Radnor Township (part 1 of 2)

Radnor Township

keeping some of the best Clydesdale horses ever owned in the county. Mr. Dunlap was united in marriage with Josephine Latimer Oct. 2, 1873 ; she is daughter of Sylvester Latimer, a native of Connecticut, and one of the early settlers of Delaware Co. ; he was united in marriage with Miss Harriet, daughter of Col. Forrest Meeker, of Stratford Township, this county ; from our subj ect's union with Miss Latimer there are two daughters, Grace and Martha L. Mr. Dunlap owns 120 acres of well-improved land, is a stanch Republican, and one of the prominent and influential men of the county in which he lives.

BENJ. F. DAVIDS, farmer ; P. O. Radnor ; is the son of Sylvanus and Margaret (Evans) Davis, natives of South Wales, and was born in the year 1846. His father's family consisted of eleven children, six of whom are yet living ; the father canje to this country in 1797, and first settled in Westmoreland Co., Penn., but afterward, in 1810, removed to Radnor, Ohio. He was united in marriage, in the year 1826, to our subject's mother, who had come to Ohio in 1817. Our subject passed l^is youth on his father's farm, and when he became 20 years of age, commenced doing for himself, although still living with his parents. He was united in marriage to Lucy E. Humphreys Oct. 22, 1875 ; one child was born them - Mary, born Jan." 1, 1878; she died Oct. 22, 1879. Our subject's father died Feb. 23, 1872; the mother followed him Sept. 19, 1878. Mr. Davids is a Republican. He enlisted in the 100-day service, but afterward for three years; being but 15 years old, his father recalled him. He has imported some fine Clydesdale horses, and at present has some of the finest ones in the county, and takes great pride in improvements of this kind. He owns 178 acres of well-improved land, pleasantly situated on the banks of the Scioto River, and within easy reach of railroad and post ofiBce. Both he and his wife are members of the Baptist Church, and are universally respected. -BOWEN EVANS, grain-dealer, Radnor. Our subject was born in North Wales Aug. 28, 1845 ; is the son of William B. and Mary (Williams) Evans, both natives of Wales, and the parents of ten children, five of whom are now living. The parents emigrated from Wales to this country in 1848, and located in Northumberland Co., Penn. After living there a period of five years, they removed to Radnor Township. Here the father departed this life in 1863; the mother is yet living in the township. The father's business was that of farming, and here our subject passed his youth and early manhood. He received as good an education as the common schools afforded. Began business for himself when 27 years of age. Was united in marriage to Minerva Wise Dec. 25, 1871 ; she was born in Troy Township Feb. 13, 1845. This marriage resulted in the birth of four children - Arthur, Jessie, Hosea W. and Adda. Mr. Evans enlisted in the 100-day service, Co. A,, 145th (). N. G. Is a Republican in politics, and among the main business men of Radnor.

DR. H. EDWARDS, physician and surgeon, Radnor. Among the enterprising men and successful physicians of Radnor is Dr. Edwards ; he was born Jan. 1, 1847, and is the youngest of a family of twelve children, of which our subject and a brother, David M., are the only surviving children. The parents, William and Dorothy (Thomas) Edwards, were natives of Montgomeryshire, Wales; in 1832, they emigrated to America, coming direct to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio ; the father's occupation was wagonmaking, a business he engaged in on coming to this country; he also purchased a farm of sixty acres, on which his family resided ; when 19 years of age, our subject selected medicine as his vocation in life ; after reading for a time under the instruction of Dr. Glidden, jof Radnor, now of Prospect, he commenced attending medical lectures in Columbus, Ohio, in 1867 ; after attending three consecutive terms at Columbus, he graduated with honors, and then, locating in his native village, he has remained practicing his profession ever since. He was united in marriage to Hannah M. Evans, daughter of Robert and Margaret (Griffiths)' Evans, Dec. 11, 1874; from this union there were two children born, one of whom is yet living - Maggie Orie, born April 22, 1876. His wife is a member of the Congregational Church. Mr. Edwards is a Presbyterian, and Independent in politics, and is a man of considerable skill and ability in his profession, bein^ spoken of quite highly"* by the faculty of the medical college of Columbus as a student of more than ordinary ability in surgery.

MATTHEW C. FLEMING, farmer and stockraiser ; P. 0. Radnor: Among the leading and prominent men of Radnor Township, is Mr. M. C. Fleming ; he was born on the farm he now owns and occupies. Mathew's father, H. C. Fleming, was a native of Pennsylvania, while his mother was of Welsh descent ; when but a lad, the father emigrated to Delaware County and engaged io the lucrative business of farming ; here it was that Mr. Fleming met her who afterward became Mrs. Fleming. He was united in marriage April 24, 1823, to Susanna Jones ; from this union there were four sons and two daughters, four of whom are yet living ; the mother departed this life Dec. 28, 1849 ; the father was again married ; Catharine Evans was the second wife to whom he was married, February, 1851 ; she was a widow lady with a family of five children, four of whom are yet living; this last union resulted in the birth of one'child, a girl, yet living ; the father died March 7, 1873, followed by his wife June 3, 1873. The marriage ceremony of Matthew and Miss Melvina C. Finley was celebrated the 2d of December, 18fil. The wife was a daughter of our subject's father's second wife ; from this union there were three sons and two daughters - Hattie V., Lola and Alonzo (twins), John F. and Charles L. Mr. Fleming enlisted in Co. A, 145th 0. V. I.; after serving out his time - 100 days - he returned home and again commenced the duties devolving on a successful farmer. He has ninety-one acres of excellent land, all of which is under a high state of cultivation. He is a Democrat, and liberal in religious views ; is nicely settled near the Scioto River, where he enjoys the many comforts of a successful farmer.

DAVID R. GRIFFITH, stock-raiser and farmer; P.O.Radnor; was born in North Wales March 1, 1805 ; son of John G. and Margaret (Roberts) Griflith. There were six children in the family, four sons and two daughters, two of whom are yet living. The subject of this sketch, together with his parents, came to this country in 1833. Our subject was married in Wales, and on arriving in America, they came direct to . Radnor Township. After his marriage with Mary Peugh., daughter of Richard and Mary Peugh, which occurred in 1830, he made farming his chosen vocation ; he first secured 100 acres of land, in the northwestern part of the township, and afterward made an addition of 100 acres more. In our subject's family, there were ten children, nine of whom are yet living - John R., Richard P., Mary A. (deceased), Margaret A., George M., Jtjel, Martha J., Wm. H., Elizabeth and Albert ; six of these are married ; one son, Richard, was in Co. G, 121st 0. V. I.; was wounded at Perryville, by a gun-shot wound in the hip, after which he was discharged and came home. All of the children in the family are now living in Radnor Township. Is a Republican in politics and a Congregationalist in religion, as are, also, his family. Mr. Griffith has been living in Radnor township for 47 years. He started out in life a poor boy, but by enduring the hardships of a pioneer's life, he has accumulated as nice a property as there is in the township. His father died in 1838, and the mother in 1846.

T. R. GRIFFITH, carpenter, Prospect; was born in Marion Co., Ohio, June 26, 1838; is a son of John and Mary (Hughs) Griffith, natives of North Wales. In the year 1835, the father, then a young unmarried man, left Wales and came direct to the new Welsh settlement in Radnor Township, Ohio. Soon after his arrival in this country, he was united in marriage to the mother of our subject. By this marriage there were three children, one son and two daughters; the mother's death occurred in 1850. About one year after the death of his wife, Mr. Griffith was again married ; his second wife was Ann M. Hord ; by this second marriage there were three children, two sons and one daughter ; the death of our subject's father occurred in 1860. When Mr. Griffith first came to Radnor Township, he was a poor boy, but by hard labor and close attention to his business (farming), he obtained a competency. Our subject spent his youthful days on his father's farm, assisting him in his duties. He was united in marriage Jan. 5, 1864, to Elizabeth Kyle, daughter of James and Elizabeth (Boyd) Kyle. By this union there are two children - Sen(^raB., born April, 27, 1866, and William F., born July 27, 1867 ; the mother departed this life Sept. 17, 1870. Politically speaking, Mr. Griffith is a Republican ; religiously, a Baptist. He enlisted in Co. E, 66tli 0. V. I., Nov. 8, 1861 ; was in the battles of Port Republic, Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain and Savannah, besides all the other battles the 66th took a part in ; he was discharged July 22, ] 865, at New York City. Mr. Griffith is a regular ordained minister of the Baptist Church ; is also among the best carpenters in the township, many of the best buildings in the township having been built by him.

MISS CATHARINE GRIFFITHS ; P. , 0. Prospect; born in Radnor Township Feb. 2, 1857 ; is the daughter of David and Ann (Rowlands) Griffiths, both of whom are mentioned elsewhere in this work. Miss Griffiths is a pleasant young lady, and is highly respected in -the neighborhood ; all her life she has lived with her father, taking a daughter's share of the burdens of the family ; she has an active mind, good taste, and excellent judgment ; she takes much pleasure in leading good books, and in all wotaanly duties is kind, patient and sympathetic. She has a large circle of friends, and is highly esteemed by all.

DAVID GRIFFITHS, farmer and stockraiser ; P. 0. Radnor ; was born in South Wales Feb. 13, 1816. His father, David Griffiths, and mother, Mary' (Griffiths) Griffiths, came directly from Wales to Radnor Township,'Ohio, in 1819, bringing their family of four sons and three daughters ; they stopped for a few years in Radnor (then Delhi), but afterward purchased a farm adjoining the town, upon which they lived nineteen years, and where the subject of this sketch passed his youth ; the father then gave up farming and moved into Radnor, where he remained until his death, aged 76 years ; the mother followed him Jan. 19, 1875, aged 84 years. Mr. Griffiths was united in marriage, Aug. 26, 1844, to Ann, daughter of Abraham Rowland, and a family of nine children resulted from this union, three of whom are yet living - Sarah J., born Sept. 25, 1847 ; John J., born Jan. 9, 1850, and Catharine, born Feb, 2, 1857. Sarah and John are married, the former to Henry Ashbrook, and the latter to Elizabeth Curren, and both are living near their parents. Mr. Griffiths, though but a boy when his father first came to Radnor, recalls vividly the hardships and dangers through which they passed in their new home; he owns 67 J acres of well-improved land ; is a Republican and a Congregationalist ; has had three wives, marrying the second in 1863, and his present wife, Loantha (Rowley) Griffiths, who was the widow of Thos. Rowley, her maiden name being Stockwell, June 26, 1879. No children resulted from the second marriage. Mr. Griffiths enjoys an enviable reputation for industry and honesty throughout the neighborhood.

JAMBS B. HODGES, fermer and stock-raiser; p. 0. Delaware ; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Feb. 7, 1844 ; is son of Nathaniel W. and Sally A. (Underbill) Hodges, whose sketch appears in this work. Our subject received a common-school education ; in the late war, he well and faithfully served his country, in Co. B, 66th 0. V. I. ; at Port Republic he received two severe gun-shot wounds in the left arm ; he served three years and two months in the " gallant old 66th," and was a brave and gallant soldier; he was married to Mary G. Howison Feb. 9, 1869 ; she was born in Muskingum Co., Ohio, Feb. 10, 1849 ; they have one child, Clarence 0. Mr. Hodges has devoted nearly all his life to agricultural pursuits, and is to-day one of the most successful and prominent farmers in the township. He is a stanch Republican.

WILLIAM HERBERT, farmer and stockraiser; P. 0. Radnor. Our subject came from Breconshire, South Wales, with his parents, Benjamin and Margaret (Morgans) Herbert, in 1818; he was but a child 5 years of age at that time ; he was born May 19, 1813, and was one of a family of eight children, six of whom are living at the present time. The father was a sober, industrious man, a consistent member of the . Baptist Church, and held in an early day many positions of honor and trust in church and township ; he departed this life June 13, 1858, followed by his wife Feb. 11,1 868. The long and eventful life of our subject has been passed upon a farm and working at carpentering ; in early life, he received such education as the common schools of that early day aflForded ; he served an apprenticeship at the carpenter's trade with his brother Lemuel, after which he worked with him some years ; he has in connection with farming followed his trade since he began doing business for himself His marriage with Elizabeth Jones was celebrated Nov. 2, 1846 ; she was born in Breconshire, Wales, July 22, 1822, and is a daughter of Rees and Rachel (Evans) Jones, who came from Wales to the United States in 1842; from our subject's marriage there were five children, three of whom are now living - Benjamin L., William, and MoUie B.; the deceased - Elizabeth A. and Margaret R. Mr. Herbert and wife are among the well-informed people of the county. Mr. Herbert is a Republican. He owns 100 acres of nicely improved land, all of which is under a high state of cultivation.

NATHANABL W. HODGES, farmer and stock-dealer ; P. 0. Delaware . Joseph Hodges, a soldier of the war of 1812, and the father of Nathanael W., was a native of Massachusetts ; there he was married to Clarissa Perkins, also a native of Massachusetts, and the mother of thirteen children by him ; in 1832, they moved with their family to Erie Co., N. Y., where they remained some three years, and then came to Geauga Co., Ohio ; three years after their coming to Ohio (1838), the mother departed this life; in 1853, the father returned to the home of his childhood, soon after to be called to his reward. Nathanael W. had but few advantages for obtaining an education ; at the early age of 12 years, he was placed in a large cotton factory, where he remained until his parents removed to Western New York ; when the parents came to Ohio, he came with them, hut after remaining in the State some three years he returned to New York, stopping in Chautauqua Co. ; here he met Miss Sally A. Underhill, to whom he was married Sept, 9, 1838; she was born in Fairfield Co., Conn., April 20, 1815. Mr. Hodges remained in Chautauqua Co. one year after his marriage, and then removed to Ohio and settled in Franklin Co., where they remained until 1843, when they moved to this county, which they have since made their home. In 1850 Mr. Hodges crossed the Plains to California, where he remained nearly two years, and then returned to his home in Ohio. He owns 183 acres of land, nicely situated on the right bank of the Scioto River, in Radnor Township ; he commenced as a poor boy, and is most emphatically a self-made man. Politically, he has been identified with the Whig and Republican parties ; of late years, however, he has voted with the Prohibition party. He has been a temperate, industrious man during his long and eventful lifetime, and is an earnest worker in the temperance cause ; he is one of the most successful breeders of short-horn cattle in the county. Mr. Hodges and wife take a deep interest in the cause of religion, both being consistent members of the M. E. Church. They are the parents of six children - Julia M., Ellen F., James B., Harriet L., and George H., living - Helen, deceased.

MORRIS HUMPHREYS, farmer and stockraiser ; P. 0. Radnor. Among the prominent and influential men of Radnor Township, is the subject of this sketch ; he was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, June 26, 1829 ; his parents, John and Elizabeth (Chidlaw) Humphreys, were natives of North Wales. In 1818, John Humphreys, then 20 years of age, came. to the United States and settled in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio. His marriage with Miss Chidlaw did not occur until some years later; her father, Benjamin C. Chidlaw, came from Wales to Ohio with his wife Mary, and two children, in 1821, and settled in Radnor Township. Our subject's father was an intelligent and energetic man, and a consistent Christian ; he was one of the first township officers, and during his lifetime held many positions of honor and trust; he departed this life Dec. 9, 1873, and his wife in 1830. Our subject was reared upon a farm, receiving a good commonschool education. He was united in marriage with

Margaret E. Wasson April 3, 1851 ; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, June 29, 1829 ; she is the daughter of William M. and Lucy (Minter) Wasson, the former a native of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Kentucky.; the Minters came to Delaware Co. in 1804 ; the Wassons did not come until some years later ; both families, however, were among the earliest settlers, and their descendants ate to-day among the most |)rominent and respected citizetis of the county. From our subject's union with Miss Wasson, there were eight children, seven of whom are living - Lucy E., John W., Margaret. A., William McV., Mary A., Harriet and Benjamin C; the deceased was named Morris J. Mr. Humphreys owns 332 acres of nicely improved land in Radnor Township, and 120 acres near Emporia, Kan. He is a stanch Republican. Both he and his wife are consistent members of the Presbyterian Church.

ISRAEL HEDGES, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Prospect ; son of Caleb and Mavy (Clellel Hedges; was born in Fairfield Co., Ohio, March' 27, 1821 ; there were ten children in this family, , six sons and four daughters ; the father was a cooper by trade, but followed farming as a business; he died in Fairfield Co. Nov. 17, 1874, the mother died in 1856. The subject commenced business for himself in 1841. Was united in marriage the 7th of September, 1848, to Mary Barnet, daughter of Robert L. Barnet, a native of Maryland, and the mother a daughter of Judge Augustus, of Fairfield Co. In Israel's family there are eleven children, six sons and five daughters - - Benj. T., Otis J., Mary J., Elenora (deceased), Elizabeth and Hannah (twins), George . E. and John A. (John A. was drowned in the Scioto River, 28th of June, 1878), Ida V., Charles W. and Robert L. In politics, Mr. Hedges is a Republican ; has held various township offices. This family are members of the M. B. Church. Mr. Hedges is a man who has had little or no chance, we might say, to get an education, but at the same time is a man of considerable ability and talent ; he has sought for and obtained a patent on a reaping machine, which will eventually prove of great benefit'; has 3 00 acres of well-improved land, which he bought at $14.50 per acre in 1851, it then being almost entirely woodland, Mr. Hedges is a man who has, to considerable extent, followed the trade of blacksmithing. a trade of which he is the master ; he owns one of the finest stock-farms in the township, having some of the best blooded horses, cattle, sheep and hogs now in the county ; the greater part of his farm is underlaid with a stratum of the best sulphate of lime, making the land very productive ; he is respected and esteemed by his friends and neighbors.

W. W. JONES, farmer ; P. 0. Kadnor ; the subject of this sketch was born in Kadnor Township, Ohio, in the year 1825 ; his father, John P. Jones, was a native of South Wales ; his mother, Mary (Penry) Jones ; there were six children in the family, four of whom are yet living. The marriage ceremony of Wm. W. Jones and Eleanor Evans was celebrated in 1852. The wife's father's name was John Evans, and his wife's name Margaret (Jones) Evans; there were five children in this family ; the number of children in the subject's family is seven - Margaret A., John P., Francis C, Harvey, Elizabeth, Charles and Eleanor. Mr. " Jones has two sisters and one brother living in Kadnor Township. Mrs. Jones is a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Jones is a Kepublican. He owns 197 acres of nicely improved land ; has held the offices of Township Trustee, School Director, Road Supervisor, etc.; is a man of good, steady habits and unpretentious manners ; has the esteem and good, will of his fellow-men and neighbors.

PHILIP JONES, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Kadnor ; was born in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, July 25, IB.'O ; is a son of John P. and Mary (Penry) Jones, both natives of Breconshire, South Wales ; there they were married, and three daughters born to them ; in 1818, they emigrated to the United States, arriving in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, Oct. 13 of the same year ; two children were born to them after their arrival in this country ; at the present time, four of the children are living. John P. Jones and wife were industrious, intelligent people, consistent members of the Presbyterian Church, and universally respected by all their friends and neighbors. The father died in 1864,- and the mother in 1863. Our subject was raised upon a farm, receiving such education as the schools afforded ; he had the care of his parents during their old age. He was united in marriage with Jane E. Tomley June 14, 1853 ; she was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, June 28, 1822 ; from this marriage there are five children - Richard E., Sue M., W. Gruy, Jennie P. and Jessie B. Mr. Jones has held a great many positions of honor 'and trust, and is a man of more than ordinary ability, and liberally contributes to all enterprises that tend to build up or benefit the community in which he lives ; he owns 200 acres of nicely improved land. Mr. Jones is a Republican.

THOMAS T. JONES, farmer ; P. 0. Radnor. Thomas T. Jones is a native of Radnor Township, being born Sept. 10, 1848 ; is the son of Evan T. and Ellen Jones, whose biography accompanies this work ; our subject passed his youthful days on his father's farm, assisting him in his farm duties ; his education was as good as the common schools could give. His marriage with Miss Delia Finley was solemnized Dec. 25, 1870 ; she is the daughter of George W. and Angelina (Williams) Finley ; in her father's family there were five children, three of whom are yet living ; the result of the union of Mr. Jones and Miss Finley bore the fruit of one child, Wray Bverette, born Nov. 16, 1878. Mr. Jones and wife are consistent and active members of the M. E. Church. Is a Democrat. Mr. Jones is a man that keeps thoroughly posted on county and township enterprises and news, and takes an active part in laudable county enterprises.

DAVID W. JONES, farmer; P. 0. Radnor; is son of Rees T. and Sarah (Williams) Jones ; was born in Breconshire, Wales, Sept. 15, 1840 ; he, with his parents and brothers and sisters, emigrated from Wales to this country, coming direct to Radnor Township June 7, 1861 ; in his father's family there are five children - three sons and two daughters - all of whom are living in Ohio, and married. On arrival, our subject's father bought 200 acres of land near the village of Radnor, known as the " Old Warren Place ;" here David 'spent his youthful days going to school, and in later years assisting his father on his farm ; in 1864, he commenced doing business for himself, although still making his home with his father. Oct. 31, 1867, he was united in marriage to Mary Thomas, eldest daughter of James 'Thonias, of Radnor Township. Mr. Jones, in connection with his brother Rees, owns 170 acres of nicely improved property ; he is a stanch Republican ; both himself and wife are members of the Congregational Church.

MRS. J. B. JONES, Radnor, wife of the late John B. Jones, and daughter of John and Mahala (Jones) Ellis, was born the 19th of March, 1828, in Belmont Co., Ohio. Was united in marriage to John Smails Nov. 16, 1844 ; two children were the result of this union - Thomas A. and John S.; Thomas is now living in Indiana. Mr. Smails departed this life in 1848. Mrs. Smails married again July 24, 1853, to Mr. Jones ; three children were the fruit of this union - Martha J. and Margaret E. (deceased) and James W. Mr. Jones died Dec. 5, 1864, in the hospital at Nashville, Tenn., from disease contracted while in his country's service. Dec. 30, 1869, Mrs. Jones and John B. Jones were married ; the father of this man was David Jones ; John B. was born in North Wales, and came to this country in 1832 ; l^e was a fuller by trade and a farmer by practice ; from his marriage with his first wife, , Grwen ' Jones, in 1833, there were six children, three of whom are living and three are dead - David N., Edward M. and Caasie F., living ; those deceased were David, Festus and Dorothy A.; his wife died Sept. 23, 1866 ; Mr. Jones had no children by his second wife, the subject of this sketch ; he died Dec. 11, 18Y6. During his life, he held the responsible position of Infirmary Director for three years ; besides this office, he has held almost all the township offices. Mr. Jones was a man of good, steady habits, moral character and of considerable ability. Mrs. Jones is a Christian lady of good education, and an active worker in the temperance cause, and a woman who reads upon the issues of the day.

JOHN A. JONES, retired farmer and shoemaker ; P. 0. Prospect. There is probably not a single one of the old settlers of Radnor Township more deserving of notice than the subject of this sketch ; he was among its earliest pioneers. Mr. Jones was born in South Wales in April, 1796; he was the son of Thomas and Gwen (Byner) Jones ; the father's second wife. Miss Humphreys, was grandmother of Morris Humphreys, whose biography appears in this work ; they had ten children, three of whom are yet living; they emigrated to this then almost unbroken wilderness in the year 1818; they located in Radnor Township, where our subject has remained ever since. "The marriage ceremony of John A. Jones and Lettie Ludwig was celebrated in the spring of 1825; the young wife was a native of North Wales, coming to this country at a very early day ; the result of this union was four children, two of whom are living - Gwen B. and Lettie L ; both are now married, the former to William Gast, deceased, the latter to Isaac Roberts ; from the eldest's marriage to Mr. Gast, there were five sons and one daughter - John A., Albert, Lafayette, James M., Alies D. and Lettice M.; all are married excepting the youngest son, Alies. Mr. Jones' second daughter's marriage bore the fruit of three children - John J. Isaac M. and

Levi V. Mrs. Jones, wife of our subject, departed this life at her residence Aug. 11, 1878 ; her marriage with Mr. Jones was one of unalloyed happiness, spending fifty-three years of her life assisting her husband in the toils and hardships of their new home. She and her husband were consistent and devoted members of the Baptist Church ; Mrs. Jones was an exemplary Christian and a devoted mother ; her death leaves an aged husband and many friends to mourn her loss. Mr. Jones lives with his daughter, Gwen B.; in former days, he was shoemaker for the whole neighborhood, a business he followed for a number of years. Is a stanch Republican and an honest, upright man in his dealings with men. He is 84 years old, and the oldest voter in Radnor Township ; he has four great-grandchildren living, and is a man respected and loved by all his friends and acquaintances.

GEORGE W. JONES, farmer and stockraiser; P. 0. Radnor ; was born in Licking Co., Ohio, in 1839. His father, David L. Jones, and mother, Elizabeth (Evans) Jones, were both natives of South Wales, the former being born in the year 1808, and the latter in 1807 ; there were eleven children in this family, six of whom are yet living - three sons and three daughters ; the father and mother were married id South Wales, and came to New York in 1836, where they made their home for two years, Mr. Jones following his trade of blacksmith for a livelihood ; after two years, they came to Licking Co., Ohio, where our subject was born ; in 1849, they came to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, where they have ever since made their home. Feb. 25, 1869, the marriage ceremony of George W. Jones and Elizabeth Humphreys was solemnized; the wife's father's name was Humphrey Humphreys, that of the mother, Margaret (Griffiths) Humphreys ; in this family there were five children, one son and four daughters ; there are no children in the subject's family. Mr. Jones owns fifty acres of land in Radnor Township, and 226 acres in Prospect Township, Marion Co., Ohio. Politically, he is a Democrat, firmly adhering to the principles advocated by the National Democratic party. Mr. Jones and wife are members of the Congregational Church, at Radnor. He was a soldier in the war of the rebellion ; enlisted in Co. E, 66th 0. V. L; was mustered out on the 14th of March, 1865; was first in the Army of the Potomac, but was transferred to the Southwestern Army, then under Gen. Hooker, in the fall of 1863; was at the battles of Chancellorsville, Antietam, Gettysburg, Lookout Mountain and a number of others ; was wounded three times, first at Cedar Mountain, Va.; second, at Antietam ; third, at Gettysburg. Mr. Jones is a man of good school education ; takes an active part in any matter that will prove to be a benefit to the community.

EVIN T. JONES, farming and stock-raising ; P. 0. Radnor ; was born in South Wales July 23, 1818 ; son of Thomas and Mary (Jenkins) Jones. Mrs. Jones, the mother of our subject, died in 1825 ; the father, together with his family, came to this country about 1838, and followed farming as a business ; our subject was then in his 19th year. In 1843, h^was united in marriage to a widow lady, by name, Eleanor T. Jones, daughter of David 0. and Eleanor (Haskins) Jones ; she was first married to T. T. Jones in 1832 ; by her first husband, there were two sons - Wm. P. and David T.; both enlisted in Co. G, 121st 0. V. I.; the youngest was promoted to the office of corporal for his bravery and meritorious conduct ; after three years in his country's service, he came home and died frona the effect of disease contracted while serving his country. Wm. F. was mustered out at the conclusion of the war ; their father died in 1840 ; the mother's marriage with our subject resulted in seven children, four of whom are yet living - Elizabeth, Thomas, Timothy and Mary E.; Benjamin, Johnand Eleanor, deceased ; those living are now married. Mr. Jones is a Democrat ; is a member of the Congregational Church ; owns 240 acres of nicely improved land, on which he has been living for about forty-two years ; takes little part in politics, and has the esteem and well-wishes of his neighbors.

JOHN JAMES, stock-raiser and farmer ; P. 0. Radnor. Was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, Feb. 14, 1821 ; is the son of John and Jane (Roberts) James ; our subject was the only child in the family ; when but a small lad he was left an orphan by the death of his parents; after their death he was installed in the family of his uncle, Thomas Roberts, with whom he lived for sixteen years, and learned the trade of milling ; it was about this time that Mr. James emigrated to America, locating at Utica, N. Y., where he 4)ursued his chosen occupation for two years ; at the expiration of that time, he removed to Rochester, N. Y., working at the same trade ; he lived here one year and was married to Jemima Evans, daughter of Owen and Ann (Jones) Evans ; from Rochester our subject moved to Columbus, Ohio, where he engaged in the milling business for two years ; at the end of that time, he discontinued the business and followed mercantile business for four years ; in 1850, he purchased 100 acres of land in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, and the year following moved his family to the home he had selected for them, where he has remained ever since, pursuing the occupation of farming ; he is the father of eight children, three of whom are yet living - Mary J., born Aug. 14, 1852 ; Samuel E., born Oct. 8, 1855 ; William, born March 20, 1862. The names of those deceased are John T., Ann, Lucy A., and Owen T. Mr. James is a Republican ; his wife is a member of the Methodist Church, and the husband 2iy member of the Congregational Church ; has held various township and district oflSces ; is a man who wishes all laudable works success, and is an honest and enterprising man.

DAVID H. KYLE, stock-raiser and farmer; P. 0. Radnor. James and Elizabeth (Boyd) Kyle, the parents of our subject, were natives of Ohio; the father was born Dec. 26, 1806, being the second white male child born in the township ; Elizabeth Boyd, to whom he was married in 1827, was born Sept. 28, 1809 ; Hugh Kyle, the grandfather of David, purchased the farm on which he resides in March, 1815, but had lived in the township much longer, having emigrated here some time during the eighteenth century, making them among the very earliest settlers in the county or township. David H. Kyle was born in Radnor Nov. 17, 1844 ; during his youth and early manhood, which were spent in going to school and assisting his father on the farm, not much can be said of interest but what could be said of the average boy and young man ; when 21 years of age he commenced doing business for himself as a farmer; he was united in marriage, March 21, 1871, to Elizabeth GriflSths, daughter of David R. Griffiths, whose biography aecompanieB this work. From this union there is one child, David J., born Jan. 26, 1878 ; in our subject's father's family there were twelve children, of whom ten are yet living ; in connection with his brother John A. he owns the old homestead that has been in the family since 1815, a farm of 161 acres ; Mr. Kyle is a member of the Baptist Church ; a Republican in politics, and a man of influence in the neighborhood ; tracing the family history back, we find the Kyle family among the earliest pioneers in the township ; the grandmother was the first to be buried in the Radnor. Cemetery.

Biogeaphical Sketches

WILLIAM LAWRENCE, farmer and stockraiser ; P. 0. Delaware ; was born in Breoonshire, Wales, Oct. 29, 1829 ; is son of David and Ann (Penry) Lawrence, both of whom were natives of Wales. In 1823, they emigrated to the United States arriving in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, in October of the same year; on the 17th of November, 1829, the father sickened and died; at the time of his death, there were five children in the family three sons and two daughters ; the mother died Sept. 29, 1838. Our subject's early life was spent upon a farm ; when 15 years of age, went to Delaware to learn the cabinet-maker's trade; he remained two years, then went to Worthington, Franklin Co., where he worked two years; at the expiration of that time he, in company with others went to the Choctaw Nation, Indian Ter., and there assisted in the building of the "Spencer Academy ; " he' remained in the " Nation " and Texas about six years, when he returned to his home in Ohio ; here he remained until the spring of 1849, when he started for the then newly discovered gold fields of California, arriving there in September of the same year ; while in California, he was engaged in mining and mercantile pursuits, in all of which he was very successful. In the spring of 1855, he returned to Delaware Co., and purchased a large farm, in Radnor Township, upon which he has since resided. He was united in marriage with Harriet Griswold Feb. 20, 1856 ; she was born in Franklin Co., Ohio, May 4, 1825 ; her parents, George H.aodMila (Thompson)Griswold, were descendants of two of the first families that settled in Worthington, Franklin Co., Ohio. The Griswolds as well as the Thompsons held a great many positions, civil and military, and their descendants are among the best-known and mostrespected citizens of Central Ohio. Mr. Lawrence began life as a poor boy, and what he now possesses he attained by close attention to business, combined with honesty and industry; he owns 214 acres of nicely improved land in Radnor Township, and a well-improved and. nicely situated property in the city of Delaware. Mr. Lawrence is a man of extended information and correct business habits ; he is a stanch Republican. From his union with Miss Griswold there were three children, two of whom are now living - Wirt, born Oct; 24, 1856, and Mila, July 16. 1861 ; the one deceased was named James, born Oct. 20, 1858, died July 27, 1867.

Hagerstown, Penn., July 23, 1848 ; is son of John and Margaret (Overshiner) Long, both of whom were natives of Pennsylvania and the parents of thirteen children, five of whom are now living ; the father was a saddler by trade and the inventor and manufacturer of the celebrated " London Wagon Whip," much used by teamsiers years ago; he came with his family to Waldo, Marion Co.,_ Ohio, in 1849 ; he died in 1856. Our subject served an apprenticeship with his father at the saddler's trade ; he received a common-school education ; on the breaking-out of the rebellion, he enlisted in Co. C,-54th Ohio Zouaves; while with this regiment, he participated in the battles of Forts Henry, Donelson and Skiloh ; at the expiration of two years, he was -discharged on account of disease, and returned to his home in Ohio ; after remaining at home some time, he re-enlisted in Co. 'C, 174th 0. V. I., and served with distinction until the close of the war. He was united in marriage with Clara Browning '^eh. 4, 1868 ; from this union there were two children - Frank and Mattie ; Mrs. Long died April 6, 1873. Mr. Long was married to his present wife Aug. 4, 1874; her name at time of marriage was Mrs. William Penry ; her husband (the late William 'Penry) was son of David Penry, Esq., the wellknown pioneer of Radnor Township. From this second marriage of Mr. Long's there were four children; three are now living - John A., Eva and Arthur ; the deceased died in infancy. Mr's. Long was born in the city of Columbus, Ohio, March 24, 1850. Mr. Long is a Democrat, but quite liberal in his views respecting politics and religion. He owns a well-improved farm of 108 acres, all under a good state of cultivation.

SAMUEL LEWIS, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Radnor ; is the son of John and Sarah (Hughs) Lewis, natives of South Wales ; when 3 years of age, our subject, together with his parents, emigrated to America, first locating in Licking Co., Ohio, making that their home for fifteen years ; when 17 years of age, Samuel apprenticed himself to a man in Columbus, Ohio, to learn the art of plastering ; after serving his time - four years - he and a Mr. Williams formed a partnership in this industry that continued for three years ; at the end of his partnership, he carried the business on himself for nine years longer ; at the conclusion of that time, he removed to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, purchasing a farm near the banks of the Scioto, and directly west of the village of Radnor (then Delhi). Mr. Lewis' father died in 1865 ; the mother came to her death by an accident during the summer of 1873. Our subject was united in marriagBr Deo. 25, 1856, to Miss Mary J. Gallant, daughter of Elisha and Eleanor (Moore) Gallant ; the wife's father, Deacon Gallant, was killed by a colt kicking him in the head ; he remained unconscious for one weeli before his death, which occurred Nov. 26, 1871. From our subject's union with Miss Gallant, there are five children - S. Ella, born Nov. 28, 1857 ; E.. Judson, Dec. 25, 1859 ; E. Minnie, April 5, 1863 ; M. Adel, Jam. 19, 1869; Lizzie, Feb. 17, 1873. The oldest, Ella, was married to B. E. Jones Nov. 5, 1878. Mr. Lewis owns 367 acres of well-improved land. Himself and family are members of the Baptist Church. Has held the office of Justice of the Peace, etc. In youth, Mr. Lewis received a good common-school education and since then has improved his time, and at present is among the bestinformed men in the township.

JOHN M. McILVAIN, farmer ; P. 0. Delaware ; was borti in Delaware Co , Ohio, June 3, 1843, and is the son of Moses and Mercy (Walling) Mcllvain ; his father was one of the early settlers, coming to Radnor Township, Ohio, at an early ' day ; was a hard-working man and died April 19, 1855. His mother was born in Concord (now Scioto) Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1819, her people, the Wallings, being early settlers. Six children were born to his parents, four of whom are yet living - John M., James D., Keziah B. and Moses, all being single; since the father's death, the three sons have remained with the mother, engaged in farming. They have a nicely improved farm of 104 acres. All are Democrats and members of the Presbyterian Church. All are enthusiastic in public enterprises, and' contribute liberally to their support. One of the deceased children was Robert A., who served in the late war, in Co. G, 45th 0. V. I.; was in many fierce engagements and was at last wounded in the fore-_ head by a saber cut and taken prisoner ; he was taken from one prison to another, And finally landed in Belle Isle, where he died in December, 1863, a victim to Southern cruelty. James D., as agent, has, for the last four years, been selling agricultural implements. The family is well known and highly respected.

MAJ. HENRY C. OLDS, agent C. &T. Ry. and dealer in coal and lumber, Radnor ; was born in St. Joseph Co., Mich., July 13, 1831 ; he is the sou Ezra and Mary (Siple) Olds; the father was a native of Vermont, and his mother of the Old

Dominion ; the father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and the grandfather, John Olds, served his country well in the struggle for liberty in 1776 ; Henry's father removed with his parents to Genesee Co.; N. Y., when he was 15 years of age. It was there that he enlisted in the service of his country in the year 1812 ; he was in a number of battles, and well and faithfully served his country. He was married when about 32 years of age ; from this union six children were born, three of whom are living. In 1 833, he came to Fairfield Co., Ohio, where he resided until his death, which occurred in 1870 ; he was a well-educated man, sober and industrious, and was a man of much more than ordinary ability ; he never aspired to any political prominence, although very decided in his views. He was at first an Old Line Whig, but followed the rulings of the Republican party after its organization. The mother died in 1876 ; her father came from Virginia to Fairfield Co., Ohio, in 1808, and was one of Fairfield Co.'s earliest pioneers ; she was a woman in every way calculated to occupy the position she did in the then new country. The subject of this sketch passed his youth and early manhood on his father's farm, receiving as good an education as the common schools of that early day afforded. When 16 years of age, he enlisted in Co. H, 0. V. I., and served with distinction during the Mex;ican war, under Gen. Scott ; after his return home, he engaged in the carpenter's trade, a business he followed with success until about 1877 ; his services were engaged by. the C. & T. Ry. Co., in the capacity of ticket agent at Radnor, Delaware Co., Ohio ; he came to Delaware Co. in 1849. He was in his country's service in the late war, having enlisted in Co. E, 66th 0. V. I.; went out as a non-commissioned officer ; he was in the battle of Cedar Mountain, Va., where he received a gun-shot wound which so disabled him that he was discharged from the service ; he then returned to his home in Ohio ; after remaining at home for some time, he again entered the service as Major of the 145th 0. N. G. Was united in marriage with Bffie C. Dildine, Dec. 23, 1852 ; she was born in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, Oct. 22, 1823; one child was the result of this union, Clara, who died Sept. 29, 1858. Mr. Olds has held many positions of honor and trust, among which is that of Infirmary Director. Is a Republican, and a member of the M. B. Church. Owns nicely improved property near the C. & T. depot. Mr. Olds is a man of considerable literary ability, some of his productions

Biographical Sketches

SAMUEL PERRY, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Delaware ; was born in the city of Cincinnati, May 15, 1825 ; is the son of Samuel and Mary (Thew) Perry. The father was a native of Virginia, and the mother of New York ; they were the parents of two sons and four daughters. The father was at different periods of his life steamboat captain, merchant and brewer ; he purchased a large tract of land in Thompson Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, but always lived in Cincinnati ; his death occurred in 1855. The mother survived him 24 years 11 months and 1 day. Our subject resided in Cincinnati until he was 13 years old, then went to Franklin Co., Ind., where he remained until he was 19 years of age ; then returned to his old home in Ohio ; here his marriage 'ceremony with Eliza Cunningham was celebrated March 9, 1848. From this union there were two children, by name, respectively, Mary and Joseph. The wife's death occurred April 1,

1855. The result of this union was four children, three of whom are yet living - Caroline, Elizabeth D. and Samuel. He owns 184 acres of well-improved land ; is a Republican in politics*. Mr. Perry takes great interest in introducing a better class of st6ck than has heretofore been in Radnor Township; the stock he prides himself most on being Alderney cattle and Norman and Clydesdale horses.

MRS. LOUISA PENRY; P. O. Radnor. But few men in Radnor Township were better known or more respected than Mr. Walter Penry ; he was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, April 16, 1812. His parents, David and Mary (Peugh) Penry, came from Wales to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, about 1805. He began life as a poor boy, and although never enjoying the best of health, he succeeded by hard work and economy in securing to himself and family a goodly share of this world's goods. For some years previous to his death, he was a confirmed invalid, but bore his pain and confinement with Christian patience ; he died in 1878. His marriage with Miss Louisa Evans (our subject) was celebrated June 14, 1854; she was born in Breconshire, Wales, April 25, 1834 ; her parents, Evan and Eliza Evans, came from Wales to the United States in 1851. Our subject's marriage with Mr. Penry bore the fruit of eight children - William

B., Thomas G. and Margaret, living; David S., Mary, Walter, Eliza and Evan, deceased. Since Mr. Penry's death, his wife has had sole charge of the large farm (270 acres) she had helped him to obtain; she is a consistent Christian, a kind an4 loving mother, and a .lady of much culture and refinement.

WILLIAM W. PENRY, stock-raiser and farmer ; P. 0. Radnor. The subjeqt of this biography was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, March 28, 1851 ; is a son of William R. and Elizabeth (Owens) Penry, both natives of Wales, and among the early settlers of Radnor Township ; they were the parents of four children, two of whom are now living. The parents were frugal, industrious people, and succeeded in securing considerable property. The father went to his reward in 1858. His wife survives him, and is at present a resident of the city of Delaware. Our subject's youth and early manhood were spent assisting his mother on the farm. He received a good common-school education, and, at 'the age of 17, began for himself. He was united in marriage -^ith Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Adolphus and Mary (Curren) Miller, March 9, 1875 ; she was born in Marion Co., Ohio, July 1, 1855. From this union there are two children - Mary E. and Emma A. Mr. Penry owns 125 acres of cicely improved land. He is a Republican, though liberal in his views. He is a young man of much ability, and enjoys the reputation of being a public-spirited, and highly respected citizen.

GEORGE PUGH, stock-raiser and farmer ; P. 0. Radnor ; was born in South Wales Jan. 1 , 1818; is the son of James and Grace (Owens) Pugh. The mother died shortly after the birth of our subject. When 19 years of age, young Pugh apprenticed himself to a blacksmith for a period of four years. At the end of that time, having mastered his trade, he emigrated to America, locating in Delaware, Ohio ; here, for the first time, Mr. Pugh followed his trade on his own responsibility. He was married, Nov. 14, 1842, to Miss Jane Thomas, daughter of William and Margaret Thomas ; by this union there were three children - Elizabeth J., born Feb. 16, 1844; William T., April 16, 1846 ; David J., June, 1849, died March 5, 1850 ; in 1850, Mr. Pugh emigratedto California to seek his fortune in the gold fields of that State ; not succeeding in the mining business, he opened a blacksmith-shop, and carried on his trade for three years. It was while in California, that Mr. Pugh received the inte ^ telligenceof his wife's death, which occurred Aug. 20,1851. Having made a nice fortune in California, 'he returned home in 1853, and again engaged in blacksmithing in Delaware. For six years, he was in partnership with J. J. Davis, and, at the conclusion of their partnership, he continued the business for a number of years. He was married to his second wife, Ellen (Williams) Jones, March 13, 1857. By her first husband, Mr. Pugh's present wife has one child - Mary A. Jones ; by her present husband has one child living, and four dead, the one living being named John E., born Feb. 21, 1861 ; her parents, David and Ann (Thomas) Williams, emigrated from Wales to America in 1840. Mr. Pugh has lived in Radnor Township since 1868 ; has seventy-five acres of well-improved land, and valuable town property in Delaware. He and wife are members of the Congregational Church ; he is a Republican and an honest and earnest worker for right, whether it be for the interest of his party or of the opposite party.

DAVID PENRY, farmer and stock-raiser ; P. 0. Prospect. Among the prominent men and early pioneers of Radnor Township is the subject of this biography ; his parents, David and Mary (Peugh) Penry, were -natives of South Wales, and were married in 1804 ; from Wales, Mr. and Mrs. Penry emigrated to America during the month of July, 1806 ; after a short stay at Baltimore, they emigrated to the then new Welsh settlement in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, via mountains, their conveyance being a two-horse wagon. Here the beautiful, valley of the Scioto suited his fancy, and purchasing 125 acres of land in the north part of the township, he engaged in the business that David now follows. On their arrival, the country we might say wa5 an unbroken wilderness, full of wild beasts aud savages, who would not hesitate in destroying these early landmarks of civilization. It was here, Nov. 4, 1806, the subject of this sketch was born, he being the first white male child born in Radnor Township. In his father's family there were thirteen children, seven of whom are yet living. Our subject passed his youthful days on his father's farm, assisting him in clearing and improving the place ; he was educated as well as the common schools of that early day afforded. His father departed this life in 1840, his wife following him in 1854. Our subject was united in marriage with Joanna Jones Tfhen in his, 29th year, Nov. 14, 1833; the wife is the daughter of John P. Jones, a native of

Wales; they emigrated from Wales -to America in 1818; from this union there were ten children - Thomas L., John P., Mary, Hannah J., Amelia D., living ; Reuben and Margaret A., deceased ;" the others died in infancy without being named ; those living are all happily married. John P. was in the late war, enlisting in Co. D, 20th 0. V. I., under Sherman, with whom he was on that memorable march to the sea ; was in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Corinth, Middlebury, Champion Hills, etc.; was severely wounded in the right shoulder and chest at Atlanta, and was confined to the hospital seven weeks. Mr. Penry is a radical Republican in politics, as are also his son and sonsin-law ; he is a member of the Baptist Church ; his wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Has held the offices of Township Trustee, Road Supervisor, School Director, etc.; held the commission of Captain in the Light Infantry in the Home Guards until he resigned this position. Mr. Penry is a man of prominence in the county ; takes an active part in all laudable county enterprises, and is a man universally Respected and esteemed by his friends and neighbors. He was with the Wyandots, of Upper Sandusky, from his 9th year until he was 23 years old, engaged in herding cattle.

JOHN A. PRICE, farmer; P. O. Radnor. The subject of this biography is the second of a family of eleven children of Evan and Margaret. (Jones) Price, both natives of Breconshire, Wales ; in 1845, the father came, in company with Mr. Robert Powell, to Radnor Township to \qpli for a home for himself and family ; not being satisfied with the country, he returned in a few months to his family in Wales, where he remained until 1851, when he again came to Radnor Township, this time bringing his family with him ; he has since remained in the township, and now owns a nicely improved farm in the northeastern portion of the township. Our subject was brought up on a farm, receiving a good common-school education ; he remained at home until about 26 years of age. Was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of Rees and Sarah Jones, July 4, 1871 ; she was born in Breconshire, Wales, June 3, 1848 ; from this marriage there were four children, two of whom are now living - Margaret J. and Rees ; deceased, Sarah A. and an infant ; at the time of his parents coming to the United States, John A. was but 6 years of age, having been born Feb. 11, 1845, in Breconshire, Wales ; he is well and favorably known in Radnor Township as one of the most industrious and enterprising of its young men ; he has by his own exertions obtained a nicely improved farm of sixty-five acres ; he has for some years past been in the employ of John Powell, who fully appreciates his wortla, as does the entire community in which he lives.

B. C. EGBERTS, farmer; P. 0. Prospect. The subject of this sketch was born Sept. 6, 1848, in Radnor Township ; he is the son of Richard and Jane (Jones) Roberts, of Welsh descent. The father was born April 25, 1806, and departed this life July 25, 1870. The mother was born Dec. 11, 1811, and is yet living, making her home with her son. In the father's family there were eight children, five of whom are^yet living ; their parents were married in Wales Aug. 7, 1829, and emigrated to this country in 1839 ; he engaged in the mercantile business in Delhi (now Radnor) for a period of eighteen months ; at the expiration of that time, he discontinued his business, bought a farm in the northern part of the township and engaged in the occupation of farming. Young Roberts passed his youth jvith his father, assisting him when needed, and, at his death, he, in connection with his brother Edward, took the old liomestead - a farm of 98J acres, and continued the business. Our subject was united in marriage to Miss Katie Gurtiss, daughter of Charles Curtiss, whose biography appears in this work, the 6th day of March, 1879; the fruit of this union is one son, Wayland B., bom Dec. 23, 1879. Mr. Roberts is a Republican ; he is a Baptist, while his wife is a member of the Presbyterian Church.* He had three brothers in the late war, two of whom laid down their lives in defense of their country. Mr. Roberts' farm is very pleasantly located, near the Scioto River, and is within a short distance of town and railroad ; a schoolhouse is easily reached, being located on the north end of the place, giving him one of the most desirable places in the township.

DAVID 0. THOMAS, merchant, Radnor ; the senior of the firm of Thomas & Jones, was born ' in Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, May 6, 1856 ; son of David O. and Margaret (Gallant) Thomas. The father was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, March 14, 1813. The mother was born at Radnor, Delaware Co., Ohio, April 25, 1818. The parents were married in America May 17, 1837 ; in this family there were eight children, six of whom are yet living ; their names, respectively, are Joseph G., born March 1, 1838; William J., born July 26, 1840; Margaret A., born

Sept. 16, 1842; Sarah J., born Nov. 26, 1844, died Aug, 23, 1849 ; Mary E , born June 2, 1847, Martha E., born Aug. 1, 1850, died July 1', 1851 ; Sarah J., born May 2, 1853, and David 0., born May 6, 1856. Joseph served his country well and faithfully in the late war. Our subject received a good common-school education ; in 1877, he commenced business by clerking in a mercantile establishment in Radnor ; here he continued clerking for about two years ; soon after he discontinued clerking, he formed a partnership with W. H. Jones, to be known as ThomaS & Jones ; this firm commenced business during the spring of 1880, and, although yet' in its infancy and controlled by young men, it has the name of doing as good, if not better, trade than any house in town ; this house keeps the best assortment of fancy and staple groceries, dry goods, hats, caps, etc., of any town of its size in Delaware Co. Mr. Thomas is a member of the' Democratic party, as was his father before him ; is- a young man, of good, steady habits, and has the respect and well wishes . of the community.

EDWARD R. THOMPSON, farmer and stock-dealer; P. 0. Delaware; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept. 4, 1843, and is a son of Edward R. and Eliza (Donalson) Thompson ; the former was a native of Maryland, and the mother of Richland Co., Ohio ; they were the parents of six children ; the father came to Richland Co in a very eayly day, where he lost his wife ; it was in this county that he met our subject's mother, to whom he was married ; in 1838, he came to Delaware Co., Ohio, where he remained until his death in 1879 ; he was by trade a blacksmith - a business he followed* until a middle-aged inan, when he engaged in the livery business in the city of Delaware ; he was a man of much ability, and secured to himself and family a goodly share of this world's goods. Edward's youth and early manhood were passed in assisting his father ; he received a good common-school education, and, when 20. years of age, came to Radnor Township, and engaged in raising and buying stock, and in farming'; in his youthful days, he acquired a fondness for horses, and since he has reached his majority, he has owned some of the best horses in the county. He was united in marriage with Adella Louf bourrow Sept. 1 0, 1868 ; she was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1845 ; from this marriage there are two children - Bertha 0. and Benjamin F.; Mrs. Thompson departed tSiis life March 18, 1873 ; on the 5th of April,

1877, Mr. Thompson was united in marriage with Sue J. Seely; she was born in Monroe Co., N. Y., May 5, 1849 ; by this union there is one child - Edward. Mr. Thompson owns 205 acres of as nicely improved land as there is in Radnor Township ; he is a Republican.

RICHARD B. TOMLEY, farmer and stockraiser ; P. 0. Radnor ; was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, Jan. 24, 1836 ; is the son of William and Susan (Brown) Tomley, both natives of Wales; they were the parents of two sons and two daughters, all of whom lived to reach their majority ; in 1840, the parents, together with their family, emigrated to the United States, and almost immediately came to Radnor Township, Delaware Co., Ohio ; the father was a farmer - a business he followed both in Wales and this country ; the father was a man noted for hjs piety, honesty and industry; he died Nov. 28, 1857; ihe mother died Aug. 24, 1869 ; both parents were consistent members of the M. E. Church. The subject passed his youth on his father's farm, and was educated as well as the schools of the country permitted ,' when about 2.S years of age, he began, business for himself, although still making his home at his father's. He was united in marriage to Miss Caroline Thomas Oct. 1, 1867; she was born, in Delaware Co., Ohio, March 17, 1835 ; her grandfather, Henry Perry, was the first actual white settler in Radnor Township, having come hither in 1 803. [In another part oi this work a full account of this is given.] Erom our subject's marriage there is one son - Guy, born March 7, 1869. Mr. Tomley owns 100 acres of nicely improved land ; is a Republican in politics; tas held a number of positions of honor and trust in the township, among which may be mentioned that of Township Trustee ; is a man of steady habits, and has the respect and esteem of all his neighbors.

THOMAS WATKINS, farmer and stockdealer; P. 0. Radnor; was born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 7, 1843 ; is the son of William and Mary (Jones) Watkins, both of whom were natives of North Wales. In the year 1820, Mr.

Watkins took passage for America, arriving at Philadelphia June 15 of the same year. Miss Mary Jones, who afterward became Mrs. Watkins, together with her parents, toot passage on board the same ship Mr. Watkins sailed in. Soon after their arrival, they started, overland, for the then new Welsh settlement, in Delaware Co., Ohio, where they arrived soon after. The father was a carpenter and cabinet-maker by trade, and in that capacity proved a valuable addition to the settlement. He was for a long time employed by the Indians of Upper Sandusky, where miles of unbroken wilderness, full of wild beasts and treacherous Indians, were between him and his home. He was a poor boy when he arrived in this country, having only a $5 gold piece to commence business for himself with ; by frugality and hard labor, he amassed quite a large amount of property. He died May 22, 1871, and was followed by his wife, April 23, 1 876. They were the parents of eleven children, ten of whom reached their majority ; at the present time, seven children are living The subject of this sketch passed his youth and early manhood assisting his father on the farm. He received as good an education as the schools of that early day afforded. He remained with his father until his death. April 1 1 , 1867, he was united in marriage with Charlena Hults, daughter of Raymond and Almira (Andrews) Hults ; she was born in Berkshire Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, July 2, 1843. The father was a native of New York and the mother of Ohio ; they were the parents of four children, two of whom are yet living. The marriage of Thomas Watkins and Charlena Hults bore the fruit of seven children, three of whom are now living - William, Raymond and Mafy J.; Thomas was the name of one deceased, the others dying in infancy, without being named. Mrs. Watkins is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Watkins owns 170 acres of land, adjoining the viUiage of Radnor. Is a radical Republican, and a man of considerable influence among his friends and neighbors.

HENRY CLINE, farmer ; P. 0. Ashley ; was born in Pickaway Co., Ohio, in 1807 ; an only son ; emigrated with his parents to Delaware Co. in 1816, and settled in Troy Township. He was married in 1832, to Miss Elizabeth Doilning, and then came to Marlborough Township, where he still lives, having been here forty-eight years ; they have had ten children, five boys and five girls - Samuel D., Margaret A., Jane M., William H., Elizabeth G., Henry K., Francis M., Susanna, James, Ella G. Pour are dead - Henry K., William H., Samuel D. and Jane M. In the spring of 1873, Mr. Cline's companion was taken away from him by that unwelcome messenger, Death. He has one daughter at home, to care and cherish him in his declining years ; his children are all settled around him. He has 487 acres of land, of which he has cleared, with but little assistance, 250 acres. His father, Henry Cline, Sr., emigrated to this State about 1795, and settled in Pickaway Co. When our subject came to this county, the Indians were quite numerous; remembers of seeing some seven hundred at a camp meeting, held on Delaware Run ; they were peaceable. He frequently drove a four-horse team to Zanesville, Ohio, and brought, in return, salt, sole-leather and iron. Mr. Cline is a respected and a well-to-do farmer.

FRANCIS M. CLINE, miller and farmer ; P. 0. Ashley. Francis M. Cline was born Jan. 10, 1843, in Marlborough Township, Delaware Co., Ohio ; he owns the woolen mill known as the Walter Hill Factory, which was buUt about thirty-four years ago by Luther Cone, also the old water sawmill which was built about sixty years ago by Robert Campbell, of Philadelphia. This mill is still in good running order and said to be the best water saw-mill on the Whetstone River. Mr. Cline is fitting up the old woolen mill for the purpose of making flour, meal and " chop." Our subject was married to Miss Nancy Potter on Oct. 24, 1868, who was born Jan. 15, 1845 ; they have two children, Bessie and Cleo. Our subject owns a good farm near his mill, upon which he resides, and his business afiairs are in a prosperous condition.

WILLIAM and J. H. CARTER, farmers; P. 0. Norton. William Carter, born 1833 in St. Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio, came to Delaware Co. in 1839, and settled in Troy Township ; have resided in Marlborough about sixteen years ; was married to Sophenia Shultz ; they lived in wedlock about twenty-two months, when death severed the tender tie, and he has not since married. Mr. W. Carter has seen nearly all kinds of wild game that ever frequented the woods of our county. J. H. Carter, born in 1837 in Morristown, Belmont Co., Ohio, emigrated to Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1839 ; was married to Miss Elizabeth Mayfield in 1866; Miss Mayfield was born in 1839 in Delaware Co. They have four children, of whom two are living, Mary Adell and William Corwin. Our subject's grandparents, on father's side, came from Ireland and the mother from England, and were among the first settlers of Maryland. Carter & Bro. own more than 500 acres of land, and deal in fine, heavy Norman horses in which they take great pride and receive their reward for so ^ doing. If you want a fine young heavy horse, call on them.

ELIAS COLE, farmer; was born in Troy Township, this county, Sept. 13, 1834 ; was the son of Hugh and Mary Cole, the latter of whom was the daughter of Timothy and Rebecca Main, the latter of these two being the daughter of James and Mary Wright ; and Mrs. Wright was the daughter of Andrew McGill, who emigrated from Ireland to America about 1781. Timothy Main, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Cole, was the SOB of Sabeers and Hannah Main, both of whom died in Virginia. Mr. Cole's father was the son of Joseph and Mary Cole ; the latter's maiden name was Curren, born in Ireland, and came to America about 1781. Joseph Cole was the son of Hugh and Sarah Cole ; the maiden name of the latter was Bishop - citizens of the State of New York. Nearly all of this ancestry were members of the Regular Baptist Church. Joseph Cole was one of the first settlers of Troy Township, locating there from Virginia in December, 1808; he was also one of the organizers of the present Marlborough Baptist Church, and served it as a Deacon until his death. Elias Cole was married to Catharine Block Jan. 31, 1856 ; they have had born to them five boys and three girls, six of whom are living. Mr. Cole served out a three-years enlistment in the war of the rebellion, as a member of Co. C, 26th 0. V. I., and was shot through the body at the battle of Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19, 1863; upon leaving the service, he received an honorable discharge as First Sergeant of his company, in which responsible position he had faithfully served. Through Mr. Cole's untiring zeal, the history of- his company was preserved, and forms a part of the military history of Delaware Co. Mr. Cole's ability and integrity is recognized in his having been called upon to serve almost continuously as Justice of the Peace since his return from the army.

HENRY G. GILLET was born in this township in 1849. His father was born April 13, 1808, and came here with his parents in 1819; they were natives of Connecticut ; the elder Gillet had been a Revolutionary soldier, and traded for land in this township previous to his moving his family here ; this he cultivated until his death in 1836, when his son Harold came in possession of it. The latter, Harold Gillet, was at one time engaged in the mercantile business ; during the years 1839-40, he was in Baltimore with a number of horses; it was then that the convention was held there that nominated Wm. H. Harrison for President, and John Tyler for Vice President ; shortly after his return, he sold out his stock of goods to Mr. Chapman, and engaged in general farming until 1866, when he moved to Norton, where he lived until his death, Jan. 8, 1880. Mr. Gillet, when in his vigor, was quite noted as a hunter, often'killing five or six deer in a day ; he became incensed at an Indian whom he seemed determined to shoot, and made such a display of his rifle as to cause the Indian to cry out " What you shoot at ?" but from the best auihority at hand, the old Indian was allowed to die a natural death ; Mr. Gillet and a brother on one occasion while returning from fishing, were attacked by wolves and forced to take shelter in an old deserted cabin until morning. He was married in 1829 to Miss Pennelia Scribner, born in 1810; her parents emigrated to this State from Vermont. Henry G. Gillet, whose name heads this sketch, was married to Miss Alice E. Spaulding in 1870 ; she was the daughter of Judson and Mary M. Spaulding, and was born in 1851 ; they have had three children, of whom but one is living, the other two were taken away by scarlet fever. Mr. Gillet is engaged in farming on the old homestead, and is prosperous in his calling.

WESLEY INGLE, farmer; P. 0. Norton; was born in Marlborough Townslaip July 22, 1851. His father, Andrew Ingle, was born in Hancock Co., Md., in 1823 ; emigrated with his parents to Perry Co., Ohio, in 1830 ; remained there about five years, and then emigrated to Marlborough Township, forty-five years ago. Was married in 1841 to Miss Rachel Bush, who was born in Maryland in 1822 ; emigrated with her parents to Ohio in 1831. Mr. Andrew and Rachel Ingle have seven children, of whom all are living - William, Peter, Matthias, Wesley, Andrew, Susanna and Ella. Wesley Ingle's grandparents were born in Maryland, and their descendants were from Germany ; he is a young inan of good standing in society, and is highly esteemed by all who know him ; he resides in the village of Norton. ' LATHAM JONES, shoemaker, Norton ; was born in Waldo Township, Marion Co., Ohio, June 26, 1842 ; he is a son of Nelson and Liddie Jones, the former was born in Loudoun Co., Va., May 18, 1807 ; Liddie Jones (Griffith), born Dec. 7, 1807, in Augusta Co., Va. They were married June 3, 1830, in Ross Co., Ohio. Mr. Nelson Jones emigrated to Ohio from Loudoun Co., Va., Sept. 25, 1827, to Ross Co., Ohio, remained there about eight weeks, and from there to Delaware Co., Ohio, Nov. 21, 1827, and settled for some time in Marlborough Township ; from there removed to Waldo Township. Liddie Jones was born Dec. 7, 1807, in Augusta Co., Va.; her parents came to the State from Franklin Co., Penn.; Mrs. Nelson Jones' grandfather was married four times, and had nine children by each woman, making in all thirty-six. Our subject was married to Rliss Martha A. Baker, who was born in Knox Co.,

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Ohio, in 1849, and died Aug. 26, 18Y8 ; have two children living - L. L. and Lola D. The subject of our sketch has held the office of Township Clerk for two years, and while in Waldo Township held the same position for two years ; our subject is a gentleman highly esteemed by all who know him.

MKS. JANE KING, Norton ; born in Augusta Co., Va., in the year 1799, Jan. 11. Was married in 1823; emigrated to Ohio in 1828, and settled in Marlborough Township with her husband, John King ; he was born in Plymouth, England, in 1795 ; emigrated to America in 1820. Her parents, Richard and Mary (Curry) Brown, were natives of Virginia. In 1828, Mr. King purchased land to the amount of 247 acres, lying a little southeast of Norton ; remained on the farm about twenty-three years ; in the spring of 1853, he came to the village of Norton, where he remained until his death, March 13, 1857. He was a member of the M. E. Church, of which Mrs. King has been a member for sixty years, and lo which, 'on Dec. 25, 1879, she donated a library of 114 volumes, costing flOO.

S. A. OLMSTED was born Dec. 14, 1828, in Franklin Co., Ohio. .His father, A. J. Olmsted, was a native of Connecticut, born in Simsbury, Hartford Co., June 11, 1802, and came to Frjinklin Co., in this State, with his parents, in 1810. Hi.s mother, whose maiden name was Eliza Bush, was born June 21, 1806, in Ulster Co., N. Y.; her people emigrated to this State the same year, and located on what is now Marlborough Township. Afttr marriage, and living in Franklin Co. for awhile, they moved to Delaware Co. in 1836. S. A. Olmsted has had varied and extensive experiences, having visited various parts of the globe in his wanderings as a mariner and landsman, of which our space will only permit an outline. Aug. 15, 1849, he left Delaware Co. with a band of sheep, which the owner sold in New Jersey ; from there, Mr. Olmsted visited points of interest, and sailed from New Bedford Nov. 5, 1849 on a whaling voyage, passed south along the coast of Brazil, having some perilous experiences in capturing several whales, and with water-spouts, cruised to the coast of Africa around the Cape of Good Hope, up past the Island of Madagascar, oif the coast of Arabia, where they captured a whale supposed to be the largest ever captured on that coast, making 230 barrels of oil, returned down through the Indian Ocean to Johanna's Island, where, Mr. Olmsted being dissatisfied with the officers of his ship, escaped by swimming about half a mile, with shovel-nose sharks for company, to the whaling ship Phoenix, homeward bound. On the return' voyage, she called at St. Helena for the repairs of damages to the vessel received in a gale ; visited Bonaparte's tomb ; from there fcturned directly to New London, Conn.; went to New York, and sailed for New Orleans ; then, after three days' stay, he sailed for Liverpool on the Gen. Berry ; the eighth day out, the vessel was thrown on her beam's end by a " white squall," they took to the boats, and after three days and three nights without food or drink, were picked up by the Huguenot bound for New Orleans ; Mr. Olmsted then returned home; in 1851, he shipped at Cleveland on the the brig Gen. Worth ; changed to the schooner Oneida ; she was run down by a steamer and water-logged; being loaded with staves, floated ; Mr. Olmsted remained on board and run her into Cleveland, for which he received the munificent sum of |1 extra pay ; this was in November ; spent the winter in Chicago and Racine ; in spring and summer he made trips to Green Bay as wheelsman of a steamer ; also went down the St. Lawrence River to Ogdensburg, as mate of a schooner, on which he met with an accident, and had three ribs broken ; came home in December, 1852. March 10, 1853, he was married to Phebe Gillet; moved to Polk Co., Iowa, and to Adair Co. in 1855 ; in 1857, to Salt Creek, Neb.; whilst in that section he lived in different localities, and had several adventures with the Indians of an exciting nature ; was employed iti farming, and scouting some for the Government. In the fall of 1860, he returned to Delaware Co., and May 1, 1861, he enlisted in Co. C, 26th 0. V. I.; served seventeen months, and was discharged for disability Oct. 1,1862; re-enlisted in Co. H, 145th 0. N. G., May 2, 1864, but was discharged Aug. 24 of the same year. Mr. Olmsted is now living in Marlborough Township, his old home, as well as that of his wife.

ALEXANDER STRATTON, farmer ; P. 0. Ashley ; was born in Oxford Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, in 1821 ; son of Isaac and Sarah Stratton ; they had eleven children, six boys and five girls, seven of whom are living ; one brother and three sisters were born in Rutland Co., Vt. Our subject was married, in 1848, to Catharine Worline, she being a daughter of John Worline, and was born in Marlborough Township in 1824 ; they have had five children - John A., James M., Elias A., William H., Prank E.; John A., died in 1867, aged 17 years 11 months and

14 days ; William H., in 1877, aged 19 years 2 months and 15 days. Mi;. Stratton owns ninety, six and one-half acres of land, upon which he and his son Elias A. reside. He was a member of Co. C, 145th 0. N. G.; was discharged from the United States service on the 24th day of August, 1864, at Camp Chase, Ohio, and is now a well-to-do farmer.

ELIAS 0. STOCKMAN, farmer and fruit dealer ; P. 0. Norton ; was born in Marlborough Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept. 23, 1841 ; is the son of David and Elizabeth Stockman ; the father is a native of Ohio and the mother was born in Pennsylvania in 1819. Mr. Stockman was a member of Co. K, 66th 0. V. I.; enlisted I Oct. 19, 1861, and participated in the battles of Romney, Winchester, Port Republic, Fredericksburg, Cedar Mountain, Second Bull Run, W. Va., Antietam, Md., Harper's Ferry, W. Va., battle of thp Wilderness or Chancellorsville ; was wounded May 2, 1863 ; thence to hospital at Washington City ; thence to regiment in time to participate in the battle of Gettysburg ; thence to hospital at . Washington ; was discharged at the expiration of time, Dec. 19, 1864, being three years one month and twenty-nine days in actual service of his country ; he enlisted from Marion Co., under Capt. J. D. Van Deman ; was in ten battles and several skirmishes. Mr. Stockman was married to Miss Orra C. Conklin, Aug. 14, 1866 ; she was the daughter of Ezra M. Conklin, and was born June 17, 1848 ; they have four children - Grant B., George E., William F. and Clara E.; all are living. They are both members of the Baptist Church.

JAMES F. WINTERMUTE, merchant, Norton. James F. Wintermute was born in Fayette Co., Penn., on the 16th day of August, .1823 ; emigrated with parents to Muskingum Co., Ohio, in the spring of 1825 ; moved to Norton, Delaware Co., April 17, 1855 ; he was the fifth son of George and Annie (Lauterman) Wintermute ; his father was descended from German parents, his mother of Holland ; he is the third in descent from George Wintermute, who emigrated from Germany to Sussex Co., N. J., in the year 1736, as the following fac-simile record, taken from a tombstone in Stillwater Cemetery, Sussex Co., N. J., will show :

Georg Windemuth, Gebohren. D.

Here rests in God, George Wintermute, born 11th May, 1711, in the city (or town) of Inpung, in Europe. Came to America in the year 1736, and was married to M. E. Bernhartin, in the year 1739, and had eight children. Lived in wedlock forty-three years and three months. He died in the year 1782, the 19th of December, in the evening, 10 P. M. His age was 71 years 3 months and 8 days ; and left behind three sons and three daughters alive.

The subject of our sketch was engaged on a farm until 17 years old, attending a common district school, then taught school seven years ; afterward learned the mercantile business with Lynn & Claypbol, at Nashport, Ohio, when he removed to Norton, commencing the mercantile business On his own account, and since has been engaged in the business without change in firm or location. Was married, Dec. 3, 1851, to Miss Ellen M. Waters, at Irville, Ohio, who was born at Harper's Ferry, Va., in the year 1825 ; her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Waters, emigrated- to Muskingum Co., from Harper's Ferry, fifty years ago. As a merchant, a citizen, and neighbor, Mr. Wintermute stands in high regard. He is honored for his unwavering adhesion to principle, and for his zeal and liberality in the promotion of all worthy objects.

Source changes here: from 20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio and Representative Citizens, by Lytle, James Robert, published 1908; 4,351 words in this source stream.

Radnor Township

The Baptist was the first religious society organized in the township. It was constituted May 4, 1816, in a log schoolhouse, on land owned by William Lawrence, Esq. The council consisted of Elder Henry George, of Knox County; Elder William Brundage. and Brethren Cole, Dix, Bush and Wilcox, of Marlborough Church, and Elder Drake, and Brethren Monroe and Phelps, of Liberty Church. The constituting members were John Philips and Hannah, his wife, William David, Thomas Walling, David Penry and his wife, Mary ; James Gallant, Eleanor Lodwig. Daniel Bell. Reuben Stephens and his wife. Elizabeth, eleven in all. They had no pastor for two years; Elders Drake, George and Brundage supplied the church with preaching once a month. From 1818 to 1824, Elder Drake served the church as pastor, and his labors were greatly blessed. In 1827, the church called the Rev. Jesse Jones, at a salary of $100 a year, one-fourth in money, the rest in trade. He was an able preacher in Welsh and English, a scholar and a faithful pastor. He served the church acceptably for two years, and returned to Oneida County, Xew York, where he died, an old man and full of years, honored and beloved by all who knew him. In 1830, Elder Thomas Stephen, recently from Wales, an eloquent and earnest preacher, was called to the pastorate and served the church for six years. He is now living in Oregon, enjoying the eventide of a long and useful life. Rev. William Terrer and Rev. Thomas Hughes preached for several years in the Welsh language. In 1836, Elder Elias George was called and labored successfully until 1842. Since that time, the following ministers have labored in the service of the church: Rev. lames Frew Rev. F. V. Thomas. Rev. D. Pritchard, Rev. T. R. Griffith, Rev. R. Evans, Rev. R. R. Williams. Rev. E. B. Smith. Rev.

The first deacons chosen at the organization of the church in 1816 were John Philips and David Davies. The first house of worship was built of logs, 20x22 feet, and located near the graveyard. The settlers, without regard to denomination, were glad to help build the house of the Lord. Each one brought a few logs already hewed, and assisted in the raising and' completing of the tabernacle of the Most High. The memory of that old log church is yet fragrant, and cherished by the descendants of those whose piety and zeal secured its erection. In 1833. the congregation built, near the site of the log, chapel, a neat stone edifice 30x40 feet, and, in 1867, the present house of worship, of brick, was built at the cost of $4,500. This venerable church of Christ, numerically strong and spiritually prosperous in sixty-three years of its existence, welcomed into its fellowship and communion over five hundred members ; ordained four ministers, and sent out five of her sons to preach the Gospel, one of whom, Rev. W. Williams, is a very successful missionary in India ; another, Rev. C. D. Morris, became an esteemed pastor of the First Baptist Church in Toledo, Ohio. In January, 1901, the brick church burned down, and a lot was secured a little east of the cemetery, and in 1902, a more commodious brick structure was erected costing $13,000. The present membership is one hundred and seventy-five, and the pastor is Rev. L. Dickerson.

The Methodist Episcopal Church had its representatives in Radnor at an early day. Tradition informs us that, in an early period of our religious history, an itinerant preacher found his way to the settlement and preached unto the people the word of the Lord. The cabin of Henry Perry, who was a Wesleyan. afforded a house for the faithful herald of the Cross, and there the first Gospel sermon was preached in the township - probably as early as 1 80S. Several years afterward, the cabin of Elijah Adams became a regular preaching place, and a class was formed. Among the first members were Henry Perry and wife.

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Elijah Adams and wife. Robert Perry and John Hoskins. In 1827, the writer attended a quarterly meeting held in the double log barn on the farm of Elijah Adams. With other boys, he sat in the hay-mow. for the crowd tilled the barn floor and stable to their full capacity. The seraphic Russell Bigelow was the preacher. His text was, "Which things the angels desire to look into." - I Peter, 1, 12: and his theme, "The marvels of redemption." On the mind of a boy seventeen vears old, instructed in the teachings of the Bible concerning the redeeming work of Christ, and in full sympathy with the eloquent preacher and his theme, the effect of this discourse was powerful and enduring. In 1838, a frame meeting-house was built, and the congregation supplied with preaching regularly. A Sunday school was established about this time, with Robert Perry as superintendent. Besides the persons already named as the early Methodists of Radnor, may be enrolled George Wolrley, Duncan Campbell. David and Ebenezer Williams, John Owens. David Lewis and families. In 1855. the brick meeting-house was erected - evidence of the growth and prosperity of the church. This is the building occupied at this date. 1907, and the society is still prospering.