Washington Township (part 2 of 4)

CROZIER & SONS, carriage manufacturers, Piqua ; William R. was born in Pennsylvania in 1813 ; is the son of John and Sarah Crozier, who were emigrants from Ireland at an early day. In 1815, his parents moved to Ohio, locating in Ross Co., where they remained about nine or ten years, then moved to Auglaize Co., where they remained only about two years, finally locating at Piqua. Mr. John Crozier was a self-educated man, and said to be one of the best penmen of that day ; he followed the occupation of teacher during the most of his life ; after locating at Piqua he was teacher there for several years, also taught various schools in the vicinity ; he purchased a farm about seven miles northwest of Piqua, where he had a good home ; in his later years, as he became too enfeebled by age for the active duties of business life, he retired to his farm, passing the remainder of his life in peace and quiet, until the messenger of death called him hence. Mr. Crozier, the subject of our sketch, remained with his father till about 17 }7ears of age, when he went into the carriage manufacturing business, which he has followed continuously to the present time. In 1837, he was united in marriage with Catharine Stattler, daughter of Christopher and Fanny (Winans) Stattler, in which union they have been blessed with nine children, four of whom are now living, viz., James S., Sylvester, Fanny S. and William G., the latter being now in partnership with his father. Mr. Crozier is the oldest established carriage manufacturer now residing in Piqua ; he has been in the business, and in the same buildings, for nearly a half-century ; his trade extends not only in his own county, but through adjoining counties, and even States ; the " winged messengers " come by mail from various directions, sounding the praises of his excellent work ; we feel warranted in the assertion that the honorable dealings for so many years with his numerous patrons, the constant and growing reputation of his work, will ever keep him in the front rank in this line of business.

T. L. DANIELS, deceased. Mr. Daniels was a native of Hamilton, Ohio, born Dec. 22, 1828 ; he came to Piqua when a young man, as the first telegraph operator; he married, Jan. 11, 1863, Miss Catherine O'Ferrall, daughter of John O'Ferrall, Sr., M. D., and became prominently identified with the business of Piqua, being a member of the firm of O'Ferrall, Daniels & Co., also F. Gra}', O'Ferrall & Co., and O'Ferrall & Daniels ; was a member of the City Council, its President for many years, and, at the time of his decease, which occurred May 14, 1873, was

City Treasurer. His widow and two children survive him ; one daughter, Miss Mary H., and a son, John W.; the latter was married Oct. 31, 1879, to Miss Mella, daughter of L. Leonard ; he is a member of the firm of Orr, Leonard & Daniels, whose oil-mill, in point of stability of structure, excellence of machinery, and convenience of arrangement, is not excelled in the world. Mr. Daniels is a young man, but his connection with the above firm proves his ability and assures his success.

RACHEL DAVIS, Piqua. Rachel Davis is a native of this place ; her father, James Johnson, a brother of Col. Johnson, was a native of Ireland ; married in Pennsylvania, June 7, 1798, to- Mary Adams, and came to Piqua in 1811. Mrs. Davis, born Dec. 7, 1812, was married to Samuel Davis in 1841, who was born in Butler Co., Ohio, Dec. 10, 1810, and came to Miami Co. when a young man ; he was a contractor in the construction of the canal from Piqua north, his section including the numerous locks in the vicinity of Lockton, all of which was constructed under his supervision ; in the war of the rebellion, while not able to take the field, his patriotism found abundant expression in encouraging others, giving substantial aid to the friends and dependents of soldiers, and Mrs. Davis was prominent in the Ladies' Aid Society ; after his marriage, he engaged in the grocery business in Piqua, in which he successfully continued until the time of his death, which occurred April 4, 1 865. Mr. Davis was a man of business, never sought public distinction, but was a liberal-hearted, respected citizen ; his residence, on the northwest corner of Wayne and Green streets, now occupied by his widow, is a commodious, substantial building, comfortably and tastefully furnished, and surrounded by a pleasant yard. Mrs. Davis is now one of the oldest present residents of Piqua, and very much respected.

SAMUEL L. DAY, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, Nov. 3, 1834 ; is a son of Jehiel and Sarah B. (Lyon) Day ; his father was born in New Jersey and his mother in Hamilton Co. ; they were the parents of nine children, viz., Aaron, deceased ; Annis, deceased ; Samuel L., Margaret, deceased ; David H., deceased ; Laura, Jehiel, deceased, and Cynthia A. ; Jehiel, the father, came into Miami Co. in 1834 and located in Spring Creek Township, where he lived until his death, in December, 1867. Mr. Day was married, in 1855, to Susan Robinson, daughter of J. J. and Nancy (Hamilton) Robinson, who were born in Pennsylvania ; by this union the}' have had six children, viz., William R., Louisa Bell, James Edward, Jehiel, Anna Hamilton and John Andrew. Jehiel, the father, was born in 1803 ; Sarah B., the mother, in 1807 ; the grandfather, Jehiel, emigrated from New Jersey to Ohio in the fall of 1812 ; his ancestors belonged to the old Scotch Presbyterians, who fled from persecution in the old country and sought an asylum in New Jersey ; when he came to Ohio, he located in Hamilton Co. ; he helped to organize the church at Sharon, and was an active member till his death, which occurred in 1832, of cholera ; he was in the Revolutionary war, serving as 1st Lieutenant, and, after the war, when pensions were granted, continued to receive one up to the time of his death. Mr. Day, our subject, lived on the old home farm in Spring Creek Township, till the fall of 1873, when he sold the farm and came into Washington Township, purchasing the farm upon which he now resides ; he owns here 93 acres of good land, with good buildings on it, having built the house since he came to the place ; he has a beautiful home, with everything convenient and comfortable. Mr. Day and wife are members of the Presbyterian Church, their membership dating back for thirty years ; he is also a very active worker in the Sabbath school, and has been for many years.

G. YOLNEY DORSEY, physician, Piqua. Godwin Yolney Dorsey, physician and surgeon, and ex-State Treasurer, was born in Oxford, Butler Co., Ohio, Nov. 17, 1812 ; his ancestors settled in Maryland more than two centuries ago, and the name has ever since been prominently connected with matters of church, State and national interest throughout the country ; he is the only son of James Maxwell and Martha (McComas) Dorsey ; his father emigrated from Baltimore to Cincinnati in 1809, and in the following year became a pioneer to Oxford ; he was a Major iu the war of 1812, was for many years Treasurer of the Board of Trust- ees of Miami University, and superintended the erection of the college building. Our subject was educated at Miami University, graduated from the Medical College of Ohio in 1836, and at once located in Piqua, where, with the exception of a few years spent in public office, he has since resided ; he ranks among the leading physicians and surgeons of the State ; was for many years President of the Miami County Medical Society ; is a member of the Ohio State Medical Society, and was Chairman of the Committee on Surgery in 1851 ; he is the author of various important professional papers which have appeared in the medical journals of the country. Originally a Jeffersonian Democrat, he was a member of the Committee on Resolutions in the Democratic Convention in 1848, which drafted the celebrated anti-slavery resolution of that year, and, still later, a Presidential Elector on the Cass ticket ; in 1849, he was elected from the strong Whig district, comprising the counties of Miami, Darke and Shelby, a Senatorial Delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850-51 ; he introduced and carried through that body the present self-regulating apportionment scheme, which has given satisfaction to all parties, and has prevented the constantly-recurring scenes of partisan strife which had previously obtained in a periodic re-apportionment of districts, with a view to continue in power the party dominant at that time ; he drew up that clause of the Constitution found in Sec. 7, Art. 13, regulating the investment of associations with banking powers ; he was also a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1873 ; in the memorable Know Nothing contest of 1854, he was defeated for Congress, as was every Congressional candidate of his party in the State ; in 1856, he was a delegate to the National Democratic Convention, in Cincinnati, and advocated Mr. Buchanan for President ; was again nominated for Congress when Mr. Buchanan was the standard-bearer of the Democratic party, and, although he polled more votes in his district than did that gentleman, he sustained another defeat; in 1857, he was the Democratic candidate for State Auditor, upon the ticket with Hon. R. P. Ranney for Governor ; in 1860, he supported Douglas for President ; from the opening of the late rebellion to its close, he was a bold, uncompromising Union man, and wrote the celebrated " Statesman " letter, which was copied by every paper in Ohio, advocating the formation of a Union party, and which, perhaps, did more than any other one thing in effecting its organization in this State ; in 1861, he was elected State Treasurer by the largest majority of any candidate on the Union ticket ; re-elected in 1863, and resigned the office in 1865 ; in 1864, he was a Senatorial delegate to the Baltimore convention, that nominated President Lincoln ; also, in 1863-64, was Chairman of the Republican State Executive Committee ; in 1868, he was chosen by the Electoral College on the Grant and Colfax ticket, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Gov. Todd ; for twenty years, he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Miami University ; was the first President of the Piqua Hydraulic Company ; and is now President of the Citizens' National Bank, of that city. Dr. Dorsey's ability in his profession, in the field of politics, his educational and business enterprise, may be fairly' estimated from this record ; few. perhaps, have ever discharged the varied and responsible duties imposed upon them with greater energy or fidelit}r, or have so fully merited the confidence and respect of their fellow-citizens ; he is a gentleman of superior scholarly attainments, and has long been known as one of the finest linguists in the country ; his translations from Horace, from the Greek tragedies, and from some of the Latin mediaeval hymns, which have been published in several of the leading journals of the country, have been received with great favor. In July, 1836, he married the daughter of Hon. John McCorkle, of Piqua, who, after having borne him eight children, three of whom are living, died in 1855. Walter McCorkle Dorsey is Teller of the Citizens' National Bank, Piqua ; Margaret M. Dorsey married Robert B. Moores, of Clark Co., Ohio, and Mary L. is the wife of Dr. W. 8. Parker, of Piqua. In Nov., 1856, Dr. Dorsey married Mrs. L. P. Morrow, daughter of D. Tuttle. Esq., of Indianapolis.

JOHN ELDREDGE, veterinary surgeon, Piqua ; was born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, March 16, 1816 ; his education was procured in the common schools in Shelby

Co., Ohio ; he was raised to farm labor and handling of stock ; in 1835, he commenced the practice of his profession, which he had previously made a particular study ; from this on, he, by degrees, became prominently known among the stock-dealers of Shelby and surrounding counties. In the fall of 1875, he located in De Graff, Logan Co., Ohio ; not seeing proper to remain there, fourteen months later he removed to Piqua, where he has been favorably known in Miami Co., far and near. In 1840, he married Margaret A. Line ; several years after, she passed away, leaving a husband and six children. He afterward married Elizabeth Proctor, of Logan Co., Ohio ; by this union they have had born to them six children.

CHARLES S. ELLIOTT, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Piqua in 1825 ; is the son of William and Martha (Irvin) Elliott, who were born in Perry Co., Penn. ; his grandfather was Charles Elliott, who was also a native of Pennsylvania ; Mr. Elliott's parents came to Ohio and located at Piqua in 1824, where they lived about two years ; in the spring of 1826, they bought 87 acres of land in Sec. 32, Washington Township, and after a few years bought more land adjoining on the south in Concord Township, making his farm contain 125 acres. When he came upon the land there was a small portion cleared up, with log buildings upon it ; he continued upon the place, clearing up and making improvements, building a brick house and other buildings, until the year 1851, when his work was ended, and he departed this life, his wife living till 1873, when she also passed away ; they were parents of four children, two of whom are now living, viz., Charles S. and Franklin. Charles, the subject of our sketch, remained with his father till his death, and then became owner of the home place, where he has remained to the present time. Mr. Elliott was married in the spring of 1851, to Eliza Mitchell, daughter of Thomas and Frances Mitchell ; she lived only about two years, when the merciless messenger, death, took her away. In the winter of 1856, he was united in marriage with Martha Karr, daughter of Robert and Sarah Karr, of Butler Co., Ohio ; by this union they have one child - William F. Mr. Elliott has added more land to his farm by purchase, from time to time ; has also sold off some, but has always lived upon the same farm, and now owns 160 acres of good land in the Miami Valley ; he has resided on the place fifty-four years, over half a century ; brought it into a fine state of cultivation, built a large barn, and other buildings, with addition and improvements to the house, having every convenience to make life comfortable and happy. Mr. and Mrs. Elliott are members of the Presbyterian Church, of over thirty years' standing.

HENRY F. ERNEST, electric blasting operator ; P. 0. Piqua ; Mr. Ernest, a native of Germany, born in Hanover in 1845, came to the United States in March, 1862, and soon after his arrival, enlisted in the United States service as drummer, serving until the close of the war, being discharged in July, 1865, after which, he went to San Francisco, and was engaged in the mines of the West, where he became acquainted with the use of dynamite, nitro-glycerine, giant powder, etc., for blasting purposes ; he was employed with the force in blasting " Hell Gate," and after that work was completed, returned to the West and operated in the Iron Mountains of Missouri. In 1877, he came to Ohio, and was married, in Darke Co., to Miss Mattie Berry ; his mining experience not having enriched him any, he felt discouraged, determined to settle down, and accordingly went to work at his trade (basket-making), but his ambition to achieve something in the use of explosives caused him to spend a larger part of his time experimenting, and, after a long time, he succeeded in getting an opportunity of showing his skill by sinking a shaft in Newton Township. It was not until lie became employed by the Piqua Straw Board, and Paper Company, that he was enabled to demonstrate the utility of his ideas, and show the superiority of his skill in making rock excavations. An account of his work for the above company, will be found in the chapter on Piqua. Mr. Ernest has a battery, and is supplied with all the necessary materials for making rock excavations ; he is thoroughly posted in his business ; is an industrious temperate and trustworthy man. Any one having rock excavations to make, will save time and money by employing him. He can be seen or addressed at Piqua.

EDMOND FARRINGTON, capitalist ; among the prominent active business men of Piqua, Mr. Farrington has been here the longest ; he is a native of New York State, and came to Piqua in 1838, and, in 1840, was married to Catherine M., daughter of Gen. Robert Young; Mr. Farrington was a prominent contractor on the canal work ; he built the Miami Aqueduct above Dayton before coming to Piqua, and afterward completed several important contracts on the canal and other public works ; in 1848, he engaged in business at Piqua, and the different firms of which he has since been the financial principal, have been, and now are, among the most important business interests of the place ; he has not only been the leading capitalist of Piqua, but his operations have extended to other points, being, in fact, the leading capitalist of this part of the valley as far north as Wapakoneta ; he is now the senior member of the firm of Farrington & Slauson, grain dealers, who own their own canalboats for transportation ; Wood. Farrington & Co., proprietors of Piqua Oil Mill, and E. Farrington & Co., distillers ; is also interested in the grain business at other points ; has loans in different counties in this part of the State ; is, altogether, the largest operator in this part of the Miami Valley; the strongest capitalist in Miami Co., and is still active in business. His residence is a handsome property, located near the north end of Wayne street. Mrs. Farrington's decease occurred in 1869 ; an elegant Scotch granite monument in Forest Hill Cemetery marks her resting-place, and also that of their only child.

D. M. FLEMING, editor Piqua Journal ; is the son of Levi and Jane Fleming, and was born in Eden, Preble Co., on the 25th of March, 1827. He received but a limited education during his boyhood, leaving home at the age of 14, and starting for himself ; he had already served two years in a paper office, beginning when about 12 ; he was in various places, still following his trade as printer, until April, 1849, when he started the Piqua Enquirer, which was a Democratic paper, and continued to be so under his administration until July, 1860. In that year, immediately after the Baltimore Convention, he left the Democratic party on account of the slavery question in regard to Kansas, and changed the name of his paper to the Piqua Journal , which has ever since been a Republican organ. Mr. Lincoln was the first Republican President he voted for, and he has voted for every Presidential candidate of that part}r since that time ; his paper at present has a good circulation ; he has two job presses besides his main press, and they are run by water motor. In July, 1865, Mr. Fleming was appointed Assessor of the Fourth Congressional District, but was removed in November, 1866, because of the political troubles of that year ; he was re-appointed to the same office in August, 1868, and held it until Februa^, 1870, being the only person who has held that office twice. Mr. Fleming was married on the 14th of August, 1853, to Miss Tillie Housun, of Piqua, daughter of Joseph Ilousun, who was Postmaster for many years. They have had six children, four of whom are living, viz., Fannie H., Louise S., Wiliie P. and Horace G. Mrs. Fleming died on the 25th of May, 1880. She was a member of the Episcopal Church, as is also Mr. Fleming.

HENRY FLESH, merchant and banker ; P. 0. Piqua ; was born in Bavaria. Germany, in 1837, the son of a well-to-do country merchant, where he received common-school and commercial education ; he emigrated to this country in 1852, at the age of 15 years; soon after his arrival in this country he came West, and took a situation as salesman in a clothing establishment in Dayton, Ohio, where he remained for five years ; he removed to Troy, Ohio, occupying a similar situation until 1858, when he came to Piqua, and entered the clothing establishment of A. Friedlich as salesman and book-keeper, which position he held until the fall of 1862 ; in that year he married the eldest daughter of Moses Friedlich, Esq., and soon afterward commenced, with limited means, the clothing and merchant tailoring business on his own account ; this business he carried on, with uninterrupted success, up to 1878, when he sold out his merchant tailoring business, and confined himself exclusively to the ready-made clothing and gent's furnishing goods business, at this time probably doing the largest business in that line in the county of

Miami. In January, 1880, he was unanimousl}- elected Cashier of the Citizen's National Bank of Piqua, and at present occupies that position, devoting his time exclusively, during banking hours, to that business, giving his morning and evening hours to the details of mercantile business. Socially, Mr. Flesh is held in high esteem, and has held in his own city the most responsible positions of honor and trust ; he has been a member of the City Council for twelve years, and is now, and has been for the past four years, the President of that body ; he is also President of the Board of Trade, and the Border Cit}'' Building and Loan Association of Piqua, one of the most popular and prosperous institutions of that kind in the State. Mr. F. is a Free Mason in high standing, having acted as Master of the lodge for several years. Mr. F. is regarded by his neighbors as a self-made man, always prominent in every public enterprise calculated to add to the prosperity and improvement of his city.

JOHN FRANZ, City Marshal, Piqua ; was born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1838 ; when a boy, his parents moved to Auglaize Co., Ohio, where he grew to the age of 17 on the farm ; at this time, he entered the trade of carriage-making, which he completed in Dayton, Ohio, in 1859 ; he devoted a few years to journeyman's work, and in 1863, located in Piqua, where he opened out a shop for himself ; this he conducted until 1866, when he was elected to his present office, which he has since held, except two intervening years, during which he served as Constable of Piqua ; the offices held by him have been duly and honorably filled. Mr. Franz is prominently known as a reliable and successful detective. Upon June 17, 1860, he married Mary Worst, a native of Auglaize Co., Ohio. Their children are John, deceased ; Henry, deceased ; Emma, Clara, Elizabeth, Catherine, Gertrude, Flora and Albena B.

MICHAEL FOX, grocer, Piqua ; born in County Clare, Ireland, in 1828, and is a son of Martin and Bridget (Flynn) Fox. They were both natives of Ireland, and in 1832, they emigrated to the Western Continent, locating in Jamestown, N. Y., where both died. At the time above given, when his parents came to America, Michael was left in his native country with his grandfather, until the age of 12 years, when he, too, came to Jamestown ; he remained in New York until 1852, when he commenced to travel, engaging in various pursuits. He located in Piqua in 1871, in his present business, on the southwest corner of Wayne and High streets ; here he has received a liberal patronage, and the confidence of many of the citizens of Piqua. In July, 1870, he married Johanna McGannon. They have seven children, William, John, Matthew, Mary E., Anna B., Frances and Joseph M.

MOSES FRIEDLICH, clothier, Piqua ; was born in Germany, in 1812, where he grew to the age of 20 years, and obtained a German education ; in his boyhood days, he learned cotton weaving, which he followed until the summer of 1 834. On August 3 of the same year he landed in New York City, and soon after settled in Bucks Co.. Penn., where he engaged in general merchandising; this he continued until his removal to this city, engaging in the clothing trade ; here he has shown himself as a successful and reliable merchant. In connection with his present business, he has since, in Piqua, devoted a few years to merchant tailoring. He has, for the past few years, been Vice President of the Citizens' National Bank of Piqua, which office he now fills. He has, since a resident here, by habits of industry, economy, etc., financially progressed, and now owns a fine farm of 120 acres in Washington Township, which receives his supervision. Moses married in Pennsylvania, 1839, Emma Abel, of Prussian birth, who died Juty 8, 1863. The issue of this union were four children, of whom three are now living, viz., Caroline, wife of Henry Flesh ; Jacob M., and Matilda, now Mrs. Lewis Stern, of Chicago, 111.

A. FRIEDLICH, merchant tailor and clothier, Piqua. Mr. Friedlich, an old resident of Piqua, was born in Germany in 1821, and came to the United States when a young man ; was engaged in clerking, etc., several years, during which he came to Cincinnati and clerked for Moses Heidelbach, who is now a large merchant of New York ; in 1846, he came to Piqua and formed a partnership with Leopold Block, now a popular magistrate of Cincinnati ; the firm of Friedlich & Block did business about two years, after which a brother of Mr. Friedlich was associated with him a few years, since which he has conducted business alone ; his old stand was in the old National Hotel building ; in 1861, he purchased the lot on the northeast corner of the public square and built the large three-story brick which is a part of the building known as the Commercial Block, the ground floor of which he occupies as a salesroom, the second floor being used in part for his tailor shop, and the balance for telegraph and other offices ; the third floor is occupied by the " Ancient Order of Druids ; " Mr. Friedlich is the oldest clothing merchant now doing business in Piqua, and tells, with evident relish, of " the good old da}Ts " when Piqua was the important point between Dayton and Toledo, when settlers brought their grain here from as far as the vicinity of Winchester, Ind., and returned with their year's supply of goods and groceries ; Mr. Friedlich has been a successful business man and a useful, substantial citizen ; he was, for many }rears, a member of the school board ; he now has grown-up sons who attend to the details of his business, while he looks on and enjoys seeing them favorably working into business under his advice and general supervision. He married, in 1849, Miss Theresa Schwab, of New York City ; they have ten children living, five sons and five daughters.

J. FRANK GABRIEL, M. D., physician, Piqua. Dr. Gabriel is a native of Ohio, born in Muskingum Co. in 1825 ; received a literary and professional education at the seminary at Columbus ; graduated from the Starling Medical College in 1851, afterward graduated from the University Medical College of New York, and spent two years in the hospitals of Europe, attending the lectures of eminent specialists ; he came to Miami Co. in 1851 and practiced several years, being located at Lena, Brown Township ; after his return from Europe, he located in Piqua in 1860, where he has practiced ever since, and is now one of the leading practitioners of Piqua ; his office is located on Wayne street, and is a part of his fine residence, which is almost palatial in size and style, while the furnishings and surroundings indicate culture and refined taste. He married, in 1861, Miss Mary, daughter of William R. and Margaret Kirk, whose biography also appears in this work ; he was surgeon of the 11th 0. V. I. eighteen months during 1861 and 1862.

S. B. GARVEY, Esq., Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, Piqua. Mr. Garvey is another of the present old residents and natives of Piqua ; he is a son of John Garvey, who came to Piqua at the close of the war of 1812. having been a soldier and served in this vicinity. He married Ann Marshall ; was a hatter by trade and followed that business here a number of years ; he had a family of eleven children, only three of whom survive - S. B., William M. and a sister, now a resident of New York State. The subject of this sketch was born in 1821, and has been a resident of Piqua fifty-nine years ; he is emphatically a self-made man ; began life for himself at 19, as a drayman ; afterward was a partner of Mr. Shipplv, and owned and operated a livery stable here several years ; afterward was elected Marshal of Piqua and Constable of Washington Township, which office he held for twenty years or more ; he has been Mayor of Piqua eight years, and is now Justice of the Peace and Notary Public, and a useful, respected citizen. He

STEPHEN GENSLING Elt, Secretary and Treasurer of the Spiker Wagon Works Co., Piqua. Mr. Genslinger, a native of Germany, born in 1831, came to the United States in 1841, with his mother, who lived at Troy until her decease, which occurred in 1856; his father's death occurred in Germany in 1831. Mr. Genslinger came to Piqua in 1846, and was employed first as a store boy, afterward became clerk, and clerked fora time in Fort Wayne, Ind., then returned to Troy, where he married, in 1854, Caroline, daughter of William McNecly ; after his marriage, he returned to Piqua and engaged in the manufacture of turned handles etc., in connection with his brother-in-law, David Ryan, in which he continued until 1860, when he became traveling salesman for O'Farrall, Daniels & Co.; in 1867, he purchased an interest in the grocery firm of J. Zollinger & Co., and remained a member of that firm until 1877, when he sold out and became connected with R. P. Spiker & Co., carriage manufacturers ; when the new stock company, styled the Spiker Wagon Works Co., was organized, Mr. Genslinger was chosen Secretary and Treasurer. Mr. Genslinger has been a useful citizen ; has served the people of Piqua as Councilman one term, is now serving the third year as Trustee of the City Water Works, also the second term as Director of the County Infirmary, and is now, and has been for the past sixteen years, Captain of the Fourth Ward Fire Company, also Treasurer of the Masonic Lodge since 1870. He is a member of the Episcopal Church and one of its Vestrymen. Thus he has risen from a poor, fatherless boy to a useful and respected citizen, and, what seems remarkable, when we consider the numerous official positions he now fills, and has heretofore filled, he never attended school a day in his life. He is the father of nine children - Charles H., Addie, William H., Harry, Wallace, Nellie, Carrie, Kittie and Stephen J. His oldest son is in business in New Orleans ; the rest are members of the family household.

MRS. MARTHA GEYER belongs, by birth, to the Manson family ; her grandfather and father were natives of Pennsylvania, and came to Miami Co. at a very early day, settling in Brown Township, on Lost Creek ; in those days David Geyer, the elder, had a large double log house, and to this the settlers came when there was any trouble with the Indians, using it as a block-house. The father of Mrs. Geyer married in 1810, and the subject of this sketch was born in February, 1822 ; her father died about a year after her birth, but her mother lived until 1854 ; they were both Methodists. Mrs. Geyer was married in June, 1841, to Frederick Geyer, and there were born to them two children - John C. and William Henry ; Mr. and Mrs. Geyer lived happily together until his death, which took place in September, 1875 ; since that time, Mrs. Geyer has been residing in Piqua.

WILLIAM M. GILLESPIE, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Warren Co., Ohio, Nov. 16, 1828, is the son of William and Mary (Miskimmers) Gillespie. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, born June 5, 1782, and his mother was born March 5, 1798. The grandfather, George Gillespie, was born in Ireland, and came over to this country at an early day, about the close of the Revolutionary war. William and Mary, the parents, were united in marriage Dec. 11, 1817, and had eleven children, viz., Jane, born Oct 5, 1818, and died Oct. 10, 1844 ; John, born March 30, 1820, and died Aug. 17, 1849; David K., born Nov. 29, 1821 ; Martha, bom Dec. 24, 1823; Mary P., born Jan. 6, 1827, and died Jan. 22, 1833 ; James, born Nov. 13, 1830, and died Nov. 10, 1865 ; George A., born April 20, 1833, and died Dec. 5, 1865 ; Hamilton S., born Oct. 13, 1835 ; Minerva E., born Jan. 2, 1838, and died Sept. 13, 1849, and Margaret M., born Nov. 30, 1841. William, the father, died, March 5, 1862, and Mary, the mother, died Oct. 3, 1872. Mr. Gillespie, the father, came with his parents to Ohio about 1795 and located first near Cincinnati, where they lived several years, thence to Warren Co., where the parents lived and died. William, the father, lived in Warren Co. till 1838, when he moved to Shelby Co., where he lived and died ; was a soldier under Gen. Harrison in the war of 1812, served through the campaign and was at the treaty of peace at Greenville, under the auspices of Gens. Wayne and Harrison ; as a reward for special services rendered, was presented with a land warrant for 160 acres of land. Mr. Gillespie, the subject of our sketch, was united in marriage with Sallie E. Patterson, daughter of James and Martha (McKnight) Patterson, Nov. 19, 1863; they have had born to them six children - Martha Dell, born* Jan. 27, 1865 ; James H., born Feb. 10, 1867, now deceased ; William L., born July 6, 1869 ; Mary M., born Dec. 19, 1871 ; Maggie L., born July 16, 1874, also Allen H., born April 5, 1880. Mr. Gillespie lived with his father till his death, and has followed farming all his life, with the exception of about four years, during which he was in the grain business at Pontiac, Shelby Co. He came to the farm where he now resides in 1871 ; he has 350 acres, of which about 250 acres are in cultivation. Mr. Gillespie is politically a stanch Republican, and is a member of the United Presbyterian Church, of some thirty years' standing.

FRANCIS GRAY, proprietor of Piqua Woolen Mills, Piqua. Mr. Gray, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in 1821 ; in his youth, he received only a very common-school education ; in 1842, he embarked in the lumber business, rafting down the river to Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, at the same time operating a store in Pittsfield, in which he was quite successful ; in the spring of 1850, a sudden and violent flood carried off his logs and lumber and placed him in embarrassing circumstances, making it necessary for him to make an assignment, which he did, making one of his creditors his assignee. The assignee, instead of distributing the proceeds, managed to get away with everything, leaving the other creditors to hold an empty sack. After this misfortune, Mr. Gray placed his family on a raft upon which he was employed, and, very much against his father's wish, went to Covington, Ky., to start anew among strangers ; he landed at Covington in September, 1851, having about $150 ; through his acquaintance with the lumber trade and lumber men, he soon succeeded in obtaining employment for the time being, measuring lumber on the wharfs, and gradually worked into trading by selling shingles, etc., for the raftsmen. The first money he made more than was necessary to keep up expenses, was by selling a 400,000-lot of shingles, for which he received a commission of 50 cents per thousand ; this transaction was conducted one morning before breakfast, and Mr. Gray has never forgotten his feelings that morning when he sat down to the table with the $200 in his possession. This small capital he kept turning in different trading transactions until he had accumulated about $1,000 in cash. In the meantime he had taken a regular commercial course at a mercantile college in Cincinnati ; he then formed a partnership with an acquaintance who possessed about the same amount of capital, and they started a lumber-yard at Covington, having first received assurance from a large river lumberman who was acquainted with Mr. Gray and his circumstances, that they could have all the lumber they wanted on credit, which showed great confidence by him in Gray's ability and integrity, for the debts from the Pennsylvania failure were still hanging over him. The lumber business proved successful, and, as soon as he began to feel the way open, he went East and arranged with his creditors, giving his notes, with approved security, and receiving a liberal extension of time for payment. In 1859, he was invited by a Mr. J. I). Patch to come to Cynthiana, Ky., and take a half-interest in a flour-mill which he (Patch) was operating or trying to operate ; after investigation, Mr. Gra}r sold out his lumber interests and went to Cynthiana ; on account of having used a considerable amount of money to pay debts, he had only about $2,000 to take to the new enterprise, and still owed about $2,000 on the old debts ; Mr. Patch allowed him a halfinterest upon the payment of $1,000 cash and his individual notes for the balance of the $5,000, which was the price of the half-interest. Mr. Gray remained in Cynthiana six years, during which time the old debts were all extinguished, the half-interest in the mill paid, and a woolen-mill established, all of which he sold in the spring of 1865. Although he had been robbed twice by raiding rebels, he returned to Covington July, 1865, out of debt and having $3,000 capital ; he immediately leased a large building and fitted it up with the latest improved machinery for the manufacture of all kinds of woolen goods ; this he operated there until 1869, when, on account of the difficulty of obtaining water in sulticient quantities, he determined on removal, and accordingly visited the Miami Valley, and made arrangements to come to Piqua, Dr. O'Farrell and Thomas L. Daniels being associated with him in the enterprise here ; their business was quite successful until the depression of 1873, when it became impossible to manufacture woolens without loss ; but here Mr. Gray was equal to the emergency ; having previously had his attention directed to the demand for a really good felt paper mills, he succeeded in obtaining the rudiments for their manufacture from an old Englishman who had worked at the business in England ; he met with unexpected difficulties, his partner, Dr. O'Farrell, opposed the outlay necessary to perfect the arrangement for the manufacturing of the felts as a useless expense which would only result in disaster. So confident was Mr. Gray that, by the help of some friends East, he perfected the arrangements, bought out his partner, and although the first year or two witnessed many failures, he succeeded in making felts which are now successful!}7 competing with the foreign manufacturer who formerly occupied the field, to the exclusion of all others ; he has associated with him now his son William C. Gray and H. C. Nellis ; they are now, in addition to their trade in blankets, flannels, yarns, etc., filling orders for felts from all parts of the United States and Canada, and have even shipped some across the Atlantic. Their felt cylinder jackets are pronounced by experienced paper-mill men to be the best in the world, and this industry has become one of the most important in Piqua.

S. S. GRAY, M. D., physician and surgeon, Piqua. Among the professional men of Piqua who deserve a more than passing notice is Dr. Gray ; he was born in Montgomery Co. in 1828, and came with his parents to this county in 1839 ; he commenced practice at Lockington in 1854, where he remained four years, then removed to Piqua, where he has continued to reside ever since, enjoying a very satisfactory practice ; he is widely known in his profession, having been a member of the Ohio Medical Society since 1867 ; was its treasurer six years, and has been almost continuously a member of some of the important committees ; he was the first to introduce the use of quinine as a remedy in inflammatory cases, especially pneumonia and croup. During the war, and for a time after its close, he was Government Examiner of Pensioners. He married, April 22, 1856, Miss Rachel A., daughter of Thomas R. Bowen, who was a native of New Jersey, and an early resident of Staunton Township.

S. GROSS, of the firm of S. Gross & Co., dealers in dry goods, Piqua ; is a native of Ohio ; was born in Cincinnati in 1840, and was schooled to business from his early boyhood ; he came to Piqua in 1868 and opened a dry -goods store, which he has successfully conducted ever since ; the style, quantity and quality, as well as the general appearance of this store, indicate that the management is characterized by systematic energy and enterprise ; and the fact that the volume of business has increased and is steadily increasing, proves that the wide-awake manner of the firm is appreciated by the people ; Gross & Co. are- located at 123 Main street, carrying a very complete line of standard and fancy dry goods and notions, the upper floor being used to store and show their elegant line of carpets and house-furnishing goods.

JENNISON HALL, Western traveling agent for the B. & O. R. R., Piqua. Mr. Hall is a native of Vermont, born in Windsor in 1820 ; his parents removed to Champaign Co. in 1833, where Jennison (or " Chief," as he is known in Piqua,) grew to manhood, and married Miss Rosanna Willard, also a native of Vermont ; her decease occurred in 1857 : Mr. Hall began life for himself as a merchant at Woodstock ; when the building of the C., P. & I. R. R. was in contemplation, he took an active part in securing it, and became the agent at this place, built a grain house there, and operated in grain ; when the railroad from Columbus was completed to Piqua in 1855, he came to Piqua, having been appointed agent here, and also had the supervision of the construction west, and general supervision of the road from Urbana west ; he was also agent of the D. & M., Piqua then being the termination of both roads ; after the completion of the D. & M. to Toledo in 1859, Mr. H. became the General Agent, with headquarters at Dayton; from 1863 to 1865, he was in the South, then returned to Piqua, and, in 1868, became the Western traveling agent of the B. & 0. R. R. Co., a position he has since filled, as all others, with credit to himself and great acceptance to his employers ; he has always dealt more or less in grain, and is known over the West as a popular railroad man and extensive shipper. In 1879, the Republicans of his district, composed of Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties, nominated him for State Senator ; notwithstanding he did little or nothing in the canvass, in consequence of there being a known Democratic majority of 1,500 to 2,000, and his opponent was the popular Mr. Moore, of Greenville, he came within 400 votes of being elected, his majority in Miami County being 1,560, the largest given a Republican since the election of Gov. Brough. Mr. Hall's residence is situated on Water street, is neat and com-

WILLIAM P. HALL, dentist, Piqua ; was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1822 ; his paternal ancestors were of Scotch and English descent, and among the early colonial settlers of the Carolinas ; his Grandfather Hall was a soldier of the Revolution, and emigrated to Ohio in 1806, and permanently located in the northern part of Montgomery Co. in the following year ; his father, James Hall, married Henrietta Siddons, also a native of North Carolina ; he was a Captain in militia days, and served a short term during the war of 1812, and afterward became a leader of the Whig party in his county. William P. grew to manhood on the farm in Montgomery Co., receiving such educational advantages as the local schools afforded ; when of age, he determined to make dentistry his profession, and took a course of instructions under the tutorship of Dr. John Jones, then a leading dentist of Dayton, Ohio ; Dr. Hall located in Piqua in 1847, where he has continued to practice his profession since, and, through his skill and many manly qualities, has acquired a well-deserved and somewhat extended reputation ; he is a member of the Mississippi Valley Dental Association, and one of Piqua's most respected citizens. He married, in 1849, Miss Ann M., daughter of Jonas Ward ; they have four children - James Ward, Willis, Mary E. and Clifford; James Ward was instructed in dentistry by his father, and afterward practiced in Mt. Vernon, 111., a short time, then removed to St. Louis, where, in connection with hi$ practice, he took a course and graduated from the Missouri Dental College ; in 1876, at the solicitation of a friend, he removed to Shanghai, China, where he is now enjoying a lucrative dental practice ; Willis expects soon to graduate from the St. Louis Medical College and engage in medical practice ; Mary E., a graduate, and Clifford, a student of the Piqua High School, are members of the family household. Mr. and Mrs. Hall have been members of the Green Street M. E. Church for more than a quarter of a century, and are generally esteemed for their many qualities of mind and heart.

M. G. HARTER, physician, Piqua. The subject of this sketch was born in Harrison Co., Ky., in the year 1817 ; he emigrated to Ohio, with his parents, Jacob and Elizabeth (Smizer) Harter, in the year 1821, and located six miles east of Troy, in this county ; our subject spent his younger days with his parents on the farm ; not having the advantages of schooling, he was obliged to resort to his own efforts for his education, and became, so to speak, his own instructor, thereby gaining sufficient learning to fit him for all practical business ; at the age of 21 years, he began the study of medicine, selecting the eclectic faith, and meanwhile took to himself a wife, Hannah Statler, daughter of Christopher and Fannie Statler, of Miami Co. ; his instructor in the science of medicine was Dr. Steinbarger. The fruits of the marriage of our subject were as follows : Harrison, Fannie, Newton, Daniel and Della, all of whom are in the other world, having passed from this to that better land in infancy, except Della, who lived to attain her womanhood, was married but a short time, when she passed away, leaving one child, who followed its mother in the short space of two years ; soon after Dr. Harter's marriage, he settled in the southern part of Montgomery Co. ; but previously, while pursuing his studies, he worked at blacksmithing, thereby enabling him to support his family ; when the first year had rolled around, he changed his studies to the allopathic school, in which his practice was largely appreciated ; the Doctor was a graduate of the Cleveland Medical College ; from his first location, in the southern portion of Montgomery Co., he moved to Vandalia, where he settled, and continued the practice of his profession one year ; then moved to Ithaca, Darke Co.; thence to Rush Co., Indiana; and finally removed to Ohio, and formed a partnership with Dr. Darwin, of Gettysburg ; after their partnership expired, moved again to Marion, Ind., engaging in the drug business, at which place he discovered the ague specific known to all parts of the world as Dr. Harter's Ague Cure ; from Marion he removed to Troy, Ohio, and began the manufacture of his specific on quite a large scale ; and, in 1866, moved his business interests to St. Louis, Mo., where he added very largely to his prosperous enterprises, forming a stock company for the purpose of manufacturing the late discovery ; the family remained in Troy until 1867, at which time they moved to St. Louis, where they became permanent residents, spending the remainder of the Doctor's life ; his skill and energy, as well as his indomitable will, placed him at the head of his profession, and made him a benefactor of the world ; his fame is as broad as the expanse of our universe, and never to be forgotten ; an excellent financier, leaving a very large estate to his estimable widow, who can only mourn his untimely loss, though Time, the great finisher of all living, will, we hope, bring them together where partings are known no more.

J. BONI. HEMSTEGER, editor Correspondent , Piqua ; was born on the 3d day of September, 1858, in the city of Piqua, being the fifth child in the family. His father removed from West Alexandria, Preble Co., Ohio, to Piqua, about the year 1855, and has since then carried on one of the largest and most prosperous clothing establishments in the county. The subject of this sketch received his first education in the parish schools of Piqua, and then for several terms attended the St. Mary's Institute, near Dayton, Ohio. In December, 1871, his studies were abruptly terminated by a very malignant attack of spinal meningitis, and brain fever, which rendered him utterly helpless for five months, and incapacitated him for any exertions for two years. This sickness also permanent^ deprived him of the power of hearing. In January, 1875, he accepted a position in a printing establishment of Piqua, where he learned the printing business. In October, 1877, went to Lima, Ohio, working at a German paper in that city ; after six weeks spent in this position, he purchased an interest in the German Stem des Westlichen Ohio , at Minster, Auglaize Co., and assumed the publication of that journal. Finding the business a very unprofitable one, he sold out his share in the same to his partner, in March, 1878, and returned to Piqua, and immediately set about making preparations for the publication of a new German paper. On the 17th day of April, same year, the first number of Der Piqua Correspondent was issued by him, and since that date the paper has been a regular weekly visitor among the numerous German families of the city and neighborhood. Under his management the enterprise has proven a gratifying success. Mr. Hemsteger was married October 30, 1878, to Miss Minnie E. Brands, of Piqua, and has established' for himself a very pleasant home in the southern part of the city.

JOHN F. HEMSTEGER, merchant tailor and clothier, Piqua ; Mr. Hemsteger is a native of Germany, born in Westphalia, in 1824, learned the tailor's trade when a youth, and served two years in the army of the Kingdom of Prussia ; came to the United States in 1847 ; after about twTo years, during which time he was engaged at his trade in different places, he was married, in Dayton, to Miss Barbara Newman, who was also a native of Germany ; after his marriage, he settled at West Alexandria, Preble Co., where he established himself in the tailoring business, which he continued until he removed to Piqua, in 1856, where he has since resided, and has been, and still is, one of the leading business men of Piqua ; his establishment is located in the opera house block, where, in addition to a large custom business, he is doing a large trade in ready-made clothing and gents' furnishings. Mr. Hemsteger has been, for eight years past, a member of the Council, and is a highly respected citizen ; he is the father of thirteen children, nine of whom are living - J. Al. and Levi (clothing merchants, of Emporia, Kan.), J. Boni (editor Correspondent (German), Piqua), Theresa (now Mrs. F. R. Frigee (a teacher in the school connected with St. Boniface Catholic Church), Anna (now Mrs. Joseph Kipp, of the firm of Gross & Co.), and Antonio, George, Agnes and Joseph (members of the family household).

J. HETHERINGTON, dealer in and burner of lime, Piqua ; is a son of William and Mary A. (Mitchell) Hetherington, who were both natives of Pennsylvania ; their marriage occurred in Miami Co., about 1839 ; soon after, they emigrated to Pennsylvania, where they remained until 1843, when they removed to Piqua ; here he permanently located, and was soon known as a contractor and builder ; in connection with this, he directed his supervision to his limekiln ; this he continued until his death, which occurred in 1877. The issue of the above union were nine children, four of whom are now living. Our subject, being the eldest, was born in Pennsylvania in 1842, but was raised in this city ; his education was acquired in the schools of the same ; in August, 1862, he enlisted in Co. C, 94th 0. V. I., and was in service three years ; he participated in the battles of Perryville, Ky., Stone River, Tenn., Chickamauga, and Sherman's campaign from Chattanooga to Atlanta, passing through many of the hardships and privations which to-day ring fresh in his memory ; soon after the return from the war, he engaged in the brickmason trade, which he followed until the death of his father, when he took charge of the kiln, where he is now engaged. In December, 1866, his nuptials were celebrated with Mary E. Smith, a native of Hamilton, Butler Co., Ohio; by this union they have one child, Mary E., born March 4, 1868.

WILLIAM HIGGINS, M. D., retired physician and capitalist, Piqua. Dr. Higgins, a native of Pennsylvania, was born in Westmoreland Co. in 1818 ; his youth was spent on a farm, attending school during winter, and later received the benefit of an academic course ; he graduated from the National Medical College at Washington, D. C., in 1840, and commenced practice the same year at Carlisle, Coshocton Co., Ohio, where he continued until 1848, when he removed to Zimmerman, Greene Co. ; here he remained, enjoying an extensive practice, until 1871, when he removed to Piqua, and retired from practice, having accumulated a respectable fortune ; his time is now occupied in brokerage and looking after his real estate interests, which are quite extensive ; besides owning a number of valuable tracts in this vicinity, he has a fine farm of 500 acres in the Wabash Valley, near Terre Haute, and another near Marion, Ind. Dr. Higgins is emphatically a self-made man, having started in life with nothing, and worked his way up through many difficulties and embarrassing circumstances. He married Aug. 3, 1848, Miss Belle Williamson, of Fairfield, Greene Co., Ohio; the fruits of this union have been three children - Julius, now a resident of Richmond, Ind., James, who died at the age of 24, and Willie, also deceased.

STEPHEN HILL, farmer ; P. 0. Covington ; born in Northampton Co., Penn., July 9, 1817 ; is the son of Isaac and Susan (Barton) Hill ; they moved to New Jersey when Stephen was a child, where they lived and died. Mr. Hill, when only 9 years of age, was thrown upon the world, and went to live with a family by the name of Deusenberry, where he lived till he was 18 years of age, when he struck out for himself ; he worked at various places in the State, mostly at farming, till he was 30 years of age ; in December, 1847, he emigrated to Ohio, and located in Warren Co., about one mile from Lebanon, where he remained between two and three years, then went to Centreville, Montgomery Co., where he remained about two years, and from there came to Miami Co., worked by the month for a time, when he bought a farm adjoining the one he now owns. Dec. 31, 1855, he united in marriage with Sarah J. Lukemeyer, daughter of John and Alice (Barngrover) Lukemeyer, who were both born and raised in Southern Ohio ; Sarah was born in Clermont Co., Ohio, Oct. 10, 1837 ; by this union, they have had four children, viz., Charles F., born Feb. 14, 1857 ; Frank S., born Nov. 22, 1858 ; George M., born Feb. 2, 1861, and Alice A., born Feb. 8, 1867 ; all single and living at home. Mr. Hill has a farm of 85 acres, which he took right in the woods, and has cleared the farm from year to year, now having 65 acres cleared and in cultivation ; has built his barn and other buildings, and is now comfortably fixed to live ; he has accomplished this by his own industry and economy ; being thrown upon the world when a mere child, with no means, nor advantages of even a common-school education, has worked his way through to a fair competency.

MICHAEL II 1TTLE, farmer ; P. O. Covington, born in Darke Co., Ohio, May 30, 1842, is the son of Adam and Catharine (Foekler) Hittle, who were born and raised in Miami Co. ; the grandfather, Nicholas Hittle, was probably born in Germany, and came to this country in an early day; the grandmother, Eve Anna (Boyer) Hittle, was probably born in Pennsylvania. Adam and Catharine were parents of two children, viz., Michael and Eve ; Eve was born Nov. 25, 1843 ; she was married Nov. 27, 1866, to George Nill, by whom she had five children ; all are living, viz., Catharine, born Feb. 12, 1868 ; Mary, born March 13, 1870 ; Michael, born May 20, 1871 ; Christiana, Jan. 6, 1873 ; Margaret, Nov. 11, 1874. She lost her husband by death, June 1, 1874, since which, she has remained with her mother and brother Michael. Adam, the father, died about four years ago. Mr. Hittle, the subject of our sketch, has always followed farming ; he has never married, but seems to enjoy single blessedness. He lives at home with his mother and sister, and takes charge of the farm ; nearly his whole life, some thirty-eight j^ears, has been spent in Miami Co., which should give him a right and title among the old settlers of this county.

J. D. & J. L. HOLTZEMANN, wholesale liquor dealers in foreign and domestic spirits, Piqua. Piqua, like most cities of its size, is represented by almost every branch of business. J. D. Holtzemann has been engaged in his present business for nearly half a century, during which time he transacted business with several different partners, until his son, J. L., formed the present partnership. During this time, they have been favorably known as rectifiers, compounders of liquor, etc. ; they, in connection with their business, manufacture Holtzemann's reliable and well-known stomach bitters ; J. D., the senior member of the firm, was born in Hanover, Germany, Oct. 22, 1808, where he grew to manhood on the farm ; when but a young man, he engaged in merchandising in Bremen ; this was conducted four years, when his thoughts were directed to the American continent ; and in 1831, he embarked from Bremen, landing in Baltimore in November of that fall ; there he engaged in handling foreign dry goods until one year later, when he came to Germantown, Ohio, making a few changes up to 1836, when he settled in Piqua. In 1838, he erected a part of his present wholesale house, which has since been enlarged to ninety-five feet deep, front on the corner of Main and Water streets. Sept. 18, 1836, he married Johannah L. Dettmer, born in Hanover, Germany, September, 1808 ; their children by this union are ten in number, six are now living - J. Lewis, Eliza, Gagg, Louisa, Minnie and Helen.

J. F. HUMMEL, proprietor steam granite works, Piqua. Mr. Hummel, a native of Prussia, was born in 1841, and came to the United States in 1852 ; his parents located here in Piqua and died here, after which J. F., being a boy, floated about. When the first call for troops was made, he enlisted in the three months' service, in the 1st Ohio V. I.; afterward enlisted for three years in the 79th O. V. I., in which he served until the close of the war. In 1869, he came to Piqua, and worked at marble cutting as journeyman for Daniel Young, whom, in 1871, he bought out, continuing the business here ever since. Mr. Hummel is emphatically a self-made man ; left fatherless at 16, he drifted wherever employment could be got ; learned his trade ; served the Government nearly four years ; commenced without capital in Piqua, in 1869, and from his savings, in two years, bought out the little shop in which he was employed ; has kept steadily on, enlarged his shop, and now has it filled with Scotch polishing machinery operated by steam. He is a thorough mechanic, an excellent designer, a skillful draughtsman, and the extent of his business is second to none in the State. He has a branch office in Cincinnati, C. G. Hummel, agent. He married in 1865, Miss Hannah Baumgarten, of Shelby Co. They have seven children, six sons and one daughter.

JAMES W. HUNTER, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Miami Co., June 18, 1817 ; is the son of Joseph and Jane (Eaton) Hunter ; his father was born in Pennsylvania, and hi3 mother in Ireland ; the grandfather was also a native of Pennsylvania, but the great-grandfather was a native of Ireland. Joseph and Jane, the parents, had born to them eleven children, one dying in infancy, and ten growing up to maturity, viz., William, Martha and Margaret, all now deceased ; John G., living in Nebraska; Mary Ann, now Mrs. John Patterson; James W., Jane Eliza, Joseph Baxter and Eleanor, all three now deceased ; and David Eaton, living in Illinois. Joseph, the father, died in March, 1849, ; Jane, the mother, died in November, 1839. They came to this county in 1811, being among the early pioneers ; arriving in company with James Johnston, who is further mentioned in the sketch of William Johnston in this work. They were here during the war of 1812, and took part, more or less, in scouting after the Indians. Theirs was a life of hardships and danger, coming and opening out right in the wilderness in the midst of war ; but they endured it all faithfully, and lived to see the country cleared up, and the comforts of civilized life brought to their doors. Mr. Hunter, the subject of whom we write, lived with his father till of age. He was united in marriage, Oct. 25, 1843, with Maria Irwin, daughter of John and Fanny (Nelson) Irwin, who were both natives of Ireland. By this union they had eight children, of whom six are now living, viz., Joseph Irwin, dying in infancy ; William Emerson, now deceased ; John Irwin, Joseph Allen, married and living in Zanesville, Ohio ; Frank E., married and living in Piqua ; and Fanny J., Maggie E. and Thomas Leigh, single and living at home. Mr. Hunter, after his marriage, located in Shelby Co., where they lived till 1849, when he bought the farm upon which he still resides ; he now owns 140 acres of land, of which about 100 acres are in good cultivation, and cleared it all himself but about 20 acres, erecting all the buildings on the place. Mr. Hunter has been a very active, industrious man, and one who has encouraged advancement in all improvements ; being the first in this part of the township to use the reaper, the field roller, the sewing machine, the piano, etc. He was formerly a Democrat, politically, but was always an Anti-slavery man. which of a necessity brought him into the Republican part}', where he has since remained. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, his membership reaching over a period of forty years.

EDWARD HUNTZINGER, druggist, Piqua. Another of the enterprises of the city of Piqua is the pharmacy of Edward Huntzinger, to which we give more than a passing notice ; his " All Right " drug store is located in the Leland Hotel building, where he has been favorably known since November, 1879 ; he keeps a complete line of drugs and druggists' sundries, and makes prescriptions a specialty. He is a son of Edward, Sr., and Elizabeth Huntzinger, both natives of Pennsylvania, where their marriage occurred. Edward, Sr., devoted his entire life to general merchandising ; his death occurred in 1848, and the widow now resides in the city of Philadelphia ; the issue of this union was two daughters and one son (our subject), who was born in Pennsylvania in 1846 ; his elementary education was acquired in the Schuylkill Haven Village School ; he afterward improved the same at the Military Academy at West Chester, Penn. ; at the age of 20. he took up the study of medicine, under Dr. J. G. Koehler, as a preceptor, three years*. March 3, 1868, he graduated from the Medical University of Pennsylvania, alter which he practiced in the county hospital a period of six years, thereby amply qualifying himself for his present occupation. His marriage with Fannie V. French was celebrated in January, 1873 ; they have one child - Anne E. ; Mrs. Huntzinger is a native of Maine, a descendant of the Puritan stock, and a daughter of Charles and Ann French, natives of Maine, where they now reside.

GEORGE S. HYDE, M. D., physician, Piqua. Dr. Hyde is a native of Vir ginia ; was born in the Shenandoah Valle}' in 1831, and received a liberal education at the academies of Virginia ; he first studied with a view to becoming an engineer, but, after some experience, concluded to turn his attention to medicine ; in 1856, he commenced practice in Preston Co., Va. ; his diploma, from the Maryland State University, bears the signature of James Buchanan, he being a member of the board, and was signed by him while occupying the " White House on the breaking-out of the rebellion, Dr. Hyde went to Maryland, where he remained until the spring of 1865, when he removed to Ohio and located at Lockington, Shelby Co., where he practiced several years, during which he was the chief member of the school board there ; in 1870, he came to Piqua, and has been in practice here since, having enjoyed a very satisfactory and growing practice ; his residence is a new brick, on Ash street, near the southeast corner of Broadway. He married, in 1853, Miss Mary A. Newland ; they have had four children, two of

WILLIAM JOHNSTON, contractor and County Commissioner, Piqua ; was born in Franklin Co., Penn, May 2, 1804 ; he and four sisters are still living, of a family of six children of James and Mary (Adams) Johnston ; his father came from Pennsylvania to Ohio, and located one mile and a half from Piqua, in 1811, where he farmed till 1821, when he bought a farm on what is now called Upper Piqua, where he lived till he died, in December, 1847, aged 77 years. William Johnston received his early education in the old log schoolhouse, which was the best facility afforded in those days, having about three months' schooling each year, the balance of the time was applied to hard labor in clearing up the farm and making a home ; Mr. Johnston remained with his father till he was 31 years of age, when he was united in marriage, April 28, 1835, with Mary Bercaw, and, May

I, 1840, she was snatched from him by the remorseless messenger Death ; in 1842, April 25, he was again married, to Mary Ann Brown, daughter of Aaron and Hannah (Kirk) Brown, who came to Ohio at quite an early day, coming from Fayette Co., Penn. ; about the time of his first marriage, he entered upon the milling business, about three miles from Piqua, in which he continued till 1850, when he rented his mill, and started West across the plains for California, having under his conductorship eighty-nine men ; they left Kansas City on the 8th of May, 1850, arriving at Sacramento City on the 20th of September, following, where he remained till the 1st day of June, 1853 ; while there he was engaged in the grocery trade, doing a very flourishing business, but suffered much loss, being burnt out by the great fire in November, 1852 ; and, in January, 1853, his goods were destroyed by water from the great freshet ; on the 1st day of June, 1853, he embarked on board a steamer for New York City, where, after a twenty -three days' trip, he arrived safely, and from there came direct to Piqua ; from his return to Piqua up to the present time he has been engaged on the public works of the county as builder and contractor on the railroads, canal and turnpikes, and during some five years on the hydraulic works of Piqua ; he is now County Commissioner, having been elected to that office last October ; he was also superintendent on the canal for some four years, and filled various other offices of trust. Mr. Johnston is now about 76 years of age, and is quite hearty and robust, having never experienced any severe sickness during his life, which he claims to be partly the result of his active out-door exercise, having been all his life in very active business ; he has accumulated a great deal of property, has been very liberal to all public and charitable purposes, and still has a goodly portion of this world's goods, sufficient to enable him to pass the remainder of his life in comfort and plenty. He holds his faith with the Episcopal Church of Piqua, to which his father belonged for many years.

JOHN H. D. JOHNSTON, deceased. Mr. Johnston was a native of Miami Co., a son of Col. John Johnston, and was born on the old homestead at Upper Piqua in 1820 ; he was reared on the farm, and when grown up remained on the old homestead, it being understood that it should descend to him. He married, in 1845, Miss Mary J., daughter of Stephen and Elizabeth (McCullough) Dye; her father was an early resident of Miami Co. ; after his marriage, Mr. Johnston received a deed for the old homestead, and continued to reside there until 1857 ; failing health compelled him to relinquish immediate supervision of the place, and he removed to Piqua, having purchased a residence on Caldwell street, where, after a long struggle with that dread disease consumption, he passed away February, 1863 ; he was a modest, unassuming man, and highly esteemed ; was a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and a Vestryman in that organization from early manhood to the time of his decease ; his wife and two daughters - Bachel E. and Margaret C., survived him ; Bachel E. married W. J. Vance, but lived only a few years after her marriage ; she left four children - Henry Caldwell, Mary B., Wilson

J. and Bachel E. J. The two former are now with their father in Washington, D. C., and the two latter are with their grandmother, Mrs. Johnston, who, with Mar- garet C., resides at the old residence on Caldwell street, between Green and North streets ; Mrs. Johnston is an unassuming but intelligent woman, a member of the Protestant Episcopal Church, and highly esteemed for her stability of character and consistent life.

STEPHEN JOHNSTON, lawyer, Piqua. Mr. Johnston's ancestors were from the North of Ireland ; his father, Stephen Johnston, and his uncle, Col. John Johnston, came to Ohio in 1808 ; the former was Government store-keeper, at Ft. Wayne, in the war of 1812, and on the 28th day of August in that } ear was killed by the Indians near that place. Mary Caldwell, of Kentucky, the mother of the subject of this sketch, was justly regarded as one of the remarkable women of her day ; she was cotemporary with Daniel Boone, Little Turtle and Tecumseh - was well acquainted with them, and of great service to the white population of the community. She was married in 1810, in Miami Co., Ohio, and died in September, 1861, aged 73 years. Stephen, her son, was born at Piqua, Ohio, on the 29th day of September, 1812 ; learned the saddler's trade, and worked at it fourteen years ; in 1841, he was elected Sheriff of Miami Co., and served four years, during which time he began reading law ; in 1845, he was elected to the State Legislature, and subsequently engaged in farming and lumbering for five years ; in 1850, he was admitted to the bar, and opened a law office in Piqua, where he has been in the practice ever since ; April 18, 1861, he entered the army as Captain in the 11th O. V. I., but resigned his commission in September of that year ; he was early identified with the railroad interests of this section, and in 1849, drafted on a saddler's bench, the charter of the Columbus, Piqua & Indiana Railroad Company, of which he was the attorney for twenty years or more afterward ; in 1868, he was elected President of the Piqua H}rdraulic Company; under Mr. Johnston's energetic supervision ; the enterprise, which had been deemed impracticable on account of its magnitude, was successfully accomplished, and the water works, in connection therewith, are unsurpassed for excellence and economy by any in the State ; the enterprise was first presented to the public in an intelligible form, through specifications made by Mr. Johnston, in 1870 ; his name has been prominently associated with every principal public improvement, and he has been the friend of laudable private enterprises as well ; as the agent for an association formed for the purpose of resisting legislation hostile to the canal, he secured the adoption by the Legislature, of a written report which ended the efforts of its enemies for the time being, and will be a formidable barrier to future unfriendly legislation ; he is an agreeable and courteous gentleman as well as energetic, determined and persevering ; as indicative of the latter qualities, it may be stated that for thirty years he fought the Government single-handed, in relation to a claim by reason of a stipulation made by the Pottawatomie Indians in a treaty intended to secure to the heirs of his father, a certain tract of land as a partial atonement for his death as above stated ; finally, in 1863, Mr. Johnston accepted a compromise. In April, 1837, Mr. Johnston married Uretta, daughter of Chester Garnsey, of Piqua, formerly of Rochester, N. Y.; they have had seven children, four of whom are living ; his eldest son, Stephen C. Johnston, has been for several years engaged in the development of a goldmine near Charlotte, N. C., and his son, William C. Johnston, is at present a prominent attorney of this county, and Probate Judge of the same ; many points of great historic interest cluster around this family in its earlier days, which will be found in the text of this work. Politically, Mr. Johnston is a member of the Greenback party, and in 1877 was a candidate for Governor on that ticket ; originally a Whig, he was one of the first to join the Republican party, and in 1864 was Presidential Elector for the Fourth District on the Lincoln ticket ; in 1870, in consequence of the passage of the bill to strengthen the public credit, he voted with the Democrats, but in the canvass of 1876 he voted for Peter Cooper, and is still a persistent advocate of currency reform, and the payment of the public debt according to the laws under which it was contracted ; he is now connected with the Ohio State University, at Columbus, Ohio, as President of the Board of Trustees, and is an earnest friend of the agricultural interests of the State.

CHRISTOPHER JOHNSTON, retired farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; is a son of Stephen Johnston, a native of Ireland and Scotch descent ; he grew to manhood in hi3 native country, where he formed the acquaintance of Anna Armstrong, who afterward became his wife ; in 1803, he emigrated to the United States, where he followed his trade of wheelwright until 1810, when he returned to his native country and married his previous acquaintance, with whom he corresponded while in America ; she was of Irish birth and of Scotch descent ; they settled in their native country, from which they and five children departed, in 1821, for the Western continent, landing in New Brunswick, where the sixth child was born ; they remained until 1832 ; on July 4, of the same year, they arrived in Piqua, where Stephen purchased land near the city ; five years later, he sold out and all moved to Mercer Co., Ohio, buying land, taking it from its wilds, and remaining until the death of Anna, which occurred in 1856 ; soon after he returned to Shelby Co., with one of his sons, who had previously located there ; his death occurred in that county in 1874, at the ripe old age of 90 years ; our subject was born in Ireland in 1814 and lived with his father until 1836, when he married Mary Peck, born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 1818 ; soon after their marriage they located in Mercer Co. ; there they remained until 1862, when he removed to Miami Co., locating on Sec. 27, Spring Creek Township ; this was his place of residence until the spring of 1880, when he moved in the Second Ward of the incorporated city of Piqua ; he now owns in Shelby and Miami Cos. nearly 200 acres of land ; the issue of this union is eight children - seven are now living - John P., Henry P., Stephen J., who are farmers; Thomas L. and William A., jewelers in Columbus, Ohio; Julia A. and Mary E.

JOHN JONES, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Dauphin Co., Penn., Sept. 28, 1830 ; is the son of Josiah and Catharine (Oliman) Jones ; his father was born in the State of Delaware, his mother in Pennsylvania, where they lived and died ; they were parents of eight children, of whom three only are now living, viz., John, our subject ; Louisa, now Mrs. Chatham, living in Philadelphia ; and Elizabeth, now Mrs. Keohler, living at Union Deposit, Penn. ; Mr. Jones, the subject of this sketch, lived with his father till about 21 years of age, at which time, Jan. 16, 1851, he was united in marriage with Louisa Wagoner, daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Dick) Wagoner, who was born March 5, 1832, in Dauphin Co., Penn.; born by this union they had born to them ten children, viz., Elizabeth, Oct. 16, 1851, she is now Mrs. Wilkinson, living on the home place ; Henry, born March 20, 1854, now married to Anna Bell McKinney, also living on part of the home farm ; Josiah, born Jan. 17, 1857, married to Anna Elizabeth Booher, and living on the home farm ; Catharine, bom Aug. 18, 1859, and died Nov. 17, 1860 ; John, born Nov. 30, 1861 ; Emma, born June 24, 1864, died Dec. 30, 1869 ; Mary, born April 12, 1867 ; Willie, born Feb. 12, 1871 ; Laura, born Jan. 15, 1875 ; and Louisa, born Feb. 19, 1877, dying in 1878 ; Mr. Jones after his marriage lived in Pennsylvania about seven years, when he emigrated to Ohio and located in Miami Co., April 8, 1858, on the farm where he still resides ; he first bought 90 acres of land, since which he has added to it by purchase from time to time, till now he owns 314 acres, of which about 250 acres are in cultivation ; he has made great improvements, has a fine house and a very large brick barn and numerous comforts and conveniences ; this has mostly been accomplished by his own industry and economy ; Mr. Jones and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Lockport ; they have a large family of children, all living with and near him, with a good competency for all.

DAYID J. JORDAN (deceased), was born in Warren Co., Ohio, in 1804. Was married, in 1824, in Lebanon, Ohio, to Julia A. Cady, and immediately thereafter removed to Piqua, having previously selected this as a place of residence. After a time, he purchased property on Main street, where he lived for awhile, when the house he had occupied was torn down, and in its place two brick stores were erected, which are still standing. One of these he proceeded to occupy as a dry-goods store, doing business first on his own account, and subsequently under the firm names of Jordan & Kitchen and Jordan & Sons, and in connection therewith, he sllso, for several years, engaged in the winter seasons in packing pork, to a considerable extent for those times. lie was also a large operator in the purchase and sale of real estate, both in town and in the country thereabouts, and at one time was probably the most extensive holder of this kind of property in this section of the country. He was a man of great energy and perseverance, and everything he engaged in was undertaken and carried out earnestly, and with enthusiasm. He was zealous in the promotion of all public improvements in town and country ; in fact, active in every enterprise, having a tendency in an}' way to promote the public good, and for the attainment of which was a liberal contributor of time and money. His extensive acquaintance with the pioneers of Methodism, in this portion of the West, and his early attachments thereto, made his house, for many years, a hospitable retreat and home for the members of this denomination, and many of the far-famed preachers of this church then living, found a frequent and hearty welcome under the shelter of his roof. Mr. Jordan, during his later years, engaged in business operations outside of Piqua, in pork-packing in several towns on the Mississippi River, principally at Keokuk, Iowa, and in the building of railroads in Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. Mrs. Jordan, dying in 1859, and the family already having become scattered, he gave up Piqua as a place of residence, finding business attractions elsewhere - in Chicago and Rock Island, 111. - until finally, believing that Kansas City, Mo., would, at no distant day, be a great business center, he settled there, going into the business of beef and pork packing, and there remained until the time of his death, Dec. 15, 1869. The surviving members of the family are Collins H. Jordan, formerly a merchant in Piqua, but for the last twenty-five years, a resident of Chicago, 111. ; John W. Jordan, also, at one time in the mercantile business in Piqua, during the late war, a Lieutenant Colonel of volunteers, and now representing the Travelers' Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn., as traveling agent in the Southern States ; Maj. William II. Jordan, a graduate of West Point, an officer in the regular army, and now stationed at Chicago, in the recruiting service ; David C. Jordan, a farmer in California ; Edwin S. Jordan, doing business in Chicago ; Julia A. and Ella M. Jordan, also residing there, and Charles P. Jordan, chief clerk in the employ of the Government, and Postmaster at Rosebud Agency, Dakota Territory. In addition to the above, there were two children, who died in infancy - Reeves McLean Jordan, who died at the age of 17, and Everard C. Jordan, during the war Captain in 11th O. V. I., afterward a Custom House Officer at San Francisco, and later, at St. George's Island, in Alaska ; but who finally died in 1872, at Los Angeles, Cal., from the effects of a wound he received during the war, at the battle of South Mountain, in Maryland.

LA ROY S. JORDAN, Postmaster, Piqua. Mr. Jordan, a native of Piqua, is a son of Dr. David and Matilda (Ilarbaugh) Jordan, who emigrated from Carroll Co., Md., to this county, in 1834, and remained here until their decease. His father died in 1857, his mother in 1874. Dr. Jordan was a practitioner of good standing, and both he and his wife were worthy members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The subject of this sketch was the sixth of a family of nine, six of whom attained majority, of whom Laltoy is the third ; he was born in 1840, and has always resided at the place of his birth ; in his youth, he received only such education as the local schools afforded ; when the war broke out, in 18(51, he was engaged in an art gallery, but responded to his country's call ; he then, being in Illinois visiting, entered the service under Gen. Fremont, and, at the time of Gen. Fremont's recall, the organization was disbanded ; LaRoy S. returned to Piqua, where he soon after enlisted in the 110th (). V. I., with which he served until the surrender of Lee at Appomattox, after which he returned to Piqua and became connected with a publishing house of Columbus, with which he remained about seven years ; in 1872, he became Assistant Postmaster, and served as such until February of the present year, when he received the appointment of Postmaster ; he is assisted by his brother Dr. W. B. Jordan, Jacob Cropsy, an ex-soldier and pleasant gentleman, and Miss Mary L. Murusell, an intelligent and pleasant lady. Mr.

Jordan's social, genial nature, makes him peculiarly fitted for the rather trying position which he is now filling. He married, in 1874, Miss Matilda, daughter of John F. and Sophia Compton, who are now very elderly people, residing on Wayne street, opposite the Green street Methodist Episcopal Church.

GIDEON KEYT, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Piqua March 8, 1828 ; is the son of James D. and Elizabeth (Widney) Keyt. His father was born in New Jersey and his mother in Pennsylvania. He came to this county in 1819, and she a^ a much earlier date, the time and history of her father's family being fully written in the sketch of Stephen Widney in this work. James and Elizabeth were the parents of nine children, of whom six are living, viz., Sarah B., John W., Rachel W. (deceased), Gideon, James (deceased), William J., Elizabeth (deceased), Mary and Margaret J. James, the father, lived in Piqua till 1830, when he bought the farm upon which Gideon now resides, and moved on to it, where he lived till 1842, thence to Piqua, where he lived till his death, which occurred in 1849. While on the farm, he made many improvements, and erected the buildings now there ; the farm consisted of 160 acres, of which he brought 75 acres into cultivation; after his death, his family moved back on to the farm where the son Gideon still resides. Mr. Gideon Keyt was united in marriage in December, 1864, with Elizabeth Ward, daughter of Elijah and Hannah Ward ; he was born in Darke Co. Ohio, and she in Pennsylvania ; by this union they have five children, viz., James Ward, Gideon E., Hannah Elizabeth, Laura Rachel (deceased) and Margaret Ellen. The Keyt family were among the early settlers, and, of course, experienced and endured the hardships and deprivations of such early life. Gideon and his father were both masons by trade, as well as farmers, and while in Piqua followed that trade, but since the death of the father Mr. Keyt has followed the occupation of farmer exclusively. During the war of the rebellion, he enlisted in the 100-day service, in the 147th 0. N. G., in which he served till the expiration of his time, and received his honorable discharge and returned to his home and family. The Keyts, both father and son, have been great workers in establishing schools and schoolhouses ; the father worked hard and fought down all opposition, which was very great, to establish District No. 5, but finally accomplished it ; and later, his son Gideon had his struggle to establish District No. 9, but which at last he accomplished ; their successes in this work have caused many families to rejoice, by giving privileges and conveniences for their children to schools, which before they did not possess. Here in this record, while we have the history of some of the early settlers, by the parents, we also, by the son, have a record of one of the patriots, who, in time of our country's danger, came to its defense.

LEOPOLD KIEFER, tobacconist ; was born in Baden, Germany, Oct. 29, 1841 ; ten years later he with his parents came to America, locating in Philadelphia, were they remained but one year ; in 1842, they came to Piqua, where they have since chiefly resided ; the mother died in 1876 ; Leopold is one of thirteen children, of whom Charles has for many years been engaged as steward on a vessel from Hong Kong, China, to San Francisco, Cab ; his home for many years was in Australia ; in the late rebellion, Leopold and three brothers entered service, in which two were killed ; one in the battle of Chickamauga ; one in the battle ol Lexington, Ky., and one crippled for life ; Leopold being the only surviving one uninjured ; he served a period of three years, during which he endured many hardships ; soon after his return to Piqua, he went to Vicksburg, where he opened out a grocery ; this was conducted with fair success for three years, when the flames consumed it and all was laid in ashes ; he was obliged to engage in other business, and soon was employed in rafting logs from the Mississippi Swamp, down the Mississippi River to New Orleans ; after being thus employed a short time, he retired from its duties and took up his abode in Cincinnati, Ohio ; in the winter of 1869-70, he returned to Piqua, and opened his present business ; he has since been favorably known by city consumers and the patronage of surrounding village retailers. Upon Oct. 25, 1877, his nuptials were celebrated with Emma Schmid-

JOSEPH L. KING, gr^in broker. Among the business men of Piqua who deserve special attention is Mr. King ; he is a native of Penns}Tlvania, born in Chester Co. in 1841 ; his home for a number of years was Philadelphia, where he became connected with some of the leading grain merchants of the country ; he came to Miami Co. in 1864, where he has since been operating as broker for a Philadelphia house, buying by car lots from dealers along the lines of the railroads of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. He married in 1868, Miss Mary, daugher of the late W. T. Humfreville, a well-known and influential citizen in his day ; Mr. King's residence is a handsome property, situated at the corner of Water and Downing streets. He has been actively engaged in the grain business since he was 18 }Tears of age ; his business covering so wide a range of territory, and his transactions being on so large a scale, required constant thought and effort, and as a result of over work, he was stricken with paralysis about seven years since, which has necessitated more moderation in labor, and less travel ; but he is still vigorous in mind and as ambitious and industrious as ever, and, although unable to walk a step without crutches, is doing a large business.

A. T. KINGSLEY, restaurant, Piqua ; is the son of Samuel and Betsy Kingsley, and was born in Washington Co., Maine, where his childhood and earliest youth were spent ; in 1858, he wrent to California, where he remained until 1864 ; previous to this, however, lie had been married in 1857 to Miss Abbie L. Bucknan, who died Oct. 7, 1864. That same season, after his return to Miami, he built a schooner and sailed to the West Indies ; returning to New York the following spring - 1865 - he was in that city at the time of President Lincoln's assassination. Mr. Kingsley came West that season, and started in Detroit, Mich., in the hotel business ; after remaining six months, however, he went to Canada, and engaged in the oil trade, but eventually returned to Detroit and resumed his hotel life ; he remained in Detroit five years, when he came to Piqua in 1875, where he is at present engaged, and has a fine restaurant on Main street. Politically, Mr. Kingsley is a Republican. In 1875, Mr. Kingsley was married a second time, to Miss Agnes Burley.