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State ; he died in 1832, aged sixty-two years. His widow subsequently came to Ohio with our subject, and lived with her son, Gilbert, at Hillsboro, where she died in 1869, aged eighty-four years. Mr. Holmes was a miller by trade, which business he followed through life. The subject of this sketch was born in New Jersey, September 8, 1808, and grew to manhood; was married to Catharine Stout August 6, 1829, by whom he had four children - Matilda, born October 24, 1831, now Widow Wolary, residing in Missouri; Daniel S.,born October 5, 1833; Charles P., born December 2, 1836, and Hannah E., born January 13, 1839 ; married John Luttrell. Mrs. Holmes died November 8, 1840, aged thirty-eight years. On September 7, 1841, Mr. Holmes married for his second wife Elizabeth Cowgill, by whom he had six children, four now survive - Priscilla, born January 17, 1843, married Alfred McVay, now a practicing lawyer in Toledo, Ohio ; Zachariah H., June 16, 1844; James W., April 29, 1845, and Webster H., born June 7, 1856. His second wife died March 10, 1877. On September 12, 1878, he married for his third wife Mrs. Sarah T. Wright, widow of Rev. John T. Wright. She is a daughter of Absalom and Mary A. (Ballard) Roush, he a native of Virginia, she of Pennsylvania. They had nine children, five now survive - Lucinda, now Mrs. Roush; Sarah T., Nathan B., Cloys B. and Minerva, now Mrs. Lovingfoss. Mrs. Holmes was born in Adams County, Ohio, November 28, 1823. By her first husband, Rev. John T. Wright, she had two children, one now living - Mary A., the wife of Rev. John H. Middleton. Mr. Holmes, our subject, emigrated to Ohio in the fall of 1832, and the following year he located in Clinton County, where he has since resided, a period of nearly half a century. He bought and located on the place where he now lives in the spring of 1849. This place he purchased of Woodmansee, Cooperand Morris; it consists of 212 acres of good land with good improvements. Rev. Holmes is now one of the oldest settlers living in this vicinity ; is a devoted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church to which he has belonged for over half a century ; he has held nearly all the offices of his church, and has been a licensed preacher for forty-one years; has probably married more people and preached more funeral sermons, than any other minister now residing in the county.

JOSHUA W. JOHNSON, farmer and stock dealer, P. 0. Memphis. Among the prominent farmers and stock dealers in Wayne Township is Joshua W. Johnson, born in Highland County, Ohio, February 13, 1828, a son of Christopher and Anna (Johnson) Johnson. He, it is believed, was a native of Virginia, and she of Ohio. The maternal grandparents wore Micajah and Rachel Johnson, he a native of Virginia and she of North Carolina, but became among the first settlers of Highland County, Ohio, where they endured their full share of hardships and trials of pioneer life, and there lived and died. The great-grandfather, James Johnson, also came to Ohio and died here. Christopher Johnson and family resided in Highland County till his death in the spring of 1831, aged about forty-four years. They had two children - Joshua W. and William P. The latter died at two years of age. Mrs. Johnson married for her second husband John W. Brock, by whom she had several children, of whom three now survive - Rachel Euphemia, now Mrs. Miller ; John L. and Levi M. Mr. and Mrs. Brock now reside at Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio. The subject of this sketch was but three years of age when his father died, but was raised by his mother and step-father till he grew to manhood; was married February 15, 1849, to Miss Nancy, daughter of Edward and Leah Adams, residents of Clinton County. By this union they had two children - Christopher C. , born February 14, 1850, married Mary Graham, have three children living - Andrew Cowper, Joshua Henson and Maynard - and Edward J.,born August 19, 1854, married Phebe Elizabeth Davis, of Lexington, Highland Co., Ohio. Mrs. Johnson died April 23, 1877, aged fifty years. Mr. Johnson resided in Highland Couuty till spring of 1853, when he bought and located upon the place where he now lives and has since resided. This place he purchased of Edward Jennings, which then consisted of 177 acres, to which from time to time he has added by purchase more land, till he became owner of 400 acres of good land, constituting three farms, two of which have good buildings and improvements ; and the most of this property Mr. Johnson and family have made by their own industry and good management. Mr. Johnson is one of the best farmers in his neighborhood ; is a quiet, unpretending man, never seeking office or public notoriety ; has served as Township Trustee, but generally refuses all offices ; is a man whose character stands above reproach, and is one of Wayne Township's best citizens.

SAMUEL LAWSON, farmer, P. 0. Sabina, born in the State of New York September 5, 1818, is a son of John and Maria (Cope) Lawson, natives of New York. The grandparents were Peter and Jane Lawson, also residents of New York State, but who subsequently removed to Ohio and settled near Columbus, where they died. John Lawson was raised and married in his native State, and about the year 1821 came to Ohio and located near Columbus, and remained in that vicinity- till his death, about 1827, being then only in the prime of life. He was the father of five children ; two now survive - Samuel and Peter, the latter a resident of Westmoreland County, Penn. His widow married for her second husband James Cochren, by whom she had four sons, of whom only one survives - Joseph. Mrs. Cochren died about 1866. Mr. Lawson, our subject, was but nine years of age when his father died ; thence he was cared for by his mother and grandfather Lawson till old enough to work his own way through life, when he started out in the world and worked here and there as he could find opportunity. In 1841, he was united in marriage with Miss Catharine, daughter of Stanus and Catharine Miles, natives of Maryland, but who removed to Ohio about 1836 and located in Madison County, where they died. They had nine children ; three now survive - Ellen, Mary and Catharine. The latter was born in Maryland October 20, 1826. Mr. Lawson and wife have had ten children, eight now living - Sallie, now widow Manlove ; Charles ; Mary, now Mrs. Taylor, living in Ross County, Ohio ; John ; Frank ; Jennie, now Mrs. Abams ; Kate and James. Mr. Lawson has spent his business life in Ross and Clinton Counties. He came to the latter county in the spring of 1869. He located upon the place where he now lives in the fall of 1876. Mr. Lawson started in life a poor boy, and by his own industry and good management has acquired a good competency. He now owns 220 acres of good land with good improvements, and as an example of success in life through his own efforts, is worthy of imitation by all young men who have to depend upon their own energies.

WILLLAM W. MOORE, farmer, P. 0. Lee's Creek Wayne Tp., was born in Wayne Township, March 24, 1833. He was the third son of William and Susan Moore. He attended the district schools of this township, and remained on the farm with his father until April 3, 1856, when he married Lydia VanPelt, a daughter of Elijah and Lucinda (Bethel) YanPelt, of Belmont County. They have had eight children, viz., Lavinia, deceased, Cassius M., Samuel B., deceased, Jessie, Horace J., deceased, America, Elwood A. and an infant now deceased. Mr. Moore is a Republican, and his wife is a member of the Society of the Friends. He is a fancier and raiser of fine sheep of many varieties. He has a beautiful residence on the Lexington pike, three miles from Centerville, on which he has a deer park with a fine herd of these graceful creatures, browsing among the majestic forest trees of the park. He is a man of enterprise, of sterling integrity and ready business tact.

JOHN T. MOORE, farmer and tile manufacturer, Sabina, born in Fayette County, Ohio, April 2, 1842, is a son of William and Nancy (Johnson) Moore, he is a native of Ohio, and she, of the State of Delaware. The maternal grandfather, George Johnson, was a native of Delaware, but emigrated to Ohio, in an early day, probably about 1820, and located about twenty miles from Cincinnati, where he lived and died. William Moore, the father of our subject, was raised in Scioto County, Ohio ; thence came to Fayette County, where he married and settled in life, and where they still reside. They have had seven children, five now survive - George; John T.; Elizabeth, married Raymond Brinkly ; Mary Jane, married Charles Groves ; and William. Mr. Moore has mado farming a business through life; has been a very industrious, hard working man ; he started in life with no means, first working out at $8 per month. Now he is well situated, owning 270 acres of good land with good improvements, and some money besides. He has also given his children a good start in life, all of which he has accomplished by his own labor, industry and economy, and is now one of the substan- tial farmers of Fayette County. The subject of this sketch was raised to farm labor on his father's farm. In the spring of 1871, he came to Clinton County, and located where he now lives ; was married September 10, 1874, to Miss Catharine, daughter of Alexander and Catharine Haynes, natives of Virginia, but who came to Ohio, and were among the early settlers of Clinton County, where they have since resided. They are now quite aged and have retired from labor and are making their home with our subject. They have had eleven children, six now living - Melethe, married Joseph Hixson ; Susan, married Edmond Myers ; Eliza, married Isaac Haynes; Francis ; Granville and Catharine, the latter born in Clinton County June 6, 1850. Mr. Moore and wife have had two children, one now living - Alexander B., born June 6, 1879. In 1875, Mr. Moore commenced the manufacture of tile, which business he has continued in connection with farming to the present time ; his trade in tile is increasing from year to year, and he intends to increase his supply in accordance with the demand and to make his tile as good as any in the county. He is a man of character and integrity, and, although in the prime of life, has a good start in life and is highly esteemed in the community where he lives; is a worthy member of the I. 0. 0. F., also of the Wayne Grange, No. 470.

ENOS MORRIS, farmer, Centerville, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, October 22, 1841, is a son of James and Elizabeth (Haines) Morris, he a native of Virginia, and she of Ohio. James came to Ohio when a single man, and married in Highland County ; thence he settled in Clinton County, where he resided till his death. His wife died about 1860: They had eleven children, eight now living - Mary, wife of C. A. Pavey; Enos, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Mahlon, James; Lydia, wife of William Smith; and Martha, wife of Charles Woodmansee. Mr. Morris, married for his second wife Hannah Whinnery, by whom he had two children - Charles and Wilson. His second wife died, and he married for his third wife, Mrs. Hannah Ladd, by whom he had one child - Walter. Mr. Morris died May 8, 1878, aged about 74 years. Mr. Morris devoted his life to farming. He started in life poor, but by industry and economy, he acquired a good competency, and gave his children a good start in life. He was a quiet, unassuming man, never held an office or desired notoriety, but was a worthy member of the Society of Friends. Enos, the subject of this sketch, grew to manhood brought up to farm labor; was married in February, 1865, to Elizabeth, daughter of John W. and Jane Morrison, natives of Virginia. By this union, they have had eight children, seven now living - -Emma, Martha, Alonzo, Harrison, Florence, Trustin and Nettie. Farming has been Mr. Morris' business through life. He settled upon the place where now lives when he was married, and here has since resided. This place he purchased of Rachel A. McFadden ; it consists of 113 acres of fine land, with good buildings and improvements, and constitutes a pleasant home and residence. He also belongs to the Society of Friends, and is one of the good and substantial farmers of Wayne Township.

MASON C. PAGE, farmer, P. 0. Reesville, Clinton County, Ohio, April 30, 1835, is a son of Wesley and Matilda Page, natives of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wesley Page grew to manhood in his native State, aud married Matilda Crispin, and, about 1834, emigrated to Ohio and remained in Highland County till the Spring of 1835, when they settled in Clinton County, where they resided till his death in October, 1843. His wife survived him till June, 1877, aged seventy years. They had six children - Mason C., Silas and Thomas (twins), Lucinda and William (twins) and Wesley. Lucinda married John West, who died in the army in the war of the rebellion. She subsequently married a Mr. Troutman, and now resides in Illinois. The subject of this sketch, the eldest of his father's family, was but eight years of age when his father died and was raised by his mother, who managed to keep her family together till they grew to maturity. On January 15, 1856, Mr. Page was united in marriage with Elizabeth, daughter of Christian and Lavina Rhonemus, he a native of Virginia, and she of Kentucky. He came to Ohio with his parents when young, and located at Centerville, where he grew to manhood and married Lavina Hansel, by whom he has had six children, five now living - Christian, Elizabeth, Andrew, Susanna (married John Butter- field) and John. Mr. Rhonemus started out in life a poor man, and in that early day worked many a day for twenty-five cents per day. By earnest and continued efforts he succeeded in obtaining sufficient education to teach school, for which services he was paid $12 per month. These were times that "tried men's souls." But energy, industry and economy carried them through. Subsequently Mr. Rhonemu3 entered upon a peddling and huckstering business, which he followed thirteen years, by which he supplied the settlers with groceries and articles they needed for immediate consumption, and in payment took their butter, eggs, etc., and these he would haul to Cincinnati over the then terrible mud roads, and sell them in that market. Thence he entered upon the mercantile trade in Centerville, where he continued business about twenty years. During this time he was carefully investing all his means as he accumulated it in land, as he well understood the safety of such investments and the sure rise and increase in value of farms in this then new country. Mr. Rhonemus was also quite a trading man, buying and selling land as he saw an opportunity to make a profit. Thus he has continued to the present time, and by the help of his family he has carried on farming extensively, and merchandising and trading as his energy and good judgment would direct, till he is now possessed of a large competency. He now owns nearly one thousand acres of land and a good property in Reesville, where he now resides. He has served his community in several of the public offices ; was Justice of the Peace for many years, and Treasurer of the township twelve to fifteen years. He is truly a selfmade man, arising from a poor boy to a man of wealth, and commanding the respect, esteem and confidence of all who know him. Mr. Page and wife have had ten children - Christian L., Elvina (wife of P. Cline, Jr.), John W., William A., Marion, Martha Ann, Sophronia, Henry, Elizabeth and Charles. Mr. Page has made farming his occupation through fife. He first located in Greene Township, and resided there thirteen years, thence located upon the place where he now lives and has since resided. Mr. Page is one of the reliable and prominent farmers of Wayne Township and has been Trustee of the township several years. He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church and are highly esteemed and respected citizens.

JOSEPH K. PARKER, druggist, Centerville, born in Highland County, Ohio, May 10, 1855, is a son of Samuel and Mary Parker; he, it is believed, was born in Virginia, and she in Highland County, Ohio. The grandfather, Jonathan Parker, was a native of Virginia, but emigrated to Ohio with his family about 1817, and located in Highland County, where he lived till his death. He came through from Virginia on foot, with his wife and children on horseback. He was one the founders and a constituent member of the Fall Creek German Baptist Church, and purchased and gave the lot upon which the church was erected, and remained an active and devoted member of the same till his death. They were truly pioneers, and Mrs. Parker was a woman for the times ; she was an expert with the sickle, and was accustomed to work in the harvest field, and could lead all the men in reaping. Samuel, the father of our subject, was a child of four years when the family came to Ohio, and here grew to manhood, and married Mary Kinzer, and settled on the old home place of his father, where he remained through life engaged in farming. He was also a member of the German Baptist Church, and a Deacon of the same, a very upright man, of undoubted integrity, a good neighbor and a worthy citizen, and in business a prosperous farmer. Mrs. Parker died in January, 1862, and Mr. Parker in August, 1863. They had seven children - William H., Adam B., Martha (wife of Andrew J. Pennington), John M., Rebecca Ellen (wife of Jonathan Cowgill), Charlotte (wife of J. F. Barkley), and Joseph K., our subject, who was left an orphan by the death of his parents when eight years of age, and was then taken by his uncle, Joseph L. Parker, who in 1865 removed to Preble County, Ohio ; with him he lived till his death in 1871. Thence our subject returned to, Highland County, and lived with his brother, Adam B., till 1873 ; thence he went to New Vienna, and was with his brother, John M., till 1875, when he went West to Iowa. In 1877, he returned to New Vienna, and engaged in the livery business. In March, 1880, ho entered as Clerk in the drugstore of Hussey & Bindley , in whose employ he has continued to the present time. In April, 1881, Mossrs. IIus- sey & Lindley established a branch store in Centerville, and placed Mr. Parker in charge of the same, which he has since conducted with good success. Mr. Parker is a young man of temperate habits, energetic and of undoubted character, and has the confidence of his employers and the people of his community.

WILLIAM PAYBY, farmer andstock dealer, P. 0. Sabina, born in Fayette County, Ohio, September 4, 1833, is a son of William and Anna (Johnson) Pavey, he a native of Highland County, and she of Fayette County, Ohio. The grandfather, Isaac Pavey, was a native of the State of Delaware, but became an early settler of Kentucky ; thence he made an effort to settle in Ohio, but the Indians were so troublesome and dangerous that he returned to Kentucky and remained there three years longer ; thence he brought his family to Highland County, Ohio, where he permanently settled, and resided till his death, which was caused by being thrown from a horse. He was one of the true pioneers of Highland County, and experienced the real hardships of those early times. William, the father of our subject, was born in 1803, and grew to manhood inured to the hardships of log cabin life ; thence he came to Fayette County, where he married and settled. He was twice married, and was the father of fourteen children, thirteen now survive - Isaac, William, Mary, George, John, Sophia, Henry, James E., Eliza, Charles, Thomas, Kittora and Gilbert A. After the death of Mrs. Anna Pavey, Mr. Pavey married Jordena Kirby, with whom he lived till his death in June, 1862, aged fifty-nine years. Mr. Pavey was a man of great energy and perseverance, kind-hearted and accommodating to his neighbors, even to his own injury, as he failed in business twice by going surety for others ; still by his great energy and industry, at the time of his death he had again accumulated a good competency. He was a Methodist in faith and doctrine, and was one of the best of neighbors, and a useful and worthy citizen. Our subject grew to manhood and married in Fayette County ; has been twice married ; first, December 17, 1857, to Serilda Conner, by whom he had one child (deceased). His wife died in August, 1858. In August, 1859, he married Mary A., daughter of William and Jordena Kirby, by whom he had twelve children, ten now living - Gilbert A., Anna Olive, Jennie, Frederick, William, Louetta, Minnie, Mary, Lovida and Lida. Agricultural pursuits and dealing in stock have been Mr. Pavey's business through life, by which he has been very successful ; he bought and located where he now lives in September, 1863; here he has 700 acres of excellent land, all in one body, with fine buildings and improvements. As a farmer and a business man, he is truly a model in his community. He attends strictly to his business affairs ; desires no office or public notoriety, but in character and integrity is one of Clinton County's best and most worthy citizens.

GRANVILLE H. SNOW, farmer and Justice of the Peace, P. O. Lee's Creek, born in North Carolina January 8, 1827, is a son of Ice A. and Mary (Haynes) Snow, he a native of Albemarle County, Va., and she of Patrick County, Ya. The grandparents, Frost and Mary Snow, were also natives of Virginia, who lived and died in their native State. Mr. Snow was a very large, portly mao, and at the time of his death weighed 400 pounds. He died aged sixty-eight years. Mr. Ice A. Snow was principally raised in Virginia, thence moved into North Carolina, where he married and settled, and resided till the year 1833; he with his family emigrated to Ohio, and located in Wayne Township, where they resided till their death. He died April 29, 1860, aged eighty years ; his wife died July 8, 1864, aged seventy-four years. They had nine children, six now survive - Catharine (married Alexander Haynes), Thomas, Robert, Frost, Fielding and Granville H. Mr. Snow was a farmer through life ; was an industrious, hard-working man, strong and robust, whose character and integrity were undoubted, and a very worthy citizen. The subject of this sketch was six years of age when his father and family came to Clinton County, Ohio ; here he grew to manhood, inured to the hardships of those early settlers; was married January 11, 1857, to Rebecca Bunnells, who was born in Tennessee September 10, 1835; her father died in Tennessee ; she had one sister, Nancy, and one brother, Samuel. Her mother, Sarah Bunnells, subsequently moved to Clinton County, and married Elicum Ayers, by whom she had three children, Joseph, Lydia and Henry. Squire Snow and wife have had two children - Maggie J., born October 1, 1858, married William Moore, of Fayette County, Ohio, whose ancestral history is given in sketch of John T. Moore ; and George W., born April 17, 1870, died December 4, 1877. Esq. Snow was raised to farm labor, obtaining but a limited education in his youthful days, but with his energy, industry and personal application, he acquired a fair amount of knowledge to fit him for the business of life. He married and settled in Wayne Township, where he has spent his entire business life ; has held many offices of the township ; served as Assessor eighteen consecutive years ; has been a Justice of the Peace thirteen years, which office he still holds. These offices he has filled to the general satisfaction of his people, and in character and integrity is held in high esteem by the people of his county, where he is so well known.

ABSALOM C. STEELE, farmer, P. 0. Lee's Creek, born in Guilford County, N. C., December 28, 1826, is a son of Jehu and Jane (Brown) Steele, natives of the same State. The maternal grandparents, James and Hannah (Clark) Brown, were also natives of North Carolina. He died in his native State, but she subsequently became a resident of Clinton County, where she died. The great-grandfather, John Brown, was a native of Scotland, and the great-grandparents Clark, were natives of England, Mrs. Clark being a witness of the battle of Guilford Courthouse during the war of the Revolution, when sixteen years of age. Mr. Jehu Steele died in his native State, when Absalom, his son, was but a child, he being his only child. Subsequently, about 1832, Mrs. Steele and several of the uncles of our subject, with others, emigrated to Ohio in wagons, through the then wilderness, and located in Highland County, about two miles from New Vienna, there being at that time but one house in Vienna, and here our subject grew to manhood. About 1846, he and his mother moved to New Vienna, where she died May 25, 1869. Mr. Steele married, January 9, 1851, Miss Mary Jane, daughter of Thomas E. and Sabina Moorman ; he a native of Virginia and she of Kentucky. They were married in Clinton County, Ohio, in the house where our subject now lives. They had eight children - four now living - Alfred J., Sarah Ann (married James Cochran), Mary Jane and Martha E. (who married Isaac Coates). Mrs. Moorman died in August, 1852; Mr. Moorman died October 11, 1866. Mary Jane was born in Clinton County February 15, 1833. Mr. Steele and wife have had thirteen children - twelve now survive - Sabina Jane, born October 17, 1851 ; Thomas E., October 5, 1854; Jehu, January 14, 1856; Martha A., February 13, 1858 ; William B., July 9, 1860; John C., January 9, 1862; Alice E., March 15, 1864; Absalom C., April 27, 1866 ; Rosa B., May 5, 1868 ; Nettie D., May 4, 1870 ; Frank B., May 9, 1874, and Anson F., born January 10, 1877. Mr. Steele was a stone and brick mason by trade, which business he followed about eleven years. On January 9, 1853, he located on the place where he now lives and has since resided, giving his attention to farming and stock-dealing. He has been a very active, stirring, business man ; has held nearly all the offices of his township, from time to time, and is one of the prominent farmers of Wayne Township, and highly esteemed and respected by all who know him.

GEORGE H. SYFE11D, farmer, P. O. Memphis, born in Clark County, Ohio, March 20, 1835, is a son of Willison and Frances Mary (Hardesty) Syferd, natives of Virginia. The grandparents were Philip and Jemima Syferd, he a native of Germany, and she of Virginia. He emigrated to America, with his parents, about 1800, when five years of age, and located in Virginia, where he grew to manhood and married, and resided till, in 1834, they came to Ohio and located in Fayette County, where he remained till his death, in the fall of 1869 ; his wife died many years previous - March 4, 1852. They had three sons and two daughters - four now living - Willison, John W., Elizabeth (now Widow Rowe), and Rebecca (now Widow Wilson). Willison, the eldest child and father of our subject, was born in Virginia May 14, 1811, and there grew to manhood and married, and resided there till the above date (1834), when they came to Ohio and located in Clark County, where they remained one year; thence, removed to Fayette County, where they resided till about 1875 ; thence, removed to Leesburg, Highland County, where they still reside. They had seven children : Jemima (now Mrs. Milburn), George II., Philip, James, John, William and Lewis C. Mr.

Syferd was a farmer by occupation, and a prominent, leading man of his township, holding many of the offices, which he filled to the satisfaction of his people; was a Justice of the Peace for uver twenty years, and in his decisions was remarkably correct and just. The subject of this sketch grew to manhood in Payette County ; was married October 30, 1856, to Eliza A., daughter of Elisha and Nancy Sexton, natives of Virginia. By her he had three children - Lewis M., born October 10, 1857 ; Elbert A., May 3, 1861, and Fredson C., horn November 18, 1875. Mrs. Syferd died January 13, 1876, aged thirty-nine years. On May 30, 1877, he married, for his second wife, Mrs. Mary E. Pierce, a daughter of James and Melethe McKay ; he a native of Fayette County, Ohio, and she of Virginia. She came from Virginia to Ohio with her parents, Ice and Mary Snow, when four years of age, and here grew to womanhood and married, and had one son and three daughters - Mary, born December 12, 1852 ; Eliza Jane (now Mrs. McVay) ; Susan (now Mrs. Chrissenberry), and William K. Mr. McKay died September 28, 1874; his wife died February 13, 1880. Mr. Syferd has always followed agricultural pursuits ; he bought and located where he now lives in the spring of 1864, where he has since resided. He has held the office of Township Trustee seven years, and is a man of firm character and integrity, and a most worthy citizen.

THOMAS C. TUTTLE, farmer, P. 0. New Antioch, born in Cincinnati January 1, 1844, is a son of Thomas C. and Elizabeth (Anderson) Tuttle, he a native of the State of Maine, and she of Ohio. Mr. Tuttle, when a young man of about twenty years of age, came to Ohio and located in Cincinnati ; was married and became the father of eight children : Cordelia, William Henry, Martha Ann, Thomas C., Oliver, Winfield, Mary and India. Mr. Tuttle followed the river as a mate for nearly eighteen years. About 1853, he, with his family, removed to Indiana, about twelve miles from Indianapolis, where he bought land and entered upon farming ; also built a saw-mill ; these he run till his death, which occurred about 1873 or 1874, being killed by his team running away and fracturing his skull. His widow srill survives, residing at the homeplace. Mr. Tuttle was a very active business man. During the war of the Rebellion, he was an active Union man, and politically a Democrat. He organized a home company, of which he was elected Captain, and subsequently several companies were organized into a regiment, of which he was made Major. Although they were not called into active service, except in the Morgan raid, yet he was very active in preserving peace and quiet home, as at that time they were having much trouble with the Knights of the Golden Circle. The services of a few men like Mr. Tuttle were of great value in Indiana at that time, and their services have since been duly appreciated. The subject of this sketch, when eighteen years of age, eulisted in the war of the rebellion, in the Fifteenth Indiana Battery, and served through the war, being first in the army of the East ; thence sent into Georgia, under Gen. Sherman, and thence under Gen. Thomas in Tennessee, and again under Gen. Sherman, doing much active work under both of the last-mentioned Generals. Two of Mr. Tuttle's brothers, William Henry and Oliver, were also in the service. In 1867, March 7, Mr. Tuttle was united in marriage with Mrs. Emily Eaton, daughter of \mos and Sarah Underwood, natives of Greene County, Ohio. They had but one child, Emily, who was born April 12, 1848. Mr. Underwood died about 1850; subsequently, his widow married William Harris, by whom she had three children; two now survive, Sylvester and Lewis Allen. Mr. Tuttle and wife have had seven children: Hattie, born February 14, 1868; Charles H., July 12,1870; Fannie, July 4, 1872; Jesse Clinton, March 16, 1874; Jennie, December 2, 1875 ; William Stanley, January 14, 1879, and one infant son, born April 8, 1881. Mrs. Tuttle by her first husband had one child, Cyrus (deceased). Mr. Tuttle, after his marriage, resided one year in Indiana; thence, in the fall of 1868, they moved to Ohio and located upon the place where they now live and have since resided. This is the old home-place of Mr. Underwood, and the birth-place of Mrs. Tuttle. They have a fine farm of 108 acres, with good improvements. Mr. Tuttle is one of the prominent farmers of Wayne Township ; a man of undoubted character and integrity, and is highly esteemed by the people of his community.

Clinton Co., Ohio, April 13, 1838, is a son of Reuben and Malissa (Noble), Woodrnansee, he a native of New Jersey, and she, it is believed, of Ohio; Reuben, when a child of six years, emigrated with his parents, Isaac and Abigail Woodmansee, of Ohio, and located in Highland County in 1822. A few years later, they removed to Clinton County ; thence returned to Lexington, Highland County, where, in May, 1871, Isaac Woodmansee died, aged eightv-two years; his wife had previously died in Clinton County, about 1866. They had four sons and two daughters, all now deceased - of whom Amos, the youngest child, enlisted in the late war of the rebellion, and died in the service at Danville, Va., being a prisoner, captured by the rebels at the battle of Monocacy Junction, Md. He was captured July 9, 1864, and died in August of same year. Reuben Woodmansee married and became the father of four children, John M., Wilson S., Susanna, now Mrs. Strickle, residing in Illinois, and Joseph. Mrs. Woodmansee died in August, 1844. Mr. Woodmansee married, for his second wife, in 1847, Mrs. Mary Ann Mason, daughter of John and Iluldah Noble, by whom he had seven children, five now survive - Mary M. (married David Green), Sarah Alice, Frank D., Callie and Clark. His second wife died April 27, 1863 ; he died July 25, 1864. Mr. Woodmansee was a plain, substantial farmer, never seeking office or public notoriety, but whose character and integrity was of the highest order, and as a man and a citizen was highly esteemed and respected by all who knew him, and was a member of the Masonic Fraternity for many years. The subject of this sketch was married September 29, 1859, to Miss Hannah A., daughter of David and Elizabeth Cantrill, he a native of Kentucky and she of Ohio ; they had three children, two now survive-Hannah A., born in Clinton County, May 7, 1838, and William. Mrs. Cantrill was born April 27, 1814, and died about 1841. Mr. Cantrill was thrice married ; first to a Miss Brown ; his third wife was Susan Potter, with whom he lived till his death, September 12, 1874. Mr. Woodmansee and wife have had eight children, seven now survive - Arrena Luella, born October 18, 1860 ; R. M. Elva, August 14, 1864; Abigail W., March 10, 1867 ; Charles E., January 12, 1869; Lizzie E., June 24, 1871 ; Inez A , April 27, 1874, and John, born May 8, 1880. Mr. Woodmansee, during the war of the rebellion, enlisted in the one hundred days' service in the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Ohio National Guards, May 2, 1864, and served through his term of enlistment. He has made farming his business through life ; has served the people two terms as a Justice of the Peace, a period of six years; is now Township Trustee, and is serving on his third term as such ; is one of the prominent leading men of his community, in whom the people have implicit confidence, and is a much esteemed and respected citizens, and a worthy member of the order of F. and A. M.

SAMUEL ZURFACE, farmer, P. 0. Memphis, born in Virginia August 12, 1806, is a son of John and Mary (Garlick) Zurface, natives of Virginia. The grandfather, John Zurface, was also a native of Virginia, his father being a native of Germany. Mr. John Zurface, with his family, emigrated to Ohio and settled on the Scioto about 1807, and in the fall of the same year several of the family were taken sick and died; thence the grandfather moved to Montgomery County, where he died soon after. The country was then all a wilderness, and was very sickly. John, the father, who moved his father to Montgomery County, then returned to tho Scioto to move his family to tho new location, but during his journey, being greatly exposed, was taken sick and soon after died. Thus, in this wilderness, in about three months' time, nine of the family had died with sickness. About the year 1810, the mother, with her two sons, Samuel and Jacob, removed to Warren County, Ohio, where Mrs. Zurface married Francis Oyer, by whom she had several children, and then she died, aged about forty-eight years. Samuel, our subject, grew to manhood in Warren County, and married Lydia Zurface. About two years after his marriage he moved to Clinton County, where he has since resided. His wife died, leaving him with the care of eight children ; subsequently he married Martha Mayberry, by whom he had four children. Ilis second wife died, and he married for his third wife Elizabeth Rogers, by whom he has three sons, John, George W. and Charles. There are three ohildren now living by his first wife - Katy (married to Mr. Montgomery), Lucinda (married Townsend

Myers) and Sarah, who married William Knott. There are now two children living by his second wife - Samuel and Eliza Jane (who married Benjamin Husky). Mr. Zurface has now been a resident of Clintou County half a century, and is one among the oldest settlers now living in Wayne Township. When Mr. Zurface started in life, he had forty-seven acres of land, all in the woods, which was left him by his grand-father, and which had been sold for taxes, until it cost almost all it was worth to redeem it. Now he owns 306 acres of good land, and mostly in cultivation ; also, 520 acres in Indiana, some of which he has given to his children. All this property Mr. Zurface has made by his own labor and management, and now stands among the most reliable farmers of Wayne Township, and is a worthy example of success - rising from poverty to a man of wealth and prominence.

GEORGE H. BARLOW, mechanic, Bloomington, was born March 2, 1829, in Belmont County, Ohio ; was the son of Perry and Philena Barlow, who were among the early settlers of Belmont County. He received his education in a district school, and in his thirteenth year began to learn the blacksmith trade in the shop of his father at Uniontown. He has followed this occupation the greater part of his life. In 1851, he removed to Bloomington, where he built for himself a work shop, in which shop he is at present engaged. He has also, in company with Mr. J. B. Aiken, a half-interest in a portable steam saw-mill. He was married July 22, 1851, to Miss Sarah Jane Booth, of Belmont County. To them have been born two children, both deceased. He is a stanch democrat, has been quite successful in business and accumulated some property.

BENJAMIN BENTLEY, Jr., deceased. Benjamin Bentley, Sr., father of the subject of our present sketch, was born in North Carolina and emigrated to Clinton County, Ohio, at an early day. His son, Benjamin, Jr., was born July 6, 1819, in Clinton County, Ohio, His youth was spent in attending to the quiet pursuits of the farm, in which he was ever after engaged. He received an English education in a district school, and on September 3, 1840, married Miss Emma Peelle, born in May, 1818, and daughter of John and Lydia Peelle. To them have been born six children , viz., Isaiah, Jeremiah. Jessie E., Sarah E., Cyrus E. and John E. He was a member of the Friends' Society, and in politics a Republican. He was a loving father and indulgent husband, and left to his family about one hundred and sixty acres of land. His death occurred in June, 1869, lamented by all who knew him.

WILLIAM D. BRYANT, farmer, P. 0. Sabina, was born December 25, 1824, in Southampton County, Va., son of William and Elizabeth Bryant. When but two years of age his father died, and four years afterwards his mother died, and as a consequence was left an orphan dependent upon the charity of strangers. His uncle, W. T. Bryant, took him to his home, with whom he stayed about eight years. Owing to ill-treatment from his uncle, he left him and went to work for Mr. Dennis Bryant, a cousin of his; stayed with him until he reached his twentieth year. Fie then engaged himself to Mr. Albert Channel, his brother-in-law, and worked for him one year. In the spring of 1845, he immigrated to Ohio, having walked all the way on foot, a distance of over six hundred miles, and was on the road about twenty-eight days before he arrived in Clinton County. He first came to Bloomington ; took up his abode with Mr. Edmund Thorp in 1845; worked for Mr. John Pittsford about a month. In the following October, Mr. William Bentley made his house a home for him, sent him to school about three months, and he subsequently lived with him about three years. From 1848 until 1852 he was employed by Legroot & Mason, merchants, as a traveling salesman. While in their employ, he married Miss Sarah Jane Allen, of Fayette County, July 22, 1852. To them have been born eleven children, four of whom are still living. In the spring of 1853, he removed to Jeffersonville, Fayette County, and was employed by Mr. John Hopejoy, merchant, for about one year. In the spring of 1854, he removed to West Lancaster, where, for about one year, he was in the mercantile business. In 1855. he again returned to Jeffersonville, where he lived until the fall of 1857. He was here engaged as a merchant and hotel keeper. From here he removed to Edgefield, bought sixty acres of land, improved it, and lived there until 1859, when he sold it and removed to Sabina. He here bought property, and in company with J. R. Haynes again entered into the mercantile business ; remained in this business about three years. Having met with serious losses owing to the breaking out of the war of the rebellion, in 1863 he sold his property in Sabina and removed back to Fayette County, near West Lancaster, bought a farm, lived thereon two years, and sold it in 1865; bought another farm near Edgefield, lived thereon one year, then sold it and removed to Greene County, near Salem Church ; bought eighty-four acres of land, lived thereon two years, sold it, and subsequently, in 1869, bought the farm known as the Williams heirs farm, two and one-half miles northwest of Sabina, where he at present resides. He is an intelligent, industrious farmer, having, by his industry and perseverance, accumulated all which he posseses. He is a member of the M. E. Church ; also of the F. & A. M., Sabina Lodge, No. 501, and is well worthy the respect shown to him by the community who surround him.

GEORGE CARTER, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born in Wilson Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, April 10, 1830, son of John and Hannah Carter, who were among the early settlers of Clinton County. John was the son of George and Miriam Carter, who, in 1810, emigrated from North Carolina, their native State, to Clinton County, Ohio. John was born March 28, 1808, in Gilford County, N. C., and was but two years of age when his parents settled in Clinton County ; was reared on the farm of his father's ; received his education in the subscription schools of that early day, and subsequently married Miss Hannah Millikan, daughter of Elihu Millikan, of Tennessee ; to them have been born eight children, of whom six are living up to present date. He was an ardent member of the Friends' Church, and was quite successful in business transactions, having left to his children some four hundred acres of tillable land. He was a kind and loving father and indulgent husband, and died September 27, 1878, in the seventy-first year of his age. George Carter, the subject of our sketch, was reared on a farm ; received the rudiments of education in a district school ; was married, February 21, 1856, to Miss Elizabeth Haines, daughter of Zimri and Elizabeth Haines, of Greene County. To them have been born seven children, viz., Sibyl J. (deceased), Hannah L., Ella E., George H., Anna M., Zimri and John H. Mr. Carter is a stanch Republican, and a fervent advocate of the temperance cause ; his having never used tobacco or spirituous liquors but for medicinal purposes, testifies of his adherence to that noble cause. Mr. Carter has very generously given his aid toward establishing an endowment fund in behalf of the Friends' College, at Wilmington. He is an intelligent, industrious farmer, and well worthy the respect in which he is held by the community in which he resides.

ALFRhD COULTER, farmer, P. O. Bloomington, was born November 5, 1822, in Wilson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, was the son of John and Margaret Coulter, who were among the first settlers of Clinton County. Alfred was reared on a farm, received the rudiments of an education in a district school, has made farming his occupation during the greater part of his life, he has also been engaged in stockraising to a considerable extent, especially thoroughbred horses and the celebrated Durham cattle. Politically, he is a stanch Democrat. He has been quite successful in business, and is the owner of 200 acres of good tillable land.

JOHN G. COULTER, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born in Wilson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, August 12, 1817, son of John and Margaret Coulter, of whom we have made mention in the township history, was reared on a farm, received the rudiments of education in a district school, is a stanch Democrat, and always casts his vote for that party when great issues are at stake. Mr. Coulter has been engaged in farming during the greater part of his life, and has been very successful in said business. He is also ono of Clinton County's eminent stock-raisers. lie sailed to Europe in 1854, and imported twenty-seven head of the celebrated Short- Horn cattle, from York and Durham Counties, England. In the same year, he imported some sixteen head of the celebrated South-Down sheep ; in the breeding of those aud Cotswolds, as well as that of the famous Lexington horse, he has met with unbounded success. He takes an active part in all matters which would prove of interest to the county, and is the owner of 750 acres of land.

GEORGE M. COULTER, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born in Wilson Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, July 8, 1831 ; son of John and Margaret Coulter, who were among the first settlers of Clinton County. John was born July 18, 1777, in Ireland, emigrated to America in 1805, and settled in Cincinnati. In January 11, 1807, he married Miss Margaret Gibson, at Cincinnati. After remaining there a few years he removed to Clinton County, and by his industry and perseverance he became one of the wealthiest men in Clinton County, and lived to see his eightieth year, he having died February 13, 1857. George M. was reared on a farm, received a fair education in a district sclmol. Was married, November 3, 1874, to Miss Fanny Pryor, daughter of Samuel M. Pryor, of Bourbon County, Ky.; to them have been born three children, viz., Maggie E., George W. and Carrie. Mr. Coulter was elected Township Trustee in 1877, and served until 1879, is a stanch Democrat, has been successful in business, and the owner of 233 acres of land, and may well be classed among the worthy citizens of Clinton County.

HARRISON C. DENVER, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington. Patrick Denver, father of the subject of our sketch, was born in Ireland, and emigrated to America with his father about 1798. They landed in New York, where they remained a short time. From there they emigrated to Frederick County, Va., where they settled on a farm. Patrick was at this time about fourteen years of age. He was here reared to manhood, receiving but a limited education. He married Miss Jane Campbell, of Frederick County, by whom he had twelve children, of whom the majority are still living. After leading a life of success and usefulness, he died July 31, 1858. Mrs. Denver died in 1875, she having survived him about seventeen years. He was also a valiant defender of the old flag of the Union, having entered the American army in 1812; he fought in several battles against the British troops, especially in their march to capture Philadelphia and Baltimore. He held the rank of Captain, served faithfully, and at the end of his service received an honorable discharge. Harrison C. Denver was born July 31, 1829, in Frederick County, Va. When quite young, his parents emigrated to Ohio. He received an education in a district school, and entered Wilmington Academy in 1846, from which institution he graduated in 1850. He then returned to the quiet pursuits of his father's farm, where his services were required and where he remained until 1872. He then engaged in the dry goods business at Wilmington, where he remained for some time. October, 1872, he married Rosa B. Telfair, a very estimable lady of superior intellectual ability, and daughter of Dr. Isaac Telfair, deceased. Politically, he is a Democrat, and the owner of about three hundred acres of land. Mr. Denver is a liberal contributor to all enterprises having for their object the rise and progress of the county or the elevation of humanity.

SEYMOUR A. DOUGLASS, deceased, was born July 1, 1815, in Warren County, Ohio, son of James and Mary Douglass, who were among the first settlers of Clinton County. James Douglass was born in York County, Penn., October 8, 1769, was reared on a farm, received but a limited education, and was married October 27, 1795, to Miss Mary Taylor. This union was blessed with some nine children. Mr. Douglass was quite successful in business during life and died August 21, 1835 ; Mrs. Douglass in November, 1854. Seymour A., the subject of our sketch, was reared on a farm ; received the rudiments of education in a district school ; was married January 14, 1841, to Miss Elizabeth Madden, daughter of Solomon Madden, of whom we have made mention in this work. To them have been born eight children, viz., Milton, Mary, James, Mattie E., Alice A., Rose, Seymour A. and Solomon, deceased. Mr. Douglass was elected Justice of the Peace in Wilson Township in 1850, and served until 1856 ; was a Republican ; was quite successful in business matters during life, and left to his family 140 acres of land, on which hia widow at present resides. He was a kind and loving father, an indulgent husband, and died September 4, 1861, in the prime of life, and in his death Clinton County lost a good and noble man and one of her best citizens.

WILLIAM DUN, farmer, P. 0. Sabina, was born February 13, 1841, in Ross County, Ohio, son of George W. and Louisa Dun. George W. Dun was born in Scotland, was a weaver by trade, and the son of a Presbyterian minister. In the year 1802, he took passage from Liverpool, England, sailed for America, and, after a stormy voyage of about seven months, he landed in New York. From the date of his arrival in the new world, he began and continued to do business in New York and Philadelphia for about thirty-six years. About the year 1838, he immigrated to Ross County, Ohio, bought sixty-two acres of land and made for himself a comfortable home ; was married in 1826, and became the father of eight children ; was successful in business, and died February 16, 1865. William, the subject of our sketch, was reared on a farm, received his education in a district school, and is an honest industrious farmer. He was married May, 6, 1863, to Mrs. Anna E. Hayes, of Franklin County. To them have been born three children, viz., William E., Robert S. and Ebey V. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, has been successful in business and is the owner of 221 acres of land.

JAMES DAVIS, farmer, P. O. Reesville, was born February 10, 1822, in Ross County, Ohio, son of Charles and Elizabeth Davis, who were among the early settlers of Ross County ; was reared on the farm of his father and received an education in a district school. He was married March 2, 1843, to Miss Mary Foster, daughter of John Foster, of Ross County, who was elected a member of the General Assembly in 1848 and served until 1849. To them have been born six children, viz., Russell, Mary E. and four deceased. He is a member of the M. E. Church at Coulter Chapel, is a strong advocate of the temperance cause, has been quite successful in business and is the owner of 480 acres of good tillable land.

GEORGE GRAY, farmer, P. 0. Sabina, was born July 20, 1823, in Yorkshire, England, son of William and Christiana Gray ; was reared on a farm, receiving the rudiments of education in the public schools of England of that day. In the Spring of 1846, he left the shores of England and took passage in a merchant ship from Liverpool, and landed in New York, after a stormy voyage of about seven weeks. Shortly after his arrival, he engaged himself as a farm hand to Mr. D. B. Fuller, whose farm was located within one mile of Hyde Park, and about four miles from Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He was employed by Mr. Fuller for about three months; after leaving the employ of Mr. Fuller, he emigrated to Indiana (Dearborn County). He here engaged himself to Mr. Martin Eubanks, and remained with him about one year. After leaving the employ of Mr. Eubanks, he proceeded to Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio, where, for about two years, he was employed by Gov. Trimble. While in the employ of Mr. Trimble, he became acquainted with, and subsequently married Miss Elizabeth Price, daughter of Joseph and Ellen Price, of Gallia County, Ohio. To them have been borne eight children, viz., Christiana, Mary E., George P., Maria J. and Isabel, and three who are deceased. From Highland County they removed to Clinton County, within two miles of Sabina, remaining here about one year. From thence he removed to the farm of Alfred C. Lang, located about one mile south of Sabina. He remained on this place about eight months ; from thence he removed to a farm about two miles south of Sabina. After residing on this farm about one year, he bought the farm known as the Judge Harlan farm, located about three miles north of Sabina, in 1852, and settled thereon in 1854, and is still residing on said place. In the spring of 1876, he was elected Justice of the Peace for Wilson Township, and sorved one year. Is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, adheres to Democratic principles, has been successful in business and is the owner of 272 acres of tillable land, and may well be classed among the worthy citizens of Clinton County.

HARVEY II. HANKINS (deceased), was born February 25, 1820, in Wilson Township, Ointon Co., Ohio, son of Ramoth and Naomi Hankins, who were among the first settlers of Clinton County, and who immigrated from Pennsylvania and settled in Clinton County in 1810. Harvey II. was reared on the farm of his father and oonse- quently endured all the hardships and privations of pioneer life of that day ; received his education in a district school. He was married May 20, 1845, to Miss Elizabeth Heath, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Heath, of Allegheny Co., Penn. To them have been born five children, two of whom are still living. Mr. Hankins and family lived on the old homestead, on the Urbana pike road, about two miles southeast of Bloomington, until October 1866, but. owing to ill-health, his physicians advised him to lay aside the business of farming. He then bought a residence on the Radcliffe road, near the Union Church, where he lived in a retired manner until the time of his death, which occurred April 19, 1879. He was a kind and affectionate father and an indulgent husband, and universally beloved by all who knew him. He was a stanch Republican, and we may well say of him that he was an honor to his county, he having always, when in his power, aided every enterprise which would be of benefit to the county. His widow, a very intelligent lady, still survives him in the sixty-eighth year of her age.

JOHN A. HAUGHEY, farmer, P. O. Bloomington, was born in Union Township, Clinton County, Ohio, February 28, 1823 ; son of Barnett and Margaret Hanghey, who were among the early settlers of Clinton County. Barnett was born in Grayson County, Va., April 4, 1792 ; was reared on a farm ; received the rudiments of education in a district school. He was married August 27, 1815, to Miss Margaret Barber. Shortly after his marriage, he removed from Virginia to Union Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, where he resided about eight years, from whence he removed to Greene County (near Bowersville) in 1824, where he resided about twenty years, or until the time of his death, which occurred October 9, 1844. To Mr. and Mrs. Haughey have been born ten children. He was successful in business ; a member of the Christian Church, and a fervent supporter of the Whig party. He left to his children, by whom he was highly respected, one hundred acres of land. He died October 9, 1844. John, the subject of our sketch, was reared on a farm; received his education in the district schools ; was married October 24, 1850, to Christena E. Thorp, daughter of Edmund and Mary Thorp, of whom we have made mention in connection with this work. To them have been born two children, viz., Edmund B. and Joseph M. Mrs. Haughey died October 28, 1858. He subsequently was married to Ann Bentley, daughter of William and Sarah Bentley, August 18, 1859. To them have been born seven children, viz., Arthur C., Lutin B., Allen G., Sarah M., Stephen, Thomas E. and Almeda. He is a member of the Seventh-Day Adventists' Church. He always oasts his lot in with the Republican party. He was elected a Justice of the Peace for Wilson Township in February, 1855, and was re-elected in 1858, and served until 1861. In 1851, he settled on the farm now occupied by him, and which he subsequently bought in the fall of 1875. He has been successful in a business way, and is the owner of ninety-five acres of good, tillable land.

JOHN HINKSON, farmer, P. 0. Sabina, was born March 14, 1827, in Richland Township, Clinton Co., Ohio ; son of John and Elizabeth Hinkson, who were among the early settlers of Clinton County ; was reared on a farm ; received his education in a district school, and is an honest, industrious, intelligent farmer. He, also, like his father, encountered many of the hardships and privations of pioneer life. He was married in October, 1852, to Miss Susannah Thorp, daughter of Edmund and Mary Thorp of whom we have made mention in connection with this work. To them have been born five children, two of whom are still living. He was elected Township Trustee in 1863, and served one year. Has been successful in business, and is the owner of 150 acres of land.

FRANCIS M. HOOVER, merchant, Bloomington, was born in Clinton Co., Ohio, January 4, 1847 ; was the son of John and Martha Hoover, who were among the early settlers of Clinton County. John came to Clinton County about the year 1827, and settled in Port William, where he was first employed as a carpenter, and subsequently became a prominent builder. In 1847, he removed to a farm about three miles southeast of Port William, and from thence removed to Bloomington, where he lived the remainder of his days, and died June 22, 1881. Mrs. Hoover, his consort, died in 1874. Francis, the subject of our present sketch, was reared on a farm; re- ceived the rudiments of education in a district school. In 1810, he started as a merchant in Bloomington. His success and the steady growth of his trade, enabled and obliged him to enlarge his store. In 1875, he commenced rebuilding said store, and occupied the addition the same year. He has a fine selection of dry goods, groceries, etc., constantly on hand. Is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Bloomington, also a member of the Odd Fellows Society. Politically he is a Democrat; was married March 11, 1877, to Miss Matilda Barlow, of Bloomington. He was elected Township Clerk in 1872, and discharged the duties of this office until 1878. He was elected Township Treasurer in 1880 and 1881. He also discharges the duties of Postmaster, for which duty the people of Bloomington and vicinity could not have chosen a more capable man or worthy citizen.

JOHN C. LANCASTER, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born September 8, 1851, in Guilford County, N. C.; was the son of Columbus and Isabel A. Lancaster. He was reared on a farm ; received his education in a district school. In the year 1870, he immigrated to Ohio ; first came to Bloomington, Clinton County, and for the three years following, worked as a farm hand among the farmers of Greene and Clinton Counties. In the year 1873, October 2, he was married to Miss Eliza Hunt, daughter of Hezekiah and Rachel Hunt, of Greene County. She was born April 29, 1854, in Greene County, near Bloomington ; was reared on a farm ; received her education in a district school. She was a lady of considerable intellectual ability ; was of a kindhearted disposition ; a loving and amiable wife, and died in November, 1881, but not without the hope of a glorious resurrection, having tried to live a Christian life the great part of her days. Mr. Lancaster has been successful in business generally, and is the owner of fifty acres of land situated about one mile and a half northeast of Bloomington, and on which land he at present resides.

MOSES G. MADDEN, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born in Wilson Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, October 10, 1837 ; was the son of Solomon and Ruth Madden, who were among the earliest settlers of Clinton County. Solomon Madden was born in Chatham County, N. C., September 29, 1793, and immigrated to Clinton County in 1811 with his parents. George Madden, the father of Solomon, was born in Pennsylvania near Philadelphia in 1759 ; was the son of Barnabas Madden, who was born in England, and who immigrated to the colonies of America before the Declaration of Independence by the American Colonies. Solomon Madden was married to Ruth Robbins, of Wayne County, Ind., March 11, 1819, and settled in Adams Township, Clinton County, where they lived for seventeen years, and removed to what is now Wilson Township; lived here until the time of his death, which occurred October 16, 1849. His wife still survives him, now in the eightieth year of her age; she was the daughter of Moses Robbins ; was born in Randolph County, N. C., August 8, 1802, and settled with her parents in Wayne County, Ind., in 1817. Moses Robbins was born in North Carolina in 1770 ; was the son of John Robbins, who was born in 1734 ; was a Baptist minister, and a Chaplain in the American army during the Revolutionary war, and died in 1834, having reached his one hundredth year. Moses G. Madden, the subject of our sketch, is a sou of Solomon and Ruth Madden, who have been the parents of ten children, viz., Elizabeth, Alice J., Mary Ann, Solomon, Moses G. and Rachel, who are living, and four of whom are deceased. Moses G. was reared on a farm ; received the rudiments of education in a district school; was elected Trustee of Wilson Township in 1876, and has, with the exception of the year 1879, attended to the duties of this office up to the present date, 1882. He is an ardent member of the Friends' Church ; is a Republican ; was a soldier in the late rebellion ; enlisted in the One Hundred and Forty-ninth Ohio National Guards; entered active service May 2, 1864, under the command of Gen. Lewis Wallace, of the Army of the Cumberland. Was engaged in the battle of Monocacy, and several minor skirmishes, and received an honorable discharge August 80, 1864, at Camp Dennison ; is quite successful in business, and, in company with his brother Solomon, is the owner of 100 acres of land. Solomon Madden, brother of Moses G. and son of Solomon, Sr., and Ruth Madden, was born March 11, 1832, in Clinton County ; was reared on a farm ; received the rudiments of education in a dis- triot school. He enlisted, during the war of the rebellion, in the Ohio National Guards ; entered active service May 2, 1864; participated in the battle of Monocacy ; the skirmish at Berryville, and several other minor engagements ; was also under the command of Gen. Wallace, of the Army of the Cumberland; received an honorable discharge at Camp Dennison in August, 1864 ; is an intelligent, industrious farmer, and, in company with his brother, Moses G., is the owner of 100 acres of land.

SIMPSON MITCHELL, farmer, P. 0. Sabina, was born about the year 1833, in Guilford County, North Carolina; was the son of Archibald Mitchell. When but six years of age, a Quaker gentleman (named Starbuck) took bim to his home, and with whom he stayed until he reached his twentieth year, after which time he worked for John King, of Guilford County, North Carolina, for about one and one-half months, and subsequently worked for a Mr. Dwiggins about six and one-half years. In the year 1859, he emigrated to Clinton County, Ohio; was married the same year, on the 15th of April, to Miss Demaris A. Dwiggins, who was born September 3, 1831. They are the parents of two children, viz., Carolina and Oliver. He is a member of the African M. E. Church at Sabina, a Republican, and the owner of fifty acres of good land.

JAMES RICHEY MILLS, deceased. James and Margaret Mills, parents of James R. Mills, emigrated from Fleming County, Kentucky, to Clinton County, Ohio, in 1802. They were accompanied by Amos Wilson and George W. Barrere, the three being brothers-in-law, Wilson and Barrere, having married sisters of James Mills. The three families made a settlement on the lands of the late Benjamin Hinkson. The whole county at that time being comparatively a forest, they were unable to trace with accuracy their lines, and locate their farms; but not until they had made considerable improvement did they find their error. This misfortune seems to have so discouraged them, that they were upon the eve of abandoning the region altogether. But being persuaded to remain, another attempt was made to trace accurately their lines, in which they were successful. Having thus located his land, James Mills, the pioneer, erected a log cabin near where the present homestead is located, and, amid the forest wilds, settled to the quiet pursuits of the farm. George W. Barrere .supplied them with meat, he being a good marksman, and there being at that time, deer and turkey in great abundance. The vicissitudes of pioneer life being too well known to admit of extensive delineation here, we will not attempt to give a detailed account of the life and doings of this pioneer. Suffice it to say, that the nearest settlement was seven miles distant, and the country abounded in wolves and Indians, of which the latter gave the settlers no little uneasiness. They at times would appear in their war paint, grind their knives, and sometimes took the liberty to ransack the cupboard in search of fire-water, and as James Mills the elder was sometimes called away to the mills on the Miami River, the lonely condition of the wife may be better imagined than described. Let us give one incident : at a time when thus alone, a couple of squaws came suddenly into their house, and seizing little Jimmy, a mere baby, without ceremony carried him away. Imagine the feelings of a mother. She was left in this awful suspense until late in the evening, when the squaws brought him home again, loaded with beads, and very carelessly remarked, "squaw scared, thought papoose gone 1" Amid those thrilling scenes was born James Richey Mills, in November, 1809. He was the youngest of a family of six children, having five sisters who were his seniors. As he grew to manhood, and his parents were advancing in years, the arduous duties and cares of the family were laid upon him. As schools were almost out of the question, and his services were required on the farm, his education, like that of most pioneers, was in a great measure neglected, yet he was sufficiently informed for the ordinary transactions of life. Though not what might be called a fluent reader, he grasped a subject with commendable readiness, and being possessed of a retentive memory, a love for good books, good and great men, and having good opportunities for such associations, his society was agreeable and pleasant. He was a kind husband and indulgent father. As to his fault (I do not say faults), I may not attempt to palliate in any wise, for in childhood he imbided the habit of using strong drink, which at times seemed to take hold with giant grasp. The woe and sorrow which this, alas, so common habit brings, was laid as a heavy burden on his able and cultured companion. We gladly turn from this short coming, which was not only regretted by his family, but by himself, and but for which I may add his life might have been one of signal success. His farm work and management of stock, when attended to by himself, was done in the most orderly manner ; he never seemed to do anything by halves. Notwithstanding his neglect of business at times, he attained a noted success, as a breeder of Short-Horn Durham cattle. Taking stock in the Ohio Importation Company of 1854, he figured prominently as a member thereof for several years, raising some of the finest animals known in his day. For shrewdness and good judgment, he was quite noted, his opinions at stock-shows being well respected and generally sought. He always endorsed his wife's views on religious subjects, she living a remarkably consistent life, full of piety and given to hospitality ; in fact, her influence was felt by all who knew her. While she never reproached her husband for his besetting sin, yet upon suitable occasions, made known to him her views, and exhorted him to place his trust in the Lord. But it was not until his hair was full of the frost of age, that he cut loose from the world, and after a public profession of his faith, took his stand as a member of the United Presbyterian Church. He seemed to live a consistent life ; yet though he was only slightly turned of sixty, it was plainly preceptible that his time on earth was short. On March 28, 1876, he passed away, trusting in the merits of his Saviour. The last words he uttered were, "Oh I my Saviour take me to Thyself!" He was a man of remarkably fine physique, stood erect about six feet, with a frame well proportioned. His features were very striking, with grey eyes, brown hair arid an aquiline nose. In his death, Clinton County lost a worthy man and an honorable citizen.

REUBEN B. PEELLE, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, son of William and Clarissa Peelle, who were among the first settlers of Clinton County. William Peelle was born in Highland County, Ohio, he having been but five years of age when his parents settled in Clinton County in 1813 ; was reared on a farm,, received the rudiments of education in a log cabin school of that early day. Was married in 1832, in the twenty-fourth year of his age to Miss Clarisa Starbuck. This union has been blessed with thirteen children, six of whom are living at the present time. He is an ardent member of the Friends' Church, and by his industry and perseverance has acquired considerable wealth. Mr. Peelle is still living on the old homestead; his wife, however, died in October, 1864. Reuben B., the subject of our present sketch, was reared on a farm, attended the Friends' school until he reached his eighteenth year, from thence he went to Richmond, Ind., and attended Earlham College; he attended this institution about two years. In 1874, he attended, for several terms, the Normal School at Lebanon, Warren County, and subsequently spent considerable time in teaching school and traveling. In January, 1879, he married Miss Emma F. Elliott, daughter of Solomon Elliott, of Indiana. Mr. Peelle is a member of the F. & A. M., is a Republican, and a member of the Friends' Church. He is a man of superior intelligence, and in all respects one of Clinton County's worthy citizens.

JOHN PEELLE, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born March 23, 1839, in Wilson Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, son ol William and Clarissa Peelle, of whom we have made mention in connection with this work. He was reared on a farm, received his education in a district school, and was married December 29, 1859, to Miss Dorcas A. Mills, daughter of John and Agnes Mills, of Clinton County (Clark Township). To them have been born seven children, viz., Leroy F., Alice J., John W., Henry E., Alonzo M., Harley H. and Clarissa A. Mr. Peelle is a member of the Friends' Church at Grassy Run, is a Btanch Republican, and a strong advocate of the temperance cause; has been successful in business, is the owner of 180 acres of fine tillable land, and in all respects he is a most worthy citizen.

REUBEN PEELLE, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born in Highland County, Ohio, March 4, 1810, sou of John and Lydia Peelle, was reared on a farm, received the rudiments of education in a district school, and endured some of the hardships and privations which always accompany pioneer life, his parents having settled in Clinton County when he was but three years of age. He was married April 21, 1836, to Miss

Emily Jessup. To them have been born eight children, viz.: Abigail, Lydia, Elizabeth, Sarah A., Elias H., William C., Enos P. and Jonathan R. He is a member of the Friends' Church, is a stanch Republican, and a strong advocate of the temperance cause, and is a very generous and charitable man; has been successful in business and is the owner of 170 acres of land.

MARK PEELLE, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born January 11, 1821, in Clinton County, Ohio, the son of John and Lydia Peelle ; was reared on a farm, received the rudiments of education in the log-cabin schoolhouse of that early day; is an intelligent, industrious farmer; was married February 3, 1848, to Miss Mary Ellen Jessup. To them have been born five children, viz.: Margaret E., Eliza J., Seth L.

Lydia and John B. Mr. Peelle is a member of the Friends' Church, and a very generous and charitable man. He has acted as Trustee for Wilson Township, and is at present a director of the Wilmington Infirmary, is a stanch Republican, and has been a fervent advocate of the temperance cause in Ohio. He is the owner of 288 acres of land, and in all respects one of Clinton County's worthy citizens.

JOHN F. PENDRY, farmer, P. 0. Reesville, was born August 30, 1848, in Wilson Township, Clinton Co., Ohio; was the son of William C. and Mary Pendry, of Clinton County, Ohio. William C. was very young when his parents, who emigrated from Virginia, settled here, and who were among the first settlers of this county. He was reared on a farm, received an education in a district school of that early day, and subsequently married a Miss Mary Owens. To them were born four children. He was successful in business, and the owner of 100 acres of land in Hardin County, Ohio. John F., the subject of our sketch, was also reared on a farm, about two and a half miles east of Wilmington, received an education in a district school, is an intelligent, industrious farmer ; was married January 2, 1872, to Miss Sarah E. Hankins, daughter of Harvey H. Hankins, of Wilson Township, whose sketch appears in this work. To them have been born two children, viz., Harvey C. and Asa E. He is a member of the Odd Fellows fraternity, Sabina Lodge, No. 501 ; is a Republican, and has been successful in business, and is the owner of 133 acres of good tillable land. Mr. Pendry may be classed among Clinton County's most intelligent farmers.

M. M. and E. A. SPENCER, farmers, P. O. Reesville. Capt. James Spencer, grandfather of the two gentlemen whom we represent in this sketch, emigrated to Kentucky from Pennsylvania at an early day, and settled in Newport, but soon after removed to Fort Washington (now Cincinnati). He married Miss Mary McClure, daughter of Capt. John McClure. They were the first white couple married in what is now known as Cincinnati. He served as a private soldier during the Revolutionary war, for which service he drew a pension until the time of his death. He also served in the campaign of Hamer and St. Clair. During the war of 1812, he served as a Captain in the army commanded by Gen. Harrison. He moved to Clinton County about 1816. The dates of his birth and death are to the writer unknown. John C. Spencer, son of Capt. James Spencer, was born in Newport, Ky., in 1795. He remained at the home of his father until he reached his eighteenth year. He then enlisted in the army of Gen. Harrison, during the war of 1812. He participated in the siege of Fort Meigs and various other engagements. He served until the close of the war, when he received an honorable discharge. He then returned to his home in Clinton County, to which his father's family had removed during his absence. Shortly after his return home, he married Miss Mary L. Hinkson, daughter of Col. Thomas Hinkson. This union was blessed with eight children, six of whom are still living. After his marriage, he lived on his father's farm for about one year, from whence he moved to what is now known as the Hinkson farm ; he remained there about four years. He subsequently bought a farm near Sabina, removed thereon, where he remained until the spring of 1836, in which year he started on a western tour to Illinois, for the purpose of finding a home for his family in that State. He, however, soon returned and abandoned this project. While in Illinois, his family had moved to what is now known as the Spencer farm. After leaving the Hinkson farm, and before buying the farm near Sabina, he lived for about four years on what is now known as the Absalom Douglass farm. After returning from the West, he remained at home but a short time, and started on a journey to Santa F6, New Mexico. Henceforth all traces of him were lost. Milton M., one of the sons of John C. Spencer, was born in Clinton County, Ohio, in February, 1820. His youth was spent on a farm, the pursuits of which he has followed up to the present time. On October 16, 1851, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary L. Welch, born 1815, daughter of Peter and Matilda Welch, of Dutchess County, N. Y. This union has been blessed with three children - Benjamin, Mary E. and Ethan A. Mr. Spencer is a man of good judgment and reliable character. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and believes in supporting every project which has for its object the elevation of mankind, or humanity in general. Ethan A., brother of Milton M. Spencer was born June 23, 1823, in Clinton County, Ohio, where he has lived unto the present time, with the exception of three or four years spent in the State of Indiana, where he was employed by his uncle as a dry goods clerk. After his return from Indiana, he attended the High School at Wilmington for one year, after which he taught school for about two years. In the spring of 1862, he was elected Justice of the Peace for Wilson Township, and served as such until about the 20th of July, the same year. On July 26, 1862, he was commissioned a Captain in the Seventy-ninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in the service of the United States. He raised a company of one hundred men, and reported for duty at Camp Dennison, Ohio, in eight days' time. In a few days, the regiment was ordered to Kentucky for the protection of Cincinnati against the invasion of the rebel Gen. Kirby Smith. After many hard marches and severe exposures, during the retreat of the Confederate army, and without any rest, the regiment was ordered to Louisville, from thence to Frankfort, where they arrived about the time the battle of Perryville occurred. After remaining at Frankfort a few days, the regiment was ordered to Gallatin, Tenn., at which place they took up their winter quarters. On March 15, 1863, owing to a disease contracted in the service, from which he has not yet, and probably will never, fully recover; also, owing to an accidental gun-shot wound in the left hand which rendered it partially useless, he resigned his commission and returned home. In September, 1863, he was commissioned Colonel of the Third Regiment Ohio Militia. The regiment, however, was never called upon to do active service, and soon after merged into the Home Guards. His occupation is that of an agriculturist, in which he has been engaged, more or less, for thirty years. He has been able to perform comparatively little labor since -his return from the army. In politics, he generally votes regardless of party spirit. He is a member of the Odd Fellows Society, Lodge No. 501, Sabina, and in company with his brother, Milton M., is the owner of 120 acres of land. Col. Thomas Hinkson, father of Mrs. John C. Spencer (deceased), was born in 1772, in Westmoreland County, Penn., and emigrated, with his father, to Kentucky. In the autumn of 1790, as a volunteer and private, he accompanied the expedition of Gen. Flamer, and was engaged in the battle near the Miami villages, in which battle he received a slight wound in the left arm. He was subsequently engaged in the diastrous campaign of Gen. St. Clair. In the campaign of 1794 against the Indians, he served as a Lieutenant under Gen. Wayne, with the Kentucky Mounted Volunteers. After the defeat of the Indians, he returned home and married Miss Elizabeth Foos, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Foos. He then settled on a farm in Harrison County, Ky. In the spring of 1806, he emigrated to Ohio, Clinton County, and in 1807, settled on a farm eight miles east of Wilmington. He was soon after elected Justice of the Peace, and appointed Captain of the militia company, to which he subsequently belong .d. In 1810, he was elected one of the Associate Judges of the county. During the year 1812, he commanded a company of Rangers. After his return home, he was appointed Colonel of the Third Regiment, First Division Ohio Militia. He removed to Indiana in 1824, and was elected Associate Judge of Bartholomew County. He died in 1828, aged fifty-six years. Judge Benjamin Hinkson, son of Col. Thomas Hinkson, was born in December, 1797, in Harrison Count}', Ky., and removed with his father to Clinton County, Ohio, in 1806. He remained on the farm until he was about fifteen years of age. In 1818, he entered Chillicothe Academy, where he spent about two years - in the meantime reading law with Col. Brush. In 1820, he was admitted to the Clinton County Bar, opened an office in Wilmington, where he practiced until 1834. In the autumn of 1826, he was elected to the Ohio Legislature, in which he served five terms. During the winter of 1834, he was elected Secretary of State for three years. In 1836, he was elected Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, remaining on the bench for seven years. In 1843. he returned to the practice of his profession, at Wilmington, and continued in the same until 1858, in which year he laid aside the duties of his professional life, and retired to enjoy the quietude of his farm in Wilson Township. In the war of 1812, he served about eight months, and for which service he drew a pension. Politically, he was a Whig. He voted for Henry Clay in 1824, but had, up to the time of his death, acted with the Democratic party since 1828. After devoting a life of usefulness to his country, he died March 14, 1877. Thus passed away a noble man, an eminent jurist and an honorable citizen.

JESSE SPURGIN, deceased, was born January 24, 1812, near Reesville, in Clinton County, Ohio ; was the son of Ezekiel and Martha Spurgin, who were among the first settlers of Clinton County. He was reared on a farm ; received his education in a district school, was an intelligent, industrious farmer ; was married in December, 1848, to Miss Susan Wherry, daughter of James and Catharine Wherry, who were also among the early settlers of Clinton County. This union has been blessed with two children. He was a kind and loving father, an indulgent husband, and died September 5, 1852. He was a Democrat ; was successful in business, having left about one hundred and thirty acres of land to his family. Mrs. Spurgin, his widow, still survives him, and is a member of the Christian Church.

WILLIAM THORP, farmer, P. 0. Bloomington, was born in Southampton County, Virginia, August 22, 1816, son of Edmund and Mary Thorp, who were among the early settlers of Clinton County ; settled here in 1832. He was an energetic , industrious man. He was elected Justice of the Peace for Clinton County in 1833 and served until 1851. He was successful in business, the owner of 375 acres of land, and died January, 1853. Mrs. Thorp survived him some nineteen years, she having departed this life in April, 1872. William, the subject of our present sketch, was reared on a farm, received the rudiments of education in a district school, and, like his father, is an intelligent, industrious farmer. He was elected Justice of the Peace for Wilson Township in January, 1861, and served for one year. He subsequently was elected Town Treasurer in 1869 and 1870, again re-elected in 1875, and served till 1880 ; was married, August 19, 1852, to Miss Martha Wilson, of Virginia. To them have been born two children, viz., Joseph E. ; the other died in infancy. Mrs. Thorp died September 22, 1877. He again was married, to Miss Hudley E. Pike, June 8, 1879. Mr. Thorp is a fervent member of the M. E. Church, is a Democrat, has been successful in business, and is in all respects a worthy and honorable citizen.

JAMES W. THORP, attorney at law, Bloomington, was born September 14, 1846, in Richland Township, Clinton Co., Ohio, son of Joshua and Nancy Thorp, of whom we have made mention in connection with this work. James W. was reared on a farm ; received a fair English education in a district school. He began the study of law in 1875 and was admitted to the bar in April, 1879. He was elected Justice of the Peace for Wilson Township in March, 1875, and served until 1878. In June, 1877, he was granted a commission to act as Notary Public for Wilson Township, and had said commission renewed in July, 1880 ; was re-elected Justice of the Peace in October, 1881. He is decidedly Democratic in his political views, and is a fervent member of the Christian Church at Bloomington. He was married April 16, 1881, to Miss Lacy A. Gurley, of North Carolina.

JOSHUA B. THORP, druggist, Bloomington, was born in Wilson Township, Clinton County, Ohio, June 20, 1849 ; was the son of Joshua and Nancy Thorp, who were among the early settlers of Clinton County, and who, in the year 1832^ removed from Virginia ; bought a farm near Bloomington, and settled thereon. He was quite successful in business, aud died in 1864. Joshua B., the subject of our present sketch, was reared on the farm of his father ; received the rudiments of education in a district school ; he afterward entered the drug store of Mr. G. H. Chitty, of Bloomington ; shortly after, he became a dry goods merchant in Memphis, Clinton County, in which business he was engaged for two years. He subsequently removed to Bloomington, and opened a drug store, in which business he is at present successfully engaged. He was married, October 5, 1876, to Mrs. Nancy Joiner, n6e (Purcell). To them has been born one child, viz., Mary. He is a Democrat; has been very successful in business, and is one of Clinton County's most worthy citizens.

MARION WILKERSON, M. D., physician and surgeon, Bloomington, is the son of John and Elizabeth Wilkerson, natives of the State of Kentucky. His father, John Wilkerson, was born in Boone's Fort, Ky., in 1787. He emigrated to Ohio and settled in Warren Count}', where our subject was born, and where he was reared and educated. He attended the public schools of his native county, in which he received a good elementary education, and early in the history of his life, commenced reading medicine with Dr. W. S. Dakin and Drs. J. & E. B. Stevens, of Lebanon, Warren Co., Ohio. He attended lectures at the Medical College of Ohio, at Cincinnati, and graduated from that institution in 1852-53. During the rebellion, he received the appointment of Assistant Surgeon of the Eighty-third Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served during the memorable battles of Vicksburg and those in Arkansas. He has been in the practice of medicine and surgery since his graduation, and is now located at Bloomington, in this county, where he has a good and lucrative practice. He married a beautiful and highly accomplished daughter of Dr. Isaac Telfair. She is now deceased, and the Doctor is living alone in his home in the above-named village.

JOSEPH WILLIAMS (deceased) was born about the 1796, in Adams County, Ohio, son of Joseph and Mary Williams, who were among the first settlers of Adams County. He was reared on a farm ; received the rudiments of education in a district school. When but eighteen years of age, his father died, and upon him depended the support of the family, which was quite large. He remained at home until 1820, he being then in his twenty-fourth year, when he married Miss Margaret Jones, daughter of Andrew Jones. In 1825, he removed to Clinton County, in Wilson Township; bought 196 acres of land about three miles east of Port William; settled thereon, and endured all the hardships of pioneer life. In the year 1844, Mrs. Williams died, having been the mother of ten children. In the year 1845, he was again married to Mrs. Susan Rosher, who was a widow, with a family of two children. This union has been blessed with eight children, three of whom are still living. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church ; was successful in business; left to his family 196 acres of land, and died in September, 1874. His widow still survives him.