheriff of the county on the Whig ticket, and served one term of two years. He refused a re-nomination, and since then has retired from official life, with the exception of serving twelve years as Justice of the Peace. Mr. Jones, like his 'father, has engaged in various occupations, and has accumulated a good property. He purchased a stock of groceries and started his three sons in business, and about 1875 retired from active business labor. He took charge of a younger brother, sent him to school, started him in business and subsequently studying law, and he is now a resident of Champaign, 111. Mr. Jones was once a member of the Sons of Temperance, and on September IS, 1846, became a charter member of Madison Lodge, No. 70 (I. O. O. F.), of London. Six children have been born to himself and wife, four living - Frank, Horace, Dollie (wifeof V. H. Wilson, of Lafayette), and Emma, wife of Harvey Chandler, of London. Frank, of Jones Brothers, wholesale and retail grocers, was born in London, February 26, 1847. Ho obtained a good education in the pub lie schools of his native village, and in early life was engaged in farming He then entered the employ of his father as a clerk, and subsequently farmed one year in Illinois. Upon the completion of the Union Pacific Railroad, he made a trip to California, being absent eight or nine months in 1ST I. with his elder brother, Lucien, he purchased his father's stock and trade, and they remained together until the death of Lucien, in 1876. A younger brother, Horace, then became a partner, the firm name still remaining " Jones Bros." The brothers have built up a very Large trade, and no firm in London stand higher in the estimation of its citizens than they. Mr. Jones is a member of .Madison Lodge, No. 70 (I. (). 0. F. ), and is Republican in politics. He was married, September 30, L875, to Lizzie K ler, a native of Champaign County. 111. They have one child - Nina K. Horace, the junior member of the firm, w;is born in London, September 6, 1852. He received a good education, and early in life was employed in his father's grocery. He subsequently clerked for his brothers, Lucien and

Frank, and upon the death of the former became a member of the present firm. He resides in a neat and pleasant frame cottage on East High street. Mr. Jones is connected by membership with Mystic Lodge, No. 36, Knights of Pythias, and Madison Lodge, No. 70 I. (). <). F. His political views are decidedly Republican. He was united in marriage, September 10, 1879, to Lizzie, only daughter of Dr. J. T. Houston, of London.

COL. WILLIAM JONES. ex-Sheriff of Madison County, London, is a life-resident of the county. He was born in Jefferson Township, No vember L3, L832 Eis father, Isaac Jones, was a farmer and miller by occupation. He laid out the village of Jefferson; was its founder and principal citizen for some years. He was a minister of the Baptist denom ination, and discoursed upon the views of that church whenever opportunity afforded. He married Eliza, daughter of "Old John Mills," who built a mill on Darby Creek in an early day, probably the first mill in that township. Our subject was reared in Jefferson Township, and was about ten years of age at the time of his father's death. He resided with his mother on the old homestead until the fall of L877, when he was elected Sheriff of Madison County, on the Republican ticket. He took possession of the office in January. 1S7S. and served two terms, giving way to his successor, John F. Johnston, in January, L882. Mr. Jones, in L861, took out an order from headquarters to raise Company A., Fortieth Regiment Ohio Volunteer In fantry. The order was speedily obeyed, and Mr. Jones made Captain. In the latter part of 1862, he was elected Major of the regiment, and the following February or March was promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He served in the latter position until April, 1864, when the regiment was mustered out of service. Col. Jones was married, January 1, 1858, to Jenni i Hukill, a native of Columbus, Ohio, but reared in this county. They have seven living children - Alta. Albert, Fannie (wife of Frank Speasmaker), Foster, Zura, Truman and Loraine. Mrs. Jones is a member of the Baptist Church.

B. JUDY, manufacturer of wagons, carriages and buggies. London, was born in Clark County, Ohio, February 5, L827. His father, John Judy, was a native of Kentucky, and emigrated to Clark County about 181*2. resided in the eastern part of that county about fifty years, being em_ in farming and stock dealing. He subsequently moved to Springfield, and later, to Lawrence County, 111., where he died in 1878, aired eighty-three years. He was twice married. His first wife was Lydia Hull, who bore him one son Amaziah, now a resident of Plattsburg, Clark Co., Ohio. She died about 1824. His second wife was Ann Hull, a native of Pennsylvania They were the parents of nine children, all living. Mrs. Judy de parted this life at Sumner, Lawrence Co., ill., in lss<). aged sevent) -eight years. Our subject was the oldest child, and in early life received a good common school education. Soon after arriving al hi- majority, he went to Springfield, and engaged in mercantile pursuits. He then went to Plat ts burg, in the same county, and there erected a grain warehouse and other buildings, and resided there four years. He then removed to Lawrence County, 111., and " farmed if1 for four years. He then removed to Marion, Ind.. the seat of the Christian Union College, for the purpose of better educating his three children. He was married in February, 1841), to Rosanna Markley. a native of this county. She died in Marion in bS08. Mr. Judy then returned to Sumner. 111., ami engaged in mercantile pursuits for three years. He then located at Yellow' Springs, Ohio, remaining there three years. After another three years' residence at Plattsburg, he came to Lon- don (March, lS77j. He then established his present business, in which he ias met with good success. He is a member of Yellow Springs Lodge, No. 329 (Masonic), and the Knights of Honor. He is also a member of the Christian Church, and the Republican party. Mr. Judy has been twice married. Three children were born to the first union - Laurette, wife of W. W. Shepherd, of Sunnier. 111. ; Charles C. . who married Caroline Burgett, and Arthur M. The latter attended Antioch College at Yellow Springs, Ohio, subsequently prepared for the ministry at the Theological Seminary at Cambridge. Mass. Mr. Judy's second marriage was to Kate Miller, and occurred in 1870. She was ;i native of Clark County, and is the mother of three children, two living - Charity and Herbert B. Both wives were members of the Christian Church.