Washington Township (part 10 of 16)

DYAS GILBERT, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, son of A. B. Gilbert, was born October 9, 1830. In 1852, he was married to Harriet, the daughter of Aaron and Elizabeth (Moore) Pence, after which he located where he now resides. He has held the office of Trustee six years, and been identified with other mioor offices ; he is a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 137, I. O. 0. F., and Magnolia Encampment, No. 186. having passed the chairs of each. He is also a me-ober of Ripley Lodge, Knights of Pythias ; was first Chancellor Commander of Gretna Green Lodge, No. 99, K. P., and in the winter of 1881 was elected a Representative to the Grand Lodge at Columbus, Ohio. He owns 115 acres of good land, well improved. To Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert have been born nine children, viz.: Albertine, Sarah K., Hillis R., Nathan A., Mary L., Homer G., Minnie J., Effie B. and Cassius C. - deceased. Aaron Pence was a son of Peter and Susan (Roush) Pence, of Virginia, who settled in Adams County, Ohio, in 1797. Aaron Pence died April 21, 1861. He was the father of ten children, six living, viz.: Alfred, Daniel, Harriet, Jacob, Frank and Peter. Peter Pence died in 1882, aged sixty-three years. His wife died in August, 1851. Elizabeth Moore, wife of Aaron Pence, is the daughter of Daniel and Lizzie (Davidson) Moore, of Virginia, who settled in Adams County, Ohio, in 1797. He died in 1815 ; he was a soldier in the war of 1812. Mrs. M. died in 1851. Thirteen children were born to them, viz.: William, Thomas, Daniel, Wesley, Nancy, Mary A.,

JOHN R. GLASSCOCK, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in Kentucky in 1817, and is a son of Gregory and Elizabeth (White) Glasscock, natives of Virginia, who settled in this township in 1817, and followed farming ten years, after which the father bought cattle and drove them to Eastern markets for six years ; he then settled in Highland County, Ohio, where he died in 1851. By his first wife he had five children, viz.: Mary A., Samuel H., James W., John R. and Valentine. By his second wife was a soldier in the war of 1812. His first wife died in 1827. Our subject was married in 1840 to Mary J., the daughter of Caleb and Matilda (Ross) Atherton. To them have been born eleven children, four of whom are living, viz.: Elizabeth F.,

Caleb A., Milton B. and Thomas H. Caleb enlisted, in 1861, in the Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was veteranized in 1864, and discharged in 1865. Mr. Glasscock owns sixty acres of land ; he and his wife are members of the Methodist Church, to which they have belonged many years.

JOSEPH GRAY, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in this township in 1799, and is a son of John and Polly Gray, of whom mention is made in the sketch of James S. Gray. Our subject was reared on the farm and married Jane, the daughter of William and Elizabeth Kilgore, in 1818, since when he has lived in this township. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, to which they have belonged for forty years ; to them have been born sixteen children, eight of whom are living - William, Nancy, Lovina, Eliza, Mary A., Isabelle, Susan and Joseph ; the deceased are John, Oliver, Malinda, Abba, Mary, Jane, James and an infant. Mr. Gray owns at present 200 acres of good land ; Oliver Gray was a member of Company F, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and died in Tennessee in 1862.

JAMES S. GRAY, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in Kentucky in the year 1807, and is a son of John and Polly (Stewart) Gray. John Gray was a son of Matthew and Nancy Gray, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Mason County, Ky.. in 1790. In 1821, the family located in Brown County and purchased 160 acres of land just south of California. Matthew Gray died in Kentucky. On the above land John Gray lived and died ; he was a soldier in the war of 1812. To him was born fourteen children, of whom the following are living - Joseph, James, Rebecca, Susan and Abba. Mr. Gray was born in 1777, died in 1860 ; his wife who was born in 1775 and died in 1866. Our subject was married in 1829 to Mary Beverly, since when he has lived in this township ; to him and his first wife were born seven children - John, Thomas, Arthur, Mary J., Nancy, Rebecca and Amanda. Mrs. Gray died in 1857, aged fifty years. He was again married to Mary J. Paul, in 1862, who died in 1866, aged fifty-seven years ; his third and last marriage was celebrated in 1875 , with Mary J. Prouty. His son Thomas was a member of a Missouri regiment ; was taken prisoner and paroled.

ALEXANDER GRIERSON, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in Yorkshire, England, April 30, 1825; he is a son of John and Ann (Greenhow) Grierson ; the former was born in Scotland in 1801, and at the age of eighteen years went to En- gland ; the latter was born in England in 1804. Mr. Grierson followed store-keeping in England till 1836, at which time he emigrated to America with his family and landed at Lexington, Ky., in July, of that year. He brought a herd of blooded stock with him for Walter Dun & Co., Kentucky Central Importing Company. In 1841, he came with his family to Adams County, Ohio, and some years later removed to Brown County, Ohio, where he died January 8,1869; his wife died March 5,1873. Mr. Grierson followed teaching in Kentucky as private instructor for three years ; he was a man for fine attainments and was held in respect and esteem by all who knew him and was a member of the Presbyterian Church. To him was born the following children - Alexander, Elizabeth ^deceased), Margaret, John W, Richard (deceased), James, William F., Walter D., Robert G., Alfred G., Anna (deceased), Mary (deceased), and David (deceased). Alexander was married in 1849 to Elvira, the daughter of John Scott. In 1861, he was elected Justice of the Peace, re-elected in 1869, and served two terms in all. He has been Trustee for the towQship two years, and is a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 149, F. & A. M. He owns fifty acres of land and is a wellto-do and intelligent citizen. Seven children have been born to him - John M., Amanda S., David A., Margaret, William F., Ross A. and Ann E. John W. Grierson, merchant, California, was born in England in 1830 ; he followed farming until 1861, at which time he enlisted in Company B, Thirty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and participated in all the battles of the regiment, up to and including Chickamauga, in which he was wounded twice and seriously disabled. He carries one of the balls now in his right hip. After lying in the hospital for three months, he was put on post duty, where he served the balance of his time. He was a Corporal, and was discharged in September, 1864 ; upon his return to civil life, he came to California and embarked in the store business, in which he is now engaged. In 1867, he was married to Mahulda Williams, of Scioto County, Ohio, who has borne him two children - James A. and Anna G.

W. D. GRIERSON, merchant, P. 0. Hiett, was born in Lexington, Ky., in the year 1839, and is a son of John and Ann Grierson, of whom mention is made in the sketch of Alexander Grierson. Our subject was only two years old when he came with his parents to Brown County, Ohio, where he was reared on the farm and received a common school education. He enlisted in Company C, One Hundred and Eighty-eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry in 1864, and was immediately put on duty and saw active service until the close of the war, when he was honorably discharged and returned to his home. On his return to civil life he followed farming for a year or so when he opened a store of general merchandise at Hiett, where he has since transacted business. In 1873, he was appointed Postmaster (Grant's administration), a position he has since occupied. He and his wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. He was married in 1874 to Miss Mary, daughter of Andrew Evans, an old settler. They were parents of three children - Margaret, Sarah and Alphonso.

HARRISON GRIFFITH, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born where he now lives, October 12, 1812, and is a son of Mason Griffith, who came from Virginia and located where our subject lives in 1812, and where he bought eighty acres of wild land ; he died in 1855, aged upward of sixty years ; his wife died in 1870, aged eighty-seven years. Our subject was married in 1844 to Miranda Thompson, by whom he has had ten children, viz., Mason, Frances, Mary E., Andrew T., Amanda J., Alexander W., Jesse, Lou, Emma, William T. S., and Susan B., deceased. Mr. Griffith owns seventythree acres of land. He and wife have been members of the Methodist Episcopal Church for many years. Hezekiah and Eliza (Bennett) Thompson, parents of Mrs. Griffith, were natives of Maryland, and settled in Kentucky in 1821. In 1824, Mr. Thompson died, when his wife, with her four children, settled ia this township for one year, then went to Ripley. She died in 1871, aged seventy-one years. Mrs. Griffith is the only one of her children living.

JESSE GRIFFITH, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born in this township in the year 1817, and is a son of Mason and Winnie (Willoughby) Griffith. They were born in Virginia, and came to Kentucky when single. They were married in Kentucky, where they lived for several years, and about the year 1810 or 1812 he purchased land in this township, on which he resided many years. He then removed to Logan's Gap, where he purchased land of Gen. Cochran, on which he died in 1854, at the age of about sixty-eight or sixty-nine years. To them were born nine children, of whom only two are living, namely, Harrison and Jesse. The deceased are Willoughby, Harriet, Lucinda, Jane, and Catherine, and two names unknown. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, for which service he received two land warrants. He was a successful man in his business and accumulated a good property. Mrs. Griffith was a member of the Campbellite Church. Our subject was reared on the farm, and was married to Miss Melinda, the daughter of Richard and Mary (Housh) Brown, old settlers in this, county. Our subject has lived in this township all his life, and in 1841 came to where he now lives. He owns twenty-four and one-fourth acres of land on the Ohio -River. To Mr. and Mrs. Griffith have been born eight children, namely, Henry, Mary E., Richard, Oliver B., Nancy, Harrison, Reny and Wylie. Mrs. Griffith was born in this township in the year 1822.

OWEN GRIFFITH, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born in Union Township, and is a son of Alfred and Phoeba (Parker) Griffith. Alfred Griffith was born in Virginia, and was a son of John Griffith, a native of Virginia, who settled in Union Township in 1804. In 1808, they came to this township, and in 1812 settled on land that is now owned by Charles and Owen Griffith, where a permanent home was made. John Griffith died in 1840 ; his wife having died previously. Their sons all became residents of the county, and are all deceased. Alfred was married to Phoeba, the daughter of Solomon and Nancy Parker, of Kentucky. After his marriage, he located on his father's farm, where he lived during his life ; he died in 1875, aged seventy-nine years. His wife died in 1880, aged fifty-one years. He had been twice married, and by his second wife had seven children, viz., Owen, Adeline, Charles, Ellen, Frances, Elijah, and an infant. By his first wife, Ann Lacy, he had two children, viz., Leander and Ann. Our subject was born in 1852, and has always resided in the township. In 1876, he was married to Mary, the daughter of James and Mary Cochran, by whom he had three children, viz., Ezra, Owen and an infant. He owns 116 acres of well-improved land. He and wife are members of the Christian Church.

J. W. GUTHRIE, physician and surgeon, Aberdeen, was born in Highland County, Ohio, in 1841, and is a son of Andrew Guthrie, a native of Ohio. William, the father of Andrew, was from Pennsylvania, and located in Warren County, Ohio, in 1812. The boyhood of our subject was passed mostly in Martinsville, Ohio. His elementary education was developed in the Ohio Wesleyan University. He studied medicine under his father, who was a physician ; he entered the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1858, and graduated in 1859. The same year, he located in Aberdeen, where he has since given exclusive attention to the demands of his practice. In July, 1861, he enlisted in Company E, Forty-seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was detailed to hospital duty ; owing to ill health, he was discharged in December of the same year. In 1863, he was married to Mary, the daughter of Capt. J. C. Power. He was elected Mayor of Aberdeen in 1875, and is the present incumbent of that office. In 1882, he was elected Treasurer of the township.

WILLIAM HAROVER, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, is another of the old and native-born citizens of Brown County ; he is a son of Alexander and Mary (Hite) Harover, the former a native of Virginia and the latter of Pennsylvania. In 1800, he, a single man, came to Kentucky, where he lived a short time, and then crossed the river and followed farming. He was married to Mary Hite, and afterward settled where John Brookover now lives. He was successful during his life, and accumulated a good property. He died in 1853, aged seveuty-nine years. She departed this life in 1855, aged seventy years. To them were born thirteen children, eleven of whom grew up to maturity, namely, John, Milburne, Clinton, William, Alexander, Sarah, Mary, Elizabeth, Lucinda, Fatina, Cassandra and Marmon. Thomas died in childhood. After becoming of age, the children scattered, and, at present, our subject is the only son living in the county. Mrs. Harover was a member of the Christian Church. Sarah, the mother of Mary Harover, came from Pennsylvania with John Grethredge, who purchased about 300 acres of land. She married a man by the name of Stephenson, and removed to Champaign County, Ohio, and afterward to Indiana, where she died. Our subject was born in the year 1812, and was reared on the farm. He was married to Sarah Haman, now known as Haymen, June 16, 1840 ; he soon after located where he now resides ; he owns 227 acres of well-improved land in the southeast corner of the county ; he is a member of the Christian Church, with which he has been connected a number of years. To him was born eight children, five now living - Francis M., Martin, Thomas, Marshall and Eliza (Pollard). The deceased are Clinton, John and Parkinson. Francis M. enlisted first in the Tenth Kentucky Cavalry ; afterward in the One Hundred and Seventy-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was a Captain of one of the companies ; he was taken prisoner while in the One Hundred and Seventy-third, and incarcerated in the Andersonville Prison, where he was kept until the close of the war.

JOHN B. HAWK (deceased), was born in Union Township, Brown County, Ohio, April 9, 1820, and was a son of Philip and Mary (Valentine) Hawk. Philip was also born in Union Township, and was a son of John and Susan Hawk, natives of Virginia, who settled in Huntington Township in an early day, and were among the first settlers. John and Susan Hawk were parents of twelve children, namely, Abe, Jacob, John, Philip, William, Nathan, Henry, Sallie, Betsey, Tenie, Katie and Rebecca. Nathan resides in Illinois, and Tenie (Wilson) in Aberdeen. Philip and Mary Hawk were parents of seven children, namely, Betsey, Susan, James, John, Nathan, Lewis and Jacob. Philip Hawk died in Bentonville, Adams Co., Ohio, in 1868. Mary, his wife, died June 14, 1840. He was a farmer by occupation, and lived the greater part of his life in Union Township ; he served in the war of 1812, and was credited to this county. John B. Hawk was marriid to Penelope, daughter of Daniel and Susan Ann (Bean) Dragoo, August 15, 1839 ; they were the first couple the Hon. John F. Games united in marriage. After marriage, they settled in Union Township, and afterward lived in different localities in this county, and finally settled where his wife and son, John F., now reside ; here he died July 13, 1872. To them were born eight children, all of whom are living, namely, Mary, Samuel, Philip, Anderson, John F., Bianca, Jane, Nianna and Samuel. Philip enlisted in the Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company F, in 1861, and saw active service throughout the war, participating in many of the hard-fought battles ; he was veteranized in 1864, and was on the march to the sea ; he was slightly wounded in the foot at Atlanta, and was discharged in 1865. Samuel enlisted in the latter part of 1863, in the same company and regiment, and served until the close of the war. Daniel and Susan (Bean) Dragoo, parents of Mrs. Hawk, were born in Brown County. Daniel was a son of Belteshazzar and Hettie (Butler) Dragoo, who settled here in 1794. Daniel lived in Union Township during his life; he was the father of seven children, namely, Amanda, Milton, Franklin, Sophia, Samuel, Susan and Penelope, all of whom are now living. She was a member of the M. E. Church. Mrs. Hawk was born in the year 1820; John F. was born in this township in 1850. He was married to Isabella, the daughter of Andrew and Mary (Hiett) Evans, old settlers, March 28, 1872. After his marriage, he located where he now resides. To them have been born four children, namely, India E., Mary P., Bessie R. and Olan B. He was reared on the farm, and received only a common school education. They are members of the Huntington Presbyterian Church, and are exemplary Christian people. Mrs. J. F. Hawk was born in this township March 25. 1849.

T. HEATON, physician and surgeon, Aberdeen, was born in Eagle Township in the year 1837, and is a son of Joseph and Mary A. Heaton, who settled in the above township, the former born in Loudoun County, Va., and the latter in Ohio. He was a farmer by occupation and made a permanent home in the above township. He was a member of the Universalist Church and one of the oldest Masons of the county. They were parents of eleven children, four of whom are living in the county, namely, John, Joseph E , Indiana and our subject. The deceased are, Iven3, Susan, Esther

J., and Amanda F. Thomas, Mary C. and Elizabeth are living in Illinois. He died in 1867 at the age of seventy-two years. She departed this life in 1869 at the age of seventy years. Our subject was reared on the farm, and in the district schools received the rudiments of his education, which was developed and completed in the Ohio Valley Academy, the Lebanou Normal School and the University of Michigan Before completing his literary education, he began the study of medicine under a preceptor, and continued his study during college days. He afterward began the study of medicine at Ann Arbor, Mich., and graduated in 1861. The following October, he enlisted in Company B, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was appointed Hospital Steward by the Colonel, and in this capacity served till February, 1863, when he was commisioned First Lieutenant and was mustered into different companies, acting as Adjutant. He served till 1864, when he was mustered out on account of sickness. He was promoted to a Captaincy. Upon his return home, he began practicing with' Dr. Cooper, of Eagle Township, with whom he remained until 1872, when he came to Aberdeen, and has since paid attention to the demands of his practice. He has been a member of the Board of Education and Town Council. He is a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge of Aberdeen, No. 149, and is now the W. M., Chapter No. 9, Maysville, and Council. He was married, in 1865, to Miss Mary Winters, of Brown County, Ohio, who has borne him five children, three of whom are living, namely, Jinkie B., Mary E. and Esther ; the deceased are Hettie B. and Joseph G. The Doctor received a wound in the side before Atlanta, at New Hope Church, which seriously disabled him at the time, and from which he has never fully recovered.

JAMES HELM, dealer in coal and lumber, Aberdeen, was born in Mason County, Ky., in 1810, and is a son of Samuel H. and Phoebe Helm, natives of Kentucky, who removed to Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio, in 1820. They settled on land previously near Decatur, where they lived for three years, then came to this township as above stated. He died at the age of sixty- three years, in the year 1837 or 1838. She departed this life previously. They were parents of seven children, of whom James alone survives. The deceased are Phoebe, Anderson, Caroline, Mary, James, Rebecca and Charlotta. Mr. Helm, Sr., was a member of the New-Light Church, and was much interested in religious matters. He belonged to the F. & A. M. Lodge, was a farmer by occupation and was very successful. He served in the war of 1812, and also in one of the previous Indian wars. His children all lived and died in this township, except Caroline, who died in Illinois. Our subject was reared on the farm, and in the subscription schools received a very limited education. He was ten years old when his parents came into this township, and lived with his parents until April 23, 1833, when he came to Aberdeen, and in six months went into the grocery business, which he followed till 1838. He then abandoned the grocery business and started a ferry (horse boat), which he ran till 1860, and during the same time ran the old brick hotel. He disposed of his ferry and hotel, and the latter came back on his hands. He farmed one year and then returned to Aberdeen, and has been in the coal, lumber and grain trade since 1859. He has always been an Overseer of the Poor. He is a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge of Aberdeen, No. 149, and is a charter member, being the first member initiated. He was married November 18, 1832 to Miss Susanna Banner, who has borne him three children (one of whom is living), namely, Ann E. Cheseman, wife of Joseph Cheseman. The deceased are Mary and Phoebe. Mrs. Helm departed this life in May, 1872. Mr. Helm was married the second time, June 4, 1874, to Ann Gates.

T. F. HILL, grocer, Aberdeen, was born in South Bloomfield, Pickaway Co., Ohio, May 5, 1837, and is a son of Martin and Lucinda (Osburn) Hill. His father was born in Connecticut, and his mother in Virginia. He spent several years in this county, temporarily, teaching. Both are living, and at the present time reside in Charleston, W. Va. The boyhood of our subject was spent in his birthplace, and in the village schools he received the rudiments of his education, which was developed by a term of study at the Lebanon, Ohio, Normal School, previous to which he had been engaged in teaching - a profession he had followed successfully for twelve or fifteen years. He enlisted, June 19, 1861, in Company H, Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was soon after seufc to West Virginia, and saw active service throughout the war. He was on detached duty at headquarters for ten months, and afterward on detached duty in the Quartermaster's Department. He was commisioned a Second Lieutenant of his old company in 1862, and afterward promoted to First Lieutenant, and was assigned to duty in Company E, and afterward in Company H. He passed through a number of engagements, hut received no wounds. He was discharged July 11, 1864. Upon his return to civil life, he located in Greenville, 111., where he was engaged in merchandising six months. His health failing, he returned to Aberdeen and followed teaching in the village school, as Principal, for three years. In 1874, he engaged in his present business, and has since devoted his entire attention to it. He was married, October 10, 1864, to Caroline, the daughter of John B. Campbell, an old settler, whose biography appears in this work. To them have been born six children, namely, John M., Charles W., Thomas L., Edith, Carrie C. and an infant, deceased. Mr. Hill is a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Lodge of Aberdeen, No. 142, and to the Grand Army of the Republic - George B. Bailey, Post, No. 215, of Aberdeen. He and wife are members of the Metho list Episcopal Church of the village, to which they have belonged for a number of years. Mrs. Hill was born in Aberdeen, in March, 1838.

JOHN HIETT, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born on the old home farm in the year 1840, and is a son of Samuel and Sarah (Gilbert) Hiett, both pioneer families, whose sketches appear in this work. The boyhood of our subject was passed on the farm, and in the district schools he received a common education. In 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was soon after transferred to the front, and participated in the battle of Pittsburg Landing. The regiment was in the army of the Tennessee. He saw active service throughout the war, and was in the great Atlanta campaign, during which time his term of service expired (in 1864). He also participated in the battles of Shiloh, Haines' Bluff, Jackson, Mission Ridge, Knoxville, Rocky Face, Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, and the battles in and around Atlanta, Jonesboro, and some lesser engagements. After his return to civil life, he began farming, and has since been a contractor on public works. He has been Assessor of the township twice, and was Deputy Tax Collector two years. He was married, in 1876, to Janet, daughter of William and Margaret McKenly, of Lawrence County, Ohio, who has borne him two children - Gertie V. and Maggie.

W. G. HOUSH, farmer, P. 0. Hiett, was born in Huntington Township in the year 1832, and is a son of William and Eleanor (Hiett) Housh. He was born in 1804 in Huntington Township, and she in 1800 in Virginia. Our subject was reared on a farm, and before of age he began teaching, having been in attendance at the Wesleyan University. He followed teaching for eight years, a portion of the time at irregular intervals. He is also proficient in music, and has been an instructor to some considerable extent. He was married, in 1855, to Miss Sarah E., the daughter of John Games, an old settler, whose sketch appears in this work. After marriage, he taught school for awhile. He has lived in this township all his life, with the exception of four years, which he spent in Adams County, Ohio, two of which he spent in Manchester, where he was engaged in the plow and wagon factory. To Mr. and Mrs. Housh have been born eight children, seven of whom are living - Samuel D. and John H. (twins), Esther T., Mary E., E. H., William K. and Early F. ; the deceased, Amanda E. He and his wife are members of the Huntington Presbyterian Church, in which he is an Elder, a position he has held for a number of years. He enlisted three times, but was refused on account of disability. He then went in as a clerk in the Quartermaster Department, and served the greater part of two years. He owns sixty-seven and threefourths acres of improved land in this township, and 130 acres of -improved land in Adams County, Ohio.

ARMSTRONG HOWLAND, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in Byrd Township, this county, in the year 1830, and is the son of Ichabod and Mary (Bean) Howland. The former came from one of the New England States, and was a son of John

Howland, who settled in Mason County, Ky., in an early day, and removing to this side of the river, became one of the oldest settlers of Brown County. He had a large family, of whom a number became residents of the county, and all are deceased. Ichabod remained in the northern part of the county during his life. He served in the war of 1812. To him were born eleven children - Bean, Jonathan, Ralston, James, Shepherd, Nancy, Smith, Armstrong, Ichabod and Ichabod, and one who died unnamed. Mr. Howland died about 1853 or 1854, aged upward of seventy years. His wife died two or three years previously. Our subject was married to Cinderella, daughter of Jesse Ellis, an old settler, in 1852, after which he settled in the township, where he has since resided. He is a member of Charter Oak Lodge, No. 137, I. 0. 0. F., of Aberdeen, Ohio, to which he has been connected a number of years. They were parents of twelve children, eight of who are living - Lafayette, Jesse L., Dora, Yiva, William W., Dyas, Nina and Effie. The deceased are Amanda, James M., Mary, Alice and Nancy.

WILLIAM A. HUTCHISON, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen. William Hgtchison, the grandfather of our subject, was born in the Blue Mountains, in Loudoun County, Va., about seventy-five miles from Richmond, in 1757, and died in Brown County January 7, 1841, in the eighty-fourth year of his age. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, participated in the decisive battle in which Cornwallis was defeated, and stood near that General when he surrendered his sword to Washington. When about twenty-six years of age, he married Rebecca Cooper, a lady of about his own age, who was raised in his neighborhood. In 1795, he embarked in a flat-boat at Pittsburgh, and, coming down the Ohio River, did not land for fear of the Indians and Tories along the river until he arrived at Maysville, then but a station of a few log cabins. After eight years' residence at a fort four miles from Maysville, and where Washington, Ky., now stands, he bought sixty acres of land in Huntington Township, Brown County, Ohio, on which he lived until his death, as above given. His wife died in this township January 15, 1853, in the eighty-seventh year of her age. They were the parents of eleven children, all of whom lived to reach their majority : they were all Baptists, and the men were Democrats. Their youngest son Samuel, father of our subject, was born in Brown County in 1810, and, on March 4, 1841, married Tamar Lock, who was born in Brown County in 1820, and died August 9, 1878 ; she united with the Christian Church when quite young, and lived as a consistent member of that church until her death. By her Mr. Hutchison had eleven children, four sons and seven daughters. The father lived on the farm, originally purchased by his father, for sixty-nine years, and three years ago moved to Adams County. His son, William A., the subject of this sketch, was born in this township in 1845, and remained on the farm with his parents until twenty-seven years of age, when he commenced life for himself. He was married, December 19, 1872, to Fanny, daughter of Benjamin Payne, and a native of this county, where she was born November 23, 1851 ; by her he had three children - Micajah M., Clara B. and Nellie L. After his marriage, he rented his father's farm until 1881, when he purchased 101 acres of land where he now resides. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church, to which they connected themselves eight years ago.

C. C. LAWWILL, teacher and School Examiner, Aberdeen, was born in Huntington Township in the year 1855, and is a son of William H. and Louisa (McGhehay) Lawwill, early settlers. The early life of our subject wa3 passed on the farm, and in the district schools, he received the rudiments of his education. By hard work and close application to his books, he fitted himself to teach, and held a first-class certificate at about the age of twenty years. He began teaching at the age of seventeen years and since has been regularly engaged in the work. He was appointed one of the School Examiuers of the county in October, 1881, which position he still fills with credit to himself. He is a student at law, and engaged to some extent in pleading cases. He was married, in 1880, to Miss Emma, the daughter of Simon Covert, of Brown County, Ohio. He is a member of the Charter Oak Lodge, No. 137, I. 0. 0. F., and Gretna Green Lodge, No. 99, K. of P., Aberdeen, also of the New-Light Church.

T. W. MADDOX, farmer, P. 0. Hiett, was born in this township in the year 1834, and is a son of Thompson and Sarah (White) Maddox, old settlers in this coun- ty. Our subject was reared on the farm and in the district schools received the rudiments of his education ; he was married to Dorcas, the daughter of Thomas and Lucy (Shelton) Weeper, of Brown County, Ohio, in 1856. After his marriage, he located in Sprig Township in Adams County, Ohio, where he lived for some years, when he returned to the neighborhood of his birth. He owns 135 acres of well improved and highly cultivated land. He is a member of the Patrons of Husbandry, and he and wife are members of Methodist Episcopal Church, to which they have been connected for a number of years. He began exhorting in the Methodist Church, and in 1870 was licensed as a local minister in the same church. Since then he has labored whenever his health would permit, filling local appointments made by himself. They are both exemplary and consistent members of the church. To Mr. and Mrs. Maddox nine children have been born, of whom eight are living, viz., Samuel E., Lizzie, Thompson W., Lucy, David D., Sarah A., Robert, Katie and an infant. He has been successful in his business enterprises and his accumulations have resulted in a good home. Mrs. Maddox was born in this township in 1844.

EDMUND MARTfN, dealer in fine horses, Ripley. Among the shrewd, enterprising and successful business men of Brown County, Edmund Martin stands prominently to the front. He is a native of the county, was born in 1837, and is a son of Edmund Martin, Sr., who was a horseman of considerable note, and who at the age of about twenty-eight years, began dealing in horses, which he shipped to the New Orleans market. He was successful in his dealings, and was a man noted for promptness in meeting and discharging his obligations. He accumulated a good property, which consisted of 470 atsres of excellent land, now owned by his children, who are well-to-do and respected citizens ; courteous in his deportment and of pleasing, affable manners, he made many friends. The boyhood of Edmund, Jr., was passed upon the farm, and having a love for horses, he early in life began dealing in the equine species, and has sent a number of cargoes to the New Orleans market, and thousands of huad to the Boston and New York markets. His superior judgment of horses is recognized by dealers and others in want of good animals and his recommendations are always accepted. In 1857, he received the indorsements a number of the officials of the State, from the Governor down, recommeding him to the British Government as an infallible judge of horses, and a man in every way honorable and responsible. In support of this document, he, in 1857, shipped a cargo of horses to England, and accompanied the same in person. This movement was influenced by the " Empire Horse Association " to encourage Mr. Martin to put American horses on the English market, to supply the armies of Russia and Turkey then at war. To Boston he has shipped on an average 350 horses per year, and has sent many lots to Baltimore, Albany and Buffalo. He is a gentleman of commanding personal appearance, and his extensive intercourse with the world has given a quiet dignity and ease of manners that is singularly marked in him, his urbanity and high social qualities make him a most pleasing companion, whose presence is always sought by his innumerable friends. In 1862, he was married to Miss Catherine, the accomplished daughter of Robert Stephenson, by whom he has had seven children living, viz., Minnie, Fannie, Katie, Edmund, Berna, one unnamed and Eva, deceased. Mr. Martin owns 200 acres of finely improved land on which he resides.

EZEKIEL MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in this township in 1840, and is a son of Edmund and Mary (Greene) Martin. Edmund Martin was a son of Elijah Martin, of whom mention is made elsewhere. After his marriage, Edmund settled where his son Quincy now lives. He was a successful business man, and accumulated a good property. To him was born nine children, six of whom are living and reside in this county - Adaline, Samuel, Edwin, Ezekiel, Reubeu and Quincy ; the deceased are Rufus, Johnson and Alexander. Mr. Martin was born November 5, 1795, and died August 25, 1855. Our subject was reared on the farm and received only a common school educarion. He owns eighty-eight acres of excellent land, and is one of the enterprising young men of Brown County.

REUBEN MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in this township in 1849, and is a son of Edmund and Mary Martin, of whom mention is made in this work. Our subject was reared on the farm, and, on February 24, 1881, married Miss Maria A., daughter of John L. Brown, of Indiana, by whom he has had one child, viz., John L. B. Mr. Martin is one of Brown County's young and progressive farmers ; he owns 135 acres of excellent land, which is one of the best improved farms in the township.

QUINCY MARTIN, dealer in horses, Aberdeen, was born on the old home farm of Edmund Martin, in this township, September 10, 1850, and is a son of Edmund Martin, the son of Elijah Martin, whose sketch appears in this work. The boyhood of our subject was passed on the farm, and, in the district schools, he received a practical education. He remained with his parents until he attained his majority, after which he continued on the farm, and engaged in buying and selling horses and cattle in the local market. For nearly one year, he conducted a general store in Manchester, Ohio, which he sold, and returned to his farm ; he owns 156 1 acres of well improved and highly cultivated land. He was married, May 30, 1877, to Miss Irene, daughter of Capt. I. H. Worsted, of Aberdeen, an old settler who^e biography appears in this work ; he is now paying exclusive attention to the pursuits of the farm, and has been successful in his undertaking.

JAMES H. MARTIN, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, born at the old home of his father, in the year 1832, and is a son of Ephraim and Mary Ann (Helm) Martin, of whom mention is made in this work. Ephraim was a son of Elijah Martin. Our subject was reared on the farm, and in the district schools received a common education. Has been married twice : first, in 1854, to Margaret, the daughter of Jesse Ellis, an old settler, who bore him four children, one of whom is living namely, Mary, wife of Ivan Shelton. The deceased are Ephraim, Charlie and one unnamed. Mrs. Martin died in 1 860, at the age of twentysix years ; his second marriage was celebrated with Sarah, the daughter of Thomas Neeper, of this county, in 1864. Six children are the result of this last marriage, namely, Lucy, Carrie, Belle, Myra, Reuben and Anna ; he is a member of Charter Oak Lodge, No. 149, F. & A. M., of Aberdeen ; he owns 270 acres of improved land, which is all under good cultivation ; he and his wife are members of the Christian Church at Bethlehem.

THOMAS M. MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in this township November 23, 1842, and is a son of Ephraim and Mary Ann (Helm) Martin. Ephraim was a son of Elijah Martin ; was married to Mary A., the daughter of Samuel Helm, Feb. 16, 1826. After his marriage, he bought 265 acres of land, where he now resides. He was successful during his life, and accumulated a good property. To him were born ten children, five of whom are living, viz., Samuel H., James H., Edmund B., Thomas M. and Henry Y. Mr. Martin was a member of Charter Oak Lodge, No. 149, F. & A. M.; he was born March 2, 1800, and died December 27, 1867 ; she was born September 4, 1806, and died March 11, 1864. Our subject was married, May 1,

1866, to Eliza J., the daughter of Massie Beasley. He owns 175 acres of excellent land, which is well improved. To. Mr. and Mrs. Martin have been born four children, viz., Mary J., Chambers B., Clara W. (deceased), and Albert R. (deceased). Mr. Martin is a member of Charter Oak Lodge, No. 149, F. & A. M., to which he has been connected for a number of years, and has held the office of Senior Warden for three years. His wife was born in this township in 1844.

HENRY Y. MARTIN, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in this township November 25, 1844, and is a son of Ephriam and Mary Ann (Helm) Martin, of whom mention is made in this work. Our subject was reared on the farm and had only the advantage of a common school education. He has been twice married ; first, January 15,

1867, to Miss Eva J., the daughter of William Galbreath, of Aberdeen, Ohio, by whom he had seven children, four living, viz.: Maud, Frank, Mary and Charley. Mrs. Martin was born February 9, 1845, and died February 8, 1879, aged thirty-four years. His second marriage was celebrated with Sallie V., the sister of his first wife, May 26, 1881. Mr. Martin owns 200 acres of well-improved land ; he is a member of Charter Oak Lodge, No. 149, A., F. & A. M. of Aberdeen, and also a member of Maysville, Ky., Chapter, No. 14, R. A. M. He and his estimable wife are members of the church, and live consistent with the requirements of the same. Mr. Martin is one of Brown County's enterprising and successful farmers.

JOSEPH H. MARVIN, grocer, Aberdeen, was born in West Union, Adams Co., Ohio., in the year 1819 ; is a son of Oliver H. Marvin, a native of Utica, N. Y., who settled in West Union about 1815, and followed farming there until 1822 ; he then moved to this county, and in 1824 removed to Maysville, Ky , where he operated a bakery till 1832, when he returned to Aberdeen, and engaged in the same business ; he afterward moved to Lewis County, Ky., where he died in 1857, at the age of seventy-five years. He had six children, of whom only our subject lives in this county. A. sister, Malinda McDowell, lives in Oregon. The deceased are Leonard, William T., infants He was a soldier in the war of 1812, stationed at Sackett's Harbor. Mrs. Marvin died in 1846, at the age of seventy-three years. The boyhood of our subject after his third year was passed in this county, and after becoming of proper age he learned the baker's trade, which, on account of failing health, he abandoned and sought employment on the river, and followed it in different capacities for about seven years, after which he commanded the ferry-boat at the crossing for about a period of nine years. Then he went on a steamboat in 1845, and the following year opened a grocery in Aberdeen, where he has since been engaged with the exception of three years he passed in Adams County, Ohio, on the farm. He served as Constable from 1869 to 1871 continously ; Mayor two years, and was Councilman a number of terms. He is a member of the Christian Church at Bethlehem, which he joined in 1843. Mr. Marvin has been successful as a business man, and has accumulated a sufficient competency. He was twice married; first in 1841, to Miss Gray, daughter of Isaac Gray, an old settler; she bore him five children, namely - Josephine and Thomas L. Hamer, living, and Melissa Oliver and William J., deceased. Mrs. Marvin died in 1876, at the age of fifty-two years. His second marriage was celebrated with Margaret (Boyle) Bidle, daughter of Daniel Boyle, of West Union, in 1877. He owns town property in Aberdeen consisting of seven lots, five with buildings.

REV. RUFUS H. McDANIEL, P. O. Decatur, was born in this township in the year 1850, and is a son of Hiram and Caroline (Lawwill) McDaniel, early settlers, whose sketches appear in this book. The boyhood of our subject was passed on the farm, and in the district schools ; he received the rudiments of his education, after which he attended a select school at Bentonville, Ohio, and still later the academy at New Richmond, Clermont Co., Ohio, which completed his literary education. He paid some attention to theology, and began laboring in the ministry in the summer of 1869, since when he has labored in the Christian Church. He was a licentiate minister until the fall of 1874, when he was ordained during the Conference at the Bethlehem Christian Church. Since then he has labored regularly until the present year ; owing to a serious eye difficulty, he is incapacitated for labor. He was married in 1874 to Miss Maggie, the daughter of F. W. and Susan (Hawk) Dragoo, of Brown County. Ohio, who has borne him three children, namely - Clarence, Minnie M. and Eben. F. W. Dragoo is a son of Belteshazzar Dragoo, the first settler in Brown County. Hiram McDaniel, father of Rufus, was born in Mason County, Ky., in the year 1822, and is a son of Edward and Mary (Waldron) McDaniel, who settled in this county about 1822. Edward was a son of Watson and Nancy McDaniel, natives of Maryland. Hiram was but an infant when his parents came to this county. He was reared on the farm, and was married to Caroline, the daughter of John and Mary (Reed) Lawwill, early settlers in Brown County, and natives of New York. Hiram was married in 1844, and afterward located in this township, where he has resided to the present time. To them have been born nine children, of whom six are living, namely - Mary, Sarah, Rufus H., Eliza J., Charles and Thomas. The deceased are Susan A., John L. and an infant. They are both members of the Christian Church, and are exemplary and consistent Christians. He owns thirty acres of improved land.

N. W. NEEL, farmer and ex-commissioner, P. 0. Decatur, born in Huntington Tp., near the place where he now resides, in the year 1827 ; he is a son of Samuel and Mary Jane (Ousler) Neel, early settlers. The early life of our subject was passed on the farm, and when of proper age, he took up blacksmithing, which he followed in conjunction with farming for about twenty years. He received only a limited education in the district schools, which has been developed by observation in later life. He was married, April 4, 1850, to Miss Jemima, the daughter of William and Massie Bryant, of Adams County, Ohio. After his marriage, he settled in Byrd Township, just opposite to his present place of residence, where he resided for six years, after which he removed to and settled on his present place of residence. He owns eighty-eight and one-fourth acres of lai^d on Eagle Creek, in the Northern extremity of the township. He has been officially connected with his township, in which he has served in the capacity of Trustee two terms. In 1879, he was elected a Commissioner of the county, in which capacity he has satisfactorily discharged the requirments of the office. He is a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge, No. 149, of Aberdeen. To Mr. and Mrs. Neel have been born nine children, six of whom are living, namely, Caroline, Mary E., Massie J., Amanda, William S. and Eliza. The deceased are Thomas, Seren'a and an infant. Politically he is a Democrat, and has voted with that party upon all questions at issue.

JAMES PAUL, minister, P. 0. Hiett, born in Huntington Township, this county, in the year 1828 ; he is a son of James and Fanny (Woods) Paul, natives of Pennsylvania, where they were reared and resided till after their marriage ; they then moved to Kentucky and settled in Mason County, where they resided four years, after which they removed to Brown County and settled on Eagle Creek. John and Polly Woods, parents of Fanny, were natives of Pennsylvania, and settled on Eagle Creek in the year

1800. He (John) was a Colonel in the Revolutionary war, and was killed by the Indians in Byrd Township, while on an investigating tour. The Pauls made permanent homes in Brown County. Grandfather Paul's family consisted of eight children, namely, Gabriel, Isaac, Andrew, James, William, Michael, Nancy and Malinda. Michael, father of James, Sr., was of American birth ; his wife was one-fourth Indian of the Shawnee tribe, her father being a half-blood. The well-known Indian character Captain John was half-brother to the grandfather of our subject. To James, Sr., was born five children, namely, Andy, Margaret, Isaac, James and Fanny Ann. In 1830, he removed to Maryland, and four years later went to Illinois, where he died in June, 1879, aged eighty years. His wife died in 1837. Our subject was reared on the farm, and from the age of nine years, in the family of John Hiett, with whom he lived until twenty-three years of age. He was married in 1850, to Sallie Ann, daughter of Eve White, of whom mention is made in this work. Since his marriage, he has followed farming in connection with ministerial work. He was ordained in the Christian Church, in the Southern Ohio Christian Conference, at Higginsport in 1878. Previous to this, he was a licentiate minister for fifteen years. To Mr. and Mrs. Paul have been born thirteen children, all of whom are living, namely, Eliza J., Zoa A., Margaret, Henry L., Jacob B., William D., George M., John W., Delila E., James E., Maria E., Wesley W. and Charles T. Mrs. Paul was born in Adams County, Ohio, in 1834. James Paul enlisted in 1865, in Company K, One Hundred and Eightyeighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, where he did duty for several months, till sickness incapacitated him for duty.

BENJAMIN P. PAYNE, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in this township in 1822, and is a son of B. C. and Harriet (Hutchison) Payne, natives of Virginia. B. C. Payne came, when a young man, to Ohio, and settled in this township in the year

1801. He worked at the cabinet-making trade till after his marriage, then went to farming. He was married to Harriet, the daughter of William Hutchison, of Virginia, who settled in this township in 1790, and is the oldest settler of whom we have any record. The father of our subject followed farming after his marriage, and resided in the township till his death. He was constable about ten years, and served in the war of 1812. To them were born seventeen children, namely, Charlotta, William, George, Sandy, Rebecca, Mary A., Louisa, Martha, James, Benjamin P., Susan, John, Elizabeth, Sophronia, Samuel, Fanny J. and Harriet. Mr. Payne died in September, 1867, aged eighty-three years; his wife died in 1863, at the age of seventy-three years. Both were members of the Baptist Church of Aberdeen, and took much interest in religious work. Our subject was reared on the farm, and in the township has lived all his life, with the exception of one year. He was married, February 10, 1851, to Mary J., the daughter of John and Margaret Miaten, of Aduns County, Ohio. To them have been born five children, namely, Frances J. Hutchison, Belle, J. R., W. H. and Harriet (deceased at the age of four years). Mrs. Payne belongs to the Baptist Church of Aberdeen, to which she has been connected since the age of fifteen years ; she was bern in Adams County, Ohio, in 1831. Her parents settled in Brown County about 1804, and soon after removed to Adams County, where they lived till his death, in 1859, at the age of eighty years. She died when Mrs. Payne was a small child. They were parents of one child - Mrs. Payne. By his first wife he had nine children, namely, Jane, Samuel, Margaret, Sarah, William, Eliza, Catherine, Anna and Polly. The mother was a member of the Methodist Church. Mr. Payne has been fairly successful during his life.

DANIEL PENCE, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in Sprig Township, Adams County, Ohio, in the year 1830, and is a son of Aaron and Elizabeth (Moore) Pence, who were probably born in Adams County, Ohio. Peter Pence was a native of Pennsylvania and settled in Adams County in a very early day, and among the first settlers of the County, where the family lived a number of years. Aaron Pence made it his home, where he died in 1862. His wife is still living. They were parents of ten children, of whom only our subject lives in Brown County. He was reared on the farm, and only received a limited education. At the age of eighteen years, he came to this county and became engaged in farming. He was married to Naomi, the daughter of Jacob Flaugher, whose sketch appears in this work. After his marriage, he settled in Adams County, where he remained for two years, and afterwards lived in Brown County and Kentucky, and in 1859 he came to where he now resides. He owns 135 acres of well improved and highly cultivated land. He has been Trustee of his township for two terms, is a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 137, I. 0. 0. F., a charter member of the Encampment, and a member of G-retna Green Lodge, No. 99, K. P. To Mr. and Mrs. Pence have been born six children, namely, Elizabeth A., Medaline, Mary C., David G., Susan, and Parthenia, deceased. Mrs. Pence was born where jshe now lives, in the year 1824. Mr. Pence has affiliated with the Democratic party upon all questions at issue.

R. W. PURDY, physician, Aberdeen, was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, in 1831, and is a son of Thomas E. Purdy. At the age of seventeen, he began the study of medicine under Dr. J. W. Washburn of New Market, Ohio, with whom he studied five years, and during the time took lectures at the Starling Medical Institute in Columbus, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1858. After graduating he practiced with his preceptor one year, and in 1860 went to Bradysville, Ohio ; later enlisted in Company E, Ninety-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, in which he served till detailed to the hospital as steward. He was discharged in 1863, and returned to his home and practice. In 18 <4, he enlisted in Company H One Hundred Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until the war closed, in hospital No. 8, in Nashville, Tenn. After his return, he practiced in Bradysville until 1880, when he came to his present location. In 1858, he was married to Ellen Santel, by whom he has had nine children, six of whom are living, viz. : Margaret, Mary E., Thomas, Oleatha, Edgar and Clifton.

CAPT. R. C. RANKIN, P. 0. Ripley, was born in Nicholas County, Ky., in 1821, and is a son of Rev. John and Jane (Lowery) Rankin, natives of East Tennessee. John Rankin was a graduate of Washington College, Tennessee, in which he studied theology. In 1816, he came to Kentucky and preached until 1822, at which time he came to Ripley, Ohio, to take charge of the Presbyterian Church, in which he labored till 1866 ; he then went to New Richmond, Ohio, for two years; thence to Illinois and spent one year, thence to Kansas, from which he returned in the winter of 1881 and 1882. He is now located in Trenton, Ohio, and in the ninetieth year of his age. The family was originally from Scotland, where they were obliged to leave in 1689, on account of religious persecutions, and flee to Ireland. John Rankin founded the family in this country in 1727. To Rev. John Rankin and wife were born thirteen children, all of whom grew up to maturity - Rev. Adam L., Isabella J., David (deceased), Richard C., Rev. Samuel G. W., Julia D. (deceased), John T., Dr. Andrew C., Mary E.,

William A., Rev. Arthur T., Thomas L. and Lowery. R. C. enlisted in 1861, in the Twelfth Ohio Regiment, and was mustered out after three months as a First Lieutenant. In July following, he enlisted in the Fourth Independent Cavalry ; served one year and was mustered out an Orderly Sergeant. In August, 1862, was appointed Second Lieutenant in the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and was made First Lieutenant, and later, January 1, Captain, from which date he commanded a battalion of troops, till July, 1865. The Captain justly bears the reputation of a brave and efficient commander, a distinction and credit he won on many a bloody field of battle. Since his return to civil life, he has been actively engaged, and prosecutes his labors as a civilian with as much force and energy as he did in the days of his warfare. He was married, April 26, 1847, to Isabella (Porter) Wisner, by whom he has had ten children, seven of whom are living - Isabella J., William A., Almira, Alice, Laura, Jessie and Richard C., Jr.; the deceased were Esther, Harriet and U. S. Grant, twin brother to R. C., Jr. The Captain is an honored member of Union Lodge, No. 71, Ripley Chapter, No. 82, and a member of the Wirt Liggett Post of the Grand Army of the Republic.

L. C. A. RIEDLE, proprietor of the Aberdeen tannery, Aberdeen. This gentleman, whose portrait appears in this volume, was born in Germany April 29, 1827. At the age of thirteen and a half years, he entered a tannery in his native land, in which he labored until March 4, 1851, when he shipped for New York ; and after working at his trade in Philadelphia, Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky and Cincinnati, he located in Aberdeen in 1861. In the tannery he has been engaged over forty years, and is thoroughly skilled in every branch of his business. He has been a member of the School Board seventeen years, and of the Town Council sixteen years. He is a Free and Accepted Mason, belonging to the lodge in Aberdeen, No. 149 ; he also belongs to the Chapter, Ripley, Ohio, Commandery, Maysville, Ky., and to the Cincinnati Consistory. On June 21, 1856, he was married to Miss C. Furch, of Germany, by whom he had eight children - Carrie, Maggie, Sophia, Anna Louise, Mena, Mary, Blanche, and George H., deceased.

JOHN C. SCOTT, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in this township April 26, 1813, and is a son of Robert and Joanna (Cooper) Scott. His father was born in Kentucky, and was a son of John, Sr., a native of Virginia, who settled in Kentucky about 1795, and in this township in either 1801 or 1802, in which he lived till his death. Robert was married to the daughter of William Cooper, and lived in this township till his death, which occurred at the age of fifty-six years. He was a Trustee of the township, and held other minor offices. During the old muster days, he was Major of a military company. To him were born thirteen children - John, William, Jane, Nancy, Elizabeth, Martha, Exhira ; Amanda (deceased), wife of Dr. W. H. Evans -r Isabelle, and four died in childhood. February 9, 1837, our subject was married to Millie A. Howard, and in 1838 settled where he now lives. He owns 415 acres of land, which is in excellent farming condition. He and wife are members of the Christian Church, to which they have belonged for forty years. Ten children have been born to them, seven living - James R., John W., Ellen, Martha, Mary, Millie and Franklin ; the deceased are William, Tamar and Reny. John W. was a member of the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and saw active service throughout the war.

ROBERT SCOTT, Jr., (deceased), was born in this township in the year 1835, and was a son of Robert Scott, Sr., of whose family mention is made. Our subject was reared to farm pursuits, and was married to Margaret Brookover June 18, 1865, after which he settled on the farm where his widow and her second husband now live, and where he died March 29, 1872. He was a member of Charter Oak Lodge, F. and A. M. To them three children were born - Edward C., Ira I. (deceased) and Ezekiel. Mrs. S. was married, the second time, to John Carrigan July 1, 1879, and by him has had one child - Andrew R. Mr. C. was born December 16, 1839, and is a son of James and Mary (Gray) Carrigan. Mrs. C. and her husband are members of the Christian Church.

0. B. SPEARS, tobacconist, Aberdeen. In the year 1879, Mr. Spears located in Aberdeen and engaged in the tobacco trade, and lias since dealt largely in the article. During the three years he has been engaged, he has purchased on an average about 125,000 pounds per annum. For five years previous to his coming to Aberdeen, he was engaged in the same business, handling in the meantime large quantities. He was born in Brown County, Ohio, in 1849, and is a son of Spencer Spears, whose sketch appears in the history of Union Township. The boyhood of our subject was spent on the farm till he attained his majority, at which time he began handling tobacco. He is a member of the Gretna Green Lodge, No, 99, K. P., to which he has been connected some yea*s, and is an honored and worthy member.

F. M. STRPHENSON, farmer, P. O. Ripley, was born in Union Township in the year 1843, and is a son of Mills and Eleanor (Flaugher) Stephenson, old settlers, whose sketches appear in this book. She was a daughter of David Flaugher, of whom mention is made in this work. The early life of our subject was passed in this and Union Townships, and he received a common school education. He was married, December 16, 1875, to Sarah E., the daughter of Hon. E. M. Fitch, an old settler, of whom mention is made in this work. After his marriage, he lived two years at Logan's Gap, where he was engaged in handling and pressing tobacco, after which he removed to his farm, but still continued to handle tobacco. He owns 165 acres of well improved land, which has been accumulated by him since living on the farm. He still continues in the tobacco business, began in 1873. He has been Trustee of this Township two terms, and is a member of Ripley Lodge. No. 71, F. and A. M., and Chapter No. 82. He has the following children : Portia, Clay, Black, Marian, Oliver, and Eleanor West.

JOHN STEWART, deceased, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1789, and was a son of John and Agnes (Wilson) Stewart, natives of Scotland. After completing his education, he became a weaver, and ia due time became a superintendent of men in a factory. In 1842, he emigrated to America, landing in New York in October; he came to this township, and, in 1843, purchased 130 acres of land where his son Robert now resides. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and an esteemed and honored citizen. July 3, 1812, he was married to Janet Thomas, who bore him ten children, viz., Janet, Mary, Agnes, Margaret, John, Jane, David, and Robert ; two died in infancy. Mr. Stewart died January 24, 1875; his wife died July 30, 1880. She was born in 1792. Robert was born in 1836, and was but five years old when his parents came to Ohio. He was married, March 12, 1868, to Evaline, the daughter of David and Mary A. (Terhune) Bradford, of Adams County, Ohio. To them have been born three children, viz., John B., Mary, and Janet. He and his estimable wife are exemplary members of the Presbyterian Church. After his marriage he located on the home farm (130 acres), and the helpless and declining years of his aged parents were passed under his tender care and watchfulness.

JOHN W. SWISHER, P. O. Hiett, was born in this township in 1834, and is a son of J. and Mary (Haines) Swisher, old settlers. Jacob Swisher, father of Jeremiah, also settled in this county in an early day. Our subject was reared on the farm, on which he worked till 1862, when he enlisted in Company E, Eighty-ninth Ohio Volunteer In fantry; he saw active service throughout the war, and participated in a number of the hardfought battles. He accompanied Sherman's army to the sea, and received two slight wounds. He was discharged at Washington, D. C., in 1865. Upon his return to civil life, he settled ia the township where he has since resided, and been engaged in the agency business.

JOHN S. THOMPSON, farmer, P. O. Hiett, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, in the year 1845, and is a son of John and Agnes (Stewart) Thompson, natives pf Scotland. Mr. Thompson died in 1857, aged thirty-six years ; and in 1858, Mrs. Thompson and her son, John S., came to this place, where he has since made a permanent home, while she resides in Kentucky. She had two children, viz., Ludwig and our subject. John S. was married in 1865 to Jane, the daughter of Amos Evans, by whom he has had four children, viz., Agnes, Amos, Ludwig, and Robert. Mr,

Thompson owns a good farm, which is the place the Evans family settled on in 1800. He is a neat and tidy kind of farmer, and a progressive man in every respect.

HON. J. C. WALDRON, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen. This gentleman, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Adams County, Ohio, in 1817, and is a son of John and Rebecca M. (Cartwright) Waldron. John Waldron was a son of David and Martha Waldron ; he was a native of Scotland and she of Wales. They located in Adams County, Ohio, in 1806, where they lived and died. John Waldron was married to Rebecca, daughter of Peter Cartwright, and a relative of Peter Cartwright, of itinerant preacher fame. In 1829, he removed to near where our subject lives, and purchased fifty acres of land, on which he died in 1838, aged forty-five years. Eleven children were born to them, seven of whom are living, viz., John C., Francis P., Peter W., Mary, Margaret J., Eliza and Etheldra. The deceased are Andrew J., Elizabeth and two that died in infancy. Mr. Waldron served in the war of 1812. Our subject was reared on the farm, and had only twenty-nine days of schooling ; his father dying when he was young, the care of the family devolved upon him. On November 18, 1841, he was married to Eleanor, the daughter of James and Alice Howard, after which he purchased the interest of the other heirs to his fathers estate, on which he lived until 1858, when he purchased other land, living thereon till 1869, when he came to his present place of residence. In 1869, he was the Democratic nominee for Representative of Brown County, was elected, and served in the Legislature two years ; he was re-elected and served two years longer. During the first time, he was Commit eeman in " privileges and elections," and on " railroads." The second term, in " claims and privileges " and " elections." During the time he was in the Legislature, it is said by one who knows, that Mr. Waldron was never called to a point of order, and that he never raised a question on a point of order without carrying his objection. He has served as Justice of the Peace fifteen years ; Assessor, four years ; Constable, seven years ; Clerk, one term, and Deputy Tax Collector, four years. He has been a delegate to the State Democratic Convention many times, and always attends the Democratic Congressional and Senatorial Conventions. In politics, he has been active for over forty years ; was reared in the school of Democracy, and has been a zealous and warm supporter of that party's principles ; he is a worthy member of the order of Odd Fellows, belonging to the subordinate lodge and Encampment ; he is also an acceptable member of the Christian Church, to which he has belonged for more than forty years. Mr. Waldron has made life a fair success ; he began with no means ; he has been liberal in his donations to worthy enterprises, and has always advocated public improvement. By his first wife he had six children, all deceased, viz., Susanna, Millie J., Robert B., James D., Lewis E. and an infant. Mrs. Waldron died October 22, 1868, aged forty-six years ; his second marriage was celebrated with Katie, the daughter of Edward and Orpha (Cray) McGee, March 2, 1872, and by her has had two children, viz., Caleb A. and Joshua.

P. W. WALDRON, teacher and farmer, Aberdeen, was born November 13, 1834, and is a son of John and Rebecca (Cartwright) Waldron. His early education was received in district schools, and afterward he enjoyed the privilege of a twenty-two months' term of study in the union school at Aberdeen, Ohio. He has followed teaching very successfully for a period of twenty-seven years in the Schools of his township ; he has been Clerk and Assistant Clerk of the township for twenty years, and Mayor of Aberdeen one year; he is a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 137, I. 0. 0. F., and to Maysville (Kv.) Encampment No. 133. May 13, 1858, he was married to Mary E., the daughter of Colvin Shaw, by whom he has had the following children : Elizabeth, Nellie, Jennie, Mary, Arbelia, William, Fred, Arthur, Lillie (deceased), and Frank (dedeased). Mr. Waldron is a Democrat in politics ; his family and self are connected with the Christian Church. In August, 1864, he enlisted ia Company D, One Hundred and Seventy-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, but was rejected after serving one month ; he commanded the Third Independent Battery Ohio National Guards for two years.

ADAM WHITE (deceased) was born in one of the New England States July 13, 1765, and was a son of Peter and Eve (Fox) White, natives of Germar.v. In

1795, our subject came to this country, and for five years lived near the mouth of Eagle Creek, then settled where his descendents now reside, purchasing at the time 180 acres of land. He was married to Susanna Osborne, by whom he had eight children. He was a prominent man, and held many local offices which he filled with credit and satisisfaction. The following are the names of their children, viz.: Daniel, Solomon and Eve, living ; Catherine, Nancy, Adam, Christopher and Anna, deceased. Mr. White died March 28, 1854. She died April 6, 1852. He served in the Revolutionary war, substituting himself in his father's stead. Eve White, the daughter of Adam White, was born December 23, 1809. She was married to John White in 1831, by whom she had eight children, viz.: Sallie A., Henry, George H., Elizabeth and

Abner, living, and Nancy, Susan and Adam, deceased. George H. was a member of Company F, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; enlisted April 7, 1861, served till May, 1862, when, on account of disability, he came home on furlough. In January, 1863, he returned, and September 4, of the same year, was discharged. Abner was a member of the Sixty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Enlisted October 12, 1864, and served till the war closed.

CORNELIUS WILSON, farmer, P. 0. Hiett, is a son of Stephen and Mary (Laney) Wilson, natives of Virginia, where they were boAi, and resided till after their marriage, when they emigrated to Ohio and settled on land on Brush Fork of Eagle Creek, where he purchased 130 acres of wild land. He erected a small cabin and immediately began cleaning up and improving. On this land he made a permanent home and prospered. He was a Trustee of his township, but in general was a gentleman with little or no aspiration for political honors. To him were born eight children, six of whom grew to manhood and womanhood, namely, Solomon, John, Cornelius, Mary, Sarah and Lucinda. Stephen Wilson died September 2, 1871, aged seventy-five years. His wife died October 20, 1870, aged seventy-five years six months and three days. Our subject was born on the old home farm in the year 1829. His early life was passed on the farm and he received only a common education in the district schools. He remained with his parents until his marriage, December 25, 1858, to Josephine, the daughter of John W. and Sarah (Haines) Games, old settlers, whose sketch appears in *.his book. After his marriage he settled where he now resides, and at present owns 225 acres of wellimproved and highly cultivated land. To Mr. and Mrs. Wilson seven children have been born, six of whom are living, namely, Lillie L., John M., William K., Anna L., Homer G. and Sallie. Mary deceased, aged eleven months. He and his wife are members of the Fellowship Christian Church, with which they have been connected for twenty years. Sarah (Haines) Games, mother of Mrs. Josephine Wilson, was a daughter of William and Harriet (McKendy) Haines, who were among the early settlers. They were from Virginia, and settled here in an early day. They settled on land now owned by Jeremiah Swisher, which they purchased. Here they made a permanent home till their decease.

CAPT. ISAAC H. WORSTELL, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in West Virginia December 24, 1813; he is a son of William and Elizabeth (Evans) Worstell, the former born in Pennsylvania and the latter in Maryland. They were married in West Virginia where they lived until 1818, when he went to New Orleans, and from there walked to Aberdeen. There his family joined him. He owned land in Kentucky, and lived in Adams County, Ohio. Seven years before his death, he moved to Pendleton County, near Falmouth, where he died about 1842 ; she departed this life about 1839. They were parents of nine children, namely, Mahala, Isaac H., Jefferson, William H., Jane, Nancy, Eliza, Thomas and an infant daughter. The first three are the only ones living in this county. The boyhood of our subject was passed on the farm, and he received only a limited education in the subscription schools. After attaining his majority, 1834, he commenced running on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, to and from New Orleans, and made twenty-two trips to New Orleans, all but one being made in flatboats. For eight years he was running boats for himself and buying and handling freight. In June, 1844, he abandoned the river and went into mercantile business in connection with milling, the store being in Aberdeen. He was engaged in the above business until 1868, when he discontinued much of his business. From 1864 to 1868, he operated a still house, and also kept a grocery in Aberdeen several years since 1868. Now he is engaged solely on his farm. He owns 148 acres of well-improved and highly cultivated land. The Captain has been unsuccessful in some respects, but has made life a fair success. He was married in October, 1844, to Miss Cynthia Carroll, of Adams County, who has borne him uine'children, four of whom are living, namely: Simon,

Irene (wife of Quincy Martin), Jessie (wife of H. L. P. Cooper), and Charlie. The deceased are Naomi, John, Martha, Mary and Thomas. He is a member of Aberdeen Lodge, F. & A. M., of which he is a charter member, and one of the institutors. Previously he was connected with the Maysville, Ky., Chapter, R. A. M. The father of Capt. Worstell served thirteen months under Gen. Harrison in the war of 1812. Simon, the son of our subject, enlisted in the Twelfth Kentucky Cavalry5 in 1 862, for one year, and saw active service for fourteen months. He was disabled by an explosion and is now broken down in health.

HENRY ANDREWS, farmer, P. 0. Georgetown, was born in Devonshire. Eng., May 27, 1841, and emigrated to America with his brother George in 1859. He was a son of John and Mary Ann (Dyre) Andrews. Upon his arrival in this country he commenced working by the month on a farm. He has since acquired considerable land of his own, and is now considered one of the most enterprising and successful farmers of his township. He was married, in 1869, to Miss Ann Applegate, who died in 1873, leaving two children - Thomas J. and Grace, and, in 1874, he married Mary Ellis, by whom he has had three children - Mary, John and Eva. In politics, Mr. Andrews is a Democrat.

GEORGE ANDREWS, farmer, P. 0. Georgetown, was born in Devonshire, Eng., in 1844. He was reared in his native country, and, when fourteen years of age, came to America. Upon his arrival at Columbus, Ohio, he was stricken down with the small-pox, probably contracted while coming across the ocean. Upon his recovery, he went to Maysville, Mason Co., Ky., where he went to work at $6.50 per month, remaining there over four years. He was then employed in a saw-mill, and soon rose to be engineer. After twelve years at this business, he had saved enough to go to farming. He now owns forty-two acres of land, and by industrious habits is likely to become a large farmer at no very distant day. He was married, in 1877, to Sally, daughter of Samuel Smith, and a native of Cincinnati. They have two children - Henry S. and Samuel B. Mrs. Andrews is a faithful member of the Catholic Church. Mr. A. is Democratic in politics.

ROBERT A. BARNES, P. 0. Hamersville, a prominent land-holder of Clark Township, was born in this township December 5, 1837. He is a son of Joseph and Aseuath (Peddicord) Barnes, the former a native of Kentucky, of Irish descent, and the latter of Ohio, of German parentage. Joseph Barnes came to Brown County when iwenty-two years of age, and lived there many years. He now resides in Srniih County, Kan., in his seventieth year. Our subject was reared on a farmland has always been engaged in agricultural pursuits and the raising of stock. He is well known throughout the township, and well respected by all. Mr. Barnes' political principles are purely Democratic. In 1862, he was married to Asenath Applegate, a daughter of Adam and Naomi (Wall) Applegate, natives of Pennsylvania, who located in this county over one-half century ago. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes are the parents of three children - George 0., Charles A. and Clarilla. Mrs. Barnes is a member of the Presbyterian Church of Feesburg. Mr. Barnes is a member of the Democratic party, and is the owner of 250 acres of good land, the old homestead on which his wife was born.

S. W. BLAIR, agent C. G. & P. R. R., Hamersville, is the son of Samuel Blair and a native of Clark Township, where he was born October 24, 1847. He received a common school education in his native township, and at the age of twenty years commenced teaching school, at which he continued nearly five years, a part of the time in Woodford County, 111. He subsequently returned to Hamersville, where he engaged in mercantile business with his brother under the firm name of C. C. Blair & Bro. They met with good success in their enterprise, and, on the retirement of his brother, our subject continued the business until 1876, when his store was destroyed by fire. His loss was considerable, but by industry and economy he has succeeded in recovering his financial standing. He received the appointment of railroad agent at Hamersville, and in that capacity is giving universal satisfaction. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Isabelle Price, by whom he has had two children - Daisy Irene and Elmer Hamer. Mr. and Mrs. Blair are members of the Disciple Church. He is a Democrat, has acted as School Director, and is an earnest supporter of the public schools of his village, in which he takes the greatest interest.

JOSEPH BOWERS, farmer, P. 0. Hamersville, was born in Dauphin County Penn., September 19, 1819. His parents, John and Margaret (Weaver) Bowers, were of German descent. Mr. Bowers left the parental roof and started to make his own living at the early age of sixteen years. He embarked at Pittsburgh on the steamer Oswego as cabin boy ; the boat froze np on the first return trip from Louisville at Hanging Rock, and he had to walk to Pittsburgh. On the opening of navigation he shipped on the Dolphin as bar-keeper, and continued three years, then went to school a short time in Pittsburgh, then worked awhile in a blacksmith shop, and then worked at steamboat building for a couple of years, the most of the time in the finishing shop. All this time he was preparing himself for an engineer. He shipped for his first trip on the steamer Lilly as assistant engineer, and continued in the Wabash trade about three years on different boats. He then went on the Lower Mississippi trade, and was on the Mattamora when she sank in Cyprus Bend. He was in the Government service during the Mexican war on the steamer William R. McKee, on the Rio Grande, for nearly a year. He then went back to the Mississippi trade, where he continued on the different rivers of the South up to within a short time of the rebellion. During the civil war, he was enrolled as an engineer in the United States service, but was not called into active service. During his long and eventful career as a steamboat engineer, not a single life was lost by the carelessness or incapacity of the officers. Mr. Bowers was married in 1850 to Rahab Higgins, daughter of Wesley Higgins, a native of Brown County, and soon after, in 1854. settled in Clark Township, where he has since resided. He was in the huckster and grocery business for several years, and then bought his farm and went to farming. He raised three children, all girls - Emma B. (wife of Charlie De Vore), Sarah Ada (wife of George W. Moore), and Dora M.

A. E. BROOKS, farmer, P. 0. Hamersville, was born in Clark Township March 6, 1834. His parents were John and Nancy (Curliss) Brooks, the former born four miles south of Lexington, Ky., and the latter a native of Pennsylvania. They were among the early settlers to Brown County. Our subject received a good common school education, and spent six years of his early life in teaching. He now owns the farm upon which he resides, and is devoting his time to farming, making tobacco raising a specialty. He was married, in 1858, to Miss L. Neal, a daughter of John and Betsey Neal, who were early settlers in this vicinity. Seven children are the surviving issue of this union - Nancy V., John, Sherman, Ida, Thomas, Ora and Albert. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks are members of the M. E. Church, in which he has been a classleader and Steward. He is an Odd Fellow, a Democrat and for six years was a Justice of the Peace.

JAMES C. BROWN, farmer, P. 0. Hamersville, was born in Franklin Township, Brown Co., Ohio, February 3, 1837. He was the son of D. D. and Elizabeth (Abbott) Brown, early settlers of Brown County^ the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Ohio. The father came to Ohio in 1800, and located in Franklin Township. He died in 1879, leaving a widow who still survives him. Our subject received his education in the common schools, and early commenced the occupation of farming, at which he continues, He owns land in Illinois and in Clark Township. He is a Democrat and has been a school director. He is an energetic and enterprising young man, capable of filling almost any office in the county.

D. R. CASE, P. 0. Hamersville, a teacher by profession and a farmer by occupation, is a life resident of Brown Co., Ohio. He was born January 18, 1850, and is a son of Henry Case and Mary J. (Lake) Case, natives of Ohio and of English ancestry. Mr. Case was reared on a farm, and his early literary education was received in the district schools of Highland and Brown Counties. He subsequently attended the graded schools at Georgetown, and for two years was a student at the National Normal University, at Lebanon, Ohio. When twenty years of age, he commenced teaching school, and has taught each year since, spending the summer months in the cultivation of the soil - Hamersville and Feesburg, have been the principal points in his educational operations. Mr. Case is a Republican. In 1875, he was joined in the bonds of holy wedlock, to Frances McBeth, daughter of Squire McBeth, this township. They have two children.

WILLIAM T. COOK, farmer, P. 0. Bethel, was born in Maryland March 14, 1813; his parents were Amos and Anna (Matthews) Cook, natives of Pennsylvania, of English, Scotch and Irish descent. They emigrated from Maryland to Ohio in 1828, and settled in Clermont County, where the father died in 1841. The mother died in Brown County, in 1870, aged eighty-four years. The father was a wagon-maker and farmer by occupation. They had a family of eleven children, of whom eight reached their majority ; their names were as follows: Charles (deceased), James (died in 1838), William T., Samuel N. (a farmer of this township), Jessie B. (died aged ten years), Amos B. (died in youth), Jacob M. (proprietor of saw-mill and chair factory), Anna E. (wife of Dr. Benjamin Catterton, of Indiana), Sarah (died in 1872), Jane and Hannah ; the two latter are living with our subject who has never married and who is wonderfully attached to his brothers and sisters. He came to this county in 1852, and helped to build the Thornton Mill in which he had an interest until just before it burned. He subsequently purchased a farm and has since devoted his attention to farming. He is a well-read and thoroughly posted gentlemen, a Republican in politics but not radical in his veiws, and withal a very popular citizen.

S. M. COOK, farmer and stock-raiser, P. 0. Bethel, was born in the State of Maryland March 1, 1815, and was educated in the common schools of that State. He followed his early occupation of wagon-maker until 1842, since which time he has devoted his time and attention to farming, now owning the farm on which he resides. He was married in 1842 to Adeline D. Thompson, daughter of Elisha Thompson, a native of the Stare of Maine. To this union, seven children were born - Perry T. (now residing in Kentucky), Cyrus T. (a resident of Brown County). Amos B., Jennie, Mollie, Bessie and C. W. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are both members of the Christian Church in which he has been Deacon and Elder. He is a Republican in politics and has been a Trustee and Treasurer of the township.

ANDREW COFFMAN, farmer, P. 0. Hamersville, was born in Maryland November 13, 1818. His parents were John Coffman and Susan Coffman, but no relation to each other before their marriage. They came to Brown County in 1820, where they resided till death. The former died at the age of ninety-four years four months and twenty days. Mr. Coffman was reared on the old homestead farm, and has been engaged in farming during his life. He commenced life for himself by working on a farm for $14 per month. He worked this way for four years and nine months, and had then saved about $500. He bought some woodland, and upon reaching his twenty-first year, had cleared about twenty-five acres. He has been quite successful in his farming operations, now owning a good farm of 190 acres. His political views are Republican, and he has served several years as Director of his school district. He was married, October 14, 1843, to Mary A., daughter of Christian Gray. They have five children - Susan, Nelson B. (a teacher of a graded school in California), James W. (a farmer), Emma (wife of Charles Thompson, a farmer of Clark Township), and Sherman. Mrs. Coffman is a member of the M. E. Church.

JAMES C. DAVIS, farmer, P. 0. Hamersville, was born in Clark Township Brown County, Ohio, October 29, 1854. His grandfather, Hugh Davis, was born in Ireland, but of German-Irish decent. His maternal grandfather, Robert Alden, was a pioneer of this county. His parents were James F. and Elizabeth (Allen) Davis, natives of Pleasant Township, in this county ; the former was Commissioner of Brown County for six years. The subject of this notice grew to manhood on a farm, and has been engaged in agricultural pursuits the greater part of his life. In 1872, he enlisted in the Fourth U. S. Infantry, of the regular army, and while in Wyoming Territory was wounded by the Indians, and was subsequently discharged. He was married, in 1878, to Mary, daughter of H. B. and Aseath (Sharp) Sidwell, the former a native of Ohio, and the latter of Virginia. They have one child, Inie Leah. Mrs. Davis' grandfather was John Sidwell. Mr. Davis and wife are well respected in the community where they reside. The latter is a member of the M. E. Church.

WT. H. DAY, farmer, P. 0. Hamersville, was born in this township, October 31, 1841. His parents were Jesse and Martha (Lambert) Day, the former a native of North Carolina, and the latter of Ohio. The former located 1271 acres of land in Clark Township, where he resided till death. The subject of this notice was reared and educated in Clark Township, receiving the benefits of a good English education. He has been engaged in agricultural pursuits during life, and has been fairly successful. He was united in marriage, in 1867, to Emma, daughter of Adam and Naomi Applegate, who were early settlers of Brown County. One child was sent to bless this union, a son, Jesse E. Mrs. Day departed this life in 1879. She was a consistent member of the M. E. Church.

HARMON DE MARIS, farmer, P. 0. Maple, son of John and Abigail (Shaw) Demaris, and was born in Clermont County, Ohio, May 19, 1820. His parents were' natives of New Jersey, and came to Ohio about 1816. Mr. Demaris was raised on a farm and was married in January, 1845, to Mary, daughter of William and Martha Turner. They had born them seven children, viz. : William, born October 5, 1845, married Mary Jane Murry, and died at the age of twenty-eight years. John Elijah, born October 30, 1847, married Edna Leach; Martha Jane, born December 19, 1849, wife of Isaac Abbott; Sophia, born March 19, 1852 ; James Thornton, born January 20, 1854, married to Elizabeth Jane Crawford; Charles W., born June 2, 1856, married to Matilda, daughter, of Richard Ride ; Henry, twin of Charles, died at eighteen days. His wife Mary died September 15, 1864, and he married Elizabeth, daughter of Owen and Ruth Forkner, January 29, 1866, who was born in Grant County, Ky., June 11, 1841 ; she bore him three children - Tena, born May 13, 1868; Ephraim, born March 12, 1870, and Jesse, July 8, 1873. Mr. Demaris is a member of De Soto Lodge, 374, I. 0. 0. F., since 1870. An honest, industrious, quiet citizen.

FRANK DE VORE, farmer, P. 0. Georgetown, was born in Pleasant Township, Brown County, Ohio, March 20, 1847, he was the son of Abner and Louise Maria (Gardner) DeVore, natives of Ohio, to which State his grandfather was a pioneer. Our subject received a good common school education and attended the National Normal University at Lebanan, Ohio, from which he graduated in 1865. He was raised on a farm and has been a farmer all his life, with the exception of ten years after leaving school, when he was engaged in selling sewing machines. He was married in 1867 to Sarah L. Richards, a daughter of Charles Richards, a native of Clark Township. This union was blessed with seven children, viz.: Louise M., Henry A., Joseph L. (deceased.,) Lillie F., Bertha, Edward and Charles. Mr. and Mrs. De Vore are members of the M. E. Church. He is a Republican and a member of the Grange.

JOHN B. DUTTON (deceased), son of Solomon Dutton, was born in Brown County, Ohio, January 24, 1832. He was raised on a farm and received a common school education, and was married to Nancy A. Hendrixson March 2, 1852 ; Nancy A was youngest daughter of George and Alice (Courts) Hendrixson, of Scott Township, Brown County, Ohio. Mr. Hendrixson was a member of the M. E. Church, and Justice of the Peace for many years, and perhaps more universally loved and respected than any man in his township. Mr. Dutton was an industrious and thrifty farmer, and he and his wife were members of the M. P. Church. He died March 4, 1878. He left eight children - Allie E., wife of Cyrus Redmon ; John R., married Anna E., daughter of Joseph MeChesney ; Charles A., married Florence B., daughter of Elmore Dean ; Louie E., wife of Eugene Ogden ; Emily, single and at home ; Carrie A., and Jesse Lee.