Washington Township (part 1 of 4)

Federal Population Census

Vanvactor, Nathan 34m .@) McIntire, Elizabeth 69f Ellen 20f 0 Richard 25m Adams, James 62m P Aynesworth, John 57m Margaret 7f2 P Manafsah M. 15m Umholts, Mary Ann20f O Ewing, David 13m Agenbroad, Lewis 51m M Robinson, George 56m Debby 32f 10) Ann 50 f Lewis 18m 0) George 13m Rebecca 15f 0 Johnston 15m Elizabeth uP s3 g 0 Christianna 10f Amos 10m 0 Mary Ann 8f Caroline TéA3 Bodkin, Jackson 24m 0 Elizabeth 23f .@) Widney, Stephen 42m Josiah 2m 10) Eliza J. 30Ff John M. 1m O John WwW. 10m Margaret 4f Brown, Ephraim 30mB. V Samuel 2m Phebe Ann 2076. ~V Myers, Joseph 28m Elizabeth SfBe V Jackson 6mB. V Espy, Wm. P. 57m Emberline 4fB. V Elizabeth ei Julian ato. O Thomas E. 20m John H. 10/t2ms,~ 0 John Jacobs twins14m Josiah Michael 14m Cole, Nelson 40mB. V Sarah J. 12f Pagy 2e8fs." V Matilda 10f James 6mB. V Charlotte 5fB. #2 Turk, James P. 31m Augustta ImB. «0 Hester 31 f Amely 3076. =v Mary E. 18f Jane S56ToRo *V Nathaniel 14m Phillip Lome Vv James 9m Charles 3m Robinson, James 24m 0 Eleanor ou 0 Patterson, John 30m Martha J. 1f 0 Mary Ann 35 Ff Marshall 18m 0 Wm. A. 4m Findley, Wm. 30m P McIntire, Samuel 29m 10) Mary A. 30 Ff 0 Ann E. Si Aen 0 cont. Washington Twp.

McCallister, David 55m M Davidson, John 35m Elizabeth 60f M Susan 26f Abram 12m Bigger, Jane 56f P Robert 10m Jane H. 25f P Mary J. Sf Sarah E. 3 Ff Hunter, Wm. 62m P Linn 10/12m Levina 52 f NC Wm. B. 18m 0 Keyt, Wilson 26m Adeline Vt fe) Sarah 28f McCorkle, Elizabeth J.16f O Gideon 22m Zelpha A. 10f ce) Mary 13f Margaret 10f Vance, Jane oT. P Sarah A. 23f P Moffett, John M. 46m James 22m P Sarah A. 35 f Wm. B. 20m P George J. 13m Leticia A. 16f Pp James S. 11m John M. 9m Johnston, James 34m (0) Samuel C. 6m Hannah 25f Oo Wilford 3m Wm. 8m 0 Robert S. im Manassah E. 6m 0 Stephen C. 4m 1e) Kindle, Mason 56m James 1m ce) Mary 66 f David 29m McGee, James 60m Ire Joseph 24m Jane 42f Ire Grandstaff, Elizabeth 15f Elizabeth 22f NB Kindle, Sarah 24f James 21m NB Mary E. 4/12Ff Mary Ann 19f NB Sarah Jane Afat O Moffett, Alvira 44f Stephen 15m 0 Daniel 24m Margaret 12:f 0 Martha ZAaE Ellen aT 0 George 20m John 9m 0 Robert 17m Charles 7m 0 Elizabeth 14f Harriet 2f 0 Jones, Doctor 40mB. Milly 63fB. Elliott, Mitchell 40m P Jeffries, Clemm 16mB. Mary A. 40f P John L. 14m 0 Mary E. et 0 Charles 10m 0 Edwin M. 8m 0 Thomas C. 6m 0 Martha E. 1f Oo Patterson, Mary E.25f P Washington Twp.

Stanley, Wm. L. 41m Elizabeth 40f Thomas J. 15m Messoure 14m America L3f Nancy M. 10f Helena twins 10f Melissa J. Lit Elizabeth R. Sf Claripa e. 31. Hannah E. als

Wm. 22m Mariah 18f Catherine aici Hubble, John 36m Catherine 36 Ff Margaret uae Sarah Ann Of Mary Ann twins 9f Martha 6f Lydia M Sig Riley, Henry 34m Jane 26f

Mary 43f Julian 20Ff Silesia 14f Henry, David 64m Barbary She Hobolt, Charles 12m Henry, Sophia iG Christiana 4f Margaret 8/12F Mill, George 50m Mary S2f Conrad 19m Daniel 17m Jacob 14m Soloman 12m Christian «Ne Rash, Abram 33m Hannah 26f Catherine 6 f Richard 3m Lewis, Catherine 41f Catherine 12f Joseph 8m Harriett 6 f Kelly, Wm. 24m Eliza Ann PAT) Mary H. 1

Isabella 50 f David 21m Martha Zor John C. 17m Carter, Charles 24m Nancy 20Ff Rachael E. 2f Hendrickson, John 22m Bennett, Joseph 25m Jemima 24f Brown, Simon 23m Conover, John G. 40m Elizabeth 36 Ff Levina A. 8f Martha M. 5f Alonzo 4m Wm. 3m Sarah 3/A2H Rumsey, Mary 44f Julian 17f Joel B. 15m Wm. W. 13m Mary H. Aart Lewis 9m Irwin, Wm. 37m Adeline = i Walter 12m Elva 8f Rachael 6 f Eliza Ann 4f Amos C. 1m Crowder, Dudley 24mB Joseph M. 15mB Susan 12fB Edward 11mB Frederick 9mB Tamor 7fB Amstead 5mB Parthena 50fB

City Of Piqua

Mary A. 44f George C. Jr. 18m Morrow, Catherine30f Quail, Hester 13f McClintock, George23m McClay, Samuel 37m Martha 30f Cyrus 7m Julia 5f Preston 6/12m Keeve, Wm. 30m Phebe 30f Raper 2m Elizabeth A.8/12f Scott, Hugh 79m Nancy 59f Myers, Lucinda 17f Levi 25m Dunham, James 31m Landon, John 34m Reem, Peter 31m Sarah 21f Swaggard, Susannah6f McDowell, James 45m Rebecca a ee Gibbons, Rebecca 11f MPI John E. 28m Rachael 25f Ellen 6f Anna 2f Jones, Wm. G. 47m Diana 39f Edward 13m Henrietta 15f Oliver 11m Wm. H. 8m George 5m Hannah E. A i

Shuledice, John W. 30m Helena 22f Byer, Charles 19m Miller, Henry 18m Silvers, David J. 31m Hannah 30Ff Robert D. 7m Thomas C. 5m Delapp, Robert 57m Ann 51 f Eleanor 13m Boulden, Wm. 40m Elizabeth 39f Angeline 4f Rachael 2f Love, Thomas 43m Isabella 42f Catherine 12f Barley, Benjamin F. 25m Grasilla 24f Crapsey, Hyram 40m Mary 40f Jacob 8m Sarah 7 f Wm. H. 4m Levi im Caldwell, Stephen J.26m Elizabeth 20f Wm. J. 2m Boulden, John R. 24m Mary 20f Brotherton, Philoman 35m Nancy 40f Albert M. 5m Ike, Paul 41m Sarah 40f Hannah E. 17f Joseph T. 5m

Gunter, John 38m Mary 40f Whiteman, Enos 29m Lydia 21f Wm. 2m Haunt, David 45m Catherine 45f Woods, John H. 18m Hunt, Washington 13m Alexander 10m Nancy 8f Lucinda 6f Beadle, Wm. 32m Lydia A. 2 Plizal . oN Cornelia 7f Bertha L. 4f Mary F. 9/12f Bushnell, Asa 23m Brotherton, Truman 27m Mercy 30 Ff Lucinda 3f Achoff, Caroline 29f Howard 6m Wm. 5m Stephen 3m Mary 2f Elizabeth 73Ff Marshall, John 48m Hannah Sof Elizabeth 11 f Margaret J. 6f Rain, Frances 48m Sarah 45f Silas 22m Deacon 16m Mary 13f Sarah A. 12f Howard, John 9m Clara J. 4f cont.

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Matilda 32f Susan 13f George 11m Mary 6f Wm. 3m Sarah 1f Kent, Wm. 25m Rebecca 23 fF Frank, David 48m Catherine 40f Melinda 18f Amos 16m Isarel 14m Sarah J. Of Elizabeth 6f Kent, Rufus 23m Redman, Samuel 41m Hetty 49f Benjamin F. 18m David E. 16m Mahala 13f Isabella 11 f James B. 7m

Norris, Daniel 54m NJ Rachael 40f Susannah 52f V Mary Of Cordelia 236 Oo Elizabeth re Hyram 18m Oo Marcus twins 2m Henry 14m Oo Wagner, Leo 25m Daniel 7m O

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Perdue, Joshua 27m Louiza 22f Hinch, Susannah 19f Perdue, George 5m Synthia E. 3f Freeman, Henry 76m Elizabeth 65f Winans, Hannah Zot Peterman, Jacob 50m Harriet 42f Ann R. 16f David T. 14m Isabella Tear Sylvester 7m Saunders, Paul 25m Rebecca 33 f George K. 5m Angeline 3f Riffle, James W. 26m Martha 20f David 24m Bodmer, Joseph 38m Mrs. 36f Warren, Robert 35m Mary 34f Abbott, Wm. 35m Miranda 29f Charles E. 9m Samuel C. 8m Thomas R. 6m Mary M. 4f Langley, Wm. 18m White, Susan 12f Tamplin, John 67m Sarah 65f James 25m Mary 23f Clara 6/12f

Stetson, Leonard 26m Barbary 22f Harthan, George H. 61m Elizabeth 56f Barbary 20f Anna 16f Englehouse, Elizabeth7f Voorhus, Abraham 54m Sophia 50f Franklin 18m Vienna 15f Wise, Wm. 40m Mary A. 37f Reggon, Elizabeth 16f Septha 13m Wise, Susan ot Wm. 1m Julian, Bellzy 1?m Kelly, Joseph 43m Isabella Sir George 12m Anna C. (jie Swartz, Augustus 14m Kelly, James 14m Wood, Alfred 31m Margaret 23f Louella P. oT Henry O. 1m Landis, Jacob 59m Bulah AOFf Henry C. 25m Catherine 18f Martha P. 14f Frances 10f Caroline Sf Hilliard, Martha J. /7f Wm. 4m Dills, Jacob 79m

P Dooly, Hannah M. 43f P Elizabeth 14f P David 12m 0 Esphey, Thomas 23m 0 Vogle, George 24m O Lucy A. 19f 0 Corsage, Ann R. 12f NH Plough, Hartman 29m NH Mary 24f NH Caroline 3f NH Mary 1f Mas NH Frances, John 33m 0 Caroline 26f Crist 4m 0 George 2m p Wm. 9/12m 0 Crossland, Jacob 34m O Drucilla 21f O Mellinger, Melissa 19f Crossland, Helen Sl 10) Clara 4/12f NJ Clark, Emaline 11f O Gaskill, Hudson 54m O Amelia 35 f oO Alexander, Catherine17f 0 Charles 25m G Gaskill, Abram 1im Wm. 7m Vt Sarah J. 2f M G Whitten, Theodore 38m M Elizabeth 25f 0 John Wesley 7m Wm. 5m NH Mary J. 4f .@) Martha Ann 3f 0 Eliza E. (eas O G Washington Twp.

Wallace B. 19m 0 James, Joseph 46m Clark, Ann adie. - Catherine 26f White, Juber 19mB. V Mary C. 2f Vanvacter, Ruth 25f 0 Dopkin, G.W. 32m Mellinger, Mary A.23f 0 Henarine 28f

Joannah 42f Eliza 12f August 10m Georgena 6 f George 5m Louiza eH Justice 1m Dettmer, E. G. 87m Holltzerman, Catherine 1 Kochne, Henry 21m Thomas, Augustus 31m Wihelmina Sf Abine 8m August 6m

Hauk, Lawrence 26m G Lawrence 23m 0 Resinbeck, Catherine16f 10) Hals, John 33m 0 E. sAy 30Ff 0 Resett M. Tine 0) Laura B. oT G John R. 3m 9f G Benjamin 6/12m G Embush, Mary 19f Clark, Benjamin 26m G G Wooley, Joseph 52m 10) Nancy 38 Ff .@) John 9m Pp Joseph H.C. 6m O Emely, Caleb 56m P Rebecca 60f 0 Wm. 18m .@) Cromer, Caroline 49f P Wm. 21m .@) 0 Hoofman, Peter 27m Mary dey M Lawrence 1m Ky Cromer, Christopher 20m G Razer, Alexander 29m G Christina att O Andrew 23m Er Hine, Mary 50 f G Albert 6m NY Louisa 18f Augustus 22m G P Hine, Charles H. 24m 0 Elizabeth mit 10) Mary E. 8/12 (@) 0 Rattler aoniaD. 25m 0 Aaline 23f 0 Ugene im NY North, Samuel 23m

Wade, John 33m .@) Ray, Samuel 21m Rezetta ast En Windschiffel, George36m Wm. H. 7m .@) Rodgers, Matthew L. 29m Susan E. ot 0 Gresh, Joel 26m John S. 3m 0 Keyt, James 20m George 5/12m O

Simpson, Martin 60m Brown, Mary 30f Simpson, Margaret25f James 22m Elizabeth 20f Brown, Henry 10m Beeber, George P.39m Mary A. 38 f Wm. H. 18m John H. 16m Joseph OQ. 12m James M. 11m Samuel 9m Mary M. 10/128 Lupton, Mary 6f Ferguson, Rezon 42m Mary 40f Norvel W. 19m Elizabeth 16f Sarah M. 13f Mary J. OF Emily 8Ff Hellen TA Ada A. 2f Jones, Matthias H.29m Burton 2im Emily 26f Whitman, Joshua 29m Lydia 30f Egbert 2m SmitheedwAs 37m J.A. BaF Myra J. us Julius 5m Beeber, George H. 5m Smith, Olan B. 3m Frances J. 1m Dewitt, Eliza 30f Smith, Robert 60m Harbaugh, W.H. 44m Lewissa 39 f Laura L. ishe cont.

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Rough, Wilson 40m P Clara Jane ma 0 Jane 36 Ff P Alfred M. 16m O Gasco, John 40m Can Sarah 10f (@) Mary 26f oO Thomas 6m Oo Elizabeth 6 f Oo Mary E. cf O Richard 2m O Wilson E. im .@)

Clark, Wm. B. 29m Lydia 28f Clark, Wm. 62m Sarah 58f Jonathon 23m Riker, Hephzith 35f Clark, Joseph 27m Riker, Ann A. ahr' & Julia 10f George 4m Swank, John 34m Mary 28f Elizabeth vai Joshua 6m Sarah 4f Nelson 8/12m Hensey, Henry 22m Perry, Wm. 30m Elizabeth 26f Levi 5m Lucinda 5/12Ff Myers, Paul 24m Garl, Wm. 24m Scott, Wm. A. 40m Rebecca 28 Ff Mary E. 14f James C. 11m Margaret J. OF Wm. W. 2m John S. 8/12m Bowdle, Charles W.42m Maria B. 43f Enoch G. 18m Thomas J. 17m Ezra 15m Ansel M. 10m Charles W. 8m Laura Bell afte Wm. R. 6m Davis, George C. 29m Withgott, James Z.35m

Rouser, Henry 40m Elizabeth 38 Ff Sarah C. tZFt Eliza J. twins17f John H. 14m Amanda A. tf Luann Of Laura A. 7 Ff Clara B. 4f George 1m Cyrus 21m John 28m

Amanda J. 30f Georgianna 7f Joseph 3m Foster, Wm. N. 29m Hannah 27.6 Doctor F. 5m Lynch, Ann 18f Root, George 21m Beerman, Wm. 17m Scott, Hugh Jr. 28m Matilda 29f Wm. H. 2m Mary C. twins 2f Morrow, Thomas 40m Theodore 11m Thomas 10m Wm. M. 8m Emeline hoe

Brown, Morris 30m Catherine 25f Longergan, CatherinelOf Sheridan, Mark 24m Brown, Mary 1f Sawyer, Joseph 40m Elizabeth 29f John 8m Sarah J. 5f Wm. im Campbell, Mary 69Ff Defress, John W. 40m Elvzabeth L. 28f, Flora C. Far Mary oS Wood, Jane 47 f Sarah 19Ff George W. 11m Morrison, Eloise 2f Hoofman, George 31m Mary 30f Goodheart 2m Force, Benjamin S.60m Ann 55fj Margaret A. 15f John 35m Theodore 22m Cornelius 20m Clark, Harvey 27m Mary J. Zen Emaline ia b Fry, George B. 41m Ann M. SOF Mary A. B. 14f Lucretia A.B. 12f George B. 10m Louiza 18f

V Young, Dan 33m 0 Susan A. 29f 0 Lueler A. a 0 Emma 9/12f .@] Boyanton, Joseph 55m 0 Stillwell, George W.31m O Harriet 27f 10) Lucy 6f Benjamin 4m NH Charlotte 2f O 0 Thompson, Wesley 32m Matilda 31 f En Freeborn 12m En oO Beltz, Wm. S. 34m O Blizawe.. 27 Ff Sarah C. 7f 0 John W. 4m 0 Mary C. 1f .@) Clark, Cloch Ann 17f 0 Rofs, Wm. A. 19m Ire Myers, Charles 31m Ire Bertheny 26f oO Mary 6f Agnes 4f NJ Angeline 2f NJ George, Wm. 18m NJ Gegandy, Mary 18f NJ NJ Johnston, Henry 27m NJ Unis 23f NJ Margaret tof P Reeter, Henry 29m Oo Elizabeth 23f NJ John F. 3m Henry C. im NH Wm. 11m NH .@) Martin, Frederic 30m oO Louiza 28f Oo George F. 3m John 9/12m Washington Twp.

Minerva J. Sf, John A. 3m Frances F. avis Rumsey, D. C. 20m Brown, Simon 23m Bartle, Adam 38m Mary She Sylvia 10f Joseph 8m Anna Tey John 5m Maria 6/12f Bowermiser, Wm. 19m Lewis 20m Christopher 15m Benkart 16m Carr, Peter QO. 28m Sarah 36f

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Bean, Abner 22m Yancy, John 20m Pegan, Elsey 32m Mary S21 Frances M. 9m Josephine twins9f Sarah Jane Taki Phebe Ann 4f Hufman, George 34m Ursilla ert John G. 6m Mary C. Pa Casey, Mary A. 12f Dirker, Henry 21m Mary URS Be August 23m Stine, Christine 18f Elenora 60Ff Butcher, Charles 23m Mary PLA i Wm. 2m Glasser, Mathias 47m Mary Ann A3f Joseph 16m Mathias 13m Elizabeth 10f Valentine 5m Dalton, Daniel 22m Nancy 18f Amrine, Valentine 26m Charlotte Ngfah

Knoop, Jacob 51m Mary 47f Allis, Wm. W. 33m Amanda 32Ff Dunavant, Dorcas 63f Catherine 28f Downs, Wm. 30m Helen pr Mary E. ote Lucretia of Greenham, Maria 50f Robert 27m Margaret 24m Henry B. 22m John W. 19m Maria J. 13f Dettmer, J. G. 49m Catherine 49f Louisa 22F Amelia Eo Sophia fe Gerard 5m Kreigh, Benjamin 31m Mary D. 25f Srah S. 4f Dayton, Byram 57m Ship, Andrew 16m Miller, Judson D.34m Maria PAS Jif Maria Of Millard F. 2m Geganzy, Mary Ann 18f Gogen, Oliver 30m ELizats); 28f Almpha Oi Emma E. AX Edward 19m

(@) Phillips, John 24m Del Mary C. 24f 0 McConnell, Ann E. 2et. Oo John 14m 1@) Robert 12m O Wm. twins 12m O George 8m Lucy 6f G Adaline 4f G Phillips, Laura * (0) Frances oy

Seely 17f Conover, Levi 34m Phebe 21f Margaret Ticae Robinson, Henson 41m Sarah 31f Frances M. 14m Sarah Ann 1 Martin L. 9m Samuel 6m Wm. 3m

Louisa 40f Christopher 7m Houser, Gerard 11m Piper, Razee 28m Mary 26f Mary O. 7f Catherine 4f Joseph 2m Adaline 4/12f Payne, Henry 54m Ann 56f Wm. 21m Jane 24f Ann 22f Maria res lig Henry 16m Emma 14f Eliza 12f Griggs, Ann R. eats Henrietta Sif McFarlan, Wm. H. 37m Margaret 45f Miller, Mary ae A Manson, Wm. 40m Mary 38Ff Mary Tat Sophia Ole Elizabeth 7f Maria CT Giles, Archibald 60mB. Sarah 5OfB. White, James 21mB. Mary OT 6.

Source changes here: from The History of Miami County, Ohio, by W. H. Beers & Co, published 1880; 7,930 words in this source stream.

Washington Township

wag in the old National Hotel building - in 1861°h« nnU8i.n®rei t!?"? ' *"* old 8tand east comer of the public square and^fmilt fh.1'^® PufPhased the lot on the north- Partof the buildin|kniw^rThe b*?*? ^Btory brick which is a business, while he lodes on and^nj^s see^Th^V**®11 hi to th®.detail8 of his uess under his advira> enjoys seeing them favorably working into busi- fine residenc^ which L'a^^.LHl?4^ °" W/yne, 8tree.t- and i8 8 part .of hi! surroundings indicate culture «L IS 8IZe. and style, while the furnishings and daughter TmiTlSflf re?n£? ^ H« married- in 1861> Miss Mary, worf ; he wassuSn oftte also aP^ * 'hTs' trade and followed that hiisino1"*^.' R® marr!ed Ann Marshall ; was a hatter by eleven childrerOTlv t^f T h®re a number of years ; he had a family of - resident of New York^tl Th"1 ' ® - WilIiam M. and a sister, now has been a reeidentof Pin^fift Th® Bubje<?t °[ th*8 sketch was 1821, and occurred in irr« h TTltl1, hl8 mother' who lived at Troy until her decease, which came to Pimm in \ 8 deat^ occurred in Germany in 1831. Mr. Genslinger ried in i \ Si n T m Fort WaJne> M., then retarned to Troy, where he marreturned fn to: ^aro*iae> daughter of William McNeely ; after his marriage, he nection I!?118, engaged in the manufacture of turned handles etc., in conwhen h* 18 brotber-in-Iaw, David Ryan, in which he continued until 1860, e oooame 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. 8piker & 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 Lag 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 bom to them two children - John C. and William Henry ; Mr. and Mm* Geyer lived happily together until his death, which took place in September, time, Mrs. Geyer has been residing in Piqua.

WILLIAM M. GILLESPIE, farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; bora in Warren Co., Ohio, Nov. 16, 1828, is the son of William and Mary (Miskimmers) Gillespie. His father atime of Penn8ylvania, bora June 5, 1782, and his mother was bom March 0, 1798. The grandfather, George Gillespie, was bora in Ireland, and came oyer to mis country at an early day, about the close of the Revolutionary war. Yf iHiam and Mary, the parents, were united in marriage Dec. 11, 1817, and had eleven Vlz;> bom Oct 5, 1818, and died Oct. 10, 1844 ; John, bom March

MPt l849' and Margaret M., bom Nov. 30, 1841. William, the father, died, March 5, 1862, and Mary, the mother, died Oct 3, 1872. Mr. Gillespie, the Amei.Wlth hl8 Paints to Ohio about 1795 and located first near Cincinnati* wUlVed 8fveral years, thenqe to Warren Co., where the parents lived and WiUiam, the father, lived in Warren Co. till 1838, when he moved to ofl8l2«o^eI5he ^ and died 5 was a soldier under Gen. Harrison in the war under th« JTf1- thr°ngh the campaign and was at the treaty of peace at GreenviUe, rendered wJ1Ce8 Gens. Wayne and Harrison ; as a reward for special services ^rsub^rS a land warrant for 160 acres of land. Mr. Gillespie,

32' ^ al8° Allen H., bora April 5, 1880. Mr. GiUespie exception of about ^1S deatb» and has followed farming all his life, with i th tiac, Shelby Co. He dJrinS which he was in the grain business at Pon- a stanch Republican and^0 a°re8 are in cul Ovation. Mr. Gillespie is polittcalljr some thirty years' standing18 * member °f the United Presbyterian Church, of common-school education - in 184'> he emh £ 's. -vout*1> he received only a verv down the river to PittsbnrU and Cinelnn^^ ^ the lumb(?r business^ .Z Pittsfield, in which he w£j" sSSSSSf 'to th' 8ame ^ "P""** a volent flood carried off hU lo«s and Znher *J, SpSn?.0f.1850- a sudden and cumstances, making it nccessarv for him ndP*aced him in embarrassing cirmaking one of his"creditoTws ZiZZ tT * -" a8si.8nB"!n'> which he d£ the proceeds, managed to get away with^vervofinTi8"6-' of distributing hold an empty sack. After this misfortune 'Mr"/''" eavJnS the other creditors to upon which he was employed and verv m I7r 'ra^ P*aced his family on a raft Covington, Ky., to start anew'amm. J h a*?,n?t his father's wish, went to tember, 1851, having about kl'Wl ^h8 &i 5era ' he -""dad at Covington in Se7 and lumber men, he8^Ut8*^^7nUf b!3.^«ai>>tance with the fumber Se measuring lumber on the I ^ emPIo>;®ent for the time being, shingles, etc., for the raftsmem The J JTked into tradin« by selli.2

8ary to keep un exoensps WQQ . r money he made more than was necesreceived a commission of 50 centapTr thousand°'°?h- *°t °f shin&le8' for which he one morning before breakfast and Mr T ' th'8 ttansaction was conducted mulated about *1,000 in cash In tho m^ g .tra'18actl0ns until he bad accucml course at a mcrcantileToileTO "ea.nt,m® he had taken a regular commerwith an acquaintance who possSsed a^.lTl?8'1 ' h° then tormed a Part"ership started a lumber-yard at GoTh^Ti. - 4 7 same amount of capital, and they nver lumberman ^ho was J7.'S^aV?if ®.rs* 1 received assurance from a large they could have all the LkrTh.^ W1'h. Mr- 6ray a»d his circumstances, thlt deuce by him in Gray's abmt£ id - °? Credit- which showed great ionflfailure were still hanging over him ' v*® -lebtS from the Pennsylvania "soon as he began to° f^the wav'oil 7^ T'S®8! successful, end,

?'>ng or trying to operate - aiw'te4 !" a which he (Patch) was operinterests and went tJT investigation, Mr. Gray sold out his lumber amount of money to pay debte to +°L ^ing U9ed a consi(*erable machinery for the manufo^.f buddmf an(l fitted it up with the latest improved there until 1869 when on °I ^ ,kmds of wooIen goods ; this he operated qnantities, he deterraimtf ^°imt of. the difficulty of obtaining water in suflScient and made^ ^arranffeSf!^ ^ removal^ and accordingly visited the Miami Valley, being assoda^ Wh to Pi<Jua' Dr* O'Farrell and Thomas L. Daniels previously had his ntflnf bj^e ^r- Oray was equal to the emergency ; having mills, he succeeded t oht° - to'he demand for a reallJ good felt pape?

Englishman w^hJ w^r^'^u^u rnd,me,?t8 for their manufacture from an old difficulties his nartnAr tbe business in England ; he met with unexpected arrangement fnrth^ Z' Dli 0 ParreU' 0PP°sed the outlay necessary to perfect the °nly result in hi e manu£actunng of the felts as a useless expense which would 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 successfully 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 whb deserve a more than passing notice is Dr. Gray ; he was bom 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 kj8 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 man- ®rm is appreciated by the people ; Gross & Co. are located at 123 Mam 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.

ampaign 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;

°CfUrred iu 1857 J Mr. HaU began life for himself as a merchant at wh©n the building of the C., P. & I. R. R. was in contemplation, he ^La^!CtlVG P,art in 8ecuring it, and became the agent at this place, built a gram Dieted trv p;' an(\ °perated in grain ; when the railroad from Columbus was comalso had th!?Ua m name to Piqua, having been appointed agent here, and termiMt^nfaw^eSti he was also *8eni of the D & M., Piqua then being the M^H heramn ^I0^8 5 ^r the completion of the D. & M. to Toledo m 18W, 1865 he^Tfn the ^erai Agent, with headquarters at Dayton; from 1863 to em ^en burned to Piqua, and, in 1868, became the Westothers with credit*^ the, ?' & O. R. R. Co., a position he hag since filled, as al dealt more or !***«* hlm.8e^ an(* great acceptance to his employers ; he has always and extensive ohiiln grai?? and is known over the West as a popular railroad man ^S XlbJ'n187?.' the Republicans of his district, composed^ standing he did lifrl* ^ H?Untl.e8' nominated him for State Senator ; notwithknown SemoJratlfm^L"^??^ i"lthe in consequence of there being * four children - James Ward WilH^M M > daughter of Jonas Ward; theylmve instructed in dentil bftS f^her'sn^ B' Z* CHffordi JamesWaid was a short time, then reSovL to ft*? fterward Practiced in Mt. Vernon, HL, took a course and \^^' mnWnD^on his Practici, he a lucrative dental nractiee - w;n;a ngbai, China, where he is now enjoying Medical College andPe^ft to^ft^ftft90011 » ^duate *«* the St iS a student of toe Pia ua^th p ticej Mary E., a graduate, and Clifford, resort to hta ow?^ C^sft^T1*868 "Pooling, he was obliged to instructor, thereby aaintot Infflftrft10a,:?O,\an« became* 80 to speak, his own at the age of 21 ware he ih ' to 8t hlm for a,' Practical business ; and meanwhile took to study of medicine, selecting the eclectic faith, and MiaTf * ?*! Hannah Statler- daughter of Christophe?

Dr. H^s W2^1,0red ,^1mJ0ther in ^ short spice of two^rs; soon after Previously while 5®*' be settled in the southern part of Montgomery Co. ; but snablinghim studies he worked at blacksmithing, thereby cluwged his stoHtof^fth*8 j when the first year had rolled around, he appreciated - th* n8 *° tbe allopathic school, in which his practice was largely his first looftfiJrf -1>0?i0r Was a graduate of the Cleveland Medical College ; from dalia, whem J,he Po^on of Montgomery Co., he moved to Vanmoved to cmjtmued the practice of his profession one year ; then nershin a ^)a?'Iier8fl^P Dr. Darwin, of Gettysburg ; after their partwhich nla^ ^.m0ved to Manon, Ind., engaging in the drug business, at Harter^ Af«7en18COVered ^ a^ue 8Pe°ific known to all parts of the world as Dr. ufactnrp Zr®?? 0ure J fr°m Marion he removed to Troy, Ohio, and began the manms 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. BONL 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 permanently 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 m 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 1 7th day of April, same year, the first number of Der Piqua Correspondent was issued by him, and since tnat date . the paper has been a regular weekly visitor among the numerous Ger* flan families of the city and neighborhood. Under his management the enterprise a gratifying success. Mr. Hemsteger was married October 30, 1878,

JOHN F. HEMSTEGER, merchant tailor and clothier, Piqua; Mr. Hemsteger m 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 Pmss» i ti^Gmted ®tote8 in 1847 ; after about two years, during which time he at *US in different places, he was married, in Dayton, to Miss w e^rIA?J1, wh° was also a native of Germany ; after his marriage, he setimr hnainM^ -AJ^andria, Preble Co., where he established himself in the tailor* sinftft tvojhJ ^e,con tinned until he removed to Piqua, in 1856, where he has

S hC i8 doi^ a lar8e trade in ready-made clothing and gents' fbrand is^a hi£rhi?em8te?e!i ^a.^een, for eight years past, a member of the Council, whom ai-a citizen ; he is the fhther of thirteen children, nine of te^hi in \LeZZ%Tdent (Gtrm?n)J Piqua), Theresa (now Mrs. F. R Frigee r Mrs. Joseph Kinn ??lln5cte(i *ith St. Boniface Catholic Church), Anna (now benefit of an academic course - he OTaduated ~UrinSwiJlter> ***& later received the Washington, D. C in 184ft aL 6 ^ra(luate^ from the National Medical College at struck out for himself Work«d *1* 1 ^ ^ i he was 18 ^ears of age, when he jng, till he was 30 years of ** 'l?n0U8.place8 m the State, mostly at fann- J****1 in Warren df about om ii « 1847, u* emigrated to Ohio, and parents of two children, viz., Michael and Eve ; Eve was born Nov. 25, 1843 ; she was married Nov. 27, 1866, to George Niil, by whom she had five children ; all are living, viz., Catharine, born Feb. 12, 1868 ; Mary, bom March 13, 1870 ; Michael, bom 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 years, 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. BOLTZEMANN, 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 bis 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 bom 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 comer of Main and Water streets. Sept. 18, 1836, he married Johannah L. Dettmer, bom in Hanover, Germany, September, 1808 ; their children by this union are ten in number, mx are now living - J. Lewis, Eliza, Gagg, Louisa, Minnie and Helen.

. HUMMEL, proprietor steam granite works, Piqua. Mr. Hummel, a native of Prussia, was bom in 1841, and came to the United States in 1852 ; his parents touted here in Piqua and died here, after which J. F., being a boy, floated about yv nen the first call for troops was made, he enlisted in the three months' service, til o/ °hl? V* L 5 afterward enlisted for three years in the 79th 0. V. I, which he served until the close of the war. In 1 869, he came to Piqua, and worked at marjourneyman for Daniel Young, whom, in 1871, he bought out, oonw^ ^heibu8me88 here ever 8inoe. Mr. Hummel is emphatically a self-made man , 1£'he wherever employment eould b* got; learnt to

WM ^thT ®,mKPl°y^ L has keP' 8te«% on, enlarged his shop, and now has it Seoteh11P<>lwinng machinery operated by steam. He is a thorough ent deT*er' a draughtsman, and the extent of his busi- H^eL^nr u® *" S'ate- He branch office in Cincinnati, C. A.

ing np to maturitv vi° t£?.IJ}.eleven children, one dying in infancy, and ten gr°* CUvlrS irNeb^'Ma^T' Martha »"d Mar^amt, all now deceas^; John Eliza, Joseph Baxter Ann' now Mrs. John Patterson ; James W., Jff

Valentine; by toig uni^ 'the^h^two KtenV^"<T>e' da^bter orchard he lost his wife by death, in 1849 Tn is^n - James B- and Anna E. * ter of William and Maria Barret k«- ' Vaarne^ Catherine J. Barret, darnrfi* they had born in Connection* . KwS.T?11

Rnd, comprising more than half of rti*1* a^ou!' and bought a large tract of P2?ai Elizabeth was bom hereto 1818 Portion of the present city of died, when 69 yearn of^8hew®®'n^ *!T *5? lived- ***** a *mil/and earnest Christian, a wise a^ ,ftU,mg women of her day, an land in the Miami Valley and was 8^cu^tor> aad bought and sold many tracts of was identified with toe interaW pZt 8PfCe88fU1- "* became quite well off; to of years and was President of the <v>i? Yj being a member of the Council a number was one of twin boys? bLf 0^8 b® d'?d'JThe1SubjeCt of tbis 8ketob

Biographical Sketches

Piqna ; he is a promising young man. His marriage with Emma Chaffee was celebrated Nov. 24, 1875 ; she is a daughter of S. L. Chaffee, of Tippecanoe City JOSEPH SCHLOSSER & CO., tobacconists, Piqua. Joseph Schlosserwas tom in Prussia, in 1849, where he enjoyed the schools of his native country until 186°, when he, with his parents, embarked for America ; they first settled in Cincinnati, and two years later they located in Piqua. In September, 1874, Joseph mamea Caroline Stelzer, who was bom in Piqua in 1853 ; three children are the °r Ibis union, viz., Joseph. Jr., Clara E., and George J. Mr. Schlosser is head of tne firm known as Joseph Schlosser & Co., tobacconists ; they have been liberally patronized by country retailers, and fill large orders in their own city.

MAX SCHROEDER, florist and gardener, Piqua. Another of the enterprises of Piqua that deserves more than a passing notice is the floral and vege ble garden of Max Schroeder ; it is located in the northeast part of the city, wn he takes particular pride in raising and producing fine flowers, in which his experience here and at other places has enabled him to make it a success ; his gam affords a place of pleasure for many of the citizens of Piqua in leisure hours ; ax was bom close to Berlin, Germany, Aug. 6, 1855, where he grew to the age o years, when he, with his parents, immigrated to America, locating in Cincinna , about 1874, he went to St Louis, engaged in his present business, a?d renJ? lt_ until the opening of his garden in Piqua. May 25, 1880, he married Helen no - ermann, a native of Piqua, a daughter of J. D. Holtzennann, whose biograp J appears in this work. .

CHARLES SCHROEDER, hardware merchant, Piqua. Mr. Schroeder is one of the young and promising business men of Piqua ; he is a a native of r ruse a, bom near Berlin in 1856 ; came to the United States in 1870, and to Fiqus 1875, where he was employed as salesman in the hardware store then opera J Shannon & Davis, later by Shannon & Wall, and still later by Wall, of wnom Mr. Schroeder purchased it Jan. 1, 1880, and, having added largely tothe stoc , now carrying a fhll line of heavy and shelf hardware at the old stand, 11» street ; Mr. Schroeder speaks both German and English, and is a wide-awalfl e ness man ; his success thus far promises increased prosperity in the future ; s he continue, as he expects to, his experience as a salesman and thorough busi habits, will enable him to advance the reputation of this old, well-known Ushment. He was married, Jan. 1, 1880, to Miss Amelia, daughter of w. Croner.

WILLIAM SCOTT, merchant and banker, Piqua ; was bom in Co., Ky., Sept. 25, 1801 ; a brother and himself are all that survive of the famuj of seven children of Hugh Scott and Mary Moffatt ; his father came from Carolina to Kentucky in 1784, and, in 1808, became a pioneer of P?W,.^T' where, for many years, he filled the office of Justice of the Peace, his jur^uou embracing a circuit of thirty to forty miles, extending from Ft. Wayne to Dayw » he died m 1850, aged about 80 years. William Scott received his earty ^1109 . the. old pioneer log schoolhouse, where, in those early days, the facilities itoi °# fj^without friends or credit, and in competition with a firm with a P °* *<>,000, in a small town of about 200 inhabitants; by economy, md^ * f Q°,w?P?llcation' k® was 80011 able to extend his business, including withm no to a complete frontier trading-store ; at this time, there sold all thp a^dlo.us journey of several days ; for twelve years he bought in 1829 he fonn/iJ8^ ln °°unty, making large shipments to the best and built a bnninol* to buy the property upon which he is now loo* occupation, which, through his industry, good management and honorable dealing, had won him many friends and a great increase of trade, which, together with the growth and improvements of the town, demanded that he should build larger and more commodious rooms for the convenience of his growing and extensive business ; in 1855, he built the large brick block known as " Scott's Block," which is three stories high, and where he has very pleasant and commodious rooms, into which he moved his stock, and has since dealt chiefly in dry goods ; in 1847, he was made President of the Piqua Branch of the State Bank of Ohio, and remained such till the State Bank was merged into the Piqua National Bank in the spring of 1865, of which he was elected President, and has so continued to the present time ; in 1872, Mr. Scott built a large extension to the building put up in 1855, being two stories high, all brick, with five business rooms on the ground floor, so that the whole " Scott's Block " now consists of six business rooms on the first floor ; in addition to his regular business, Mr. Scott has also dealt largely in real estate. Here we have recorded an uninterrupted mercantile career of fifty-seven years, extending over a period of time during which several financial panics occurred, sweeping away the property of scores of old and prominent business men, and yet Mr. Scott never experienced a failure in business ; and, during a third of a century in which he has been a Bank President, his name has never been on any of its discounted paper, either as indorser or principal ; it is questionable whether such a record can be found in the history of any business man in the country ; he was formerly connected, as Director and Treasurer, with the Piqua & Columbus Section of the Pan Handle Railroad, and was also a stockholder in the Dayton & Michigan road ; he was formerly a member of the Whig party, but, latterly, a Republican of stanchest cast ; public-spirited and enterprising, he has been a very liberal supporter of local enterprises of merit, and has always contributed freely to the public improvements of the place ; he has ever been a warm friend to educational progress ; was for about twelve years a member of the Piqua Board of Education, and, while serving in that capacity, took a very prominent part in securing the erection of the union school building of that city, ftimishing the money for that purpose, and thus most effectually assisting in the success of the enterprise ; he holds his religious connection with the Episcopal Church of Piqua, having been a leading member of that denomination for many years ; he has been specially distinguished for his inflexible integrity and promptness in aU his dealings, coupled with great caution and more than ordinaiy shrewdness in business ; the quiet and unostentatious manner in which he has contributed to worthy objects of charity has also been very marked. On Oct. 4, 1826, he was united in marriage with Jane, daughter of John and Catherine Morrow, who came from Baltimore, Md., and settled in the neighborhood of Piqua at an 6arly day ; this union resulted in the birth of seven children, two of whom died in infancy ; the oldest surviving son, John Morrow Scott, is a partner with his father in the diy-goods house of John M. Scott & Co. ; he married Helen Talmadge in 1858 ; James Scott is a hardware dealer in Piqua, and is unmarried ; Mary L., the oldest daughter, is the wife of Collins H. Jordan, formerly of Piqua, now a resident of Chicago ; Jane, the second daughter, married James Johnston, of Piqua, in 1857 ; she died in 1864 ; the other daughter, Sarah Matilda, still resides at home. Mrs. Scott died Feb. 21, 1876, respected and beloved by all who knew her. We here have chronicled, upon the pages of this history, a life remarkable for all those sterling qualities which insure success, and which will stand forth as a bright and shining example, to lie seen and read by future generations for all time to come.

Since writing the above, Mr. William Scott has passed away ; having been stricken with paralysis, he died June 1, 1880, after an illness of but two days. John M. Scott has been chosen to fill the positions of President and Director of the Bank, made vacant by his father's death. _ 0

ROBERT SHANNON, retired, Piqua ; born in Northumberland Co., Penn., April 18, 1805 ; is the son of David and Jane (Sample) Shannon, who were . in Pennsylvania and were parents of eight children ; all grew up to manhood, u only are now living, viz., Samuel, Elizabeth Scott and Robert, who is the it of our sketch. He was united in marriage, in 1829, with Mary Defrees, w . T oung, and resides m Piqua ; John D. is married to Bessie McDonald, ana also resides in Piqua, and Mary is married to Robert Lamb, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, where they reside ; Jane S., who is now deceased, was married to D. L. C. Ball, of Piqua. Mr. Shannon, in 1827, left his native State for Ohio, starting on foot, and walked till he reached Pittsburgh, where he took " deck passage" on a steamer for Cincinnati, and from there he walked through to Piqua, being at this time 22 years of age ; he located here and went to work at his ' trade (the cabinet trade), which he followed about seven years, when he entered into the mercantile trade, which he followed many years, some of the time in Piqua and a part of the time in Covington ; during his business connections in Covington, his residence was still in Piqua, his brother-in-law having charge of the business at Covington ; for seven years, Mr. Shannon held the office of Constable and also Marshal of Piqua ; after the war, Mr. Shannon engaged in the hardware trade for about three years, when he retired from active business, as his failing health warned him that he needed quiet and rest ; he owns a nice residence, retired from the more active business portion of the city, where he prefers to live in quiet enjoyment the rest of his life.

ENOS SHELLABARGER, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1845 ; is the son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Ward) Shellabarger, he being bom in Pennsylvania and she in Ohio ; Samuel, the father, came from Pennsylvania, and located at New Carlisle, Clark Co., Ohio, where he followed the tanning business for about six years ; thence to Covington, Miami Co., where he engaged in the mercantile trade for about six years ; thence to Montgomery Co., where he bought a iOTn, which jhe cultivated, residing there up to the present time ; they are parents j ^Srve °Bildren, six of whom are now living ; those deceased are John, James, Lra, Thomas, Joseph and Amanda ; the living - Margaret, William Newton, Mary, Enos, Harriet and Mahlon. Enos, the subject of our sketch, remained with his parents until after his majority, when, on the 13th of June, 1867, he was united in marriage with Rebecca Weybright, daughter of Daniel and Nancy (Kinsey) Wey- "g^who were both bora in Ohio ; by this union they have had eight children, ^z., Elizabeth, Ada (now deceased), Elmer G-., Ira W. (deceased), Alice, Gertrude, a XT1, Maggie May, Almira and Leroy ; Mr. Shellabarger, after his mamage, moved from Montgomery Co. to Miami Co., and located upon the farm on which he now resides ; he has 109 acres of good land, mostly in cultivation ; has made many provements, remodeled his barn, and now has very good buildings, comfortable an convenient, making him a nice and pleasant home : he is a member of the German Baptist Church.

(Botomlvl We?",ted " marriage with Mary, daughter of William and Ellen now livina - F??,nanM \ whom he ha8 had twelve children, six of whom aw Joshua Wgand T nl8 m (^m June 2< 1835), Richard W., Vachel R, Mary K, Piqua, e^ceDtV?, ^ M'' aUTmarr'ed and settled in life, and all living in and near Jamestown Ohio - mS ok? ,BuoJ> the former living in Xenia, and the latter located in sWinofipM* Ripley, a^ier his marriage, or in 1834, came to Ohio^i Piqua, andS&erf^^n^herf .h® followed his trade till 1842, when he moved Bame business thns^^L011^ ^is tra<^e> where he has remained ever since w ^ has followed the hntnhtw^ almost or Quite unprecedented record of one w er business continuously for half a century. Mr. Shipley 18

Rqna; he was boro in Lebanon W^nT^hnhiW1<n'l0Ltllfolate 001 Po8ter, of ^bon was acquired in the common schools 'toon'- Feb' 12' l??? ' *"8 early edu- 1998 devoted to the blacksmith's uP1?"16 of his manhood days the best authors; through industry andintolL.2».PUr8Ued' Perusin« the pages of «ng attorney. About 1845 he cSe^MU^fr' hf pt>®? to ,the eminence of alead- "8 ? ,c,ltizen of the same, he held th^ C°'' .ocat*n8 >" Piqua ; after becomthe faU of 1861, he enteiid the TTnlSl aT?* pr°"ment °mceB of this county : in he soon rose to Colonel, Yhich J^tto! " Lieutenant Colonel, where end of eighteen months and reC^hoJ^ h«J*h necessitated him to resign, at the gradually wore him down to the l^t Z^Lf 'h rf8' <?ntracted while in service, the earthly career of a lov«i of hl8 llfe> whlch ended, Feb. 28, 1873 opened a restaurant in the Pan n»n^i .d<?greeJ. at the "g® of years, he and followed until the ooenimr of hi.^6 d®Pp^ ,n. which he met with fair success, manied-Mary L. Kohler *who*wM w!® pre'?ent. business. In November, 1871, he junior of C. W. - they havp nn« h ul and raiscd in this city, being five years the t . RICHARD 'ne D ! bom Dec. 25, 1879. business men of Piaua merchant and capitalist, Piqua Among the he is a native of cScticut ^T6 a pa88in* ««** " Mr. SlZm®

State when he was a L - W« *" 1825J hls Parents removed to New York ness from the age of 14 v'~« &ho a but he was schooled to busi- *n 1847, they clme to P?m, "ihh married, m 1846, Miss Maria H. Rexford, and, when, on account of thL® dl7-goods trade until 1851.

different ways until 1857 .ft retired from that business, and operated in Slauson, grain deSere-^ t'h7fl h® b®can,®a member of the Ann of Farrington A Barrington & Co - thLir^6 ®n" IS- now 4180 interested in. the oil-miU ofWood, to 3Fe It be Procured a good German education ; in 1834, he emigrated to the United States, first locating in- Pennsylvania, where he engaged in . e iron furnace four years ; at the expiration of this period, he commenced farm- IJ?" b.uy,n8 aud selling land; this he continued until 1865, when he came to Miami Go., locating in Spring Creek Township ; a few changes have since been made, and he now owns 36 acres in Miami Co., of which the part on which he a *ies Fourth Ward of Piqua. Nov. 1840 (in Pennsylvania), he marned Agnes Wagner, of Germany, born, March 7, 1819 ; eleven children have been Dom to them, of whom seven are now living, viz. : William, John, Edward, Maiy, Lydia, Agnes and Hemy. , i qqa^' H. SPIKER, livery, Piqua ; was born in Alleghany Co., Md., August, U' +ere j ^rew the a#e 18 years, of which a part was town life ; having s to good schools, he acquired a fair education ; in 1848, he went to Virginm, where he was variously engaged for seven years ; in 1855, he came to Piqua, h 6 °Pine<i f carriage factory, buying and selling horses ; four years later, M +i> ai ^i® and opened the stable he now is operating ; in 1860,

Wn o-r^w 8 VD^r^ *n parriage works, which are now known as the " Spiker nU Works 5 "is attention has since been devoted to every part of a first- _____ 17ery-8table, a"d he continues to buy and sell horses ; his ability for his has awarded Wm fair success. In July, 1850, in Virginia, he about a "ative of the same State (Virginia) ; her death occurred and camp tL Sr°P - ®tatler \ their father was born in Dauphin Co., Penn., in 1798, in Miami An, - 1 Ia?£,ln*0*> ^hio' with his parents about 1804 ; their mother was boro livinor ^ . t and was maiTied in 1829 ; they had four children, all now Y*' who is married> and settled in Van Buren, Ark. ; Will Sabin, brother &I1j - lves on the home farm ; Harriet also lives at home with her and livea ftl" +L8 ulnmarried ; and Samuel K., married to Clara E. Kinsman, George and *ume farm> and are parents of one child, viz., Lizzie K. ;

S7M m- l*?e wildci*ness ; living in the old log cabin for years, and by provements as timi mdJl8try and economy, clearing up the farm, and making impossession of thrpp a^d,DJeans W0ldd permit ; before their death they were in the thing needed for ^g°^/anns of 160 acres each, with good buildings and everyhaX waned and lenience; she died in 1871, and he in 1873, goods" for their oh\u mi8810n . wed and leaving a goodly portion of this worlds their parents had to f ^ to without the hardships and deprivations which child born in thp _ °d^e- _ Llizabeth's brother, Jacob Knoop, was the first white Washington N°k' 30, ?798; Samuel K> is the Land Appraiser for S., and Harriet g heen elected to fil1 that office last October ; William

1824. Christopher* Tofh M'ami 9°' 8®ttling here in about 1801, and diedm and emigrated with hia rofk ei\.W^f born *n Pennsylvania probably about 1787, was a native of Switzerland wben be was quite young ; the grandfather

Frances Winans, Mav 27 i fti ^be father, Christopher, was united in marriage with of whom four ai4 now lfisi*. i.8h?a8 h°ra iu 1791 ; they had thirteen children, tered here and there thmncrwV ln ^i® earij day there were but few settlers scatthere being then on^Sfj116 5 piqna at that time was all in the "bush,

ST Brandon thp nth* m town with shingle roofs ; one, a store kept the Indians were veiy numemn er a tavern kept by a man by the name of Ewing ; to the faith for seventy-two yeare thu«°fhnw^ng bf®n "/"tWhland firm adherent ahnost or quite unprecedented in the annals of thf^^ °f active Chr'8tian life last great day, she will have a crown of f th®ch"rch 5 most certainly in the sketch, was united in marriag/with JeraahaT -fP'.C,®tatler' the subject of our and Ruth Smith, of Davton Ohin - th 111 *849 ; daughter of Oliver hvmg ; Mr. Statler resided the oid^om^ 8eVe" ch!ldren> of whom five are now jears old, lives ; they h^A c^r^d^ Wh°m "* ^ "other, now 89 Place where the mother endured ^ and convemencies of life, on the same during which he witnessed somletriri^T' wh,ch occupied about two yeare, and scapes ; in 1839, he n the d^-^f conscious of some narrow onate m the choice of a nartnov ^goods trade in Piqua, but, being nnfortoade, Judge Mitchell being hispi^er80^ °Ut h *" j8?6' ?e enSaSed "> the drug y«are, then became a partaer ww"^ "the^usiness about fifteen conducted a cooper establishment - in 'Vu® grocei^ and also his education in the common schools of Miami Co.; he remained at home assisting his father until 1839, when he started in life for himself ; twelve years later, he purchased his present farm of 172 acres, in Newberry Township, which he cultivated until 1 865, when he removed from the farm to his present dwelling on Chestnut street, Piqua ; there he is comfortably situated, where he and his younger sister are enjoying a quiet and undisturbed home.

A. J. TEMPLETON, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua ; bora in Newberry Township, Miami Co., Ohio, in 1833 ; is the son of David and Eliza (Davis) Templeton, who were both bora in Pennsylvania ; came to this county mid located in Newberry Township, in 1814, about the close of the war of 1812, where they lived and died, he dying in 1858, and she in 1857. The grandparents on the father's side, came from Ireland, and on the mother's side from Scotland. Mr. Templeton remained with his parents till their death, when the home place was sold, and he bought the farm upon which he now resides, which was in the spring of 1862. He was married in the fall of 1856 to Nancy J. Darner, daughter of Jacob Darner, who was a native of Maryland ; by this union they had four children, viz., William L-, Charles D., Sallie (deceased) and Harry Edgar. William, the eldest, is now in Covington, this county, studying the profession of medicine, the others are living at home. Mr. Templeton has a good farm of 80 acres, which he has greatly improved since he purchased it, and has erected all the buildings except the house, now having a very pleasant and comfortable home ; he has given great attention to the education of his children, the oldest, as stated above, taking the profession of a physician. He is a member of the Christian Church.

AUGUSTUS THOMA, jeweler, Piqua. Mr. Thoma, a native of Germany, was bom in Baden in 1819 ; came to the United States in 1832 ; learned his trade in New York, and worked there several years. In 1838, his health not being very good, he took a trip West for recreation, and was so well pleased with the prospects of this Western country, that he concluded to make it his home, and has been a resident of Piqua ever since. He worked as "jour" for Reimund Wilman a sho time, then bought him out, and, following the Franklin maxim, " The shop keep Atm who keeps a shop," he has attended closely to his trade and business in connection, and has been successful, and is now one of the substantial and respectea inaugurated here. His store is located at 197 Main street, where he keeps a fine stock of jewelry and silver -ware, and, being a practical workman of long experience, he does a large business in repairs, and also manufactures jewelers too s. His residence is a part of the store-building, and has been his place of residen since 1845. He married, in 1840, Wilhelmina Sauerman, a native of Hanover, Ucrmany, and, at the time of her marriage, a resident of Piqua ; both she an(* e husband were orphans from early youth ; they have two sons and one daughter lving A. F., who is traveling and selling jewelers' tools and materials ; Albin, w o is also engaged in the business with his father and brother, and Caroline, a young lady at home.

lRinJu «.ES P- TURK, farmer; P. 0. Piqua; born in the State of New York, in th« .the so"ofLJame8 and Rachel Turk, both of whom were born in New Jersey , *graudfather caBile from Holland ; the mother's ancestry were among the ioufhew' Were driven out from Rochelle, France, on account of their rel*- Darenta nfLthe lT?"t8 lived and died in the State of New York ; they were the teth Eir/n !^'1Ahl dren1i,vi2'' James p'. Mary, William, now deceased, Ann, Elitjiriaee with Reat^M1" - Turk, the subject of our sketch, was united in m nnion Merntt, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Merritt ; by this when he came to thhf ^?d-' *^oveini>er> 1842, where he lived till September, 18 -, a farm consistimr of l rr111^ and *00ated on the farm where he now resides ; he arm consisting of 166 acres, mostly in cultivation. His son James works the

Source changes here: from The History of Miami County, Ohio : Containing a History of the County; Its Cities, Towns, Etc.; General and Local Statistics; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Miami County; Constitution of the United States; Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., Etc, by W.H. Beers & Co, Publisher, published 1880; 39,559 words in this source stream.

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bought the Wesley Hey wood farm, where he lived for eight years, but afterward removed to the farm where he has since resided, consisting of 100 acres, mostly under cultivation, with good buildings and improvements.

DAVID D. YOUNG, farmer ; P. 0. Tippecanoe ; born in Miami Co., Bethel Township, June 22, 1826 ; is a son of Daniel and Elizabeth (Shroyer) Young, who were born in Maryland, the ancestry originally being from Germany. Daniel and Elizabeth came to Ohio with their parents in a ver}T early day, and located first in Montgomery Co., afterward removing to this count}^, where the grandparents lived and died, being among the early settlers of Miami Co. Daniel and Elizabeth are still living in Bethel Township. The}T are the parents of six children, of whom five are now living, viz., David D.; Louisa, now Mrs. Rudy ; Susanna; Mary Catharine, now Mrs. H. Hawver, and Benjamin F. David, our subject, lived with his parents till 30 years of age. On Sept. 31, 1856, he was united in marriage with Henrietta E. De Long, daughter of George and Elizabeth De Long ; he was born in Virginia and she in Pennsylvania. They were the parents of fourteen children, of whom eight are now living, viz., William ; Christine, now Widow Thayer, living in Indiana ; Ellen, now Mrs. Surface ; Sarah, now Mrs. Fitch ; Eliza, now Mrs. Ross ; Henrietta E., Edward and Jefferson. Mr. Young and wife have had four children, of whom three are now living, viz., Sarah E., George D. and Ada A. After his marriage, he located in Bethel Township, on 35 acres of land which he bought, removed to the farm of his mother-in-law, where he lived six years, then went to Tippecanoe in the grocery business for four years, and finally settled on the farm where he now resides. Here he has 205 acres of good land, of which 154 acres are in cultivation. Mr. Young and wife are members of the Lutheran Church, having been such for twenty and thirty years respectively, and have had the pleasure of seeing their children become members of the same church.

AMOS ABLEY, manufacturer and dealer in boots and shoes, Piqua. Mr Abley was born in Pennsylvania in 1837, and came with his parents, Philip W. and Margaret Abley, to Miami Co. in 1844 ; his parents settled in Piqua, and his father still resides here. The subject of this sketch commenced working at his trade as an apprentice when quite young, and has always followed that occupation ; he first began business for himself in 1860, and has continued it successfully ever since ; his shop and salesroom is located on Main street, south of Market space, where, in addition to his custom work, he keeps a good assortment of ** ready made," and is doing a very creditable business. Mr. Abley is not only one of the substantial business men of Piqua, but is also one of its enterprising, public spirited citizens ; he has been a member of the Council for the past three years, and has also held the office of Treasurer of the Fire Department for a number of years. In religion, he is a Catholic ; in politics, a Democrat. He married, in 1860, Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Henry Himken, formerly of Cincinnati, but at that time a resident of Piqua ; and, after her decease, in 1877, he was united in marriage with Miss Veronica Becker.

C. \V. BENNETT, Superintendent of Public School, Piqua. Mr. Bennett is a native of Miami Co., having been born in Washington Township in 1840 ; he is a son of E. Bennett, who is an old resident of Washington Township. The subject of this sketch was raised on the farm, taught two terms of district school, alter which he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, graduating in 1866 ; was elected to the chair of mathematics in Moore's Hill College, in Indiana, which position he held eight years ; in 1874, he took charge of the Piqua schools, which position, as others, he has filled with credit to himself and benefit to the schools ; the magnitude of his work may be judged from the fact that he has over a thousand pupils, with twenty-five teachers, under his supervision. He was married in 1868, to Miss Louisa Timmons, a graduate of, and, at the time of her marriage, a teacher of music in, the Ohio Wesleyan Female College.

PHILOMEN BROTHERTON, grocer ; Piqua ; was born in New York in 1815, and when but a child was taken b}7 his parents on an emigration trip to Bartholomew Co., Ind., where he procured his education in the common school. About 1825, his' parents removed to Hamilton Co., Ohio ; four years later they located in Miami Co., where the parents both passed away at the age of 93£ years each ; Philomen is the eldest of thirteen children ; in 1835 he engaged in the manufacture of brick, which he followed several years ; ten years since he located on Park avenue, opening out a grocery ; here he has since been favorably known. Aug. 30, 1842, he married Nancy Morton, born in Pennsylvania in 1810 ; the issue of thisunion was three children - Albert M., born Oct. 16, 1844 ; Franklin P., Oct. 16, 1852, and one that died in infancy.

HIRAM BROOKS, livery ; Piqua. Mr. Brooks is a native of Western New York ; came to Miami Co. in 1837, and located in Piqua in 1840 ; in 1846 , he bought out his brother James, who was engaged in the livery business here, and has successfully conducted the business ever since, having remained in the same locality, built his present commodious buildings and gradually increased his stock and conveniences to the present very creditable standing ; he is one of the few livery men who have stuck to one place, and is now in very comfortable circumstances ; his residence, on the corner of Wayne and Water streets, is a handsome property. He married, in 1843, Miss Catherine A., daughter of William Atkinson ; they have six children - four sons and two daughters - T. D., a physician at Conroy; W. C., a livery man at Yan Wert ; James E., a telegraph operator, now at Cambridge City, Ind.; Geo. A., a member of the bar at Piqua; Hattie A., now Mrs. Nate C. Perry, of Tnty, and Nettie E.

BENJAMIN F. BROWN, farmer ; P. O. Piqua ; was the son of James and Martha (Summers) Brown, who were born in Virginia, who, in the early settlement of Kentucky by Daniel Boone, were with their parents among the second lot of emigrants who went with Daniel Boone and settled in Kentucky ; here the grandparents lived and died, except the grandmother on his mother's side, who came to this county before she died ; Mr. Brown's father, James, when 16 years of age, was put into the United States service ; in 1783, with a squad of troops, among whom was Daniel Boone, he came across the Ohio River, at what is now Maysville, and northward through the Northwest, as it was then called, to drive back the Indians, who were at that time very troublesome ; they went up as far as where West Liberty is now located and destroyed an Indian village there and then returned. At this time there was not a white settler in the Northwest Territory, north of the Ohio river ; James Brown remained in Kentucky until 1805, when he came and located in this county, on the very piece of land upon which his son Berry now lives ; it was then an unbroken wilderness west of the Miami River, and they had to cut out their road through from Staunton, a distance of seven miles, which took them two days ; here they commenced to make an opening, built a log cabin, with split-puncheon floors, doors etc., split out of timber ; everything was of the Roughest and executed in haste, as the winter was just upon them ; getting it inclosed, they moved into it near the last of November ; cold weather set in before all was completed, but they made out to live through the winter, which was extremely cold and severe ; they were much troubled by the wolves, which carried away their pigs, devoured them, and, often during the day time, would drive in their cattle ; they, however, were possessed of one advantage, being able to procure a plenty of wild game for meat ; such was their beginning, but they labored on from year to year, clearing up and making improvements, as time and means would permit ; in the mean time Mr. Brown was giving all aid and support to the early education of the rising generation, being earnestly devoted to schools and the moral and religious training of his children ; in 1817, he had made such progress that he built a brick house, which still stands as a part of Mi. Brown's present residence, and is in remarkably good condition ; he lived till the 29th of December, 1 846, when he passed awa}T from a life of remarkable activity, of labors and hardships, to one of rest and rewards ; Mr Brown, being the youngest child of his father, remained with him till his death. He was united in marriage with Mar}7 Hilliard, daughter of Joseph and Sarah Hilliard, early settlers of this count}7, Feb. 13, 1840 ; they have had born to them four children, viz., Joseph H., who was in the naval service under Admiral Porter, and died while up the Red River, with typhoid fever. May 8, 1864 ; Thomas, who is married and lives on the home farm ; Nannie J., who is Mrs. Hamilton, living in Newton Township ; and Clara, who is living at home. Mr. Brown, at the death of his parents, bought out the interests of the other heirs, now having 230 acres of good land, with fine buildings for himself and a comfortable new house which he built for his son, who lives on the farm ; Mr. Brown has also a farm of 100 acres in Newton Township, purchased by the proceeds of his own labor and industry ; as far as this world's goods can supply the wrants of life, Mr. Brown is amply provided, and has everything needed for comfort and convenience. Mr. Brown was politically a Whig and latterly a staunch Republican ; he has been a very prominent man in public affairs of this township and county, having been County Commissioner twelve years, during which time about 200 miles of turnpike roads were built and others converted into free turnpikes, he having the principal management of the business ; he has also been Township Trustee for nine years ; during this official career, Mr. Brown has located, caused to be located, or superintended the construction of, more public ditches and drainage than perhaps any other man in the county ; he has also had a large amount of business to do in the way of settling up estates of deceased persons ; in fact, the whole life of Mr. Brown has been one of continued activity ; he has had the entire trust and confidence of the people, his one great leading principle in his official capacity being to deal honestly and justly by all, without regard to their political faith or other circumstances ; he is now nearly three score years and ten, and has been so largely in public official life, that he has many times, to some extent, neglected his own business affairs. Mr. Brown now feels justified in refusing all public offices, and will devote the remnant of his life to his own interests, but will probably always be an active man, as he is one, who, from his nature and education, can never be a drone, or idle, in any acceptation of the term ; we feel, in placing this record of so active and useful a life upon the pages of this history, that it will stand as a monument and a bright example to all future generations.

J. M. BROWN, tanner and dealer in hides and leather ; Piqua. Mr. Brown is a native of Piqua, having been born, in 1835, one door east of where his leather store now stands ; was brought up in Piqua and learned his trade here, and farmed several years in this vicinity; in 1871, he purchased the tannery on River street, which he has since conducted; his salesroom is on High street, north side of Market space. Mr. Brown married, in 1869, Sarah J., daughter of Mathew Johnston, also a resident of Washington Township.

HENRY C. BROWN, farmer; P. O. Piqua; born in Piqua, Sept. 26, 1844, is a son of John and Mary (Knox) Brown; he was born in Kentucky Oct. 23, 1794, and she in Tennessee, July 8, 1809 ; was his second wife ; his first wife was Turzah Brandon, daughter of Abel and Jane Brandon, who were natives of North Carolina, and came to Ohio in the days of the pioneers ; by this union they had seven children, viz., Elizabeth, born April 19, 1821 ; Nelson, born Sept. 22, 1824; William Armstrong, born Feb. 12, 1827 ; Martha Jane, born Jan. 6, 1829; James Ellison, born Jan. 24, 1831 ; Sarah Ann, born July 30, 1833, and John Madison, born Dec. 17, 1835, being all deceased except the youngest - John Madison. He lost his wife by death Nov. 12, 1837, and Jan. 3 1839, was united to Mary Knox, daughter of William and Margaret Knox, who were born in North Carolina and emigrated to Tennessee in a very early day ; from Tennessee came to Ohio, where they lived and died; by this union they had four children, viz., James Harvey, born Jan. 7,

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1840 (now deceased) ; Mary Turzah, born Sept. 2, 1842 ; Henry C. and Miles Knox, born Nov. 9, 1846. John Brown, the father, was brought up on the farm now owned by B. F. Brown, whose sketch and history appear in this work ; after his first marriage, he located in Piqua, where he followed the hatter's trade, continuing at this business until his death, which occurred Sept. 15, 1846. Mr. Brown, the subject of this sketch, was only about two years of age at his father's death ; the mother, Mary, remained in Piqua and raised her family ; in 1866, she bought the farm upon which they now reside, and moved upon it the same year ; they have a fine farm of 220 acres, with a good brick house, a very large barn and other buildings, constituting a pleasant and beautiful home.

W. W. V. BUCHANAN, Magistrate, Piqua. Mr. Buchanan is one of the present old residents of Miami Co. ; he was born in Montgomery Co., Sept. 15, 1826, and in the following year his parents removed to a farm in Newberry Township, this county, where the son grew to manhood ; he received the benefit of the district schools in his earlier boyhood, and, later, attended the Lebanon Normal, and taught seven years ; he came to Piqua in 1849 ; was a teacher in the Piqua schools until 1872 ; then engaged in the insurance business. In 1875 he was elected Mayor, which office he filled one term, at the same time being Magistrate of Washington Township, which latter office he is still filling. He was married, in 1849, to Miss Phoebe, daughter of Andrew Dye ; they have five children living, of whom A. C. is the eldest ; he was born Oct. 9, 1850, and grew up here in Piqua ; is a graduate of the high school, and also of the Lebanon Normal ; was a teacher for three years in the grammar school at Troy ; he also studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1877, and is now an honored member of his profession in this city. In his school days, Mr. Buchanan studied engineering, with a view of surveying, and has practiced the latter more or less since. He married, in 1874, Miss Anna Belle, daughter of David Shoemaker, deceased ; she is also a graduate of the high school ; Mr. Buchanan comes of pioneer stock, who were animate td with enthusiastic patriotism, as will be seen by the different sketches of his family connections, which appear in this work. W. W. Y. is a member and Secretary of the Upper Miami Valley Pioneer Association, a plain, pleasant, sensible man and respected citizen.

HARRIET V. CALDWELL ; P. 0. and residence, Piqua. Harriet V. Caldwell, a native of Kentucky, born near Lexington, in 1802, is the daughter of Caleb Kemper ; her parents removed to Walnut Hills, near Cincinnati, while she was yet a child ; her father was a teacher in the schools of Cincinnati for a number of years, and her grandfather Kemper was the first Presbyterian minister who preached in Cincinnati. She was married to Matthew Caldwell Nov. 7, 1823, and soon after they started for their new home, then in the woods, now Piqua. They first set up housekeeping on what is now the northeast corner of Ash and Caldwell streets, where they lived upward of twenty years, then removed to the opposite corner south, where the widow still resides, his decease having occurred April 26, 1864. Mr. Caldwell was the son of Matthew Caldwell, Sr., who was among the first purchasers of land in this vicinity. Matthew, Jr., was a farmer, and continued to farm until his lands were needed for town lots ; then platted his farm, and sold it out in lots ; the regularity of his plat, rectangular streets, general appearance and convenience of access, shows more wisdom and forethought than was exercised by some who made additions to the town. The present high school building occupies a portion of the old farm, and Mrs. Caldwell now buys groceries where her husband cleared the ground and cultivated crops in her younger days ; she has lived to see the hand-cards and spinning-wheels superseded by carding and fulling-mills, and these, in turn, by the modern woolen factories. When she came to Piqua, in 1823, they traveled in wagons over what would now be considered impassable roads ; about 1840, she made a visit to her parents, near Cincinnati, going on the "canal packet," a great improvement over the wagon and stagecoach of former years ; when, in 1857, the D. & M. R. R. being completed, she was able to leave home at 6 A. M., and place a jug of fresh cream on her mother's dinner table, on Walnut Hills, she felt that the climax was reached, and all were delighted. Mrs. C. is now an old lady, and, while she takes pleasure in recounting the olden times, is grateful for the privileges and improvements with which modern days are blessed ; she has been a quiet, unassuming but useful Christian woman and mother, raising a family of four children, three of whom are living - Ann Elizabeth, now Mrs. James Cox, of Redwing, Minn.; Jennie, now Mrs. Thomas G-ray, resident of Piqua, and James K., a substantial farmer of Wasqington Township.

JOHN T. CATHCART, farmer ; P. 0. Piqua; was born in Maryland, in 1821, and, when but 6 months of age, his parents emigrated West, locating in Montgomery Co., Ohio ; there the father, Thomas M., purchased a small farm, which he cultivated until about 1830, at which time he removed to Jackson Township, Shelby Co., purchasing a large farm ; this he took from its wild state to a good degree of cultivation ; this farm received his attention and supervision until his death, which occurred in 1842, the mother, Elizabeth (McCandles) Cathcart preceding him seven years. After the death of his father, our subject was left on the tide of time to battle for himself, which he did by engaging as farm laborer ; in a few years he became the possessor of a team, and commenced farming for himself in Montgomery Co., Ohio; in 1845, he located in Washington Township, Miami Co. ; since, a few changes have been made, but for the past twenty-three years he has resided on his present farm of 75 acres, now in the Second Ward of the incorporated city of Piqua. Four years ago he was elected as Township Trustee, which office he now holds. In 1844, he married Caroline, daughter of Joseph and Mary E. Johnson; Caroline was born in Montgomery Co., Ohio, in 1826; their children are seven in number, viz., Mary, deceased ; James M., Louisa C., Martha, deceased ; John F., Mabel and Joseph E.

J. M. CHEEVER, retired merchant, Piqua ; born July 19,1788, in Boston, Mass.; was a son of Joseph M. and Eliza (Stewart) Cheever ; his father was a sea-captain most of his life, and his mother's father also ; what is quite remarkable in the history of his ancestors, is that, on his father's and mother's sides combined, there were seventeen sea-captains. When Mr. Cheever was 13 years of age, he was apprenticed by his step-father to Thomas Gr. Thornton, of Saco, Maine, one of the largest merchants of that day, a man of great political and financial power, being a member of the Legislature, President of insurance companies, and holding other important positions ; notwithstanding his greatness and the high positions held, he was a very haughty, bad man. Mr. Cheever only remained with him about two or three years, returning to Boston, where he learned the baker's trade ; this he did without his parents' knowledge, meeting their disapproval ; he worked at this business some three years, then started westward to seek his fortune ; with two other men made the journey to Pittsburgh, a distance of 1,200 miles, on foot ; at Pittsburgh he went into the grocery trade, which he followed about three years, meeting with great success ; bought property, built several houses and made other speculations. This was done during the war under an inflated condition of business, but as the war closed, property shrunk in value, and Mr. Cheever was brought financially into close quarters ; he sold off his property, settled up all his business and had about $150 left ; he bought a small boat, started down the Ohio River all alone, and, on a dark night, in which he could see neither tree nor bank, guided his boat by sound, arriving in due time at Cincinnati safely ; here he entered into the auction business, which he followed for a time, then the grocery trade, then in the river trade with New Orleans for some two or three years, then in the pork trade at Cincinnati, in all of which he made considerable money and also lost some. In 1822, he located at Piqua and entered into the mercantile trade. This was when Piqua was in its infancy, there being only a few inhabitants and one old tavern stand. Here Mr. Cheever's energy and business qualities found scope for full play ; he dealt heavily in grain, buying thousands of bushels of corn at 10 cents per bushel, and wheat at 31 cents, also dealt largely in pork, in fact, buying and shipping everything which usually comes in the routine of a trade in a new country, and at the same time buying and selling a great deal of property, building houses and working for the general improvement of the town. His life has been one of remarkable activity, passing through many hardships and even hair-breadth escapes with his life from accidents, from war and from contact in those early days with the Indians of the country. Being a man with an iron will, knowing no danger, his vast energy, with industrious habits, has carried him safely through all. He was united in marriage, Feb. 12, 1818, with Helen Harp, and is the father of eleven children, of whom three are now living. He is an active member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, his membership extending over the vast period of sixty-two years, forty-five years of which he was a Trustee of the church ; he was one of the prime movers in organizing the church here in about 1823, which had quite a struggle for raising the means for building and other interests of the church. Mr. Cheever's indomitable energy and powerful influence, coupled with his own means, which were freely given, overcame all obstacles, and now he has the consolation of beholding one of the largest and best-finished churches in the city, a good parsonage, separate building for classrooms and not a dollar of indebtedness remaining against it ; the church now has a membership of 400. Mr. Cheever's unconquerable energy has carried him over all the dangers and obstacles of business life, enabling him to accumulate plenty of this world's goods ; that energy has been coupled with a Christian character, and has, with his money, been freely used for the upbuilding of Christianity. Mr. Cheever is now about 92 years of age.

HARVEY CLARKE, Piqua. Among the business men of Piqua, Mr. Clarke deserves mention. He is a native of New Jersey, born in Essex Co. in 1823 ; came to Piqua in 1845, and has been identified with the business interests of Piqua ever since. He was for fifteen years a member of the firm of Clarke & Zollinger, grocers ; then became a member of the firm of Rouser, Evans & Clarke, founders and machinists, in which he continued until 1873, when he sold his interest and became interested in one of the valuable stone-quarries south of town, which he still continues, and is also a stockholder and Director of the " Piqua Straw Board and Paper Company," lately organized ; he is now superintending the construction of their extensive buildings, and when the works are completed will take an active part in the business management. His residence is a neat, commodious brick structure, located near the northern terminus of Main street. He married, in 1849, Mary J., daughter of Henry Ketchen, whose biography also appears in this work. They have six children - Mrs. Joseph E. Mendenhall, Harry, James H., William B., Fanny and Allie.

A. G. CONOVER, deceased. Mr. Conover was one of the leading, enterprising spirits of Piqua. He was born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1819 ; early in life he came to Piqua and studied engineering ; his first work as engineer was in connection with the Miami & Erie Canal, and after its completion he was more or less engaged upon public works, the Wabash & Erie Canal, the now Panhandle Line, Dayton & Michigan, and Greenville & Richmond Railways being among the most important. In 1862, he was elected a member of the State Board of Public Works, in which capacity he served three years with ability and acceptance. As a citizen of Piqua, he was the first Secretary of the'Gas Company, and afterward its President ; a stockholder and Director of the Piqua National Bank, and also of the Northern Ohio Fair Association ; he was also intimately connected with the hydraulic and water- works, and in fact every public improvement made during his career here. " Conover's Opera House " will long remain a monument to his liberality and enterprise. The following is an extract from an obituary, written by one who knew him well : "As a man of business, he had but few superiors, and as a valuable thorough-going citizen, but few equals in this community. Mr. Conover began life as a poor boy, and by energy, much hard work, and a life of frugality, acquired a large property. He was a member of St. James' Episcopal Church, and for many years a vestyyman. He leaves a wife and one son." Mrs. Mary Conover is a daughter of John O'Ferrall, Sr., M. D., a native of Piqua, an estimable, cultured lady. Her marriage with J. G. Conover was celebrated Jan. 10, 1861 ; their only child, Wilbur G., a promising young man, will this year finish the preparatory course, and next year enter upon the regular course, at Kenyon College.

W. L. CRON ; P. 0. Piqua ; Mr. Cron, a native of Miami Co., and son of John Cron, was born in Spring Creek Township in 1826, and remained on the farm until about 19 years of age, when he began his apprenticeship as " cabinet joiner after serving a full term he was engaged at cabinet-making, carpentering and farming until 1862, when he entered the United States arm}^ as 1st Lieutenant of Co. A, 110th 0. V. I., in which capacity he served until the spring of 1864, when he resigned, returned to Piqua, and resumed farming on the old homestead. In October, 1868, he joined fortunes with his cousin W. L. Cron, who was then operating a small furniture establishment here, having a horse-power with which he run a limited amount of machinery; this, with a small stock of lumber and manufactured furniture, with $1,300 cash, constituted their capital ; from this humble beginning the business has been developed, in spite of unfavorable circumstances, to its present vast proportions, during which W. L. has been the salesman ; at first each made a hand in the shop and did their own work, now their pay-roll includes over 100 names, and the retail salesroom, where W. L. presides, presents a display of furniture which, in point of style, quality and quantity, would do justice to a much larger city, reflecting great credit upon the management ; the firm now consists of L. C. & W. L. Cron and John Schneyer, the style of the firm being L. C. & W. L. Cron & Co.; as the biography of each appears in this work, and their factory and business is mentioned at length elsewhere, it need not be repeated here. Mr. Cron has been twice married ; his first wife, a daughter of Jehiel Day, died in 1855. He was married in 1857 to Miss Mary F., daughter of Ebenezer Frost of Spring Creek Township.