Wayne Township (part 6 of 8)

STEPHEN K. SMITH, farmer and manufacturer of tile ; P. 0. North Lewisburg ; was born in Woodstock, this county, Jan. 30, 1822, and is a son of Samuel and Phoebe (McCutcheon) Smith, who were born in the Green Mountain State, in which they were married, and, in about 1815, came to Woodstock, locating where the town is now situated. He purchased 160 acres of land and built a cabin, into which he moved his family ; he, however, did not live there long, as the unhealthy condition of the country carried him to an early grave Aug. 5, 1822, aged 30 years. His mother died in 1878, aged 86 or 87 years. To them five children were bom, three living - Lois, Amy and our subject ; the deceased, Cyrus (whose sketch appears in this work) and Jesse. In August, 1862, Stephen enlisted in Co. 6, 95th O. V. I.; was immediately transferred to the front, and, twenty days after, participated in the battle of Richmond, Ky., where he was taken prisoner ; was shortly afterward paroled, and returned home ; five months after he was exchanged and returned to the front, and took part in the Vicksburg campaign. His regiment was sent to Missouri, and, on account of sickness, he remained in Memphis until the regiment returned, then went into the ranks, after which the regiment raided through Tennessee and Mississippi, watching the enemy. He was in the battles of Gun town, Tupelo, and a number of skirmishes which happened almost every day, and, during the time, got several scratches which drew blood but did no bodily injury. At the above first-named place, he was cut off from his command, and, the rebs coming in on him in open ground, he made for cover 200 yards distant, and after him came the volleys of the " Johnnies," which greatly accelerated his speed, but did him no farther harm than merely giving him a few scratches. After these engagements, he was plunged into the battle of Franklin, Tenn., after which he went down to Mobile, and, while on the way, was in the siege of Spanish Fort, and, after rambling around, finally brought up at Montgomery, Ala., where they were apprised of Lee's surrender. They were mustered out at Columbus, Aug. 19, 1865, just throe years to a day after enlistment. His son, John M., served during the war, in the same regiment and company as his father. After his return home, he lived on his farm until 1878, at which time he came to North Lewisburg and put up a tile factory, which is now operated by his son, Frank W. In 1842, he was married to Rebecca Baldwin, and has seven children, six living - John M., Lora E., Timothv D., Emma O., Velma R. and Frank M.; Elizabeth, deceased. He owns 74£ acres of land in this township. He is a member of Woodstock Lodge, 1. O. O. F., No. 167.

C. C. SMITH, Postmaster and dealer in boots and shoes, custom work a specialty, Woodstock ; was born in Massachusetts in the year 1828, and is a son of Levi and Lucy Smith, who were bom in the same State, in which they were married, and where he lived till his death, which occurred in 1851, aged 65 years. His mother moved to El Paso, 111., where she departed this life in 1878, aged 90 years. They were parents of ten children, of whom seven are living, viz., Philo, Lucy, Angeline, Levi, Larkin, Benjamin F., Courtland C. The deceased were Courtland, Jonas H., and one in infancy. Our subject was reared in his native State, his time being occupied on the bench and farm. At the age of 21, he began business for himself. In June, 1849, he was married to Adelia E. Smith, by whom he has had two children - Jennie E. and Lucy M. After his marriage, he followed his trade in Holden, Mass., until his removal here in 1854. He located in Woodstock and has since given his attention to his business. In July of the first year of Lincoln's administration he was appointed Postmaster of Woodstock, a position he has since held, to the entire satisfaction of the patrons of the office. He and his wife are members of the Universalist Church, with which they have been connected for fifteen years, he having been Deacon of the same for ten or twelve years. Their church has a membership of about 125, and is presided over by the Rev. W. J. Crossley, an able and efficient minister of the Gospel.

STEPHEN A. SMITH, proprietor of the Buckeye House, Woodstock ; was born in the above place in the year 1840, and is a son of Cyrus and Lydia Smith. His father was born in Stowe, Vt., Feb. 24, 1813. With his parents, Samuel and Phoebe Smith, Cyrus moved to Champaign Co. in 1816. At the age of 9 years his father died, after which he lived with Anson Howard on the farm until 18 years old ; then learned the carpenter trade, which he followed as long as he was able to do manual labor, and was a fine workman. He was twice married ; first with Lydia Hall, in 1836, by whom he had six children, all living - George W., Stephen A., Sarah L., Willard H., Elisha D. and Howard. Mrs. Smith died in 1854, aged 39 years. His second marriage was celebrated with Mrs. Fannie A. (Smith) Harrington, April 6, 1856. He was a member of the Odd Fellows' Lodge of Woodstock, and a member of the Universalist Church.

He was a member of Co. D, 134th O. N. GL 100-day men ; served his time and was honorably discharged. He departed this life, after a long and painful illness, June 25, 1880. Our subject's boyhood was passed in the village, and, when old enough, he worked on the farm for John McDonald for four years. In April, 1861, he enlisted for the three-months service, in Co. K, 2d O. N. G., and was in the first battle at Bull Run. After his discharge he returned home, and on Oct. 15, 1862, enlisted in Co. F, 54th 0. V. I., 2d Brigade, 2d Division and 15th Army Corps. He was in the battles of Shiloh, Arkansas Post, siege of Vioksburg, Jackson, Champion Hill, Mission Ridge, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, Jonesborough, and many other lighter engagements ; was with Sherman on his march to the sea. He veteranized Jan. 1, 1864, at Bellefonte, Ala., and was mustered in at Larkinsville, Ala., Jan. 22, 1864. After his reenlistment he did active service till he was discharged, July 25, 1865, having served four years. July 25, 1867, he was married to Susan Epps, by whom he has two children - Harvey J. H. and Laura E. In the fall of 1870, he became proprietor of the Buckeye House, and is an accommodating and genial landlord, always attending to the wants and comforts of his guests.

ERASTUS M. SMITH, farmer; P. 0. Woodstock; was born on the place on which he now resides in the year 1842, and is a son of Elias and Huldah (Swift) Smith. Bis father was born in Stowe, Vt., in the year 1811. Huldah, mother of Erastus, was born in Rochester, Mass., in the same year as her husband. They were married in Vermont, and, in 1836, removed to Champaign Co., locating three-quarters of a mile west of Woodstock, where Erastus now resides. He purchased 340 acres of land, on which he lived till his decease, which ooourred Feb. 28, 1871. His mother is yet living and resides with him. They were parents of four children, two of whom are living, viz., Philip and Erastus M. The deceased are Curtis B., died in 1863, aged 28 years, leaving a wife and two children, viz., Frederick B. and Orvis E. ; one dying in infitncy. His grandparents, Philip and Resina Smith, came the same year (1836), living here till their death. He died in 1866, aged 80 yean ; she departed this life in 1858, aged 73 years. They were parents of three children ; all deceased, viz., Susan, Elias and Abel. His parents and grandparents were members of the Christian Church, and exemplary people, taking much interest in the cause and development of religion. Our subject's boyhood was passed on the farm, and he received his education in the district schools. He remained with his parents till he was 21 yean old, then began life for himself. May 2, 1864, he enlisted io Co. D, 134th O. N. G. ; served his time and was discharged Sept. 1 of the same year. In 1877, he was married to Mn. Laura (Cranston) Manh, daughter of Edwards Cranston, whose sketch appears in this work. To them one child has been born, viz., Nina H., born June 14, 1880. He owns 147 acres of land, which makes a delightful home. By his wife's previous marriage with Charles W. Manh, she had four children ; three living, vis., Mattie, Charles D. and Lucy ; Hattie, deceased. Mr. M. died in February, 1869.

ABRAHAM SPAIN, farmer ; P. O. North Lewisburg; is another of the old settlers in this township, and was born near North Lewisburg in 1808, and is a son of John P. and Nancy M. Spain, who were born in Dinwiddie Co., Va. In 1805, they removed to, and settled in, Champaign Co. on 106 acres of wild land, which he cleared up and improved, and where they lived till their decease. They have the honor of being among the first settlers who contended with Indian, beast and wilderness, to obtain a foothold. In 1850, at the age of 70 years, his father died ; his mother died in 1845, aged 65 years. They were parents of fourteen children; five living - Abraham, Paschal, Job, William A. and Matilda E. Abraham was reared to farm labor, his education being received in the subscription schools before 12 years old. At the age of 21, he began life for himself and located where he now resides. Through his energy the forest has disappeared, and in its stead large cleared fields mark the fastnesses of nature's stronghold. The home farm contains 100 acres, and he owns 113 acres more, whioh is located in Union Co. In 1830, he was married to Martha Spain, by whom he had six children ; all deceased - Robert M., Aaron W., Wilmuth, Job S., John and Lacy. Mrs. S. died in 1852, aged 44 years. His second marriage was celebrated with Susannah Leonard in 1871. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church, with which he has been connected more than half a century, a length of time few labor in the church.

LEMUEL SPAIN, farmer ; P. 0. North Lewisburg ; is the eldest son of Willis and Nancy Spain, the oldest living settlers in this township. He was born on the place where his father resides, in 1816, and was reared as pioneers* boys usually were, having plenty of work to do and little schooling. He is another who has had a full share of the hardships to endure, and, being young and strong, naturally became a valuable help in log-rollings and felling timber; hunting and fishing gave them recreation. He remained with his parents till he attained his majority, when he began life for himself on the land (100 acres) on which he now lives. It was all in its natural state, and, after completing the log cabin which had been partially built, he moved in and immediately began applying the ax. On this land (with the exception of five years spent on an adjoining farm) has resided where he first settled. In 1836, he was married to Elizabeth, daughter of Christopher and Magdalene Millice, early settlers iu this county ; nine sons have been born to them, eight of whom are living, viz., Abraham M., John F., Christopher W., David S., George, Lemuel R., Benjamin K. and Luther Grant ; Amos K., deceased. He and wife have been members of the M. E. Church for half a century ; are exemplary Christian people and very zealous workers in religion. Three of their children are members of the same church. Mrs. Spain was born in Goshen Township, near Mechanicsburg, in 1819.

H. WRIGHT SPAIN, farmer; P. O. North Lewisburg ; is a son of Willis and Nancy Spain, the oldest living settlers in this township, of whom mention is made in this work. He was born on the old home farm in 1828, and his boyhood was passed on the farm, assisting, when old enough, in its labors. His education was received in the subscription schools, and, at the age of 21, he began life for himself. In 1849, he was married to Lucy J., daughter of William and Sallie Crowder, natives of the South, who came to this county soon after Willis Spain and family. William C. died in the home of our subject in October, 1863, aged 65 years. He was born in Virginia Sept. 5, 1798. He was married to Sarah Spain, of Virginia, Oct. 22, 1824 ; she was born Nov. 22, 1806 ; died in 1835, aged 29 years. They were parents of seven children, of whom Lucy J. alone survives. The deceased are Martha A., Joseph, Leonard M., Sarah, Elizabeth and John. By his second marriage with Elizabeth Spain, nee Ohaver, he had four children, two living - Mary C. and Esther M. The deceased are Eliza and Margaret. Nancy, grandmother of Mrs. H. W. Spain, came to Ohio with her family in 1820, and died in North Lewisburg Oct. 23, 1868, in the 87th year of her age. To Mr. and Mrs. H. Wright Spain five children have been born, four of whom are living - Levi, Joseph W., Elmer E. and Estella C. Willis deceased April 15, 1860. Mr. S. owns 185 acres of land, all improved. He and his wife are members of the M. E. Church, with which they have been connected thirty-nine years. He has been Steward and leader in the class meeting for twenty-nine years.

RICHARD SWISHER, farmer; P. O. Woodstock; was born in this township in the year 1835, and is a son of Abraham and Rebecca Swisher, who were born in Washington Co., Penn. They removed to Champaign Co. and located in Union Township in 1833, on land now owned by Simon Rock. Soon afler, they came to Rush Township, and afterward removed to Goshen Township, where they made a permanent home. He died in 1842 or 1843, aged 43 years. His wife continued on the farm till 1854, when she removed to Mechanicsburg, where she died in the spring of 1865, aged 57 years. They were parents of nine children, viz., John, Joseph, Henry, Temperance, Abraham, Keturah, Melinda, Rebecca and Richard, the latter being the fourth son. Our subject was reared on the farm, and received his education in the district school, in which he fitted himself to teach, a profession he has followed four winter terms of four months each. At the age of 16, he began his struggle with the world, since when he has battled with the ordinary ups and downs whioh beset human experience. In 1858, Mr. Swisher was married to Artemesia Dix, daughter of John Dix, by whom he has had seven children, five living, viz., John, Abraham, Link, Margaret R. and Fred. The deceased are Thomas and one in infancy. He owns 98 acres of land, on which he located after his marriage. He farms largely to grain, and gives much attention to breeding pure Berkshire hogs. In 1864, he enlisted in Co. D., 134th 0. N. G., 100-day men ; served his time and was honorably discharged. He is a public-spirited gentleman, and has taken an interest in educating his children, having qualified them for teaching. He is a member of the I. 0. O. F. of Woodstock. His brothers are members of the same order.

AMOS UNDERWOOD, general variety store, North Lewisburg; was born in Columbiana Co., Ohio, in 1823. He is a son of Joseph and Frances Underwood, who were probably born in New Jersey, and in an early day settled in Pennsylvania, and, still later, located in the above county in Ohio, where they lived many years. They removed to Stark Co., Ohio, where they now reside at advanced ages. Our subject labored in the mill till 15 years of age, at whioh time he went on the farm and remained three years ; he then learned the gunsmith trade, which he did not follow long. He next learned the mason's trade in West Liberty, and afterward became partner to his boss, with whom he remained nine years, and then went to Whiteside Co., 111., and ran a ferry on Rock River for eight months. He returned to Quincy, Ohio, and again resumed his trade (ma9on), but afterward came to North Lewisburg, and erected many of the fine brick structures which stand as monuments to his skill. After several years' labor in North Lewisburg, he went to Michigan, where he enjoyed himself in hunting and recruiting his strength for several months, then returned to North Lewisburg, and engaged in his present business. He carries a full stock, consisting of most everything usually found in any retail house. In 1840, he was married tp Sarah Rosaell. They have three children - Frances S. J., Joseph R. C. and John R. A. Mrs. Underwood was born the same day, month and year as her husband, viz., April 5, 1823. He is a member of the Disciple Church, his wife of the Christians, though both were reared Quakers. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, belonging to the Chapter and Blue Lodge. He is one of the charter members in the home lodge.

THOMAS WADE, farmer ; P. 0. North Lewisburg ; was born in Virginia in 1810, and is a son of Garland and Rebecca (Williams) Wade. His father was born in the State of Virginia, and his mother in South Carolina. They were married in Virginia, and in 1812 removed to Ohio and located one mile south of the present village of Mingo. He purchased the land on which Dr. Koyle now lives, where they lived for a number of years, then removed to Union Co., where they ended their days. He died at the age of 100 years, his mother departed this life when upward of 70. They were parents of eight children, seven of whom are living, viz., L&vina, Elvira, Delilah, Mary, Rebecca, David and Thomas. Beulah, deceased. Our subject was reared on the farm, on which he found plenty to do in helping to clear up the vast growth of timber that covered the entire fhce of the country. He remained with his parents until past 21 years old, when, in 1831, he was married to Huldah Dillons, who bore him eight children, seven living, viz., Mary J., John, Cynthia A., Thomas C., Lewis, Sarah E. and Alonzo ; Semantha ( Mrs. Wade), deceased. He was again married, to Jane Little, who bore him three children, two living, viz., Casper and Richard ; one deceased. His third marriage was with Delilah Vaughn, by whom he had five children, four living, viz., Ralph, Delilah, Frank and James ; one dying in infancy. His fourth and last marriage was with Lydia Chapman, by whom he has had one child - Maggie. After his first marriage, he lived nine years on the old homestead in Mingo Valley, then went to Logan Co., where he lived twenty-four years, after which he returned to this county, in which he has since resided. He is a member of the Quaker Church, which he joined in the spring of 1880. Lewis F. enlisted in 1864, in Co. F, 31st O. V. I., and served eighteen months with Sherman in his great campaign. Thomas was a member of Co.

WILLIAM H. WAQSTAFP, physician, North Lewisburg; was born in Adams Co., Ohio Nov. 27, 1828, and removed with his parents to Licking Co., Ohio, in 1832. He secured a limited education at the district school, and at the age of 17, entered Granville College, where he pursued his studies till 1849, when he commenced the study of medicine under the direction of Dr. Price, of Newark, Ohio. While there, the glowing accounts of the newly found treasure in the " Golden State " infatuated him with the idea of becoming wealthy, and he was induced to abandon all other plans and join a company of adventurers who crossed the plains in the summer of 1851, arriving in Hangtown, Cal., the following September, amid the exciting discussion over the admission of negroes into that Territory. About this time he was employed as United States Express Agent for " Page, Bacon & Co.," carrying mail matter and gold-dust through the mountains to different points, and returning to Sacramento with coin, etc. Ponies were used as a means of transportation, making a trip once a month, for which he received $140. Late in the fall of 1852, he started home, taking passage on the steamer Yankee Blade, which was wrecked in seventy-two hours ; he, with a few other survivors, was rescued. He traveled on foot through a portion of New Mexico and Lower California, endured many privations, and at the end of two months arrived in San Francisco. After a short time, he went to Benicia, where he procured a clerkship at a salary of $200 per month. Sacramento, then a mere village, composed of tents, offered greater inducements, which he availed himself of, and again embarked in business, only to become the victim of disappointed hopes. It was during the spring of 1854, when the inhabitants suffered great loss of life and property from inundation. After having charge of a " trading-post " for a few months, he again started for New York by way of Panama, crossed the Isthmus to Aspinwall in December, stopped off for a time at Havana, visiting many places of interest, among which was the tomb of Columbus. He arrived in New York January, 1856, after an absence of five years, and was unrecognized by friends. The following two years were spent on the Wabash in Indiana ; thence to the steamer Bon Pluel, as physician of the boat, plying between Cairo and New Orleans. In the winter of 1858, he located in Nashville, Tenn., and was engaged in business thereuntil the beginning of the rebellion. Motives of policy induced him to return to the North, where he enlisted in the 54th Ind. V. I. After serving his country for three years, filling almost every position in the regiment, was mustered out of the service and returned to Nashville, Tenn., where he practiced his profession until some time after the close of the war. He then returned to Ohio with a view of completing his medical education, which was done in the spring of 1866, graduating with the honors of two different medical colleges. Circumstances now favored his location in the village of North Lewisburg, where he has since remained, having in the meantime acquired an extensive and lucrative practice, ranking among the most successful and popular practitioners of the county. He has taken all the degrees of Masonry, and has been a prominent member of the organization for thirty years. He is of English origin, his father, grandfather and mother being natives of England. His paternal grandfather was an officer of the Goverment during the Revolutionary war, and was present at the signing of the Declaration of Independence," and his birth and death occurred on the 4th of July. Dr. Wagstaff was married to the daughter of Dr. Butcher, of Urbana, in 1865. She was a native of Belmont Co., Ohio. His family consists of three children, natives of Champaign Co., whose ages range from eight to fourteen years. After accumulating a handsome fortune, and contributing largely to the promotion of public interests, and laboring for the relief of suffering humanity in this and other places, the Doctor finds himself at this late hour enjoying only the ordinary comforts of life.

JAMES WELSH, blacksmith, Woodstock, was born in London, Eng., in 1852 and is a son of Marcus and Kate Welsh. His father was born in England, his mother in Wales. They emigrated to America when James was yet a child, and located in

Chester Co., Penn., till his mother's death, which occurred five months after their arrival. James was reared in a family of Hennessys, with whom he remained till 16 years of age, when he began learning his trade. His father in the meantime had gone South, where he lived until the breaking-out of the war, when he was forced into the Southern army, in which he served one year. Was taken prisoner, and immediately enlisted on the side of the Union, where he served till the end of the war, when he returned to his former home in Pennsylvania, and one year after went to Baltimore, where he remained another year, when he went further South, since when nothing has been heard of him. After completing his trade, James worked for awhile in Baltimore and Philadelphia. From there he went to Virginia, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and worked at various places in Ohio, eventually landing in Hagerstown, Ind., where he was altogether three years. Here, in 1875, he was married to Clara A., daughter of Samuel Bell, by whom he has had one child, viz., Kate B. After leaving the above place, he went to Centerville, Ind., thence to Cable, this county, and finally to Woodstock, where he has since held forth. He is the leading smith in the town, which commands for him a large percentage of the public patronage. He is engaged with N. P. Hewitt in the manufacture of carriages and buggies, giving his attention to the supervision of all iron work. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge.

A. L. WILLIAMS, physician and surgeon, North Lewisburg, # as born in Delaware Co., Ohio, Sept. 30, 1836, and is a son of James and Lydia (Martin) Williams. His father was born in Virginia in 1810, and, in 1833, settled in the above county, in which his death occurred in 1876. His mother was born in Ohio in 1817, and was married to James, father of A. L., in 1834, by whom she had eight children ; six living, viz., Charles B., Kufus J., Eliza J., Mary L., John C. and our subject; Benjamin and David, deceased. The former was a member of Co. F, 96th O. V. 1., dying from disease in December, 1862, while aboard the steamer J. C. Swain. The Doctor's boyhood was passed on the farm, receiving the rudiments of an education in the district schools, which was afterward developed in the Ohio Wesleyan University, in which he fitted himself to teach - a profession he followed for a year and a half - the proceeds of which service he devoted to acquiring a knowledge of medicine. He studied under Dr. T. B. Williams, a prominent physician of Delaware, who was his preceptor for three years, after which he entered the Starling Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, which institution conferred on him their diploma of graduation. After practicing about four years in Unionville, he became Assistant Surgeon in the 74th 0. V. I., with which he was identified two years. He afterward, in 1864, located in North Lewisburg, and has since devoted himself to the duties of a large and increasing practice. In 1864, he was married to Martha T., daughter of Andrew and Martha H. Beard, by whom he has had two children - Zoe F. and Ava L. He is a member of the Order of Masonry an<^ the Knights of Honor.

ABNER G. WINDER, gardener, North Lewisburg, was born in Clark Co. Ohio, Nov. 28, 1834, and is a son of Thomas and Hannah Winder. His father was born in Roes Co., Ohio, in 1804, and is yet living, and resides in Logan Co., Ohio ; his mother, Hannah Wildman, was born in Loudoun Co., VaM in 1802, and departed this life in January, 1875. They were married in 1827, and to their union ten children were born ; eight living - John, Edward, Aaron, Elizabeth, Abner, William, Maria and Seth ; the deceased are Deborah and Senaca. Our subject was reared on the farm, receiving the rudiments of an education in the common schools, which was developed in a select school in Whitehall. He remained on the farm till his 28th year, when he removed to North Lewisburg and engaged in gardening, a business he is quite extensively occupied in, producing much more than his town can consume, consequently delivers much to other points. His handsome grounds are nicely arranged. A large green-house, which is full of plants and flowers, addB much to the beauty and taste of his pleasant surroundings. In 1862, he was married to Eunice H., daughter of Israel and Mary Wood. They have three children - Clarence, Anna M. and Octavia S. Her father was born in Con- necticut in 1796 ; was reared in New York, and when jet a young man eame to Ohio. He departed this life in 1874. Her mother, Mary Thurston, was born in New York in 1800, and, with her parents, came to near Delaware, Ohio. She was married to Thomas Wood in 1818, by whom she had twelve children, ten of whom are living - Priscilla, Elizabeth, Daniel, Rachel, Francis, Sarah, Jonathan, Rhoda, Eunice and Beulah ; the deceased are Lydia and William. Mr. and Mrs. Winder are members of the denomination of Friends, as were their parents. They are exemplary Christian people, and take much pleasure in discharging the duties they owe to their fellow-men. Mrs. W. was born in Ross Co., Ohio, in 1838.

JOHN C. BAKER, manufacturer, and President of the Mechanicsburg Machine Co., Mechanicsburg; is one of the most enterprising citizens of Mechanicsburg, and was born near his present place Oct. 7, 1830. He is the son of Farrel and Sarah (Owen) Baker, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Ohio. Mr. Farrel emigrated to Ohio in the year 1812. He was the pioneer merchant of Mechanicsburg, locating here in the spring of 1815, and keeping the first store and also the first hotel. His first storehouse was of round logs, with a large, old-fashioned stick chimney, out of whioh he was accustomed to climb after bolting door from the inside. He died in 1871, at the advanced age of 82, having lived almost sixty years in Mechanicsburg and vicinity. He was married twice, and had seventeen children. Our subject is the youngest of the first marriage. His life was passed on a farm until 19 years old, which dates his advent into Mechanicsburg, where he has since resided. He learned the trade of tinsmith, and carried it on, with a hardware store, for four years. Since then he has been variously occupied. His mind being of an ingenious mold, he turned his attention to inventions, and many valuable inventions have been the result. Prominent among them are the following : A " corn-planter," a u self-sealing fruit-jar " (which has the merit of being the best in use), " mowing machines," and recently has made several valuable improvements on the grain drill, all of which have been secured by letters patent. The 41 Baker Drill " is deserving of more than a passing notice, as it is the product of the inventive genius of our subject. The peculiar features are the " pressure on the hoes," a contrivance by which an increased or diminished pressure is readily brought to bear upon the hoes, to suit the compactness of the ground ; the " screw-piece feed," both for grain and seed, and the iron or gas-pipe frame, which is a feature peculiar to this drill, and which adds, with neatness and lightness, great strength and durability. Many other minor and valuable improvements have been added, which make it one of the most complete and desirable drills in use. No better testimonial of its value could be offered than its rapidly increasing sale, the demand exceeding their capacity to manufacture the machine. For the purpose of manufacturing this drill, the Mechanicsburg Machine Co. was organized in 1875, of which Mr. B. is President. This enterprise has done and is now doing more for the industries of the city than perhaps any other. Mr. B. was also the prime mover in Establishing the " Ohio Central Fair," first building the race-track on his own responsibility, which was the germ of the organization. Besides the above enterprises, Mr. B. is prominently identified with many others, from which Mechanicsburg reaps substantial benefit. He identifies himself politically with the Republican

K, and has filled, at various times, the offices of Township, Town and School. He etken all the degrees in the Masonic fraternity, and is one of the charter members of Reaper Commandery, Urban a, and was the first Captain General of the same. He married, in 1861, Mary, daughter of Col. Moore, by whom he has one son and one daughter living, one son and daughter having died.

ROBERT B. BAKER, merchant tailor, Mechanicsbnrg ; one of the few native citizens of Mechaniosburg, was born in 1832, and is the son of John and A. M. (Henderson) Baker. John was a native of Virginia, and emigrated to Ohio in an early day, locating in this county. By trade he was a bricklayer, and served the people of this place for several years as Justice of the Peace. He was a prominent and muchrespected citizen of the place, and his death, which occurred Feb. 12, 1841, was a loss to the community. He left seven children. Our subject was reared and schooled in this place, and early in life learned the tailor trade, which he followed for a time, when he embarked in farming ; this he continued about ten years, when he again engaged at merchant tailoring, which he has since followed, a period of twelve or fifteen years. He is located on East Main street, opposite the Farmers' National Bank, where he is prepared to make to order all kinds of clothing in the latest style. In politics he is strictly a Republican, and iB a member of the M. E. Church and temperance society. He married Elvira Mann, of Madison Co., in 1851.

CYRUS C. BARR, carriage-maker, Mechanics burg. Prominent among the business industries of Mechanicsburg is the carriage-factory, of which the subject of this sketch is one of the proprietors ; the firm enjoys the reputation of turning out first-class work, as their large and increasing trade testifies. Mr. Barr was born in Urbana Township in 1837, and is of Irish descent; his parents were James and Rebecca (Vinyard) Barr, the former a native of Kentucky and the latter of Virginia ; she was one among the first settlers of this county, coming here with her parents in 1808, when 14 years old ; the journey was made from Virginia on horseback, the common mode of traveling in those days ; her death occurred May 20, 1873, at the age of 79 years and 4 months. James B. was also an early settler, and a farmer by occupation ; his death occurred when our subject was about 8 years old. Nine sons and one daughter constituted the family, and of these, Cyrus was the youngest ; he availed himself of the meager educational opportunities afforded by the district school till 14 years old, at which time he began the blacksmith's trade ; this he followed till seven years ago, since which time he has been engaged in the carriage-factory. He located in this place in December, 1866, where he has since resided ; he is an energetic business man and an enterprising citizen ; he finds expression for his political ideas in the Republican party. He married, in March, 1863, Nancy J., daughter of E. Stuart, by whom he has had eight children, one deceased.

D. BOWEN, farmer; P. 0. Mechanicsburg; one of the old and much-respected citizens of Goshen Township; was born in Cayuga Co., N. Y., in 1815, and is of Welsh descent ; his father, Martin Bowen, was a native of Massachusetts, and emigrated with his parents to New York State when young ; here he married Sarah Simpson, of New York, and had six sons and three daughters, one dying in infancy. He was a carpenter and joiner by trade, and came to this county about 1846, and remained with his family until about 1865, when he returned to New York State, where his death soon occurred, about 1867 ; his wife returned to Ohio and made her home with our subject till her death, which occurred Nov. 30, 1871, at the age of 75. Our subject is the oldest of the family, and, till he attained the age of 22, lived in his native State, when he came to this county ; his early life was devoted to carpentering and farming, and, after coming to this oounty, he gave his attention, for a number of years, to his trade ; but, since about, twenty-five years ago, he has been exclusively engaged at farming and sheep-feeding. For twenty-one years, he has resided on his present place, which consists of nearly 200 acres, under the best of modern improvements ; he is a self-made man, and, beginning with nothing but willing hands, he has, by his untiring industry, economy and the assistance of his wife, acquired his present neat competency ; he has not always had perfectly smooth sailing ; his early career in this county was marked with many privations and hardships, and struggles against poverty and misfortune. He has been married twice ; first, Nov. 7, 1839, to Sarepta, a daughter of Warren Freeman, of New York ; her death occurred soon after, leaving one son, Webster, who was a soldier in the late war, as a member of the 66th 0. V. I., under Capt. V. Horr, and, while in the service, he contracted disease, which caused his death Feb. 19, 1871. Dec. 30, 1841, our subject married Elizabeth Wiant; she was born on the place where she now lives in the fall of 1812, whither her father, Adam Wiant, had emigrated in the same year. Two sons and three daughters are the issue of this union. Adam Wiant was a native of Virginia, and married Mary Goul, of Philadelphia, Penn. Mr. Bowen is a stanch Republican casting his initial vote for Harrison.

JOEL BURNSIDE, retired farmer; P. 0. Mechanicsburg ; one of the early pioneers and prominent citizens of the township ; was born in Bedford Co., Va., in 1801. His parents, William and Elizabeth (Frank burger) Burnside, were both natives of Pennsylvania. William immigrated to Ohio in 1805 or 1806, and located for two years in Greene Co., and then pioneered his way to this township, locating south of Meehan* icsburg, where his family constituted one of the first in the county. He was a smith by trade, and erected the first shop in this county. For one year, during the war of 1812, he was in the Government employ at Urbana, as blacksmith, under Capt. Thorpe, and served about one month on the frontier at Ft. Menary, and was present when Thomas and son were killed. In 1820 or 1821, he moved to Madison Co., where his death occurred in 1822 ; his wife survived him till 1855. He had two sons and five daughters, of whom our subject is the oldest, and with a sister constitute the only surviving members of the family. He was only 5 or 6 years old when his lot was cast in the wilds of this county, where he has had a continuous residence ever since. He has witnessed the changes wrought in this country by the unflagging industry of man for almost three-quarters of a century, and has seen the town of Mechanicsburg grow from one small cabin to its present dimensions of near 2,000 inhabitants. His early life was that of a pioneer boy, growing up amid the privations and hardships incident to such a life. During his father's stay in the Government employ at Urbana, he was cook for Capt. Thorpe for a time. He has been an agriculturist throughout his life, and has made it a success. In 1829, he located on his farm south of Mechanicsburg, and lived there till 1863, when he moved to another farm in the same vicinity, where he remained till 1875, when he moved to Mechanicsburg. He is now approaching his four-score years, and seldom do we find the mental and physical powers so well preserved as in him. He is enterprising and public spirited, and interested in all matters pertaining to the welfare of the community. In politics he was formerly a Whig, and became a Republican at the disintegration of that party ; he cast his initial Presidential vote for John Quincy Adams ; he has several times filled offices of honor and trust, and is now filling the office of Land Appraiser of this township ; he takes a great interest in the cause of religion, being a member of the M. E. Church for over one-half a century. He has been married three times ; first to Margaret Safley, Jan 1, 1829 ; and secondly in 1869, to Mrs. Ellen, widow of William Roscegrant, Commissioner of the county; his third marriage was to Malinda Hanna in 1879. He has two sons and three daughters living, all by the first union.

H. W. BROWN, farmer; P. O. Mechanicsburg; one of the early settlers of this county ; was born March 12, 1825, just on the border of Goshen Township in Madison Co. He is the son of James Brown, who was born in York State June 21, 1795. When quite small, his parents moved with him to Canada, where his father soon died. During the war of 1812, he was conscripted for the British service, but, attempting to escape, he was captured and imprisoned in a dungeon ; he was soon released on the ground of being the chief support of a widowed mother. After his release, he embarked with his mother and four younger brothers for Ohio, locating first in this county, Goshen Township, whence he moved to Summerford Township, Madison Co., where he lived the remainder of his life, his death occurring March 13, 1875. He was married to Mary A. Burnside, who survived him till Aug. 2, 1877, when her death occurred. They had five sons and nine daughters, four sons and six daughters of whom still survive. Our subject is the second child of the family, and oldest living member. He was raised on a farm, and early taught the art and dignity of labor ; he was educated in the pioneer log sohoolhouse, and lived at home until 22 years old, at which age he took up his residence in Goshen Township, and at his present place, where he has since resided, a period of one-third of a century ; farming has always been his occupation. He is politically a Republican, although no politician ; he is now in his second year as Justice of the Peace of Goshen Township ; was census enumerator for his township (1880), and has been School Director almost co-equal with his residence here. Although not in the late rebellion, he put a substitute in the regular service instead. He married in 1846, Olive E. Patrick, a native of Madison Co., Ohio. One son and two daughters have been the issue of this union. One daughter, Clarissa I., died at the age of 12.

ANDREW BURNHAM, farmer ; P. 0. Mechanicsburg. A prominent citizen of the township ; was born in Union Co. and Union Township in 1825, and is of English descent ; he is the son of Eliphas and Lydia (Mecham) Burnham, both natives of Connecticut. Eliphas is a farmer by occupation, and emigrated to Ohio in 1818, locating in what was then Madison Co., but what has since been organized into Union Co. After a short residence here, he returned to his native State, married Lydia Mecham, came back and established a permanent home in Union Co. He still survives at the advanced age of 81 years, one of the highly respected and valuable citizens of the county, and one of her pioneers. His wife, Lydia, deceased in 1867, aged 71. He had five sons and three daughters, one son dying in his youth ; one in the service of his country, and one daughter in early life ; the others live in the vicinity of the homestead. He has been prominently identified with the offices of the township in which he resides, being Assessor for over thirty years, and Justice of the Peace, and has done a great deal of administrator's work. For several winters after locating here, he occupied the role of a teacher, on pay at the rate of $8 per month, boarding himself. Andrew is the third of the family, and has made " tilling of the soil " his life occupation. He was educated in the district school, and remained at home till he grew to manhood, making his first permanent location at his present place, in the spring of 1856, where he ha since resided. He has been married twice - first, in 1855, to Virginia E. Crawford born in Mechanicsburg, of Virginia ancestors; they had three sons; in 1866, he married Nancy M. Amy, a native of Union Co.; one daughter has been the issue of this union. Prudence Amy, mother of Mrs. Burnham, became a resident of Union Co. fiftyone, and of this county forty-five, years ago, and still survives at the advanced age of 84, with her mental and physical powers well preserved. Mr. B. finds his political views in the Republican party, and his religious in the Universalist Church.

JONATHAN CHENEY (deceased). To the subject of this sketch we are pleased to accord a place in the biographical album of this work. He was born in August, 1816, in Union Township, Champaign Co., and was prominently identified with the history of the county. As far back as his paternal ancestors can be traced, they inhabited the Isle of Man. In about 1770, Thomas Cheney and four sons - Thomas, William, Joseph and Ebenezer - emigrated from the Isle of Man to America, locating in Massachusetts. The father and three sons were engaged in the battle of Bunker Hill, in which the former, then a man of about 70 summers, was killed by a chain-shot. Thomas, Jr., emigrated to Harrison Co., Va., where he reared a family of sons and daughters, four sons of whom - William, Benjamin (the father of our subject), Jonathan and Ebenezer - became pioneers to Champaign Co. Benjamin was married to Sarah Cochran, a native, also, of Harrison Co., Va., from where they immediately emigrated to Ohio, locating in Champaign Co. in about 1808. The journey was made On horseback, bringing all their meager earthly possessions with them. Benjamin inherited nothing but an honest name, good business habits and a vigorous intellect. His cabin was erected in the wilderness of Union Township, where his industry and perseverance soon carved out a farm and home. He was conspicuously identified with the early political as well as pioneer history of the county. He served for a number of years as Justice of the Peace, and his proceedings in his official capacity are to be found among the early records of the county. As a member of the State Legislature for twelve years, he discharged his duties with fidelity and commendable zeal. He was possessed of more than ordinary business sagacity, and accumulated, before his death, a large landed estate, consisting of nearly 2,000 acres. He never moved from his first location, his death occurring there in 1834, and that of his wife and one son about the same time, all dying of typhoid fever. In his death, the community recognized the loss of a valuable citizen and useful member of society. He had seven sons and one daughter, of whom our subject was the fifth child. His entire life was passed upon the farm on which he was born. He was early taught the art and dignity of farming, and, as regards integrity, business habits and a vigorous intellect, his father's mantle fell upon him. In his life, he was honored as a good and useful member of society, ever found interested in whatever pertained to the common welfare. He filled with the strictest integrity numerous offices of honor and trust ; was two years a member of the State Legislature, and for twelve or fifteen years Justice of the Peace. He possessed many sterling characteristics, his devotion to the right being fearless. His life was given principally to farming and stock-raising. In 1836, he married Rachel, daughter of John W. and Eleanor (Duval) Williams, by whom he had eight sons and three daughters; one son and two daughters deceased. He died March 6, 1864. lamented by all who knew him. His son, J. H. Cheney, was born Dec. 1, 1839, in Union Township; was reared on a farm, and has made farming his life occupation. Aug. 14, 1860, he married Beatrice Tullis, a native of Goshen Township, and a descendant of early settlers ; he lived in Union and Goshen Townships till about five years ago, when he moved to his present place in Mechanicsburg. He served a time in the late civil war. Mr. and Mrs. Cheney have three sons and one daughter.

A8A M. CHENEY, farmer; P. O. Mechanicsburg; one of the prominent citizens and early settlers of Goshen Township ; was born within a mile of his present place, in 1820 ; he descends from the Virginia stock, his father, William C., and his mother, Elizabeth (Kirkley) Cheney, both being natives of Virginia; William was a native of Harrison Co., born Oct. 28, 1775, and was a son of Thomas and Keturah Cheney, the former born in Virginia in 1742, and the latter in 1748; he was married in about 1800, and, in 1801, pioneered his way into the wilds of Ohio, locating in Goshen Township, where he purchased 200 acres of land of Gen. McArthur ; on this he erected his log cabin and began frontier life ; he was a farmer by occupation, and toiled out the remainder of his days here, his death occurring Feb. 6, 1856, and that of bis wife in March, 1871, at the advanced age of 89 years. Our subject was the youngest of a family of seven sons and three daughters ; he was brought up on a farm, and has made farming his life occupation ; in this, by dint of hard labor, economy and a good foresight in business, he has been eminently successful ; beginning in a small way, he has added to his possessions till he now has nearly nine hundred acres of land, joining on Mechanicsburg. In 1850, he made a trip to California across the plains, arriving there Aug. 18 of the same year ; he stopped ten days in Salt Lake City; his object being to secure the precious metal, he began operations in Weaver's Creek, which he continued for a short time, and then with others established a ranche in Auburn Ravine, where he passed the ensuing winter. In^he spring, he went to the St. Joe Bar, on the North Yuba, and there engaged in mining till the fall of 1853, when he embarked for home, returning by the Nicaraguan route and New Orleans, arriving home Jan. 15, 1854. This trip was attended with fair financial suocess. His views and sentiments concerning the polity of his country incline him toward the Republican party ; but, in exercising his voting privilege, he uses his own judgment, and votes for the man whom he thinks best fitted for the office, regardless of party ties. He married Martha Coffey, of this township, in September, 1867. Four sons and one daughter have been the issue of this union.

JOHN H. CLARK, physician, Mechanicsburg ; was born in Union Township, Champaign Co., Sept. 28, 1829, and comes of early pioneers of this county. His early paternal ancestors emigrated from England, and. his maternal from Wales to New Jersey, thenee to Virginia, from where his grandparents oame to Ohio. His father, Stephen, was born Sept. 1, 1804, in Urbana Township, Champaign Co. He was a farmer by occupation, and emigrated to Illinois in 1857, where his death occurred Jan. 27, 1867. He was married to Hannah Jones, of this county. She was born May 29, 1806, and comes of early pioneers. They had five sons and three daughters, of whom our subject is the second child. He was reared on a farm in Union Township, and remained at home till about 19 years of age, attending district school and working at form duties, at which age he entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. Subsequently, he commenced the study of medioine. and, after a requisite epurse of reading and attending one course of medical lectures, located for practice in the spring of 1852 at Mutual, Union Township, this county. The following winter, he attended a second oonrse of lectures at Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio, graduating in the spring of 1853. He then resumed practice at Mutual, where he continued till the spring of 1858, when he located at Mechanicsburg. At the end of one year, he went West and practiced two years in Decatur, 111., and then returned to Meohanisburg. In the spring and summer of 1862, he served three months as Surgeon in the army, and returned from service on account of fading health. He has since been engaged in his professional labors at this place, with the exception of the time he was Superintendent of the Asylum for the Insane at Dayton, Ohio, which was from February, 1874, to May, 1876. He has, by his careful attention to his professional duties, won the confidence and respect of a community who recognize in him an able and skillful practitioner and a useful citizen. He is a member of the Champaign County Medical Society, Ohio State Medical Society, the A., F. & A. M., and Presbyterian Church. He married Elnorah J., daughter of Rev. William Williams, of this place, Sept. 21, 1852. A son and daughter have been the issue of this union.

C. K. CLARK, physician, Mechanicsburg ; was born in Coshocton Co. in February, 1831, and is the son of John and Miriam (McCibben) Clark. The former was born, March 27, 1777, near Martinsburg, Va., and was a farmer by occupation. He emigrated to Ohio quite early, and to this county in 1859. Here he died in June, 1861. Miriam McCibben was his second wife, and was a native of Pennsylvania ; she died in this county in 1853. Our subject is the thirteenth of a family of fifteen children - ten by the first wife and five by the second marriage. His minority was passed on the form, assisting in its duties and attending the district school. In 1857, he began the study of medicine under the tutorship of Dr. H. C. Pearce, of Urbana, Ohio. He attended his first course of lectures in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Cincinnati, Ohio. In the following spring, 1860, being in limited financial circumstances and dependent upon his own resources, he began practice in Clark Co. He continued there till the fall of 1864, when he moved to his present place, where he has since resided. In the ensuing winter, he took a course of lectures at the Starling Medical College of Columbus, Ohio, graduating in the spring. Since then, he has been engaged in his professional labors in this place, and in the enjoyment of the respeot and confidence of a community who recognize in him a reliable and skillful physician. His political sentiments are found in the Republican party, but he is no politician. He is a member of Champaign County Medical Society, Knights of Honor, and the Methodist Episcopal Church. He married Miss Mary E. Hendricks, of this county, in the spring of 1852. Of the ten children born to thfo union, two have died.

JOSEPH COFFEY, farmer; P. 0. Mechanicsburg; another of the native-born citizens of Goshen Township, was born within sight of his present place in 1838, and is of English-Scottish descent. His father, Tatora, was born in Lancaster Co., Penn., March 15, 1800, and his mother, Rebecca Rubart, was born in Clark Co., Ohio, whither her parents had moved in a very early day. Tatom was only 2 years old when his parents, Joseph and Sarah Coffey, became the second settlers in Pleasant Township, Clark Co., and the daughter was the first white child born in the township. Their settlement

(here dates May 6, 1802, and the remainder of their days were passed there. Tatom was a fanner by occupation, and at the age of 20 was married, and, in 1829, moved to Champaign Co., Goshen Township, residing here till his death, March 31, 1877, a period of nearly half a century. Thus we record the death of one of the early pioneers of this county, and an honored and respected citizen. He had two sons and seven daughters, two daughters of whom have died. Our subject is the youngest of the family, and farming has been his life-calling, in which he has been signally successful. His residence has always been in this township. During the late war, he responded to his country's call for men, and enlisted in Company I, 66th O. V. I. He participated in the following engagements, besides numerous skirmishes : Port Republic, Gettysburg, Cedar Mountain, Antietam, Chancellorsville, second Bull Run, Dumfries, and was then transferred to the Army of the Cumberland, and engaged in the fight at Lookout Mountain, Mission Ridge, Ringgold, Atlanta campaign, including Kenesaw Mountain, thence to the sea with Sherman, and was honorably discharged at Savannah Dec. 22, 1864. After returning home, he resumed farming, combining with it the manufacture of cheese for ten years. He married, April 13, 1865, Lydia A. Moody, a native of Madison Co., by whom he has five children. He finds a political home in the Republican party, and is a member of the F. & A. M. of Meehan icsburg.

JACOB CREAMER, manufacturer of Mole Ditching Machines, Mechanicsburg; was born in Fayette Co., Ohio, in 1809, and is the son of Michael and Mary (Gray) Creamer, both of Virginia. Michael was a farmer by occupation, and emigrated to Fayette Co. in 1805, where the remainder of his life was passed. His death occurred at an advanced age, and that of his wife in 1865. He had twelve children, ten of whom grew up to maturity. Our subject was the seventh child, and was reared and schooled in his native county, where he resided till the fall of 1871, when he became a resident of this county. He located first for two years in Urbana, and then moved to his present place in Mechanicsburg. He followed the calling of his father, and has made farming his principal occupation. He served as County Surveyor of Fayette Co. for nineteen years, and nine years as Justice of the Peace; has given considerable attention to carpentering, and, for the last twenty years, has been engaged in operating a u Mole Ditching Machine," of which he is the patentee. It is a contrivance by means of which a secret ditch is cut any depth up to four feet, making a cheap and durable drainage. It can be regularly graded as the machine passes along, and the capstan, by means of which it is propelled, is mounted on wheels, thereby economizing time. From 100 to 300 rods can be cut per day. We think it destined to become the mode of under- draining on account of its proficiency and cheapness, not costing more than onefifth as much as ordinary ditching. Mr. C. finds his political creed in the Republican party, and religious in the M. P. Church. He takes an active interest in the temperance cause, and puts himself in sympathy with all temperance movements. He married Elizabeth Benson, of Fayette Co., in 1835, by whom he has had six children, all living.

WILLIAM CULBERTSON, carriage manufacturer, Mechanicsburg ; one of the well-established business men of Mechanicsburg, was born in New York State in September, 1833; he is the son of James Culbertson, who is a native of Ireland, and emigrated to America about 1830. He located first in New York State, where he remained until about 1835, when he moved to Warren, Trumbull Co., Ohio, where he resided till about one year ago, and has since been living with our subject. He is in his 87th year, and was married to Margaret Bratton, of Ireland. She died Dec. 22, 1878. They reared six children, of whom our subject is the fourth child. He was reared and schooled in Warren, Ohio, where he learned carriage-marriage under Mc- Neal & Belden. There he resided till 20 years old, when he came to Mechanicsburg. Here he has since resided, and followed his occupation for a time as a journeyman, and since 1856, on his own account, a period of twenty-four years, making him one of the oldest business men of the place. In connection with the shop he ran a livery for four- teen years, but abandoned it about seven years ago. His shop is located on East Sandusky street, and is known under the firm style of Culbertson & Barr. They make all kinds and styles of carriages, buggies and spring wagons, and do all kinds of general repairing in their line. They have the reputation of turning out substantial and honest work, which fact has secured them the confidence and patronage of the public. He was formerly a Republican, but now finds his politics in the Prohibition party, and has several times been placed upon the ticket for county office, but, the party being largely in the minority, he was defeated. He is a faithful member of the following orders : I. 0- 0. F., K. of H., and the M. P. Church, the former of which he has been a member of for twenty-five years. He married Miss A. E. Henderson, of Marion Co., Ohio, in 1858, by whom he has two sons and three daughters.

B. F. CUM MINOS, farmer; P. 0. Mechanicsburg ; was born in this township in 1828, and is one of the early pioneers. His parents were Joseph and Nancy (Wells) Cummings. His paternal grandfather, Joseph, was born in Massachusetts, and married bailie Porter of the same place. In 1790, they emigrated to Western Pennsylvania, and, fi\e years after, to Marietta, Ohio, thus constituting one of the pioneer families of Ohio. Mr. C., while here, became intimately acquainted with Kerr and Weitzel, pioneers of historic fame. He remained in Washington Co. till 1806, when he pioneered his way with his family to this county, locating in Goshen Township, on the north side °f 4< Little Lake,'* where his death occurred in 1813, and that of his wife some years after. At his location here, his family consisted of one son and three daughters, one son bring born after moving to Goshen Township. These five children grew up, reared families, and the youngest still survives, living in Douglas Co., 111. Joseph, Jr., was the oldest of the family, was bom in Pennsylvania in 1791, and was a lad of only 4 summers when his lot was cast in the wilderness of the Northwestern Territory, and of 15 summers when he located in Goshen Township. His early life was that of a pioneer, beset with all the privations, hardships and experiences of such a life. The sons of the " bow and arrow " were his early companions, and, in the stirring events of 1812, he took an active part. He joined Hull's army at Dayton, Ohio, as a member of Finley's militia, and was taken prisoner at his surrender at Detroit, but was immediately paroled and sent to Cleveland, whence he made his way home through the wilderness. The death of his father prevented him from taking any more active part in this war. He resided ln Ohio till 1844, when a desire to shift his location again to the frontier induced him to move to Van Buren Co., Iowa; there he lost his wife in 1853, and, in 1856, removed to Nebraska, Ind., where he resided with a daughter till his death, in January, 1867. Thus we briefly record the life and death of one who must be accorded a prominent place in the annals of the pioneers of Champaign Co. He married Nancy Wells in 1813 ; she was a native of Maryland, and came to Goshen Township with the family of John Rhodes in 1806. Our subject is the sixth child of a family of four sons and three daughters. His early life was passed in this and Union Co., obtaining the limited education which that time afforded. At the age of 16, he moved to Iowa with his parents, and, in the spring of 1857, returned to his native place, where he has since resided, engaged in the pursuit of agriculture. He served about eighteen months in the late war, as a member of the 32d 0. V. I., Co. B ; participated in Millroy's campaign m West Virginia; at Cross Keys, under Fremont; and the battle of Harper's Ferry, where the regiment was surrendered ; were paroled and sent to Chicago, where they were exchanged in the following February, Mr. C. being at this time honorably discharged on account of physical disability. He was married on Christmas Day in 1866, to Sarah, daughter of John Stone; she is a native of Goshen Township. One son and two daughters - twins - were born to this union, all of whom died last April with the scarlet fever. Mr. C. is a Republican in politics, and has filled besides others the office of Township Assessor.

ALANDRAS DARROW (deceased) ; was born in Goshen Township in 1815, and is the son of James Darrow and Sarah Willard. James was a native of Vermont, coming from near Lake Champlain to this State as early as 1811, pitching his cabin in the northern part of Goshen Township, then in the wild state and inhabited by the red man. To locate a family here at that time required no little courage, as well as the endurance of many hardships and privations, but, by dint of hard labor and perseverance, he established for himself and family a permanent home, where he passed the remainder of his days, his death occurring in about 1837-38. He had an encounter in early life with a bear on Lake Champlain, which well nigh proved his destruction, but, by his courage and perseverance, he came out victorious. The parents of Sarah Willard, his wife, were early pioneers here ; she died in 1847-48. Thus we record the death of two more of the van-couriers of civilization in this county. He had three sons and three daughters, who grew up, and five of them reared families ; two daughters still survive and reside in Union Co. Alandras was the third of the family and oldest son. Except a two years' residence in Union Co., his entire life was passed on the homestead, his death occurring in March, 1875, leaving ten sons and three daughters - Andrew, who died in infancy ; Jane, George W., James (deceased), Jonathan, Zachary T.. who enlisted in the late war, March 7, 1864, as a member of Company A, under Capt. E. D. House, 60th 0. V. I., and was shot through the head and killed, May 9, 1864, in the battle of Nye River, Ya.; Sylvester and Sylvanus, twins, the former deceased ; Alandras and Alonzo, twins, the latter deceased ; Phebe E., Alice and William. Mr. Darrow was married in 1835, to Phebe H. Colwell, a native of Ohio, and since 5 or 6 years old a resident of this county. He left at his death an estate of 360 acres, which now belongs to his family.

SYLYANUS DARROW, farmer ; P. 0. Mechanicsburg ; a native-born citizen of the county ; was born in Goshen Township in 1849, of Yankee ancestors. Alandras and Phebe H. (Colwell) Darrow were his parents, whose sketch appears in this volume. Of thirteen children our subject is one of twins, and the seventh child. His occupation is that of a farmer, to which he was brought up. His education, so far as books were concerned, was such as he could obtain during his winter months, in youth, from the district school. He lived at home till he grew to maturity, doing farm labor, and, with the exception of a few months' residence in Illinois, has always lived in the vicinity of the homestead. Politically, he adopts the sentiments of the Republican party, and, religiously, the doctrines of the Methodist Protestant Church, and is a member of the I. O. 0. P. of Mechanicsburg. He married, in 1872, Emma O. Smith, a native of Rush Township, this county.

S. C. DAVIS, farmer ; P. 0. Mechanicsburg ; a prominent citizen of the township; born in Bath Township, Greene Co., Ohio, in 1817; of Scotch-Welsh extraction, his paternal grandfather being a native of Wales. His father, Jonathan, was born in New Jersey, in 1776, and his mother, Piety Maxon, was also a native of New Jersey, and of Scotch descent. Jonathan moved first with his parents to Virginia, thence to Hamilton Co., Ohio, in about 1806 ; then to Greene Co., and, in 1826, to Champaign. He was thus* a pioneer of Ohio, and experienced all the hardships and privations incident to such a life. A soldier in the war of 1812, he scouted over this country when civilization had but a meager existence here. He married in Virginia, and had a family of four sons and seven daughters, eight of whom grew up to maturity, and two of whom yet survive. He died on the farm where our subject now resides, March 22, 1845, and his wife, March 19, 1847. The subject of this sketch was the ninth child, and was only 9 years old when he came to his present place with his parents. Here he has since lived, a period of fifty-four years. His occupation has been that of a farmer, and for half a century he has been contributing his share to the improvement of the country, and now, past the meridian of life, he happily reflects upon the years gone by as being spent in industry and usefulness. He is most desirably located, about one mile south of Mechanicsburg, surrounded by beautiful oak groves. He married, in 1837, Jane Britton, who was born in the township, and is the descendant of pioneers. Three sons and six daughters were the issue of this union, one son and four daughter*

SA-MUEL ENGLE, farmer; P. O. Meohanicsburg ; another prominent oitizen of Goshen Township, was born in Jefferson Co., Va., in 1811, and is the son of John and Hannah Engle, both natives of Virginia. John was a farmer by occupation, and had a family of nine children ; was married three times, and had two children by his first two marriages and seven by his third wife, Hannah. In 1831, he emigrated to Ohio with his family, which then consisted of his wife, two sons and two daughters. He located in Clark Co., where he lived the balance of his life, his death occurring in 1845, in his 81st year. Our subject is the eighth child of the family, and, being brought up on the farm, has made fanning his principal occupation. In April, 1852, he became a r®sident of Goshen Township, Champaign Co., where he has since resided, with the exception of a five years' residence in West Jefferson, Madison Co., Ohio. During four years of this time, he was engaged in the hotel business. At the end of this time, April, 1880, he moved to his present place in Mechanicsburg. He owns and operates a farm beautifully located just south of Mechanicsburg. He married, in 1845, Eliza J. Jones, of Champaign Co., Ohio. Five sons and four daughters have been born to this union. Since 1857, Mr. Engle and wife have been worthy members of the Baptist Church.

J. H. FREEMAN, farmer; P. O. Mechanicsburg; another of the native-born citizens of Goshen Township ; was bom on the place where he has always resided, in 1839 ; he is of English descent and is the son of John and Huldah (Bay) Freeman, the former a native of New York State, and the latter of this township ; her father, Hugh Bay, was a native of Pennsylvania, whence he moved with his parents to Kentucky when about 5 years old, and, in 1796, located in Cincinnati, then consisting of only a few rude houses, little foreshadowing the present great city. From there he oame with his parents to this county, as early as 1808, locating, in 1822, on the place where our subject now resides, and where he had his residence till his death, which occurred Nov. 8, 1878, a few days past 92 years old. He was one of the early pioneers of Champaign Co., and served about six months in the war of 1812, under Capt. Abner Barrett, as a teamster from Urbana to Sandusky. He was married to Mrs. Mary Moore, u6e Miss Mary Willard, of Vermont, and an early settler of this county. John Freeman became a resident of this township in 1838, and died in the spring of 1839, when our subject was only about 6 weeks old. He was married twice ; first, before coming to this State, to Miss Bliss, by whom he had one son, now living in Arkansas. Our subject is the only child by the second marriage ; he was brought up and inured to farm labor, his educational opportunities being limited to the district schools, but so well did fie improve his time and advantages that he was early prepared to enter the role of a teacher. This he followed some fifteen winters. Farming, to which he was reared, has been his principal occupation. In politics, he is a Republican , and an arduous worker for the party ; he has held the office of Township Trustee, besides School Director, Supervisor, etc. He married Miss Emiline Romine, in 1859. She was born in Madison Co. and reared in this township. Of the four daughters born to this union, two have deceased.

PETER M. FDDGER, Mechanicsburg ; one of the early settlers and prominent citizens of the county; was born in the State of New Hampshire in March, 1816, of English descent on his maternal and Irish on his paternal side. His parents, Edward and Sallie (Sprague) Fudger, were also natives of New Hampshire, and emigrants to Ohio in the fall of 1816. They halted for one year in Madison Co., and then purchased the farm on which our subject now resides, where they lived the remainder of their lives, his death occurring in about four years after locating in his new home, and hers in 1851. Four sons and six daughters were born to them, all of whom have died but our subject and one daughter in Illinois. Peter was the seventh child, and only about 2 years old when he located upon his present place. Here he has since resided, except a two years' residence in Mechanicsburg and the West, a period of sixty-two years ; he bore a creditable part in bringing this county from a wilderness to its present condition. He is a self-made man, beginning in a small way with nothing but an honest name and willing hands, he has, by his industry and economy, accumulated a large tract of land, his farms consisting of 478 acres, under the beet of modern improvement. He is identified with the Republican party. He has been married twice ; in 1843, to Esther Davis, of this county, a descendant of early settlers and Vermonters ; she only lived six years, when her death occurred, leaving two sons and one daughter ; one son has since died. In 1852, he married Sophia Perry, of Franklin Co., Ohio, by whom he has two sons and one daughter.

FRANKLIN SHERMAN FUSON was born near Cable, Champaign Co., Ohio, April 10, 1851. His father, William E. Fuson, son of Isaiah Fuson, married Miss Elenora Keller, daughter of George Keller, a hattef of Uniontown, Md. F. S. Fuson is the second of a family of seven children, five of whom are living. He began teaching a district school when 17 years of age at $30 per month, boarding at home, working nights and mornings for his board. The money thus earned he invested again in education at the new normal school, Lebanon, Ohio. This being exhausted, he taught two years in Madison Co., Ohio, and a term of four months in Woodstock, Ohio, the proceeds of which enabled him to take the degree of B. S. in the "old normal " in the summer of 1872. He began to teach and superintend the public schools of North Lewisburg, Ohio, the same fall, remaining there until the summer of 1879, when he was elected to the superintendency of the Mechanicsburg Public Schools. In the following spring he was appointed one of the County Examiners by Judge Todd. He married Miss Nannie Hill, of North Lewisburg, Ohio, one of his former pupils, in the summer of 1877.

JOHN GOUL, farmer; P. O. Mechanicsburg; a native-born citizen of the county, was bom in Union Township in 1832, and is the son of Christian and Ruth (Lawson) Goul. The former was born Sept. 6, 1804, in Rockbridge Co., Va., and died in this county Sept. 6, 1879, aged exactly 75 years. He was brought to this county by his parents when about 1 3 years old, and remained a useful citizen of the same until his death. He married Ruth LawBon in March, 1828, and, in March, 1878, they celebrated their golden wedding, J. R. Ware, who had married them, being present and officiating. Mrs. Goul is the daughter of Thomas Lawson, who came from Pennsylvania to Ohio in an early day, and two years subsequently became a pioneer of Champaign Co., locating on the place where our subject now resides. Adam Goul, grandfather of our subject, was a native of Germany, and came to America in an early day. He was married in Philadelphia, Penn., to Elizabeth Leetz, a native of the same place. He was for a time a teamster in the Revolutionary war, and was a shoemaker by trade, being careful to teach each of his four eons the same trade. Christian G. was a shoemaker by trade and a farmer by occupation, and was one who contributed his life's labors to the development and improvement of this county. He had three sons ai*d four daughters, all of whom still survive. Our subject is the second child of the family, and was reared a farmer. He remained at home assisting in the duties of the farm till he grew to maturity. He located in this township when 2 or 3 years old, and has had his residence here most of the time since. Farming and stock-dealing are his pursuits. He was a soldier in the late war, as a member of the 134th 0. V. I., and served 100 days, most of the time on picket duty at the siege of Petersburg, Va. Id politics, he is a Republican, and is a member of the I. O. 0. F., and, for twenty years, has been a member of the M. E. Church. He has two farms under the best of modern improvement, one of 150 acres, on which he lives, and the other of 84 in Union Township. He married, in 1854, Susan F. Coffenbarger, a native of Maryland, and, since 9 years old, a resident of this county. Of the two sons and three daughters born to this union, two daughters have died.

G. W. GROVS, farmer ; P. 0. Mechanicsburg ; was born in Fairfield Co., near Lancaster, in 1840, and is of German descent. His parents were George and

Elizabeth (Kulp) Grovs, the former a Dative of Pennsylvania, and the latter of Ohio. George, Sr., was brought to this State by his parents when quite a small boy. He descended from honest tillers of the soil, and was himself a farmer by occupation. He was three times married, first to Miss Keller, secondly, to Elizabeth Kulp, and thirdly, to Catherine Kulp, who still survives. He moved to this county, locating near Meohanicsburg in about 1850, and there passed the remainder of his life, his death occurring in November, 1878, and that of his wife Elizabeth in 1854. He had fourteen children by his three marriages. Our subject is the sixth child by the second marriage. He was about 10 years old when he made his advent into Goshen Township, and except a year's residence in the West, has since resided here, engaged in agricultural pursuits. He married, in October, 1859, Sarah E., a daughter of Thomas Wren. She was born and raised within one mile of their present residence, which is about 2$ miles south of Meohanicsburg. One adopted son, 12 years old, constitutes their family. Mr. G. is a Republican in politics, and an ardent supporter of the temperance cause, fully realizing the enormous evil of intemperance.

WILLIAM HORR, retired farmer; P. 0. Mechanisburg ; a prominent citizen and early settler, was born in Lewis Co., N. Y., in 1812, and is the son of Jacob and Hannah (Pierce) Horr, both natives of Massachusetts and early emigrants to York State ; Jacob was a farmer by occupation, and became a resident of this county in June, 1838, and, soon after, a resident of Wyandot Co., where his death occurred Dec. 26, 1847 ; the death of his wife occurred Nov. 24, 1839, in the State of Illinois, where she had gone on a visit ; he had a family of eight sons and one daughter, only three of whom still survive. Our subject was the seventh child of the family, and was early taught the art and dignity of farming; he lived in his native State till 1838, when he immigrated to Ohio, locating within sight of his present place, to which he moved twenty-six years ago. The pursuit of agriculture has been his occupation, and in it he has been successful. He finds his political creed in the Republican party, and religious in the M. P. Church. He has at different times been prominently identified with the county and township offices, holding the positions of County Commissioner, Land Appraiser, and several times Township Assessor. The duties of these offices he has discharged with strict integrity and fidelity. He married Mary Coan, of New York, March 11, 1835; five sons and three daughters have been the issue of this union, two of whom have died, one in infancy, and the other, a son, died in the late civil war from the effects of a wound received in the battle at Port Republic, Va.; he lived just one month, dying at Washington City.

AMOS J. HOWARD, retired farmer; P. 0. Mechanicsburg. The subject of this sketch resides in Madison Co., within about a hundred yards of Goshen Township, Champaign Co., with the latter of which he has been prominently identified for over one-half a century. He was born in 1803, on Goose Island, in the Connecticut River, Grafton Co., N. H., and is the son of Amos and Miriam (Mills) Howard, both natives of New Hampshire, the former born April 9, 1775, and the latter March 18, 1774. Their nuptials were celebrated March 22, 1796. Mr. Howard, in his New Hampshire home, hearing flattering reports of the great Ohio country, resolved to move with his family thither, and, in the fall of 1808, set out on his long and tedious journey. He came to a halt in Mason Co., Va., thinking he had reached his destined place. The winter was passed there, during which time Mr. H. engaged in teaching. In the spring, he resumed his journey, passing some distance down the Ohio River by flatboat ; he abandoned the river and pioneered his way through an almost unbroken forest to the site where our subject now resides. A log cabin was soon erected and a pioneer home established. His family consisted of himself, wife, two daughters and our subject In this locality, he and his companion toiled out the remainder of their days, his death occurring Jan. 15, 1843, and his wife's March 26, 1860. Mr. Howard was educated for the legal profession, but never practiced at the bar ; he engaged to some extent in teaching. Our subject was only 6 years old when his lot was cast in this county, then an almost unbroken wilderness. Amid the scenes and privations of frontier life he grew up to maturity, availing himself of all the educational opportunities then offered, and so well did he improve the advantages in this direction that he qualified himself for the profession of teaching, and became a pioneer teacher. For seventy-one years he has watched the growth of this country as it has been brought by the unflagging industry of man from an unbroken wilderness to the present highly improved state, and, in this laborious but noble work, he has borne a most creditable part. His energy, enterprise and business sagacity are attested in his broad acres, the result of his own exertions. At one time, he had in his farm some two thousand acres of land, lying in Madison and Champaign Cos. He has been married twice ; first to Rachel Kirkley Dec. 22, 1825 ; she died Sept. 4, 1858; his second marriage was March 24, 1861, to Elizabeth A. Cowan, a native of Delaware Co., N. Y., and since 17 years of age a resident of Madison Co., Ohio, except a three years' residence in Missouri. Six sons and three daughters were born to the first union, to wit : Napoleon B., now a druggist in Lima, Ohio; Mary J., married to Lawrence Weldon, now a lawyer of position in Bloomington, Rl.; Miriam M.; John M.; Clinton, now in Pana, 111.; Benton, Edwin ; Marion, now operating the homestead, and Elizabeth M. Miriam M., Benton, Edwin and Elizabeth are dead, the three last dying within a period of three months of each other.

JOHN M. HOWARD, farmer; P. 0. Mechanicsburg. John M. Howard was born in November, 1833, just across the line in Madison Co., within sight of his present residence. He is the son of Amos J. Howard. His early education was obtained in the district school, under the disadvantages of his day. His life occupation has been that of a farmer and stock-raiser. His advent into Goshen Township, Champaign Co., was in the spring of 1868, and, in 1876, he purchased his present beautiful home one and one-half miles southeast of Mechanicsburg, where he has since resided. His fine residence and surroundings indicate thrift and enterprise. He finds his political home in the Democratic party. He married, in 1861, Emma Tulley, a native of Ireland, and, since 10 or 12 years of age, a resident of this country.

CAPT. Y. HUNTER, grain merchant, Mechanicsburg; one of the prominent citizens and well-established business men of Mechanicsburg ; was born in Clark Co., Ohio, in 1819, coming from pioneer families of Ohio. The family was founded in America prior to the Revolution, and, for several generations previous to immigrating to Ohio, had their home in Virginia. His father, William Hunter, and mother, Blanche Hendrix, were natives of Virginia. His grandparents became early pioneers of Ohio, his paternal grandfather, Jonathan Hunter, locating within the present bounds of Clark Co. as early as 1803, and his maternal grandfather, Mr. Hendrix, in 1802. They were then on the extreme confines of civilization, and experienced all of the " stern realities" of frontier life. His grandparents, together with his father and mother, passed the remainder of their days in Clark Co., and found their last resting-place within her borders. William Hunter was a millwright and carpenter by trade, but his chief occupation, after immigrating to this State, was farming and milling. As early as 1820, he erected a flouring-mill on Buck Creek, in Clark Co., and operated it for a number of years. This was one of the pioneer mills of the county, and where our subject received his early lessons of industry. He has operated, either directly or indirectly, a flouringmill almost his whole lifetime. In 1840, he rebuilt his father's mill and engaged in milling for himself. This he continued till 1852, when he purchased his present mill, near Mechanicsburg, which he now operates in connection with Mr. Johnson. At the same time, he removed to Mechanicsburg, where he has since resided. He has, since locating here, been engaged extensively in the grain trade, and now does a large business in this line, handling nearly all of the grain brought to the Mechanicsburg market. He is just now completing arrangements which will give him all the modern facilities for handling corn. He was, for twenty-three years, agent at this place for what was formerly the S. M. & P. R. R., but now the C., C., C. & I. R. R., and was express agent for the same time. He has held a directorship in the Farmers' National Bank of Mechanicsburg since its organization. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge of Mechanicsburg, and of Raper Commander y of Urbana; He finds his political sentiments in the Republican party ; has been a member of the Town Council for a number of years. He is one of the wide-awake and enterprising citizens of Mechanicsburg, and not found lagging in whatever pertains to the welfare of the community. He is, in a true sense, the " architect of his own fortune." Inheriting little but integrity of character, habits of industry and a mind well disciplined to business, he has, by the proper use of these, surrounded himself with a neat competency. In 1851, he was married to Sabine W. Weaber, a native of Pennsylvania. A son and daughter are the issue of this union - Calvin R. and Laura B. - both now grown to maturity. The latter is a graduate of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.

LEWIS KINGSLEY, farmer and teacher; P. 0. Mechanicsburg; was born in Scotland Society, Windham Co., Conn., June 21 , 1829, and is of a distinguished English family, which dates its origin to the time of King Henry I. Ranuelfh was the first who bore the name Kingsley. In 1183, he was created Hereditary Forester of the King's Forest of Delaware, in the county of Chester, by King Henry I ; he was called Ranuelfh de Kingsley, or " Ralph of the King's Land," " ley " being Saxon for land, which accounts for the origin of the name ; his daughter Mabilla married the heir of the Mostyn family, which is now represented by Lord Mostyn. The Kingsley family were on the side of the commonwealth during the civil war in England ; of two brothers, the elder was an officer in Cromwell's army ; the younger, John K., came to America about 1635, from the county of Lancashire, or Flint, England; Charles Kingsley, the author, was the representative of the elder branch, and his eldest son now lives in Oswego, N. Y. John K. located in Massachusetts, and from him our subject descended ; he was one of the original seven of the church of Dorchester, near Boston, gathered in 1635 by Rev. Richard Mather; he removed to Rehoboth, or Swansey. He was married in England, to Alice Kingsley, and was married the second time, dying at an old age, in 1679, and leaving several children ; one, Eldad, was a member of the first Baptist Church formed in Massachusetts; he was born in 1638, and died in 1679, leaving, among other children, one John, who was born in 1665 ; in 1704, he moved to Scotland Society, Conn., where he died March 17, 1773 ; of his sons and daughters, one, Ezra, was in the line of descent of our subject; he died April 8, 1759, aged 61 years. Solomon, a son, was born Sept. 27, 1723. He married Lydia Burgess, of Canterbury. From Scotland Society he moved to East Windsor, Conn., thence to Granville, Mass., thence to Cazenovia, Madison Co., N. Y., where he died in 1812, 90 years of age ; he had a family of eight sons and four daughters, of whom Jonathan was the grandfather of our subject ; he died in Scotland Society Sept. 12, 1832, 80 years old, and his wife, Zillah (Cary) Luce, in March, 1815, aged 72 ; three of his children grew up and were married, to wit: James L., born Aug. 28, 1778; Mary W., March 12, 1781 ; and Jonathan, father of our subject, July 22, 1786, in Scotland Society, Windham Co., Conn.; he was a farmer by occupation, and was married to Eleanor Howard, who was born in Windham Co., Conn., Oct. 9, 1792 ; he emigrated to Ohio in 1835, locating in Union Township, Champaign Co.; thence to Madison Co. in 1840, and thence to Mechanicsburg in 1846, where he died March 25, 1852 ; his wife died in the same place Nov. 11, 1846; two sons and two daughters were born to them, of whom our subject is the youngest and only surviving member. He was but 6 years old when he came to Ohio, and has since lived in the vicinity of Mechanicsburg ; he obtained his education in Mechanicsburg, principally under the instruction of Robert Wilson ; he early qualified himself for teaching, by close application and good use of his opportunities ; at the age of 19, he taught his first school, in Homer, Union Co., Ohio, and has since, with the exception of one winter, occupied the role of a teacher - a period of thirty-three years - which makes him probably the oldest teacher in the county ; his good reputation attests his proficiency and success in his profession. In politics, he is awtalwart Republican, and has been a member of the I. O. 0. F. for thirty years. He was married, Sept. 30, 1855, to Catherine, daughter of J. W. Blue; she was born in Goshen Township, where she has always lived ; her father came to the township when a boy, from Loudoun Co., Va., his native place, and had been, at the time of his death (in 1878), a resident of this township for three-quarters of a century. Three sons and four daughters have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Kingsley.