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1793 ; John, August 10, 1796, aud Amos, April 24, 1799, all now deceased. The youngest was the father of our subject. He, as well as the elder ones, was born, raised and received his schooling in Philadelphia, and he learned the trade of stonecutting. When about eighteen years of age, he came West, stopping near Aberdeen, Brown Co., Ohio, where, in about 1825, he married Lucretia Wilson, and began housekeeping near Aberdeen. He subsequently resided in Lewis Township, on White Oak, but finally redded near Foster, Ky. He suffered five years and died October 19, 1859. During life, he spent one year in Texas, two years in Kentucky, and in all was a resident of Brown County, Ohio, thirty-nine years. He devoted his time through life to his trade and farming. He possessed a strong constitution which he inherited from his ancestors. His wife (Lucretia) was born near Aberdeen, June 4, 1806 ; she was a daughter of Job Wilson, who came from Maryland and settled in that locality when Ohio was yet a wilderness. She died in Higginsport August 26, 1881. She was a good companion and a kind mother ; she embraced religion when quite young, and united with the Christian Church under the venerable Elder Matthew Gardner. She was a woman who loved the truth " because it was right." She raised a family of eleven children, viz.: Eliza, Daniel, Amos, Mary, James F., Jane, Susan, William C.

(deceased), Uriah, George W. and Naomi. Eliza, a native of Brown County, Ohio, born November 5, 1826, was raised and educated in this county. She now resides in Higginsport. In early life, she embraced religion and connected herself with the Christian Church under Elder Gardner, whose son, George W. Gardner, she subsequently became acquainted with and married. He was born January 30, 1818, and died May 7, 1869. His youthful days were spent on the farm ; he received his education in the district schools. In 1842, he had given to him, 100 acres of land, in Lewis Township, on which he settled, and two years later married. During the last eight years of his life he was one of the prominent and successful leaf-tobacco merchants of Higginsport, residing two miles distant. He also well understood the handling of stock. At his death the community lost a good and valuable citizen. Seven of his ten children survive.

WILLIAM M. GARDNER, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, son of G. W. Gardner, deceased, whose history appears in this volume, was born in Lewis Township June 21, 1848. His youth was passed at home on the farm, and he receive 1 the benefit of the common schools, improving his studies at the Union Christian College, at Merom, Ind., closing his student's life in 1868. He and Emma B. Bartlow were married February 15, 1872 ; to them three children have been given - Jesse, Gracie A. and Osalee. Soon after marriage they began housekeeping on their present farm, which consists of seventy acres, well improved, and under good cultivation. Mr. Gardner has not yet reached the meridian of life, and is well situated. Mrs. Gardner is a daughter of Isaac Bartlow. She was born in Clermont County, Ohio, October 10, 1853.

C. E. GRIFFITH, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg. Among the mechanics of Lewis Township we mention the name of Hamilton Griffith, the father of our subject, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1824, and died in Lewis Township, Brown County, September 5, 1880. He was his father's second child, and was raised a farmer boy, but subsequently learned the blacksmith trade, to which he devoted about a quarter of a century, and from 1848 he resided in Ohio, save two years in Indiana. First he engaged near David Barr's, but soon after married Rebecca, daughter of Mark Day, who was born and raised in Lewis Township. She died about 1855 ; four of her five children are now living. Mr. Griffith married for his second companion Lavina C. Day (coudn to his first wife), who was also a native of Brown County, and now lives in Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio. Mr. Griffith was, as most of the pioneers, a judicious manager, and erelong owned a good farm in R. Lawson's Survey, No. 1716, where he resided at the time of his death. His political affiliations were in accordance with the Democratic party, and his religious ideas with the Christian Church. Of his children, C. E., the third, was born in Lewis Township, April 27, 1849. He has always been a resident of his native county ; was raised to farm life, which he still enjoys, and owns (with his wife), *142 acres of good land, well improved. He has not yet reached the meridian of life, and is well fixed in this world's goods. He was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Solomon Jennings; she was born in 1852 in Louis Township. To this union four children have been given - Jennie L., Solomon J., Orlando H. and Jesse E. Mr. Griffith and wife are both members of the Christian Church.

DR. D. S. GUTHRIE, physician, Higginsport. The name Guthrie is of Scotch- English extraction. Somewhere near the middle of the seventeenth century, there were four brothers emigrated to America. James Guthrie, a grandson of one of the four brothers, and second cousin to the Doctor, was for a number of terms in the United States Senate, and was before the National Convention of 1856 as candidate for President, in which Convention he was oaly defeated by four votes. William, the father of our subject, was a native of Maryland, born in 1791, and was by occupation a farmer. He emigrated to Virginia, and subsequently to Ohio, where he married Mary Cowgill. They were early settlers of Warren County, where they spent a long and useful life She died in 1872, and he three years later. Of their twelve children the Doctor is the seventh; he was born in Warren County, Ohio, January 17, 1827, and received his elementary education in the common schools of his day. At the age of nineteen, he took up his abode with a brother-in-law, in Highland County, Ohio, and there commenced the study of his chosen profession - medicine. In 1849, he married Miss Mary Wilkins. His medical studies were completed at the Starling College, Columbus, Ohio, in the spring of 1851, and soon after he located at Clayton, Adams County, from whence he moved to Aberdeen, Brown Co., Ohio, where his practice became quite extensive. In attempting to fulfill the demands of his practice, he broke down his health, and removed to Hillsboro, expecting to retire from his profession, and there engaged in the drug business, in which he remained seven years, but, contrary to his expectations, did not entirely abandon his practice. His residence in Higginsport dptes from November, 1875. He now is one of six practitioners of the place, and is associated with his son, who is one of the practicing physicians, in a drug store. The Doctor's wife died in 1879, and he married for his second companion, in 1880, Lou, a daughter of Rev. J. P. Daugherty, of this place. The children of D. S. Guthrie and first wife were six in number, of which one was drowned in the river in July, 1881. Of the other five, two are practicing physicians - Henry and John.

JOHN HEIZER, retired farmer, P. 0. Higginsport. The father of this gentleman, John Heizer, Sr., was born in Augusta County, Va., about the middle of the last century, and marriei Elizabeth Mowery, who was a few years his junior. They remained in their native State until 1807, when they emigrated to what is now Brown County, Ohio. In this county they purchased 500 acres of land on Straight Creek. They were both members of the Christian Church, and were Christian and loving parents to their thirteen children. He in early life devoted some time to carpenteringbut after coming to Ohio, gave his time entirely to farming. He died about 1840, at ike age of ninety-one years, and his wife about eight years later, ovpr fourscore years of age. Of the thirteen children, John, Jr., is the twelfth ; he was born December 5, 1805, in Augusta County, Va., but from two years of age has resided in Ohio, and is now among the ag)d citizens of the county. His childtiood days were mostly spent in assisting his father on the farm. He enjoyed but few school privileges, hence his education is limited. In his day, school buildings were few and far between. He began in life with little or no means, but did not marry until he had accumulated sufficient means, and bought his present farm of 212 acres in 1849, and four years later was wedded to Margaret, widow of Martin Miller ; her maiden name was Canary, and she was a descendant of a noble pioneer family. Her birth dates to 1820. She is the mother of eight children, two by her first husband, of whom the son is deceased, and six by her present husband, of whom five are now living. Mr. and Mrs. Heizer have lived on this farm since their united life. The family are mostly members of the Presbyterian Church.

JOSEPH HEIZER, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport, grandson of John Heizer, Sr., whose history appears in Lewis Township, and a son of Edward Heizer, who resides in Union Township, was born in the last-named township May 1, 1§35. He grew to maturity on his father's farm, and acquired a common school education. Soon after his majority, he engaged in the general mercantile business in Higginsport of this county, with favorable success, and while thus engaged, on April 3, 1859, he married Mary A. Ellis, of Pleasant Township. At the end of four years' mercantile life, Mr. Heizer resumed his boyhood occupation in his native township, and in 1872 purchased his present farm of 98£ acres in Lewis Township, which is well improved and under good cultivation. His crops are principally corn, wheat and tobacco ; of the latter he annually raises from eight to ten acres. Mr. and Mrs. Heizer are the parents of two daughters, viz.: Flora and Clara.

JAMES HOPKINS, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport, is a son of Archibald and Margaret (Shanklin) Hopkins, of Irish extraction, who were both born in Rockingham County, Va., where they married toward the close of the last century. That being a Slave State, he, in 1805, left it with his family, coming with three large wagons overland near Mayslick, Mason Co., Ky., where the same slavery existed, and on its account, in 1806, he came to Ohio, locating in what is now Brown County, near Ripley, on the land known as the Burget farm. Archibald was twice married, burying the first and marrying the second wife before coming to Ohio. His death occurred about the time of the war with Mexico, and his wife soon followed, By his two wives, he had sixteen children, ten sons and six daughters. All reached maturity, and three are now living ; of the ten sons, two were patriots of the war of 1812, viz.: Robert and John. Archibald and family were members of the Presbyterian Church. James, our subject was the thirteenth child ; he was born August 23, 1803, in Rockingham County, Va., and as above given reached Ohio, where he has ever since resided, being probably one among the oldest citizens of Brown County. He has lived to see and assist in changing this county from its primeval forest to its high degree of cultivation. During his early life, he obtained such an education as the schools afforded, and gave his time to his father until 1825, when he, with his brother Thomas, engaged in the mercantile trade in Ripley, which proved very successful. In the meantime, they graded and walled the bank of the river, along the town. At this place, they owned the first wharf boat, and were instrumental in building the Franklin Grist Mill. In 1838, James removed to the Franklin Mill, which he ran twelve years, and enjoyed a fine trade. In 1850, he sold the mill, but retained fifty acres of land, which he cultivated until 1855, when he sold that also and purchased his present farm of 166 acres in Lewis Township. It is admirably adapted to the raising of tobacco, of which he raises annually from ten to twelve acres. During life, he has devoted some time to the raising of fine cattle, hogs and horses. He claims the honor of introducing the Alderney cattle in this county. On August 13, 1877, he was maimed for life by having his left arm mangled in the wheels of a threshing machine. It was finally amputated, and though nearly seventy-five years of age, he withstood the suffering with great fortitude. He is now a man hale and hearty for his age, and has during life been blessed with good health. He has for many years, with his wife, been a devoted member of the Presbyterian Church. On October 3, 1832, he married Nancy R. Clark, by whom eight children were born. They have one daughter, Sarah, who has been an invalid for several years. Mrs. Hopkins is a daughter of John, and grand-daughter of Joseph Clark, who both came to Lewis Township in 1795. She was born June 13, 1815, in Lewis Township, where she enjoyed the common schools, and finished her education at the Ripley Seminary under the instruction of the Rev. John Ranken, a Presbyterian, who now is residing at Ironton, Ohio, nearly one hundred years of age.

WILLIAM KELLUM, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg. Thomas Kellum, the father of our subject, was born December 25, 1792, on the eastern shore of Maryland, and was the youngest of a family of seven children. He was left motherless in infancy, and without the advice of a father at an early age. He remained in his native State until in his teens, when he came to Ohio with one of his elder brothers and family. He soon had sufficient means to purchase 155 acres of land near where Eden Church now stands. On July 5, 1813, he was joined in marriage to Elizabeth, a daughter of Jacob P. Shinkle, who came to Ohio about 1803 or 1804. Elizabeth was born in Pennsylvania, January 25, 1787. Thomas and Elizabeth settled on his farm, where they began to clear away the dense forest. He and wife would reap side by side in the harvest field ; they would raise, pull, break, skutch, hackle, spin and weave their linen, and make their own clothes. He was, politically, a Democrat. He and wife were members of the M. E. Church, in which faith they both died, she January 2, 1873, and he, September 18 of the same year, after having lived about three years with their son William. Their children were Catharine, Mary, William, Barbara, John, Nancy, Juliann, Peter, Jemimah, Henry and Elizabeth. Of these Juliann, Jemimah and Elizabeth are deceased, but all lived to maturity, and became heads of families. William is the third eldest, and was born July 14, 1818, in Lewis Township, Brown County, and is one among the early births of the county. He was raised amid pioneer difficulties and log huts. He devoted his time at home until March 9, 1837, when he married Mary A., daughter of Stephen Bolender, Sr. She was born September 12, 1820, in Lewis Township, Brown County, and is the youngest daughter of her father's family. Soon after William and Mary A. were married, they settled in Taylor's Survey, No. 1651, since which they have made several changes. In 1853. they moved from the old Bolender farm to their present residence, where they own 145 acres of land, and are well fixed. Seven of their eight children are still living, four married and three single. The youngest, whose name is William H., was accidentally struck in the eye by a bone which was thrown from the table, and which resulted in the loss of both eyes. He is now being educated at the Blind Asylum at Columbus, Ohio. William Kellum and family are all members of the church, either M. E. or Christian Union , and he politically adheres to the Democratic party.

LOUIS LERCH, tobacco raiser and dealer, Augusta, Ky., is a son of Philip and Maria (Lyh) Lerch, she of English extraction, and he of German. They both lived and died in Germany, their native country. They were the parents of five children, three of whom, viz., Augustus, our subject and one sister, came to America in 1847. The two former purchased eighty acres of land opposite Augusta, Ky., being land originally settled about 1800, by one Bonde, after whom the original landing was named. Subsequent to their purchase, Augustus married and afterward died, leaving his widow and children, who make their home with Louis, who was born in the city of Darmstadt, Germany, in 1827. He grew to manhood and was educated in his native country. Pie has been a resident of Lewis Township since 1847, and in 1849 married Miss Fredricca Weber, who was born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1829, and came to America in 1848. They have three children living, viz. : Mary, Alexander and Robert Lee, the latter now in the United States Naval Academy. The early part of Mr. Lerch's American life was somewhat devoted to raising grapes, but since 1874. this has given way to the cultivation of tobacco, and he now annually raises from six to eight acres, and has a farm well adapted to the purpose. He and his son have a tobacco warehouse. They are connected with Augusta, Ky., by a ferry line, which adds to their pleasure and convenience.

DR. WESLEY LOVE, physician, Higginsport, grandson of Alexander Love, whose history appears in this township, and son of Charles Love, was born in 1837, in Lewis Township, and raised a farmer's boy. He improved the opportunities afforded him in the common schools, and at the age of eighteen took up the study of his favorite profession, medicine, under Dr. Hugh McCasky, of Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio, and entered the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, in the winter of 1857, from which he graduated in 1859. In April of the same year, he located at Sardinia, Brown County, where he entered upon the duties of his professional career, continuing very successful until October 12, 1861. when he enlisted in the First Independent Battalion Ohio Volunteer Infantry, eighteen months later designated as the Eleventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. When the battalion was fully organized, he was commissioned, December 9, 1861, as First Lieutenant. While thus engaged, he served ten months as Aid-de-Camp on Gen. James Craig's staff. The Doctor's second commission was as Captain, on February 17, 1863. Subsequently, December 7, 1864, he rose to Major of the Eleventh Regiment, and was mustered out of service April 1, 1865, and returned home. He, with his regiment, served during 1861 and 1862, in Missouri thence ordered as far west as the Rocky Mountains, where they served two years and eight months, and while thus guarding the frontier, had several engagements with the Indians. They guarded the party while surveying the Pacific Railroad, and protecting the United States mail route. While in service, he voluntarily acted as Surgeon in connection with his command ; this, however, was done in consequence of the company being on detached service. Among the many hardships endured was the march from Fort Leavenworth to Fort Laramie, a distance of 600 miles, in twenty-eight days. After serving between three and four years, he was fortunate enough to return home uninjured, and in 1865 located in Higginsport, and has continuously been engaged in the practice of his profession since, and has had fair success, which is the result of his knowledge of medicine and surgery. In 1877, he was appointed Deputy Revenue Collector of the Sixth District of Ohio, and held the position until 1882. His marriage was celebrated May 17, 1860, with Miss Amanda M. Marshall, by whom he had four children, three now living. Her death occurred February 3, 1874. He married for his second companion Miss Elizabeth Elliott, who is a native of Brown County, Ohio. The issue of this union is one child.

WILLIAM L. LOVE, retired farmer, P. 0. Feesburg, is a son of Alexander Love, who will be mentioned in the township history more minutely, and who settled in the present limits of Brown County, Ohio, about the close of the last century, and, in 1 805 , married Ellen, daughter of Charles Canary, who was a very early settler in the vicinity. He became a land owner February 17, 1806, purchasing one hundred acres at $2.25 per acre; subsequently he joined to it thirty-three acres more. The land is now owned by the youngest son, George Love. Alexander and wife had born to them seven children, five sons and two daughters, viz., William, Charles, John, Andrew and George ; the daughters were twins - Margaret and Ellen, both now deceased. William, the elder of the family, was born December 22, 1806, in Lewis Township, then Clermont, but now Brown County. His education was obtained in the little old log school hut near the Ridge Church, elsewhere mentioned in this volume. He was his father's most valuable assistant in clearing up the farm, where he remained until 1828, when he began life for himself, having had given him a horse, saddle and bridle, and a chance to make $200, on the farm. He married, on May 7, 1829, Mary, daughter of Thomas West, who is mentioned iu Clark Township. She was born August 12, 1809, and died February 16, 1839, and was the mother of five children, viz., Alexander, deceased ; Sarah Ann, deceased wife of William Houser; Cynthianna, wife of Lewis Bolender; Leander and Thomas. Our subject married for his second wife Eliza, third daughter of Thomas West, August 15, 1839. She was born in Lewis Township March 22, 1820. To this union has been given eight children, as follows : Clarissa, born December 25, 1842; George A., August 26, 1844; Margaret E., September 16, 1845 ; Martha J., December 19, 1848; James M., July 6,1852; Barbara S., October 7,1854; Mary F., August 1, 1856 ; William L., October 28, 1860. Barbara and Martha are deceased.

About the time of William's first marriage, he bought land in Clermont County, where he resided until 1879, when he sold it and purchased his present farm of eighty acres in his native township. During his entire life of over three-fourths of a century, he has never entered or allowed himself to be crowded into any litigations, but has tried to live upright and honest. He has avoided all public notoriety, but, while a resident of Clermont County, held a few township offices. Politically, he is a Democrat.

A. B. MANCHESTER, farmer and retired minister, P. 0. Higginsport, was born near Providence, R. I.. May 23, 1828, and is the son of Elder C. S. and Sophia (Brownell) Manchester. His paternal grandmother was a Miss Hilliard and a member of the John Rogers family. When eight years old, A. B. moved, with his father, to Massachusetts, and two years later they came west to Union Township, this county. The father of our subject was an active and faithful minister in the Christian or New- Light Church from early manhood until old age called him from the field of service. He is now living a retired life in Clermont County, at the age of eighty-two years. A. B. engaged in agricultural pursuits early in life, and has always followed this calling. In 1858, he was received into conference and ordained in the Christian Church of Fleming County, Ky., and from that time until 1864, he preached regularly in Kentucky. Since then he has filled various pulpits in Southern Ohio, until within several years. A throat disease has affected him for some time and rendered his ministerial labors painful. At the Southern Ohio Christian Conference, which met at Russellville, October, 1880, his name was dropped from the ministers' roll by a rule adopted two years before, that if a minister be unemployed for two years without satisfactory reason his letter of commendation should be withheld. It happened that Mr. Manchester did not attend the conference of 1878, the first he had missed in sixteen years, and the rule was not recorded. He remained in entire ignorance of it. In 1879, he reported his reasons for non-employment to Conference, and received his letter as usual. In 1880, he was absent, and was astounded at receiving notice that his name was dropped, together with several others, from the roll. He feels that he has been deeply wronged by the strict enforcement of this rule, if indeed the enforcement of it could reach his case, which is doubted, in his absence and without his knowledge or any opportunity of defense. Ke had labored incessantly in the church for many years, much of the time with little or no compensation. Politically, he was a Whig until the Know-Nothing party was organized. He then voted with the Democratic party four years, but, in 1859, became a pronounced Republican. During the war, his home was in Fleming County, Ky., and his avowed political sentiments made him an object of hatred to the rebels in that vicinity. He was one of four men whom the rebels had threatened to kill for their advocacy of the Union cause. Two of the four, James Evans and William Gardner, fell victims of the assassin's bullet, and two attempts were made upon Mr. Manchester's life, but both were fortunately futile. He was married, July 22, 1849, to Olletha Muse, daughter of George aud Mary Muse, of Kentucky, He had gone to Fleming County, Kv., several years prior, and remained there till his removal to his farm in Lewis Township, in 1864. Three chili ren have blessed his marriage - George M., Charles W. and James D. The last was accidentally killed in 1877, from the effects of injuries received from the kick of a horse. He died, aged twenty-one years eight months and nine days. George M. married Mary C. Tatman, and has two children - Olletha Bell and Samuel Alexander. Charles W. married Lizzie Boiender, and has one child - Gracie Sissela. Both the boys are farming in this township.

ALEXANDER MARTIN, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg. The parents of this gentleman were George and Mary (Myers) Martin, both natives of Yirginia, where they married. In 1823, they, with a family of six children, emigrated to Augusta, Ky., and, in 1824, settled in Brown County, on Bullskin, near Clark's Mill. Eighteen months subsequent they bought a farm near Feesburg ; living in this vicinity until about 1872, when he died, aged about eighty-two years. His wife followed in two years. Their family consisted of twelve children, of whom four daughters and two sons are now living. Alexander, the fourth eldest, was born iu Yirginia in 1817, and since 1824 has been a resident of Brown County, Ohio, save one year. He received a common school education in Brown County, giving liis time to his father during his minority - part of the time on the Biver, boating to New Orleans. To this pursuit he gave some time after his marriage, in 1846, with Sarah, daughter of Bazel Norris, who is mentioned in the pioneer department. She was born in , Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio, in 1827. The children of this union are nine, all now living. Mr. Martin owns twenty-two and three-quarter acres of land in B. Lawson's Survey, No. 1716. He and wife are both members of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Eden.

W. W. McKIBBEN (deceased) was born in Lewis Township July 29, 1831. His father was a tanner and currier, which trade he naturally learned. In an early day, he conducted a tannery in Feesburg, located where the present school building stands. He was a good mechanic aod enjoyed a liberal patronage, which his genial treatment and good work brought him. He continued his tanniug business until 1860, when it was succeeded by the mercantile trade in Feesburg, which, save a few short intervals, claimed his attention uutil his death May 27, 1881. In early life, he had the benefit of the common schools, which, coupled with his natural abilities and experience, made him a business man second to none in the village or vicinity. He was honest and upright in all his dealings, which secured for him the confidence of many friends. His energy and judicious management made life a success, and besides his business he owned a good farm on which his widow now lives. Politically, he was a Bepublican, and in all a good citizen, husband, father and friend. He was married, November, 17, 1853, to Miss Margaret, daughter of Stephen Bolender, Jr., whose history appears in this volume. She was born September 4, 1837, in Lewis Township, where she had always resided. Having had the privileges of the common schools, she and her husband were members of the Christian Church, to which she still adheres. They had born to them five children, of whom four are now living. Since her husband's death, she has purchased 100 acres of land, and both farms are cultivated by her sons.

J. A. MEHABBY, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg, is a son of John Meharry, who was born in Ireland in 1794, and, when about three months old, with his parents set sail for the United States. They landed, and settled in what afterward became Byrd Township, Brown County, Ohio, on the East Fork of Eagle Creek. Here the young couple purchased a tract of land, and set to work in earnest. Erelong, they had born to them a daughter, and soon after the messenger of death visited the family and tore from it the mother and wife. The father married again, and at his death, in 1813, had by his second wife eight children. The widow survived h im until 1837, when she died in Bipley. Of the last children, David and Samuel, the only survivors, reside in Indiana. Among the last children were two regularly installed ministers in the M. E. Church, and several others who became exhorters in the same church. John was raised in Brown County from infancy. He was energetic and industrious; and a member of the M. E. Church. He died in 1862, a well-esteemed citizen, father, husband and friend. His wife was Sarah, daughter of Nicholas Wood, of Kentucky, where she was born. She died about 1836, and was the mother of six children, of whom one only now survives, viz. : John A. Meharry, whose name heads this sketch. He was born in Byrd Township, Brown Co., Ohio, in 1826, was raised to farm life and acquired a common school education. In his early life, he devoted about one year to clerking in Maysville, Ky., but resumed farming, which has ever since received his attention. In 1854, he moved to near Higginsport, and in 1865 purchased his present farm of 104 acres. Since his residence in Lewis Township, he has been prominently associated with the School Board of the township, served as Township Clerk two terms, and as Justice six years. His wife was Martha, daughter of Samuel Hemphill. She was born in Lewis Township in 1833. To them four children were given, three of whom are now living. Samuel Hemphill was one of the early settlers of Brown County, and was also a patriot in the war of 1812.

SAMUEL MEBANDA, retired farmer, P. O. Higginsport. Samuel Meranda, Sr., the paternal grandfather of our subject is supposed to have been a native of Pennsylvania, where he resided at time of his marriage. He had several children prior to 1795, at which date they emigrated to Bracken County, Ky., where he buried his wife.

He afterward married Elizabeth Salt. His death occurred in 1832. Of Samuel, Sr.'s, children, James the father of Samuel, Jr., was a native of Pennsylvania, and from early life, lived in Kentucky, where he remained until early in the present century, when he, with two j-isrers came to Ohio, aud settled on the farm now owned by Abraham Meranda. He became the owner of the land shortly before the war of 1812. About this time, he married Christena, daughter of Chris ian Shinkle, who occupies a spice in this volume. James was drafted in the war of 1812, but furnished a substitute He and wife began housekeeping on the new farm and in a few years had transformed the primeval forest into productive fields. He devoted his entire life to agricultural pursuits. His frame was small, but he possessed a robust constitution He and his wife were both members of the church on Shinkle's Ridge. He died at the age of sixty-three years, and she about 1853. Of their ten children, Samuel, whose name heads this sketch is the third, and one of four now living ; he was born on his father's farm in Lewis Township, in December, 1818. Here he was raided in the pioneer days of the county, and acquired his education in the common schools of that day. His time was spent at home until maturity, when in 1841 he married Martha J. Mohn, a niece of Lewis Mohn, whose history appears in this volume ; she was born in Lewis Township in 1825 Of their ten children, eight are now living - Elizabeth J., Francis M , William T., J -hn A , George G., James, Lewis L. and Joseph R. Soon after their marriage, they settled on the old farm near the river, a part of which Samuel became the owner of, and in 1855 traded for hi-', present farm, which consists of 171 acres. This is under good cultivation and fair improvement. The place is farmed by two of his sons, and he (Samuel) lives retired. He and wife are members of the Christian Church on the Ridge, in which he is one of the Trustees.

JONAS METZGER, Sr., retired farmer, P. 0. Higginsport. Among the decendants of the early pioneers of Brown County, is the above named, a son of Leonard Metzger, who is mentioned in the Lewis Township history. Jonas was born in Clermont County, Ohio, June 12, 1812, and remained on his father's farm until sixteen years of age, since which he has resided in Brown County. In early life, he was put to farming and clearing up the forest, and to the former he has devoted his entire life. He was among the oldest of his father's family, hence many duties rested upon him, thereby depriving him of many of the limited school privileges. He remained at home until his majority, when he began life for himself, but did not marry until April 25, 1840, when his union with Julia Ann, daughter of Henry C. Miller, was solemnized. She was a native of the same county, as he and was born April 18, 1818, and died December 1, 1875. So >n after the marriage, they settled on the farm he now owns, and cared for his aged mother in her last days. He and wife were the parents of six children, five of whom are now living, and one, Devall, served in the late rebellion. In early life, he followed flat-boating to New Orleans, for several yeirs ia connection with farming. His early political principles were in harmony with those of his father, but since the election that resulted in placing Van Buren as Chief Magistrate of the United States, his political affiliations have been with the Whig and Republican party. He has lived to see and assist in transforming this county from a primeval forest to a finely developed land.

GRAFTON M. METZGER, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg, is a son of James and yrandson of Leonard Metzger, elsewhere mentioned in thi s volume. He was b >rn June 20, 1841, in Lewis Township, near where he now lives. HU summers were devoted to farming, and his winters to the common school ; in March, 1862, he married Martha, daughter of David L. Miller. She was born in Lewis Township September 21, 1833 He and wife are the parents of four children, of whom three are now living, viz.: James N., Chilton W. and Nettie L. The parents are both member -i of the Christian Church, and he has served six years, as a member of the local School B)ardiu his distri *t. His farm is a part of the old homestead, on which he was raised, where he has ever devoted his cime to tilling the soil. He possesses a strong constitution and hails from a hearty ancestry.

JAMES METZGER, retired farmer, P, 0. Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio, is one of eleven children, and the second of six, that are yet living, viz.: Jonas, James,

William, G-eorge, Eliza (Hendricks) aud Samuel. He was born near Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio, May 2, 1815, but from thirteen years of age he has been a resident of Lewis Township, Brown County. He was raided on the farm, which has claimed his attention through his entire life. In early life, his educational privileges were very limited as he was among the oiler ones, and was^much needed at home. Thus he devoted his time until his majority, when he began life for himself, and when twenty-seven years of age, he married Melissa, daughter of George Miller, of CiermoDt County, Ohio, where she was born M^rch 16, 1823. Soon after they joined in life, they settled on the farm they now own, and where they have oontmuously lived. They own seventy -two acres on the West Fork of Bullskin, and are among the well-todo citizens of Lewis Township. The issue of this union is five children, three of whom are living, viz : Grafton, Whalon T. and Victoria, wife of Henry Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Metzger, about the time of their marriage, embraced the religion of the Christian Church, in which they have since lived, and in which Mr. Metzger has served as Deacon several years.

JOSEPH METZGER, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport. Very few men who have arrived at the age of Mr. Metzger can say they were born, reared, and still live on the old homestead of their father, but such is the case with our subject. He is the son of Conrad Metzger, who is mentioned in the township history. Joseph is of German extraction, and was born August 16, 1817. His early life was more devoted to school, on account of his inability to perform physical labor, than some of his other brothers and sisters, hence, he acquired a fair education, and finally recovered his health. He devoted his time to the service of his father on the farm until March, 1838, when he married Nancy, diughter of Z dikiah and Hannah M. Watson, of Clermont County, Ohio^ born May 31, 1815, and died in Brown County January 14 1882. This union was blessed with eleven children, of whom seven are now living. In the year 1856, three died within the space of twelve days, with diphtheria. The second year after Mr. Metzger's nuptials, he purchased his father's farm, which he still owns; he is well situated in life; his farm of 216 acres lies on the water-shed between the Ohio River and Bu Iskin Creek, and is very productive. He cubivates fine crops of tobacco. He and his wife were both members of the Christian Church. He has, during life,, been a close student to books, of which he is a lover. Through this medium, he has become well posted in various branches of study. During life, he has made medicine a specialty, but not with the intention of ever practicing. He is deeply interested in all causes tending to elevate and moralize mankind. His industry has given him rank among the well-to-do citizens of the township, in which he has unsolicitedly held the office of Trustee and Clerk. He is one of the early settlers of the county, and his memory is stored with interesting and valuable data concerning its history and development.

THOMAS J. METZGER, farmer, P. O. Feesburg, is a grandson of Leonard Metzger, mentioned in the Lewis Township history, and a son of John Metzger, who was born in what is Brown County, Ohio, December 8, 1807, and died in his native county March 13, 1881. John was the eldest of the family, and in early life his father moved from the farm, now owned by Wibiarn Sargent, to near Felicity, where John matured. He gave his time to his parents until near his majority, after which he was engaged in various pursuits. He was rather ingenious, and could apply himself successfully to almost anything he desired. His wife, Sarah Weaver, was born June 5, 1809, and they were joined in wedlock Jannary 15, 1829. He was a member of the " Patrons of Husbandry," and he and his wife were the parents of nine children, of whom four are now living. Of the departed ones, three lost their lives in th * late rebellion, and one was kiled by lightning. Of the living, our subject is the youngest, and was born January 3, 1848, on the farm where he now lives. He received a common school education, and assisted at home until his marriage, on December 8, 1878; since then, they have been keeping house in the old homestead and caring for his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Metzger are the parents of two children, and she is the daughter of B. F. Day, of this township.

E. J. METZGER, farmer, P. 0. Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio. This gentleman is a son of William Metzger, one of the early pioneers of the township, a part of whose life was spent in Clermont County. E. J is his father's eldest child ; he was born, June 28, 1836, in Clermont County, where he grew to manhood on his father's farm, and acquired his education in the common schools of his neighborhood. He remained at home until he' reached his majority, at which time he came to Brown County and commenced farming for himself. March 6, 1861, he was joined io wedlock to Mary C. Myers, a native of Brown County, born May 14, 1836. The issue of this union has been two children - Elizabeth C and Josie B. He and wife commenced housekeeping near Barr's Schoolhouse, but since 1870 have resided on his present farm of 100 acres, which is under a fair state of cultivation and improvement. He is one of the good citizens of the township who is deeply interested in good schools, and a strong advocate of the Republican party.

J. R. MILLER, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch was born in Clermont County, near Felicity, March 4, 1822, and from fourteen years of age lived in Brown County, on the farm now owned by A. B. Manchester. He was raised to farm life and assisted his father until May 29, 1851, when he married Harriet, daughter of Stephen Bolender, whose history appears in this volume. She was born December 22, 1832, in Lewis Township, Brown County. Soon after marriage, they settled in Taylor's Survey, No. 1659, where he owned fifty acres, subsequently owning other land, which he traded for his present farm in 1859. It consists of sixtyfour acres in R. K. Mead's Survey, No. 1662, under good cultivation. He and wife have seven children, viz., Granville P., Irminda J., Phebe A., Rebecca C., Stephen W., Hattie E. and William H. The family are members of the Christian Church. His political ideas are Democratic, as were his ancestors. During the war of the late rebellion, he was thrice drafted, but being a liberal contributor to the finances to suppress the rebellion, he did not enter the ranks.

LEWIS MOHN, retired farmer, P. 0. Higginsport. is a son of Henry Mohn, one of the early pioneers of this county, who was born in Pennsylvania June 19, 1779. He remained in his native State through his early life, and on December 10, 1799, married Elizabeth Shinkle, who was born in Pennsylvania, on May 1, 1781. In 1805, they with their children came to Ohio and settled on what is now known as Shinkle's Ridge, in Lewis Township, Brown County. (See general history.) Of their five children, Lewis is the only survivor; he was born in Pennsylvania June 9, 1803, but from two years of age has been in Ohio and a resident of what is now Brown County. His schooling was limited in quantity and quality, as might well be expected in those days. His entire life has been devoted to farming. He remained at home until October 25, 1827, when he married Elizabeth Bartlow, who was born in Brown County August 2, 1809, and died November 12, 1850, having had born to her five children, of whom four grew to maturity, but one only now survives, viz., America Fries, in Nebraska. The youngest son died in the war of 1861-65, from typhoid fever. Lewis married for his second wife, Susanna Jones, who died August 24, 1852, and was joined to his present wife, Lette Leonard, October 15, 1854. She was a native of Clinton County, Ohio, born August 11, 1826. Since twelve years of age, she has been in Brown County. Mr. Mohn has mostly resided in this county; in 1835 moved from Clermont County to his present farm of 122 acres. He has been a long and useful pioneer of the county, and for many years was a member of the church of his father.

JOHN NEW, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, is a son of Conrad and Elizabeth (Wiseman) New. They were both born in Bavaria, Germany, he in 1795, and she in 1793. They received a common school education, matured and married in their native country, coming in 1831, with eight children, to America, where three more were given them. They first settled in Pennsylvania temporarily, but in 1832 pressed on to Brown County, Ohio, settling near Russellville, where Conrad purchased a farm of nearly 100 acres, which he enlarged to nearly 300 acres. He and wife were members of the German Lutheran Church. Her death occurred January 4. 1864, and his in 1872. Of their eleven children, five are now living, viz., John, Conrad, Peter, Mary and Lizzie.

Of the above family, John is the sixth, born in Bavaria, Germany, August 13, 1825. He was reared in Jackson Township, where he received a common school education and learned the rudiments of farming; during life, he devoted some time to the grocery business in Ripley, and since 1879 has\ lived on his present farm of eighty acres in F. Taylor's Survey, which is rapidly being enriched by him ; its product is tobacco. His marriage was celebrated May 11, 1848, with Margaret Roth, a native of Germany, ' born June 21, 1827, and since 1847 a resident of Brown County, Ohio. The issue of this union is thirteen children, of whom nine are now living, viz., Lizzie, Henry, Catharine, Peter, John A., Caroline L., Maggie, George E. and Flora. Mr. and Mrs. New are members of the Lutheran Church at Ripley. Mrs. New is a daughter of Frederick and Margaret (Bohl) Roth, natives of Bavaria, Germany, who came to United States 1 in 1846, with a family of five children, stopping in New York City until 1847, when they came to Brown County, Ohio, where they both died in Levanna. He had devoted some time to his trade, shoemaking, in Ripley, Higginsport and the town in which they died.

RUSSEL PARK, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport. This gentleman is from a progenitor, William Park, of whom mention is made in the history of Lewis Township, and a son of John Park, who was born about 1790 in Pennsylvania, where he acquired a common education and learned the trade of a wheelwright, which he followed but little ' after reaching the then wilds of Ohio. On March 17, 1812, he married Nancy Bright, who was born at Pennsylvania, in 1787. Seven years after their marriage , they moved to Ohio and settled on the farm now owned by Russel Park, in Lewis Township. After having toiled and labored a period of ten years in the primeval forest, the death messenger called his wife October 3, 1829, leaving him and two children, viz. : Russel and Rachel. His second companion was Elizabeth Clark, born October 12, 1793. This union existed until his death, June 6, 1857, and she, too, followed December 19, 1865, having had one child, now deceased. When John settled in the new country, all was as nature had formed it, but with energy and industry the forest was transformed into productive fields. His occupation was farming. In religion, he was a Presbyterian. As is seen in the general history, he was a prominent citizen of the township. The gentleman, whose name heads this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania January 8, 1815, but from four years of age has resided in Brown County, Ohio. He matured amid log huts and pioneer difficulties and acquired a common school education. He remained at home until eighteen years of age, when he engaged in learning the saddler's trade in Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio. After completing his trade, he worked as a journeyman several years, when he opened a shop in Higginsport, where he labored twenty years ; but at this time he resumed his boyhood occupation on the old home farm, which he now owns. It consists of 142? acres under good cultivation and fair improvements. Apart of the present house is the original one, built about 1820, and in which the post office was kept. Mr. Park has been twice married, first, December 7, 1854, to Miss Mary Hodkins (originally Hodskin), born September 5, 1827, and died February 11, 1879. Six children were the fruits of this union, but at her death only one survived - the wife of Jacob Groepenbacher. Mr. Park married for his second wife Mrs. Elizabeth Soward, whose maiden name was Minnen. She was born July 5, 1825, in Mason County, Ky., and was educated in Dover.

J. W. PINCKARD, blacksmith, Higginsport, the junior member of the firm of Yearsley & Pinckard, and a son of G. Pinckard, Recorder of the county in 1880. J. W. was born in Mason County, Ky., October 5, 1845, where he resided until 1861, and received most of his education. In the year last given, he, with his parents, came to Higginsport, Brown Co., Ohio. In the year 1866, J. W. entered upon the duties of the trade of his choice, which he still follows. He took his instructions under Yearsley Bros., one of whom is his present partner. He followed work as a journeyman until 1872, when he engaged in farming, but not enjoying that pursuit, he resumed his trade in one year afterward, opening a shop of his own in Higginsport, and in 1878 associated himself as he now is. They are located near the Shamrock distillery, and, by the efficiency of the proprietors, are enabled to do all work satisfactorily. General blacksmithing, plow and wagon work is their specialty. Mr. Pinckard was married in 1866, to Miss Josephine, daughter of J. M. Hite ; she was born in this county July 12, 1848. One child, Charlie L., is the issue of this union.

JOSEPH M. POWELL, farmer, P.O. Feesburg, is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Diilman) Powell, who came from Kentucky to Ohio, about the close of the war of 1812, with a family of five children. They settled near Feesburg, and bought a farm of 119 acres of land, which was all clothed with the wilds of nature. He and family set to work, and with stout hands and willing hearts soon had converted the dense forest into tillable fields. He had a strong constitution, which enabled him to withstand much hard labor. He never gave politics any attention, but attached himself to the Christian Church. His death occurred prior to the war of 1861, leaving a widow and seven children. The former died about 1868, and six of the children are now living. Joseph M. is the youngest of the family ; he was born in Lewis Township, Brown Co., Ohio, September 15, 1821. He has remained a resident of the county, save four years spent in Clermont County, where he married in 1844, and resided until 1848, at which time he bought his present farm of 150 acres, which he cultivates. He voted for Harrison, but since then has always east his votes for the Democratic party. He has been blessed with a good constitution and is still able to do a fair day's work. His wife, Sarah Davis, was born in Tate Township, Clermont Co., Ohio. They have seven children, four of whom are still living - Elizabeth, Mary, John C. and James L.

J. W. BEES, farmer, P. O. Feesburg. This gentleman is a grandson of Abel Bees, a native of New Jersey, who settled in Kentucky about 1800, and early in the present century settled in the present limits of Brown County, Pleasant Township, on the farm now owned by H. L. Penn. Here he became a land-owner, and cleared most of his farm, though, being a blacksmith, he devoted considerable time to his trade ; he made a specialty of making edged tools, and particularly chopping axes, for which he was very much noted. He remained a resident of the county during his life. His marriage was celebrated soon after coming to Ohio. He had a family of fifteen children, of whom Daniel, the father of our subject, was the first; he was born in 1806, and matured in Pleasant Township, where he resided until about 1830, when he settled in Lewis Township, and died in the seventy-third year of his age. He was a man nearly six feet tall, possessing a strong constitution, which enabled him to withstand many pioneer difficulties. During life, he owned over 200 acres of land He had a good knowledge of the trade of his father, but devoted most of his life to farming. His death occurred on the farm now owned by Baker Johnson. He was married, when about twenty-four years of age, to Bebecca Craighead, a native of Brown County, and daughter of Boberfc Craighead, a pioneer of the county. She was a few years his junior, and preceded her husband about six years to her eternal home. Both were consistent members of the M. E. Church. Their children were eleven in number; nine reached maturity, and four are now living. Of the family, our subject, the third child, was born February 27, 1834, in Brown County, where he has always resided. He had the benefit of the common schools only, but from a natural taste and his own efforts, he became a good vocal musician, and for nearly twenty years taught music in connection with farming, the latter receiving most of his time through life. Threshing wheat in the fall and winter received his attention for over a quarter of a century, but in 1867 he was unfortunate and lost his left arm while engaged in this pursuit. His attention is now wholly devoted to his farm of 82£ acres. Publicly, he has served as Jus ice one term, and associated with the School Board many terms. He was married, in 1858, to Charlotte E., daughter of Martin Fite, of New Hope. Five children are the result of this union, three of whom have been teachers in public schools.

JOSEPH BICE (deceased) was born in Prussia, Germany, in 1790, and died in Brown County, Ohio, September 21, 1877. He grew up in Europe, received a good German education, and served an apprenticeship as a baker, but in 1811 left his relations and friends and sailed for the Western Continent, where he followed his trade in some of the largest towns, and about 1838 reached Cincinnati, Ohio, where he at once opened a bakery of his own, and six years later, on May 2, was married to Lena Gates, a nail tiveof Baden, Germany, born January 18, 1824. They remained in Cincinnati and continued their business until 1853, when they purchased a farm of thirty-nine acres near Higginsport, Ohio, and moved on it. Here they began the cultivation of grapes, and made it a success. It received his attention mostly during his residence in Brown County. He was a man of strong constitution, that enabled him to withstand many hardships. The children by this union were nine in number, of whom six are now living, viz. : Mary, Albert, Charles, Conrad, Joseph H. and Frank A. Mrs. Rice was brought to America when quite small, and settled in Pennsylvania, but aboutf 1834, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where her parents died, and where her marriage was celebrated.

J. L. RICHEY, farmer, P. O. Feesburg, is a son of William Richey, who was born in Ireland, in 1780, and when six years old, with his parents, emigrated to America, locating in Pennsylvania. In 1794, they pressed on to what, in 1800, became Clermont County, Ohio, locating near the mouth of Bullskin, where the parents died, aged respectively, he sixty-five, and she seventy-six. William matured in that vicinity, and married, in 1800, Miss Sophia Miller, a native of Pennsylvania, but in early life came to Ohio, settling in Clermont County, where her parents died. William and wife settled in Clermont County, where their life ever after was spent ; he died at the age of sixtynine, and she eighty-three. Their family consisted of twelve children, eight of whom are now living. Our subject, the eldest, was born in 1825, in Clermont County, where he was raised and received his common school education. He has ever devoted his time to farming in Clermont and Brown Counties, living in the latter since 1846, when he bought 63 acres of land. In 1862, he bought his present farm of 178 acres, which is under fair cultivation. He and wife are the parents of twelve children, of whom eight are now living.

SALLEE SISTERS, P. O. Higginsport. Eliza J. and Martha Sallee are daughters of James H. and Maria (Jones) Sallee, and grand-daughters of Abraham and Lucy (Nelson) Sallee, the two latter natives of France, where they were reared and married, but soon after set sail for America and settled in Kentucky, where George Bartlow now lives, opposite Higginsport, in 1795. They both died in that State, at advanced age. Of their children, James H. was the fourth, and was born in Kentucky July 23, 1798 ; he grew to maturity in his native State, and September 1, 1819, married Maria Jones, who was a native of Fauquier County, Va., born May 30, 1801. She remained in her native State until 1815, and having at this time lost her parents, she came to Kentucky. She was the eldest of three children. Four years after, she and James II. were united. They came to Ohio, locating near Felicity, in Clermont County, where he purchased land, but in 1827 came to Lewis Township, Brown County, and bought 150 acres of land in R. K. Mead's Survey, No. 1661. To this he added through life, until 211 acres was the amount. He began to clear his farm with but little or no assistance, but with a will and determination he succeeded. He labored long and hard, and on December 1, 1869, ended the earthly career of one of Lewis Township's noble citizens. His wife died July 22, 1876. They were both members of the church of the Disciples in Georgetown. He was a man of firm principles, although he had few educational privileges when a youth. In riper years, he was a hard student and became a well-posted citizen. His nine children all reached maturity, viz.: Abraham, William, Lucy, Robert C., Eliza J., Emily F., Martha,

John L., and the youngest, Nannie, wife of Judge Tarbell, of Georgetown. Abraham was at one time surveyor of this county, but now resides in Dixon, 111. William educated himself, and labored as a minister in the Disciples church a period of nearly forty years, and died, November 1, 1879. Robert C. is a practical druggist. Lucy is the wife of Joseph Eakin, now in Illinois. Emily T., is the wife of George McLean, also, in Illinois. The two sisters, whose names head this sketch, reside on and own the old homestead, and manage its cultivation. They are lovers of good books and are well informed.

BENJAMIN SELLS, Jr., farmer, P. O. Feesburg. Benjamin Sells, the grandfather of this gentleman, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Ohio in the early part of the present century, settling in the present limits of Clermont County. His wife was Catherine, daughter of Charles Baum, an early pioneer of Lewis Township, Brown County, who is mentioned in the body of this history. Of their children, Samuel, the father of our subject, was born and raised in Ohio, and after having endured many years' hard labor, died. Benjamin, Jr., was born on the farm he now owns, in the year 1835; he was raised to farm life and enjoyed the usual common school privileges. He gave his father the benefit of his time until his marriage with Emily Chapman, a native of Clermont County, in 1856. She died in 1862, the mother of three children - Ella, Mary S. and Emma. In 1864, Mr. Sells married for his "second companion, Lucy Joslin, to whom has been born sis children, viz., John, William, Bertha, Harvey, Silva and Ida. Mr. Sells still continues his boyhood occupation (farming) and owns 100 acres of good land fairly improved, and, as most of the land of Lewis Township is reasonably well adapted to the raising of tobacco, he makes that his principal crop. He is a man of medium size, possesses a fair constitution, and is politically inclined to the Democratic party.

MICHAEL SHINKLE, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport, is a grandson of Christian Shinkle, who is mentioned in the pioneer history of this township. He was the father of thirteen children, of which John B. was the eldest son, and was born in Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia, in the year 1789, where he reached his sixteenth year. At this time, his father emigrated to Ohio, where he matured amid the primeval forest of tho State, assisting in all the pioneer family duties and giving his time to his parents until about the year 1812, when he married Susanna Gray, whose parents were early settlers near Felicity. He was a Democrat. Early in life, he became a supporter of Christianity and joined the Christian Church, under the ministerial service of Elder Gardner. In this, his chosen denomination, he reared his family, who imbibed the same doctrine. He died, a worthy citizen much respected, in the year 1844, and his wife, in 1865. Their children were nine in number, of whom six grew to maturity. Of the family, our subject is one of three sons, and is the second eldest of the family; he was born March 6, 1815, in what is now Lewis Township, Brown Co., Ohio, and is one among the oldest native-born citizens now living in the township. In early life he endured many privations, but now in advanced age he enjoys the fruits of hi3 labors. His education was acquired in the common schools of his day, but from fourteen years of age he devoted his time to teaming until his majority, when, on December 1, 1836, he united in marriage with Miss Sally A., daughter of Elder Matthew Gardner; she was born December 5, 1815, in Brown County, where she has ever since resided. Soon after their marriage, they settled on the farm where they now live. He has devoted his entire life to farming, and is one of the well-to-do citizens of the township. He and wife have been members of the Christian Church for many years, and he has been a Trustee. Their children were eight in number, of whom six are now living, and all married. The youngest, Michael E., was born February 7, 1854, and still resides on the old home farm. During his early life enjoyed the benefits of the common school and assisted his father. In 1876, he married Miss Sarah Marsh, by whom he has had two children.

WALTER L. SHINKLE, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport, is a son of Michael Shinkle, whose sketch appears above. He was born September 13, 1837, in Lewis Township, Brown Co., Ohio. Here he grew to manhood under his parents' care, and gave them his time until his majority, when, on November 30, 1858, he united in marriage with Miss N. E. Nowlin, a native of Dearborn County, Ind., born in October, 1837. To this union has been given five children. Soon after their marriage, he settled on the farm where he now lives and began its cultivation, and with the exception of a few short intervals has resided there since. He has devoted about ten years of his time as a tobacco merchant, and recently has devoted some time to carpentering, being handy with tools and having a taste for this pursuit, which he coupled with farming and tobacco-raising. His life and manner of living has given him rank among the leading citizens of the township. He is a Trustee of the township. The interest shown by him in educational affairs deserves special mention, as he is especially interested in the education of the rising generations, and has been a member of the Board of Education since 1868, and Superintendent of t'n^ colored school since its organization in the township. He and wife are both members of the Christian Church, in which he now serves as a Deacon and Church Clerk.

B. B. SH INKLE, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport. To another of the descendants of a worthy pioneer family of Lewis Township we dedicate this shetch. He is a son of Michael Shinkle, whose biography appears in this volume, and a native of this township, where he was born April 2, 1843. The early part of his life was spent at home, assisting his father in the rural duties, and attending the winter schools in the country district. He was raised by Christian and loving parents, and now adheres to the church of his choice - Christian - his wife also being a member of the same denomination. Her maiden name was Eliza Mefford, and to her he was joined in wedlock January 16, 1868. To this union have been given three children, viz. : Charlie C., George E. and Albert L. .Mr. Shinkle's principal crop is tobacco, the staple crop of the county. Mrs. Shinkle is a descendant of a pioneer family of Union Township, Brown County, Ohio.

M. H. SHINKLE, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport, is a son of Michael Shinkle, whose sketch appears above, and was born January 2, 1848, in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio. Like many other sons of the pioneer families, he assisted on the farm at home until of age. In the meantime he had opportunities for a fair education, which he improved, and fiuished his school career at the National Normal School of Lebanon, Ohio. Though amply prepared to teach, he never engaged in the profession, but preferred the common routine of a farmer's life, in cultivating the crops - corn, wheat and tobacco ; of the latter he raises quite extensively He is one of the well-to-do young farmers of Lewis Township, and owns 193 acres of good land. Oh December 6, 1876, he was married to Josephine Park, of Higginsport, where she was born November 20, 1848. She is a descendant of William Park, mentioned in Russel Park's sketch in this township. She was raised and educated in her native village, and was engaged in the profession of teaching from sixteen to within one year of her marriage.

C. W. F. SMITH, cultivator of small fruits, grapes and tobacco, P. 0. Augusta, Ky., was born June 17, 1822, in Mecklenburg, Germany, and is a son of John Jacob and Christiana Smith, who were both natives of . that country, where she died in 1879. John was by occupation a turner, and turned many articles of great value from ivory, horn and fine metals. His military service was under Napoleon. He was the father of eleven children, five of whom are now living, one being a professor in a university. John came to the United States in 1838, and remained in Philadelphia until 1847, when he came to Augusta, Ky., where he followed his trade until his death, in 1852. He had almost reached the allotted time of man - threescore and ten years. Our subject is the seventh child, and he as well as his other brothers and sisters came to America subsequently to their father at different intervals. He brought his sister Philipine to the United States, in 1841, stopping in Philadelphia, where he, in 1842, enlisted in the United States Navy as a musician, and made a trip with Caleb Cushing to China, remaining in service three years, and making a trip around the globe. His sailing aggregated 67,000 miles. His discharge dates 1845, at Norfolk, Va. He then followed his profession (teaching music), until 1853, when he settled in Brown County and bought his present farm of twenty-five acres, in Lewis Township. He then began cultivating grapes, but finding it different to what he expected, and that it did not justify him to devote his entire time thus, he resumed the teaching of music a part of the time, and finally began the raising of tobacco and other small fruits, which receives his attention at present. In 1857, he married Johanna Cramer, a native of Germany, born in 1837, but since 1850, a resident of the United States. The issue of this union is nine children, eight of whom are still living, and under the parental roof.

JACOB SNIDER, farmer, P. 0. Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio, is a son of Christian Snider, who was born near Reading, Penn., and in early life learned the tailor's trade, but followed it comparatively little after reaching Ohio early in the present ceniury. In his native State, he married, about 1802, Catharine, daughter of Jacob

Miller, who is mentioned in Samuel Wise's sketch of this township. The settlement of Christian and wife dates in the same year as the Wise settlement - 1806. They located on part of the 1,000 acres in the forks of Bullskin Creek, having at that time two children. The 160 acres of land given him by his father-in-law was all in the woods, but in due time they had a few acres cleared on which could be raised the most necessary crops for a living, and with energy and industry the little opening grew to a large open and productive farm. Thus they trod the path of life in union until 1855, when his death occurred ; she followed in about one decade. Their connection with the Presbyterian Church dates to an early period of their lives. They reared a family of six children, of whom four now survive, viz. : David, John. Eliza A., Ruggles and our subject, Jacob. He was born in Center County, Penn., March 3, 1803, but from the date of emigration above given, he resided in what is now Brown County, Ohio. Here he has passed over three-fourths of a century. His marriage was celebrated January 1, 1833, with Rachel Park, who was born December 29, 1812. To this union have been given seven children, of whom six are now living, viz. : Laura F., Elizabeth J., William R., Mary E., Martha P. and Emma N., the third and fourth being twins, one of whom. William R., the only son, was born May 12, 1842, in Lewis Township. He received a common school education, and on September 2, 1862, enlisted in Company C, Eighty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, entering his first engagement at Chiekamauga, where he was captured ; afterward released, and participated in the battle of Jonesboro, and many skirmishes. He was in Sherman's march from Atlanta to the sea, and passed out of service at the close of the rebellion, receiving his discharge at Columbus, Ohio. He returned home and resumed his former occupation (farming), which he s ill follows. In 1867, he married Martha P. Coswell, to whom were born five children. On October 9, 1876, she was seriously injurtd by the horns of a cow, from which effect she died on the second succeeding day, October 11.

JACOB W. STAYTON, farmer, P. O. Higginsport. Prior to the Continental war, three Stayton brothers (whose names are not now to be had) emigrated from Wales to America. On the way, one of them stopped on an island, afterward named in honor of him, and still bears the same name. The other two pressed on to their intended destination. One of these two was the grandfather of our subject. He settled on the eastern shore of Maryland, where he married Hannah Bon well. After a companionship of several years, he died, leaving a widow and nine children. In 1796, the widow and family emigrated to Kentucky, locating at Augusta, where, it is thought, Hannah married a Mr. Stinson, and both died in Kentucky. When the emigration from Maryland took place, Jacob was almost matured, and came through by land with th8 wagons and stock. He remained in Kentucky until 1805, when he came to Lewis Township, Brown (then Clermont) County, Ohio. In the same year he married Mary, (laughter of Solomon Wise ; she was a relative of the late Gov. Wise, of Virginia, the State in which she was born, and where she lived until the year of her marriage. Jacob Stayton and wife first settled on the farm now owned by F. M. Bartlow, where he had previously taken a lease. Subsequently, he took a lease on the farm now owned by Joseph Heizer, and on this they remained until about 1812 or 1813, when he purchased ninety acres in the James Herron Survey. To this he added, through life, until he became a man of large estate, which he liberally divided with his children. He was heavy set, medium size, and possessed a remarkable constitution. He was a man of few pretensions; lived unostentatious and was best satisfied at home on his farm. He buried his wife in the fall of 1851, and died in 1863. He embraced the religion of the Christian Church, at Higginsport, in his old age, in which faith he died. He and wife had the following family of children: Mary, Solomon, Nancy, Hannah, Martha, Margaret, Jacob W., Priscilla and Joseph. Of this number, eight married and became heads of families; three are now deceased. J. W., our subject, was born August 24, 1819, in Lewis Township, where he was educated in the common schools, and taught the rudiments of farming. To the latter, he has given his lifelong attention. He was married, in 1844, to Elizabeth, daughter of Peter Barr. She was born in Brown County, Ohio, March 8, 1822. To this union have been given seven children, ^three now living. J. W. and wife first settled on the farm they now own. Their land consists of 245 acres, well improved and under good cultivation. He and wife are both members of the Christian Church at Feesburg.

JAMES TATMAN (deceased), was born in Kentucky, in 1798, and died in Ohio, February 28, 1879. His parents were Samuel and Mary Tatman, natives of Maryland, who came to Ohio when it was yet a wilderness, and settled in the present limits of Brown County, where both died. James early in life became crippled from the effects of rheumatism in his limbs. When quite a child, he manifested a desire to attain an education, and at an early age he began -teaching, which he followed several years, mostly in Kentucky ; some in Clermont County, Ohio. In whatever he undertook, he was earnest and labored with unceasing energy. As one of the early and worthy citizens of Ohio, he was always ready to assist in prosecuting any enterprise having for its object the good of the country. He started in life with no means but a capital of energy and determination, linked with economical skill, which were practiced through life, and resulted in making him a well-to-do and worthy citizen. In 1840, he purchased the farm now owned by the widow, and where he ever after lived. As husband, father, friend and citizen, he stood well in the scale. He was thrice married, first to Jemima Huffman, who died in 1863, and four of her five children are now living. His second marriage was with Mrs. Eunice (Holliway) Allen ; by this union have been given six children, all now living (by her first husband, Thomas L. Allen, one daughter was born). Mrs. Tatman is a daughter of Daniel and Dilaney (Reynolds) Holliway, and was born in New Hope, Scott Township, Brown Co., Ohio, January 2, 1830. Her parents were early settlers in that township.

GEORGE TEEGARDEN, farmer, P. 0. Higginsport, is a son of Calvin Teegarden, who was an early settler, born January 30, 1800, in Pennsylvania. He (Calvin) was a son of Jeremiah and Catherine (Thomas) Teegarden, who were of German extraction, and both natives of Pennsylvania, where they married, and early in the present century emigrated to Bracken County, Ky., where they both died, she in middle life, and he about seventy years of age. Of their children, Calvin was the eldest, and from early life matured in Kentucky, but on January 15, 1828, married Leannah Printy, of Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio, and settled in Kentucky, but in 1833 came to Ohio, where they ever after remained, and where he died in April, 1871. He was a man whose constitution was equal to his energy, which carried him through many pioneer hardships. He was through life a farmer, having no aspiration to public office, and at his death he owned 150 acres of land, which was the result of his own efforts. Mrs. Teegarden was born in Kentucky October 14, 1810, but from infancy was raised in Ohio, and has since early life been a resident of Brown County, save the first four years of her united life. She was raised to the use of the spinniog wheel and loom, of which her posterity know but little. She and husband had eleven children, viz., Mary, George, Sarah, Louisa, Rachel, William, Lewis, John, Nancy, C. Printy and Belle. The seventh and tenth are now deceased. George remains at home in singleness and farms the place.

JOHN N. TEEGARDEN, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, is a son of Calvin Teegarden, whose sketch appears under George Teegarden's name, was born in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio, in 1847. He is the eighth child, and remained at home and assisted his parents until his majority. In the fall of 1873, he married Miss Mattie, daughter of Samuel Waterfield, who is mentioned in this volume. She was born in 1854. The issue of this marriage is four children, three of whom are now living. Mr. Teegarden is located in R. K. Mead's Surveys, Nos. 16.61 and 1664, where he owns 100 acres of land under good cultivation. He has taken considerable of it, from a dense forest to its present condition. His time is mostly devoted to the raising of wheat, corn and tobacco ; of the latter he cultivates annually about eight acres, which is cultivated with success. He was raised in and still adheres to the Democratic party.

FRANK W. THOMAS, tobacco raiser, P. O. Augusta, Ky., is a son of C. L. Thomas, who was born July 28, 1806, in Saxony, Germany, where he received his education, learned the trade of shoe-making, and served five years in military duties.

In 1831, he came to the United States, and stopped at Philadelphia, where he married in the year 1840, but subsequently located in a colony, near Point Pleasant, Va. As the colony did not prove successful, he only remained a short time, and in 1844 came with his family to Augusta, Ky., all the while continuing his trade. About 1850, seeing the need of having employment for his boys, he purchased fifty acres of land in Lewis Township, and soon after located on it, and started a wine garden. In this he was, as well, as in his trade, successful, and manufactured a fine quality of wine, for which he will long be remembered. In 1873, he buried his wife, who had born to her nine children. On May 14, 1878, he, too, entered his final rest. Theirchildren are all now living. F. W., the fourth, was born January 15, 1848, in Augusta, Ky., where he received his education mostly, but reached his manhood in Ohio. Since his majority, he has giveu most of his time to the raising of tobacco, of which he raises annually about 3,000 pounds. His marriage was celebrated May 14, 1874, with Lena Struve, who was born in Darmstadt, Germany, in 1847, but was brought to America in infancy. She is now the mother of six children, four of whom are living.

W. L. THOMAS, florist. P. O. Augusta, Ky. This gentleman ownsand conducts the " Sunny Side Garden " and conservatories. His garden is located on the sunny side of the hill in the Ohio Kiver Valley, opposite Augusta, Ky. The greenhouses are heated by a furnace, and through his taste and energy are made to attract the attention of many passers-by, and receive the custom of many visitors. Mr. Thomas was born in Philadelphia, Penn., January 8, 1842, and is a brother of F. W. Thomas, whose name appears above. When four years of age, his father located in Augusta, Ky., where our subject received most of his education, but since 1854 he has been a resident of Lewis Township. Prior to his marriage, he assisted his father in the wine garden, but since his marriage in 1867, with Louisa Cramer, his attention has been directed as it now is. Mrs. Thomas is a native of Germany, but she has resided in America since early childhood. Of her six children, four are now living. Mr. Thomas is politically a Republican .

JULIUS C. THOMAS, farmer, P. O. Higginsport. This gentleman is a son of Samuel Thomas, Sr., whose sketch appears m this volume. Julius C. was born September 27, 1855, in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio. He was raised to farm life, and enjoyed the benefit of the common schools. He devoted his time on the home farm until his marriage, which was celebrated April 5, 1879, with Julia B., daughter of Samuel Waterfield, of Higginsport, whose biography also appears in this volume. The issue of this union is two children. Mr. Thomas is now residing on the original farm settled by his father, and manifests an interest that speaks well for his future success.

ANDREW J. THOMPSON, Superintendent of Brown County Infirmary. Georgetown, is of German and English extraction, and both his paternal and maternal ancestors were early settlers of Pike Township, Brown County, where he was born May 23, 1836. He grew to manhood on his father's farm and enjoyed the benefit of a fair education. In August, 1862, when Confederacy had already threatened the destruction of the United States, he enlisted under Capt. Foster in the Fourth Ohio Independent Cavalry and served until the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Raymond, Miss., Champion Hills, Vicksburg and many skirmishes. He was serving as Private Orderly for Gen. McPherson, and was by his side when the General fell. After his return home in June, 1865, he resumed farming, and, in 1867, married Augusta, daughter of James F. and Elizabeth (Allen) Davis. To this union two children have been given. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson were residing in Clark Township, in 1873, when he was chosen to fill the position in which he has so honorably discharged his duties for ten years.

W. W. TOLIN. farmer, P. O. Felicity, Clermont Co., Ohio, is a son of William and a grandson of James Tolin. The latter was born in Virginia about 1778, grew to manhood in his native State and married Nancy Maxwell, who was a native of the same State, boro about 1777. They came to Ohio about 1811, eleven years after their marriage. They settled in Jefferson County, Ohio, but in 1823 pressed on to Brown County, settling in what is now Lewis Township. Twelve years later, they removed to near Indianoplis, Iml.« where both died - h<* about 1860, and she about ten years later. He was of Irish parentage. robust constitution, and was a patriot in the war of 1832* He and wife were members of the Baptist Ohmch, and were the parents of nine children, four of whom are now living. William the father of W. W., is the fourth of the family, and was born in Virginia May 7, 1807. In 1833, he married Nancy Cris, a native of Pennsylvania. Soon after marriage, he settled near Feesburg, and subse quently removed to near his present farm, of which he bought a part about 1856, and settled on it, He now owns 215 acres. He started in life with no means but a capital of energy and determination, through which he has reached his present condition financially. In 1851, he buried his wife, and five of her eight children are now living. In 1853, he married Adaline Crosby, who is a native of Kentucky, but from infancy she has resided in Ohio. Of the five children by this union, two are now living. He and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church. W. W., the subject of this sketch, was born January 3, 1845, in Lewis Township, where he has ever since resided, save a little over two years in the war of the late rebellion. June 18, 1863, he enlisted in Company H, Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was mustered in at Cincinnati, Ohio, and joined the army at Knoxville. On May 7, 1864, he was wounded at New Hope Church, Ga., by a ball passing through his left ankle. He was also wounded in the right foot; for the latter ball an incision was made, extracting the ball, which he now possesses. During his illness, he was cared for at the hospital and at home. He returned in August, 1864, and joined the army at Tullahoma, Tenn. Subsequently participated in the battle of Murfreesboro and many skirmishes. He was mustered out of service at Nashville, Tenn., July 22, 1865 ; returned home and resumed his boyhood occupation, farming, which he still follows. He was married to Frances Croswell, who is a native of Clermont County, Ohio, born September 3, 1844. Of their four children, three are now living.

JOHN TROUT, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg, was born in North Carolina, August 31, 1808, and from one year old has been in Lewis Township, as is seen in the pioneer history. He is a son of William Trout, and was the eldest of' a family of nine children, viz., the subject, David, Daniel, Andrew, deceased, Margaret, Anna, Ellen, Eliza and Elizabeth. John being the eldest, naturally became his father's most valuable assistant in clearing up the farm. He received the limited privileges to be had in the common schools of that day, and remained at home until twenty-six years of age, when he married Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph Powell. She was born in Kentucky, but raised in Ohio. The result of this union is six children, all now living. Mr. Trout has been one of Lewis Township's hard-laboring men ; his judicious management and industry has placed him in favorable circumstances. He now owns only 150 acres of land, having divided with his children.

A. W. TROUT, merchant, Feesburg, son of John Trout, whose sketch appears in this volume, was born December 16, 1835, in Lewis Township, and was raised to farm life. He acquired a common school education, and since 1856, save a few intervals aggregating about seven years, has been engaged in the mercantile trade, and now carries a full line of all goods kept in a general retail store, and has connected with it the post office. He enjoys a favorable patronage, and is a good business man. He was married, May 5, 1860. to Miss E. J., daughter of Abraham W. Norris. She was born May 23, 1841. A. W. Norris was born during the war of 1812, and has been a long and faithful citizen of Brown County. He has devoted considerable time to farming and coopering, and about ten years to the mercantile trade in Feesburg. He has been one of the prominent pork dealers of the county. During the late war, he dealt largely in horses, furnishing them for military service. Publicly, he has served as Justice and Trustee of his township several terms. About 1836, he married Eliza Kendall, who was born near Steubenville, Ohio, June 21, 1816, and died in Brown County, Ohio, in 1878. She was the mother of five children, four of whom are now living. Eliza Kendall was a daughter of James and Charity (Cox) Kendall ; the former was born in Maryland about 1780, and the latter in Virginia, near Halifax Court House, about the same time. The parents of James and Charity emigrated to Ohio, settling near

Steubenville about the same year. In that vicinity they married, and in 1821 settled near Newtown, Hamilton Co., Ohio, and three years later, came to Brown County, locating near where Eden Church now stands. About 1830, he attended a mustering at Georgetown, and while riding home his horse took fright and threw him, near Bald Point, causing almost instant death. His'body was conveyed home by Jesse R., father of Gen. Grant, who then lived in Georgetown. James Kendall was a good citizen, having lived in the county only about six years, leaving a wife, who remained his widow nearly forty years, when she died. He was a patriot in the war of 1812.

DANIEL F. TROUT, farmer, P. 0. Feesburg, was born December 1, 1837, in Lewis Township, Brown County, Ohio, where he was raised to farm life, which has claimed his lifelong attention. He now owns a fine farm under a high state of cultivation, on which he settle l in 1860. His crops are tobacco, corn and wheat. His political affiliations are with the Democratic party. He enjoyed the common schools of his day. He married Minerva, daughter of Joseph B. Day, March 22, 1860. She was born October 9, 1841, in Clermont County, Ohio, where she was raised. The issue of this union is three daughters and one son.

LEWIS TROUTMAN, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, is a son of Henry Troutman, who was born in Germany May 13, 1811, and died in this township March 19, 1882. He emigrated to America after arriving at his majority, or about 1839, and located in Ripley, where, on January 28, 1842, he married Catharine New. She was a sister of Peter New, and was born in Germany, in 1826, and, at three years of age, came to America; she died December 24, 1868. They settled in Eagle Township, this County, where they resided until 1866, when they removed to the farm now owned by our subject, where her death occurred. She was the mother of nine children, of whom four now survive. One of the deceased children grew to maturity, but was stricken down and died with that fatal disease of which the mother died - consumption. Of the four surviving children, Lewis, our subject, is the youngest, and was born November 15, 1850, in Eagle Township, Brown County, Ohio, and was sixteen years of age, when, with his parents, he came to Lewis Township and here he arrived at his majority, finishing his education in the common school of their neighborhood. He remained at home with his parents, and early learned the rudiments of farming, which has been the honorable occupation of his life. He now owns a good farm of ninety-four acres of land, which is under good cultivation. He gives his attention to raising tobacco, cultivating yearly eight to ten acres of the same. He is well and comfortably settled in life, and is one of the enterprising farmers of Lewis Township. On March 3, 1872, Mr. Troutman was united in marriage with Miss Caroline Shotsman, who is of German descent, but born in Brown County July 23, 1851. By this union they have two children - Flora C. and Ollie L. Two of Mr. Troutman's sisters, yet unmarried, reside with him at his pleasant home. Mr. Troutman is a citizen highly esteemed and respected throughout his community, justly possessing the confidence of the people. He is now one of the Trustees of Lewis Township, to which office he was elected in the spring of 1881.

S. B. UTTER, farmer, P. O. Higginsport, is a son of Washington B. Utter, who was a native of Clermont County, Ohio, where he was raised and married, but died in Feesburg, Lewis Township. He married Amanda Buchanan, a descendent of the line of ancestry to which President Buchanan belonged. She was a native of the same county as her husband, and ever remained in the same. Sylvester is the only child ; he was born in 1833, in Clermont County, Ohio, and when two years old was left without a mother's love and affection, and, when eight years of age, his father also died, at which time he fell into the hands of an aunt of his father, with whom he remained until eleven, since which he has been entirely dependent upon himself. In 1865, he married Mary J,, daughter of Samuel Waterfield, whose history appears in this volume. She was born in Lewis Township in 1840. The issue of this marriage is three sons, viz., Charlie, Jesse and James. After Mr. Utter married, he rented a farm until 1873, when he associated with his brother-in-law, James Waterfield, and purchased a farm, since which he has been a land-owner, and at present has a farm of

195^ acres in Mead's Survey, No. 1661, and in R. C. Jacob's. No. 1649, the result of his own efforts. It is under good cultivation, and well improved. Mr. IJtter started a poor boy, but, by judgment and energy, has risen to be one of the well-to-do as well as worthy citizens. During the war of the late rebellion, he was stopping in Illinois, where, on July 19, 1863, hn enlisted in Company F, Seventy-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, serving four months.