Troy Township (part 2 of 12)

Joseph Cole, one of the earliest settler^ of the township, arrived near Norton, in December. 1808, and shortly after purchased 640 acres of land in the northeast part of what is now Troy Township. He erected thereon a cabin and during the early days of his resilience encountered trials almost insurmountable. Leaving his wife and children in the little cabin in the woods, without protection or safeguards of any kind, he frequently made trips to Zanesville for provisions, or to Franklinton to have his corn ground. He was a man of that vigorous type so essential to the development of any community, and left an imprint on the affairs of the township in his day, which time has not effaced. He was the first justice of the peace, elected in 181 5, and for a period of twenty-one years discharged the duties of that office in a manner to bring peace to litigants, although frequently at his own expense. He erected the first brick In mse of brick burned on his farm. At his cabin the first meetings of the old Marlborough Baptist Church were held in 18 10. He erected a sawmill about the year 1820, and three years later added a grist-mill, both of which were in operation many years. Many of his descendants are today living in the township. His son. Hugh Cole, at the age of sixteen years, began carrying the mail on horseback between Delaware and Mansfield, and continued for four years. It was a task to shake the nerves of an older man. but he acquitted himself with bravery in many stirring adventures, paiticularly in an encounter with two highwaymen in the thick of the forest. David Dix, Sr., came to Troy in 1807, selected a location, and the same fall returned to Pennsylvania to be married. The following spring he returned with bis wife to Delaware County, locating temporarily in Liberty Township. In the fall of that year he hired two men to accompany him to the place he had located and there erected a cabin, into which he moved with his family in the spring of 1809. At that time his (_mly neighbor was Joseph Cole. Among the next arrivals were Levi Hinton and his step-brother, William, the latter being a full brother of Col. Seburn Hinton. the pioneer mill owner of the Mill Creek Settlement i.i Concord Township. They located near the center of Troy Township, as did also their relatives, the Duvals. John Duncan came in 1810 from North Carolina, and Comfort Olds came some time prior to that year but continued his way north to the forks of the Whetstone. Nathan Loath arrived in 1810 and settled "ii land near that of David Dix, Sr., and at about the same time came Fierce Alain, who located in the northeast part of the township. Joseph Curren came from Virginia in 1812, and two years later sold his cabin and farm to James Norris, Sr. The latter had come fr«nn Portsmouth, Ohio, to Worthington, in [81 1, and when Harrison's army marched north to the relief of Fort Meigs, his patriotism led him to join it. Upon leaving the army he rejoined his family at Worthington and in [814 made his way to Troy Township. Among his children was a son William, then eleven rears old, who afterward became associate judge of Common Pleas Court and a man of considerable prominence in the county. Another son, James Norris, Jr., a small child at the time of arrival, in later years improvised a small grist-mill, the grinding stones being made of "nigger heads," and the power being furnished by a team of horses hitched to a lexer which was attached to the upper stone. It was a unique affair, but in the absence of mills near at hand, served its purpose very well. Eleazar Main, early in [813, came to Delaware, where he joined Harrison's Army 111 the relief of Fort Meigs, after which he returned and lived at the home of Joseph Cole for a time. He then purchased a farm of his own and built a cabin, which he replaced in 1 S_'4 with a brick house, made from brick manufactured on the farm of his father-inlaw, Mr. Cole. lie was the first of seven brothers to take up his resilience in the township, being followed August 10, 181 5, by Sabeers and Timothy. Lyman and Thomas Main came next, less than a year later, being accompanied by mother and sisters, and some time afterward. Jonas and John Main moved in. This has been a family long prominent in the township, and its representatives are more numerous now than in the early days. Benjamin Martin, the second minister of the old Marlborough Baptist Church and the first resident minister, came to Troy Township in 1815. settling on the farm now occupied by a grandson, Nehemiab Martin. He was a soldier of the War of 1812, having been drafted into the service immediately after his arrival at Deer Creek, Ross County, Ohio, from Virginia. He had no opportunity to prepare a home for his family, and his household goods were still in the wagon in which they had made the journey. Fortunately, he had an uncle at Deer Creek who looked after Mrs. Martin, and upon his return from the front' he found them comfortably ensconced in a log cabin, which had previously done service as a barn. He was the father of fifteen children, and at the present time a number of his descendants reside in Troy and adjoining townships. Samuel Wells, also a soldier of the War of 181 J. came in 181 1, Henry Cline in 1815. Thomas Gill in 1816, and Henry Worlin=, Jeremiah Williams and George Hunt were among others who arrived prior to the organization of Troy Township. Samuel Gilpin settled on the Horseshoe at this time, David Carter, a stonemason by trade, came in 181 7, and thereafter rapid strides were made in the settlement of the township, among the notable arrivals being the families of Crawfords, Eagons, Moses, Bushes, Darsts, Jacksons, Cozarts, Willeys and Bishops.

Miss Electa Wilcox taught the first school in Troy Township in 1814, in a log cabin on the farm of Joseph Cole, and several years later the first school house, of the log pattern, was erected. The first mill, as before mentioned, was that of Joseph Cole. In 1832 Lyman Main built .1 saw mill on Plorseshoe Creek, and several years later his brother. Timothy, erected one on the same creek, on the boundary line of Oxford Township. A small Still was operated in the early days by David Bush, but its life was of short duration. Robert Cole, horn February 8, iNio, was the first white child born in the township, and the first death recorded was that of Rebecca Roath, wife of Nathan, who died in 1810. The only postofnee was in the home of Joseph , and that but a short time.

The officials of Troy Township for 1908, as reported to the county auditor, are as follows : Levi Bishop and James E. Carter, justices of the peace; F. A. Willis, William Ziegler and James M. Worline, trustees: A. D. Alain, clerk; John H. Schaffner, treasurer; H. J. Strait, assessor; H. B. Alain and L. E. Freshwater, constables; Ben Roberts, ditch supervisor.

Sidney Moore

IDXEY MOORE, who was for nearly sixty years connected with the hanking interests of Delaware County, fi ir the last twenty-four years of that time up to his death in 1907 being president of the Delaware County National Bank, was born in what is now the city of Delaware, December 16, 1821. His parents were Sidney and Phoebe (Mann) Moore, both natives of Vermont, who came to Delaware County from the vicinity of Brattleboro, that State, in pioneer fashion, but previous to their marriage. Sidney Moore being the first arrival. He was born March 16, 1788, and was a yi mng man when he thiis set out to better his fortunes in what was then the far west. In his native State he had been closely identified with military affairs, having served as ensign, lieutenant, and captain in the First Regiment of Vermont militia. In Ohio he was subsequently commissioned as lieutenant-colonel and as brigadier-general, in later life being usually known as General Moore. In Delaware County he held civil office as sheriff, recorder and auditor successively, always performing his public duties to the satisfaction of his fellow citizens.

His wife Phoebe, who was born near Brattleboro. Vermont, January 3, 171)5. an(l who was therefore nearly seven years his junior, came to Delaware County with her parents, they settling in the vicinitv of Westfield. By her marriage with Mr. Moore she became the mother of three children, namely : Emily, Sidney, and William. Emily, who was born in Delaware. February 8, 1819, became the wife of Stephen Stone and accompanied her husband to Nebraska, where she died. William, born May 2, 1835, in Delaware, i> still a resident of this place, having always made his home here. Sidney Moore, the elder,father of the above mentioned children, died at the age of about seventy-eight years. His wife long survived him. passing away in December, 1887, when lacking but fifteen days of being ninety-three years old. They were worthy and much respected people, who well performed their part in life, and whose children were living testimonials to a careful upbringing.

Sidney Moore, Jr.. the direct subject of this sketch, was born in the family residence on the northeast corner of Sandusky and Winter Streets, the site of the house being nowoccupied by Smith's Clothing store. He began his education in the local schools and continued it in the Academy until he had mastered the essentials of a sound English training. Even at this early day he had a keen appreciation of the value of time, and applied himself closely to his studies, as he did later throughout his life, to his business duties. He early felt attracted towards hanking as a congenial sphere of activity, and having acquired a knowledge of bookkeeping, he sought and found employment with banking institutions, in addition to his local connections, being employed for some three years in hanks in Marion. Ohio, and Indianapolis. Indiana. The greater part of his business career, how- ever, was spent in his native city. He became teller and bookkeeper for the Delaware County branch of the State Bank of Ohio, which began business in 1845, a°d later became its cashier. He was made cashier of the Delaware County National Bank, January 13, 1865, and continued in that capacity until January 8. 1883, at which time he was elected president of the bank, a position that he held for the rest of his life.

Air. Moore began his business career on a salary of $200 per year. In" those days business was conducted upon very conservative lines, and promotion was slow ; but he possessed in large measure the qualities that compel success, and having chosen fur his goal an honorable position in the business world, he pressed forward with determination and never looked back until he had attained it, and was recognized by his fellow townsmen as one of the leading factors in the business life and prosperity of Delaware. He was for sixty-two years identified with the Delaware County Bank, with the exception of the three years in .Marion and Indianapolis above referred to, and after he had demonstrated his capacity, and had been elected president of the institution, his advice was eagerly sought by many of the men who had then or have since attained prominence in the business life of the community. Not a few of them today attribute their success to his wise counsel or ready help, which was never withheld from those worthy of it. He seldom mistook his man. being a quick reader of character, and to have obtained his assistance was in itself almost a certificate of capacity and integrity. In matters aside from business, hut connected with the moral and material development of his native city, his name was for main- years a synonym for charily, philanthropy and benevolence. Among his many charitable deeds may he mentioned his donation of the Home Yued People, located on East William Street. Delaware.

Mr. Moore was a prominent Free Mason, belonging to Hiram Lodge, No. iN. of Delaware, and having attained the Thirty-third degree in the < >rder. As a token of his hiefh regard for the Order he donated to it the splendid Temple on West William Street, which is as well an ornament to the city as an evidence of the liberal spirit and devotion of the donor. In politics he was a Republican, but never sought public office. It was Mr. Moore's character to be thorough and concentrated. He held that it was better to do one thing thoroughly and well than to dissipate one's energies in seeking to attain too many different objects, and the wisdom of this policy was exemplified in his own life.

Mr. Moore was twice married: First, about 1 85 1 , to Miss Millie Stark, who lived but a few years. His second marriage was to Mrs. Sarah A. Bierce. widow of Alonzo Bierce. and daughter of John and Margery (Chain) Cunningham. Mrs. Moore was horn in Columbiana County. Ohio, in 1828, and when an infant about a year old, came with her parents to Delaware Count}-, they settling in Brown Township, where Mr. Cunningham purchased and improved a farm, and where he and his wife resided until reaching an advanced age, when they removed to Delaware. Mr. Cunningham was born in Columbiana County in 1801. and died in the city of Delaware in 1858. His wife Margery, Mi's. Moore's mother, was born in Columbiana County in 1802. and died October 3. [854. They were the parents of four children: Margery, who became the wife of James Harriott : Eliza, wife of John Hill: Sarah, who married Sidney Moore, subject of this sketch: and Jackson, who is now a resident of Delaware. The two last mentioned are the only members of the family now living. Mrs. Moore's grandfathers, Hugh Cunningham and Hugh Chain, were pioneer settlers in Columbiana County. By her marriage with Mr. Moore she had no children hut by her first husband she was the mother of two sons, namely : John Bierce. who died at the age of eighteen years, and Arthur \Y. Bierce. who is now a resident of Delaware.

Mr. Moore died May 27. 1907, in his residence on North Sandusky Street, which he hail erected in [868. His funeral servicewere conducted with the impressive rites of the Masonic Order, of which he was so devoted a member, and his remains were laid to rest in Oak Grove Cemetery. His departure was not only a severe blow to his devoted wife, who had sustained his hopes and shared his triumphs through so many years, hut was also felt as a sad loss to the community at large, who realized that a strong man in character and achievement, and a sterling citizen, had gone from among them.

LIVER PERRY BIRD, of the firm of Bird, Richey & Christian, proprietors of the White Sulphur Stone Company, of Scioto Township, is one of the enterprising and successful men of this section. He was born in Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio, Aug. jo, 1867, and is a son of Abner Johnson and Catherine ( Newhouse) Bird.

The Birds came to Ohio from Pennsylvania, where John Bird, the grandfather was born January 10, 1801. When the latter had reached manhood he accompanied his father, Sylvester Bird, to Knox County, Ohio. He married Keziah Johnson, who was born November 23, 1 80 1, and who was a daughter of Abner and Alary (Lee) Johnson, the latter of whom was a member of the distinguished Lee family of Virginia. To John Bird and wife were horn eight children, Abner Johnson being the second in order of birth.

Abner Johnson Bird was born in Knox County, Ohio. March 9, 1827, and resided there until shortly before his marriage, on January 5. 1855. t< 1 Catherine Newhouse, who was a daughter of William Xew-house. She died January 5. 1885. Mr. Bird moved from I 'elaware Count)-, where Mrs. Bird was born, to Iowa, and while there one daughter was born, Mary, who is now the wife of J. W. Jacks, in. During the Civil war, Mr. Bird's family lived in Morrow County, Ohio, he being absent for three years, serving- as a soldier in the Eighty-first Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After the war the family moved to Union Count}-, where Oliver Perry was born, and in 1868 Mr. Bird moved to Scioto T n ship, Delaware County. For a number of years he was a deacon in the old stone Presbyterian Church of South Radnor.

Oliver Perry Bird was educated in the schools of Scioto Township and the Delaware Business College. He then spent a year in Texas, after which he was employed for three years with the Northern Pacific Railroad at Jamestown, North Dakota. In 1892, he returned to Delaware County and was engaged in farming in Concord Township until 1902, when he came into possession of the old homestead, a well-improved farm of sixty-three acres, where he carries on general farming and stock raising. In 1904, Mr. Bird formed a partnership with James Richey. under the firm name of Bird & Richey, for the business of operating two stone quarries in Concord Township, and in 1906, with the admission of Mr. Christian, the firm acquired eighty acres of quarry land where a large business is done in crushed stone. The firm gives employment to twenty-five men and has the contract for filling- twenty miles of county turnpikes.

September 23, 1886, Mr. Bird married Harriet J. Hughs, who is a daughter of Joseph E. Hughs, a resident of Concord Township, and they have four children, namely : Catherine, who married John Richey, of Warrensburg, and has two children - Naomi and Jo K.; and Marie. Mary Marsena and Lucy Trove. The family belong to the old stone Presbyterian Church of South Radnor.

Up to 1896 Mr. Bird was identified with the Republican party, but has since been an independent voter. He has been frequently elected to office by his fellow-citizens. For four years he served as township clerk, in Concord Township, for three years has been clerk 1 1 i the School Board of Scioto Township, has been a delegate to many conventions, and has always taken an active part and done useful work in public emergencies. In 1900 he compiled a very complete map of Delaware County. Formerly a member of Hiram Lodge, F. & A. M.. at Delaware he was demitte Ostrander, and has never lost his interest in Free Masonry. He belongs to Bellpoint

PERRY WINTERMUTE, who, for a quarter of a century was a successful business man and valued citizen of Delaware, was born near Zanesville. Ohio, December 15. 1832, and died at Delaware, January 31, 1008. Mr. Wintermute came to Delaware in [882 and embarked in a hardware business and from that date until within a few years of his death was an active business man of this city. He was a loyal and patriotic citizen and during the Civil war he served in the Federal army as a member of the One Hundred and Fortyfourth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Fi r fourteen years he was adjutant of the George B. Torrence Post, Grand Army of the Republic, at Delaware.

In 1858, Mr. Wintermute was married at Zanesville, Ohio, to Ettie A. Buckmaster, who survives him. They had four children, namely: Nina W., now Mrs. J. T. Skidmore, res ling at Chillicothe, Missouri; Pearl W., now Mrs. Rae D. Henkle, residing at Cleveland; Dr. R. C. and Willie E., both of whom arc now deceased.

From boyhood, Mr. Wintermute had been a member of the Baptist Communion, and for a space of twenty years he was a deacon in the First Baptist Church at Delaware. He was ever liberal with his means in behalf of charitable and benevolent purposes, both in and outthe church, and the poor and needy always found in him a friend. Mr. Wintermute was one of the oldest Free Masons in Ohio, the date of his admission to the fraternity being 1857. He loyally kept his pledges and was widely known in the organization and when he died lie was laid to rest with Masonic rs. Me was a man of strong convictions never feared to follow a path he deemed it, sometimes in the face of opposition. This was particularly so when he assisted in the organization of the strong anti-saloon soknown as The Sons of Temperance.

1ORGE P. MILLS, who makes a speciality of stock-raising on his farm ^ I of 280 acres, which is situated in Scioto Township, was born in Genoa Township, Delaware County, Ohio, April 15, 1838, that being Easter Sunday. His parents, Pierson and Elizabeth (Crampton) Mills, came to Ohio in 1836, from the vicinity of Patterson, Putnam County, New- York, bringing with them their older children. The father was a blacksmith by trade and also engaged in farming. In 1838 he settled on a farm in Radnor Township, Delaware Count}', on which he lived until 1846, when he moved to Thompson Township, where he engaged in work at his trade until 1853. He then retired to Radnor Village, where he died in August, 1874. He married Elizabeth Crampton, and the}- were the parents of thirteen children, the survivors of the family being as follows: Esther, who resides at Delaware; George P.; Nancy, who married Levi Bechtel, resides at Bellefontaine, Ohio ; Rosanna, who is the widow of Hugh Stevens, and lives at Troy, Ohio. Of those now deceased : Hannah was the wife of John J. Flemming, of Prospect. Ohio: William lived at Glenwood, Iowa; Sarah was the wife of Edward Covill ; and Maria Theresa was the wife of Alfred Rodman. Both parents were exemplary members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The father was a local preacher during his residence in Radnor Township, and he was accustomed to cover the Delphi Circuit on horseback.

George P. Mills went to school through boyhood in a log structure in the neighborhood of his home, and afterward taught school for several winters, rirst in Marion Ci lunty, Ohio, and later in Jones County, Iowa, lie remained in Iowa from i860 until 1863, when he went to Montana, where he worked in the gold mines more or less continuously until 1866, when he returned to Radnor 'Township, Delaware County, Ohio. There he followed farming for ten years, after which he came to Scioto Township. In 1883, he bought the Freshwater farm which contains 280 acres, and on this large extent of land he is engaged in farming and stock-raising. His land is well adapted to growing corn, oats and hay, and to stock-raising. At the present writing he has in his fields and pastures, thirty polled Durham cattle, 220 Delaine sheep, and many head of hogs.

On August 17, 1868, Mr. Mills was married to Isadore E. Hammond, who is a daughter of Noah and Jane Hammond. Mrs. Mills was born in Licking County, Ohio, August 14. 1840. Mr. and Mrs. Mills have seven children, as follows : Maude, who is a teacher in the public schools of Ostrander ; Mary, wb resides at Delaware, engaged in the practice of dentistry; Mark P.; George P.. Jr.. who resides in MiH Creek Township, Union County, Ohio; Hattie. who' married Harlan Gordon, resides at Marion, Ohio: and Edward, who lives at Lamoure, North Dakota.

Mr. Mills is not identified with either of the great political parties. His father was a Democrat, but for a number of years he has cast his vote for all candidates according as they appealed to his sense of fitness for office. He has frequently served his fellow-citizens in responsible township positions, having always taken an active interest in promoting the best interests of his community. For seven years he assumed the responsibilities and duties of township trustee and for some twenty years has served on . the School Board. He is one of the township's substantial citizens and representative men. The family residence, which was erected in 1870, is constructed of bricks, and is finished in its interim' entirely with black walnut, from trees grown on the place.

HERMAN REIT), a prominent representative of the business interests of Delaware, until recently engaged in the wholesale and retail grocery line. "ii North Sandusky Street, was born in 1 867. in Union County, Ohio, where he was reared, and educated, ami first entered into business as a grocery clerk.

Mr. Reid came to Delaware when about twenty years of age, and for two years was a clerk in a grocery store. He then embarked in the same line, in partnership with ex- Postmaster L. Potter, the firm name being Potter & Reid, which continued for fourteen years. After Mr. Potter retired from business in order to enter the political field, Mr. Reid continued the business alone, handling a large trade both retail and wholesale, and having traveling representatives. He has recently retired from the grocery business, having sold his interests to the Kirchner Brothers, and is about to engage in other business. He is interested also in real estate at Delaware, Columbus, Marion, and other points, and in addition to these interests, he is a director of the Standard Novelty Company, the Mahoning Oil Company, and other enterprises.

In 1888, Mr. Reid was married to Emma Burns, of Union County, and they have five children, namely: Lelia Pauline. George Clifford, Percival B., Frederick Sherman, and Richard Everett. Mr. Reid and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church and he is a member of its Board of Trustees. His fraternal relations are with the Knights of Pythias and the Sons of Veterans. Mr. Reid takes a good citizen's interest in civic matters and has served on the City Council.

CLASON REID, who is engaged in farming and stock-raising on his valuable estate of fifty-two acres, in Troy Township, makes a specialty of the fancy poultry industry, conducting, in partnership with his brother, Charles C. Reid, the Olentangy Poultry Yards. He was born in Delaware,, Ohio, October 13, 1869. and is a son of Hon. William P. and Emmaletta (Chamberlain) Reid. The late Hon. William P. Reid was a native of Ashley. Ohio. Fur many years he was a prominent citizen of Delaware County, serving in the State Legislature and gaining great reputation at home as a criminal lawyer. His death took place in 1X79. The surviving members of his family are: M. Clason, whose name appear- at the head of this article; William ['.. residing at Toledo; Charles C, residing at Delaware; and Isabel, who married Prof. Edwin C. Woolley. The latter fills the

M. Clason Reid was educated in the common and high schools at Delaware, where he continued to live until the fall of 1906, when he came to his present farm in Troy Township. He made a scientific study of the business in which he is engaged and has proved the practical value of the modern methods he employs. His farm has been stocked with only registered cattle, hogs and poultry, the value of which could be expressed only in large figures. The Reid Brothers are raising Red Polled cattle, Duroc Red hogs, Bourbon Red turkeys and Rhode Island Red chickens, finding a good and ready market for all they can produce. The industry is a growing one and the prospects of the firm are very bright.

( )n October 29, 1903, Mr. Reid was married t<> Mary Kraus, who was born in Delaware, and who is a daughter of George and Helena Kraus. Mr. Reid is a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church at Delaware, while his wife belongs to St. Mary's Catholic Church. Following in the footsteps of his late father. Mr. Reid is a stanch Democrat, and like him, he is also a man of public spirit, lie belongs to the order of Eagles, at Delaware, and tn the Olentangy Lodge, of Odd Fellows, No. 53. in which he has passed all the chairs, lie is one of Troy Township's most enterprising and progressive citizens.

OBERT J. COX. formerly postmaster liir five years at Delaware, where he lias lived somewhat retired fur a number of years, was born in 1837, in a house on the city lol that is now the -ite 'if his present dwelling, it then being a pari of his father's farm. He is the only child horn to his parents, Thomas W. and Ann I'. (Jones) Cox, the latter of whom was a sister of Judge Jones. The father of Mr. Cox was burn in Warwickshire, England, and came t" Delaware County, Ohio, and engaged in farming. Both he and wife died at Delaware, where he had followed his trade of In nisi.- painting, fur some years.

Robert J. Cox was reared in Delaware Count}-, and assisted in the management of the home farm, also learning the painter's trade. In 1862, he enlisted in Company C. Eightysixth Regiment O. Y. I. He was mustered into the service at Columbus, served eighteen monts in Virginia, and in 1864 was mustered out, returning to Delaware and resuming work as a painter. For five years, during the administration of President McKinley, he served as postmaster of this city and has held other public offices. He has been a very active member of the Republican party, and for ten years was chairman of the Republican County committee, of which he was a member for eighteen years. He is a director in the Fidelity Building and Loan Association and has other business interests. As commander of George B. Torrence Post, No. 60, Grand Army of the Republic, at Delaware, Mr. Cox is widely known in Grand Army circles through the State. He is also prominent in Masonry, being a member of the Blue Lodge. Chapter and Council at Delaware, of the Commandery at Marion, and of Aladdin Temple, Mvstic Shrine, at Columbus.

llu.\l AS S. JONES, general farmer, of Scioto Township, owns a highly cultivated farm of fifty acres anil is one of the representative citizens of this section. He was horn in Concord Township, Delaware County, Ohio. October 30, 1875, and is a sun of Perry j. and Ellen Jane (Murfield) Jones.

Perry J. Jones, father of Thomas S.. was also a native of Scioto Township, where he died September 13. 1900, aged fifty-one years. He continued to farm the old homestead until 1880. when he moved to the farm now owned by his son, Thomas S. He was a Democrat, but took no very active part in politics. He married a daughter of George Murfield, who was a substantial farmer of Concord Township. Of their eight children, seven reached maturity, namely: Thomas S. ; Harrison W., residing at Ostrander; Susan, who married William Holly, of Liberty

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Township; William, residing in Scioto Township; Ernest, residing at Ostrander; Lena, who married Eram Hall, of Liberty Township; and Myrtle M., who married Henry Stawser, of Concord Township. Some years after the death of her first husband. .Mrs. Jones married Thomas Harris and they reside in Paulding County, Ohio. She is a member of the United Brethren Church. The Jones family is of Welsh extraction and the grandfather of Thomas S. Jones came to Delaware County from Pennsylvania. In his early years he followed shoemaking, but he was a man of such excellent business qualifications that he soon enlarged his interests and in the course of time became one of the most extensive buyers of stock in this section. He married Laand Stottlemyer, and he died at Bellpoint about 1884.

Thomas S. Jones was educated in the schools at Bellpoint and White Sulphur, and remained on the home farm until his marriage. He then engaged in farming in Crawford County, and so continued until 1905, when he purchased the home farm anil has continued its cultivation ever since. He raises all the leading cereals but makes corn his main crop, and he keeps about fort}' head of hogs, twenty of sheep and five of cattle, doing a safe and satisfactory business. On October 4, 1 goo. Air. Jones was married to Lottie Hazlett, who was reared in Crawford County, and who is a daughter of Mason Hazlett, of Scioto Township. They have had four children, the survivors bearing the names respectively of Ardice Marie, and Mary Florence. The two deceased were Bertha Elizabeth and Ruth Arline. Air. and Mrs. Jones are members of the United Brethren Church at Ostrander, and the former is a stanch Republican in politics.

son of William W. and Martha (Harris) Ulrev. On the paternal side he is of German ancestry. When a young man he learned the carpenter's trade under his father, and worked at it with him for several years. In 1882 he came to Delaware, where his brother William was established in business as a photographer. This business he learned under his brother's direction and remained with his brother until 1885. at which time he gave up photograph} on account of his health.

He then went to work in a box fact' m\ and in 1895 purchased his present business, which had been established in the early 8o's by John Bradbeer. His factory turns out about 500 boxes per day, and he supplies nearly all the cigar factories in Delaware, his trade also extending to other parts of the State. He keeps from six to seven hands constantly employed.

Mr. Ulrey has attained his present position as a prosperous manufacturer by his own energy and thrift and by an intelligent grasp of his opportunities. The elements of success or of failure are inherent in every man's character, and Mr. Ulrey has shown unmistakeably that he is not to be counted among the failures. He is a prominent member of the Knights of Pythias, serving three years as captain of the Uniformed Rank, and has been recently elected for another year. He also belongs to the Independent Order of Foresters, of the local lodge <>f which he is a charter member.

Mr. Ulrey married Josephine, daughter of Jacob Koch, of Adelphi, Ohio, and has one son - Howard Stanley. The family are prominent members of St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Ulrey being librarian of the Sunday school and leader of the orchestra. He possesses considerable musical ability, especially as an executant upon various brass instruments. He served nine months as cornet player in the Seventh United States Cavalry, enlisting in the spring of 1882. and being discharged at the end of the time mentioned on account of ill health. Air. Ulrey's industrial achievements are an integral factor in the business life of Delaware, and as such are worthy of prominent mention by the local historian.

ILLIAM C. BOVEY, notary public at Ostrander and a leading citizen, engaged in the carriage and wagon manufacturing industry, was born at Plain City, Ohio, May 2, 1859. and is a son of Emanual and Annie ( Winget) Bovey.

The father of Air. Bovey was horn in Maryland and died in Alabama in 1899. He learned the trade of carriage-maker in his own State and followed it there and for a short time at Newark, Ohio, to which city he came prior to his marriage, which later took place at Ostrander. He then moved to Delaware and a few years later to Plain City, and in [889 to Athens, Alabama. He owned 160 acres of land in that vicinity and followed farming together with work at his trade until his death. He was a Democrat in his political views. He married Annie, a daughter of Ezra W'inget, of Ostrander, Ohio, and five of their children reached mature age, namely : Mary, now deceased, who married Walter Morrison, also now deceased; William C, \\ hi ise name appears at the head of this article; C. L. V. Bovey. who resides at Warrensburg, Ohio; Emma, who married James W. McKittrick. of Ostrander; and Martin, who is deceased. The parents of the above mentioned family were worthy Christian people, the father being a member of the German Baptist Church and the mother the Presbyterian Church.

William C. Bovey was educated in the public schools of Ostrander. He learned the trade of carriage and wagon-making with his father, and also learned blacksmithing, later acquiring a practical knowledge of carriage painting. Thus he is competent to do any kind of work required in his manufactory, being able to construct, himself, every part of a vehicle and turn out a finished product. He probably has no equal in the county in this respect. When his father left < Istrander in r88o, he embarked in a general store business, which he continued for two years and then opened his present establishment, a commodious, well-arranged business house, which Mr. I'.. vej has occupied ever since. I lis ground floor is mainly taken up with stock and his paint shop is on the second floor. He builds wagons and carriages to order and does repair work, having the larger part of the custom from the surrounding territory.

Mr. Bovey was married first to Nellie Rowland, a daughter of John Rowland, of Radnor Township, and they had three children - Annie, who married Lewis Howison, of Bellpoint ; Ernest, who resides at Plain City ; and Ethel, who married Raleigh Willis, residing in Liberty Township. Mr. Bovey was married secondly to Clementine Carrier, a daughter of Joseph Carrier, of Ridgeville, Indiana, and they have the following children : Chloie, Frances C, Hazel Eldora, Dale, Carlyle, and Mary Ivadel. Mr. and Mrs. Bovey are members of the Presbyterian Church, of which he has been a trustee for nine years. He is very active in Sunday-school and philanthropic work.

Mr. Bovey is a leading Democrat of Delaware County, and a very influential factor in the public affairs of Scioto Township. He served as township clerk for eight years, for four years was clerk of the corporation of Ostrander, and for four years has been a notary public. Fraternally, he belongs to Ostrander Lodge, No. 348 Knights of Pythias, and both he and wife belong to the auxiliary order of Pythian Sisters, in which Mrs. Bovey has held the office of mistress of finance.

ffl FTER J. SCHAAF. proprietor of the «pjj Brookside Farm, a successful breeder of Percheron horses and a leading agriculturist of Troy Township, resides on his valuable farm of almost 1 01 1 acres, which was the scene of his birth. July jo, 1854.

Ilis parents, Peter J. and Jacbbina D. (Wagner) Schaaf, were both born in < iermany. The father was brought to America by bis parents when he was seven years of age. and was reared in Marion County, Ohio. Following his marriage be came to Troy Township and settled on the farm which his son and namesake, Peter J., now owns, and here he died in December. 1880. His wife, Jacobina, was eleven years old when her parents came to America, they settling on the farm in Delaware County on which she and her husband resided after their marriage. Her father, John Wagner, was a well-known pioneer. The surviving children of Peter J. and Jacobina D. Schaaf are: Anna, who married Peter Weisman, residing in Paulding County; Peter J., subject of this sketch, residing in Troy Township ; Rev. John C, pastor of the Reformed Church at Canfield, Ohio; Flora E., who married C. X. Cole, residing at Providence, Rhode Island; Edward YV., a resident of Denver, Colorado ; Ella F., who married A. P. Rodefer, residing in Troy Township; and Annetta L., who married George Romoser, and resides at Cardington, Ohio. The mother of the above mentioned family died in June, 1904. The father was a man of prominence in the Reformed > Church and also in the public affairs of the township. Of him it could be truly said that his word was as good as his bond.

Peter J. Schaaf, Jr.. was reared in Troy Township, which has always been his home. Many members of the family have established themselves in far-away sections, but he has found sufficiently favorable opportunities in the section in which he was born. For a quarter of a century he has been engaged in breeding registered Percheron horses, and the aninals turned out from Brookside Farm, have been noted for their good form and fine points, according to established standards.

Mr. Schaaf was first married to Rosa Martin, who was a daughter or Rev. Benjamin Martin, of Ashley, Ohio. She died leaving one daughter, Carrie R., who was educated in the Ohio Wesleyan University, at Delaware, and is a popular and successful teacher in the public schools. Mr. Schaaf married secondly Mrs. Helen Strawhacker, who was the widow of George Strawhacker, formerly of Medina County, and a daughter of Michael Gruninger. Mr. Schaaf is a member of the Reformed Church and a liberal contributor to its support, attending services at Waldo, Ohio. In politics he is a Democrat.

*ED PALMER HILLS, cashier of the Delaware Savings Bank Company, and president of the First National Bank of Cardington, Ohio, was born October 4, 1851. He comes of old colonial stock, being a descendant in the eighth generation of William Hills, who arrived in Boston, Massachusetts, on the ship "Lyon" from England, in September, 1632. He probably died at Hartford, Connecticut, in 1683. He was married three times. His first wife, from whom the subject of this sketch is descended, was Phillis, daughter of Richard and Sarah (Osborne) Lyman, who emigrated from High Onger, Essex County, England, in 1631.

The next in the present line of descent was William, second, who was born in Hartford, Connecticut, about 1646, and who was buried at Hartford, August 15, 1693.

The third generation in the line to the subject of this sketch, was represented by Joseph, who was born in East Hartford, Connecticut, in 1683, and who died at Farmington, Connecticut. April 29, 1 75 1. He married Abigail Noyes, who died September 2^, 175 1.

Joseph and Abigail were the parents of David (fourth generation), who was born in Farmington, September 15, 1716. He married a widow, Mrs. Anna Hart, who was ,1 daughter of Zebulon Deming, the date of the marriage being August 28, 17 - . She died October 30, 1804. He died after June, 1790.

Amos, son of David and Anna Hills, is the fifth link in our genealogical chain. He was born in 1745, and died at Farmington, Connecticut, April 9, 1813. He married, in 1773. Rachel Lewis of Middletown, who was born in August, 1750. and died October 4. 1818.

Descending another generation, we come to James Harvey (son of Amos), and grandfather of Fred P. Hills, who was born i.i Farmington. Connecticut, March 8, 1782. He was educated at Yale College, and was a graduate in medicine, which he made his profession. He removed to Darby Plains, Ohio, and thence to Worthington, coming to Delaware in 1822. At one time he was part owner of what is now the Ohio State Journal. In 181 2 he marched with General Harrison to

Fort Defiance. Here he was taken sick, and his wife rode ioo miles through the trackless forests to care for him, an instance of courage and endurance by no means uncommon among the women of pioneer days. Dr. Hills resided in Delaware from 1822 until his death, which occurred from milk fever, November 30, 1830. An estimate of his ability as a medical practitioner may be found in the chapter on the "Medical Profession," in this volume. He was a member of Hiram Lodge, No. 18, F. & A. M., of Delaware. He married, in September, 1801. Beulah Andrews, who was born April (>. [784, and died June 22, [866. They were the parents of eleven children.

Chauncey Hills, eighth son and child of Dr. James H. and Beulah Hills, and father of the subject of this sketch, was born at Worthington, Ohio, October 7, 1816. He was quite young when the family came to Delaware, and he was but fourteen when his father died. He began at once, not only to be self-supporting, but also to help his mother, in spite of his youth, finding employment in teaching school. At the close of the session he found work in a printing office in Marion. Afterwards he endeavored to apprentice himself to a saddler in Delaware, but a conflict arose at to who was to select the suit of clothes to be included in the compensation, and the engagement was not made. Mr. Hills diil not propose, boy though he was, that anyone but himself should select his clothes. The positive tastes and views of the boy were apparent in the man. and were a potent factor in his long and successful career. He was modest, unassuming, and courteous, and Delaware never had a more highly esteemed citizen. A period of work in a store was followed by study for the bar. but being offered a position in the leading general store of Delaware, be accepted, and his share of profits for the first year was $3,000. the beginning of his business success, and for more than forty years his name was identified with the dry-goods trade of Delaware.

clear crystal water located upon it. An incident published in the atlas of the county, in 1875. and which was given by Elam Vining, who lived to be upward of ninety, and who was told the story by one of the rescuing party, lends interest to this spot.

"The Delaware and other tribes sent war parties into Pennsylvania to depredate, destroy and to take prisoners. One party was followed by a band of rescuers. They separated, and the Delawares came to their river camps. This party had a young white girl in captivity, and was traced by the pursuing party, among whom were two brothers of the prisoner, through Bowtown, and through the villages. all of which were deserted. The light of a fire glimmering to the north, directed their steps to an assembly of the Indians engaged in a war-dance. The maiden was seen fastened to a stake near a fire. It was early evening, and instant assault was ordered. A volley from the whites killed one savage, wounded others, and put the rest to instant flight. The girl was released and the party returned home in triumph. The spot which is of interest for this rescue, is known as the Crystal Spring Farm, on Clear Run, Troy Township." The exact spot was at the spring.

The diversion which the farm afforded undoubtedly added health and strength and years to Mr. Hills' life. In 1862 he moved from the city to the farm, and remained there 12 years, one of the happiest periods of bis life. The land is limestone, situated in a fine gentle, rolling country, with magnificent groves of oaks and maples and other native trees, and pastures of rich blue grass.

Here, in 1854, was laid the foundation of his shorthorn herd, when the fine young bull, Master Miller 693. and the beautiful young Rose of Sharon heifer. Fanny Fern, by Prince Charles the Second 32113, were purchased of the Messrs. Renick. At this time and for six years thereafter, the late T. C. Jones, his brother-in-law, was associated with Mr. Hills, the firm being Hills & Jones. In 1862 the herd was divided. Mr. Hills also experimented with various breeds of sheep, but the Shropshires, of which be made many importa- tions, were his favorites. His success as a breeder of shorthorns was well attested many years ago by the choice of numbers of his herd for export to Great Britain, where they graced the pastures of Lord Dunmore, at Stirling-, and produced descendants that were most successful in the show -ring. Two animals wnich Mr. Hills bred, were shipped to England and sold for 1,500 guineas, about $7,500. He also bred thoroughbred Yorkshire hogs. In 1872. with his wife, ami his son. Fred Palmer, he traveled extensively through Europe, and visited many of the leading flocks and herds of England.

In 1847 Mr. Hills married Margaret Copp Williams, a nieee of E. D. Morgan, who was at one time Governor of Xew York. They hail a family of five sons and one daughter, namely : Frank A., born August 21. 1849; Fred Palmer, born October 4. 1851; Hosea \\\. born July 30. 1853: Harry X.. born March 20. 1855: John W., born November 24. 1856; James M., born December 10. 1858; and Katherine M.. born June 22. 1861. who married Dr. Ferris, of Brooklyn. Xew York, and died May 5. 1907. John \Y. Hill- is one of the best known live-stock artists in the country.

Chauncy Hills, in addition to his farming and live-stock interests, was a director in several Delaware banks, and president of the Gas Company. All his business dealings were characterized by probity and honor, and he was personally a generous and helpful man. He was a fine horseman, and excelled in whatever he undertook, being always alert to take advantage of opportunities, and keeping ever before him the highest possible standard as a goal. He selected always the best things whenever he had a choice to make. He wrote numerous articles on the breeding of cattle and sheep for the Country Gentleman and other stock and agricultural papers. Mr. Hills died February 9. 1901. when past his eighty-fourth year, having accomplished much work of permanent value to the community in which he had spent the greater part of his life.

school ot .Mrs. Murray, a well known educator of that day. and so continued his studies until his parents removed to their farm in Troy Township. He then passed under the care of a private tutor. Miss Elizabeth Williams, coming later under the tuition of Rev. James S. Campbell, who was at that time and for many years afterwards, superintendent of schools in Delaware. In 1870. in company with J. D. Wolfley, he went to Europe to master German and French, and to secure the culture that comes only from a residence abroad. They spent a year in Hanover. Germany, and another in Geneva. Switzerland, after which Mr. Hills devoted six months more to travel. The Franco-Prussian war broke out the first week after they landed in Germany, and they had an opportunity to witness a review of the German troops, as they marched up "Unter den Linden," by the statute of Frederick the Great, in Berlin. This was a rare opportunity, as the soldiers of all the various German states were clad in the uniforms of their respective states, or principalities, and presented a sight such as will probably never be seen again.

Upon his return to Delaware Mr. Hills engaged in the dry-goods business with his father, under the name of C. Hills & Company. He was already familiar with the business, as he had had experience in the store before going abroad, during his spare time. Later, with his brothers, John and Harry X.. under the firm name of Hills Bros., he bought the business and continued it until 1882, when the three brothers sold out to John W. Hills and George Thirkield, the style of the firm becoming Hills & Thirkield. In 1877 Chauncv Hills, V. T. Hills, Frank A., and the subject of this sketch, formed the Hills Paper Company, and bought the mill at Stratford from the estate of Mr. Hills' grandfather. Judge Hosea Williams. In 1882 they sold 'out to Edsall. Mills & Randall. Mr. Fred P. Hills then went to Europe and visited about twentyfive of the finest stock farms in Great Britain and on the continent. He purchased $6,000 worth of thoroughbred shorthorns, registered in the English herd books, among them being- Wild Eyes Lassie. Windemere 3d, Countess of

Oxford, Grand Duke Barrington 2d, and 100 Shropshire sheep. The Shropshire flock, which was started at Crystal Spring Farm, in 1876, and is now kept at Oakland Farm, is the oldest one in Ohio. The foundation stock was imported from several of the most distinguished breeders in Great Britain. The sheep from this flock have had a strong influence in improving the grade of sheep kept by the farmers throughout this section of the State.

After his return from Europe Mr. Hills gave his entire time to stuck breeding on the home farm - Crystal Spring Farm, in Troy Township. In 1888 he became president of the First National Bank of Cardington, and since that time has spent one or two days there every week. He also has charge of Oakland Farm, in Peru Township, Morrow County, which is the property of his wife - her old home. Here they have about 60 head of thoroughbred shorthorn and polled Durham cattle. They have also about 20 horses, several of them thoroughbred Percherons. For 10 years Mr. Hills also bred thoroughbred Welsh ponies, and for a time, Angora goats.

In 1891 he helped to organize the Delaware Savings Bank Company, of Delaware, of which he has been cashier since 1892. He is also a director of the Delaware Gas Company, and of the Delaware Ice and Coal Company, and is treasurer of the Citizens' Telephone Company. He is interested in the Mineral Springs and Sanitarium Company, which is likely to be developed before long into a splendid property, and also in the Odevene Company, which controls a water equal to the springs at West Baden, Indiana. He also owns Greenwood Lake, which is a beautiful spot and a favorite resort for picnics.

Air. Hills was married, October 16, 1884, to Mary, daughter of Isaac H. and Caroline (Clark) Pennock. Of this union there have been tour children, of whom Beatrice, the first-born, died in infancy. The survivors are: Dorothy, Robert Pennock, and Mary Caroline. Dorothy, a bright and scholarly young lady, is attending private school in New York State. She is an accomplished musician, being an able executant upon the violin, piano, mandolin, and guitar. Robert also possesses musical ability, being a good ameteur performer on the flute. A taste for music is a family characteristic, as Mrs. Hills is an accomplished pianist, and Mr. Hills sang in the choir of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, of which all the family are members, from 1869 to 1907. He has also been treasurer of the church for five or six years. Personally Mr. Hills inherits all of his father's best characteristics. Thorough in his business methods of unimpeached honor and probity, he is also in his manners all that is implied by the word gentleman, when used in its best and most comprehensive sense. He and his family are among the most respected residents of Delaware County.

John P. Owen was born in Wales. In 1826 he came to America and resided in Oneida County, New York, until about 1834, when he came to Delaware County, Ohio. He was a carpenter and worked at his trade in different sections of the country, passing ten years in Louisiana. After he returned to Ohio he married and then settled on the farm which is now the property of his son, Griffith C. Only three acres had been cleared, and his first home was in a little log cabin which had been left by the former owner. This was replaced in 1870, by the handsome brick residence now standing. On this place, John P. Owen and wife spent the remainder of their lives, which were years of industry, peace and good will toward all who came to their hospitable hearth. Mrs. Owen, whose maiden name was Sarah Warren, was born in Ross County, Ohio, and died May 8, 1877. She had survived her husband some years, his

Griffith C. Owen was reared on the homestead farm, which he assisted his father in clearing- and developing, and he has followed agriculture as an occupation from his youth up. The cultivating of his broad fields, and adding to his flocks and herds, have engaged his chief attention, but he has also given some time to public business. Politically a Democrat, he was elected on that ticket trustee of Scioto Township and also justice of the peace, serving in the latter capacity for two years.

.Mr. Owen was married first, January 27. 1870, to Melissa McFarlin, who was horn March 4, 1847. m Delaware County, Ohio, and died November 10, 1899, leaving nine children - John \Y., Charles L.. Frank R., James \\\. Arnold G., George S., Roy A.. Gertrude E., and Ollie M. Air. Owen was married secondly to Clara Ciller, who is a daughter of Augustus Giller, of Lima, Ohio. Mr. Owen has been identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for many years. He belongs to the Encampment and is past grand of Olentangy Lodge, at Delaware.

OHN FRANCIS GAYNOR, a leading citizen of Delaware, a member of the City Council representing the Fourth Ward, was born at Delaware, Delaware County. Ohio, and is a son of John and Anna (Ferris) Cay nor.

The father of Mr. Gaynor was hum in County Kerry, Ireland, in 1834. and came in 1756 to Delaware, where he died October 17. 1864, at the age of thirty years. He married Anna Ferris, also torn in Ireland, who still survives, aged seventy-one years. They had two children - Elizabeth and John Francis. John Francis Gaynor was a student in St. Mary's parochial school from early childhood until he was ten years old. The death of his father made it necessary that he should become self-supporting even at that tender age and he accordingly went to work in the chair factory at Delaware, where he remained until 1894. He had started at the bottom of the ladder but through industry and capacity moved upward step by step until he became foreman of the large factory, which posit' n he held for about fourteen years. He then went into the wholesale beer business with which he has been connected ever since, representing the Springfield Brewery, of Springfield. For the past seven years he has also been engaged in a live stock business, mainly the buying and selling of horses. Mr. Gaynor has accumulated considerable property, including a comfortable home in Delaware. He also owns stock in the Electric Rolling- Milling Company of Delaware.

In 1893, Mr. Gaynor was married to Martha A. Nelson, who is a daughter of Michael and Mary Nelson, residents of Delaware. They have one daughter, Anna Marie, who is a bright student in St. Mary's parochial sch' 10I at Delaware. Mr. Gaynor is a member of Division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, at Delaware, of which he has been treasurer, and he has been county president for several years. He belongs also to the order of Eagles, Aerie No. 370, of Delaware, of which he has been both president and treasurer. Politically. Mr. Gaynor is identified with the Democratic party, and since early manhood he has taken an interest in public affairs. He wields a large amount of local influence and his election to the City Council in 1907, shows the estimation in which he is held by the people.

HAL'LES F. TURNER, superintendent of motive power for the Columbus, Delaware and Marion Rail- way Company, with office and residence at Stratford, Delaware Township, was born in Van Wert, Van Wert County. Ohio, March 2j. 1866. smi of Ephraim and Frances V. (Show alter) Turner. His paternal grandfather was a farmer who removed from Pennsylvania to Licking County. Ohio. Ephraim Turner, who was a miller by trade, after his marriage removed with his wife and eldest child - a daughter - to Van Wert, and subsequently - about 1870 - to Berrien County. Michigan. Here he died when the subject of this sketch was about rive years old. During the Civil war he enlisted, but was discharged from the service on account of ill health. His wife Frances was a native of Fairfield, Ohio.

Charles F. Turner acquired his early education in the schools of Berrien. County. Michigan. At quite an early age he became interested in the subject of electricity, which he first studied at home, after working hours. In order to obtain a sound theoretical knowledge of the science, he entered, in 1894, the Ohio State University at Columbus, where he took a special course in electrical engineering. He then came into practical touch with the business, being employed successively by several large electric roads in different parts of ( Ihio and .Michigan, and during the past eight or nine years he has been chief engineer for several such roads, having full charge of power and equipment. He entered upon the duties of his present position on January 1st, [908, but for five and a half years previously had been chief steam and electric engineer for the company.

The plant of which he has charge is one of the most modern and best equipped to be found anywhere, and gives employment to about fifty men. all of whom are under Mr. Turner's direction. The power plant contains one steam turbine of 2.000 kilowatt capacity, the latest type manufactured by the General Electric Company; also an 800 kilowatt auxiliary turbine of the same type. The plant runs twenty-four hours a day. and the latter engine is used for night work. Both are connected direct to the generators, which have a power ^i -'.300 volts. There is a steam-driven exciter of 2$ K. W. and a motor-driven exciter of J; K. W. There are fourteen pumps for various purposes; a battery of seven boilers of a total horsepower of 2,000, the furnaces consuming forty-eight tons ol coal per day. In addition to the car barns and power plant, in the car-barn building is a fully

Mr. Turner married Ella Ford, a daughter of Matthias Ford, of Columbus, Ohio. He and his wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Stratford, and number many friends among the prominent residents of the township.

LOYD K. WORNSTAFF, prominent among Ashley's younger generation oi business men and citizens, is superintendent of the village schools. He is a native of Oxford Township, having been born on the old home place September 19, 1881, and is a son of Sperry and Mary E. ( Weiser) Wornstaff.

Upon the completion of his early educational training in the public schools of Ashley. Mr. Wornstaff matriculated at Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, and in 1905 received the degree of A. B. The following autumn his professional career as an instructor began with the position as superintendent of the schools at Shauck, Ohio, in which capacity he served two years. So successful was he in his work that in 1907 he was called to fill a similar position in the schools of his home town of which he is a graduate. He is assisted in his work by a corps of five teachers and it is a curious fact that every one of them is a resident of Ashley and a graduate of the school in which he now teaches.

June 12. 1907, Mr. Wornstaff was united in marriage with Elizabeth Wilt, who was born in Ashley and is a daughter of J. F. and Emma (Clifton) Wilt. After completing the prescribed course in the public schools of her home town, she attended Ohio Wesleyan University and was graduated in 1903 in vocal and instrumental music. This was suppled merited by a course of study in the Chicago Conservatory of Music, after which she engaged in teaching and concert work in Chicago for two years. Endowed with a voice of quality and having received the most careful training her work met with flattering sue-

HOMAS J. WINSTON, junior member of the firm of Manville & \Yinst< m, leading business men of Ostrander, and a grain and stock farmer of Scioto Township, was born in Newark, Ohio, September 15, 1844. and is a son of Timothy and Elizabeth (Jones) Winston, The parents of Mr. Winston were born in Wales.

Timothy Winston was a pattern-maker by trade but when he came first to America and settled near Newark, Ohio, he followed farming. After his marriage he established himself in the furniture business at Covington, Kentucky, where he prospered for some five years, subsequently losing his stock through the explosion of a boiler and the fire which followed. He next engaged in the wash-board manufacture, at Cincinnati, but was again burned out. For a third time he lost all he had when his saw-mill burned, several years later, at Fulton, then a suburb of Cincinnati. These many disasters proved too much for even a man of his energy and courage and a mortal sickness came on him and he died in 1854. aged forty-three years. He died in the belief that his widow and children would not be left entirely unprovided for, in spite of his many losses, as he had a farm in Illinois on which coal had been found. Again misfortune visited the family, as the administrator of the estate only remained in charge long enough to realize on every asset and then left the country for Australia, having no concern about Mrs. Winston's almost penniless condition. She remained at Cincinnati until [858 and then took her two surviving children and went to Columbia County. Wisconsin, where she died in i860, aged 39 years.

Timothy Winston was married twice, his second wife being the mother of Thomas J. Winston, of Scioto County. Of his family born to his first marriage, the following reached maturity: Samuel and Gwen, both now deceased; Mary, who is the widow of James Hackett, of Cincinnati., and Sarah, now deceased, who married Joseph Murray, of Cincinnati. There were four children born of the second marriage, two of whom reached maturity, Thomas J., and Edward, the latter of whom is deceased. Timothy Winston was a man of more than usual parts. Combined with moral and physical courage, he was energetic and far-seeing, quick to grasp opportunities and able to mould them to his purpose. He was a member of the Town Council at Newark, Ohio, and took an active interest in public matters in every place in which he lived. For thirty years he was identified with the Odd Fellows.

Thomas J. Winston resided from 1858 until he enlisted for service in the Civil war, in Columbia County. Wisconsin. He was a mere youth when he entered Company D, Sixteenth Regiment. Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and during this term of enlistment of three months duration, he was never called on to leave the State. When the call came for three-year men. he re-enlisted and the regiment was then accepted as a part of the Federal Army. From the mustering camp at Madison, Mr. Winston, with his regiment, went to Cairo, Illinois, then down the river to Pittsburg Landing, then on to Corinth, participating in the siege and battles there. From Corinth the regiment was ordered to Holly Springs, thence to Louisville and on to Vicksburg. The brigade to which Mr. Winston was connected was sent to Lake Providence, Louisiana, and engaged in opening the famous canal that was to connect the Mississippi river with Lake Providence. Mr. Winston relates that when the levee was tapped and the water was admitted, it spread so rapidly, on account of the high water in the lake at that time, that for a distance of fifty miles the entire lowlands were submerged and the men of the regiment were obliged to climb trees in order to avoid being drowned. For some three weeks, only the upper stories of houses in this region could be used. Sickness, during this time, sadly decimated the ranks and at one time there were onlv six men in Company D, who were fit for duty. Mr. Winston being one of this number. After the regiment had performed its part in the siege of Vicksburg, it was sent into winter quarters at Red Bone, Mississippi, passing much of the winter of 1863-64 in fighting guerrillas.

At this time, Mr. Winston, with many of his comrades, re-enlisted as veterans and all such re-enlisted soldiers were given a furlough of 30 days. During Mr. Winston's absence his brother died. Later, at Clifton, Tennessee, the Seventeenth Army Corps was reorganized, and it marched through Tennessee and Alabama and overtook Sherman's army at Big Shanty, Georgia. The members of Mr. Winston's company were thrown out as skirmishers. The company took part in the battle of Kenesaw Mountain and in all the engagements around Atlanta until the fall of that city. When the army left Atlanta, only five days' rations were issued, in fact they were only half rations, dependence being placed on the foragers for supplies. Mr. Winston being one of these, he had many adventures and a number of narrow escapes from capture and death. He relates one interesting adventure as typical of others. Being sent out as a non-commissioned officer in charge of a squad of three foragers, he found provisions scarce and told his men to scatter and ordered that each one should work by himself. All were well mounted and Mr. Winston rode some seven miles through the enemy's country, naturally on the outlook continually in some fear of attack. He finally reached a place where he saw provisions in plenty and there he ordered a servant to hitch up a wagon, load it full of meat, corn and poultry and a lot of tobacco, and congratulated himself that he was going to get back to camp with something worth while. When about a half mile distant he was attacked by a band of guerrillas, probably themselves out foraging, and barely escaped with his life, losing his load. Mr. Winston says he has not yet gotten entirely over his disappointment at losing that really first-class load of provisions. War in an enemy's country overturns all previously established ideas of rightful possession, and

Mr. Winston recalls another incident, when, on finding an open buggy standing in front of a house, he took possession of it, quietly loaded into it the full contents of a near-by smoke-house and then peeped into the kitchen to see if he was observed. There he saw three loaded guns, which he proceeded to break and then went back to drive off his buggy load of eatables, but only to be confronted by three very determined looking men, who demanded by what right he was carrying off their goods. He represented that he was transferring them to a large body of Union soldiers in the nearby wood, and as he had taken their guns and was very frank about what he would do with his own, if they followed, he managed to get away. After some very diplomatic maneuvers and many adventures, he did really come up with a regiment of Union troops and was able to deliver his goods. When he reached camp about midnight, all the soldiers were roused and a great cooking went on, and Mr. Winston asserts that eating continued until morning. Want of space alone prevents the recital of many other interesting adventures. At Peach Tree Creek the regiment to which Mr. Winston was attached, was attacked seven times on July 22nd and had to jump over their little works to fight on both sides. On July 21st they were drawn upon

Winston's company, being the color company, was given the tools to work with, and they threw up breastworks, but by the time the latter were complete they had to fall back and straighten the line, leaving their breastworks fifteen feet in advance. In their last charge the Confederates came in behind their breastworks and planted their colors there. They were shot down time and time again, until not another man was left to put them up and the next morning Mr. Winston's company found ninety dead men in that little enclosure barely twenty feet long, they having piled their dead up to defend their living, making a useless sacrifice. Many incidents of that time, some grotesque but the larger number pitiful, are engraved on Mr. Winston's memory. He was slightly wounded. He participated in the grand review at Washington and was mustered out of the service at Louisville. Kentucky. July 12. 1865. He is an honored member and past commander of Joseph Tanner Post. No. 531, Grand Army of the Republic, at Ostrander. For a number of years he has been a member of the Soldiers' Relief and Burial Commission.

After the close of his military service. Mr. Winston returned to Wisconsin, and in 1866 he came back to Ohio and settled down to fanning- in Scioto Township. Delaware County. He has resided on several different farms, but in 1887 he bought his present farm of 125 acres. This he devotes to grain and hogs; raising Poland China and Duroc varieties, keeping about seventy-five head. He has business interests at Ostrander. in 1903 entering into partnership with A. M. Manville, in a hardware enterprise, under the firm name of Manville & Winston.

On August 9, 1868, Mr. Winston was married to Sarah Jones, who is a daughter of Thomas Jones of Scioto Township, and they had three children, namely : Edward, residing in Scioto Township; Nora, who married A. M. Manville; and Charles D.

John G. Vergon was a native of the same French Canton, where he owned ii acres of land, divided into 16 pieces. In 1834 he sold his little property and came to America, reachin- Columbus from the Fa-t by the way of river and canal, and settled in Delaware County, Ohio, on the place now known as Greenwood Farm. Although the property was then wild and neglected. it> purchase involved Mr. Vergon in debt, and he was further handicapped by bis ignorance of the English language. Thus it was remarkable that 111 a short time he had so bent circumstance^ 10 his will, through his native wit and ingenuity, that he was able to invest in 115 acres of land. a yoke of oxen, an old horse and a few cows. From that beginning he prospered continuous!;, until his death. His fields became fertile and productive and his cattle and stock each year largelv increased. Although several years before his death he was afflicted with partial blindness, as long as he lived be retained his active mind and quick intelligence. Of his six children, two survive, namely: Margaret, who is the widow of Frederick Berlett. and resides in Troy Township ; and Frederick P.

Frederick P. Vergon had few educational advantages in his boyhood but he made the most of those he had and he became very proficient in penmanship. This has been particularly noticed in the numerous contributions that he has made to horticultural publications during a period that covers many years. He was 26 years old when he took charge of the home farm and in 1852 he built the present brick residence. In partnership with his father, he bought 100 acres, then in the woods. and he has personally assisted in clearing 150 acres from the native forest. During his earlier years he drove an ox-team and did hauling, winter after winter. In 1873 he made Greenwood Lake, which is a body of water covering 25 acres, surrounded by a grove of 18 acres. It was a great undertaking, to convert this wild ravine into a lake and to surround the latter with 900 evergreen, besides the many deciduous trees.

With the assistance of his son. Mr. Vergon turned tln^ favored spot into a pleasure ground, which they conducted together for many years, and he has always been proud of the fact that it was a resort that prospered without the sale of beer. During his long and busy life he has been interested in numerous enterprises, all of which have been sua ful. this being due to his excellent judgment and deliberate consideration of every business principle. He built an ice In use on his grounds and there were two seasons when there was not a pound of ice in Delaware County except in his warehouses. In 1854 lie built his large barn. At that time he was a breeder of Shorthorn cattle and had to compete with Judge Jones and Chauncy Hills, who were two of the oldest breeders in Ohio, but he produced cattle that captured the prizes at the county fairs, despite their competition. In 1888 he disposed of his cattle and in the same year he set out the bulk of his apple orchards, which now cover more than fifty acres. At first he followed the usual methods of fruit culture. but he subsequently evolved the idea of a cold storage plant, and in the first year he made enough profit off his stored apples to pay for the buliding of the plant. He has made himself thoroughly acquainted with the apple business, and has been called upon to read scientific papers on the subject before the Ohio W'esleyan University at Delaware, the Ohio State University at Columbus, at the State Experimental Station and elsewhere.

Mr. Vergon married Kate A. Jones, who was born in Virginia, but who has resided at Delaware since she was 13 years of age. She is a second cousin to "Stonewall" Jackson, the renowned Confederate general. Of the seven children born, to Mr. and Mrs. Vergon, six reached maturity, namely : Frederick L. ; Elizabeth; 1 [attic, who married Dr. A. E. Smith, president of the Northwestern University at Ada; \nnie. who married George E. Warner, residing at Warren, Ohio; John G.. residing in Troy Township; and James C, wlin is his father's partner, in politics Mr. Vergon is a Republican ami attends his party's primaries, but he has always declined to accept nomination to office.

\MF.S M. RICH KY. one of Delaware's representative citizens, a member of the firm of Bird, Richey & Christian, proprietors of the White Sulphur Stone Company, was born in Scioto Township, Delaware County, Ohio, June 23, [854. lie is .1 son of [saac Newton and Eliza I McClure) Richey.

The Richey family is one of those whose members have been of sufficient importance to leave an impression on their day and generation, and thus make it an easy task to trace the line for quite a distance back. William Richey, the great-grandfather of James M.. was born December 7, 1759, in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. He was reared a farmer, but became better educated than many of his companions and was a successful schi » >1 teacher for a number of years. He married Catherine Hale, in 1780, she being his first wife. She died in 1788, leaving four children, and he then removed to Westmoreland County, where he engaged in teaching. In 1792 he married Mary Kane, and three children were born to them in Westmoreland County. In 1796 they moved to Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and while they resided there six more children were added to the family. In 1 81 3 he came to Ohio and settled in Madison County, but February 2. 1819, he removed to Union Count}', where he lived for thirty years, his death taking place there August 17, 1847. He belonged to the Reformed Presbyterian Church.

James Richey. son of William and grandfather of James M., was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, March 26, 1798. In [823 he married Sarah Newhouse, and came to Delaware County in 1830, where he died December 14, 1885. She was born in Pickaway County, Ohio, May 26. 1801, and died in Delaware County, December 2j. 1880.

Isaac Newton Richey. son of James and father of James M. Richey. was born in Scioto I "wnship. Delaware County. Ohio. July 24, 1826. His main occupation through life was farming. On September 10, 1850, he married Eliza McClure. who was a daughter of James and Olive (Skinner) McClure, and they had five children, namely: William, who was born September 11. 1851, and who is now a physician of Beggs, Oklahoma; lames M.. whose name begins this article; Calvin, born November 4. 185(1, who is a practicing physician at Jerome, Ohio; Isaac Newton, born June 26, 1859, who is a resident of the State

Mr. Richey's maternal grandfather. James McClure, was horn near Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and died in Delaware County. Ohio. in 1851). His parents. William McClure and wife, were natives of Scotland. The family came to Ohio when James was a young man. and after a short stay in Perry County, came on to Delaware. They settled on a wild tract of land which was subsequently developed into one of Scioto's most productive farms and is now the property of John McClure. James McClnre and wife were consistent members of the Presbyterian Church and were connected at the time of their death with the old stone church at South Radnor.

James M. Richey was educated in the public schools, and his industrial training was confined to agriculture. About the time of his marriage he bought his own farm, which is situated south of Warrensburg, where he continued to carry on general farming, making it his home until April, 1907. when he took up his residence in Delaware. For a long time prior to this, probably ten years, Mr. Richey had a tenant established on the farm, devoting much of his own time to building gravel roads on township contracts. When the time came that the public demanded stone roads, be equipped a plant and quarried stone on his own farm. This he continued as an individual enterprise until 1904, when he formed a partnership with Oliver Perry Bird, under the firm name of Bird & Richey, and the}- began operating two cpiarries in Concord Township. In August. 1906. they purchased the quarry they are now operating, Mr. George B. Christian, of Marion. Ohio, becoming a partner at this time, when the firm name became Bird. Richey & Christian. Their source of supply covers 100 acres, and thev manufacture crushed stone for county turnpike roads, emploving about fortv men. The company does over twenty miles a year of turnpike-making f< ir Delaware County.

Amy (Davis) Berlett. of Scioto Township, and they have had four children - Frank H.. Ethel. John, and Raymond. Frank H. married Rosa Synder. and is a prominent farmer of Scioto Township. Me and his wife are the parents of three children - Eliza. Kilbourne, and lola. John married Catherine Bird, a daughter of O. 1'. Bird, and they have two children - Naomi and Jo K. Raymond, the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Richey. died at the age of live years. Miss Ethel Richey. who is a young lady of good business ability, holds the position of deputy county clerk of Delaware County, and is auditor of the Magnetic Springs Railroad. She has taken a good deal of interest in the order of the Rebecca>. being a member of Delaware lodge, of which she is also past grand, and is past president of the Ohio Rebecca Assembly, a notable honor for a young woman. Mr. and Mrs. Richey both belong to the Reheccas at Ruffner, of which Mrs. Richey is past grand. From [897 to 1898 Mrs. Richey was superintendent and matron of the Odd Fellows' Home. Mr. Richey is past grand of the Ruffner Odd Fellows' Lodge, and he has been a representative ti 1 the grand lodge. He belongs also to Ostrander Lodge. F. & A. M. The family helong to the Presbyterian Church.

The father of Mr. Gabriel was born in Union County, Ohio, March 14. 1823. and was reared at Milford Center. After bis marriage. December 4. 1845, he came to Scioto Township and bought a part of the Lawrence farm, on which he lived during the remainder of his life. He erected a log house, cleared his land and raised cattle, sheep, hogs and horses. He married Maria 1!. Lawrence, who was born in Scioto Township, June 3, 1826. Her ancestors, in the persons of John and Mary (Townly) Lawrence, came to America during the reign of George III. They settled near Bi iston, Massachusetts, removing thence in 1770 to Adams County, Pennsylvania. Their sun. Joseph Lawrence, was born in 1733 and died in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1705. He married Sarah Moffit, who was born in 1743 and died September 12, 1839. He probably served in the Revolutionary War. Their eldest son bore the name of John, lie became a distinguished man and was serving his second term in the Pennsylvania Legislature when he resigned political honors in order to take part in the War of 181 2. In 1796 he married Jeanette Cochran who was born in Erie County, Pennsylvania, December 10, 1777, and died October 18, 1818. He moved tu Beaver County, Pennsylvania, and from there, in 1814. to Scioto Township, Delaware County, where he died June 4, 1815. His was the first burial in the cemetery north of Ostrander. He was an intellectual and enterprising man, and hoped to be able to give his children a good education. When he died his widow was left in the wilderness home, with but a little patch of cleared land around her humble dwelling. His sons continued the clearing of the farm and never had the chance to become as well educated as their father.

[orace Gabriel, was born in Pennsylvania, .V ember 4. 17M7. came to Scioto Township in [814, ami died .March 14, 1859. He married his cousin, .Mary Cochran, who was born Jul_\- i), [799. Of their nine children, eight grew tu maturity, namely: Milo II.. Maria Butler, Elanor Jam', John William and James Smith, twins, Susan Emily, Roxanna Caroline and Joseph Samuel. The mother of this family died September 13. i860. Joseph Lawrence was a fine singer; for many years he led the church choir, and when an old man still enjoyed attending singing school. All the

The children of Luther Gabriel and wife were: Henrietta, born September 24, 1846, who married Adam Newhouse ; Horace ; John W., born May 26, 1852, residing in Scioto Township; Joseph, born June II, 1854, residing in Scioto Township; Edward S., born July 6, 1857, residing in Scioto Township: Rosalia, born July 2, 1858, residing at Ostrander; and Otis C, born September 6, i860, residing in Scioto Township. The Gabriel family was reared in the faith of the Presbyterian Church.

Horace Gabriel spent his boyhood attending the district school and in performing the usual duties of the farm. When he was twenty-tthree years old he bought 30 acres of land, which he subsequently cleared and disposed of very advantageously. He then bought 50 acres and has since added to it until at present he has 1 10 acres. He raises cattle, sheep, horses and hogs, together with corn, oats, wheat and hay. His farm is a busy place during the summer harvests.

On March 13, 1873. Mr. Gabriel was married to Susan Frey of Scioto Township, whose father was killed on the western plains while en route for California. They have two children, Luther and Clarence. The elder son assists his father on the farm. The younger son, who resides at Van Wert, Ohio, married Nellie Bevo. Mrs. Gabriel was reared in the German Reformed Church at Delaware, but attends the Presbyterian Church with her husband, at Ostrander. Mr. Gabriel has been a trustee of the latter for eighteen years. In politics he votes with the Democratic party. He is a member of the Maccabees organiz?- tion at Delaware.

)S( )\ B. COLE, general manager of the Galena Clay Products Company, of Galena, is a well-known citizen and general farmer of Berkshire Township, residing on his valuable

The parents of Mr. Cole were both natives of Trenton Township, where their respective fathers. Merreen Cole and Cooper Leak, were early settlers. Thomas Cole was reared and educated in his native township and engaged in farming there until 1870, when he sold out and removed with his family to Warren. Huntington County. Indiana. Five months later he returned to Ohio and bought a farm in Harlan Township, Delaware County, on which he remained until his death. May 15, [882, when he was aged fifty years, one month and five days. His widow, who was born December 14, 1 <S^ 5 . still resides on the farm in Harlan Township. Of the family of nine children, four survive, as follows: Ervin, who is engaged in farming in Harlan Township ; Ella, who married William Crabill, residing at Centerville, Delaware County; William, residing in Genoa Township, Delaware County ; Edson B., whose name begins this sketch.

Edson B. Cole obtained a common school education and remained on the home farm until the age of twenty-one years, when he hired out to neighboring farmers and after the death of his father, worked his mother*s farm for two years. For the twelve succeeding years he rented land in Harlem Township, and in iqoj, he purchased his present property in Berkshire Township. Here he carries on general agriculture. His property is favorablylocated for increasing value, being so close to the growing city of Galena, and Sunbury ana he has already seen the wisdom of his investment. In the spring of 1907 the enterprise known as the Galena Clay Products Company, was organized for the manufacture of tile and brick. The officers are: William Roberts, president; James Rose, vice-president: Joseph J. Adams, secretary; F. C. Bennett, treasurer, and Edson 1'.. Cole, general manager. The prospects of the company are bright.

1 hi March 0. 1889, Mr. Cole was married to F>tella Van Fleet, who was born in Galena, Ohio. April 4. 1867, and who is a daughter of Hiram and Thirza (Bancroft) Van Fleet.

They have one daughter, Velmah E., wdio was born March 30, 1891. Mr. and Mrs. Cole and daughter are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, in which he has been a steward since 1905. For a number of years he has been very active in church work, has served as chairman of the Board of Trustees, been a class leader and superintendent of the Sunday school. In his political opinions Mr. Cole is a Democrat and since 1903, he has been clerk of the Galena Special School District. Fraternally, he is an Odd Fellow, belonging to Galena Lodge, No. 404.

LLIAM C. NYE, one of Delaware's leading business men, is engaged in a real estate, insurance and loan business, with olfices at No. .48 North Sandusky Street, was born July 20. 1847. in Tarlton, Pickaw-ay County, Ohio. He was reared and educated in his native place until he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was graduated in 1871. For the following twentyyears he was extensively interested in the buying and selling of stock, both he and his father having large business connections in that line. On December 1, 1891, Mr. Nye came to Delaware and formed a partnership with Judge Carpenter in a loan, real estate ami insurance business. The firm was very successful and continued until 1900, when Mr. Nye purchased his partner's interest and since then has managed his large business alone, meeting with gratifying success. He handles valuable property all over the county, does an extensive loan and investment business, and represents the leading fire, life and accident insurance companies --i the country.

In 1873, Mr. Nye was married to Ella V. Lee, who was born at Urbana, Ohio, and who is a daughter of Hiram and Caroline ( Mc- Gruder) Lee. Mrs. Xye's ancestry on both sides represents distinguished families of ..Id Virginia. The late Gen. Robert E. Lee, commander of the Confederate forces during the Civil war. was a member of the same branch of the Lee family from which she came. The mother of Mrs. Nye at one time in her childhood attended a school which was taught by John Brown, of Harper's Ferry fame. Mr. and Mrs. Nye have three children, namely : Mary Lee, who married Francis Pattison. an attorney, who is a nephew of the late Governor Pattison of Ohio; Carrie V., who married Stanley Pettit. residing at Huntington, New York, where he is engaged in a wholesale grain business; and W. Stanley, who is a student in the senior class of the Delaware High School.

Mr. Nye and his family belong to St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church, of which he is a steward, and for the past seventeen years he has been superintendent of the Sunday school. He retains his Greek fraternity connection, being a member of the Phi Gamma Delta, of the Ohio Wesleyan University.

LBERT C. MILLER, one of the leading lumbermen of Delaware County, who operates a large saw-mill on West Lincoln Street, Delaware, was born in this city in 1872, and is a son of Nathan and Mary (Fry) Miller. The father of Mr. Miller was born in 1835, and until he retired from active industrial life, was engaged in fanning. He married Mary Fry and they had three sons, namely: Raymond N., residing at home; F. Ernest, who is engaged in fanning; and Albert C. Nathan Miller died August 14, 1907. Mrs. Miller resides in 1 Jelaware.

Albert C. Miller secured a good common school education and then turned his attention to fanning for a few years, after which he became interested in lumbering. It is his practice to purchase desirable timber tracts and manufacture the timber into lumber, and in 1904 he established his present mill at Delaware, lie does a large and constantly increasing business. In [897, Mr. Miller was married to Anna Bryson and they have a pleasant home at Delaware. Mr. Miller is a member of the Odd Fellows.

OSEPH E. HUGHS, who was for many years an esteemed member of the agricultural community in Concord Township, was born in i8jj. in Delaware, on the site of the present Court House, and was a son of Rev. Joseph S. Hughs, who came to Delaware County from Pennsylvania in 1810, but was originally from Ireland. The latter was a Presbyterian minister and organized the first Presbyterian Church in Delaware, and also the first churches of that denomination in Liberty and Radnor Townships. During the War of 1812 he had an army appointment and was with General Hull when he surrendered Detroit to the British. He was a man of unusual oratorical ability, and was a Free Mason of high standing, being chaplain of the grand Lodge of Masons of the State of Ohio.