Washington Township (part 4 of 16)

DAVID TARBELL, Georgetown, attorney at law and ex-Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Brown County, was born at Ripley, Ohio, December 3, 1836. His father, WTiiiam T. Tarbell, was a native of Massachusetts, and, after gaining a good academic education, sought a seafaring life. He was of a lively and adventurous disposition, and subsequently became commander of a vessel in the East India service. His vessel was an armed merchantman, and during this time he visited many countries in Southern Europe and Asia. On one occasion, he narrowly escaped a sea battle with a pirate vessel, then prowling on the Southern Asiatic coast. He left the sea and came West, becoming a trader with the Indians. He then secured a position as pilot on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. He subsequently located at Ripley, in this county, where he was a leading Freemason and Whig for some years. He was once a man of considerable wealth. He died in 1852. He was married, in Adams County, Ohio, to Martha Stevenson, a native of that county, and of Irish parentage. Her grandparents were John and Margaret (Grimes) Stevenson. Both became residents of America, but the former never took the oath of allegiance to this country. Mrs. Tarbell's father was a surgeon in the British Army, but, being an Irishman, took part in the Rebellion of '98, and was forced to flee the country. With a companion, he took a ship at Londonderry for America. He came to Adams County, Ohio, and soon after his wife and children were brought over by two brothers - John and Charles. Mrs. Tarbell died at Ripley in June, 1864. She was the mother of five children - our subject the only survivor. The oldest, Sylvander, was a young man of promise, and died in Kansas. Katherine L. died at Ripley. Julia married Rev. John Banker, of the M. E. Church; she died at Greenville, Tenn., and is buried at Knoxville, in the same State. Another daughter died when an infant. David Tarbell was reared at Ripley, attending the public schools of that village, and subsequently the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware. He read law with Maj. Chambers Baird, of Ripley; was admitted to practice in the courts of Ohio October 4, 1858, aud on February 2, 1869, to the Federal Courts. On April 1, 1858, he was commissioned by Gov. Salmon P. Chase as Justice of the Peace of Union Township, holding that position one year. He then resigned, and was appointed by the Judge of Common Pleas as Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. This was in 1861.

In 1864, he was the Democratic nominee for Probate Judge of Brown County, receiving the highest majority of any candidate on the ticket, in a year when the Democratic ticket came very near being defeated. This election was to fill an unexpired term, and, in 1866, he was re-elected, serving a full term of three years. In 1868, he was selected to represent this district in the Democratic National Convention, which met in Tammany Hall, New York City. Previous to this, Judge Tarbell had the honor of presenting the name of George H. Pendleton to the State Democratic Convention at Co- | lumbus as a candidate for the Presidency, and they were so instructed to vote at the National Convention. Judge Tarbell next became a member of the law firm of Devore, Tarbell & Thompson, continuing this relationship till May, 1871. The Ohio Legislature had then passed a special act, authorizing a special Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Brown County. Judge Tarbell was a candidate for said position, and defeated his opponent by a vote of 1.700 majority. He served a full term of five years, and was again re-elected (by as large a majority as first received) in 1876. At the expiration of his second term, in February, 1882, he was banqueted by the combined bars of Adams and Brown Counties. Judge Tarbell has always been an active Democrat, and taken great interest in county, State and national affairs. He is a member of Cincinnati Commandery, No. 3, Knights Templar ; of Masonic Lodge and Chapter and Council, and Confidence Lodge, 307, I. O. (J. F., of Georgetown ; Lafayette Encampment, I. O. 0. F., of Ripley. He was married, June 1, 1861, to Nancy, daughter of James H. Salee, of Lewis Township, Brown Co., Ohio. Of the five children sent to bless this union, four are living - David S. (a printer by trade), James W., Julia (a musical prodigy of nine summers) and Charlie. Robert is deceased. Judge Tarbell and wife are consistent members of the M. E. Church.

DAVID THOMAS, of David & E. J. Thomas, attorneys at law, Georgetown, was born in Scott Township, Brown Co., Ohio, May 20, 1826. His father, Jacob Thomas, wa3 a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Brown County in 1818 or 1819. He was a prominent farmer of Scott Township during life, and died January 7, 1852. Mr. Thomas' mother was Mary Reynolds, a native of New York. She is still living, and resides in Scott Township. Mr. Thomas is the second child of a family of eleven children, six of whom are living. He was reared on the homestead, farm, and in early life taught school. He then attended Augusta College, Augusta, Ky., and subsequently taught school again. He was a law student with John G. Marshall and C. A. White till his admission to the bar, at Portsmouth, Ohio, in November, 1850. He was first engaged in the practice of law at Felicity, in Clermont County, where he remained until the fall of 1855. He then came to Georgetown, where he has since been engaged in practice. In 1859, he became a member of the law firm of White, Thomas & Taylor, and, in 1861, of White & Thomas. In 1863, David M. Pearson became^a law partner, the firm of Thomas & Pearson doing business until 1870. In that year, the firm of Marshall, Thomas & Dunn was formed, which continued two years. Charles B. Fee was a partner one year. In 1879, his son, Edwin J., was admitted to practice at the bar, and the firm of David & E. J. Thomas was formed. This firm probably enjoys the best paying practice of any law firm in Georgetown. Mr. Thomas was a Democrat in early life, but changed his views and voted with the Republicans till 1872. He then became a Liberal, and has voted with the Democratic party since. He has never held office, Mr. Thomas became a member of the Odd Fellow fraternity at Felicity, in 1864, and is now connected with Confidence Lodge, 307, of Georgetown. He was married, February 26, 1854, to Elizabeth J. Pearce, a native of Clermont County, Ohio. Of their five children, two are living - Edwin J. and David, Jr. Mrs. Thomas is a member of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. Thomas has been a farmer and land-owner since 1863, and at present owns a large amount of land in Brown County. He attributes his success in life to large purchases in land when the price was low, and their subsequent rise in value.

W. JESSE THOMPSON, of Thompson & Fite, attorneys at law, Georgetown, was born in Clark Township, this county, October 20, 1835. His father was William Thompson, a native of Pennsylvania, and accompanied his father, John Thompson, a pioneer M. E. minister of Adams, and subsequently Brown County, Ohio; father grew up in this county, and married Sarah Liming, a native of this county. Mrs. Thompson died in 184-7, and her husband in 1872. They were the parents of eight children, seven of whom are yet living. Our subject is the fourth child and son of these parents, and remained on the home farm until attaining his majority. He received a good English education, and for seven years in his early life was a school teacher. He then commenced the study of law, and was admitted to practice in 1866. Soon after, he became associated with David D. Devore in law practice. Judge David Tarbell was a partner about one year, the firm name being Devore, Tarbell & Thompson. In May, 1871, Rufus L. Fite became a partner, and on January 1, 1876, Mr. Devore retired from the practice and the firm has since been Thompson & Fite. The firm are doing a good business, and are well known throughout Brown County. Mr. Thompson has always been a Democrat, and once filled the office of Prosecuting' Attorney of the county by appointment, being subsequently elected and re-elected. He is a member of of the Masonic Lodge. Council and Chapter, and Confidence Lodge, No. 307, I. 0. 0. F. He was married, in the spring of 1863. to Rebecca Metzger, a native of Brown County. Of their seven children, six are living - Sarah A., Mary D., William M., Annie P.. Jessie and Margaret. Mahala is deceased. Mrs. Thompson and the four oldest children are members of the M. E. Church. Mr. Thompson is one of the active and influential citizens of Georgetown, and is a Trustee of the Georgetown A Sardinia Railroad Company.

WILLIAM THOMPSON (deceased) was born October 7, 180S. He was the son of Edward and Susan (Feagins) Thompson. Susan Feagins was a daughter of Capt. Daniel Feagins. an account of whom is given in the history of Pleasant Township. William received a common school education, and became a miller. His father was also a miller, and owned the three mills on White Oak, just west of Georgetown. Two of them he built. He was a man of more than ordinary enterprise and was successful in business. William was married, June 4. 1835, to Jane C. King, a daughter of Victor and Mary Ann (Mickle) King, who emigrated to Pleasant Township, Brown County, from Pennsylvania. The children of Mr. and Mrs. Thompson are Mary Jane (Coner). Susan (McCalgin), Abbie (Lewis) (deceased), Frank W., Martha W. and Victor. Mrs. Thompson is still living about one mile west of Georgetown. She was born March 29, 1S14.

DAVID B. THOMPSON, clerk of the National Lnion Hotel at Georgetown, was born in Clark Township, Brown Co., Ohio, July 2, 1841. He is a son of William Thompson, a native of Pennsylvania, and Sarah (Liming) Thompson, a native of Brown County. The former died in 1872, and the lattor in 1847. Mr. Thompson was the fourth son and fifth child of a family of eight children - seven now living. He grew to manhood on the homestead farm, receiving a fair English education in the district schools. When twenty years of age, and just at the commencement of the civil war, Mr. Thompson enlisted in Battery I, First Regiment Ohio Artillery, serving one year in the Army of the Potomac." During the latter part of his service, Mr. Thompson almost suffered the loss of his voice from a painful throat disease, and received an honorable discharge for disability. He returned home, and was soon after employed as clerk in a store, at Brownsville, owned by Thomas Doughty, where he remained fifteen months. He then came to Georgetown (in 1870) and secured employment in his present position. Mr. Thompson was married, November 26, 1864, to Mary Elliott, a native of this county, and a daughter of William Elliott. One child was born to this union - Sarah E., who received a good education at Ursuline Convent, in the northern part of Brown County, and now resides with her uncle, Jame* W. Thompson, near Mt. Orab, Green Township. Mrs. Thompson departed this life January 10, 1868. Mr. Thompson is connected by membership with the following organizations : M. E. Church, Masonic Lodge (Chapter and Council), Confidence Lodge and Georgetown Encampment (I. 0. 0. F. ), Knights of Pythias, all of Georgetown, and the Masonie Mutual Benefit Association of Maysville, Ky. " Dave " Thompson, as he is familiarly called, has served twelve years in his present position, and is well known to a host of commercial men, travelers, and nearly all the residents of Brown County. His genial manners, frank heart, and the kind attention he bestows on each and every one of his guests, have won for him universal regard and esteem.

F. M. TRACY, farmer, P. 0. Georgetown, was born in Clermont County, Ohio, October 7, 1830. His father, Ira, now living at the age of seventy-five years, is a native of New York, of Scotch parentage. His mother, Margaret (Fergueson) Tracy, was born in Ohio, of English parents ; F. M. was raised and received his education in Brown County ; he learned the carpenter's trade, and worked at it twelve years, but farming and trading has been the main occupation of his life, and he owns, at this time, 345 acres of well-improved land. His marriage to Julia A. Dunn, daughter of James H. and Elizabeth (Day) Dunn, was solemnized in 1854. Their children are Abagail (wife of S. Still), Margaret Ellen, Alice E., Ira C., James

D., Elizabeth J., Eva (deceased), Clara E. Mrs. Tracy is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Tracy is a Democrat; he does not desire office, but has served his township as Trustee.

GEORGE P. TYLER, Judge of the Probate Court of Brown County, was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., June 23, 1834. He is a son of Hiram Tyler, a native of Delaware County, N. Y., and a tanner by trade. In the year 1840, his father and mother, with their two children, George the eldest, and a sister, moved to Allensville Switzerland Co., Ind., where he bought a tannery and engaged largely in the tanning business. In 1842, lie was poisoned in his hand from a hide, which caused his death in five days. Judge Tyler's grandfather Tyler was of French parentage, and was in the war of 1812 ; his grandmother Tyler was of German parentage, her parents coming from Holland. Judge Tyler's mother's maiden name was Mary Platt ; she was born in Herkimer County, N. Y.; her grandfather Platt was of English parentage, and was a Revolutionary soldier ; her mother's maiden name was Murray, of Irish parentage ; her grandfather Murray was also a Revolutionary soldier. Judge Tyler's father was the only one of the family that ever emigrated West; his father's people nearly all live in Delaware County, N. Y., and are wealthy and respectable farmers. His mother's brothers and sisters are respected, industrious people, and have accumulated a competency of this world's goods, but the Platts have mostly wandered away from their native heath, and live in Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Judge T'ylor's mother is still living. In 1845, she united in marriage the second time, with C. C. Phillips, a minister of the Christian Church, and is now a resident of Miami County, Ohio. Of the five children born to Hiram and Mary Tyler, three are living - two sons, George and Hiram, Jr., and one daughter, Ann E. Miller. Oar subject, when six years old, accompanied his parents to Allensville, Ind., where he attended the common school and made his home until he was twelve years old, when he obtained a position as cabin boy on an Ohio River steamboat. He ran on the river in the winter and worked in a blacksmith shop in summer until the year 1850, when he quit the river and settled in Ripley, Brown Co., Ohio, where he went into the plow factory of John Thompson, and, in 1852, went to Georgetown and worked at his trade of blacksmithing. He was married, March 16, 1854, to Mary A. Reed, daughter of C. W. Reed, a prominent business man, and at one time County Commissioner and Postmaster of Georgetown, under Pierce and Buchanan s administrations. He lived in Georgetown, working at his trade, until 1859, when he moved to Russellville and started a carriage factory. In 1860, he was elected Township Assessor of his township, by the Democrats, over a Republican majority of sixty-nve After the breaking-out of the rebellion, it became so difficult to hire men to work (thirty-seven men having volunteered out of his shops), that he assisted in raising a company for the Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; he was commissioned as First Lieutenant, immediately after going to the front, lie was detailed on the stall of Col. James P. Fyffe, commanding Brigade, and remained on the staff until he resigned his commission in the army, after being in the service eighteen months. His reasons for resigning were the burning of his house and ail it contained, the death of one of his children, and his business partner, taking advantage of him in his absence. After returning from the army, he again commenced the carriage business, but being so much embarrassed, he was compelled to go into some business that did not require capital ; he engaged as traveling salesman, and was able in a few years to pay the losses sustained in the carriage business without sacrificing his business integrity by assignment or bankruptcy, He remained in the business of traveling salesman until the fall of 1877, when he was elected by the Democrats Senator of the Fourth Senatorial District, composed of the counties of Brown and Clermont ; was renominated by acclamation in 1879 and elected, serving four years in the Senate. Judge Tyler wras largely instrumental in securing many State and district appointments for the citizeu of Brown County, whose claims had before betm almost wholly unrecognized by the political parties in State and district appointments. In the fall of 1881, he was elected Probate Judge of Brown County, which office he now holds. He is a member of Masonic Lodge at Russellville, and the Chapter and Council at Georgetown, and Commandery at Hillsboro ; is a mem- ber of Subordinate Lodge at Russellville, and Encampment of I. 0. 0. F., at Georgetown, and charter member of Magnolia Lodge, Knights of Pythias, at Russellville, and Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias at Dayton, and charter member Capital Council, No. 87, Royal Arcanum, of Columbus, and a member of J. C. McCoy Post, No. 1, Grand Army Republic, at Columbus, Ohio. Judge Tyler and wife have had born to them ten children, of whom six are living - Clara (the eldest, wife of the Rev. Henry Witham, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Fair Haven, Preble Co., Ohio), Kate (who is filling the position of Deputy in the Probate Judge's office), George P., Jr., Hiram, Jr., Charles and Alvah. Judge Tyler and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Russellville, where they yet reside.

JOHN A. TWEED, grocer, buyer and dealer in leaf tobacco, Georgetown, was born in Union Township, Brown County, Ohio, December 1, 1842. He is a son of Samuel P. Tweed, a native of Brown County, and a farmer by occupation. He was born and raised in Union Township, and resided there till his death, in the fall of 1881. He married Rebecca Jones, a native of the same neighborhood, who yet survives him. They were the parents of six children, three living. John A. is the elder child, and was reared on the farm in Union Township. In 1862, he enlisted in Company C, Seventh Ohio Cavalry ; was promoted as Sergeant, and during the latter part ef service was on staff duty with Gen. Alexander. He had command of a detachment of volunteer troops for nine months, and with Sherman marched down to the sea. He returned to the old home farm, but subsequently removed to ' La Salle County, 111., where he remained two years. During this period, he "farmed it" in summer and clerked in a store for his uncle in the winter months. In 1870, he came back to Brown County and commenced trading in tobacco. In 1880, his warehouse and scales were totally consumed by fire, involving a heavy loss. Mr. Tweed is one of the large dealers in Brown County, and has been fairly successful in the business. In 1882, he purchased of Calvin G. Turner the old Crawford farm of sixty-five acres, located in the suburbs of Georgetown, adjoining the fair ground, where he is engaged in farming, raising fruit, and the growing of tobacco. Mr. Tweed is a stockholder and Director in the First National Bank; a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge and Encampment at Georgetown ; was a charter member of the lodge at Ripley. Is Republican in politics. He was united in marriage, June 12, 1873, to Ella, youngest daughter of Samuel and Mary (Brazelton) Burgett, of Pleasant Township. One child was born to them - Frank, a lively a nd cheerful boy, the joy of his parents, and the pet and pride of the whole neighborhood. Mrs. Tweed departed this life in 1875, and, in 1877, her little son followed her to the other shore, leaving the husband and father alone. Mr. Tweed resides with his mother, and is highly respected for his modest ways and kind and cheerful disposition.

N. A. WATERMAN, farmer, P. 0.* Georgetown, was born in this township March 5, 1817, before Brown County was organized. He is the son of Solomon and Eleanor (Fredrick) Waterman. His father was a native of Maryland; his mother, a native of Lancaster County, Penn., the former of French and German descent, the latter of German. They were among the early pioneers ol Brown County. The subject of this biography received an education at Georgetown and chose the occupation of his father- - farming. His farm is well improved, his residence alone costing over $5,000. Mr. Waterman is a man of cultured mind, well stored with information. At one time he studied law and entered into the practice, but the sedentary life became irksome to him, and he abandoned it for the free, active life in the country. Politically, he is a Democrat, but does not obtrude his political opinions on others. At the age of nineteen, he married Miss Barbara Waters, a native of Mason County, Ky. The fruits of this union were five children - Mrs. Caroline Wilson, of Kansas; Mrs. Marian Pierce, of Franklin Township, this county ; John W., deceased ; Mrs. Anna Amanda Waters, of Texas, and Sanders J. Mrs. Waterman died in 1857, and he married Frances Rachford, who is a native of this county, and is of Irish descent. They have two children - Lucy Mary and Claud Nelson.

COL. CARR B. WHITE (deceased) was born in Mason County, Ky., February 8, 1824. He was named after old Capt. Carr Bailey, who was seven years a Captain of a Virginia volunteer company during the Revolutionary war. Col. White was a son of John D. and Margaret R. (Baker) White, natives of the Old Diminion. He accompanied his parents to Ohio when two years of age, and was reared and educated in Georgetown. In early life he studied medicine, and graduated from the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, Penn., about the year 1848. He immediately commenced the practice of his profession at Point Isabel, in Clermont Co., Ohio. He subsequently removed to Feesburg and Russellville, in this county, and in 1856 or 1857, located at Georgetown, where he resided till his death. He was an eminent physician, and during his medical career, enjoyed an extensive and lucrative practice. During the Mexican war he was Captain of Company G, First Regiment Ohio Volunteers, and served in Gen. Hamer's Brigade, under Gen. Z. Taylor, for one year, his term of enlistment. He returned home and there resided till the commencement of the civil war. He raised a company of volunteers and had the honor to report the first company of volunteers ready for service to the Governor of Ohio. The company was accepted, and he was made Colonel of the Twelfth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the three months' service. At the expiration of this time he re-enlisted, and continued at the head of his regiment till the war closed. He was brevetted a Brigadier General and commanded a brigade. The full rank was finally conferred upon him. During the war, he participated in the battles of Carnifax Ferry, South Mountain, Second Bull Run, Antietam and a number of other serious engagements. He was a " War Democrat," and voted for Lincoln when he was re-nominated. Col. White's father was the teacher of Gen. Grant, when the latter was a lad, and attending school in the old brick schoolhouse on " Dutch Hill," in Georgetown. Gen. Grant was sent to West Point at the suggestion of John D. White and the solicitation of Congressman Thomas L. Hamer. Himself and Col. White were firm friends, and when he became President he appointed Col. White as Assessor of Internal Revenue of this district, which position he held at the time of his death. Col. White married Melita E. Waterman, a native of this county. Two children are living. The oldest was named Ulysses Grant White, after the General. When the latter was President, he further remembered the kindness of Col. White and his father, by appointing U. G. as a cadet to West Point. He graduated from that military post, and entered the army as a Lieutenant, serving as such for a term of years. He resigned his commission and accepted a position as Civil Engineer on the South Pacific Railroad, serving as such until ihe financial crisis of '73 caused the company to suspend operations. He was then appointed an Examiner in the Patent Office, but resigned to accept the position of Chief Engineer, in control of the United States Navy Yard at Boston, Mass., where he now officiates. Col. Carr B. White was a physician of the very first < rank, an excellent soldier and an exemplary Christian. No man stood higher in the estimation of the people of Georgetown and Brown County. He departed this life on September 30, 1881, leaving a wife and two children.

HON. CHILTON A. WHITE, of White, McKnight & White, Georgetown, was born in Georgetown February 6, 1826. He was named after Chilton Allen, who represented a Kentucky district in Congress, for thirteen years. Mr. White is a son of John D. White, a native of Virginia, and a school teacher and surveyor by occupation. He removed from Virginia to North Carolina ; thence to Kentucky, and in 1825 located at Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio. He was Surveyor of Brown County thirteen years and County Treasurer eight years. He died at Georgetown, in May, 1855. He married Margaret R. Baker, also a native of the Old Dominion. Our subject is the third child and son of a family of nine children - four daughters and five sons - two of whom are living. He grew to manhood in Georgetown, receiving a good education in the public schools of the village. In early life, he taught school for three years, during this time studying law with Thomas L. Hamer. When the Mexican war commenced, Mr. Hamer was made Major ol a regiment, and Mr. White accompanied him to the field, being subsequently made Orderly Sergeant of Company G, First Regiment Mexi- can Volunteers, from Ohio, his brother, Carr B., being Captain of the company. During the early part of the war, Gen. Hamer died, and after a year's service, Mr. White returned to Georgetown, finishing his law studies with Sanders W. Johnson, Gen. Hamer's son-in-law. He was admitted to practice in November, 1848, and soon after formed a partnership with his brother, Grafton B. White, of Wilmington, Clinton Co., Ohio, remaining with him two years, He then returned to Georgetown and opened an office. He was a law partner of Col. John G. Marshall for five or six years, and subsequently practiced with Col. D. W. C. Loudon. In 1876, he became seniormember of the firm of White, McKnight & White. In his legal practice, Mr. White has been uniformly successful. He owns a good residence, located on fifty-two acres of land, all within the corporate limits of Georgetown, and also a farm of 160 acres in Pleasant Township, two and a half miles north of Georgetown. Mr. White was united in marriage, April 13, 1852, to Fannie Boyles, a native of Brown County. Three children were born to them - Edward B., John D. (junior member of White. McKnight & White), and Mary I. Mrs. White was a member of the Catholic Church, and died in that faith, August 2, 1881. Mary I. is also a member of the Catholic Church, and received a fine education at Ursuline Convent, at St. Martin's, in Perry Township, this county. Mr,. White's father was a Democrat, and our subject was reared in the political faith of that party. In 1852, he was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Brown County, and was the Democratic nominee for Probate Judge in

Brown and Clermont Counties, and during his term of service was elected to Congress, commencing this term of service during the extra session of June, 1861. He was re-elected in 1862, and served till March 4, 1865. Mr. White was a candidate for the third term. He carried the district on the home vote by 880 majority, but was defeated in the entire district by the large Republican vote of the soldiers. Since that period, Mr. White has taken no active part in politics. While a member of the Ohio Senate, he was an honored member of the Judiciary Committee. In 1873, he was a delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention, and was appointed ou the Judiciary Committee, serving with the following-named gentlemen : Sherlock J. Andrews,

Thomas Ewing, John W. Herron, D. D. T. Cowen, Rufus King, Thomas F. Thompson, Thomas Beer, Thomas J. Godfrey, Charles H. Scribner, John C. Hale, Mills Gardner, William Sample, Barnabas Burns, Henry S. Neal, Charles H. Mitchener, Joseph D. Horton and James W. Riley. Mr. White is probably the oldest livingresident of Georgetown, having resided there nearly fifty-seven years, He is a man of good judgment, unassuming manners, frank and open hearted, and respected and honored by all.

W. S. WHITEMAN, Cashier First National Bank, of Georgetown, was born at New Hope, Scott Township, this county, and is a son of Benjamin W. Whiteman. He was a native of Westmoreland County, Penn., and in early life a merchant. In

1855, he was elected Treasurer of Brown County, just at the decline of the Know- Nothing party, and the organization of the new Republican party. He received a majority of thirty-one votes, and was one of the very few Republicans ever elected to that office in Brown County. After retiring from office, Mr. Whiteman resided on his farm in Scott Township till his death, in December, 1875. He married Phebe Purdum, a native of Brown Counry. W. S. Whiteman is the second child and son of a family of nine children, five of whom are living. He was reared in Brown County, and obtained a fair English education at the National Normal University of Lebanon, Ohio, attending there in 1867-68. He taught school several years before and after leaving college. He read law with Thomas & Pearson, of Georgetown, and was admitted to the bar in Clermont County, in September, 1870. He was engaged in the practice of his profession for some years, in the latter part of which he was a partner of W. W. Young. In March, 1882, Mr. Whiteman was elected by the Board of Directors as Cashier of the First National Bank of Georgetown, which position he has filled since the May following. He is a Republican in politics, but has never been an aspirant for political honors.

PETER L. WILSON, Georgetown, Deputy Auditor, and one of the oldest and most respected citizens of Brown County, was born in England April 30, 1806. He is a son of William H. Wilson, who was a merchant and manufacturer of woolen goods. He came to America, in 1818, locating first at Philadelphia, where his family subsequently joined him. He afterward removed to Pittsburgh, and, on December 24, 1818, landed in Lewis Township, below Augusta, Ky. Soon after, he removed to Washington, Ky., and subsequently to Missouri. He came back to Brown County, and was engaged at his business through life. He resided with our subject some years, and died at his daughter's house, in Cincinnati. He married Elizabeth Wild, who died many years ago. " Squire Peter Wilson," as he is familiarly called, was reared in Brown County, and in early life clerked for two years at Augusta, Ky. He then read medicine with Dr. Keith two years, and afterward went to Georgetown, where he' was employed as clerk. After again studying medicine, this time with Dr. Buckner, in 1826, he engaged in keeping a tavern, on the present site of the American House. Here he remained in business twenty years, and became acquainted with nearly all the citizens of Brown and adjoining counties. In the fall of 1846, he sold his property, and, the following spring, purchased a farm of 250 acres, on Straight Creek, lying in Pleasant, Franklin and Jefferson Townships. Squire Wilson has resided in one house since 1847, but voted in the three different townships. He was a "Jacksonian Democrat " in early days, and is still an earnest advocate of the principles promulgated by " Old Hickory." He has been County Commissioner, Auditor and Treasurer, by appointment, and has been connected with the Auditor's office, in some capacity, almost continuously since 1835. Squire Wilson was the first Mason initiated into the order in Brown County ; was the first High Priest of the Chapter at Georgetown, and the first officer in the Council. He was Master of the Russellville Lodge twenty years. He has officiated both as a School Director and. Examiner. Squire Wilson was married, in 1826, to Paulina Woods, born on the present site of Georgetown. Of the thirteen children given them, seven are living - Mary A., Gustavus A., John W., Amanda V., Lewis C., Franklin P. and Bertha J., familiarly known as " Sallie."

B. F. WOODS, Deputy Recorder of Brown County, Georgetown, was born in Pleasant Township, this county, January 8, 1835. His paternal grandparents were Nathan and Jane Stewart (Wood), natives of Washington County, Penn., who located in this county about 1800. Both resided here till death. Mr. Woods' father was John Woods, born in 1804, and a farmer through life. He died in Jauuary, 1876. Mr. Woods' mother was Lucindia Kirkpatrick, a native of this county, and a daughter of Andrew K. Kirkpatrick. Mrs. Woods died in March, 1875. Mr. Woods grew to manhood on . the home farm, probably receiving a better education than that afforded to most boys of that day. He remained on the farm until twenty-one years of age, and was then employed to clerk for W. T. Galbreath, remaining with him one year. He then learned the photographer's trade, and followed it several years. In 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Forty-seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served two years, mostly as Orderly Sergeant. He was honorably discharged August 19, 1862, and was subsequently appointed Deputy to Alfred Jacobs, Sheriff' of Brown County, remaining in that position three years. Since that time, he has officiated in a clerical capacity in nearly all the county offices, mainly in the Recorder's office. He has been Democratic in politics all through life, and for two or three years was an Infirmary Director of Brown County. He is a member of Confidence Lod<m, No. 307 (I. O. O. F.), and Knights of Pythias Lodge, No. 98. Mr. Woods was united in marriage in May, 1859, to Caroline Hunt, a native of this county. Ten children have been given them, eight living. Mrs. Woods is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

ROBERT YOUNG, of Robert Youug & Co., Georgetown, proprietor Georgetown Woolen Mills, was born near Belfast, Ireland, in November, 1829. He is a son of Robert Young, also a native of Ireland, and of Scotch descent. He was a farmer and linen weaver until his death, June 7, 1847. His mother was Isabella McClellan, also a native of Ireland and of Scotch ancestry. Our subject grew up in Ireland, re- ceiving a fair education. He early learned the linen weaver's trade, and when nineteen years of age came to America. He first located at Philadelphia, where he learned ingrain carpet weaving, which trade he followed for a number of years. In 1857, he came West, locating at Leesburg, Highland Co., Ohio, where he worked in a factory two and a half years. He went back to Pennsylvania in October, 1859, where he remained till September, 1861. He then came to G-eorgetown, at the solicitation of Warner & Ramey, proprietors of a woolen mill in the south part of the village. He worked for the firm ten months. In August, 1862, he elisted in Company C, Eightyninth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, serving as a private till July, 1865, when he received an honorable discharge ; upon his return to Georgetown, Mr. Young once more became connected with the mill business, and some years ago became part owner of the mill, a sketch of which appears in another chapter. Mr. Young is a member of the Good Templars and the Presbyterian Church. He is a Republican in politics, and has been a member of the Village Council for eight years, being again re-elected April 3, 1882. He was married at Philadelphia, June 6, 1850, to Mary A. Robinson, a native of County Tyrone, Ireland. They have only one child - William A., in business with his father. Mrs. Young is a member of the Christian Church.

WILEY W. YOUNG, lawyer, Georgetown, was born in Lewis Township, this county, May, 13, 1834. His father, Omega Young, was a native of Tazewell County, in Southern West Virginia, where he was born in 1798. He came to Ohio in 1816, locating at Higginsport, Brown County. He subsequently learned the shoe-maker's trade at Cincinnati, and followed that at Higginsport till 1830. He then removed to a farm in Lewis Township, where he still resides. At one time in his life, Mr. Young was a minister of the Christian denomination. Mr. Young's mother, was Nancy Stayton, a native of Lewis Township. She was the daughter of Jacob Stayton (an Englishman by birth and a native of New Jersey) and Mary Wise, a cousin of Henry A. Wise, Governor of Virginia. Our subject was the first son and fourth child of a family of fourteen children, eleven of whom are living. He was reared on the farm in Lewis Township, obtaining his early literary education in the district school, and subquently attending the High School, at Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio. He was a farmer and a school teacher in early life. In 1856, he commenced the study of law at Georgetown, with Hanson L. Penn, Esq., remaining with him till his admittance to the bar, in 1858. He soon after opened an office in Georgetown, and has been in constant practice since. He was a law partner of Judge D. W. C. Loudon for ten or twelve years, and in 1879 formed a partnership with W. S. Whiteman. The firm at once attained and enjoyed a successful law practice. In 1871, Mr. Young was admitted to practice in the Federal Courts, and has also practiced some in Kentucky. His political views have been strongly Republican since the organization of that party. Mr. Young was married, January 14, 1858, to Mary E. Graves, a native of Kanawha County, W. Va. Six children have been given them, two living - Elizabeth and Wiley W., Jr. In 1847, Mr. Young accompanied his sister to Felicity, Clermont County, on a visit. While there he met his great-grandmother, Martha Chaffant, who was then one hundred and six years of age (and lived fifteen months longer) ; his grandmother, Tabitha Chaffant, aged seventy-eight (and lived to be eighty-eight or eighty-nine years old) ; his aunt, aged forty, who with himself and sister, represented four generations. Mr. Young's grandfather, Fountain Young, was with Gen. Harrison, and suffered death at the battle of Thames in 1813.

LEVI T. ABBOTT, farmer, P. 0. Ripley. Among Brown's native-born citizens is the subject of this sketch, who added one to the population of Pleasant Township in 1835. His parents, Charles and Sarah (Brown) were among those of its earliest pioneers, where he is, at this present time, yet living, in the enjoyment of a ripe old age. His respected companion passed to the better land in 1856. They raised a family of six children, and Levi was reared on the homestead farm. He was married, March 1, 1859, to Miss Mary Jones, a native of this county and a daughter of Samuel Jones, a pioneer relic, who died in this county May 20, 1880. Mr. Abbott is associated with the Methodist Episcopal Church at Ripley, and, although he had the disadvantages of educational privileges, he has, by his own ambition and economy, secured a good home and made life a success. Politically, he is a man bound to no party or power, but acts entirely from principle, and is a man of his own choice.

JOHN S. ATWOOD, livery stable, Ripley, was born in Wilcox County, Ala., in 1840. When thirteen years of age, he came to Ripley and diligently attended to his studies at school, and, in 1859, entered Iberia College, and was graduated from that institution the same year. At the close of his term, he went to the gold regions of California prospecting, and, meeting with some success, returned in 1861 and engaged a short time in teaching school. Before the close of the year, he enlisted in the United States Navy, on board the gunboat Choctaw, of the Mississippi Squadron, and served one year ; he participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Shreevesport, Red River, and in the attempt to capture the rebel ram Webb. Returning to peaceful pursuits to this city, he engaged for one year in the grocery business, when he disposed of his stock, and, in company with his brother, Julius M., and R. C. Rankin, . contracted with the county for the construction of the Georgetown Turnpike. This work occupied two years, after which time he was engaged in repairing pikes in various portions of the county. In 1872, he opened a livery stable on Main street, and in 1879 erected the commodious stable which he now occupies. He has made other purchases of real estate in the city, and, in all the enterprises in which he has been engaged, his efforts have been entirely successful. Among other purchases is a tract of land embracing 4,000 acres of land in Michigan, a portion of which has been fenced. He was married, December 31, 1875, to Miss Catherine McCaskill, a native of Alabama. Mr. Atwood have served as Councilman six years, and is a member of the Masonic fraternity. He is a man of social and gentlemanly deportment, with qualifications of mind and character that develop elements of energy and enterprise ; a straight business man. who stands in the community respected by all who know him.

,G. BAMBACH, attorney, Ripley, is a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, where he was born in 1840. His father, Gotlieb, crossed the ocean to the American shore in 1848, and in the following year returned, and with the family, consisting of his wife and two children, again embarked to the United States. Her maiden name was Barbara Borzmeyer, native of Alsace, Germany. The youngest child, a daughter, died soon after reaching this country. Gotleib located at Levanna, Brown County, in September, 1849, and began raising grapes, and butter making, but became wholly engaged in the former pursuit, in which he is still engaged in connection with farming. He and his son have a farm of 130 acres and other property at Levanna. The subject of this sketch secured a common school education, and began reading medicine under Dr. Eberhart of this city. Two years afterward, he attended the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, from which institution he graduated in 1859. The following year he recited law in the office of Chambers Baird, of Ripley, and entered the Law School at Cincinnati. Ohio, where he graduated in 1861. He then entered the ranks of the Union army, as Assistant Surgeon of the One Hundred and Sixth Ohio Volunteer

Infantry, and three months afterward was assigned to the Eightieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry of the Seventeenth Army Corps. He served with this regiment until after the surrender of Vicksburg, July 4, 1863, when he returned home on account of his father's ill-health. He was teudered promotion by the Governor as Surgeon, but he declined. In 1877, he was selected by the Republicans of this district as a candidate for Legislative honors, but suffered defeat in this strong Democratic territory. In 1881, his name was placed on the county ticket by the Republicans for Probate Judge. His opponent, George P. Tyler, secured the election by a small majority. He had, however, become popular, and throughout the ranks of both parties secured hosts of friends. He is a member of the Masonic order, and by his ambition and natural talents created and realized success.

JEPTHA C. BEASLEY, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born in Union Township, January 5, 1809. He is a son of Jeptha and Sarah (Fisher) Beasley, natives of Spottsylvania County, Va. Mr. Beasley was born August 20, 1769, and Mrs. B. the same year. In 1794, they were married, and in *1796 removed to Maysville, Ky., and the following fall crossed the Ohio and located in Union Township, where he purchased 100 acres of land. In 1818, he removed to Ripley and followed boating to New Orleans for ten years successively. He was, for a number of years, engaged in merchandising with his brother, Nathaniel Beasley. In 1828, he planted a vineyard containing two acres, which was the first in the State. His death occurred April 9, 1858. He had served in various official capacities; among them was the office of Justice of the Peace, which he held for fifteen years, and County Commissioner four years. His father, Ezekiel Beasley, and family removed from Virginia to Maysville, Ky.. in 1800, and died there. James Beasley, brother to Jeptha Beasley, Sr., served in the Revolutionary war, and was killed by the Tories in South Carolina. His brother, Charles Beasley, left Virginia and went to Lexington, Ky., thence for Louisville, but was captured on the way by the Indians; he finally escaped at Troy. He and his brother John both participated in the battle of Blue Lick, where the latter was captured by the Indians. Mr. Beasley, our subject, was reared on a farm and received his training in the common schools. When of age, he and his brother, William Beasley, engaged in boating to the Crescent City, and followed it six years. He was married, July 27, 1833, to Sarah Shelton, a daughter of Thomas and Sarah Shelton. Mrs. B. was born in Mason County. Ky., October 20, 1815. One child was born to this family, viz., William T., married July, 1857, to Miss Frances Douglas, a daughter of David and Mariah Douglas, of Kentucky. Two children were the fruits of this union; of these, one is living - Hattie; Horace G. (deceased). Mr. Beasley is by occupation an agriculturist and stock-raiser, and has been successful in the pursuits of life. Mrs. B. has been a member of the Christian Church for forty years. Mr. B. is a Republican. He owns 178 acres of well-improved land.

NICHOLAS BECKER, merchant, Ripley, is a native of Lorraine, France, where he was born in 1828. His father was a soldier under Napoleon the First, and in the campaign of Russia, at the retreat of Leipsic, and until the close of the battle of Waterloo. He was a teacher of schools, in Lorraine, for thirty-six years, and until he emigrated to the United States, in 1855, with a portion of his family. He located at Cincinnati, Ohio, where his wife died with cholera in 1866. His death occurred in 1876, in the same city. The subject of this sketch received his early education in the schools of Pontamousson, France, and graduated with honors at the university of Nancy, France. In 1854, he, with a portion of the family, embarked to America, and located at Decatur County, Ind. He was engaged in teaching a private school at this point, and followed his profession, in different localities, until 1863, in which year he entered the firm of McCardle & Bro., of Cincinnati, Ohio, as book-keep *r, and in the following year resigned his position and came to Gipley, where from 1866 to the present time he has devoted his time, in the Union School, in teaching the languages, iu which he is a proficient scholar. Mr. B. was married, in 1860, to Miss Catherine Thill, a native of Lorraine, France. Nicholas Jr. is the only child born to this issue. Mr. B. opened the millinery department of his store, on Second street, in 1866, and the hat and cap department in 1876, which is mostly conducted by his son. This establishment is the largest of its kind in the city, and is at all times completely stocked, and enjoys a lucrative trade. Mr. B. is an active, energetic business man, and a member of the Catholic Church.

PETER BENUA, merchant, Ripley, was born in Bavaria, Germany, in 1834s and emigrated to America in 1854, making a location in New Orleans, from which point he came to Ripley, in January, 1855. He was a tailor by trade, and, by close application and economy, he was enabled to establish himself in business. He first opened a clothing house in Ripley, in 1857, which was conducted with success until 1869, at which time he disposed of his stock and trade, and associated himself and his capital in the Ohio Piano Manufacturing Company of this city. Several years later, he withdrew his interest from this concern, and returned to merchandising. He occupied his present location on Main street in 1881, where he is conducting a large custom and sale trade, and enjoys a lucrative business. He was united in marriage, in 1857, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Lewis Fridley, an early settler of Brown County. This union has been blessed with seven children, five of whom are living - Lizzie, Maggie, Louis P. ( who is associated with his father in the store), Frank and Lela. Mr. B. is a member of the Masonic order and I. 0. 0. F. His standing as a successful, upright business man is unquestioned, and his position has been earned by his untiring industry. As a business man, he ranks the oldest clothing merchant now in Ripley.

ROBERT P. BENNINGTON, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, is a son of Thomas and Mary (Rains) Bennington, who were among the early pioneers of Brown County. He was born in Fleming County, Ky., in 1826. He is th-j youngest son and child of a family of seven children. He was brought up on his father's farm, in Union Township, and his educational advantages were very limited. He aided his father in clearing up a farm, and in effecting various other improvements. He was married the first time, June 2, 1846, to Miss Mary J. Rains, a daughter of John and Sarah Rains. She died, and left one child, Sarah B., who was born April 4, 1847, and died July 12, 1870. Mr. Bennington's second marriage occurred August 11, 1857, to Miss Indiana Young, a daughter of Omega and Nancy Young, and a sister to Mayor W. D. Young, of Ripley. Mrs. B. was born in Lewis Township May 29, 1828. Of nine children by this unipn, six are living - Joseph K. (born June 2, 1858), Mary A. (born November 3, 1859), Fremont (born March 24, 1861), William E. (born July 12, 1864), James E. (born October 20, 1868) and Everett F. (born November 29, 1873). Thomas, Robert P. and an infant are deceased. Mr. Bennington owns a farm of 60? acres and is engaged in agriculture, making a specialty in cultivating tobacco. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. His political views are Republican. He has filled the office of Assessor for nine years and School Director for twenty years.

WILLIAM BENNINGTON (deceased) is the third son and fourth child of Thomas and Mary (Rains) Bennington who were among <!he early pioneers of Brown County. He was born in Fleming County, Ky., September 20, 1818. He remained on his father's farm till of age, and obtained his education in the common schools of the county. February 12, 1856, he joined himself in marriage with Miss Mary J. Porter, a daughter of James B. and Mary Porter. Mrs. Bennington, a most estimable lady, was born in Union Township April 5, 1835. This union was blessed with seven children; three are living - I. N., born March 27, 1860 ; William L., born June 5, 1865 ; and Edwin K., born May 24, 1869. Luella, a very accomplished young lady, was born May 12, 1861, and died November 3, 1878. Mr. Bennington was a farmer by occupation, and followed its pursuits with success. For the latter twenty years of his life, he dealt in tobacco, and for three years in pork-packing. In both these branches of business, he was eminently successful. His dealings with men all through life were marked with the purest principles of honesty and uprightness, and a due amount of liberality. His death occurred January 25, 1875. He was Elder of the Presbyterian Church at the time of his demise. His political affiliations were with the Republican party. He was a man sincere in his convictions of right, and conscientious in all the principles and doctrines of his life. Mrs. Bennington and her children are members of the Presbyterian Church. She owns a well-improved and cultivated farm of 123 acres, which is adorned with a commodious brick residence erected in 1877 at a cost of $1,500.

M. BEYERSDOERFER, tobacconist, No. 34, Main street, Ripley. Mr. B. is among those of the energetic and enterprising business men of Ripley. A native of Germany, where he was born in 1834. In 1852, he emigrated to the United States, and for one year was employed at his trade, blacksmithing, in Levanna, after which he purchased a piece of land and opened a vineyard. In the summer of 1865, he suffered by sunstroke, and was obliged to relinquish out-door employment. Disposing of his place, h : established his present business in 1866, where he manufactures cigars, and enjoys a good trade. ' He was married, in 1861, to Miss Elizabeth Winser, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio. Their living children are Conrad, Anna M., Ida and Flora. Mr. B. served three months in the Twelfth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and is a respected member of the K. of P. and U. 0. of W. Politically, is a sturdy Republican.

A. C. BODMER, baker, Ripley, was born in Wurtemberg, Germany, in 1849, and emigrated to the United States in 1867. He made Ripley an objective point, and located in the city May 15 of the same year. He was a baker by trade, and after working at cooperage a short time secured a situation with L. Reinert, where he worked diligently until 1875, when he opened a small bakery at his present place, which he purchased the same year. He has established a reliable trade, and with but his energies for capital succeeded. He was married, in Ripley, to Miss Lizzie Stoamm, a native of Sardinia, Brown County, and a daughter of Jacob and Martha Stoamm, early settlers of Brown County. He was a native of Germany, where he was born in 1825. He was brought to this country when fifteen years of age by his parents, Phillip and Mary (Syle) Stoamm. The family settled in Brown County, where he (Phillip) died in 1862. The family lineage has become very extended, and after a separation of thirty-three years a family gathering was- held in 1876. Jacob Stoamm is the oldest band master in the county, and, in 1861, enlisted as leader of the regimental band in the Forty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served one year. He was leader of the Ripley Band for years, and, in 1878, received the first stroke of paralysis, since which time he has been unable to accomplish much work. He raised a family of twelve children, eight of whom are living, the eldest, Lizzie, wife of our subject, to whom have been born five children, four of whom are living - Louis A., Franklin H., Charles M. and William E. Mr. Bodmer is a member of the I. 0. 0. F., and one of the active merchants of the city.

JOHN W. BONNER, Foreman Boyd Manufacturing Company, Levanna. The subject of this sketch was born near Trenton, N. J., in 1830. Is a son of J. W. and Ducilla (Lyda) Bonner, both natives of that State. His parents moved to the West in 1838, and settled in Cosl^cton County, Ohio ; he was a farmer by occupation, and resided in that county until 1843, when he moved to Indiana, where he died the following year. John W. was raised on a farm, and secured what education he could from such advantages. When twenty years of age, he became engaged in the mill business, which he has followed for thirty years. He came to Brown County in January, 1880, and soon after became connected with the extensive concern at Levanna, widely known as the Boyd Manufacturing Company, where he has, by his vast experience and ac. quired taste, prosecuted his services with a zeal that has given him a qualified position- He is a stockholder of the concern, and, at present, fills the position of foreman in the mill. He was married, in 1856, to Miss Sarah M. Payne, a native of Knox County. This union has been blessed with one child, Isaac N., born in March, 1858. Isaac Newton is a carpenter by profession, and is a resident of West Virginia. He was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Murphy, a native of that State. One child, christened after his grandfather, John W. Mr. B. has been a member of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of Masons for twenty-two years, and besides being a worthy citizen, is highly valued in the firm which he represents.

C. W. BOYD, of the Boyd Manufacturing Company, Levanna. Mr. Boyd is a native of Lewis County, Ky., and born in 1834. He is a son of James and Mary

(Gibson) Boyd, natives of Ohio and Virginia respectively ; his father was a farmer, and moved to Kentucky, where he died in 1837. C. W. Boyd lived on the homestead in Kentucky until fifteen years of age, when he came to Bipley, Ohio, where he secured employment at the Ripley Sash Mill, operated by D. G. Stillman ; he rapidly learned and became proficient in the business, and, at the expiration of three years, became a partner in the concern, and became sole owner at the age of twenty-one years, and soon afterward admitted his brother, S. G., to a partnership. He was married, in 1857, at Winchester, Adams Co., Ohio, to Margaret, daughter of Moses McMeckin, an early settler of Adams County ; he continued in business, and, in 1861, received a commission of First Lieutenant Company B, of the Thirty-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. After a service of eighteen months, he was promoted to the Captaincy of his company ; he followed the fortunes of his company and regiment until 1864, when he was honorably discharged and returned home, and again engaged in attending to his rapidly increasing interests. Capt. Boyd is a member of the Christian Church, and of the Masonic order ; he is the senior member of the Boyd Manufacturing Company, with headquarters at Levanna, and large and extensive branches at Ripley, Iligginsport and Cincinnati, which are more fully described elsewhere. He is the founder of the village of Levanna, where he resides with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd have had a family of seven children, six of whom are living as follows : James (is a stockholder, and associated in the business), Martha (wife of W. 0. Daum, also a stockholder, and fills the position at the Levanna Mills, of Book-keeper and Cashier), Alice K., Alvirda L., William and Frank. In 1856, Messrs. C. W. & S. G. Boyd, then young men, purchased a small mill at Levanna, paying for the same $1,500. At the time of this purchase the facilities of the mill were limited, there being but little machinery in it. The brothers, however, with an energy and pluck that has since been their great staple in trade, expended their last dollar in improving their property, and pulling off their coats went heroically to work, doing the labor themselves, superintending sales, and, in fact, being the only men employed in the establishment. They were essentially the architects of their own fortunes, and, by pluck and perseverance, built up eventually the business to what it now is. After several successful years the brothers stopped work at the bench, and devoted their time to the management of their rapidly increasing business. An office was opened at Cincinnati for the sale of lumber and building material, and Mr. S. G. Boyd removed to that city and took charge of the office, where he resides. In 1881, the firm purchased the Higginsport Saw Mill, which they improved, and is now one of the finest mills in the county. In 1881, the business had attained such proportions it was formed into a joint stock company. In December of 1881, the Boyd Manufacturing Company was organized with a capital of $300,000, two-thirds of which has been paid in. Very few persons not directly connected with the mill have stock in it, and thus if is owned virtually by the workmen themselves. C. W. Boyd was elected President of the new company, and has the control. Subsequently, the Ripley Planing Mill was purchased and placed under control of the company. The Boyd Manufacturing Company give employment to 185 hands distributed through theT>ranches of their operations. The mills find principle sales for products in Adams, Brown, Highland and Clermont Counties, Ohio, Lewis, Bracken, Mason, Robertson and Pendleton Counties, Ky., and, in fact, throughout the neighboring States. Brown County may well feel proud of such industry within her borders. It also shows what will power and pluck can do, and obstacles overcome by men who have common sense, business tact and energy. Since writing the above, the lumber yard adjoining the saw and planing mill of the Boyd Manufacturing Company, at Higginsport was destroyed by the fire fiend on the evening of August 14, 1882. The loss is estimated from $60,000 to $125,000. The amount of insurance could not at this time be learned.

ROBERT CAHALL, farmer, P. O. Levanna, is a grandson of James Cahall, a native of Pennsylvania, who emigrated to Kentucky at an early day and located near Minerva, where he resided until 1814, at which time he moved to Brown County and settled on Bullskin Creek, where he passed the remainder of his life. His maternal grandparent, James Parker, was a native of Ireland, He was a State pioneer to Ohio, and settled on the Indian territory in 1798. His location was afterward laid out in Clermont County, where he resided until his death. Thomas Cahall, the father of our subject, was born near Philadelphia Penn., in 1790. He moved with his parents to this county, and made his final settlement in Pleasant Township, where he died in January, 1871. His life companion, Sarah (Parker) Cahall, was a native of Virginia, and died in March, 1871. They raised a family of eleven children, all of whom grew to manhood and womanhood. Of this number eight are living, six being old-time residenters of Brown County. Mr. C. settled on his present estate of 191 acres in 1860. He numbers among the oldest living residents of the county and has lived in single blessedness all his days; his character is irreproachable, and his social qualifications and genial disposition commend him to all. With an extended acquaintance and hosts of friends, the memory of Robert Cahall will live long after he may have passed away.

HON. ALEXANDER CAMPBELL, M. D. (deceased). One of the most distinguished pioneers of Brown County was Hon. Alexander Campbell, the first physician of Ripley. He was born in Greenbrier County, Va., in 1774, and removed near Lexington, Ky., with his parents when a boy. He was a colleague with Henry Clay at Pisgah, nine miles southwest of Lexington. He read medicine and attended lectures in Lexington Medical College, while the distinguished Kentucky orator practiced law there. August 6, 1801, he was united in marriage with Miss Nancy Dunlap. Soon after this event, he removed to Cynthiana, Ky., and practiced his profession two years ; then, in 1803, he came to Brown County and located 300 acres of land in Union Township. He established a store and ran it in connection with his profession till 1815, when he removed to Ripley, then known as Staunton. Here he continued mercantile pursuits as one of the first merchants of Ripley, going to Philadelphia, Penn., on horseback, to purchase goods. He was Ripley's first physician. In his profession he stood eminent, and established a wide and successful practice. At one time, he was tendered the Professorship of one of the most important branches of medicine in the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, but owing to his vast practice he declined. He was chosen a Representative and served in the Legislature when that body convened at Chillicothe. He was subsequently elected to the State Senate, and in that body he filled the office of speaker. In 1809, he was chosen United States Senator and did valuable service in that important capacity for four years. During his Congressional duties, as there were no railroads, he rode on horseback all the way to Washington, D. C. His labors in Congress were worthy and efficient, and highly merited the approbation of his constituents. He was Mayor of Ripley from 1838-40, where his death occurred November 5, 1857. He was a man of uncompromising anti-slavery principles, and their earnest defender and promoter. As a citizen he was loyal to the best interests of his city and county, and earnestly devoted to the high trusts with which the people had honored him. He died esteemed for his many noble traits of character and the purity and usefulness of his life. His son J. A. Campbell now owns and occupies a part of the old Campbell homestead. He was born in Ripley June 27, 1819. He studied medicine with his father and in 1850 learned telegraphy, which he followed for five years. In 1862, he located on his present farm, where he has since resided. In 1856, he was married to Frances, daughter of Elijah and Matilda Sniffin, and a native of Ripley, where she was born February 22, 1834. Three children were the fruits of this union - Matilda N., born January 11, 1858 ; Mollie N., born Oct. 31, 1859, and Thomas C., born May 18, 1861. Mr. Campbell was one of the organizers of the Ripley Fire Department and was engineer for twenty years. He was also connected with the Ripley Band for fifteen years.

CHARLES FENELON CAMPBELL (deceased) was born at Lexington, Va., September 13, 1803. His father was a farmer and a practicing physician. His mother was a sister of Dr. Archibald Alexander, President of Princeton University. There were five sons and three daughters in the family. One of the sons became a preacher, two lawyers, and one a doctor, while one died young. The subject of this sketch graduated at Washington College, Lexington, Va., and afterward graduated at a military school at that point. Studying law, he was admitted to the bar, and removed to Ohio to practice, choosing a Northern State in preference, because of slavery at the South, though his parents were slaveholders. In 1824, he located at Georgetown, Brown Co., Ohio, for the practice of his chosen profession. Remaining at Georgetown a short time, he removed to Ripley, where he spent the remainder ot' his days. His tastes were of a literary character, and, in 1840, he published the Ohio Whig at Ripley. In 1849, he purchased a controlling interest in the Ripley Ree, which he edited up to the time of his death. As a writer, he was graceful, logical and fair, and his editorials were copied throughout the State. As a lawyer, he was noted for his thorough understanding of the principles of law, and he was consulted by the members of his profession throughout the county. As a practitioner, he was not successful as the world views success. He was conscientious, and dissuaded rather than encouraged men to engage in law suits, and his fees were so moderate that he did himself injustice. Although a member of a profession that is often censured for its lack of strict integrity, he won ihe sobriquet of " Honest Charley," and went to his grave universally esteemed and respected. Talented, educated, and in the strictest sense a man of honor and integrity, he was one who would have graced any public position ; but his modest character kept him from even pushing his claims upon the public, and such honors as he wore came to him unsought. He was elected Mayor of his village, Justice of the Peace, and Probate Judge of the county, and was once a candidate for State Senator. Being an ardent Whig and Republican, and those parties being in the minority in his county, his chances for political preferment were small, yet he was always an ardent advocate of his party. When the war broke out, though nearly sixty years of age, he was active in the raising and drilling of troops, his military education making him one of a very few who were then capacitated for that work. In 1831, he was married to Harriett E. Kephart at Ripley, who still survives him. To them were born six children, five sons and one daughter - Angus K., Frank T., J. Q. A., William Archie, Charles H. and Mary A. The five sons have all edited papers in Ohio and Iowa, and J. Q. A. is still editing the Bellefontaine (Ohio) Republican , which he has edited ever since the war. Angus K. is an attorney at Newton, Iowa ; Frank T. has served two terms as Lieutenant Governor of Iowa ; William A. is a prominent business man at Lima, Ohio, and Charles X). is Deputy Collector of Internal Revenue for the Fourth United States District of Ohio at Bellefontaine. Mary Antoinetta was married to James W. Christie, since deceased, and lives with her mother at Ripley, and'is a teacher in the Union schools. Three of the sons - Frank T., J. Q. A. - and William A. served in the army, and C. D., who was too young to enter the service, in the Home Guards. The subject of this sketch died at Georgetown, Ohio, August 2, 1864, of fever while serving as Probate Judge of the county, leaving to his children a character and memory more precious and more cherished than any material possessions or worldly fortune could have been, and his name will always be held in respect by the community with whom he spent this life.

JOHN COSLETT, Jr., miller, Ripley, is a son of John and Sarah (Potts) Coslett, settled in this county in 1831. He (John), with two others, purchased the mill in 1855 and continued its business for fourteen years, when his two sons, John, Jr., and Joseph, succeeded him. This firm control a large trade, and in favorable seasons turn out from ten to twelve thousand barrels of flour per year. The subject of this sketch enlisted in 18)3 in Company I, Eleventh Regiment Ohio Cavalry, and, after a service through the war, was sent to the frontier, with headquarters at Fort Laramie, Dakota, where his service closed. He was married, in 1871, to Miss Hannah Hass, a native of Brown County. This union has been blessed with six children, all of whom are living, viz.: Joseph, Charles, Annie, Ermie P., Clarence and Edna. Mr. C. has served as School Director, and in 1880 was a defeated candidate in the run for County Sheriff. The family are widely known, and their business as millers has been entirely successful.

JAMES DAVIDSON, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, an early pioneer, was born in Union Township May 25, 1803. He is a son of Mathew and Mary (Hill) Davidson, who removed from Pennsylvania to Harrison County, Ky., in 1778, and settled near Washington.

Mr. D. was a stone-cutter by trade, and built the first jail in Washington, which was a stone structure. Alexander Hill, grandfather of our subject, was a veteran in the war of the Revolution. He died near Ripley in March, 1824. He was the father of nine children. His oldest son, Alexander Hill, Jr., served as First Lieutenant in the war of 1812. Mr. Davidson's uncle, James Davidson, served through the late war with G-reat Britain. Mathew Davidson and his family and father settled in Union Township and purchased Harrison's Survey of the original purchasers. They spent their summers in their new Western home ; then in the autumn would return with all their stock to Boone's Fort in Old Kentucky. They were intimately acquainted with Daniel Boone and Simon Kenton, the two distinguished pioneers of the West. Matthew Davidson built the Presbyterian stone church near Red Oak, which was the first in the township. He aided in many other important improvements and was a man of influence. He died March 14, 1814, and his wife followed him in 1852, aged seventy-eight years. James Davidson was reared on a farm and was educated in the district schools. When fourteen years old, he was bound out to learn the " tailor's trade " with John Slade, of Lavanna, and after serving five years, he went to the farm. He bought 55 acres, and in 1849 he made an addition of 112 acres. His avocation has always been that of agriculture, and in its pursuits he has been successful. He was married January 1, 1831, to Miss Rachel Turner, by whom he has had eight children ; of them six are living - Nancy A. (wife of Wilson Smith), Elizabeth (wife of Gfeorge Mefford), Mary A., Matthew G-., William T. and Sarah E. James H. and Rachel J. are deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are identified with the Christian Church. In political affairs, Mr. Davidson is a strong Republican. He served his township as Trustee and also filled various local offices.

JOSEPH B. DAY, farmer, P.O. Ripley, son of John Day and Rachel (Dye) Day, born in Pleasant Township March 15, 1815. His father was a native of Maryland, and came to Brown County in early times ; his mother's parents, John and Ruth Dye, were also natives of Maryland. They migrated to this county in 1795, on horseback, and located in Pleasant Township. Mr. Dye was a Revolutionary patriot, he having served from the beginning to the termination of the American Revolution, under Gen. George Washington. Our subject was reared a " farmer boy," and received only a common school education. In 1841, he removed to Union Township, and, in 1857, located on the farm that he now occupies. He was first married to Miss Mary Shults, daughter of Jacob Shults, by whom he had one child, Mary J., born January 4, 1842, wife of William Day, of Kansas. Mrs. Day departed this life January, 1842, and April 6,

1847, he was united in marriage with Elizabeth W. Tully, a native of Mason County, Ky., and a daughter of William and Martha Tully. She was born January 25, 1827. Of eleven children by this marriage ten are living, viz., John N., born February 20,

1848, married Maggie W. Harrison, and have three children - Daisy L., Joseph E. and Ada W.; Charles W., born August 5, 1851, married Luella Burgett; Martha F., born December 8, 1852, wife of Byron A. Jones; Elizabeth A., born March 23, 1854, wife of Thomas N. Cahall ; Joseph E., born Nobember 16, 1855, married Elizabeth J. Crawford; Rachel A., born February 3, 1858; Matilda A., born January 21, 1860, wife of J. B. Frost ; Giles L., born May 15, 1862 ; George H., born November 18, 1865; and Luetta, born April 6, 1873; William T., bom October 4, 1849, and died April 11, 1875. When fifteen years of age, Mr. Day made his first trip by flat-boat to New Orleans with Capt. John Allison, of Ripley. He continued flat-boat transportation to the Cresceut City till of age, when he engaged in farming, which he has since followed. In 1839, he engaged in buying and selling horses, and for fifteen years was the leading horse-dealer of Brown County. The leading feature of his avocation is tobacco-growing. He and his wife are members of the New-Light Church of Pisgah. Politically, he is Democratic. He owns a farm of 188 acres, and has been successful.

W. 0. DAUM, book-keeper, Levanna, was born at Higginsport September 10, 1860. He is the son of Philip J. and Bertha (Boehm) Daum, and the eldest of a family of six children. His mother emigrated from Germany when she was fourteen years of age, with her parents, Frederick and Caroline Boehm. She was one of a family of six- teen children ; her parents stopped a short time at Cincinnati ; then moved to a farm on Straight Creek, above Arnheim, and afterward near Higginsport, where both died. The paternal great-grandfather of our subject, Frederick Daum, emigrated to America from Germany in 1828; he remained eight year^ in Beaver County, Penn.; thence came to Brown County; he died at Higginsport. His son, Philip, grandfather of W. 0., married Christina Kantz, and died in Mexico soon after the close of the Mexican war. Philip J. Daum was the oldest of his three children, two sons and one daughter. He was born in Vicksburg, Miss., June 3, 1838, and the year following his parents returned to Brown County ; he is now residing at Higginsport. VV. 0. received his education in his native village. In 1877, he accepted a position in Boyd's store, at Levanna, and remained three years. January 1, 1881, he went to Cincinnati and completed a commercial course at Nelson's Business College. Since his return, he has been book-keeper in the Boyd Manufacturing Company at Levanna. He was married, November 10, 1881, to Miss Mattie Boyd, daughter of Capt. C. W. Boyd.

N. S. DEVORE, crockery and queensware, Ripley. The name Devore (Devara) is of French origin. The ancesters of the family who emigrated to America settled in Pennsylvania. Nicholas Devore, the great grandparent of our subject, was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, and served under Washington from the first. His wife's maiden name was S*rah Decker, whose family also rank in Revolutionary fame; he moved to the West in 1787, and was among the pilgrims who entered Kenton Station, near Maysville, Ky. Subsequently, he moved and settled at Blue Lick Fort among the Indians, where he died in 1813. David Devore, the grandparent of our subject, came to the territory of Brown County in 1800, and settled at Red Oak, where he passed his life. He was among the most intelligent and progressive, as well as active farmers of the day. and acquired a handsome estate through his own industry and perseverance ; he lived to raise a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters, four of whom are living ; his death is recorded in 1860. N. S. Devore, whose name appears at the head of this sketch, is the oldest living son of David and Esther (West) Devore, and was born in this county in 1846. David was born in Brown County in 1806, and is the oldest living son. A portion of his early life was spent on the farm, and until 1850, at which time the national bank system was inaugurated, and he became one of the original stockholders of the First National Bank of Ripley, in which he had always taken an active interest, until his health failed, and in declining years he transferred its duties to his son, N. S., who has since filled that position. Mr. Devore has been an invalid for several years, and most of the time confined to his home, surrounded by the comforts and care of his family. His wife's father, William West, settled in Brown County in 1804, and erected the first house in Decatur, Byrd Township, where he resided until his death. Of the twelve children born to this generation, four are living. N. S. Devore established himself in the grocery business in this city in 1868, which he pursued until he opened his present business in crockery and queensware in 1879, it being the only china bazar in the city. He deals considerably in real estate and brokerage, and is considered one of the active and enterprising men of the city. He is a Director of the First National Bank, and is well and favorably known. He was married, April 18, 1877, to Miss Eva M., daughter of Rev. C. W. Garoutte, an official and publisher at Dayton, Ohio. Their children are Earl G., Fred F. and Alma.

W. A. DIXON, physician, Ripley, is a grandson of William Dixon, a native of Ireland, who with a brother embarked to America and enlisted in the Revolutionary war, where the brother was killed. William Dixon, with a colony, founded a settlement iu the territory of Mason County, Ky., iu 1789. The colony, (six in number) emigrated to Limestone, now Maysville, Ky., and erected a fort near Blanchard's Pond, and in 1793, he, with one Cornelius Washburn, crossed the river at Logan's Gap and built a hut on Eagle Creek, one mile from the river. He lived in this cabin seven years, and finally settled on what was known as the Stephenson lands, now embracing the fertile lands of Henry Martin. He was a man of portly proportions, and was married to Miss Grizzy'A. Bell, of Scottish blood, who balanced the scales at ninety pounds. They raised a family of ten children, seven boys and three girls. He was in the service of the Revolutionary war seven years, and resided in this county during the remainder of his life. William Dixon, Jr., the father of our subject, was born in Mason County, Ky., in 1790. He was raised on the homestead, and performed active service in the war of 1812. In 1813. he was joined in marriage to Miss Susannah Hardester, a native of Pennsylvania, who died January 25, 1831. Six children were born to them, five of whom are living. He was again married, to Mrs. Mary (Carr), widow of John Henry, deceased. The land upon which he settled is now occupied by E. Flaugher. He was Justice of the Peace for thirty years, and was widely and familiarlly known as Squire Dixon. He acted as a general guardian and collector, having a peculiar faculty for this kind of work, being held in high esteem by the people. His demise occurred in this county September 25, 1867. The subject of this sketch is the v< ungest son of William and Mary Dixon, and was born in Union Township, Brown County, in 1835. He secured his early education in the common schools of Ripley, and in 1856 entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio, and pursued his studies for three years. He attended law school one year at Indianapolis, Ind., and in 1861 was elected to teach the High School of Ripley, and taught one year. He attended medical lectures at the Jefferson Medical College at Philadelphia, Penn., in the winter of 1862-63. From the medical board at Columbus, Ohio, he secured a certificate of qualification and entered the army as Contract Surgeon, with orders to report to Gen. Sherman, at Re&aca, Ga. He was assigned duty under the Medical Director of the Cumberland Surgeon, and remained in that department of service until the close of the war. In 1865, he attended a course of medical lectures at the Ohio Medical College at Cincinnati, Ohio, from which he graduated the same year. Returning to peaceful pursuits, he began the practice of his profession at Decatur, Byrcl Township. In 1874, he removed to Ripley, where he has since followed a successful practice. The Doctor was married in 1861, in this city, to Miss Rebecca C., daughter of E. W. Devore. To this union six children have been born, all of whom are living, viz.: Mary V., Martha, Archie, Jessie, Bettie and Kittie.

DAVID DIXON, farmer, P, 0. Ripley, is a grandson of William Dixon, who was born in Virginia, and who, with a colony, founded a settlement in Mason County, Ky., in 1789. They afterward moved to Limestone, now Maysville, and built a fort near Blanchard's Pond. Two of this colony, Cornelius Washburn and William Dixon, crossed the river at Logan's Gap, and erected a hut on Eagle Creek ; this settlement was made in 1793, and they were the first white settlers to locate on the territory of Brown County. William Dixon afterward settled on the Stephenson land, where he raised a family of seven boys and three girls. He served in the Revolutionary war seven years, and lived in this county until his death. He was a very large, portly man, while his wife, formerly Miss Grizzy A. Bell, was a small women, weighing only ninety pounds; she was of Scotch descent, and he was of Irish extraction. William Dixon, Jr., father to our subject, was born in Mason County, Ky., in 1790 ; he was married in 1813 to Miss Susannah Hardester, a native of Pennsylvania, who bore him six children ; she died January 25, 1831. Two years afterward, he was married to Mrs. Mary, a widow of John Henry, her maiden name was Carr. William, Jr., died in this county Sept. 25, 1867. He was Justice of the Peace for twenty-two successive years, and was known throughout the county as Squire Dixon. David Dixon, the subject of this sketch, is the oldest son of William Dixon, Jr., and was born on the homestead in this county in 1815. He remained at home until his marriage, February 11, 1837, to Miss Eleanor, daughter of Caldwell Tweed, and grand-daughter of Archibald Tweed, an early pioneer ; nine children have been born to them, seven living. Robert, the eldest son, enlisted in 1861, in the Seventh Regiment of Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, and served one year; re-enlisted in 186i in thesime regiment, and was captured by the enemy in November, 1863, at Rogersville, Tenn.; he was confined in prison at Florence, N. C., where he died from exposure and starvation, November 26, 1864. William S. enlisted as First Lieutenant in 1863 in the Eighty-sixth Regiment Ohio Infantry, and served until the close of the war. Archibald C. enlisted in 1862 in the Seventh Regiment Ohio Volunteer Cavalry; taken prisoner at the ^battle of Franklin, Tenn.; was confined at

Cahaba, Ala.; transferred to Vicksburg on parole, and on the 25th of April was shipped on board the gun-boat Sultana, which was blown up December 28, 1864, and he was among the lost. Marion served in hundred days' service; Ella, Susan B., Ida M., Charles F. and George. Mr. Dixon was Justice of the Peace some years ago, and resigned; he leads a quiet life and is a member of the Christian Church.

SAMUEL DRAGOO, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, soil of Daniel and Susan (Bayne) Dragoo, was born in Union Township March 16, 1816. His parents were born in Virginia, the former in September, 1780, and the latter the same year. Belshazzar Dragoo, grandfather of Samuel Dragoo, was also a native of Virginia. He married Hannah Butler and removed to Mason County, Ky., at a very early day. He located 300 acres of land, which he donated to the Shakers, whom he, with three daughters and one son, joined. The son Benjamin was reared by the Shakers, and in early manhood came to Ripley, where he died aged seventy-seven. His parents both died with the Shakers near Cincinnati, aged ninety-seven and ninety years, respectively. Daniel Dragoo departed this life September 1, 1837, and Mrs. Dragoo June 12, 1854. Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm, and received his training in the common schools. February 8, 1837, he was united in marriage with Rachel A. Day, daughter of John and Rachel Day, born in Pleasant Township June 20, 1820. Nine children was the issue of this union ; of these five sons and three daughters are living - Daniel, George N., Samuel, Susan M., Winfield S., Elizabeth E., wife of J. H. Evans; Jane P., wife of Ebenezer Larey, and William S. John M. is deceased. George N. served three years in the Fourth Ohio Cavalry in the late rebellion. Mr. Dragoo is by occupation a farmer and stock-raiser. For forty-five years he was a prominent hog-raiser of the county. He lived on the old Dragoo homestead for sixty-six years. In the spring of 1882, he removed to his present location. He owns a farm of 215 acres. He and wife are members of the Ripley Christian Church. He is a Republican.

ORANGE EDWARDS, retired farmer, P. O. Ripley. James Edwards was the grandfather of our subject. He was a native of Aberdeen, Scotland. He came to America previous to the Revolutionary war, in which four of his sons served on the side of liberty. His wife's maiden name was Elizabeth Jacobs, also of Scotland. They raised a family of twelve children, all of whom lived to be men and women. In 1794, James entered Kenton Station, near Maysville, Ky., near which he purchased a farm. He joined his son at Aberdeen, where he purchased one thousand acres of land and laid out that town, naming it after his birthplace in Scotland. He died at the age of ninety-nine years. Orange Edwards was born in Byrd Township October 3, 1819, and is the son of George and Susannah (Downing) Edwards, both natives of Virginia. George Edwards was the first regularly commissioned officer in Brown County ; soon after coming to Aberdeen, he took command of a volunteer company to protect themselves against the Indians. In the war of 1812, he raised a regiment under the general call and entered the service as Colonel of the Second Ohio Volunteers. He was ordered to report to the Lakes, the regiment being obliged to cut their way through the woods. As far as is known, only one man is lining at this time (1882) that belonged to that regiment - his name is James Carr, of Brown County. Col. Edwards represented this county in the Legislature for eight successive years, having, prior to that time, served as Justice of the Peace for many years. In 1855, he moved to the house of his son, in Union Township, where he died in the ninety-ninth year of his age. Col. Edwards and his wife had a family of fourteen children, seven of whom are living. Orange Edwards, whose name appears at the head of this article, received a thorough education at the schools of Georgetown in Brown County. He was a scholar in the same class with Gen. U. S. Grant. After the completion of his studies, he engaged in teaching school for some three years. In 1855, he formed a partnership with John Coslett in the milling business near Ripley. Ten years afterward, he disposed of his mill interest and returned to his farm in Union Township. In 1882, he left his farm and moved to Ripley, where he resides, leading a retired life. During the war of the rebellion, Mr. Edwards served as Colonel of the home organization for the protection of the border, and was a Presidential Elector on the election of President

Hayes. He was married, in 1842, to Miss Catharine La Favre ; from this union there were eight children ; four of them are now living, as follows: William H., who received an appointment and served six or seven years in the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C. He also served as Secretary of Legation in South America for two years, also as Secretary of the U. S. Minister at Rio Janeiro, and as Charge d' Affaires at that point, for some time. On his return, he was appointed Consul General at St. Petersburg, Russia, which position he filled to the satisfaction of the Government. Pie is at present engaged on the French Claims Commission, in the Government service. Charles M. is a practicing lawyer at Cincinnati. Leander A. and George W. are both living at home. Mr. Edwards lost his wife by death in 1860. He was married again, in 1862, to Miss Mary, daughter of Robert McMillen, a native of Ripley, this county.

WILLIAM B. EVANS, banker, Ripley The subject of this sketch is the only child of Daniel P. and Anna (Barnett) Evans. He was born and educated in Brown County, and, at the time of his father's death, assumed charge of his business affairs in the Farmers' National Bank, and soon after was chosen to the position of Teller, where he has since presided with the dignity and honor of his inheritance. Although a young man, Mr. E. is held in high estimation by the people, and those with whom he is associated. A thorough business man, his abilities and judgment are recognized in public and private enterprises, as well as in affairs of a business relation. He wa3 selected by the people as a Represen rati ve to the Board of Education, in April, 1882, and has always taken an active interest in educational and church advancement. From youth, he has been associated with the Presbyterian Church of Ripley, and a co-worker in all benevolent operations. His father, with George (a brother), came to this country in 1811. Both were raised in Bucks County, Penn., but came from Lexington, Ky., where they had resided a short time. Daniel P. became engaged as clerk in his brother's store in Ripley, and subsequently became engaged in the mercantile trade, which he followed until the organization of the Farmers' State Bank, of which he was the founder. In this institution, he became closely identified, and devoted the entire remainder of his life to its advancement and success He was a man of sterling worth, irreproachable character, and was highly esteemed and beloved in the circles of his business and the extended acquaintance in which he moved. He was prominently identified in the Presbyterian Church, and felt a deep interest in church and educational affairs. His death, which occurred in 1877, removed from the community a man whose presence had always been felt, an associate, a Christian, and a man. His estimable widow survives his loss, and resides with her son, in this city.