Washington Township (part 2 of 2)

John Johnson came about 1837. He was raised in Logan County, married Ann Southworth and purchased a portion of Survey 13,320, just northwest of Byhalia. He was industrious and accumulated some property. He. returned to Logan County and is still living near Pickerill, that county. His son, Hosea, lived for a short time on Rocky Fork, then removed to Logan County. ; josh Lingrel came in 1887 from Logan County. He was a native of Virginia and in Logan County married Ellen Ragan, by whom he had thirteen children. For many years after he came to Washington Township he owned noland. He built his first cabin north of Byhalia, and when the Marysville & Kenton road was opened the cabin stood in the way and had to be removed. He then lived in the Harriman place in the southwest part of Survey 9,916; he afterward moved to the western part of the township. |

Marquis Osborn came in 1837. He was an Eastern man, but prior to his residence here lived a while near Urbana. He had a small family and died at his place on Rush Creek - Survey 13, 427,later known as the Burnside farm.

Jesse Thornton settled in the township about 1835, purchasing 150 acres in Survey 13,320, northwest from Byhalia. He was originally from South Carolina, but had lived in Virginia and Tennessee before emigrating to Ohio. Ho first located in Champaign County and then lived in Logan County eleven years before coming here. He engaged in shoe-making and coopering before settling in Washington Township, but here he devoted his attention entirely to farming. He had married Nancy Richardson and raised a large family. His children were James, Boyd, Jacob, Aaron, Jesse, Mary, Sallie, wife of Levin Wright, Lucinda, the wife of Solomon Shirtzler, Rachel, wife of John Harriman, and Nancy, wife of Joshua Harriman. Mr. Thornton was born in 1777, and died in Washington Township March 31, 1857.

Southworth Mather settled on Rocky Fork at an early day. He came from the East somewhere, and was a local Methodist preacher. Like many others, he was a squatter at first, but afterward purchared land. He removed to Paulding County. '

John W. Basard, in 1837-38, located in the extreme eastern part of the township on Rush Creek. He hailed from Logan County, and devoted his time and attention for awhile to farming. Hoe then opened a little grocery store on Rush Creek and sold a considerable amount of goods tu his neighbors. Christopher Richards was one of the earliest occupants of the land on Rocky Fork.

David Cunningham changed his residence from near West Liberty, Logan County, to a home in the wilderness, about two miles north of Byhalia prior to 1840, but afterward sold out his worldly possessions here and went West. When last heard of he was still living. .

In 1838, or earlier, Jacob Collins was living just north of what is now Byhalia, engaged in blacksmithing. He remained but a few years and removed farther west

James P. Scott was an early resident on Rush Creek. He moved here from Champaign County and afterward lived on Rocky Fork. He died in this township and his family moved West.

John Williams came from Logan County about 1838, and settled in the northwestern part of the township. His sojourn here was short, After returning to Logan County, he emigrated to the West. George McElfish was an early settler on Rush Creek. William Tomlinson lived for a short time in pioneer days in the eastern portion of the township.

James Bird was perhaps the first settler in the western part of the township. He came to it in June, 1839. He had purchased 400 acres in Survey 12,105 and had to cut a road to the place. His nearest neighbor, when he arrived, was Jeremiah Lingrel, who lived two and a half miles east, a short distance northwest from what is now Byhalia. Mr. Bird was born in New York, and while in that State served in the war of 1812 a short time. He removed to Cuyahoga County ¡Ohio, and thence to Logan County, where in addition to his farm labors he preached the Gospel to his neighbors and also practiced tho " Thompsonian" system of medicine. But after his removal to Washington Township all his energies were given to the development of his farm. He brought with him five children - Gorum, William, Alberi, James and Olive (Ennis). He was born June 8, 1798, and died March 24, 1882.

William Green, of Logan County, purchased land on Bokes Creek in the southwestern corner of the township, and his sons, George, Henry and John, cleared and afterward settled upon it, while the country around them was yet covered with one dente forest. After the Greens, Matthew Williams came from Logan County and settled in that vicinity. He died and was buried on the place. AAT

David Irwin,in 1836 or soon after, came from Logan County and opened a blacksmith shop near the Titsworth place on the Essex and Rush Creek road. He also carried on farming to a limited extent. He afterward removed with his family to Missouri. l

In 1840, the township was very sparsely settled. Land was then worth from $3 to $8 per acre. During the next twenty years, the township steadily increased in population and the land was gradually cleared and placed under cultivation. In 1855, Matthew Lingrell purchased his farm in and north of Byhalia for $7 per acre. He has recently refused $80 per acre for it. Within the last two or three years the land has increased greatly in value. Its average market value exceeds $50 per acre, while but a few years ago it was not valued at more than $30 or $35 on an average. The tax duplicates reveal the material increase of wealth, both of personal and real property in the township. In 1837, the year after the township was organized, the total taxable personal property consisted of twenty-seven horses and thirty-seven cattle, with a valuation of $1,976, and tax of $18.23. The real estate was returned 15,157 acres: valuation, $14,266; tax, $188.48. In 1840, there were 20,015 acres, valued at $20,015, and town lots at $223; personal property - thirty-two horses, $1,280, sixty-eight cattle, $544, moneys, $100, total valuation, $22, - 163; taxes, $332,45, of which $149,64 was delinquent. In 1850, the acreage was 16,768, valuation, $40,748; chattels, $6,951; total, $47,699; taxes, $855.90. In 1860, the acreage was 17,087, valuation, $146,971, tax, $1,660.78. In 1870, 17,280 acres, valuation, $287,681 tax, $10,400. In 1880, 17,819 acres, valuation, $319,591; buildings, $12,310; chattels, $83,268.

Washington Township has been distinctively rural in its character. Its people have pursued the even tenor of an agricultural life, and neither built up villages in their midst nor engaged in extensive industrial pursuits. There are or have been no grist mills within the limits of the township, except a tread horse mill owned by David Miller nearly forty years ago. It was a very rude and imperfect affair and only patronized to any considerable extent when very muddy roads or very dry weather rendered it impossible to get grists ground elsewhere. East Liberty, seventeen miles distant from Byhalia, was the principal milling point in early times. The timber has been cleared largely from the land since the introduction of portable saw mills and the early saw mill has had no place here. Timber was regarded as valueless by those who first occupied the township as permanent settlers. It was viewed only as an encumbrance to the cultivation of the soil to be annihilated in the easiest and most rapid manner possible. The usual way of first deadening the timber by cutting a ring around the tree through the bark and afterward felling, was in many cases deemed too slow an operation, and the timber was cut in the green. A number of the earlier settlers owned little asheries on their places and manufactured "black salts" from the ashes produced by the rapid clearing of theirfarms. The salts found a ready sale in Marysville and elsewhere, and from the money received from it they easily supplied themselves with the necessaries of life until their crops were harvested. Ed Blacock had an ashery on his place in the western part of the township - the E. O. Stevenson farm, southwestern corner of Survey 10,971. Elisha and James Wright, the Ellises and others in the northwestern portion of the township also possessed them. ELECTIONS.

As will be seen, the township has been uniformly and heavily Whig and Republican in its political complexion since the organization of the township except in 1853. In 1840, at the Presidential election there were but three Democratic voters in the township, and they, preferring to cast their votes in a more congenial clime, voted in an adjoining township, theelection laws then poring a citizen ofa county to vote for President at any precinct in the county.,

The first election was held at the house of Stephen Davis and after his decease at the residence of his son, Ebenezer Davis. When the schoolhouse - was erected just north of the Methodist Church above Byhalia, it became the voting place. In 1882, a neat township house was erected in Byhalia.

_Byhalia, comprising probably a dozen houses and a few stores, is a busy little trading point and the only approach to a village in the township. It is situated in the southern part of the township at the crossing of the Marysville & Kenton and Rush Creek & Essex Gravel Roads, and is a growth of but two or three years. In the earlier days of the township, two attempts were made to establish a village, but each met with a signal failure.

Arbela was a village plat laid out by Marquis L. Osborne, July 25, 1838. It was situated in the eastern part of the township, north of and near Rush Creek, on Survey 13,427, the N. Burnside place. John W. Basard kept a grocery and followed gunsmithing, and Stacy Smith lived and taught school here for a short time, and this is the extent of the known human habitation of 'the place. The utmost endeavors of its founder failed to make it a metropolis or an emporium of trade. The plat consisted of forty-five lots, a public square and two streets - Main and Osborne. The lots were 4x12 poles in size; their courses, north 12° west and north 78° east. There are now two small country stores in the eastern part of the township.

In the spirit of a generous rivalry, it is said, Haynesville was laid out by Jonathan Haynes September 4, 1838, about one mile up Rush Creek from Arbela and on the southern banks of the stream. It was of more modest dimensions than its established rival, containing but twenty-one lots and a public square. This attempt at town-making proved more abortive than the other, for so far as known it remained in utter solitude. Its streets were Main and Rush Creek.

In striking contrast with these two unsuccessful efforts Byhalia has become the seat for a prosperous little town by the process of natural selection without any boosting from interested parties. It has never been laid out; its lots have been sold by metes and bounds by the owners of the land as fast as they were required. Rees Miller opened a little store about thirty years ago on the Jehu Gray farm,a short distance north of the Methodist Episcopal Church. On application, a post office was established at the store, with Mr. Miller as Postmaster, and named Byhalia. The store was maintained here for about

'twenty years and passed through the hands of quite a number of owners. Jehu Gray became Mr. Miller's partner after awhile, and they were succeeded by Nathan Moffat, William Davis, Walter Allyn, who left in 1861, Joshua B. Haynes, Robert Dodds, James Eaton, Moffat and Gray and P. Allen. The last mentioned closed business here about 1870. At the cross roads or what is now Byhalia, there stood at this time three farmhouses, belonging to and occupied by Matthew Lingrell Orson Allen and Horace Pinney. William Moffat purchased a corner lot off the Pinney farm, built a store-room and there offered a general stock of goods for sale to the public. Except one year, when Logan & Coleman operated the store, Mr. Moffat has been in possession of the store ever since. When Mr. Moffat returned and took possession again about four years ago, Logan & Coleman erected a store building and opened the second store in the place. They sold general merchandise for three years, then in November, 1881, sold to G. J. & N. M. Baldwin, who are the present owners. In May, 1881, J. W. Mehaffey opened a drug store, and in March, 1882, Alfred Davis brought to the village a stock of hardware, notions and groceries; both these stores are still operated by their founders. Jefferson Severe erected a hotel a few years ago and was its first proprietor; he subsequently rented it to T. W. Tolman, then sold it to Marion Flickin ger. G. J. Baldwin purchased from Mr. Flickinger in March, 1881, and about nine months later disposed of it to the present proprietor, Z. R. Thornton.

Dr. Hiram Myers was the first practicing physician at Byhalia. He opened an office about thirty years ago and practiced ten or twelve years. Dr. William Breese succeeded him, but remained only a short time. Dr. Gustavus Skidmore then became the physician of this vicinity, but several years later he removed to Essex and subsequently to Pharisburg. Dr. Emanuel Whittaker also practiced here for a time, then moved West. The two physicians now located here are Drs. B. A. Martin and George Martin; both have been here for a number of years and have won a good, established practice.

During the past year there have been more buildings erected than at any time previous. About fifteen families now reside here. There are two blacksmith shops. In 1879, the lines of the adjacent school districts were changed so as to give Byhalia a school, and it now has asubstantial frame schoolhouse. G. J. Baldwin is the present Postmaster. The office was transmitted from one merchant to another at the store where it was first established until the seat of business shifted to the site of Byhalia, and it has since been held by William Moffat, Aaron Coleman and G. J. Baldwin successively.

The township cemetery issituated on an elevated lot of ground on the Boyd Thornton farm, northwest from Byhalia. It was first used as a private burial ground and since about 1854 the learthly!remains of most of Washington Township's deceased have reposed beneath its sod. The lot originally included a half acre, but recently another half acre has been added. The first graveyard in the township was on the Titsworth place, northeast of Byhalia, and many of the earliest settlers have been interred here. For about thirty years, however, it has ceased to subserve this sacred purpose, and a more neglected spot could scarcely now be found. Many of the remains have been removed to other cemeteries. It lies so close to the channel of Rocky Fork that the graves are in danger of being despoiled of their hallowed trusts by the treacherous current, and it is said that skeletons have already been washed away by ite waters. Another small cemetery is situated in the eastern part of the township on the Nathan Burnside place. It has been in use for many years.

On the Titsworth place a log schoolhouse was erected through the joint labors of the settlers in that vicinity at an early day. It was probably the first building of the kind in the township and stood near the old cemetery.

Joseph Carter was one of the first teachers. He taught one'or two winters only. David Ellis taught several terms in the same school, and was considered an excellent teacher. For a number of years after, a subseription school was held on the Kenton & Marysville road, some distance north of Byhalia. Stacy Smith was also an early teacher here. The schools were held very irregularly before the establishment of the common district schools, and terms were usually of three months' duration. The first school in the western part of the township was held in a log house which stood on the Bird farm. Mary Johnson was the first teacher. She received only 75 cents per week and " boarded 'round." Margaret Johnson afterward taught at the same place. There are now eight school districts within the township, each of which is supplied with a good building, furnished with modern school furniture and appliances.

Davis Methodist Protestant Chapel is located on the Essex & Rush Creek road, in the eastern part of the township. The society was organized in 1848 with ten members - Jonathan Fields and wife, Ebenezer Davis and wife, Thomas Miller and wife, Jesse Weatherbee and wife and Jefferson Fields and wife - by the Rev. Cyrus Carter in a log schoolhouse which stood on Lemuel Titsworth's land. The services were held in this schoolhouse for ten or twelve years, when the neat frame church now used as the house of worship was constructed. Ebenezer Davis, Thomas Miller and John McPeck were the largest contributors in the enterprise. , The first mentioned donated the lot upon which the house was erected. Rev. Oliver Stephens was the pastor in charge when it was built. The church has been prosperous and now contains fifty-seven members. Rev. James Adams has perhaps been the most successful pastor. During the revival services conducted by him, the membership of the church increased to considerably more than one hundred. This church has been a charge in the Richwood Circuit until about a year ago, when it and the Essex church engaged the services of Rev. Cadwallader, who has since administered to them. A Sabbath school is regularly maintained during pleasant weather.

A Methodist Episcopal society was organized about 1840, in a log schoolhouse built in the woods on Rocky Run, near where Southworth Mather then lived, afterward the Hiram Titsworth and now the William Haynes place. The membership ,was small, and most prominent among the little band were Hiram and Lemuel Titsworth, John Johnson and Southworth Mather. The latter two were local preachers. Services were continued in a log schoolhouse until a new schoolhouse was built on the newly opened Marysville & Kenton road, which stood near the site of present Methodist Church, north of Byhalia. Services were then held in the schoolhouse for a number of years. By the removal of members from the neighborhood, the society became very weak numerically and regular preaching was suspended. o

About 1872, a class of the Methodist Episcopal Church, consisting of perhaps twelve members, was organized, with Allen Haines as class leader. The society prospered, and in 1876 erected a commodious and handsomely constructed edifice, 34x48 feet, north of Byhalia half a mile, and close to the schoolhouse, in which the meetings had previously been conducted. Its cost exceeded $2,000. It was dedicated by Rev. David Rutledge, then Presiding Elder of the district to which it was attached. The first steps looking to the erection of the church were taken during the pastorate of Rev. Solomon Linsley. His successors as pastors of this church have been Revs. William Shultz, William Dunlap, J. C. Clemmons, David Bowers and John W. Donnan. The last mentioned is now serving his second year. The Byhalia Church was orig- inally included in the Mt. Victory Circuit, composed of four charges - Byhalia, Mt. Victory, Wilson Chapel and Reinhart Church. It is now an element in the York Center Circuit, which comprises four churches - McKendree at York Center, Byhalia, Summersville and Bethel. The present membership is about forty. A Sabbath school was organized subsequent to the erection of the church, and is now working in an active and successful manner. It contains ninety-five members, eight classes and is superintended by William Haines.

In the extreme northwestern corner of Washington Township is an organization of the Quakers or Friends, known as Rush Creek Church. Its membership is drawn from Hardin and Logan Counties as well as this township. The organization was effected soon after the close of the rebellion in a log schoolhouse. A few years later, through the efforts of Obediah Williams, Bennett Watkins, Isaac Penoc and other early members, a frame structure was erected, which has since served as their meeting house. At the organization of the society, the membership scarcely numbered half a dozen. It is now probably forty. Services are held every Sabbath. A Sabbath school has been maintained for many years.

In the southwestern portion of the township is a religious society of the Free-Will Baptist persuasion, which owns no house of worship, but meets in the Bird Schoolhouse. It was organized there about ten years ago by Elder George Baker, then of Marion County, Ohio. He and Elder K. F. Higgins have been the only two pastors in charge. The early membership was small, and included the names of Gorum Bird and wife Arsadilla, Albert Bird and wife Mary, William Peterson and wife Ellen, and Rachel and Mary Elliott. A Sabbath school has been supported until the present year, when, owing to the temporary suspension of regular services, the school, too, ceased active work.

Biographical Sketches

ISHMAEL ARMINTROUT, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Rockingham County, Va., December 25, 1828, and when twelve years of age, with his parent», Jacob and Fanny Armintrout, he went to Indiana, where they, however, remained but a short, time. From thence they came to Montgomery County, Ohio, where they located two years, and for the year following lived in Madison County. They subsequently went to Franklin County, where they remained until their decease. Of a family of nine children, five are now living, viz.: Gideon, Martha, Clara, Ishmael and Jemima. On June 6, 1846, our subject was united in marriage in Franklin County to Miss L. S. Warner, who was born May 21, 1836, in Chenango County, N. Y. She isa daughter of Stephan and Hannah (deceased) Warner, now of Franklin County, Ohio. To them have been born ten children - Lucy M. (deceased), Heurietta F., Jacob S., Delilah J., Addison O., Martha, Albert J., Henry G., Isadora and Clara E. In the spring of 1869, with his family, he came to Washington Township, Union County, and for three years located near Byhalia; he then moved to the western portion of Washington Township, where he now resides.' He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the owner of 140 acres of land in a good state of cultivation.

JOSEPH C. BALDWIN, farmer, P. O. Mt. Victory, Hardin County, Ohio, was borh in Stark County, Ohio, July 3, 1833; his parents were Roswell and Martha Baldwin, his father a native of Connecticut and his mother of Virginia. They settled in Stark County at an early day. When fifteen years of age, with his parents, he came to Logan County, where they remained until 1871, in which year they came to Washington Township, Union County. On September 24, 1857, he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah S. Elliott, who was born November 29, 1883; she is a daughter of Samuel and Martha Elliott. To them have been born five children, three of whom are still living - Mary E., Martha M. and Charles R. In February, 1871, he came to Union County and settled in Washington Township, where he now resides. He has served as School Director and is a member and an Elder of the Friends Society. On September 24, 1882, their silver wedding was celebrated, when Mrs. Baldwin, who has been an invalid for eight years, became the recipient of many valuable presents. They have a lurge circle of friends and acquaintances, with whom they are quite popular. Mr. Baldwin is the owner of fifty-six and one-half acres of land.

NATHAN M. BALDWIN, junior member of the firm of G. J. Baldwin & Co., Byhalia, was born May 17, 1844, in Champaign County, Ohio, He isason of Lewis C. Baldwin (deceased) and Ann Baldwin. When about ten years of age, with his parents, he came to York Towaship, Union County. He received a common-school education, On September 15, 1869, he was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Cahill, daughter of Clement Cahill (deceased) and Martha Cahill, of Washington Township. The fruits of this union are two children - William W. and Howard O. In connection with his mercantile tradé, he is at present also engaged in agricultural pursuits. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and the owner of forty acres of land. In March, 1865, he enlisted in Company D, One Hundred and Ninety-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and received an honorable discharge in September of the same year. He has served as Justice of the Peace in Washington Township.

` Gourp J. BarpwiN, senior member, was born December 23, 1847, in Champaign County, Ohio. Like his brother, when a boy, he came to Union County with his parents. On July 21, 1870, he married Miss Louisa O. Southard, daughter of Ely B. and Jane Southard. They have one child - Otway. For twelve years, he has been engaged in the mercantile business. Asa firm, they are courteous and obliging to their patrons, and always aim to give satisfaction. They deal in dry goods and general merchandise, such as is usually kept in a country store.

G. BIRD, farmer, P. O. Mt. Victory, Hardin County, Ohio, was born in New York State October 21, 1817. "When two years of age, with his parents, James and Mary Bird, he came to Cuyahoga County, Ohio, where they remained until he was perhaps twelve years of age. They then came to Logan County, where they located until the spring of 1839, when they came to Washington Township, Union County. They endured the usual hardships and self-denials which are incident to pioneer life. Of a family of six children, three are now living, viz., Gorum, William and Albert. In May, 1849, our subject was united in marriage to Arcadilla Scott, daughter of James and Margaret Scott, early settlers of Champaign County ; she is a distant relative of the late Gen. Winfield Scott. This union has been blessed with six children - Sarah M., Caroline, Emeline, Dellie, Darwin S. and John W. (deceased). He has served as Justice of the Peace of Washington Township for six years, and as Trustee several years, He is a member of the Baptist Church and the owner of 145 acres of land.

ELI BOLEN, blacksmith, Byhalia.. The subject of this sketch was born in Adams County, Ohio, October 17, 1847; he is a son of Alexander Bolen and Lydia Bolen, the former at present residing at Bellefontaine, Logan County. When five years of age, with his parents, he came to Union County. On April 17, 1870, in Hardin County, he was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda McCall, daughter of Thomas and Judith McCall, of Hardin County. To them have been born two children - Ivery L., born February 11, 1874, and Coral W., born March 30, 1871, died May 10, 1879. In 1870, Mr. Bolen engaged in blacksmithing in Logan County, and continued the same several years. In April, 1879, he located at Byhalia, this county. He does general blacksmithing, and being a first-class workman, gives entire satisfaction to his patrons. He has been abundantly successful in business, owing principally to his-industry and good management. He and wife are both members of the M. E. Church.

NATHAN BURNSIDE. farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Logan County, Ohio, December 4, 1817. His parents were Alexander and Elizabeth Burnside, who came from Virginia, and settled in Logan County at an early day. He has seen and en dured much of pioneer life. On April 2, 1840, in Logan County, he married Miss Sarah Mc- Gee, daughter of William and Jane McGee (now deceased), of Logan County. To them have been born eight children, six of whom are still living, viz.: Alexander W., William M., Samuel G., Lewis C., Mary J. and Elizabeth E. In 1843, he came to Union County, and for eighteen months located in Washington Township, on a tract of land where he now resides. He subsequently spent a short time in Iowa, Indiana and Logan County, Ohio, but in 1847 or 1848 returned to Washington Township. He has served as School Director, and is a member of the Baptist Church. As an agriculturist, he has met with good success, being a man of industrious and economical habits. He is the owner of 143 acres of land, i

ENOS CAHILL, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, March 17, 1829. He is a son of William and Rebecca Cahill. On August 1, 1849, in Tuscarawas County, he married Miss Isabel Martin, who was born September 3, 1827; she is a daughter of James and Jane Martin, now deceased. By this union there has been an issue of ten children - Rebecca J., Alexander, Mary M., William J., Susannah, Martha, Joseph H., Alpheretta, John E. and one died in infancy. In the autumn of 1863, with his family, he came to Union County, and settled in Washington Township, at Byhalia, where he now resides. As an agriculturist, he has been successful, owing to his industry and good management. In March, 1865, he enlisted in the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and continued in the service until the following October. He has served as Assessor and Trustee of Washington Township, and is the owner of ninety-four acres of land in a ultivatien. en DAVIS, hardware merchant, Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born October 20, 1836, in Union County, Ohio; he is a son of Ebenezer Davis (deceased ) and Mary Davis, early settlers of Union County. In August, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and continued in the service until September of the following year. On March 8, 1863, he was united in marriage to Miss Melvina L. Pinney, daughter of Horace and Christena (deceased) Pinney. They have two chilären - Minnie and Elbert. Prior to his engaging in the hardware and grocery business, he engaged in farming, with the exception of one year spent in the mercantile business at Ridgeway, Hardin County. In March, 1882, he located in Byhalia. He is a gentleman of a pleasant disposition, and accommodating to his patrons. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. society, and of the Methodist Episcopal Church. >

VALENTINE DEAR, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin County, was born in Baden, Germany, in April, 1823. His parents were Jacob and Frances Dear. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and in his youth received but a meager education. In October, 1844, he was united in matrimony to Miss Margaret Rostetter. By this union there has been an issue of nine children, of whom eight are now living, viz.: Jonas, Theresa, Bertha, Felix, Sarah, Anne, Mary and Peter. In 1866, with his family, he emigrated to America, came to Union County, and settled in Washington Township. He is industrious, and the owner of 105 acres of land.

JONATHAN C. FIELDS, farmer, P. O. Richwood, was born in Logan County, Ohio, October 26, 1818. His parents were Robert and Susan Fields, early settlers of Logan County. Of a family of eight children seven are yet living, viz. : Jonathan C., Jefferson C., Andrew J., Robert, Barbara, Lucinda and Charlotte. Our subject was in his youth trained to the pursuits of farming, and received the rudiments of education in a district school. On February 18, 1841, he was united in matrimony with Miss Elizabeth J. Atha, daughter of Thomas and Abigail Atha, of whom we have made mention in another portion of this work. To them have been born ten children, viz.: Mary A., Susannah, Melissa J., Easrum, Jasper N., James R., Emma O., Levi C., Thomas J. and Sarah E., the latter two of whom are deceased. In March, 1850, Mr. Fields settled in the eastern portion of Washington Township, this county, on the farm at present occupied by him. He owns 108 acres of land, and is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church.

JEHU GRAY, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born March 11, 1827, in Champaign County, Ohio. His parents were John and Ellen Gray, natives of Virginia, and early settlers of Champaign County. Of his father's family of six children two are now living - Jehu and Louisa. In his youth, Jehu received a fair English education, by means of which he was enabled for several years to teach school. On June 25, 1849, in Champaign County, he married Lydia Miller, daughter of John and Margaret Miller, of Champaign County. By her he had three children - John L., Aaron E. and Emma, the latter two of whom are deceased. Mrs. Gray died January 16, 1866, and on March 21, 1867, he married Miss Johanna Stalder, daughter of Casper and Mary Stalder, of York Township, this county. To them have been born one child - Howard E. In the spring of 1852, Mr. Gray came to Union County, and settled in Washington Township. For nine years he has served as a Commissioner of Union County, and for many years as Clerk. of Washinton Township. He discharged the duties of said offices faithfully and creditably. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. and F. & A. M. societies, and the owner of 348 acres of land.

HENRY H. GREEN (deceased) was born May 21, 1814. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received a common school education, and for perhaps twelve years taught school. For his first wife he married Sarah Ellis, by whom he had one child (deceased). He was again married, on November 4, 1851, to Miss Lydia F. Lukens, an estimable lady and daughter of Jesse and Beulah Lukens, of Logan County, Ohio. By this union there was an issue of seven children, six of whom are now living - John L., Henry S., Ellis, William B., Sylvia A. and Angeline. About the year 1850, he settled in Washington Township, this county, where his widow now resides. He served as Trustee of Washington Township, and was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. He wasa kind and loving father and an indulgent husband, and departed this life January 28, 1870. He left to his widow 161 acres of land.

JAMES D. HAINES, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born April 2,1832, in Champaign County, Ohio; his parents were Allan and Sarah Haines, natives of Virginia, and among the first settlers of Champaign County. His father was a soldier of the war of 1812 with Great Britain. Of a large family of children, four are now living - James D., Jonathan, Harvey M. and Hope. In December, 1860, our subject married Keziah Stamats, daughter of John Stamats, of York Township, this county, and by her had one child - Cyrus N. She died in 1863, and in 1865 he married Rhoda Speck, by whom he had two children - Aggie M. and Aaron C. (deceased). She died in 1875. For his third wife, he married, in March, 1877, Elizabeth Martin, widow of the late Luther Martin, of Union County, and daughter of Casper and Mary Stalder, of York Township, this county. By her he has one child - Sylvia J. In the spring of 1859, he came to Union County and settled in Washington Township. He has served as Treasurer of Washington Township one year. He is the owner of 308 acres of land, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

WILLIAM M. HAINES, farmer and pike contractor, P. O. Byhalia, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, February 20, 1841, and is a son of Jonathan Haines and Mary Haines (deceased) his father now residing at Byhalia, this county. When three years of age, with his parents, he, came to Union County, and in his youth received a fair English education. On June 4, 1864, he was united in marriage to Miss Margaret J. McPeck, who was born July 27, 1844, in Har- rison County, Ohio. She isa daughter of William H. and Elizabeth McPeck, of York Township, this county, whose biography appears in this work. They have two children, viz.: George M., born June 24, 1870, and Mary E. born May 23, 1872. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the First Battalion Ohio Sharp-Shooters, Army of the Cumberland. On Nevember 8, 1864, he was taken prisoner at Kingston, Ga., by the confederates, and was subsequently confined in nine different Southern prisons. At the close of the war he was exchanged, and was honorably discharged from the service July 12, 1865. In connection with his farming, Mr. Haines is also engaged in building pike roads by contract. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for eight years has been a local minister. He is at present filling the office of Trustee of Washington Township. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, and the owner of 128 acres of land. CALEB F. HAINES, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born February 20, 1845, in Union County, Ohio. He is a son of Joshua B. Haines (deceased) and Mary Haines, of this county. About the year 1840, his parents came to Union County and settled in Washington Township, where his father died August 17, 1882. They were the parents of seven children - Caleb F., Margaret, Lydia J., Fannie L., Rebecca, James H. and Sarah A., the latter five of whom are deceased. On January 6, 1867, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Margaret D. Miller, who was born November 28, 1849; she was a daughter of Thomas and. Delilah Miller, whose biography appears in this work. To them have been born four children, viz.: Aaron L., born April 19, 1869; Milton B., born September 24, 1872; George F., born March 22, 1878, and Josephine, born June 5, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Haines are both members of the M. P. Church. In March, 1865, he enlisted in the Eighteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and continued in the service until the following October. He is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and the owner of about 160 acres of land. s x JOHN HARRIMAN, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born May 21, . 1827, in Harrison County, Ohio. His parents were Simpkin and Sarah Harriman. When about sixteen years of age, with them he came to Washington Township, this county. From his youth up he has been engaged in farming. On August 28, 1852, he was united in marriage to Miss Rachel Thornton, who was born in 1834; she was a daughter of Jesse and Nancy Thornton, early settlers of Union County. To them have been born five children, viz.: Caleb F., born November 15, 1853; Rebecca J., born May 12, 1855; Mary M., born September 11, 1862; Hannah M., born December 12, 1868, and Harvey A., born January 31, 1874. Asan agriculturist, Mr. Harriman has been successful, having comparatively little with which to start in life. He is at present serving as Trustee of Washington Township, and for twenty years has been engaged in auctioneering. He is the owner of eal acres of land, and is recognized as one of the i iculturists of Washington Township, : e SORGE HARRIMAN, TUMOR EXO: Byhalia. The subject of this sketch born in Harrison County, Ohio, July 19,1837. His parents were Simpkin and Sarah Harriman. When six years old, with his parents, he came to Washington Township, Union County, where his parents settled. Of a family of twelve children, nine are now living, viz.: Amos, John, Ezra, Ellen, Martha, Joshua, George, Rebecca and Ruth. In April, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirtyfirst Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and participated in the battles of Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Resaca, Murfreesboro, Kenesaw Mountain, siege of Atlanta, Goldsboro, Kingston, N. C., and numerous other engagements. He was honorably discharged in July, 1865. On July 4, 1868, he married Miss Mary C. Moffitt, who was born es April, 1846, in Champaign County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Nathan Moffitt (deceased), an Lucy A. Moffitt. To them have been born five children - Flavilla, James S., Donna M., en J. and William H. (deceased). Mr. Harriman is a member of the I. O. O. F. society, and o the Grand Army of the Republic, and the owner of seventy acres of land. He has served as i ownship. : Ae BERT HICES.- Nes P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in i e December 26, 1825. When twelve years of age, with his parents, Thomas and Mae der : iok S, he emigrated to America, and came to Knox County, Ohio, where they ae i : eir > cease. Our subject was reared to manhood on a farm, and received but a limited educa cet n September 27, 1853, in Knox County, he married Miss Eunice Thompson, do is s RT 22, 1834, she was a daughter of Asa 2 e pg t "i eo woe me it ` see o children - Mary L., George H., Maria L., Salona E., Anna C., T Po > ae his life February 17, 1879, loved and honored by all who knew her. fall rn his family, Mr. Hicks came to Washington Township, this ee ti oe where he now resides. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and the owner of ninety-eig ee LINGREL, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of ae qui (de We je 2 i i | d is a son of Jeremia angre ecease gan County, Ohio, November 25, 1825, and is a. d his mother of Pennsylvania. In 1837, Eleanor Lingrel; his father was a native of Virginia, an sata with them he came to Washington Township, this county. On Marc , duse ues i i iage to Miss Martha Essex, a daughter of James and Ellen Essex, o a n P a m ir ed born eight children, of whom five are yet living, viz.: Louis

M., Alice, John H., Newton H. and Reed. For twelve years, he has served as Justice of the Peace in Washington Township ; he has also served as Clerk and Trustee of the township. Mr. Lingrel is one of the self-made men of whom Union County may well be proud, for, according to his own statements, he commenced life with but comparatively little, and he is at present the owner of a fine farm of 370 acres. He is a member of the I. O.O. F Lodge, and resides at his home in Byhalia.

WILLIAM MACOUBREY, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland March 2, 1825, and is a son of William and Mary A. Macoubrey. He married in Ireland Miss Jane Mulligan, daughter of James and Esther Mulligan. To them have been born three children - Mary A., born December 29, 1846; George A., born January 4, 1852; and William J., deceased. In 1857, with his family he emigrated to America, and by the way of New York came to Union County, Ohio. After living in several different parts of Union County, he finally, in the fall of 1878, settled in the southeastern portion of Washington Township. He is a man of industrious and economical habits, which have secured for him success. He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the owner of fifty acres of land.

JAMES W. MAHAFFEY, druggist, Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, January 15, 1853. His parents were James and Matilda (deceased) Mahaffey, of Liberty Township, this county. He received a good English education. In the spring of 1879, he entered into the drug business at Newton, this county, where he remained until May, 1881, in which year he moved to Byhalia. He has established a good trade and is meeting with success. On December 25, 1875, he married Miss Allena Haines, daughter of Harvey M. and Elmira (deceased) Haines, of Union County. This union has been blessed with two children - Wilbur and Maud. He is a member of the F. & A. M. society.

BRAYTON A. MARTIN, physician, Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Conneticut February 5, 1836. His parents were Hosea and Beulah Martin. When a youth, he learned the trade of a carpenter and followed the same for several years. In 1868, he came to Union County, York Township, and for a time made his home with his aunt, Mary M. Martin, widow of the late Enos Martin. During the latter portion of 1866, and the beginning of 1867, for five months he attended the Starling Medical College at Columbus, and he again attended it in 1868 and 1869, and graduated in March of the latter year. In July, 1869, he located at Byhalia and began the practice of his profession, where he remained until 1873. He then spent two years in Connecticut. In 1875, he went to Schuyler County, Ill., where he located until 1880, in which year he returned to Byhalia. On December 22, 1878, he married Margaret Wilson, by whom he had one child - Mary Luella. Dr. Martin has been Treasurer of Washington Township; is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and a physician of merit.

JOHN McPECK, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, an aged and venerable citizen of Washington Township, was born in Westmoreland County, Penn., May 11, 1814. His parents were John and Sarah McPeck. In his youth, he learned the trade of stone-cutting and brick-laying, and followed the same for more than twenty years. In 1886, he came to Harrison County, Ohio, where, on August 8, 1843, he was united in marriage to Miss Susannah McAfee, who was born March 8, 1824, in Pennsylvania. She is a daughter of James and Mary McAfee, with whom, when three years old, she came to Harrison County. To Mr. and Mrs. McPeck have been born seven children - James B., Orville V., Daniel, Mary T., Sarah M., William D. and Amanda M., the latter two of whom are deceased. In 1852, he came to Union County and settled in Washington Township. Like other early setlers, Mr. McPeck has endured hardships and self-denial. The tract of land on which he settled had perhaps three acres partly cleared; but by his industry and pluck he succeeded in clearing it and to-day we behold it transformed into a good farm of eighty-three acres. He has served as Trustee of Washington Township, and is an ardent member of the Methodist Protestant Church.'

GEORGE M. MoPECK, farmer, P. O. Richwood. The subject of this sketch was born in Harrison County, Ohio, July 19, 1842, and is a son of William H. and Elizabeth McPeck, whose biography appears in this history. When a youth, with his parents, he came to Union County. He received a fair English education and for a short time taught school. In December, 1861, he enlisted in the Eighty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was attached to the army of West Virginia. He participated in the battles of Cross Keys, Cedar Mountain and the second battle of Bull's Run, where he received a wound in the thigh." His regiment was then transferred to the Potomac and took an active part in the field of Gettysburg. He was subsequently transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, Twentieth Corps, and was engaged at Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Resaca, Dallas, Peach Tree Creek, Averysboro, Bentonville and numerous others. In July, 1865, he was honorably discharged from the service. On May 15, 1877, he married Miss Rachel E. Rowe, daughter of David Rowe (deceased) and Catherine Rowe, of Illinois. To them have been born two children, viz.: Winnifred, born October 10, 1878, and Margaret (deceased), He is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and of the Grand Army of the Republic, and the owner of 187 acres of land.

THOMAS MILLER, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, an aged pioneer of Washington Township, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, December 17, 1812. His parents were John and Margaret Miller, who emigrated from Virginia to Fayette County, Ohio, in 1804, and remained there a short time, when they moved to Champaign County, where they remained until their decease. They were the parents of twelve children, six of whom are now living, viz.: Joshua, Elizabeth, Margaret, Thomas, Rees and David. On March 2, 1837, in Champaign County, our subject married Miss Delila Wade, who was born November 11, 1819, in Champaign County, Ohio; she is a daughter of Garland and Rebecca Wade, natives of Virginia, who settled in Champaign County about the year 1818. By this union there has been an issue of eleven children - Jeremiah, Daniel M., Ellis W., Jehu W., Margaret D., Elizabeth J., Mary E., Mattie L., John J. F., Thomas F. and David E. ; the latter two of whom are deceased. Three of his sons - J eremiah, David and Daniel were participants in the late war of the rebellion. In the spring of 1846, he came to Union County, and settled in the eastern portion of Washington Township, where he now resides. He has served as Treasurer of Washington Township twenty-five years; is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and the owner of a fine farm.

GEORGE MILLER, physician, Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Shelby County, Ohio, January 12, 1848, and is a son of William Miller, deceased, and Lucinda Miller. He was reared in Shelby County, and received a fair English education. During the latter portion of 1869, and the beginning of 1870, for five months, he attended the Cincinnati College of Medicine and Surgery, and again attended it in 1872 and 1873, and graduated in March of the latter year. In the fall of 1875, he located at Byhalia, this county. He enjoys a good practice and is meeting with marked success. On July 1, 1880, he was united in marriage to Miss Lavina Tallman, who was born October 30, 1847, in Union County ; she is a daughter of Thomas W. and Mary Tallman, of Washington Township. They have one son, viz., George O., born March 18, 1881. Among his patients, Dr. Miller is quite popular, being an affable and agreeable gentleman. He is à member of the F. & A. M. society. à

ROBERT MOODY (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born in Ireland in 1882. His parents were James and Margaret Moody. He was reared on a farm and received but a rudimentary education. In June, 1853, he married Miss Jane Stewart, who was born in March, 1830, in Ireland, and was a daughter of Samuel and Jane Stewart. By this union there has been en issue of four children - Mary J., born February 20, 1855 ; Robert, born September 18, 1858 ; William D., born February 16, 1861, and George S., born March 15, 1868. In 1861, with his family, he emigrated to America, and came to Union County, Ohio. For several years he lived in York Township, when he came and settled in the southern portion of Washington Township. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church, and respected in society. To his family he was a devoted father and husband. On December 7, 1864, he fell at Murfreesboro, Tenn., while defending the flag of our Union in the late rebellion. His widow and fatherless children feel their irretrievable loss, but we trust their loss will be his gain. He left to his widow sixty-four acres of land. She isa member of the Presbyterian Church. o 3

JESSE MOORE (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born in Perry County, Ohio, October 27, 1817. His parents were George and Rachel Moore, natives of Pennsylvania, who settled in Perry County at an early day. On February 23, 1842, he was united to Miss Jemima Rockhold, who was born July 11, 1825, in Maryland; she is a daughter of William and Ann Rockhold, who came to Muskingum County, Ohio, about the year 1833, where they located several years. Her father having died in Muskingum County, with her mother, she subsequently went to Perry County. In the spring of 1865, with his family, from Perry County our subject came to Union County, and located near Marysville one'year. In 1866, he moved to Washington Township, and settied where the widow now resides. He was the father of fourteen children - William W., Elizabeth E., Mary A., Susan M., James A., Jonathan A., Jacob H., Ruth L., Jesse F., Alpheus A., Ann J., Matilda H., George W. and Elisha J., the latter two of whom are dez ceased. To his family he was a devoted husband and father. He departed this life May 7, 1868, respected by all who knew him. He left to his widow, who mourns her irretrievable loss, E UN ee , farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, May 18, 1819. His parents were Barnet and Elizabeth Richardson, both natives of Virginia. Of a family of twelve children, eight are now living, Sa Clark, Maria L., Washington G., Joshua, Mary, Elizabeth, Jane and Aaron. From his een up, our subject has devoted his attention to agriculture, with the exception of a e Ne ears spent at carpenter work. Un December 26, 1844, in Marion County, he marrie aria y P : iff, of Mansfield, Conn. By her he has one child, T. Topliff, daughter of Horatio and Sarah Topliff, of Mans y h viz., Jasper N. Mrs. Richardson died May 23, 1849, and on December 21, 1856, he = married to Clarinda H. Young, who was born in Logan County, Ohio, in 1831; 8 im daughter of Eli and Nancy Young. To them have been born seven children - Maria T., Jame i jet E. and George W. (deceased). In 1857, he C., Benton R., Granville M., Wheeler A., Harrie ge. ice ife cand settled in Washington Township, this county. He has seen considerable of pioneer life, endured many hardships. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson are both members of church ; they have a fine farm of 118 acres, on which are erected good and substantial buildings, making a pleasant home. : i in Lickin N OGERS, farmer and tile manufacturer, P. O. Byhalia, was born in 1g ROME t Aen 5,1836. His parents were Michael W. and Mary Rogers. From his youth up he has been engaged in farming, In November, 1859, he was united in marriage to Miss Luey A. Gamble, who was born in Union County, April 21, 1848; she is a daughter of Robert and Annis (deceased) Gamble. This union has been blessed with nine children, viz. : Clara A., Dora E., James R. W., George M., Elenora, Aaron O., Delpha O., Frank B. and Rosa, the latter two of whom are deceased. In the fall of 1863, he came from Licking to Union County, and located in Dover Township, until the fall of 1872, when he settled in Washington Township. Besides his farming, he is quite extensively engaged in the manufacture of tile for draining purposes. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. society, and the owner of ninety-six acres of land.

SOLOMON SCHERTZER, farmer, P. O. Larue, Marion Co., Ohio, was born in Franklin County, Penn., September 19, 1824. When four years old, with his parents, Emanuel and Eve Schertzer, he came to Stark County, Ohio, where they located seven years. They subsequently came to Ross, Franklin and Union Counties, and finally located in Hardin County, where they remained until their decease, he in 1844, and she in 1864. Ofa family of eleven children, five are now living. On April 12, 1846, in Union County, our subject was united in marriage to Miss Lucinda Thornton, daughter of Jesse and Nancy Thornton, who were early settlers of Union County. By this union there has been an issue of eleven children, ten of whom are still living, viz.: Jesse, Sarah J., Lorenzo, Peter, Melissa, Emanuel, Nancy, William, James and Lillie. In 1862, he came from Hardin Connty and settled in the northern portion of Washington Township, where he now resides.. He has been successful in business. He is a member of the church, and the owner of 109 acres of land.

SAMUEL SHERWOOD, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born in Madison County, Ohio, November 29, 1834, and is a son of Andrew and Irena Sherwood, of Darby Township, Madison County. He has, from his youth up, devoted his attention to farming, and received but a limited education. On March 6, 1856, in Madison County, he married Miss Hester A. Converse, who was born May 5, 1838, in Union County. She was a daughter of Edwin and Louisa Converse. To them have been born six children - Abigail M., Owen E., Elbert E., Esta F., Alfred P. and Louisa L., the latter two of whom are deceased. In the fall of 1863, Mr. Sherwood settled in Washington Township, this county. In the management of his farm, he has everything done in the most orderly and advantageous manner, which has secured for him success. He has served as Treasurer of Washington Township four years, and as Township Trustee and Clerk, and at present officiates as Justice of the Peace. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. Lodge, and the owner of 218 acres of land.

JOSEPH SCHMALZ, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, was born in December, 1823, in Alsace, France (now Germany). His parents were Jacob and Elizabeth Schmalz. From his youth up he has devoted his attention to farming.: In November, 1853, he was united in marriage to Miss Josephine Dear, daughter of Jacob and Frances Dear; she was: born in March, 1830. By her he has six children, viz.: Christian, Elizabeth C., Mary M., Josephine G., Lucy L. and Caroline. In 1853, he emigrated to America, and by way of New York came to Ohio. In the autumn of 1863, he settled in the northern portion of Washington: Township, Union County, where he now resides. He is industrious and enterprising, and the owner of 138 acres of land.

SOLOMON SIMPSON (deceased). The subject of this sketch was born December 30, 1802,. on the Potomac River, in Virginia, and when a mere child, with his parents, Isaac and Susannah Simpson, he came to Licking County, Ohio. In Licking County, he married Eleanor Carlisle. She is a daughter of David and Susanna Carlisle. In August, 1848, with his family, he came to Union County, and settled in Washington Township, on a tract of land at present occupied by his widow. He was the father of thirteen children, of whom nine are now living, viz.: Elizabeth G., Stephen D., William, Deborah, Louisa, Samuel, Daniel, Emily and Sylvester. Mr. Simpson remained on the land settled by him until his decease, in May, 1866. He was a loving husband and indulgent father, and respected by all who knew him, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. His widow, a venerable and aged lady, still resides on the homestead, and is the owner of fifty acres of land.

; HARRISON S. STAMATS, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Union County, Ohio, May 20,1833. He is a son of John Stamats, a pioneer of York Township, this county, whose biography appears in this work. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received but a rudimentary education. In 1859, he married Miss Mary Robbins daughter of Ira A. and Mary Robbins, of Union County, and by her he had one child - Mary, (now deceased). Mrs. Stamats died September 4, 1861, and on January 19, 1862, he was again married, to Miss Hope Haines, a daughter of Allen and Sarah Haines, early settlers of Champaign County. They have four children - Claudia M., Allie E., Atty F. and Frankie. A short time subsequent to his marriage, he settled in Washington Township, where he now resides. Mr

Stamats is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and for twelve years has been Assessor of era Township. He has been successful in business, and is the owner of 112 acres of and.

JOHN H. TEMPLE, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born in Guernsey County, Ohio 1839. His parents are Edward and Peggy Temple, his father being A nativo iak dA and his mother of Virginia; they came to Guernsey County at an early day. He was reared to man's estate on a farm, and received but an ordinary English education. On June 10, 1859, in Guernsey County, he married Maria Morrison, who was born June 1, 1839; she is a daughter of Joseph and Theda A. Morrison. To them have born ten children - Margaret, Joseph M., Sarah (deceased), Theda A., Martha, Mary E., John (deceased), Ida D., Harry E. and Frank. In 1864, he came to Franklin County, and located two years, then spent two years in Madison County, and in March, 1868, he came to Union County, and settled in Washington Township, where he stillresides. He has served as School Director, and is the owner of forty-two and onehalf acres of land.

DAVID L. TUSSING, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. The subject of this sketch was born in Madison County, Ohio, October 5, 1836. He isason of Henry and Mary Tussing. From his youth up, he had devoted his attention to farming, and received the rudiments of an English education in a district school. On October 18, 1865, he was united in marriage to Miss Rebecca Wright, daughter of Leven Wright (deceased) and Letitia Wright, whose sketch appears in the history. They have two children, viz., Frank Z. and Clara A. In 1867, he located on the Wright farm in York Township, this county, where he remained until January, 1881, when he came to Washington Township. He is a member of the Baptist Church, and the owner of seventy-one acres of land. ;

WILLIAM WELLWOOD, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, was born July 3, 1840, in Kings County, Ireland. His parents were John Wellwood (deceased) and Catherine Wellwood. When twelve years of age, he emigrated to America, landing at New York, where, for the following six years, he drove an express delivery wagon for a publishing house. In 1858, he came to Plain City, this county, where he was employed about six years. On November 19, 1866, in Seneca County, he married Miss Catherine Vetter, who was born October 10, 1842, in Seneca County ; she isa daughter of Adam and Eve (deceased) Vetter. To them have been born five children, viz.: Joseph W., Florence U., William E., Harry C. and John (deceased). In October, 1869, he settled in Washington Township, Union County, where he now resides. He is a member of the Methodist Protestant Church, and the owner of 135 acres of land in a high state of cultivation.

WILLIAM WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. Byhalia. William Williams, Sr., father of the subject of this sketch, was born September 10, 1819, in Franklin County, Ohio. He married Miss Nancy Thomson, by whom he had three children, two of whom are now living, viz., William and Lydia. In 1852, he came from Marion to Union County, and located in Washington Township, on the farm at present occupied by our subject, until 1859, in which year he moved to Franklin County, where he died March 12, 1877. His wife died October 29, 1869. William Williams, the subject of this sketch, was born September 4, 1850, in Marion County, Ohio. After receiving a rudimentary education, he attended for eighteen months the university at Athens, and when sixteen years of age he entered Delaware University, which institution he attended two years. On March 27, 1879, he married Miss Carrie E. Evans, who was born November 26, 1859; she was a daughter of John and lvy Evans, of Franklin County, Ohio. They have one child, viz., Jennie D., born November 2, 1879. In April, 1879, Mr. Williams returned and took possession of the homestead formerly owned by his father. He is a member of the F. & A. M. society, and is the acres of tillable land. í re WILLIANS, tarmer, P. O. West Mansfield, Logan Co., Ohio, was born April 9, 1820, in Logan County, Ohio. His parents were Obadiah and Susan Williams, natives of Virginia, who settled, in Logan County, at an early day. Ofa family of eleven children eight survive, viz.: Obadiah, Henry, Jeffrey, Lorena, Cecilia, Rachel, Mary A. and Nancy. In July, 1844, our subject married, in Logan County, Miss Minerva Green, daughter of George R. and Ruth Green, of Logan County. To them were born seven children - Isaac M., Madison, George, Obediah, Eudora, Ruth A. and Elizabeth, the latter two of whom are now deceased. For more than a quarter of a century, with his companion, he enjoyed married life, when, on February 18, 1870, she quietly passed away, and left behind her a wealth of love and affection. In 1845, Mr. Williams came from Logan County and settled in Washington Township, this county, where he now resides. He is a self-made man, and has seen a great deal of pioneer life. He owns a farm af shire hint T. WILLIAMS, farmer, P. O. Mount Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, April 4, 1858. His parents are Asa Williams, a native E North Carolina, and Elizabeth Williams, a native of Ohio. In his youth he was eis ur 18 pursuits of farming, in which he is still engaged. On January 5, 1865, he married Miss M Starrick, daughter of William and Keturah Starrick, of Logan County, Ohio. union nee been blessed with three children, viz.: Omar E., born February 11, 1868 ; William B., born ecember 10, 1871, and Ralston B., born December 13, 1872. After his marriage, Mr. Williams located in Logan County until September, 1870, at which time he came to Washington DURER Union County, where he now resides. He is a member of the Society of Friends, and has dA as a School Director. He has been successful in Urn CAN. the owner of fifty-one an

- f land in the western portion of the township. r i SR CURE WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. toant Victory, Hardin Co., Ohio, was born ar New York State November 18, 1813. When a mere child, with his parents, Elisha and Rache

Wright, he was brought to Athens County, Ohio, where in April, 1839, he married Miss Deborah Wheeler, daughter of Ezeriah and Rachel Wheeler. By this union there has been an issue of nine children, viz: Maria A., Mary E., Lucinda H., Samuel L., Edmund E., Joseph N., Jane, Jeannette and Lucy A. In 1848, he came with his family to Union County, and settled on a tract of land in the northern portion of Washington Township, where he still'resides. Mr. Wright has seen considerable of pioneer life, and endured much hard work. He is the owner of 100 acres of land, and a meraber of the United Brethren Church.

JAMES WRIGHT, farmer, P. O. Byhalia, was born in Union County, Ohio, April 5, 1842, and a son of Leven Wright (deceased) and Letitia Wright, of whom we have made mention in this work. In May, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirteenth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Army of the Cumberland, and participated in the battles of Shiloh and Stone River, at the latter battle receiving a wound in the thigh. After remaining in the hospital for some time, he was discharged in May, 1868. In January, 1864, he veteranized in the Eighty-second Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry, and subsequently participated in the battles of Cotton Mountain, Lost Mountain and Dallas, where he received a wound in May, 1864, in the left hand, and was again obliged to go to the hospital for a short time, after which he again joined his regiment and continued in the service until the close of the war. He received an honorable discharge in June, 1865. He was united in marriage to Miss Annis Mead, who was born December 23, 1845, in Logan County, Ohio ; she is a daughter of Potter and Mary Mead, formerly of Logan County. They have one child, viz.: Leven M., born May 23, 1868. In October, 1865, Mr. Wright settled in the southern portion of Washington Township, where he now resides. He has been prosperous as a farmer, is a member of the Baptist Church, and the owner of fifty acres of land.