Washington Township (part 9 of 16)

JAMES McGEARY, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of James and Mary Mc- Geary, was born in County Down, Ireland, in 1824. He came to this country in 1843, and settled in Huntingdon County, Penn., where he worked on canal and farm. In 1850, he came to this township, and was engaged in quarrying stone for the convent and farming about eight years. In 1852, he bought sixty acres of his present farm, which was then thickly covered with timber. He now has a fine farm of ninety acres, situated in the northwestern part of the township. Mr. McGeary was married in this township in 1857, to Ann, daughter of John and Julia Burns, by whom he has one son James. Mr. McGeary has been Supervisor in this township three terms. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

JOHN McMANUS, Sr., farmer, P. O. Logtown, Clermont Co., Ohio, was' born in Ireland June 24, 1799. In 1819, his parents came to this country, and settled in Wayne Township, this county, where they bought 160 acres of land. In .1827, they came to this township, and John and his parents bought 116 acres of land, near the western line. His parents both died here, and were interred at St. Martin's, this township. Mr. McManus was married in this township, to Rosa, daughter of Owen and Ann Monahan. They have four sons - John, Bernard, Hugh and Owen. Mr. Mc- Manus, during a lifetime of hard labor, accumulated 184 acres of land, besides the old homestead. As he is now too old and infirm to work, he has divided the three hundred acres between his four sons, the eldest, John still living at home with them. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.

CORNELIUS McNELIUS, farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, son of James and Mary Mc- Nelius, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in December 1819, where he was reared on a farm. He was married in Ireland to Ann, daughter of James and Margaret Camel. They had two children born in Ireland - Margaret and James. Mr. McNelius came to this country with his family about 1847 and settled in this township. He bought fifty-five acres of land, part of which extends into Highland County. In April, 1863, he bought 105 acres of his present farm, situated on the western line of this township. Mr. McNelius has been a hard-working, energetic man, and has added to his lands till at present he owns a fine farm of 189 acres, on which he has built a fine house and made numerous other improvements. Mr. and Mrs. McNelius, since coming to this country, have had six children - Henry, Mary, John, Ann, Susanna and Robert. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

WILLIAM F. McNUTT, farmer, P. 0. Marathon, son of James and Mary (Donaldson) McNutt, was born in Pike Township, Brown County, Ohio, in 1817. When about one year old, his parents moved into Clermont County, where they bought 138 acres of timber land. They erected a log house in the woods and began clearing off the timber. They cleared about 115 acres. They had a family of six sons and four daughters. Mr. McNutt's parents both died there; his father about 1858, and his mother in February 1875. Mr. McNutt was the third son, and was married in Clermont County, Ohio, in 1839, to Abagail Ireton, born in Clermont County December 23,1815. They had five children, two sons and one daughter living - Erastus H. (married in Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, in 1869, to Belle Manning, their children are Jessie and Harry), Mary A. (married to John F. Rapp, a farmer and school teacher in Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio, their children are Hattie, Charles and William), John W. (was married in 1873 to Jennie Grant, their children are Charlie and Stella M.). After his marriage, Mr. McNutt settled in Williamsburg, where he kept a blacksmith shop four years ; then moved to Jackson Township, where he resided five years; then moved to Marathon, where he kept a blacksmith shop about seventeen years, and then bought a farm of 167 acres of land in this township, near Marathon, eight acres being in Clermont County. He has a finely cultivated farm, 145 acres under cultivation. Mr. McNutt's wife died in 1878 ; she was a member of the M. E. Church about forty years. Mr. McNutt has also been a member about the same length of time. The family are all members of the same church.

ANDREW McQUILLAN, Jr., school teacher, Vera Cruz, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Malard) McQuillan, was born in this township June 29, 1848. He was reared on a farm, attending school winters. He has taught school fourteen years, all of which, with the exception of nine months in Sterling Township, has been in this township. He is at present a member of the County Board of School Examiners, which position he has held three years. He was married in this township, December 26, 1879, to Mary, daughter of Daniel and Mary Barron, born in Clermont County, Ohio. They have two children - Elizabeth and John. In March, 1882, himself and brother Charles bought a saw-mill, where they do custom work. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

ANTHONY MELARD, farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, is one of Perry Township's wealthiest and most prominent farmers. He is the son of James and Ann (Gooey) Melard. was born in France in 1812. His parents came to this country in 1831 and settled in this township, where they purchased 143 acres of fine land two miles southwest of Fayetteville, where they both died - hi* father in 1863 and his mother in 1857. Mr. Melard was married in this township in 1848, to Catherine Dufau, a native of France, by whom he has two daughters, born in this township - Elizabeth and Adeline. Mr. Melard received of his parents eighty acres of land to begin life, and has been very successful. He now has a fine farm of 300 acres of land where he resides, beside considerable other real estate in Fayetteville and surrounding country. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

MRS. MARY MONAHAN, P. 0. Fayetteville, daughter of James and Mary Terrell, was born in Ireland, and came to the United States in 1839, and resided in

Hamilton, Butler Co , Ohio, where she was married in 1842 to Peter Connorton, by whom she had two daughters - Catharine (wife of John Kelly, farmer in this, township) and Sarah (wife of James Ocnlin, machinist in Hamilton. Ohio). Her husband died in December 1848, aud she again married in Hamilton in September, 1850, to James Monahan, by whom she has three children - James, Hugh and Eliza. Mr. Monahan died April 12, 18'»8. They came to this township in 1856 and bought 251 acres of land where Mrs. M. now lives, two miles northwest of Fayetteville, she still owns 190 acres. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.

THOMAS MOORE, farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, son of Levi and Mary (Morgan) Moore, was born near Perrintown, Clinton Co., Ohio, December 6, 1825. In 1837 his parents came to the southern part of this township, where they bought sixty-three acres of land on the Georgetown pike, and built the house where J. J. Jacquemien now lives. His father died there in 1844. His mother also died in this township about 1857. Thomas was married in this township in 1849, to Ellen, daughter of Richard K. and Agnes (Bamber) Holden, born in this township. They have eight children, born in this township - Agnes, Rachael, Thomas, Mary, John, William, Anna aud Ellen. Mr. Moore now has nineteen acres of End on the Georgetown pike, three-fourths of a mile south of Cbasetown. He has been Supervisor four years, and School Director three years. Family are members of the Catholic Church.

NICHOLAS J. MUEL, farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, son of Joseph and Janette Muel, was born in Belgium in 1823. He came to the LTnited States in 1848, and was married in this township in 1850, to Catharine, daughter of Henry J. and Mary J. (Bowen) Leonard. They have a fine family of seven children, all born in this township. Soon after his marriage he came to the southeastern part of this township, where he bought twenty acres of his present farm of eighty-eight acres of land. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church.

RICHARD MURPHY, farmer, P. 0. St. Martin's, son of Daniel and Johanna Murphy, was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1804. He was married in Ireland to Johanna Bailey, by whom he had four children, one living - Daniel. In 1854, he came with his family to the United States, and settled in Huntington Township, this county. In 1865, be came to this township and bought seventy-five acres of land about two miles northwest of St. Martin's, where he now resides. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church.

DANIEL F. MURPHY, farmer, P. O. St. Martin's, son of Daniel and Johanna (Fitzgerald) Murphy, was born in Cork County, Ireland, June 8, 1808. He was married in Ireland to Mary Kaley, by whom he had four children, one now living - Catherine, a nun in the Ursuline Convent of St. Martin's the past eighteen years. Mr. Murphy came to this country in July, 1848, landing at Boston, where he remained one year, and then went to Oneida County, N. Y., where he was engaged in farming. In April, 1864, he settled on the farm he now owns, of fifty-one acres, which he had bought four years previous. His wife died in this county in 1853, and he again married in November, 1856, to Bridget Hogan, by whom he has six children - Daniel, David, Richard, William, Dennis and Mary. Mr. Murphy and family are members ot the Catholic Church.

DAVID MURPHY, farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, son of Daniel Murphy, was born in Cork County, Ireland, in 1810. He came to this county in 1852, and bought fifty acres of land on Solomon's Run. He has been a hard-working, industrious man and is highly respected by the community in which he dwells. By industry and economy, he has added to his little farm till he now has over 200 acres of fine land, one and one half miles northeast of Fayetteville. He was married in Ireland before coming to this country to Hannah O'Connell, by whom he has four children - Daniel, John, Hannah and Katie. He has been Trustee of this township one year. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

JAMES NEAD, farmer, P. 0. St. Martin's, son of John and Mary (Crone) Nead, was born in Cincinnati May 8, 1837. His father died when he was eight months old. His mother again married to Johu T. Owens, and in 1844 they came to Fayetteville, this township, and opened a general store. In 1860, James moved to St. Martin's on a piece of land owned by his mother. He now has ninety-two acres at St. Martin's and 204 acres on the East Fork of the Little Miami, where he has built a fine residence and made considerable other improvements. He is a member of the Catholic Church of St. Martin's.

STEPHEN O'CONNOR (deceased), born in the county of Down, Ireland, August 3, 1798. He was raised on a farm. In 1830, he came to this country and was engaged in business one year in Baltimore, Md., and then came to this township to where his brother Peter lived. He was a contractor on public works in different parts of this State several years. In 1837, he bought a small farm in this township, on Grassy Run. He was married in Cincinnati in 1846, to Catherine McDermot, by whom he had two children, both deceased. His wife died in 1852, and he again married in Cincinnati, in April, 1855, to Christina, daughter of Patrick and Mary Fitzpatrick, born in the county of Kildare December 25, 1815. They had one son, Stephen, born April 2, 1856, now living on the farm. At the time of his death Mr. O'Connor had 230 acres of land in this township, and a residence and lot in Fayetteville, on Pike street, where Mrs. O'Connor now live3. Mr. O'Connor died January 30, 1879. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

AUGUSTUS PERTUSET, farmer and carpenter, P. O. Fayetteville, son of John B. and Margaret Pertuset, was born in France in 1828. In 1847, his parents and two children besides Augustus emigrated to this country. The other members of the family have all returned to France. Mr. Pertuset was married in this township in August, 1856, to Ruth Holden. They had four children - Margaret, Frances, Anna and Agnes. His wife died in the spring of 1864, and he again married in this township to Rose, daughter of Joseph and Frances Ferry, born in France. They have six children - Joseph, Albert, Benjamin, Charles, Mary and Emma. In 1857, he bought the farm where he now resides of thirty-seven acres, twenty-five of which are under cultivation. Mr. Pertuset still follows his trade, while the sons carry on the farm. The family are members of the Catholic Church of Fayetteville.

FRANCIS H. PRENAT, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of Francis X. and Mary J. (Johnson) Prenat, was born in Louisville, Ky., in 1852. In 1866, his parents came to this township and settled on the farm of 100 acres where he now lives, which they had bought several year3 previous. He was married in this township October 6, 1875, to Mary J., daughter of John B. Thuney, of Chasetown, this township. They have one daughter, Laura J.. born in this township, August 22, 1878. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.

THOMAS REEVE, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of William and Ann Reeve, was born in Leicestershire England in 1813 In 1828, his parents came to this country and settled in Franklin County, Penn., where his mother died in 1829. In 1841, they came to this township, where his father died about 1846. Mr. Reeve was married in Pennsylvania in 1835, to Elizabeth Bittiner, of German ancestry. They had eight children, five still living - Emanuel, Mary, Thomas, William and John ; ail married. John still remains at home; he was married to Eliza, adopted daughter of James Rollins. They have one daughter - Estella May. About 1854, Mr. Reeve bought fifty-eight acres of land where he now lives, two miles east of Fayetteville; he now has sixty acres. Himself and family are members of the M. E. Church.

PATRICK SAVAGE, attorney, Fayetteville, son of George and Sarah A. (Cane) Savage, was born in Perry Township, near the Ursuline Convent, May 4, 1844. He was reared on a farm till eighteen years of age, when he was bound to Judge Sloane, Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio. He remained about one week, when himself and another student, James Vickers, concluded to run away, and a9 the war of the rebellion was then raging, they enrolled their names. Patrick enlisted in Cincinnati, in the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Capt. Lewis. He was in thirty-six engagements, including skirmishes, and after serving three years he was discharged at Nashville, and returned to Fayetteville and read law under James H. Thompson, of Hillsboro, and was admitted to $ie bar at Georgetown, September 11, 1868, and has since practiced in this village, where he is enjoying a good practice. He was married here, January 6, 1869, to Rosa A., daughter of Joseph and Rosa A. Brulport, born in Boston, Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1851. They have three children living - George F., Rosa B. and Clifford ; two deceased, Francis and Clarence.

MATTHIAS SCHMITZ, saloon, Vera Cruz, son of John and Angeline Schmitz, was born in Prussia in 1832. In 1863, he came to this country with his mother and youngest brother, his father having died in Prussia. They settled in Owensville, Clermont Co., Ohio. He came to Vera Cruz and opened a saloon, where he keeps a choice stock of liquors, cigars and tobacco. He was married in Vera Cruz, to Jane A. Curee, a native of France. They have four children - Bertha M., John, Lucy and Catherine. Mr. Schmitz served eight years in the regular army, in Luxemburg, Germany. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church.

BENJAMIN SNOWHILL, farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, son of John and Rebecca (Lewis) Snowhill, was born at Mt. Pleasant, Hamilton Co., Ohio, November 23, 1821. His father was born in Philadelphia, Penn., December 12, 1785, and was a wagon-maker by trade. He was married, at Amboy, N. J., March 9, 1814, to Rebecca Lewis, born March 9, 1796. They came to this township in 1822, and bought seventeen acres of land two and one-half miles west of Fayetteville, where he carried on his business of wagon-making in connection with farming till the time of his death, which occurred August 9, 1838. Benjamin worked several years at carpentering. In 1851, he bought an interest in a carding, grist and saw mill with S. J. Bevans. They also took contracts on public works. This partnership lasted exactly nineteen years. During this time, they were very successful, and accumulated 647 acres of land and four lots in Fayetteville. In 1853, Mr. Snowhill moved to his present location in the southern part of Fayetteville, where he has three acres, on which he built a fine brick residence. He was married in Fayetteville, November 7, 1848, to Luna M., daughter of Amos and Phoebe Harris, born near Chillicothe Ohio. They have six sons and one daughter - John, William, Amos, Charles, Benjamin F., Edward and Mary E. Mr. Snowhill's mother, who is still living at the advanced age of eighty-seven years, and his wife are members of the M. E. Church. He has filled several offices of trust in village and township - Township Treasurer two or three terms, and member of the Council a number of terms.

MICHAEL SULLIVAN, Jr., farmer, P. O. St. Martin's, son of Michael and Ellen Sullivan, was born in Limerick County, Ireland, May 9, 1845. His parents came to this country in 1847, and settled in Fayetteville, where his father carried on the coopering business several years, and then removed to Cincinnati, where he still lives. Michael was married in Cincinnati, October 6, 1877, to Mary Burke, born in Limerick County, Ireland. They have two daughters - Ella and Margaret. Mr. Sullivan resided on his father's farm in this township several years, and then removed to Cincinnati, where he was engaged in the butchering business four years. In 1878, he bought fifty-two acres of land in the northeast part of this township, where he now lives. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church.

JOHN B. THUNY, retired farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, son of John P. and Margaret Thuny, was born in France in 1804. He was married in France, in 1831, to Ann Ferry. In 1846, they came to this country and settled in Clermont County, where they bought twenty-five acres of land, and afterward bought fifty more. In 1851, they sold and came to this township and bought 100 acres of land, one mile southwest of Chasetown. In 1878, he came to Chasetown to lead a retired life; he bought a lot in the village, on which he has erected a comfortable home. They have six children, four of whom were born in France - Augustus, Julien, Joseph, Adeline, Charles and Josephine. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

ABRAHAM TOOLEY, farmer, P. O. Woodville, Clermont Co., Ohio, son of Marlin and Elizabeth Tooley, was born in Warren County, Ohio, February 22, 1825. He was married near Goshen, Clermont Co., Ohio, in 1846, to Isabelle, daughter of William Addis, born in Hamilton County, Ohio. They have had six children, five living - Marlin, Thayer, Mary E., Jacob and Julia A. The deceased was named Re- becca. Mr. Tooley came to this township in 1847, and bought thirty acres of land in the northwestern part. He afterward sold and moved to Madison, Ind., where he remained three years, and then returned to this township and bought forty acres of land near his original purchase. lie now has a nice little farm of forty-seven acres, fortylive acres of which are under cultivation. Mr. Tooley has been Supervisor in this township several years.

MRS. JESTINE VOLTER, P. 0. Fayetteville, was born in France in 1819. Her father died in France and her mother came to the United States in 1836. Jestine came over the following year. Her mother bought thirty acres of land in the western part of this fownship, where she resided several years and then removed to Fayetteville, where she died in 1879. Jestine was married in Fayetteville, in 1853, to Anthony Rapp, by whom she had five children, three now living - Julia, Jane and Mary. Mr. Rapp .died in 1866, and she again married to Frank Volter. Mrs. Volter now keeps a general country store in the western part of this township ; the business was started by her first husband. She keeps a stock of dry goods, notions, queensware, boots, shoes, etc. Mrs. Volter owns the store and three acres of land. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.

EDWARD M. WALSH, farmer, P. 0. St. Martin's, son of James and Ann Walsh, was born in Cincinnati in 1834. When about eight years of age, his parents moved to Piqua, where his mother died, and he afterward went to New Orleans. In 1845, he came to this township with the Ryan family. He boated on the Mississippi and other rivers till 1858, when he returned to this township and farmed till August 28, 1862, when he enlisted in the Seventh Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He was in a nuthber of battles among others, siege of Knoxville, Atlanta and Duck River. At close of the war he came to Cincinnati, where he worked two years, and then came to St. Martin's and opened a general country store, which he kept five years. He then bought sixty-eight acres of his present homestead ; he has since added to it, now having 120 acres, 100 of which are under cultivation; he still owns the store building and two lots in St. Martin's. He was married in Cincinnati, in 1868, to Mary C., daughter of James and Hannah Campbell. They have three children - Margaret, James and Richard. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

ROSS WISE, farmer, P. 0. Fayetteville, was born near the city of Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., November 13, 1820. His father, Solomon Wise, was born in Virginia in 1795, and when quite young, probably in 1808 or 1810, came West with his paren s, who settled in Hamilton County, after a few years residence in Cincinnati. They passed the greater part of the rest of their lives in that county, where they both died. While in that neighborhood, Solomon married Elizabeth Bray, of Hamilton County, by whom he had eight children, four boys and four girls, our subject being the third child. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and died on the home farm in 1841 ; his mother died in 1846. The subject of this sketch remained on the home farm until of age, when he engaged in butchering, which he followed nine years, and then engaged in stock trading. In 1857, he purchased his present farm in this county, and has since made it his home. In 1842, he married Mary Grogan, daughter of Edward Grogan, of Mt. Airy, Hamilton County, and by her had ten children, of whom three, William, Sylvester and Cecilia Kate, are the only survivors. Mrs. Wise, died in 1862, and in 1864, Mr. Wise married Mary McGlinchey, daughter of William McGlinchey, of Highland County, and by her he had eight children, seven living - John, Thomas, Joseph, Mary, Elizabeth, Robert and Bernard. Mr. Wise is a Democrat and a member of the Catholic Church. He has served his township as Trustee, and in the fall of 1881, was elected one of the Board of County Commissioners, in which position he is now serving. He is a social gentleman, a practical farmer and a good citizen ; and is widely known and universally respected.

ISAAC WOOLLVRD, farmer, P. 0. Westboro, Ciinton Co., Ohio, son of William and Elizabeth Woollard, was born in Clinton County in 1827, where he was reared on a farm, and was married in 1851 to Catherine, daughter of Edward and Eliza Canter, born in Clinton County. They have two sons - Edward and William. Mr.

Woollard came to this township in 1868, and bought a farm of '1001 acres of land in the northeastern part. He also has forty acres in Jefferson Township, and eighty-one acres, part of which is in Clinton County. Himself and wife are members of the M. E. Church.

JOHN WOOD, sample room and grocery, St. Martin's, son of Charles and Ann (Morgan) Wood, was born in St. Martin's in 1857. When seventeen years of age, he went to Cincinnati, where he remained three years. In the spring of 1878, he opened a sample room and grocery, where he also keeps cigars, tobacco, etc. He was married January 16, 1882, to Louisa Noel, a native of Kentucky. Mr. Wood owns his place of business, also residence and lot. He is a member of the Catholic Church.

JOHN WYNNE (deceased) was born in County Louth, Ireland, in 1807. He was married in 1841, to Ellen, daughter of Daniel and Susan (McGuire) Daley, born in Ireland in 1824. They came to this country in 1841, and settled in Cincinnati, where Mr. Wynne and his brother Patrick took a contract digging on the White Water Canal. In 1845, they came to this township, where Patrick bought a farm of 200 acres of land near Fayetteville. In 1848, Mr. Wynne bought 100 acres of land three miles northwest of Fayetteville, eighty of which are now under cultivation. Mr. Wynne died in 1863, leaving a family of six children - Anne, James, Susan, Catherine, Elizabeth and John. James the eldest son is now at home and takes charge of the farm. The family are members of the Catholic Church.

M ASSIE BEASLEY, Justice of the Peace, Aberdeen. Probably no man in Brown County enjoys a greater degree of notoriety than the anove-named gentleman. He was born in this township Jan. 3, 1811, and is a son of Benjamin and Ann (Allentharp) Beasley. The former was born in Virginia, Dec. 13, 1773, and died in this township July 24, 1851 ; his wife was born December 25, 1777, and died December 7, 1841 Benjamin was a son of Charles and Elizabeth Beasley. Charles' father was born in England. In 1788, Charles Beasley with his family emigrated to Kentucky, and in 1793 and 1794, Benjamin acted as an Indian spy under Gen. Henry Lee, and did good service for the pioneers. In 1796, he was married to Ann Allentharp, and soon after joined a company gotten up by Gen. Nathaniel Massie, to found a settlement where the city of Manchester is now located. One year later, he came to this township and bought 200 acres of land in Survey No. 2,627. He was a man of good attainments and a skilled surveyor ; he was successful, and accumulated a large property. Ten children were born to him - John T., Mary, Elizabeth, Jeptha, Lucinda, Benjamin, Mason, Massie, Harvey and Julia Ann - all deceased but Massie The early life of our subject was passed in a manner common with pioneer boys. His scientific training was received under his brother Jeptha and Adam Calderwood, surveyors of considerable note. At the age of sixteen years, he had completed his studies, and then took up civil engineering under the tutorage of Mr. Calderwood. His business has been extensive, and he has without doubt run more lines than any other surveyor the county ever had. In 1850, he was elected Justice of the Peace, of this township. In 1855, he came to Aberdeen, aid has been Mayor of the place three terms. In 1870, he was again elected Justice of the Peace, and successor to the famous Thomas Shelton, Esq. For fifty four years this remarkable man wore the ermine of office, and during this time solemnized 4,000 marriages before ho died; his mantle fell upon the shoulders of our worthy subject, who, since has with dignity and decorum linked together " for better or worse," the destinies of 3,000 couples. His popularity as the " Marriage Squire " extends everywhere, and those whose fondest desires cannot be realized because of parental authority, have only to call upon the Squire, who will in a few minutes, and in an impressive way, still their troubled hearts in defiance of parental restrictions. Mr. Beasley was married, March 4, 1832, to Jane T., the daughter of Henry and

Sophia Cropper, by whom he had nine children - James H., Thomas M., John F., .Benjamin F., Eliza, and four that died in infancy. Mrs. Beasley died September 7, 1874, aged sixty-one years and twenty-three days. Massie Beasley, the subject of this sketch, is a well-preserved man, both physically and mentally ; is buoyant and frolicism in disposition, and highly esteemed throughout the county.

HARVEY BEASLEY (deceased), was born in this township March 7, 1813, and was a son of Benjamin and Ann Beasley, old settlers in the county, of whom mention is made in this work. He (Harvey) was married to Eliza Kilien, by whom he had eleven children - Elisa A., Mason, John H., Mary, Erastus, Caroline, Margaret, Louisa, Henry (deceased), William (deceased), and Alice (deceased). Eliza A, was married to William H. Grimes in 1853, by whom she had eight children - Elizabeth, Mary, Samuel, Jessimine, William H., Ola B., Sallie, and an infant. Mr. Grimes was born in Brown County July 4, 1827, and died February 8, 1873 ; was a son of Samuel and Sallie (Brookover) Grimes. Mrs G. was married to L. P. Cord April 27, 1876. He (Mr. Cord) was born in Fleming County, Ky., April 12, 1835, and is a son of Garrett and Martha Cord ; the former a native of Maryland, and the latter of Georgia. Early in life Mr. Cord began teaching, and was appointed Postmaster in Flemingsburg in 1855, he having previously studied law. He has since followed various pursuits in various places. July 23, 1862, he was married to Ruth A. Williams. In 1872, he began the practice of law at Mount Olivet, Ky., and shortly after was elected Prosecuting Attorney of Fleming County, a position he filled for several years; he was also Probate and Police Magistrate. His wife died July 21, 1870. Since his last marriage he has resided in this township. To Mr. and Mrs. C. has been born one child (deceased) - Gertrude. By his first wife he had one child - Theodore (deceased). Mrs. Cord owns 251 acres of excellent land well improved.

THOMAS BECK, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born in England March 25, 1830, and is a son of John and Sarah (Bird) Beck. When of a proper age, our subject began laboring on public works, which he followed until 1856, when he came to this country and to this county. For four years, he worked for Thomas and John Buchanan in Huntington Township, and, in 1860, came to where he now lives, renting land for several years, after which he purchased 144 acres, which is one of the best kept farms in the county. He is a member of Ripley Lodge, F. & A. M., and he and his wife and children are members of the Christian Church. His first marriage was celebrated in England with Hannah Jeffries, who bore him ten children, nine living - Sarah, Esther, Elisa, Helen, Mary Thomas J,, John, Albert and Fred. Mrs. Beck died in 1875, aged forty six years. His second marriage was celebrated with Eliza Rushforth, of this county, by whom he has had three children - Janette, Martha and Charles (deceased).

REV. T. J. BOWMAN, minister, Ripley, was born la this township in the year 1846, and is a son of Benjamin and Mary (McElwee) Bowman, old settlers in the county. The early life of our subject was spent upon the farm, and at the same time he obtained a good practical education in the district schools. In 1864, be enlisted in the One Hundred and Seventy-second Regiment, of which he was Drum Major ; he served seven months and was honorably discharged in 1865. In 1878, he entered the ministry of the Christian Church, in which he labored as a minister until his ordination, which took place September 11, 1880, since when he has labored regularly in the Southern Ohio Conference of the Christian Church. June 2, 1876, he was married to Miss Abigail Bartley.

JOSEPH BRXSBOIS, farmer, P. O. Ripley, was born in France in the year 1822. He was reared on a farm in his native land, where he followed farming until he came to this country. In 1855, he emigrated to America, landing in New Orleans, from which place he came to Kentucky, where he lived three years in Mason County. In 1858, lie came to this county and rented laud for two years on Brush Creek. He then purchased fifty acres near Carlisle, to which he added fifty more, on which he lived for six years, when he 3old his property and came to where he now lives. He owns seventy-five acres in the home farm and eighty on Laferty Creek, near Eagle Creek.

His land is all under cultivation, and is well improved. He has been successful since he came to the county, and from nothing he has made a good and comfortable home. While in France he served six years in the French Army, five years of which time he was on the Island of Martinet. In 1851 (in France), he was married to Christena Kaufman, who has borne him eight children, five living - Benjamin, Magdalena, Catherine, Christena and John. The deceased are Mary, Joseph and Josephine. He and entire family belong to the Catholic Church. In politics, he votes with the Democrats.

REV. G. W. BRITTINGHAM, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in this county December 4, 1825. He is a son of Roland B. and Nancy Brittingham, the former a native of Maryland, and the latter of Kentucky. About 1808, they came to this county, and he purchased land in this township. He was successful in life and accumulated a good property. They were both members of the Bethlehem Church and much interested in religious matters. Eight children were born to them, three of whom are living, viz. : Margaret, Lucinda and G. W. The deceased are James, John, Mary J., Anna and William. Mr. Brittingham died in 1861, aged seventy-two years. Mrs. B. died in 1853, aged fifty-four years. Our subject was married September 4, 1846, to Abigail Shelton, of this county, by whom he had twelve children, eight living, viz. : Nancy, Evaline, Sarah, Margaret, Benjamin, David, George and Julia. The deceased are John W., Lucinda, Eliza and an infant. Mrs. Brittingham was born September 3, 1827, and died February 28, 1875. His second marriage was celebrated with Sarah C. Dryden. He owns a farm of seventy acres under good cultivation. In 1864, he enlisted in Company H, One Hundred and Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, of which he was Second Lieutenant, and saw active service till the war closed. His brother John was a member of the same company. After his return from the war, he entered the ministry, and in 1866 was ordained by a committee of the Southern Ohio Christian Conference.

JAMES BROOKOVER, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in this township in the year 1811 ; he is a son of Aceal and Margaret (Guffin) Brookover, natives of Virginia ; the former was a son of Jacob Brookover and was born July 21, 1775. Jacob Brookover was *>f German descent and lived and died in Virginia. Aceal Brookover was reared in Virginia, where he was married, and, about the year 1800, he emigrated to this county, after a residence of one year in Mason County, Ky. Locating on this side of the river, he purchased fifty acres of land, which he afterward lost an account of defective title. He purchased other lands and was very prosperous, owning a large tract in the aggregate during his life. His land he cleared up and improved. He held the office of Trustee and Constable of this township for some years ; while in the latter office his fees for one year amounted to about $2. He was a liberal-minded man and always gave liberally to the building of churches, or in assisting to maintain charitable institutions. Although a Universalist in religious belief, he was never radical. He prospered during his life, and accumulated a good property. To them were born ten children, of whom four are living, namely : Sarah Grimes, Adams County, Ohio ; Matilda Lusely, Missouri ; Mary G. Campbell, Aberdeen, Ohio; and our subject. The deceased are Richard, this county ; John, Adams County; George W., Indiana; Andrew J., Brown County ; Nancy Case, this county ; and Polly, who died in infancy Mr. Brookover died October 25, 1850. Mrs. Brookover died in 1860, at the advanced age of eighty-four years. Mr. Brookover was an honored member of the Masonic order. George and Mary Guffin, parents of Mrs. Margaret Brookover, came from Virginia with the Brookovers, and lived one year in Mason County, Ky. ; then settled in Brown County, Ohio, living with Mr. Brookover. He died shortly afterward, and she soon after the death of her husband. They were parents of several children, who came to this country with them. lie a native of Ireland, and she of Germany. Their children were : Andy, Virginia, Elizabeth, Mary. He was reared on the farm, and in the district schools received a common education. He remained with his parents till of age. May 28, 1833, he was married to Margaret, the daughter of Wilson and Ruth (Ousler) Haymer, old settlers. After his marriage, he located on land he rented for a short time, when he purchased the old home farm on which he has since lived. He has no aspirations politically. He and his wife are members of the Bethlehem Christian Church to which they have been connected for nearly half a century. To them have been born nine children, five of whom are living, namely : Exira, Ann W., Naomi, Mary and Lewis. Mr. Brookover owns 240 acres of well-improved and highly cultivated land.

JOHN BUCK A MAN, farmer, P. O. Ripley, was born in Balfron, Scotland, in the year 1823. His early life was passed in his native village, where he received the rudiments of his education in the common schools of the town. After becoming of proper age, he was apprenticed to a shoe-maker and, after he had acquired the trade, he commenced business on his own responsibility. On June 6, 1849, he emigrated from Glasgow to New York, which latter place he reached after a voyage of forty-nine dayg. From New York he came by way of Buffalo and Erie to the Ohio Biver, then to Ripley, Ohio, on the old Mayflower. The latter place he reached August 6, following. He made his home in Brown County, Ohio, and for nearly three years followed his trade in Maysville, Ky. ; after which he engaged in farming, having purchased an interest in 198 acres of land, where Thomas Buchanan now lives. Here he carried on farming for several years, when he purchased his present farm of 184 acres, which is the result of different purchases. On this land he located in 1860, and it has since been his home. He has been successful in his business operations, and has a well-improved aud highly cultivated farm. He has been Trustee of the township three terms and held some of the minor offices, such as School Director, etc. He has been a member of the School Board since 1861, and Superintendent of the Colored School Fund since its organization. He is a member of the Union Lodge No. 71, F. & A. M., Ripley Chapter, and Cincinnati Commandery No. 3. He and wife are members of the Huntington Presbyterian Church, of which he is a Trustee. He was married December 13, 1860, to Isabella, daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hiett, old settlers. To them have been born nine children, namely - Sadie J., Thomas S., Mary E., S win ton J., Anna Y., Margaret M., George H., Elizabeth S. and Samuel H., deceased. Mr. Buchanan returned to Scotland in 1854. and again in 1858, making five times he has crossed the ocean. Mrs. Buchanan was born in this township August 7, 1837.

THOMAS BUCHANAN, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born in Scotland in the year 1833, and is a son of Thomas Buchanan, Sr., a native of Scotland. Our subject resided in his native land until 1849, when he came to this country, and found work with one John Thomas in this township. His industry and economy enabled him, in 1851, to buy sixty-six acres, where he now resides; and at the present time (1882) he owns 324 acres of land. He is a Free and Accepted Mason, belonging to Union Lodge, No. 71, Commandery No. 3, and Cincinnati Consistory. April 13, 1853, he was married to Ellen, the daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Gilbert) Hiett, by whom he has had ten children, viz., John, Thomas. Sarah A., Janet, George, Griffith, Elizabeth, Ruth, William, and Samuel (deceased). Mr. Buchanan has been very successful, and is one of the foremost in improvement and prosperity. Samuel Hiett, father of Mrs. Buchanan, was a son of William and Mary (Daniels) Hiett, of Virginia, who settled in this township in 1806, buying 300 acres of land in the Hite Survey. Seven children were born to them, three of whom are living. Mr. Hiett was born July 14, 1803, He died in 1868. Mrs. Hiett died in 1866.

JOHN B. CAMPBELL, retired, Aberdeen, was bore in Aberdeen in 1805, and is a son of Evan and Margaret (Byers) Campbell. His father was born in Pennsylvania, and was a son of Matthew Campbell, a native of Scotland, who came to this country, before :he Revolution. In 1804, Evan Campbell settled in Aberdeen and bought a large tract of land ; he was a ship-carpenter by trade, and a hard working man ; he and his wife were members of the Methodist Church. To them were born nine children, viz., John B., Shelby, Evaline, Jane, and Exhira (living); the following are deceased, viz., Amanda, Margaret, Power and William. Mr. Campbell was born April 2, 1780. and died December 20, 1859. His wife died May 13, 1849, aged sixtyoae years eleven months and twenty days. Mr. Campbell was an old river man and followed boating extensively. When old enough, our subject went on the river, and has followed flatboating and steamboating for more than thirty years ; he saw the first steamboat that, plowed the waters of the Ohio. He was married to Lydia, the daughter of' Elijah and Elizabeth (Wentworth) Church. After marriage, he located in Aberdeen, where his family has since resided. Both parents are members of the Methodist Church, to which they have belonged for more than forty years. Eleven children have been born to them, eight living, viz., Theresa, Caroline, Jane, Mary, Fanny, Jessie, Benjamin, and Charles. The deceased are Louisiana, Isabella and John. Mr. Church came from New York about 1812 ; he was a stonemason, and he died March 12, 1852. She died June 11, 1859. They were parents of eleven children, of whom Mrs. Church alone survives. Matthew Campbell died June 18, 1819. Evan Campbell was married the second time to Nancy Johnson. Beujamin Campbell, son of John B. Campbell, was born in 1848, and enlisted September 15, 1864, in Company K, " Merrill's Horse," which belonged to the Second Missouri Regiment, Gen. Fremont's Body Guard. He saw active service ; was in a number of engagements; was commissioned Corporal February 1, 1865, and discharged September 19, 1865. August 11, 1872, he was married to Anna, the daughter of John Parks, by whom he has had five children, viz., Nellie, Lewis, Irene, Eugene, and Edward.

JAMES M. CAMPBELL, deceased, was born in Bath County, Ky.,in 1822, and was a son of Alexander and Elizabeth (Davis) Campbell, of Tennessee, who were afterward citizens of this county. Our subject was married to Sarah L. Howe, January 29, 1844, and resided on the farm until his enlistment in 1862, in Company F, Seventh Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. He saw active service until captured near Nashville, Tenn., February 25, 1864, when he was incarcerated in the Anderson ville Prison, in which he died April 15, 1864. To Mr. and Mrs. Campbell were born six children, viz., William N., Mary A., Louisa, Thomas M., Joanna, and Amanda. William N. enlisted in 1864, in Company G, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served his country until the close of the war.

JAMES CASE, retired farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in Maryland in 1797, and is a son of Thomas W. and Cassie (Coxson) Case, natives of the above State, which they left in 1802, and went to Kentucky, where they lived till 1813, then came to this township, living here till they died. Seven children were born to them, two of whom are living, viz., James and John. In 1819, our subject entered the employ of Jesse and Peter Grant, for whom he followed boating on the river. In 1822, he was married to Nancy, the daughter of A. Brookover; four years later he sold his farm and purchased (with others) 2,000 acres of land of President James Monroe, 100 acres of which was his share, on which he lived until 1870, when he came to Aberdeen. He has been Trustee of the Township two years,, and Assessor for the same length of time. Eight children have been born to him - Richard, Eliza, Thomas W., Margaret E., John N., Amanda, Mary, and Horatio, deceased. Mrs. Case was born in Maysville, Ky., in 1799, and died August 14, 1838, He married, for his second wife, Nancy Cady, who died about one year after marriage. Mr. Case has thirty-two great-grand-children, and, taking his descendants altogether, they make a very formidable army. For nearly fifty years he has been a member of the Christian Church. His first vote was cast for a Whig candidate, but latterly he has voted with the Democratic party. He is a man well preserved for his age, and although the weight of years hang heavily upon him, his mind is yet intact, and he can recount the scenes of his boyhood with a distinctness not often met with.

GEN. JOHN COCHRAN (deceased), one of the most distinguished of the early citizens of Brown County, was born in Franklin County, Penn., September 19, 1781. His father, William Cochran, an early pioneer of Brown County, was a native of Ireland, and born in County Antrim in 1722. He was married in his native country to Elizabeth Boothe, and about the middle of the last century emigrated to America. He served in the Revolutionary war and resided for some time in Pennsylvania, afterward in Kentucky, and about 1795 or 1796 came to the Northwest Territory and settled on the East Fork of Eagle Creek, near the present eastern boundary of Brown County. He died in March, 1814, aged ninety-two years. His wife, Elizabeth, died October 21, 1823. John was about nine years old when his father came to Kentucky. He lived for a few years in the vicinity of the old settlement at Washington. When a small boy he was at Fort Washington, on the site of Cincinnati, and saw corn growing on what is now Fourth street of the Queen City. He was with his father on his settlement north of the Ohio, as above stated, and when abour eighteen years old became overseer of the Kanawha salt works, where he continued about seven years. Salt was one of the necessaries of life which it was most difficult for the pioneers of Kentucky and the Northwest Territory to obtain. John Cochran is said to have shipped the first boat load of salt down the Ohio to Louisville, Ky. He came to what is now Brown County about 1805 or 1806. He married Tamer Howard, daughter of Cyrus and Milly Howard, who was born in Montgomery County, Ya. Her father for some years kept the ferry between Aberdeen and Limestone. John Cochran purchased a farm from Nathaniel Beasley, about six miles northeast of Aberdeen, on the Bast Fork of Eagle Creek, in what is now Huntington Township, on which he resided for the greater portion of the remaining years of his life. He served in the war of 1812 as Deputy Sergeant in the Commissary Department. He took much interest in the old militia musters and passed through all the grades from Captain to Brigadier General. He was known as Gen. Cochran. In the year 1824, he was first elected a Representative to the Legislature, and was re-elected in 1828, 1827 and 1828. In 1829, he was elected Senator from Brown and Adams counties, and was re-elected in 1830, thus serving six full terms in the General Assembly. Gen. Cochran had but little education from books in his early years, never attending school but three months in his life. He was, however, self educated. He was a man of strong mind and remarkable powers of memory. In his recollection of dates he was seldom found to be in error. He carefully cultivated his memory in his early business transactions by imprinting facts on his mind, and he became marked for the tenacity with which he could retain anything he heard or read. Gen. Cochran was the father of thirteen children, five sons and eight daughters - Joseph, John, Milly, William, Mary, Elizabeth, James, Tamer, Ellen, Thomas J., Sarah J., Malinda and Lydia. Of them, ten are now living. Mrs. Cochran died in 1855. She was an esteemed member of the Christian Church. Gen. Cochran was a Mason, and assisted in organizing the first Masonic Lodge in Brown County. In his business pursuits he met with good success, and died in possession of considerable property. In his old age he resided for a time in Illinois, but he returned to Brown County and !ived with his children. His death occurred at the residence of his son-in-law, William Shelton, in Adams County. He lived eighty-three years and died on his birthday, September 19, 1864. His remains, with those of his wife, repose in the cemetery at Ebenezer Church, Gen. Cochran left behind him a high reputation for ability, sound judgment and patriotism, and his name finds a place among the honored men of Brown County.

JACOB COOPER (deceased) was born in Monmouth County, N. J., November 30, 1805, and was a son of William and Elizabeth (Richmond) Cooper natives of the same State. The latter was a daughter of John Richmond, of German descent, while the Cooper family descended from the English. In 1812, William Cooper, with his wife and twelve children, emigrated to this county, with team and wagon, and purchased 103 acres of land in this township, upon which he lived and died. Their children were as follows: John, who died in Sandusky, Ohio, during the war of 1812; Joanna (deceased), Margaret, Sidney (killed by Indians), Thomas, Mary, Charles, Ellen, Zenas, Jacob, Eliza, Peter and David, who was born here. Our subject was but seven years old when his parents came to this township, so his younger days were spent in assisting in the labors of the farm. He was married to Margaret, the daughter of David and Ann (Dragoo) Flaugher, old settlers, in the year 1827. After his marriage he purchased seventy-five acres of land adjoining his farher-in-law, to which he added by purchasing 130 acres. On this place he lived during his life and died December 30, 1880. He was a man of good judgment, quick discernment, and was honored with some of the offices of the township. To them were born thirteen children, six living, namely : Elizabeth, Catherine, Zenas, Philip, Ezekiel M., and

Harrison. They are all residents of the township. Belteshazer Dragoo was a son of Benjamin Dragoo, the first settler in the county. He, Benjamin, joined the Shakers. Ezekiel Cooper was born in this township June 6, 1841, and was a son of Jacob Cooper. His boyhood was passed on the farm and in the district schools ; he received a good practical education. He was married December 29, 1864, to Ella, the daughter of Dr. D. S. Guthrie, Higginsport, this county, whose sketch appears in the Lewis Township biographies. After his marriage he resided on the farm Joseph Fulton now occupies, and which he, at that time, purchased ; four years afterward he sold it and purchased 103 acres where he now resides, to which he has since added fourteen acres. The farm is well and tastily improved, and in an excellent state of cultivation. To Mr. and Mrs. Cooper four children have been born, three of whom are now living, namely: Mary E., Joseph L. and John R. Jacob D., the third child, departed this life December 15, 1879, aged five years, seven months and eight days. Mr. Cooper has held the offices of Trustee and Township Clerk. Mrs. Cooper was born in New Market, Highland County, Ohio, November 9, 1848. Mr. and Mrs Cooper are members of the Bethlehem Christian Church, with which they have been associated for more than twenty years. He is also a member of Aberdeen Lodge, No. 149, F. & A. M. Jacob, the father of E. M. Cooper, was a member of the same church and the same lodge.

PHILLIP W. COOPER, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in this township February 14, 1838, and is a son of Jacob Cooper, an old settler; he was married, March 1, 1866, to Tabitha. the daughter of Jacob and Abi (Neal) Marsh, after which he settled on Three-Mile Creek, where he lived ten years, then purchased 150 acres of land where he now lives ; he and his estimable wife are members of the Church, to which they have been connected for twenty years. Seven children have been born to them, six of whom are living, viz., Margaret, Nannie T., William W., Abi A., Albert B., Jacob L. and Martha E. Margaret died November 10, 1879, aged twelve years. Jacob Marsh was the son of Abraham and Elizabeth Marsh. Abi (Neal) Marsh Was the daughter of Thoma3 and Elizabeth (Warner) Neal nee Brichel ; her father, Martin Brichel, was a son of William Brichel, a native of Ireland, who settled in Virginia. To Jacob Marsh and wife were born the following children : Tabitha, William A. and Walter C., twins, Calvin T., Milliard F., Martha C., Benjamin, N. B., Henry M. and Cora L.

H. L. P. COOPER, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born where he now lives, on the old home farm of Jacob Cooper. December 6, 1852, and is a son of Jacob Cooper, an old settler, whose sketch appears in this work ; he was reared on the farm and in the district school received an ordinary education ; he was married, December 9, 1879, to Jessie F., the daughter of I. H. Worsted (whose sketch appears in this book), and located upon the old home farm, where he now resides. He owns 100 acres of well improved and highly cultivated land. Mrs. Cooper is a member of the Christian Church at Bethehem.

HENRY DAULTON, farmer, P. O. Ripley, born on the old home farm June 4, 1845, and is a son of John and Martha (Kerr) Daulton. He was married to Kate, the daughter of James and Savina (Frazier) Harding, of Brown Co., Ohio, Feb. 7, 1865. To them have been born eight children, namely, Effie A., James W., Mattie, Mary, Sallie, George, Katie and Henry H. The old home farm consists of 230 acres of land. Mr. and Mrs. Daulton, Sr., were members of the Disciple Church. Mrs. Daulton is a daughter of Daniel and Sarah (Cochran) Kerr, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in this county in an early day. They purchased land in Adams County where Robert Daily now lives, on which they lived until 1810, when the}7 came to this township where they lived till they died. To them were born six children, namely, Martha, James, Ellen, John, Sarah and Tabitha, all of whom are living, except two. Martha and John live in this county. By Mrs. Daultou's first marriage with Enos Curry, she had two children - Mary and Thomas. She died in 1831 ; he died previously. Mrs. Daulton was born in Adams County in 1804. John Daulton, deceased, was born in Virginia, and when a child came to Maysville, Ky., with his parents, Moses and Mary

(Fristo) Daulton, in the year 1790. Maysville was then called Limestone; he came to this county in 1801, when his youngest son was but one year old. He was married in Ohio, first to Lucy Perry, of this county, who bore him eleven children, namely, Mary, Frances, James, Nancy, Susan, Kate, G-eorge, Margaret, Thomas, Lucy and John, all residents of the county for many years. She died in 1838. His second marriage was celebrated with Martha Kerr, by whom he had five children, two are living, namely, Sarah and Henry. The deceased are Ellen, Anna and Susan. In 1814, he purchased 300 acres of land, where his aged wife now lives, and on which he lived during his life. He served in the war of 1812 ; he departed this life in 1852, aged sixty-two years.

ELIJAH DAVIS, Postmaster, Aberdeen, was born in Franklin County, Ind., April 5, 1822, and is a son of P. Davis, a native of South Carolina, and one of- the first settlers in Franklin County, Ind., where he died. The early life of our subject was passed in Brookville, Ind., where he received the rudiments of his education. When of proper age, he began learning the carpenter's trade, which he followed for several years, then went to Cincinnati and engaged in the work of a millwright, and for one man worked ten years. In 1865, he came to Aberdeen and engaged in the grocery business, and afterward the dry goods business, which he followed six years He was appointed Postmaster during Hayes' administration. In 1881, he built the grist-mill in Aberdeen, which is one of the best in Southern Ohio, and cost SI 3,000. Mr. D. has been Trustee of the township two years, and has also been a member of the School Board and Town Council ; he was married, in 1856, to Miss J. Fulton, by whom he has had seven children, five of whom are living, viz., Lizzie, Joe, Hannah, Titus and Gertrude. The deceased - Grant and Sherman, twins.

D. W. EARLY, farmer, P. O. Hiett, was born in Kentucky in 1820 ; he is a son of D. W., Sr., and Elizabeth (Lynn) Early ; he was born in Virginia, and at the age of fourteen came to Kentucky alone, with nothing but an ax. She (Elizabeth Lynn) was born in Pennsylvania, and was daughter of Andrew Lynn, who also located in Kentucky in an early day. In 1836, D. W. Early, with his family, came to this township and settled where our subject now resides, and where he died in 1862, aged eighty-nine years. He and wife were members of the Presbyterian Church, and very exemplary Christian people. Four children came to this county with them, viz. : Elisabeth, Martha, Amanda and D. W. They hM three other children - Sailie, Euphemia and Andrew. Mrs. Early died in 1860, aged seventy-eight years. Mr. Early served in the war of 1812. Our subject was married in 1849, to Sarah J., daughter of John and Sarah Hook, and by her has had four children, viz. : John L., Walter D., Charles and George. Mr. and Mrs. Early are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, to which they have belonged since 1860. John Hook was born April 6, 1787 ; died July 4, 1867 ; Sarah, his wife died October 7, 1843, aged fifty-two years and two months.

HON. ANDREW EVANS (deceased). The deceased, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in Huntington Township December 9, 1809 ; he was the son of John Evans, Jr., and Mary (Housh) Evans. John Evans, Jr., was a son of John Evans, Sr., who was born December 1, 1737, and died in Maryland, May 18, 1802, and Hannah (Griffith) Evans, his wife, who was born January 25, 1738, and died April 27, 1816. John Evans, Sr., was a son of Thomas Evans, who was born of Welsh parents. John Evans, Jr., who was born in November 17, 1770, came West in 1792, and located in the vicinity of the Blue Licks in Kentucky. In the fall of 1800, he came to this township, and purchased 535 acres, where he built a cabin into which he moved his family in the following spring. His family consisted of eleven children, viz.: Abraham, Benjamin, John, Andrew, Thomas, Amos, William, Hannah, Laban, Diana and Griffith, the latter being the only survivor. Benjamin became prominently identified with the politics of the county; he was one of the Associate Judges of the county, filled the office of County Auditor from 1829 to 1831, and represented the Fourth Senatorial District in the Senate of the State. His father, John Evans, Jr., was a vigorous, enterprising man, and served as one of the Commis- sioners of the county from 1808 to 1826 ; he was also Township Trustee for many years ; and fill ;d other minor offices of the township. He enlisted as a private in the war of 1812, and participate! in the " Lake expedition." Andrew Evans, the subject of this sketch, spent his boyhood days on the farm, receiving but a meager education, but being a boy of rare intelligence, he availed himself of every opportunity to learn, and succeeded in obtaining a better store of knowledge than could usually be obtained in the imperfect schools of his day. Upon arriving at a suitable age, he took his place at the forge with his father, who was a, blacksmith, and under the latter's instructions soon became a skillful artisan. Possessing much natural ingenuity, he was enabled to produce with little effort any piece of mechanism his fertile brain devised. He was married, June 3, 1837, to Mary, daughter of William and Mary (Daniels) Hiett, and by her had the following children: Samuel, whose biography appears in this work; William H. and

Abraham F., twins, whose biographies also appear in this work, Indiana ; John B., deceased; Amos A., deceased; Mary ; Isabella E.; Ann D., deceased ; Joseph H. and Lee A., sketches of the latter two also appearing in this work. Mrs. Evans was born April 21, 1815. Mr. Evans filled several offices in the township, among which was that of Justice of the Peace; in the twelve consecutive years that he occupied this office, his decrees, judgments and other official acts met with the warmest approbation of the citizens of the township, and he only had to indicate his desire for the office to be re-elected. In the fall of 1864, he was elected to represent the county in the Legislature of the State, and in this capacity continued during the legislative years of 1864 and 1865. He was the first Republican incumbent of that office ever elected from Brown County. The duties of this office were discharged with great precision, and in a manner to reflect honor on the officer as well as credit to his constituents. His term of service was during the administration of Gov. Brough, and his untiring efforts in behalf of the soldiers and of those dependent on them, met with the warmest praise from the Governor, who spoke of Mr. Evans as a man who forgot self in his interest for others. Mr. Evans was reared in the old Jacksonian school of Democracy to which party he was a strong adherant until the questions of State Sovereignty and Slavery were agitated, when he renounced his allegiance to that party, and attached himself to the Republicans, who always found in him a ready and enthusiastic partisan. In his business affairs, he exercised rare good judgment, which with his natural sagacity and perseverance, enabled him to accumulate a comfortable competency. For nearly three-quarters of a century, he went in and out before the people of this township, and by his kindness, affability and great generosity, he endeared himself to all with whom he came in contact. He was a man of strong conviction, and expressed his opinions without regard to public sentiment. With a determined and positive nature, he adhered strictly to the principles of right without regard to the feelings or interests of any. He was a man whose every act was tempered by kindness and Christian benevolence. In his death, society lost a kind and courteous gentleman, the community a good citizen, and his family a loving and indulgent parent. During the latter years of his life, he connected himself to the Huntington Presbyterian Church, in which he became a valued, energetic and consistent member. He was made a Ruling Elder, at the time he joined the church, and continued to serve the church in that capacity until his death. The following touching words were suggested to his son, Dr. W. H. Evans, by a night visit to his father's tomb :

SAMUEL EVANS, farmer and Justice of the Peace, P. 0. Hiett. The gentleman, whose portrait appears in this work, was born in this township April 18, 1834, and is a son of the late Hon. Andrew Evans. At the age of thirteen years, he began learning the blacksmith trade, and served an apprenticeship of seven years. He followed the trade and milling until February 18, 1862, at which time he volunteered in Company F, Seventieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was soon after in the front ; he was Assistant Engineer in the construction of Fort Pickering ; when completed, he was detailed armorer of the armory at Memphis, Teun., until November 26, 1862. On May 11, 1863, at Moscow, Tenn., he was detailed to assist in recruiting a colored regiment, which was sworn into service June 6, 1863, our subject becoming Second Lieutenant of Company B, Fifty-ninth United States Colored Infantry. October 2, of the same year, he was promoted for meritorious service to a First Lieutenancy, and assigned to Company H. This regiment did good service, and its officers and men were always cool and courageous. In the winter of 1861 and 1865, he was detailed to command one hundred men to help suppress a guerrilla warfare, in which he had many hair breadth escapes. August 23, 1865, he was detailed Provost Marshal at Jackson, Tenn., and had command of the post, and had charge of th<> Freedmen's bureau, serving there until January 25, 1866, when he was mustered out of service, and was discharged January 31, 1866. His war record is one that reflects great credit on him for bravery and the dauntless courage he always exhibited in combat. He passed through a host of battles, but was never seriously injured. Upon his return to civil life, he resumed the labors he had left when he entered the service, and his labors have been crowned with success ; he has been identified with many of the offices of the township ; was elected Justice of the Peace in 1872 ; a position he has since held, with the exception of one year (1878). In settling up estates, he has had a large experience - probably more than any other man of his age in the county ; he is a member of the George B. Bailey Post of the Grand Army of the Republic ; also a worthy member in the lodge of Free and Accepted Masons, which he joined in 1879. On October 24, 1867, he was married to Margaret E., the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Cochran) Shelton, who has borne him five children, viz.. Ulysses S. G., Mary L., Andrew W., Joseph S. and Charles H.

WILLIAM H. EVANS, physician and surgeon, P. 0. Hiett. Dr. W. H. and Abraham F. Evans were born Oct. 8, 1835, in Huntington Township and were twin sons of tbe late Hon. Andrew Evans, to whose sketch the reader is referred. The boyhood days of each were passed on their father's farm and together they attended the neighborhood school which afforded them the advantages of a common school education which was developed by a course of study in a local grammer school, which completed their literary education. They took a part in the performances of the labor on the farm, and during the winter season were engaged in a flouring mill then operated by their father. Thus their boyhood passed until they arrived at the age of maturity. At this period, they separated, W. H. remaining in the mill, where he continued his labor as before, and A. F. began the study of medicine. September 23, 1857, W. H. was united in marriage to Amanda, the daughter of Robert and Johanna (Cooper) Scott, of this county. The avocation of milling and farming he followed until 1860, at which time he removed to West Point, Tippecanoe Co., Ind., where he following farming one season. During this time (November 1, 1860), he lost by death his wife, aged twentytwo years five months and thirteen days. Two children had been born to them, namely, Samuel W., born July 12, 1858, and Andrew, born October 19, 1860. After the death of his wife, he disposed of his effects and with his two motherless babes, returned to his former home. The following year his two children died - Samuel, October 6, 1861, and Andrew A., September 19, 1861. Taking up the study of medicine with Dr. Guthrie, a physician of Aberdeen, he prosecuted his research in the science of medicine until his enlistment August 12, 1862, in Company E, of the Eightyninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. In the organization of the regiment, he was appointed a duty Sergeant. Soon after, the° regiment moved to the front, and he followed the fortunes of the same in all of the marching and countermarching, and was a participant in the numerous engagements of the regiment up to August 14, 1863, at which time he was commissioned Hospital Steward of his regiment. This dates prior a few days to the memorable and sanguine battle of Chickamauga, during which he was engaged in carrying from the field of carnage those of our wounded boys who fell in that frightful holocaust of death. His knowledge of surgery enabled him to be of inestimable value to many whose wounds were of such a character that would admit of no delay in dressing and careful attention. For his heroism and strict attention to the performances of his dangerous and arduous labors upon this field and many other of a like character, he received from many of his superiors, valuable testimonials for meritorious conduct and unflinching bravery that carried him into the most dangerous places in the discharge of duty. At Chickamauga, his regiment was fearfully decimated, coming from out the conflict with its banners scarred and tattered by the leaden missiles of death which laid many of its rank and file in a soldier's grave in a field they so nobly fought to win. Many more only escaped the instant death of bullet and saber thrust, but to fall into the hands of merciless and ungenerous foes, and to suffer incarceration in the awful prison pens, whose torture was worse than the inflicted punishments of the old inquisition. Following in the wake of this battle came the hotly contested actions of Missionary Ridge, Rocky Face, Tunnel Hill, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesboro and Sherman's march to the sea, in all of which the regiment was engaged. December 24, 1864, he was detailed Hospital Steward of the Fourteenth Corps, and remained in Savannah until the following March, when the war closed. He joined the army at Goldsboro and was discharged near Washington, D. 0., June 7, 1865. Upon his return to civil life, he read medicine with John W. Guthrie, of Aberdeen, until October following, when he went to Cleveland, Ohio, to Charity Hospital Medical College, and attended lectures there under the tutorship of Prof. R. N. Barr, then Surgeon General of Ohio. He received a unanimous vote for the degree of Doctor of Medic ne and was graduated February 21, 1866, and honored with a diploma. He returned to this township and began the practice. He married Maria, the daughter of Hon. John T. Gaines, December 5, 1867. He moved to Hiett September 30, 1868. To them five children have been born - W. T. Sherman and P. H. Sheridan, twins, born October 1, 1868; Esther Early, born August 22, 1874; Minnie Myrtle, bom February 16, 1876, and Wylie Weber, born November 30, 1878. He has a house and a lot of six and one-half acres; he joined the Christian Church at Bethlehem, in 1856, and was the first of his family to join the church ; he was a licentiate minister of the Ohio Christian Conference for twelve years, when he resigned ; he was the Republican nominee for Sheriff in 1870, and was defeated, the county being largely Democratic ; he was the Republican nominee of his (Fourth) district for State Senator in 1881, and was defeated by a reduced Democratic majority; he has practiced his profession successfully and was always temperate. Dr. A. F. Evans, deceased, twin brother to Dr. W. H. Evans, was a graduate of the Ohio Medical College of Cincinnati, Ohio. March 7, 1860, he was married to Eliza, the daughter of Charles Kimble, of this county, after which he established himself in the practice of medicine at Pleasant Hill, Ind., till the spring of 1861, when he was taken sick and was greatly reduced physically. His brother, W. H. brought him to Aberdeen, Ohio, where he died May 14, 1862. Two children were born to them - Luna and Anna F. He was connected to the order of Masonry, and was an aceepted member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

LEE A. EVANS, farmer, P. O. Hiett, was born on the old home farm Oct. 16, 1858, and is a son of the late Hon. Andrew Evans. His early life was passed on the farm and in the district schools, where he received the rudiments of an education which was developed by a course of study at the Lebanon Normal Institute. He has taught two terms in the schools of this and of Union Townships, and was successful as an educator. He is a young man of fine musical talent.

AMOS EVANS (deceased), son of John and Mary (Housh) Evans ; was born in Huntington Township. He was married to Angeline, the daughter of Samuel and Tenie Wilson. They settled on land now owned by John S. Thompson, and made it a permanent home during his life. Amos was a member of the Eighty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and enlisted in August, 1862. He was sent to the front, and saw active service until January, 1863. At Point Pleasant, W. Va., he shipped with the fleet on the boat B. C. Levi, lashed abreast Silver Side No. 2, and landed in Nashville, Tenn , February 9, 1863, at which place he was left aboard the boat unable to go ashore. Upon the return of his companions he was missing, and no trace nor vestige was ever found concerning him. He enlisted as a musician He was the father of six children, three of whom are living - Jane (Thompson), John W. and Jacob. The deceased are Laban, Griffith and Naomi. He was a farmer and miller by occupation, and an excellent mechanic. He was generally successful in business. The living children reside in this township.

HENRY FLAUGHER, dealer in produce, Aberdeen, was born in this township in the year 1825, and is a son of Henry, Sr., and Rachel (Wallace) Flaugher, natives of Pennsylvania. Henry Flaugher, Sr., was a son of Adam Flaugher. of whom mention is made elsewhere, and was married to Rachel, the daughter of Nathan Wallace, and lived during his life in this township an honored and respected citizen. He was a soldier in the war 1812. To him was born thirteen children, seven of whom are living. Adam, Katie, Louisa, Nancy, Henry, Mary and Jane. The deceased were Rachel, Susie, Lucy, Ann, Betsy and Jacob. Mr. Flaugher died in 1864 at the age of eightyfour years. She departed this life in 1866 at the age of eighty -four years and seven months. Our subject was reared on the farm, and received a common school education in the district schools. He remained with his parents until his marriage, which was celebrated in 1847, with Nancy, the daughter of Richard and Mary Brown, old settlers, of whom mention is made in this work. After his marriage he continued on the old Flaugher farm, which he operated until his coming to Aberdeen in 1872, since when he has been engaged in buying and shipping produce, and during three years of the time he has been Constable of this township. He is a member of the F. & A. M. Lodge at Ripley, Ohio, to which he has been connected since 1849. To Mr. and Mrs. Flaugher have been born five children, of whom only two are living - John H. and Richard. The deceased are Mary A., David and Nancy B. Mrs. Flaugher departed this life July 14, 1881, at the age of fifty-two years. The male members of this family were all Democrats.

JESSE FLAUGHER, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in Byrd Township in the year 1825, and is a son of George and Sarah (Modleswarth) Flaugher. The former was born in Maryland, and came to this county, as will be found in the biographies of this township. He was married to the daughter of Jacob Modleswarth, an early settler in this county and a native of Pennsylvania. George Flaugher died December 24, 1858, aged upward of seventy years, his wife having died several years previously. They were parents of thirteen children, of whom eleven grew up - Mary, David, Catherine, James, Angeline, Jesse, Carrie, William, Sarah, George and Lavina. The others died in childhood. Mr. Flaugher, Sr., was a soldier in the war 1812, and a pensioner. He and wife were members of the Christian Church. He was a very successful farmer. Three of his children are living - Jesse, Lavina and Sarah. Our subject was reared on the farm, and was married to Margaret J., the daughter of William Smith, of Adams County, Ohio, in 1850. They were parents of four children - Samuel P., Campbell, Andrew (deceased) and John'M. (deceased). At the above time, he was living in Byrd Township. Mrs. Flaugher departed this life November 5, 1852. His second marriage was celebrated in 1853, with Lydia, the daughter of Edward and Mary McDaniel, old settlers, of whom mention is made in this work. In 1871, Mr. Flaugher disposed of his property in Byrd Township, and came to his present place of residence. He owns forty acres of well-improved and highly cultivated land. He has assessed the land of this township once. He and family are members of the Christian Church at Bethlehem. Mrs. Flaugher was born in Kentucky in the year 1815.

WILLIAM R. FLAUGHER, farmer, P. 0. Ripley, was born where he now lives, in 1823, and is a son of Adam and Allie (Riggs) Flaugher. Adam Flaugher was a son of Adam, Sr.; Allie Riggs was a daughter of John Riggs, one, of the early settlers in Mason County, Ky., having planted the first apple tree in Mason County ; he afterward located in this county, where he died in 1827, aged eighty-seven years. Adam, Jr., was one of the first settlers in this county. He served in the war of 1812, and had nine children, six of whom are living, viz.: Susan, Catherine, Rachel,

Flaughcr died in 1859. aged eighty-three years; his wife was born in 1779, and died in 1864. Our subject was married to Parthena, the daughter of Jacob Wilson, in 1849. To them have been born ten children, viz.: Epbriam, Rufus, Emily, Wadey,

Allie, Matilda, Sylvanus K., William M., Jesse and Mary B. Mr. Flaughcr owns 185 acres of land, well improved; he is a member of the order of Odd Fellows and also of the Christian Church.

TITUS B. FULTON, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born in Mason County, Ky., July 20, 1813; he is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bennett) Fulton, natives of Maryland, who were reared in Kentucky, having come to the above county with friends in childhood. The former was born in August, 1781. His parents died when he was a youth. He was married in Mason County, Ky., where he lived and followed milling. In 1831, he settled and lived in Union Township for several years. There he purchased 100 acres of laud, where Joseph, his son, now lives. On this land he made a home and erected a mill. He was successful in this business transactions, and accumulated a good property. To them were born eleven children, of whom eight are living, four in this county, namely : Our subject, William, Joseph, Jacoline,

Davis; Rachel Humphrey, Bellefontain, Ohio; Jane Boswell, Ripley, Ohio ; Elizabeth Stephenson, Union Township, this county; Eliza McDaniel, Ghampaign County, 111. Mr. Fulton died March 22, 1866 ; Mrs. Fulton died at the age of seventyone years. The boyhood of our subject was passed in the mill, and under the instructions of his father learned the business of milling. For thirty years he operated the mill near his residence, then sold, and in partnership with Mr. Davis erected a fine mill iu Aberdeen in the year 1881, which they are now operating. In 1844, he settled where he now lives, renting the land for thirteen years, when he purchased and has since resided at the same place. His farm now consists of 139 acres of excellent land under cultivation. He has been Treasurer of this township for three terms. Mrs. Fulton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church of Aberdeen. Mr. Fulton belongs to Aberdeen Lodge, No. 149, F. & A. M., which he has been connected with a number of years. He was married, January 6, 1843, to Miss Eliza, the daughter ot James and Ellenor Higgins, of Missouri. To them have been born eleven children, seven of whom are living, namely, Lizzie Johnson, Anna Mefford, Edwin, Jacoline, Belle, Augusta and William. The deceased are Joseph, Amanda, Hannah and Carrie. Mr. Fulton began life without means, and every effort put forth by him has been crowned with success.

WILLIAM FULTON, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, son of Joseph Fulton, an old settler in this county, was born in Mason County, Ky., in the year 1824. He was seven years old when his father settled in Union Township. His boyhood was passed on the farm and in the district schools, where he received his education. He was married, in 1849, to Mrs. Lucy (White) Rainey, daughter of 'Uriah White, an old pioneer, of whom mention is made in this work. After his marriage, he located where he now lives, owning 100 acres of imploved land. He served as Trustee of Huntington Township for nine years, and as Commissioner of the county for six years, being elected in 1868. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal. To Mr. and Mrs. Fulton have been born ten children, namely, Titus P., Tyre M., Gwinn M., William M., Lucy E., Eliza D., Mary F., Lizzie R., Maud G-. and La Fayette. Mrs. Fulton was born in this county in 1823. Mr. F. has been sucessful in life, and his accumulations have resulted in a good and comfortable home.

JOSEPH FULTON, farmer, P. O. Aberdeen, was born in Mason County, Ky., January 11, 1825, and is a son of Joseph and Elizabeth (Bennett) Fulton. Our subject was married to Mrs. Catherine A. Riggs ( nee Cooper) December 5, 1861. She is a daughter of the well-known Jacob Cooper, deceased. Mr. Fulton owns 134 acres of choice land, on which he settled after his marriage. Seven children have been born to him, viz. : Cory A., Cooper L., Titus B., Maggie C., Clara J., Charles D. and Joseph C. Mrs. Fulton's first husband, Mathias Riggs, to whom she was married in 1849, was a son of Nathan Riggs. Three children were born to them, viz. : Samuel, Emily C. and Wylie O. (deceased.) Mr. Riggs died July 27, 1857.

HON. JOHN F. GAMES, farmer, P. 0. Hiett. Probably no man now living in Hu ndngton Township is more favorably known than the gentleman whose name heads this sketch. He is a native of the township, in which he was born in the year 1810. His parents, J. W. and Sarah (Fryer) Games, were born in Jefferson County, Va., and in the year 1807 came overland with team and wagon to this township, in which they made permanent a home. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, having enlisted in the "general call," and did his country service in the famous Lake expedition. Six children were born to them, of whom only John F. survives. The deceased were William, Benjamin, Gideon, Mary and Ruth. Mrs. Games died in 1840, aged fifty years. Mr. Games was again married to Sarah Haines, by whom he had two children, viz., Josephine and William A.; the latter deceased. Mr. Games was a zealous Christian gentleman, and an acceptable member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He departed this life in 1856, aged seventy years. Our subject received a good, practical education in the subscription schools which were in vogue in his boyhood. By applying his mind assiduously, he qualified himself to teach, a profession he followed irregularly for ten years, and worn the reputation of being an excellent instructor. In 1831, he was married to Mary A., the daughter of Absalom Gardner, of Highland County, Ohio, by whom he had three children, two of whom are living - E valine and William B.; Absalom (deceased). Mrs. Games died in 1836, at the age of twenty-five years. He married for his second wife Amanda, the daughter of D. W. Early. To them eleven children were born, seven of whom are living - Sarah E., David W., John W., Euphemia A., Martha F., Maria P. and Andrew E.; the deceased were - Cornelia C., Mary E., Charles F. and Gideon G. Mr. Games owns an excellent farm of 225 acres, which is well improved, making a most desirable home in which to pass the remaining years of a busy and well spent life. His qualifications are such as denote the highest and purest principles of exalted manhood ; and in recognition of his worth and sterling qualities, the citizens of his county chose him to represent the interest of the county in the Legislature, in which honorable body he served during the legislative years of 1856 and 1857. In local offices of the township, he has been fully identified, having served as Justice of the Peace nine years, and a Trustee one year. He has been religiously inclined from his boyhood, and night and morning at the family altar he leads in prayer and devotional exercises. In the Methodist Episcopal Church he has been a member a long series of years, during which he has reared a large family, conformably to the requirements of that church body. He is a man of quick and keen perceptions, with such strong natural forces that only give formation to an irreproachable character. As a father he is kind and indulgent, and as a husband affectionate, forbearing and considerate ; generous to a fault, giving freely from his means at all times to promote the best interests of the community, whether in church, educational or civil affairs. Scrupulously just in all his dealings, untiring in his efforts to attain success himself and justice to his fellow-men, and yet, withal, he is modest and unassuming in his general deportment.

WILLIAM B. GAMES, farmer, P. 0. Hiett, was born in the year 1834, and is a son of John F. Games. In 1856, he was married to Mary, the daughter of William Housh, who has borne him five children - Elizabeth E., John E., (deceased), Eva K., Henry L. and Hamer G. Mrs. Games died in 1866, aged twentysix years. His second marriage was celebrated with Susan H., daughter of Thomas Simpson, in 1868. Five children have been born to them - Elizabeth R., Mary A.. Katie B., Ethel H. and Arthur. He and his wife are members of the M. E, Church, and consistent Christian people. He owns ninety-one and three-fourths acres of well-improved land.

D. W. GAMES, farmer, P. 0. Hiett, was born in 1841, and is a son of Hon. John F. Games. In October, 1861, he was enrolled in Company F, Seventieth Ohio Yolunteer Infantry, in which he served till August, of the following year, when he was discharged ; but re-enlisted and served till the close of the war. In 1865, he resumed farming, and now owns 159f acres of excellent land. In 1866, he was married to Sarah J. Case, of Adams County, Ohio, by whom he had eight children -

Wilson, John, Joseph C., Carey M., Julia, Ann, Olan and Watson E. Mr. G. and his estimable wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

ELIJAH GARRISON, farmer, P. 0. xAberdeen, was born in Mason County, Ky., April 3, 1829, and is a son of James and Mary (Sullivan) Garrison, natives of Virginia, who settled in Kentucky in an early day, where they lived for a number of years, when they removed to this county, and afterward removed to Indiana, where they now reside. Three of their children, viz., William, Susan and our subject, reside in Brown County. Our subject was reared on the farm, in Kentucky, until twelve years old, when he came to this county, and, in 1853, went to Indiana, where he lived till 1865, at which time he returned to Brown County, and located where he now resides. He owns 120 acres of land, and is a member of Charter Oak Lodge, No. 137, I. O. 0. F. He and his wife are members of the Christian Church. They were married in 1850. She was Margaret, the daughter of John Steele, of this county, formerly of Virginia. Seven children have been born to them, viz., William R., James A., Thomas E., Sophronia, John, Mary J. (deceased), and Sarah B. (deceased). Mr. Garrison has been successful in life, and his every effort has been blessed with success.

A. B. GILBERT, farmer, P. 0. Aberdeen, was born near where he now lives October 28, 1810, and is a son of William and Margaret (Fryer) Gilbert. His father was born in Pennsylvania March 1, 1776; Margaret, his wife, was born December 16, 1777. They were married in Virginia, and, in 1808, with a family of five children, came to Ohio, and settled where our subject now resides. He here purchased 202 acres of land, for which he paid $2 per acre. He moved into a cabin that had been built by a man named Gunsalus, who held a lease on the land he had purchased. The land he cleared up and improved, and'lived on during his life. He was a Justice of the Peace and Trustee many years, and during military days was a Captain of militia. He and his wife were members of. the M. E. Church. To them were born the following twelve children, five of whom were born in Virginia - Elizabeth, Ruth, Nathan, John, Sarah, William, Alex. B., Rachel G., Walter G., Peggy, Robert D. and Benjamin E. Mrs. Gilbert died in 1822. Mr. Gilbert was married to Betsey Anderson, who bore him two children, namely Howey A. and an infant. His second marriage was celebrated with Betsey Ramy. He died October 28, 1830. A remarkable coincidence exists in the fact that his father and mother lay a corpse upon his birthday, and that his brother Nathan was married to his second wife upon the same day. William, Sr., was a soldier in the war of 1812. Our subject was brought up, as are all pioneer boys, with plenty of hard work, privation and exposure. He was fond of hunting and fishing, and his spare time was spent in these sports in preference to attending school. He was married, in January, 1830, to Catherine, the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Cruzen) Housh, who settled in this township in 1804. After his marriage, he settled on the place where he now lives, and where fifty-two years of his life have been spent. He has been fortunate and unfortunate during life, and yet has a competency for his remaining years. He has operated a saw-mill since he was thirteen years of age. To him have been born two children - Dyas and John. He has twelve grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The father of Mrs. Gilbert was born in Pennsylvania, and her mother in Maryland. They settled in this township on the East Fork of Eagle Creek, where they purchased 200 acres of land, where he died about 1850. She died about 1864. They were parents of twelve children, of whom five are living, namely - Mary A., Catherine, Rachel, Lucy and Harrison. The deceased are - Anna, Betsey, Nancy, India, William, Gilbert and Jackson. He held some of the minor offices of the township. He served in the war of 1812 - in the Lake expedition. Mrs. Gilbert was born in this township September 3, 1802.